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Jose Canseco

Jose (Capas) Canseco (The Chemist)

Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba
High School: Carol City (Miami, FL)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1985
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox/Rangers/DevilRays/BlueJays/.. 1985-2001
Agents: Juan Iglesias, previously: Bo McKinnis,Dennis Gilbert,Jeff Borris [?]
Final Game: October 6, 2001
Relatives: Brother of Ozzie Canseco
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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
1985 20 OAK AL 29 100 96 16 29 3 0 5 13 1 1 4 31 .302 .330 .490 .820 130 47 1 0 0 0 0 97/8
1986 21 OAK AL 157 682 600 85 144 29 1 33 117 15 7 65 175 .240 .318 .457 .775 116 274 12 8 0 9 1 *79/D AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1987 22 OAK AL 159 691 630 81 162 35 3 31 113 15 3 50 157 .257 .310 .470 .780 110 296 16 2 0 9 2 *7D MVP-23
1988 23 OAK AL 158 705 610 120 187 34 0 42 124 40 16 78 128 .307 .391 .569 .959 170 347 15 10 1 6 10 *9D AS,MVP-1,SS
1989 24 OAK AL 65 258 227 40 61 9 1 17 57 6 3 23 69 .269 .333 .542 .875 147 123 4 2 0 6 4 9/D AS
1990 25 OAK AL 131 563 481 83 132 14 2 37 101 19 10 72 158 .274 .371 .543 .914 158 261 9 5 0 5 8 9D AS,MVP-12,SS
1991 26 OAK AL 154 665 572 115 152 32 1 44 122 26 6 78 152 .266 .359 .556 .915 157 318 16 9 0 6 7 *9D MVP-4,SS
1992 27 TOT AL 119 512 439 74 107 15 0 26 87 6 7 63 128 .244 .344 .456 .799 128 200 16 6 0 4 2 9D AS
1992 27 OAK AL 97 421 366 66 90 11 0 22 72 5 7 48 104 .246 .335 .456 .791 126 167 15 3 0 4 1 9D
1992 27 TEX AL 22 91 73 8 17 4 0 4 15 1 0 15 24 .233 .385 .452 .837 138 33 1 3 0 0 1 9/D
1993 28 TEX AL 60 253 231 30 59 14 1 10 46 6 6 16 62 .255 .308 .455 .763 106 105 6 3 0 3 2 9/1
1994 29 TEX AL 111 505 429 88 121 19 2 31 90 15 8 69 114 .282 .386 .552 .939 139 237 20 5 0 2 8 *D MVP-11
1995 30 BOS AL 102 450 396 64 121 25 1 24 81 4 0 42 93 .306 .378 .556 .933 137 220 9 7 0 5 4 *D/9
1996 31 BOS AL 96 432 360 68 104 22 1 28 82 3 1 63 82 .289 .400 .589 .989 146 212 7 6 0 3 3 D7/9
1997 32 OAK AL 108 446 388 56 91 19 0 23 74 8 2 51 122 .235 .325 .461 .786 106 179 15 3 0 4 1 D97
1998 33 TOR AL 151 658 583 98 138 26 0 46 107 29 17 65 159 .237 .318 .518 .836 113 302 7 6 0 4 5 D79 SS
1999 34 TBD AL 113 502 430 75 120 18 1 34 95 3 0 58 135 .279 .369 .563 .931 134 242 14 7 0 7 3 *D/7 AS
2000 35 TOT AL 98 401 329 47 83 18 0 15 49 2 0 64 102 .252 .377 .444 .820 109 146 7 4 0 4 2 D/79
2000 35 TBD AL 61 264 218 31 56 15 0 9 30 2 0 41 65 .257 .383 .450 .832 112 98 5 4 0 1 1 D
2000 35 NYY AL 37 137 111 16 27 3 0 6 19 0 0 23 37 .243 .365 .432 .797 103 48 2 0 0 3 1 D/79
2001 36 CHW AL 76 306 256 46 66 8 0 16 49 2 1 45 75 .258 .366 .477 .843 117 122 4 1 0 4 1 D/9
17 Seasons 1887 8129 7057 1186 1877 340 14 462 1407 200 88 906 1942 .266 .353 .515 .867 132 3631 178 84 1 81 63
162 Game Avg. 162 698 606 102 161 29 1 40 121 17 8 78 167 .266 .353 .515 .867 132 312 15 7 0 7 5
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
OAK (9 yrs) 1058 4531 3970 662 1048 186 8 254 793 135 55 469 1096 .264 .344 .507 .851 136 2012 103 42 1 49 34
TEX (3 yrs) 193 849 733 126 197 37 3 45 151 22 14 100 200 .269 .363 .512 .874 129 375 27 11 0 5 11
TBD (2 yrs) 174 766 648 106 176 33 1 43 125 5 0 99 200 .272 .373 .525 .898 126 340 19 11 0 8 4
BOS (2 yrs) 198 882 756 132 225 47 2 52 163 7 1 105 175 .298 .389 .571 .960 141 432 16 13 0 8 7
NYY (1 yr) 37 137 111 16 27 3 0 6 19 0 0 23 37 .243 .365 .432 .797 103 48 2 0 0 3 1
CHW (1 yr) 76 306 256 46 66 8 0 16 49 2 1 45 75 .258 .366 .477 .843 117 122 4 1 0 4 1
TOR (1 yr) 151 658 583 98 138 26 0 46 107 29 17 65 159 .237 .318 .518 .836 113 302 7 6 0 4 5

