Casey Blake
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 23, 1973 in Des Moines, IA
High School: Indianola (Indianola, IA)
School: Wichita State University
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 14, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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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
1999 TOR AL 25 3B 14 8 90.2 35 12 23 0 4 1.000 -0.7 -9.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 3.47 2.50 .949 2.58 2.21
2000 MIN AL 26 3B 5 3 31.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.03 1.40 .943 2.67 2.32
2000 MIN AL 26 1B 1 1 9.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.00 5.00 1.000 9.40 8.20
2000 MIN AL 26 DH 1
2001 TOT AL 27 1B 8 4 54.2 47 44 2 1 4 .979 -0.4 -8.8 -0.4 -0.7 0.1 0 7.57 5.75 .994 9.40 8.26
2001 TOT AL 27 DH 5
2001 MIN AL 27 3B 5 2 16.1 5 1 3 1 0 .800 -0.5 -36.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 0 2.20 0.80 .960 2.70 2.40
2001 MIN AL 27 DH 4
2001 MIN AL 27 1B 3 1 15.2 17 15 2 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -7.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0 9.77 5.67 .994 9.42 8.27
2001 BAL AL 27 1B 5 3 39.0 30 29 0 1 3 .967 -0.3 -9.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.3 0 6.69 5.80 .993 9.39 8.26
2001 BAL AL 27 DH 1
2002 MIN AL 28 3B 5 5 44.0 13 5 6 2 1 .846 -1.1 -30.0 -1.1 -0.2 -0.9 0 2.25 2.20 .954 2.68 2.40
2002 MIN AL 28 1B 3 0 9.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 11.57 4.00 .992 9.26 8.03
2002 MIN AL 28 DH 1
2003 CLE AL 29 3B 140 136 1184.0 398 91 288 19 29 .952 10.0 10.1 9.0 5.6 3.4 1 2.88 2.71 .955 2.67 2.35
2003 CLE AL 29 1B 31 12 140.2 143 131 12 0 22 1.000 1.1 9.4 1.1 -0.3 1.4 0 9.15 4.61 .993 9.55 8.29
2004 CLE AL 30 3B 152 151 1352.1 423 121 276 26 24 .939 -12.0 -10.6 -12.0 -7.1 -4.9 0 2.64 2.61 .952 2.64 2.34
2004 CLE AL 30 1B 8 0 12.0 12 12 0 0 2 1.000 0.2 20.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 9.00 1.50 .992 9.30 8.01
2005 CLE AL 31 OF 138 132 1188.2 298 287 3 8 0 .973 1.9 1.9 7.9 1.2 6.7 -6 2.20 2.10 .986 2.30 2.05
2005 CLE AL 31 RF 138 132 1188.2 298 287 3 8 0 .973 1.9 1.9 7.9 1.2 6.7 -6 2.20 2.10 .982 2.12 1.83
2005 CLE AL 31 3B 6 6 40.0 14 4 9 1 1 .929 0.5 15.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.92 2.17 .957 2.77 2.48
2005 CLE AL 31 1B 4 4 30.0 34 28 5 1 4 .971 1.4 56.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 0 9.90 8.25 .994 9.60 8.10
2006 CLE AL 32 OF 93 93 814.1 219 210 6 3 0 .986 -6.4 -9.4 -4.4 -5.7 1.3 -2 2.39 2.32 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 CLE AL 32 RF 93 93 814.1 219 210 6 3 0 .986 -6.4 -9.4 -4.4 -5.7 1.3 -2 2.39 2.32 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 CLE AL 32 1B 9 7 62.0 64 62 1 1 6 .984 -2.9 -56.1 -2.9 -0.9 -2.0 0 9.15 7.00 .994 9.51 7.99
2006 CLE AL 32 DH 8
2007 CLE AL 33 3B 145 134 1209.0 371 99 258 14 24 .962 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5 -2.1 0 2.66 2.46 .957 2.63 2.34
2007 CLE AL 33 1B 12 5 49.2 44 39 5 0 4 1.000 -0.2 -4.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 7.97 3.67 .995 9.37 7.93
2007 CLE AL 33 OF 7 7 54.0 15 13 2 0 2 1.000 1.8 40.0 1.8 1.3 0.5 0 2.50 2.14 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 CLE AL 33 RF 7 7 54.0 15 13 2 0 2 1.000 1.8 40.0 1.8 1.3 0.5 0 2.50 2.14 .987 2.08 1.77
2007 CLE AL 33 DH 1
2008 TOT MLB 34 3B 133 130 1104.2 325 66 245 14 25 .957 7.2 7.8 6.2 0.2 6.0 1 2.53 2.34 .957 2.68 2.31
2008 TOT MLB 34 1B 29 19 177.0 210 198 10 2 22 .990 -0.3 -2.0 -0.3 -1.4 1.1 0 10.58 7.17 .994 9.26 8.03
