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Darin Erstad

Darin Charles Erstad

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, ND
High School: Jamestown HS (Jamestown, ND)
School: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed July 26, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1996
Teams (by GP): Angels/Astros/WhiteSox 1996-2009
Agents: Jeff Moorad,Greg Genske [*]
Final Game: October 4, 2009
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #514. Eddie Joost… #515. Hank Bauer… #516. Richie Sexson… #517. DARIN ERSTAD… #518. Todd Zeile… #519. Kip Selbach… #520. George Grantham… 

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
1996 22 CAL AL 57 229 208 34 59 5 1 4 20 3 3 17 29 .284 .333 .375 .708 81 78 3 0 1 3 1 87/9 RoY-6
1997 23 ANA AL 139 605 539 99 161 34 4 16 77 23 8 51 86 .299 .360 .466 .826 112 251 5 4 5 6 4 *3/D8
1998 24 ANA AL 133 592 537 84 159 39 3 19 82 20 6 43 77 .296 .353 .486 .839 114 261 2 6 1 3 7 37/8D AS,MVP-14
1999 25 ANA AL 142 638 585 84 148 22 5 13 53 13 7 47 101 .253 .308 .374 .683 74 219 16 1 2 3 3 37/8D
2000 26 ANA AL 157 747 676 121 240 39 6 25 100 28 8 64 82 .355 .409 .541 .951 137 366 8 1 2 4 9 *78D/3 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2001 27 ANA AL 157 716 631 89 163 35 1 9 63 24 10 62 113 .258 .331 .360 .691 82 227 8 10 1 7 7 *83/D
2002 28 ANA AL 150 663 625 99 177 28 4 10 73 23 3 27 67 .283 .313 .389 .702 86 243 9 2 5 4 4 *8/3D GG
2003 29 ANA AL 67 284 258 35 65 7 1 4 17 9 1 18 40 .252 .309 .333 .642 72 86 8 4 2 2 1 8
2004 30 ANA AL 125 543 495 79 146 29 1 7 69 16 1 37 74 .295 .346 .400 .746 97 198 9 4 3 4 1 *3 GG
2005 31 LAA AL 153 667 609 86 166 33 3 7 66 10 3 47 109 .273 .325 .371 .696 87 226 8 1 4 2 3 *3/D
2006 32 LAA AL 40 105 95 8 21 8 1 0 5 1 1 6 18 .221 .279 .326 .605 57 31 2 2 1 1 0 83
2007 33 CHW AL 87 347 310 33 77 13 1 4 32 7 2 28 44 .248 .310 .335 .645 68 104 4 0 6 1 0 837/9D
2008 34 HOU NL 140 342 322 49 89 16 0 4 31 2 3 14 68 .276 .309 .363 .672 79 117 3 2 2 2 3 783/9
2009 35 HOU NL 107 150 134 13 26 8 2 2 11 0 2 14 31 .194 .268 .328 .597 58 44 2 0 1 1 3 73/98
14 Yrs 1654 6628 6024 913 1697 316 33 124 699 179 58 475 939 .282 .336 .407 .743 93 2451 87 37 36 43 46
162 Game Avg. 162 649 590 89 166 31 3 12 68 18 6 47 92 .282 .336 .407 .743 93 240 9 4 4 4 5
LAA (11 yrs) 1320 5789 5258 818 1505 279 30 114 625 170 51 419 796 .286 .341 .416 .756 96 2186 78 35 27 39 40
HOU (2 yrs) 247 492 456 62 115 24 2 6 42 2 5 28 99 .252 .297 .353 .650 72 161 5 2 3 3 6
CHW (1 yr) 87 347 310 33 77 13 1 4 32 7 2 28 44 .248 .310 .335 .645 68 104 4 0 6 1 0
AL (12 yrs) 1407 6136 5568 851 1582 292 31 118 657 177 53 447 840 .284 .339 .411 .750 95 2290 82 35 33 40 40
NL (2 yrs) 247 492 456 62 115 24 2 6 42 2 5 28 99 .252 .297 .353 .650 72 161 5 2 3 3 6

