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Greg Norton
Gregory Blakemoor Norton

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Oklahoma

Debut August 18, 1996

Born July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, CA

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1993. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1996 23 CHW AL  11   23    4    5   0  0   2    3   0  1   4   6  .217  .333  .478  107   11   0   0   0   0   0
 1997 24 CHW AL  18   34    5    9   2  2   0    1   0  0   2   8  .265  .306  .441   96   15   1   0   0   0   0
 1998 25 CHW AL 105  299   38   71  17  2   9   36   3  3  26  77  .237  .301  .398   82  119   1   2   1   2  11
 1999 26 CHW AL 132  436   62  111  26  0  16   50   4  4  69  93  .255  .358  .424   98  185   1   2   3   2  11
 2000 27 CHW AL  71  201   25   49   6  1   6   28   1  0  26  47  .244  .333  .373   78   75   0   2   0   2   2
 2001 28 COL NL 117  225   30   60  13  2  13   40   1  0  19  65  .267  .321  .516   95  116   0   2   2   0   6
 2002 29 COL NL 113  168   19   37   8  1   7   37   2  3  24  52  .220  .314  .405   77   68   1   2   0   0   4
 2003 30 COL NL 114  179   19   47  15  0   6   31   2  1  16  47  .263  .325  .447   88   80   0   1   0   1   4
 2004 31 DET AL  41   86    9   15   1  0   2    2   0  0  12  21  .174  .276  .256   43   22   1   0   1   0   3
 2006 33 TBD AL  98  294   47   87  15  0  17   45   1  5  35  69  .296  .374  .520  130  153   1   2   2   3   2
 2007 34 TBD AL  75  202   25   49   9  0   4   23   1  1  37  55  .243  .358  .347   89   70   0   1   3   0   1
 2008 35 TOT    117  187   29   49  12  0   7   35   0  0  33  44  .262  .373  .439  116   82   0   0   4   0   7
         SEA AL   6   16    2    7   2  0   0    4   0  0   2   4  .438  .500  .563  187    9   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL 111  171   27   42  10  0   7   31   0  0  31  40  .246  .361  .427  109   73   0   0   4   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1012 2334  312  589 124  8  89  331  15 18 303 584  .252  .339  .427   95  996   6  14  16  10  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        374   50   94  20  1  14   53   2  3  49  93  .252  .339  .427   95  159   1   2   3   2   8
 Career High    132  436   62  111  26  2  17   50   4  5  69  93  .296  .374  .520  130  185   1   2   4   3  11
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1996 23 CHW AL   27   19    4   5.6   111| .217  .271| .333  .343| .478  .435| .811  .778| 107  .504   0.2   0.0   0%
 1997 24 CHW AL   37   26    5   5.2   105| .265  .266| .306  .335| .441  .421| .747  .757|  96  .499  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1998 25 CHW AL  330  245   33   3.6   108| .237  .269| .301  .338| .398  .429| .699  .766|  82  .338  -8.4  -0.8  50%
 1999 26 CHW AL  510  343   68   5.3   115| .255  .276| .358  .349| .424  .442| .782  .791|  98  .490   0.1   0.0  50%
 2000 27 CHW AL  231  156   27   4.6   117| .244  .279| .333  .352| .373  .448| .706  .800|  78  .419  -7.0  -0.6 100%
 2001 28 COL NL  246  173   36   5.6   130| .267  .293| .321  .367| .516  .480| .837  .847|  95  .547  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 2002 29 COL NL  195  141   21   4.0   120| .220  .284| .314  .360| .405  .451| .719  .812|  77  .416  -6.4  -0.6  40%
 2003 30 COL NL  197  138   26   5.0   122| .263  .285| .325  .360| .447  .458| .772  .818|  88  .510  -3.6  -0.3  66%
 2004 31 DET AL   99   75    6   2.1   105| .174  .264| .276  .332| .256  .425| .532  .756|  43  .165  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 2006 33 TBD AL  335  217   58   7.1   110| .296  .274| .374  .339| .520  .436| .894  .775| 130  .639  13.4   1.2  16%
 2007 34 TBD AL  240  156   28   4.8   105| .243  .269| .358  .336| .347  .420| .705  .756|  89  .476  -1.7  -0.2  50%
 2008 35 TOT     220  145   31   5.7   105| .262  .264| .373  .335| .439  .420| .812  .755| 116  .571   5.3   0.5   0%
         SEA AL   18    9    5  14.9   102| .438  .263| .500  .331| .563  .414|1.063  .744| 187  .882   2.2   0.2   0%
         ATL NL  202  136   26   5.1   105| .246  .264| .361  .335| .427  .421| .788  .756| 109  .521   3.1   0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     2667 1834  343   5.0   114| .252  .276| .339  .347| .427  .441| .766  .788|  95  .485 -18.7  -1.8  45%

