Brandon Crawford

Brandon Michael Crawford (twitter: @bcraw35)

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 21, 1987 in Mountain View, CA
High School: Foothill HS (Pleasanton, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted
by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed August 14, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 27, 2011 (Age 24)
Team: Giants 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$530k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.094, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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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
2011 24 SFG NL 66 220 196 22 40 5 2 3 21 1 3 23 31 .204 .288 .296 .584 67 58 4 0 1 0 1 6
2012 25 SFG NL 143 476 435 44 108 26 3 4 45 1 4 33 95 .248 .304 .349 .653 86 152 4 3 2 3 6 *6
2013 26 SFG NL 45 179 159 24 45 9 2 5 23 0 1 16 32 .283 .354 .459 .813 134 73 3 2 1 1 4 *6
3 Yrs 254 875 790 90 193 40 7 12 89 2 8 72 158 .244 .310 .358 .668 91 283 11 5 4 4 11
162 Game Avg. 162 558 504 57 123 26 4 8 57 1 5 46 101 .244 .310 .358 .668 91 180 7 3 3 3 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2011 24 SFG NL 66 220 -9 0 1 3 3 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.4 .496 .499 0.1 0.6 2 6
2012 25 SFG NL 143 476 -9 -3 2 12 6 9 1.0 15 24 2.5 .507 .506 1.0 2.0 12 $481,000 *6
2013 26 SFG NL 45 179 6 1 1 -3 2 7 0.7 6 13 1.3 .517 .505 1.6 -0.1 16 $530,000 *6
3 Seasons 254 875 -12 -2 4 12 12 14 1.4 28 41 4.2 .506 .503 2.8 2.5 29 $1,011,000

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
2011 24 SFG NL 220 164 16 2.6 91 .228 .204 .250 .288 .316 .296 .389 .584 .704 67 .277 -8.5 -0.9 .485 .199 .092 1.5
2012 25 SFG NL 476 340 47 3.7 91 .307 .248 .248 .304 .312 .349 .393 .653 .704 86 .410 -6.4 -0.6 .552 .170 .101 1.6
2013 26 SFG NL 179 120 26 5.8 88 .325 .283 .243 .354 .308 .459 .384 .813 .692 134 .627 7.8 0.8 .763 .270 .176 .0
3 Yrs 875 624 89 3.8 91 .290 .244 .247 .310 .312 .358 .390 .668 .702 91 .430 -7.1 -0.7 .575 .197 .114 3.4
162 Game Avg. 558 398 57 3.8 91 .290 .244 .247 .310 .312 .358 .390 .668 .702 91 .430 -7.1 -0.7 .575 .197 .114 2

Postseason Batting

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
2012 25 SFG NL NLDS CIN W 5 14 11 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .182 .357 .364 .721 4 0 0 0 0 1
2012 25 SFG NL NLCS STL W 7 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .217 .308 .261 .569 6 0 0 0 0 1
2012 25 SFG NL WS DET W 4 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .308 .250 .558 3 1 0 1 0 0
1 Yr (3 Series) 16 54 46 3 10 1 1 0 7 1 0 7 12 .217 .321 .283 .603 13 1 0 1 0 2
1 NLDS 5 14 11 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 .182 .357 .364 .721 4 0 0 0 0 1
1 NLCS 7 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .217 .308 .261 .569 6 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 4 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .308 .250 .558 3 1 0 1 0 0

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
2011 24 SFG NL 220 1.4% 14.1% 10.5% 4.6% 25% 1.35 6.3 65.3 9.3 1.08 1.25 74% 15% 4.4% 14%
2012 25 SFG NL 476 0.8% 20.0% 6.9% 6.9% 31% 2.88 4.6 108.8 9.7 0.92 1.26 71% 20% 2.6% 15%
2013 26 SFG NL 179 2.8% 17.9% 8.9% 8.9% 36% 2.00 5.0 31.8 6.9 1.35 2.19 69% 20% 9.8% 6%
3 Yrs 875 1.4% 18.1% 8.2% 6.7% 31% 2.19 5.0 65.8 8.9 1.03 1.39 71% 19% 4.4% 13%
MLB Averages 2.6% 19.3% 8.1% 7.6% 33% 2.39 4.6 34.7 8.3 0.83 1.10 68% 19% 7.8% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2011 24 SFG NL -8.5 -0.9 229 -0.7 3.6 -4.2 1.10 -0.6 -0.0 -1.6 -0.2 1.01 -4.9 0
2012 25 SFG NL -5.7 -0.6 483 -1.3 6.7 -8.0 .98 -1.8 0.4 -11.6 -1.2 1.02 -13.0 0.84 3
2013 26 SFG NL 7.8 0.8 183 1.0 3.6 -2.7 1.07 0.5 0.4 9.8 1.0 0.98 6.3 0
3 Yrs -6.4 -0.6 895 -1.0 13.9 -14.9 1.03 -1.9 0.9 -3.4 -0.4 1.01 -11.5 0.84 3

