Kevin Young
1992–2003 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,205G
.258AVG
.324OBP
.438SLG
More career statistics
1,007H
144HR
606RBI
83SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,205 | 4,352 | 3,897 | 536 | 1,007 | 235 | 17 | 144 | 606 | 336 | 882 | 83 | 49 | 62 | 47 | 1,708 | .258 | .324 | .438 | .762 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1999-04-23 to 1999-05-08
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1998-04-25 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1998-08-01 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1996-06-10 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 609 | 2187 | 523 | 83 | 340 | 194 | 439 | .272 | .328 | .481 |
| Away | 596 | 2165 | 484 | 61 | 266 | 142 | 443 | .246 | .289 | .397 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 182 | 650 | 141 | 18 | 80 | 45 | 151 | .241 | .286 | .393 |
| May | 198 | 725 | 164 | 23 | 103 | 73 | 126 | .259 | .327 | .459 |
| June | 244 | 852 | 207 | 28 | 108 | 66 | 174 | .271 | .320 | .454 |
| July | 210 | 808 | 200 | 34 | 133 | 56 | 166 | .273 | .317 | .475 |
| August | 186 | 679 | 165 | 20 | 92 | 45 | 128 | .269 | .309 | .444 |
| September | 169 | 589 | 120 | 20 | 85 | 48 | 124 | .228 | .285 | .394 |
| October | 15 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .233 | .271 | .326 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 104 | 375 | 81 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 66 | .243 | .304 | .399 |
| chicago-cubs | 102 | 335 | 83 | 14 | 54 | 27 | 62 | .277 | .328 | .510 |
| cincinnati-reds | 99 | 365 | 83 | 17 | 51 | 25 | 71 | .252 | .296 | .458 |
| houston-astros | 96 | 362 | 74 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 85 | .230 | .285 | .354 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 71 | 275 | 59 | 13 | 38 | 25 | 53 | .246 | .305 | .458 |
| new-york-mets | 70 | 246 | 64 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 45 | .286 | .325 | .451 |
| san-diego-padres | 64 | 228 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 65 | .213 | .268 | .275 |
| atlanta-braves | 64 | 221 | 49 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 48 | .244 | .285 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 7 | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | .571 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 449 | 106 | 6 | 47 | 2 | .236 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 122 | 25 | 1 | 11 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 181 | 42 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Kansas City Royals | 55 | 132 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 333 | 100 | 18 | 74 | 11 | .300 | – | – |
| 1998 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 592 | 160 | 27 | 108 | 15 | .270 | – | – |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 584 | 174 | 26 | 106 | 22 | .298 | – | – |
| 2000 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 496 | 128 | 20 | 88 | 8 | .258 | – | – |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 449 | 104 | 14 | 65 | 15 | .232 | – | – |
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 468 | 115 | 16 | 51 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 52 | 84 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .202 | – | – |