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Johnny Damon

Johnny David Damon (Caveman)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, KS
High School: Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 23, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1995
Teams (by GP): Royals/RedSox/Yankees/Athletics/Rays/... 1995-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$5.25M (11) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 16.051, Free Agent: 2012 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 3, 2012, 8:02PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #177. Edd Roush… #178. Bob Johnson… #179. Earle Combs… #180. JOHNNY DAMON… #181. Jim Wynn… #182. Bill Dahlen… #183. George Foster… 

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
1995 21 KCR AL 47 206 188 32 53 11 5 3 23 7 0 12 22 .282 .324 .441 .765 97 83 2 1 2 3 0 8/9
1996 22 KCR AL 145 566 517 61 140 22 5 6 50 25 5 31 64 .271 .313 .368 .680 73 190 4 3 10 5 3 *89
1997 23 KCR AL 146 524 472 70 130 12 8 8 48 16 10 42 70 .275 .338 .386 .723 88 182 3 3 6 1 2 *879
1998 24 KCR AL 161 710 642 104 178 30 10 18 66 26 12 58 84 .277 .339 .439 .779 100 282 4 4 3 3 4 *897
1999 25 KCR AL 145 660 583 101 179 39 9 14 77 36 6 67 50 .307 .379 .477 .856 116 278 13 3 3 4 5 *7/8D9
2000 26 KCR AL 159 741 655 136 214 42 10 16 88 46 9 65 60 .327 .382 .495 .877 118 324 7 1 8 12 4 *87D MVP-19
2001 27 OAK AL 155 719 644 108 165 34 4 9 49 27 12 61 70 .256 .324 .363 .687 82 234 7 5 5 4 1 *87/9
2002 28 BOS AL 154 702 623 118 178 34 11 14 63 31 6 65 70 .286 .356 .443 .799 109 276 4 6 3 5 5 *8/D AS
2003 29 BOS AL 145 690 608 103 166 32 6 12 67 30 6 68 74 .273 .345 .405 .750 94 246 5 2 6 6 4 *8
2004 30 BOS AL 150 702 621 123 189 35 6 20 94 19 8 76 71 .304 .380 .477 .857 117 296 8 2 0 3 1 *8/D MVP-16
2005 31 BOS AL 148 688 624 117 197 35 6 10 75 18 1 53 69 .316 .366 .439 .805 110 274 5 2 0 9 3 *8/D AS,MVP-13
2006 32 NYY AL 149 671 593 115 169 35 5 24 80 25 10 67 85 .285 .359 .482 .841 115 286 4 4 2 5 1 *8D/3 MVP-15
2007 33 NYY AL 141 605 533 93 144 27 2 12 63 27 3 66 79 .270 .351 .396 .747 96 211 4 2 1 3 1 8D7/39
2008 34 NYY AL 143 623 555 95 168 27 5 17 71 29 8 64 82 .303 .375 .461 .836 118 256 5 1 2 1 0 *78D/3
2009 35 NYY AL 143 626 550 107 155 36 3 24 82 12 0 71 98 .282 .365 .489 .854 118 269 9 2 2 1 1 *7/D
2010 36 DET AL 145 613 539 81 146 36 5 8 51 11 1 69 90 .271 .355 .401 .756 105 216 5 2 2 1 2 D7/8
2011 37 TBR AL 150 647 582 79 152 29 7 16 73 19 6 51 92 .261 .326 .418 .743 110 243 4 7 2 5 1 *D7/3
17 Seasons 2426 10693 9529 1643 2723 516 107 231 1120 404 103 986 1230 .286 .353 .435 .789 105 4146 93 50 57 71 38
162 Game Avg. 162 714 636 110 182 34 7 15 75 27 7 66 82 .286 .353 .435 .789 105 277 6 3 4 5 3
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
KCR (6 yrs) 803 3407 3057 504 894 156 47 65 352 156 42 275 350 .292 .351 .438 .789 100 1339 33 15 32 28 18
BOS (4 yrs) 597 2782 2476 461 730 136 29 56 299 98 21 262 284 .295 .362 .441 .803 108 1092 22 12 9 23 13
NYY (4 yrs) 576 2525 2231 410 636 125 15 77 296 93 21 268 344 .285 .363 .458 .821 112 1022 22 9 7 10 3
TBR (1 yr) 150 647 582 79 152 29 7 16 73 19 6 51 92 .261 .326 .418 .743 110 243 4 7 2 5 1
OAK (1 yr) 155 719 644 108 165 34 4 9 49 27 12 61 70 .256 .324 .363 .687 82 234 7 5 5 4 1
