Raúl Casanova

Raul Casanova

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 23, 1972 in Humacao, P.R.
High School: Ponce (Ponce, PR)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1996
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Tigers/DevilRays/Mets/WhiteSox/... 1996-2008

Final Game: June 8, 2008
Relatives: Son of Paul Casanova
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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
1990	17	NYM-min	Rk	23	69	65	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	16	.077	.130	.077	.207		5		0	0	0	0		MET · GULF
1991	18	NYM-min	Rk	37	146	129	19	28	4	2	0	9	3	0	13	32	.217	.297	.279	.576		36	5	2	1	1	0		MET,KPT · GULF,APPY
1992	19	NYM-min	Rk,A	47	186	155	27	40	9	1	4	28	3	1	27	29	.258	.382	.406	.788		63	9	4	0	0	2		KPT,CLM · APPY,SALL
1993	20	SDP-min	A	76	254	227	32	58	12	0	6	30	0	1	21	46	.256	.321	.388	.709		88	5	1	5	0	2		WLO · MIDW
1994	21	SDP-min	A+	123	526	471	83	160	27	2	23	120	1	4	43	97	.340	.403	.552	.955		260	16	9	0	3	2		RCU · CALL
1995	22	SDP-min	AA	89	339	306	42	83	18	0	12	44	4	1	25	51	.271	.330	.448	.778		137	7	4	0	4	2		MEM · SOUL
1996	23	DET-min	AAA,AA	57	220	191	28	54	13	0	12	37	0	1	22	31	.283	.356	.539	.895		103	11	2	1	4	0		TOL,JCK · IL,SOUL
1996	23	DET	AL	25	91	85	6	16	1	0	4	9	0	0	6	18	.188	.242	.341	.583	46	29	6	0	0	0	0	2/D
1997	24	DET-min	AAA	12	45	41	1	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	8	.195	.244	.268	.513		11	1	0	0	1	0		TOL · IL
1997	24	DET	AL	101	334	304	27	74	10	1	5	24	1	1	26	48	.243	.308	.332	.641	69	101	10	3	0	1	1	2/D
1998	25	DET-min	AAA	50	197	171	17	44	8	0	7	26	0	1	22	28	.257	.350	.427	.777		73	6	3	0	1	1		TOL · IL
1998	25	DET	AL	16	48	42	4	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	5	10	.143	.250	.262	.512	34	11	0	1	0	0	0	2

1999	26	DET-min	AAA,A+,Rk	50	187	177	25	43	11	0	8	30	0	1	7	29	.243	.278	.441	.719		78	8	2	0	1	0		TOL,LAK,TIG · IL,FLOR,GULF
2000	27	MIL-min	AAA	20	82	73	10	21	2	0	5	12	0	1	7	10	.288	.354	.521	.874		38	3	1	0	1	0		INA · IL
2000	27	MIL	NL	86	265	231	20	57	13	3	6	36	1	2	26	48	.247	.331	.407	.738	88	94	5	4	2	2	1	2/D
2001	28	MIL	NL	71	208	192	21	50	10	0	11	33	0	0	12	29	.260	.303	.484	.787	102	93	3	1	0	3	2	2/D
2002	29	MIL-min	AAA	14	48	43	2	12	4	0	0	8	0	0	3	8	.279	.313	.372	.685		16	3	0	0	2	0		INA · IL
2002	29	TOT	MLB	33	100	88	3	16	1	0	1	8	0	0	10	19	.182	.270	.227	.497	34	20	3	1	0	1	4	2
2002	29	MIL	NL	31	99	87	3	16	1	0	1	8	0	0	10	18	.184	.273	.230	.503	36	20	3	1	0	1	4	2
2002	29	BAL	AL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2

2003	30	COL-BAL-min	AAA	86	314	284	37	84	25	0	7	50	0	0	24	36	.296	.355	.458	.812		130	13	3	1	2	2		CSP,OTT · PCL,IL
2004	31	KCR-BOS-min	AAA	81	328	297	41	92	14	1	11	58	1	0	25	51	.310	.366	.475	.841		141	12	3	0	3	1		OMA,PAW · PCL,IL
2005	32	CHW-min	AAA	70	255	233	25	62	13	0	13	42	0	0	20	29	.266	.325	.489	.815		114	13	1	0	1	2		CHR · IL
2005	32	CHW	AL	6	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2

