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Ruben Amaro

Ruben Amaro Jr.

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 12, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 11th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1991
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Indians/Angels 1991-1998

Final Game: September 27, 1998
Relatives: Son of Ruben Amaro
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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
1987	22	ANA-min	A-	71	306	241	51	68	7	3	3	31	27	11	49	28	.282	.409	.373	.783		90		7	3	6	5		SLM · NORW
1988	23	ANA-min	A,AA	128	573	448	101	115	14	3	4	52	48	20	109	66	.257	.410	.328	.738		147	14	9	5	2	2		PSP,MDL · CALL,TL
1989	24	ANA-min	A,AA	88	375	310	78	114	18	6	6	36	27	9	52	44	.368	.466	.523	.989		162	5	8	2	3	5		QDS,MDL · MIDW,TL
1990	25	ANA-min	AAA,AA	139	639	542	103	172	30	10	7	70	42	22	69	66	.317	.407	.448	.855		243		16	7	5	3		EDM,MDL · PCL,TL
1991	26	ANA-min	AAA	121	552	472	95	154	42	6	3	42	36	18	63	48	.326	.411	.460	.870		217	6	6	9	2	2		EDM · PCL
1991	26	CAL	AL	10	26	23	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	.217	.308	.261	.569	60	6	1	0	0	0	1	/479D
1992	27	PHI-min	AAA	18	77	68	8	20	4	1	1	10	2	2	9	6	.294	.377	.426	.803		29	0	0	0	0	3		SWB · IL
1992	27	PHI	NL	126	427	374	43	82	15	6	7	34	11	5	37	54	.219	.303	.348	.651	85	130	11	9	4	2	1	*987
1993	28	PHI-min	AAA	101	454	412	76	120	30	5	9	37	25	4	31	44	.291	.346	.454	.800		187	5	5	3	3	2		SWB · IL
1993	28	PHI	NL	25	58	48	7	16	2	2	1	6	0	0	6	5	.333	.400	.521	.921	147	25	1	0	3	1	0	/897
1994	29	CLE-min	AAA	43	202	181	39	58	12	4	3	17	9	2	15	16	.320	.382	.481	.863		87	4	3	3	0	1		CHR · IL
1994	29	CLE	AL	26	25	23	5	5	1	0	2	5	2	1	2	3	.217	.280	.522	.802	103	12	0	0	0	0	0	8/D79
1995	30	CLE-min	AAA	54	242	213	42	65	15	3	6	22	6	1	18	29	.305	.377	.488	.865		104	5	7	3	1	1		BFL · AA
1995	30	CLE	AL	28	68	60	5	12	3	0	1	7	1	3	4	6	.200	.273	.300	.573	49	18	1	2	2	0	0	8/97D
1996	31	TOR-PHI-min	AAA	68	263	230	36	62	11	3	2	24	13	3	24	40	.270	.356	.370	.726		85	4	7	2	0	0		SYR,SWB · IL
1996	31	PHI	NL	61	130	117	14	37	10	0	2	15	0	0	9	18	.316	.380	.453	.833	120	53	3	3	1	0	0	9/83
1997	32	PHI	NL	117	200	175	18	41	6	1	2	21	1	1	21	24	.234	.320	.314	.634	68	55	4	2	0	2	0	879/3
1998	33	PHI	NL	92	117	107	7	20	5	0	1	10	0	0	6	15	.187	.224	.262	.486	27	28	1	0	1	3	0	7/98
8 Yrs				485	1051	927	99	218	43	9	16	100	15	10	88	128	.235	.310	.353	.663	80	327	22	16	11	8	2
162 Game Avg.				162	351	310	33	73	14	3	5	33	5	3	29	43	.235	.310	.353	.663	80	109	7	5	4	3	1

PHI (5 yrs)				421	932	821	89	196	38	9	13	86	12	6	79	116	.239	.313	.354	.668	82	291	20	14	9	8	1
CLE (2 yrs)				54	93	83	10	17	4	0	3	12	3	4	6	9	.205	.275	.361	.636	64	30	1	2	2	0	0
CAL (1 yr)				10	26	23	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	.217	.308	.261	.569	60	6	1	0	0	0	1