DET (1 yr) 145 613 539 81 146 36 5 8 51 11 1 69 90 .271 .355 .401 .756 105 216 5 2 2 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1995 21 KCR AL 206 -2 4 -2 1 5 1 7 14 1.4 9 0.9 0.5 $109,000 8/9
1996 22 KCR AL 566 -20 3 1 4 -6 -2 19 -1 0.0 5 0.5 -0.5 $180,000 *89
1997 23 KCR AL 524 -8 0 -1 4 9 -3 18 19 1.9 10 1.0 0.9 $240,000 *879
1998 24 KCR AL 710 -1 1 1 2 -14 1 23 14 1.4 27 2.7 -1.3 $460,000 *897
1999 25 KCR AL 660 15 9 1 1 11 -7 20 50 4.9 39 3.9 1.0 $2,100,000 *7/8D9
2000 26 KCR AL 741 26 11 6 3 6 -5 22 69 6.6 63 6.2 0.4 $4,000,000 *87D MVP-19
2001 27 OAK AL 719 -9 3 1 3 8 -2 22 27 2.7 18 1.8 0.9 $7,100,000 *87/9
2002 28 BOS AL 702 10 7 -1 4 3 2 22 47 4.7 44 4.4 0.3 $7,250,000 *8/D AS
2003 29 BOS AL 690 -5 5 0 3 -19 2 20 6 0.6 25 2.5 -1.9 $7,500,000 *8
2004 30 BOS AL 702 17 4 1 3 -3 2 21 45 4.4 48 4.8 -0.4 $8,000,000 *8/D MVP-16
2005 31 BOS AL 688 12 7 2 3 -23 2 21 24 2.4 47 4.7 -2.3 $8,250,000 *8/D AS,MVP-13
2006 32 NYY AL 671 12 3 -2 2 1 0 21 37 3.7 36 3.6 0.1 $13,000,000 *8D/3 MVP-15
2007 33 NYY AL 605 -1 6 3 3 7 -6 20 31 3.1 25 2.5 0.6 $13,000,000 8D7/39
2008 34 NYY AL 623 15 3 0 1 12 -6 20 45 4.5 33 3.3 1.2 $13,000,000 *78D/3
2009 35 NYY AL 626 18 4 2 2 6 -7 20 45 4.2 39 3.6 0.6 $13,000,000 *7/D
2010 36 DET AL 613 6 4 1 4 -0 -11 21 23 2.3 24 2.4 -0.1 $8,000,000 D7/8
2011 37 TBR AL 647 9 1 3 5 2 -14 22 28 2.8 25 2.6 0.2 $5,250,000 *D7/3
17 Seasons 10693 93 75 15 47 7 -53 339 523 51.6 517 51.4 0.2 $110,439,000
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
KCR (6 yrs) 3407 10 28 6 15 12 -15 109 165 16.2 153 15.2 1.0 $7,089,000
BOS (4 yrs) 2782 34 23 2 13 -41 8 84 122 12.1 164 16.4 -4.3 $31,000,000
NYY (4 yrs) 2525 44 16 2 8 26 -19 81 158 15.5 133 13.0 2.5 $52,000,000
TBR (1 yr) 647 9 1 3 5 2 -14 22 28 2.8 25 2.6 0.2 $5,250,000
OAK (1 yr) 719 -9 3 1 3 8 -2 22 27 2.7 18 1.8 0.9 $7,100,000
DET (1 yr) 613 6 4 1 4 -0 -11 21 23 2.3 24 2.4 -0.1 $8,000,000

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
2001 27 OAK AL ALDS NYY L 5 23 22 3 9 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .409 .435 .591 1.026 13 0 0 0 0 0
2003 29 BOS AL ALDS OAK W 5 22 19 2 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 .316 .409 .579 .988 11 1 1 0 0 0
2003 29 BOS AL ALCS NYY L 5 23 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 .200 .304 .250 .554 5 1 0 0 0 0
2004 30 BOS AL ALDS ANA W 3 16 15 4 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 .467 .500 .533 1.033 8 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 BOS AL ALCS NYY W 7 37 35 5 6 0 0 2 7 2 1 2 8 .171 .216 .343 .559 12 1 0 0 0 0
2004 30 BOS AL WS STL W 4 21 21 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .619 .905 13 1 0 0 0 0
2005 31 BOS AL ALDS CHW L 3 14 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 1 0 0 0 0
2006 32 NYY AL ALDS DET L 4 18 17 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .235 .278 .412 .690 7 0 0 0 0 0
2007 33 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 4 19 18 2 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 5 .278 .316 .611 .927 11 0 0 0 0 0
2009 35 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .083 .237 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 35 NYY AL ALCS LAA W 6 31 30 4 9 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .300 .323 .533 .856 16 0 0 0 0 0
