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Birth Date	5-25-1979
Height	6' 10"
Weight	255 lbs

Age	45 years, 5 months, 27 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2004	TEX	MLB	7	7	36.3	3	2	0	36	10	27	7	113	8.9	2.5	1.7	6.7	0%	.259	1.27	5.16	4.71	111	6.56	135.3	-0.3
2005	TEX	MLB	31	31	164.7	12	7	0	162	45	137	19	108	8.9	2.5	1.0	7.5	0%	.291	1.26	3.82	4.26	100	4.69	101.0	1.5
2006	SDN	MLB	31	31	179.3	11	5	0	134	69	164	28	86	6.7	3.5	1.4	8.2	0%	.226	1.13	4.56	3.46	106	3.86	78.7	3.8
2007	SDN	MLB	30	30	173.0	9	8	0	118	72	167	10	89	6.1	3.7	0.5	8.7	0%	.241	1.10	3.36	3.12	90	2.82	58.4	5.5
2008	SDN	MLB	18	18	102.3	7	6	0	84	48	93	13	88	7.4	4.2	1.1	8.2	0%	.254	1.29	4.37	3.96	108	4.58	97.6	1.1
2009	SDN	MLB	14	14	76.0	4	6	0	70	40	50	12	85	8.3	4.7	1.4	5.9	0%	.250	1.45	5.44	5.21	117	5.38	115.4	0.2
2010	SDN	MLB	4	4	20.0	2	0	0	10	11	15	1	83	4.5	5.0	0.5	6.8	0%	.164	1.05	3.90	0.90	109	4.29	96.8	0.2
2011	NYN	MLB	4	4	24.0	1	0	0	12	11	22	3	91	4.5	4.1	1.1	8.3	0%	.155	0.96	4.28	1.88	112	4.52	105.1	0.2
2012	NYN	MLB	20	20	115.0	4	9	0	119	36	80	16	95	9.3	2.8	1.3	6.3	0%	.287	1.35	4.54	4.15	121	5.65	129.4	-0.6
2014	SEA	MLB	30	29	165.0	12	9	0	143	60	108	26	90	7.8	3.3	1.4	5.9	0%	.238	1.23	5.04	3.65	137	6.95	170.5	-4.3
2015	KCA	MLB	34	18	123.3	11	6	0	91	43	83	16	103	6.6	3.1	1.2	6.1	0%	.210	1.09	4.48	3.06	120	4.94	115.4	0.1
2016	KCA	MLB	34	13	88.7	3	9	1	104	43	94	28	103	10.6	4.4	2.8	9.5	31%	.318	1.66	6.57	6.19	125	6.29	139.1	-1.1
2017	KCA	MLB	14	2	30.0	0	0	0	47	14	22	7	96	14.1	4.2	2.1	6.6	41%	.385	2.03	6.21	7.50	106	5.15	109.7	0.0
Career		MLB	271	221	1297.7	79	67	1	1130	502	1062	186	94	7.8	3.5	1.3	7.4	29%	.260	1.26	4.57	3.95	112	4.92	109.3	6.3

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2001	HIC	A	SAL	12	12	74.3	5	3	0	79	20	72	6		9.6	2.4	0.7	8.7	0%	-.745	1.33	3.18	4.12	0	0.00	0.0
2002	HIC	A	SAL	26	26	144.7	11	9	0	127	34	136	11		7.9	2.1	0.7	8.5	0%	.289	1.11	3.07	3.11	0	0.00	0.0
2003	BRV	A+	FSL	8	8	50.0	5	2	0	26	5	39	3		4.7	0.9	0.5	7.0	0%	.174	0.62	2.63	1.62	0	0.00	0.0
2003	HAR	AA	EAS	15	15	83.0	4	4	0	83	22	64	9		9.0	2.4	1.0	6.9	0%	.291	1.27	4.11	4.01	0	0.00	0.0
2003	Peo	Wnt	AFL	7	7	24.0	0	4	0	27	8	15	1		10.1	3.0	0.4	5.6	0%	-1.083	1.46	4.57	3.75	0	0.00	0.0
2004	TEX	MLB	AL	7	7	36.3	3	2	0	36	10	27	7	113	8.9	2.5	1.7	6.7	0%	.259	1.27	5.16	4.71	111	6.56	135.3
2004	FRI	AA	TXS	18	18	88.3	6	5	0	94	31	75	9		9.6	3.2	0.9	7.6	0%	.315	1.42	4.26	4.48	0	0.00	0.0
2004	OKL	AAA	PCL	5	5	30.3	3	0	0	20	9	34	2		5.9	2.7	0.6	10.1	0%	.254	0.96	3.01	1.49	0	0.00	0.0