NL (5 yrs)				421	932	821	89	196	38	9	13	86	12	6	79	116	.239	.313	.354	.668	82	291	20	14	9	8	1
AL (3 yrs)				64	119	106	10	22	5	0	3	14	3	4	9	12	.208	.282	.340	.622	63	36	2	2	2	0	1

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
1991	26	CAL	AL	10	26	-2	-0	-0	-0	-0	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.471	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-1	$	/479D
1992	27	PHI	NL	126	427	-6	0	-0	2	-4	-8	-0.9	12	4	0.3	.492	.494	0.0	-0.2	2	$109,000	*987
1993	28	PHI	NL	25	58	4	0	0	-0	-0	3	0.3	2	5	0.5	.513	.502	0.5	-0.1	5	$150,000	/897
1994	29	CLE	AL	26	25	-0	-0	0	0	-0	-0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$163,000	8/D79
1995	30	CLE	AL	28	68	-4	-1	1	-1	-1	-7	-0.6	2	-5	-0.4	.477	.496	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$175,000	8/97D
1996	31	PHI	NL	61	130	4	0	-0	1	-1	4	0.3	4	7	0.7	.506	.502	0.6	-0.0	6	$109,000	9/83
1997	32	PHI	NL	117	200	-8	0	-0	6	-1	-4	-0.4	6	1	0.1	.496	.497	-0.4	0.4	-4	$275,000	879/3
1998	33	PHI	NL	92	117	-12	-0	0	1	-1	-12	-1.2	3	-9	-0.9	.487	.492	-1.0	0.0	-10	$265,000	7/98
8 Seasons				485	1051	-25	-2	-0	9	-9	-27	-2.9	30	3	0.2	.494	.498	-0.8	0.0	-6	$1,246,000

PHI (5 yrs)				421	932	-19	0	-1	10	-8	-18	-2.0	26	8	0.7	.495	.498	-0.3	0.2	-2	$908,000
CLE (2 yrs)				54	93	-5	-1	1	-1	-1	-7	-0.6	3	-4	-0.3	.488	.498	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$338,000
CAL (1 yr)				10	26	-2	-0	-0	-0	-0	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.471	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-1	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1991	26	CAL	AL	26	19	2	2.8	96	.250	.217	.259	.308	.328	.261	.393	.569	.721	60	.297	-1.2	-0.1	.474	.174	.043
1992	27	PHI	NL	427	314	40	3.4	92	.238	.219	.259	.303	.325	.348	.381	.651	.706	85	.417	-8.0	-0.8	.591	.243	.128	8.6
1993	28	PHI	NL	58	37	10	7.2	102	.349	.333	.269	.400	.333	.521	.409	.921	.743	147	.694	3.3	0.3	.939	.313	.188	.0
1994	29	CLE	AL	25	19	3	4.2	110	.167	.217	.270	.280	.342	.522	.430	.802	.772	103	.394	-0.1	-0.0	.789	.435	.304	2.0
1995	30	CLE	AL	68	54	4	2.0	110	.208	.200	.272	.273	.346	.300	.429	.573	.774	49	.145	-4.7	-0.4	.423	.133	.100	1.0
1996	31	PHI	NL	130	84	20	6.4	106	.361	.316	.269	.380	.338	.453	.420	.833	.758	120	.624	3.8	0.4	.783	.214	.137	.0
1997	32	PHI	NL	200	141	18	3.4	108	.258	.234	.271	.320	.342	.314	.425	.634	.767	68	.344	-8.1	-0.8	.561	.200	.080	1.3
1998	33	PHI	NL	117	92	7	2.0	109	.202	.187	.271	.224	.342	.262	.428	.486	.770	27	.170	-11.6	-1.1	.386	.131	.075	.0
8 Yrs				1051	760	104	3.7	101	.255	.235	.265	.310	.334	.353	.406	.663	.740	80	.401	-26.5	-2.6	.588	.218	.118	15.5
162 Game Avg.				351	254	35	3.7	101	.255	.235	.265	.310	.334	.353	.406	.663	.740	80	.401	-26.5	-2.6	.588	.218	.118	5

