Tripp Cromer

Roy Bunyan Cromer

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 21, 1967 in Lake City, SC
High School: Lexington HS (Lexington, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted
by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1993
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Dodgers/Astros 1993-2003

Final Game: May 27, 2003
Relatives: Brother of D.T. Cromer
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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
1993 25 STL NL 10 24 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .087 .125 .087 .212 -41 2 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1994 26 STL NL 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1995 27 STL NL 105 369 345 36 78 19 0 5 18 0 0 14 66 .226 .261 .325 .586 55 112 14 4 1 5 2 64
1997 29 LAD NL 28 95 86 8 25 3 0 4 20 0 1 6 16 .291 .333 .465 .798 113 40 2 0 2 1 3 46/5
1998 30 LAD NL 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .667 .833 111 4 0 0 0 0 0
1999 31 LAD NL 33 57 52 5 10 0 0 2 8 0 0 5 10 .192 .263 .308 .571 48 16 4 0 0 0 0 /465379
2000 32 HOU NL 9 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 -11 1 0 0 1 0 0 /546
2001 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2003 35 HOU NL 3 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000 144 3 0 0 0 0 0 /4
8 Yrs 196 565 524 54 118 22 1 12 48 0 1 27 101 .225 .266 .340 .605 60 178 20 4 4 6 5
162 Game Avg. 162 467 433 45 98 18 1 10 40 0 1 22 83 .225 .266 .340 .605 60 147 17 3 3 5 4
STL (3 yrs) 117 393 368 38 80 19 0 5 18 0 0 15 72 .217 .253 .310 .562 49 114 14 4 1 5 2
LAD (3 yrs) 67 158 144 14 36 3 0 7 29 0 1 11 28 .250 .301 .417 .718 89 60 6 0 2 1 3
HOU (2 yrs) 12 14 12 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .231 .333 .564 39 4 0 0 1 0 0

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
1993 25 STL NL 10 24 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .461 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 $109,000 /6
1994 26 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $109,000 /6
1995 27 STL NL 105 369 -22 0 -1 2 5 -15 -1.5 10 -5 -0.5 .486 .491 -0.8 0.8 -7 $112,000 64
1997 29 LAD NL 28 95 1 -1 -0 1 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 0.2 3 $181,000 46/5
1998 30 LAD NL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $245,000
1999 31 LAD NL 33 57 -3 0 -0 1 0 -2 -0.2 2 -0 0.0 .495 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $346,500 /465379
2000 32 HOU NL 9 10 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .475 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /546
2003 35 HOU NL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .507 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /4
8 Seasons 196 565 -30 -1 -1 3 7 -22 -2.2 16 -6 -0.8 .489 .498 -1.0 1.0 -9 $1,102,500
STL (3 yrs) 117 393 -26 0 -0 2 6 -19 -2.0 11 -8 -0.9 .483 .496 -1.1 0.8 -10 $330,000
LAD (3 yrs) 67 158 -2 -1 -0 2 1 -1 -0.1 4 4 0.3 .499 .500 0.2 0.3 2 $772,500
HOU (2 yrs) 12 14 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .483 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $

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
1993 25 STL NL 24 21 0 0.0 101 .118 .087 .267 .125 .332 .087 .407 .212 .739 -41 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .143 .043 .000
1995 27 STL NL 369 287 27 2.5 105 .262 .226 .268 .261 .337 .325 .418 .586 .755 55 .233 -22.5 -2.2 .463 .139 .099 .0
1997 29 LAD NL 95 67 12 4.8 102 .313 .291 .262 .333 .333 .465 .411 .798 .744 113 .493 1.5 0.1 .703 .233 .174 .0
1998 30 LAD NL 6 5 1 5.4 103 .000 .167 .263 .167 .333 .667 .415 .833 .748 111 .546 -0.0 0.0 .800 .500 .500 .0
1999 31 LAD NL 57 46 3 1.8 110 .200 .192 .268 .263 .343 .308 .432 .571 .775 48 .116 -4.3 -0.4 .457 .212 .115 .0
2000 32 HOU NL 10 8 0 0.0 122 .143 .125 .281 .222 .360 .125 .460 .347 .820 -11 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
2003 35 HOU NL 4 3 1 8.9 112 .250 .250 .272 .250 .344 .750 .436 1.000 .781 144 .748 0.1 0.0 1.000 .500 .500
8 Yrs 565 437 44 2.7 105 .254 .225 .267 .266 .337 .340 .418 .605 .755 60 .252 -31.4 -3.1 .487 .164 .115 .0
162 Game Avg. 467 361 36 2.7 105 .254 .225 .267 .266 .337 .340 .418 .605 .755 60 .252 -31.4 -3.1 .487 .164 .115
LAD (3 yrs) 158 118 16 3.6 105 .264 .250 .264 .301 .336 .417 .419 .718 .755 89 .356 -2.9 -0.3 .609 .236 .167 .0
STL (3 yrs) 393 308 27 2.4 105 .253 .217 .268 .253 .337 .310 .417 .562 .754 49 .212 -27.2 -2.7 .440 .133 .092 .0
HOU (2 yrs) 14 11 1 2.4 119 .182 .167 .278 .231 .355 .333 .452 .564 .807 39 .198 -1.4 -0.1 .500 .250 .167

