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Kevin Elster
Kevin Daniel Elster

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 21, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1986
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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Standard Batting

Glossary · Click to sort · · · · LINK · Click rows to sum () ·

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
1986	21	NYM	NL	19	33	30	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	.167	.242	.200	.442	25	6	0	0	0	0	1	6
1987	22	NYM	NL	5	10	10	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	167	6	1	0	0	0	0	/6
1988	23	NYM	NL	149	450	406	41	87	11	1	9	37	2	0	35	47	.214	.282	.313	.594	75	127	5	3	6	0	12	*6
1989	24	NYM	NL	151	508	458	52	106	25	2	10	55	4	3	34	77	.231	.283	.360	.643	87	165	13	2	6	8	11	*6
1990	25	NYM	NL	92	352	314	36	65	20	1	9	45	2	0	30	54	.207	.274	.363	.637	74	114	4	1	1	6	2	6
1991	26	NYM	NL	115	394	348	33	84	16	2	6	36	2	3	40	53	.241	.318	.351	.669	89	122	4	1	1	4	6	6
1992	27	NYM	NL	6	18	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.222	.444	27	4	1	0	0	0	0	/6

1994	29	NYY	AL	7	22	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.048	.000	.048	-86	0	0	0	1	0	0	/6
1995	30	TOT	MLB	36	83	70	11	13	5	1	1	9	0	0	8	19	.186	.272	.329	.600	58	23	1	1	2	2	1	6/354
1995	30	NYY	AL	10	18	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.118	.167	.176	.343	-10	3	0	0	0	0	0	6/4
1995	30	PHI	NL	26	65	53	10	11	4	1	1	9	0	0	7	14	.208	.302	.377	.679	78	20	1	1	2	2	1	6/35
1996	31	TEX	AL	157	596	515	79	130	32	2	24	99	4	1	52	138	.252	.317	.462	.779	90	238	8	2	16	11	1	*6
1997	32	PIT	NL	39	164	138	14	31	6	2	7	25	0	2	21	39	.225	.327	.449	.776	99	62	1	1	2	2	0	6
1998	33	TEX	AL	84	336	297	33	69	10	1	8	37	0	2	33	66	.232	.311	.354	.665	70	105	7	2	2	2	0	6

2000	35	LAD	NL	80	259	220	29	50	8	0	14	32	0	0	38	52	.227	.341	.455	.796	104	100	0	0	1	0	5	6/53
13 Seasons				940	3225	2844	332	648	136	12	88	376	14	11	295	562	.228	.300	.377	.677	83	1072	45	13	38	35	39
162 Game Avg.				162	556	490	57	112	23	2	15	65	2	2	51	97	.228	.300	.377	.677	83	185	8	2	7	6	7

NYM (7 yrs)				537	1765	1584	166	355	75	6	34	174	10	6	142	242	.224	.288	.343	.631	81	544	28	7	14	18	32
TEX (2 yrs)				241	932	812	112	199	42	3	32	136	4	3	85	204	.245	.315	.422	.738	83	343	15	4	18	13	1
NYY (2 yrs)				17	40	37	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.054	.103	.081	.184	-51	3	0	0	1	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				39	164	138	14	31	6	2	7	25	0	2	21	39	.225	.327	.449	.776	99	62	1	1	2	2	0
PHI (1 yr)				26	65	53	10	11	4	1	1	9	0	0	7	14	.208	.302	.377	.679	78	20	1	1	2	2	1
LAD (1 yr)				80	259	220	29	50	8	0	14	32	0	0	38	52	.227	.341	.455	.796	104	100	0	0	1	0	5

NL (10 yrs)				682	2253	1995	219	447	93	9	56	240	10	8	208	347	.224	.297	.364	.661	85	726	30	9	19	22	38
AL (4 yrs)				258	972	849	113	201	43	3	32	136	4	3	87	215	.237	.306	.408	.714	78	346	15	4	19	13	1