2009 35 NYY AL WS PHI W 6 25 22 6 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 3 3 .364 .440 .455 .895 10 0 0 0 0 0
2011 37 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 4 17 17 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .235 .235 .412 .647 7 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons (13 Series) 59 279 261 39 72 12 2 10 33 13 1 17 40 .276 .323 .452 .775 118 5 1 0 0 0
8 ALDS 31 142 133 19 39 6 1 5 14 7 0 8 23 .293 .338 .466 .804 62 2 1 0 0 0
3 ALCS 18 91 85 10 19 2 0 4 13 3 1 6 13 .224 .275 .388 .663 33 2 0 0 0 0
2 WS 10 46 43 10 14 4 1 1 6 3 0 3 4 .326 .370 .535 .904 23 1 0 0 0 0

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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
1995 KCR AL 21 OF 47 43 42 396.2 111 110 0 1 0 .991 5 15 2.50 2.34 .983 2.33 2.31
1995 KCR AL 21 CF 44 40 39 369.1 103 102 0 1 0 .990 4 14 2.49 2.32 .987 2.73 2.70
1995 KCR AL 21 RF 4 3 3 27.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 26 2.63 2.00 .979 2.04 2.02
1996 KCR AL 22 OF 144 132 108 1184.2 361 350 5 6 4 .983 -6 -6 2.70 2.47 .983 2.38 2.36
1996 KCR AL 22 CF 89 75 62 669.0 211 205 3 3 3 .986 -4 -8 2.80 2.34 .990 2.77 2.76
1996 KCR AL 22 RF 63 57 46 515.2 149 144 2 3 1 .980 -2 -4 2.55 2.32 .979 2.17 2.16
1997 KCR AL 23 OF 136 118 90 1095.0 331 322 5 4 3 .988 9 10 2.69 2.40 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 KCR AL 23 CF 65 51 48 480.1 157 154 1 2 0 .987 10 26 2.90 2.38 .988 2.71 2.68
1997 KCR AL 23 LF 48 32 23 311.1 70 69 0 1 0 .986 -1 -5 1.99 1.44 .979 2.07 2.05
1997 KCR AL 23 RF 47 35 19 303.1 103 98 4 1 3 .990 0 2 3.03 2.17 .978 2.18 2.16
1998 KCR AL 24 OF 158 151 138 1354.1 386 372 10 4 1 .990 -14 -12 2.54 2.42 .985 2.31 2.29
1998 KCR AL 24 CF 130 127 118 1123.1 325 314 9 2 1 .994 -10 -11 2.59 2.48 .987 2.69 2.66
1998 KCR AL 24 RF 24 22 18 188.0 45 42 1 2 0 .956 -2 -15 2.06 1.79 .983 2.13 2.11
1998 KCR AL 24 LF 14 2 2 43.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -20 2.72 0.93 .985 2.09 2.08
1999 KCR AL 25 OF 140 140 129 1227.2 313 301 8 4 0 .987 11 11 2.27 2.21 .984 2.30 2.27
1999 KCR AL 25 LF 132 131 121 1148.2 298 287 7 4 0 .987 14 15 2.30 2.23 .985 2.08 2.05
1999 KCR AL 25 CF 8 6 6 55.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -4 -79 1.64 1.25 .985 2.72 2.68
1999 KCR AL 25 DH 4 4
1999 KCR AL 25 RF 3 3 2 24.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 1 35 1.88 1.67 .982 2.10 2.07
2000 KCR AL 26 OF 133 132 120 1149.2 345 334 6 5 1 .986 6 6 2.66 2.56 .985 2.36 2.33 MVP-19
2000 KCR AL 26 CF 69 67 59 579.2 190 184 4 2 1 .989 -3 -7 2.92 2.72 .986 2.75 2.72 MVP-19
2000 KCR AL 26 LF 67 65 61 570.0 153 148 2 3 0 .980 9 19 2.37 2.24 .985 2.16 2.14 MVP-19
2000 KCR AL 26 DH 25 25 MVP-19
2001 OAK AL 27 OF 154 152 140 1350.1 352 345 4 3 1 .991 8 7 2.33 2.27 .984 2.30 2.28
2001 OAK AL 27 CF 86 84 78 744.1 211 209 2 0 0 1.000 9 14 2.55 2.45 .988 2.67 2.65
2001 OAK AL 27 LF 67 64 58 562.0 135 131 1 3 1 .978 1 1 2.11 1.97 .981 2.14 2.12
2001 OAK AL 27 RF 5 4 4 44.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -27 1.23 1.20 .982 2.09 2.08
2002 BOS AL 28 CF 151 150 143 1319.0 357 349 7 1 2 .997 3 3 2.43 2.36 .989 2.77 2.74 AS
2002 BOS AL 28 OF 151 150 143 1319.0 360 352 7 1 2 .997 3 3 2.45 2.38 .985 2.35 2.32 AS
