1979
Born May 25, 1979
Dallas, TX, USA
Chris Young Notable
b. May 25, 1979 · Texas Rangers 2004–2005, San Diego Padres 2006–2010, New York Mets 2011–2012, Seattle Mariners 2014, Kansas City Royals 2015–2017
Chris Young played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2004 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2017. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 2006 to 2010.
He went 79 and 67 with a 3.95 earned run average, pitching 1,297.7 innings in 271 games. He struck out 1,062. Across 271 games he batted .150, with 31 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 2007.
He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on May 25, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2007 |
| Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TEX | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | TEX | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | SDP | 31 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .130 |
| 2007 | SDP | 30 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .130 |
| 2008 | SDP | 18 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .107 |
| 2009 | SDP | 14 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .261 |
| 2010 | SDP | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NYM | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| 2012 | NYM | 20 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .129 |
| 2014 | SEA | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | KCR | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2016 | KCR | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | KCR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 271 | 207 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 82 | 0 | .150 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TEX | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36.1 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 4.71 |
| 2005 | TEX | 12 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 164.2 | 162 | 78 | 45 | 137 | 4.26 |
| 2006 | SDP | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 179.1 | 134 | 69 | 69 | 164 | 3.46 |
| 2007 | SDP | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 173.0 | 118 | 60 | 72 | 167 | 3.12 |
| 2008 | SDP | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 102.1 | 84 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 3.96 |
| 2009 | SDP | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 76.0 | 70 | 44 | 40 | 50 | 5.21 |
| 2010 | SDP | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0.90 |
| 2011 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | NYM | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 115.0 | 119 | 53 | 36 | 80 | 4.15 |
| 2014 | SEA | 12 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 165.0 | 143 | 67 | 60 | 108 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | KCR | 11 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 123.1 | 91 | 42 | 43 | 83 | 3.06 |
| 2016 | KCR | 3 | 9 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 88.2 | 104 | 61 | 43 | 94 | 6.19 |
| 2017 | KCR | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30.0 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 7.50 |
| Career | — | 79 | 67 | 271 | 221 | 1 | 1297.2 | 1130 | 570 | 502 | 1062 | 3.95 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Chris Young
Chris Young made a major-league debut on August 24, 2004.
2017
Final major-league game: Chris Young
Chris Young played a final major-league game on June 17, 2017.
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