What years did Chris Young play?

Chris Young played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018.

Was Chris Young a pitcher?

No. Chris Young was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Chris Young hit?

Chris Young hit 191 career home runs with 1109 hits.

Chris Young

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2018)

AVG .235

HR 191

RBI 590

H 1,109

OPS .743

PIV 1,157

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 9/5/1983 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-08-18
Last Game: 2018-07-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Christopher Brandon Young

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,465	4,710	668	1,109	288	24	191	590	142	520	1,192	.235	.314	.428	.743	1,157

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .428 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .743 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near 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
2006	ARI	NL	30	70	10	17	4	0	2	10	2	6	12	.243	.269 (-10%)	.336 (-9%)	.431 (-11%)	.768 (-10%)	-120.6
2007	ARI	NL	148	569	85	135	29	3	32	68	27	43	141	.237	.268 (-11%)	.335 (-12%)	.422 (+11%)	.758 (+1%)	-113.6
2008	ARI	NL	160	625	85	155	42	7	22	85	14	62	165	.248	.263 (-6%)	.333 (-6%)	.416 (+6%)	.749 (+1%)	-25.7
2009	ARI	NL	134	433	54	92	28	4	15	42	11	59	133	.212	.262 (-19%)	.332 (-7%)	.417 (-4%)	.750 (-5%)	-391.0
2010	ARI	NL	156	584	94	150	33	0	27	91	28	74	145	.257	.257 (avg)	.325 (+5%)	.402 (+12%)	.728 (+9%)	1127.9
2011	ARI	NL	156	567	89	134	38	3	20	71	22	80	139	.236	.255 (-7%)	.320 (+3%)	.399 (+5%)	.719 (+4%)	555.1
2012	ARI	NL	101	325	36	75	24	0	14	41	8	36	79	.231	.254 (-9%)	.318 (-2%)	.405 (+7%)	.724 (+3%)	174.1
2013	OAK	AL	107	335	46	67	18	3	12	40	10	36	93	.200	.253 (-21%)	.317 (-12%)	.396 (-4%)	.714 (-8%)	-450.8
2014	NYN	NL	88	254	31	52	12	0	8	28	7	25	54	.205	.251 (-18%)	.313 (-10%)	.386 (-10%)	.700 (-10%)	-395.7
2014	NYA	AL	23	71	9	20	8	0	3	10	1	7	16	.282	.251 (+12%)	.313 (+13%)	.386 (+35%)	.700 (+25%)	-395.7
2015	NYA	AL	140	318	53	80	20	1	14	42	3	30	73	.252	.254 (-1%)	.316 (+1%)	.404 (+12%)	.721 (+7%)	429.7
2016	BOS	AL	76	203	29	56	18	0	9	24	4	21	50	.276	.255 (+8%)	.321 (+10%)	.417 (+19%)	.738 (+15%)	576.4
2017	BOS	AL	90	243	30	57	12	2	7	25	3	30	55	.235	.254 (-8%)	.324 (-1%)	.425 (-9%)	.750 (-5%)	-190.2
2018	LAA	AL	56	113	17	19	2	1	6	13	2	11	37	.168	.247 (-32%)	.318 (-21%)	.409 (-11%)	.727 (-15%)	-300.3
Career · 14 seasons			1,465	4,710	668	1,109	288	24	191	590	142	520	1,192	.235	—	—	—	—	480

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
15	48	10	15	3	0	5	9	11	19	.312

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	ALDS2	BOS	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500
2016	ALDS2	BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
2011	NLDS2	ARI	5	18	5	7	1	3	4	2	5	.389
2007	NLCS	ARI	4	14	1	4	1	0	1	4	5	.286
2007	NLDS1	ARI	3	11	3	3	0	2	4	3	8	.273

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	751	2360	354	576	95	289	.244
Away	714	2350	314	533	96	301	.227

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
2018-07-03	LAA	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-07-01	LAA	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2018-06-30	LAA	BAL	W	1	1	0	0	1	0
2018-06-28	LAA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
2018-06-27	LAA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-26	LAA	BOS	L	3	1	1	1	1	2
2018-06-25	LAA	KCR	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2018-06-24	LAA	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	4
2018-06-19	LAA	AZ	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
2018-06-18	LAA	AZ	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1336	1185	2895	48	29	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	ARI	OF	24	15	50	1	0	0
2007	ARI	OF	146	144	354	6	6	2
2008	ARI	OF	159	157	393	5	3	2
2009	ARI	OF	124	117	287	3	2	1
2010	ARI	OF	156	153	418	10	7	6
2011	ARI	OF	155	155	394	4	3	2
2012	ARI	OF	87	84	201	4	2	1
2013	OAK	OF	96	78	240	2	2	0
2014	NYN	OF	78	63	133	5	1	3
2014	NYA	OF	19	17	35	1	1	0
2015	NYA	OF	129	77	166	4	1	0
2016	BOS	OF	69	53	103	0	0	0
2017	BOS	OF	46	41	65	1	0	1
2018	LAA	OF	48	31	56	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	267
Center Field	967
Right Field	140
Designated Hitter	42

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2014	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2014	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2006	Pitcher of the Month	June

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BOS	AL	$6,500,000
2015	NYA	AL	$2,500,000
2014	NYN	NL	$7,250,000
2013	OAK	AL	$8,700,000
2012	ARI	NL	$7,200,000
2011	ARI	NL	$5,200,000
2010	ARI	NL	$3,450,000
2009	ARI	NL	$1,950,000
2008	ARI	NL	$406,000
2007	ARI	NL	$380,000
Total Career Earnings			$43,536,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2007	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	10.0	160	0

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.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Young

What years did Chris Young play?: Chris Young played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018.
Was Chris Young a pitcher?: No. Chris Young was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Chris Young hit?: Chris Young hit 191 career home runs with 1109 hits.