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Clint Hurdle
Clinton Merrick Hurdle

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 18, 1977
  vs. SEA 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 26, 1987
Born July 30, 1957 in Big Rapids, MI

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 19 KCR AL   9   26    5    8   0  0   2    7   0  0   2   7  .308  .357  .538  139   14   0   0   0   0   0
 1978 20 KCR AL 133  417   48  110  25  5   7   56   1  3  56  84  .264  .348  .398  108  166   1   6   1   1   6
 1979 21 KCR AL  59  171   16   41  10  3   3   30   0  1  28  24  .240  .343  .386   96   66   0   4   4   1   4
 1980 22 KCR AL 130  395   50  116  31  2  10   60   0  0  34  61  .294  .349  .458  120  181   2   5   5   2  11
 1981 23 KCR AL  28   76   12   25   3  1   4   15   0  0  13  10  .329  .427  .553  183   42   0   0   3   0   2
 1982 24 CIN NL  19   34    2    7   1  0   0    1   0  1   2   6  .206  .270  .235   42    8   0   0   2   1   1
 1983 25 NYM NL  13   33    3    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   2  10  .182  .229  .242   32    8   0   0   0   0   1
 1985 27 NYM NL  43   82    7   16   4  0   3    7   0  1  13  20  .195  .313  .354   87   29   1   0   3   1   1
 1986 28 STL NL  78  154   18   30   5  1   3   15   0  0  26  38  .195  .311  .299   70   46   1   2   0   1   2
 1987 29 NYM NL   3    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   82    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     515 1391  162  360  81 12  32  193   1  6 176 261  .259  .341  .403  105  561   5  17  18   7  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        438   51  113  25  4  10   61   0  2  55  82  .259  .341  .403  105  176   2   5   6   2   9
 Career High    133  417   50  116  31  5  10   60   1  3  56  84  .294  .349  .458  120  181   2   6   5   2  11
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 19 KCR AL   28   18    5   7.4   102| .308  .269| .357  .333| .538  .409| .895  .741| 139  .704   1.2   0.1   0%
 1978 20 KCR AL  481  323   61   5.0    96| .264  .265| .348  .330| .398  .390| .746  .720| 108  .571   5.8   0.6  25%
 1979 21 KCR AL  204  139   24   4.6   104| .240  .272| .343  .337| .386  .412| .729  .749|  96  .489  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1980 22 KCR AL  438  297   62   5.6    99| .294  .269| .349  .331| .458  .399| .807  .730| 120  .591  11.6   1.1   0%
 1981 23 KCR AL   89   53   18   9.1    88| .329  .255| .427  .319| .553  .371| .980  .690| 183  .813   8.4   0.9   0%
 1982 24 CIN NL   37   29    2   1.9    96| .206  .268| .270  .331| .235  .389| .505  .721|  42  .183  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1983 25 NYM NL   35   28    2   1.9    96| .182  .262| .229  .330| .242  .388| .471  .719|  32  .190  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1985 27 NYM NL   97   69    9   3.5    94| .195  .259| .313  .327| .354  .386| .667  .712|  87  .419  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1986 28 STL NL  184  129   16   3.4    97| .195  .261| .311  .332| .299  .394| .610  .726|  70  .386  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1987 29 NYM NL    3    2    0   0.0   102| .333  .263| .333  .332| .333  .410| .666  .742|  82  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1596 1087  199   4.9    97| .259  .266| .341  .331| .403  .395| .744  .725| 105  .548  14.0   1.4  14%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 19 KCR AL RF 9 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.78 1.71 2.33 2.09 6 61.7 1978 20 KCR AL OF 78 132 5 6 1 .958 .979 1.76 2.13 2.11 2.47 68 584.3 1B 52 412 25 6 47 .986 .992 8.40 8.75 9.92 10.05 49 396.3 RF 42 75 3 4 0 .951 .977 1.86 1.85 2.31 2.24 33 303.3 LF 41 59 2 2 1 .968 .974 1.49 1.78 1.95 2.21 35 281.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1979 21 KCR AL OF 50 88 2 3 0 .968 .981 1.80 2.13 2.18 2.46 47 371.0 LF 30 40 3 1 0 .977 .979 1.43 1.80 1.92 2.22 28 202.0 RF 20 47 0 2 0 .959 .979 2.35 1.88 2.50 2.25 19 169.0 DH 4 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 22 KCR AL OF 126 233 8 10 1 .960 .979 1.91 2.15 2.22 2.47 109 977.0 RF 125 236 8 9 1 .964 .975 1.95 1.77 2.26 2.13 109 972.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.34 0 5.0 1981 23 KCR AL RF 28 59 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.75 2.70 2.16 26 200.0 1982 24 CIN NL OF 17 17 2 1 0 .950 .979 1.12 1.91 1.99 2.25 9 86.0 LF 17 16 2 1 0 .947 .973 1.06 1.60 1.91 2.08 9 85.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1983 25 NYM NL 3B 9 1 15 4 2 .800 .947 1.78 2.29 2.48 2.70 8 58.