Cecil Espy
Cecil Edward Espy
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 20, 1963 in San Diego, CA
High School: Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1983
Final Game: June 13, 1993
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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
1983 20 LAD NL 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 8
1987 24 TEX AL 14 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 1 0 0 0 0 /79
1988 25 TEX AL 123 376 347 46 86 17 6 2 39 33 10 20 83 .248 .288 .349 .637 77 121 2 1 5 3 1 78D/96234 RoY-8
1989 26 TEX AL 142 527 475 65 122 12 7 3 31 45 20 38 99 .257 .313 .331 .644 81 157 2 2 10 2 2 *8/D79
1990 27 TEX AL 52 82 71 10 9 0 0 0 1 11 5 10 20 .127 .235 .127 .361 4 9 1 0 1 0 0 8/9D74
1991 28 PIT NL 43 92 82 7 20 4 0 1 11 4 0 5 17 .244 .281 .329 .610 72 27 0 0 3 2 0 89/7
1992 29 PIT NL 112 211 194 21 50 7 3 1 20 6 3 15 40 .258 .310 .340 .650 85 66 3 0 1 1 2 987
1993 30 CIN NL 40 76 60 6 14 2 0 0 5 2 2 14 13 .233 .368 .267 .635 73 16 2 0 0 2 0 7/9
8 Seasons 546 1385 1248 160 304 43 16 7 108 103 40 104 277 .244 .301 .321 .622 74 400 11 3 20 10 5
162 Game Avg. 162 411 370 47 90 13 5 2 32 31 12 31 82 .244 .301 .321 .622 74 119 3 1 6 3 1
TEX (4 yrs) 331 994 901 122 217 29 13 5 71 91 35 69 205 .241 .296 .319 .614 72 287 6 3 16 5 3
PIT (2 yrs) 155 303 276 28 70 11 3 2 31 10 3 20 57 .254 .301 .337 .638 81 93 3 0 4 3 2
LAD (1 yr) 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 40 76 60 6 14 2 0 0 5 2 2 14 13 .233 .368 .267 .635 73 16 2 0 0 2 0
AL (4 yrs) 331 994 901 122 217 29 13 5 71 91 35 69 205 .241 .296 .319 .614 72 287 6 3 16 5 3
NL (4 yrs) 215 391 347 38 87 14 3 2 37 12 5 35 72 .251 .315 .326 .641 81 113 5 0 4 5 2

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
1983 20 LAD NL 12 8 1 3.4 96 .333 .273 .262 .333 .330 .364 .388 .697 .719 95 .395 -0.1 0.0 .625 .182 .091
1987 24 TEX AL 9 9 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .265 .111 .333 .000 .426 .111 .759 -67 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .333 .375 .000 .0
1988 25 TEX AL 376 281 37 3.5 96 .317 .248 .262 .288 .327 .349 .394 .637 .721 77 .398 -11.9 -1.2 .604 .225 .101 3.8
1989 26 TEX AL 527 387 52 3.6 95 .317 .257 .263 .313 .328 .331 .387 .644 .715 81 .415 -13.4 -1.4 .592 .206 .074 5.6
1990 27 TEX AL 82 69 3 1.2 95 .176 .127 .259 .235 .327 .127 .388 .361 .715 4 .081 -9.2 -0.9 .368 .225 .000 .0
1991 28 PIT NL 92 67 9 3.6 93 .288 .244 .256 .281 .324 .329 .384 .610 .708 72 .432 -2.9 -0.3 .581 .195 .085 1.6
1992 29 PIT NL 211 152 21 3.7 91 .318 .258 .258 .310 .323 .340 .380 .650 .703 85 .454 -4.1 -0.4 .560 .175 .082 1.7
1993 30 CIN NL 76 52 7 3.6 104 .286 .233 .272 .368 .338 .267 .415 .635 .752 73 .387 -1.3 -0.1 .600 .267 .033 .0
8 Seasons 1385 1025 130 3.4 95 .305 .244 .262 .301 .327 .321 .389 .622 .717 74 .390 -44.8 -4.5 .573 .211 .077 13.1
162 Game Avg. 411 304 39 3.4 95 .305 .244 .262 .301 .327 .321 .389 .622 .717 74 .390 -44.8 -4.5 .573 .211 .077 4
TEX (4 yrs) 994 746 92 3.3 95 .305 .241 .262 .296 .328 .319 .390 .614 .718 72 .374 -36.4 -3.7 .572 .216 .078 9.5
PIT (2 yrs) 303 219 30 3.7 92 .309 .254 .258 .301 .324 .337 .381 .638 .705 81 .447 -7.1 -0.7 .566 .181 .083 3.3
LAD (1 yr) 12 8 1 3.4 96 .333 .273 .262 .333 .330 .364 .388 .697 .719 95 .395 -0.1 0.0 .625 .182 .091
