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Jeff Branson
Jeffery Glenn Branson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School University of West Alabama

Debut April 12, 1992
  vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 6, 2001
Born January 26, 1967 in Waynesboro, MS

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 25 CIN NL  72  115   12   34   7  1   0   15   0  1   5  16  .296  .322  .374   95   43   2   1   2   0   4
 1993 26 CIN NL 125  381   40   92  15  1   3   22   4  1  19  73  .241  .275  .310   56  118   8   4   2   0   4
 1994 27 CIN NL  58  109   18   31   4  1   6   16   0  0   5  16  .284  .316  .505  111   55   2   0   2   0   4
 1995 28 CIN NL 122  331   43   86  18  2  12   45   2  1  44  69  .260  .345  .435  105  144   1   6  14   2   9
 1996 29 CIN NL 129  311   34   76  16  4   9   37   2  0  31  67  .244  .312  .408   88  127   7   3   4   1   9
 1997 30 TOT     94  170   14   34   7  1   3   12   1  2  14  40  .200  .262  .306   47   52   1   2   1   1   4
         CIN NL  65   98    9   15   3  1   1    5   1  0   7  23  .153  .210  .235   16   23   1   0   1   0   3
         CLE AL  29   72    5   19   4  0   2    7   0  2   7  17  .264  .329  .403   88   29   0   2   0   1   1
 1998 31 CLE AL  63  100    6   20   4  1   1    9   0  0   3  21  .200  .221  .290   30   29   1   1   0   0   1
 2000 33 LAD NL  18   17    3    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .235  .278  .294   49    5   0   0   0   0   1
 2001 34 LAD NL  13   21    3    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .286  .286  .286   54    6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      694 1555  173  383  72 11  34  156   9  5 122 312  .246  .300  .372   77  579  22  17  25   4  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        363   40   89  17  3   8   36   2  1  28  73  .246  .300  .372   77  135   5   4   6   1   8
 Career High    129  381   43   92  18  4  12   45   4  2  44  73  .260  .345  .435  105  144   8   6  14   2   9
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 25 CIN NL  123   89   13   3.9    95| .296  .263| .322  .328| .374  .386| .696  .715|  95  .478  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1993 26 CIN NL  412  306   34   3.0   104| .241  .272| .275  .337| .310  .415| .585  .752|  56  .308 -24.5  -2.4  80%
 1994 27 CIN NL  116   84   16   5.1   108| .284  .273| .316  .340| .505  .427| .821  .768| 111  .517   0.9   0.1   0%
 1995 28 CIN NL  384  262   50   5.1   107| .260  .271| .345  .340| .435  .421| .780  .761| 105  .526   3.1   0.3  66%
 1996 29 CIN NL  353  254   39   4.1   108| .244  .271| .312  .340| .408  .424| .720  .764|  88  .427  -6.1  -0.6 100%
 1997 30 TOT     188  145   14   2.6   111| .200  .274| .262  .345| .306  .431| .568  .776|  47  .231 -13.9  -1.3  33%
         CIN NL  106   87    5   1.5   110| .153  .273| .210  .345| .235  .428| .445  .773|  16  .108 -12.8  -1.2 100%
         CLE AL   82   58    9   4.2   112| .264  .275| .329  .345| .403  .434| .732  .779|  88  .402  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1998 31 CLE AL  105   83    6   1.9   112| .200  .275| .221  .344| .290  .438| .511  .782|  30  .140 -10.8  -1.0   0%
