Jack Cust

John Joseph Cust

Positions: Designated Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: January 16, 1979 in Flemington, NJ
High School: Immaculata (Somerville, NJ)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed July 14, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 2001
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Rockies/Orioles/Padres/Diamondbacks 2001-2009
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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
2001 22 ARI NL 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 200 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
2002 23 COL NL 35 78 65 8 11 2 0 1 8 0 1 12 32 .169 .295 .246 .541 36 16 3 0 0 1 0 7
2003 24 BAL AL 27 84 73 7 19 7 0 4 11 0 0 10 25 .260 .357 .521 .878 129 38 0 1 0 0 0 D/7
2004 25 BAL AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 SDP NL 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
2007 28 OAK AL 124 507 395 61 101 18 1 26 82 0 2 105 164 .256 .408 .504 .912 146 199 6 1 0 6 2 D97
2008 29 OAK AL 148 598 481 77 111 19 0 33 77 0 0 111 197 .231 .375 .476 .851 129 229 7 2 0 4 3 7D/9
2009 30 OAK AL 149 612 513 88 123 16 0 25 70 4 1 93 185 .240 .356 .417 .773 105 214 7 2 0 4 5 D9
8 Seasons 491 1886 1533 242 367 62 1 89 248 4 4 332 605 .239 .374 .455 .829 121 698 23 6 0 15 10
162 Game Avg. 162 622 506 80 121 20 0 29 82 1 1 110 200 .239 .374 .455 .829 121 230 8 2 0 5 3
OAK (3 yrs) 421 1717 1389 226 335 53 1 84 229 4 3 309 546 .241 .378 .462 .840 125 642 20 5 0 14 10
BAL (2 yrs) 28 85 74 7 19 7 0 4 11 0 0 10 26 .257 .353 .514 .866 126 38 0 1 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 200 1 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 35 78 65 8 11 2 0 1 8 0 1 12 32 .169 .295 .246 .541 36 16 3 0 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 449 1802 1463 233 354 60 1 88 240 4 3 319 572 .242 .377 .465 .842 125 680 20 6 0 14 10
NL (3 yrs) 42 84 70 9 13 2 0 1 8 0 1 13 33 .186 .310 .257 .567 43 18 3 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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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
2001 22 ARI NL 3 1 1 26.7 118 .500 .500 .278 .667 .350 .500 .455 1.167 .805 200 .955 0.5 0.0 2.000 .500 .000
2002 23 COL NL 78 59 5 2.3 120 .303 .169 .284 .295 .360 .246 .451 .541 .812 36 .203 -6.4 -0.6 .466 .246 .077 .0
2003 24 BAL AL 84 54 15 7.4 106 .341 .260 .267 .357 .333 .521 .427 .878 .759 129 .671 3.3 0.3 .907 .397 .260 .0
2004 25 BAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .430 .000 .766 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2006 27 SDP NL 3 2 0 0.0 105 .500 .333 .261 .333 .330 .333 .424 .667 .754 80 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
2007 28 OAK AL 507 308 90 7.8 102 .355 .256 .264 .408 .330 .504 .412 .912 .742 146 .689 32.3 3.0 1.003 .509 .248 .0
2008 29 OAK AL 598 381 94 6.6 101 .306 .231 .262 .375 .329 .476 .412 .851 .741 129 .628 24.2 2.3 .907 .476 .245 .0
2009 30 OAK AL 612 402 83 5.5 106 .319 .240 .265 .356 .334 .417 .425 .773 .759 105 .538 5.8 0.5 .784 .365 .177 6.9
8 Seasons 1886 1208 288 6.4 104 .326 .239 .265 .374 .332 .455 .419 .829 .751 121 .608 59.2 5.5 .868 .432 .216 7.7
162 Game Avg. 622 399 95 6.4 104 .326 .239 .265 .374 .332 .455 .419 .829 .751 121 .608 20 2 .868 .432 .216 3
OAK (3 yrs) 1717 1091 267 6.5 103 .325 .241 .264 .378 .331 .462 .417 .840 .748 125 .618 62.2 5.8 .889 .444 .221 7.6
BAL (2 yrs) 85 55 15 7.3 106 .341 .257 .267 .353 .333 .514 .427 .866 .759 126 .663 3.0 0.3 .891 .392 .257 .0
ARI (1 yr) 3 1 1 26.7 118 .500 .500 .278 .667 .350 .500 .455 1.167 .805 200 .955 0.5 0.0 2.000 .500 .000
COL (1 yr) 78 59 5 2.3 120 .303 .169 .284 .295 .360 .246 .451 .541 .812 36 .202 -6.4 -0.6 .466 .246 .077 .0
SDP (1 yr) 3 2 0 0.0 105 .500 .333 .261 .333 .330 .333 .424 .667 .754 80 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
