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Derek Bell

Derek Nathaniel Bell

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 11, 1968 in Tampa, FL
High School: King (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1991
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Mets/BlueJays/Pirates 1991-2001
Agents: Eric Goldschmidt [*]
Final Game: July 3, 2001
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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
1991 22 TOR AL 18 35 28 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 5 .143 .314 .143 .457 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 /78
1992 23 TOR AL 61 184 161 23 39 6 3 2 15 7 2 15 34 .242 .324 .354 .678 87 57 6 5 2 1 1 789/D
1993 24 SDP NL 150 585 542 73 142 19 1 21 72 26 5 23 122 .262 .303 .417 .720 89 226 7 12 0 8 5 *85/97
1994 25 SDP NL 108 466 434 54 135 20 0 14 54 24 8 29 88 .311 .354 .454 .808 112 197 14 1 0 2 5 *8
1995 26 HOU NL 112 499 452 63 151 21 2 8 86 27 9 33 71 .334 .385 .442 .827 125 200 10 8 0 6 2 *98 MVP-14
1996 27 HOU NL 158 684 627 84 165 40 3 17 113 29 3 40 123 .263 .311 .418 .729 98 262 18 8 0 9 8 *9/8
1997 28 HOU NL 129 547 493 67 136 29 3 15 71 15 7 40 94 .276 .344 .438 .782 107 216 16 12 0 2 3 *98/D
1998 29 HOU NL 156 695 630 111 198 41 2 22 108 13 3 51 126 .314 .364 .490 .855 125 309 14 4 0 10 0 *9
1999 30 HOU NL 128 568 509 61 120 22 0 12 66 18 6 50 129 .236 .306 .350 .656 66 178 20 4 0 5 1 *9
2000 31 NYM NL 144 622 546 87 145 31 1 18 69 8 4 65 125 .266 .348 .425 .773 98 232 14 6 2 3 0 *9/81
2001 32 PIT NL 46 183 156 14 27 3 0 5 13 0 2 25 38 .173 .287 .288 .576 48 45 4 0 2 0 5 9/78
11 Seasons 1210 5068 4578 642 1262 232 15 134 668 170 51 377 955 .276 .336 .421 .757 99 1926 123 61 6 46 30
162 Game Avg. 162 679 613 86 169 31 2 18 89 23 7 50 128 .276 .336 .421 .757 99 258 16 8 1 6 4
HOU (5 yrs) 683 2993 2711 386 770 153 10 74 444 102 28 214 543 .284 .341 .430 .771 104 1165 78 36 0 32 14
SDP (2 yrs) 258 1051 976 127 277 39 1 35 126 50 13 52 210 .284 .325 .433 .759 99 423 21 13 0 10 10
TOR (2 yrs) 79 219 189 28 43 6 3 2 16 10 4 21 39 .228 .323 .323 .645 78 61 6 6 2 1 1
NYM (1 yr) 144 622 546 87 145 31 1 18 69 8 4 65 125 .266 .348 .425 .773 98 232 14 6 2 3 0
PIT (1 yr) 46 183 156 14 27 3 0 5 13 0 2 25 38 .173 .287 .288 .576 48 45 4 0 2 0 5
NL (9 yrs) 1131 4849 4389 614 1219 226 12 132 652 160 47 356 916 .278 .336 .425 .761 100 1865 117 55 4 45 29
AL (2 yrs) 79 219 189 28 43 6 3 2 16 10 4 21 39 .228 .323 .323 .645 78 61 6 6 2 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 22 TOR AL 35 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /78
1992 23 TOR AL 184 -2 0 0 -2 4 -2 6 4 0.4 0 0.0 0.4 $112,500 789/D
1993 24 SDP NL 585 -8 4 5 1 -24 2 17 -3 -0.3 21 2.2 -2.5 $165,000 *85/97
1994 25 SDP NL 466 4 2 4 0 -20 2 12 4 0.5 24 2.4 -1.9 $385,000 *8
1995 26 HOU NL 499 22 -1 3 1 -13 -4 13 21 2.1 34 3.5 -1.4 $1,450,000 *98 MVP-14
1996 27 HOU NL 684 -7 5 2 1 14 -8 18 26 2.6 11 1.1 1.5 $2,800,000 *9/8
1997 28 HOU NL 547 3 2 0 0 9 -4 15 25 2.5 16 1.6 0.9 $3,250,000 *98/D
1998 29 HOU NL 695 24 0 3 -1 16 -7 18 53 5.4 37 3.8 1.6 $4,250,000 *9
1999 30 HOU NL 568 -26 2 1 0 -2 -6 15 -16 -1.5 -14 -1.4 -0.1 $4,500,000 *9
2000 31 NYM NL 622 -2 2 2 1 -1 -6 17 13 1.3 14 1.4 -0.1 $5,000,000 *9/81
2001 32 PIT NL 183 -12 -2 0 0 -0 -2 5 -11 -1.1 -11 -1.1 0.0 $5,000,000 9/78
11 Seasons 5068 -6 14 20 1 -16 -35 137 115 11.8 131 13.4 -1.6 $26,912,500
HOU (5 yrs) 2993 16 8 9 1 25 -29 79 109 11.1 84 8.6 2.5 $16,250,000
SDP (2 yrs) 1051 -4 6 9 1 -44 4 29 1 0.2 45 4.6 -4.4 $550,000
TOR (2 yrs) 219 -4 0 0 -2 4 -2 7 3 0.3 -1 -0.1 0.4 $112,500
NYM (1 yr) 622 -2 2 2 1 -1 -6 17 13 1.3 14 1.4 -0.1 $5,000,000
PIT (1 yr) 183 -12 -2 0 0 -0 -2 5 -11 -1.1 -11 -1.1 0.0 $5,000,000

