Gerald Young
1987–1994 · bats B / throws R · Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals
640G
.246AVG
.329OBP
.304SLG
More career statistics
446H
3HR
113RBI
155SB
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | 2,083 | 1,815 | 259 | 446 | 58 | 19 | 3 | 113 | 227 | 213 | 155 | 73 | 6 | 15 | 551 | .246 | .329 | .304 | .633 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1988-08-21 to 1988-09-04
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1987-09-14 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1988-06-06 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1989-06-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 335 | 1077 | 238 | 1 | 57 | 112 | 102 | .254 | .325 | .314 |
| Away | 305 | 1006 | 208 | 2 | 56 | 115 | 111 | .237 | .321 | .292 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 281 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | .216 | .278 | .272 |
| May | 90 | 326 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 29 | .227 | .325 | .275 |
| June | 83 | 267 | 53 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 27 | .232 | .318 | .298 |
| July | 119 | 364 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 47 | .241 | .332 | .327 |
| August | 131 | 415 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 36 | .270 | .330 | .319 |
| September | 132 | 406 | 97 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 43 | .269 | .337 | .319 |
| October | 15 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .375 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 72 | 244 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 31 | .250 | .340 | .308 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 70 | 209 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 20 | .234 | .325 | .269 |
| san-francisco-giants | 69 | 218 | 53 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 17 | .272 | .339 | .338 |
| san-diego-padres | 66 | 238 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | .225 | .290 | .268 |
| cincinnati-reds | 64 | 183 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | .250 | .306 | .305 |
| new-york-mets | 54 | 157 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 24 | .191 | .287 | .250 |
| montreal-expos | 49 | 164 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 18 | .228 | .293 | .309 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 48 | 164 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 10 | .224 | .317 | .269 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Houston Astros | 71 | 274 | 88 | 1 | 15 | 26 | .321 | – | – |
| 1988 | Houston Astros | 149 | 576 | 148 | – | 37 | 65 | .257 | – | – |
| 1989 | Houston Astros | 146 | 533 | 124 | – | 38 | 34 | .233 | – | – |
| 1990 | Houston Astros | 57 | 154 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .175 | – | – |
| 1991 | Houston Astros | 108 | 142 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .218 | – | – |
| 1992 | Houston Astros | 74 | 76 | 14 | – | 4 | 6 | .184 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Colorado Rockies | 19 | 19 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .053 | – | – |
| 1994 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 41 | 13 | – | 3 | 2 | .317 | – | – |