PHI (5 yrs)				932	668	95	3.8	100	.261	.239	.265	.313	.333	.354	.404	.668	.737	82	.425	-20.5	-2.0	.599	.219	.116	12.5
CLE (2 yrs)				93	73	7	2.6	110	.197	.205	.271	.275	.345	.361	.429	.636	.774	64	.212	-4.8	-0.4	.521	.217	.157	3.0
CAL (1 yr)				26	19	2	2.8	96	.250	.217	.259	.308	.328	.261	.393	.569	.721	60	.297	-1.2	-0.1	.474	.174	.043

NL (5 yrs)				932	668	95	3.8	100	.261	.239	.265	.313	.333	.354	.404	.668	.737	82	.425	-20.5	-2.0	.599	.219	.116	12.5
AL (3 yrs)				119	92	9	2.6	107	.209	.208	.269	.282	.341	.340	.421	.622	.762	63	.228	-6.0	-0.6	.511	.208	.132	3.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1995	30	CLE	AL	ALCS	SEA	W	3	1	1	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1995	30	CLE	AL	WS	ATL	L	2	2	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1 Yr (2 Series)							5	3	3	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1 ALCS							3	1	1	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1 WS							2	2	2	0	1	.000	.000	.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
1991	26	CAL	AL	26	0.0%	11.5%	11.5%	3.9%	20%	1.00	7.7		11.5	2.33	2.00	77%	10%	0.0%	33%
1992	27	PHI	NL	427	1.6%	12.7%	8.7%	6.6%	34%	1.46	6.9	53.4	11.0	0.78	1.11	74%	22%	4.8%	19%
1993	28	PHI	NL	58	1.7%	8.6%	10.3%	8.6%	31%	0.83	9.6	48.0	8.0	0.91	0.82	74%	19%	7.1%	39%
1994	29	CLE	AL	25	8.0%	12.0%	8.0%	12.0%	60%	1.50	7.7	11.5	4.6	0.33	0.50	72%	15%	20.0%	33%
1995	30	CLE	AL	68	1.5%	8.8%	5.9%	5.9%	33%	1.50	10.0	60.0	8.6	0.86	1.20	78%	29%	4.0%	14%
1996	31	PHI	NL	130	1.5%	13.9%	6.9%	9.2%	32%	2.00	6.5	58.5	7.8	0.60	0.83	75%	29%	4.2%	23%
1997	32	PHI	NL	200	1.0%	12.0%	10.5%	4.5%	22%	1.14	7.3	87.5	8.3	0.67	0.81	76%	27%	2.6%	16%
1998	33	PHI	NL	117	0.9%	12.8%	5.1%	5.1%	30%	2.50	7.1	107.0	10.7	0.53	0.52	80%	26%	2.0%	18%
8 Yrs				1051	1.5%	12.2%	8.4%	6.5%	31%	1.45	7.2	57.9	9.3	0.72	0.92	75%	24%	4.3%	20%
MLB Averages					2.5%	16.0%	8.8%	7.4%	32%	1.81	5.6	36.0	7.8	0.82	1.09	71%	21%	7.3%	16%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1991	26	CAL	AL	-1.2	-0.1	26	-0.2	0.3	-0.5	.84	-0.3	0.0	-2.4	-0.2	1.00	-2.9	1.91	2
1992	27	PHI	NL	-8.0	-0.8	449	-1.1	6.4	-7.5	1.00	-0.6	-0.5	-10.2	-1.1	0.98	-4.4	1.44	14
1993	28	PHI	NL	3.2	0.3	59	0.8	1.4	-0.6	.90	0.4	0.5	2.8	0.3	0.96	3.0	0.93	8
1994	29	CLE	AL	-0.2	-0.0	29	0.2	0.5	-0.4	.87	0.1	0.1	-1.0	-0.1	0.94	-0.8	0.92	11
1995	30	CLE	AL	-4.7	-0.4	74	-0.2	1.0	-1.2	.98	-0.6	0.4	-2.9	-0.3	0.96	-5.9	0.81	9
1996	31	PHI	NL	3.6	0.4	134	0.5	3.0	-2.5	1.09	0.5	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.99	5.2	1.73	31
1997	32	PHI	NL	-8.1	-0.8	204	-2.2	2.1	-4.3	1.07	-0.7	-1.4	-9.5	-0.9	0.97	-7.0	1.35	52
1998	33	PHI	NL	-11.6	-1.1	119	0.1	2.4	-2.3	1.08	-0.9	0.9	-10.4	-1.0	0.97	-11.5	1.10	51
8 Yrs				-26.8	-2.6	1094	-2.2	17.2	-19.3	1.02	-2.2	0.0	-31.9	-3.1	0.97	-24.4	1.29	178

