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Cecil Espy

Cecil Edward Espy

Position: Outfielder
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
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Pirates/Reds/Dodgers 1983-1993

Final Game: June 13, 1993
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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
1980	17	CHW-min	Rk	58	243	212	33	58	7	3	0	26	23	6	26	38	.274	.349	.335	.683		71		0	2	3		WHS · GULF
1981	18	CHW-min	A,Rk	115	470	415	61	95	5	3	1	35	20	7	41	67	.229	.301	.263	.563		109		2	11	1	3	APP,WHS · MIDW,GULF
1982	19	LAD-min	A	131	585	523	100	166	14	7	1	34	74	15	58	70	.317	.387	.377	.763		197		1	3	0	4	VRO · FLOR
1983	20	LAD-min	AA	133	611	564	88	151	16	11	4	38	51	16	39	77	.268	.314	.356	.671		201		1	3	4	2	SAN · TL
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-min	AAA	118	482	443	76	134	18	6	1	37	46	14	31	66	.302	.347	.377	.724		167		1	4	3	2	OKC · AA
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	78/9D6234	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	*8/7D9
1990	27	TEX-min	AAA	34	147	126	15	34	4	1	2	20	7	4	15	29	.270	.342	.365	.708		46		1	1	4	0	OKC · AA
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	8/974
1991	28	PIT-min	AAA	102	442	398	69	124	27	10	2	43	22	10	36	65	.312	.365	.445	.810		177	2	0	4	4	1	BFL · AA
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-min	AAA	25	89	83	10	19	3	0	0	7	2	0	6	16	.229	.281	.265	.546		22	3	0	0	0	0	INA · AA
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
1994	31	-min	A+	43	188	171	12	32	10	0	1	12	4	2	17	55	.187	.261	.263	.524		45	2	0	0	0	0	SBR · CALL
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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1983	20	LAD	NL	12	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	8

1987	24	TEX	AL	9	-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	-0.1	-2	-0.2	0.1	$	/79
1988	25	TEX	AL	376	-13	4	2	3	3	-4	12	6	0.6	4	0.4	0.2	$62,500	78/9D6234	RoY-8
1989	26	TEX	AL	527	-12	2	-2	2	7	0	16	13	1.3	6	0.6	0.7	$97,500	*8/7D9
1990	27	TEX	AL	82	-9	0	-1	0	3	0	3	-4	-0.5	-7	-0.7	0.2	$162,500	8/974
1991	28	PIT	NL	92	-3	2	-1	1	-1	0	3	1	0.0	2	0.2	-0.2	$	89/7
1992	29	PIT	NL	211	-3	0	-1	1	-6	-1	6	-4	-0.4	2	0.2	-0.6	$250,000	987
1993	30	CIN	NL	76	-1	-1	-1	0	1	-1	2	-1	-0.1	-2	-0.2	0.1	$400,000	7/9
8 Seasons				1385	-43	6	-3	7	8	-6	42	11	0.9	3	0.3	0.6	$972,500

TEX (4 yrs)				994	-36	6	-1	5	13	-4	31	14	1.3	1	0.1	1.2	$322,500
PIT (2 yrs)				303	-6	2	-2	2	-7	-1	9	-3	-0.4	4	0.4	-0.8	$250,000
LAD (1 yr)				12	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$
CIN (1 yr)				76	-1	-1	-1	0	1	-1	2	-1	-0.1	-2	-0.2	0.1	$400,000

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
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	.334	.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	.400	-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	-44.7	-4.6	.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	-44.7	-4.6	.573	.211	.077	4

TEX (4 yrs)				994	746	92	3.3	95	.305	.241	.262	.296	.328	.319	.390	.614	.718	72	.374	-36.3	-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	-36.3	-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	.434	-8.4	-0.9	.574	.196	.075	3.4

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1991	28	PIT	NL	NLCS	ATL	L	2	2	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1992	29	PIT	NL	NLCS	ATL	L	4	3	3	2	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2
2 Seasons (2 Series)							6	5	5	2	3	.400	.400	.400	.800	2
2 NLCS							6	5	5	2	3	.400	.400	.400	.800	2

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
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					2.2%	14.7%	8.6%	6.8%	29%	1.72	6.1	41.3	8.4	0.80	1.06	73%	20%	6.3%	21%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1983	20	LAD	NL	-0.1	-0.0	13	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.76	0.1	-0.1	1.2	0.1	0.89	1.1	0.31	2

