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John Buck

Johnathan Richard Buck (twitter: @14Buckshot)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, WY
High Schools: Taylorsville HS (Taylorsville, UT), Taylorsville HS (Salt Lake City, UT)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 2004 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Royals/Marlins/BlueJays/Mets 2004-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$18M (11-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.101, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Doug Rogalski [*]
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All-Star

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
2004 23 KCR AL 71 258 238 36 56 9 0 12 30 1 1 15 79 .235 .280 .424 .704 80 101 6 0 4 1 0 2/D RoY-8
2005 24 KCR AL 118 430 401 40 97 21 1 12 47 2 2 23 94 .242 .287 .389 .676 79 156 9 3 1 2 2 *2
2006 25 KCR AL 114 409 371 37 91 21 1 11 50 0 2 26 84 .245 .306 .396 .702 80 147 7 7 4 1 2 *2
2007 26 KCR AL 113 399 347 41 77 18 0 18 48 0 1 36 92 .222 .308 .429 .738 92 149 11 10 0 6 0 *2
2008 27 KCR AL 109 418 370 48 83 23 1 9 48 0 3 38 96 .224 .304 .365 .669 79 135 12 6 0 4 2 2
2009 28 KCR AL 59 202 186 16 46 12 4 8 36 1 1 13 55 .247 .299 .484 .782 104 90 2 1 1 1 0 2D
2010 29 TOR AL 118 437 409 53 115 25 0 20 66 0 0 16 111 .281 .314 .489 .802 114 200 6 6 0 6 1 *2/D AS
2011 30 FLA NL 140 530 466 41 106 15 1 16 57 0 1 54 115 .227 .316 .367 .683 87 171 11 7 2 1 7 *2
2012 31 MIA NL 106 398 343 29 66 15 1 12 41 0 0 49 103 .192 .297 .347 .644 76 119 8 3 1 2 5 2
2013 32 NYM NL 40 162 147 21 33 4 0 10 31 1 1 11 42 .224 .284 .456 .740 105 67 3 2 0 2 0 *2
10 Yrs 988 3643 3278 362 770 163 9 128 454 5 12 281 871 .235 .302 .407 .709 88 1335 75 45 13 26 19
162 Game Avg. 162 597 537 59 126 27 1 21 74 1 2 46 143 .235 .302 .407 .709 88 219 12 7 2 4 3
KCR (6 yrs) 584 2116 1913 218 450 104 7 70 259 4 10 151 500 .235 .298 .407 .705 84 778 47 27 10 15 6
MIA (2 yrs) 246 928 809 70 172 30 2 28 98 0 1 103 218 .213 .308 .358 .667 83 290 19 10 3 3 12
NYM (1 yr) 40 162 147 21 33 4 0 10 31 1 1 11 42 .224 .284 .456 .740 105 67 3 2 0 2 0
TOR (1 yr) 118 437 409 53 115 25 0 20 66 0 0 16 111 .281 .314 .489 .802 114 200 6 6 0 6 1
AL (7 yrs) 702 2553 2322 271 565 129 7 90 325 4 10 167 611 .243 .301 .421 .722 89 978 53 33 10 21 7
NL (3 yrs) 286 1090 956 91 205 34 2 38 129 1 2 114 260 .214 .305 .373 .678 86 357 22 12 3 5 12