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 20 OAK AL 100 4 -1 0 0 0 -1 3 5 0.5 97/8
1986 21 OAK AL 682 15 2 2 0 0 -8 20 31 3.2 $75,000 *79/D AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1987 22 OAK AL 691 9 1 -2 -3 -2 -9 20 14 1.4 $180,000 *7D MVP-23
1988 23 OAK AL 705 60 3 1 -1 -3 -8 20 72 7.6 $325,000 *9D AS,MVP-1,SS
1989 24 OAK AL 258 15 2 -1 0 1 -3 8 22 2.3 $1,600,000 9/D AS
1990 25 OAK AL 563 38 0 1 -1 4 -8 18 52 5.5 $2,000,000 9D AS,MVP-12,SS
1991 26 OAK AL 665 51 3 0 -3 -7 -8 22 58 6.0 $3,500,000 *9D MVP-4,SS
1992 27 OAK AL 421 14 -2 0 -3 -2 -6 14 15 1.5 $4,300,000 9D AS
1992 27 TEX AL 91 4 0 0 0 0 -1 3 6 0.6 9/D AS
1993 28 TEX AL 253 2 -2 1 -1 -5 -2 8 1 0.1 $4,800,000 9/1
1994 29 TEX AL 505 25 2 0 -3 0 -11 16 29 2.7 $5,100,000 *D MVP-11
1995 30 BOS AL 450 22 -1 0 0 0 -10 14 25 2.4 $5,800,000 *D/9
1996 31 BOS AL 432 28 -1 -1 0 -1 -9 14 30 2.7 $4,725,000 D7/9
1997 32 OAK AL 446 0 2 0 -2 -9 -8 15 -2 -0.2 $4,225,000 D97
1998 33 TOR AL 658 5 -1 3 0 -5 -11 21 12 1.2 $2,125,000 D79 SS
1999 34 TBD AL 502 22 2 0 -1 -1 -11 16 27 2.6 $3,325,000 *D/7 AS
2000 35 TBD AL 264 6 0 0 -1 0 -6 9 8 0.7 $3,000,000 D
2000 35 NYY AL 137 1 -1 -1 0 -1 -3 5 0 0.0 D/79
2001 36 CHW AL 306 8 -1 0 -1 0 -7 11 10 1.0 D/9
17 Seasons 8129 329 7 3 -20 -31 -130 257 415 41.8 $45,080,000
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
OAK (9 yrs) 4531 206 10 1 -13 -18 -59 140 267 27.8 $16,205,000
TEX (3 yrs) 849 31 0 1 -4 -5 -14 27 36 3.4 $9,900,000
TBD (2 yrs) 766 28 2 0 -2 -1 -17 25 35 3.3 $6,325,000
BOS (2 yrs) 882 50 -2 -1 0 -1 -19 28 55 5.1 $10,525,000
NYY (1 yr) 137 1 -1 -1 0 -1 -3 5 0 0.0
CHW (1 yr) 306 8 -1 0 -1 0 -7 11 10 1.0
TOR (1 yr) 658 5 -1 3 0 -5 -11 21 12 1.2 $2,125,000

