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Wade Boggs
Wade Anthony Boggs

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 197 lb.

Debut April 10, 1982
  vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 27, 1999
Born June 15, 1958 in Omaha, NE

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1976. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 24 BOS AL 104  338   51  118  14  1   5   44   1  0  35  21  .349  .406  .441  127  149   4   4   4   0   9 RoY-3
 1983 25 BOS AL 153  582  100  210  44  7   5   74   3  3  92  36  .361  .444  .486  150  283   3   7   2   1  15 SS,MVP-12
 1984 26 BOS AL 158  625  109  203  31  4   6   55   3  2  89  44  .325  .407  .416  125  260   8   4   6   0  13
 1985 27 BOS AL 161  653  107  240  42  3   8   78   2  1  96  61  .368  .450  .478  151  312   3   2   5   4  20 MVP-4,AS
 1986 28 BOS AL 149  580  107  207  47  2   8   71   0  4 105  44  .357  .453  .486  156  282   4   4  14   0  11 SS,MVP-7,AS
 1987 29 BOS AL 147  551  108  200  40  6  24   89   1  3 105  48  .363  .461  .588  173  324   1   8  19   2  13 SS,MVP-9,AS
 1988 30 BOS AL 155  584  128  214  45  6   5   58   2  3 125  34  .366  .476  .490  166  286   0   7  18   3  23 SS,MVP-6,AS
 1989 31 BOS AL 156  621  113  205  51  7   3   54   2  6 107  51  .330  .430  .449  142  279   0   7  19   7  19 SS,MVP-21,AS
 1990 32 BOS AL 155  619   89  187  44  5   6   63   0  0  87  68  .302  .386  .418  121  259   0   6  19   1  14 MVP-22,AS
 1991 33 BOS AL 144  546   93  181  42  2   8   51   1  2  89  32  .332  .421  .460  140  251   0   6  25   0  16 SS,AS
 1992 34 BOS AL 143  514   62  133  22  4   7   50   1  3  74  31  .259  .353  .358   96  184   0   6  19   4  10 AS
 1993 35 NYY AL 143  560   83  169  26  1   2   59   0  1  74  49  .302  .378  .363  104  203   1   9   4   0  10 SS,AS
 1994 36 NYY AL  97  366   61  125  19  1  11   55   2  1  61  29  .342  .433  .489  141  179   2   4   3   1  10 SS,MVP-13,AS
 1995 37 NYY AL 126  460   76  149  22  4   5   63   1  1  74  50  .324  .412  .422  119  194   0   7   5   0  13 MVP-17,AS
 1996 38 NYY AL 132  501   80  156  29  2   2   41   1  2  67  32  .311  .389  .389   98  195   1   5   7   0  10 AS
 1997 39 NYY AL 103  353   55  103  23  1   4   28   0  1  48  38  .292  .373  .397  102  140   2   4   3   0   3
 1998 40 TBD AL 123  435   51  122  23  4   7   52   3  2  46  54  .280  .348  .400   94  174   0   2   6   0  13
 1999 41 TBD AL  90  292   40   88  14  1   2   29   1  0  38  23  .301  .377  .377   94  110   0   4   2   0  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         9180      3010     61     1014     35     745  .328  .415  .443  130       29  96 180  23 236
               2439      1513      578    118       24   1412                            4064
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        610  100  200  38  4   8   67   2  2  94  49  .328  .415  .443  130  270   2   6  12   2  16
 Career High    161  653  128  240  51  7  24   89   3  6 125  68  .368  .476  .588  173  324   8   9  25   7  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 24 BOS AL  381  237   61   6.9   104| .349  .272| .406  .337| .441  .414| .847  .751| 127  .679  14.0   1.4 100%
 1983 25 BOS AL  685  400  130   8.7   104| .361  .273| .444  .336| .486  .413| .930  .749| 150  .766  47.2   4.6  50%
 1984 26 BOS AL  726  449  110   6.6   101| .325  .269| .407  .333| .416  .406| .823  .739| 125  .665  25.4   2.5  60%
 1985 27 BOS AL  758  439  143   8.7   102| .368  .266| .450  .332| .478  .413| .928  .745| 151  .764  53.2   5.2  66%
 1986 28 BOS AL  693  396  133   9.0   101| .357  .263| .453  .331| .486  .410| .939  .740| 156  .768  53.5   5.1   0%
 1987 29 BOS AL  667  376  154  10.9   108| .363  .269| .461  .337| .588  .431|1.049  .768| 173  .808  66.1   6.1  25%
 1988 30 BOS AL  719  403  140   9.3    99| .366  .265| .476  .331| .490  .399| .966  .730| 166  .797  64.6   6.4  40%
 1989 31 BOS AL  742  448  122   7.3    99| .330  .269| .430  .335| .449  .395| .879  .730| 142  .721  43.7   4.4  25%
 1990 32 BOS AL  713  452  103   6.1    99| .302  .265| .386  .334| .418  .396| .804  .730| 121  .646  21.7   2.2   0%
 1991 33 BOS AL  641  389  107   7.4   101| .332  .266| .421  .335| .460  .403| .881  .739| 140  .709  35.5   3.5  33%
 1992 34 BOS AL  598  400   67   4.5    99| .259  .266| .353  .336| .358  .395| .711  .731|  96  .510  -1.2  -0.1  25%
 1993 35 NYY AL  644  412   82   5.3   100| .302  .263| .378  .333| .363  .402| .741  .736| 104  .545   7.3   0.7   0%
 1994 36 NYY AL  434  258   80   8.3   109| .342  .269| .433  .341| .489  .428| .922  .769| 141  .691  26.4   2.4  66%
 1995 37 NYY AL  541  332   83   6.7   109| .324  .269| .412  .343| .422  .425| .834  .768| 119  .610  17.7   1.6  50%
 1996 38 NYY AL  574  363   79   5.8   117| .311  .278| .389  .352| .389  .447| .778  .799|  98  .519   1.4   0.1  33%
 1997 39 NYY AL  407  260   56   5.8   109| .292  .271| .373  .341| .397  .429| .770  .770| 102  .550   3.1   0.3   0%
 1998 40 TBD AL  483  330   59   4.8   111| .280  .273| .348  .342| .400  .434| .748  .776|  94  .462  -3.8  -0.4  60%
 1999 41 TBD AL  334  222   41   4.9   114| .301  .275| .377  .348| .377  .440| .754  .788|  94  .457  -0.9  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons   10740  6566 1750   7.1   104| .328  .268| .415  .337| .443  .414| .858  .750| 130  .677 475.0  45.9  40%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1997 39 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  4.48  inf 1.000
 1999 41 TBD AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.3    3    1    1   0    0    1   0   0     7   0   0  6.75  4.97   74 2.250
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL undef   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    2.3    3    1    1   0    1    2   0   0    11   0   0  3.86  4.76  123 1.714
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   78.0  102   34   34   0   34   68   0   0   374   0   0  3.86  4.76  123 1.714

