Álvaro Espinoza

Alvaro Alberto (Ramirez) Espinoza

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
High School: Valencia (Valencia, VE)
Signed
by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1984
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians/Twins/Mets/Mariners 1984-1997
Agents: Pat Gibbons [*]
Final Game: July 12, 1997
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Standard Batting

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
1981 Did not play in major leagues (Out of Baseball)
1984 22 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1985 23 MIN AL 32 62 57 5 15 2 0 0 9 0 1 1 9 .263 .288 .298 .586 58 17 2 1 3 0 0 6
1986 24 MIN AL 37 45 42 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 10 .214 .233 .238 .471 28 10 0 0 2 0 0 46
1988 26 NYY AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /46
1989 27 NYY AL 146 544 503 51 142 23 1 0 41 3 3 14 60 .282 .301 .332 .633 80 167 14 1 23 3 1 *6
1990 28 NYY AL 150 472 438 31 98 12 2 2 20 1 2 16 54 .224 .258 .274 .532 50 120 13 5 11 2 0 *6
1991 29 NYY AL 148 509 480 51 123 23 2 5 33 4 1 16 57 .256 .282 .344 .626 73 165 10 2 9 2 0 *6/51
1993 31 CLE AL 129 283 263 34 73 15 0 4 27 2 2 8 36 .278 .298 .380 .678 82 100 7 1 8 3 0 56/4
1994 32 CLE AL 90 244 231 27 55 13 0 1 19 1 3 6 33 .238 .258 .307 .566 47 71 7 1 4 2 0 564/3
1995 33 CLE AL 66 150 143 15 36 4 0 2 17 0 2 2 16 .252 .264 .322 .585 51 46 3 1 2 2 0 456/D3
1996 34 TOT MLB 107 269 246 31 66 11 4 8 27 1 3 10 37 .268 .303 .443 .746 93 109 8 3 8 2 0 563/4D
1996 34 CLE AL 59 125 112 12 25 4 2 4 11 1 1 6 18 .223 .279 .402 .680 71 45 4 3 3 1 0 536/4D
1996 34 NYM NL 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 0 5/643
1997 35 SEA AL 33 78 72 3 13 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 12 .181 .213 .194 .408 9 14 2 1 3 0 0 64/5
12 Yrs 942 2659 2478 252 630 105 9 22 201 13 19 76 324 .254 .279 .331 .610 66 819 66 16 73 16 1
162 Game Avg. 162 457 426 43 108 18 2 4 35 2 3 13 56 .254 .279 .331 .610 66 141 11 3 13 3 0
CLE (4 yrs) 344 802 749 88 189 36 2 11 74 4 8 22 103 .252 .276 .350 .626 63 262 21 6 17 8 0
NYY (4 yrs) 447 1528 1424 133 363 58 5 7 94 8 6 46 171 .255 .281 .317 .598 68 452 37 8 43 7 1
