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Morgan Ensberg

Morgan Paul Ensberg (twitter: @MorganEnsberg)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 26, 1975 in Redondo Beach, CA
High Schools: Redondo Beach HS (Redondo Beach, CA), Union HS (Redondo Beach, CA)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 2000 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Yankees 2000-2008
Agents: Joe Sambito [*]
Final Game: May 25, 2008 (Age 32)
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 12, 2013 12:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1055. Kelly Gruber… #1056. Bobby Richardson… #1057. Tom Brown… #1058. MORGAN ENSBERG… #1059. Solly Hofman… #1060. Ray Fosse… #1061. Ray Knight… 

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 HOU NL 4 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
2002 26 HOU NL 49 153 132 14 32 7 2 3 19 2 0 18 25 .242 .346 .394 .740 90 52 8 3 0 0 0 5
2003 27 HOU NL 127 441 385 69 112 15 1 25 60 7 2 48 60 .291 .377 .530 .907 131 204 10 6 1 1 1 *5/D
2004 28 HOU NL 131 456 411 51 113 20 3 10 66 6 4 36 46 .275 .330 .411 .742 90 169 17 0 5 4 1 *5/6
2005 29 HOU NL 150 624 526 86 149 30 3 36 101 6 7 85 119 .283 .388 .557 .945 144 293 12 8 0 5 9 *5 AS,MVP-4,SS
2006 30 HOU NL 127 495 387 67 91 17 1 23 58 1 4 101 96 .235 .396 .463 .858 120 179 3 4 0 3 7 *5
2007 31 TOT NL 115 324 282 47 65 13 0 12 39 0 1 38 67 .230 .320 .404 .724 88 114 7 0 2 2 0 5/3
2007 31 HOU NL 85 259 224 36 52 10 0 8 31 0 1 31 48 .232 .323 .384 .707 82 86 6 0 2 2 0 5
2007 31 SDP NL 30 65 58 11 13 3 0 4 8 0 0 7 19 .224 .308 .483 .790 110 28 1 0 0 0 0 5/3
2008 32 NYY AL 28 80 74 6 15 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 22 .203 .263 .243 .506 34 18 1 0 0 0 0 5/3D
8 Yrs 731 2580 2204 340 579 102 10 110 347 22 19 332 436 .263 .362 .468 .830 113 1031 58 21 8 15 18
162 Game Avg. 162 572 488 75 128 23 2 24 77 5 4 74 97 .263 .362 .468 .830 113 228 13 5 2 3 4
HOU (7 yrs) 673 2435 2072 323 551 99 10 105 335 22 18 319 395 .266 .367 .475 .843 116 985 56 21 8 15 18
SDP (1 yr) 30 65 58 11 13 3 0 4 8 0 0 7 19 .224 .308 .483 .790 110 28 1 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 28 80 74 6 15 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 22 .203 .263 .243 .506 34 18 1 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 703 2500 2130 334 564 102 10 109 343 22 18 326 414 .265 .366 .476 .841 116 1013 57 21 8 15 18
AL (1 yr) 28 80 74 6 15 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 22 .203 .263 .243 .506 34 18 1 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
2000 24 HOU NL 4 7 -1 -0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .457 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /5
2002 26 HOU NL 49 153 -1 -1 -2 -2 0 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .491 .497 0.1 -0.1 2 $200,000 5
2003 27 HOU NL 127 441 18 1 -1 14 1 34 3.4 12 46 4.6 .527 .521 3.2 1.6 32 $300,000 *5/D
2004 28 HOU NL 131 456 -2 -2 -2 -5 1 -9 -0.9 12 4 0.3 .493 .494 0.8 -0.4 8 $380,000 *5/6
2005 29 HOU NL 150 624 31 -3 -1 14 2 43 4.4 17 60 6.0 .529 .527 4.6 1.7 46 $450,000 *5 AS,MVP-4,SS
2006 30 HOU NL 127 495 12 -2 1 8 1 21 2.0 13 34 3.3 .516 .513 2.5 0.9 26 $3,800,000 *5
2007 31 HOU NL 85 259 -4 -1 0 -11 1 -15 -1.5 7 -8 -0.8 .482 .491 0.3 -1.0 3 $4,350,000 5
2007 31 SDP NL 30 65 1 -0 -0 4 0 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .513 .502 0.2 0.4 2 5/3
2008 32 NYY AL 28 80 -7 -0 0 -5 -0 -12 -1.2 3 -10 -1.0 .456 .492 -0.5 -0.5 -5 $1,750,000 5/3D
8 Seasons 731 2580 48 -9 -4 17 7 59 5.9 71 130 12.8 .508 .504 11.1 2.5 113 $11,230,000
HOU (7 yrs) 673 2435 54 -8 -4 18 7 67 6.7 66 133 13.2 .510 .506 11.4 2.6 115 $9,480,000
SDP (1 yr) 30 65 1 -0 -0 4 0 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .513 .502 0.2 0.4 2
NYY (1 yr) 28 80 -7 -0 0 -5 -0 -12 -1.2 3 -10 -1.0 .456 .492 -0.5 -0.5 -5 $1,750,000

