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Jose Cruz
Jose Luis Cruz Jr.

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Rice University

Debut May 31, 1997

Born April 19, 1974 in Arroyo, P.R.

Son of Jose Cruz, Nephew of Hector Cruz, and Nephew of Tommy Cruz

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1995. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 23 TOT AL 104  395   59   98  19  1  26   68   7  2  41 117  .248  .315  .499  110  197   1   5   2   0   5 RoY-2
         SEA AL  49  183   28   49  12  1  12   34   1  0  13  45  .268  .315  .541  120   99   1   1   0   0   3
         TOR AL  55  212   31   49   7  0  14   34   6  2  28  72  .231  .316  .462  101   98   0   4   2   0   2
 1998 24 TOR AL 105  352   55   89  14  3  11   42  11  4  57  99  .253  .354  .403   97  142   0   4   2   0   0
 1999 25 TOR AL 106  349   63   84  19  3  14   45  14  4  64  91  .241  .358  .433  101  151   1   0   5   0   5
 2000 26 TOR AL 162  603   91  146  32  5  31   76  15  5  71 129  .242  .323  .466   95  281   2   3   3   2  11
 2001 27 TOR AL 146  577   92  158  38  4  34   88  32  5  45 138  .274  .326  .530  119  306   2   2   4   1   8
 2002 28 TOR AL 124  466   64  114  26  5  18   70   7  1  51 106  .245  .317  .438   95  204   1   4   1   0   8
 2003 29 SFG NL 158  539   90  135  26  1  20   68   5  8 102 121  .250  .366  .414  104  223   2   7   6   0  14
 2004 30 TBD AL 153  545   76  132  25  8  21   78  11  6  76 117  .242  .333  .433  101  236   5   8   8   2   6
 2005 31 TOT    115  370   46   93  24  2  18   50   0  2  66 101  .251  .364  .473  117  175   0   1   3   0  10
         TOT NL 111  358   46   90  23  2  18   50   0  2  65  97  .251  .366  .478  119  171   0   1   3   0  10
         ARI NL  64  202   23   43   9  0  12   28   0  1  42  54  .213  .347  .436  102   88   0   1   2   0   6
         BOS AL   4   12    0    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .250  .308  .333   69    4   0   0   0   0   0
         LAD NL  47  156   23   47  14  2   6   22   0  1  23  43  .301  .391  .532  142   83   0   0   1   0   4
 2006 32 LAD NL  86  223   34   52  16  1   5   17   5  1  43  54  .233  .353  .381   88   85   4   3   2   0   3
 2007 33 SDP NL  91  256   37   60  12  3   6   21   6  1  31  65  .234  .316  .375   86   96   5   1   1   0   3
 2008 34 HOU NL  38   49    6    6   1  0   0    1   0  0  11   9  .122  .283  .143   18    7   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons         4724      1167     36      624     39    1147  .247  .337  .445  102       23  38  37   5  73
               1388       713      252    204      113    658                            2103
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        551   83  136  29  4  24   73  13  5  77 134  .247  .337  .445  102  245   3   4   4   1   9
 Career High    162  603   92  158  38  8  34   88  32  8 102 138  .274  .366  .530  119  306   5   8   8   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 23 TOT AL  442  310   64   5.5   108| .248  .269| .315  .339| .499  .426| .814  .765| 110  .531   4.4   0.4  77%
         SEA AL  198  139   31   6.0   107| .268  .269| .315  .338| .541  .425| .856  .763| 120  .566   4.4   0.4 100%
         TOR AL  244  171   33   5.2   108| .231  .270| .316  .339| .462  .427| .778  .766| 101  .500  -0.0   0.0  75%
 1998 24 TOR AL  413  271   56   5.5   110| .253  .272| .354  .340| .403  .432| .757  .773|  97  .527  -0.5   0.0  73%
 1999 25 TOR AL  414  275   58   5.6   115| .241  .276| .358  .349| .433  .442| .791  .791| 101  .518   0.7   0.1  77%
 2000 26 TOR AL  681  478   92   5.1   118| .242  .280| .323  .353| .466  .450| .789  .804|  95  .467  -7.8  -0.7  75%
 2001 27 TOR AL  627  436  102   6.3   109| .274  .270| .326  .337| .530  .433| .856  .770| 119  .596  13.9   1.3  86%
 2002 28 TOR AL  522  366   67   4.9   109| .245  .269| .317  .337| .438  .432| .755  .769|  95  .495  -4.3  -0.4  87%
 2003 29 SFG NL  650  435   84   5.2   108| .250  .267| .366  .339| .414  .429| .780  .768| 104  .522   7.0   0.7  38%
 2004 30 TBD AL  636  438   83   5.1   106| .242  .266| .333  .333| .433  .427| .766  .760| 101  .490   2.1   0.2  64%
 2005 31 TOT     437  290   64   5.9   109| .251  .270| .364  .340| .473  .429| .837  .769| 117  .590  10.4   1.0   0%
         TOT NL  424  281   63   6.0   109| .251  .269| .366  .340| .478  .429| .844  .769| 119  .597  10.9   1.1   0%
         ARI NL  245  167   31   5.0   111| .213  .272| .347  .343| .436  .433| .783  .776| 102  .512   0.9   0.1   0%
         BOS AL   13    9    1   3.0   108| .250  .273| .308  .336| .333  .433| .641  .769|  69  .286  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         LAD NL  179  114   32   7.5   106| .301  .266| .391  .336| .532  .424| .923  .760| 142  .691  10.0   1.0   0%
 2006 32 LAD NL  273  182   34   5.0   114| .233  .273| .353  .344| .381  .444| .734  .788|  88  .492  -2.4  -0.2  83%
 2007 33 SDP NL  293  206   33   4.3   103| .234  .262| .316  .330| .375  .418| .691  .748|  86  .425  -4.9  -0.5  85%
 2008 34 HOU NL   60   43    3   1.9   106| .122  .264| .283  .336| .143  .422| .426  .758|  18  .146  -5.6  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5448 3730  740   5.3   110| .247  .270| .337  .340| .445  .433| .782  .774| 102  .515  12.9   1.4  74%