MIN (3 yrs) 70 107 99 9 24 3 0 0 10 0 2 2 19 .242 .265 .273 .537 46 27 2 1 5 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 0
SEA (1 yr) 33 78 72 3 13 1 0 0 7 1 1 2 12 .181 .213 .194 .408 9 14 2 1 3 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 894 2515 2344 233 589 98 7 18 185 13 17 72 305 .251 .277 .322 .599 63 755 62 16 68 15 1
NL (1 yr) 48 144 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 0 2 4 19 .306 .324 .478 .801 113 64 4 0 5 1 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
1984 22 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .521 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /6
1985 23 MIN AL 32 62 -4 -0 -0 1 1 -2 -0.2 2 -0 0.0 .493 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 $ 6
1986 24 MIN AL 37 45 -5 -0 0 -2 1 -5 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .487 .497 -0.2 0.0 -2 $60,000 46
1988 26 NYY AL 3 3 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .447 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /46
1989 27 NYY AL 146 544 -16 3 -0 -0 8 -6 -0.3 17 11 1.2 .496 .496 1.2 1.0 11 $68,000 *6
1990 28 NYY AL 150 472 -30 0 1 10 8 -12 -1.2 16 4 0.3 .491 .492 -0.7 1.9 -6 $256,000 *6
1991 29 NYY AL 148 509 -18 0 1 6 8 -2 0.0 17 15 1.6 .499 .499 1.0 1.6 9 $650,000 *6/51
1993 31 CLE AL 129 283 -8 0 -1 4 2 -3 -0.2 9 7 0.6 .498 .498 0.4 0.6 3 $500,000 56/4
1994 32 CLE AL 90 244 -19 -1 -1 10 2 -10 -0.9 8 -2 -0.1 .490 .494 -1.0 1.2 -11 $475,000 564/3
1995 33 CLE AL 66 150 -9 -1 0 0 1 -8 -0.8 5 -4 -0.3 .488 .495 -0.4 0.2 -4 $450,000 456/D3
1996 34 CLE AL 59 125 -7 -0 -1 3 0 -5 -0.4 4 -1 0.0 .492 .497 -0.3 0.3 -4 $400,000 536/4D
1996 34 NYM NL 48 144 4 0 -0 -0 1 4 0.4 4 8 0.8 .509 .503 0.9 0.0 9 $ 5/643
1997 35 SEA AL 33 78 -10 -1 0 0 1 -9 -0.8 3 -6 -0.6 .474 .495 -0.6 0.2 -7 $ 64/5
12 Seasons 942 2659 -122 -0 -1 31 34 -58 -5.1 86 28 3.0 .494 .497 0.1 7.3 -3 $2,859,000
CLE (4 yrs) 344 802 -43 -3 -3 16 6 -26 -2.3 26 -0 0.2 .493 .496 -1.3 2.4 -16 $1,825,000
NYY (4 yrs) 447 1528 -65 3 2 15 24 -21 -1.7 50 29 2.9 .495 .497 1.4 4.4 14 $974,000
MIN (3 yrs) 70 107 -8 -0 -0 -1 3 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.3 .490 .499 -0.3 0.3 -3 $60,000
NYM (1 yr) 48 144 4 0 -0 -0 1 4 0.4 4 8 0.8 .509 .503 0.9 0.0 9 $
SEA (1 yr) 33 78 -10 -1 0 0 1 -9 -0.8 3 -6 -0.6 .474 .495 -0.6 0.2 -7 $