2006	33	OAK-min	AAA,AA,A+	8	35	34	1	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.265	.286	.294	.580		10	3	0	0	0	0		SAC,MDL,STK · PCL,TL,CALL
2007	34	TBD-min	AAA	44	153	141	14	41	9	0	5	21	0	0	12	32	.291	.346	.461	.807		65	3	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2007	34	TBD	AL	29	89	79	12	20	1	1	6	11	0	0	7	17	.253	.315	.519	.834	117	41	3	1	0	2	1	2/D
2008	35	NYM-min	AAA	44	168	156	18	46	12	0	4	23	0	0	11	29	.295	.345	.449	.794		70	4	1	0	0	0		NOR · PCL
2008	35	NYM	NL	20	61	55	5	15	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	10	.273	.344	.364	.708	88	20	1	0	0	0	0	2
2009	36	REY,QRO	AAA	95	397	338	46	99	17	0	11	39	1	3	48	53	.293	.388	.441	.829		149	16	6	3	2	5		REY,QRO · MEX
9 Yrs				387	1201	1081	98	255	40	5	35	130	2	3	98	200	.236	.304	.379	.683	77	410	31	11	2	9	9
162 Game Avg.				162	503	453	41	107	17	2	15	54	1	1	41	84	.236	.304	.379	.683	77	172	13	5	1	4	4

DET (3 yrs)				142	473	431	37	96	13	1	10	36	1	1	37	76	.223	.290	.327	.617	61	141	16	4	0	1	1
MIL (3 yrs)				188	572	510	44	123	24	3	18	77	1	2	48	95	.241	.311	.406	.716	85	207	11	6	2	6	7
NYM (1 yr)				20	61	55	5	15	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	10	.273	.344	.364	.708	88	20	1	0	0	0	0
TBD (1 yr)				29	89	79	12	20	1	1	6	11	0	0	7	17	.253	.315	.519	.834	117	41	3	1	0	2	1
BAL (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				6	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				179	568	516	49	117	14	2	16	47	1	1	44	95	.227	.292	.355	.647	68	183	19	5	0	3	2
NL (4 yrs)				208	633	565	49	138	26	3	19	83	1	2	54	105	.244	.314	.402	.716	85	227	12	6	2	6	7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1996	23	DET	AL	25	91	-8	0	-1	-4	1	-12	-1.1	3	-9	-0.8	.454	.493	-0.5	-0.2	-5	$	2/D
1997	24	DET	AL	101	334	-14	-3	-1	-2	4	-16	-1.5	11	-5	-0.4	.484	.490	-0.2	0.3	-3	$157,500	2/D
1998	25	DET	AL	16	48	-4	0	1	0	1	-3	-0.3	2	-2	-0.2	.481	.498	-0.1	0.1	-2	$225,000	2

2000	27	MIL	NL	86	265	-3	-0	-0	-2	3	-2	-0.3	7	5	0.4	.497	.499	0.7	0.1	7	$	2/D
2001	28	MIL	NL	71	208	-1	-2	-0	-4	3	-4	-0.5	6	1	0.1	.494	.497	0.5	-0.2	5	$400,000	2/D
2002	29	MIL	NL	31	99	-6	-2	-1	-1	1	-8	-0.8	3	-5	-0.6	.474	.495	-0.4	0.0	-4	$850,000	2
2002	29	BAL	AL	2	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.485	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/2

2005	32	CHW	AL	6	5	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.488	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/2

2007	34	TBD	AL	29	89	1	0	-0	-3	1	-2	-0.1	3	2	0.2	.495	.499	0.5	-0.2	4	$	2/D
2008	35	NYM	NL	20	61	-1	-0	0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	2	0	0.0	.494	.499	0.1	-0.0	2	$	2
9 Seasons				387	1201	-38	-7	-3	-17	15	-50	-4.8	36	-14	-1.4	.487	.497	0.5	-0.0	3	$1,632,500