* 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 ------+
1997 23 TOT AL OF 104 183 4 5 1 .974 .982 1.80 2.02 1.88 2.32 102 893.7 TOT AL LF 100 176 4 5 1 .973 .979 1.80 1.71 1.89 2.06 98 858.7 SEA AL LF 49 83 1 3 0 .966 .979 1.71 1.71 1.85 2.06 47 408.0 TOR AL OF 55 100 3 2 1 .981 .982 1.87 2.02 1.91 2.32 55 485.7 LF 51 93 3 2 1 .980 .979 1.88 1.71 1.92 2.06 51 450.7 CF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.30 1.29 2.70 4 35.0 1998 24 TOR AL OF 105 243 6 4 1 .984 .985 2.37 2.02 2.52 2.31 96 890.7 CF 103 243 7 4 1 .984 .987 2.43 2.36 2.58 2.69 95 871.7 LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.73 1.89 2.08 1 19.0 1999 25 TOR AL OF 106 276 8 3 2 .990 .984 2.68 2.03 2.95 2.30 96 867.3 CF 97 248 6 3 1 .988 .985 2.62 2.36 2.90 2.72 87 787.3 LF 9 28 2 0 1 1.000 .984 3.33 1.73 3.38 2.08 9 80.0 2000 26 TOR AL CF 162 405 9 3 1 .993 .986 2.56 2.44 2.62 2.76 162 1423.3 2001 27 TOR AL OF 143 286 5 3 1 .990 .984 2.03 2.01 2.08 2.30 141 1256.7 CF 133 270 5 3 1 .989 .988 2.07 2.39 2.12 2.67 132 1168.3 LF 14 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.14 1.72 1.63 2.14 9 88.3 2002 28 TOR AL OF 119 256 9 2 2 .993 .985 2.23 2.05 2.30 2.35 118 1035.3 LF 56 124 3 0 0 1.000 .983 2.27 1.74 2.43 2.14 52 469.7 RF 47 81 5 1 2 .989 .982 1.83 1.82 1.98 2.12 46 390.7 CF 21 50 1 1 0 .981 .988 2.43 2.49 2.62 2.78 20 175.0 DH 2 2003 29 SFG NL OF 158 341 17 2 7 .994 .984 2.27 1.85 2.39 2.17 152 1346.0 GG RF 157 336 18 2 7 .994 .982 2.25 1.72 2.39 2.09 151 1332.7 GG CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 2.13 2.71 2.50 1 13.3 GG 2004 30 TBD AL OF 152 315 10 10 0 .970 .985 2.14 2.05 2.23 2.30 148 1310.7 RF 151 312 10 10 0 .970 .983 2.13 1.92 2.23 2.22 147 1301.7 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.00 2.60 1 9.0 2005 31 TOT OF 107 200 5 7 0 .967 .984 1.92 1.87 2.13 2.19 103 866.6 TOT RF 55 110 4 5 0 .958 .980 2.07 1.76 2.37 2.10 51 433.0 TOT NL OF 103 198 5 7 0 .967 .984 1.97 1.86 2.19 2.19 99 835.6 TOT NL RF 51 108 4 5 0 .957 .980 2.20 1.75 2.51 2.10 47 402.0 TOT NL LF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.75 1.52 1.44 1.93 2 18.7 ARI NL OF 58 98 2 2 0 .980 .984 1.72 1.86 1.92 2.19 57 468.3 CF 53 87 1 2 0 .978 .987 1.66 2.15 1.91 2.51 50 415.0 RF 6 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 2.27 2.09 5 35.7 LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.53 1.53 1.93 2 17.7 BOS AL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.82 0.58 2.12 4 31.0 LAD NL OF 45 100 3 5 0 .954 .984 2.29 1.86 2.52 2.19 42 367.3 RF 45 100 3 5 0 .954 .980 2.29 1.75 2.53 2.10 42 366.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2006 32 LAD NL OF 71 129 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.82 1.88 2.25 2.22 54 516.7 LF 40 60 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.50 1.54 1.93 1.97 32 279.7 RF 24 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.54 1.75 2.31 2.11 14 144.3 CF 15 32 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.13 2.20 3.11 2.58 8 92.7 2007 33 SDP NL OF 70 147 5 1 2 .993 .984 2.17 1.94 2.44 2.30 60 560.7 LF 49 89 4 1 1 .989 .984 1.90 1.55 2.29 2.00 38 365.3 RF 23 54 1 0 1 1.000 .980 2.39 1.81 2.78 2.18 20 178.3 CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.30 2.12 2.70 2 17.0 2008 34 HOU NL LF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.47 1.88 1.91 1 24.0 CF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.30 2.31 2.65 5 35.0 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.90 3.27 2.21 1 11.