* 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 ------+
1996 23 CHW AL SS 6 4 3 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 4.18 2.45 4.66 3 25.7 3B 2 4 2 0 1 1.000 .952 3.00 2.20 2.89 2.55 2 18.7 DH 2 1997 24 CHW AL 3B 11 4 15 3 0 .864 .955 1.73 2.32 2.55 2.67 6 67.0 DH 2 1998 25 CHW AL 1B 79 642 30 4 57 .994 .992 8.51 8.30 9.60 9.43 67 630.3 3B 11 12 10 2 0 .917 .948 2.00 2.23 4.40 2.54 5 45.0 DH 2 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.10 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 1999 26 CHW AL 3B 120 93 201 25 17 .922 .950 2.45 2.21 2.69 2.58 113 982.7 1B 26 67 3 2 9 .972 .992 2.69 8.33 6.95 9.50 7 90.7 DH 1 2000 27 CHW AL 3B 47 32 56 7 5 .926 .947 1.87 2.31 2.15 2.67 45 368.7 1B 17 94 10 1 12 .990 .993 6.12 8.17 8.69 9.37 10 107.7 DH 3 2001 28 COL NL OF 25 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 0.68 1.86 1.29 2.20 14 118.7 3B 24 8 26 4 2 .895 .950 1.42 2.17 1.80 2.57 20 170.0 LF 22 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.68 1.48 1.24 1.91 13 108.7 1B 13 66 4 0 6 1.000 .993 5.38 7.84 11.45 9.26 5 55.0 RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.73 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 DH 1 2002 29 COL NL 3B 22 16 27 5 4 .896 .958 1.95 2.29 2.50 2.71 20 154.7 1B 15 55 3 0 5 1.000 .991 3.87 7.97 8.16 9.39 5 64.0 LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.50 2.57 1.93 2 14.0 DH 1 2003 30 COL NL 3B 34 24 49 6 3 .924 .955 2.15 2.36 2.87 2.74 27 229.3 1B 9 20 2 0 0 1.000 .991 2.44 7.98 12.38 9.62 0 16.0 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.05 0 5.7 2004 31 DET AL 3B 18 7 19 1 0 .963 .952 1.44 2.34 1.99 2.64 12 117.7 1B 7 36 2 0 6 1.000 .995 5.43 8.01 7.95 9.31 5 43.0 LF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 1.18 2.06 0 15.3 DH 5 2006 33 TBD AL OF 31 42 1 2 0 .956 .986 1.39 1.99 1.73 2.30 28 224.3 DH 31 RF 28 40 0 2 0 .952 .983 1.43 1.85 1.74 2.20 26 207.3 1B 25 154 9 1 12 .994 .994 6.52 7.99 8.53 9.51 22 172.0 LF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.59 2.06 2 17.0 2007 34 TBD AL DH 46 OF 9 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 2.00 0.87 2.30 6 51.7 RF 6 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.77 1.14 2.07 4 31.7 1B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.93 6.21 9.41 1 8.7 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 0.45 2.12 2 20.0 2008 35 TOT 1B 11 80 3 3 8 .965 .993 7.55 8.21 10.63 9.33 7 70.3 TOT DH 8 TOT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.16 1 5.0 SEA AL DH 3 1B 1 7 1 1 2 .889 1.000 8.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 1 6.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 ATL NL LF 25 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.16 1.47 1.90 1.90 15 137.7 1B 10 73 2 2 6 .974 .992 7.50 8.23 10.50 9.34 6 64.3 DH 5 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 1 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 25 CHW AL 1B 79 642 30 4 57 .994 .992 8.51 8.30 9.60 9.43 67 630.3 1999 26 CHW AL 1B 26 67 3 2 9 .972 .992 2.69 8.33 6.95 9.50 7 90.7 2000 27 CHW AL 1B 17 94 10 1 12 .990 .993 6.12 8.17 8.69 9.37 10 107.7 2001 28 COL NL 1B 13 66 4 0 6 1.000 .993 5.38 7.84 11.45 9.26 5 55.0 2002 29 COL NL 1B 15 55 3 0 5 1.000 .991 3.87 7.97 8.16 9.39 5 64.0 2003 30 COL NL 1B 9 20 2 0 0 1.000 .991 2.44 7.98 12.38 9.62 0 16.0 2004 31 DET AL 1B 7 36 2 0 6 1.000 .995 5.43 8.01 7.95 9.31 5 43.0 2006 33 TBD AL 1B 25 154 9 1 12 .994 .994 6.52 7.99 8.53 9.51 22 172.0 2007 34 TBD AL 1B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.93 6.21 9.41 1 8.7 2008 35 TOT 1B 11 80 3 3 8 .965 .993 7.55 8.21 10.63 9.33 7 70.3 SEA AL 1B 1 7 1 1 2 .889 1.000 8.