Advanced Batting

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
1985 23 MIN AL 62 48 4 2.2 103 .313 .263 .267 .288 .334 .298 .414 .586 .748 58 .211 -3.5 -0.4 .400 .035 .035
1986 24 MIN AL 45 36 2 1.5 101 .281 .214 .263 .233 .331 .238 .410 .471 .740 28 .109 -4.3 -0.4 .294 .024 .024
1988 26 NYY AL 3 3 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .258 .000 .323 .000 .389 .000 .712 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1989 27 NYY AL 544 404 48 3.2 92 .318 .282 .260 .301 .324 .332 .382 .633 .706 80 .361 -14.4 -1.5 .481 .078 .050 .0
1990 28 NYY AL 472 368 29 2.1 95 .250 .224 .259 .258 .328 .274 .388 .532 .715 50 .208 -31.0 -3.2 .394 .084 .050 1.3
1991 29 NYY AL 509 379 45 3.2 97 .281 .256 .260 .282 .329 .344 .395 .626 .724 73 .344 -19.3 -1.9 .505 .127 .088 4.4
1993 31 CLE AL 283 210 28 3.6 103 .305 .278 .267 .298 .337 .380 .408 .678 .745 82 .366 -7.4 -0.7 .548 .133 .103 2.7
1994 32 CLE AL 244 192 16 2.2 110 .271 .238 .270 .258 .342 .307 .430 .566 .772 47 .168 -18.4 -1.7 .409 .087 .069 1.0
1995 33 CLE AL 150 116 11 2.5 110 .268 .252 .271 .264 .346 .322 .429 .585 .774 51 .210 -10.8 -1.0 .420 .070 .070 .0
1996 34 TOT MLB 269 201 30 4.0 108 .286 .268 .269 .303 .340 .443 .427 .746 .767 93 .384 -3.9 -0.3 .628 .207 .175 1.8
1996 34 CLE AL 125 96 12 3.4 115 .231 .223 .276 .279 .349 .402 .443 .680 .792 71 .281 -5.8 -0.5 .587 .232 .179 1.6
1996 34 NYM NL 144 105 18 4.6 102 .330 .306 .264 .324 .332 .478 .413 .801 .745 113 .477 1.9 0.2 .667 .187 .172 .0
1997 35 SEA AL 78 65 3 1.2 107 .217 .181 .269 .213 .338 .194 .425 .408 .763 9 .068 -9.8 -0.9 .274 .042 .014 .0
12 Yrs 2659 2022 216 2.9 100 .283 .254 .264 .279 .332 .331 .402 .610 .735 66 .287 -123.7 -12.1 .468 .105 .076 16.3
162 Game Avg. 457 348 37 2.9 100 .283 .254 .264 .279 .332 .331 .402 .610 .735 66 .287 -123.7 -12.1 .468 .105 .076 3
CLE (4 yrs) 802 614 67 2.9 108 .277 .252 .270 .276 .342 .350 .424 .626 .766 63 .260 -42.4 -4.0 .486 .121 .097 5.9
NYY (4 yrs) 1528 1154 122 2.8 95 .284 .255 .260 .281 .327 .317 .388 .598 .715 68 .307 -65.5 -6.6 .460 .096 .063 7.5
MIN (3 yrs) 107 84 6 1.9 102 .300 .242 .265 .265 .332 .273 .412 .537 .745 46 .165 -7.8 -0.8 .354 .030 .030
NYM (1 yr) 144 105 18 4.6 102 .330 .306 .264 .324 .332 .478 .413 .801 .745 113 .477 1.9 0.2 .667 .187 .172 .0
SEA (1 yr) 78 65 3 1.2 107 .217 .181 .269 .213 .338 .194 .425 .408 .763 9 .068 -9.8 -0.9 .274 .042 .014 .0
AL (12 yrs) 2515 1917 198 2.8 100 .280 .251 .263 .277 .332 .322 .402 .599 .734 63 .275 -125.6 -12.3 .457 .100 .071 15.1
NL (1 yr) 144 105 18 4.6 102 .330 .306 .264 .324 .332 .478 .413 .801 .745 113 .477 1.9 0.2 .667 .187 .172 .0