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 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 4 17 16 4 5 1 0 3 4 1 1 1 2 .313 .353 .938 1.290 15 1 0 0 0 0
1988 23 OAK AL WS LAD L 5 22 19 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 5 .053 .182 .211 .392 4 0 1 0 0 0
1989 24 OAK AL ALCS TOR W 5 20 17 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 7 .294 .400 .471 .871 8 0 0 0 0 0
1989 24 OAK AL WS SFG W 4 18 14 5 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 3 .357 .500 .571 1.071 8 0 0 0 0 1
1990 25 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 4 17 11 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 5 .182 .412 .182 .594 2 0 0 0 1 0
1990 25 OAK AL WS CIN L 4 14 12 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .083 .214 .333 .548 4 1 0 0 0 0
1995 30 BOS AL ALDS CLE L 3 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .133 .000 .133 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 35 NYY AL WS NYM W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (8 Series) 30 124 103 15 19 1 0 7 18 5 3 19 28 .184 .315 .398 .713 41 2 1 0 1 1
1 ALDS 3 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .133 .000 .133 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ALCS 13 54 44 8 12 1 0 4 8 3 3 9 14 .273 .389 .568 .957 25 1 0 0 1 0
4 WS 14 55 46 7 7 0 0 3 10 2 0 8 12 .152 .291 .348 .639 16 1 1 0 0 1

