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Doug DeCinces

Douglas Vernon DeCinces

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 29, 1950 in Burbank, CA
High School: Monroe HS (Sepulveda, CA)
School: Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1973 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Angels/Cardinals 1973-1987
Agents: Warren Legarie [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 37)
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #334. Dustin Pedroia… #335. Lenny Dykstra… #336. Dick Groat… #337. DOUG DECINCES… #338. Pedro Guerrero… #339. Kirk Gibson… #340. Ed McKean… 

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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
1973 22 BAL AL 10 19 18 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .111 .158 .111 .269 -22 2 0 0 0 0 0 /546
1974 23 BAL AL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1975 24 BAL AL 61 183 167 20 42 6 3 4 23 0 1 13 32 .251 .306 .395 .701 103 66 3 1 0 2 2 564/3
1976 25 BAL AL 129 475 440 36 103 17 2 11 42 8 4 29 68 .234 .284 .357 .641 93 157 11 2 3 1 1 *543/6D
1977 26 BAL AL 150 593 522 63 135 28 3 19 69 8 8 64 86 .259 .339 .433 .772 115 226 14 2 0 5 6 *5/34D
1978 27 BAL AL 142 561 511 72 146 37 1 28 80 7 7 46 81 .286 .346 .526 .872 149 269 12 2 0 2 2 *54
1979 28 BAL AL 120 484 422 67 97 27 1 16 61 5 3 54 68 .230 .318 .412 .731 99 174 11 3 0 5 5 *5
1980 29 BAL AL 145 549 489 64 122 23 2 16 64 11 6 49 83 .249 .319 .403 .722 98 197 20 3 4 4 5 *5/3
1981 30 BAL AL 100 391 346 49 91 23 2 13 55 0 3 41 32 .263 .341 .454 .795 128 157 12 1 1 2 2 *5/37
1982 31 CAL AL 153 655 575 94 173 42 5 30 97 7 5 66 80 .301 .369 .548 .916 149 315 18 1 4 9 7 *5/6 MVP-3,SS
1983 32 CAL AL 95 411 370 49 104 19 3 18 65 2 0 32 56 .281 .332 .495 .826 126 183 13 0 1 8 2 5D AS
1984 33 CAL AL 146 612 547 77 147 23 3 20 82 4 1 53 79 .269 .327 .431 .758 109 236 16 0 0 12 4 *5/D
1985 34 CAL AL 120 488 427 50 104 22 1 20 78 1 4 47 71 .244 .317 .440 .757 105 188 17 2 5 7 11 *5/D
1986 35 CAL AL 140 572 512 69 131 20 3 26 96 2 2 52 74 .256 .325 .459 .784 112 235 19 2 2 4 4 *5/D6 MVP-11
1987 36 TOT MLB 137 539 462 66 108 25 0 16 64 3 4 70 89 .234 .335 .392 .727 95 181 10 2 2 3 6 *5/3D6
1987 36 CAL AL 133 530 453 65 106 23 0 16 63 3 4 70 87 .234 .337 .391 .728 95 177 10 2 2 3 6 *5/3D6
1987 36 STL NL 4 9 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .444 .667 70 4 0 0 0 0 0 /5
15 Yrs 1649 6534 5809 778 1505 312 29 237 879 58 48 618 904 .259 .329 .445 .774 115 2586 176 21 22 64 57