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 23 KCR AL 71 258 -10 -0 -0 -4 4 -10 -0.9 10 -1 -0.0 .486 .494 0.3 0.1 3 2/D RoY-8
2005 24 KCR AL 118 430 -13 -2 -1 -5 7 -13 -1.2 16 3 0.3 .489 .492 0.8 0.2 8 $318,500 *2
2006 25 KCR AL 114 409 -10 -2 -0 -1 7 -6 -0.6 15 9 0.9 .495 .496 1.0 0.6 10 $349,500 *2
2007 26 KCR AL 113 399 -4 -0 -1 -9 7 -8 -0.8 15 6 0.7 .493 .495 1.5 -0.2 15 $440,000 *2
2008 27 KCR AL 109 418 -12 -1 -1 -12 7 -19 -1.8 16 -4 -0.3 .482 .488 0.9 -0.4 8 $2,200,000 2
2009 28 KCR AL 59 202 -0 -1 -0 -3 2 -3 -0.2 8 5 0.5 .495 .498 0.8 -0.1 8 $2,900,000 2D
2010 29 TOR AL 118 437 7 0 -1 -11 7 2 0.3 16 18 1.9 .501 .501 3.0 -0.4 29 $2,000,000 *2/D AS
2011 30 FLA NL 140 530 -9 -2 -1 -5 8 -10 -1.1 17 7 0.6 .493 .494 1.0 0.3 12 $5,000,000 *2
2012 31 MIA NL 106 398 -12 -2 -1 2 7 -7 -0.7 12 6 0.5 .493 .496 0.2 0.9 4 $6,000,000 2
2013 32 NYM NL 40 162 1 -0 -0 -3 3 0 -0.1 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.8 -0.1 8 $6,000,000 *2
10 Seasons 988 3643 -63 -11 -6 -51 57 -75 -7.0 130 55 5.5 .492 .495 10.3 1.0 106 $25,208,000
KCR (6 yrs) 584 2116 -50 -6 -4 -34 33 -60 -5.5 79 19 2.1 .490 .494 5.3 0.2 53 $6,208,000
MIA (2 yrs) 246 928 -21 -5 -2 -3 15 -16 -1.8 29 13 1.1 .493 .495 1.2 1.3 16 $11,000,000
NYM (1 yr) 40 162 1 -0 -0 -3 3 0 -0.1 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.8 -0.1 8 $6,000,000
TOR (1 yr) 118 437 7 0 -1 -11 7 2 0.3 16 18 1.9 .501 .501 3.0 -0.4 29 $2,000,000

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
2004 23 KCR AL 258 194 27 3.7 110 .297 .235 .272 .280 .340 .424 .436 .704 .776 80 .353 -8.5 -0.8 .614 .252 .189 1.8
2005 24 KCR AL 430 318 43 3.6 104 .286 .242 .267 .287 .330 .389 .423 .676 .753 79 .364 -13.0 -1.2 .578 .204 .147 3.4
2006 25 KCR AL 409 294 44 4.0 112 .289 .245 .277 .306 .341 .396 .440 .702 .781 80 .379 -12.0 -1.1 .616 .216 .151 .0
2007 26 KCR AL 399 288 46 4.3 107 .243 .222 .271 .308 .339 .429 .424 .738 .762 92 .423 -4.0 -0.4 .688 .308 .207 .0
2008 27 KCR AL 418 306 40 3.5 104 .275 .224 .266 .304 .333 .365 .417 .669 .751 79 .346 -10.9 -1.0 .583 .235 .141 .0
2009 28 KCR AL 202 145 27 5.0 105 .306 .247 .264 .299 .332 .484 .423 .782 .756 104 .491 0.2 0.0 .727 .306 .237 1.8
2010 29 TOR AL 437 306 63 5.5 102 .335 .281 .263 .314 .331 .489 .411 .802 .742 114 .574 6.5 0.6 .740 .247 .208 .0
2011 30 FLA NL 530 375 55 4.0 99 .268 .227 .260 .316 .328 .367 .405 .683 .733 87 .447 -8.6 -0.9 .621 .253 .139 .0
2012 31 MIA NL 398 288 37 3.4 99 .235 .192 .259 .297 .324 .347 .410 .644 .734 76 .378 -10.8 -1.1 .600 .297 .155 .0
2013 32 NYM NL 162 120 19 4.2 93 .237 .224 .251 .284 .316 .456 .395 .740 .711 105 .487 0.5 0.0 .678 .306 .231 1.8
10 Yrs 3643 2634 401 4.1 104 .279 .235 .265 .302 .332 .407 .419 .709 .751 88 .422 -60.7 -5.8 .637 .256 .172 9.6
162 Game Avg. 597 432 66 4.1 104 .279 .235 .265 .302 .332 .407 .419 .709 .751 88 .422 -60.7 -5.8 .637 .256 .172 2
KCR (6 yrs) 2116 1545 227 3.9 107 .280 .235 .270 .298 .336 .407 .427 .705 .763 84 .386 -48.3 -4.6 .625 .247 .171 7.6
MIA (2 yrs) 928 663 92 3.7 99 .254 .213 .260 .308 .326 .358 .407 .667 .733 83 .417 -19.5 -2.0 .612 .272 .146 .0
NYM (1 yr) 162 120 19 4.2 93 .237 .224 .251 .284 .316 .456 .395 .740 .711 105 .487 0.5 0.0 .678 .306 .231 1.8
TOR (1 yr) 437 306 63 5.5 102 .335 .281 .263 .314 .331 .489 .411 .802 .742 114 .574 6.5 0.6 .740 .247 .208 .0
AL (7 yrs) 2553 1851 290 4.2 106 .289 .243 .268 .301 .335 .421 .424 .722 .759 89 .420 -41.7 -3.9 .644 .247 .178 7.7
NL (3 yrs) 1090 783 111 3.8 98 .252 .214 .258 .305 .325 .373 .405 .678 .730 86 .428 -18.9 -1.9 .622 .277 .159 1.9