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
1991 22 TOR AL 35 26 2 2.1 100 .174 .143 .265 .314 .334 .143 .402 .457 .736 30 .191 -2.5 -0.2 .462 .250 .000 .0
1992 23 TOR AL 184 133 19 3.8 98 .294 .242 .265 .324 .335 .354 .393 .678 .728 87 .438 -3.1 -0.3 .631 .236 .112 3.1
1993 24 SDP NL 585 420 71 4.5 105 .297 .262 .273 .303 .339 .417 .416 .720 .755 89 .489 -10.1 -1.0 .684 .236 .155 23.2
1994 25 SDP NL 466 323 67 5.6 107 .362 .311 .271 .354 .337 .454 .424 .808 .761 112 .556 7.1 0.7 .757 .247 .143 17.7
1995 26 HOU NL 499 326 79 6.5 101 .377 .334 .262 .385 .330 .442 .408 .827 .738 125 .632 17.9 1.7 .809 .221 .108 12.3
1996 27 HOU NL 684 492 82 4.5 100 .298 .263 .260 .311 .328 .418 .407 .729 .735 98 .464 -1.3 -0.1 .696 .260 .155 21.4
1997 28 HOU NL 547 382 72 5.0 105 .313 .276 .266 .344 .337 .438 .417 .782 .754 107 .517 5.2 0.5 .726 .260 .162 15.0
1998 29 HOU NL 695 459 114 6.7 106 .358 .314 .266 .364 .337 .490 .420 .855 .757 125 .641 23.5 2.2 .833 .273 .176 16.3
1999 30 HOU NL 568 420 53 3.4 116 .290 .236 .276 .306 .351 .350 .444 .656 .795 66 .304 -27.1 -2.5 .588 .236 .114 14.4
2000 31 NYM NL 622 424 82 5.2 113 .313 .266 .268 .348 .345 .425 .438 .773 .784 98 .486 -0.7 -0.1 .733 .286 .159 11.1
2001 32 PIT NL 183 137 13 2.5 114 .195 .173 .272 .287 .344 .288 .446 .576 .789 48 .222 -12.7 -1.2 .504 .263 .115 .0
11 Seasons 5068 3542 654 5.0 106 .319 .276 .268 .336 .338 .421 .421 .757 .759 99 .502 -3.9 -0.4 .711 .253 .145 149.9
162 Game Avg. 679 474 88 5.0 106 .319 .276 .268 .336 .338 .421 .421 .757 .759 99 .502 -3.9 -0.4 .711 .253 .145 20
HOU (5 yrs) 2993 2079 400 5.2 105 .327 .284 .266 .341 .336 .430 .419 .771 .755 104 .520 18.1 1.8 .727 .252 .146 85.8
SDP (2 yrs) 1051 743 138 5.0 106 .327 .284 .272 .325 .338 .433 .420 .759 .758 99 .520 -2.9 -0.3 .716 .241 .150 41.2
TOR (2 yrs) 219 159 21 3.6 99 .275 .228 .265 .323 .335 .323 .395 .645 .729 78 .401 -5.6 -0.6 .603 .238 .095 3.3
NYM (1 yr) 622 424 82 5.2 113 .313 .266 .268 .348 .345 .425 .438 .773 .784 98 .486 -0.7 -0.1 .733 .286 .159 11.1
PIT (1 yr) 183 137 13 2.5 114 .195 .173 .272 .287 .344 .288 .446 .576 .789 48 .223 -12.7 -1.2 .504 .263 .115 .0
NL (9 yrs) 4849 3383 633 5.0 107 .321 .278 .268 .336 .338 .425 .423 .761 .761 100 .506 1.7 0.2 .717 .254 .147 144.7
AL (2 yrs) 219 159 21 3.6 99 .275 .228 .265 .323 .335 .323 .395 .645 .729 78 .401 -5.6 -0.6 .603 .238 .095 3.3

