What years did Dmitri Young play?

Dmitri Young played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2008.

Was Dmitri Young a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Dmitri Young hit?

Dmitri Young hit 171 career home runs with 1389 hits.

Dmitri Young

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2008)

AVG .292

HR 171

RBI 683

H 1,389

OPS .826

PIV 8,305

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 295 lb
Born: 10/11/1973 in Vicksburg, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-08-29
Last Game: 2008-07-11
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Dmitri Dell Young

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,364	4,762	648	1,389	301	29	171	683	25	407	871	.292	.351	.475	.826	8,305

Career AVG .292 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career OPS .826 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	SLN	NL	16	29	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	4	5	.241	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SLN	NL	110	333	38	86	14	3	5	34	6	38	63	.258	.266 (-3%)	.336 (-1%)	.419 (-13%)	.756 (-8%)	-382.8
1998	CIN	NL	144	536	81	166	48	1	14	83	2	47	94	.310	.266 (+16%)	.335 (+9%)	.420 (+15%)	.755 (+12%)	1284.5
1999	CIN	NL	127	373	63	112	30	2	14	56	3	30	71	.300	.271 (+11%)	.344 (+2%)	.433 (+16%)	.778 (+10%)	676.4
2000	CIN	NL	152	548	68	166	37	6	18	88	0	36	80	.303	.270 (+12%)	.344 (avg)	.437 (+12%)	.782 (+7%)	674.5
2001	CIN	NL	142	540	68	163	28	3	21	69	8	37	77	.302	.263 (+14%)	.332 (+5%)	.426 (+13%)	.758 (+10%)	1050.1
2002	DET	AL	54	201	25	57	14	0	7	27	2	12	39	.284	.261 (+9%)	.331 (-1%)	.416 (+10%)	.747 (+5%)	155.0
2003	DET	AL	155	562	78	167	34	7	29	85	2	58	130	.297	.264 (+12%)	.332 (+12%)	.422 (+27%)	.754 (+20%)	2432.8
2004	DET	AL	104	389	72	106	23	2	18	60	0	33	71	.272	.266 (+2%)	.335 (avg)	.427 (+12%)	.762 (+7%)	480.7
2005	DET	AL	126	469	61	127	25	3	21	72	1	29	100	.271	.264 (+2%)	.330 (-2%)	.418 (+12%)	.749 (+6%)	528.0
2006	DET	AL	48	172	19	43	4	1	7	23	1	11	39	.250	.269 (-7%)	.336 (-13%)	.431 (-6%)	.768 (-9%)	-277.7
2007	WAS	NL	136	460	57	147	38	1	13	74	0	44	74	.320	.268 (+19%)	.335 (+13%)	.422 (+16%)	.758 (+15%)	1406.6
2008	WAS	NL	50	150	15	42	6	0	4	10	0	28	28	.280	.263 (+6%)	.333 (+18%)	.416 (-4%)	.749 (+6%)	277.4
Career · 13 seasons			1,364	4,762	648	1,389	301	29	171	683	25	407	871	.292	—	—	—	—	8,305

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
4	7	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	.286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLCS	SLN	4	7	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	.286

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1363 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	680	2355	315	680	71	315	.289
Away	683	2403	333	709	100	368	.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2008-07-11	WAS	HOU	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-07-10	WAS	AZ	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
2008-07-09	WAS	AZ	W	3	2	2	0	0	1	0
2008-07-08	WAS	AZ	L	3	0	2	0	0	1	1
2008-07-06	WAS	CIN	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	1
2008-07-05	WAS	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-07-04	WAS	CIN	L	2	0	2	1	0	2	0
2008-07-03	WAS	CIN	L	3	0	1	1	0	1	1
2008-07-02	WAS	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-07-01	WAS	MIA	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	439	387	3120	240	43	289
3B	54	51	27	97	17	14
OF	495	464	834	27	30	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	SLN	1B	10	4	39	1	1	5
1997	SLN	1B	74	68	601	45	10	50
1997	SLN	OF	17	17	39	2	3	0
1998	CIN	1B	44	39	304	22	2	25
1998	CIN	OF	105	97	154	3	10	0
1999	CIN	1B	9	6	56	1	0	5
1999	CIN	OF	91	81	160	4	4	0
2000	CIN	1B	36	28	229	16	4	18
2000	CIN	OF	111	104	172	4	4	1
2001	CIN	1B	38	17	219	19	0	16
2001	CIN	3B	36	33	16	57	9	9
2001	CIN	OF	87	85	146	8	7	1
2002	DET	1B	15	15	117	16	4	5
2002	DET	3B	1	1	2	2	0	0
2002	DET	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
2003	DET	1B	1	0	5	0	0	0
2003	DET	3B	16	16	8	37	8	5
2003	DET	OF	61	59	125	5	2	2
2004	DET	1B	25	24	203	17	0	15
2004	DET	3B	1	1	1	1	0	0
2004	DET	OF	2	2	2	0	0	0
2005	DET	1B	30	30	265	22	3	25
2005	DET	OF	20	18	35	1	0	0
2006	DET	1B	3	3	19	5	3	3
2007	WAS	1B	116	116	788	61	9	90
2008	WAS	1B	38	37	275	15	7	32

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	439
Third Base	54
Left Field	403
Right Field	103
Designated Hitter	318

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2007	Comeback Player of the Year
2007	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2007	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-04-09
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-05-31

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	WAS	NL	$5,000,000
2008	WAS	NL	$5,000,000
2007	WAS	NL	$500,000
2006	DET	AL	$8,000,000
2005	DET	AL	$8,000,000
2004	DET	AL	$7,750,000
2003	DET	AL	$6,750,000
2002	DET	AL	$5,500,000
2001	CIN	NL	$3,500,000
2000	CIN	NL	$1,950,000
1999	CIN	NL	$375,000
1998	CIN	NL	$215,000
1997	SLN	NL	$155,000
1996	SLN	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$52,804,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dmitri Young

What years did Dmitri Young play?: Dmitri Young played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2008.
Was Dmitri Young a pitcher?: No. Dmitri Young was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Dmitri Young hit?: Dmitri Young hit 171 career home runs with 1389 hits.