Postseason Batting

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
1995 33 CLE AL ALDS 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
1995 33 CLE AL ALCS SEA W 4 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 CLE AL WS ATL L 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (3 Series) 7 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1985 23 MIN AL 62 0.0% 14.5% 1.6% 3.2% 13% 9.00 6.3 6.3 1.71 77%
1986 24 MIN AL 45 0.0% 22.2% 2.2% 2.2% 11% 10.00 4.2 42.0 1.50 71%
1988 26 NYY AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.00 2.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
1989 27 NYY AL 544 0.0% 11.0% 2.6% 4.4% 17% 4.29 8.4 12.3 0.89 1.56 82% 26% 0.0% 10%
1990 28 NYY AL 472 0.4% 11.4% 3.4% 3.4% 16% 3.38 8.1 219.0 21.9 0.97 1.35 81% 20% 1.2% 15%
1991 29 NYY AL 509 1.0% 11.2% 3.1% 5.9% 24% 3.56 8.4 96.0 14.5 0.90 1.27 83% 19% 2.6% 14%
1993 31 CLE AL 283 1.4% 12.7% 2.8% 6.7% 26% 4.50 7.3 65.8 9.7 0.69 1.07 80% 22% 3.5% 16%
1994 32 CLE AL 244 0.4% 13.5% 2.5% 5.7% 26% 5.50 7.0 231.0 12.2 0.80 1.08 82% 21% 1.1% 15%
1995 33 CLE AL 150 1.3% 10.7% 1.3% 4.0% 17% 8.00 8.9 71.5 8.4 0.97 1.29 85% 23% 4.0% 23%
1996 34 TOT MLB 269 3.0% 13.8% 3.7% 8.6% 35% 3.70 6.6 30.8 9.1 0.77 1.28 75% 25% 8.3% 19%
1996 34 CLE AL 125 3.2% 14.4% 4.8% 8.0% 40% 3.00 6.2 28.0 10.2 0.57 1.05 73% 27% 8.7% 23%
1996 34 NYM NL 144 2.8% 13.2% 2.8% 9.0% 32% 4.75 7.1 33.5 8.4 0.98 1.55 78% 23% 8.0% 14%
1997 35 SEA AL 78 0.0% 15.4% 2.6% 1.3% 8% 6.00 6.0 10.3 1.40 1.83 77% 19% 0.0% 16%
12 Yrs 2659 0.8% 12.2% 2.9% 5.1% 22% 4.26 7.6 112.6 12.3 0.88 1.32 81% 22% 2.4% 15%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.3% 8.7% 7.0% 30% 1.76 5.8 38.4 8.1 0.82 1.07 72% 21% 7.1% 19%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1984 22 MIN AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 23 MIN AL -3.5 -0.4 63 -0.0 1.0 -1.0 .97 -0.4 0.3 -1.9 -0.2 0.96 -4.0 0
1986 24 MIN AL -4.4 -0.4 47 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 .92 -0.2 0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.83 -3.6 0.00 1
1988 26 NYY AL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.09 -0.1 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.69 -0.8 0
1989 27 NYY AL -14.4 -1.5 561 -1.3 7.8 -9.1 .96 -1.9 0.5 -17.3 -1.8 0.96 -20.9 0
1990 28 NYY AL -31.0 -3.2 480 -3.4 5.0 -8.3 .95 -3.5 -0.1 -36.6 -3.7 0.89 -36.3 0
1991 29 NYY AL -19.3 -1.9 519 -1.7 7.2 -8.9 .94 -2.1 0.3 -21.8 -2.2 0.92 -24.2 2.30 1
1993 31 CLE AL -7.4 -0.7 289 -0.9 4.6 -5.5 1.01 -0.9 -0.0 -8.5 -0.8 0.93 -12.5 0.83 8
1994 32 CLE AL -18.8 -1.7 248 -2.3 2.3 -4.6 .85 -2.1 -0.7 -24.9 -2.3 0.92 -25.6 0.01 1
1995 33 CLE AL -10.8 -1.0 155 -0.6 1.9 -2.5 .85 -0.8 0.0 -8.1 -0.8 0.98 -9.3 0.09 2
1996 34 TOT MLB -3.9 -0.3 279 -0.7 4.7 -5.4 1.10 -0.7 0.1 -9.7 -0.8 0.95 -7.8 1.52 6
1996 34 CLE AL -5.8 -0.5 128 -1.2 1.8 -2.9 1.12 -1.0 -0.0 -14.8 -1.3 1.00 -12.7 0.02 2
1996 34 NYM NL 1.9 0.2 151 0.5 2.9 -2.4 1.08 0.4 0.1 5.1 0.5 0.91 4.9 2.27 4
1997 35 SEA AL -9.8 -0.9 80 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 .78 -0.9 0.7 -9.9 -0.9 1.00 -11.2 0.39 4
12 Yrs -124.1 -12.2 2724 -11.3 36.0 -47.3 .95 -13.4 1.5 -142.1 -13.9 0.93 -156.3 0.86 23

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1985 23 MIN AL 0 0 29% 29 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1986 24 MIN AL 0 0 40% 23 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1988 26 NYY 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
1989 27 NYY AL 3 0 33% 197 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 24 48% 29 16 13 9 5 4 16 7 9
1990 28 NYY AL 3 0 25% 156 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 42% 26 20 6 4 2 2 11 2 9
1991 29 NYY AL 5 0 34% 169 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 45% 25 15 10 5 2 3 21 9 10
1993 31 CLE AL 2 0 39% 106 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 47% 20 13 7 1 0 1 11 4 7
1994 32 CLE AL 2 0 43% 83 1 3 25% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 41% 17 11 6 1 1 0 9 4 5
1995 33 CLE AL 3 0 35% 57 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 33% 7 7 0 3 1 2 5 2 3
1996 34 TOT MLB 4 0 32% 99 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 38% 12 10 2 1 1 0 8 2 6
1996 34 CLE AL 0 0 27% 36 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 5 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1996 34 NYM NL 4 0 37% 63 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 39% 7 6 1 1 1 0 5 1 4
1997 35 SEA AL 0 0 19% 17 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
12 Yrs 22 0 33% 936 13 19 41% 12 17 1 2 0 0 3 1 22 64 43% 146 100 46 26 13 13 84 31 50

