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Rick Cerone

Richard Aldo Cerone

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: May 19, 1954 in Newark, NJ
School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1975 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/BlueJays/RedSox/Braves/Mets/... 1975-1992
Agents: Tom Reich, previously: George Kalafatis,Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: July 10, 1992 (Age 38)
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 12, 2013 7:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1340. Bill Hall… #1341. Alan Ashby… #1342. Jack Smith… #1343. RICK CERONE… #1344. Austin Kearns… #1345. Mike Gallego… #1346. Pop Smith… 

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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
1975 21 CLE AL 7 14 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 83 4 0 0 1 0 0 /2
1976 22 CLE AL 7 16 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -26 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2D
1977 23 TOR AL 31 107 100 7 20 4 0 1 10 0 0 6 12 .200 .245 .270 .515 41 27 3 0 1 0 0 2
1978 24 TOR AL 88 310 282 25 63 8 2 3 20 0 3 23 32 .223 .284 .298 .582 64 84 7 1 4 0 0 2/D
1979 25 TOR AL 136 514 469 47 112 27 4 7 61 1 4 37 40 .239 .294 .358 .652 76 168 5 1 3 4 1 *2
1980 26 NYY AL 147 575 519 70 144 30 4 14 85 1 3 32 56 .277 .321 .432 .753 107 224 14 6 8 10 2 *2 MVP-7
1981 27 NYY AL 71 254 234 23 57 13 2 2 21 0 2 12 24 .244 .276 .342 .618 79 80 10 0 4 4 0 *2
1982 28 NYY AL 89 329 300 29 68 10 0 5 28 0 2 19 27 .227 .271 .310 .581 61 93 12 1 4 5 1 2
1983 29 NYY AL 80 266 246 18 54 7 0 2 22 0 0 15 29 .220 .267 .272 .540 52 67 5 1 4 0 1 2/5
1984 30 NYY AL 38 132 120 8 25 3 0 2 13 1 0 9 15 .208 .269 .283 .553 56 34 5 1 2 0 0 2
1985 31 ATL NL 96 316 282 15 61 9 0 3 25 0 3 29 25 .216 .288 .280 .568 57 79 15 1 0 4 1 2
1986 32 MIL AL 68 242 216 22 56 14 0 4 18 1 1 15 28 .259 .304 .380 .683 83 82 5 1 5 5 0 2
1987 33 NYY AL 113 327 284 28 69 12 1 4 23 0 1 30 46 .243 .320 .335 .654 75 95 8 4 5 4 0 *2/31
1988 34 BOS AL 84 289 264 31 71 13 1 3 27 0 0 20 32 .269 .326 .360 .686 90 95 6 3 1 1 0 2/D
1989 35 BOS AL 102 341 296 28 72 16 1 4 48 0 0 34 40 .243 .320 .345 .665 83 102 10 2 4 5 1 2/D9
1990 36 NYY AL 49 146 139 12 42 6 0 2 11 0 0 5 13 .302 .324 .388 .713 99 54 4 0 1 1 0 2/D4
1991 37 NYM NL 90 258 227 18 62 13 0 2 16 1 1 30 24 .273 .360 .357 .717 104 81 9 1 0 0 2 2
1992 38 MON NL 33 68 63 10 17 4 0 1 7 1 2 3 5 .270 .313 .381 .694 96 24 0 1 1 0 0 2
18 Yrs 1329 4504 4069 393 998 190 15 59 436 6 22 320 450 .245 .301 .343 .644 78 1395 118 24 48 43 9
162 Game Avg. 162 549 496 48 122 23 2 7 53 1 3 39 55 .245 .301 .343 .644 78 170 14 3 6 5 1
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
NYY (7 yrs) 587 2029 1842 188 459 81 7 31 203 2 8 122 210 .249 .297 .351 .648 80 647 58 13 28 24 4
TOR (3 yrs) 255 931 851 79 195 39 6 11 91 1 7 66 84 .229 .285 .328 .613 68 279 15 2 8 4 1
BOS (2 yrs) 186 630 560 59 143 29 2 7 75 0 0 54 72 .255 .323 .352 .675 86 197 16 5 5 6 1
CLE (2 yrs) 14 30 28 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .179 .207 .214 .421 23 6 0 0 1 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 90 258 227 18 62 13 0 2 16 1 1 30 24 .273 .360 .357 .717 104 81 9 1 0 0 2
ATL (1 yr) 96 316 282 15 61 9 0 3 25 0 3 29 25 .216 .288 .280 .568 57 79 15 1 0 4 1
MON (1 yr) 33 68 63 10 17 4 0 1 7 1 2 3 5 .270 .313 .381 .694 96 24 0 1 1 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 68 242 216 22 56 14 0 4 18 1 1 15 28 .259 .304 .380 .683 83 82 5 1 5 5 0
