How Ed Young's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Ed Young totaled 77 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 15.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1939, posting 17. The lowest point came in 1936 at 0. The Double Plays trended upward through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 12 in 1943 to 10 in 1946 and 16 in 1947, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 0 to 17 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Young Lifetime Double Plays

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Ed Young Double Plays Per Season

Ed Young's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Young Double Plays per season line chart

Ed Young Double Plays by Team

Ed Young's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Young career Double Plays by team bar chart

Ed Young Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Young's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Young Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Young Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Young's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Young Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Young Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Young's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ed Young Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table