Danny Ardoin

Daniel Wayne Ardoin

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 8, 1974 in Mamou, LA
High School: Sacred Heart HS (Villa Platte, LA)
School: McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
Drafted
by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 2000
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Dodgers/Twins/Rangers/Orioles 2000-2008

Final Game: September 26, 2008
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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
2000 25 MIN AL 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 2
2004 29 TEX AL 6 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .125 .364 .125 .489 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2005 30 COL NL 80 248 210 28 48 10 0 6 22 1 1 20 69 .229 .320 .362 .681 71 76 8 9 7 2 2 2
2006 31 TOT MLB 40 135 122 14 22 5 1 0 3 0 0 9 33 .180 .254 .238 .491 24 29 3 3 1 0 2 2
2006 31 COL NL 35 120 109 12 21 5 1 0 2 0 0 8 27 .193 .261 .257 .517 29 28 2 2 1 0 2 2
2006 31 BAL AL 5 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .077 .200 .077 .277 -23 1 1 1 0 0 0 /2
2008 33 LAD NL 24 54 51 3 12 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 10 .235 .278 .314 .592 57 16 2 1 0 0 0 2
5 Yrs 165 488 423 50 87 17 1 8 35 2 1 42 124 .206 .296 .307 .603 53 130 13 13 8 2 4
162 Game Avg. 162 479 415 49 85 17 1 8 34 2 1 41 122 .206 .296 .307 .603 53 128 13 13 8 2 4
COL (2 yrs) 115 368 319 40 69 15 1 6 24 1 1 28 96 .216 .300 .326 .626 57 104 10 11 8 2 4
MIN (1 yr) 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 24 54 51 3 12 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 10 .235 .278 .314 .592 57 16 2 1 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 6 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .125 .364 .125 .489 32 1 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 5 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .077 .200 .077 .277 -23 1 1 1 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 139 422 370 43 81 16 1 7 28 2 1 30 106 .219 .297 .324 .621 57 120 12 12 8 2 4
AL (3 yrs) 26 66 53 7 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 12 18 .113 .288 .189 .477 24 10 1 1 0 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
2000 25 MIN AL 15 40 -3 -1 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .477 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 2
2004 29 TEX AL 6 11 -1 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .462 .499 0.0 -0.2 0 $ /2
2005 30 COL NL 80 248 -9 -0 -0 9 4 3 0.3 7 10 1.0 .504 .502 0.1 1.3 1 $ 2
2006 31 COL NL 35 120 -12 -1 0 3 2 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.5 .475 .495 -0.8 0.5 -8 $335,000 2
2006 31 BAL AL 5 15 -2 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .452 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /2
2008 33 LAD NL 24 54 -3 -0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 2 0.3 .505 .501 0.0 0.4 -0 $ 2
5 Seasons 165 488 -31 -2 -0 13 8 -13 -1.3 14 1 0.2 .492 .499 -1.1 2.2 -12 $335,000
COL (2 yrs) 115 368 -22 -1 -0 12 6 -6 -0.6 10 4 0.5 .495 .498 -0.7 1.8 -8 $335,000
MIN (1 yr) 15 40 -3 -1 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .477 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $
LAD (1 yr) 24 54 -3 -0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 2 0.3 .505 .501 0.0 0.4 -0 $
TEX (1 yr) 6 11 -1 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .462 .499 0.0 -0.2 0 $
BAL (1 yr) 5 15 -2 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .452 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $

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
2000 25 MIN AL 40 28 3 2.9 119 .143 .125 .281 .300 .355 .250 .452 .550 .807 40 .231 -3.0 -0.3 .571 .375 .125 .0
2004 29 TEX AL 11 7 1 3.8 116 .167 .125 .280 .364 .349 .125 .449 .489 .798 32 .364 -0.7 -0.1 .571 .375 .000
2005 30 COL NL 248 180 24 3.6 118 .307 .229 .282 .320 .354 .362 .450 .681 .804 71 .363 -9.6 -0.9 .614 .229 .133 1.7
2006 31 TOT MLB 135 104 7 1.8 120 .247 .180 .282 .254 .353 .238 .457 .491 .810 24 .129 -14.9 -1.4 .398 .131 .057
2006 31 COL NL 120 91 7 2.1 121 .256 .193 .283 .261 .355 .257 .459 .517 .814 29 .160 -12.4 -1.2 .422 .138 .064
2006 31 BAL AL 15 13 0 0.0 110 .143 .077 .274 .200 .339 .077 .436 .277 .775 -23 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .231 .077 .000
2008 33 LAD NL 54 41 4 2.6 106 .275 .235 .265 .278 .336 .314 .423 .592 .759 57 .241 -3.4 -0.3 .488 .137 .078 1.0
5 Yrs 488 360 39 2.9 117 .270 .206 .280 .296 .352 .307 .449 .603 .800 53 .270 -31.7 -3.0 .531 .203 .102 3.2
162 Game Avg. 479 353 38 2.9 117 .270 .206 .280 .296 .352 .307 .449 .603 .800 53 .270 -31.7 -3.0 .531 .203 .102 3
COL (2 yrs) 368 271 31 3.1 119 .288 .216 .282 .300 .354 .326 .453 .626 .807 57 .295 -22.1 -2.1 .548 .197 .110 1.7
MIN (1 yr) 40 28 3 2.9 119 .143 .125 .281 .300 .355 .250 .452 .550 .807 40 .231 -3.0 -0.3 .571 .375 .125 .0
LAD (1 yr) 54 41 4 2.6 106 .275 .235 .265 .278 .336 .314 .423 .592 .759 57 .241 -3.4 -0.3 .488 .137 .078 1.0
TEX (1 yr) 11 7 1 3.8 116 .167 .125 .280 .364 .349 .125 .449 .489 .798 32 .364 -0.7 -0.1 .571 .375 .000
BAL (1 yr) 15 13 0 0.0 110 .143 .077 .274 .200 .339 .077 .436 .277 .775 -23 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .231 .077 .000
NL (3 yrs) 422 312 35 3.0 117 .286 .219 .280 .297 .352 .324 .449 .621 .801 57 .288 -25.5 -2.4 .540 .189 .105 3.1
AL (3 yrs) 66 48 4 2.2 116 .147 .113 .279 .288 .350 .189 .448 .477 .798 24 .165 -6.2 -0.6 .479 .302 .075 .0

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
2000 25 MIN AL 40 2.5% 25.0% 20.0% 5.0% 50% 1.25 3.2 32.0 6.4 0.62 0.46 53% 9% 8.3% 8%
2004 29 TEX AL 11 0.0% 18.2% 27.3% 0.0% 0% 0.67 4.0 8.0 0.50 0.25 55% 17% 0.0% 0%
2005 30 COL NL 248 2.4% 27.8% 8.1% 6.5% 33% 3.45 3.0 35.0 9.5 0.82 1.39 55% 16% 9.1% 14%
2006 31 TOT MLB 135 0.0% 24.4% 6.7% 4.4% 27% 3.67 3.7 40.7 1.07 1.52 66% 13% 0.0% 12%
2006 31 COL NL 120 0.0% 22.5% 6.7% 5.0% 29% 3.38 4.0 54.5 1.05 1.54 68% 14% 0.0% 13%
2006 31 BAL AL 15 0.0% 40.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 6.00 2.2 13.0 1.33 1.33 47% 0% 0.0% 0%
2008 33 LAD NL 54 1.9% 18.5% 3.7% 3.7% 17% 5.00 5.1 51.0 12.8 1.22 1.29 74% 20% 7.1% 22%
5 Yrs 488 1.6% 25.4% 8.6% 5.3% 30% 2.95 3.4 52.9 12.1 0.91 1.25 60% 15% 6.0% 14%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.9% 8.6% 8.0% 34% 1.95 5.3 31.9 7.6 0.78 1.07 70% 21% 8.0% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2000 25 MIN AL -3.0 -0.3 40 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 .64 -0.3 -0.1 -2.3 -0.2 0.92 -4.0 0
2004 29 TEX AL -0.7 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .89 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.07 -0.6 0
2005 30 COL NL -9.6 -0.9 254 -0.8 3.3 -4.2 .97 -0.4 -0.4 -9.6 -0.9 0.97 -7.7 1.88 2
2006 31 TOT MLB -14.9 -1.4 137 -1.6 1.0 -2.6 .90 -1.5 -0.3 -19.8 -1.8 0.93 -17.9 0
2006 31 COL NL -12.4 -1.2 122 -1.4 1.0 -2.4 .93 -1.3 -0.3 -17.4 -1.6 0.93 -15.1 0
2006 31 BAL AL -2.4 -0.2 15 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .67 -0.2 -0.0 -2.4 -0.2 0.97 -2.7 0
2008 33 LAD NL -3.4 -0.3 56 -0.4 0.7 -1.0 .85 -0.3 -0.1 -3.8 -0.4 0.92 -3.6 0
5 Yrs -31.7 -3.0 498 -3.1 5.4 -8.5 .91 -2.6 -0.8 -36.0 -3.3 0.95 -33.8 1.88 2

