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Ellis Burks
Ellis Rena Burks
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 11, 1964 in Vicksburg, MS
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed May 17, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1987
Final Game: October 2, 2004
Relatives: Cousin of Roosevelt Brown
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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
1987 22 BOS AL 133 606 558 94 152 30 2 20 59 27 6 41 98 .272 .324 .441 .765 98 246 1 2 4 1 0 *8/D
1988 23 BOS AL 144 615 540 93 159 37 5 18 92 25 9 62 89 .294 .367 .481 .848 131 260 8 3 4 6 1 *8/D
1989 24 BOS AL 97 446 399 73 121 19 6 12 61 21 5 36 52 .303 .365 .471 .836 128 188 8 5 2 4 2 8/D
1990 25 BOS AL 152 641 588 89 174 33 8 21 89 9 11 48 82 .296 .349 .486 .835 127 286 18 1 2 2 4 *8/D AS,MVP-13,GG,SS
1991 26 BOS AL 130 524 474 56 119 33 3 14 56 6 11 39 81 .251 .314 .422 .736 98 200 7 6 2 3 2 *8/D
1992 27 BOS AL 66 263 235 35 60 8 3 8 30 5 2 25 48 .255 .327 .417 .744 103 98 5 1 0 2 2 8/D
1993 28 CHW AL 146 574 499 75 137 24 4 17 74 6 9 60 97 .275 .352 .441 .793 114 220 11 4 3 8 2 *98
1994 29 COL NL 42 165 149 33 48 8 3 13 24 3 1 16 39 .322 .388 .678 1.066 154 101 3 0 0 0 3 8
1995 30 COL NL 103 321 278 41 74 10 6 14 49 7 3 39 72 .266 .359 .496 .856 101 138 7 2 1 1 0 87/9
1996 31 COL NL 156 685 613 142 211 45 8 40 128 32 6 61 114 .344 .408 .639 1.047 149 392 19 6 3 2 2 *78 AS,MVP-3,SS
1997 32 COL NL 119 477 424 91 123 19 2 32 82 7 2 47 75 .290 .363 .571 .934 122 242 17 3 1 2 0 *87
1998 33 TOT NL 142 582 504 76 147 28 6 21 76 11 8 58 111 .292 .365 .496 .861 113 250 12 5 6 9 1 *879
1998 33 COL NL 100 405 357 54 102 22 5 16 54 3 7 39 80 .286 .355 .510 .865 108 182 10 2 2 5 0 87
1998 33 SFG NL 42 177 147 22 45 6 1 5 22 8 1 19 31 .306 .387 .463 .850 128 68 2 3 4 4 1 89
1999 34 SFG NL 120 469 390 73 110 19 0 31 96 7 5 69 86 .282 .394 .569 .964 146 222 11 6 0 4 2 9/D
2000 35 SFG NL 122 458 393 74 135 21 5 24 96 5 1 56 49 .344 .419 .606 1.025 163 238 10 1 0 8 5 9/D MVP-15
2001 36 CLE AL 124 515 439 83 123 29 1 28 74 5 1 62 85 .280 .369 .542 .911 137 238 16 5 0 9 2 D7/9
2002 37 CLE AL 138 570 518 92 156 28 0 32 91 2 3 44 108 .301 .362 .541 .903 139 280 13 6 1 1 3 *D/7
2003 38 CLE AL 55 228 198 27 52 11 1 6 28 1 1 27 46 .263 .360 .419 .779 109 83 4 3 0 0 2 D/7
2004 39 BOS AL 11 37 33 6 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 8 .182 .270 .273 .543 39 9 1 1 0 0 0 /D
18 Seasons 2000 8176 7232 1253 2107 402 63 352 1206 181 84 793 1340 .291 .363 .510 .874 126 3691 171 60 29 62 33
162 Game Avg. 162 662 586 101 171 33 5 29 98 15 7 64 109 .291 .363 .510 .874 126 299 14 5 2 5 3
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
BOS (7 yrs) 733 3132 2827 446 791 160 27 94 388 95 44 254 458 .280 .341 .455 .796 114 1287 48 19 14 18 11
COL (5 yrs) 520 2053 1821 361 558 104 24 115 337 52 19 202 380 .306 .378 .579 .957 128 1055 56 13 7 10 5
SFG (3 yrs) 284 1104 930 169 290 46 6 60 214 20 7 144 166 .312 .404 .568 .971 150 528 23 10 4 16 8
CLE (3 yrs) 317 1313 1155 202 331 68 2 66 193 8 5 133 239 .287 .364 .520 .885 133 601 33 14 1 10 7
CHW (1 yr) 146 574 499 75 137 24 4 17 74 6 9 60 97 .275 .352 .441 .793 114 220 11 4 3 8 2
AL (11 yrs) 1196 5019 4481 723 1259 252 33 177 655 109 58 447 794 .281 .349 .470 .819 119 2108 92 37 18 36 20
NL (7 yrs) 804 3157 2751 530 848 150 30 175 551 72 26 346 546 .308 .387 .575 .962 135 1583 79 23 11 26 13