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 23 TOR AL ALCS OAK W 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 TOR AL WS ATL W 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 28 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 3 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 29 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 4 16 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .313 .438 5 1 0 0 0 0
1999 30 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 NYM NL NLDS SFG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (6 Series) 14 36 34 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 .088 .139 .176 .315 6 1 0 0 0 0
4 NLDS 10 33 33 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 .091 .091 .182 .273 6 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 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
1991 22 TOR AL 35 0.0% 14.3% 17.1% 0.0% 0% 0.83 5.6 28.0 1.09 1.11 66% 17% 0.0% 0%
1992 23 TOR AL 184 1.1% 18.5% 8.2% 6.0% 28% 2.27 4.7 80.5 10.7 1.10 1.19 68% 12% 4.2% 21%
1993 24 SDP NL 585 3.6% 20.9% 3.9% 7.0% 29% 5.30 4.4 25.8 7.5 1.16 1.25 70% 14% 13.1% 19%
1994 25 SDP NL 466 3.0% 18.9% 6.2% 7.3% 25% 3.03 4.9 31.0 8.0 1.73 2.32 72% 17% 12.6% 13%
1995 26 HOU NL 499 1.6% 14.2% 6.6% 6.2% 21% 2.15 6.4 56.5 5.3 1.12 1.31 76% 22% 5.3% 17%
1996 27 HOU NL 684 2.5% 18.0% 5.9% 8.8% 36% 3.08 5.1 36.9 5.5 1.21 1.75 73% 21% 9.2% 21%
1997 28 HOU NL 547 2.7% 17.2% 7.3% 8.6% 35% 2.35 5.2 32.9 6.9 1.08 1.54 71% 23% 9.4% 15%
1998 29 HOU NL 695 3.2% 18.1% 7.3% 9.4% 33% 2.47 5.0 28.6 5.8 0.96 1.14 71% 22% 10.1% 17%
1999 30 HOU NL 568 2.1% 22.7% 8.8% 6.0% 28% 2.58 3.9 42.4 7.7 1.14 1.32 66% 18% 7.4% 10%
2000 31 NYM NL 622 2.9% 20.1% 10.5% 8.0% 35% 1.92 4.4 30.3 7.9 1.14 1.61 65% 24% 11.3% 15%
2001 32 PIT NL 183 2.7% 20.8% 13.7% 4.4% 30% 1.52 4.1 31.2 12.0 1.15 1.43 62% 13% 11.9% 19%
11 Seasons 5068 2.6% 18.8% 7.4% 7.5% 30% 2.53 4.8 34.2 6.9 1.16 1.46 70% 20% 9.5% 16%
MLB Averages 2.6% 16.2% 8.9% 7.6% 32% 1.82 5.5 33.9 7.6 0.80 1.08 71% 22% 7.7% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1991 22 TOR AL -2.5 -0.2 41 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.11 -0.3 0.1 -3.4 -0.3 0.88 -3.1 0
1992 23 TOR AL -3.1 -0.3 198 -0.2 2.5 -2.6 .83 -0.3 0.1 -2.1 -0.2 0.95 -2.0 0.09 2
1993 24 SDP NL -10.1 -1.0 624 0.2 12.1 -11.8 1.14 -0.2 0.4 8.2 0.8 0.98 2.4 1.27 8
1994 25 SDP NL 7.1 0.7 508 -0.0 9.4 -9.4 1.09 1.0 -1.0 9.4 0.9 1.00 12.8 0.41 1
1995 26 HOU NL 17.9 1.7 542 2.1 11.4 -9.3 1.15 2.1 -0.3 28.4 2.8 1.03 23.4 1.98 2
1996 27 HOU NL -1.3 -0.1 721 0.3 14.0 -13.6 1.13 0.2 0.2 8.2 0.8 1.05 3.6 1.64 1
1997 28 HOU NL 5.2 0.5 572 -0.1 10.4 -10.5 1.09 0.8 -0.9 1.0 0.1 0.99 5.6 1.41 4
1998 29 HOU NL 23.5 2.2 721 4.6 16.1 -11.5 1.04 3.3 1.1 39.3 3.8 0.95 33.8 1.25 3
1999 30 HOU NL -27.1 -2.5 595 -1.5 10.1 -11.6 1.10 -2.0 0.6 -26.5 -2.5 1.00 -24.8 0.58 3
2000 31 NYM NL -0.7 -0.1 645 0.0 10.6 -10.6 .98 0.8 -0.7 7.4 0.7 0.91 8.6 0.43 1
2001 32 PIT NL -12.7 -1.2 188 -1.4 1.9 -3.2 .92 -1.0 -0.5 -12.2 -1.1 0.92 -10.4 0.93 1
11 Seasons -3.9 -0.4 5355 3.9 98.9 -95.0 1.07 4.4 -0.8 57.8 5.7 0.98 49.8 1.11 26