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1993 28 TEX AL 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 5.000 18.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 5.000 18.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 27.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 136 204 204 0 204 0 0 0 0 0 544 21 5.000 18.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1993 28 TEX AL 1.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $4,800,000
1 Season 1.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $4,800,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 OAK AL 20 OF 26 25 218.1 61 56 2 3 1 .951 -0 -1 2.39 2.23 .982 2.44 2.42
1985 OAK AL 20 RF 16 14 110.0 25 23 0 2 0 .920 -2 -22 1.88 1.44 .980 2.17 2.15
1985 OAK AL 20 LF 13 11 105.1 34 32 1 1 1 .971 2 22 2.82 2.54 .976 2.25 2.23
1985 OAK AL 20 CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.90
1986 OAK AL 21 OF 155 155 1368.0 337 319 4 14 1 .958 -0 -0 2.12 2.08 .980 2.39 2.37 AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1986 OAK AL 21 LF 124 114 1022.0 250 236 4 10 1 .960 -1 -1 2.11 1.94 .978 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1986 OAK AL 21 RF 46 41 346.0 83 79 0 4 0 .952 1 3 2.05 1.72 .976 2.11 2.08 AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1986 OAK AL 21 DH 1 AS,MVP-20,RoY-1
1987 OAK AL 22 LF 130 128 1122.2 286 267 12 7 3 .976 -2 -2 2.24 2.15 .974 2.11 2.08 MVP-23
1987 OAK AL 22 OF 130 128 1122.2 282 263 12 7 3 .975 -2 -2 2.20 2.12 .980 2.31 2.29 MVP-23
1987 OAK AL 22 DH 30 MVP-23
1988 OAK AL 23 OF 144 143 1256.0 322 304 11 7 3 .978 -2 -2 2.26 2.19 .979 2.47 2.45 AS,MVP-1,SS
1988 OAK AL 23 RF 144 143 1256.0 318 300 11 7 3 .978 -2 -2 2.23 2.16 .974 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-1,SS
1988 OAK AL 23 DH 13 AS,MVP-1,SS
1989 OAK AL 24 OF 56 55 472.2 127 119 5 3 2 .976 1 2 2.36 2.21 .980 2.42 2.39 AS
1989 OAK AL 24 RF 56 55 472.2 128 120 5 3 2 .977 1 2 2.38 2.23 .979 2.33 2.30 AS
1989 OAK AL 24 DH 5 AS
1990 OAK AL 25 OF 88 87 742.0 190 182 7 1 2 .995 4 7 2.29 2.15 .981 2.39 2.36 AS,MVP-12,SS
1990 OAK AL 25 RF 88 87 742.0 189 183 5 1 2 .995 4 7 2.28 2.14 .978 2.23 2.21 AS,MVP-12,SS
1990 OAK AL 25 DH 43 AS,MVP-12,SS
1991 OAK AL 26 OF 131 125 1084.1 259 245 5 9 0 .965 -7 -8 2.08 1.91 .983 2.37 2.37 MVP-4,SS
1991 OAK AL 26 RF 131 125 1084.1 259 245 5 9 0 .965 -7 -8 2.08 1.91 .980 2.19 2.19 MVP-4,SS
1991 OAK AL 26 DH 24 MVP-4,SS
1992 TOT AL 27 OF 90 88 766.2 203 195 5 3 3 .985 -2 -3 2.35 2.22 .983 2.47 2.46 AS
1992 TOT AL 27 RF 90 88 766.2 203 195 5 3 3 .985 -2 -3 2.35 2.22 .982 2.23 2.22 AS
1992 TOT AL 27 DH 28 AS
1992 OAK AL 27 OF 77 76 655.2 170 163 5 2 3 .988 -2 -3 2.31 2.18 .983 2.47 2.46
1992 OAK AL 27 RF 77 76 655.2 170 163 5 2 3 .988 -2 -3 2.31 2.18 .982 2.23 2.22
1992 OAK AL 27 DH 20
1992 TEX AL 27 OF 13 12 111.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -0 -2 2.59 2.46 .982 2.47 2.46
1992 TEX AL 27 RF 13 12 111.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -0 -2 2.59 2.46 .982 2.23 2.22
1992 TEX AL 27 DH 8
1993 TEX AL 28 OF 49 48 427.2 101 94 4 3 2 .970 -5 -13 2.06 2.00 .983 2.41 2.39
1993 TEX AL 28 RF 49 48 427.2 103 96 4 3 2 .971 -5 -13 2.10 2.04 .979 2.23 2.21
1993 TEX AL 28 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1994 TEX AL 29 DH 111 MVP-11
1995 BOS AL 30 DH 101
1995 BOS AL 30 OF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 51 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.31 2.30
1995 BOS AL 30 RF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 51 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 2.00
1996 BOS AL 31 DH 84
1996 BOS AL 31 OF 11 10 92.2 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -16 1.75 1.64 .983 2.38 2.36
1996 BOS AL 31 LF 10 9 79.1 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -20 1.59 1.40 .979 2.18 2.17
1996 BOS AL 31 RF 2 1 13.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 2.70 2.00 .975 2.16 2.15
1997 OAK AL 32 DH 56
1997 OAK AL 32 OF 44 44 361.0 81 74 2 5 0 .938 -9 -29 1.89 1.73 .983 2.32 2.30
1997 OAK AL 32 RF 27 27 217.2 55 49 1 5 0 .909 -4 -23 2.07 1.85 .980 2.18 2.17
1997 OAK AL 32 LF 19 17 143.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 -5 -39 1.63 1.37 .977 2.06 2.04
1998 TOR AL 33 DH 78 SS
1998 TOR AL 33 OF 73 73 551.2 126 117 4 5 2 .960 -5 -10 1.97 1.66 .986 2.31 2.29 SS
1998 TOR AL 33 LF 50 47 360.1 88 81 3 4 2 .955 -1 -4 2.10 1.68 .985 2.10 2.08 SS
1998 TOR AL 33 RF 26 26 191.1 37 35 1 1 0 .973 -4 -22 1.69 1.38 .984 2.14 2.11 SS
1999 TBD AL 34 DH 109 AS
1999 TBD AL 34 LF 6 6 41.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -20 1.74 1.33 .988 2.07 2.05 AS
1999 TBD AL 34 OF 6 6 41.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -20 1.74 1.33 .988 2.31 2.27 AS
2000 TOT AL 35 DH 86
2000 TBD AL 35 DH 60
2000 NYY AL 35 DH 26
2000 NYY AL 35 OF 5 5 33.0 11 9 0 2 0 .818 -1 -22 2.45 1.80 .991 2.37 2.32
2000 NYY AL 35 LF 4 4 27.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.00 1.50 .983 2.17 2.12
2000 NYY AL 35 RF 1 1 6.0 5 3 0 2 0 .600 -1 -120 4.50 3.00 .980 2.10 2.10
2001 CHW AL 36 DH 68
2001 CHW AL 36 OF 2 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 0.69 0.50 1.000 2.28 2.30
2001 CHW AL 36 RF 2 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 0.69 0.50 1.000 2.08 2.05
16 Seasons OF 1011 995 8558.0 2128 2003 63 62 19 .971 -30 -4 2.17 2.04 .981 2.39 2.37
14 Seasons RF 679 659 5653.2 1411 1334 37 40 12 .972 -21 -4 2.18 2.02 .978 2.22 2.20
8 Seasons LF 356 336 2901.1 712 667 23 22 7 .969 -9 -4 2.14 1.94 .977 2.16 2.13
1 Season CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.90
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
17 Seasons TOT 1037 995 8559.0 2123 2001 60 62 19 .971 -30 -4 2.17 1.99 .978 2.20 2.18
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2007 BBWAA ( 1.1%)