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1982 24 BOS AL 1B 49 460 49 3 40 .994 .992 10.39 8.51 10.84 9.85 44 422.7 3B 44 28 119 5 11 .967 .954 3.34 2.62 3.75 3.07 39 353.0 DH 3 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 1983 25 BOS AL 3B 153 118 368 27 40 .947 .955 3.18 2.57 3.23 3.07 153 1354.0 1984 26 BOS AL 3B 156 141 330 20 30 .959 .950 3.02 2.19 3.11 2.75 156 1361.3 DH 2 1985 27 BOS AL 3B 161 134 335 17 30 .965 .953 2.91 2.38 2.98 2.85 160 1417.3 AS 1986 28 BOS AL 3B 149 121 267 19 30 .953 .948 2.60 2.37 2.70 2.74 148 1293.7 AS 1987 29 BOS AL 3B 145 111 277 14 37 .965 .952 2.68 2.31 2.76 2.77 145 1267.0 AS 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 AS DH 1 AS 1988 30 BOS AL 3B 151 122 250 11 17 .971 .954 2.46 2.36 2.55 2.71 151 1313.7 AS DH 3 AS 1989 31 BOS AL 3B 152 123 264 17 29 .958 .943 2.55 2.34 2.60 2.73 152 1339.3 AS DH 3 AS 1990 32 BOS AL 3B 152 108 241 20 18 .946 .944 2.30 2.32 2.34 2.75 152 1340.7 AS DH 3 AS 1991 33 BOS AL 3B 140 89 276 12 34 .968 .955 2.61 2.33 2.75 2.79 140 1196.7 AS 1992 34 BOS AL 3B 117 70 229 15 23 .952 .950 2.56 2.40 2.71 2.78 114 994.0 AS DH 21 AS 1993 35 NYY AL 3B 134 75 311 12 29 .970 .951 2.88 2.31 3.09 2.69 129 1122.7 AS DH 8 AS 1994 36 NYY AL 3B 93 40 214 10 19 .962 .948 2.73 2.34 2.92 2.64 87 783.3 GG,AS 1B 4 26 4 0 2 1.000 .993 7.50 8.50 9.54 9.57 2 28.3 AS 1995 37 NYY AL 3B 117 69 193 5 11 .981 .952 2.24 2.19 2.52 2.61 105 935.0 GG,AS 1B 9 45 5 0 4 1.000 .992 5.56 8.32 7.67 9.61 6 58.7 AS 1996 38 NYY AL 3B 123 62 201 7 24 .974 .956 2.14 2.18 2.31 2.56 120 1025.7 AS DH 4 AS 1997 39 NYY AL 3B 76 42 140 4 15 .978 .953 2.39 2.32 2.68 2.67 70 611.0 DH 19 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 40 TBD AL 3B 78 52 131 5 12 .973 .948 2.35 2.23 2.58 2.55 75 639.3 DH 33 1999 41 TBD AL 3B 74 45 100 9 14 .942 .950 1.96 2.21 2.27 2.58 72 573.7 DH 8 1B 4 32 0 0 3 1.000 .991 8.00 8.32 10.29 9.51 3 28.0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.38 0 1.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 24 BOS AL 1B 49 460 49 3 40 .994 .992 10.39 8.51 10.84 9.85 44 422.7 1987 29 BOS AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 1994 36 NYY AL 1B 4 26 4 0 2 1.000 .993 7.50 8.50 9.54 9.57 2 28.3 1995 37 NYY AL 1B 9 45 5 0 4 1.000 .992 5.56 8.32 7.67 9.61 6 58.7 1999 41 TBD AL 1B 4 32 0 0 3 1.000 .991 8.00 8.32 10.29 9.51 3 28.0 1982 24 BOS AL 3B 44 28 119 5 11 .967 .954 3.34 2.62 3.75 3.07 39 353.0 1983 25 BOS AL 3B 153 118 368 27 40 .947 .955 3.18 2.57 3.23 3.07 153 1354.0 1984 26 BOS AL 3B 156 141 330 20 30 .959 .950 3.02 2.19 3.11 2.75 156 1361.3 1985 27 BOS AL 3B 161 134 335 17 30 .965 .953 2.91 2.38 2.98 2.85 160 1417.3 1986 28 BOS AL 3B 149 121 267 19 30 .953 .948 2.60 2.37 2.70 2.74 148 1293.7 1987 29 BOS AL 3B 145 111 277 14 37 .965 .952 2.68 2.31 2.76 2.77 145 1267.0 1988 30 BOS AL 3B 151 122 250 11 17 .971 .954 2.46 2.36 2.55 2.71 151 1313.7 1989 31 BOS AL 3B 152 123 264 17 29 .958 .943 2.55 2.34 2.60 2.73 152 1339.3 1990 32 BOS AL 3B 152 108 241 20 18 .946 .944 2.30 2.32 2.34 2.75 152 1340.7 1991 33 BOS AL 3B 140 89 276 12 34 .968 .955 2.61 2.33 2.75 2.79 140 1196.7 1992 34 BOS AL 3B 117 70 229 15 23 .952 .950 2.56 2.40 2.71 2.78 114 994.0 1993 35 NYY AL 3B 134 75 311 12 29 .970 .951 2.88 2.31 3.09 2.69 129 1122.7 1994 36 NYY AL 3B 93 40 214 10 19 .962 .948 2.73 2.34 2.92 2.64 87 783.3 1995 37 NYY AL 3B 117 69 193 5 11 .981 .952 2.24 2.19 2.52 2.61 105 935.0 1996 38 NYY AL 3B 123 62 201 7 24 .974 .956 2.14 2.18 2.31 2.56 120 1025.7 1997 39 NYY AL 3B 76 42 140 4 15 .978 .953 2.39 2.32 2.68 2.67 70 611.0 1998 40 TBD AL 3B 78 52 131 5 12 .973 .948 2.35 2.23 2.58 2.55 75 639.3 1999 41 TBD AL 3B 74 45 100 9 14 .942 .950 