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 TOR AL 29 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 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
2004 23 KCR AL 258 4.7% 30.6% 5.8% 8.1% 38% 5.27 3.0 19.8 7.9 0.79 1.17 57% 17% 15.6% 13%
2005 24 KCR AL 430 2.8% 21.9% 5.4% 7.9% 35% 4.09 4.3 33.4 8.5 0.75 0.85 69% 15% 7.6% 11%
2006 25 KCR AL 409 2.7% 20.5% 6.4% 8.1% 36% 3.23 4.4 33.7 7.4 0.86 1.13 68% 18% 8.1% 12%
2007 26 KCR AL 399 4.5% 23.1% 9.0% 9.0% 47% 2.56 3.8 19.3 7.2 0.75 1.02 61% 14% 14.0% 13%
2008 27 KCR AL 418 2.2% 23.0% 9.1% 7.9% 40% 2.53 3.9 41.1 7.7 0.74 0.99 64% 15% 6.3% 11%
2009 28 KCR AL 202 4.0% 27.2% 6.4% 11.9% 52% 4.23 3.4 23.3 5.2 0.65 0.82 61% 20% 11.9% 16%
2010 29 TOR AL 437 4.6% 25.4% 3.7% 10.3% 39% 6.94 3.7 20.5 6.2 0.66 0.81 65% 18% 12.4% 12%
2011 30 FLA NL 530 3.0% 21.7% 10.2% 6.0% 30% 2.13 4.1 29.1 8.2 0.72 0.93 63% 19% 9.2% 16%
2012 31 MIA NL 398 3.0% 25.9% 12.3% 7.0% 42% 2.10 3.3 28.6 8.4 0.76 1.03 58% 14% 10.2% 14%
2013 32 NYM NL 162 6.2% 25.9% 6.8% 8.6% 42% 3.82 3.5 14.7 4.7 0.67 0.90 60% 17% 17.2% 9%
10 Yrs 3643 3.5% 23.9% 7.7% 8.2% 39% 3.10 3.8 25.6 7.2 0.74 0.96 63% 17% 10.5% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.8% 8.4% 7.9% 34% 2.11 5.0 33.4 7.8 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.7% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2004 23 KCR AL -8.5 -0.8 267 -0.6 4.0 -4.6 .90 -0.5 -0.2 -5.7 -0.5 0.96 -7.2 0
2005 24 KCR AL -13.0 -1.2 438 -2.8 6.2 -9.0 1.01 -1.5 -1.3 -18.6 -1.8 0.96 -16.4 2.66 1
2006 25 KCR AL -12.0 -1.1 414 -0.7 6.3 -7.0 .92 -1.2 0.4 -8.9 -0.8 0.90 -10.8 0.28 4
2007 26 KCR AL -4.0 -0.4 408 -1.1 6.4 -7.5 .94 -0.5 -0.6 -9.8 -0.9 0.94 -5.8 1.95 3
2008 27 KCR AL -10.9 -1.0 426 -1.6 6.4 -7.9 1.00 -1.8 0.3 -13.1 -1.3 0.95 -19.2 2.60 2
2009 28 KCR AL 0.2 0.0 204 -0.3 3.8 -4.1 1.05 -0.2 -0.1 1.6 0.1 0.93 -1.4 1.03 5
2010 29 TOR AL 6.5 0.6 442 1.1 8.2 -7.1 .91 0.7 0.6 15.7 1.5 0.90 10.5 2.48 4
2011 30 FLA NL -8.6 -0.9 533 0.3 10.0 -9.7 1.10 -0.7 1.0 -8.7 -0.9 0.97 -10.3 2.00 6
2012 31 MIA NL -11.8 -1.2 400 -1.8 5.7 -7.5 1.01 -1.1 -0.7 -10.7 -1.1 0.94 -11.0 1.46 0
2013 32 NYM NL 0.5 0.0 165 -0.3 3.0 -3.2 1.06 0.0 -0.3 5.2 0.5 0.95 0.3 2.39 2
10 Yrs -61.7 -5.9 3697 -7.7 59.9 -67.6 .99 -6.8 -1.0 -52.9 -5.1 0.94 -71.4 1.73 27

