Ryan Christenson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: March 28, 1974 in Redlands, CA
High School: Arlington (Riverside, CA)
School: Pepperdine University
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1998
Final Game: September 28, 2003
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Standard Fielding

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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
1998 OAK AL 24 OF 116 101 909.0 295 284 6 5 2 .983 -0.8 -1.1 -1.8 2.3 -4.1 1 2.87 2.50 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 OAK AL 24 CF 113 100 891.0 286 275 6 5 2 .983 0.2 0.3 -0.8 2.5 -3.3 1 2.84 2.49 .987 2.69 2.36
1998 OAK AL 24 RF 4 1 17.0 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -70.6 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 0 5.29 2.50 .980 2.12 1.80
1998 OAK AL 24 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1999 OAK AL 25 CF 104 73 692.0 223 213 3 7 1 .969 -1.9 -3.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -2 2.81 2.08 .985 2.72 2.36
1999 OAK AL 25 OF 104 73 692.0 223 213 3 7 1 .969 -1.9 -3.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -2 2.81 2.08 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 OAK AL 25 DH 1
2000 OAK AL 26 OF 114 27 384.1 101 94 2 5 1 .950 1.8 5.6 -0.2 -0.9 0.8 2 2.25 0.84 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 OAK AL 26 LF 76 5 163.2 31 28 0 3 0 .903 -1.0 -7.3 -2.0 -2.7 0.8 1 1.54 0.37 .987 2.16 1.76
2000 OAK AL 26 CF 27 19 172.0 56 53 1 2 1 .964 0.9 6.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 0 2.83 2.00 .986 2.76 2.44
2000 OAK AL 26 RF 14 3 48.2 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.9 46.8 0.9 1.2 -0.3 1 2.77 1.07 .980 2.16 1.76
2001 TOT MLB 27 OF 9 0 14.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -16.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.26 0.22 1.000 2.26 1.92
2001 TOT MLB 27 LF 5 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.00 0.40 1.000 2.00 1.52
2001 TOT MLB 27 CF 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -102.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
2001 OAK AL 27 OF 4 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -17.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.29 0.25 1.000 2.31 2.00
2001 OAK AL 27 RF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.83
2001 OAK AL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
2001 OAK AL 27 DH 1
2001 OAK AL 27 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
2001 ARI NL 27 OF 5 0 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -16.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 1.23 0.20 1.000 2.21 1.86
2001 ARI NL 27 LF 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 1.50 0.25 1.000 1.95 1.48
2001 ARI NL 27 CF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
2002 MIL NL 28 OF 21 14 141.2 38 38 0 0 0 1.000 2.6 22.0 1.6 1.4 0.1 1 2.41 1.81 .982 2.19 1.84
2002 MIL NL 28 CF 16 11 111.2 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 6.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 1 2.26 1.75 .989 2.57 2.13
2002 MIL NL 28 LF 6 3 30.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 80.0 2.0 1.5 0.4 0 3.00 1.67 .980 1.92 1.52
2003 TEX AL 29 CF 59 46 424.0 134 134 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -9.1 -0.2 3.2 -3.4 -3 2.84 2.27 .990 2.78 2.45
2003 TEX AL 29 OF 59 46 424.0 134 134 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -9.1 -0.2 3.2 -3.4 -3 2.84 2.27 .985 2.35 2.08
6 Seasons OF 423 261 2565.1 793 765 11 17 4 .979 -1.7 -0.8 -0.7 5.9 -6.6 -1 2.72 1.83 .985 2.31 2.02
6 Seasons CF 321 249 2293.0 727 703 10 14 4 .981 -3.6 -1.9 -0.6 6.1 -6.7 -3 2.80 2.22 .987 2.71 2.37
4 Seasons LF 88 8 203.2 43 40 0 3 0 .930 1.1 6.5 0.1 -1.1 1.2 1 1.77 0.45 .986 2.12 1.73
3 Seasons RF 21 4 68.2 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 14.0 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 1 3.28 1.19 .980 2.15 1.78
2 Seasons DH 2
6 Seasons TOT 430 261 2565.1 795 766 12 17 4 .979 -1.7 -0.8 -0.7 5.9 -6.6 -1 2.73 1.81 .965 2.65 2.21
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

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1998 OAK AL 24 117 101 117 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 113 4 116 0 1 5
1999 OAK AL 25 106 73 106 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 104 0 6 11
2000 OAK AL 26 121 27 121 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 27 14 114 0 5 38
2001 ARI NL 27 19 0 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 3 11
2001 OAK AL 27 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 2 3
2002 MIL NL 28 22 14 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 16 0 21 0 0 5
2003 TEX AL 29 60 46 60 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 59 0 0 5
6 Seasons 452 261 452 423 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 321 21 423 0 17 78
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 OAK AL 24 5 0 3 2 0 6 0 3 1 2 43 29 0 45 4 1 28 12 1 10 3 0 20 10 2 146 58 39.7% 84 4 2.7% 2 4055 52% 77% 42% 576 48%
1999 OAK AL 25 7 0 7 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 45 27 0 29 3 0 17 10 2 11 1 0 14 10 0 116 51 44.0% 63 2 1.7% 1 3093 53% 76% 38% 453 47%
2000 OAK AL 26 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 19 11 57.9% 8 0 0.0% 1 790 50% 73% 36% 84 62%
2001 ARI NL 27 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 0 0 9 56% 67% 11% 0
2001 OAK AL 27 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 0 0 5 40% 100% 60% 0
2002 MIL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 15 12 80.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 525 61% 67% 34% 47 60%
2003 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 23 0 24 3 0 8 3 0 8 1 0 14 5 0 85 35 41.2% 50 0 0.0% 0 1960 49% 75% 39% 270 50%
6 Seasons 14 0 12 2 2 10 0 3 1 4 136 91 0 103 12 1 54 26 3 34 8 0 54 30 2 381 167 43.8% 208 6 1.6% 4 10437 52% 75% 39% 1430 50%
MLB Averages 42.9% 2.2% 56% 74% 38% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 OAK AL 24 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 0 0 4 25% 75% 25% 0
2000 OAK AL 26 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 15 13 86.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 715 51% 76% 39% 70 40%
2001 ARI NL 27 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 0 0 30 57% 83% 47% 2 50%
2001 OAK AL 27 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 0 0 13 69% 77% 62% 1 100%
2002 MIL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 128 55% 72% 42% 12 83%
4 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 17 14 82.4% 3 0 0.0% 0 890 52% 75% 40% 85 47%
MLB Averages 61.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 76 53% 74% 47% 15 60%
2000 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 3 42.9% 3 1 14.3% 0 225 53% 80% 40% 28 54%
2001 OAK AL 27 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 0 0 11 64% 73% 64% 0
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 12 5 41.7% 6 1 8.3% 0 312 53% 78% 43% 43 56%
MLB Averages 46.8% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 51%

* 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.

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