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Don Baylor
Don Edward Baylor

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX
High School: Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1970
Final Game: October 1, 1988
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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
1970	BAL	AL	21	OF	6	3	48.0	15	15	0	0	0	1.000	0.8	20.0	0.8	0.3	0.6	0		2.81	2.50	.980	2.14	1.85
1970	BAL	AL	21	RF	4	1	22.0	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	0.6	32.7	0.6	0.2	0.4	0		2.86	1.75	.971	1.96	1.60
1970	BAL	AL	21	CF	3	2	26.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	0.2	9.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0		3.12	3.00	.989	2.63	2.30
1971	BAL	AL	22	OF	1	1	9.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.7	93.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	0		4.00	4.00	.975	2.20	2.00
1971	BAL	AL	22	RF	1	1	9.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.7	93.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	0		4.00	4.00	.975	2.00	1.70
1972	BAL	AL	23	OF	84	72	669.1	158	152	2	4	0	.975	2.0	3.6	3.0	-0.4	3.3	-1		2.07	1.83	.983	2.22	1.91
1972	BAL	AL	23	RF	45	32	304.0	67	65	0	2	0	.970	1.6	6.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	1		1.92	1.44	.981	2.12	1.76
1972	BAL	AL	23	LF	39	29	272.1	63	60	2	1	0	.984	1.7	7.5	2.7	-0.5	3.2	-1		2.05	1.59	.979	1.89	1.53
1972	BAL	AL	23	CF	13	11	93.0	27	26	0	1	0	.963	-1.3	-16.8	-0.3	-0.4	0.1	-1		2.52	2.00	.989	2.65	2.29
1972	BAL	AL	23	1B	9	8	64.0	57	54	2	1	5	.982	-1.0	-18.8	-1.0	-1.0	-0.1		0	7.88	6.22	.991	9.75	8.04
1973	BAL	AL	24	OF	110	96	894.1	213	204	5	4	0	.981	6.1	8.2	5.1	1.8	3.3	1		2.10	1.90	.979	2.29	2.02
1973	BAL	AL	24	LF	109	96	890.1	211	202	5	4	0	.981	5.8	7.8	4.8	1.7	3.1	1		2.09	1.90	.977	2.00	1.68
1973	BAL	AL	24	1B	6	5	38.0	31	24	5	2	2	.935	-0.8	-25.3	-0.8	-0.3	-0.4		0	6.87	4.83	.994	9.85	8.27
1973	BAL	AL	24	RF	2	0	4.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.1	0.2	0		4.50	1.00	1.000	2.02	1.75
1973	BAL	AL	24	DH	1
1974	BAL	AL	25	OF	129	120	1095.2	224	218	1	5	0	.978	-10.0	-11.0	-7.0	-7.2	0.2	-3		1.80	1.70	.980	2.41	2.12
1974	BAL	AL	25	LF	114	97	921.2	190	184	1	5	0	.974	-5.3	-6.9	-3.3	-6.0	2.7	-2		1.81	1.62	.974	2.12	1.75
1974	BAL	AL	25	RF	26	23	171.0	32	32	0	0	0	1.000	-4.3	-30.2	-3.3	-1.2	-2.1	-1		1.68	1.23	.975	2.18	1.86
1974	BAL	AL	25	1B	8	7	50.0	43	42	1	0	2	1.000	-0.6	-14.4	-0.6	-0.3	-0.3		0	7.74	5.38	.993	9.70	8.01
1974	BAL	AL	25	CF	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.4	-160.0	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	0		0.00	0.00		3.00	2.60
1974	BAL	AL	25	DH	1
1975	BAL	AL	26	OF	135	133	1190.0	281	268	8	5	0	.982	-8.3	-8.4	-1.3	0.5	-1.8	-7		2.09	2.04	.979	2.37	2.10	MVP-20
1975	BAL	AL	26	LF	127	124	1114.2	263	252	8	3	0	.989	-4.5	-4.8	1.5	1.9	-0.4	-6		2.10	2.05	.977	2.18	1.80	MVP-20
1975	BAL	AL	26	DH	7																					MVP-20
1975	BAL	AL	26	RF	6	5	42.1	5	4	0	1	0	.800	-2.2	-62.4	-2.2	-1.3	-0.9	0		0.85	0.67	.980	2.10	1.83	MVP-20
1975	BAL	AL	26	CF	4	4	33.0	13	12	0	1	0	.923	-1.6	-58.2	-0.6	-0.1	-0.5	-1		3.27	3.00	.985	2.84	2.52	MVP-20
1975	BAL	AL	26	1B	2	2	14.0	18	18	0	0	1	1.000	-0.2	-17.1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0		0	11.57	9.00	.989	9.84	8.30	MVP-20
1976	OAK	AL	27	OF	76	72	640.0	156	152	1	3	0	.981	-2.1	-3.9	-1.1	0.1	-1.2	-1		2.15	2.01	.981	2.47	2.21
