Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1982
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1982
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 635
- AB
- 1,840
- R
- 244
- H
- 454
- HR
- 72
- RBI
- 235
- SB
- 22
- AVG
- .247
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BAL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | BAL | 25 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 |
| 1984 | BAL | 123 | 401 | 59 | 101 | 17 | 52 | 6 | .252 |
| 1985 | BAL | 139 | 450 | 72 | 123 | 28 | 81 | 1 | .273 |
| 1986 | BAL | 117 | 369 | 43 | 93 | 9 | 42 | 3 | .252 |
| 1987 | BAL | 110 | 363 | 46 | 87 | 16 | 39 | 10 | .240 |
| 1988 |  MIL/PHI | 83 | 160 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .206 |
| 1989 | CLE | 32 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .186 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,116
- TB
- 762
- XBH
- 158
- HBP
- 20
- IBB
- 14
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 470 | 173 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 504 | 231 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 426 | 137 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 412 | 147 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL/PHI | 193 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.4
- RC
- 274.0
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .167
- SECA
- .299
- BB/K
- 0.51
- AB/HR
- 25.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BAL | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | -0.3 | 2.6 | 2 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 1.8 | 66.5 | 5.9 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 3.0 | 80.2 | 6.5 | .240 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 1.3 | 51.8 | 5 | .119 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 0.4 | 50.8 | 4.8 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL/PHI | -0.2 | 19.3 | 4 | .106 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 160 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | -0.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | .051 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 59 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mike Young's career stats?
Mike Young played 8 seasons for the Orioles and the Guardians. He was a career .247 hitter with 454 hits, 72 home runs and 235 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .273 batting average, 28 home runs and 81 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 1982 to 1989
Championships
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
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