 2000 33 LAD NL   18   14    1   1.9   111| .235  .266| .278  .342| .294  .434| .572  .777|  49  .133  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 2001 34 LAD NL   21   15    2   3.6   104| .286  .259| .286  .329| .286  .424| .572  .753|  54  .348  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1720 1252  175   3.8   106| .246  .271| .300  .339| .372  .420| .672  .760|  77  .389 -55.1  -5.2  64%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 25 CIN NL 2B 33 45 61 6 19 .946 .981 3.21 4.27 5.31 5.18 17 179.7 3B 8 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.38 2.29 1.33 2.66 1 20.3 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1993 26 CIN NL SS 59 88 138 5 28 .978 .965 3.83 4.04 4.77 4.69 46 426.3 2B 45 80 105 5 28 .974 .980 4.11 4.49 5.03 5.16 36 330.7 3B 14 7 16 1 0 .958 .947 1.64 2.31 2.25 2.70 8 92.0 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 8.00 11.00 9.70 1 9.0 1994 27 CIN NL 2B 19 26 24 1 4 .980 .980 2.63 4.56 4.36 5.26 10 103.3 3B 18 4 21 0 2 1.000 .951 1.39 2.24 2.59 2.65 7 87.0 SS 8 4 7 0 0 1.000 .965 1.38 4.05 3.54 4.53 1 28.0 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.10 7.50 9.75 0 6.0 1995 28 CIN NL 3B 98 52 179 7 23 .971 .946 2.36 2.33 3.05 2.77 83 680.7 SS 32 31 65 2 15 .980 .968 3.00 3.97 5.40 4.51 11 160.0 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.58 3.40 5.26 0 5.3 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 10.29 0 0.7 1996 29 CIN NL 3B 64 31 93 9 12 .932 .948 1.94 2.21 2.74 2.71 42 407.3 SS 38 30 63 3 17 .969 .967 2.45 3.99 4.23 4.60 14 197.7 2B 31 36 45 2 11 .976 .981 2.61 4.40 4.52 5.09 15 161.3 1997 30 TOT 2B 33 38 74 4 17 .966 .980 3.39 4.32 4.63 4.97 21 217.7 TOT 3B 33 14 30 1 6 .978 .948 1.33 2.21 2.94 2.67 12 134.7 TOT SS 13 6 12 0 2 1.000 .973 1.38 3.88 3.60 4.58 2 45.0 CIN NL 3B 27 12 22 1 4 .971 .947 1.26 2.19 2.98 2.66 8 102.7 2B 14 17 23 3 7 .930 .980 2.86 4.31 5.09 5.07 6 70.7 SS 11 6 11 0 2 1.000 .971 1.55 3.85 3.64 4.59 2 42.0 CLE AL 2B 19 21 51 1 10 .986 .980 3.79 4.33 4.41 4.93 15 147.0 3B 6 2 8 0 2 1.000 .952 1.67 2.32 2.81 2.67 4 32.0 SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.05 3.00 4.50 0 3.0 DH 1 1998 31 CLE AL 2B 31 35 37 3 14 .960 .978 2.32 4.14 5.21 4.85 11 124.3 3B 20 5 16 2 1 .913 .946 1.05 2.23 2.43 2.55 7 77.7 1B 3 9 2 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.30 9.90 9.45 1 10.0 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.25 0.00 4.80 0 3.0 2000 33 LAD NL SS 7 5 5 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 3.89 3.96 4.52 1 22.7 2B 3 3 6 1 2 .900 .978 3.00 4.33 4.26 4.97 2 19.0 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.17 3.00 2.70 0 6.0 2001 34 LAD NL 2B 6 7 10 0 2 1.000 .983 2.83 4.18 4.78 4.87 3 32.0 SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.95 0.00 4.38 0 3.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1993 26 CIN NL 1B 1 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 11.00 8.00 11.00 9.70 1 9.0 1994 27 CIN NL 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.10 7.50 9.75 0 6.0 1995 28 CIN NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 10.29 0 0.7 1998 31 CLE AL 1B 3 9 2 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.30 9.90 9.45 1 10.0 1992 25 CIN NL 2B 33 45 61 6 19 .946 .981 3.21 4.27 5.31 5.18 17 179.7 1993 26 CIN NL 2B 45 80 105 5 28 .974 .980 4.11 4.49 5.03 5.16 36 330.7 1994 27 CIN NL 2B 19 26 24 1 4 .980 .980 2.63 4.56 4.36 5.26 10 103.3 1995 28 CIN NL 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.58 3.40 5.26 0 5.3 1996 29 CIN NL 2B 31 36 45 2 11 .976 .981 2.61 4.40 4.52 5.09 15 161.3 1997 30 TOT 2B 33 38 74 4 17 .966 .980 3.39 4.32 4.63 4.97 21 217.7 CIN NL 2B 14 17 23 3 7 .930 .980 2.86 4.31 5.09 5.07 6 70.7 CLE AL 2B 19 21 51 1 10 .986 .980 3.79 4.33 4.41 4.93 15 147.0 1998 31 CLE AL 2B 31 35 37 3 14 .960 .978 2.32 4.14 5.21 4.85 11 124.3 2000 33 LAD NL 2B 3 3 6 1 2 .900 .978 3.00 4.33 4.26 4.97 2 19.0 2001 34 LAD NL 2B 6 7 10 0 2 1.000 .983 2.83 4.18 4.78 4.87 3 32.0 1992 25 CIN NL 3B 8 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.38 2.29 1.33 2.66 