Situational Hitting*

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
1985 23 MIN AL 62 29% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 10 2 20% 7 4 57% 41 9 22% 6 4 67% 2 2 100% 0
1986 24 MIN AL 45 27% 9 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 14 2 14% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1988 26 NYY AL 3 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
1989 27 NYY AL 544 33% 142 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 31 23 74% 122 14 11% 67 31 46% 322 41 13% 28 14 50% 22 15 68% 0
1990 28 NYY AL 472 33% 98 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 1 17 11 65% 103 13 13% 42 23 55% 248 18 7% 18 8 44% 16 11 69% 0
1991 29 NYY AL 509 34% 123 43 1 1 0 0 0 2.30 5 0 14 4 1 2 3 0 12 9 75% 97 10 10% 33 14 42% 282 30 11% 23 11 48% 11 9 82% 0
1993 31 CLE AL 283 43% 73 6 0 8 2 0 0 0.83 4 0 3 2 2 3 1 0 11 8 73% 45 7 16% 24 12 50% 171 25 15% 13 7 54% 12 10 83% 0
1994 32 CLE AL 244 36% 55 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.01 1 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 67% 43 7 16% 30 13 43% 145 18 12% 14 8 57% 17 13 76% 0
1995 33 CLE AL 150 39% 36 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.09 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 100% 30 3 10% 17 6 35% 93 16 17% 6 4 67% 6 4 67% 0
1996 34 TOT MLB 269 32% 66 3 0 6 4 0 2 1.52 8 0 7 4 4 3 5 0 8 8 100% 49 8 16% 27 14 52% 174 19 11% 14 8 57% 14 8 57% 0
1996 34 CLE AL 125 38% 25 1 0 2 1 0 1 0.02 4 0 6 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 100% 26 4 15% 14 5 36% 98 7 7% 8 2 25% 6 3 50% 0
1996 34 NYM NL 144 27% 41 2 0 4 3 0 1 2.27 4 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 100% 23 4 17% 13 9 69% 76 12 16% 6 6 100% 8 5 63% 0
1997 35 SEA AL 78 37% 13 1 0 4 1 0 0 0.39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 15 2 13% 8 3 38% 58 7 12% 5 4 80% 2 0 0% 0
12 Yrs 2659 35% 630 84 8 23 7 0 2 0.86 22 0 57 12 10 9 13 1 96 73 76% 518 66 13% 258 122 47% 1548 185 12% 128 69 54% 103 73 71% 0
MLB Averages 59% 74% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 26 NYY AL 3 7 2.33 6 86% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 43% 100% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1989 27 NYY AL 543 1555 2.86 1117 72% 17% 11% 30% 42% 83% 0% 60% 86% 51% 2% 11 0 7% 37 20 2% 13 5 19% 1 1 3
1990 28 NYY AL 462 1437 3.11 1044 73% 18% 13% 32% 37% 82% 0% 59% 84% 47% 1% 6 0 6% 28 14 2% 11 3 24% 10 1 2
1991 29 NYY AL 509 1496 2.94 1051 70% 18% 12% 28% 41% 82% 0% 57% 85% 46% 2% 8 0 8% 42 23 3% 15 6 19% 0 0 0
1993 31 CLE AL 272 869 3.19 604 70% 19% 13% 30% 38% 81% 0% 56% 83% 44% 3% 8 1 9% 25 12 3% 9 5 26% 11 0 1
1994 32 CLE AL 233 755 3.24 545 72% 19% 14% 32% 35% 81% 0% 59% 83% 44% 1% 3 1 6% 14 10 4% 10 6 22% 11 0 0
1995 33 CLE AL 142 455 3.20 305 67% 15% 15% 30% 40% 85% 0% 57% 82% 44% 1% 2 1 8% 11 8 4% 6 5 19% 8 0 0
1996 34 TOT MLB 244 773 3.17 525 68% 20% 17% 26% 37% 80% 0% 54% 79% 36% 3% 7 1 9% 23 14 5% 12 5 32% 25 1 0
1996 34 CLE AL 102 331 3.25 220 66% 20% 17% 26% 36% 80% 0% 53% 78% 31% 4% 4 1 13% 13 7 6% 6 2 33% 23 0 0
1996 34 NYM NL 142 442 3.11 305 69% 20% 16% 25% 38% 80% 0% 55% 80% 39% 2% 3 0 7% 10 7 4% 6 3 32% 2 1 0
1997 35 SEA AL 76 211 2.78 153 73% 19% 13% 27% 41% 81% 0% 59% 84% 49% 1% 1 0 5% 4 3 4% 3 2 27% 2 0 0
9 Yrs 2484 7558 3.04 5350 71% 18% 13% 30% 39% 82% 0% 58% 84% 46% 2% 46 4 7% 184 104 3% 79 37 23% 68 3 6
MLB Averages 3.66 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

