You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Minor Leagues > Leagues > 2008 Carolina League


2008 Carolina League
2008 > Class Adv A > League History
Overall: 557 games, 8 teams, approx. 139 games in season
Attendance: 1,726,511 (3,099/game)
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders

Overall Standings

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Potomac Nationals WSN 79 61 .564 --
Wilmington Blue Rocks KCR 69 71 .493 10
Frederick Keys BAL 63 76 .453 15.5
Lynchburg Hillcats PIT 58 80 .420 20

South Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Myrtle Beach Pelicans ATL 89 51 .636 --
Kinston Indians CLE 72 66 .522 16
Winston-Salem Warthogs CHW 71 68 .511 17.5
Salem Avalanche HOU 56 84 .400 33

League Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Myrtle Beach Pelicans ATL 22.1 5.46 140 5330 4678 764 1217 298 35 153 705 109 52 518 1019 .260 .340 .437 .777 2044 114 71 23 40 11
Potomac Nationals WSN 23.7 5.14 140 5248 4657 720 1234 300 27 116 670 124 52 436 943 .265 .336 .416 .752 1936 94 82 41 32 11
Kinston Indians CLE 22.0 5.06 138 5293 4632 698 1187 243 23 101 638 96 45 520 889 .256 .337 .384 .721 1779 101 65 38 38 15
Lynchburg Hillcats PIT 22.9 4.84 138 5219 4585 668 1191 279 22 89 600 128 79 465 954 .260 .333 .388 .722 1781 80 64 56 49 9
Salem Avalanche HOU 23.4 4.55 140 5361 4752 637 1221 294 36 68 581 103 60 452 966 .257 .327 .377 .704 1791 90 69 34 54 7
Frederick Keys BAL 23.1 4.51 139 5133 4524 627 1148 215 17 108 572 123 68 463 1081 .254 .329 .380 .709 1721 109 60 50 36 15
Winston-Salem Warthogs CHW 23.0 4.50 139 5104 4583 625 1199 290 47 93 564 180 73 370 949 .262 .322 .406 .728 1862 75 54 63 34 8
Wilmington Blue Rocks KCR 22.7 4.22 140 5186 4549 591 1144 244 54 62 520 258 105 496 944 .251 .330 .370 .700 1682 88 56 48 37 9
League Totals 22.9 4.78 1114 41874 36960 5330 9541 2163 261 790 4850 1121 534 3720 7745 .258 .332 .395 .727 14596 751 521 353 320 85

League Pitching

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Wilmington Blue Rocks KCR 23.1 4.21 69 71 .493 3.79 140 140 140 0 7 38 1219.2 1174 590 514 87 425 13 995 43 8 93 5161 1.311 8.7 0.6 3.1 7.3 2.34
Myrtle Beach Pelicans ATL 22.5 4.26 89 51 .636 3.48 140 140 136 4 11 51 1230.2 1102 596 476 88 493 18 1080 66 16 71 5266 1.296 8.1 0.6 3.6 7.9 2.19
Potomac Nationals WSN 23.1 4.29 79 61 .564 3.77 140 140 139 1 14 34 1207.2 1153 600 506 85 443 5 1009 60 7 57 5138 1.322 8.6 0.6 3.3 7.5 2.28
Frederick Keys BAL 22.6 4.86 63 76 .453 4.35 139 139 137 2 9 34 1200.2 1147 676 580 121 523 14 989 89 9 47 5248 1.391 8.6 0.9 3.9 7.4 1.89
Winston-Salem Warthogs CHW 22.8 4.88 71 68 .511 4.34 139 139 136 3 7 39 1199.1 1195 679 578 99 479 6 988 60 21 70 5208 1.396 9.0 0.7 3.6 7.4 2.06
Kinston Indians CLE 22.2 4.91 72 66 .522 4.37 138 138 135 3 7 39 1206.1 1179 677 586 111 444 8 1101 73 13 71 5223 1.345 8.8 0.8 3.3 8.2 2.48
Salem Avalanche HOU 23.3 5.18 56 84 .400 4.61 140 140 138 2 6 27 1227.1 1271 725 628 91 482 14 760 71 6 90 5350 1.428 9.3 0.7 3.5 5.6 1.58
Lynchburg Hillcats PIT 23.1 5.70 58 80 .420 4.99 138 138 137 1 5 31 1193.0 1320 787 662 108 431 7 823 59 4 91 5295 1.468 10.0 0.8 3.3 6.2 1.91
League Totals 22.8 4.78 557 557 .500 4.21 1114 1114 1098 16 66 293 9684.2 9541 5330 4530 790 3720 85 7745 521 84 590 41889 1.369 8.9 0.7 3.5 7.2 2.08

