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Bill Almon
William Francis Almon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
School Brown University

Debut September 2, 1974
  vs. ATL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 14, 1988
Born November 21, 1952 in Providence, RI

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 21 SDP NL  16   38    4   12   1  0   0    3   1  0   2   9  .316  .350  .342   99   13   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 22 SDP NL   6   10    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .400  .400  .400  129    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 23 SDP NL  14   57    6   14   3  0   1    6   3  1   2   9  .246  .271  .351   83   20   1   0   0   0   0
 1977 24 SDP NL 155  613   75  160  18 11   2   43  20  9  37 114  .261  .303  .336   80  206  20   0   1   0  14
 1978 25 SDP NL 138  405   39  102  19  2   0   21  17  5  33  74  .252  .308  .309   80  125   3   1  10   0   6
 1979 26 SDP NL 100  198   20   45   3  0   1    8   6  5  21  48  .227  .299  .258   59   51   5   2   7   0   1
 1980 27 TOT NL  66  150   15   29   4  3   0    7   2  0   9  32  .193  .238  .260   41   39   0   1   1   0   2
         MON NL  18   38    2   10   1  1   0    3   0  0   1   5  .263  .275  .342   72   13   0   1   0   0   2
         NYM NL  48  112   13   19   3  2   0    4   2  0   8  27  .170  .225  .232   30   26   0   0   1   0   0
 1981 28 CHW AL 103  349   46  105  10  2   4   41  16  6  21  60  .301  .341  .375  109  131   2   3   0   2   4 MVP-19
 1982 29 CHW AL 111  308   40   79  10  4   4   26  10  8  25  49  .256  .313  .354   84  109   1   1   0   1   4
 1983 30 OAK AL 143  451   45  120  29  1   4   63  26  8  26  67  .266  .302  .361   88  163   5  11   3   2   8
 1984 31 OAK AL 106  211   24   47  11  0   7   16   5  7  10  42  .223  .253  .374   77   79   0   4   0   0   3
 1985 32 PIT NL  88  244   33   66  17  0   6   29  10  7  22  61  .270  .330  .414  108  101   4   3   0   1   6
 1986 33 PIT NL 102  196   29   43   7  2   7   27  11  4  30  38  .219  .319  .383   92   75   1   3   2   0   5
 1987 34 TOT NL  68   74   13   17   4  0   0    5   1  0   9  21  .230  .313  .284   63   21   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  19   20    5    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .200  .238  .250   30    5   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  49   54    8   13   3  0   0    4   1  0   8  16  .241  .339  .296   74   16   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 35 PHI NL  20   26    1    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   3  11  .115  .207  .192   15    5   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1236 3330  390  846 138 25  36  296 128 60 250 636  .254  .305  .343   83 1142  44  29  24   6  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        436   51  111  18  3   5   39  17  8  33  83  .254  .305  .343   83  150   6   4   3   1   7
 Career High    155  613   75  160  29 11   7   63  26  9  37 114  .301  .341  .414  109  206  20  11  10   2  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 21 SDP NL   40   26    5   5.2    90| .316  .256| .350  .328| .342  .371| .692  .698|  99  .589  -0.1   0.0 100%
 1975 22 SDP NL   10    6    2   9.0    91| .400  .258| .400  .328| .400  .373| .800  .701| 129  .792   0.3   0.0   0%