Postseason Batting

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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
1988 23 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 17 17 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 .235 .294 .529 5 0 0 0 0 0
1990 25 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 16 15 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .267 .313 .400 .713 6 0 0 0 0 0
1993 28 CHW AL ALCS TOR L 6 27 23 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 4 5 .304 .407 .478 .886 11 1 0 0 0 0
1995 30 COL NL NLDS ATL L 2 7 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .286 .500 .786 3 0 0 0 1 0
2000 35 SFG NL NLDS NYM L 4 17 13 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 2 .231 .412 .538 .950 7 0 0 0 0 0
2001 36 CLE AL ALDS SEA L 5 20 19 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 .350 .526 .876 10 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (6 Series) 25 104 93 14 26 7 0 3 11 1 1 10 15 .280 .346 .452 .798 42 1 0 0 1 0
1 ALDS 5 20 19 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 .350 .526 .876 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 6 24 19 3 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 3 .263 .375 .526 .901 10 0 0 0 1 0
3 ALCS 14 60 55 7 15 4 0 1 4 1 1 5 9 .273 .333 .400 .733 22 1 0 0 0 0

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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
1987 BOS AL 22 CF 132 128 1125.2 339 320 15 4 2 .988 4.0 4.3 -3.0 2.1 -5.1 7 2.68 2.54 .986 2.70 2.34
1987 BOS AL 22 OF 132 128 1125.2 339 320 15 4 2 .988 4.0 4.3 -3.0 2.1 -5.1 7 2.68 2.54 .980 2.31 2.00
1987 BOS AL 22 DH 1
1988 BOS AL 23 CF 142 139 1215.2 388 370 9 9 0 .977 2.9 2.9 3.9 2.6 1.3 -1 2.81 2.67 .985 2.91 2.52
1988 BOS AL 23 OF 142 139 1215.2 388 370 9 9 0 .977 2.9 2.9 3.9 2.6 1.3 -1 2.81 2.67 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 BOS AL 23 DH 2
1989 BOS AL 24 CF 96 96 855.1 257 244 7 6 3 .977 -2.8 -3.9 -1.8 1.2 -3.0 -1 2.64 2.61 .984 2.78 2.46
1989 BOS AL 24 OF 95 96 855.1 258 245 7 6 3 .977 -2.8 -3.9 -1.8 1.2 -3.0 -1 2.65 2.65 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 BOS AL 24 DH 1
1990 BOS AL 25 CF 143 143 1268.1 334 325 7 2 0 .994 -7.9 -7.5 -8.9 -4.2 -4.7 1 2.36 2.32 .985 2.74 2.42 AS,MVP-13,GG,SS
1990 BOS AL 25 OF 143 143 1268.1 333 324 7 2 0 .994 -7.9 -7.5 -8.9 -4.2 -4.7 1 2.35 2.31 .981 2.39 2.04 AS,MVP-13,GG,SS
1990 BOS AL 25 DH 6 AS,MVP-13,GG,SS
1991 BOS AL 26 CF 126 123 1074.0 287 283 2 2 1 .993 4.2 4.7 4.2 2.4 1.8 0 2.39 2.26 .989 2.76 2.40