1987	24	TEX	AL	-2.0	-0.2	11	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.90	-0.2	0.1	-1.8	-0.2	0.90	-1.7	1.32	1
1988	25	TEX	AL	-11.9	-1.2	428	-0.7	6.4	-7.1	1.07	-0.8	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.96	-8.9	0.70	14
1989	26	TEX	AL	-13.4	-1.4	612	-0.8	9.1	-9.9	1.03	-1.1	0.2	-19.5	-2.0	0.96	-13.7	1.12	13
1990	27	TEX	AL	-9.2	-0.9	98	-0.7	1.1	-1.8	1.05	-0.9	0.2	-10.4	-1.1	1.00	-10.5	1.15	6
1991	28	PIT	NL	-2.9	-0.3	98	0.5	2.2	-1.6	1.21	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.1	0.98	-1.4	1.12	6
1992	29	PIT	NL	-4.1	-0.4	223	-0.3	4.2	-4.5	1.26	-0.1	-0.1	0.4	0.0	0.98	-1.7	1.83	53
1993	30	CIN	NL	-1.3	-0.1	84	-0.3	1.5	-1.8	1.34	-0.0	-0.2	-2.6	-0.3	1.01	-1.2	1.38	22
8 Seasons				-44.7	-4.6	1567	-2.5	24.6	-27.0	1.10	-3.0	0.7	-30.9	-3.1	0.97	-38.0	1.43	117

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
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

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
1983	20	LAD	NL	12	100%	3			2	1	0	0	0.31	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	1.32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	50%	1	1	100%	5	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1988	25	TEX	AL	376	100%	86	8	1	14	5	0	1	0.70	2	0	12	1	1	2	0	0	9	5	56%	64	2	3%	31	12	39%	223	40	18%	20	14	70%	14	8	57%	0
1989	26	TEX	AL	527	100%	122	26	8	13	6	0	0	1.12	3	0	9	0	3	2	1	0	12	10	83%	75	2	3%	46	16	35%	265	29	11%	25	9	36%	11	6	55%	0
1990	27	TEX	AL	82	100%	9	2	0	6	0	0	0	1.15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	14	1	7%	13	2	15%	45	1	2%	5	0	0%	3	2	67%	0
1991	28	PIT	NL	92	100%	20	10	0	6	2	0	0	1.12	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	75%	14	0	0%	12	8	67%	50	10	20%	5	3	60%	2	0	0%	0
1992	29	PIT	NL	211	100%	50	17	0	53	12	0	6	1.83	1	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	100%	36	3	8%	16	5	31%	129	21	16%	18	9	50%	4	0	0%	0
1993	30	CIN	NL	76	100%	14	2	0	22	4	0	2	1.38	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	15	2	13%	9	3	33%	52	5	10%	5	3	60%	4	0	0%	0
8 Seasons				1385	100%	304	65	9	117	30	0	9	1.43	7	0	31	2	5	5	2	0	30	20	67%	223	11	5%	129	48	37%	775	107	14%	79	39	49%	40	18	45%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			75%			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	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						3.63		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	31%	6%			16%			9%			26%

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
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	12	11	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	.273	.333	.364	.697	1	20

1987	24	14	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	14
1988	25	123	375	350	49	89	18	6	2	41	34	21	83	.254	.296	.357	.653	37	123
1989	26	142	525	481	70	128	13	7	3	34	47	40	99	.266	.324	.341	.665	53	142
1990	27	52	81	71	9	9	0	0	0	1	11	10	20	.127	.235	.127	.361	2	52
1991	28	43	89	82	7	20	4	0	1	11	4	5	17	.244	.281	.329	.610	8	43
1992	29	112	216	199	25	55	8	3	1	23	7	16	40	.276	.329	.362	.691	24	112
1993	30	40	76	60	6	14	2	0	0	5	2	14	13	.233	.368	.267	.635	6	40
8 Seasons		546	1383	1262	170	318	46	16	7	116	107	108	277	.252	.310	.330	.641	131	546
162 Game Avg.		162	410	374	50	94	14	5	2	34	32	32	82	.252	.310	.330	.641	39	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)

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 Ink	Batting - 6 (1684), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 1 (2891), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Joe Simpson (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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