162 Game Avg. 162 642 571 76 148 31 3 23 86 6 5 61 89 .259 .329 .445 .774 115 254 17 2 2 6 6
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
BAL (9 yrs) 858 3257 2916 373 738 161 14 107 397 39 32 298 455 .253 .323 .428 .751 112 1248 83 14 8 21 23
CAL (6 yrs) 787 3268 2884 404 765 149 15 130 481 19 16 320 447 .265 .336 .463 .798 117 1334 93 7 14 43 34
STL (1 yr) 4 9 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .444 .667 70 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 1645 6525 5800 777 1503 310 29 237 878 58 48 618 902 .259 .329 .445 .775 115 2582 176 21 22 64 57
NL (1 yr) 4 9 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .444 .667 70 4 0 0 0 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
1973 22 BAL AL 10 19 -2 0 0 2 0 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .506 .500 -0.1 0.2 -1 /546
1974 23 BAL AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .534 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /5
1975 24 BAL AL 61 183 -0 0 0 7 2 8 0.9 6 14 1.5 .515 .505 0.8 0.9 7 564/3
1976 25 BAL AL 129 475 -6 -1 -0 -7 2 -11 -1.1 15 4 0.3 .490 .492 1.1 -0.4 11 *543/6D
1977 26 BAL AL 150 593 13 -0 -2 8 3 21 2.4 19 40 4.2 .515 .513 3.3 1.3 32 $40,000 *5/34D
1978 27 BAL AL 142 561 32 -0 -2 11 3 44 4.8 18 62 6.5 .533 .529 5.4 1.6 51 *54
1979 28 BAL AL 120 484 -2 1 -1 9 2 10 1.1 16 25 2.5 .508 .506 1.7 1.2 16 *5
1980 29 BAL AL 145 549 1 1 -2 18 2 18 2.1 17 35 3.7 .513 .512 1.8 2.2 17 *5/3
1981 30 BAL AL 100 391 13 -2 -2 0 1 11 1.3 12 23 2.4 .512 .508 2.5 0.2 23 *5/37
1982 31 CAL AL 153 655 37 3 -2 13 2 52 5.5 20 72 7.3 .535 .533 6.1 1.6 59 *5/6 MVP-3,SS
1983 32 CAL AL 95 411 11 0 -2 -1 -0 8 1.0 13 21 2.1 .509 .505 2.3 -0.1 22 5D AS
1984 33 CAL AL 146 612 9 4 -1 -1 0 11 1.3 19 30 3.0 .508 .507 3.2 0.1 31 *5/D
1985 34 CAL AL 120 488 2 -1 -2 3 0 2 0.3 15 16 1.7 .501 .501 1.5 0.4 14 $1,100,000 *5/D
1986 35 CAL AL 140 572 8 -1 -1 -1 1 5 0.7 18 22 2.3 .503 .503 2.4 0.1 24 $1,200,000 *5/D6 MVP-11
1987 36 CAL AL 133 530 -1 -1 0 -4 0 -5 -0.3 16 11 1.1 .496 .497 1.5 -0.2 15 $1,050,000 *5/3D6
1987 36 STL NL 4 9 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 /5
15 Seasons 1649 6534 114 2 -16 56 18 173 20.2 204 377 38.6 .511 .507 33.5 9.2 321 $3,390,000
BAL (9 yrs) 858 3257 48 -1 -8 48 14 102 11.8 104 206 21.2 .512 .507 16.5 7.4 157 $40,000
CAL (6 yrs) 787 3268 66 3 -8 8 3 72 8.5 100 172 17.5 .509 .508 17.0 1.8 164 $3,350,000
STL (1 yr) 4 9 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0

