Nick Young
Retired
Nick Young
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Birthdate:
Nov. 5, 1928 (45 y, 8 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Mentor, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/205
Entry:
1948 Draft - Round: 5, Overall: 97, Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1964 (3rd) Edmonton (PUB)
1960 Oakland (PUB)
1948 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
All-Star 1970 Edmonton (PUB)
1969 Edmonton (PUB)
1968 Edmonton (PUB)
1965 Edmonton (PUB)
1964 Oakland (PUB)
1963 Oakland (PUB)
1962 Oakland (PUB)
1961 Oakland (PUB)
1958 Houston (PUB)
1957 Houston (PUB)
1954 Toronto (PUB)
1948 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
1947 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
League Champ 1972 Edmonton (PUB)
Gold Glove 1968 - 2B Edmonton (PUB)
1963 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1962 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1961 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1960 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1958 - 2B Houston (PUB)
1953 - 2B Toronto (PUB)
1951 - 2B Toronto (PUB)
Silver Slugger 1969 - 2B Edmonton (PUB)
1968 - 2B Edmonton (PUB)
1965 - 2B Edmonton (PUB)
1964 - 2B Edmonton (PUB)
1963 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1962 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1960 - 2B Oakland (PUB)
1957 - 2B Houston (PUB)
1956 - 2B Toronto (PUB)
1955 - 2B Toronto (PUB)
1954 - 2B Toronto (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1966 Edmonton (PUB)
Batter of the Month Sep 1968 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 1960 Oakland (PUB)
May 1948 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Player of the Week Apr 13, 1970 Edmonton (PUB)
Sep 15, 1969 Edmonton (PUB)
Aug 30, 1965 Edmonton (PUB)
Aug 20, 1956 Toronto (PUB)
Aug 24, 1953 Toronto (PUB)
Apr 12, 1948 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 33 5.0 23.5
Grey Ink 269 74.0 140.5
HoF Standard 78 62.0 49.6
WAR 128.9 86.6 65.5
WAR7 54.5 43.4 42.4
JAWS 91.7 65.0 53.9
Similar Players (2B)
Player Score
Alejandro Torres R 702
Joe Warren 606
Norberto Rodríguez R 538
Chad Sanders 467
Nathan McClain 448
Juan Villa R 444
Leonard Peters R 438
Scott Goodman R 407
Ted Kluszewski R 400
Mike Barnett R 381
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1953 160 7
1954 161 6
1955 159 9
1957 151 8
1958 151 8
1960 150 8
Year PA Rank
1951 615 9
1953 726 6
1954 761 1
1955 761 1
1956 717 4
1957 724 2
1958 700 7
1960 728 1
1961 703 2
1962 695 1
1963 722 2
1964 706 5
1965 695 4
1967 662 9
1968 668 4
1969 645 8
1970 679 3
Year AB Rank
1951 556 6
1951 556 6
1954 647 6
1954 647 6
1955 664 1
1955 664 1
1956 624 8
1956 624 8
1957 648 1
1957 648 1
1960 625 4
1960 625 4
1961 619 5
1961 619 5
1962 601 5
1962 601 5
1964 616 9
1964 616 9
1965 600 10
1965 600 10
1970 595 7
1970 595 7
Year Hits Rank
1952 196 6
1954 227 1
1955 219 3
1956 213 5
1957 225 1
1958 201 7
1960 220 2
1961 201 5
1962 210 2
1963 224 3
1964 231 1
1965 194 8
1967 204 3
1968 210 2
1969 204 2
1970 205 2
1972 162 10
Year TB Rank
1964 300 8
1968 280 8
Year 2B Rank
1956 48 3
1957 41 6
1958 43 5
1960 42 7
1962 46 2
1963 43 4
1964 39 2
1965 33 9
1966 40 5
1967 46 2
1968 49 1
1969 35 8
1970 41 5
Year 3B Rank
1951 6 7
1954 11 3
1955 6 10
1957 7 3
1960 8 4
1961 5 10
1970 7 10
Year SB Rank
1952 34 6
1954 25 10
1955 26 10
1956 23 9
Year R Rank
1954 116 7
1955 116 4
1956 114 6
1957 112 5
1960 107 6
1962 113 3
1963 118 6
1964 115 2
1965 107 6
1967 100 7
1968 112 3
1969 107 1
1970 110 1
Year BB Rank
1953 80 10
1954 96 4
1956 82 7
1957 69 9
1958 82 7
1960 94 1
1961 79 8
1962 84 4
1963 94 1
1964 85 4
1965 90 3
1966 89 3
1967 79 6
1968 81 6
1969 81 2
1970 75 8
1971 69 7
1972 71 5
Year IBB Rank
1960 12 9
1964 6 8
Year SF Rank
1954 7 4
1962 6 8
1967 7 2
1971 4 9
Year Avg Rank
1952 0.321 8
1954 0.351 3
1955 0.330 5
1956 0.341 5
1957 0.347 9
1960 0.352 4
1962 0.349 4
1963 0.359 2
1964 0.375 1
1965 0.323 9
1966 0.316 8
1967 0.354 2
1968 0.363 2
1969 0.364 1
1970 0.345 2
1972 0.297 8
Year OBP Rank
1954 0.434 3
1955 0.403 5
1956 0.418 4
1957 0.413 6
1958 0.410 10
1960 0.441 2
1961 0.403 8
1962 0.429 2
1963 0.442 1
1964 0.450 2
1965 0.412 7
1966 0.416 1
1967 0.428 1
1968 0.446 1
1969 0.445 1
1970 0.421 2
1972 0.384 5
Year SLG Rank
1968 0.484 10
Year OPS Rank
1964 0.937 6
1967 0.910 5
1968 0.931 5
1969 0.891 4
1970 0.873 10
Year G Rank
1954 161 8
1955 160 4
1958 151 9
1963 161 2
1964 158 8
Year WAR Rank
1954 6.6 3
1956 6.0 6
1957 6.0 9
1958 6.1 5
1960 7.2 1
1961 5.7 5
1962 7.0 3
1963 7.8 2
1964 7.6 3
1965 6.6 7
1966 5.8 9
1967 7.5 2
1968 8.6 1
1969 8.1 2
1970 6.8 4