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 23 KCR AL 1 0 41% 63 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 11 35% 11 9 2 5 3 1 7 1 5
2005 24 KCR AL 4 0 25% 144 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 5 34% 19 14 5 7 5 2 12 6 6
2006 25 KCR AL 5 0 23% 153 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 9 30% 21 17 3 1 0 1 15 7 7
2007 26 KCR AL 3 0 22% 143 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 7 38% 20 16 3 5 1 4 9 3 6
2008 27 KCR AL 2 0 33% 116 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 0 0 4 41% 20 15 5 6 3 3 20 8 11
2009 28 KCR AL 1 0 15% 56 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18% 8 6 2 0 0 0 3 3 0
2010 29 TOR AL 3 0 28% 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 42% 12 8 4 3 3 0 9 3 6
2011 30 FLA NL 3 0 17% 165 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 29% 14 13 1 2 1 1 19 11 8
2012 31 MIA NL 3 0 16% 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 19% 10 9 1 0 0 0 11 8 3
2013 32 NYM NL 1 0 31% 52 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 60% 5 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 3
10 Yrs 26 0 24% 1165 5 12 29% 5 8 0 1 0 3 9 4 24 5 9 4 6 57 34% 140 110 28 31 17 13 108 50 55

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 23 KCR AL 258 29% 56 8 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 9 9 3 6 6 0 5 4 80% 60 6 10% 26 10 38% 167 21 13% 11 6 55% 13 8 62% 0
2005 24 KCR AL 430 30% 97 10 0 1 0 0 0 2.66 12 0 13 10 2 3 9 0 2 1 50% 71 9 13% 35 5 14% 278 35 13% 24 8 33% 11 8 73% 0
2006 25 KCR AL 409 32% 91 7 0 4 2 0 0 0.28 11 0 10 5 6 6 5 0 5 4 80% 61 7 11% 33 11 33% 245 40 16% 23 11 48% 17 7 41% 0
2007 26 KCR AL 399 22% 77 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.95 18 0 9 13 5 6 12 0 0 0 71 11 15% 35 10 29% 252 31 12% 28 12 43% 11 3 27% 0
2008 27 KCR AL 418 32% 83 6 0 2 0 0 0 2.60 9 0 7 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 76 12 16% 35 11 31% 274 39 14% 26 14 54% 13 5 38% 0
2009 28 KCR AL 202 25% 46 4 0 5 0 0 0 1.03 8 1 7 7 1 3 5 0 1 1 100% 32 2 6% 15 3 20% 126 28 22% 15 7 47% 6 3 50% 0
2010 29 TOR AL 437 21% 115 11 0 4 1 0 0 2.48 20 0 11 14 6 9 11 0 0 0 67 6 9% 30 7 23% 241 48 20% 16 13 81% 22 9 41% 0
2011 30 FLA NL 530 25% 106 8 0 6 2 0 3 2.00 16 2 21 11 5 7 9 0 2 2 100% 91 11 12% 49 7 14% 345 42 12% 34 9 26% 26 11 42% 0
2012 31 MIA NL 398 31% 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.46 12 0 6 10 2 4 8 0 2 1 50% 66 8 12% 34 7 21% 239 29 12% 20 11 55% 15 7 47% 0
2013 32 NYM NL 162 32% 33 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.39 10 1 4 5 5 4 6 0 0 0 32 3 9% 9 2 22% 96 22 23% 9 5 56% 4 2 50% 0
10 Yrs 3643 28% 770 62 1 27 5 0 3 1.73 128 5 97 90 38 52 76 0 17 13 76% 627 75 12% 301 73 24% 2263 335 15% 206 96 47% 138 63 46% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 15% 51% 56%