1976	OAK	AL	27	1B	69	62	559.1	682	629	44	9	40	.987	2.6	5.6	2.6	2.5	0.1		0	10.83	9.75	.992	9.85	8.88
1976	OAK	AL	27	RF	50	45	397.0	104	103	0	1	0	.990	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	0.1	-1		2.34	2.06	.980	2.21	1.92
1976	OAK	AL	27	LF	27	26	236.0	51	48	1	2	0	.961	-2.3	-11.7	-2.3	-1.1	-1.2	0		1.87	1.81	.978	2.23	1.91
1976	OAK	AL	27	DH	23
1976	OAK	AL	27	CF	2	1	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3	-51.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0		1.29	0.50	1.000	2.96	2.60
1977	CAL	AL	28	OF	77	77	642.1	147	139	3	5	0	.966	-13.6	-25.4	-6.6	1.2	-7.7	-7		1.99	1.84	.978	2.34	2.03
1977	CAL	AL	28	DH	61
1977	CAL	AL	28	LF	48	47	397.0	91	85	2	4	0	.956	-6.3	-19.0	-2.3	1.2	-3.4	-4		1.97	1.81	.977	2.11	1.74
1977	CAL	AL	28	RF	19	19	153.1	38	36	1	1	0	.974	-4.1	-32.1	-2.1	0.1	-2.2	-2		2.17	1.95	.974	2.08	1.71
1977	CAL	AL	28	1B	18	16	142.1	156	141	13	2	14	.987	-0.7	-5.9	-0.7	-0.3	-0.4		0	9.74	8.56	.990	10.02	8.79
1977	CAL	AL	28	CF	11	11	92.0	16	16	0	0	0	1.000	-3.2	-41.7	-2.2	-0.1	-2.1	-1		1.57	1.45	.981	2.83	2.49
1978	CAL	AL	29	DH	102																					MVP-7
1978	CAL	AL	29	LF	39	39	327.0	79	77	0	2	0	.975	-7.4	-27.2	-4.4	-4.7	0.3	-3		2.12	1.97	.973	2.21	1.78	MVP-7
1978	CAL	AL	29	OF	39	39	327.0	78	76	0	2	0	.974	-7.4	-27.2	-4.4	-4.7	0.3	-3		2.09	1.95	.979	2.47	2.13	MVP-7
1978	CAL	AL	29	1B	17	17	141.0	131	118	9	4	6	.969	-1.8	-15.3	-1.8	-0.8	-1.0		0	8.11	7.47	.992	10.05	8.75	MVP-7
1979	CAL	AL	30	OF	97	97	829.2	206	198	3	5	0	.976	-14.5	-21.0	-6.5	-3.7	-2.8	-8		2.18	2.07	.981	2.46	2.13	AS,MVP-1
1979	CAL	AL	30	LF	78	78	667.2	167	161	3	3	0	.982	-11.1	-20.0	-7.1	-4.4	-2.7	-4		2.21	2.10	.980	2.22	1.80	AS,MVP-1
1979	CAL	AL	30	DH	65																					AS,MVP-1
1979	CAL	AL	30	RF	20	19	162.0	43	40	1	2	0	.953	-3.4	-25.2	0.6	0.7	-0.1	-4		2.28	2.05	.981	2.25	1.88	AS,MVP-1
1979	CAL	AL	30	1B	1	0	4.0	5	5	0	0	1	1.000	-0.3	-90.0	-0.3	-0.3	0.0		0	11.25	5.00	1.000	10.12	8.80	AS,MVP-1
1980	CAL	AL	31	OF	54	54	465.2	127	119	4	4	0	.969	-7.5	-19.3	-4.5	-1.8	-2.7	-3		2.38	2.28	.980	2.47	2.15
1980	CAL	AL	31	LF	37	36	311.1	89	84	3	2	0	.978	-6.3	-24.3	-4.3	-2.0	-2.3	-2		2.51	2.35	.980	2.35	1.92
1980	CAL	AL	31	DH	36
1980	CAL	AL	31	RF	19	18	154.1	37	34	1	2	0	.946	-1.2	-9.3	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	-1		2.04	1.84	.976	2.13	1.77
1981	CAL	AL	32	DH	97
1981	CAL	AL	32	1B	4	4	33.0	35	32	3	0	2	1.000	0.3	10.9	0.3	0.5	-0.1		0	9.55	8.75	.994	10.06	8.57
1981	CAL	AL	32	LF	1	1	9.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.0	133.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	0		6.00	6.00	.983	2.40	2.00
1981	CAL	AL	32	OF	1	1	9.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.0	133.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	0		6.00	6.00	.983	2.50	2.20
1982	CAL	AL	33	DH	155																					MVP-23
1983	NYY	AL	34	DH	136																					SS
1983	NYY	AL	34	OF	5	4	42.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	-1.4	-40.0	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	-1		2.14	2.00	.980	2.51	2.16	SS
1983	NYY	AL	34	RF	4	3	32.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	-1.4	-52.5	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	-1		2.53	2.25	.978	2.25	1.85	SS
1983	NYY	AL	34	LF	2	1	10.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0		1.80	1.00	1.000	2.34	1.90	SS
