Rich Becker
Richard Godhard Becker
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 199 lb.

Born: February 1, 1972 in Aurora, IL
High School: West (Aurora, IL)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1993
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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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
1993 21 MIN AL 3 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 .286 .583 .571 1.155 213 4 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1994 22 MIN AL 28 112 98 12 26 3 0 1 8 6 1 13 25 .265 .351 .327 .678 77 32 2 0 1 0 0 8/9D7
1995 23 MIN AL 106 438 392 45 93 15 1 2 33 8 9 34 95 .237 .303 .296 .599 57 116 9 4 6 2 0 *8/97
1996 24 MIN AL 148 604 525 92 153 31 4 12 71 19 5 68 118 .291 .372 .434 .807 103 228 14 2 5 4 1 *879
1997 25 MIN AL 132 510 443 61 117 22 3 10 45 17 5 62 130 .264 .354 .395 .749 95 175 4 1 2 2 1 *89/7
1998 26 TOT MLB 128 260 213 37 42 5 2 6 21 5 1 43 76 .197 .337 .324 .661 76 69 7 2 2 0 2 987/D
1998 26 NYM NL 49 121 100 15 19 4 2 3 10 3 1 21 42 .190 .331 .360 .691 83 36 1 0 0 0 2 789
1998 26 BAL AL 79 139 113 22 23 1 0 3 11 2 0 22 34 .204 .343 .292 .635 70 33 6 2 2 0 0 98/7D
1999 27 TOT MLB 129 327 264 36 68 8 2 6 26 8 2 58 81 .258 .395 .371 .766 100 98 7 2 3 0 0 879/D
1999 27 MIL NL 89 174 139 15 35 5 2 5 16 5 0 33 38 .252 .395 .424 .820 109 59 4 0 2 0 0 897/D
1999 27 OAK AL 40 153 125 21 33 3 0 1 10 3 2 25 43 .264 .395 .312 .707 89 39 3 2 1 0 0 87/9
2000 28 TOT AL 115 357 285 59 69 14 0 8 39 2 2 67 87 .242 .384 .375 .759 98 107 1 1 0 4 0 987/D
2000 28 OAK AL 23 59 47 11 11 2 0 1 5 1 0 11 17 .234 .390 .340 .730 91 16 1 1 0 0 0 8/7D9
2000 28 DET AL 92 298 238 48 58 12 0 7 34 1 2 56 70 .244 .383 .382 .765 100 91 0 0 0 4 0 987/D
8 Seasons 789 2620 2227 345 570 100 12 45 243 66 26 350 616 .256 .358 .372 .731 89 829 44 12 19 12 4
162 Game Avg. 162 538 457 71 117 21 2 9 50 14 5 72 126 .256 .358 .372 .731 89 170 9 2 4 2 1
MIN (5 yrs) 417 1676 1465 213 391 73 8 25 157 51 21 182 372 .267 .349 .379 .728 88 555 29 7 14 8 2
OAK (2 yrs) 63 212 172 32 44 5 0 2 15 4 2 36 60 .256 .393 .320 .713 90 55 4 3 1 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 49 121 100 15 19 4 2 3 10 3 1 21 42 .190 .331 .360 .691 83 36 1 0 0 0 2
DET (1 yr) 92 298 238 48 58 12 0 7 34 1 2 56 70 .244 .383 .382 .765 100 91 0 0 0 4 0
BAL (1 yr) 79 139 113 22 23 1 0 3 11 2 0 22 34 .204 .343 .292 .635 70 33 6 2 2 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 89 174 139 15 35 5 2 5 16 5 0 33 38 .252 .395 .424 .820 109 59 4 0 2 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 651 2325 1988 315 516 91 8 37 217 58 25 296 536 .260 .357 .369 .726 88 734 39 12 17 12 2
NL (2 yrs) 138 295 239 30 54 9 4 8 26 8 1 54 80 .226 .369 .397 .766 99 95 5 0 2 0 2

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