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
1986	21	NYM	NL	33	25	2	2.2	96	.227	.167	.259	.242	.329	.200	.391	.442	.720	25	.220	-3.1	-0.3	.360	.133	.033
1987	22	NYM	NL	10	7	2	7.7	102	.444	.400	.263	.400	.332	.600	.410	1.000	.742	167	.706	1.0	0.1	.857	.200	.200
1988	23	NYM	NL	450	330	37	3.0	85	.223	.214	.250	.282	.313	.313	.368	.594	.681	75	.376	-13.5	-1.4	.515	.190	.099	3.3
1989	24	NYM	NL	508	382	45	3.2	86	.253	.231	.248	.283	.315	.360	.370	.643	.684	87	.390	-7.3	-0.8	.549	.205	.129	5.7
1990	25	NYM	NL	352	260	33	3.4	98	.218	.207	.264	.274	.331	.363	.397	.637	.728	74	.384	-11.2	-1.1	.581	.258	.156	3.3
1991	26	NYM	NL	394	276	40	3.9	93	.266	.241	.256	.318	.324	.351	.384	.669	.708	89	.467	-4.2	-0.4	.598	.221	.109	3.0
1992	27	NYM	NL	18	15	1	1.8	91	.250	.222	.258	.222	.323	.222	.380	.444	.703	27	.180	-1.8	-0.2	.267	.000	.000

1994	29	NYY	AL	22	21	0	0.0	109	.000	.000	.269	.048	.341	.000	.428	.048	.769	-86	.000	-5.6	-0.5	.050	.050	.000
1995	30	TOT	MLB	83	62	8	3.5	107	.231	.186	.270	.272	.341	.329	.422	.600	.763	58	.343	-4.3	-0.4	.552	.257	.143	.0
1995	30	NYY	AL	18	15	1	1.8	109	.167	.118	.269	.167	.343	.176	.425	.343	.768	-10	.122	-2.8	-0.3	.267	.118	.059
1995	30	PHI	NL	65	47	7	4.0	107	.250	.208	.271	.302	.340	.377	.421	.679	.761	78	.413	-1.5	-0.1	.651	.302	.170	.0
1996	31	TEX	AL	596	421	79	5.0	120	.291	.252	.283	.317	.357	.462	.455	.779	.812	90	.451	-9.2	-0.8	.749	.317	.210	6.9
1997	32	PIT	NL	164	114	21	4.9	111	.255	.225	.274	.327	.346	.449	.430	.776	.777	99	.506	-0.5	-0.1	.745	.362	.225	.0
1998	33	TEX	AL	336	241	33	3.7	113	.271	.232	.276	.311	.346	.354	.440	.665	.786	70	.345	-13.8	-1.3	.582	.226	.121	.0

2000	35	LAD	NL	259	171	37	5.8	111	.234	.227	.266	.341	.342	.455	.434	.796	.777	104	.537	1.4	0.1	.812	.400	.227	.0
13 Seasons				3225	2325	338	3.9	101	.251	.228	.264	.300	.333	.377	.407	.677	.740	83	.418	-72.1	-7.2	.614	.254	.149	24.2
162 Game Avg.				556	401	58	3.9	101	.251	.228	.264	.300	.333	.377	.407	.677	.740	83	.418	-72.1	-7.2	.614	.254	.149	4

NYM (7 yrs)				1765	1295	160	3.3	90	.242	.224	.254	.288	.320	.343	.379	.631	.699	81	.401	-40.1	-4.2	.552	.211	.119	15.5
TEX (2 yrs)				932	662	112	4.5	118	.284	.245	.281	.315	.353	.422	.449	.738	.802	83	.416	-23.0	-2.1	.686	.283	.177	7.1
NYY (2 yrs)				40	36	1	0.7	109	.077	.054	.269	.103	.342	.081	.427	.184	.769	-51	.027	-8.4	-0.8	.143	.081	.027
PIT (1 yr)				164	114	21	4.9	111	.255	.225	.274	.327	.346	.449	.430	.776	.777	99	.506	-0.5	-0.1	.745	.362	.225	.0
PHI (1 yr)				65	47	7	4.0	107	.250	.208	.271	.302	.340	.377	.421	.679	.761	78	.413	-1.5	-0.1	.651	.302	.170	.0
LAD (1 yr)				259	171	37	5.8	111	.234	.227	.266	.341	.342	.455	.434	.796	.777	104	.537	1.4	0.1	.812	.400	.227	.0

