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Ernie Young
Ernest Wesley Young

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School Lewis University

Debut May 17, 1994
  vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 24, 2004
Born July 8, 1969 in Chicago, IL

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 24 OAK AL  11   30    2    2   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   8  .067  .097  .100  -47    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1995 25 OAK AL  26   50    9   10   3  0   2    5   0  0   8  12  .200  .310  .380   86   19   0   0   0   0   1
 1996 26 OAK AL 141  462   72  112  19  4  19   64   7  5  52 118  .242  .326  .424   88  196   3   4   1   7  13
 1997 27 OAK AL  71  175   22   39   7  0   5   15   1  3  19  57  .223  .303  .349   73   61   2   2   0   2   6
 1998 28 KCR AL  25   53    2   10   3  0   1    3   2  1   2   9  .189  .232  .302   37   16   0   0   0   1   3
 1999 29 ARI NL   6   11    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   2  .182  .400  .182   54    2   0   0   0   1   0
 2003 33 DET AL   5   11    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  2   4   5  .182  .400  .182   67    2   0   0   0   0   1
 2004 34 CLE AL   3    4    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .500  .600  .500  200    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      288  796  108  179  33  4  27   90  10 11  90 213  .225  .310  .378   77  301   5   6   1  11  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        448   61  101  19  2  15   51   6  6  51 120  .225  .310  .378   77  169   3   3   1   6  14
 Career High    141  462   72  112  19  4  19   64   7  5  52 118  .242  .326  .424   88  196   3   4   1   7  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 24 OAK AL   31   29    0   0.0   103| .067  .262| .097  .332| .100  .416| .197  .748| -47  .000  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 1995 25 OAK AL   58   41    6   3.9   101| .200  .259| .310  .332| .380  .410| .690  .741|  86  .371  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1996 26 OAK AL  528  375   63   4.5   117| .242  .278| .326  .352| .424  .447| .750  .799|  88  .402 -10.3  -0.9  58%
 1997 27 OAK AL  200  149   18   3.2   105| .223  .266| .303  .335| .349  .421| .652  .757|  73  .298  -6.6  -0.6  25%
 1998 28 KCR AL   56   47    3   1.7   111| .189  .273| .232  .342| .302  .434| .534  .776|  37  .114  -5.1  -0.5  66%
 1999 29 ARI NL   15    9    1   3.0   117| .182  .277| .400  .352| .182  .446| .582  .798|  54  .258  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2003 33 DET AL   15   12    1   2.2   101| .182  .259| .400  .324| .182  .415| .582  .739|  67  .184  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2004 34 CLE AL    5    2    1  13.4   104| .500  .263| .600  .330| .500  .423|1.100  .753| 200  .850   0.7   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       908  664   93   3.8   112| .225  .273| .310  .345| .378  .436| .688  .781|  77  .337 -29.2  -2.7  47%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1994 24 OAK AL OF 10 22 1 1 0 .958 .983 2.30 2.09 2.80 2.37 8 74.0 LF 7 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 2.71 1.80 3.29 2.16 6 52.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.43 2.08 2.77 1 13.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.00 2.20 1 9.0 DH 1 1995 25 OAK AL OF 24 35 0 2 0 .946 .983 1.46 1.99 2.30 2.33 12 136.7 RF 10 15 0 1 0 .938 .980 1.50 1.63 2.26 2.05 6 59.7 CF 7 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 2.14 2.39 2.81 2.74 4 48.0 LF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.74 1.55 2.23 2 29.0 1996 26 OAK AL OF 140 351 8 1 5 .997 .983 2.56 2.02 2.90 2.37 124 1114.7 CF 133 339 8 1 4 .997 .990 2.61 2.35 2.94 2.78 123 1061.7 RF 17 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.53 1.72 2.19 2.16 1 37.0 LF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.75 2.25 2.19 0 16.0 1997 27 OAK AL OF 66 139 5 4 0 .973 .982 2.18 2.02 2.72 2.32 50 476.3 CF 60 126 5 3 0 .978 .988 2.18 2.31 2.91 2.71 44 405.3 RF 12 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 1.08 1.79 1.65 2.18 6 70.