1993 21 MIN AL 12 6 3 13.4 103 .667 .286 .267 .583 .337 .571 .408 1.155 .745 213 .866 1.9 0.2 1.500 1.000 .286 .0
1994 22 MIN AL 112 76 13 4.6 111 .347 .265 .273 .351 .345 .327 .434 .678 .779 77 .429 -3.2 -0.3 .667 .245 .061 1.7
1995 23 MIN AL 438 325 35 2.9 110 .306 .237 .272 .303 .346 .296 .429 .599 .774 57 .251 -25.4 -2.4 .483 .143 .059 3.2
1996 24 MIN AL 604 400 88 5.9 117 .353 .291 .278 .372 .352 .434 .447 .807 .799 103 .524 3.7 0.3 .798 .299 .143 14.7
1997 25 MIN AL 510 339 68 5.4 110 .351 .264 .272 .354 .342 .395 .431 .749 .773 95 .518 -2.2 -0.2 .746 .298 .131 12.6
1998 26 TOT MLB 260 181 25 3.7 107 .275 .197 .269 .337 .338 .324 .426 .661 .764 76 .362 -6.8 -0.6 .659 .347 .127 5.5
1998 26 NYM NL 121 83 13 4.2 107 .291 .190 .268 .331 .338 .360 .422 .691 .760 83 .435 -2.3 -0.2 .711 .400 .170 3.0
1998 26 BAL AL 139 98 12 3.3 108 .263 .204 .269 .343 .338 .292 .429 .635 .766 70 .300 -4.5 -0.4 .615 .301 .088 2.4
1999 27 TOT MLB 327 208 43 5.5 112 .350 .258 .271 .395 .345 .371 .435 .766 .780 100 .515 2.6 0.3 .800 .356 .114 6.9
1999 27 MIL NL 174 110 26 6.3 115 .313 .252 .274 .395 .350 .424 .442 .820 .791 109 .580 3.0 0.3 .898 .446 .173 5.0
1999 27 OAK AL 153 98 17 4.6 108 .395 .264 .268 .395 .339 .312 .428 .707 .768 89 .429 -0.3 0.0 .691 .256 .048 1.5
2000 28 TOT AL 357 223 48 5.7 111 .314 .242 .270 .384 .343 .375 .435 .759 .777 98 .518 3.3 0.3 .799 .368 .133 3.2
2000 28 OAK AL 59 37 7 5.0 112 .345 .234 .271 .390 .344 .340 .437 .730 .780 91 .459 0.0 0.0 .784 .362 .106 1.0
2000 28 DET AL 298 186 41 5.9 111 .309 .244 .270 .383 .342 .382 .434 .765 .777 100 .529 3.3 0.3 .802 .370 .139 1.8
8 Seasons 2620 1758 323 4.9 112 .333 .256 .273 .358 .345 .372 .435 .731 .780 89 .462 -26.0 -2.4 .713 .291 .116 53.5
162 Game Avg. 538 361 66 4.9 112 .333 .256 .273 .358 .345 .372 .435 .731 .780 89 .462 -26.0 -2.4 .713 .291 .116 11
MIN (5 yrs) 1676 1146 207 4.8 113 .340 .267 .274 .349 .347 .379 .436 .728 .783 88 .454 -25.1 -2.4 .689 .257 .112 33.6
OAK (2 yrs) 212 135 24 4.7 109 .382 .256 .269 .393 .341 .320 .431 .713 .771 90 .437 -0.3 0.0 .716 .285 .064 2.7
NYM (1 yr) 121 83 13 4.2 107 .291 .190 .268 .331 .338 .360 .422 .691 .760 83 .434 -2.3 -0.2 .711 .400 .170 3.0
DET (1 yr) 298 186 41 5.9 111 .309 .244 .270 .383 .342 .382 .434 .765 .777 100 .529 3.3 0.3 .802 .370 .139 1.8
BAL (1 yr) 139 98 12 3.3 108 .263 .204 .269 .343 .338 .292 .429 .635 .766 70 .300 -4.5 -0.4 .615 .301 .088 2.4
MIL (1 yr) 174 110 26 6.3 115 .313 .252 .274 .395 .350 .424 .442 .820 .791 109 .580 3.0 0.3 .898 .446 .173 5.0
AL (8 yrs) 2325 1565 284 4.9 112 .336 .260 .273 .357 .345 .369 .435 .726 .780 88 .454 -26.6 -2.5 .700 .275 .110 45.2
NL (2 yrs) 295 193 39 5.4 111 .305 .226 .272 .369 .345 .397 .434 .766 .779 99 .525 0.6 0.1 .817 .427 .172 8.0

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
1993 21 MIN AL 12 0.0% 33.3% 41.7% 16.7% 100% 0.80 1.8 0.50 25% 67% 0.0% 0%
