Chip Ambres
Raymond Payne Ambres
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 19, 1979 in Beaumont, TX
High School: Beaumont (Beaumont, TX)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed August 3, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 2005
Final Game: September 28, 2008
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Standard Batting

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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
2005 25 KCR AL 53 167 145 25 35 8 0 4 9 3 2 16 32 .241 .323 .379 .702 88 55 5 2 3 1 1 87/D
2007 27 NYM NL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
2008 28 SDP NL 24 48 41 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 .195 .313 .220 .532 51 9 0 0 0 0 0 /98
3 Seasons 80 218 189 28 44 9 0 4 10 4 2 23 48 .233 .321 .344 .665 80 65 5 2 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 441 383 57 89 18 0 8 20 8 4 47 97 .233 .321 .344 .665 80 132 10 4 6 2 2
KCR (1 yr) 53 167 145 25 35 8 0 4 9 3 2 16 32 .241 .323 .379 .702 88 55 5 2 3 1 1
NYM (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 75 1 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 24 48 41 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 .195 .313 .220 .532 51 9 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 27 51 44 3 9 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 16 .205 .314 .227 .541 53 10 0 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 53 167 145 25 35 8 0 4 9 3 2 16 32 .241 .323 .379 .702 88 55 5 2 3 1 1

Advanced Batting

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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
2005 25 KCR AL 167 121 17 3.8 104 .282 .241 .267 .323 .330 .379 .423 .702 .753 88 .380 -2.2 -0.2 .632 .255 .138 3.4
2007 27 NYM NL 3 2 0 0.0 109 .500 .333 .270 .333 .339 .333 .432 .667 .771 75 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
2008 28 SDP NL 48 33 4 3.2 97 .308 .195 .253 .313 .322 .220 .403 .532 .725 51 .320 -2.4 -0.2 .515 .220 .024 .0
3 Seasons 218 156 21 3.6 103 .290 .233 .264 .321 .328 .344 .419 .665 .747 80 .363 -4.8 -0.4 .605 .243 .111 4.0
162 Game Avg. 441 316 43 3.6 103 .290 .233 .264 .321 .328 .344 .419 .665 .747 80 .363 -4.8 -0.4 .605 .243 .111 8
KCR (1 yr) 167 121 17 3.7 104 .282 .241 .267 .323 .330 .379 .423 .702 .753 88 .380 -2.2 -0.2 .632 .255 .138 3.4
NYM (1 yr) 3 2 0 0.0 109 .500 .333 .270 .333 .339 .333 .432 .667 .771 75 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
SDP (1 yr) 48 33 4 3.3 97 .308 .195 .253 .313 .322 .220 .403 .532 .725 51 .321 -2.4 -0.2 .515 .220 .024 .0
NL (2 yrs) 51 35 4 3.1 98 .321 .205 .254 .314 .323 .227 .405 .541 .728 53 .297 -2.5 -0.2 .514 .205 .023 .0
AL (1 yr) 167 121 17 3.7 104 .282 .241 .267 .323 .330 .379 .423 .702 .753 88 .380 -2.2 -0.2 .632 .255 .138 3.4

Ratio Batting*

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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
2005 25 KCR AL 167 2.4% 19.2% 9.6% 7.2% 34% 2.00 4.5 36.3 16.1 0.67 0.60 66% 14% 6.9% 13%
2007 27 NYM NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.0 1.00 0.00 67% 0% 0.0% 0%
2008 28 SDP NL 48 0.0% 31.3% 14.6% 2.1% 13% 2.14 2.7 0.53 0.60 54% 23% 0.0% 6%
3 Seasons 218 1.8% 22.0% 10.6% 6.0% 30% 2.09 3.9 47.3 18.9 0.65 0.59 63% 15% 5.3% 12%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2005 25 KCR AL 4 0 43% 72 3 2 60% 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 42% 18 12 6 3 0 3 3 2 1
2007 27 NYM NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 28 SDP NL 2 0 20% 27 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
3 Seasons 6 0 37% 99 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 38% 21 15 6 3 0 3 5 3 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
2005 25 KCR AL 167 57% 35 5 0 5 1 0 0 1.02 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 3 75% 24 5 21% 18 5 28% 83 5 6% 6 1 17% 11 4 36% 0
2007 27 NYM NL 3 0% 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0
2008 28 SDP NL 48 65% 8 1 0 13 4 0 0 0.95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0% 3 0 0% 22 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
3 Seasons 218 58% 44 6 0 20 5 0 0 0.94 4 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 3 75% 33 5 15% 21 5 24% 107 6 6% 8 1 13% 12 5 42% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
2005 25 KCR AL 167 686 4.11 419 61% 39% 8% 25% 28% 61% 1% 37% 87% 12% 5% 8 0 17% 29 12 9% 15 13 41% 0 0 0
2007 27 NYM NL 3 8 2.67 5 63% 40% 20% 0% 40% 60% 0% 38% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 28 SDP NL 48 204 4.25 125 61% 28% 26% 26% 21% 72% 0% 44% 64% 23% 2% 1 0 15% 7 3 13% 6 2 40% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 218 898 4.12 549 61% 37% 12% 25% 26% 63% 1% 39% 81% 14% 4% 9 0 17% 36 15 10% 21 15 40% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
2005 25 53 167 145 25 35 8 0 4 9 3 2 16 32 .241 .323 .379 .702 88 55 5 2 3 1 1
2006 26 53 167 145 25 35 8 0 4 9 3 2 16 32 .241 .323 .379 .702 88 55 5 2 3 1 1
2007 27 56 170 148 25 36 8 0 4 10 3 2 16 33 .243 .323 .378 .702 87 56 5 2 3 1 1
2008 28 80 218 189 28 44 9 0 4 10 4 2 23 48 .233 .321 .344 .665 80 65 5 2 3 1 1

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2005 25 53 163 144 24 34 8 0 4 9 3 16 32 .236 .319 .375 .694 17 53
2007 27 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
2008 28 24 52 43 3 10 1 0 0 0 1 9 15 .233 .365 .256 .621 4 24
3 Seasons 80 218 190 27 44 9 0 4 9 4 25 48 .232 .326 .342 .668 21 80
162 Game Avg. 162 441 385 55 89 18 0 8 18 8 51 97 .232 .326 .342 .668 43 80

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