League Fielding

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Tm Aff G PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% Attendance Managers
Potomac Nationals WSN 140 3623 1498 131 128 .975 16 177,760 n/a
Wilmington Blue Rocks KCR 140 3659 1464 132 139 .975 20 312,375 n/a
Kinston Indians CLE 138 3619 1400 141 102 .973 32 130,406 n/a
Salem Avalanche HOU 140 3682 1608 145 142 .973 47 235,823 n/a
Winston-Salem Warthogs CHW 139 3598 1538 150 115 .972 29 169,963 n/a
Frederick Keys BAL 139 3601 1433 153 109 .971 23 295,656 n/a
Lynchburg Hillcats PIT 138 3579 1583 164 131 .969 33 162,131 n/a
Myrtle Beach Pelicans ATL 140 3694 1433 173 102 .967 18 242,397 n/a
League Totals 1114 29055 11957 1189 968 .972 218 1,726,511
Sort By:

Minimum 139 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Rk Age Tm Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 James Negrych 23 LBG A_adv PIT 104 451 386 77 143 36 1 5 62 7 6 55 55 .370 .448 .508 .956 196 9 4 0 6 4
2 Matt Wieters 22 FDK A_adv BAL 69 280 229 48 79 8 0 15 40 1 2 44 47 .345 .448 .576 1.024 132 6 2 1 4 5
3 Leonard Davis 24 POT A_adv WSN 63 247 217 47 72 14 2 14 37 7 5 23 47 .332 .403 .608 1.012 132 4 3 4 0 1
4 Brandon Snyder 21 FDK A_adv BAL 116 476 435 70 137 33 2 13 80 3 2 29 83 .315 .358 .490 .848 213 14 4 1 7 1
5 Javier Colina 29 WSM A_adv CHW 59 241 216 34 66 22 1 3 22 10 5 22 22 .306 .373 .458 .832 99 4 2 0 1 0
6 Mark Ori 24 SAL A_adv HOU 131 562 497 73 151 36 2 11 89 4 1 49 92 .304 .374 .451 .824 224 9 10 0 6 0
7 Joe Dickerson 21 WMT A_adv KCR 87 353 310 39 92 10 10 5 45 24 14 31 48 .297 .376 .442 .818 137 12 9 2 1 4
8 Willie Brown 25 POT A_adv WSN 100 397 351 57 104 20 3 8 64 8 3 29 93 .296 .370 .439 .809 154 8 14 0 3 1
9 Niuman Romero 23 KIN A_adv CLE 109 440 395 64 117 22 1 6 53 10 4 34 55 .296 .351 .403 .753 159 8 2 4 5 1
10 William Strait 25 WMT A_adv KCR 54 219 196 39 58 13 1 13 35 11 2 19 40 .296 .362 .571 .934 112 3 2 1 1 0
11 C.J. Retherford 22 WSM A_adv CHW 130 519 461 66 136 28 1 16 71 11 6 37 78 .295 .350 .464 .814 214 3 6 7 8 1
12 John Shelby 22 WSM A_adv CHW 114 482 447 81 132 37 7 15 80 33 5 22 98 .295 .331 .510 .841 228 7 4 5 4 1
13 Beau Mills 21 KIN A_adv CLE 125 549 482 78 141 34 3 21 90 2 3 54 105 .293 .373 .506 .880 244 11 10 0 3 3
14 James VanOstrand 23 SAL A_adv HOU 97 406 363 41 106 28 1 7 64 1 3 30 45 .292 .356 .433 .788 157 11 8 1 4 1
