Delmon Young
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| 27-year-old Designated hitter |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
| Date of Birth: September 14, 1985 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 19 | AA | Montgomery | 370 | 330 | 59 | 111 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 71 | 7 | 25 | 66 | .336 | .386 | .582 | 968 | |
| 2005 | 19 | AAA | Durham | 234 | 228 | 33 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 33 | .285 | .303 | .447 | 750 | |
| 2006 | 20 | AAA | Durham | 370 | 342 | 50 | 108 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 65 | .316 | .341 | .474 | 815 | |
| 2006 | 20 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 131 | 126 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .317 | .336 | .476 | 812 | |
| 2007 | 21 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 680 | 645 | 65 | 186 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 26 | 127 | .288 | .316 | .408 | 724 | |
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Minnesota | 622 | 575 | 80 | 167 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 7 | 35 | 105 | 15 | .290 | .336 | .405 | 741 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Minnesota | 416 | 395 | 50 | 112 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 4 | 12 | 92 | 2 | .284 | .308 | .425 | 733 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Minnesota | 611 | 568 | 77 | 170 | 46 | 1 | 21 | 112 | 6 | 28 | 81 | 5 | .299 | .334 | .495 | 829 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Rochester | 32 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .290 | .313 | .581 | 894 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Minnesota | 325 | 305 | 26 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 1 | .266 | .305 | .357 | 662 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Detroit | 178 | 168 | 28 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .280 | .303 | .464 | 767 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 608 | 574 | 54 | 153 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 74 | 7 | 20 | 112 | 0 | .267 | .296 | .411 | 707 |
| 2013 | 27 | A+ | Clearwater | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .462 | .429 | .538 | 967 |
| 2013 | 27 | AAA | Lehigh Valley | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .353 | 647 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | Philadelphia | 52 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .227 | .308 | .364 | 672 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 19 | AA | Montgomery | 370 | 330 | .246 | 6.8% | 17.8% | .373 | 74 | 8.16 | .399 | ||||
| 2005 | 19 | AAA | Durham | 234 | 228 | .162 | 1.7% | 14.1% | .312 | 30 | 4.68 | .323 | ||||
| 2006 | 20 | AAA | Durham | 370 | 342 | .158 | 4.1% | 17.6% | .372 | 56% | 18% | 55 | 6.06 | .346 | ||
| 2006 | 20 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 131 | 126 | .159 | 0.8% | 18.3% | .374 | 49% | 26% | 19 | 5.90 | .350 | ||
| 2007 | 21 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 680 | 645 | .120 | 3.8% | 18.7% | .343 | 50% | 21% | 84 | 4.85 | .314 | ||
| 2008 | 22 | MLB | Minnesota | 622 | 575 | .115 | 5.6% | 16.9% | .341 | 56% | 14% | 78 | 5.04 | .319 | 96 | 93 |
| 2009 | 23 | MLB | Minnesota | 416 | 395 | .141 | 2.9% | 22.1% | .344 | 51% | 17% | 38 | 3.21 | .315 | 95 | 91 |
| 2010 | 24 | MLB | Minnesota | 611 | 568 | .196 | 4.6% | 13.3% | .320 | 45% | 15% | 74 | 4.44 | .348 | 109 | 124 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Rochester | 32 | 31 | .291 | 3.1% | 15.6% | .292 | 40% | 20% | 6 | 7.36 | .373 | 117 | 141 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Minnesota | 325 | 305 | .091 | 5.5% | 16.9% | .313 | 50% | 14% | 26 | 2.82 | .289 | 91 | 82 |
| 2011 | 25 | MLB | Detroit | 178 | 168 | .184 | 2.8% | 16.9% | .300 | 47% | 17% | 21 | 4.40 | .327 | 103 | 108 |
| 2012 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 608 | 574 | .144 | 3.3% | 18.4% | .304 | 45% | 20% | 62 | 3.77 | .305 | 97 | 93 |
| 2013 | 27 | A+ | Clearwater | 14 | 13 | .076 | 0.0% | 21.4% | .600 | 33% | 22% | 3 | 10.13 | .410 | 132 | 174 |
| 2013 | 27 | AAA | Lehigh Valley | 17 | 17 | .059 | 0.0% | 23.5% | .385 | 23% | 46% | 2 | 4.50 | .285 | 90 | 80 |
| 2013 | 27 | MLB | Philadelphia | 52 | 44 | .137 | 7.7% | 19.2% | .273 | 44% | 19% | 5 | 3.75 | .297 | 97 | 90 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Philadelphia | 2012: Detroit | 2011: Rochester
| Split Statistics with Detroit in 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| October | 11 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0.0% | 45.5% | .000 | 60% | 20% | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| April | 74 | 66 | .091 | 1 | 5.4% | 20.3% | .300 | 39% | 22% | .242 | .311 | .333 | .292 |
| May | 102 | 98 | .164 | 3 | 2.9% | 17.6% | .299 | 45% | 19% | .265 | .294 | .429 | .312 |
| June | 106 | 105 | .095 | 2 | 0.9% | 19.8% | .341 | 50% | 18% | .286 | .292 | .381 | .294 |
| July | 105 | 96 | .167 | 5 | 5.7% | 14.3% | .250 | 35% | 18% | .250 | .286 | .417 | .300 |
| August | 103 | 96 | .208 | 4 | 3.9% | 10.7% | .321 | 51% | 19% | .313 | .350 | .521 | .372 |
| September | 107 | 102 | .147 | 3 | 1.9% | 25.2% | .333 | 47% | 25% | .265 | .280 | .412 | .289 |
| AWAY | 314 | 297 | .125 | 9 | 3.2% | 22.9% | .301 | 43% | 22% | .249 | .287 | .374 | .290 |
| HOME | 294 | 277 | .166 | 9 | 3.4% | 13.6% | .307 | 46% | 18% | .285 | .306 | .451 | .320 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 17 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 15 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | MLB | @ Arizona | RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | MLB | @ Arizona | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 9 | MLB | @ Arizona | RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | MLB | @ San Francisco | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6 | MLB | @ San Francisco | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 5 | MLB | vs. Miami | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 4 | MLB | vs. Miami | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 3 | MLB | vs. Miami | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 2 | MLB | vs. Miami | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 1 | MLB | @ Cleveland | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 30 | MLB | @ Cleveland | DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April 29 | AAA | @ Louisville | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 28 | AAA | @ Louisville | RF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 26 | AAA | @ Indianapolis | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 25 | AAA | @ Indianapolis | RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 23 | A+ | @ Lakeland | RF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 22 | A+ | @ Lakeland | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 21 | A+ | @ Lakeland | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
February 2013
Minor League Ball: The Even More Curious Case of Delmon YoungLast week we looked at former top prospect Reid Brignac and his failure to develop properly as a hitter.
January 2013
River Ave. Blues: Heyman: Yankees discussed Delmon YoungVia Jon Heyman: The Yankees internally discussed Delmon Young but decided to pass because, well, he stinks.
MLB.com: Phillies sign Delmon Young to deal for one year
The Phillies and Delmon Young agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $750,000.
River Ave. Blues: Sherman: Yankees not interested in Delmon Young
Via Joel Sherman: The Yankees have no interest in free agent nominal outfielder Delmon Young.
December 2008
Mets Geek: Note to Mets: Deal for Delmon YoungDelmon Young is proof-positive that prospect projection is a very strange science.