Scott Downs
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 17, 1976 in Louisville, KY
High School: Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY)
School: University of Kentucky
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 2000
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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
2000 24 TOT NL 18 34 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .071 .133 .071 .205 -45 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
2000 24 CHC NL 17 32 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .077 .143 .077 .220 -41 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
2000 24 MON NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2003 27 MON NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 28 MON NL 11 22 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .067 .125 .067 .192 -49 1 0 0 6 0 0 1
2005 29 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 30 TOR AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 31 TOR AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 32 TOR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 33 TOR AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 46 58 45 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .067 .125 .067 .192 -49 3 0 0 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 204 158 11 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 60 .067 .125 .067 .192 -49 11 0 0 35 0 0
TOR (5 yrs) 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (3 yrs) 13 25 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 6 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 17 32 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .077 .143 .077 .220 -41 2 0 0 4 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 30 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 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
2000 24 TOT NL 34 30 1 0.9 114 .111 .071 .270 .133 .347 .071 .441 .205 .788 -45 .036 -6.4 -0.6 .154 .071 .000
2000 24 CHC NL 32 28 1 1.0 114 .125 .077 .270 .143 .346 .077 .440 .220 .787 -41 .041 -5.7 -0.5 .167 .077 .000
2000 24 MON NL 2 2 0 0.0 119 .000 .000 .276 .000 .354 .000 .452 .000 .807 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2003 27 MON NL 1 1 0 0.0 114 .000 .000 .274 .000 .347 .000 .440 .000 .787 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
2004 28 MON NL 22 20 0 0.0 115 .125 .067 .275 .125 .348 .067 .446 .192 .794 -49 .000 -3.5 -0.3 .143 .067 .000
2009 33 TOR AL 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .332 .000 .423 .000 .755 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
8 Seasons 58 52 1 0.5 114 .107 .067 .272 .125 .347 .067 .443 .192 .790 -49 .014 -10.5 -0.9 .143 .067 .000
162 Game Avg. 204 183 4 0.5 114 .107 .067 .272 .125 .347 .067 .443 .192 .790 -49 .014 -10.5 -0.9 .143 .067 .000
MON (3 yrs) 25 23 0 0.0 116 .091 .056 .275 .105 .349 .056 .447 .161 .795 -57 .000 -4.5 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
CHC (1 yr) 32 28 1 1.0 114 .125 .077 .270 .143 .346 .077 .440 .220 .787 -41 .041 -5.7 -0.5 .167 .077 .000
TOR (5 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .332 .000 .423 .000 .755 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 57 51 1 0.5 114 .111 .068 .272 .128 .347 .068 .443 .196 .790 -48 .015 -10.2 -0.9 .146 .068 .000
AL (5 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .332 .000 .423 .000 .755 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000

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
2000 24 TOT NL 34 0.0% 29.4% 5.9% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.8 28.0 3.50 9.00 53% 18% 0.0% 0%
2000 24 CHC NL 32 0.0% 31.3% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.6 26.0 3.00 8.00 50% 20% 0.0% 0%
2000 24 MON NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2003 27 MON NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2004 28 MON NL 22 0.0% 31.8% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.1 1.33 3.33 36% 0% 0.0% 0%
2009 33 TOR AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
8 Seasons 58 0.0% 29.3% 5.2% 0.0% 0% 5.67 2.6 45.0 2.86 6.00 48% 11% 0.0% 0%
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
2000 24 TOT NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
2000 24 CHC NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
2000 24 MON 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
2003 27 MON 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
2004 28 MON NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2009 33 TOR 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
8 Seasons 0 0 50% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
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
2000 24 TOT NL 34 56% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 8 0 0% 8 2 25% 29 1 3% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2000 24 CHC NL 32 59% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 8 0 0% 8 2 25% 27 1 4% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2000 24 MON NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2003 27 MON NL 1 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 0 0 0 0
2004 28 MON NL 22 95% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 6 0 0% 8 4 50% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
2009 33 TOR AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 58 71% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 14 0 0% 16 6 38% 49 1 2% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 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
2000 24 TOT NL 34 106 3.12 78 74% 29% 18% 24% 28% 71% 0% 52% 75% 47% 6% 2 0 9% 3 0 3% 1 0 30% 0 0 0
2000 24 CHC NL 32 102 3.19 74 73% 28% 19% 26% 27% 72% 0% 52% 74% 47% 6% 2 0 9% 3 0 3% 1 0 30% 0 0 0
2000 24 MON NL 2 4 2.00 4 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 50% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2003 27 MON NL 1 1 1.00 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2004 28 MON NL 22 81 3.68 54 67% 30% 15% 30% 26% 70% 0% 47% 79% 32% 9% 2 0 9% 2 0 5% 1 0 29% 0 0 0
2009 33 TOR AL 1 5 5.00 3 60% 67% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% 20% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 58 193 3.33 136 70% 30% 16% 26% 28% 70% 0% 49% 77% 41% 7% 4 0 9% 5 0 3% 2 0 29% 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
2000 24 18 34 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .071 .133 .071 .205 -45 2 0 0 4 0 0
2001 25 18 34 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .071 .133 .071 .205 -45 2 0 0 4 0 0
2002 26 18 34 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .071 .133 .071 .205 -45 2 0 0 4 0 0
2003 27 19 35 29 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .069 .129 .069 .198 -47 2 0 0 4 0 0
2004 28 30 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 0
2005 29 31 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 0
2006 30 36 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 0
2007 31 41 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 0
2008 32 45 57 44 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .068 .128 .068 .196 -48 3 0 0 10 0 0
2009 33 46 58 45 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .067 .125 .067 .192 -49 3 0 0 10 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
2000 24 18 34 30 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 .133 .235 .133 .369 1 18
2003 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2004 28 11 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 11
2009 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
4 Seasons 31 52 47 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 17 .085 .173 .085 .258 1 31
162 Game Avg. 162 272 246 16 21 0 0 0 10 0 26 89 .085 .173 .085 .258 5 31

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