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
1985 23 33 62 57 5 15 2 0 0 9 0 1 1 9 .263 .288 .298 .586 58 17 2 1 3 0 0
1986 24 70 107 99 9 24 3 0 0 10 0 2 2 19 .242 .265 .273 .537 46 27 2 1 5 0 0
1987 25 70 107 99 9 24 3 0 0 10 0 2 2 19 .242 .265 .273 .537 46 27 2 1 5 0 0
1988 26 73 110 102 9 24 3 0 0 10 0 2 2 19 .235 .257 .265 .522 42 27 2 1 5 0 0
1989 27 219 654 605 60 166 26 1 0 51 3 5 16 79 .274 .294 .321 .615 73 194 16 2 28 3 1
1990 28 369 1126 1043 91 264 38 3 2 71 4 7 32 133 .253 .279 .301 .580 63 314 29 7 39 5 1
1991 29 517 1635 1523 142 387 61 5 7 104 8 8 48 190 .254 .280 .315 .594 66 479 39 9 48 7 1
1992 30 517 1635 1523 142 387 61 5 7 104 8 8 48 190 .254 .280 .315 .594 66 479 39 9 48 7 1
1993 31 646 1918 1786 176 460 76 5 11 131 10 10 56 226 .258 .282 .324 .607 69 579 46 10 56 10 1
1994 32 736 2162 2017 203 515 89 5 12 150 11 13 62 259 .255 .280 .322 .602 66 650 53 11 60 12 1
1995 33 802 2312 2160 218 551 93 5 14 167 11 15 64 275 .255 .279 .322 .601 65 696 56 12 62 14 1
1996 34 909 2581 2406 249 617 104 9 22 194 12 18 74 312 .256 .281 .335 .616 68 805 64 15 70 16 1
1997 35 942 2659 2478 252 630 105 9 22 201 13 19 76 324 .254 .279 .331 .610 66 819 66 16 73 16 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1985 23 32 63 58 5 16 2 0 0 10 0 1 9 .276 .300 .310 .610 5 32
1986 24 37 44 41 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 .195 .214 .220 .434 2 37
1988 26 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1989 27 146 554 512 57 151 24 1 0 46 3 15 60 .295 .315 .346 .660 56 146
1990 28 150 478 443 34 103 13 2 2 22 1 17 54 .233 .268 .284 .552 33 150
1991 29 148 514 484 54 127 24 2 5 35 4 17 57 .262 .289 .351 .640 49 148
1993 31 129 283 263 34 73 15 0 4 27 2 8 36 .278 .298 .380 .678 30 129
1994 32 128 343 325 36 75 18 0 1 25 1 8 47 .231 .249 .295 .545 24 90
1995 33 74 165 158 15 38 4 0 2 17 0 2 18 .241 .252 .304 .555 12 66
1996 34 107 267 244 29 64 11 4 8 26 1 10 37 .262 .297 .439 .736 31 107
1997 35 33 78 72 3 13 1 0 0 7 1 2 12 .181 .213 .194 .408 3 33
11 Yrs 987 2792 2603 270 668 113 9 22 216 13 81 340 .257 .282 .332 .614 245 941
162 Game Avg. 162 458 427 44 110 19 1 4 35 2 13 56 .257 .282 .332 .614 40 941

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WARs c a p y
1990 AL  1.9 (9th)
1991 AL  1.6 (9th)
1994 AL  1.2 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1989 AL  23 (2nd)
1990 AL  11 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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