1.96 2.21 2.27 2.58 72 573.7 1982 24 BOS AL DH 3 1984 26 BOS AL DH 2 1987 29 BOS AL DH 1 1988 30 BOS AL DH 3 1989 31 BOS AL DH 3 1990 32 BOS AL DH 3 1992 34 BOS AL DH 21 1993 35 NYY AL DH 8 1996 38 NYY AL DH 4 1997 39 NYY AL DH 19 1998 40 TBD AL DH 33 1999 41 TBD AL DH 8 1982 24 BOS AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 1982 24 BOS AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 2.25 2.48 0 4.0 1997 39 NYY AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1999 41 TBD AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.38 0 1.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*2215 1550 4246 229 423 .962 .951 2.62 2.33 2.76 2.75 2168 18921.3 DH 108 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 67 564 58 3 49 .995 .992 9.28 8.47 10.37 9.79 55 539.7 P* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.57 0 2.3 LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2285 2115 4304 232 472 .965 .955 2.81 2.51 2.97 2.94 2223 19467
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  BOS CAL     W   7  30   3   7  1  1  0   2   4   1  .233  .324  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    BOS NYM     L   7  31   3   9  3  0  0   3   4   2  .290  .371  .387   0  0   0   0   0 
 1988   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   4  13   2   5  0  0  0   3   3   4  .385  .444  .385   0  0   0   2   0 
 1990   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   4  16   1   7  1  0  1   1   0   3  .438  .438  .688   0  0   0   0   0 
 1995   ALDS  NYY SEA     L   4  19   4   5  2  0  1   3   3   5  .263  .364  .526   0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   3  12   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .083  .083  .167   0  0   1   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BAL     W   3  15   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   3  .133  .188  .133   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY ATL     W   4  11   0   3  1  0  0   2   1   0  .273  .333  .364   0  0   0   0   0 
 1997   ALDS  NYY CLE     L   3   7   1   3  0  0  0   2   0   0  .429  .429  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2  10  38   5   9  3  0  1   5   3   7  .237  .293  .395   0  0   1   0   0 
  4 Lg Champ Series     2-2  18  74   7  21  2  1  1   6   8  11  .284  .345  .378   0  0   1   2   0 
  2 World Series        1-1  11  42   3  12  4  0  0   5   5   2  .286  .362  .381   0  0   0   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   4-5  39 154  15  42  9  1  2  16  16  20  .273  .337  .383   0  0   2   2   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1985   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1986   BOS AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1987   BOS AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1988   BOS AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1989   BOS AL   *   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1990   BOS AL   *   2   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1991   BOS AL   *   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1992   BOS AL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1993   NYY AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1994   NYY AL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1995   NYY AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1996   NYY AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 12/12   11  28   4   9  0  0  1   1   4   3   0  0   0   0   0  .321  .406  .429 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1985 *
1986 (3B)
1987 (3B)
1988 (3B)
1989 (3B)
1990 (3B)
1991 (3B)
1992 (3B)
1993 (3B)
1994 (3B)
1995 (3B)
1996 (3B)