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
1996 22 CAL AL 57 229 -6 -0 1 5 0 -0 0.1 7 7 0.8 .499 .500 0.3 0.5 2 $ 87/9 RoY-6
1997 23 ANA AL 139 605 9 4 2 3 -9 10 1.2 20 30 3.0 .507 .506 2.7 -0.4 26 $175,000 *3/D8
1998 24 ANA AL 133 592 10 2 3 -3 -8 4 0.6 20 24 2.4 .503 .503 2.7 -0.9 27 $550,000 37/8D AS,MVP-14
1999 25 ANA AL 142 638 -25 2 2 30 -8 1 0.2 21 21 2.1 .500 .500 -0.7 2.2 -9 $800,000 37/8D
2000 26 ANA AL 157 747 35 5 1 29 -7 63 6.0 25 87 8.2 .537 .536 5.5 2.2 59 $2,500,000 *78D/3 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2001 27 ANA AL 157 716 -16 1 3 14 1 3 0.5 24 27 2.7 .502 .502 1.3 1.7 13 $3,450,000 *83/D
2002 28 ANA AL 150 663 -11 5 5 39 2 39 4.1 22 62 6.1 .526 .524 2.3 4.2 23 $6,250,000 *8/3D GG
2003 29 ANA AL 67 284 -9 2 -0 5 1 -2 -0.1 9 8 0.8 .497 .499 0.3 0.6 3 $7,250,000 8
2004 30 ANA AL 125 543 2 4 1 8 -8 8 0.9 18 26 2.6 .506 .505 1.7 0.2 18 $7,750,000 *3 GG
2005 31 LAA AL 153 667 -8 3 1 10 -10 -3 -0.2 23 19 1.8 .498 .498 0.8 0.1 9 $8,250,000 *3/D
2006 32 LAA AL 40 105 -7 1 0 2 -0 -4 -0.4 4 -1 -0.1 .489 .497 -0.3 0.2 -3 $8,750,000 83
2007 33 CHW AL 87 347 -11 2 1 3 -2 -8 -0.7 12 4 0.4 .491 .495 0.1 0.2 1 $750,000 837/9D
2008 34 HOU NL 140 342 -9 -1 2 2 -3 -10 -1.0 9 -0 -0.1 .493 .494 -0.3 -0.1 -2 $1,000,000 783/9
2009 35 HOU NL 107 150 -10 -0 1 -1 -2 -13 -1.4 4 -9 -0.9 .487 .492 -0.8 -0.3 -8 $1,750,000 73/98
14 Seasons 1654 6628 -56 28 22 146 -53 88 9.8 217 305 29.8 .505 .504 15.6 10.3 159 $49,225,000
LAA (11 yrs) 1320 5789 -26 28 19 142 -46 118 12.9 192 310 30.4 .508 .506 16.6 10.5 168 $45,725,000
HOU (2 yrs) 247 492 -19 -1 2 1 -5 -23 -2.4 13 -9 -1.0 .491 .493 -1.1 -0.4 -10 $2,750,000
CHW (1 yr) 87 347 -11 2 1 3 -2 -8 -0.7 12 4 0.4 .491 .495 0.1 0.2 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
2002 28 ANA AL ALDS NYY W 4 20 19 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .421 .421 .526 .947 10 2 0 1 0 0
2002 28 ANA AL ALCS MIN W 5 22 22 4 8 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 .364 .364 .500 .864 11 0 0 0 0 0
2002 28 ANA AL WS SFG W 7 33 30 6 9 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 .300 .313 .500 .813 15 0 0 1 1 0
2004 30 ANA AL ALDS BOS L 3 14 10 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 .500 .643 .900 1.543 9 0 1 0 0 0
2005 31 LAA AL ALDS NYY W 5 20 20 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .300 .300 .400 .700 8 1 0 0 0 0
2005 31 LAA AL ALCS CHW L 5 18 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .235 .278 .294 .572 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 29 127 118 18 40 9 0 3 12 4 0 5 17 .339 .368 .492 .860 58 3 1 2 1 0
3 ALDS 12 54 49 7 19 5 0 1 7 1 0 3 8 .388 .434 .551 .985 27 3 1 1 0 0
2 ALCS 10 40 39 5 12 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 5 .308 .325 .410 .735 16 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 33 30 6 9 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 .300 .313 .500 .813 15 0 0 1 1 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
