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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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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

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 MIN AL 21 CF 3 3 21.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -2.4 -137.1 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 -1 3.00 2.33 .988 2.74 2.47
1993 MIN AL 21 OF 3 3 21.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -2.4 -137.1 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 -1 3.00 2.33 .988 2.40 2.10
1994 MIN AL 22 OF 26 25 227.2 90 87 2 1 0 .989 -0.2 -1.1 3.8 1.6 2.2 -4 3.52 3.42 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 MIN AL 22 CF 23 23 208.2 84 81 2 1 0 .988 -1.4 -8.1 2.6 0.4 2.2 -4 3.58 3.61 .988 2.76 2.44
1994 MIN AL 22 RF 2 1 11.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 120.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 4.09 2.50 .980 2.21 1.90
1994 MIN AL 22 DH 1
1994 MIN AL 22 LF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
1995 MIN AL 23 OF 105 101 892.0 291 275 12 4 5 .986 -0.3 -0.4 -4.3 -0.5 -3.8 4 2.90 2.73 .983 2.33 1.99
1995 MIN AL 23 CF 99 97 848.1 276 261 11 4 4 .986 -1.7 -2.4 -5.7 -1.6 -4.1 4 2.89 2.75 .987 2.73 2.38
1995 MIN AL 23 RF 5 4 39.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 18.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 2.04 1.80 .978 2.04 1.62
1995 MIN AL 23 LF 2 0 4.0 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.8 240.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .975 2.25 1.75
1996 MIN AL 24 OF 146 133 1186.2 411 391 17 3 9 .993 9.8 9.9 8.8 2.0 6.8 1 3.09 2.79 .983 2.37 2.02
1996 MIN AL 24 CF 121 114 1012.1 355 335 18 2 9 .994 11.8 14.0 10.8 3.8 7.0 1 3.14 2.92 .990 2.78 2.35
1996 MIN AL 24 LF 15 12 108.1 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -4.4 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0 2.74 2.20 .979 2.18 1.75
1996 MIN AL 24 RF 10 7 66.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -1.6 -29.1 -1.6 -1.3 -0.3 0 3.14 2.30 .979 2.17 1.72
1997 MIN AL 25 OF 128 116 1041.2 329 319 5 5 0 .985 3.1 3.6 4.1 5.1 -1.0 -1 2.80 2.53 .982 2.32 2.02
1997 MIN AL 25 CF 115 105 924.0 294 284 5 5 1 .983 -1.0 -1.3 0.0 4.0 -4.0 -1 2.81 2.51 .988 2.71 2.31
1997 MIN AL 25 RF 13 6 65.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 3.6 65.8 3.6 0.5 3.1 0 2.47 1.38 .978 2.18 1.79
1997 MIN AL 25 LF 9 5 52.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 11.5 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0 2.60 1.67 .980 2.06 1.71
1998 TOT MLB 26 OF 102 49 508.2 120 113 5 2 0 .983 -1.0 -2.4 0.0 0.4 -0.4 -1 2.09 1.16 .982 2.25 1.92
1998 TOT MLB 26 RF 56 25 261.2 67 63 3 1 0 .985 1.5 6.9 2.5 1.9 0.6 -1 2.27 1.18 .979 2.12 1.78
1998 TOT MLB 26 CF 27 16 152.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -4.4 -34.7 -3.4 -0.2 -3.2 -1 1.66 1.04 .986 2.61 2.25
1998 TOT MLB 26 LF 22 8 95.0 27 24 2 1 0 .963 1.9 24.0 0.9 -1.3 2.2 1 2.46 1.18 .978 1.91 1.46
1998 NYM NL 26 OF 41 23 227.1 58 53 4 1 0 .983 3.2 16.9 2.2 0.4 1.8 1 2.26 1.39 .979 2.17 1.78
1998 NYM NL 26 LF 17 7 81.0 22 19 2 1 0 .955 0.8 11.9 -0.2 -1.3 1.1 1 2.33 1.24 .977 1.88 1.38
1998 NYM NL 26 CF 14 8 75.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 1.43 0.86 .983 2.53 2.15
1998 NYM NL 26 RF 13 8 71.0 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 2.4 40.6 2.4 1.5 0.9 0 3.42 2.08 .974 2.08 1.66
1998 BAL AL 26 OF 61 26 281.1 62 60 1 1 0 .984 -4.2 -17.9 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 -2 1.95 1.00 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 BAL AL 26 RF 43 17 190.2 40 38 1 1 0 .975 -0.9 -5.7 0.1 0.4 -0.3 -1 1.84 0.91 .982 2.14 1.81
1998 BAL AL 26 CF 13 8 76.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -4.4 -68.9 -3.4 -0.4 -3.0 -1 1.88 1.23 .988 2.69 2.36
1998 BAL AL 26 LF 5 1 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 94.3 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 3.21 1.00 .980 2.12 1.74
1998 BAL AL 26 DH 1
1999 TOT MLB 27 OF 89 56 537.0 138 128 7 3 2 .978 -0.3 -0.7 0.7 -2.8 3.5 -1 2.26 1.52 .983 2.28 1.93
1999 TOT MLB 27 CF 51 41 324.1 91 85 4 2 1 .978 -2.3 -8.5 -2.3 -4.3 2.0 0 2.47 1.75 .985 2.69 2.30
1999 TOT MLB 27 LF 33 2 75.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 14.3 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 1.31 0.33 .982 2.03 1.61
