Jim Abbott

James Anthony Abbott

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left , Fields Left as well
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 19, 1967 in Flint, MI
High School: Central HS (Flint, MI)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed August 3, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1989
Teams (by GP): Angels/Yankees/WhiteSox/Brewers 1989-1999
Agents: Scott Boras [*]
Final Game: July 21, 1999
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1989	21	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	RoY-5
1990	22	CAL	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	23	CAL	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	CYA-3
1992	24	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	25	NYY	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	26	NYY	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	27	TOT	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	27	CHW	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	27	CAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	28	ANA-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		VAN · PCL
1996	28	CAL	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1998	30	CHW-min	AA,A,AAA,A+	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BIR,HCK,CGY,WSM · SOUL,SALL,PCL,CARL
1998	30	CHW	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1999	31	MIL	NL	20	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0	1
10 Yrs				263	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	15	13	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	1	0	0	2	0	0

CAL (6 yrs)				165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (2 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (2 yrs)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				20	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				243	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				20	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1989	21	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$68,000	1	RoY-5
1990	22	CAL	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$185,000	1
1991	23	CAL	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$357,500	1	CYA-3
1992	24	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,850,000	1
1993	25	NYY	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,350,000	1
1994	26	NYY	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,775,000	1
1995	27	CHW	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,775,000	1
1995	27	CAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1996	28	CAL	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,200,000	1

1998	30	CHW	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1999	31	MIL	NL	20	24	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	-0	$400,000	1
10 Seasons				263	24	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.500	.500	-0.1	0.2	-0	$12,960,500

CAL (6 yrs)				165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$4,660,500
NYY (2 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$5,125,000
CHW (2 yrs)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,775,000
MIL (1 yr)				20	24	-5	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.0	-0	$400,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1999	31	MIL	NL	24	22	114	.182	.095	.273	.095	.348	.095	.440	.190	.788	-51	.000	-4.9	-0.4	.105	.000	.000
10 Yrs				24	22	114	.182	.095	.273	.095	.348	.095	.440	.190	.788	-51	.000	-4.9	-0.4	.105	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				15	14	114	.182	.095	.273	.095	.348	.095	.440	.190	.788	-51	.000	-4.9	-0.4	.105	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1999	31	MIL	NL	24	0.0%	41.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.1		7.0	1.67	3.33	46%	7%	0.0%	0%
10 Yrs				24	0.0%	41.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.1		7.0	1.67	3.33	46%	7%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.4%	15.8%	8.8%	7.3%	31%	1.79	5.6	36.5	7.8	0.81	1.08	71%	21%	7.2%	16%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1989	21	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1990	22	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	23	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	24	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1993	25	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
1994	26	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	27	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	27	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	27	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	28	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0

1998	30	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1999	31	MIL	NL	-4.9	-0.5	24	-0.3	0.4	-0.6	1.25	-0.4	0.2	-3.3	-0.3	1.03	-5.3	0
10 Yrs				-4.9	-0.5	24	-0.3	0.4	-0.6	1.25	-0.4	0.2	-3.3	-0.3	1.03	-5.3	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1999	31	MIL	NL	1	0	0%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 Yrs				1	0	0%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1999	31	MIL	NL	24	67%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	50%	5	0	0%	7	2	29%	21	4	19%	1	0	0%	4	3	75%	0
10 Yrs				24	67%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	50%	5	0	0%	7	2	29%	21	4	19%	1	0	0%	4	3	75%	0
MLB Averages					57%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1999	31	MIL	NL	24	74	3.08	59	80%	22%	20%	34%	24%	78%	0%	62%	74%	71%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
1 Yr				24	74	3.08	59	80%	22%	20%	34%	24%	78%	0%	62%	74%	71%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.68		61%	25%	15%	27%	33%	74%	2%	46%	80%	31%	6%			16%			9%			28%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1999	31	263	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1999	31	20	24	21	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	20
1 Yr		20	24	21	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	20
162 Game Avg.		162	194	170	81	.000	.000	.000	.000	20

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 2005 BBWAA ( 2.5%)	Awards (yr lg award) 1995 ML Hutch Award	Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1991 AL (3, 19%) 0.19 Career Shares (157th)	Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1991 AL 7.4 (3rd)

Hall of Fame
2005 BBWAA ( 2.5%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1995 ML Hutch Award

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1991 AL (3, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (157th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1991 AL 7.4 (3rd)

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