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José Cruz

Jose Luis Cruz

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 19, 1974 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
High School: Bellaire HS (Houston, TX)
School: Rice University (Houston, TX)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed July 20, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1997 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Giants/DevilRays/Dodgers/Padres/... 1997-2008
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: June 5, 2008 (Age 34)
Relatives: Son of Jose Cruz, Nephew of Hector Cruz and Nephew of Tommy Cruz
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 18, 2013 5:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #971. Roy Johnson… #972. Jerry Remy… #973. Rajai Davis… #974. JOSE CRUZ… #975. Fred Luderus… #976. Glenn Hubbard… #977. David DeJesus… 

Standard Batting

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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
1997 23 TOT AL 104 442 395 59 98 19 1 26 68 7 2 41 117 .248 .315 .499 .814 110 197 5 0 1 5 2 7/8 RoY-2
1997 23 SEA AL 49 198 183 28 49 12 1 12 34 1 0 13 45 .268 .315 .541 .856 120 99 3 0 1 1 0 7
1997 23 TOR AL 55 244 212 31 49 7 0 14 34 6 2 28 72 .231 .316 .462 .778 101 98 2 0 0 4 2 7/8
1998 24 TOR AL 105 413 352 55 89 14 3 11 42 11 4 57 99 .253 .354 .403 .757 98 142 0 0 0 4 3 8/7
1999 25 TOR AL 106 414 349 63 84 19 3 14 45 14 4 64 91 .241 .358 .433 .791 101 151 6 0 1 0 5 8/7
2000 26 TOR AL 162 681 603 91 146 32 5 31 76 15 5 71 129 .242 .323 .466 .789 95 281 11 2 2 3 3 *8
2001 27 TOR AL 146 627 577 92 158 38 4 34 88 32 5 45 138 .274 .326 .530 .857 119 306 8 1 2 2 4 *87/D
2002 28 TOR AL 124 522 466 64 114 26 5 18 70 7 1 51 106 .245 .317 .438 .754 95 204 8 0 1 4 1 *798/D
2003 29 SFG NL 158 650 539 90 135 26 1 20 68 5 8 102 121 .250 .366 .414 .779 104 223 14 0 2 7 6 *9/8 GG
2004 30 TBD AL 153 636 545 76 132 25 8 21 78 11 6 76 117 .242 .333 .433 .766 101 236 6 2 5 8 8 *9/8
2005 31 TOT MLB 115 437 370 46 93 24 2 18 50 0 2 66 101 .251 .364 .473 .837 117 175 10 0 0 1 3 98/7
2005 31 TOT NL 111 424 358 46 90 23 2 18 50 0 2 65 97 .251 .366 .478 .843 119 171 10 0 0 1 3 89/7
2005 31 ARI NL 64 245 202 23 43 9 0 12 28 0 1 42 54 .213 .347 .436 .783 102 88 6 0 0 1 2 8/97
2005 31 BOS AL 4 13 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .333 .641 69 4 0 0 0 0 0 /9
2005 31 LAD NL 47 179 156 23 47 14 2 6 22 0 1 23 43 .301 .391 .532 .923 142 83 4 0 0 0 1 9/7
2006 32 LAD NL 86 273 223 34 52 16 1 5 17 5 1 43 54 .233 .353 .381 .734 88 85 3 0 4 3 2 798
2007 33 SDP NL 91 293 256 37 60 12 3 6 21 6 1 31 65 .234 .316 .375 .691 86 96 3 0 5 1 1 79/8
2008 34 HOU NL 38 60 49 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 9 .122 .283 .143 .426 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 7/89
12 Yrs 1388 5448 4724 713 1167 252 36 204 624 113 39 658 1147 .247 .337 .445 .783 102 2103 74 5 23 38 38
162 Game Avg. 162 636 551 83 136 29 4 24 73 13 5 77 134 .247 .337 .445 .783 102 245 9 1 3 4 4
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
TOR (6 yrs) 698 2901 2559 396 640 136 20 122 355 85 21 316 635 .250 .331 .462 .793 102 1182 35 3 6 17 18
LAD (2 yrs) 133 452 379 57 99 30 3 11 39 5 2 66 97 .261 .368 .443 .812 110 168 7 0 4 3 3
ARI (1 yr) 64 245 202 23 43 9 0 12 28 0 1 42 54 .213 .347 .436 .783 102 88 6 0 0 1 2
TBD (1 yr) 153 636 545 76 132 25 8 21 78 11 6 76 117 .242 .333 .433 .766 101 236 6 2 5 8 8
SFG (1 yr) 158 650 539 90 135 26 1 20 68 5 8 102 121 .250 .366 .414 .779 104 223 14 0 2 7 6
BOS (1 yr) 4 13 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .333 .641 69 4 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 91 293 256 37 60 12 3 6 21 6 1 31 65 .234 .316 .375 .691 86 96 3 0 5 1 1
SEA (1 yr) 49 198 183 28 49 12 1 12 34 1 0 13 45 .268 .315 .541 .856 120 99 3 0 1 1 0
HOU (1 yr) 38 60 49 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 9 .122 .283 .143 .426 19 7 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 904 3748 3299 500 824 174 29 155 467 97 27 406 801 .250 .331 .461 .792 103 1521 44 5 12 26 26
NL (5 yrs) 484 1700 1425 213 343 78 7 49 157 16 12 252 346 .241 .352 .408 .761 99 582 30 0 11 12 12