2002 BOS AL 28 DH 1 1 AS
2003 BOS AL 29 CF 144 141 136 1265.0 369 361 7 1 2 .997 -19 3 -18 3 2.62 2.56 .990 2.78 2.75
2003 BOS AL 29 OF 144 141 136 1265.0 370 362 7 1 2 .997 -19 3 -18 2 2.63 2.56 .985 2.35 2.33
2004 BOS AL 30 CF 148 145 128 1256.1 358 349 4 5 2 .986 -3 -7 -3 -7 2.53 2.39 .988 2.64 2.62 MVP-16
2004 BOS AL 30 OF 148 145 128 1256.1 358 349 4 5 2 .986 -3 -7 -3 -6 2.53 2.39 .985 2.30 2.28 MVP-16
2004 BOS AL 30 DH 1 1 MVP-16
2005 BOS AL 31 CF 147 144 123 1225.0 405 394 5 6 0 .985 -23 -5 -23 -5 2.93 2.71 .989 2.69 2.66 AS,MVP-13
2005 BOS AL 31 OF 147 144 123 1225.0 405 394 5 6 0 .985 -23 -5 -23 -4 2.93 2.71 .986 2.30 2.28 AS,MVP-13
2005 BOS AL 31 DH 1 1 AS,MVP-13
2006 NYY AL 32 CF 131 129 107 1086.2 312 306 3 3 1 .990 1 -4 1 -4 2.56 2.36 .989 2.65 2.61 MVP-15
2006 NYY AL 32 OF 131 129 107 1086.2 312 306 3 3 1 .990 1 -4 1 -4 2.56 2.36 .986 2.30 2.27 MVP-15
2006 NYY AL 32 DH 15 15 MVP-15
2006 NYY AL 32 1B 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 13.50 3.00 .993 9.45 9.40 MVP-15
2007 NYY AL 33 OF 81 76 58 651.0 198 193 3 2 0 .990 7 0 13 0 2.71 2.42 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 NYY AL 33 CF 48 45 30 377.0 122 121 1 0 0 1.000 5 -1 17 -3 2.91 2.54 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 NYY AL 33 DH 47 47
2007 NYY AL 33 LF 32 31 28 271.0 75 71 2 2 0 .973 2 2 10 9 2.42 2.28 .985 2.11 2.09
2007 NYY AL 33 1B 5 0 0 8.1 10 9 0 1 1 .900 0 0 9.72 1.80 .995 9.29 9.26
2007 NYY AL 33 RF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -240 -400 3.00 1.00 .980 2.10 2.10
2008 NYY AL 34 OF 113 108 92 944.1 237 232 3 2 0 .992 12 4 15 5 2.24 2.08 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 NYY AL 34 LF 87 75 68 659.1 158 155 2 1 0 .994 14 7 26 13 2.14 1.80 .984 2.05 2.03
2008 NYY AL 34 CF 34 33 24 285.0 79 77 1 1 0 .987 -3 -3 -11 -13 2.46 2.29 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 NYY AL 34 DH 25 25
2008 NYY AL 34 1B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.00 1.00 .990 9.00 9.20
2009 NYY AL 35 LF 133 129 105 1117.2 231 220 6 5 2 .978 6 -1 7 -1 1.82 1.70 .987 2.12 2.09
2009 NYY AL 35 OF 132 129 105 1117.2 231 220 6 5 2 .978 6 -1 7 -1 1.82 1.71 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 NYY AL 35 DH 4 4
2010 DET AL 36 DH 98 97
2010 DET AL 36 OF 36 35 17 268.1 61 57 2 2 1 .967 -0 0 -2 0 1.98 1.64 .986 2.30 2.28
2010 DET AL 36 LF 33 31 15 239.1 55 51 2 2 1 .964 -1 -1 -6 -5 1.99 1.61 .983 2.07 2.05
2010 DET AL 36 CF 4 4 2 29.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 25 41 1.86 1.50 .990 2.73 2.70
2011 TBR AL 37 DH 135 133
2011 TBR AL 37 LF 16 11 4 84.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 2 -2 35 -29 2.04 1.19 .982 2.13 2.11
2011 TBR AL 37 OF 16 11 4 84.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 2 -2 35 -28 2.04 1.19 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 TBR AL 37 1B 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.00 .995 9.00 9.20
17 Seasons OF 2011 1936 1680 16975.2 4750 4618 78 54 20 .989 7 -12 0 -1 2.49 2.34 .985 2.32 2.30
15 Seasons CF 1298 1241 1103 10864.0 3215 3141 47 27 12 .992 -35 -16 -4 -3 2.64 2.46 .989 2.71 2.68
10 Seasons LF 629 571 485 5006.1 1207 1164 22 21 4 .983 46 5 11 2 2.13 1.89 .984 2.10 2.08