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
1991 22 TOR AL 0 0 46% 17 3 2 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1992 23 TOR AL 4 0 37% 65 7 2 78% 6 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 47% 8 7 1 3 2 1 8 1 7
1993 24 SDP NL 13 0 33% 182 26 5 84% 18 5 7 0 1 0 4 2 4 15 43% 36 20 15 6 1 5 14 8 4
1994 25 SDP NL 11 0 27% 159 24 8 75% 16 4 8 3 0 1 3 1 6 17 30% 33 24 9 6 3 3 11 7 3
1995 26 HOU NL 9 0 30% 222 27 9 75% 21 7 6 2 0 0 5 3 8 15 42% 27 16 11 6 5 1 20 8 10
1996 27 HOU NL 10 0 34% 221 29 3 91% 18 2 11 1 0 0 3 1 4 21 39% 32 23 8 12 5 7 20 8 10
1997 28 HOU NL 5 0 30% 205 15 7 68% 12 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 14 38% 18 14 4 10 4 4 14 5 8
1998 29 HOU NL 10 0 39% 318 13 3 81% 10 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 21 39% 34 29 5 11 5 6 25 8 16
1999 30 HOU NL 7 0 30% 200 18 6 75% 12 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 11 49% 25 19 6 10 5 5 20 3 16
2000 31 NYM NL 10 0 35% 265 8 4 67% 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 19 39% 36 24 12 11 7 4 18 9 9
2001 32 PIT NL 2 0 19% 58 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 36% 6 4 2 0 0 0 5 2 2
11 Seasons 81 0 32% 1912 170 51 77% 121 41 48 9 1 1 25 9 39 142 40% 256 181 73 75 37 36 157 59 87