2005	TEX	MLB	AL	31	31	164.7	12	7	0	162	45	137	19	108	8.9	2.5	1.0	7.5	0%	.291	1.26	3.82	4.26	100	4.69	101.0
2006	SDN	MLB	NL	31	31	179.3	11	5	0	134	69	164	28	86	6.7	3.5	1.4	8.2	0%	.226	1.13	4.56	3.46	106	3.86	78.7
2007	SDN	MLB	NL	30	30	173.0	9	8	0	118	72	167	10	89	6.1	3.7	0.5	8.7	0%	.241	1.10	3.36	3.12	90	2.82	58.4
2008	SDN	MLB	NL	18	18	102.3	7	6	0	84	48	93	13	88	7.4	4.2	1.1	8.2	0%	.254	1.29	4.37	3.96	108	4.58	97.6
2008	LEL	A+	CLF	2	2	8.7	0	1	0	5	1	7	3	90	5.2	1.0	3.1	7.2	0%	.095	0.69	6.99	3.10	134	3.01	61.5
2009	SDN	MLB	NL	14	14	76.0	4	6	0	70	40	50	12	85	8.3	4.7	1.4	5.9	0%	.250	1.45	5.44	5.21	117	5.38	115.4
2010	SDN	MLB	NL	4	4	20.0	2	0	0	10	11	15	1	83	4.5	5.0	0.5	6.8	0%	.164	1.05	3.90	0.90	109	4.29	96.8
2010	SAN	AA	TXS	1	1	0.7	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	77	25.7	51.4	0.0	12.9	0%	1.000	8.57	17.45	64.29	0	0.00	0.0
2010	POR	AAA	PCL	2	2	6.3	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	94	2.9	2.9	1.4	5.7	0%	.063	0.63	5.32	1.43	0	0.00	0.0
2011	NYN	MLB	NL	4	4	24.0	1	0	0	12	11	22	3	91	4.5	4.1	1.1	8.3	0%	.155	0.96	4.28	1.88	112	4.52	105.1
2012	NYN	MLB	NL	20	20	115.0	4	9	0	119	36	80	16	95	9.3	2.8	1.3	6.3	0%	.287	1.35	4.54	4.15	121	5.65	129.4
2012	SLU	A+	FSL	3	3	17.0	1	0	0	17	2	7	1	113	9.0	1.1	0.5	3.7	0%	.286	1.12	3.86	3.18	108	4.87	101.4
2012	BUF	AAA	INT	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	105	3.0	4.5	0.0	3.0	0%	.105	0.83	3.99	0.00	117	3.58	74.5
2013	AUB	A-	NYP	1	1	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	109	3.0	3.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.143	0.67	2.09	0.00	94	2.66	57.7
2013	SYR	AAA	INT	7	7	32.0	1	2	0	50	14	16	9	96	14.1	3.9	2.5	4.5	0%	.342	2.00	7.17	7.88	142	8.35	181.4
2013	NAT	Rk	GCL	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	105	4.5	4.5	0.0	9.0	0%	.200	1.00	2.95	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	30	29	165.0	12	9	0	143	60	108	26	90	7.8	3.3	1.4	5.9	0%	.238	1.23	5.04	3.65	137	6.95	170.5
2015	KCA	MLB	AL	34	18	123.3	11	6	0	91	43	83	16	103	6.6	3.1	1.2	6.1	0%	.210	1.09	4.48	3.06	120	4.94	115.4
2016	KCA	MLB	AL	34	13	88.7	3	9	1	104	43	94	28	103	10.6	4.4	2.8	9.5	31%	.318	1.66	6.57	6.19	125	6.29	139.1
2017	KCA	MLB	AL	14	2	30.0	0	0	0	47	14	22	7	96	14.1	4.2	2.1	6.6	41%	.385	2.03	6.21	7.50	106	5.15	109.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	1413	0.4742	0.4671	0.7818	0.6299	0.3203	0.8460	0.6681	0.2182
2009	1275	0.4643	0.4416	0.8064	0.6132	0.2928	0.8540	0.7200	0.1936
2010	308	0.4416	0.4221	0.8077	0.6176	0.2674	0.8810	0.6739	0.1923
2011	396	0.4697	0.4369	0.7919	0.6613	0.2381	0.8211	0.7200	0.2081