7 Seasons RF 147 124 92 1105.1 317 302 9 6 4 .981 -4 -1 -4 -400 2.53 2.12 .979 2.16 2.14
4 Seasons 1B 8 0 0 12.1 16 15 0 1 1 .938 0 0 0 0 10.95 1.88 .994 9.27 9.26
17 Seasons TOT 2019 1936 1680 16988.0 4766 4633 78 55 21 .988 7 -24 0 -3 2.50 2.33 .985 2.33 2.33
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
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2005 (CF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2000 AL (19, 0%)
2004 AL (16, 2%)
2005 AL (13, 3%)
2006 AL (15, 2%)
0.07 Career Shares (1016th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2000 AL  6.6 (7th)
Active  51.6 (18th)
Career  51.6 (231st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2000 AL  6.6 (6th)
Active  51.6 (16th)
Career  51.6 (160th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2000 AL  6.2 (8th)
Active  51.4 (13th)
Career  51.4 (136th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2000 AL  .327 (10th)
2005 AL  .316 (4th)
Active  .286 (40th)

Games Played s c a p y
1998 AL  161 (4th)
2000 AL  159 (5th)
Active  2,426 (4th)
Career  2,426 (72nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1998 AL  642 (2nd)
2000 AL  655 (2nd)
2001 AL  644 (3rd)
2004 AL  621 (9th)
Active  9,529 (4th)
Career  9,529 (40th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1998 AL  710 (5th)
2000 AL  741 (2nd)
2001 AL  719 (3rd)
2002 AL  702 (7th)
2004 AL  702 (8th)
Active  10,693 (3rd)
Career  10,693 (43rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2000 AL  136 (1st)
2001 AL  108 (7th)
2002 AL  118 (5th)
2003 AL  103 (10th)
2004 AL  123 (2nd)
2005 AL  117 (4th)
2006 AL  115 (3rd)
2009 AL  107 (4th)
Active  1,643 (3rd)
Career  1,643 (35th)

Hits s c a p y
2000 AL  214 (2nd)
2004 AL  189 (6th)
2005 AL  197 (5th)
Active  2,723 (5th)
Career  2,723 (57th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2000 AL  324 (9th)
Active  4,146 (8th)
Career  4,146 (71st)

Doubles s c a p y
1999 AL  39 (9th)
2000 AL  42 (10th)
Active  516 (6th)
Career  516 (43rd)

Triples s c a p y
1997 AL  8 (3rd)
1998 AL  10 (2nd)
1999 AL  9 (2nd)
2000 AL  10 (3rd)
2002 AL  11 (1st)
2005 AL  6 (7th)
2010 AL  5 (9th)
2011 AL  7 (8th)
Active  107 (2nd)
Career  107 (136th)

Home Runs s c a p y
Active  231 (40th)
Career  231 (240th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
Active  1,120 (22nd)
Career  1,120 (188th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2004 AL  76 (10th)
Active  986 (12th)
Career  986 (117th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  1,230 (20th)
Career  1,230 (134th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1996 AL  25 (8th)
1999 AL  36 (6th)
2000 AL  46 (1st)
2002 AL  31 (4th)
2003 AL  30 (6th)
2006 AL  25 (9th)
2007 AL  27 (10th)
2008 AL  29 (9th)
Active  404 (4th)
Career  404 (68th)

Singles s c a p y
2000 AL  146 (4th)
2002 AL  119 (10th)
2004 AL  128 (6th)
2005 AL  146 (4th)
Active  1,869 (5th)
Career  1,869 (68th)

Runs Created s c a p y
Active  1,566 (11th)
Career  1,566 (73rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active  854 (10th)
Career  854 (74th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2000 AL  280 (9th)
2004 AL  267 (3rd)
2005 AL  252 (9th)
Active  3,759 (8th)
Career  3,759 (66th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1996 AL  10 (10th)