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
2004 23 KCR AL 259 956 3.69 624 65% 19% 21% 33% 26% 81% 0% 53% 73% 42% 3% 7 1 8% 21 12 5% 12 10 32% -1 0 0
2005 24 KCR AL 432 1511 3.50 993 66% 22% 16% 30% 31% 78% 1% 51% 79% 39% 3% 13 1 12% 50 25 7% 32 19 29% -2 0 0
2006 25 KCR AL 410 1427 3.48 916 64% 20% 18% 31% 32% 80% 2% 52% 78% 46% 3% 11 1 12% 48 32 6% 26 16 39% -1 0 0
2007 26 KCR AL 399 1501 3.76 937 62% 22% 22% 28% 28% 78% 0% 49% 72% 38% 6% 24 4 14% 54 23 9% 35 22 28% 0 0 0
2008 27 KCR AL 419 1586 3.79 981 62% 22% 20% 29% 28% 78% 1% 48% 74% 44% 5% 21 2 12% 52 23 8% 32 22 35% -1 0 0
2009 28 KCR AL 202 741 3.67 484 65% 17% 26% 29% 27% 83% 0% 54% 68% 50% 3% 7 0 12% 24 13 8% 17 11 15% 0 0 0
2010 29 TOR AL 437 1615 3.70 1069 66% 17% 25% 30% 28% 83% 0% 55% 71% 48% 2% 8 0 8% 37 24 4% 17 11 14% 0 0 0
2011 30 FLA NL 532 1982 3.73 1227 62% 21% 20% 30% 29% 79% 3% 49% 74% 39% 5% 24 1 13% 70 32 9% 47 20 23% -2 0 0
2012 31 MIA NL 400 1529 3.82 933 61% 28% 21% 25% 26% 72% 3% 44% 71% 33% 5% 20 0 15% 61 27 7% 26 10 23% -2 0 0
2013 32 NYM NL 163 656 4.02 410 63% 24% 21% 29% 26% 76% 0% 47% 72% 35% 4% 6 1 15% 24 11 13% 22 14 31% -1 0 0
10 Yrs 3653 13504 3.70 8574 63% 21% 21% 29% 29% 79% 1% 50% 74% 41% 4% 141 11 12% 441 222 7% 266 155 27% -10 0 0
MLB Averages 3.79 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2004 23 71 258 238 36 56 9 0 12 30 1 1 15 79 .235 .280 .424 .704 80 101 6 0 4 1 0
2005 24 189 688 639 76 153 30 1 24 77 3 3 38 173 .239 .284 .402 .686 79 257 15 3 5 3 2
2006 25 303 1097 1010 113 244 51 2 35 127 3 5 64 257 .242 .292 .400 .692 79 404 22 10 9 4 4
2007 26 416 1496 1357 154 321 69 2 53 175 3 6 100 349 .237 .297 .408 .704 83 553 33 20 9 10 4
2008 27 525 1914 1727 202 404 92 3 62 223 3 9 138 445 .234 .298 .398 .697 82 688 45 26 9 14 6
2009 28 584 2116 1913 218 450 104 7 70 259 4 10 151 500 .235 .298 .407 .705 84 778 47 27 10 15 6
2010 29 702 2553 2322 271 565 129 7 90 325 4 10 167 611 .243 .301 .421 .722 89 978 53 33 10 21 7
2011 30 842 3083 2788 312 671 144 8 106 382 4 11 221 726 .241 .303 .412 .716 89 1149 64 40 12 22 14
2012 31 948 3481 3131 341 737 159 9 118 423 4 11 270 829 .235 .303 .405 .708 87 1268 72 43 13 24 19
2013 32 988 3643 3278 362 770 163 9 128 454 5 12 281 871 .235 .302 .407 .709 88 1335 75 45 13 26 19

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
2004 23 71 254 235 33 53 9 0 11 28 1 14 79 .226 .268 .404 .672 26 71
2005 24 118 430 401 40 97 21 1 12 47 2 23 94 .242 .287 .389 .676 44 118
2006 25 114 405 368 35 88 20 1 11 47 0 25 84 .239 .299 .389 .688 41 114
2007 26 113 396 345 39 75 18 0 18 46 0 35 92 .217 .303 .426 .729 42 113
2008 27 109 418 370 48 83 23 1 9 48 0 38 96 .224 .304 .365 .669 40 109
2009 28 59 202 186 16 46 12 4 8 36 1 13 55 .247 .299 .484 .782 27 59
2010 29 118 440 412 55 118 26 0 21 69 0 16 111 .286 .318 .502 .821 64 118
2011 30 140 536 470 44 110 16 1 17 61 0 56 115 .234 .324 .381 .705 56 140
2012 31 106 401 345 31 68 15 1 12 43 0 50 103 .197 .303 .351 .653 37 106
2013 32 40 165 149 24 35 4 0 11 35 1 12 42 .235 .297 .483 .780 21 40
10 Yrs 988 3647 3281 365 773 164 9 130 460 5 282 871 .236 .303 .410 .713 398 988
162 Game Avg. 162 598 538 60 127 27 1 21 75 1 46 143 .236 .303 .410 .713 65 988

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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

All-Star Games
2010 *

Home Runs s c a p y
2013 NL  10 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2013 NL  31 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2013 NL  14.7 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1559), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1792), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2225), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (274th), 5.5 career WAR/5.5 7yr-peak WAR/5.5 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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