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
1991 22 TOR AL 35 69% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1992 23 TOR AL 184 30% 39 11 0 2 0 0 0 0.09 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 100% 32 6 19% 18 4 22% 104 13 13% 12 2 17% 4 2 50% 0
1993 24 SDP NL 585 32% 142 29 1 8 0 0 0 1.27 21 0 16 10 11 12 9 0 2 0 0% 101 7 7% 50 14 28% 385 56 15% 35 14 40% 29 12 41% 0
1994 25 SDP NL 466 28% 135 24 0 1 0 0 0 0.41 14 0 7 10 4 8 6 0 0 0 105 14 13% 44 13 30% 336 41 12% 30 17 57% 21 11 52% 0
1995 26 HOU NL 499 22% 151 26 0 2 1 0 0 1.98 8 0 22 6 2 3 5 0 0 0 98 10 10% 43 25 58% 382 80 21% 39 31 79% 21 12 57% 0
1996 27 HOU NL 684 21% 165 20 0 1 0 0 0 1.64 17 0 32 13 4 8 9 0 0 0 149 18 12% 69 32 46% 573 105 18% 66 40 61% 39 24 62% 0
1997 28 HOU NL 547 23% 136 17 0 4 2 0 0 1.41 15 0 13 14 1 7 8 0 0 0 107 16 15% 47 16 34% 387 58 15% 36 19 53% 27 20 74% 0
1998 29 HOU NL 695 23% 198 47 0 3 0 0 0 1.25 22 0 13 16 6 12 10 0 0 0 152 14 9% 80 33 41% 437 91 21% 51 30 59% 36 23 64% 0
1999 30 HOU NL 568 24% 120 9 0 3 0 0 0 0.58 12 1 19 7 5 5 7 0 0 0 121 20 17% 75 26 35% 420 54 13% 32 16 50% 36 19 53% 0
2000 31 NYM NL 622 20% 145 18 0 1 0 0 0 0.43 18 0 10 18 0 8 10 0 2 2 100% 108 14 13% 68 14 21% 340 56 16% 25 11 44% 35 14 40% 0
2001 32 PIT NL 183 17% 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.93 5 0 4 4 1 4 1 0 3 2 67% 32 4 13% 22 11 50% 102 8 8% 9 2 22% 9 8 89% 0
11 Seasons 5068 24% 1262 205 1 26 3 0 0 1.11 134 1 139 98 36 69 65 0 9 6 67% 1007 123 12% 517 188 36% 3483 563 16% 336 183 54% 258 146 57% 0
MLB Averages 56% 73% 10% 35% 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
1991 22 TOR AL 35 137 3.91 74 54% 32% 18% 19% 31% 68% 0% 36% 74% 9% 6% 2 0 14% 5 2 14% 5 3 40% 0 0 0
1992 23 TOR AL 184 668 3.63 407 61% 29% 19% 21% 32% 71% 2% 43% 74% 32% 4% 8 0 14% 25 9 9% 16 11 29% 0 0 0
1993 24 SDP NL 577 1969 3.41 1343 68% 15% 25% 28% 31% 84% 3% 58% 70% 46% 2% 10 1 8% 47 34 3% 20 19 16% 8 0 1
1994 25 SDP NL 448 1587 3.54 1048 66% 16% 23% 30% 32% 84% 4% 55% 73% 45% 4% 16 0 11% 50 32 5% 24 17 22% 18 1 3
1995 26 HOU NL 447 1591 3.56 993 62% 18% 18% 29% 35% 82% 1% 51% 78% 41% 3% 15 4 15% 67 45 9% 38 26 25% 52 0 1
1996 27 HOU NL 578 2026 3.51 1285 64% 19% 22% 25% 33% 80% 2% 51% 73% 43% 4% 22 2 11% 66 37 7% 39 32 24% 106 3 1
1997 28 HOU NL 528 1963 3.72 1197 61% 23% 20% 25% 32% 77% 1% 47% 74% 37% 4% 23 6 15% 79 47 10% 54 37 20% 19 0 1
1998 29 HOU NL 695 2627 3.78 1612 61% 22% 20% 26% 32% 78% 0% 48% 74% 34% 4% 26 3 16% 110 73 10% 70 47 29% 0 0 0
1999 30 HOU NL 568 2180 3.84 1333 61% 25% 21% 25% 29% 75% 0% 46% 72% 33% 4% 20 1 13% 72 38 9% 53 35 25% 0 0 0
2000 31 NYM NL 622 2377 3.82 1416 60% 26% 17% 27% 30% 74% 0% 44% 77% 37% 5% 29 1 14% 85 43 9% 55 34 38% 0 0 0
2001 32 PIT NL 183 695 3.80 402 58% 29% 16% 25% 30% 71% 7% 41% 77% 38% 5% 9 0 15% 27 9 9% 17 6 42% 0 0 0
11 Seasons 4865 17820 3.66 11110 62% 21% 20% 26% 32% 79% 1% 49% 74% 39% 4% 180 18 13% 633 369 8% 391 267 26% 203 4 7
MLB Averages 3.70 62% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