1996 CAL AL 22 OF 48 47 43 414.0 126 121 2 3 0 .976 5 14 2.67 2.56 .983 2.38 2.36 RoY-6
1996 CAL AL 22 CF 36 35 31 309.1 103 101 0 2 0 .981 4 17 2.94 2.81 .990 2.77 2.76 RoY-6
1996 CAL AL 22 LF 11 11 11 96.2 20 17 2 1 0 .950 1 14 1.77 1.73 .979 2.18 2.17 RoY-6
1996 CAL AL 22 RF 1 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -90 2.25 2.00 .980 2.14 2.20 RoY-6
1997 ANA AL 23 1B 126 120 115 1083.0 1074 999 64 11 92 .990 3 4 8.83 8.44 .992 9.31 9.23
1997 ANA AL 23 DH 9 7
1997 ANA AL 23 CF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -13 3.00 3.00 .987 2.70 2.70
1997 ANA AL 23 OF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -13 3.00 3.00 .983 2.30 2.30
1998 ANA AL 24 OF 72 70 53 599.1 121 116 4 1 2 .992 -2 -3 1.80 1.67 .985 2.31 2.29 AS,MVP-14
1998 ANA AL 24 1B 70 57 49 503.2 505 464 39 2 46 .996 -1 -3 8.99 7.19 .992 9.43 9.33 AS,MVP-14
1998 ANA AL 24 LF 70 67 52 573.1 117 112 4 1 2 .991 0 0 1.82 1.66 .985 2.10 2.08 AS,MVP-14
1998 ANA AL 24 CF 3 3 1 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -69 2.42 2.33 .987 2.70 2.67 AS,MVP-14
1998 ANA AL 24 DH 2 2 AS,MVP-14
1999 ANA AL 25 1B 78 72 69 640.1 711 669 41 1 59 .999 7 13 9.98 9.10 .992 9.50 9.35
1999 ANA AL 25 OF 69 68 62 587.0 192 185 7 0 1 1.000 23 48 2.94 2.78 .984 2.30 2.27
1999 ANA AL 25 LF 67 66 60 569.0 184 177 7 0 1 1.000 22 47 2.91 2.75 .985 2.08 2.05
1999 ANA AL 25 CF 2 2 2 18.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 80 4.00 4.00 .985 2.70 2.70
1999 ANA AL 25 DH 2 2
2000 ANA AL 26 OF 136 136 117 1187.1 362 350 9 3 2 .992 29 29 2.72 2.64 .985 2.36 2.33 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2000 ANA AL 26 LF 112 111 96 968.2 287 275 9 3 2 .990 22 27 2.64 2.54 .985 2.16 2.14 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2000 ANA AL 26 CF 30 25 21 218.2 77 77 0 0 0 1.000 7 38 3.17 2.57 .986 2.75 2.72 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2000 ANA AL 26 DH 20 20 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2000 ANA AL 26 1B 3 0 0 3.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 13.50 1.67 .992 9.18 9.27 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
2001 ANA AL 27 CF 146 146 130 1269.1 409 398 10 1 3 .998 14 14 2.89 2.79 .988 2.67 2.65
2001 ANA AL 27 OF 146 146 130 1269.1 409 398 10 1 3 .998 14 14 2.89 2.79 .984 2.30 2.28
2001 ANA AL 27 1B 12 7 5 71.1 71 64 7 0 8 1.000 -0 -8 8.96 5.92 .993 9.39 9.31
2001 ANA AL 27 DH 4 4
2002 ANA AL 28 CF 143 142 123 1229.0 464 452 11 1 3 .998 39 38 3.39 3.24 .989 2.77 2.74 GG
2002 ANA AL 28 OF 143 142 123 1229.0 464 452 11 1 3 .998 39 38 3.39 3.24 .985 2.35 2.32 GG
2002 ANA AL 28 1B 5 0 0 8.1 9 9 0 0 2 1.000 -0 -72 9.72 1.80 .993 9.29 9.24 GG
2002 ANA AL 28 DH 4 4 GG
2003 ANA AL 29 CF 66 66 58 559.1 192 190 2 0 1 1.000 13 5 29 11 3.09 2.91 .990 2.78 2.75
2003 ANA AL 29 OF 66 66 58 559.1 192 190 2 0 1 1.000 13 5 29 10 3.09 2.91 .985 2.35 2.33
2004 ANA AL 30 1B 124 124 110 1065.1 1056 986 66 4 83 .996 -1 8 -1 9 8.89 8.48 .994 9.31 9.25 GG
