What years did Irv Young play?

Irv Young played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911.

Was Irv Young a pitcher?

Yes. Irv Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 560 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Irv Young hit?

Irv Young hit 0 career home runs with 60 hits.

Irv Young

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1911)

W–L 63–95

ERA 3.11

WHIP 1.21

SO 560

Pitcher PIV 5884.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 7/21/1877 in Columbia Falls, ME, USA
Died: 1/14/1935 in Brewer, ME, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-04-14
Last Game: 1911-08-25

Full name: Irving Melrose Young

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
63	95	209	161	120	21	4	1384.7	1,361	479	23	316	560	3.11	5884.3

Career ERA 3.11 vs. league average 2.76 across their career seasons — 12.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1905	BSN	NL	20	21	43	42	41	7	0	378.0	337	122	71	156	2.90	2.82 (-3%)	2950.8
1906	BSN	NL	16	25	43	41	37	4	0	358.3	349	116	83	151	2.91	2.68 (-9%)	1395.6
1907	BSN	NL	10	23	40	32	22	3	1	245.3	287	108	58	86	3.96	2.50 (-59%)	-686.9
1908	BSN	NL	4	9	16	11	7	1	0	85.0	94	27	19	32	2.86	2.40 (-19%)	-52.7
1908	PIT	NL	4	3	16	7	3	1	1	89.7	73	20	21	31	2.01	2.40 (+16%)	-121.2
1910	CHA	AL	4	8	27	17	7	4	0	135.7	122	41	39	64	2.72	2.79 (+2%)	1580.1
1911	CHA	AL	5	6	24	11	3	1	2	92.7	99	45	25	40	4.37	3.37 (-30%)	818.7
Career · 7 seasons			63	95	209	161	120	21	4	1,384.2	1,361	479	316	560	3.11	—	5,884

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
209	475	21	60	8	3	0	18	2	11	179	.126	.148	.156	.304	-2,716

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career OPS .304 vs. league average .635 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	BSN	NL	43	136	6	14	4	0	4	0	1	46	.103	.248 (-59%)	.307 (-64%)	.322 (-59%)	.629 (-62%)	-1198.1
1906	BSN	NL	43	125	6	12	1	0	6	0	6	53	.096	.247 (-61%)	.307 (-55%)	.315 (-67%)	.622 (-61%)	-1067.5
1907	BSN	NL	40	80	2	13	1	1	3	1	0	30	.163	.245 (-34%)	.304 (-43%)	.308 (-35%)	.613 (-39%)	-450.7
1908	BSN	NL	16	32	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	15	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	PIT	NL	16	30	2	6	0	1	0	0	2	8	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CHA	AL	27	44	3	5	0	1	1	1	1	17	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CHA	AL	24	28	0	5	2	0	2	0	1	10	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			209	475	21	60	8	3	18	2	11	179	.126	—	—	—	—	-2,716

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	113	236	13	30	0	5	.127
Away	96	241	8	30	0	9	.124

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	747.2	668	30	160	334	0.36
Away	96	635.2	697	55	160	233	0.78

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1911-08-25	CHW	NYY	W	0	0	0
1911-08-16	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1911-08-13	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1911-08-09	CHW	PHA	L	0	0	0
1911-08-05	CHW	MIN	W	1	0	0
1911-08-01	CHW	NYY	L	2	0	1
1911-07-29	CHW	NYY	W	2	0	0
1911-07-27	CHW	BOS	L	1	1	0
1911-07-26	CHW	BOS	L	0	0	0
1911-07-22	CHW	PHA	W	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1911-08-25	CHW	NYY	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1911-08-16	CHW	DET	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	3	1
1911-08-13	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1911-08-09	CHW	PHA	L	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	0
1911-08-05	CHW	MIN	SV	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1911-08-01	CHW	NYY	L	6.0	10	7	7	6	3	0
1911-07-29	CHW	NYY	—	5.2	6	4	2	1	2	0
1911-07-27	CHW	BOS	—	2.0	4	4	2	2	1	0
1911-07-26	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1911-07-22	CHW	PHA	W	6.0	4	3	3	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	209	150	105	400	22	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1905	BSN	P	43	42	33	115	3	1
1906	BSN	P	43	41	27	108	8	5
1907	BSN	P	40	32	20	69	3	4
1908	BSN	P	16	11	6	18	4	2
1908	PIT	P	16	7	4	24	3	0
1910	CHA	P	27	17	11	38	0	1
1911	CHA	P	24	0	4	28	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	209

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Frequently Asked Questions about Irv Young

What years did Irv Young play?: Irv Young played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911.
Was Irv Young a pitcher?: Yes. Irv Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 560 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Irv Young hit?: Irv Young hit 0 career home runs with 60 hits.