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
1997 23 SEA AL 49 198 4 -0 0 6 -2 8 0.9 7 16 1.6 .517 .505 0.9 0.4 10 7 RoY-2
1997 23 TOR AL 55 244 -0 1 0 -2 -2 -3 -0.3 9 6 0.6 .494 .498 0.8 -0.4 8 $150,000 7/8 RoY-2
1998 24 TOR AL 105 413 -2 -1 1 -1 2 -1 0.0 15 15 1.5 .500 .500 1.5 0.1 16 $325,000 8/7
1999 25 TOR AL 106 414 0 1 1 9 2 13 1.3 16 29 2.7 .512 .508 1.9 1.0 20 $400,000 8/7
2000 26 TOR AL 162 681 -9 1 1 4 3 -0 0.1 26 25 2.5 .500 .500 2.1 0.7 22 $395,000 *8
2001 27 TOR AL 146 627 14 5 0 -22 2 -1 0.0 23 22 2.2 .499 .499 4.3 -1.8 44 $2,350,000 *87/D
2002 28 TOR AL 124 522 0 2 1 0 -4 -0 0.0 20 19 1.9 .500 .500 1.8 -0.3 19 $3,950,000 *798/D
2003 29 SFG NL 158 650 6 -2 -1 15 -6 12 1.2 20 33 3.1 .508 .508 1.6 0.9 18 $2,500,000 *9/8 GG
2004 30 TBD AL 153 636 -1 -0 2 -2 -6 -8 -0.6 24 16 1.7 .495 .495 1.8 -0.6 18 $2,500,000 *9/8
2005 31 ARI NL 64 245 0 -1 -1 -20 1 -20 -2.1 8 -13 -1.3 .468 .487 0.7 -2.0 7 $4,000,000 8/97
2005 31 BOS AL 4 13 -1 0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .438 .498 -0.0 -0.2 -0 /9
2005 31 LAD NL 47 179 9 0 -1 9 -2 16 1.6 6 22 2.2 .535 .510 1.2 0.7 13 9/7
2006 32 LAD NL 86 273 -2 1 0 1 -2 -2 -0.3 9 6 0.6 .497 .499 0.4 -0.2 5 $2,910,000 798
2007 33 SDP NL 91 293 -5 2 2 6 -3 2 0.1 9 11 1.0 .502 .501 0.4 0.3 5 $650,000 79/8
2008 34 HOU NL 38 60 -6 -0 0 -1 -0 -7 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .482 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $650,000 7/89
12 Seasons 1388 5448 9 7 8 0 -18 7 1.2 193 200 19.5 .500 .500 19.2 -1.6 200 $20,780,000
TOR (6 yrs) 698 2901 3 8 5 -12 3 7 1.2 109 116 11.4 .501 .501 12.6 -0.7 128 $7,570,000
LAD (2 yrs) 133 452 8 1 -1 10 -4 14 1.4 14 28 2.7 .511 .504 1.7 0.6 18 $2,910,000
ARI (1 yr) 64 245 0 -1 -1 -20 1 -20 -2.1 8 -13 -1.3 .468 .487 0.7 -2.0 7 $4,000,000
TBD (1 yr) 153 636 -1 -0 2 -2 -6 -8 -0.6 24 16 1.7 .495 .495 1.8 -0.6 18 $2,500,000
SFG (1 yr) 158 650 6 -2 -1 15 -6 12 1.2 20 33 3.1 .508 .508 1.6 0.9 18 $2,500,000
BOS (1 yr) 4 13 -1 0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .438 .498 -0.0 -0.2 -0
SDP (1 yr) 91 293 -5 2 2 6 -3 2 0.1 9 11 1.0 .502 .501 0.4 0.3 5 $650,000
SEA (1 yr) 49 198 4 -0 0 6 -2 8 0.9 7 16 1.6 .517 .505 0.9 0.4 10
HOU (1 yr) 38 60 -6 -0 0 -1 -0 -7 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .482 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $650,000