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2000 25 MIN AL 0 0 27% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17% 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
2004 29 TEX AL 0 0 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 30 COL NL 2 0 31% 77 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 39% 12 7 4 4 3 1 7 3 4
2006 31 TOT MLB 1 0 41% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 33% 3 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 2
2006 31 COL NL 1 0 39% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 29% 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 1
2006 31 BAL AL 0 0 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2008 33 LAD NL 1 0 14% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 4 0 31% 150 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 36% 20 12 5 6 4 2 13 5 7

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
2000 25 MIN AL 40 18% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 24 4 17% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2004 29 TEX AL 11 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 1 10% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2005 30 COL NL 248 23% 48 3 0 2 0 0 1 1.88 6 0 4 5 1 3 3 0 10 7 70% 59 8 14% 30 14 47% 161 18 11% 13 9 69% 14 7 50% 0
2006 31 TOT MLB 135 10% 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 17 3 18% 5 2 40% 81 3 4% 6 3 50% 4 1 25% 0
2006 31 COL NL 120 11% 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 2 14% 4 2 50% 70 2 3% 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 0
2006 31 BAL AL 15 7% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 11 1 9% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2008 33 LAD NL 54 48% 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0% 10 2 20% 5 1 20% 31 6 19% 4 3 75% 2 1 50% 0
5 Yrs 488 22% 87 11 2 2 0 0 1 1.88 8 0 10 6 2 3 5 0 12 8 67% 93 13 14% 43 17 40% 307 32 10% 25 15 60% 20 9 45% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 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
2000 25 MIN AL 40 177 4.43 107 60% 32% 16% 32% 21% 68% 0% 41% 77% 33% 5% 2 0 15% 6 3 8% 3 2 50% 0 0 0
2004 29 TEX AL 11 56 5.09 28 50% 43% 11% 25% 21% 57% 0% 29% 81% 18% 18% 2 0 27% 3 0 36% 4 2 50% 0 0 0
2005 30 COL NL 248 972 3.92 614 63% 28% 21% 27% 24% 72% 2% 46% 71% 30% 4% 10 0 13% 33 18 8% 19 14 29% 0 0 0
2006 31 TOT MLB 137 529 3.86 335 63% 25% 24% 24% 27% 75% 4% 47% 68% 31% 4% 5 0 15% 21 13 8% 11 9 21% -2 0 0
2006 31 COL NL 122 466 3.82 297 64% 26% 22% 24% 28% 74% 5% 47% 70% 33% 3% 4 0 13% 16 9 7% 8 6 22% -2 0 0
2006 31 BAL AL 15 63 4.20 38 60% 21% 37% 24% 18% 79% 0% 48% 53% 20% 7% 1 0 33% 5 4 20% 3 3 17% 0 0 0
2008 33 LAD NL 55 204 3.71 134 66% 28% 18% 23% 31% 72% 0% 47% 75% 25% 2% 1 0 11% 6 2 5% 3 2 0% -1 0 0
5 Yrs 491 1938 3.95 1218 63% 28% 21% 26% 25% 72% 2% 45% 71% 30% 4% 20 0 14% 69 36 8% 40 29 27% -3 0 0
MLB Averages 3.75 62% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 26%

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
2000 25 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0
2001 26 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0
2002 27 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0
2003 28 15 40 32 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 40 8 0 0 0 0 0
2004 29 21 51 40 5 5 1 0 1 6 0 0 11 12 .125 .314 .225 .539 39 9 0 0 0 0 0
2005 30 101 299 250 33 53 11 0 7 28 1 1 31 81 .212 .318 .340 .658 66 85 8 9 7 2 2
2006 31 141 434 372 47 75 16 1 7 31 1 1 40 114 .202 .298 .306 .605 52 114 11 12 8 2 4
2007 32 141 434 372 47 75 16 1 7 31 1 1 40 114 .202 .298 .306 .605 52 114 11 12 8 2 4
2008 33 165 488 423 50 87 17 1 8 35 2 1 42 124 .206 .296 .307 .603 53 130 13 13 8 2 4

Neutralized Batting

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
2000 25 15 40 32 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 8 10 .125 .300 .250 .550 2 15
2004 29 6 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .273 .000 .273 0 6
2005 30 80 243 207 25 45 9 0 6 20 1 19 69 .217 .305 .348 .653 20 80
2006 31 40 132 120 12 20 5 1 0 3 0 8 33 .167 .237 .225 .462 6 40
2008 33 24 54 51 3 12 1 0 1 4 1 2 10 .235 .278 .314 .592 4 24
5 Yrs 165 480 418 43 81 16 1 8 31 2 40 124 .194 .282 .294 .576 32 165
162 Game Avg. 162 471 410 42 80 16 1 8 30 2 39 122 .194 .282 .294 .576 31 165

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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