1983	NYY	AL	34	1B	1	1	8.0	16	13	2	1	0	.938	0.6	90.0	0.6	0.6	0.0		0	16.88	15.00	.994	9.90	8.20	SS
1984	NYY	AL	35	DH	127
1984	NYY	AL	35	OF	5	4	36.0	9	8	0	1	0	.889	-0.1	-3.3	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	0		2.00	1.60	.989	2.50	2.16
1984	NYY	AL	35	RF	5	3	28.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	12.9	0.3	0.1	0.2	0		2.57	1.60	.975	2.22	1.88
1984	NYY	AL	35	LF	1	1	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	-0.4	-60.0	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	0		0.00	0.00	1.000	2.25	1.80
1985	NYY	AL	36	DH	140																					SS
1986	BOS	AL	37	DH	143																					MVP-13,SS
1986	BOS	AL	37	1B	13	13	101.0	70	65	4	1	7	.986	-0.4	-4.8	-0.4	1.0	-1.4		0	6.15	5.31	.991	9.42	8.62	MVP-13,SS
1986	BOS	AL	37	LF	3	3	24.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-20.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	0		2.25	2.00	.983	2.25	1.77	MVP-13,SS
1986	BOS	AL	37	OF	3	3	24.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-20.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	0		2.25	2.00	.983	2.40	2.07	MVP-13,SS
1987	TOT	AL	38	DH	111
1987	BOS	AL	38	DH	97
1987	MIN	AL	38	DH	14
1988	OAK	AL	39	DH	80
16 Seasons				DH	1285
15 Seasons				OF	822	776	6922.0	1640	1575	27	38	0	.977	-54.7	-9.5	-21.7	-13.7	-7.9	-33		2.08	1.95	.980	2.38	2.08
13 Seasons				LF	625	578	5189.0	1219	1167	25	27	0	.978	-35.5	-8.2	-14.5	-14.3	-0.1	-21		2.07	1.91	.977	2.14	1.76
12 Seasons				RF	201	169	1479.0	356	344	3	9	0	.975	-12.6	-10.2	-3.6	1.3	-5.0	-9		2.11	1.73	.978	2.16	1.82
11 Seasons				1B	148	135	1154.2	1244	1141	83	20	80	.984	-2.3	-2.4	-2.3	1.4	-3.6		0	9.54	8.27	.992	9.85	8.69
6 Seasons				CF	34	29	254.0	66	64	0	2	0	.970	-6.6	-31.2	-3.6	-0.7	-2.8	-3		2.27	1.88	.986	2.75	2.41
19 Seasons				TOT	970	911	8076.2	2884	2716	110	58	80	.980	-57.0	-8.5	-24.0	-12.3	-11.5	-33	0	3.15	2.91	.965	3.45	3.09
				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

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
1970	BAL	AL	21	8	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	6		0	2
1971	BAL	AL	22	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0
1972	BAL	AL	23	102	80	102	102	0	0	9	0	0	0	39	13	45	84		17	2
1973	BAL	AL	24	118	102	118	114	0	0	6	0	0	0	109	0	2	110	1	14	0
1974	BAL	AL	25	137	127	137	133	0	0	8	0	0	0	114	1	26	129	0	7	3
1975	BAL	AL	26	145	139	145	136	0	0	2	0	0	0	127	4	6	135	4	3	3
1976	OAK	AL	27	157	155	157	136	0	0	69	0	0	0	27	2	50	76	21	1	1
1977	CAL	AL	28	154	154	154	93	0	0	18	0	0	0	48	11	19	77	61	0	0
1978	CAL	AL	29	158	158	158	56	0	0	17	0	0	0	39	0	0	39	102	0	0
1979	CAL	AL	30	162	162	162	97	0	0	1	0	0	0	78	0	20	97	65	0	0
1980	CAL	AL	31	90	90	90	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	19	54	36	0	0
1981	CAL	AL	32	103	102	103	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	97	1	0
1982	CAL	AL	33	157	155	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	2	0
1983	NYY	AL	34	144	133	144	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	5	128	11	0
1984	NYY	AL	35	134	122	134	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	118	12	0
1985	NYY	AL	36	142	126	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	16	0
1986	BOS	AL	37	160	159	160	16	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	143	1	0
1987	BOS	AL	38	108	90	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	17	1
1987	MIN	AL	38	20	14	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5	1