2005 LAA AL 31 1B 147 144 129 1279.1 1301 1218 79 4 109 .997 12 10 11 9 9.12 8.82 .994 9.60 9.49
2005 LAA AL 31 DH 5 5
2006 LAA AL 32 CF 27 25 24 219.2 72 71 1 0 0 1.000 -4 1 -20 5 2.95 2.67 .989 2.65 2.61
2006 LAA AL 32 OF 27 25 24 219.2 72 71 1 0 0 1.000 -4 1 -20 5 2.95 2.67 .986 2.30 2.27
2006 LAA AL 32 1B 13 0 0 28.0 32 31 1 0 1 1.000 1 1 47 43 10.29 2.46 .994 9.55 9.40
2007 CHW AL 33 OF 63 55 46 491.1 135 132 2 1 0 .993 3 1 8 2 2.45 2.13 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 CHW AL 33 CF 45 43 39 371.1 107 105 1 1 0 .991 4 1 13 3 2.57 2.36 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 CHW AL 33 1B 22 19 18 173.2 189 174 14 1 18 .995 3 2 19 14 9.74 8.55 .995 9.37 9.27
2007 CHW AL 33 LF 12 4 2 43.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1 -1 16 -27 3.09 1.25 .985 2.10 2.09
2007 CHW AL 33 RF 9 8 5 76.1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -1 1 -22 16 1.53 1.44 .985 2.08 2.06
2007 CHW AL 33 DH 3 3
2008 HOU NL 34 OF 88 58 42 557.0 148 146 2 0 1 1.000 4 3 9 6 2.39 1.68 .985 2.21 2.20
2008 HOU NL 34 LF 56 17 16 205.0 38 37 1 0 1 1.000 2 2 13 12 1.67 0.68 .983 1.90 1.89
2008 HOU NL 34 CF 40 35 22 304.0 98 97 1 0 0 1.000 3 2 13 8 2.90 2.45 .990 2.61 2.59
2008 HOU NL 34 1B 12 6 5 66.1 73 71 2 0 4 1.000 -1 -1 -25 -18 9.90 6.08 .992 9.33 9.28
2008 HOU NL 34 RF 6 6 4 48.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -35 -25 2.25 2.00 .982 2.12 2.12
2009 HOU NL 35 OF 28 8 5 97.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -2 -39 -24 1.39 0.54 .986 2.20 2.18
2009 HOU NL 35 LF 24 4 2 61.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 10 -20 1.03 0.29 .981 1.92 1.91
2009 HOU NL 35 1B 15 10 8 98.2 101 94 7 0 13 1.000 -2 1 -18 12 9.21 6.73 .993 9.29 9.21
2009 HOU NL 35 RF 4 4 3 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -4 -1 -131 -35 2.12 2.00 .986 2.09 2.05
2009 HOU NL 35 CF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
12 Seasons OF 887 822 704 7219.2 2239 2179 50 10 13 .996 123 8 20 4 2.78 2.51 .985 2.32 2.29
12 Seasons 1B 627 559 508 5021.1 5127 4784 320 23 435 .996 19 21 5 9 9.15 8.14 .993 9.42 9.33
12 Seasons CF 540 523 452 4535.2 1540 1509 26 5 7 .997 81 9 22 7 3.05 2.84 .989 2.72 2.69
7 Seasons LF 352 280 239 2517.2 668 640 23 5 6 .993 49 0 23 0 2.37 1.88 .985 2.10 2.05
4 Seasons RF 20 19 13 166.1 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 -7 -1 -51 -7 1.89 1.75 .984 2.09 2.08
14 Seasons TOT 1514 1381 1212 12241.0 7366 6963 370 33 448 .996 142 37 14 9 5.39 4.84 .991 5.23 5.21
Lg 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
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-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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 1948 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
1998 *
2000 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1998 AL (14, 2%)
2000 AL (8, 24%)
0.26 Career Shares (660th)