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	CS3	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1991	26	CAL	AL	0	0	0%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1992	27	PHI	NL	4	1	30%	162	11	5	69%	11	5	0	1	0	3	13	24%	26	21	4	5	4	1	11	6	5
1993	28	PHI	NL	1	0	29%	25	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	33%	4	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1994	29	CLE	AL	0	0	60%	17	2	1	67%	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	33%	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1
1995	30	CLE	AL	1	0	24%	25	1	3	25%	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	56%	3	2	1	2	1	1	4	1	3
1996	31	PHI	NL	1	0	26%	49	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	2	36%	9	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	2
1997	32	PHI	NL	1	0	26%	76	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	32%	11	9	2	3	2	1	5	2	3
1998	33	PHI	NL	1	0	24%	36	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	2	22%	5	5	0	2	2	0	2	0	2
8 Yrs				9	1	27%	398	15	10	60%	15	9	1	3	1	7	29	30%	58	47	9	15	11	4	28	11	17

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
1991	26	CAL	AL	26	100%	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	1	20%	2	0	0%	21	2	10%	0	0		0	0		0
1992	27	PHI	NL	427	100%	82	30	0	14	2	0	1	1.44	7	0	15	5	2	5	2	0	5	4	80%	75	11	15%	41	15	37%	256	30	12%	24	9	38%	17	9	53%	0
1993	28	PHI	NL	58	100%	16	2	0	8	0	0	0	0.93	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	3	100%	11	1	9%	7	5	71%	36	6	17%	2	1	50%	2	2	100%	0
1994	29	CLE	AL	25	100%	5	0	0	11	1	1	2	0.92	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		4	0	0%	3	1	33%	20	3	15%	3	1	33%	1	0	0%	0
1995	30	CLE	AL	68	100%	12	1	0	9	2	0	0	0.81	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	100%	17	1	6%	8	4	50%	41	6	15%	1	1	100%	4	3	75%	0
1996	31	PHI	NL	130	100%	37	5	0	31	12	1	7	1.73	2	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	100%	21	3	14%	11	4	36%	92	14	15%	8	3	38%	5	2	40%	0
1997	32	PHI	NL	200	100%	41	4	0	52	9	1	5	1.35	2	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0		32	4	13%	15	6	40%	148	19	13%	16	9	56%	6	4	67%	0
1998	33	PHI	NL	117	100%	20	6	0	51	14	0	5	1.10	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	100%	23	1	4%	17	5	29%	79	10	13%	9	5	56%	5	3	60%	0
8 Yrs				1051	100%	218	50	0	178	40	3	20	1.29	16	0	26	10	6	9	7	0	12	11	92%	188	22	12%	104	40	38%	693	90	13%	63	29	46%	40	23	58%	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
1991	26	CAL	AL	27	106	3.93	65	61%	26%	11%	32%	31%	74%	10%	45%	85%	22%	7%	2	0	11%	3	0	7%	2	1	67%	-1	0	0