2008 CLE AL 34 3B 77 74 635.0 192 39 141 12 15 .938 3.0 5.7 2.0 -0.4 2.4 1 2.55 2.34 .959 2.74 2.37
2008 CLE AL 34 1B 27 17 160.0 182 171 10 1 20 .995 -0.5 -3.8 -0.5 -1.6 1.1 0 10.18 6.70 .994 9.26 8.01
2008 CLE AL 34 SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.50 3.80
2008 LAD NL 34 3B 56 56 469.2 133 27 104 2 10 .985 4.2 10.7 4.2 0.6 3.6 0 2.51 2.34 .955 2.60 2.23
2008 LAD NL 34 1B 2 2 17.0 28 27 0 1 2 .964 0.2 14.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 14.29 13.50 .993 9.32 8.25
2008 LAD NL 34 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
2009 LAD NL 35 3B 134 131 1161.0 372 99 263 10 32 .973 2.81 2.70 .956 2.57 2.18
2009 LAD NL 35 1B 2 0 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 1.00 1.000 8.78 8.30
2009 LAD NL 35 LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
2009 LAD NL 35 OF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
10 Seasons 3B 739 706 6233.0 1963 500 1376 87 140 .956 3.8 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.5 2 2.71 2.54 .955 2.64 2.31
4 Seasons OF 240 232 2059.0 532 510 11 11 2 .979 -2.7 -1.6 5.3 -3.2 8.5 -8 2.28 2.17 .986 2.30 2.02
3 Seasons RF 238 232 2057.0 532 510 11 11 2 .979 -2.7 -1.6 5.3 -3.2 8.5 -8 2.28 2.19 .983 2.15 1.84
10 Seasons 1B 107 52 545.2 573 533 35 5 65 .991 -1.2 -2.6 -1.2 -3.6 2.2 0 9.37 5.31 .994 9.41 8.12
5 Seasons DH 16
1 Season LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
1 Season SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.50 3.80
11 Seasons TOT 1088 990 8840.2 3069 1543 1423 103 207 .966 -0.1 -0.0 5.9 -5.6 11.2 -8 2 3.02 2.73 .934 2.94 2.78
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
1999 TOR AL 25 14 8 14 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MIN AL 26 7 4 7 6 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2001 MIN AL 27 13 7 13 7 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
2001 BAL AL 27 6 3 6 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 MIN AL 28 9 5 9 8 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2003 CLE AL 29 152 148 152 151 0 0 31 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2004 CLE AL 30 152 151 152 152 0 0 8 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 CLE AL 31 147 142 147 144 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 138 138 0 4 0
2006 CLE AL 32 109 108 109 101 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 93 93 8 1 0
2007 CLE AL 33 156 147 156 155 0 0 12 0 145 0 0 0 7 7 1 7 0
2008 CLE AL 34 94 91 94 94 0 0 27 0 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2008 LAD NL 34 58 58 58 58 0 0 2 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 LAD NL 35 139 131 139 134 0 0 2 0 134 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 0
11 Seasons 1056 1003 1056 1029 0 0 107 1 739 1 2 0 238 240 13 26 4
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 -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1999 TOR AL 25 416 54% 73% 27% 38 84% 0 12 8 3 1 23 15 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 3 0%
2000 MIN AL 26 134 61% 69% 27% 7 100% 0 2 2 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2001 MIN AL 27 72 51% 83% 36% 5 80% 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MIN AL 28 202 58% 77% 24% 13 85% 0 5 5 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 CLE AL 29 5216 60% 77% 33% 410 88% 5 91 74 4 13 289 222 57 4 4 19 0 10 9 14 29 23 0 26 2 1 1 17 47%
2004 CLE AL 30 6119 56% 74% 31% 430 86% 4 121 98 11 12 276 215 49 5 5 26 0 19 7 23 24 19 2 22 1 1 0 11 55%