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 DH 1 1998 28 KCR AL OF 24 43 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.88 2.02 3.01 2.31 13 134.7 RF 19 34 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.84 1.81 3.07 2.14 10 102.7 CF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.36 3.33 2.70 3 27.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 0 5.0 1999 29 ARI NL OF 4 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 2.75 1.85 3.54 2.25 3 28.0 RF 3 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 3.33 1.73 3.46 2.15 3 26.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 2003 33 DET AL DH 4 2004 34 CLE AL DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 24 OAK AL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.43 2.08 2.77 1 13.0 1995 25 OAK AL CF 7 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 2.14 2.39 2.81 2.74 4 48.0 1996 26 OAK AL CF 133 339 8 1 4 .997 .990 2.61 2.35 2.94 2.78 123 1061.7 1997 27 OAK AL CF 60 126 5 3 0 .978 .988 2.18 2.31 2.91 2.71 44 405.3 1998 28 KCR AL CF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.36 3.33 2.70 3 27.0 1994 24 OAK AL DH 1 1997 27 OAK AL DH 1 2003 33 DET AL DH 4 2004 34 CLE AL DH 2 1994 24 OAK AL LF 7 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 2.71 1.80 3.29 2.16 6 52.0 1995 25 OAK AL LF 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.74 1.55 2.23 2 29.0 1996 26 OAK AL LF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.75 2.25 2.19 0 16.0 1997 27 OAK AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1998 28 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 0 5.0 1999 29 ARI NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1994 24 OAK AL OF 10 22 1 1 0 .958 .983 2.30 2.09 2.80 2.37 8 74.0 1995 25 OAK AL OF 24 35 0 2 0 .946 .983 1.46 1.99 2.30 2.33 12 136.7 1996 26 OAK AL OF 140 351 8 1 5 .997 .983 2.56 2.02 2.90 2.37 124 1114.7 1997 27 OAK AL OF 66 139 5 4 0 .973 .982 2.18 2.02 2.72 2.32 50 476.3 1998 28 KCR AL OF 24 43 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.88 2.02 3.01 2.31 13 134.7 1999 29 ARI NL OF 4 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 2.75 1.85 3.54 2.25 3 28.0 1994 24 OAK AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.00 2.20 1 9.0 1995 25 OAK AL RF 10 15 0 1 0 .938 .980 1.50 1.63 2.26 2.05 6 59.7 1996 26 OAK AL RF 17 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.53 1.72 2.19 2.16 1 37.0 1997 27 OAK AL RF 12 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 1.08 1.79 1.65 2.18 6 70.7 1998 28 KCR AL RF 19 34 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.84 1.81 3.07 2.14 10 102.7 1999 29 ARI NL RF 3 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 3.33 1.73 3.46 2.15 3 26.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 268 600 17 8 6 .987 .983 2.30 2.02 2.83 2.35 210 1964.3 25 208 62# CF* 208 492 14 5 4 .990 .989 2.43 2.34 2.93 2.76 175 1555.0 RF* 62 81 2 2 1 .976 .981 1.34 1.75 2.45 2.14 27 305.0 LF* 25 28 1 1 0 .967 .980 1.16 1.75 2.50 2.18 8 104.3 DH 8 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 268 600 17 8 6 .987 .983 2.30 2.02 2.83 2.35 210 1964
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.

March 17, 1998: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Oakland Athletics.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

November 22, 1999: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

January 5, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 27, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 24, 2002: Sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

June 3, 2002: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

November 29, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

September 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 3, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

April 1, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Oakland Athletics$111,000
1996Oakland Athletics$112,000
1997Oakland Athletics$195,000
1998Kansas City Royals$215,000
1999Arizona Diamondbacks$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,083,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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