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
1993 25 STL NL 24 0.0% 25.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.8 2.40 2.00 71% 0% 0.0% 20%
1995 27 STL NL 369 1.4% 17.9% 3.8% 6.5% 31% 4.71 5.2 69.0 19.2 1.10 1.58 76% 22% 4.3% 14%
1997 29 LAD NL 95 4.2% 16.8% 6.3% 7.4% 28% 2.67 5.4 21.5 4.3 0.64 0.75 71% 29% 11.1% 14%
1998 30 LAD NL 6 16.7% 33.3% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.00 2.00 50% 0% 50.0% 0%
1999 31 LAD NL 57 3.5% 17.5% 8.8% 3.5% 20% 2.00 5.2 26.0 6.5 0.91 1.27 70% 12% 12.5% 27%
2000 32 HOU NL 10 0.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 8.0 0.75 1.00 70% 13% 0.0% 50%
2003 35 HOU NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100% 4.0 0.00 0.00 100% 25% 0.0% 0%
8 Yrs 565 2.1% 17.9% 4.8% 6.2% 30% 3.74 5.2 43.7 10.9 1.00 1.35 74% 21% 6.7% 16%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.5% 8.9% 7.8% 33% 1.85 5.4 32.4 7.5 0.80 1.08 70% 22% 8.1% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1993 25 STL NL -4.7 -0.5 24 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .67 -0.4 0.1 -4.7 -0.5 0.86 -5.4 0.01 1
1994 26 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 27 STL NL -23.0 -2.2 372 -2.6 4.1 -6.7 .93 -2.2 -0.6 -28.2 -2.8 0.91 -27.8 0.51 2
1997 29 LAD NL 1.5 0.1 96 0.3 1.5 -1.2 .83 0.2 0.1 6.3 0.6 1.00 3.2 1.03 1
1998 30 LAD NL -0.0 0.0 6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.06 -0.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.98 1.1 1.06 6
1999 31 LAD NL -4.4 -0.4 58 0.3 1.3 -0.9 .91 -0.2 0.5 -3.7 -0.3 1.04 -2.5 1.03 13
2000 32 HOU NL -1.5 -0.1 11 0.3 0.4 -0.1 1.36 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.0 0.98 -0.8 0.55 4
2003 35 HOU NL 0.1 0.0 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .75 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 1.13 0.7 1.48 2
8 Yrs -32.0 -3.1 571 -2.2 7.4 -9.6 .91 -2.6 0.2 -31.1 -3.1 0.94 -31.4 0.93 29

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1993 25 STL NL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1995 27 STL NL 5 0 34% 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 50% 10 6 4 3 3 0 11 3 8
1997 29 LAD NL 1 0 15% 29 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 31% 6 6 0 2 2 0 5 1 4
1998 30 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 31 LAD NL 2 0 23% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
2000 32 HOU NL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2003 35 HOU NL 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
8 Yrs 8 0 31% 190 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 43% 21 16 5 6 6 0 20 5 15

