What years did Del Young play?

Del Young played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1940.

Was Del Young a pitcher?

No. Del Young was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Del Young hit?

Del Young hit 3 career home runs with 213 hits.

Del Young

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1940)

AVG .224

HR 3

RBI 76

H 213

OPS .545

PIV -3,998

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 168 lb
Born: 3/11/1912 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died: 12/8/1979 in San Francisco, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-04-19
Last Game: 1940-06-12

Full name: Delmer Edward Young

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
309	950	87	213	31	7	3	76	7	48	115	.224	.264	.281	.545	-3,998

Career AVG .224 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 17.8% below league average.

Career OBP .264 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career SLG .281 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OPS .545 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 25.7% 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
1937	PHI	NL	109	360	36	70	9	2	0	24	6	18	55	.194	.276 (-30%)	.342 (-31%)	.398 (-42%)	.740 (-37%)	-2196.8
1938	PHI	NL	108	340	27	78	13	2	0	31	0	20	35	.229	.272 (-16%)	.341 (-19%)	.392 (-29%)	.734 (-24%)	-1355.1
1939	PHI	NL	77	217	22	57	9	2	3	20	1	8	24	.263	.274 (-4%)	.342 (-16%)	.393 (-7%)	.735 (-11%)	-445.6
1940	PHI	NL	15	33	2	8	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	.242	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			309	950	87	213	31	7	3	76	7	48	115	.224	—	—	—	—	-3,998

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.

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	133	368	36	86	1	28	.234
Away	177	579	51	127	2	46	.219

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1940-06-12	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-08	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-02	PHI	STL	L	3	0	1	1	0
1940-06-01	PHI	STL	W	5	0	0	0	0
1940-05-30	PHI	BSN	W	5	0	0	0	0
1940-05-23	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-20	PHI	PIT	W	0	1	0	0	0
1940-05-19	PHI	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-09	PHI	STL	L	4	0	1	1	1
1940-05-08	PHI	STL	L	4	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	147	0	289	438	38	84
SS	148	0	239	379	41	63

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1937	PHI	2B	108	200	333	28	63
1938	PHI	2B	17	40	44	3	8
1938	PHI	SS	87	156	263	30	44
1939	PHI	2B	17	39	50	6	12
1939	PHI	SS	55	70	104	10	16
1940	PHI	2B	5	10	11	1	1
1940	PHI	SS	6	13	12	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	147
Shortstop	148

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Young

What years did Del Young play?: Del Young played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1940.
Was Del Young a pitcher?: No. Del Young was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Del Young hit?: Del Young hit 3 career home runs with 213 hits.