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.00 1 9.0 1985 27 NYM NL C 17 79 6 0 0 1.000 .987 5.00 5.45 6.67 6.42 12 114.7 3 6 13 5 OF 10 10 1 1 0 .917 .982 1.10 1.88 1.34 2.20 7 74.0 RF 8 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.12 1.68 1.45 2.02 6 56.0 LF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.90 1 18.0 1986 28 STL NL 1B 39 301 22 2 31 .994 .992 8.28 8.31 10.72 9.94 30 271.3 OF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.20 1.82 2.08 2.20 6 52.0 C 5 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 4.00 5.88 7.00 6.93 3 25.7 2 1 3 0 RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.62 2.79 1.99 4 29.0 LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.44 1.17 1.96 2 23.0 3B 4 2 8 1 0 .909 .943 2.50 2.20 5.08 2.69 1 17.7 1987 29 NYM NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 4.50 9.90 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 20 KCR AL 1B 52 412 25 6 47 .986 .992 8.40 8.75 9.92 10.05 49 396.3 1986 28 STL NL 1B 39 301 22 2 31 .994 .992 8.28 8.31 10.72 9.94 30 271.3 1987 29 NYM NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 1978 20 KCR AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1979 21 KCR AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 25 NYM NL 3B 9 1 15 4 2 .800 .947 1.78 2.29 2.48 2.70 8 58.0 1986 28 STL NL 3B 4 2 8 1 0 .909 .943 2.50 2.20 5.08 2.69 1 17.7 1985 27 NYM NL C 17 79 6 0 0 1.000 .987 5.00 5.45 6.67 6.42 12 114.7 3 6 13 5 1986 28 STL NL C 5 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 4.00 5.88 7.00 6.93 3 25.7 2 1 3 0 1978 20 KCR AL DH 1 1979 21 KCR AL DH 4 1978 20 KCR AL LF 41 59 2 2 1 .968 .974 1.49 1.78 1.95 2.21 35 281.0 1979 21 KCR AL LF 30 40 3 1 0 .977 .979 1.43 1.80 1.92 2.22 28 202.0 1980 22 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.34 0 5.0 1982 24 CIN NL LF 17 16 2 1 0 .947 .973 1.06 1.60 1.91 2.08 9 85.0 1985 27 NYM NL LF 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.90 1 18.0 1986 28 STL NL LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.44 1.17 1.96 2 23.0 1977 19 KCR AL OF 9 17 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.89 2.03 2.48 2.33 6 61.7 1978 20 KCR AL OF 78 132 5 6 1 .958 .979 1.76 2.13 2.11 2.47 68 584.3 1979 21 KCR AL OF 50 88 2 3 0 .968 .981 1.80 2.13 2.18 2.46 47 371.0 1980 22 KCR AL OF 126 233 8 10 1 .960 .979 1.91 2.15 2.22 2.47 109 977.0 1981 23 KCR AL OF 28 59 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.14 2.16 2.70 2.48 26 200.0 1982 24 CIN NL OF 17 17 2 1 0 .950 .979 1.12 1.91 1.99 2.25 9 86.0 1983 25 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.30 1 9.0 1985 27 NYM NL OF 10 10 1 1 0 .917 .982 1.10 1.88 1.34 2.20 7 74.0 1986 28 STL NL OF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.20 1.82 2.08 2.20 6 52.0 1977 19 KCR AL RF 9 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.78 1.71 2.33 2.09 6 61.7 1978 20 KCR AL RF 42 75 3 4 0 .951 .977 1.86 1.85 2.31 2.24 33 303.3 1979 21 KCR AL RF 20 47 0 2 0 .959 .979 2.35 1.88 2.50 2.25 19 169.0 1980 22 KCR AL RF 125 236 8 9 1 .964 .975 1.95 1.77 2.26 2.13 109 972.0 1981 23 KCR AL RF 28 59 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.75 2.70 2.16 26 200.0 1982 24 CIN NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1983 25 NYM NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.00 1 9.0 1985 27 NYM NL RF 8 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.12 1.68 1.45 2.02 6 56.0 1986 28 STL NL RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.62 2.79 1.99 4 29.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total OF* 329 568 19 21 2 .965 .980 1.78 2.11 2.19 2.44 279 2415.0 96 0 239# RF* 239 451 12 16 1 .967 .977 1.94 1.78 2.31 2.15 204 1801.0 LF* 96 119 8 4 1 .969 .976 1.32 1.73 1.86 2.18 75 614.0 1B* 92 714 47 8 78 .990 .992 8.27 8.56 10.23 10.00 79 669.7 C* 22 98 7 0 0 1.000 .987 4.77 5.55 6.74 6.52 15 140.3 5 7 16 5 3B* 15 4 23 5 2 .844 .947 1.80 2.31 3.13 2.70 9 77.7 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 458 1384 96 34 82 .978 .986 3.23 3.58 4.03 4.15 382 3303
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1978   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   4   8   1   3  0  1  0   1   2   3  .375  .500  .625   0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   ALCS  KCR NYY     W   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    KCR PHI     L   4  12   1   5  1  0  0   0   2   1  .417  .500  .500   1  0   0   0   0 
 1981   ALDS  KCR OAK     L   3  11   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   1  .273  .333  .273   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7  10   1   3  0  1  0   1   2   4  .300  .417  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  14  33   2  11  1  1  0   1   5   6  .333  .421  .424   1  0   0   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.

Youngest Player
1977 AL-19-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1907) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.

November 15, 1982: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

February, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

April 4, 1983: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 7, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

December 10, 1985: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Mets in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986St. Louis Cardinals$120,000
Career (may be incomplete)$120,000

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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