1988	OAK	AL	39	92	73	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	19	0
19 Seasons				2292	2145	2292	962	0	0	148	0	0	0	625	34	201	822	1234	126	13
				G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR

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 -- 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%
1972	BAL	AL	23	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	10	6	0	11	2	0	6	6	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	31	16	51.6%	15	0	0.0%	2	1137	65%	77%	29%	127	49%
1973	BAL	AL	24	4	0	4	0	2	5	0	4	1	0	24	19	0	30	10	0	19	12	0	8	0	0	15	13	0	96	54	56.3%	42	0	0.0%	5	3764	67%	81%	27%	439	47%
1974	BAL	AL	25	5	0	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	44	36	0	36	7	0	24	13	0	9	1	0	11	11	0	124	68	54.8%	56	0	0.0%	1	3956	68%	80%	28%	470	39%
1975	BAL	AL	26	3	0	3	0	1	8	0	7	1	0	43	31	0	36	2	0	23	14	0	14	0	0	13	12	0	129	59	45.7%	70	0	0.0%	8	4774	60%	80%	26%	526	50%
1976	OAK	AL	27	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	8	0	3	0	0	7	4	0	1	0	0	9	9	0	29	21	72.4%	8	0	0.0%	1	1014	52%	83%	29%	104	47%
1977	CAL	AL	28	4	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	24	15	1	14	1	0	8	4	1	9	0	0	5	5	0	60	25	41.7%	33	2	3.3%	0	1765	55%	77%	23%	193	45%
1978	CAL	AL	29	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15	0	11	2	0	8	4	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	46	23	50.0%	23	0	0.0%	0	1479	52%	77%	27%	174	44%
1979	CAL	AL	30	3	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	1	1	24	15	1	31	8	0	15	8	1	11	1	0	14	12	0	95	44	46.3%	49	2	2.1%	1	3045	52%	79%	26%	336	49%
1980	CAL	AL	31	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	21	18	1	10	3	0	15	5	0	7	0	0	6	4	0	59	30	50.8%	28	1	1.7%	2	1417	60%	80%	27%	181	48%
1981	CAL	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	50.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	42	60%	86%	29%	8	75%
1983	NYY	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	39	79%	85%	31%	8	25%
1984	NYY	AL	35	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	34	68%	79%	12%	1	0%
1986	BOS	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	60.0%	2	0	0.0%	0	113	49%	77%	28%	13	46%
13 Seasons				27	0	26	1	7	25	0	14	8	2	225	167	3	183	36	0	126	70	2	66	2	0	79	71	0	679	346	51.0%	328	5	0.7%	20	22579	61%	80%	27%	2580	46%
MLB Averages																															58.2%			2.7%			58%	78%	27%		51%

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%
1970	BAL	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	90	44%	79%	30%	9	78%
1971	BAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	33	24%	79%	39%	7	57%
1972	BAL	AL	23	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	0	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	23	15	65.2%	8	0	0.0%	0	1223	66%	79%	29%	111	59%
1973	BAL	AL	24	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	0	0		0	0		0	15	67%	87%	27%	2	100%
1974	BAL	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	3	21.4%	11	0	0.0%	0	728	71%	85%	27%	66	48%
1975	BAL	AL	26	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0%	5	0	0.0%	0	171	57%	80%	21%	14	29%
1976	OAK	AL	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	7	0	8	2	0	4	3	0	3	1	0	7	5	0	42	18	42.9%	24	0	0.0%	0	1707	56%	83%	31%	180	57%
1977	CAL	AL	28	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	15	6	0	6	1	0	4	2	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	31	10	32.3%	21	0	0.0%	1	699	52%	80%	26%	86	43%