15 Jose Cabrera 21 MYR A_adv ATL 116 516 469 86 136 32 3 16 78 6 3 35 51 .290 .345 .473 .818 222 11 7 0 5 1
16 Jhon Florentino 24 SAL A_adv HOU 117 489 452 58 131 24 6 4 48 14 8 24 74 .290 .331 .396 .727 179 11 6 2 5 0
17 Jordan Parraz 23 SAL A_adv HOU 114 504 425 82 123 31 3 6 42 21 10 64 79 .289 .399 .419 .818 178 6 14 0 1 1
18 Tyler Flowers 22 MYR A_adv ATL 122 520 413 72 119 32 1 17 88 8 7 98 102 .288 .427 .494 .921 204 8 5 0 4 2
19 Brian Friday 22 LBG A_adv PIT 85 391 341 59 98 20 4 2 29 16 11 34 56 .287 .365 .387 .752 132 7 8 7 1 0
20 Edgardo Baez 22 POT A_adv WSN 73 290 255 46 73 22 0 12 52 6 2 30 53 .286 .366 .514 .880 131 5 2 3 0 0
21 Kristopher Watts 23 LBG A_adv PIT 63 245 207 29 59 16 0 4 34 0 4 30 25 .285 .378 .420 .798 87 5 2 4 2 0
22 Brandon Whiting 24 POT A_adv WSN 43 170 148 33 42 1 1 2 12 14 4 15 28 .284 .359 .345 .704 51 1 3 3 1 0
23 Estee Harris 23 WSM A_adv CHW 52 200 181 27 51 13 2 6 26 8 4 15 63 .282 .343 .475 .819 86 1 2 2 0 1
24 Kurt Mertins 22 WMT A_adv KCR 118 475 425 60 120 27 7 3 46 28 5 36 91 .282 .351 .400 .751 170 7 10 2 2 0
25 Carlos Rivero 20 KIN A_adv CLE 108 455 411 46 116 27 1 8 64 1 2 36 84 .282 .342 .411 .753 169 12 3 2 3 0
26 Concepcion Rodriguez 21 MYR A_adv ATL 108 422 379 56 106 26 5 11 56 9 6 33 66 .280 .340 .462 .802 175 6 4 2 4 0
27 Brandon Allen 22 WSM A_adv CHW 89 366 319 57 89 26 4 15 44 14 3 41 83 .279 .372 .527 .898 168 6 6 0 0 2
28 Jamie Romak 22 LBG A_adv PIT 77 331 290 58 81 25 0 18 57 0 1 32 95 .279 .360 .552 .911 160 4 6 0 3 2
29 Francisco Plasencia 24 POT A_adv WSN 98 388 345 46 96 27 1 5 45 6 3 36 74 .278 .349 .406 .755 140 8 3 1 3 1
30 Brad Correll 27 WMT A_adv KCR 52 219 191 34 53 18 0 8 28 1 2 26 35 .277 .365 .497 .863 95 6 1 0 1 1
31 Matt Rogelstad 25 POT A_adv WSN 86 357 329 40 91 23 3 8 44 4 5 19 54 .277 .329 .438 .766 144 5 7 1 1 0
32 Miguel Abreu 23 FDK A_adv BAL 116 461 429 55 118 24 1 6 43 21 10 15 44 .275 .304 .378 .681 162 13 4 10 3 1
33 Jon Owings 23 MYR A_adv ATL 123 475 425 65 117 29 5 16 62 9 5 37 95 .275 .336 .480 .816 204 11 5 2 6 0
34 Joe Persichina 23 WSM A_adv CHW 52 191 167 18 46 5 3 1 22 10 5 18 25 .275 .349 .359 .708 60 3 2 2 2 0
35 Ernesto Mejia 22 MYR A_adv ATL 131 565 519 93 142 47 5 21 93 2 4 28 139 .274 .324 .505 .829 262 23 13 0 5 2
36 Tim Torres 24 SAL A_adv HOU 127 545 475 67 129 36 4 9 62 12 6 62 97 .272 .356 .421 .777 200 8 2 3 3 1
37 Nick Weglarz 20 KIN A_adv CLE 106 454 375 68 102 20 5 10 41 9 5 71 78 .272 .396 .432 .828 162 5 7 0 1 4