2012	1824	0.4967	0.4720	0.8084	0.6203	0.3257	0.8612	0.7090	0.1916
2014	2686	0.5019	0.4516	0.8211	0.6269	0.2750	0.8876	0.6685	0.1789
2015	1984	0.4582	0.4471	0.7644	0.6084	0.3107	0.8553	0.6138	0.2356
2016	1667	0.4343	0.4487	0.7299	0.6243	0.3139	0.8319	0.5743	0.2701
2017	528	0.4545	0.4830	0.7412	0.6708	0.3264	0.8385	0.5745	0.2588
Career	12081	0.4727	0.4544	0.7863	0.6242	0.3019	0.8577	0.6557	0.2137

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2011-05-02	2011-09-29	60-DL	150	134	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Re-torn Anterior Capsule and Frayed Rotator Cuff	2011-05-16
2011-04-23	2011-04-23	On-Alr	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2011-04-11	2011-04-26	15-DL	15	13	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps	-
2011-04-06	2011-04-06	DTD	0	0	Right	Upper Arm	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2010-04-07	2010-09-18	60-DL	164	145	Right	Shoulder	Sprain	Anterior Capsule	-
2009-06-15	2009-10-05	60-DL	112	100	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Impingement and Loose Fragments	2009-08-17
2009-03-13	2009-03-23	Camp	10	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2008-08-11	2008-09-01	15-DL	21	18	Right	Forearm	Strain		-
2008-05-22	2008-07-29	60-DL	68	59	-	Face	Surgery	Multiple Fractures and Deviated Septum From Batted Ball	2008-05-30
2008-04-13	2008-04-19	DTD	6	5	Right	Elbow	Stiffness		-
2007-08-22	2007-08-30	DTD	8	8		Low Back	Tightness		-
2007-07-25	2007-08-09	15-DL	15	14	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2006-08-21	2006-08-29	DTD	8	7		Upper Back	Strain		-
2006-07-15	2006-07-24	DTD	9	9	Right	Foot	Stress Reaction		-
2006-04-22	2006-04-22	DTD	0	0	Right	Thumb	Circulatory Issue	Digital Artery Ulnar Side Thumb	-
2005-09-08	2005-09-22	DTD	14	12	Right	Arm	Fatigue		-
2003-04-04	2003-04-20	Minors	16	0	Right	Arm	Inflammation	Triceps Tendinitis	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	SDN	$
2017	KCA	$5,750,000
2016	KCA	$4,250,000
2015	KCA	$675,000
2014	SEA	$1,250,000
2013	WAS	$
2012	NYN	$
2011	NYN	$1,100,000
2010	SDN	$6,375,000
2009	SDN	$4,625,000
2008	SDN	$2,500,000
2007	SDN	$750,000
2006	SDN	$500,000
2005	TEX	$400,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$28,175,000
11 yr	Total	$28,175,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 74 d	Jon Fetterolf	1 year (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/30/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. May earn up to $6M in performance bonuses based on starts (5-30) and innings pitched (30-120).
