What years did Eric Young play?

Eric Young played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2006.

Was Eric Young a pitcher?

No. Eric Young was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Eric Young hit?

Eric Young hit 79 career home runs with 1731 hits.

What was Eric Young's career batting average?

Eric Young batted .283 over his career, with 1,731 hits in 6,119 at bats.

How many RBI did Eric Young have?

Eric Young drove in 543 runs in his career.

Is Eric Young in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eric Young has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eric Young

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2006)

Eric Young was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2006 for 7 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,730 career games, he hit .283 with 1,731 hits, 79 home runs, and 543 RBI. Eric Young was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 575.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .283

HR 79

RBI 543

H 1,731

OPS .749

PIV 575

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 5/18/1967 in New Brunswick, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-30
Last Game: 2006-09-19
Awards: All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Eric Orlando Young

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Career Batting Statistics

Eric Young — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,730	6,119	996	1,731	327	46	79	543	465	660	462	.283	.359	.390	.749	575

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career SLG .390 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

Career OPS .749 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eric Young (b. 1967) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	LAN	NL	49	132	9	34	1	0	1	11	6	8	9	.258	.255 (+1%)	.322 (-7%)	.377 (-24%)	.699 (-16%)	-304.3
1993	COL	NL	144	490	82	132	16	8	3	42	42	63	41	.269	.265 (+2%)	.332 (+7%)	.403 (-12%)	.735 (-4%)	-163.9
1994	COL	NL	90	228	37	62	13	1	7	30	18	38	17	.272	.269 (+1%)	.338 (+12%)	.424 (+1%)	.763 (+6%)	361.4
1995	COL	NL	120	366	68	116	21	9	6	36	35	49	29	.317	.266 (+19%)	.337 (+20%)	.417 (+13%)	.755 (+16%)	1312.4
1996	COL	NL	141	568	113	184	23	4	8	74	53	47	31	.324	.269 (+20%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (-1%)	.767 (+6%)	987.9
1997	COL	NL	118	468	78	132	29	6	6	45	32	57	37	.282	.266 (+6%)	.336 (+8%)	.419 (-3%)	.756 (+2%)	259.9
1997	LAN	NL	37	154	28	42	4	2	2	16	13	14	17	.273	.266 (+2%)	.336 (+3%)	.419 (-13%)	.756 (-6%)	259.9
1998	LAN	NL	117	452	78	129	24	1	8	43	42	45	32	.285	.266 (+7%)	.335 (+6%)	.420 (-6%)	.755 (-1%)	61.0
1999	LAN	NL	119	456	73	128	24	2	2	41	51	63	26	.281	.271 (+4%)	.344 (+8%)	.433 (-18%)	.778 (-7%)	-347.8
2000	CHN	NL	153	607	98	180	40	2	6	47	54	63	39	.297	.270 (+10%)	.344 (+7%)	.437 (-9%)	.782 (-2%)	-97.3
2001	CHN	NL	149	603	98	168	43	4	6	42	31	42	45	.279	.263 (+6%)	.332 (avg)	.426 (-8%)	.758 (-4%)	-417.4
2002	MIL	NL	138	496	57	139	29	3	3	28	31	39	38	.280	.261 (+7%)	.331 (+2%)	.416 (-11%)	.747 (-6%)	-412.9
2003	MIL	NL	109	404	71	105	18	1	15	31	25	48	34	.260	.264 (-2%)	.332 (+3%)	.422 (avg)	.754 (+1%)	193.6
2003	SFN	NL	26	71	9	14	2	0	0	3	3	9	10	.197	.264 (-25%)	.332 (-12%)	.422 (-47%)	.754 (-31%)	193.6
2004	TEX	AL	104	344	55	99	25	2	1	27	14	43	28	.288	.266 (+8%)	.335 (+12%)	.427 (-11%)	.762 (-1%)	110.9
2005	SDN	NL	56	142	22	39	9	0	2	12	7	18	12	.275	.264 (+4%)	.330 (+8%)	.418 (-9%)	.749 (-2%)	6.6
2006	SDN	NL	56	128	19	26	5	0	3	13	8	13	16	.203	.269 (-25%)	.336 (-17%)	.431 (-28%)	.768 (-23%)	-505.6
2006	TEX	AL	4	10	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	-505.6
Career · 18 seasons			1,730	6,119	996	1,731	327	46	79	543	465	660	462	.283	—	—	—	—	992