NL (10 yrs)				2253	1627	225	3.7	94	.242	.224	.257	.297	.325	.364	.389	.661	.715	85	.428	-40.7	-4.3	.596	.245	.140	17.0
AL (4 yrs)				972	698	113	4.3	117	.275	.237	.280	.306	.352	.408	.448	.714	.801	78	.397	-31.4	-2.9	.658	.274	.171	7.1

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
1986	21	NYM	NL	NLCS	HOU	W	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	21	NYM	NL	WS	BOS	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

1988	23	NYM	NL	NLCS	LAD	L	5	11	8	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.250	.455	.375	.830	3	0	0	0	0	1

1996	31	TEX	AL	ALDS	NYY	L	4	15	12	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	.333	.467	.500	.967	6	0	0	0	0	0
3 Seasons (4 Series)							14	30	24	3	6	3	0	0	1	1	0	6	3	.250	.400	.375	.775	9	0	0	0	0	1
1 ALDS							4	15	12	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	.333	.467	.500	.967	6	0	0	0	0	0
2 NLCS							9	14	11	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.182	.357	.273	.630	3	0	0	0	0	1
1 WS							1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	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
1986	21	NYM	NL	33	0.0%	24.2%	9.1%	3.0%	20%	2.67	3.8				0.45	67%
1987	22	NYM	NL	10	0.0%	10.0%	0.0%	20.0%	50%		10.0		10.0		2.00	90%
1988	23	NYM	NL	450	2.0%	10.4%	7.8%	4.7%	24%	1.34	8.6	45.1	11.0	0.59	0.65	78%	21%	8.3%	51%
1989	24	NYM	NL	508	2.0%	15.2%	6.7%	7.3%	35%	2.26	5.9	45.8	8.3	0.67	0.86	75%	19%	5.4%	20%
1990	25	NYM	NL	352	2.6%	15.3%	8.5%	8.5%	46%	1.80	5.8	34.9	7.0	0.63	0.71	73%	16%	7.0%	21%
1991	26	NYM	NL	394	1.5%	13.5%	10.2%	6.1%	29%	1.33	6.6	58.0	9.7	0.64	0.79	74%	19%	4.3%	23%
1992	27	NYM	NL	18	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		9.0			0.88	0.86	89%	0%	0.0%	38%

1994	29	NYY	AL	22	0.0%	27.3%	4.6%	0.0%		6.00	3.3			1.33	1.50	64%	0%	0.0%	0%
1995	30	TOT	MLB	83	1.2%	22.9%	9.6%	8.4%	54%	2.38	3.7	70.0	7.8	0.51	0.56	63%	13%	3.6%	20%
1995	30	NYY	AL	18	0.0%	27.8%	5.6%	5.6%	50%	5.00	3.4			0.50	0.67	67%	8%	0.0%	25%
1995	30	PHI	NL	65	1.5%	21.5%	10.8%	9.2%	55%	2.00	3.8	53.0	5.9	0.52	0.52	62%	14%	4.5%	19%
1996	31	TEX	AL	596	4.0%	23.2%	8.7%	9.7%	45%	2.65	3.7	21.5	5.2	0.47	0.73	61%	21%	11.0%	16%
1997	32	PIT	NL	164	4.3%	23.8%	12.8%	9.2%	48%	1.86	3.5	19.7	5.5	0.91	1.19	57%	17%	15.6%	15%
1998	33	TEX	AL	336	2.4%	19.6%	9.8%	5.7%	28%	2.00	4.5	37.1	8.0	0.66	0.84	67%	20%	6.6%	13%