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 23 TOR AL CF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.30 1.29 2.70 4 35.0 1998 24 TOR AL CF 103 243 7 4 1 .984 .987 2.43 2.36 2.58 2.69 95 871.7 1999 25 TOR AL CF 97 248 6 3 1 .988 .985 2.62 2.36 2.90 2.72 87 787.3 2000 26 TOR AL CF 162 405 9 3 1 .993 .986 2.56 2.44 2.62 2.76 162 1423.3 2001 27 TOR AL CF 133 270 5 3 1 .989 .988 2.07 2.39 2.12 2.67 132 1168.3 2002 28 TOR AL CF 21 50 1 1 0 .981 .988 2.43 2.49 2.62 2.78 20 175.0 2003 29 SFG NL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 2.13 2.71 2.50 1 13.3 2004 30 TBD AL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.00 2.60 1 9.0 2005 31 ARI NL CF 53 87 1 2 0 .978 .987 1.66 2.15 1.91 2.51 50 415.0 2006 32 LAD NL CF 15 32 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.13 2.20 3.11 2.58 8 92.7 2007 33 SDP NL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.30 2.12 2.70 2 17.0 2008 34 HOU NL CF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.30 2.31 2.65 5 35.0 2002 28 TOR AL DH 2 1997 23 TOT AL LF 100 176 4 5 1 .973 .979 1.80 1.71 1.89 2.06 98 858.7 SEA AL LF 49 83 1 3 0 .966 .979 1.71 1.71 1.85 2.06 47 408.0 TOR AL LF 51 93 3 2 1 .980 .979 1.88 1.71 1.92 2.06 51 450.7 1998 24 TOR AL LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.73 1.89 2.08 1 19.0 1999 25 TOR AL LF 9 28 2 0 1 1.000 .984 3.33 1.73 3.38 2.08 9 80.0 2001 27 TOR AL LF 14 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.14 1.72 1.63 2.14 9 88.3 2002 28 TOR AL LF 56 124 3 0 0 1.000 .983 2.27 1.74 2.43 2.14 52 469.7 2005 31 TOT NL LF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.75 1.52 1.44 1.93 2 18.7 ARI NL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.53 1.53 1.93 2 17.7 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2006 32 LAD NL LF 40 60 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.50 1.54 1.93 1.97 32 279.7 2007 33 SDP NL LF 49 89 4 1 1 .989 .984 1.90 1.55 2.29 2.00 38 365.3 2008 34 HOU NL LF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.47 1.88 1.91 1 24.0 1997 23 TOT AL OF 104 183 4 5 1 .974 .982 1.80 2.02 1.88 2.32 102 893.7 SEA AL OF 49 83 1 3 0 .966 .982 1.71 2.02 1.85 2.32 47 408.0 TOR AL OF 55 100 3 2 1 .981 .982 1.87 2.02 1.91 2.32 55 485.7 1998 24 TOR AL OF 105 243 6 4 1 .984 .985 2.37 2.02 2.52 2.31 96 890.7 1999 25 TOR AL OF 106 276 8 3 2 .990 .984 2.68 2.03 2.95 2.30 96 867.3 2000 26 TOR AL OF 162 407 8 3 1 .993 .985 2.56 2.02 2.62 2.36 162 1423.3 2001 27 TOR AL OF 143 286 5 3 1 .990 .984 2.03 2.01 2.08 2.30 141 1256.7 2002 28 TOR AL OF 119 256 9 2 2 .993 .985 2.23 2.05 2.30 2.35 118 1035.3 2003 29 SFG NL OF 158 341 17 2 7 .994 .984 2.27 1.85 2.39 2.17 152 1346.0 2004 30 TBD AL OF 152 315 10 10 0 .970 .985 2.14 2.05 2.23 2.30 148 1310.7 2005 31 TOT OF 107 200 5 7 0 .967 .984 1.92 1.87 2.13 2.19 103 866.6 TOT NL OF 103 198 5 7 0 .967 .984 1.97 1.86 2.19 2.19 99 835.6 ARI NL OF 58 98 2 2 0 .980 .984 1.72 1.86 1.92 2.19 57 468.3 BOS AL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 0.58 2.29 4 31.0 LAD NL OF 45 100 3 5 0 .954 .984 2.29 1.86 2.52 2.19 42 367.3 2006 32 LAD NL OF 71 129 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.82 1.88 2.25 2.22 54 516.7 2007 33 SDP NL OF 70 147 5 1 2 .993 .984 2.17 1.94 2.44 2.30 60 560.7 2002 28 TOR AL RF 47 81 5 1 2 .989 .982 1.83 1.82 1.98 2.12 46 390.7 2003 29 SFG NL RF 157 336 18 2 7 .994 .982 2.25 1.72 2.39 2.09 151 1332.7 2004 30 TBD AL RF 151 312 10 10 0 .970 .983 2.13 1.92 2.23 2.22 147 1301.7 2005 31 TOT RF 55 110 4 5 0 .958 .980 2.07 1.76 2.37 2.10 51 433.0 TOT NL RF 51 108 4 5 0 .957 .980 2.20 1.75 2.51 2.10 47 402.0 ARI NL RF 6 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 2.27 2.09 5 35.7 BOS AL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.82 0.58 2.12 4 31.0 LAD NL RF 45 100 3 5 0 .954 .980 2.29 1.75 2.53 2.10 42 366.3 2006 32 LAD NL RF 24 37 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.54 1.75 2.31 2.11 14 144.3 2007 33 SDP NL RF 23 54 1 0 1 1.000 .980 2.39 1.81 2.78 2.18 20 178.3 2008 34 HOU NL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.90 3.27 2.21 1 11.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1297 2783 77 40 17 .986 .984 2.21 1.98 2.35 2.29 1232 10967.7 288 600 460# CF* 600 1360 29 16 4 .989 .987 2.31 2.37 2.48 2.70 567 5042.7 RF* 460 934 38 18 10 .982 .982 2.11 1.81 2.31 2.14 430 3791.7 LF* 288 505 13 6 3 .989 .982 1.80 1.66 2.12 2.06 242 2203.3 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1297 2783 77 40 17 .986 .984 2.21 1.98 2.35 2.29 1232 10968
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   4  11   0   0  0  0  0   1   2   4  .000  .154  .000   0  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.