DET (3 yrs)				142	473	-27	-3	-2	-6	6	-32	-2.9	15	-16	-1.4	.479	.494	-0.8	0.2	-10	$382,500
MIL (3 yrs)				188	572	-10	-4	-1	-7	7	-15	-1.6	15	1	-0.1	.492	.497	0.8	-0.0	8	$1,250,000
NYM (1 yr)				20	61	-1	-0	0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	2	0	0.0	.494	.499	0.1	-0.0	2	$
TBD (1 yr)				29	89	1	0	-0	-3	1	-2	-0.1	3	2	0.2	.495	.499	0.5	-0.2	4	$
BAL (1 yr)				2	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.485	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$
CHW (1 yr)				6	5	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.488	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$

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
1996	23	DET	AL	91	75	5	1.8	116	.190	.188	.277	.242	.350	.341	.445	.583	.795	46	.110	-7.8	-0.7	.467	.224	.153	.0
1997	24	DET	AL	334	242	30	3.3	108	.274	.243	.270	.308	.339	.332	.427	.641	.766	69	.308	-14.4	-1.4	.539	.174	.089	1.7
1998	25	DET	AL	48	36	3	2.2	110	.161	.143	.272	.250	.340	.262	.432	.512	.773	34	.175	-4.2	-0.4	.472	.238	.119	.0

2000	27	MIL	NL	265	185	31	4.5	114	.285	.247	.270	.331	.347	.407	.441	.738	.787	88	.421	-4.2	-0.4	.680	.268	.160	1.7
2001	28	MIL	NL	208	148	28	5.0	109	.252	.260	.265	.303	.336	.484	.434	.787	.770	102	.503	0.0	0.0	.731	.286	.224	.0
2002	29	TOT	MLB	100	76	5	1.8	105	.217	.182	.263	.270	.337	.227	.419	.497	.756	34	.138	-8.4	-0.8	.413	.159	.045	.0
2002	29	MIL	NL	99	75	5	1.8	105	.217	.184	.264	.273	.337	.230	.419	.503	.756	36	.141	-8.1	-0.8	.419	.161	.046	.0
2002	29	BAL	AL	1	1	0	0.0	101		.000	.258	.000	.325	.000	.416	.000	.741	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

2005	32	CHW	AL	5	4	0	0.0	108	.250	.200	.272	.200	.335	.200	.431	.400	.766	6	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.250	.000	.000

2007	34	TBD	AL	89	64	12	5.0	105	.241	.253	.269	.315	.336	.519	.420	.834	.756	117	.495	1.5	0.1	.790	.354	.266	.0
2008	35	NYM	NL	61	41	7	4.6	106	.318	.273	.265	.344	.336	.364	.423	.708	.759	88	.469	-0.9	-0.1	.634	.200	.091	.0
9 Yrs				1201	871	121	3.7	110	.257	.236	.269	.304	.341	.379	.431	.683	.772	77	.355	-39.1	-3.7	.602	.233	.143	3.8
162 Game Avg.				503	365	51	3.7	110	.257	.236	.269	.304	.341	.379	.431	.683	.772	77	.355	-39.1	-3.7	.602	.233	.143	2

DET (3 yrs)				473	353	38	2.9	110	.249	.223	.272	.290	.342	.327	.431	.617	.773	61	.250	-26.5	-2.5	.517	.190	.104	1.8
MIL (3 yrs)				572	408	64	4.2	110	.261	.241	.267	.311	.341	.406	.434	.716	.775	85	.409	-12.3	-1.2	.650	.257	.165	1.9
NYM (1 yr)				61	41	7	4.6	106	.318	.273	.265	.344	.336	.364	.423	.708	.759	88	.469	-0.9	-0.1	.634	.200	.091	.0
TBD (1 yr)				89	64	12	5.0	105	.241	.253	.269	.315	.336	.519	.420	.834	.756	117	.496	1.5	0.1	.790	.354	.266	.0
BAL (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	101		.000	.258	.000	.325	.000	.416	.000	.741	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
CHW (1 yr)				5	4	0	0.0	108	.250	.200	.272	.200	.335	.200	.431	.400	.766	6	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.250	.000	.000

AL (6 yrs)				568	422	50	3.2	109	.248	.227	.271	.292	.341	.355	.429	.647	.770	68	.287	-25.9	-2.4	.554	.213	.128	1.9
NL (4 yrs)				633	449	71	4.2	110	.266	.244	.267	.314	.340	.402	.433	.716	.774	85	.415	-13.2	-1.3	.649	.251	.158	1.9