38 Greg Paiml 23 WSM A_adv CHW 92 353 329 41 89 19 5 3 28 6 3 19 88 .271 .310 .386 .696 127 3 0 5 0 0
39 Eddie Prasch 22 LBG A_adv PIT 112 427 365 42 99 22 1 3 48 8 2 50 72 .271 .362 .362 .723 132 8 5 1 6 2
40 Andrew Lefave 24 POT A_adv WSN 54 233 186 44 50 13 2 3 33 9 1 43 35 .269 .412 .409 .821 76 1 3 0 1 2
41 Koby Clemens 21 SAL A_adv HOU 109 458 388 54 104 29 5 7 52 1 4 61 99 .268 .369 .423 .792 164 6 4 0 5 1
42 Marvin Lowrance 23 POT A_adv WSN 74 292 250 39 67 17 0 12 39 2 2 37 59 .268 .373 .480 .853 120 3 5 0 0 1
43 Seth Bynum 27 POT A_adv WSN 50 193 177 28 47 13 0 6 30 2 1 14 36 .266 .326 .441 .767 78 3 2 0 0 0
44 Michael Martinez 25 POT A_adv WSN 104 473 417 63 111 25 6 3 58 25 7 27 49 .266 .320 .376 .697 157 7 7 20 2 0
45 Jason Denham 22 KIN A_adv CLE 65 250 211 30 56 8 0 5 31 17 2 33 35 .265 .363 .374 .737 79 3 1 2 3 1
46 Gorkys Hernandez 20 MYR A_adv ATL 100 467 406 75 107 23 6 5 42 20 4 48 79 .264 .348 .387 .734 157 10 6 4 3 1
47 Robert Marcial 24 MYR A_adv ATL 53 173 145 22 38 9 0 1 15 4 3 20 28 .262 .361 .345 .706 50 1 3 4 1 0
48 Paulo Orlando 22 WSM,WMT A_adv CHW-KCR 130 571 522 84 136 20 14 12 51 29 13 30 116 .261 .310 .421 .732 220 5 9 7 3 1
49 Jarrod Dyson 23 WMT A_adv KCR 93 331 288 40 75 8 0 0 24 39 9 32 60 .260 .337 .288 .626 83 1 2 8 1 0
50 Jeff Howell 25 WMT A_adv KCR 85 316 286 30 74 18 0 6 44 1 3 24 54 .259 .323 .385 .707 110 6 4 0 2 0
51 Kent Sakamoto 24 LBG A_adv PIT 128 545 482 74 125 35 3 10 66 5 1 50 124 .259 .328 .407 .735 196 11 4 0 9 0
52 Todd Davison 24 FDK A_adv BAL 83 293 248 35 64 10 0 1 19 7 6 34 52 .258 .351 .310 .661 77 2 3 5 3 1
53 Brian Peacock 23 POT A_adv WSN 53 177 163 21 42 14 0 3 26 5 2 12 38 .258 .311 .399 .710 65 4 1 0 1 0
54 Alexander Presley 22 LBG A_adv PIT 82 325 287 39 74 15 1 6 35 13 6 29 50 .258 .325 .380 .705 109 1 1 5 3 0
55 Jhonatan Solano 22 POT A_adv WSN 68 250 225 35 58 11 0 4 24 2 1 16 30 .258 .315 .360 .675 81 3 4 2 3 0
56 Frank Diaz 24 POT A_adv WSN 43 176 164 22 42 10 1 2 18 5 0 9 27 .256 .299 .366 .665 60 2 1 2 0 0
57 Steven Lerud 23 LBG A_adv PIT 67 273 234 36 60 14 0 8 40 1 1 26 65 .256 .344 .419 .763 98 4 8 0 5 1
58 Jeff Bianchi 21 WMT A_adv KCR 104 431 396 57 101 34 5 10 61 13 4 20 95 .255 .290 .442 .732 175 7 3 4 8 1
59 Eric Campbell 22 MYR A_adv ATL 88 390 330 56 84 15 1 19 67 4 1 50 58 .255 .362 .479 .840 158 10 7 0 3 3
60 Jared Goedert 23 KIN A_adv CLE 126 541 467 75 119 23 1 10 74 1 1 57 77 .255 .336 .373 .709 174 20 5 3 9 1