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
2003 29 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 4 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .000 .154 .000 .154 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 NLDS 4 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .000 .154 .000 .154 0 0 0 1 0 1

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 Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 TOT AL 23 OF 104 102 89 893.2 190 181 4 5 1 .974 4 5 1.86 1.78 .982 2.32 2.30 RoY-2
1997 TOT AL 23 LF 100 98 85 858.2 187 178 4 5 1 .973 5 7 1.91 1.82 .979 2.07 2.05 RoY-2
1997 SEA AL 23 LF 49 47 34 408.0 87 83 1 3 0 .966 6 19 1.85 1.71 .979 2.07 2.05
1997 SEA AL 23 OF 49 47 34 408.0 87 83 1 3 0 .966 6 19 1.85 1.71 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 TOR AL 23 OF 55 55 55 485.2 103 98 3 2 1 .981 -2 -6 1.87 1.84 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 TOR AL 23 LF 51 51 51 450.2 100 95 3 2 1 .980 -1 -3 1.96 1.92 .979 2.07 2.05
1997 TOR AL 23 CF 4 4 4 35.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -41 1.29 1.25 .988 2.70 2.68 RoY-2
1998 TOR AL 24 OF 105 96 91 890.2 258 247 7 4 1 .984 -1 -1 2.57 2.42 .985 2.31 2.29
1998 TOR AL 24 CF 103 95 90 871.2 249 239 6 4 1 .984 -0 -1 2.53 2.38 .987 2.69 2.66
1998 TOR AL 24 LF 6 1 1 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -25 1.89 0.67 .985 2.08 2.08
1999 TOR AL 25 OF 106 96 95 867.1 288 277 8 3 2 .990 9 12 2.96 2.69 .984 2.30 2.27
1999 TOR AL 25 CF 97 87 86 787.1 258 249 6 3 1 .988 5 7 2.91 2.63 .985 2.72 2.68
1999 TOR AL 25 LF 9 9 9 80.0 30 28 2 0 1 1.000 4 59 3.38 3.33 .985 2.08 2.04
2000 TOR AL 26 CF 162 162 157 1423.1 418 407 8 3 1 .993 4 3 2.62 2.56 .986 2.75 2.72
2000 TOR AL 26 OF 162 162 157 1423.1 417 405 9 3 1 .993 4 3 2.62 2.56 .985 2.36 2.33
2001 TOR AL 27 OF 143 141 129 1256.2 294 286 5 3 1 .990 -22 -21 2.08 2.03 .984 2.30 2.28
2001 TOR AL 27 CF 133 132 122 1168.1 278 270 5 3 1 .989 -23 -24 2.12 2.07 .988 2.67 2.65
2001 TOR AL 27 LF 14 9 7 88.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1 15 1.63 1.14 .981 2.14 2.12
2001 TOR AL 27 DH 1 0
2002 TOR AL 28 OF 119 118 108 1035.1 266 255 9 2 2 .992 0 1 2.29 2.22 .985 2.35 2.32
2002 TOR AL 28 LF 56 52 50 469.2 127 124 3 0 0 1.000 9 23 2.43 2.27 .983 2.15 2.13
2002 TOR AL 28 RF 47 46 43 390.2 88 82 5 1 2 .989 -4 -12 2.00 1.85 .982 2.12 2.09
2002 TOR AL 28 CF 21 20 15 175.0 52 50 1 1 0 .981 -4 -31 2.62 2.43 .989 2.77 2.74
2002 TOR AL 28 DH 2 2
2003 SFG NL 29 OF 158 152 138 1346.0 360 340 18 2 7 .994 38 15 34 13 2.39 2.27 .984 2.17 2.15 GG
2003 SFG NL 29 RF 157 151 137 1332.2 356 337 17 2 7 .994 36 14 33 13 2.39 2.25 .982 2.09 2.07 GG
2003 SFG NL 29 CF 3 1 1 13.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 144 90 2.70 1.33 .988 2.50 2.47 GG
2004 TBD AL 30 OF 152 148 147 1310.2 335 315 10 10 0 .970 18 -2 17 -1 2.23 2.14 .985 2.30 2.28
2004 TBD AL 30 RF 151 147 146 1301.2 332 312 10 10 0 .970 17 -2 16 -2 2.23 2.13 .983 2.22 2.21
2004 TBD AL 30 CF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 147 0 3.00 3.00 .987 2.60 2.60