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
1996	23	DET	AL	91	4.4%	19.8%	6.6%	5.5%	31%	3.00	4.7	21.3	9.4	1.83	3.07	69%	15%	19.0%	9%
1997	24	DET	AL	334	1.5%	14.4%	7.8%	4.8%	22%	1.85	6.3	60.8	12.7	1.24	1.80	75%	19%	5.2%	14%
1998	25	DET	AL	48	2.1%	20.8%	10.4%	6.3%	50%	2.00	4.2	42.0	14.0	1.58	2.86	65%	22%	9.1%	8%

2000	27	MIL	NL	265	2.3%	18.1%	9.8%	8.3%	39%	1.85	4.8	38.5	6.4	1.01	1.56	68%	26%	7.6%	11%
2001	28	MIL	NL	208	5.3%	13.9%	5.8%	10.1%	42%	2.42	6.6	17.5	5.8	0.60	0.82	75%	23%	13.1%	13%
2002	29	TOT	MLB	100	1.0%	19.0%	10.0%	2.0%	13%	1.90	4.6	88.0	11.0	0.92	1.04	69%	21%	2.9%	6%
2002	29	MIL	NL	99	1.0%	18.2%	10.1%	2.0%	13%	1.80	4.8	87.0	10.9	0.92	1.04	70%	21%	2.9%	6%
2002	29	BAL	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%

2005	32	CHW	AL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.0			3.00	2.00	80%	0%	0.0%	0%

2007	34	TBD	AL	89	6.7%	19.1%	7.9%	9.0%	40%	2.43	4.6	13.2	7.2	1.00	1.47	65%	11%	24.0%	22%
2008	35	NYM	NL	61	1.6%	16.4%	9.8%	4.9%	20%	1.67	5.5	55.0	9.2	1.50	1.58	72%	9%	6.3%	11%
9 Yrs				1201	2.9%	16.7%	8.2%	6.7%	31%	2.04	5.4	30.9	8.3	1.06	1.50	71%	20%	9.5%	12%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.8%	8.8%	8.0%	34%	1.92	5.3	31.9	7.5	0.79	1.08	70%	21%	8.1%	13%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1996	23	DET	AL	-7.8	-0.7	92	-1.4	0.9	-2.3	1.02	-0.7	-0.7	-10.0	-0.9	0.89	-9.6	0.29	2
1997	24	DET	AL	-14.4	-1.4	342	-2.1	4.4	-6.5	.95	-1.2	-1.0	-18.9	-1.8	0.94	-17.2	1.99	11
1998	25	DET	AL	-4.2	-0.4	48	-0.2	0.7	-0.9	.97	-0.2	0.0	-3.3	-0.3	0.89	-3.1	1.96	2

2000	27	MIL	NL	-4.2	-0.4	270	-0.4	5.1	-5.5	1.18	-0.3	-0.1	1.0	0.1	0.98	-3.5	1.55	12
2001	28	MIL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	211	-0.1	4.1	-4.2	1.05	0.3	-0.4	2.7	0.3	0.93	5.5	0.95	17
2002	29	TOT	MLB	-8.4	-0.8	102	-0.4	1.7	-2.1	1.17	-0.5	0.1	-0.5	-0.0	0.90	-4.9	0.66	4
2002	29	MIL	NL	-8.1	-0.8	101	-0.4	1.7	-2.1	1.18	-0.5	0.1	-0.2	-0.0	0.90	-4.6	0.66	4
2002	29	BAL	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.00	0.0		-0.2	-0.0	0.86	-0.3		0

2005	32	CHW	AL	-0.7	-0.1	5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.66	-0.0	-0.1	-0.9	-0.1	0.92	-1.0	0.40	1

2007	34	TBD	AL	1.5	0.1	91	-0.6	0.9	-1.5	.83	0.2	-0.8	-2.4	-0.2	0.87	3.8	1.34	6
2008	35	NYM	NL	-1.0	-0.1	61	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	1.09	-0.1	-0.2	-0.9	-0.1	0.94	-1.2	1.71	6
9 Yrs				-39.5	-3.7	1222	-5.6	18.7	-24.3	1.04	-2.6	-2.8	-33.3	-3.1	0.93	-31.3	1.35	61

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1996	23	DET	AL	0	0	11%	27	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	33%	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1997	24	DET	AL	2	0	22%	96	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	6	27%	18	12	4	4	3	0	11	6	5
1998	25	DET	AL	0	0	27%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