1994 22 MIN AL 112 0.9% 22.3% 11.6% 3.6% 15% 1.92 3.9 98.0 12.3 1.61 2.50 64% 19% 4.5% 21%
1995 23 MIN AL 438 0.5% 21.7% 7.8% 4.1% 19% 2.79 4.1 196.0 11.9 1.27 1.56 68% 19% 1.8% 15%
1996 24 MIN AL 604 2.0% 19.5% 11.3% 7.8% 31% 1.74 4.4 43.8 7.4 0.86 1.27 66% 21% 6.6% 17%
1997 25 MIN AL 510 2.0% 25.5% 12.2% 6.9% 30% 2.10 3.4 44.3 9.8 0.78 1.07 60% 23% 6.7% 13%
1998 26 TOT MLB 260 2.3% 29.2% 16.5% 5.0% 31% 1.77 2.8 35.5 10.1 0.81 1.23 50% 25% 9.4% 15%
1998 26 NYM NL 121 2.5% 34.7% 17.4% 7.4% 47% 2.00 2.4 33.3 10.0 0.78 1.11 45% 24% 10.7% 13%
1998 26 BAL AL 139 2.2% 24.5% 15.8% 2.9% 17% 1.55 3.3 37.7 10.3 0.84 1.32 55% 26% 8.3% 16%
1999 27 TOT MLB 327 1.8% 24.8% 17.7% 4.9% 24% 1.40 3.3 44.0 10.2 0.71 1.20 54% 22% 6.7% 16%
1999 27 MIL NL 174 2.9% 21.8% 19.0% 6.9% 34% 1.15 3.7 27.8 8.7 0.77 1.50 55% 19% 11.1% 20%
1999 27 OAK AL 153 0.7% 28.1% 16.3% 2.6% 12% 1.72 2.9 125.0 12.5 0.64 0.89 53% 25% 2.3% 12%
2000 28 TOT AL 357 2.2% 24.4% 18.8% 6.2% 32% 1.30 3.3 35.6 7.3 0.92 1.62 54% 29% 8.7% 9%
2000 28 OAK AL 59 1.7% 28.8% 18.6% 5.1% 27% 1.55 2.8 47.0 9.4 0.53 0.80 49% 33% 6.3% 16%
2000 28 DET AL 298 2.4% 23.5% 18.8% 6.4% 33% 1.25 3.4 34.0 7.0 1.01 1.83 55% 28% 9.2% 7%
8 Seasons 2620 1.7% 23.5% 13.4% 6.0% 28% 1.76 3.6 49.5 9.2 0.92 1.34 60% 23% 6.3% 14%
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
1993 21 MIN AL 0 0 43% 8 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1994 22 MIN AL 3 0 29% 50 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 27% 7 6 1 4 2 1 4 2 2
1995 23 MIN AL 5 0 33% 167 8 9 47% 8 7 0 1 0 1 3 2 5 9 43% 23 14 9 5 2 3 9 5 4
1996 24 MIN AL 6 2 38% 256 19 5 79% 17 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 5 25 51% 46 22 23 11 9 2 26 9 17
1997 25 MIN AL 2 0 30% 199 17 5 77% 14 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 4 15 41% 29 17 12 8 5 2 17 8 8
1998 26 TOT MLB 1 2 38% 101 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 29% 14 11 3 6 4 2 4 2 2
1998 26 NYM NL 0 2 32% 49 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17% 8 7 1 3 2 1 1 1 0
1998 26 BAL AL 1 0 43% 52 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 42% 6 4 2 3 2 1 3 1 2
1999 27 TOT MLB 6 0 25% 165 8 2 80% 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 41% 26 19 7 4 2 2 7 1 6
1999 27 MIL NL 2 0 16% 76 5 0 100% 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 47% 13 8 5 1 1 0 3 0 3
1999 27 OAK AL 4 0 34% 89 3 2 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 35% 13 11 2 3 1 2 4 1 3
2000 28 TOT AL 4 0 40% 182 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 50% 25 17 8 8 3 5 15 4 11
2000 28 OAK AL 2 0 46% 36 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13% 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
2000 28 DET AL 2 0 38% 146 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 58% 20 12 8 8 3 5 12 2 10