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

Eric Young — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	22	5	9	1	0	2	5	2	2	.409

Playoff Batting by Year

Eric Young — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS1	SDN	3	6	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	.333
1995	NLDS1	COL	4	16	3	7	1	0	1	2	2	2	.438

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eric Young — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	853	2971	546	898	53	320	.302
Away	877	3148	450	833	26	223	.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eric Young — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2006-09-19	TEX	SEA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-16	TEX	LAA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-15	TEX	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-04	TEX	OAK	W	5	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	1
2006-07-30	SDP	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-07-29	SDP	COL	W	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
2006-07-27	SDP	COL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-07-26	SDP	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-07-25	SDP	LAD	W	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-07-24	SDP	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eric Young — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1295	1252	2623	3599	151	786
3B	1	1	0	1	0	0
OF	253	207	400	13	8	1
SS	8	2	2	4	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eric Young — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	LAN	2B	43	35	85	114	9	19
1993	COL	2B	79	74	153	228	15	43
1993	COL	OF	52	47	101	2	3	1
1994	COL	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1994	COL	OF	60	55	97	4	2	0
1995	COL	2B	77	74	165	228	11	55
1995	COL	OF	19	9	15	3	0	0
1996	COL	2B	139	136	340	431	12	109
1997	COL	2B	117	114	258	414	15	93
1997	LAN	2B	37	37	60	80	3	18
1998	LAN	2B	113	113	225	304	13	67
1999	LAN	2B	116	116	216	321	9	62
2000	CHN	2B	150	147	313	401	15	86
2001	CHN	2B	147	145	263	366	12	67
2002	MIL	2B	123	120	249	323	12	79
2002	MIL	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0
2003	MIL	2B	99	96	196	251	15	55
2003	SFN	2B	18	17	34	55	1	12
2003	SFN	OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
2004	TEX	2B	20	17	39	51	6	11
2004	TEX	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0
2004	TEX	OF	53	46	77	4	2	0
2004	TEX	SS	8	2	2	4	1	1
2005	SDN	2B	14	10	25	26	3	8
2005	SDN	OF	25	22	53	0	0	0
2006	SDN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	SDN	OF	39	26	50	0	1	0
2006	TEX	2B	1	1	2	6	0	2
2006	TEX	OF	1	1	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Eric Young (b. 1967) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1295
Third Base	1
Shortstop	8
Left Field	231
Center Field	27
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	28

Awards & Honors

Eric Young — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1996	Silver Slugger	2B
1996	TSN All-Star	2B

Salary History

Eric Young — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	SDN	NL	$700,000
2005	SDN	NL	$850,000
2004	TEX	AL	$1,000,000
2003	MIL	NL	$2,000,000
2002	MIL	NL	$2,000,000
2001	CHN	NL	$4,500,000
2000	CHN	NL	$4,500,000
1999	LAN	NL	$4,500,000
1998	LAN	NL	$4,500,000
1997	COL	NL	$3,200,000
1996	COL	NL	$1,125,000
1995	COL	NL	$252,500
1994	COL	NL	$205,000
1993	COL	NL	$120,000
Total Career Earnings			$29,452,500

College History

Eric Young — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick	NJ	1987, 1988, 1989

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Career Spans

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Eric Young: the record in brief

Eric Young's major league career runs from a debut on July 30, 1992 to a final game on September 19, 2006. Club by club, the record runs the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992 through 1999), the Colorado Rockies (1993 through 1997), the Chicago Cubs (2000 to 2001), the Milwaukee Brewers (2002 to 2003), the San Francisco Giants (2003), the Texas Rangers (2004 through 2006), and the San Diego Padres (2005 through 2006). Young played primarily as a second baseman and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 18, 1967, in New Brunswick, NJ, USA and a listed size of 180 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The given name on file is Eric Orlando Young.

In 1,730 games and 6,119 at bats, Young batted .283 with 1,731 hits, along with 79 home runs, 543 RBI, and 465 stolen bases. Young's career OPS of .749 combines a .359 on-base mark with .390 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eric Young

What years did Eric Young play?: Eric Young played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2006.
Was Eric Young a pitcher?: No. Eric Young was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Eric Young hit?: Eric Young hit 79 career home runs with 1731 hits.
What was Eric Young's career batting average?: Eric Young batted .283 over his career, with 1,731 hits in 6,119 at bats.
How many RBI did Eric Young have?: Eric Young drove in 543 runs in his career.
Is Eric Young in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eric Young has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.