2005 CLE AL 31 169 49% 75% 31% 14 93% 0 4 4 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007 CLE AL 33 5254 57% 76% 33% 373 87% 3 99 64 16 19 258 207 46 2 2 14 0 7 7 9 24 16 3 21 1 1 0 14 64%
2008 CLE AL 34 2777 60% 76% 31% 191 88% 2 39 28 2 9 141 117 23 1 1 12 1 6 5 10 15 10 0 13 1 0 1 10 70%
2008 LAD NL 34 2005 54% 73% 35% 134 90% 0 27 19 5 3 104 85 15 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 10 5 2 8 1 1 0 3 33%
2009 LAD NL 35 5042 59% 71% 29% 358 91% 1 99 63 15 21 263 209 47 3 6 10 0 5 5 7 32 23 1 27 4 3 1 14 86%
10 Seasons 27406 58% 74% 32% 1973 88% 15 500 366 56 78 1377 1088 249 16 21 87 1 51 35 67 140 102 8 123 10 7 3 73 60%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 89% 62%

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%
2005 CLE AL 31 8 0 7 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 62 31 1 41 15 0 15 9 0 14 1 0 19 10 0 151 66 43.7% 84 1 0.7% 2 5096 60% 76% 39% 564 51%
2006 CLE AL 32 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 4 40 20 0 26 8 4 18 10 0 16 3 0 11 4 0 111 45 40.5% 62 4 3.6% 2 3658 62% 76% 39% 441 49%
2007 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0.0% 3 1 25.0% 1 240 51% 75% 45% 25 52%
3 Seasons 11 0 10 1 2 11 1 3 2 5 104 51 1 67 23 4 33 19 0 31 4 0 31 14 1 266 111 41.7% 149 6 2.3% 5 8994 61% 76% 39% 1030 50%
MLB Averages 48.1% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 50%

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%
2000 MIN AL 26 35 77% 63% 11% 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BAL AL 27 169 56% 70% 25% 8 88% 0 29 1 27 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2001 MIN AL 27 65 49% 78% 25% 5 100% 0 15 4 11 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MIN AL 28 48 56% 73% 25% 2 100% 0 12 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CLE AL 29 641 55% 74% 31% 42 95% 0 131 10 118 3 19 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 1 21 1 1 0 1 0
2004 CLE AL 30 58 55% 69% 28% 3 100% 0 12 1 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2005 CLE AL 31 127 71% 82% 31% 9 100% 0 28 3 25 0 2 5 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2006 CLE AL 32 274 73% 82% 33% 13 77% 0 62 7 54 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2007 CLE AL 33 242 63% 75% 26% 10 90% 0 39 4 34 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2008 CLE AL 34 737 55% 76% 33% 35 91% 0 171 8 160 3 14 10 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 20 1 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0
2008 LAD NL 34 77 48% 70% 40% 5 80% 0 27 1 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 LAD NL 35 7 29% 86% 29% 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 2480 59% 76% 31% 132 92% 0 533 40 484 9 49 35 26 6 0 1 5 1 4 0 4 65 1 0 1 63 2 2 0 2 3 100%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 94% 81%

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%
2009 LAD NL 35 0 0 0 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 13 46% 69% 15% 1 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 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 13 46% 69% 15% 1 0%
MLB Averages 62.4% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2008 CLE AL 34 8 50% 100% 38% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 8 50% 100% 38% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2008 LAD NL 34 3 67% 67% 33% 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
1 Season 3 67% 67% 33% 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
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 94%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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