Chris Young

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2017)

W–L 79–67
ERA 3.95
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,062
Pitcher PIV -11859.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'10" / 255 lb
Born
5/25/1979 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2004-08-24
Last Game
2017-06-17
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Christopher Ryan Young

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
79 67 271 221 1 0 1 1297.7 1,130 570 186 502 1,062 3.95 -11859.7

Career ERA 3.95 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 6.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2004 TEX AL 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 36.3 36 19 10 27 4.71 4.46 (-5%) -539.3
2005 TEX AL 12 7 31 31 0 0 0 164.7 162 78 45 137 4.26 4.29 (+1%) 2075.0
2006 SDN NL 11 5 31 31 0 0 0 179.3 134 69 69 164 3.46 4.53 (+24%) -337.6
2007 SDN NL 9 8 30 30 0 0 0 173.0 118 60 72 167 3.12 4.47 (+30%) 4670.4
2008 SDN NL 7 6 18 18 1 0 0 102.3 84 45 48 93 3.96 4.32 (+8%) -201.0
2009 SDN NL 4 6 14 14 0 0 0 76.0 70 44 40 50 5.21 4.32 (-21%) -2223.1
2010 SDN NL 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 20.0 10 2 11 15 0.90 4.08 (+78%) 100.8
2011 NYN NL 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 24.0 12 5 11 22 1.88 3.94 (+52%) -224.8
2012 NYN NL 4 9 20 20 0 0 0 115.0 119 53 36 80 4.15 4.01 (-3%) -1405.3
2014 SEA AL 12 9 30 29 0 0 0 165.0 143 67 60 108 3.65 3.74 (+2%) -5265.4
2015 KCA AL 11 6 34 18 0 0 0 123.3 91 42 43 83 3.06 3.96 (+23%) -1722.3
2016 KCA AL 3 9 34 13 0 0 1 88.7 104 61 43 94 6.19 4.19 (-48%) -5387.3
2017 KCA AL 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 30.0 47 25 14 22 7.50 4.36 (-72%) -1399.7
Career · 13 seasons 79 67 271 221 1 0 1 1,297.2 1,130 570 502 1,062 3.95 — -11,860

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
271 207 10 31 6 1 1 17 0 10 82 .150 .192 .203 .395 -893

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OBP .192 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career OPS .395 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 TEX AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 TEX AL 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SDN NL 31 54 2 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 26 .130 .269 (-52%) .336 (-61%) .431 (-53%) .768 (-57%) -524.5
2007 SDN NL 30 46 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 5 15 .130 — — — — -369.0
2008 SDN NL 18 28 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 11 .107 — — — — 0.0
2009 SDN NL 14 23 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 .261 — — — — 0.0
2010 SDN NL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 NYN NL 4 9 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
2012 NYN NL 20 31 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 11 .129 — — — — 0.0
2014 SEA AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 KCA AL 34 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2016 KCA AL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 KCA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 271 207 10 31 6 1 1 17 0 10 82 .150 — — — — -893

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALCS KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS1 KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 WS KCA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 5 3 0 22.3 12 5 8 27 2.01

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALCS KCA 0 0 1 1 0 4.7 3 2 2 4 3.86
2015 ALDS1 KCA 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 3 1 2 7 2.25
2015 WS KCA 1 0 2 1 0 7.0 2 2 2 7 2.57
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 4 0 2 9 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1289031106.122
Away143117720111.171

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home128638.25212512245513.54
Away143659.06093192785114.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-06-17 KCRLAA — 1.2544011
2017-06-09 KCRSDP — 1.0533020
2017-06-04 KCRCLE — 2.0111211
2017-05-31 KCRDET — 3.0200120
2017-05-21 KCRMIN — 5.0733241
2017-05-14 KCRBAL — 3.2655132
2017-05-09 KCRTBR — 3.0744421
2017-05-02 KCRCHW — 3.0100020
2017-04-25 KCRCHW — 2.0442210
2017-04-23 KCRTEX — 1.0111011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 271 221 61 98 7 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 TEX P 7 7 2 3 1 0
2005 TEX P 31 31 8 13 0 0
2006 SDN P 31 31 8 12 0 2
2007 SDN P 30 30 7 13 1 1
2008 SDN P 18 18 7 8 1 1
2009 SDN P 14 14 9 9 0 0
2010 SDN P 4 4 2 1 0 0
2011 NYN P 4 4 0 2 0 0
2012 NYN P 20 20 6 8 1 0
2014 SEA P 30 29 7 10 1 0
2015 KCA P 34 18 4 10 1 0
2016 KCA P 34 13 1 9 1 0
2017 KCA P 14 2 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 271

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2014 Comeback Player of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 KCA AL $4,250,000
2015 KCA AL $675,000
2014 SEA AL $1,250,000
2011 NYN NL $1,100,000
2010 SDN NL $6,375,000
2009 SDN NL $4,625,000
2008 SDN NL $2,625,000
2007 SDN NL $600,000
2006 SDN NL $500,000
2005 TEX AL $400,000
Total Career Earnings $22,400,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Princeton University Princeton NJ 1999, 2000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chris Young (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Orlando Hernandez
    90-65, 4.13 ERA
  2. 86
    Clay Buchholz
    90-69, 3.98 ERA
  3. 83
    Taijuan Walker
    78-75, 4.27 ERA
  4. 81
    Danny Duffy
    68-68, 3.95 ERA
  5. 80
    Jake Odorizzi
    74-69, 3.99 ERA
  6. 78
    Julio Teheran
    81-82, 3.85 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Young

What years did Chris Young play?
Chris Young played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2017.
Was Chris Young a pitcher?
Yes. Chris Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 1062 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Young hit?
Chris Young hit 1 career home runs with 31 hits.