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
1979 28 BAL AL ALCS CAL W 4 16 13 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .308 .313 .385 .697 5 1 0 0 2 0
1979 28 BAL AL WS PIT L 7 30 25 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 5 .200 .333 .320 .653 8 0 0 0 0 0
1982 31 CAL AL ALCS MIL L 5 20 19 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .316 .350 .421 .771 8 0 0 0 0 0
1986 35 CAL AL ALCS BOS L 7 32 32 2 9 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .281 .281 .469 .750 15 3 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 23 98 89 13 24 6 0 2 9 1 1 7 13 .270 .316 .404 .721 36 4 0 0 2 0
3 ALCS 16 68 64 11 19 6 0 1 6 0 1 2 8 .297 .309 .438 .746 28 4 0 0 2 0
1 WS 7 30 25 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 5 .200 .333 .320 .653 8 0 0 0 0 0

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 Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 BAL AL 22 3B 8 4 3 47.0 19 3 14 2 2 .895 1 23 3.26 2.13 .950 3.01 2.98
1973 BAL AL 22 2B 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.50 .980 5.40 5.40
1973 BAL AL 22 SS 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1 320 9.00 3.00 .963 5.10 5.10
1974 BAL AL 23 3B 1 0 0 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0 60 3.00 2.00 .955 3.15 3.10
1975 BAL AL 24 3B 34 25 16 227.1 95 19 71 5 7 .947 4 23 3.56 2.65 .954 3.16 3.15
1975 BAL AL 24 SS 13 5 0 46.2 33 13 18 2 3 .939 1 26 5.98 2.38 .959 4.86 4.84
1975 BAL AL 24 2B 11 11 8 92.1 66 41 25 0 10 1.000 1 13 6.43 6.00 .975 5.40 5.38
1975 BAL AL 24 1B 2 1 1 10.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 0 36 18.00 10.00 .990 9.81 9.80
1976 BAL AL 25 3B 109 103 91 916.1 323 96 208 19 9 .941 -7 -9 2.99 2.79 .953 2.94 2.95
1976 BAL AL 25 2B 17 15 6 126.2 94 49 44 1 11 .989 -0 -1 6.61 5.47 .975 5.40 5.42
1976 BAL AL 25 1B 11 2 2 39.2 50 45 5 0 1 1.000 1 27 11.34 4.55 .992 9.85 9.89
1976 BAL AL 25 SS 2 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -120 3.00 0.50 .970 5.10 5.00
1976 BAL AL 25 DH 1 1
1977 BAL AL 26 3B 148 146 138 1294.0 474 124 330 20 34 .958 8 7 3.16 3.07 .957 2.97 2.96
1977 BAL AL 26 1B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.50 1.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1977 BAL AL 26 2B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .980 5.40 5.40
1977 BAL AL 26 DH 1 1
1978 BAL AL 27 3B 130 128 106 1102.2 401 111 280 10 27 .975 13 14 3.19 3.01 .954 3.00 2.98
1978 BAL AL 27 2B 12 12 4 82.0 59 27 28 4 11 .932 -2 -34 6.04 4.58 .980 5.47 5.42
1979 BAL AL 28 3B 120 119 108 1036.2 359 99 247 13 21 .964 9 11 3.00 2.88 .953 3.07 3.03
1980 BAL AL 29 3B 142 138 119 1189.0 479 120 340 19 41 .960 18 18 3.48 3.24 .951 3.01 3.00
1980 BAL AL 29 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -120 9.00 2.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1981 BAL AL 30 3B 100 97 86 858.1 294 86 191 17 31 .942 0 0 2.90 2.77 .950 2.95 2.94
1981 BAL AL 30 1B 1 0 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.00 4.00 .992 10.12 10.00
1981 BAL AL 30 LF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 2.25 2.40
1981 BAL AL 30 OF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 2.70 2.50
1982 CAL AL 31 3B 153 152 143 1342.0 532 112 399 21 41 .961 14 12 3.43 3.34 .954 3.07 3.05 MVP-3,SS
1982 CAL AL 31 SS 2 1 0 11.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -1 -142 1.64 1.00 .967 4.91 4.85 MVP-3,SS
1983 CAL AL 32 3B 84 83 74 742.1 309 79 216 14 26 .955 -1 -2 3.58 3.51 .955 3.07 3.05 AS
1983 CAL AL 32 DH 10 10 AS
1984 CAL AL 33 3B 140 138 122 1201.1 387 107 266 14 22 .964 -1 -1 2.79 2.66 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 CAL AL 33 DH 5 5
1985 CAL AL 34 3B 111 111 100 959.0 310 95 202 13 27 .958 3 4 2.79 2.68 .953 2.85 2.82
1985 CAL AL 34 DH 3 3
1986 CAL AL 35 3B 132 128 119 1123.1 347 119 216 12 19 .965 -1 -1 2.68 2.54 .948 2.74 2.71 MVP-11
1986 CAL AL 35 DH 3 3 MVP-11
1986 CAL AL 35 SS 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.50 MVP-11
1987 TOT MLB 36 3B 131 119 105 1076.0 338 86 233 19 24 .944 -4 -4 2.67 2.44 .952 2.77 2.74
1987 CAL AL 36 3B 128 118 104 1058.0 326 83 226 17 24 .948 -3 -4 2.63 2.41 .952 2.77 2.74
1987 CAL AL 36 1B 4 3 2 26.2 23 22 1 0 3 1.000 -0 -18 7.76 5.75 .992 9.58 9.48
1987 CAL AL 36 DH 1 0
1987 CAL AL 36 SS 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.86 4.50
1987 STL NL 36 3B 3 1 1 18.0 12 3 7 2 0 .833 -1 -40 5.00 3.33 .951 2.80 2.80
15 Seasons 3B 1543 1491 1330 13121.1 4669 1256 3215 198 331 .958 56 5 3.07 2.90 .953 2.94 2.92
5 Seasons 2B 43 38 18 305.0 223 118 100 5 32 .978 -1 -3 6.43 5.07 .976 5.42 5.41
6 Seasons 1B 20 6 5 84.1 100 93 7 0 4 1.000 1 9 10.67 5.00 .992 9.78 9.82
6 Seasons SS 20 6 0 66.1 40 15 22 3 3 .925 0 4 5.02 1.85 .960 4.88 4.84
1 Season LF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 2.25 2.40
1 Season OF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 2.70 2.50
15 Seasons TOT 1627 1541 1353 13579.0 5033 1483 3344 206 370 .959 56 5 3.20 2.97 .955 3.04 3.09
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/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.
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  • 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