 1976 23 SDP NL   60   45    6   3.6    85| .246  .253| .271  .318| .351  .361| .622  .679|  83  .441  -1.5  -0.2  75%
 1977 24 SDP NL  670  496   61   3.3    94| .261  .257| .303  .323| .336  .392| .639  .715|  80  .352 -17.6  -1.8  68%
 1978 25 SDP NL  442  318   40   3.4    87| .252  .251| .308  .317| .309  .370| .617  .687|  80  .403  -9.5  -1.0  77%
 1979 26 SDP NL  226  166   16   2.6    94| .227  .260| .299  .325| .258  .386| .557  .711|  59  .274 -10.4  -1.1  54%
 1980 27 TOT NL  160  124    9   2.0    93| .193  .264| .238  .326| .260  .383| .498  .709|  41  .196 -12.4  -1.3 100%
         MON NL   40   31    3   2.6    95| .263  .267| .275  .329| .342  .387| .617  .716|  72  .292  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         NYM NL  120   93    6   1.7    93| .170  .263| .225  .325| .232  .382| .457  .707|  30  .164 -10.8  -1.1 100%
 1981 28 CHW AL  377  259   46   4.8    87| .301  .254| .341  .318| .375  .369| .716  .687| 109  .570   3.5   0.4  72%
 1982 29 CHW AL  336  243   34   3.8    98| .256  .264| .313  .328| .354  .402| .667  .730|  84  .410  -7.5  -0.7  55%
 1983 30 OAK AL  495  363   51   3.8    92| .266  .257| .302  .318| .361  .388| .663  .706|  88  .414  -5.3  -0.5  76%
 1984 31 OAK AL  225  178   18   2.7    91| .223  .255| .253  .317| .374  .385| .627  .702|  77  .282  -6.5  -0.6  41%
 1985 32 PIT NL  274  198   32   4.4    94| .270  .259| .330  .327| .414  .386| .744  .712| 108  .516   3.1   0.3  58%
 1986 33 PIT NL  230  166   25   4.1    99| .219  .264| .319  .334| .383  .398| .702  .732|  92  .473  -2.2  -0.2  73%
 1987 34 TOT NL   83   57    7   3.3   103| .230  .265| .313  .334| .284  .412| .597  .746|  63  .339  -3.6  -0.4 100%
         PIT NL   21   16    1   1.7   106| .200  .269| .238  .339| .250  .419| .488  .758|  30  .130  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         NYM NL   62   41    6   3.9   102| .241  .263| .339  .332| .296  .410| .635  .742|  74  .414  -1.6  -0.2 100%
 1988 35 PHI NL   31   25    1   1.1    90| .115  .257| .207  .321| .192  .378| .399  .699|  15  .083  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     3659 2670  353   3.6    93| .254  .258| .305  .323| .343  .385| .648  .708|  83  .404 -72.5  -7.4  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 21 SDP NL SS 14 13 30 4 4 .915 .962 3.07 4.26 3.99 4.97 12 97.0 1975 22 SDP NL SS 2 6 5 0 0 1.000 .965 5.50 4.20 4.95 4.99 2 20.0 1976 23 SDP NL SS 14 23 52 3 8 .962 .964 5.36 4.48 6.06 5.05 14 111.3 1977 24 SDP NL SS 155 303 538 41 87 .954 .963 5.43 4.30 5.63 5.02 155 1344.7 1978 25 SDP NL 3B 114 72 221 21 20 .933 .952 2.57 2.53 2.99 3.00 99 882.7 SS 15 9 23 1 4 .970 .967 2.13 4.25 5.27 4.89 4 54.7 2B 7 21 11 1 2 .970 .976 4.57 4.34 5.36 5.30 6 53.7 1979 26 SDP NL 2B 61 116 150 4 37 .985 .979 4.36 4.55 5.52 5.42 49 434.0 SS 25 26 43 3 11 .958 .965 2.76 4.51 5.70 5.00 8 109.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 27 TOT NL SS 34 47 81 7 15 .948 .966 3.76 4.30 4.92 5.02 24 234.0 TOT NL 2B 19 32 50 5 10 .943 .980 4.32 4.71 6.20 5.49 13 119.0 MON NL SS 12 17 24 4 1 .911 .967 3.42 4.30 4.73 5.02 7 78.0 2B 1 1 2 1 1 .750 .968 3.00 4.70 6.75 5.40 0 4.0 NYM NL SS 22 30 57 3 14 .967 .966 3.95 4.30 5.02 5.02 17 156.0 2B 18 31 48 4 9 .952 .980 4.39 4.71 6.18 5.49 13 115.0 3B 9 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.33 2.39 1.93 2.89 0 14.0 1981 28 CHW AL SS 103 190 340 17 78 .969 .967 5.15 4.19 5.34 4.99 