Danny Ainge
Daniel Ray Ainge
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 17, 1959 in Eugene, OR
High School: North (Eugene, OR)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1979
Final Game: September 22, 1981
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 TOR AL 20 2B 86 86 737.2 470 198 261 11 67 .977 1.6 2.6 0.6 -0.6 1.2 1 5.60 5.34 .978 5.50 4.80
1979 TOR AL 20 DH 1
1980 TOR AL 21 OF 29 28 235.2 71 67 3 1 2 .986 -0.8 -4.1 -1.8 -0.8 -0.9 1 2.67 2.41 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 TOR AL 21 CF 22 22 185.2 55 52 2 1 1 .982 -2.4 -15.5 -2.4 -2.5 0.2 0 2.62 2.45 .984 2.92 2.65
1980 TOR AL 21 LF 6 5 43.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 2.1 58.6 1.1 1.7 -0.6 1 3.14 2.50 .980 2.34 1.92
1980 TOR AL 21 3B 3 1 17.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 0.8 56.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0 3.18 2.00 .950 3.02 2.60
1980 TOR AL 21 DH 2
1980 TOR AL 21 2B 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 5.00 5.00 .980 5.60 4.90
1980 TOR AL 21 RF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.80
1981 TOR AL 22 3B 77 64 591.1 217 73 133 11 19 .949 0.8 1.6 -0.2 -2.3 2.1 1 3.14 2.68 .950 2.95 2.52
1981 TOR AL 22 SS 6 5 32.1 15 6 8 1 1 .933 -1.3 -48.2 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 3.90 2.33 .967 4.98 4.18
1981 TOR AL 22 OF 4 1 19.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 18.3 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 3.66 2.00 .988 2.47 2.15
1981 TOR AL 22 CF 3 0 10.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 33.8 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 4.22 1.67 .980 2.87 2.60
1981 TOR AL 22 2B 2 2 15.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 3.00 .983 5.52 4.95
1981 TOR AL 22 DH 1
1981 TOR AL 22 RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.20 1.80
3 Seasons 2B 89 89 761.2 481 201 269 11 68 .977 1.6 2.5 0.6 -0.6 1.2 1 5.55 5.28 .978 5.50 4.80
2 Seasons 3B 80 65 608.1 223 73 139 11 19 .951 1.6 3.2 0.6 -1.8 2.3 1 3.14 2.65 .950 2.95 2.52
2 Seasons OF 33 29 255.1 79 75 3 1 2 .987 -0.5 -2.3 -1.5 -0.3 -1.1 1 2.75 2.36 .980 2.47 2.15
2 Seasons CF 25 22 196.1 60 57 2 1 1 .983 -2.1 -12.8 -2.1 -2.0 0.0 0 2.70 2.36 .983 2.92 2.64
1 Season LF 6 5 43.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 2.1 58.6 1.1 1.7 -0.6 1 3.14 2.50 .980 2.34 1.92
1 Season SS 6 5 32.1 15 6 8 1 1 .933 -1.3 -48.2 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 3.90 2.33 .967 4.98 4.18
3 Seasons DH 4
2 Seasons RF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -37.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.69 1.50 .967 2.19 1.80
3 Seasons TOT 208 188 1657.2 798 355 419 24 90 .970 1.4 1.0 -1.6 -3.8 2.2 1 2 4.20 3.72 .940 4.09 3.49

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1979 TOR AL 20 87 86 87 86 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 TOR AL 21 38 32 38 32 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 22 1 29 2 3 1
1981 TOR AL 22 86 73 86 84 0 0 0 2 77 6 0 3 1 4 1 0 6
3 Seasons 211 191 211 202 0 0 0 89 80 6 6 25 2 33 3 3 8
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1979 TOR AL 20 3333 55% 80% 26% 288 97% 1 195 63 97 36 262 228 24 0 5 11 3 6 2 4 67 20 15 16 4 58 21 36 7 2 5
1980 TOR AL 21 45 29% 73% 24% 4 100% 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1981 TOR AL 22 67 40% 85% 25% 4 100% 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 3445 55% 80% 26% 296 97% 1 198 64 98 37 270 235 25 0 5 11 3 6 2 4 68 20 15 17 4 59 22 36 7 2 5
MLB Averages 57% 80% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1980 TOR AL 21 80 53% 81% 25% 7 86% 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 TOR AL 22 2596 47% 81% 27% 203 89% 5 73 56 7 10 129 97 21 4 4 11 0 10 1 10 19 12 2 17 1 1 0 5 80%
2 Seasons 2676 48% 81% 27% 210 89% 5 73 56 7 10 135 102 22 4 4 11 0 10 1 10 19 12 2 17 1 1 0 5 80%
MLB Averages 57% 80% 27% 88% 69%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 TOR AL 21 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 8 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 29 13 44.8% 16 0 0.0% 2 855 42% 82% 24% 110 47%
1981 TOR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 46 50% 83% 33% 6 83%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 8 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 6 4 0 31 15 48.4% 16 0 0.0% 2 901 42% 82% 25% 116 49%
MLB Averages 42.4% 2.2% 57% 80% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 TOR AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 9 90.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 197 46% 76% 22% 29 48%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 9 90.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 197 46% 76% 22% 29 48%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.5% 57% 80% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1981 TOR AL 22 163 50% 79% 23% 16 81% 0 6 5 1 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1 Season 163 50% 79% 23% 16 81% 0 6 5 1 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages 57% 80% 27% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 TOR AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 33 39% 70% 18% 3 0%
1981 TOR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 50 36% 76% 24% 10 30%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14.3% 6 0 0.0% 0 83 37% 73% 22% 13 23%
MLB Averages 42.8% 3.0% 57% 80% 26% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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