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2011 24 SFG NL 1 0 32% 79 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 38% 13 9 4 1 0 1 2 1 1
2012 25 SFG NL 3 0 29% 187 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 3 44% 19 15 3 4 2 2 16 3 12
2013 26 SFG NL 1 0 33% 76 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 47% 8 8 0 2 2 0 9 0 9
3 Yrs 5 0 30% 342 2 8 20% 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 15 43% 40 32 7 7 4 3 27 4 22

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2011 24 SFG NL 220 85% 40 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 50% 42 4 10% 16 5 31% 159 20 13% 6 5 83% 13 9 69% 0
2012 25 SFG NL 476 74% 108 14 2 3 1 1 1 0.84 4 1 20 3 1 1 3 0 2 2 100% 95 4 4% 50 14 28% 337 44 13% 32 15 47% 22 7 32% 0
2013 26 SFG NL 179 69% 45 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 100% 30 3 10% 19 10 53% 115 19 17% 9 6 67% 12 8 67% 0
3 Yrs 875 76% 193 31 3 3 1 1 1 0.84 12 2 26 10 2 3 9 0 5 4 80% 167 11 7% 85 29 34% 611 83 14% 47 26 55% 47 24 51% 0
MLB Averages 55% 69% 11% 32% 14% 51% 55%

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
2011 24 SFG NL 220 841 3.82 510 61% 26% 14% 28% 33% 74% 1% 45% 81% 25% 7% 15 1 15% 33 8 10% 21 13 26% 0 0 0
2012 25 SFG NL 478 1825 3.82 1197 66% 25% 18% 28% 29% 75% 4% 49% 75% 31% 6% 27 0 15% 70 26 7% 35 19 23% -2 0 0
2013 26 SFG NL 179 664 3.71 415 63% 28% 16% 25% 31% 72% 5% 45% 78% 31% 7% 13 0 17% 30 6 11% 19 11 22% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 877 3330 3.80 2122 64% 26% 17% 27% 30% 74% 3% 47% 77% 29% 6% 55 1 15% 133 40 9% 75 43 23% -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.82 63% 28% 16% 27% 30% 72% 1% 46% 78% 27% 5% 14% 8% 24%

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
2011 24 66 220 196 22 40 5 2 3 21 1 3 23 31 .204 .288 .296 .584 67 58 4 0 1 0 1
2012 25 209 696 631 66 148 31 5 7 66 2 7 56 126 .235 .299 .333 .632 80 210 8 3 3 3 7
2013 26 254 875 790 90 193 40 7 12 89 2 8 72 158 .244 .310 .358 .668 91 283 11 5 4 4 11

Neutralized Batting

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
2011 24 66 225 199 25 43 5 2 3 24 1 25 31 .216 .304 .307 .610 19 66
2012 25 143 490 446 52 119 29 3 4 53 1 36 95 .267 .324 .372 .696 54 143
2013 26 45 186 164 28 50 10 2 6 27 0 18 32 .305 .378 .500 .878 30 45
3 Yrs 254 901 809 105 212 44 7 13 104 2 79 158 .262 .330 .382 .712 103 254
162 Game Avg. 162 575 516 67 135 28 4 8 66 1 50 101 .262 .330 .382 .712 66 254

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WARs c a p y
2012 NL  2.0 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
2013 NL  45 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
2013 NL  2 (7th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2013 NL  4 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2176), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1425), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS Shortstop (299th), 2.9 career WAR/2.9 7yr-peak WAR/2.9 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 66.6 career WAR/42.7 7yr-peak WAR/54.7 JAWS

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