1 20.3 1993 26 CIN NL 3B 14 7 16 1 0 .958 .947 1.64 2.31 2.25 2.70 8 92.0 1994 27 CIN NL 3B 18 4 21 0 2 1.000 .951 1.39 2.24 2.59 2.65 7 87.0 1995 28 CIN NL 3B 98 52 179 7 23 .971 .946 2.36 2.33 3.05 2.77 83 680.7 1996 29 CIN NL 3B 64 31 93 9 12 .932 .948 1.94 2.21 2.74 2.71 42 407.3 1997 30 TOT 3B 33 14 30 1 6 .978 .948 1.33 2.21 2.94 2.67 12 134.7 CIN NL 3B 27 12 22 1 4 .971 .947 1.26 2.19 2.98 2.66 8 102.7 CLE AL 3B 6 2 8 0 2 1.000 .952 1.67 2.32 2.81 2.67 4 32.0 1998 31 CLE AL 3B 20 5 16 2 1 .913 .946 1.05 2.23 2.43 2.55 7 77.7 2000 33 LAD NL 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.17 3.00 2.70 0 6.0 2001 34 LAD NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1997 30 CLE AL DH 1 1992 25 CIN NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1993 26 CIN NL SS 59 88 138 5 28 .978 .965 3.83 4.04 4.77 4.69 46 426.3 1994 27 CIN NL SS 8 4 7 0 0 1.000 .965 1.38 4.05 3.54 4.53 1 28.0 1995 28 CIN NL SS 32 31 65 2 15 .980 .968 3.00 3.97 5.40 4.51 11 160.0 1996 29 CIN NL SS 38 30 63 3 17 .969 .967 2.45 3.99 4.23 4.60 14 197.7 1997 30 TOT SS 13 6 12 0 2 1.000 .973 1.38 3.88 3.60 4.58 2 45.0 CIN NL SS 11 6 11 0 2 1.000 .971 1.55 3.85 3.64 4.59 2 42.0 CLE AL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.05 3.00 4.50 0 3.0 1998 31 CLE AL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.25 0.00 4.80 0 3.0 2000 33 LAD NL SS 7 5 5 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 3.89 3.96 4.52 1 22.7 2001 34 LAD NL SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.95 0.00 4.38 0 3.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 259 114 359 21 44 .957 .947 1.83 2.27 2.83 2.72 160 1506.7 2B* 207 271 363 22 97 .966 .980 3.06 4.36 4.86 5.08 115 1173.3 SS* 162 164 290 11 62 .976 .966 2.80 4.00 4.60 4.62 75 887.3 1B* 7 24 3 0 0 1.000 .993 3.86 8.21 9.46 9.63 2 25.7 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 635 573 1015 54 203 .967 .966 2.50 3.46 3.98 4.01 352 3593
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  CIN LAD     W   3   7   0   2  1  0  0   2   2   0  .286  .444  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CIN ATL     L   4   9   2   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .111  .111  .222   1  0   1   0   0 
 1997   ALCS  CLE BAL     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CLE FLA     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   ALCS  CLE NYY     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   6  12   2   1  1  0  0   0   0   4  .083  .083  .167   1  0   1   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3  10  20   2   3  2  0  0   2   2   5  .150  .227  .250   1  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Sac. Flies
1995 NL-6-8

Intentional Walks
1995 NL-14-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3488) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2137) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.

July 31, 1997: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with John Smiley to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, and Scott Winchester.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 27, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 16, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 17, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Cincinnati Reds$157,500
1994Cincinnati Reds$190,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$300,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$425,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$550,000
1998Cleveland Indians$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,172,500

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