Hall of Fame
1993 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

All-Star Games
1983 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1982 AL (3, 45%)
1986 AL (11, 14%)
0.59 Career Shares (393rd)

Silver Sluggers
1982 AL (3B)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1978 AL  6.5 (6th)
1982 AL  7.3 (2nd)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1978 AL  6.5 (3rd)
1982 AL  7.3 (2nd)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1978 AL  5.4 (3rd)
1982 AL  6.1 (5th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1980 AL  2.2 (3rd)
Career  9.2 (242nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1978 AL  .526 (3rd)
1982 AL  .548 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1978 AL  .872 (6th)
1982 AL  .916 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1982 AL  94 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1982 AL  315 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1978 AL  37 (4th)
1981 AL  23 (8th)
1982 AL  42 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1978 AL  28 (8th)
1982 AL  30 (10th)
Career  237 (232nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1978 AL  149 (6th)
1982 AL  149 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1982 AL  113 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1978 AL  32 (8th)
1982 AL  39 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1978 AL  3.2 (8th)
1982 AL  3.9 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1978 AL  66 (2nd)
1981 AL  38 (9th)
1982 AL  77 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1982 AL  .680 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1982 AL  9 (3rd)
1983 AL  8 (7th)
1984 AL  12 (2nd)
Career  64 (184th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1985 AL  11 (9th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1980 AL  20 (10th)
1986 AL  19 (6th)
Career  176 (160th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1978 AL  18.3 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1978 AL  33.16 (6th)
1982 AL  33.66 (10th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1978 AL  3.0 (9th)
1982 AL  3.9 (4th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1978 AL  3.4 (5th)
1982 AL  3.3 (9th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1981 AL  17 (2nd)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  148 (4th)
1980 AL  142 (3rd)
1981 AL  100 (2nd)
1982 AL  153 (2nd)
1984 AL  140 (5th)
Career  1,543 (38th)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  124 (5th)
1978 AL  111 (4th)
1980 AL  120 (3rd)
1981 AL  86 (1st)
1982 AL  112 (5th)
1984 AL  107 (5th)
1986 AL  119 (2nd)
Career  1,256 (63rd)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  330 (1st)
1980 AL  340 (1st)
1981 AL  191 (5th)
1982 AL  399 (1st)
1984 AL  266 (5th)
Career  3,215 (34th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1976 AL  19 (4th)
1977 AL  20 (4th)
1980 AL  19 (2nd)
1981 AL  17 (1st)
1982 AL  21 (3rd)
1987 AL  17 (5th)
Career  198 (85th)

Double Plays Turned as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  34 (1st)
1978 AL  27 (3rd)
1980 AL  41 (1st)
1981 AL  31 (1st)
1982 AL  41 (2nd)
1985 AL  27 (5th)
Career  331 (16th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  8 (4th)
1978 AL  13 (1st)
1979 AL  9 (4th)
1980 AL  18 (1st)
1982 AL  14 (2nd)
Career  56 (24th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1976 AL  2.99 (5th)
1980 AL  3.48 (2nd)
1982 AL  3.43 (2nd)
1983 AL  3.58 (1st)
Career  3.07 (10th)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1977 AL  3.07 (4th)
1978 AL  3.01 (5th)
1980 AL  3.24 (2nd)
1982 AL  3.34 (2nd)
1983 AL  3.51 (1st)
1984 AL  2.66 (5th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1978 AL  .975 (3rd)
1979 AL  .964 (5th)
1980 AL  .960 (4th)
1984 AL  .964 (3rd)
1986 AL  .965 (4th)
Career  .958 (77th)

Salary s c a p y
1985 AL  $1,100,000 (8th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, 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 (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (937), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1065), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (733), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (32nd), 38.6 career WAR/29.6 7yr-peak WAR/34.1 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 12) = 64.9 career WAR/41.8 7yr-peak WAR/53.4 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197726Baltimore Orioles$40,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198534California Angels$1,100,0001985 USA Today survey
198635California Angels$1,200,0001986 USA Today survey
198736California Angels$1,050,0001987 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,390,000
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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