How Michael Young's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Michael Young posted a career Range Factor of 4.08, well above the league average of 3.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 2012, posting 5.87, well above the league average of 2.77 that year. The lowest point came in 2000 at .000, well below the league average of 2.89 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.79 in 2011 to 5.87 in 2012 and 3.15 in 2013. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .000 to 5.87 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Michael Young Lifetime Range Factor

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Michael Young Range Factor Per Season

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

Michael Young Range Factor by Team

Michael Young's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Michael Young career Range Factor by team bar chart

Michael Young Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Michael Young's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Michael Young Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Young Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Young's seasonal Range Factor 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.
Michael Young Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Young Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Young's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
Michael Young Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table