AL (5 yrs) 1802 1146 282 6.6 103 .326 .242 .264 .377 .331 .465 .417 .842 .748 125 .620 65.2 6.1 .889 .442 .223 7.7
NL (3 yrs) 84 62 6 2.6 120 .324 .186 .283 .310 .359 .257 .450 .567 .809 43 .243 -6.0 -0.6 .492 .243 .071 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
2001 22 ARI NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 1.00 67% 50% 0.0% 0%
2002 23 COL NL 78 1.3% 41.0% 15.4% 3.9% 27% 2.67 2.0 65.0 8.1 0.83 2.25 42% 32% 5.9% 6%
2003 24 BAL AL 84 4.8% 29.8% 11.9% 13.1% 58% 2.50 2.9 18.3 6.6 0.50 1.00 52% 25% 12.9% 3%
2004 25 BAL AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
2006 27 SDP NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 1.00 67% 50% 0.0% 0%
2007 28 OAK AL 507 5.1% 32.4% 20.7% 8.9% 45% 1.56 2.4 15.2 4.8 0.81 1.90 42% 23% 21.1% 6%
2008 29 OAK AL 598 5.5% 32.9% 18.6% 8.7% 47% 1.77 2.4 14.6 6.2 0.68 1.19 43% 22% 21.2% 9%
2009 30 OAK AL 612 4.1% 30.2% 15.2% 6.7% 33% 1.99 2.8 20.5 7.3 0.60 0.85 50% 22% 12.6% 3%
8 Seasons 1886 4.7% 32.1% 17.6% 8.1% 41% 1.82 2.5 17.2 6.2 0.68 1.20 45% 23% 16.9% 6%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
2001 22 ARI NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 23 COL NL 0 0 32% 23 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
2003 24 BAL AL 1 0 12% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11% 5 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 1
2004 25 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 SDP NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 OAK AL 0 0 19% 204 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 24% 31 27 4 8 7 0 12 4 8
2008 29 OAK AL 3 0 23% 199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 26% 35 31 4 5 3 2 17 8 9
2009 30 OAK AL 3 0 33% 255 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 9 33% 34 28 5 16 10 6 17 6 11
8 Seasons 7 0 25% 718 4 4 50% 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 15 37 28% 109 94 14 31 20 9 50 20 30
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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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
2001 22 ARI NL 3 100% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 23 COL NL 78 94% 11 0 0 16 3 0 1 0.85 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 3 19% 8 2 25% 58 7 12% 4 3 75% 8 5 63% 0
2003 24 BAL AL 84 87% 19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.83 4 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 16 0 0% 2 0 0% 43 7 16% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
2004 25 BAL AL 1 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 SDP NL 3 100% 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 OAK AL 507 68% 101 1 0 6 1 0 0 1.95 26 1 17 19 7 14 12 0 0 0 103 6 6% 39 10 26% 349 57 16% 39 20 51% 27 11 41% 0
2008 29 OAK AL 598 72% 111 9 0 2 0 0 1 1.65 33 0 14 25 8 20 13 0 0 0 117 7 6% 48 12 25% 379 45 12% 25 9 36% 37 14 38% 0
2009 30 OAK AL 612 74% 123 12 3 3 1 0 1 2.39 25 1 6 22 3 14 11 0 1 0 0% 108 7 6% 56 16 29% 371 46 12% 36 15 42% 37 14 38% 0
8 Seasons 1886 73% 367 22 3 34 6 0 3 1.13 89 2 40 71 18 50 39 0 1 0 0% 362 23 6% 155 40 26% 1203 162 13% 106 49 46% 112 46 41% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
2001 22 ARI NL 3 11 3.67 4 36% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 18% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 33% 1 0 0 0 0
2002 23 COL NL 78 350 4.49 204 58% 32% 22% 29% 17% 68% 0% 39% 68% 23% 6% 5 0 14% 11 5 5% 4 3 31% 0 0 0
2003 24 BAL AL 84 335 3.99 196 59% 23% 27% 26% 24% 77% 0% 45% 66% 30% 1% 1 0 13% 11 8 8% 7 4 28% 0 0 0
2004 25 BAL AL 1 4 4.00 3 75% 0% 67% 33% 0% 100% 0% 75% 33% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 27 SDP NL 3 7 2.33 5 71% 40% 0% 20% 40% 60% 0% 43% 100% 67% 0% 0 0 33% 1 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2007 28 OAK AL 507 2232 4.40 1205 54% 33% 23% 24% 20% 67% 1% 36% 65% 30% 8% 39 2 18% 89 31 14% 72 34 44% 0 0 0