All-Star Games
1986
1988 (LF)
1989
1990 (RF)
1992
1999

Awards (yr lg award)
1986 AL Rookie of the Year
1988 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1986 AL (20, 1%)
1987 AL (23, 1%)
1988 AL (1, 100%)
1990 AL (12, 7%)
1991 AL (4, 37%)
1994 AL (11, 7%)
1 MVP
1.53 Career Shares (140th)

Silver Sluggers
1988 AL (OF)
1990 AL (OF)
1991 AL (OF)
1998 AL (DH)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1988 AL  7.6 (2nd)
1990 AL  5.5 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1988 AL  7.6 (2nd)
1990 AL  5.5 (7th)
1991 AL  6.0 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1988 AL  .307 (9th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1988 AL  .391 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1988 AL  .569 (1st)
1990 AL  .543 (3rd)
1991 AL  .556 (3rd)
1994 AL  .552 (9th)
1999 AL  .563 (9th)
Career  .515 (71st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1988 AL  .959 (2nd)
1990 AL  .914 (4th)
1991 AL  .915 (6th)
Career  .867 (120th)

Games Played s c a p y
1987 AL  159 (5th)
1988 AL  158 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1987 AL  630 (5th)
1988 AL  610 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1987 AL  691 (9th)
1988 AL  705 (2nd)
1994 AL  505 (8th)
Career  8129 (239th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1988 AL  120 (2nd)
1991 AL  115 (2nd)
1994 AL  88 (6th)
Career  1186 (177th)

Hits s c a p y
1988 AL  187 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1988 AL  347 (2nd)
1991 AL  318 (7th)
1994 AL  237 (6th)
Career  3631 (127th)

Doubles s c a p y
1987 AL  35 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1986 AL  33 (4th)
1988 AL  42 (1st)
1990 AL  37 (3rd)
1991 AL  44 (1st)
1992 AL  26 (9th)
1994 AL  31 (4th)
1998 AL  46 (3rd)
Career  462 (32nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1986 AL  117 (2nd)
1987 AL  113 (6th)
1988 AL  124 (1st)
1990 AL  101 (4th)
1991 AL  122 (2nd)
1994 AL  90 (7th)
Career  1407 (68th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1994 AL  69 (7th)
Career  906 (160th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1986 AL  175 (3rd)
1987 AL  157 (5th)
1988 AL  128 (7th)
1990 AL  158 (3rd)
1991 AL  152 (2nd)
1992 AL  128 (9th)
1994 AL  114 (2nd)
1998 AL  159 (1st)
1999 AL  135 (5th)
Career  1942 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1988 AL  40 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1988 AL  170 (1st)
1990 AL  158 (3rd)
1991 AL  157 (4th)
Career  132 (152nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1988 AL  136 (2nd)
1990 AL  98 (9th)
1991 AL  116 (8th)
Career  1292 (142nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1988 AL  58 (2nd)
1990 AL  37 (5th)
1991 AL  44 (5th)
Career  319 (110th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1988 AL  5.7 (2nd)
1990 AL  3.7 (5th)
1991 AL  4.3 (5th)
Career  30.4 (114th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1986 AL  63 (9th)
1987 AL  69 (6th)
1988 AL  76 (1st)
1991 AL  77 (4th)
Career  816 (90th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1988 AL  275 (3rd)
1994 AL  195 (10th)
Career  2867 (230th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1988 AL  .744 (3rd)
1990 AL  .703 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1986 AL  8 (5th)
1988 AL  10 (5th)
1991 AL  9 (2nd)
Career  84 (126th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1986 AL  9 (3rd)
1987 AL  9 (5th)
Career  81 (81st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1994 AL  20 (1st)
Career  178 (145th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1988 AL  16 (2nd)
1994 AL  8 (8th)
1998 AL  17 (3rd)
Career  88 (174th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1986 AL  20.6 (9th)
1988 AL  41.0 (1st)
1990 AL  25.1 (2nd)
1991 AL  32.7 (1st)
1994 AL  20.2 (1st)
1998 AL  35.6 (2nd)
Career  279.2 (32nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1988 AL  14.5 (1st)
1990 AL  13.0 (2nd)
1991 AL  13.0 (1st)
1992 AL  16.9 (6th)
1994 AL  13.8 (5th)
1998 AL  12.7 (3rd)
1999 AL  12.6 (5th)
Career  15.3 (21st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1986 AL  484 (6th)
1987 AL  496 (4th)
1988 AL  461 (9th)
1994 AL  338 (6th)
1998 AL  473 (8th)
Career  5528 (209th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1988 AL  50.66 (4th)
1990 AL  33.98 (5th)
1991 AL  43.85 (5th)
Career  286.04 (112th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1988 AL  5.5 (2nd)
1991 AL  5.8 (1st)
Career  25.9 (122nd)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1988 AL  5.9 (1st)
1990 AL  4.2 (4th)
1991 AL  4.3 (4th)
Career  31.9 (83rd)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1988 AL  5.1 (4th)
1990 AL  3.4 (5th)
1991 AL  4.4 (4th)
Career  28.0 (109th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1986 AL  124 (5th)
1987 AL  130 (4th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 AL  267 (2nd)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 AL  12 (3rd)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1986 AL  10 (1st)
1987 AL  7 (4th)
1998 AL  4 (5th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 AL  144 (3rd)
1991 AL  131 (4th)
Career  679 (92nd)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 AL  300 (3rd)
1991 AL  245 (5th)
Career  1334 (78th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 AL  11 (2nd)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 AL  7 (4th)
1991 AL  9 (1st)
1997 AL  5 (5th)
Career  40 (48th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 AL  2.15 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1988 AL  2.23 (5th)
1992 AL  2.35 (2nd)
Career  2.20 (34th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 AL  2.16 (3rd)
1990 AL  2.14 (5th)
1992 AL  2.22 (3rd)
Career  2.02 (30th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  .995 (1st)
1992 AL  .985 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1990 AL  .995 (4th)