61 C.J. Lang 24 WSM A_adv CHW 65 234 204 25 52 14 1 2 19 9 3 23 28 .255 .338 .363 .700 74 5 3 3 1 0
62 Daniel Lyons 23 POT A_adv WSN 55 242 197 32 50 15 3 2 33 6 2 30 47 .254 .375 .391 .766 77 3 10 2 3 0
63 Josh Johnson 22 WMT A_adv KCR 118 459 359 49 91 13 4 3 38 14 12 85 76 .253 .399 .337 .736 121 11 3 10 2 1
64 Chris McConnell 22 WMT A_adv KCR 120 529 461 46 116 29 1 1 34 23 16 48 71 .252 .333 .325 .659 150 13 10 7 3 1
65 Angel Gonzalez 22 LBG A_adv PIT 91 402 371 50 93 19 2 3 34 19 13 15 73 .251 .281 .337 .618 125 5 1 14 1 0
66 Christopher Marrero 19 POT A_adv WSN 70 289 256 40 64 15 2 11 38 0 0 25 55 .250 .325 .453 .778 116 9 5 0 3 1
67 Travis Jones 22 MYR A_adv ATL 128 550 463 81 115 29 3 16 78 17 8 77 107 .248 .361 .428 .789 198 6 6 2 2 1
68 Billy Rowell 19 FDK A_adv BAL 111 414 375 39 93 24 0 7 50 1 4 36 104 .248 .315 .368 .683 138 10 1 1 1 0
69 Phillip Britton 23 MYR A_adv ATL 84 317 297 30 73 10 1 6 26 5 2 11 42 .246 .277 .347 .624 103 6 3 3 3 0
70 Francisco Hernandez 22 WSM A_adv CHW 79 288 241 28 59 15 0 6 31 2 2 32 33 .245 .338 .382 .720 92 4 3 10 2 0
71 Derrick Robinson 20 WMT A_adv KCR 124 556 497 69 122 22 8 0 34 62 17 51 97 .245 .316 .322 .638 160 0 2 3 3 1
72 Aaron Seuss 23 POT A_adv WSN 52 214 200 32 49 14 1 4 21 2 2 4 42 .245 .282 .385 .667 77 7 7 1 2 1
73 Ryan McCarthy 25 FDK A_adv BAL 56 219 198 24 48 9 3 5 23 2 3 19 38 .242 .315 .394 .709 78 5 2 0 0 0
74 Chris Amador 25 FDK A_adv BAL 112 467 424 63 102 21 5 9 62 15 7 29 90 .241 .302 .377 .680 160 10 9 4 1 0
75 Brett Bonvechio 25 WSM A_adv CHW 40 158 141 16 34 12 0 2 20 1 0 12 35 .241 .304 .369 .673 52 1 2 0 3 0
76 Salvador Sanchez 22 WSM A_adv CHW 115 461 427 54 103 22 4 5 58 24 15 24 99 .241 .284 .347 .631 148 12 3 4 3 1
77 Gregory Buchanan 24 SAL A_adv HOU 114 426 383 51 92 18 5 0 39 10 2 31 74 .240 .297 .313 .610 120 6 2 5 5 0
78 Christopher Vinyard 22 FDK A_adv BAL 123 491 430 44 103 16 0 16 65 1 5 56 102 .240 .330 .388 .718 167 18 3 0 2 3
79 Daniel Figueroa 25 FDK A_adv BAL 104 450 364 66 87 12 1 2 29 33 7 65 98 .239 .367 .294 .661 107 5 10 9 2 0
80 Jerad Head 25 KIN A_adv CLE 93 348 307 53 73 17 4 11 46 14 6 25 58 .238 .318 .427 .745 131 5 12 2 2 1
81 Jason White 24 FDK A_adv BAL 63 244 214 27 51 8 1 1 17 10 4 17 53 .238 .308 .299 .607 64 0 5 7 1 0
82 Jared Keel 23 LBG A_adv PIT 123 496 410 76 97 24 2 20 81 16 5 65 89 .237 .358 .451 .810 185 6 15 2 4 0