102 894.0 1982 29 CHW AL SS 108 164 317 26 72 .949 .965 4.45 4.17 5.51 4.87 85 786.3 DH 1 1983 30 OAK AL SS 52 51 93 9 14 .941 .963 2.77 4.15 4.31 4.75 36 301.0 3B 40 34 58 9 5 .911 .955 2.30 2.57 2.76 3.07 35 300.3 1B 38 208 21 1 14 .996 .992 6.03 8.24 9.31 9.90 23 221.3 OF 23 33 0 1 0 .971 .982 1.43 2.16 2.38 2.50 13 125.0 RF 14 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.86 1.85 3.08 2.25 8 76.0 LF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 1.90 1.17 2.33 5 46.0 2B 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 4.76 4.50 5.40 0 10.0 DH 4 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1984 31 OAK AL OF 48 70 1 0 1 1.000 .983 1.48 2.17 2.22 2.51 28 287.3 1B 44 184 13 2 18 .990 .991 4.48 8.25 8.40 9.75 23 211.0 LF 33 49 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.48 1.80 2.22 2.27 19 199.0 RF 17 20 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.88 2.19 2.23 9 86.3 DH 12 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 2.20 1.12 2.70 0 8.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.90 3.00 4.80 0 3.0 1985 32 PIT NL SS 43 50 101 2 19 .987 .963 3.51 4.26 4.43 4.88 31 306.7 OF 32 27 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.91 1.88 1.54 2.20 23 169.0 LF 26 24 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.96 1.50 1.52 1.92 21 148.0 1B 7 25 1 2 3 .929 .992 3.71 8.54 9.47 10.06 3 24.7 3B 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 0.86 2.47 1.46 2.87 4 37.0 CF 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.27 2.57 2.66 2 21.0 1986 33 PIT NL OF 54 53 5 1 0 .983 .980 1.07 1.82 1.96 2.19 28 267.0 LF 53 50 5 0 0 1.000 .975 1.04 1.44 1.89 1.97 27 262.0 3B 28 9 26 3 3 .921 .946 1.25 2.20 2.46 2.72 12 128.3 SS 19 8 12 3 1 .870 .962 1.05 3.96 4.32 4.75 1 41.7 1B 4 10 2 1 0 .923 .992 3.00 8.30 15.43 9.90 0 7.0 RF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.00 1.65 3.60 1.98 1 5.0 1987 34 TOT NL SS 26 17 35 2 6 .963 .965 2.00 3.89 4.81 4.72 7 97.3 TOT NL OF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.83 0.00 2.10 0 6.0 PIT NL SS 4 9 8 1 3 .944 .966 4.25 3.90 5.88 4.71 3 26.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.98 0 5.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 NYM NL SS 22 8 27 1 3 .972 .964 1.59 3.89 4.42 4.72 4 71.3 2B 10 4 7 1 1 .917 .982 1.10 4.44 3.33 5.18 1 29.7 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.45 15.00 9.90 0 3.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1988 35 PHI NL 3B 9 4 13 1 0 .944 .944 1.89 2.36 3.95 2.77 3 38.7 SS 5 4 2 1 1 .857 .968 1.20 4.00 4.50 4.65 0 12.0 1B 1 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 12.00 8.60 13.50 10.01 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 30 OAK AL 1B 38 208 21 1 14 .996 .992 6.03 8.24 9.31 9.90 23 221.3 1984 31 OAK AL 1B 44 184 13 2 18 .990 .991 4.48 8.25 8.40 9.75 23 211.0 1985 32 PIT NL 1B 7 25 1 2 3 .929 .992 3.71 8.54 9.47 10.06 3 24.7 1986 33 PIT NL 1B 4 10 2 1 0 .923 .992 3.00 8.30 15.43 9.90 0 7.0 1987 34 NYM NL 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.45 15.00 9.90 0 3.0 1988 35 PHI NL 1B 1 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 12.00 8.60 13.50 10.01 1 8.0 1978 25 SDP NL 2B 7 21 11 1 2 .970 .976 4.57 4.34 5.36 5.30 6 53.7 1979 26 SDP NL 2B 61 116 150 4 37 .985 .979 4.36 4.55 5.52 5.42 49 434.0 1980 27 TOT NL 2B 19 32 50 5 10 .943 .980 4.32 4.71 6.20 5.49 13 119.0 MON NL 2B 1 1 2 1 1 .750 .968 3.00 4.70 6.75 5.40 0 4.0 NYM NL 2B 18 31 48 4 9 .952 .980 4.39 4.71 6.18 5.49 13 115.0 1983 30 OAK AL 2B 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 4.76 4.50 5.40 0 10.0 1987 34 NYM NL 2B 10 4 7 1 1 .917 .982 1.10 4.44 3.33 5.18 1 29.7 1978 25 SDP NL 3B 114 72 221 21 20 .933 .952 2.57 2.53 2.99 3.00 99 882.7 1980 27 NYM NL 3B 9 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.33 2.39 1.93 2.89 0 14.0 1983 30 OAK AL 3B 40 34 58 9 5 .911 .955 2.30 2.57 2.76 3.07 35 300.3 1984 31 OAK AL 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 2.20 1.12 2.70 0 8.0 1985 32 PIT NL 3B 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 0.86 2.47 1.46 2.87 4 37.0 1986 33 PIT NL 3B 28 9 26 3 3 .921 .946 1.25 2.20 2.46 2.72 12 128.3 1987 34 PIT NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 35 PHI NL 3B 9 4 13 1 0 .944 .944 1.89 2.36 3.95 2.77 3 38.7 1984 31 OAK AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1979 26 SDP NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 30 OAK AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1984 31 OAK AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1985 32 PIT NL CF 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.27 2.57 2.66 2 21.0 1982 29 CHW AL DH 1 1983 30 OAK AL DH 4 1984 31 OAK AL DH 12 1983 30 OAK AL LF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 1.90 1.17 2.33 5 46.0 1984 31 OAK AL LF 33 49 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.48 1.80 2.22 2.27 19 199.0 1985 32 PIT NL LF 26 24 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.96 1.50 1.52 1.92 21 148.0 1986 33 PIT NL LF 53 50 5 0 0 1.000 .975 1.04 1.44 1.89 1.97 27 262.0 1987 34 PIT NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.98 0 5.0 1979 26 SDP NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 30 OAK AL OF 23 33 0 1 0 .971 .982 1.43 2.16 2.38 2.50 13 125.0 1984 31 OAK AL OF 48 70 1 0 1 1.000 .983 1.48 2.17 2.22 2.51 28 287.3 1985 32 PIT NL OF 32 27 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.91 1.88 1.54 2.20 23 169.0 1986 33 PIT NL OF 54 53 5 1 0 .983 .980 1.07 1.82 1.96 2.19 28 267.0 1987 34 TOT NL OF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.83 0.00 2.10 0 6.0 PIT NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.16 0 5.0 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1983 30 OAK AL RF 14 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.86 1.85 3.08 2.25 8 76.0 1984 31 OAK AL RF 17 20 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.88 2.19 2.23 9 86.3 1986 33 PIT NL RF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.00 1.65 3.60 1.98 1 5.0 1987 34 NYM NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1974 21 SDP NL SS 14 13 30 4 4 .915 .962 3.07 4.26 3.99 4.97 12 97.0 1975 22 SDP NL SS 2 6 5 0 0 1.000 .965 5.50 4.20 4.95 4.99 2 20.0 1976 23 SDP NL SS 14 23 52 3 8 .962 .964 5.36 4.48 6.06 5.05 14 111.3 1977 24 SDP NL SS 155 303 538 41 87 .954 .963 5.43 4.30 5.63 5.02 155 1344.7 1978 25 SDP NL SS 15 9 23 1 4 .970 .967 2.13 4.25 5.27 4.89 4 54.7 1979 26 SDP NL SS 25 26 43 3 11 .958 .965 2.76 4.51 5.70 5.00 8 109.0 1980 27 TOT NL SS 34 47 81 7 15 .948 .966 3.76 4.30 4.92 5.02 24 234.0 MON NL SS 12 17 24 4 1 .911 .967 3.42 4.30 4.73 5.02 7 78.0 NYM NL SS 22 30 57 3 14 .967 .966 3.95 4.30 5.02 5.02 17 156.0 1981 28 CHW AL SS 103 190 340 17 78 .969 .967 5.15 4.19 5.34 4.99 102 894.0 1982 29 CHW AL SS 108 164 317 