2000	35	LAD	NL	259	5.4%	20.1%	14.7%	8.5%	44%	1.37	4.2	15.7	6.9	0.59	0.55	59%	18%	20.0%	28%
13 Seasons				3225	2.7%	17.4%	9.2%	7.3%	36%	1.91	5.1	32.3	7.6	0.61	0.75	69%	19%	8.3%	24%
MLB Averages

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1986	21	NYM	NL	1	0	38%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1987	22	NYM	NL	0	0	25%	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	23	NYM	NL	6	0	28%	150	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	60%	21	10	11	0	0	0	9	2	7
1989	24	NYM	NL	8	0	32%	170	4	3	57%	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	14	49%	13	7	5	3	2	1	21	8	12
1990	25	NYM	NL	5	0	31%	122	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	37%	11	7	4	6	5	0	13	5	7
1991	26	NYM	NL	1	0	23%	152	2	3	40%	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	6	39%	16	12	3	3	1	2	7	2	5
1992	27	NYM	NL	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1994	29	NYY	AL	0	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	30	TOT	MLB	1	0	48%	22	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14%	5	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1995	30	NYY	AL	0	0	33%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	30	PHI	NL	1	0	50%	18	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17%	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1996	31	TEX	AL	1	0	34%	197	4	1	80%	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	50%	30	19	11	8	2	6	16	5	10
1997	32	PIT	NL	3	0	15%	54	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	30%	7	7	0	1	0	1	2	0	2
1998	33	TEX	AL	5	0	26%	130	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	34%	13	11	2	6	5	1	13	5	8

2000	35	LAD	NL	1	0	20%	66	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	47%	8	6	2	4	2	2	7	2	5
13 Seasons				32	0	28%	1087	14	11	56%	13	11	0	0	1	0	4	1	29	71	44%	125	85	38	32	18	13	92	31	58
MLB Averages

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
1986	21	NYM	NL	33	30%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	15	0	0%	0	0		2	0	0%	0
1987	22	NYM	NL	10	40%	4			2	2	0	0	0.21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100%	0	0		6	1	17%	0	0		0	0		0
1988	23	NYM	NL	450	37%	87	12	1	1	0	0	0	2.64	9	0	6	6	3	6	3	0	8	6	75%	84	5	6%	40	13	33%	271	29	11%	19	6	32%	28	7	25%	0
1989	24	NYM	NL	508	35%	106	11	0	0	0	0	0		10	0	10	8	2	5	5	0	6	6	100%	97	13	13%	54	20	37%	324	51	16%	38	20	53%	31	10	32%	0
1990	25	NYM	NL	352	37%	65	5	1	0	0	0	1	2.57	9	0	11	7	2	2	7	1	2	1	50%	64	4	6%	34	13	38%	215	37	17%	22	14	64%	25	10	40%	0
1991	26	NYM	NL	394	44%	84	31	1	10	2	0	2	1.40	6	0	10	5	1	3	3	0	3	1	33%	70	4	6%	34	13	38%	245	32	13%	17	10	59%	17	7	41%	0
1992	27	NYM	NL	18	33%	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	4	1	25%	0	0		9	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0

1994	29	NYY	AL	22	50%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	1	1	100%	14	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1995	30	TOT	MLB	83	43%	13	2	0	3	1	0	0	0.85	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	100%	15	1	7%	11	4	36%	63	10	16%	3	2	67%	3	2	67%	0
1995	30	NYY	AL	18	33%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	2	0	0%	7	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1995	30	PHI	NL	65	46%	11	2	0	3	1	0	0	0.85	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	100%	14	1	7%	9	4	44%	56	10	18%	2	2	100%	3	2	67%	0
1996	31	TEX	AL	596	31%	130	9	0	0	0	0	0		24	2	23	20	4	9	15	0	17	16	94%	130	8	6%	82	36	44%	467	75	16%	43	24	56%	38	16	42%	0
1997	32	PIT	NL	164	20%	31	2	0	0	0	0	0		7	0	8	7	0	3	4	0	2	2	100%	32	1	3%	15	7	47%	119	20	17%	11	6	55%	9	3	33%	0
1998	33	TEX	AL	336	25%	69	9	0	0	0	0	0		8	0	9	6	2	3	5	0	3	2	67%	55	7	13%	29	8	28%	209	29	14%	15	8	53%	15	8	53%	0