Active  57 (29th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2000 AL  12 (3rd)
2005 AL  9 (4th)
Active  71 (17th)
Career  71 (129th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1998 AL  12 (6th)
2000 AL  9 (8th)
2001 AL  12 (4th)
2006 AL  10 (4th)
2008 AL  8 (8th)
Active  103 (6th)
Career  103 (109th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1998 AL  21.3 (9th)
2000 AL  23.7 (3rd)
2002 AL  19.3 (6th)
2003 AL  17.1 (10th)
2004 AL  19.5 (8th)
2006 AL  24.5 (3rd)
2008 AL  21.4 (3rd)
Active  293.9 (5th)
Career  293.9 (25th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1999 AL  11.7 (4th)
2000 AL  10.9 (3rd)
2001 AL  9.2 (3rd)
2004 AL  8.7 (8th)
2005 AL  9.0 (6th)
Active  7.7 (31st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1998 AL  486 (2nd)
2000 AL  477 (7th)
2001 AL  507 (2nd)
Active  7,130 (4th)
Career  7,130 (41st)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2000 AL  43.67 (9th)
Active  211.19 (28th)
Career  211.19 (181st)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2000 AL  4.6 (5th)
2009 AL  3.7 (3rd)
Active  18.8 (29th)
Career  18.8 (192nd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
Active  15.6 (39th)
Career  15.6 (239th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2000 AL  3.8 (9th)
Active  19.2 (30th)
Career  19.2 (196th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  629 (11th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,164 (10th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  22 (16th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  21 (12th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,298 (6th)
Career  1,298 (44th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  3,141 (5th)
Career  3,141 (48th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  47 (8th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  27 (6th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1998 AL  158 (2nd)
2001 AL  154 (3rd)
2004 AL  148 (5th)
Active  2,011 (2nd)
Career  2,011 (50th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2004 AL  349 (4th)
2005 AL  394 (1st)
Active  4,618 (3rd)
Career  4,618 (35th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
Active  78 (14th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2005 AL  6 (5th)
2009 AL  5 (5th)
Active  54 (7th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  46 (3rd)
Career  46 (18th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1999 AL  2.30 (2nd)
2008 AL  2.14 (4th)
Active  2.13 (3rd)
Career  2.13 (36th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  2.23 (1st)
Active  1.89 (5th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  .987 (4th)
2008 AL  .994 (2nd)
Active  .983 (8th)
Career  .983 (52nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2005 AL  2.93 (3rd)
Active  2.64 (12th)
Career  2.64 (74th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2005 AL  2.71 (2nd)
Active  2.46 (11th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 AL  .994 (2nd)
2001 AL  1.000 (1st)
2002 AL  .997 (3rd)
2003 AL  .997 (1st)
Active  .992 (8th)
Career  .992 (16th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2005 AL  2.93 (3rd)
Active  2.49 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2005 AL  2.71 (2nd)