1991 BOS AL 26 OF 126 123 1074.0 287 283 2 2 1 .993 4.2 4.7 4.2 2.4 1.8 0 2.39 2.26 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 BOS AL 26 DH 2
1992 BOS AL 27 CF 63 62 535.2 127 122 3 2 0 .984 -4.0 -9.0 -4.0 -4.3 0.3 0 2.10 1.98 .986 2.90 2.60
1992 BOS AL 27 OF 63 62 535.2 125 120 3 2 0 .984 -4.0 -9.0 -4.0 -4.3 0.3 0 2.07 1.95 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 BOS AL 27 DH 1
1993 CHW AL 28 OF 146 133 1209.0 325 313 6 6 1 .982 4.7 4.7 5.7 -3.8 9.5 -1 2.37 2.18 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 CHW AL 28 RF 132 113 1046.0 274 264 4 6 1 .978 3.5 4.0 4.5 -2.0 6.5 -1 2.31 2.03 .978 2.23 1.85
1993 CHW AL 28 CF 21 20 163.0 50 48 2 0 0 1.000 1.2 8.8 1.2 -1.8 3.0 0 2.76 2.38 .986 2.76 2.45
1994 COL NL 29 CF 39 38 330.1 82 77 2 3 0 .963 -5.4 -19.6 -4.4 -2.8 -1.6 -1 2.15 2.03 .983 2.63 2.40
1994 COL NL 29 OF 39 38 330.1 84 79 2 3 0 .964 -5.4 -19.6 -4.4 -2.8 -1.6 -1 2.21 2.08 .980 2.24 1.90
1995 COL NL 30 OF 80 67 558.2 166 158 3 5 0 .970 -10.2 -21.9 -9.2 -6.1 -3.1 -1 2.59 2.01 .979 2.15 1.82
1995 COL NL 30 CF 65 54 430.0 136 131 2 3 0 .978 -10.1 -28.2 -9.1 -4.8 -4.3 -1 2.78 2.05 .984 2.48 2.16
1995 COL NL 30 LF 23 13 125.2 30 27 1 2 0 .933 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -1.3 1.2 0 2.01 1.22 .973 1.87 1.43
1995 COL NL 30 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
1996 COL NL 31 OF 152 149 1282.1 284 273 6 5 2 .982 12.4 11.6 12.4 3.9 8.5 0 1.96 1.84 .978 2.13 1.80 AS,MVP-3,SS
1996 COL NL 31 LF 129 118 1032.1 225 216 4 5 1 .978 10.0 11.6 9.0 2.5 6.5 1 1.92 1.71 .975 1.85 1.45 AS,MVP-3,SS
1996 COL NL 31 CF 32 31 250.0 66 64 2 0 1 1.000 2.4 11.5 3.4 1.4 2.0 -1 2.38 2.06 .983 2.48 2.13 AS,MVP-3,SS
1997 COL NL 32 OF 112 106 900.1 214 204 6 4 1 .981 -9.9 -13.2 -3.9 -11.0 7.1 -6 2.10 1.88 .980 2.13 1.77
1997 COL NL 32 CF 89 89 652.0 159 154 3 2 2 .987 -7.4 -13.6 -2.4 -7.0 4.6 -5 2.17 1.76 .983 2.40 2.03
1997 COL NL 32 LF 67 17 248.1 58 53 3 2 0 .966 -2.5 -12.1 -1.5 -4.0 2.5 -1 2.03 0.84 .981 1.95 1.48
1998 TOT NL 33 OF 139 134 1149.0 288 276 6 6 0 .979 -8.1 -8.5 -2.1 5.9 -8.0 -6 2.21 2.03 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 TOT NL 33 CF 114 109 892.4 224 213 8 3 0 .987 -10.9 -14.7 -6.9 2.8 -9.7 -4 2.23 1.94 .987 2.53 2.15
1998 COL NL 33 OF 98 93 799.0 196 186 5 5 0 .974 -4.1 -6.2 0.9 5.0 -4.1 -5 2.15 1.95 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 COL NL 33 CF 78 76 605.2 151 142 7 2 0 .987 -6.4 -12.7 -3.4 2.4 -5.8 -3 2.21 1.91 .987 2.53 2.15
1998 COL NL 33 LF 45 17 193.1 48 45 0 3 0 .938 2.3 14.3 4.3 2.6 1.7 -2 2.09 1.00 .975 1.88 1.38