2000	35	LAD	NL	259	42%	50	5	0	17	5	2	3	1.21	14	1	6	6	8	7	7	0	1	1	100%	51	0	0%	20	3	15%	172	18	10%	14	6	43%	19	7	37%	0
13 Seasons				3225	35%	648	87	3	34	10	2	6	1.18	88	3	92	66	22	39	49	1	46	38	83%	608	45	7%	321	118	37%	2129	302	14%	182	96	53%	188	71	38%	0
MLB Averages

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
1988	23	NYM	NL	444	1490	3.36	894	60%	27%	11%	21%	40%	73%	6%	44%	85%	31%	7%	29	2	17%	74	29	7%	29	16	34%	6	0	0
1989	24	NYM	NL	507	1788	3.53	1154	65%	27%	14%	24%	34%	73%	6%	47%	80%	29%	6%	32	1	14%	71	25	6%	32	17	19%	1	2	5
1990	25	NYM	NL	338	1296	3.83	766	59%	30%	12%	25%	33%	70%	2%	41%	83%	25%	7%	24	3	19%	63	22	10%	35	16	33%	14	0	0
1991	26	NYM	NL	394	1490	3.78	880	59%	29%	13%	24%	34%	71%	3%	42%	82%	25%	7%	27	1	19%	76	28	11%	44	22	30%	0	0	0
1992	27	NYM	NL	18	61	3.39	41	67%	17%	10%	34%	39%	83%	0%	56%	88%	33%	0%	0	0	17%	3	1	11%	2	2	0%	0	0	0

1994	29	NYY	AL	22	72	3.27	46	64%	35%	15%	17%	33%	65%	0%	42%	77%	27%	9%	2	0	14%	3	1	5%	1	0	17%	0	0	0
1995	30	TOT	MLB	80	285	3.56	177	62%	32%	15%	23%	30%	68%	4%	42%	78%	31%	5%	4	0	18%	14	7	8%	6	3	50%	3	0	0
1995	30	NYY	AL	15	53	3.53	34	64%	29%	18%	24%	29%	71%	0%	45%	75%	33%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	3	0	0
1995	30	PHI	NL	65	232	3.57	143	62%	33%	14%	23%	30%	67%	4%	41%	79%	31%	6%	4	0	22%	14	7	9%	6	3	50%	0	0	0
1996	31	TEX	AL	573	2285	3.99	1413	62%	29%	17%	27%	27%	71%	0%	44%	76%	27%	5%	30	4	19%	107	48	9%	50	25	25%	23	2	1
1997	32	PIT	NL	164	688	4.20	404	59%	29%	20%	25%	25%	70%	0%	41%	71%	26%	5%	9	0	19%	31	13	9%	14	9	36%	0	0	2
1998	33	TEX	AL	336	1329	3.96	805	61%	31%	17%	23%	29%	69%	0%	42%	76%	26%	5%	16	0	15%	52	22	8%	27	16	39%	0	0	0

2000	35	LAD	NL	259	1001	3.86	578	58%	35%	17%	18%	29%	65%	5%	37%	73%	25%	9%	24	0	17%	45	9	14%	36	13	29%	0	0	0
11 Seasons				3135	11785	3.76	7158	61%	30%	15%	24%	32%	70%	3%	43%	79%	27%	6%	197	11	17%	539	205	9%	276	139	30%	47	4	8
MLB Averages

