Mike
Young
 
Nickname: Virgil
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 20, 1960 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 22 OAK AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1983 23 BSN NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 3 3
1984 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1985 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1986 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1987 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4
1988 28 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4
1989 29 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4
1990 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 22 AA   84 302 41 88 12 3 16 53 3 3 52 63 .291 .395 .510 .905 60.0  
    A   53 196 39 58 10 0 17 39 3 3 40 43 .296 .415 .607 1.022 47.1  
1983 23 AAA   137 513 105 155 22 0 39 104 7 5 74 119 .302 .390 .573 .963 109.5  
1984 24 BSN NL 127 424 56 99 22 2 15 44 1 1 47 102 .233 .310 .401 .711 51.2 9.0
    AAA   25 94 18 27 2 1 9 21 2 1 15 25 .287 .385 .617 1.002 21.6  
1985 25 BSN NL 150 521 63 113 30 3 19 59 0 1 62 126 .217 .301 .395 .696 62.2 9.5
1986 26 BSN NL 105 344 39 72 17 3 8 35 0 1 46 86 .209 .311 .346 .657 35.2 4.0
1987 27 BSN NL 57 128 22 30 7 1 3 17 1 0 12 35 .234 .308 .375 .683 13.6 1.8
    AAA   53 184 25 65 14 1 15 43 2 1 23 38 .353 .425 .685 1.110 46.7  
1988 28 BSN NL 52 86 10 16 1 2 3 6 0 0 11 30 .186 .293 .349 .642 10.0 1.3
    AAA   29 109 17 28 6 0 9 18 0 0 16 23 .257 .352 .560 .912 21.4  
1989 29 BSN NL 31 74 9 13 3 0 1 4 0 0 14 24 .176 .303 .257 .560 6.5 0.2
1990 30 BSN NL 20 56 7 10 0 0 2 8 0 0 3 13 .179 .217 .286 .502 3.7 0.0
    AAA   82 293 42 78 18 2 18 63 2 2 57 80 .266 .386 .526 .911 59.4  
7 Years Sim 542 1633 206 353 80 11 51 173 2 3 195 416 .216 .303 .372 .675 182.5 25.8
5 Years AAA 326 1193 207 353 62 4 90 249 13 9 185 285 .296 .391 .581 .971 258.6  
1 Years AA 84 302 41 88 12 3 16 53 3 3 52 63 .291 .394 .510 .904 60.0  
1 Years A 53 196 39 58 10 0 17 39 3 3 40 43 .296 .414 .607 1.021 47.1  
7 Years Minors 463 1691 287 499 84 7 123 341 19 15 277 391 .295 .394 .571 .965 365.7  
162 Game Average 488 61 105 23 3 15 51 0 0 58 124 .216 .303 .372 .675 54.5  
Career Highs 150 521 63 113 30 3 19 59 1 1 62 126 .234 .311 .401 .711 62.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1143 133 243 52 8 36 109 2 2 134 285 .213 .298 .367 .665 130.0
vs LH   490 73 110 28 3 15 64 0 1 61 131 .224 .314 .386 .699 60.8
Home 262 794 100 167 39 5 24 88 1 2 84 215 .210 .288 .363 .651 85.2
Away 280 839 106 186 41 6 27 85 1 1 111 201 .222 .317 .381 .698 105.6
RISP   353 0 76 11 2 8 115 0 0 47 84 .215 .306 .326 .632 38.4
Pinch Hitting   70 11 14 2 1 2 11 0 0 7 20 .200 .282 .343 .625 6.9
Close/Late   208 18 44 8 2 4 20 0 0 27 57 .212 .303 .327 .629 22.0
Mar/Apr 53 152 13 26 4 0 5 18 0 0 21 40 .171 .270 .296 .566 13.6
May 97 294 33 71 18 1 8 33 1 1 32 86 .241 .319 .391 .710 36.9
June 78 229 32 47 14 1 10 23 0 0 31 53 .205 .302 .406 .708 29.6
July 101 284 40 57 17 3 8 26 0 0 32 68 .201 .283 .366 .649 30.5
August 92 285 30 56 9 3 6 27 0 1 31 68 .196 .274 .312 .586 25.5
Sep/Oct 121 389 58 96 18 3 14 46 1 1 48 101 .247 .339 .416 .756 54.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1984 24 BSN NL RF 16 0 38.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.89 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 2 0 11.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.79 0 0 .000 0  
1985 25 BSN NL RF 125 122 1087.0 163 3 10 0 .943 1.37 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    CF 6 6 49.0 9 1 1 0 .909 1.84 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1986 26 BSN NL LF 58 53 474.0 98 2 7 1 .935 1.90 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    RF 4 2 19.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1987 27 BSN NL RF 15 13 110.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.39 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    CF 7 4 43.7 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.68 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 7 3 35.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
1988 28 BSN NL CF 34 10 133.7 36 0 0 0 1.000 2.42 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    RF 7 5 47.0 6 0 1 0 .857 1.15 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 6 4 37.0 4 0 1 0 .800 0.97 0 0 .000 0  
1989 29 BSN NL CF 19 14 120.0 25 0 1 0 .962 1.88 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    RF 8 3 31.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.16 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 2 16.0 3 0 1 0 .750 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
1990 30 BSN NL CF 7 6 58.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.33 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 6 5 42.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 4 2 17.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.71 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 2.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 19.31 0 0 .000 1 0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 179 147 1349.0 204 4 11 0 .950 1.39 0 0 .000 0 1.9
  LF 83 67 620.3 120 2 9 1 .931 1.77 0 0 .000 0 1.0
  CF 73 40 404.3 98 1 2 0 .980 2.20 0 0 .000 0 1.1
  C 1 0 2.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 19.31 0 0 .000 1 0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   338 254 2379.0 427 7 22 1 .952 1.64 0 0 .000 1 4.0
Career Highs   133 128 1141.0 172 4 11 1 1.000 2.50 0 0 .000 1  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1985-7-126
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Dan Pasqua (963)
  2. Buddy Bradford (962)
  3. Bill Wilson (961)
  4. Doug Frobel (959)
  5. Don Young (953)
  6. Gene Hermanski (952)
  7. Dick Gray (948)
  8. Benny Distefano (946)
  9. George Shuba (942)
  10. Don Lock (942)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Oakland in 1982
Injured on 4/27/1982 with a Stiff Neck, out for 6 days
Traded from Oakland to Colorado on 2/2/1983 (Going to COL: LF Mike Young, CF Jim Norris, P Don Stanhouse. Going to OAK: 2B Ken Reitz)
Traded from Colorado to Boston (N) on 2/4/1983 (Going to COL: 3B Carney Lansford. Going to BSN: LF Mike Young)
Had first career hit on 5/1/1984, off Gary Nolan (LAD)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1984, off Floyd Bannister (MIN)
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/31/1988 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/31/1990 with a Bruised Neck, out for 5 days