Jay Canizaro
Jason Kyle Canizaro
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 4, 1973 in Beaumont, TX
High School: West Orange-Stark (Orange, TX)
School: Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1996
Final Game: May 31, 2002
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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
1996 22 SFG NL 43 132 120 11 24 4 1 2 8 0 2 9 38 .200 .260 .300 .560 51 36 5 1 1 1 0 4/6
1999 25 SFG NL 12 19 18 5 8 2 0 1 9 1 0 1 2 .444 .474 .722 1.196 204 13 0 0 0 0 0 /4
2000 26 MIN AL 102 371 346 43 93 21 1 7 40 4 2 24 57 .269 .318 .396 .714 77 137 8 1 0 0 0 4/D
2002 28 MIN AL 38 126 112 14 24 8 1 0 11 0 1 10 22 .214 .280 .304 .584 56 34 1 1 1 2 0 4/5
4 Seasons 195 648 596 73 149 35 3 10 68 5 5 44 119 .250 .303 .369 .673 72 220 14 3 2 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 538 495 61 124 29 2 8 56 4 4 37 99 .250 .303 .369 .673 72 183 12 2 2 2 0
MIN (2 yrs) 140 497 458 57 117 29 2 7 51 4 3 34 79 .255 .308 .373 .682 72 171 9 2 1 2 0
SFG (2 yrs) 55 151 138 16 32 6 1 3 17 1 2 10 40 .232 .287 .355 .642 71 49 5 1 1 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 140 497 458 57 117 29 2 7 51 4 3 34 79 .255 .308 .373 .682 72 171 9 2 1 2 0
NL (2 yrs) 55 151 138 16 32 6 1 3 17 1 2 10 40 .232 .287 .355 .642 71 49 5 1 1 1 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1996 22 SFG NL 132 105 8 2.0 102 .272 .200 .264 .260 .332 .300 .413 .560 .745 51 .171 -8.6 -0.8 .427 .158 .100 .0
1999 25 SFG NL 19 10 7 18.8 111 .467 .444 .270 .474 .344 .722 .434 1.196 .778 204 .910 2.8 0.3 1.500 .389 .278 1.0
2000 26 MIN AL 371 263 42 4.3 119 .305 .269 .281 .318 .355 .396 .452 .714 .807 77 .384 -13.3 -1.2 .624 .202 .127 5.1
2002 28 MIN AL 126 93 10 2.9 105 .261 .214 .264 .280 .332 .304 .425 .584 .757 56 .270 -6.9 -0.7 .489 .170 .089
4 Seasons 648 471 67 3.8 113 .296 .250 .274 .303 .345 .369 .439 .673 .784 72 .356 -26.0 -2.4 .573 .193 .119 6.7
162 Game Avg. 538 391 56 3.8 113 .296 .250 .274 .303 .345 .369 .439 .673 .784 72 .356 -26.0 -2.4 .573 .193 .119 6
MIN (2 yrs) 497 356 52 3.9 116 .294 .255 .277 .308 .349 .373 .445 .682 .794 72 .357 -20.2 -1.9 .589 .194 .118 5.1
SFG (2 yrs) 151 115 15 3.5 103 .302 .232 .265 .287 .334 .355 .415 .642 .749 71 .351 -5.8 -0.6 .522 .188 .123 1.5
AL (2 yrs) 497 356 52 3.9 116 .294 .255 .277 .308 .349 .373 .445 .682 .794 72 .357 -20.2 -1.9 .589 .194 .118 5.1
NL (2 yrs) 151 115 15 3.5 103 .302 .232 .265 .287 .334 .355 .415 .642 .749 71 .351 -5.8 -0.6 .522 .188 .123 1.5