1979	CAL	AL	30	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	9	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	26	2	7.7%	24	0	0.0%	1	715	44%	74%	27%	82	50%
1980	CAL	AL	31	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	8	3	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	17	6	35.3%	11	0	0.0%	1	680	54%	80%	30%	68	51%
1983	NYY	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0%	2	0	0.0%	0	143	76%	75%	27%	11	82%
1984	NYY	AL	35	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	0	0		0	0		0	125	68%	80%	21%	8	100%
12 Seasons				9	0	9	0	4	3	0	1	2	0	74	27	0	40	4	0	17	9	0	10	2	0	22	13	0	163	55	33.7%	108	0	0.0%	3	6329	58%	80%	29%	644	54%
MLB Averages																															43.2%			3.0%			58%	78%	27%		55%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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											Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1972	BAL	AL	23	267	58%	76%	27%	9	78%	0	54	0	53	1	3	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	1	1	0%
1973	BAL	AL	24	171	55%	73%	19%	10	70%	0	24	1	22	0	3	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	100%
1974	BAL	AL	25	215	75%	79%	23%	3	100%	0	41	2	38	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1975	BAL	AL	26	68	68%	75%	29%	1	100%	0	18	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	OAK	AL	27	2490	55%	81%	29%	140	96%	0	629	32	589	10	63	44	34	4	1	2	9	4	5	0	5	41	0	1	1	36	2	5	1	4	3	100%
1977	CAL	AL	28	641	55%	75%	24%	38	92%	0	142	9	130	1	16	14	8	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	14	0	1	0	11	2	3	2	1	0
1978	CAL	AL	29	656	43%	73%	22%	34	88%	1	119	5	112	2	16	9	7	1	1	1	4	2	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	4	75%
1979	CAL	AL	30	17	53%	94%	24%	1	100%	0	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1981	CAL	AL	32	159	64%	77%	25%	8	88%	1	32	1	31	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1983	NYY	AL	34	38	53%	82%	50%	3	100%	0	13	0	12	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	BOS	AL	37	434	56%	69%	18%	21	90%	0	65	7	57	1	8	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0%
11 Seasons				5156	55%	77%	26%	268	93%	2	1142	58	1066	17	114	85	63	10	2	5	20	6	14	0	12	83	0	3	1	73	6	10	3	7	10	70%
MLB Averages					58%	78%	27%		94%																											89%

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%
1970	BAL	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	2	50.0%	2	0	0.0%	0	116	58%	75%	29%	16	56%
1972	BAL	AL	23	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	11	4	36.4%	7	0	0.0%	0	382	59%	77%	28%	48	54%
1974	BAL	AL	25	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	0	0		0	0		0	13	69%	85%	31%	2	0%
1975	BAL	AL	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	25.0%	3	0	0.0%	0	158	70%	82%	23%	20	60%
1976	OAK	AL	27	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	0	0		0	0		0	28	57%	86%	39%	1	100%
1977	CAL	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	10	3	30.0%	7	0	0.0%	0	405	52%	78%	23%	40	40%
6 Seasons				2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	6	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	5	2	0	29	10	34.5%	19	0	0.0%	0	1102	58%	78%	26%	127	50%
MLB Averages																															42.8%			2.2%			58%	78%	27%		60%

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