Gold Gloves
2000 AL (OF)
2002 AL (OF)
2004 AL (1B)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2000 AL (OF)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2000 AL  8.2 (3rd)
2002 AL  6.1 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2000 AL  8.2 (2nd)
2002 AL  6.1 (5th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2000 AL  5.5 (9th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1999 AL  2.2 (5th)
2000 AL  2.2 (3rd)
2001 AL  1.7 (7th)
2002 AL  4.2 (1st)
Career  10.3 (195th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2000 AL  .355 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
2000 AL  .409 (10th)

At Bats s c a p y
2000 AL  676 (1st)
2001 AL  631 (7th)
2002 AL  625 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2000 AL  747 (1st)
2001 AL  716 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2000 AL  121 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
2000 AL  240 (1st)

Total Bases s c a p y
2000 AL  366 (2nd)

Triples s c a p y
2000 AL  6 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1997 AL  23 (9th)
2000 AL  28 (7th)
2002 AL  23 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
2000 AL  170 (1st)
2002 AL  135 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2000 AL  154 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2000 AL  39 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2000 AL  3.4 (9th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2000 AL  305 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2000 AL  .709 (8th)

SB % s c a p y
2002 AL  88.46 (3rd)
2004 AL  94.12 (2nd)
Career  75.53 (141st)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1997 AL  18.9 (7th)
2000 AL  26.4 (1st)
Career  146.5 (193rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
2002 AL  9.3 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1999 AL  465 (7th)
2001 AL  494 (5th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2000 AL  3.9 (9th)

Putouts† s c a p y
2005 AL  1,218 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1999 AL  30 (1st)
2000 AL  29 (1st)
2002 AL  39 (1st)
Career  142 (22nd)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
2005 AL  147 (3rd)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
2005 AL  1,218 (3rd)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  11 (3rd)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  275 (3rd)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  9 (3rd)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  3 (4th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 AL  146 (4th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 AL  398 (4th)
2002 AL  452 (1st)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 AL  10 (3rd)
2002 AL  11 (2nd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2001 AL  398 (4th)
2002 AL  452 (1st)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2002 AL  11 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  3 (5th)
1999 AL  7 (2nd)
2005 AL  12 (1st)
2007 AL  3 (5th)
Career  19 (44th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
2004 AL  .996 (3rd)
2005 AL  .997 (2nd)
Career  .996 (11th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  22 (1st)
2000 AL  22 (1st)
Career  49 (16th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2000 AL  2.64 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  2.54 (1st)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  .990 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2000 AL  7 (2nd)
2001 AL  15 (2nd)
2002 AL  39 (1st)
2003 AL  13 (3rd)
Career  81 (12th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2001 AL  2.89 (4th)
2002 AL  3.39 (1st)
Career  3.05 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 AL  2.79 (3rd)
2002 AL  3.24 (1st)
Career  2.84 (17th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2001 AL  .998 (2nd)
2002 AL  .998 (2nd)
Career  .997 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1999 AL  23 (3rd)
2000 AL  29 (1st)
2001 AL  15 (3rd)
2002 AL  39 (1st)
Career  123 (12th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2001 AL  2.89 (5th)
2002 AL  3.39 (1st)
Career  2.78 (26th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2000 AL  2.64 (4th)
2001 AL  2.79 (3rd)
2002 AL  3.24 (1st)
Career  2.51 (72nd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2001 AL  .998 (2nd)
2002 AL  .998 (4th)
2008 NL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .996 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1996 AL  born 1974-06-04 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, 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 (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (423), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 20 (1027), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 35 (535), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1168), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (65th), 29.8 career WAR/27.1 7yr-peak WAR/28.4 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

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  4. Rafael Palmeiro (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Gary Matthews (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Gary Matthews (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Amos Otis (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mark Kotsay (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Garry Maddox (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Mark Kotsay (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Mark Kotsay (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Mark Kotsay (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Mark Kotsay (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • June 1, 1992: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.
  • June 1, 1995: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1995.
  • November 12, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
  • October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 27, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • November 5, 2009: Granted Free Agency.
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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
199723Anaheim Angels$175,0001997 AP survey
199824Anaheim Angels$550,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $50,000 earned bonus
199925Anaheim Angels$800,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200026Anaheim Angels$2,500,000*
200127Anaheim Angels$3,450,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200228Anaheim Angels$6,250,0004/3/02 AP
200329Anaheim Angels$7,250,0004/3/03 AP
200430Anaheim Angels$7,750,0004/7/04 AP
200531Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$8,250,000
200632Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$8,750,000
200733Chicago White Sox$750,000
200834Houston Astros$1,000,000
200935Houston Astros$1,750,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$49,225,000
Disputed Salaries
*2000 - $2,650,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $150,000 earned bonus
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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