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
1993 25 STL NL 24 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 13 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1995 27 STL NL 369 24% 78 8 0 2 0 0 0 0.51 5 0 4 3 2 2 3 0 2 1 50% 77 14 18% 49 16 33% 197 13 7% 13 5 38% 15 8 53% 0
1997 29 LAD NL 95 32% 25 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.03 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 2 67% 23 2 9% 10 3 30% 70 17 24% 9 7 78% 5 5 100% 0
1998 30 LAD NL 6 33% 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 1.06 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 31 LAD NL 57 30% 10 1 0 13 3 1 2 1.03 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 4 36% 7 2 29% 48 6 13% 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 0
2000 32 HOU NL 10 20% 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
2003 35 HOU NL 4 0% 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 565 27% 118 14 1 29 4 2 3 0.93 12 0 8 6 6 5 7 0 7 4 57% 117 20 17% 71 21 30% 341 37 11% 31 14 45% 25 15 60% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 34% 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
1993 25 STL NL 17 52 3.06 34 65% 18% 15% 29% 38% 82% 0% 54% 82% 59% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 33% 7 0 0
1995 27 STL NL 334 1091 3.27 726 67% 22% 16% 26% 36% 78% 1% 52% 79% 43% 2% 7 0 7% 25 11 4% 14 12 47% 35 0 1
1997 29 LAD NL 89 304 3.42 194 64% 25% 18% 22% 35% 75% 8% 48% 77% 51% 4% 4 0 15% 13 6 4% 4 3 47% 6 0 0
1998 30 LAD NL 6 18 3.00 15 83% 13% 20% 40% 27% 87% 0% 72% 77% 83% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 31 LAD NL 57 199 3.49 128 64% 19% 26% 23% 33% 81% 0% 52% 68% 44% 4% 2 0 9% 5 2 7% 4 1 10% 0 0 0
2000 32 HOU NL 10 39 3.90 22 56% 14% 36% 14% 36% 86% 0% 49% 58% 40% 10% 1 0 20% 2 1 10% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
2003 35 HOU NL 4 18 4.50 14 78% 14% 14% 43% 29% 86% 0% 67% 83% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 517 1721 3.33 1133 66% 22% 18% 25% 35% 78% 2% 52% 77% 46% 3% 14 0 9% 45 20 4% 23 17 41% 48 0 1
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 9% 28%

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
1993 25 10 24 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .087 .125 .087 .212 -41 2 0 0 0 0 0
1994 26 12 24 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .087 .125 .087 .212 -41 2 0 0 0 0 0
1995 27 117 393 368 38 80 19 0 5 18 0 0 15 72 .217 .253 .310 .562 49 114 14 4 1 5 2
1996 28 117 393 368 38 80 19 0 5 18 0 0 15 72 .217 .253 .310 .562 49 114 14 4 1 5 2
1997 29 145 488 454 46 105 22 0 9 38 0 1 21 88 .231 .268 .339 .607 61 154 16 4 3 6 5
1998 30 151 494 460 47 106 22 0 10 39 0 1 21 90 .230 .267 .343 .610 62 158 16 4 3 6 5
1999 31 184 551 512 52 116 22 0 12 47 0 1 26 100 .227 .266 .340 .606 61 174 20 4 3 6 5
2000 32 193 561 520 54 117 22 0 12 47 0 1 27 101 .225 .266 .337 .602 59 175 20 4 4 6 5
2001 33 193 561 520 54 117 22 0 12 47 0 1 27 101 .225 .266 .337 .602 59 175 20 4 4 6 5
2002 34 193 561 520 54 117 22 0 12 47 0 1 27 101 .225 .266 .337 .602 59 175 20 4 4 6 5
2003 35 196 565 524 54 118 22 1 12 48 0 1 27 101 .225 .266 .340 .605 60 178 20 4 4 6 5

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
1993 25 10 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .042 .000 .042 0 10
1995 27 118 414 387 40 87 21 0 6 20 0 16 74 .225 .259 .326 .585 32 105
1997 29 28 96 87 8 26 3 0 4 21 0 6 16 .299 .340 .471 .812 14 28
1998 30 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .167 .167 .667 .833 1 6
1999 31 33 57 52 5 10 0 0 2 8 0 5 10 .192 .263 .308 .571 4 33
2000 32 9 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 9
2003 35 3 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000 1 3
7 Yrs 207 611 567 54 125 24 1 13 51 0 29 109 .220 .260 .335 .595 52 194
162 Game Avg. 162 478 444 42 98 19 1 10 40 0 23 85 .220 .260 .335 .595 41 194

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