2 years/$11.5M (2016-17), plus 2018 mutual option. Re-signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/7/15. 16:$4.25M, 17:$5.75M, 18:$8M mutual option, $1.5M buyout. Annual roster bonus: $0.125M each for 90, 120 days on active roster. DFA by Kansas City 6/23/17. Released 6/24/17.
1 year/$0.675M (2015). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 3/7/15. Roster bonuses: $0.25M for making Opening Day 25-man roster, $0.25M each for 30, 60, 90 days on 25-man roster. Performance bonuses: may earn additional up to $2.25M through 29 starts and up to $2.075M through 140 innings pitched.
1 year/$1.25M (2014). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 11/19/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.5M in majors. Value may increase to $6M with performance bonuses. May opt out of contract at end of spring training. Released by Washington 3/25/14. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/27/14. Roster bonuses: $0.125M each for 30, 60 days on active Major League roster. $75,000 for 45 days on active Major League roster. Performance bonuses: $0.15M each for 60, 80, 90, 110, 125 innings. $0.2M each for 140, 155 innings. $0.25M each for 170, 180 innings. $0.15M each for 12, 15, 18, 20 starts. $0.2M each for 20, 24 starts. $0.25M each for 26, 28 starts.
1 year (2013). Signed by Washington as a free agent 2/21/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. May earn an additional $3.775M in performance bonuses based on innings (80 to 180) and starts (10 to 30). May opt out of contract 3/24/13. Released by Washington 3/26/13. Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 4/4/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012). Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 3/26/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by NY Mets 6/5/12.
1 year/$1.1M (2011). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/19/11. Performance bonuses may bring total earnings to $4.5M.
4 years/$14.5M (2007-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed extension with San Deigo 4/07, replacing 2007 and option in previous deal. $0.5M signing bonus. 07:$0.75M, 08:$2.5M, 09:$4.5M, 10:$6.25M, 11:$8.5M club option. Option price may increase based on 2007-10 performance.
3 years/$1.5M (2005-07), plus 2008 club option. Signed extension with Texas 11/04 (prevented jump to NBA). 05:$0.4M, 06:$0.5M, 07:$0.6M, 08: club option. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Texas 1/06.
1 year (2004). Acquired by Texas in trade from Montreal 4/04. Contract purchased by Texas 8/04.
Acquired by Montreal in trade from Pittsburgh 12/02.
Drafted by Pittsburgh 2000 (3-89) (Princeton). $1.65M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	7.5	0.1	17	7	49.0	41	18	39	7	.245	1.21	4.10	4.42	-6.4	-0.7
80^o	6.4	0.1	15	6	43.5	39	17	35	7	.258	1.30	4.50	4.86	-7.6	-0.8
70^o	5.6	0.1	13	5	39.7	38	17	32	6	.267	1.36	4.80	5.19	-8.3	-0.9
60^o	5	0.1	12	5	36.5	36	16	29	6	.275	1.42	5.06	5.47	-8.7	-0.9
50^o	4.5	0	11	5	33.6	34	15	27	6	.283	1.48	5.30	5.74	-8.9	-1.0
40^o	4	0	10	4	30.8	33	15	25	6	.291	1.53	5.55	6.01	-9.1	-1.0
30^o	3.5	0	9	4	27.8	31	14	22	5	.299	1.60	5.82	6.3	-9.0	-1.0
20^o	2.9	0	8	3	24.4	28	13	19	5	.308	1.67	6.14	6.66	-8.8	-1.0
10^o	2.2	0	7	3	19.9	25	11	16	4	.322	1.78	6.60	7.16	-8.2	-0.9
Weighted Mean	4.4	0	11	4	33.0	33	15	26	6	.281	1.46	5.27	5.7	-8.6	-0.9

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chris Young threw 14,987 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2017, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2017, he relied primarily on his Slider (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (87mph).