2000	27	MIL	NL	4	0	17%	89	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	14%	10	9	1	2	1	1	2	2	0
2001	28	MIL	NL	1	0	19%	68	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	27%	3	3	0	4	2	1	4	2	2
2002	29	TOT	MLB	5	0	8%	33	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0%	4	3	0	2	1	0	4	3	0
2002	29	MIL	NL	5	0	8%	33	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0%	4	3	0	2	1	0	4	3	0
2002	29	BAL	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2005	32	CHW	AL	0	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2007	34	TBD	AL	0	0	27%	23	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13%	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	1
2008	35	NYM	NL	0	0	20%	22	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9 Yrs				12	0	19%	372	2	3	40%	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	20	19	23%	48	39	6	12	7	2	28	15	12

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	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1996	23	DET	AL	91	100%	16	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.29	4	0	1	3	1	1	3	0	0	0		15	6	40%	4	1	25%	49	5	10%	1	1	100%	4	2	50%	0
1997	24	DET	AL	334	100%	74	4	0	11	2	0	0	1.99	5	0	9	4	1	5	0	0	0	0		62	10	16%	27	10	37%	211	19	9%	18	9	50%	13	10	77%	0
1998	25	DET	AL	48	100%	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.96	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0%	6	0	0%	2	0	0%	22	2	9%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	0

2000	27	MIL	NL	265	100%	57	1	0	12	5	0	1	1.55	6	2	8	5	1	4	2	0	2	2	100%	43	5	12%	26	8	31%	180	30	17%	16	8	50%	10	2	20%	0
2001	28	MIL	NL	208	100%	50	2	0	17	5	0	1	0.95	11	0	5	10	1	7	4	0	1	0	0%	39	3	8%	16	7	44%	134	23	17%	12	8	67%	10	5	50%	0
2002	29	TOT	MLB	100	100%	16	0	0	4	1	0	1	0.66	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13	3	23%	6	1	17%	52	10	19%	6	2	33%	1	0	0%	0
2002	29	MIL	NL	99	100%	16	0	0	4	1	0	1	0.66	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13	3	23%	6	1	17%	52	10	19%	6	2	33%	1	0	0%	0
2002	29	BAL	AL	1	100%	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		0

2005	32	CHW	AL	5	100%	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2007	34	TBD	AL	89	100%	20	2	0	6	3	0	0	1.34	6	0	1	4	2	0	6	0	0	0		12	3	25%	6	3	50%	43	5	12%	6	4	67%	3	1	33%	0
2008	35	NYM	NL	61	100%	15	1	0	6	1	0	0	1.71	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		19	1	5%	3	1	33%	41	5	12%	4	3	75%	0	0		0
9 Yrs				1201	100%	255	13	0	61	17	0	3	1.35	35	3	25	29	6	19	16	0	4	2	50%	209	31	15%	90	31	34%	737	99	13%	64	35	55%	43	21	49%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			70%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

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
1996	23	DET	AL	86	316	3.67	207	66%	25%	15%	29%	31%	75%	0%	49%	79%	34%	5%	4	0	10%	9	4	9%	8	3	31%	5	0	0
1997	24	DET	AL	322	1195	3.71	727	61%	27%	13%	27%	34%	73%	1%	44%	83%	30%	6%	19	2	17%	55	21	11%	34	21	33%	12	1	0
1998	25	DET	AL	48	174	3.63	103	59%	33%	17%	19%	31%	67%	0%	40%	75%	31%	6%	3	0	23%	11	5	10%	5	3	30%	0	0	0

2000	27	MIL	NL	265	940	3.55	578	61%	26%	14%	28%	32%	74%	1%	46%	81%	32%	7%	18	4	15%	40	14	9%	24	14	33%	0	0	0
2001	28	MIL	NL	208	713	3.43	448	63%	22%	15%	26%	37%	78%	3%	49%	81%	34%	7%	14	0	13%	26	9	5%	10	5	21%	0	0	0
2002	29	TOT	MLB	100	334	3.34	205	61%	26%	19%	21%	34%	74%	12%	46%	74%	31%	8%	8	0	16%	16	6	9%	9	5	11%	0	0	0
2002	29	MIL	NL	99	328	3.31	202	62%	25%	19%	21%	35%	75%	13%	46%	75%	31%	7%	7	0	15%	15	6	8%	8	5	11%	0	0	0
2002	29	BAL	AL	1	6	6.00	3	50%	67%	33%	0%	0%	33%	0%	17%	0%	0%	100%	1	0	100%	1	0	100%	1	0	0%	0	0	0