83 James Barksdale 23 LBG A_adv PIT 54 181 165 22 39 5 4 0 15 12 11 9 46 .236 .275 .315 .590 52 2 1 3 3 0
84 Cirilo Cumberbatch 21 KIN A_adv CLE 105 408 365 45 86 14 0 2 43 7 5 29 68 .236 .299 .290 .589 106 9 6 3 5 0
85 Brandon Tripp 23 FDK A_adv BAL 123 475 428 49 101 20 0 17 69 10 3 33 145 .236 .296 .402 .698 172 9 6 2 6 1
86 John Drennen 21 KIN A_adv CLE 117 517 460 71 108 27 1 3 39 5 5 46 73 .235 .313 .317 .631 146 5 7 3 1 1
87 Brandon Hicks 22 MYR A_adv ATL 93 400 342 68 80 23 2 19 56 14 3 45 122 .234 .335 .480 .815 164 9 8 3 2 1
88 Jose DeLosSantos 23 LBG A_adv PIT 56 239 210 27 49 5 3 0 13 14 10 17 39 .233 .293 .286 .578 60 0 1 10 1 0
89 Trevor Lawhorn 25 POT A_adv WSN 54 196 176 26 41 13 1 6 24 5 0 16 36 .233 .291 .420 .711 74 9 0 0 4 0
90 Collin DeLome 22 SAL A_adv HOU 68 267 237 40 55 14 3 10 35 7 2 17 57 .232 .305 .443 .748 105 1 9 1 3 1
91 Anthony Seratelli 25 WMT A_adv KCR 110 406 357 49 82 16 7 8 51 17 6 41 101 .230 .308 .381 .689 136 2 2 0 6 0
92 Alex Castillo 22 KIN A_adv CLE 78 286 265 28 60 17 2 8 44 4 4 15 76 .226 .271 .396 .667 105 5 2 2 2 0
93 Cesar Quintero 25 SAL A_adv HOU 115 431 392 44 88 15 3 7 46 13 5 26 105 .224 .274 .332 .605 130 12 2 7 4 1
94 Paul Winterling 24 FDK A_adv BAL 87 306 269 30 60 8 2 5 24 9 6 32 90 .223 .313 .323 .636 87 5 3 2 0 1
95 Miles Durham 25 LBG A_adv PIT 57 236 218 29 48 15 0 4 24 11 4 15 49 .220 .275 .344 .619 75 4 2 0 1 0
96 Nicholas Moresi 23 SAL A_adv HOU 55 193 170 20 37 8 0 2 15 5 4 14 48 .218 .286 .300 .586 51 6 4 1 4 0
97 Orlando Rosales 24 SAL A_adv HOU 64 258 232 18 50 18 0 0 27 2 5 21 31 .216 .283 .293 .576 68 3 2 0 3 0
98 Roberto Mena 23 SAL A_adv HOU 76 261 240 31 51 10 2 0 15 4 5 13 48 .213 .253 .271 .524 65 4 1 4 3 0
99 Adam Davis 23 KIN A_adv CLE 37 168 148 22 30 5 1 4 16 5 2 15 26 .203 .283 .331 .614 49 0 2 2 1 0
100 Lee Cruz 25 WSM A_adv CHW 56 212 194 16 38 16 0 2 22 1 1 12 49 .196 .248 .309 .557 60 1 2 2 2 0

About the Minor League Data

Performance data on minor and international leagues is licensed from and provided by the SABR Minor Leagues Database, a community project sponsored by the Minor League Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.

The database is under active development. Many statistics are incomplete due to ongoing research and/or limitations in published sources. To learn more about these limitations, or to find out how to contribute, visit the homepage of the SABR Minor Leagues Database.