Ratio Batting*

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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
1996 22 SFG NL 132 1.5% 28.8% 6.8% 5.3% 29% 4.22 3.2 60.0 15.0 0.78 1.03 61% 18% 6.3% 30%
1999 25 SFG NL 19 5.3% 10.5% 5.3% 15.8% 38% 2.00 9.0 18.0 2.0 0.45 0.60 79% 31% 11.1% 18%
2000 26 MIN AL 371 1.9% 15.4% 6.5% 7.8% 31% 2.38 6.1 49.4 8.7 0.66 0.88 76% 27% 5.0% 18%
2002 28 MIN AL 126 0.0% 17.5% 7.9% 7.1% 38% 2.20 5.1 10.2 0.78 1.22 73% 22% 0.0% 14%
4 Seasons 648 1.5% 18.4% 6.8% 7.4% 32% 2.70 5.0 59.6 8.8 0.70 0.96 73% 24% 4.5% 19%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1996 22 SFG NL 1 0 28% 41 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 63% 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 3
1999 25 SFG NL 0 0 50% 12 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2000 26 MIN AL 5 0 32% 133 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 48% 15 11 4 3 0 2 13 4 9
2002 28 MIN AL 0 0 40% 41 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 33% 5 4 1 2 1 0 5 2 3
4 Seasons 6 0 34% 227 5 5 50% 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 9 14 47% 25 18 7 6 1 2 22 6 16
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1996 22 SFG NL 132 18% 24 8 0 3 1 0 0 0.47 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 35 5 14% 17 2 12% 85 6 7% 8 2 25% 2 0 0% 0
1999 25 SFG NL 19 53% 8 0 0 8 4 1 1 0.70 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 17 8 47% 3 3 100% 3 3 100% 0
2000 26 MIN AL 371 27% 93 4 0 10 2 0 1 1.81 7 1 5 5 2 2 5 0 1 0 0% 62 8 13% 24 7 29% 207 35 17% 13 5 38% 20 13 65% 0
2002 28 MIN AL 126 38% 24 2 1 2 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 18 1 6% 20 8 40% 89 11 12% 16 7 44% 16 6 38% 0
4 Seasons 648 28% 149 14 1 23 7 1 2 1.09 10 2 14 8 2 3 7 0 4 2 50% 119 14 12% 64 18 28% 398 60 15% 40 17 43% 41 22 54% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
1996 22 SFG NL 118 449 3.81 284 63% 23% 23% 27% 27% 77% 0% 49% 69% 42% 3% 4 1 14% 16 9 8% 9 6 35% 14 0 2
1999 25 SFG NL 19 58 3.05 37 64% 24% 11% 22% 43% 76% 0% 48% 86% 32% 0% 0 0 11% 2 2 5% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
2000 26 MIN AL 371 1352 3.64 833 62% 31% 12% 23% 35% 69% 0% 43% 83% 27% 4% 13 0 13% 50 24 7% 26 16 40% 0 0 0
2002 28 MIN AL 126 447 3.55 279 62% 25% 13% 29% 33% 75% 0% 47% 83% 29% 6% 7 0 16% 20 8 9% 11 6 41% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 634 2306 3.64 1433 62% 28% 14% 25% 33% 72% 0% 45% 80% 30% 4% 24 1 14% 88 43 7% 47 29 39% 14 0 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1996 22 43 132 120 11 24 4 1 2 8 0 2 9 38 .200 .260 .300 .560 51 36 5 1 1 1 0
1997 23 43 132 120 11 24 4 1 2 8 0 2 9 38 .200 .260 .300 .560 51 36 5 1 1 1 0
1998 24 43 132 120 11 24 4 1 2 8 0 2 9 38 .200 .260 .300 .560 51 36 5 1 1 1 0
1999 25 55 151 138 16 32 6 1 3 17 1 2 10 40 .232 .287 .355 .642 71 49 5 1 1 1 0
2000 26 157 522 484 59 125 27 2 10 57 5 4 34 97 .258 .309 .384 .693 76 186 13 2 1 1 0
2001 27 157 522 484 59 125 27 2 10 57 5 4 34 97 .258 .309 .384 .693 76 186 13 2 1 1 0
2002 28 195 648 596 73 149 35 3 10 68 5 5 44 119 .250 .303 .369 .673 72 220 14 3 2 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1996 22 43 128 118 11 22 4 1 2 8 0 8 38 .186 .242 .288 .530 8 43
1999 25 12 19 18 5 8 2 0 1 8 1 1 2 .444 .474 .722 1.196 6 12
2000 26 102 358 336 37 83 19 1 6 34 4 21 57 .247 .293 .363 .656 36 102
2002 28 38 126 113 14 25 8 1 0 11 0 10 22 .221 .286 .310 .595 10 38
4 Seasons 195 631 585 67 138 33 3 9 61 5 40 119 .236 .287 .349 .636 60 195
162 Game Avg. 162 524 486 56 115 27 2 7 51 4 33 99 .236 .287 .349 .636 50 195

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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