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
1986	21	19	33	30	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	.167	.242	.200	.442	25	6	0	0	0	0	1
1987	22	24	43	40	4	9	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	.225	.279	.300	.579	61	12	1	0	0	0	1
1988	23	173	493	446	45	96	14	1	9	38	2	0	38	56	.215	.281	.312	.593	74	139	6	3	6	0	13
1989	24	324	1001	904	97	202	39	3	19	93	6	3	72	133	.223	.282	.336	.618	81	304	19	5	12	8	24
1990	25	416	1353	1218	133	267	59	4	28	138	8	3	102	187	.219	.280	.343	.623	79	418	23	6	13	14	26
1991	26	531	1747	1566	166	351	75	6	34	174	10	6	142	240	.224	.289	.345	.633	81	540	27	7	14	18	32
1992	27	537	1765	1584	166	355	75	6	34	174	10	6	142	242	.224	.288	.343	.631	81	544	28	7	14	18	32
1993	28	537	1765	1584	166	355	75	6	34	174	10	6	142	242	.224	.288	.343	.631	81	544	28	7	14	18	32
1994	29	544	1787	1604	166	355	75	6	34	174	10	6	143	248	.221	.285	.339	.624	78	544	28	7	15	18	32
1995	30	580	1870	1674	177	368	80	7	35	183	10	6	151	267	.220	.284	.339	.623	77	567	29	8	17	20	33
1996	31	737	2466	2189	256	498	112	9	59	282	14	7	203	405	.228	.292	.368	.660	81	805	37	10	33	31	34
1997	32	776	2630	2327	270	529	118	11	66	307	14	9	224	444	.227	.294	.373	.667	82	867	38	11	35	33	34
1998	33	860	2966	2624	303	598	128	12	74	344	14	11	257	510	.228	.296	.370	.667	81	972	45	13	37	35	34
1999	34	860	2966	2624	303	598	128	12	74	344	14	11	257	510	.228	.296	.370	.667	81	972	45	13	37	35	34
2000	35	940	3225	2844	332	648	136	12	88	376	14	11	295	562	.228	.300	.377	.677	83	1072	45	13	38	35	39

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
1986	21	19	35	31	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	.194	.286	.226	.512	2	19
1987	22	5	10	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	5
1988	23	149	461	418	49	99	13	1	10	44	2	40	47	.237	.308	.344	.653	44	149
1989	24	151	513	466	61	114	27	2	11	65	4	37	77	.245	.298	.382	.680	53	151
1990	25	92	357	318	38	69	21	1	10	48	2	32	54	.217	.286	.384	.669	35	92
1991	26	115	402	354	36	90	17	2	6	39	2	43	53	.254	.333	.364	.698	44	115
1992	27	6	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	6

1994	29	10	29	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.000	.034	.000	.034	0	7
1995	30	40	93	80	12	16	6	1	1	10	0	10	21	.200	.290	.338	.628	8	36
1996	31	157	565	504	66	119	29	2	22	83	4	48	138	.236	.299	.433	.732	66	157
1997	32	39	162	138	13	31	6	2	7	23	0	21	39	.225	.327	.449	.776	20	39
1998	33	84	330	294	30	66	10	1	8	34	0	32	66	.224	.303	.347	.650	30	84

2000	35	80	260	221	27	51	8	0	14	30	0	39	52	.231	.346	.457	.803	35	80
13 Seasons		947	3235	2880	337	661	138	12	89	377	14	307	567	.230	.303	.378	.682	340	940
162 Game Avg.		162	553	493	58	113	24	2	15	64	2	53	97	.230	.303	.378	.682	58	940

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1996 AL 138 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1996 AL 16 (3rd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1989 NL 8 (3rd)
1996 AL 11 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

Compare Stats to Similars

Roy Smalley (940)
Khalil Greene (931)
Bobby Crosby (918)
Dale Sveum (918)
Don Zimmer (915)
Bob Brenly (912)
Adam Everett (912)
Joe Ferguson (909)
Pat Meares (908)
Dave Valle (906)

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Brian Downing (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Luis Rivera (949) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Luis Rivera (969) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
George Strickland (948) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Virgil Stallcup (940) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Roy Smalley (960) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Roy Smalley (965) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dale Sveum (927) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dale Sveum (918) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50