2008 29 OAK AL 598 2616 4.37 1460 56% 32% 25% 23% 20% 68% 1% 38% 64% 27% 6% 38 3 17% 103 48 14% 82 41 36% 0 0 0
2009 30 OAK AL 612 2602 4.25 1476 57% 29% 22% 26% 22% 71% 1% 40% 69% 29% 7% 40 3 18% 113 52 12% 74 37 32% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1886 8157 4.33 4553 56% 31% 23% 25% 21% 69% 1% 38% 66% 28% 7% 123 8 17% 328 144 13% 240 119 36% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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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
2001 22 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 200 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 23 38 81 67 8 12 2 0 1 8 0 1 13 32 .179 .309 .254 .562 42 17 3 0 0 1 0
2003 24 65 165 140 15 31 9 0 5 19 0 1 23 57 .221 .333 .393 .726 86 55 3 1 0 1 0
2004 25 66 166 141 15 31 9 0 5 19 0 1 23 58 .220 .331 .390 .721 85 55 3 1 0 1 0
2005 26 66 166 141 15 31 9 0 5 19 0 1 23 58 .220 .331 .390 .721 85 55 3 1 0 1 0
2006 27 70 169 144 16 32 9 0 5 19 0 1 23 59 .222 .331 .389 .720 85 56 3 1 0 1 0
2007 28 194 676 539 77 133 27 1 31 101 0 3 128 223 .247 .389 .473 .862 129 255 9 2 0 7 2
2008 29 342 1274 1020 154 244 46 1 64 178 0 3 239 420 .239 .382 .475 .857 129 484 16 4 0 11 5
2009 30 491 1886 1533 242 367 62 1 89 248 4 4 332 605 .239 .374 .455 .829 121 698 23 6 0 15 10

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2001 22 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 3
2002 23 35 76 64 7 10 2 0 1 7 0 11 32 .156 .276 .234 .511 4 35
2003 24 27 86 74 7 20 7 0 4 11 0 11 25 .270 .372 .527 .899 14 27
2004 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2006 27 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
2007 28 124 523 403 62 109 19 1 28 84 0 113 164 .270 .426 .531 .957 92 124
2008 29 148 616 490 80 120 21 0 36 80 0 120 197 .245 .393 .508 .901 98 148
2009 30 149 628 522 91 132 17 0 27 73 4 100 185 .253 .373 .441 .813 86 149
8 Seasons 491 1936 1559 247 392 66 1 96 255 4 356 605 .251 .389 .480 .869 295 491
162 Game Avg. 162 639 514 81 129 22 0 32 84 1 117 200 .251 .389 .480 .869 97 491

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
2007 AL  .408 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2007 AL  .912 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2008 AL  33 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2007 AL  105 (2nd)
2008 AL  111 (1st)
2009 AL  93 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2007 AL  164 (1st)
2008 AL  197 (1st)
2009 AL  185 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2007 AL  146 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2007 AL  32 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2007 AL  3.0 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2007 AL  .689 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2007 AL  15.2 (4th)
2008 AL  14.6 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (590), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 10 (1371), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1025), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Marcus Thames (950)
  3. Otto Velez (945)
  4. Phil Plantier (940)
  5. Wily Mo Pena (931)
  6. Steve Bilko (931)
  7. Brian Hunter (929)
  8. Eduardo Perez (928)
  9. Jeremy Giambi (928)
  10. Jason Lane (928)
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  1. Otto Velez (948)
  2. Jason Lane (928)
  3. Bob Hamelin (925)
  4. Jim Lemon (924)
  5. Bubba Trammell (923)
  6. Jim King (921)
  7. Lee Stevens (920)
  8. Brian Hunter (920)
  9. Glenallen Hill (918)
  10. Russell Branyan (918)
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  2. Sam Horn (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Otto Velez (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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