CIN (1 yr) 76 52 7 3.6 104 .286 .233 .272 .368 .338 .267 .415 .635 .752 73 .387 -1.3 -0.1 .600 .267 .033 .0
AL (4 yrs) 994 746 92 3.3 95 .305 .241 .262 .296 .328 .319 .390 .614 .718 72 .374 -36.4 -3.7 .572 .216 .078 9.5
NL (4 yrs) 391 279 38 3.7 94 .306 .251 .260 .315 .326 .326 .387 .641 .714 81 .433 -8.4 -0.8 .574 .196 .075 3.4

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
1991 28 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 29 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .400 .800 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 6 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .400 .800 2 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
1983 20 LAD NL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 8.3% 33% 2.00 5.5 11.0 1.50 75%
1987 24 TEX AL 9 0.0% 33.3% 11.1% 0.0% 3.00 2.7 5.00 56%
1988 25 TEX AL 376 0.5% 22.1% 5.3% 6.7% 29% 4.15 4.2 173.5 8.9 0.76 0.96 70% 25% 1.8% 25%
1989 26 TEX AL 527 0.6% 18.8% 7.2% 4.2% 18% 2.61 4.8 158.3 15.3 0.90 1.28 71% 22% 1.9% 16%
1990 27 TEX AL 82 0.0% 24.4% 12.2% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.6 71.0 1.29 1.25 62% 15% 0.0% 14%
1991 28 PIT NL 92 1.1% 18.5% 5.4% 5.4% 25% 3.40 4.8 82.0 7.5 0.78 1.00 72% 16% 3.3% 19%
1992 29 PIT NL 211 0.5% 19.0% 7.1% 5.2% 22% 2.67 4.9 194.0 9.7 1.31 1.70 73% 16% 1.6% 7%
1993 30 CIN NL 76 0.0% 17.1% 18.4% 2.6% 14% 0.93 4.6 12.0 1.04 1.24 64% 20% 0.0% 13%
8 Seasons 1385 0.5% 20.0% 7.5% 4.8% 22% 2.66 4.5 178.3 11.6 0.93 1.22 70% 21% 1.8% 18%
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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1983 20 LAD NL 1 0 100% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1987 24 TEX AL 0 0 100% 10 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 25 TEX AL 7 0 42% 113 33 10 77% 26 8 6 1 1 1 5 2 4 14 71% 9 3 6 1 0 1 14 4 10
1989 26 TEX AL 4 0 39% 188 45 20 69% 38 17 7 3 0 0 12 4 8 17 60% 20 12 8 6 2 4 19 4 15
1990 27 TEX AL 0 0 53% 37 11 5 69% 8 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 80% 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2
1991 28 PIT NL 0 0 25% 34 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 60% 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 29 PIT NL 2 0 31% 87 6 3 67% 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 21% 12 11 1 4 2 1 3 0 2
1993 30 CIN NL 0 0 21% 27 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 43% 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2
8 Seasons 14 0 38% 510 103 40 72% 84 34 18 4 1 2 19 6 23 45 52% 55 34 20 15 6 7 41 9 31
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
1983 20 LAD NL 12 100% 3 2 1 0 0 0.39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1987 24 TEX AL 9 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 25 TEX AL 376 100% 86 8 1 12 4 0 1 0.75 2 0 12 1 1 2 0 0 9 5 56% 64 2 3% 31 12 39% 223 40 18% 20 14 70% 21 9 43% 0
1989 26 TEX AL 527 100% 122 26 8 12 5 0 0 1.16 3 0 9 0 3 2 1 0 12 10 83% 75 2 3% 46 16 35% 265 29 11% 25 9 36% 24 8 33% 0
1990 27 TEX AL 82 100% 9 2 0 5 0 0 0 1.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 14 1 7% 13 2 15% 45 1 2% 5 0 0% 6 2 33% 0
1991 28 PIT NL 92 100% 20 10 0 6 2 0 0 1.14 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 75% 14 0 0% 12 8 67% 50 10 20% 5 3 60% 8 3 38% 0
1992 29 PIT NL 211 100% 50 17 0 53 12 0 6 1.87 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 36 3 8% 16 5 31% 129 21 16% 18 9 50% 12 4 33% 0