Active  2.34 (15th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2002 AL  .997 (5th)
2003 AL  .997 (2nd)
Career  .989 (68th)

Youngest s c a p y
1995 AL  born 1973-11-05 (8th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (342), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 77 (315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 90 (188), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 46 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Vada Pinson (906)
  2. Steve Finley (864)
  3. Tim Raines (858)
  4. Roberto Alomar (847) *
  5. Al Oliver (838)
  6. Paul Molitor (835) *
  7. Willie Davis (827)
  8. Roberto Clemente (819) *
  9. Lou Brock (818) *
  10. Mickey Vernon (817)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 37 
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  1. Paul Molitor (852) *
  2. Al Oliver (825)
  3. Willie Davis (822)
  4. Pete Rose (821)
  5. Roberto Clemente (819) *
  6. Rusty Staub (813)
  7. Robin Yount (813) *
  8. Rickey Henderson (812) *
  9. Lou Brock (811) *
  10. Bobby Abreu (808)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Mark Kotsay (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mark Kotsay (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lee Mazzilli (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Lee Mazzilli (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Chet Lemon (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Claudell Washington (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Claudell Washington (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Claudell Washington (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Claudell Washington (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tim Raines (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cesar Cedeno (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Cesar Cedeno (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Cesar Cedeno (897)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Cesar Cedeno (874)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Vada Pinson (880)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Paul Molitor (852) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199521Kansas City Royals$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199622Kansas City Royals$180,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $20,000 earned bonus
199723Kansas City Royals$240,0001997 AP survey
199824Kansas City Royals$460,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $60,000 earned bonus
199925Kansas City Royals$2,100,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200026Kansas City Royals$4,000,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200127Oakland Athletics$7,100,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Boston Red Sox$7,250,0004/3/02 AP
200329Boston Red Sox$7,500,0004/3/03 AP
200430Boston Red Sox$8,000,0004/7/04 AP
200531Boston Red Sox$8,250,000
200632New York Yankees$13,000,000
200733New York Yankees$13,000,000
200834New York Yankees$13,000,000
200935New York Yankees$13,000,000
201036Detroit Tigers$8,000,000
201137Tampa Bay Rays$5,250,000
2012 Statusnot updated,
Career to date (may be incomplete)$110,439,000
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