2005	32	CHW	AL	5	20	4.00	13	65%	31%	8%	31%	31%	69%	0%	45%	89%	20%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0

2007	34	TBD	AL	89	344	3.87	220	64%	26%	17%	28%	29%	74%	3%	47%	77%	20%	6%	5	0	12%	11	3	12%	11	6	24%	0	0	0
2008	35	NYM	NL	61	224	3.67	132	59%	29%	17%	20%	34%	71%	0%	42%	77%	21%	3%	2	0	20%	12	7	15%	9	6	40%	0	0	0
9 Yrs				1184	4260	3.60	2633	62%	26%	15%	26%	33%	74%	2%	46%	80%	30%	6%	73	6	15%	180	69	9%	110	63	28%	17	1	0
MLB Averages						3.74		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	46%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			27%

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
1996	23	25	91	85	6	16	1	0	4	9	0	0	6	18	.188	.242	.341	.583	46	29	6	0	0	0	0
1997	24	126	425	389	33	90	11	1	9	33	1	1	32	66	.231	.294	.334	.628	64	130	16	3	0	1	1
1998	25	142	473	431	37	96	13	1	10	36	1	1	37	76	.223	.290	.327	.617	61	141	16	4	0	1	1
1999	26	142	473	431	37	96	13	1	10	36	1	1	37	76	.223	.290	.327	.617	61	141	16	4	0	1	1
2000	27	228	738	662	57	153	26	4	16	72	2	3	63	124	.231	.304	.355	.659	70	235	21	8	2	3	2
2001	28	299	946	854	78	203	36	4	27	105	2	3	75	153	.238	.304	.384	.688	77	328	24	9	2	6	4
2002	29	332	1046	942	81	219	37	4	28	113	2	3	85	172	.232	.301	.369	.670	73	348	27	10	2	7	8
2003	30	332	1046	942	81	219	37	4	28	113	2	3	85	172	.232	.301	.369	.670	73	348	27	10	2	7	8
2004	31	332	1046	942	81	219	37	4	28	113	2	3	85	172	.232	.301	.369	.670	73	348	27	10	2	7	8
2005	32	338	1051	947	81	220	37	4	28	113	2	3	85	173	.232	.300	.369	.669	73	349	27	10	2	7	8
2006	33	338	1051	947	81	220	37	4	28	113	2	3	85	173	.232	.300	.369	.669	73	349	27	10	2	7	8
2007	34	367	1140	1026	93	240	38	5	34	124	2	3	92	190	.234	.301	.380	.682	76	390	30	11	2	9	9
2008	35	387	1201	1081	98	255	40	5	35	130	2	3	98	200	.236	.304	.379	.683	77	410	31	11	2	9	9

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1996	23	25	90	84	5	15	1	0	4	8	0	6	18	.179	.233	.333	.567	6	25
1997	24	101	333	303	26	73	10	1	5	24	1	26	48	.241	.306	.330	.636	30	101
1998	25	16	46	41	3	5	2	0	1	2	0	4	10	.122	.217	.244	.461	2	16

2000	27	86	261	228	18	54	12	3	6	33	1	25	48	.237	.320	.395	.715	28	86
2001	28	71	207	191	20	49	10	0	11	32	0	12	29	.257	.300	.482	.781	27	71
2002	29	33	98	87	3	15	1	0	1	7	0	9	19	.172	.255	.218	.473	5	33

2005	32	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	6

2007	34	29	89	79	12	20	1	1	6	11	0	7	17	.253	.315	.519	.834	13	29
2008	35	20	61	55	5	15	2	0	1	6	0	6	10	.273	.344	.364	.708	7	20
9 Yrs		387	1190	1073	92	246	39	5	35	123	2	95	200	.229	.296	.373	.669	118	387
162 Game Avg.		162	498	449	39	103	16	2	15	51	1	40	84	.229	.296	.373	.669	49	387

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Hall of Fame Standards

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