1993 30 CIN NL 76 100% 14 2 0 22 4 0 2 1.40 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 15 2 13% 9 3 33% 52 5 10% 5 3 60% 7 3 43% 0
8 Seasons 1385 100% 304 65 9 113 28 0 9 1.49 7 0 31 2 5 5 2 0 30 20 67% 223 11 5% 129 48 37% 775 107 14% 79 39 49% 79 30 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 25 TEX AL 369 1361 3.69 889 65% 26% 15% 29% 30% 74% 1% 48% 80% 34% 5% 19 1 14% 51 19 7% 27 16 29% 7 1 1
1989 26 TEX AL 509 1870 3.67 1230 66% 26% 13% 30% 30% 74% 1% 49% 82% 36% 5% 24 0 13% 64 13 6% 33 11 27% 18 0 1
1990 27 TEX AL 82 332 4.05 215 65% 29% 15% 31% 24% 70% 0% 45% 78% 30% 6% 5 0 13% 11 1 11% 9 3 30% 0 0 1
1991 28 PIT NL 92 340 3.70 232 68% 20% 18% 32% 30% 80% 0% 54% 78% 30% 2% 2 0 11% 10 3 8% 7 6 0% 0 0 0
1992 29 PIT NL 211 809 3.83 527 65% 26% 15% 29% 30% 74% 3% 48% 79% 33% 5% 11 1 13% 28 6 9% 19 9 23% 0 0 0
1993 30 CIN NL 74 309 4.18 170 55% 31% 15% 26% 28% 69% 0% 38% 78% 26% 7% 5 0 23% 17 6 20% 15 5 46% 2 0 1
6 Seasons 1337 5021 3.76 3263 65% 26% 14% 30% 30% 74% 1% 48% 80% 34% 5% 66 2 14% 181 48 8% 110 50 26% 27 1 4
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
1983 20 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0
1984 21 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0
1985 22 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0
1986 23 20 12 11 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 95 4 0 0 0 0 0
1987 24 34 21 19 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 .158 .238 .211 .449 24 4 1 0 0 0 0
1988 25 157 397 366 51 89 18 6 2 40 35 10 22 88 .243 .286 .342 .627 74 125 3 1 5 3 1
1989 26 299 924 841 116 211 30 13 5 71 80 30 60 187 .251 .301 .335 .637 78 282 5 3 15 5 3
1990 27 351 1006 912 126 220 30 13 5 72 91 35 70 207 .241 .296 .319 .615 72 291 6 3 16 5 3
1991 28 394 1098 994 133 240 34 13 6 83 95 35 75 224 .241 .295 .320 .615 72 318 6 3 19 7 3
1992 29 506 1309 1188 154 290 41 16 7 103 101 38 90 264 .244 .297 .323 .620 74 384 9 3 20 8 5
1993 30 546 1385 1248 160 304 43 16 7 108 103 40 104 277 .244 .301 .321 .622 74 400 11 3 20 10 5

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
1983 20 20 13 12 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .333 .385 .417 .801 2 20
1987 24 14 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 14
1988 25 123 380 354 49 93 18 6 2 42 36 22 83 .263 .305 .364 .670 40 123
1989 26 142 530 485 70 132 13 8 3 33 49 41 99 .272 .330 .351 .681 56 142
1990 27 52 85 73 11 11 0 0 0 1 13 12 20 .151 .271 .151 .421 3 52
1991 28 43 93 85 8 23 5 0 1 12 5 6 17 .271 .312 .365 .677 10 43
1992 29 112 216 199 25 55 8 3 1 23 7 16 40 .276 .329 .362 .691 24 112
1993 30 40 78 61 6 15 2 0 0 5 2 15 13 .246 .385 .279 .663 7 40
8 Seasons 546 1404 1277 176 333 47 17 7 117 114 114 277 .261 .321 .341 .661 142 546
162 Game Avg. 162 417 379 52 99 14 5 2 35 34 34 82 .261 .321 .341 .661 42 546

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1988 AL--6--9th
1989 AL--7--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1988 AL--33--7th
1989 AL--45--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1988 AL--10--6th
1989 AL--20--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1983 NL--born 1963-01-20--3rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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