8 Seasons 27 4 34% 1128 66 26 72% 58 22 7 1 1 3 8 5 26 72 44% 170 106 63 46 27 17 84 31 52
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
1993 21 MIN AL 12 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1994 22 MIN AL 112 100% 26 4 0 1 1 0 0 1.91 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 25 2 8% 14 5 36% 79 7 9% 6 3 50% 10 6 60% 0
1995 23 MIN AL 438 96% 93 18 0 1 1 0 0 2.17 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 7 6 86% 101 9 9% 53 18 34% 274 31 11% 21 12 57% 29 15 52% 0
1996 24 MIN AL 606 100% 153 13 1 7 2 0 0 0.89 12 0 13 12 0 8 4 0 8 5 63% 131 14 11% 77 22 29% 399 63 16% 37 18 49% 54 22 41% 0
1997 25 MIN AL 510 85% 117 8 0 11 5 0 0 1.45 10 0 9 10 0 4 6 1 2 2 100% 89 4 4% 52 19 37% 297 36 12% 15 7 47% 35 11 31% 0
1998 26 TOT MLB 262 85% 42 10 0 30 6 0 0 1.41 6 0 10 5 1 4 2 0 2 2 100% 59 7 12% 20 3 15% 179 15 8% 19 5 26% 14 4 29% 0
1998 26 NYM NL 123 92% 19 4 0 14 3 0 0 1.07 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 25 1 4% 6 0 0% 75 7 9% 7 2 29% 5 1 20% 0
1998 26 BAL AL 139 78% 23 6 0 16 3 0 0 1.71 3 0 6 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 100% 34 6 18% 14 3 21% 104 8 8% 12 3 25% 9 3 33% 0
1999 27 TOT MLB 327 93% 68 0 0 42 12 1 5 1.48 6 0 10 6 0 5 1 0 5 3 60% 63 7 11% 33 9 27% 190 21 11% 14 5 36% 21 5 24% 0
1999 27 MIL NL 174 91% 35 0 0 37 10 1 4 1.45 5 0 7 5 0 4 1 0 4 2 50% 40 4 10% 21 7 33% 110 12 11% 8 2 25% 6 1 17% 0
1999 27 OAK AL 153 95% 33 0 0 5 2 0 1 1.75 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 23 3 13% 12 2 17% 80 9 11% 6 3 50% 15 4 27% 0
2000 28 TOT AL 357 89% 69 2 0 22 6 1 4 1.40 8 0 12 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 50 1 2% 28 12 43% 181 33 18% 21 11 52% 22 9 41% 0
2000 28 OAK AL 59 90% 11 0 0 6 2 0 1 1.94 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 4 1 25% 33 6 18% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
2000 28 DET AL 298 89% 58 2 0 16 4 1 3 1.19 7 0 8 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 40 0 0% 24 11 46% 148 27 18% 20 11 55% 18 7 39% 0
8 Seasons 2624 93% 570 55 1 114 33 2 9 1.42 45 0 63 44 1 27 18 1 25 19 76% 520 44 8% 277 88 32% 1605 206 13% 133 61 46% 186 73 39% 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
1993 21 MIN AL 12 58 4.83 29 50% 34% 31% 24% 10% 66% 0% 33% 53% 42% 0% 0 0 17% 2 2 33% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
1994 22 MIN AL 97 358 3.69 212 59% 39% 13% 16% 32% 60% 0% 36% 77% 26% 7% 7 0 18% 17 4 10% 10 6 37% 15 0 2
1995 23 MIN AL 412 1487 3.61 909 61% 26% 17% 26% 31% 74% 0% 45% 77% 35% 5% 20 1 17% 70 37 9% 39 28 31% 26 0 1
1996 24 MIN AL 505 1910 3.78 1134 59% 26% 15% 28% 31% 74% 0% 44% 80% 37% 6% 28 5 18% 90 40 7% 36 21 39% 101 0 1
1997 25 MIN AL 488 1946 3.99 1156 59% 30% 18% 26% 26% 70% 0% 42% 75% 35% 7% 32 3 17% 85 21 13% 63 39 37% 22 0 0
1998 26 TOT MLB 262 1114 4.25 634 57% 35% 15% 27% 22% 65% 1% 37% 76% 29% 8% 21 1 18% 46 15 13% 34 18 49% 0 0 0