Salary s c a p y
1991 AL  $3,500,000 (5th)
1992 AL  $4,300,000 (8th)
1994 AL  $5,100,000 (9th)
1995 AL  $5,800,000 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1985 AL  born 1964-07-02 (7th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 15 (150), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 93 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 101 (150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 39 (174), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Jason Giambi (877)
  2. Andruw Jones (860)
  3. Carlos Delgado (860)
  4. Willie Stargell (858) *
  5. Gil Hodges (857)
  6. Jim Edmonds (852)
  7. Dale Murphy (851)
  8. Juan Gonzalez (847)
  9. Jack Clark (842)
  10. Duke Snider (833) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Juan Gonzalez (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Juan Gonzalez (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tony Conigliaro (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Conigliaro (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Juan Gonzalez (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Juan Gonzalez (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Darryl Strawberry (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Darryl Strawberry (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Darryl Strawberry (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rocky Colavito (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Rocky Colavito (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Rocky Colavito (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Reggie Jackson (915) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Reggie Jackson (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Reggie Jackson (913) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Reggie Jackson (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1982.

August 31, 1992: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Russell, Ruben Sierra, Bobby Witt and cash.

December 9, 1994: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.

October 30, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

January 27, 1997: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Oakland Athletics for John Wasdin and cash.

October 31, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 22, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 7, 2000: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

November 10, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 16, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

March 28, 2001: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

June 21, 2001: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Newark (Atlantic).

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

February 21, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

March 27, 2002: Released by the Montreal Expos.

April 24, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 24, 2002: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198621Oakland Athletics$75,0001986 USA Today surveyIncludes $5,000 for Rookie of the Year
198722Oakland Athletics$180,0001987 USA Today survey
198823Oakland Athletics$325,000*
198924Oakland Athletics$1,600,0001989 USA Today survey
199025Oakland Athletics$2,000,000*
199126Oakland Athletics$3,500,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $700,000 signing bonus
199227Oakland Athletics$4,300,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $700,000 signing bonus
199328Texas Rangers$4,800,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $700,000 signing bonus
199429Texas Rangers$5,100,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $700,000 signing bonus
199530Boston Red Sox$5,800,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $700,000 signing bonus
199631Boston Red Sox$4,725,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $225,000 earned bonus
199732Oakland Athletics$4,225,0001997 postseason AP surveyIncludes $225,000 earned bonus
199833Toronto Blue Jays$2,125,000*
199934Tampa Bay Devil Rays$3,325,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $1,300,000 earned bonus
200035Tampa Bay Devil Rays$3,000,0004/5/00 AP
200136New York Yankees$500,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1Buyout of unexercised option
Career to date (may be incomplete)$45,580,000
Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $355,000 - 12/13/88 NYT -
*1990 - $2,010,000 - 11/21/90 NYT -
*1998 - $2,225,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $1,725,000 earned bonus
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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