Gold Gloves
1994-AL--3B
1995-AL--3B
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1983-AL--3B
1986-AL--3B
1987-AL--3B
1988-AL--3B
1989-AL--3B
1991-AL--3B
1993-AL--3B
1994-AL--3B
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-AL-12-0.06
1985-AL-4-0.41
1986-AL-7-0.22
1987-AL-9-0.16
1988-AL-6-0.27
1989-AL-21-0.01
1990-AL-22-0.01
1994-AL-13-0.05
1995-AL-17-0.01
Car-190-1.20 shares

Batting Average
1983 AL-.361-1
1984 AL-.325-3
1985 AL-.368-1
1986 AL-.357-1
1987 AL-.363-1
1988 AL-.366-1
1989 AL-.330-3
1990 AL-.302-5
1991 AL-.332-2
1994 AL-.342-5
1995 AL-.324-4
Car-.328-36

On-base %
1983 AL-.444-1
1984 AL-.407-2
1985 AL-.450-1
1986 AL-.453-1
1987 AL-.461-1
1988 AL-.476-1
1989 AL-.430-1
1990 AL-.386-6
1991 AL-.421-3
1994 AL-.433-4
1995 AL-.412-9
Car-.415-26

Slugging %
1987 AL-.588-3

OPS
1983 AL-.931-2
1985 AL-.928-4
1986 AL-.939-2
1987 AL-1.049-1
1988 AL-.965-1
1989 AL-.879-5
1991 AL-.881-10

Games
1984 AL-158-10
1985 AL-161-4
Car-2439-63

At Bats
1984 AL-625-7
1985 AL-653-3
1989 AL-621-9
1990 AL-619-5
Car-9180-52

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1983 AL-685-5
1984 AL-726-2
1985 AL-758-1
1986 AL-693-8
1988 AL-719-1
1989 AL-742-1
1990 AL-713-3
Car-10740-38

Runs
1983 AL-100-7
1984 AL-109-3
1985 AL-107-6
1986 AL-107-5
1987 AL-108-7
1988 AL-128-1
1989 AL-113-1
Car-1513-60

Hits
1983 AL-210-2
1984 AL-203-2
1985 AL-240-1
1986 AL-207-4
1987 AL-200-4
1988 AL-214-2
1989 AL-205-2
1990 AL-187-2
1991 AL-181-9
Car-3010-25