1999 TOT MLB 27 RF 25 13 137.0 36 32 3 1 1 .972 1.1 9.6 2.1 1.5 0.6 -1 2.30 1.40 .981 2.15 1.75
1999 MIL NL 27 OF 50 24 260.0 67 62 3 2 1 .970 0.4 1.8 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 2.25 1.30 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 MIL NL 27 CF 19 12 108.1 38 36 1 1 0 .974 0.2 2.2 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 1 3.07 1.95 .984 2.63 2.20
1999 MIL NL 27 RF 17 11 112.0 26 23 2 1 1 .962 -0.2 -2.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 -1 2.01 1.47 .981 2.16 1.72
1999 MIL NL 27 LF 16 1 39.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 12.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 0.68 0.19 .967 2.00 1.48
1999 MIL NL 27 DH 2
1999 OAK AL 27 OF 39 32 277.0 71 66 4 1 1 .986 -0.7 -3.0 0.3 -2.3 2.6 -1 2.27 1.79 .985 2.30 2.03
1999 OAK AL 27 CF 32 29 216.0 53 49 3 1 1 .981 -2.5 -13.9 -1.5 -3.0 1.5 -1 2.17 1.63 .985 2.72 2.36
1999 OAK AL 27 LF 17 1 36.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 16.7 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 2.00 0.47 .988 2.08 1.73
1999 OAK AL 27 RF 8 2 25.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1.3 62.4 1.3 0.8 0.5 0 3.60 1.25 .980 2.12 1.82
2000 TOT AL 28 OF 99 66 643.2 174 161 5 8 4 .954 -9.2 -17.2 -6.2 -1.7 -4.5 -3 2.32 1.68 .986 2.36 2.02
2000 TOT AL 28 RF 48 31 311.1 64 58 2 4 2 .938 -7.5 -28.9 -4.5 -3.0 -1.5 -3 1.73 1.25 .984 2.16 1.76
2000 TOT AL 28 CF 38 30 260.2 88 84 2 2 2 .977 -1.1 -5.1 -1.1 1.3 -2.4 0 2.97 2.26 .985 2.76 2.44
2000 TOT AL 28 LF 22 5 71.2 23 20 1 2 1 .913 -0.6 -10.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.64 0.95 .983 2.16 1.76
2000 TOT AL 28 DH 6
2000 OAK AL 28 OF 19 11 107.2 37 33 2 2 1 .946 -1.2 -13.4 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 0 2.93 1.84 .986 2.36 2.02
2000 OAK AL 28 CF 14 11 92.0 34 30 2 2 2 .941 -1.0 -13.0 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 0 3.13 2.29 .985 2.76 2.44
2000 OAK AL 28 LF 8 0 12.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -28.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 2.84 0.50 .975 2.13 1.76
2000 OAK AL 28 DH 2
2000 OAK AL 28 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
2000 DET AL 28 OF 80 55 536.0 137 128 3 6 3 .956 -8.0 -17.9 -5.0 -2.3 -2.7 -3 2.20 1.64 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 DET AL 28 RF 47 31 308.1 63 57 2 4 2 .937 -7.6 -29.6 -4.6 -3.0 -1.6 -3 1.72 1.26 .984 2.16 1.76
2000 DET AL 28 CF 24 19 168.2 54 54 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 0 2.88 2.25 .985 2.76 2.44
2000 DET AL 28 LF 14 5 59.0 19 16 1 2 1 .895 -0.3 -6.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0 2.59 1.21 .984 2.17 1.76
2000 DET AL 28 DH 4
8 Seasons OF 698 549 5058.1 1561 1481 53 27 20 .983 -0.5 -0.1 5.5 2.7 2.8 -6 2.73 2.20 .983 2.33 1.99
8 Seasons CF 477 429 3751.1 1224 1165 42 17 17 .986 -2.5 -0.8 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 -2 2.90 2.53 .988 2.73 2.35
7 Seasons RF 159 87 892.1 223 208 8 7 3 .969 -1.2 -1.6 3.8 1.0 2.8 -5 2.18 1.36 .981 2.15 1.76
7 Seasons LF 104 33 414.2 115 107 5 3 2 .974 3.2 9.3 2.2 -0.3 2.5 1 2.43 1.08 .980 2.07 1.64
4 Seasons DH 10
8 Seasons TOT 740 549 5058.1 1561 1479 55 27 22 .983 -0.5 -0.1 5.5 2.7 2.8 -6 2.73 2.07 .969 2.56 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Strikeouts s c a p y
1997 AL  130 (9th)

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1990.

December 12, 1997: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets for Alex Ochoa.

June 16, 1998: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Mets.

December 11, 1998: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

January 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 18, 1999: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

December 21, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 30, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

May 5, 2000: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

May 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 30, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Minnesota Twins$109,000
1994Minnesota Twins$109,000
1995Minnesota Twins$120,000
1996Minnesota Twins$152,500
1997Minnesota Twins$260,000
1998New York Mets$1,550,000
1999Milwaukee Brewers$475,000
2000Oakland Athletics$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,275,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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