Gold Gloves
2003-NL--OF

Games
2000 AL-162-1
2003 NL-158-9

Doubles
2001 AL-38-10

Triples
2004 AL-8-6

Home Runs
2001 AL-34-10

Bases on Balls
2003 NL-102-7
2004 AL-76-10

Strikeouts
2000 AL-129-10
2001 AL-138-7

Stolen Bases
2001 AL-32-7

Extra-Base Hits
2001 AL-76-6

Sac. Flies
2003 NL-7-7
2004 AL-8-4

Power/Speed Number
2001 AL-33.0-1

Outs
2000 AL-478-6

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 15 (1155) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 17.1 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1327) (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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Transactions 

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1995.

July 31, 1997: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 28, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 22, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

February 6, 2005: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Casey Fossum.

July 30, 2005: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with cash to the Boston Red Sox for Kenny Perez (minors) and Kyle Bono (minors).

August 9, 2005: Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.

August 1, 2006: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 5, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

July 31, 2007: Released by the San Diego Padres.

August 18, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1997Toronto Blue Jays$150,000
1998Toronto Blue Jays$325,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$400,000
2000Toronto Blue Jays$395,000
2001Toronto Blue Jays$2,350,000
2002Toronto Blue Jays$3,950,000
2003San Francisco Giants$2,500,000
2004Tampa Bay Devil Rays$2,500,000
2005Arizona Diamondbacks$4,000,000
2006Los Angeles Dodgers$2,910,000
2007San Diego Padres$650,000
Career (may be incomplete)$20,130,000

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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