26 72 .949 .965 4.45 4.17 5.51 4.87 85 786.3 1983 30 OAK AL SS 52 51 93 9 14 .941 .963 2.77 4.15 4.31 4.75 36 301.0 1984 31 OAK AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.90 3.00 4.80 0 3.0 1985 32 PIT NL SS 43 50 101 2 19 .987 .963 3.51 4.26 4.43 4.88 31 306.7 1986 33 PIT NL SS 19 8 12 3 1 .870 .962 1.05 3.96 4.32 4.75 1 41.7 1987 34 TOT NL SS 26 17 35 2 6 .963 .965 2.00 3.89 4.81 4.72 7 97.3 PIT NL SS 4 9 8 1 3 .944 .966 4.25 3.90 5.88 4.71 3 26.0 NYM NL SS 22 8 27 1 3 .972 .964 1.59 3.89 4.42 4.72 4 71.3 1988 35 PHI NL SS 5 4 2 1 1 .857 .968 1.20 4.00 4.50 4.65 0 12.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total SS* 616 911 1673 119 320 .956 .965 4.19 4.22 5.27 4.95 481 4412.7 3B* 212 122 325 35 28 .927 .952 2.11 2.47 2.85 2.98 153 1410.0 OF* 161 183 8 2 1 .990 .982 1.19 1.99 2.01 2.34 92 855.3 123 9 34# LF* 123 129 6 0 0 1.000 .978 1.10 1.59 1.84 2.07 72 660.0 2B* 102 174 222 11 50 .973 .979 3.88 4.57 5.51 5.41 69 646.3 1B* 96 444 37 6 36 .988 .992 5.01 8.28 9.11 9.84 50 475.0 RF* 34 48 1 2 0 .961 .978 1.44 1.85 2.62 2.23 18 168.3 DH 17 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 9 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 2.36 2.67 2.73 2 27.0 C* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1188 1834 2265 173 435 .960 .968 3.45 3.96 4.73 4.64 845 7800
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1981-AL-19-0.02
Car-1314-0.02 shares

Triples
1977 NL-11-2

Strikeouts
1977 NL-114-5

Stolen Bases
1981 AL-16-9

Singles
1977 NL-129-9
1981 AL-89-9

Sac. Hits
1977 NL-20-1

Sac. Flies
1983 AL-11-2

Outs
1977 NL-496-2

       

Gray Ink: Batting - 3 (1996) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.1 (1474) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1810) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  5. Mike Bordick (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ricky Gutierrez (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mike Bordick (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. U L Washington (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Miguel Cairo (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Miguel Cairo (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jose Pagan (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jose Pagan (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.

November 27, 1979: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Dan Briggs to the Montreal Expos for Dave Cash.

July 7, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

July 11, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

December 19, 1980: Released by the New York Mets.

February 4, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

January 18, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 29, 1987: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets for Al Pedrique and Scott Little.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

March 21, 1988: Traded by the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez (minors).

June 16, 1988: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Pittsburgh Pirates$255,000
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$260,000
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$250,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,015,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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