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
1991 22 18 35 28 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 5 .143 .314 .143 .457 30 4 0 1 0 0 0
1992 23 79 219 189 28 43 6 3 2 16 10 4 21 39 .228 .323 .323 .645 78 61 6 6 2 1 1
1993 24 229 804 731 101 185 25 4 23 88 36 9 44 161 .253 .308 .393 .701 87 287 13 18 2 9 6
1994 25 337 1270 1165 155 320 45 4 37 142 60 17 73 249 .275 .325 .415 .740 96 484 27 19 2 11 11
1995 26 449 1769 1617 218 471 66 6 45 228 87 26 106 320 .291 .342 .423 .765 104 684 37 27 2 17 13
1996 27 607 2453 2244 302 636 106 9 62 341 116 29 146 443 .283 .333 .422 .755 102 946 55 35 2 26 21
1997 28 736 3000 2737 369 772 135 12 77 412 131 36 186 537 .282 .335 .425 .760 103 1162 71 47 2 28 24
1998 29 892 3695 3367 480 970 176 14 99 520 144 39 237 663 .288 .341 .437 .778 107 1471 85 51 2 38 24
1999 30 1020 4263 3876 541 1090 198 14 111 586 162 45 287 792 .281 .336 .425 .762 102 1649 105 55 2 43 25
2000 31 1164 4885 4422 628 1235 229 15 129 655 170 49 352 917 .279 .338 .425 .763 101 1881 119 61 4 46 25
2001 32 1210 5068 4578 642 1262 232 15 134 668 170 51 377 955 .276 .336 .421 .757 99 1926 123 61 6 46 30

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
1991 22 18 35 28 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 .143 .314 .143 .457 1 18
1992 23 61 183 162 24 40 6 3 2 15 7 15 34 .247 .328 .358 .686 18 61
1993 24 150 582 539 71 139 19 1 21 70 25 23 122 .258 .299 .414 .713 64 150
1994 25 152 655 610 75 189 28 0 20 75 34 41 124 .310 .353 .454 .807 97 108
1995 26 126 566 512 73 173 24 2 9 99 31 38 80 .338 .389 .445 .834 88 112
1996 27 158 688 630 87 168 41 3 17 116 30 41 123 .267 .315 .422 .738 83 158
1997 28 129 547 493 67 136 29 3 15 71 15 40 94 .276 .344 .438 .782 71 129
1998 29 156 692 628 109 196 41 2 22 106 13 50 126 .312 .361 .489 .850 111 156
1999 30 128 557 501 54 112 21 0 11 59 17 47 129 .224 .293 .331 .624 48 128
2000 31 144 608 538 80 137 29 1 17 63 8 61 125 .255 .336 .407 .743 73 144
2001 32 46 179 155 13 26 3 0 5 12 0 24 38 .168 .279 .284 .563 12 46
11 Seasons 1268 5292 4796 657 1320 241 15 139 687 183 386 1000 .275 .334 .419 .753 666 1210
162 Game Avg. 162 676 613 84 169 31 2 18 88 23 49 128 .275 .334 .419 .753 85 1210

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1995 NL (14, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1996 NL  1.5 (6th)
1998 NL  1.6 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1995 NL  .334 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1994 NL  434 (8th)
1996 NL  627 (10th)
1998 NL  630 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1998 NL  111 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1994 NL  135 (9th)
1998 NL  198 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1996 NL  40 (6th)
1998 NL  41 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1996 NL  113 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1993 NL  122 (6th)
1994 NL  88 (10th)
1996 NL  123 (9th)
2000 NL  125 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1994 NL  24 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1994 NL  101 (4th)
1995 NL  120 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1993 NL  12 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1993 NL  8 (10th)
1995 NL  6 (8th)
1996 NL  9 (4th)
1998 NL  10 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1994 NL  14 (6th)
1999 NL  20 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1993 NL  23.2 (8th)
1994 NL  17.7 (6th)
Career  149.9 (175th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1996 NL  492 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1998 NL  4.6 (9th)

                                         

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 26 (872), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (860), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1080), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Juan Encarnacion (950)
  2. Gary Ward (949)
  3. Jacque Jones (943)
  4. Mel Hall (940)
  5. Alex Rios (940)
  6. Matt Lawton (937)
  7. Aaron Rowand (936)
  8. Keith Moreland (936)
  9. Al Martin (935)
  10. Jim Northrup (934)
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  1. Jermaine Dye (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Devon White (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Roberto Kelly (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Roberto Kelly (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Roberto Kelly (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dan Ford (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dan Ford (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mel Hall (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Matt Lawton (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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