1998 SFG NL 33 OF 41 41 350.0 92 90 1 1 0 .989 -4.0 -13.7 -3.0 0.9 -3.9 -1 2.34 2.22 .979 2.17 1.78
1998 SFG NL 33 CF 36 33 286.2 73 71 1 1 0 .986 -4.5 -18.8 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 -1 2.26 2.00 .988 2.53 2.15
1998 SFG NL 33 RF 10 8 63.1 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 9.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 2.56 1.80 .978 2.07 1.66
1999 SFG NL 34 OF 107 106 864.2 216 211 3 2 2 .991 -7.2 -10.0 -4.2 1.8 -6.0 -3 2.23 2.00 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 SFG NL 34 RF 107 106 864.2 215 210 3 2 2 .991 -7.2 -10.0 -4.2 1.8 -6.0 -3 2.22 1.99 .981 2.16 1.72
1999 SFG NL 34 DH 3
2000 SFG NL 35 OF 108 108 847.1 222 214 4 4 1 .982 0.4 0.6 5.4 1.0 4.4 -5 2.32 2.02 .981 2.25 1.86 MVP-15
2000 SFG NL 35 RF 108 108 847.1 223 215 4 4 1 .982 0.4 0.6 5.4 1.0 4.4 -5 2.33 2.03 .979 2.18 1.75 MVP-15
2000 SFG NL 35 DH 2 MVP-15
2001 CLE AL 36 DH 102
2001 CLE AL 36 OF 20 19 144.2 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -26.5 -3.2 -1.2 -2.0 0 1.68 1.35 .985 2.30 2.01
2001 CLE AL 36 LF 18 17 129.2 23 21 2 0 0 1.000 -3.5 -32.4 -3.5 -1.5 -2.0 0 1.60 1.28 .983 2.14 1.72
2001 CLE AL 36 RF 2 2 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 24.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.40 2.00 .975 2.10 1.80
2002 CLE AL 37 DH 127
2002 CLE AL 37 LF 6 6 41.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -17.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.31 1.00 .983 2.13 1.73
2002 CLE AL 37 OF 6 6 41.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -17.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.52 1.17 .986 2.35 2.05
2003 CLE AL 38 DH 51
2003 CLE AL 38 LF 2 2 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -42.9 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 3.21 2.50 .980 2.19 1.85
2003 CLE AL 38 OF 2 2 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -42.9 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 3.21 2.50 .980 2.38 2.10
2004 BOS AL 39 DH 8
17 Seasons OF 1612 1559 13416.1 3568 3427 81 60 13 .983 -31.2 -2.8 -14.2 -13.6 -0.6 -17 2.35 2.18 .981 2.30 1.96
12 Seasons CF 1062 1032 8792.1 2449 2351 62 36 9 .985 -33.8 -4.6 -27.8 -12.4 -15.4 -6 2.47 2.27 .985 2.70 2.35
6 Seasons RF 360 337 2839.1 734 711 11 12 4 .984 -2.5 -1.1 6.5 1.6 4.9 -9 2.29 2.01 .979 2.19 1.78
12 Seasons DH 306
7 Seasons LF 290 190 1784.2 395 373 10 12 1 .970 5.1 3.4 7.1 -2.8 9.9 -2 1.93 1.32 .976 1.90 1.47
18 Seasons TOT 1704 1559 13416.1 3579 3436 83 60 14 .983 -31.2 -2.8 -14.2 -13.6 -0.6 -17 2.36 2.07 .964 2.31 1.93
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1990
1996 *