AL (15 yrs) 1110 3862 3497 350 858 164 15 53 388 4 16 258 396 .245 .298 .346 .644 78 1211 94 21 47 39 6
NL (3 yrs) 219 642 572 43 140 26 0 6 48 2 6 62 54 .245 .320 .322 .641 80 184 24 3 1 4 3

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 Awards
1975 21 CLE AL 7 14 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .485 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /2
1976 22 CLE AL 7 16 -2 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.4 0 -3 -0.3 .446 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /2D
1977 23 TOR AL 31 107 -8 -0 0 -1 2 -8 -0.8 3 -4 -0.5 .474 .495 -0.4 0.1 -3 $25,000 2
1978 24 TOR AL 88 310 -12 -3 0 -1 5 -12 -1.2 10 -2 -0.3 .485 .492 -0.2 0.5 -1 2/D
1979 25 TOR AL 136 514 -17 -3 1 -1 8 -12 -1.0 17 5 0.5 .491 .493 0.6 0.8 6 *2
1980 26 NYY AL 147 575 4 1 -1 8 8 21 2.4 18 38 3.9 .515 .513 3.1 1.9 30 $100,000 *2 MVP-7
1981 27 NYY AL 71 254 -6 -4 -1 -1 4 -9 -1.0 8 -1 -0.2 .486 .494 -0.1 0.3 -0 $440,000 *2
1982 28 NYY AL 89 329 -15 -2 -1 -9 5 -23 -2.3 10 -13 -1.4 .473 .485 -0.4 -0.3 -4 $440,000 2
1983 29 NYY AL 80 266 -14 -1 -0 -4 4 -15 -1.5 8 -7 -0.7 .480 .490 -0.3 0.1 -3 $525,000 2/5
1984 30 NYY AL 38 132 -7 -1 -1 2 2 -4 -0.4 4 -0 0.0 .488 .497 -0.2 0.4 -2 $675,000 2
1985 31 ATL NL 96 316 -15 -1 -2 0 4 -14 -1.5 10 -4 -0.6 .484 .490 -0.6 0.6 -4 $625,000 2
1986 32 MIL AL 68 242 -4 -2 0 7 4 5 0.6 7 12 1.2 .507 .503 0.5 1.1 5 $675,000 2
1987 33 NYY AL 113 327 -9 -2 -0 2 6 -3 -0.2 10 7 0.8 .498 .498 0.5 0.8 5 $250,000 *2/31
1988 34 BOS AL 84 289 -2 -2 0 -2 4 -2 -0.1 9 7 0.7 .498 .499 1.0 0.3 9 2/D
1989 35 BOS AL 102 341 -4 -2 -1 -3 5 -6 -0.4 10 5 0.5 .494 .496 0.8 0.3 8 $490,000 2/D9
1990 36 NYY AL 49 146 0 -0 -0 3 1 3 0.4 5 8 0.8 .507 .502 0.6 0.5 6 $600,000 2/D4
1991 37 NYM NL 90 258 3 -3 -1 4 4 8 0.9 7 15 1.6 .509 .505 1.1 0.9 11 $100,000 2
1992 38 MON NL 33 68 0 -0 0 -2 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.3 -0.1 3 $230,000 2
18 Seasons 1329 4504 -109 -27 -5 0 66 -75 -6.7 139 64 6.0 .494 .497 6.1 7.9 64 $5,175,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 587 2029 -47 -9 -5 1 30 -30 -2.5 62 33 3.2 .495 .497 3.2 3.6 32 $3,030,000
TOR (3 yrs) 255 931 -37 -7 2 -3 14 -31 -3.0 30 -1 -0.3 .487 .493 0.0 1.4 2 $25,000
BOS (2 yrs) 186 630 -6 -4 -1 -5 8 -7 -0.5 19 12 1.2 .496 .498 1.8 0.6 17 $490,000
CLE (2 yrs) 14 30 -3 0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.4 .465 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1
NYM (1 yr) 90 258 3 -3 -1 4 4 8 0.9 7 15 1.6 .509 .505 1.1 0.9 11 $100,000
ATL (1 yr) 96 316 -15 -1 -2 0 4 -14 -1.5 10 -4 -0.6 .484 .490 -0.6 0.6 -4 $625,000
MON (1 yr) 33 68 0 -0 0 -2 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.3 -0.1 3 $230,000
MIL (1 yr) 68 242 -4 -2 0 7 4 5 0.6 7 12 1.2 .507 .503 0.5 1.1 5 $675,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1980 26 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 3 12 12 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .583 .917 7 0 0 0 0 0
1981 27 NYY AL ALDS MIL W 5 18 18 1 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .611 .944 11 0 0 0 0 0
1981 27 NYY AL ALCS OAK W 3 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 0 1 1 0 0
1981 27 NYY AL WS LAD L 6 25 21 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 2 .190 .320 .381 .701 8 1 0 0 0 1
2 Yrs (4 Series) 17 67 61 5 15 3 0 3 10 0 0 4 5 .246 .303 .443 .746 27 1 1 1 0 1
1 ALDS 5 18 18 1 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .611 .944 11 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 6 24 22 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .227 .261 .364 .625 8 0 1 1 0 0