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
2004 28 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 5 22 19 1 7 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 1 .368 .455 .474 .928 9 1 0 0 0 0
2004 28 HOU NL NLCS STL L 7 25 22 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 .136 .240 .273 .513 6 1 2 0 0 0
2005 29 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 4 20 18 2 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 3 .278 .350 .389 .739 7 1 0 0 0 1
2005 29 HOU NL NLCS STL W 6 24 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .238 .292 .286 .577 6 1 0 0 1 0
2005 29 HOU NL WS CHW L 4 19 18 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .111 .158 .278 .436 5 1 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (5 Series) 26 110 98 8 22 5 0 2 18 0 2 9 16 .224 .300 .337 .637 33 5 2 0 1 1
2 NLDS 9 42 37 3 12 4 0 0 12 0 1 5 4 .324 .405 .432 .837 16 2 0 0 0 1
2 NLCS 13 49 43 3 8 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 5 .186 .265 .279 .544 12 2 2 0 1 0
1 WS 4 19 18 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .111 .158 .278 .436 5 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
2000 HOU NL 24 3B 1 1 1 9.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -1 -80 2.00 2.00 .950 2.60 2.60
2002 HOU NL 26 3B 43 37 32 328.1 112 28 76 8 5 .929 -2 -5 2.85 2.42 .957 2.71 2.69
2003 HOU NL 27 3B 111 89 78 818.0 270 77 184 9 18 .967 0 14 0 21 2.87 2.35 .955 2.74 2.72
2003 HOU NL 27 DH 1 1
2004 HOU NL 28 3B 118 103 91 920.2 257 80 164 13 23 .949 -3 -5 -4 -7 2.39 2.07 .956 2.76 2.75
2004 HOU NL 28 SS 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.40
2005 HOU NL 29 3B 148 147 138 1286.1 411 100 296 15 31 .964 13 14 12 13 2.77 2.68 .958 2.77 2.74 AS,MVP-4,SS
2006 HOU NL 30 3B 117 106 100 975.0 322 80 230 12 25 .963 10 8 13 10 2.86 2.65 .954 2.70 2.68
2007 TOT NL 31 3B 80 62 54 585.0 187 39 136 12 15 .936 -11 -7 -22 -14 2.69 2.19 .954 2.68 2.67
2007 HOU NL 31 3B 68 52 45 492.1 154 36 107 11 12 .929 -15 -11 -36 -27 2.61 2.10 .954 2.68 2.67
2007 SDP NL 31 3B 12 10 9 92.2 33 3 29 1 3 .970 4 4 51 52 3.11 2.67 .954 2.68 2.67
2007 SDP NL 31 1B 1 1 1 9.0 9 7 1 1 1 .889 0 0 0 0 8.00 8.00 .993 9.20 9.20
2008 NYY AL 32 3B 21 13 9 133.0 41 8 32 1 2 .976 -2 -4 -14 -36 2.71 1.90 .958 2.74 2.71
2008 NYY AL 32 1B 7 3 2 35.0 38 38 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -1 -3 -34 9.77 5.43 .994 9.26 9.19
2008 NYY AL 32 DH 1 1
8 Seasons 3B 639 558 503 5055.1 1603 413 1119 71 119 .956 7 20 2 5 2.73 2.40 .956 2.73 2.71
2 Seasons 1B 8 4 3 44.0 47 45 1 1 2 .979 -0 -1 -3 -27 9.41 5.75 .994 9.25 9.19
1 Season SS 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.40
8 Seasons TOT 648 562 506 5101.1 1650 458 1120 72 121 .956 7 19 2 4 2.78 2.44 .957 2.79 2.80
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-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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 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
2005 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2005 NL (4, 36%)
0.36 Career Shares (551st)

Silver Sluggers
2005 NL (3B)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2005 NL  6.0 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2005 NL  6.0 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2005 NL  4.6 (9th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2003 NL  1.6 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2005 NL  .557 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2005 NL  .945 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2005 NL  293 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2005 NL  36 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 NL  85 (10th)
2006 NL  101 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2005 NL  144 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2005 NL  35 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2005 NL  3.4 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2005 NL  14.6 (7th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
2005 NL  148 (3rd)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
2005 NL  296 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as 3B s c a p y
2005 NL  31 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
2005 NL  13 (2nd)
2006 NL  10 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
2003 NL  2.87 (5th)
2006 NL  2.86 (4th)
Career  2.73 (61st)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
2005 NL  2.68 (4th)
2006 NL  2.65 (5th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
2003 NL  .967 (5th)
2006 NL  .963 (5th)
Career  .956 (98th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1351), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1233), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1397), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (135th), 12.8 career WAR/14.6 7yr-peak WAR/13.7 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 12) = 64.9 career WAR/41.8 7yr-peak WAR/53.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Fernando Tatis (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Cliff Johnson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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
200226Houston Astros$200,0004/3/02 AP
200327Houston Astros$300,0004/3/03 AP
200428Houston Astros$380,0004/7/04 AP
200529Houston Astros$450,000
200630Houston Astros$3,800,000
200731Houston Astros$4,350,000
200832New York Yankees$1,750,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,230,000
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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