With my next pick I'll take
Robin Yount, SS/OF, Brewers.
Brimming with immense natural talent, shortstop Robin Yount was just eighteen years old when he was first called up to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1974, immediately becoming one of the youngest regulars in baseball history. Combining that head start with steady production in the face of injuries, hard-nosed intensity, and admirable team loyalty, Yount became a member of the elite 3,000-hit club eighteen seasons later, still with the Brewers.
Yount is one of three players (Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial) to win an MVP award at two different positions (shortstop and center field).
He was the 3rd overall pick in the 1973 draft, one selection ahead of another guy I picked in this draft, Dave Winfield.
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Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1974 18 MIL AL 107 344 48 86 14 5 3 26 7 7 12 46 .250 .276 .346 119 5 2 0 1 4
1975 19 MIL AL 147 558 67 149 28 2 8 52 12 4 33 69 .267 .307 .367 205 10 5 3 1 8
1976 20 MIL AL 161 638 59 161 19 3 2 54 16 11 38 69 .252 .292 .301 192 8 6 3 0 13
1977 21 MIL AL 154 605 66 174 34 4 4 49 16 7 41 80 .288 .333 .377 228 11 4 1 2 11
1978 22 MIL AL 127 502 66 147 23 9 9 71 16 5 24 43 .293 .323 .428 215 13 5 1 1 5
1979 23 MIL AL 149 577 72 154 26 5 8 51 11 8 35 52 .267 .308 .371 214 10 3 3 1 15
1980 24 MIL AL 143 611 121 179 49 10 23 87 20 5 26 67 .293 .321 .519 317 6 3 1 1 8
1981 25 MIL AL 96 377 50 103 15 5 10 49 4 1 22 37 .273 .312 .419 158 4 6 1 2 4
1982 26 MIL AL 156 635 129 210 46 12 29 114 14 3 54 63 .331 .379 .578 367 4 10 2 1 19
1983 27 MIL AL 149 578 102 178 42 10 17 80 12 5 72 58 .308 .383 .503 291 1 8 6 3 11
1984 28 MIL AL 160 624 105 186 27 7 16 80 14 4 67 67 .298 .362 .441 275 1 9 7 1 22
1985 29 MIL AL 122 466 76 129 26 3 15 68 10 4 49 56 .277 .342 .442 206 1 9 3 2 8
1986 30 MIL AL 140 522 82 163 31 7 9 46 14 5 62 73 .312 .388 .450 235 5 2 7 4 9
1987 31 MIL AL 158 635 99 198 25 9 21 103 19 9 76 94 .312 .384 .479 304 6 5 10 1 9
1988 32 MIL AL 162 621 92 190 38 11 13 91 22 4 63 63 .306 .369 .465 289 2 7 10 3 21
1989 33 MIL AL 160 614 101 195 38 9 21 103 19 3 63 71 .318 .384 .511 314 3 4 9 6 9
1990 34 MIL AL 158 587 98 145 17 5 17 77 15 8 78 89 .247 .337 .380 223 4 8 6 6 7
1991 35 MIL AL 130 503 66 131 20 4 10 77 6 4 54 79 .260 .332 .376 189 1 9 8 4 13
1992 36 MIL AL 150 557 71 147 40 3 8 77 15 6 53 81 .264 .325 .390 217 4 12 9 3 9
1993 37 MIL AL 127 454 62 117 25 3 8 51 9 2 44 93 .258 .326 .379 172 5 6 5 5 12
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20 Seasons 11008 3142 126 1406 105 1350 .285 .342 .430 104 123 95 48 217
2856 1632 583 251 271 966 4730