Chris Shelton

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: June 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT).

High School: Cottonwood HS (Salt Lake City, UT)

Schools: Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT), University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Debut: April 15, 2004 (Age 23-294d, 18,414th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 2009 (Age 29-034d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Lon Babby

Full Name: Christopher Bob Shelton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

930

254

.273

132

RBI

124

OBP

.345

SLG

.457

OPS

.802

OPS+

110

Summary of 37 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
DET	35
TEX	2

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	17

Outs
1	15
0	13
2	9

18 Opps
KCR	6
CHW	5
MIN	3
TEX	3
CLE	3
TBD	2
CHC	2
SEA	2
PIT	2
SFG	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
LAA	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
BOS	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

34 Pitchers
R.A. Dickey	2
Freddy García	2
Scott Elarton	2
John Lackey	1
Carlos Silva	1
Eric DuBose	1
Zack Greinke	1
Hideo Nomo	1
Seth McClung	1
Mark Prior	1
Masao Kida	1
Brandon League	1
Óscar Villarreal	1
Jimmy Gobble	1
Brandon McCarthy	1
John Koronka	1
Mike Wood	1
Bobby Jenks	1
Kip Wells	1
Cliff Lee	1
Jesse Crain	1
Ian Snell	1
Randy Johnson	1
Andrew Brown	1
Tyler Walker	1
CC Sabathia	1
José Lima	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Jon Garland	1
Woody Williams	1
Paul Byrd	1
Roberto Novoa	1
David Wells	1
Brad Radke	1

11 Parks
Comerica Pk (DET)	16
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	4
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	15
9	8
78	6
8	5
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	10
3	9
4	6
5	6
6	2
1	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	8
-2-	5
--3	1

51 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	23
1 on	14
Any on	14

Inning
1	7
2	6
3	3
4	8
5	1
6	4
7	1
8	4
9	3

1-3	16
4-6	13
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	5
+2	3
+1	6
Tied	11
-1	1
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	2

Ahead	17
Tied	11
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	6
1-2	5
1-0	5
0-1	5
2-2	5
2-1	4
0-0	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	34
DH	3

OrderPos
3rd	12
7th	11
6th	10
8th	2
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-05-28	DET		BAL	Eric DuBose	behind 0-3	b 4	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	7	DH	0.163	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); C. Monroe Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2005-06-16	DET		SDP	Woody Williams	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	3	0.098	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	2005-06-19	DET		SFG	Tyler Walker	behind 6-8	b 9	2	-2-	5,(3-1) C.*BBBX	2	7	3	0.488	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Rodríguez Scores
4	4	3	1	2005-06-23	DET	@	MIN	Carlos Silva	behind 0-4	t 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	3	0.049	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	2005-06-29	DET		CHW	Brandon McCarthy	behind 0-2	b 2	1	1--	3,(2-0) *BBX	2	7	3	0.185	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); C. Monroe Scores
6	6	5	1	2005-07-01	DET		NYY	Randy Johnson	tied 1-1	b 2	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBF1X	2	7	3	0.160	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. White Scores
7	7	6	1	2005-07-07	DET	@	TBD	Seth McClung	ahead 1-0	t 1	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	3	0.114	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Guillén Scores
8	8	7	1	2005-07-09	DET	@	TBD	Hideo Nomo	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	7,(1-2) CFFBFFX	1	3	3	0.117	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
9	9	8	1	2005-07-14	DET		KCR	Zack Greinke	behind 1-4	b 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	3	3	0.097	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	9	1	2005-07-20	DET	@	CHW	Freddy García	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) 1CBBX	2	3	3	0.161	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Inge Scores
11	11	10	1	2005-08-03	DET		SEA	Masao Kida	ahead 9-7	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	3	3	0.037	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	11	1	2005-08-17	DET		BOS	David Wells	ahead 5-2	b 5	0	---	8,(2-2) CCBFFBFX	1	2	3	0.047	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	12	1	2005-08-19	DET		TOR	Brandon League	ahead 4-1	b 4	2	1--	5,(2-2) 1BC+11FB>X	2	2	3	0.091	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Polanco Scores
14	14	13	1	2005-09-11	DET		KCR	José Lima	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	3	DH	0.167	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); P. Polanco Scores/unER
15	15	14	1	2005-09-16	DET	@	LAA	John Lackey	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	5,(2-2) SBBCX	2	3	3	0.151	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Inge Scores
16	16	15	1	2005-09-19	DET	@	KCR	Mike Wood	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	0.099	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	16	1	2005-09-21	DET	@	KCR	Jimmy Gobble	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	0.119	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	17	1	2005-09-24	DET		SEA	Jamie Moyer	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	3	0.103	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	18	1	2005-10-02	DET	@	MIN	Jesse Crain	behind 2-5	t 8	2	--3	4,(1-2) BFSX	2	3	DH	0.111	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); N. Logan Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2006-04-03	DET	@	KCR	Scott Elarton	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	3	0.121	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	2	2	2006-04-03	DET	@	KCR	Scott Elarton	tied 1-1	t 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	0.166	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	2006-04-06	DET	@	TEX	R.A. Dickey	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CT*BX	1	6	3	0.078	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	4	2	2006-04-06	DET	@	TEX	R.A. Dickey	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	---	5,(1-2) CBFFX	1	6	3	0.068	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	2006-04-07	DET	@	TEX	John Koronka	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	1--	6,(3-2) BFB1FBX	2	6	3	0.150	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Thames Scores
25	25	6	1	2006-04-12	DET		CHW	Bobby Jenks	behind 1-4	b 9	1	-2-	6,(2-2) BCBFFX	2	6	3	0.068	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Ordóñez Scores
26	26	7	1	2006-04-13	DET		CHW	Jon Garland	behind 1-9	b 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	3	0.032	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Young Scores
27	27	8	1	2006-04-16	DET		CLE	Cliff Lee	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	3	0.125	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
28	28	9	1	2006-04-17	DET		CLE	Paul Byrd	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	6	3	0.106	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
29	29	10	1	2006-04-28	DET		MIN	Brad Radke	ahead 5-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.029	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	11	1	2006-05-13	DET	@	CLE	CC Sabathia	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	3	0.108	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	12	1	2006-06-06	DET	@	CHW	Freddy García	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	3	0.101	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	13	1	2006-06-18	DET	@	CHC	Mark Prior	ahead 4-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	7	3	0.083	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Thames Scores
33	33	14	2	2006-06-18	DET	@	CHC	Roberto Novoa	ahead 10-2	t 8	0	---	5,(1-2) CBCFX	1	7	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
34	34	15	1	2006-06-30	DET	@	PIT	Kip Wells	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	3	0.097	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	16	1	2006-07-02	DET	@	PIT	Ian Snell	ahead 3-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.064	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2008-05-03	TEX	@	OAK	Andrew Brown	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	3	0.048	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	2	1	2008-05-16	TEX		HOU	Óscar Villarreal	ahead 11-8	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	3	0.018	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)