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 1 6.0 ATL NL 1B 10 73 2 2 6 .974 .992 7.50 8.23 10.50 9.34 6 64.3 1998 25 CHW AL 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.10 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 1996 23 CHW AL 3B 2 4 2 0 1 1.000 .952 3.00 2.20 2.89 2.55 2 18.7 1997 24 CHW AL 3B 11 4 15 3 0 .864 .955 1.73 2.32 2.55 2.67 6 67.0 1998 25 CHW AL 3B 11 12 10 2 0 .917 .948 2.00 2.23 4.40 2.54 5 45.0 1999 26 CHW AL 3B 120 93 201 25 17 .922 .950 2.45 2.21 2.69 2.58 113 982.7 2000 27 CHW AL 3B 47 32 56 7 5 .926 .947 1.87 2.31 2.15 2.67 45 368.7 2001 28 COL NL 3B 24 8 26 4 2 .895 .950 1.42 2.17 1.80 2.57 20 170.0 2002 29 COL NL 3B 22 16 27 5 4 .896 .958 1.95 2.29 2.50 2.71 20 154.7 2003 30 COL NL 3B 34 24 49 6 3 .924 .955 2.15 2.36 2.87 2.74 27 229.3 2004 31 DET AL 3B 18 7 19 1 0 .963 .952 1.44 2.34 1.99 2.64 12 117.7 1996 23 CHW AL DH 2 1997 24 CHW AL DH 2 1998 25 CHW AL DH 2 1999 26 CHW AL DH 1 2000 27 CHW AL DH 3 2001 28 COL NL DH 1 2002 29 COL NL DH 1 2004 31 DET AL DH 5 2006 33 TBD AL DH 31 2007 34 TBD AL DH 46 2008 35 TOT DH 8 SEA AL DH 3 ATL NL DH 5 2001 28 COL NL LF 22 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.68 1.48 1.24 1.91 13 108.7 2002 29 COL NL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.50 2.57 1.93 2 14.0 2004 31 DET AL LF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 1.18 2.06 0 15.3 2006 33 TBD AL LF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.59 2.06 2 17.0 2007 34 TBD AL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 0.45 2.12 2 20.0 2008 35 ATL NL LF 25 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.16 1.47 1.90 1.90 15 137.7 2001 28 COL NL OF 25 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 0.68 1.86 1.29 2.20 14 118.7 2002 29 COL NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.85 2.57 2.19 2 14.0 2003 30 COL NL OF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.87 0.00 2.21 0 5.7 2004 31 DET AL OF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.05 1.18 2.29 0 15.3 2006 33 TBD AL OF 31 42 1 2 0 .956 .986 1.39 1.99 1.73 2.30 28 224.3 2007 34 TBD AL OF 9 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 2.00 0.87 2.30 6 51.7 2001 28 COL NL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.73 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 2003 30 COL NL RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.05 0 5.7 2006 33 TBD AL RF 28 40 0 2 0 .952 .983 1.43 1.85 1.74 2.20 26 207.3 2007 34 TBD AL RF 6 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.77 1.14 2.07 4 31.7 2008 35 TOT RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.16 1 5.0 SEA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 ATL NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 1 2.0 1996 23 CHW AL SS 6 4 3 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 4.18 2.45 4.66 3 25.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 289 200 405 53 32 .919 .951 2.09 2.26 2.53 2.63 250 2153.7 1B* 205 1219 67 11 115 .992 .993 6.27 8.17 9.20 9.42 129 1257.7 DH 102 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 76 68 3 2 0 .973 .985 0.93 1.94 1.49 2.27 50 429.7 61 0 43# LF* 61 52 2 0 0 1.000 .984 0.89 1.52 1.55 1.94 34 312.7 RF* 43 45 1 2 0 .958 .983 1.07 1.82 1.59 2.18 32 259.7 SS* 6 4 3 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 4.18 2.45 4.66 3 25.7 2B* 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.10 18.00 4.50 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 577 1491 480 68 147 .967 .979 3.42 4.34 4.59 4.81 432 3868
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1993.

December 21, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 4, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 29, 2005: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

April 21, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 11, 2006: 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
1997Chicago White Sox$155,000
1998Chicago White Sox$180,000
1999Chicago White Sox$255,000
2000Chicago White Sox$285,000
2001Colorado Rockies$450,000
2002Colorado Rockies$525,000
2003Colorado Rockies$600,000
2004Detroit Tigers$600,000
2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,850,000

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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