Chris Young
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 10" 255LBS | Age: 45
Draft: 2000 | Rd: 3, #89, Pittsburgh Pirates | Princeton
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 11 6 3.06 34 18 0 123.1 83 1.09
2016 3 9 6.19 34 13 1 88.2 94 1.66
2017 0 0 7.50 14 2 0 30 22 2.03
13 Seasons 79 67 3.95 271 221 1 1,297.2 1,062 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 34 11-6 3.06 123.1 83 1.09
2016 34 3-9 6.19 88.2 94 1.66
2017 14 0-0 7.50 30 22 2.03
13 Seasons 271 79-67 3.95 1,297.2 1,062 1.26
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 36 1986 374 18 4.8 3.6 87.0 111.2 24.0 31.0 .216 .369 .280 .289 .309 30.2 16.6 8.6 3.06 3.43
2016 37 1678 267 34 12.7 8.4 89.8 111.5 20.1 36.0 .267 .543 .394 .375 .457 37.1 23.2 10.6 6.19 6.25
2017 38 536 111 7 6.3 4.7 85.8 113.3 16.3 34.2 .285 .493 .419 .360 .392 30.6 14.9 9.5 7.50 5.78
Player 4200 752 59 7.8 5.6 87.8 113.3 21.4 33.2 .245 .454 .344 .333 .375 32.7 18.9 9.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Young relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(56.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(42.7%) ,
Changeup
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 28.3 34.8 23.0 13.9 39.8 36.6 23.5 4.8 17.9 41.2 19.8 6.7 4.8 3.6
2016 31.1 30.7 27.7 10.5 48.7 30.7 20.6 2.6 21.7 31.8 24.3 5.6 12.7 8.4
2017 40.5 18.0 27.0 14.4 46.8 30.6 20.7 6.3 31.5 26.1 22.5 7.2 6.3 4.7
Player 31.1 30.9 25.3 12.8 44.0 33.6 22.1 4.3 21.3 35.6 21.8 6.4 7.8 5.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball KC R 229 86.9 15.0 2.2 7.0ARM 1.4 21.7 4.6 7.0ARM -1.1
2017 Changeup KC R 4 82.8 26.0 -3.4 9.7ARM -3.6 14.1 -5.6 9.7ARM -3.9
2017 Slider KC R 303 82.0 29.9 -8.5 1.7GLV -3.5 11.3 -7.7 1.7GLV -2.5
2016 Changeup KC R 33 82.0 29.7 -1.9 3.6ARM -8.0 11.7 -4.5 3.6ARM -7.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball KC R 800 88.4 13.7 4.0 3.7ARM -1.7 22.0 6.2 3.7ARM -2.7
2016 Slider KC R 829 82.6 31.5 -6.5 5.7GLV -0.5 9.1 -6.6 5.7GLV -0.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Slider -2.0 -6 303 56.5 102 .299 .464 .355 27.1 18.6 20.2 .246 .398 .292 23.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball -4.0 -9 229 42.7 44 .500 .889 .652 21.4 6.8 7.1 .391 .749 .518 48.5
2017 Changeup -0.1 0 4 0.7 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 383 1,531 1 10 -4 -4 4
2009 328 1,275 0 10 -6 -6 -1
2010 82 309 7 5 -2 -2 9
2011 95 396 5 6 -3 -2 6
2012 486 1,824 8 9 -11 -6 1
2014 685 2,705 8 22 -19 -9 3
2015 559 2,243 12 20 -6 -9 19
2016 405 1,674 -3 3 -11 -9 -20
2017 146 536 -6 -4 -2 -3 -15
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,986 47.4 64.8 83.0 28.5 62.1 43.3 58.0 45.7 23.1 7.0 67.9
2016 1,678 45.7 67.0 80.0 27.3 55.0 44.7 59.1 45.5 27.0 5.7 85.4
2017 536 44.2 71.7 85.9 32.1 52.1 44.2 60.1 49.6 25.6 8.2 77.3
Player 4,200 46.3 66.5 82.1 28.5 57.9 44.0 58.7 46.1 25.0 6.7 75.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 72 82 62 36 77 38 55 81 72 24 26 53 39 3 90 34
2016 2 24 1 1 13 12 1 16 26 67 14 77 29 5 91 40
2017 2 79 43
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.4 28 26.9 1 7 17 15 53.6
2017 24.8 7 7.4 0 2 6 3 42.9
Player 23.0 35 34.3 1 9 23 18 51.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 28 25 26 29 27 24 29 29 22 20 28 27 27 27 24 30 18 21 28 28 26 22 34 34 29 27 27 35 32 30 22
2017 7 6 6 8 8 7 9 8 8 5 8 10 8 8 7 8 6 6 8 9 7 5 10 7 7 6 8 9 9 7 4
Player 35 31 32 37 35 31 38 37 30 25 36 37 35 35 31 38 24 27 36 37 33 27 44 41 36 33 35 44 41 37 26
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 87.1 88.3 1.2 ↑ 86.9 -1.4 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 80.6 82.0 1.4 ↑ 82.8 0.8 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.8 82.6 1.8 ↑ 82.0 -0.6 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.0 89.8 2.8 ↑ 85.8 -4.0 ↓
Launch Angle 24.0 20.1 -3.9 ↓ 16.3 -3.8 ↓
Barrel % 4.8 12.7 7.9 ↑ 6.3 -6.4 ↓
Hard Hit % 30.2 37.1 6.9 ↑ 30.6 -6.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 36.0 5.0 ↑ 34.2 -1.8 ↓
xBA .216 .267 0.051 ↑ .285 0.018 ↑
BA .202 .291 0.089 ↑ .353 0.062 ↑
xwOBA .289 .375 0.086 ↑ .360 -0.015 ↓
wOBA .280 .394 0.114 ↑ .419 0.025 ↑
xSLG .369 .543 0.174 ↑ .493 -0.050 ↓
SLG .370 .577 0.207 ↑ .579 0.002 ↑
K% 16.6 23.2 6.6 ↑ 14.9 -8.3 ↓
BB% 8.6 10.6 2.0 ↑ 9.5 -1.1 ↓
Swing % 45.7 45.5 -0.2 ↓ 49.6 4.1 ↑
Whiff% 23.1 27.0 3.9 ↑ 25.6 -1.4 ↓
In Zone % 47.4 45.7 -1.7 ↓ 44.2 -1.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 52.6 54.3 1.7 ↑ 55.8 1.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 28.5 27.3 -1.2 ↓ 32.1 4.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 23.4 25.6 2.2 ↑ 31.8 6.2 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 58.0 59.1 1.1 ↑ 60.1 1.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 396 .395 206 5 2.4 190 44 23.2
2017 Shifts 146 .419 78 13 16.7 68 18 26.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 104 15.1 46.2% 1.0% 48 23.0 0.0% 6.3%
2011 130 14.2 63.8% 0.8% 45 21.4 0.0% 4.4%
2012 513 13.6 68.6% 0.8% 273 20.3 2.6% 6.2%
2014 879 14.1 62.6% 0.7% 387 20.7 1.8% 9.0%
2015 680 17.0 29.7% 1.6% 244 22.4 2.0% 14.8%
2016 514 16.3 36.2% 1.0% 266 21.4 7.5% 12.4%
2017 124 15.8 39.5% 0.8% 100 19.0 1.0% 6.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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