Total Bases
1985 AL-312-4
1987 AL-324-5
1988 AL-286-9
1989 AL-279-9
Car-4064-70

Doubles
1983 AL-44-2
1985 AL-42-3
1986 AL-47-2
1987 AL-40-2
1988 AL-45-1
1989 AL-51-1
1990 AL-44-3
1991 AL-42-4
Car-578-18

Triples
1983 AL-7-9
1988 AL-6-9
1989 AL-7-10

Bases on Balls
1983 AL-92-3
1984 AL-89-5
1985 AL-96-5
1986 AL-105-1
1987 AL-105-3
1988 AL-125-1
1989 AL-107-3
1990 AL-87-8
1991 AL-89-8
Car-1412-23

Singles
1983 AL-154-1
1984 AL-162-1
1985 AL-187-1
1986 AL-150-3
1987 AL-130-9
1988 AL-158-2
1989 AL-144-6
1990 AL-132-3
1991 AL-129-9
1993 AL-140-5
1994 AL-94-6
1995 AL-118-5
Car-2253-16

Adjusted OPS+
1983 AL-150-4
1985 AL-151-4
1986 AL-156-2
1987 AL-173-1
1988 AL-166-2
1989 AL-142-6
1994 AL-141-10

Runs Created
1983 AL-130-1
1984 AL-110-8
1985 AL-143-2
1986 AL-133-2
1987 AL-154-1
1988 AL-140-1
1989 AL-122-2
1990 AL-103-5
Car-1750-38

Adjusted Batting Runs
1983 AL-47-2
1985 AL-53-2
1986 AL-54-2
1987 AL-66-1
1988 AL-65-1
1989 AL-44-3
1991 AL-36-9
1994 AL-26-10
Car-475-50

Batting Wins
1983 AL-4.6-1
1985 AL-5.2-2
1986 AL-5.1-2
1987 AL-6.1-1
1988 AL-6.4-1
1989 AL-4.4-2
1991 AL-3.5-9
1994 AL-2.4-10
Car-45.9-52

Extra-Base Hits
1987 AL-70-4
1989 AL-61-6
1990 AL-55-10

Times on Base
1983 AL-303-1
1984 AL-292-1
1985 AL-340-1
1986 AL-312-1
1987 AL-307-1
1988 AL-342-1
1989 AL-319-1
1990 AL-275-1
1991 AL-270-4
Car-4445-20

Offensive Win%
1983 AL-.766-1
1985 AL-.764-3
1986 AL-.768-1
1987 AL-.808-1
1988 AL-.797-1
1989 AL-.721-4
1991 AL-.709-9

Hit By Pitch
1989 AL-7-7

Sac. Flies
1987 AL-8-8
1993 AL-9-7
Car-96-35

Intentional Walks
1986 AL-14-2
1987 AL-19-1
1988 AL-18-1
1989 AL-19-1
1990 AL-19-1
1991 AL-25-1
1992 AL-19-1
Car-180-20

Grounded into Double Plays
1985 AL-20-9
1988 AL-23-1
Car-236-32

At Bats per Strikeout
1983 AL-16.2-2
1984 AL-14.2-4
1986 AL-13.2-6
1987 AL-11.5-10
1988 AL-17.2-3
1989 AL-12.2-9
1991 AL-17.1-2
1992 AL-16.6-4
1993 AL-11.4-9
1994 AL-12.6-5
1996 AL-15.7-4

Outs
Car-6566-81

Salary
1986 AL-$1,350,000-8
1987 AL-$1,675,000-7

Oldest Player
1997 AL-39-8
1998 AL-40-8
1999 AL-41-5

     

Black Ink: Batting - 37 (39) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 138 (113) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 57.5 (38) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 267.0 (17) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  3. Cap Anson (925) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Honus Wagner (895) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  10. Tony Gwynn (873) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tony Gwynn (881) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Tony Gwynn (870) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Tony Gwynn (866) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Rod Carew (865) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Rod Carew (854) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Tony Gwynn (851) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1976.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 11, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 1, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Boston Red Sox$1,000,000
1986Boston Red Sox$1,350,000
1987Boston Red Sox$1,675,000
1988Boston Red Sox$1,650,000
1989Boston Red Sox$1,850,000
1990Boston Red Sox$1,900,000
1991Boston Red Sox$2,750,000
1992Boston Red Sox$2,700,000
1993New York Yankees$2,950,000
1994New York Yankees$3,200,000
1995New York Yankees$4,724,316
1996New York Yankees$2,050,000
1997New York Yankees$2,000,000
1998Tampa Bay Devil Rays$1,150,000
1999Tampa Bay Devil Rays$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$31,699,316

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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