2005 TOT MLB 31 OF 107 103 74 866.2 212 200 5 7 0 .967 -9 -13 -12 -18 2.13 1.92 .984 2.19 2.16
2005 TOT MLB 31 RF 55 51 39 433.0 119 110 4 5 0 .958 7 6 20 16 2.37 2.07 .980 2.10 2.08
2005 TOT NL 31 OF 103 99 72 835.2 210 198 5 7 0 .967 -8 -11 -12 -15 2.19 1.97 .984 2.19 2.16
2005 TOT NL 31 RF 51 47 37 402.0 117 108 4 5 0 .957 8 8 24 23 2.51 2.20 .980 2.10 2.08
2005 TOT NL 31 LF 4 2 1 18.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -90 0 1.45 0.75 .983 1.93 1.92
2005 ARI NL 31 OF 58 57 36 468.1 102 98 2 2 0 .980 -20 -20 -51 -51 1.92 1.72 .984 2.19 2.16
2005 ARI NL 31 CF 53 50 34 415.0 90 87 1 2 0 .978 -15 -19 -43 -55 1.91 1.66 .987 2.52 2.48
2005 ARI NL 31 RF 6 5 1 35.2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -1 -118 -37 2.27 1.50 .980 2.09 2.08
2005 ARI NL 31 LF 3 2 1 17.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -95 0 1.53 1.00 .983 1.94 1.93
2005 BOS AL 31 OF 4 4 2 31.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -27 -77 0.58 0.50 .985 2.29 2.28
2005 BOS AL 31 RF 4 4 2 31.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -27 -81 0.58 0.50 .980 2.12 2.10
2005 LAD NL 31 OF 45 42 36 367.1 108 100 3 5 0 .954 12 9 38 29 2.52 2.29 .984 2.19 2.16
2005 LAD NL 31 RF 45 42 36 366.1 108 100 3 5 0 .954 12 9 38 29 2.53 2.29 .980 2.10 2.08
2005 LAD NL 31 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
2006 LAD NL 32 OF 71 54 41 516.2 129 129 0 0 0 1.000 4 1 9 2 2.25 1.82 .984 2.22 2.20
2006 LAD NL 32 LF 40 32 22 279.2 60 60 0 0 0 1.000 4 2 15 8 1.93 1.50 .982 1.97 1.95
2006 LAD NL 32 RF 24 14 12 144.1 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 6 8 2.31 1.54 .980 2.10 2.09
2006 LAD NL 32 CF 15 8 7 92.2 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 -5 -26 3.11 2.13 .988 2.59 2.57
2007 SDP NL 33 OF 70 60 53 560.2 153 147 5 1 2 .993 5 6 10 12 2.44 2.17 .984 2.30 2.29
2007 SDP NL 33 LF 49 38 35 365.1 94 89 4 1 1 .989 3 4 11 13 2.29 1.90 .984 2.00 1.99
2007 SDP NL 33 RF 23 20 16 178.1 55 54 1 0 1 1.000 3 1 20 6 2.78 2.39 .981 2.18 2.17
2007 SDP NL 33 CF 3 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -2 1 -106 71 2.12 1.33 .988 2.70 2.70
2008 HOU NL 34 OF 15 7 3 70.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 3 -17 2.31 1.20 .985 2.21 2.20
2008 HOU NL 34 LF 10 1 1 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 15 -45 1.88 0.50 .984 1.91 1.89
2008 HOU NL 34 CF 5 5 2 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -17 -34 2.31 1.80 .990 2.60 2.60
2008 HOU NL 34 RF 3 1 0 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 44 109 3.27 1.33 .982 2.13 2.10
12 Seasons OF 1312 1239 1125 11037.2 2920 2800 80 40 17 .986 50 5 5 1 2.35 2.20 .984 2.29 2.26
12 Seasons CF 600 567 521 5042.2 1402 1359 27 16 4 .989 -35 -20 -8 -41 2.47 2.31 .987 2.69 2.66
7 Seasons RF 460 430 393 3791.2 991 936 37 18 10 .982 61 21 19 7 2.31 2.12 .982 2.14 2.13
9 Seasons LF 288 242 211 2203.1 526 507 13 6 3 .989 24 5 13 8 2.12 1.81 .982 2.06 2.04
12 Seasons TOT 1312 1239 1125 11037.2 2920 2800 80 40 17 .986 50 5 5 0 2.35 2.20 .984 2.29 2.26
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • 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