1 WS 6 25 21 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 2 .190 .320 .381 .701 8 1 0 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
1987 33 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1 Yr 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 238 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1987 33 NYY AL 2.0 2 0 0 0.00 5.47 0.10 -0.42 94.3 4.66 1 0.1 .0 -0.1 0.1 1 .552 .501 $250,000
1 Season 2.0 2 0 0 0.00 5.47 0.10 -0.42 94.3 4.66 1 0.1 .0 -0.1 0.1 1 .552 .501 $250,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1975 CLE AL 21 C 7 3 2 32.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -38 5.34 2.71 .983 5.99 5.99 3 1 2 1 33% 38% 0
1976 CLE AL 22 C 6 2 2 34.1 27 25 1 1 1 .963 -1 -35 6.82 4.33 .981 5.74 5.77 2 2 4 1 20% 34% 0
1976 CLE AL 22 DH 1 0
1977 TOR AL 23 C 31 29 28 246.2 162 146 15 1 1 .994 -1 -5 5.87 5.19 .986 6.01 5.97 0 18 10 10 50% 39% 1
1978 TOR AL 24 C 84 78 78 712.0 474 426 44 4 7 .992 -1 -2 5.94 5.60 .983 5.53 5.48 8 29 49 33 40% 38% 2
1978 TOR AL 24 DH 1 0
1979 TOR AL 25 C 136 133 130 1168.2 641 560 68 13 10 .980 -1 -1 4.84 4.62 .982 5.46 5.39 6 52 69 47 41% 36% 1
1980 NYY AL 26 C 147 146 121 1254.1 882 800 73 9 9 .990 8 8 6.26 5.94 .986 5.48 5.47 14 40 53 57 52% 35% 0 MVP-7
1981 NYY AL 27 C 69 64 62 568.0 382 353 26 3 1 .992 -1 -2 6.01 5.49 .987 5.51 5.49 3 16 34 19 36% 38% 0
1982 NYY AL 28 C 89 86 83 769.2 540 509 25 6 5 .989 -9 -14 6.24 6.00 .988 5.69 5.66 11 27 54 21 28% 36% 0
1983 NYY AL 29 C 78 72 61 626.0 434 412 18 4 2 .991 -4 -8 6.18 5.51 .986 5.70 5.66 1 18 47 14 23% 33% 1
1983 NYY AL 29 3B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1984 NYY AL 30 C 38 36 29 309.2 240 230 9 1 1 .996 2 8 6.95 6.29 .987 5.96 5.92 1 4 17 12 41% 36% 0
1985 ATL NL 31 C 91 76 71 699.0 438 384 48 6 4 .986 0 0 5.56 4.75 .987 6.42 6.42 6 20 69 29 30% 30% 1
1986 MIL AL 32 C 68 66 56 580.2 439 391 44 4 2 .991 7 14 6.74 6.40 .989 6.62 6.56 7 25 39 37 49% 34% 1
1987 NYY AL 33 C 111 86 61 778.0 577 538 38 1 6 .998 2 3 6.66 5.19 .988 6.74 6.67 13 34 55 33 38% 31% 1
1987 NYY AL 33 1B 2 0 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 72 7.20 2.00 .992 9.54 9.50
1987 NYY AL 33 P 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80 0 0 0
1988 BOS AL 34 C 83 69 62 611.1 499 471 28 0 4 1.000 -2 -4 7.35 6.01 .989 6.22 6.16 7 25 52 15 22% 31% 2
1988 BOS AL 34 DH 1 1
1989 BOS AL 35 C 97 85 67 749.2 629 578 41 10 5 .984 -3 -5 7.43 6.38 .989 6.24 6.17 4 26 84 32 28% 31% 0
1989 BOS AL 35 DH 1 1
1989 BOS AL 35 OF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.40
1989 BOS AL 35 RF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.30
1990 NYY AL 36 C 35 29 25 256.2 192 177 14 1 1 .995 3 14 6.70 5.46 .991 6.42 6.35 6 10 13 16 55% 34% 1
1990 NYY AL 36 DH 6 5
1990 NYY AL 36 2B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -180 9.00 2.00 .985 5.40 5.20
1991 NYM NL 37 C 81 63 52 573.0 466 424 36 6 0 .987 4 8 7.23 5.68 .988 6.78 6.75 6 27 39 32 45% 33% 1
1992 MON NL 38 C 28 12 11 143.2 113 106 7 0 0 1.000 -2 -17 7.08 4.04 .991 6.67 6.67 1 9 15 4 21% 32% 0
18 Seasons C 1279 1135 1001 10113.1 7154 6548 536 70 59 .990 0 0 6.30 5.54 .987 5.99 5.98 99 383 705 413 37% 34% 12
1 Season 1B 2 0 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 72 7.20 2.00 .992 9.54 9.50
1 Season P 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80 0 0 0
1 Season RF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.30
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -180 9.00 2.00 .985 5.40 5.20
