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David Eckstein (X Factor and Just Enough)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 20, 1975 in Sanford, FL
High School: Seminole (Sanford, FL)
School: University of Florida
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 2001
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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 26 ANA AL 153 664 582 82 166 26 2 4 41 29 4 43 60 .285 .355 .357 .712 89 208 11 21 16 2 0 *64D RoY-4
2002 27 ANA AL 152 702 608 107 178 22 6 8 63 21 13 45 44 .293 .363 .388 .752 101 236 7 27 14 8 0 *6/D MVP-11
2003 28 ANA AL 120 517 452 59 114 22 1 3 31 16 5 36 45 .252 .325 .325 .651 75 147 9 15 10 4 0 *6/D
2004 29 ANA AL 142 637 566 92 156 24 1 2 35 16 5 42 49 .276 .339 .332 .671 79 188 11 13 14 2 1 *6/D
2005 30 STL NL 158 713 630 90 185 26 7 8 61 11 8 58 44 .294 .363 .395 .758 99 249 13 13 8 4 0 *6 AS,MVP-21
2006 31 STL NL 123 552 500 68 146 18 1 2 23 7 6 31 41 .292 .350 .344 .694 81 172 7 15 3 3 0 *6 AS
2007 32 STL NL 117 484 434 58 134 23 0 3 31 10 1 24 22 .309 .356 .382 .739 93 166 9 12 7 7 0 *6
2008 33 TOT MLB 94 376 324 32 86 21 0 2 27 2 1 31 32 .265 .343 .349 .692 85 113 7 9 9 3 1 64/D
2008 33 TOR AL 76 303 260 27 72 18 0 1 23 2 1 24 27 .277 .354 .358 .711 92 93 6 8 9 2 1 6/D4
2008 33 ARI NL 18 73 64 5 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 7 5 .219 .301 .313 .614 57 20 1 1 0 1 0 4
2009 34 SDP NL 136 568 503 64 131 27 2 2 51 3 1 39 46 .260 .323 .334 .657 85 168 8 9 13 4 1 *4
9 Seasons 1195 5213 4599 652 1296 209 20 34 363 115 44 349 383 .282 .348 .358 .706 88 1647 82 134 94 37 3
162 Game Avg. 162 707 623 88 176 28 3 5 49 16 6 47 52 .282 .348 .358 .706 88 223 11 18 13 5 0
ANA (4 yrs) 567 2520 2208 340 614 94 10 17 170 82 27 166 198 .278 .347 .353 .700 87 779 38 76 54 16 1
STL (3 yrs) 398 1749 1564 216 465 67 8 13 115 28 15 113 107 .297 .357 .375 .732 91 587 29 40 18 14 0
ARI (1 yr) 18 73 64 5 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 7 5 .219 .301 .313 .614 57 20 1 1 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 136 568 503 64 131 27 2 2 51 3 1 39 46 .260 .323 .334 .657 85 168 8 9 13 4 1
TOR (1 yr) 76 303 260 27 72 18 0 1 23 2 1 24 27 .277 .354 .358 .711 92 93 6 8 9 2 1
NL (5 yrs) 552 2390 2131 285 610 97 10 16 170 31 16 159 158 .286 .347 .364 .711 89 775 38 50 31 19 1
AL (5 yrs) 643 2823 2468 367 686 112 10 18 193 84 28 190 225 .278 .348 .353 .701 87 872 44 84 63 18 2