1998 26 NYM NL 123 549 4.46 305 56% 33% 16% 31% 19% 67% 2% 37% 76% 30% 11% 14 1 20% 25 9 12% 15 8 45% 0 0 0
1998 26 BAL AL 139 565 4.06 329 58% 36% 15% 24% 25% 64% 0% 37% 76% 27% 5% 7 0 15% 21 6 14% 19 10 53% 0 0 0
1999 27 TOT MLB 327 1409 4.31 770 55% 36% 13% 27% 24% 64% 0% 35% 80% 22% 8% 27 0 23% 75 24 16% 52 26 46% 0 0 0
1999 27 MIL NL 174 744 4.28 398 53% 30% 15% 29% 26% 70% 0% 37% 79% 25% 7% 12 0 24% 41 14 16% 27 15 39% 0 0 0
1999 27 OAK AL 153 665 4.35 372 56% 42% 11% 24% 22% 58% 0% 32% 81% 18% 10% 15 0 22% 34 10 16% 25 11 51% 0 0 0
2000 28 TOT AL 357 1525 4.27 838 55% 39% 13% 24% 24% 61% 0% 34% 79% 19% 6% 20 1 18% 66 17 16% 57 28 51% 0 0 0
2000 28 OAK AL 59 267 4.53 143 54% 36% 15% 27% 21% 64% 0% 34% 76% 15% 7% 4 0 31% 18 5 22% 13 7 47% 0 0 0
2000 28 DET AL 298 1258 4.22 695 55% 39% 13% 23% 25% 61% 0% 33% 79% 20% 5% 16 1 16% 48 12 15% 44 21 51% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 2460 9807 3.99 5682 58% 32% 15% 26% 27% 68% 0% 40% 77% 30% 6% 155 11 18% 451 160 12% 295 167 41% 164 0 4
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
1993 21 3 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 .286 .583 .571 1.155 213 4 0 0 0 0 0
1994 22 31 124 105 15 28 5 0 1 8 7 2 18 29 .267 .374 .343 .717 88 36 2 0 1 0 0
1995 23 137 562 497 60 121 20 1 3 41 15 11 52 124 .243 .319 .306 .625 64 152 11 4 7 2 0
1996 24 285 1166 1022 152 274 51 5 15 112 34 16 120 242 .268 .347 .372 .718 84 380 25 6 12 6 1
1997 25 417 1676 1465 213 391 73 8 25 157 51 21 182 372 .267 .349 .379 .728 88 555 29 7 14 8 2
1998 26 545 1936 1678 250 433 78 10 31 178 56 22 225 448 .258 .347 .372 .719 86 624 36 9 16 8 4
1999 27 674 2263 1942 286 501 86 12 37 204 64 24 283 529 .258 .354 .372 .726 88 722 43 11 19 8 4
2000 28 789 2620 2227 345 570 100 12 45 243 66 26 350 616 .256 .358 .372 .731 89 829 44 12 19 12 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1993 21 3 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 4 .286 .583 .571 1.155 3 3
1994 22 40 156 138 15 36 4 0 1 10 8 18 36 .261 .346 .312 .658 16 28
1995 23 119 479 436 47 100 16 1 2 34 9 37 107 .229 .294 .284 .579 36 106
1996 24 148 585 515 79 143 29 4 11 61 18 64 118 .278 .357 .414 .771 76 148
1997 25 132 511 445 58 119 22 3 10 43 17 63 130 .267 .358 .398 .756 64 132
1998 26 128 262 215 36 44 5 2 6 21 5 45 76 .205 .347 .330 .678 25 128
1999 27 129 328 266 33 70 8 2 6 24 8 60 81 .263 .402 .376 .778 40 129
2000 28 115 365 289 55 73 15 0 8 37 2 71 87 .253 .397 .388 .785 45 115
8 Seasons 814 2698 2311 326 587 101 12 44 230 68 363 639 .254 .357 .365 .722 305 789
162 Game Avg. 162 537 460 65 117 20 2 9 46 14 72 127 .254 .357 .365 .722 61 789

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1997 AL--130--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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