Was Harley Young a pitcher?

Yes. Harley Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 29 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harley Young hit?

Harley Young hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Harley Young

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908)

W–L 0–3

ERA 2.62

WHIP 1.10

SO 29

Pitcher PIV 311.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 169 lb
Born: 9/28/1883 in Portland, IN, USA
Died: 3/26/1975 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-04-21
Last Game: 1908-07-04

Full name: Harlan Edward Young

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	3	14	5	1	0	0	75.7	69	22	0	14	29	2.62	311.8

Career ERA 2.62 vs. league average 2.40 across their career seasons — 9.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	PIT	NL	2	8	3	0	48.3	40	12	10	17	2.23	2.40 (+7%)	51.0
1908	BSN	NL	1	6	2	1	27.3	29	10	4	12	3.29	2.40 (-37%)	260.7
Career · 2 seasons			3	14	5	1	75.2	69	22	14	29	2.62	—	312

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
14	22	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	.136	.174	.182	.356	0

Career AVG .136 vs. league average .241 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OBP .174 vs. league average .298 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career SLG .182 vs. league average .307 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career OPS .356 vs. league average .605 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	PIT	NL	8	12	1	0	1	9	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	BSN	NL	6	10	2	1	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			14	22	3	1	1	12	.136	—	—	—	—	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.

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	10	16	0	3	0	1	.188
Away	4	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	57.0	51	0	11	25	0.00
Away	4	19.0	18	0	3	4	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1908-07-04	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-07-04	BSN	BRO	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1908-06-29	BSN	PHI	L	3	1	0	1	1	2
1908-06-24	BSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1908-06-23	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-06-20	BSN	STL	L	3	1	1	0	0	1
1908-06-03	PIT	STL	L	2	1	0	0	0	1
1908-05-31	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1908-05-27	PIT	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1908-05-23	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1908-07-04	BSN	BRO	—	3.0	5	3	1	1
1908-07-04	BSN	BRO	—	2.0	2	2	0	1
1908-06-29	BSN	PHI	—	6.2	7	6	1	4
1908-06-24	BSN	NY1	L	8.0	11	7	1	1
1908-06-23	BSN	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	1	0
1908-06-20	BSN	STL	—	7.0	4	1	0	5
1908-06-03	PIT	STL	L	7.0	7	5	1	3
1908-05-31	PIT	CHC	—	5.0	2	0	0	3
1908-05-27	PIT	BSN	—	7.1	6	2	5	0
1908-05-23	PIT	BRO	—	6.0	3	1	1	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	14	5	2	27	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	PIT	P	8	3	1	19	2	1
1908	BSN	P	6	2	1	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Harley Young

Was Harley Young a pitcher?: Yes. Harley Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 29 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harley Young hit?: Harley Young hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.