What years did Matt Young play?

Matt Young played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.

Was Matt Young a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 857 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Young hit?

Matt Young hit 0 career home runs.

What was Matt Young's career batting average?

Matt Young batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Matt Young's career ERA?

Matt Young finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 55-95 with 857 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Young have?

Matt Young recorded 857 career strikeouts.

Matt Young

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1993)

Matt Young was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993 for 5 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 11 seasons. Across 333 career appearances, he went 55-95 with a 4.40 ERA, 857 strikeouts, and 25 saves. Matt Young was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 55–95

ERA 4.40

WHIP 1.49

SO 857

Pitcher PIV -990.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 8/9/1958 in Pasadena, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-04-06
Last Game: 1993-08-06
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew John Young

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Young — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
55	95	333	163	20	5	25	1189.2	1,207	582	99	565	857	4.40	-990.6

Career ERA 4.40 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 12.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Young (b. 1958) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	SEA	AL	11	15	33	32	5	2	0	203.2	178	74	79	130	3.27	3.87 (+16%)	223.0
1984	SEA	AL	6	8	22	22	1	0	0	113.1	141	72	57	73	5.72	3.81 (-50%)	-1320.4
1985	SEA	AL	12	19	37	35	5	2	1	218.1	242	119	76	136	4.91	3.89 (-26%)	-300.1
1986	SEA	AL	8	6	65	5	1	0	13	103.2	108	44	46	82	3.82	3.97 (+4%)	243.9
1987	LAN	NL	5	8	47	0	0	0	11	54.1	62	27	17	42	4.47	4.29 (-4%)	1802.1
1989	OAK	AL	1	4	26	4	0	0	0	37.1	42	28	31	27	6.75	3.71 (-82%)	-740.7
1990	SEA	AL	8	18	34	33	7	1	0	225.1	198	88	107	176	3.51	3.86 (+9%)	1445.9
1991	BOS	AL	3	7	19	16	0	0	0	88.2	92	51	53	69	5.18	3.91 (-32%)	371.4
1992	BOS	AL	0	4	28	8	1	0	0	70.2	69	36	42	57	4.58	3.75 (-22%)	-1099.9
1993	CLE	AL	1	6	22	8	0	0	0	74.1	75	43	57	65	5.21	4.19 (-24%)	-1615.8
Career · 10 seasons			55	95	333	163	20	5	25	1,189.2	1,207	582	565	857	4.40	—	-991

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

Matt Young — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
333	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Young (b. 1958) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	SEA	AL	33	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SEA	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SEA	AL	37	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SEA	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	LAN	NL	47	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	OAK	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	34	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	BOS	AL	19	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	BOS	AL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CLE	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			333	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Matt Young — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Young — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1989	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Young — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	2	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Young — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1989	ALCS	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Young — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	166	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	167	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Young — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	652.0	631	274	284	480	3.78
Away	167	537.2	576	308	281	377	5.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Young — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-08-06	CLE	BAL	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0
1993-08-04	CLE	DET	—	2.2	2	2	2	2	5	1
1993-07-28	CLE	CHW	—	4.1	0	0	0	5	6	0
1993-07-24	CLE	SEA	—	4.1	3	2	2	3	4	2
1993-07-23	CLE	SEA	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1993-07-10	CLE	SEA	—	2.1	2	0	0	3	2	0
1993-07-07	CLE	OAK	—	3.1	4	0	0	3	3	0
1993-07-04	CLE	LAA	L	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1993-07-02	CLE	LAA	—	2.1	2	2	2	2	2	0
1993-06-30	CLE	CHW	—	3.1	2	1	1	4	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Young — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	333	163	50	159	29	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Young — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	SEA	P	33	32	9	39	3	0
1984	SEA	P	22	22	3	21	2	3
1985	SEA	P	37	35	6	24	1	1
1986	SEA	P	65	5	4	9	4	0
1987	LAN	P	47	0	3	1	2	0
1989	OAK	P	26	4	3	6	0	0
1990	SEA	P	34	33	12	31	9	1
1991	BOS	P	19	16	4	10	1	1
1992	BOS	P	28	8	2	8	6	0
1993	CLE	P	22	8	4	10	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Matt Young (b. 1958) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	333

Salary History

Matt Young — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	BOS	AL	$2,266,667
1991	BOS	AL	$2,266,667
1990	SEA	AL	$587,000
1989	OAK	AL	$425,000
1987	LAN	NL	$350,000
1986	SEA	AL	$205,000
1985	SEA	AL	$159,000
Total Career Earnings			$6,259,334

College History

Matt Young — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	CA	1977
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1979, 1980

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Matt Young: the record in brief

The profile opens with Matt Young's first major league game on April 6, 1983; the last one listed came on August 6, 1993. By club, Young's seasons break down as the Seattle Mariners (1983 to 1990), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987), the Oakland Athletics (1989), the Boston Red Sox (1991 through 1992), and the Cleveland Indians (1993). The bio lists Young as a pitcher who batted and threw left-handed. Young is listed at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The birth record reads August 9, 1958, in Pasadena, CA, USA. Matt Young was the playing name; the full given name is Matthew John.

Young went 55-95 with a 4.40 ERA in 333 games, 163 of them starts. The same table counts 857 strikeouts, 20 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 25 saves. Against a 3.93 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.40 mark was 12.1% worse. The best win total was 12, in 1985. 1990 produced Young's most strikeouts, 176. Young saved 13 games in 1986, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Young

What years did Matt Young play?: Matt Young played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.
Was Matt Young a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Young pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 857 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Young hit?: Matt Young hit 0 career home runs.
What was Matt Young's career batting average?: Matt Young batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Matt Young's career ERA?: Matt Young finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 55-95 with 857 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Young have?: Matt Young recorded 857 career strikeouts.