What years did Curt Young play?

Curt Young played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.

Was Curt Young a pitcher?

Yes. Curt Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 536 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Curt Young hit?

Curt Young hit 0 career home runs.

Curt Young

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1993)

W–L 69–53

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.35

SO 536

Pitcher PIV -19404.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 4/16/1960 in Saginaw, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-06-24
Last Game: 1993-07-05

Full name: Curtis Allen Young

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	53	251	162	15	3	0	1107.0	1,133	530	147	366	536	4.31	-19404.8

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 10.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	OAK	AL	0	1	8	2	0	0	9.0	17	16	5	5	16.00	3.87 (-313%)	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	9	4	20	17	2	1	108.7	118	49	31	41	4.06	3.81 (-6%)	-967.1
1985	OAK	AL	0	4	19	7	0	0	46.0	57	37	22	19	7.24	3.89 (-86%)	-4259.5
1986	OAK	AL	13	9	29	27	5	2	198.0	176	76	57	116	3.45	3.97 (+13%)	803.8
1987	OAK	AL	13	7	31	31	6	0	203.0	194	92	44	124	4.08	4.29 (+5%)	-2455.9
1988	OAK	AL	11	8	26	26	1	0	156.3	162	72	50	69	4.14	3.73 (-11%)	-4304.8
1989	OAK	AL	5	9	25	20	1	0	111.0	117	46	47	55	3.73	3.71 (-1%)	-1620.8
1990	OAK	AL	9	6	26	21	0	0	124.3	124	67	53	56	4.85	3.86 (-26%)	-3577.0
1991	OAK	AL	4	2	41	1	0	0	68.3	74	38	34	27	5.00	3.91 (-28%)	-2146.8
1992	KCA	AL	1	2	10	2	0	0	24.3	29	14	7	7	5.18	3.75 (-38%)	85.8
1992	NYA	AL	3	0	13	5	0	0	43.3	51	16	10	13	3.32	3.75 (+11%)	471.7
1993	OAK	AL	1	1	3	3	0	0	14.7	14	7	6	4	4.30	4.19 (-3%)	-1434.2
Career · 12 seasons			69	53	251	162	15	3	1,107.0	1,133	530	366	536	4.31	—	-19,405

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
253	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	OAK	AL	8	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	20	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	OAK	AL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	OAK	AL	29	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	OAK	AL	31	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	OAK	AL	26	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	OAK	AL	25	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	OAK	AL	28	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	OAK	AL	41	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	10	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	NYA	AL	13	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			253	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1990	WS	OAK	1	.000
1988	ALCS	OAK	1	.000
1988	WS	OAK	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.3	3	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	SO
1990	WS	OAK	1	1.0	1	0
1988	ALCS	OAK	1	1.3	1	2
1988	WS	OAK	1	1.0	1	0

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	130	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	123	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	129	583.0	567	255	193	288	3.94
Away	122	524.0	566	275	173	248	4.72

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-07-05	OAK	CLE	L	4.2	4	2	2	2	0	1
1993-06-14	OAK	CHW	W	6.0	4	2	2	3	2	2
1993-06-08	OAK	BAL	—	4.0	6	3	3	1	2	2
1992-09-27	NYY	TOR	—	3.2	5	0	0	0	0	0
1992-09-24	NYY	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1992-09-22	NYY	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1992-09-16	NYY	CHW	—	2.1	5	4	2	0	1	0
1992-09-12	NYY	KCR	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0
1992-09-08	NYY	BAL	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1992-09-06	NYY	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	251	162	61	157	7	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	OAK	P	8	2	0	0	0	0
1984	OAK	P	20	17	6	13	0	1
1985	OAK	P	19	7	4	4	0	0
1986	OAK	P	29	27	9	32	4	1
1987	OAK	P	31	31	15	28	1	2
1988	OAK	P	26	26	11	16	0	0
1989	OAK	P	25	20	2	14	0	0
1990	OAK	P	26	21	6	25	1	3
1991	OAK	P	41	1	4	12	0	2
1992	KCA	P	10	2	3	2	1	0
1992	NYA	P	13	5	1	8	0	1
1993	OAK	P	3	3	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	251
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	OAK	AL	$325,000
1992	KCA	AL	$400,000
1991	OAK	AL	$775,000
1990	OAK	AL	$675,000
1989	OAK	AL	$572,500
1988	OAK	AL	$410,000
1987	OAK	AL	$171,875
1986	OAK	AL	$79,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,408,375

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	MI	1980, 1981

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Frequently Asked Questions about Curt Young

What years did Curt Young play?: Curt Young played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.
Was Curt Young a pitcher?: Yes. Curt Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 536 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Curt Young hit?: Curt Young hit 0 career home runs.