Chris Young
2004–2017 · P

Chris Young

6' 10", 255 lbs·Lived to 47·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2017 · 4,205 pitches · 87.6 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.06
Best ERA · 2015
12
Most W · 2014
167
Most K · 2007
1.086
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2004TEX7000
2005TEX31500.000.0000
2006SD315404.130.33343
2007SD304602.130.38350
2008SD182812.107.38351
2009SD142302.261.58177
2010SD4500.000.16723
2011NYM4902.333.66793
2012NYM203102.129.35048
2014SEA30100.000.0000
2015KC34403.5001.000139
2016KC34100.000.0000
2017KC14000
Career271207117.150

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2004TEX736.3324.7195271.266
2005TEX31164.71274.261001371.257
2006SD31179.31153.461311641.132
2007SD30173.0983.121431671.098
2008SD18102.3763.96109931.290
2009SD1476.0465.2183501.447
2010SD420.0200.90452151.050
2011NYM424.0101.88210220.958
2012NYM20115.0494.1597801.348
2014SEA30165.01293.651021081.230
2015KC34123.31163.06129831.086
2016KC3488.7396.1968941.658
2017KC1430.0007.5058222.033
Career2711297.679671062
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 4,194 pitches · 2015–2017
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLCH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball52.1% · 87.6 mph
SL · Slider45.4% · 81.7 mph
CH · Changeup2.4% · 81.1 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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