1 Season OF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.40
1 Season 3B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
18 Seasons TOT 1286 1135 1001 10124.1 7161 6555 536 70 59 .990 0 0 6.30 5.51 .987 5.99 5.97 99 383 705 413 37% 34% 12
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1980 AL (7, 20%)
0.20 Career Shares (746th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1980 AL  1.9 (6th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1980 AL  10 (2nd)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1979 AL  136 (5th)
1980 AL  147 (2nd)
1987 AL  111 (5th)
Career  1,279 (57th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1980 AL  800 (2nd)
1989 AL  578 (4th)
Career  6,548 (52nd)

Assists as C s c a p y
1979 AL  68 (4th)
1980 AL  73 (2nd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1979 AL  13 (2nd)
1980 AL  9 (2nd)
1989 AL  10 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1979 AL  10 (4th)
1980 AL  9 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1978 AL  8 (2nd)
1980 AL  14 (3rd)
1982 AL  11 (2nd)
1987 AL  13 (5th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1989 AL  84 (1st)
Career  705 (81st)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1979 AL  47 (5th)
1980 AL  57 (1st)
1986 AL  37 (4th)
1989 AL  32 (5th)
Career  413 (96th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1980 AL  51.8 (1st)
1986 AL  48.7 (5th)
1991 NL  45.1 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1980 AL  8 (3rd)
1986 AL  7 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as C† s c a p y
1978 AL  5.94 (4th)
1980 AL  6.26 (2nd)
1981 AL  6.01 (3rd)
1982 AL  6.24 (4th)
1988 AL  7.35 (2nd)
1989 AL  7.43 (2nd)
1991 NL  7.23 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1978 AL  5.60 (4th)
1980 AL  5.94 (2nd)
1981 AL  5.49 (4th)
1982 AL  6.00 (2nd)
1989 AL  6.38 (1st)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1978 AL  .992 (3rd)
1980 AL  .990 (5th)
1981 AL  .992 (5th)
1987 AL  .998 (1st)
1988 AL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .990 (82nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1991 NL  born 1954-05-19 (8th)
1992 NL  born 1954-05-19 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1975 AL  born 1954-05-19 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (838), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (180th), 6.0 career WAR/9.5 7yr-peak WAR/7.8 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 14) = 49.3 career WAR/32.0 7yr-peak WAR/40.7 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197723Toronto Blue Jays$25,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198026New York Yankees$100,0001/31/81 TSN
198127New York Yankees$440,0001982 TSN GuidePlayer win; team offered $350K
198228New York Yankees$440,0003/13/82 TSN
198329New York Yankees$525,0001/15/84 NYT
198430New York Yankees$675,0001/4/85 TSNIncludes trade payment
198531Atlanta Braves$625,0003/3/86 TSN
198632Milwaukee Brewers$675,0001986 USA Today survey
198733New York Yankees$250,0001987 USA Today survey
198834New York Yankees$300,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198935Boston Red Sox$490,000*
199036New York Yankees$600,000USA Today
199137New York Mets$100,000USA Today survey
199238Montreal Expos$230,0004/2/92 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$5,475,000
Disputed Salaries
*1989 - $445,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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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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