1992	27	PHI	NL	427	1563	3.66	963	62%	29%	11%	26%	34%	71%	1%	44%	84%	30%	6%	24	0	15%	65	20	10%	42	13	28%	0	0	0
1993	28	PHI	NL	57	196	3.44	126	64%	17%	13%	33%	37%	83%	0%	54%	85%	40%	7%	4	0	14%	8	2	5%	3	1	0%	1	0	0
1994	29	CLE	AL	24	86	3.58	53	62%	26%	17%	21%	36%	74%	0%	45%	77%	50%	4%	1	0	17%	4	2	13%	3	1	0%	1	1	0
1995	30	CLE	AL	67	224	3.34	139	62%	25%	10%	24%	40%	75%	0%	46%	87%	37%	0%	0	0	15%	10	7	6%	4	2	67%	1	0	0
1996	31	PHI	NL	115	383	3.33	255	67%	24%	9%	32%	35%	76%	0%	50%	88%	43%	2%	2	0	10%	12	6	3%	3	2	44%	15	0	1
1997	32	PHI	NL	190	695	3.66	403	58%	27%	10%	26%	37%	73%	0%	42%	86%	31%	6%	11	0	16%	30	14	11%	21	12	40%	10	0	1
1998	33	PHI	NL	117	418	3.57	266	64%	18%	13%	33%	36%	82%	0%	52%	84%	39%	3%	3	0	15%	18	11	7%	8	6	20%	0	0	0
8 Yrs				1024	3671	3.58	2270	62%	26%	11%	28%	35%	74%	1%	46%	85%	34%	5%	47	0	15%	150	62	8%	86	38	32%	27	1	2
MLB Averages						3.68		61%	26%	15%	27%	33%	74%	2%	46%	80%	31%	5%			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
1991	26	10	26	23	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	.217	.308	.261	.569	60	6	1	0	0	0	1
1992	27	136	453	397	43	87	16	6	7	36	11	5	40	57	.219	.304	.343	.646	83	136	12	9	4	2	2
1993	28	161	511	445	50	103	18	8	8	42	11	5	46	62	.231	.314	.362	.676	90	161	13	9	7	3	2
1994	29	187	536	468	55	108	19	8	10	47	13	6	48	65	.231	.313	.370	.682	91	173	13	9	7	3	2
1995	30	215	604	528	60	120	22	8	11	54	14	9	52	71	.227	.308	.362	.670	86	191	14	11	9	3	2
1996	31	276	734	645	74	157	32	8	13	69	14	9	61	89	.243	.321	.378	.699	92	244	17	14	10	3	2
1997	32	393	934	820	92	198	38	9	15	90	15	10	82	113	.241	.321	.365	.685	87	299	21	16	10	5	2
1998	33	485	1051	927	99	218	43	9	16	100	15	10	88	128	.235	.310	.353	.663	80	327	22	16	11	8	2

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1991	26	10	26	23	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	3	3	.217	.308	.261	.569	2	10
1992	27	126	437	381	49	89	16	7	8	39	12	40	54	.234	.321	.375	.696	43	126
1993	28	25	58	48	7	16	2	2	1	6	0	6	5	.333	.400	.521	.921	10	25
1994	29	37	36	33	6	7	1	0	3	6	3	3	4	.212	.278	.515	.793	4	26
1995	30	32	75	67	5	13	3	0	1	7	1	4	7	.194	.260	.284	.544	4	28
1996	31	61	128	115	13	35	9	0	2	14	0	9	18	.304	.370	.435	.805	18	61
1997	32	117	198	174	18	40	6	1	2	21	1	20	24	.230	.313	.310	.623	17	117
1998	33	92	116	106	7	19	5	0	1	9	0	6	15	.179	.217	.255	.472	6	92
8 Yrs		500	1074	947	105	224	43	10	18	104	17	91	130	.237	.312	.360	.672	104	485
162 Game Avg.		162	348	307	34	73	14	3	6	34	6	29	42	.237	.312	.360	.672	34	485

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