Postseason Batting

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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
2002 27 ANA AL ALDS NYY W 4 20 18 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594 5 0 1 1 0 0
2002 27 ANA AL ALCS MIN W 5 22 21 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .318 .286 .604 6 0 1 0 0 0
2002 27 ANA AL WS SFG W 7 33 29 6 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 2 .310 .364 .310 .674 9 0 0 0 1 0
2004 29 ANA AL ALDS BOS L 3 12 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 4 0 0 0 0 0
2005 30 STL NL NLDS SDP W 3 15 13 3 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .385 .429 .615 1.044 8 0 0 1 0 0
2005 30 STL NL NLCS HOU L 6 26 20 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 .200 .346 .200 .546 4 0 2 0 1 0
2006 31 STL NL NLDS SDP W 4 17 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 1 1 1 0 0
2006 31 STL NL NLCS NYM W 7 32 26 3 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 .231 .375 .385 .760 10 0 2 0 0 0
2006 31 STL NL WS DET W 5 23 22 3 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .364 .391 .500 .891 11 1 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (9 Series) 44 200 176 26 49 4 0 2 18 7 1 12 9 .278 .345 .335 .680 59 2 7 3 2 0
2 NLDS 7 32 28 4 7 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 .250 .300 .357 .657 10 1 1 2 0 0
2 ALDS 7 32 30 4 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .323 .300 .623 9 0 1 1 0 0
1 ALCS 5 22 21 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .318 .286 .604 6 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLCS 13 58 46 8 10 1 0 1 3 4 1 7 2 .217 .362 .304 .666 14 0 4 0 1 0
2 WS 12 56 51 9 17 3 0 0 7 1 0 4 3 .333 .375 .392 .767 20 1 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2001 ANA AL 26 SS 126 118 1051.1 526 178 333 15 66 .971 -3.6 -4.1 -1.6 1.4 -3.0 -2 4.37 4.06 .973 4.49 4.03 RoY-4
2001 ANA AL 26 2B 14 14 116.0 59 22 34 3 9 .949 0.4 4.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 0 4.34 4.00 .981 4.87 4.44 RoY-4
2001 ANA AL 26 DH 14 RoY-4
2002 ANA AL 27 SS 147 146 1276.1 618 207 397 14 91 .977 10.1 9.5 9.1 -0.2 9.3 1 4.26 4.11 .975 4.56 4.15 MVP-11
2002 ANA AL 27 DH 3 MVP-11
2003 ANA AL 28 SS 116 114 985.0 494 193 293 8 67 .984 2.4 2.9 2.4 0.2 2.2 0 4.44 4.19 .971 4.54 4.13
2003 ANA AL 28 DH 3
2004 ANA AL 29 SS 138 137 1191.2 513 198 309 6 75 .988 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 3.83 3.67 .972 4.56 4.12
2004 ANA AL 29 DH 1
2005 STL NL 30 SS 156 154 1340.2 775 244 516 15 122 .981 12.9 11.5 9.9 4.3 5.6 3 5.10 4.87 .976 4.51 4.04 AS,MVP-21
2006 STL NL 31 SS 120 119 1029.0 547 178 363 6 87 .989 8.7 10.1 7.7 -0.2 7.9 1 4.73 4.51 .971 4.41 4.00 AS
2007 STL NL 32 SS 114 112 943.2 494 164 310 20 59 .960 -5.5 -7.0 -5.5 0.7 -6.2 0 4.52 4.16 .975 4.44 4.00
2008 TOT MLB 33 2B 24 23 197.0 116 37 79 0 18 1.000 2.6 15.8 2.6 0.4 2.2 0 5.30 4.83 .983 4.87 4.16
2008 TOR AL 33 SS 57 56 484.1 224 69 146 9 33 .960 -1.7 -4.2 -1.7 0.7 -2.4 0 4.00 3.77 .971 4.39 3.84
2008 TOR AL 33 DH 9
2008 TOR AL 33 2B 6 5 45.0 21 7 14 0 4 1.000 1.5 40.0 1.5 0.8 0.7 0 4.20 3.50 .986 5.00 4.52
2008 ARI NL 33 2B 18 18 152.0 95 30 65 0 14 1.000 1.1 8.7 1.1 -0.4 1.5 0 5.62 5.28 .982 4.83 4.04
2009 SDP NL 34 2B 131 124 1093.1 556 228 326 2 79 .996 4.56 4.23 .984 4.86 4.16
8 Seasons SS 974 956 8302.0 4191 1431 2667 93 600 .978 23.5 3.4 20.5 7.2 13.3 3 4.44 4.21 .973 4.50 4.06
3 Seasons 2B 169 161 1406.1 731 287 439 5 106 .993 3.0 2.6 3.0 0.9 2.2 0 4.65 4.30 .983 4.86 4.18
5 Seasons DH 30
9 Seasons TOT 1143 1117 9708.1 4922 1718 3106 98 706 .980 26.5 3.3 23.5 8.1 15.5 3 4.47 4.22 .955 4.55 4.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2005 (SS)
2006 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2006-AL-Babe Ruth Award
2006-ML-WS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2002-AL-11-6%
2005-NL-21-3%
0.09 Career Shares (918th)

At Bats s c a p y
2005 NL--630--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 AL--702--7th
2005 NL--713--5th

Hits s c a p y
2005 NL--185--6th

Triples s c a p y
2002 AL--6--6th
2005 NL--7--7th

Singles s c a p y
2001 AL--134--3rd
2002 AL--142--4th
2004 AL--129--4th
2005 NL--144--3rd
2006 NL--125--8th
Active--1033--50th

Times On Base s c a p y
2005 NL--256--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL--21--1st
2002 AL--27--1st
2003 AL--15--6th
2004 AL--13--6th
2005 NL--13--7th
2006 NL--15--4th
2007 NL--12--10th
Active--134--7th
Career--134--30th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2001 AL--16--1st
2002 AL--14--1st
2003 AL--10--4th
2004 AL--14--4th
2008 AL--9--5th
2009 NL--13--8th
Active--94--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2002 AL--8--9th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2002 AL--13--2nd

AB per SO s c a p y
2001 AL--9.7--2nd
2002 AL--13.8--2nd
2003 AL--10.0--6th
2004 AL--11.6--1st
2005 NL--14.3--2nd
2006 NL--12.2--4th
2007 NL--19.7--3rd**
2009 NL--10.9--4th
Active--12.0--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
2002 AL--472--8th
2005 NL--478--4th

             
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1660), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 28 (631), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (768), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Fernando Vina (954)
  2. Mickey Morandini (953)
  3. Glenn Beckert (943)
  4. Buck Weaver (942)
  5. Rennie Stennett (939)
  6. Mark Koenig (939)
  7. Frankie Gustine (937)
  8. Tony Womack (936)
  9. Jody Reed (935)
  10. Rick Burleson (935)
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  1. Rick Burleson (967)
  2. Phil Rizzuto (955) *
  3. Mickey Morandini (953)
  4. Tony Womack (950)
  5. Johnny Temple (946)
  6. Glenn Beckert (943)
  7. Fernando Vina (942)
  8. Jim Gantner (936)
  9. Jody Reed (935)
  10. Jerry Lumpe (931)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Marty Barrett (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Johnny Kling (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jason Bartlett (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Marty Barrett (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Marty Barrett (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Marty Barrett (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Damaso Garcia (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Fernando Vina (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rick Burleson (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

August 16, 2000: Selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Boston Red Sox.

December 21, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 31, 2008: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chad Beck (minors).

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001Anaheim Angels$200,000
2002Anaheim Angels$280,000
2003Anaheim Angels$425,000
2004Anaheim Angels$2,150,000
2005St. Louis Cardinals$2,333,333
2006St. Louis Cardinals$3,333,333
2007St. Louis Cardinals$4,583,333
2008Toronto Blue Jays$4,500,000
2009San Diego Padres$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,654,999
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: X Factor Just X Enough Factor David dave eckstien Eckstein

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