Ross Youngs
1917–1926 · bats L / throws R · New York Giants
1,211G
.322AVG
.399OBP
.441SLG
More career statistics
1,491H
42HR
592RBI
153SB
10Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,627 | 4,629 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 83 | 131 |
| Batting · Doubles | 236 | 235 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 390 | 391 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,333 | 5,337 |
| Batting · Runs | 812 | 813 |
| Batting · RBI | 592 | 603 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 153 | 159 |
| Batting · Triples | 93 | 94 |
| Batting · Walks | 550 | 552 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,211 | 5,333 | 4,627 | 812 | 1,491 | 236 | 93 | 42 | 592 | 550 | 390 | 153 | 83 | 37 | 0 | 2,039 | .322 | .399 | .441 | .840 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1918-07-04 to 1918-07-26
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1920-05-11 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1922-04-29 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1922-04-29 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 605 | 2565 | 702 | 30 | 308 | 270 | 170 | .317 | .379 | .441 |
| Away | 606 | 2772 | 789 | 12 | 295 | 282 | 221 | .327 | .386 | .441 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 97 | 431 | 105 | 3 | 46 | 39 | 28 | .277 | .334 | .380 |
| May | 225 | 1000 | 283 | 6 | 116 | 123 | 71 | .337 | .406 | .457 |
| June | 233 | 1022 | 292 | 13 | 132 | 95 | 81 | .324 | .379 | .462 |
| July | 255 | 1164 | 320 | 10 | 136 | 116 | 85 | .314 | .375 | .431 |
| August | 228 | 981 | 264 | 7 | 88 | 109 | 76 | .314 | .380 | .438 |
| September | 163 | 701 | 213 | 3 | 78 | 65 | 48 | .344 | .397 | .433 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .452 | .500 | .677 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 180 | 797 | 207 | 3 | 72 | 96 | 72 | .301 | .380 | .388 |
| chicago-cubs | 178 | 799 | 222 | 10 | 93 | 86 | 62 | .320 | .385 | .435 |
| boston-braves | 176 | 766 | 216 | 7 | 93 | 72 | 42 | .323 | .376 | .451 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 173 | 752 | 215 | 5 | 72 | 58 | 49 | .320 | .363 | .447 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 171 | 762 | 204 | 6 | 82 | 92 | 62 | .318 | .388 | .427 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 167 | 753 | 224 | 8 | 119 | 91 | 42 | .352 | .418 | .503 |
| cincinnati-reds | 166 | 708 | 203 | 3 | 72 | 57 | 62 | .323 | .367 | .437 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  New York Giants | 7 | 26 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | .346 | – | – |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 121 | 474 | 143 | 1 | 27 | 10 | .302 | – | – |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 130 | 490 | 152 | 2 | 43 | 24 | .310 | – | – |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 153 | 582 | 204 | 6 | 78 | 21 | .351 | – | – |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 141 | 504 | 165 | 3 | 107 | 21 | .327 | – | – |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 149 | 559 | 185 | 7 | 88 | 17 | .331 | – | – |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 152 | 596 | 200 | 3 | 87 | 13 | .336 | – | – |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 133 | 526 | 187 | 10 | 73 | 11 | .356 | – | – |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 130 | 500 | 132 | 6 | 54 | 20 | .264 | – | – |
| 1926 | New York Giants | 95 | 372 | 114 | 4 | 45 | 21 | .306 | – | – |