Gold Gloves
2003 NL (OF)

Games Played s c a p y
2000 AL  162 (1st)
2003 NL  158 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
2001 AL  38 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
2004 AL  8 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2001 AL  34 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2003 NL  102 (7th)
2004 AL  76 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2000 AL  129 (10th)
2001 AL  138 (7th)
Career  1,147 (172nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2001 AL  32 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2001 AL  76 (6th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2003 NL  7 (7th)
2004 AL  8 (4th)

SB % s c a p y
2001 AL  86.49 (6th)
Career  74.34 (192nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2001 AL  33.0 (1st)
Career  145.4 (199th)

AB per HR s c a p y
Career  23.2 (237th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2000 AL  478 (6th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2003 NL  38 (1st)
2004 AL  18 (3rd)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1997 AL  5 (4th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  162 (1st)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  407 (1st)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  8 (3rd)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  157 (2nd)
2004 AL  151 (2nd)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  337 (1st)
2004 AL  312 (3rd)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  17 (2nd)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2004 AL  10 (1st)
2005 NL  5 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2002 AL  2 (4th)
2003 NL  7 (1st)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2000 AL  162 (1st)
2003 NL  158 (2nd)
2004 AL  152 (4th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2000 AL  405 (1st)
2003 NL  340 (5th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2003 NL  18 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2004 AL  10 (2nd)
2005 NL  7 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
2003 NL  7 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2002 AL  9 (4th)
Career  24 (42nd)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  4 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1999 AL  2.91 (5th)
Career  2.47 (99th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  2.63 (4th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  .993 (2nd)
Career  .989 (49th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  36 (1st)
2004 AL  17 (2nd)
2005 NL  8 (3rd)
Career  61 (14th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2003 NL  2.39 (2nd)
2004 AL  2.23 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  2.25 (1st)
2004 AL  2.13 (4th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2003 NL  .994 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2003 NL  38 (1st)
2004 AL  18 (2nd)
Career  50 (70th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1999 AL  2.96 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1999 AL  2.69 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2003 NL  .994 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (757), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 15 (1204), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1401), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (919), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (137th), 19.5 career WAR/16.4 7yr-peak WAR/17.9 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 70.5 career WAR/44.1 7yr-peak WAR/57.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199723Toronto Blue Jays$150,0001997 postseason AP survey
199824Toronto Blue Jays$325,0004/3/98 USA Today
199925Toronto Blue Jays$400,0004/6/99 USA Today
200026Toronto Blue Jays$395,0004/5/00 AP
200127Toronto Blue Jays$2,350,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Toronto Blue Jays$3,950,0004/3/02 AP
200329San Francisco Giants$2,500,0004/3/03 AP
200430Tampa Bay Devil Rays$2,500,0004/7/04 AP
200531Arizona Diamondbacks$4,000,000
200632Los Angeles Dodgers$2,910,000
200733San Diego Padres$650,000
200834Houston Astros$650,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$20,780,000
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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