Gold Gloves
1990-AL-OF

Silver Sluggers
1990-AL-OF
1996-NL-OF
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1990-AL-13-6%
1996-NL-3-47%
2000-NL-15-1%
0.54 Career Shares (405th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1996 NL--.344--2nd

On-Base% s c a p y
1996 NL--.408--7th

Slugging % s c a p y
1990 AL--.486--8th
1996 NL--.639--1st
2001 AL--.542--9th
2002 AL--.541--10th
Career--.510--76th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1990 AL--.835--10th
1996 NL--1.047--3rd
2002 AL--.903--10th
Career--.874--108th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--2000--217th

At Bats s c a p y
Career--7232--220th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Career--8176--225th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1996 NL--142--1st
Career--1253--138th

Hits s c a p y
1990 AL--174--9th
1996 NL--211--2nd
Career--2107--206th

Total Bases s c a p y
1990 AL--286--5th
1996 NL--392--1st
Career--3691--113th

Doubles s c a p y
1996 NL--45--2nd
Career--402--155th

Triples s c a p y
1990 AL--8--6th
1996 NL--8--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1996 NL--40--5th
1997 NL--32--8th
Career--352--77th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1990 AL--89--8th
1996 NL--128--5th
Career--1206--130th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--793--245th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1340--90th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1996 NL--149--8th
Career--126--224th

Runs Created s c a p y
1996 NL--158--3rd
Career--1350--124th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1996 NL--46--7th
Career--266--153rd

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1996 NL--4.4--7th
Career--25.2--168th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1990 AL--62--5th
1996 NL--93--1st
Career--817--87th

Times On Base s c a p y
1996 NL--278--4th
Career--2960--198th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1996 NL--.785--4th
Career--.641--233rd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1993 AL--8--10th
1998 NL--9--4th
2001 AL--9--6th
Career--62--190th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1996 NL--19--10th
2001 AL--16--10th
Career--171--164th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1991 AL--11--7th
Career--84--177th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1987 AL--23.0--8th
1988 AL--20.9--4th
1989 AL--15.3--10th
1996 NL--35.6--2nd
Career--239.1--55th

AB per HR s c a p y
1996 NL--15.325--10th
1997 NL--13.250--6th**
1999 NL--12.581--10th**
2001 AL--15.679--10th
2002 AL--16.188--8th
Career--20.545--132nd

Outs Made s c a p y
Career--5471--227th

Oldest s c a p y
2004 AL--born 1964-09-11--8th

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (348), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 45 (546), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (373), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 42 (129), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Moises Alou (924)
  2. Shawn Green (914)
  3. Reggie Smith (912)
  4. Bob Johnson (906)
  5. Duke Snider (901) *
  6. Jim Edmonds (901)
  7. Dick Allen (890)
  8. Fred Lynn (889)
  9. Larry Walker (884)
  10. George Foster (881)
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  1. Andre Dawson (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bruce Campbell (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Rocco Baldelli (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Vernon Wells (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Vernon Wells (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bernie Williams (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bernie Williams (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Torii Hunter (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ray Lankford (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Fred Lynn (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Fred Lynn (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Fred Lynn (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Fred Lynn (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Fred Lynn (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Reggie Smith (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Reggie Smith (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Jim Edmonds (903)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Moises Alou (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 17, 1983.

December 19, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 27, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Darryl Hamilton and Jim Stoops. The San Francisco Giants sent Jason Brester (minors) (August 18, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

November 2, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 30, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 2, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Boston Red Sox$62,500
1988Boston Red Sox$125,000
1989Boston Red Sox$275,000
1990Boston Red Sox$475,000
1991Boston Red Sox$1,825,000
1992Boston Red Sox$2,300,000
1993Chicago White Sox$2,050,000
1994Colorado Rockies$2,333,333
1995Colorado Rockies$3,333,333
1996Colorado Rockies$4,033,333
1997Colorado Rockies$4,000,000
1998Colorado Rockies$4,900,000
1999San Francisco Giants$4,500,000
2000San Francisco Giants$5,500,000
2001Cleveland Indians$5,666,667
2002Cleveland Indians$6,666,667
2003Cleveland Indians$7,166,667
2004Boston Red Sox$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$55,962,500
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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