Chris Widger

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 21, 1971 in Wilmington, DE us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).

High School: Pennsville Memorial HS (Pennsville, NJ)

School: George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)

Debut: June 23, 1995 (Age 24-033d, 16,693rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 2006 (Age 35-117d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Christopher Jon Widger

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2005 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

1826

435

.238

180

RBI

222

OBP

.296

SLG

.393

OPS

.689

OPS+

Summary of 55 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
MON	48
CHW	5
SEA	2

Platoon
vs RHP	33
vs LHP	22

Home/Road
Home	30
Away	25

Outs
0	26
2	15
1	14

22 Opps
MIL	7
COL	6
SDP	5
ATL	5
SFG	4
TBD	3
CHC	3
FLA	3
ARI	2
STL	2
CIN	2
PIT	2
LAD	2
MIN	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
NYY	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

52 Pitchers
Mark Gardner	2
Kevin Jarvis	2
Sterling Hitchcock	2
Carlos Reyes	1
Scott Baker	1
Mike Bielecki	1
Rod Beck	1
Jason Phillips	1
Curt Leskanic	1
Juan Acevedo	1
Tom Glavine	1
Jarrod Washburn	1
Eric Plunk	1
John Rocker	1
Joey Long	1
Omar Daal	1
Brian Bohanon	1
Bobby Witt	1
Bruce Ruffin	1
Andy Benes	1
Esteban Yan	1
Ryan Dempster	1
Darren Dreifort	1
Barry Zito	1
Chris Carpenter	1
Carlos Pérez	1
Jim Abbott	1
Russ Ortiz	1
Alan Embree	1
Antonio Alfonseca	1
Mike Sirotka	1
Matt Beech	1
Mike Remlinger	1
John Thomson	1
Julián Tavárez	1
Scott Sanders	1
Mike Hampton	1
Brian Givens	1
Scott Karl	1
Nate Robertson	1
Jason Bere	1
Mike Myers	1
Brett Tomko	1
Andy Ashby	1
Everett Stull	1
Kevin Millwood	1
Randy Johnson	1
Jon Lieber	1
Rodney Myers	1
Bryan Rekar	1
Brian Meadows	1
Mark Petkovsek	1

18 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	27
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	35
78	11
8	6
89	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	13
3	12
4	10
1	7
5	6
6	3
7+	3
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	47
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	8
12-	2
-2-	2
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

79 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	38
1 on	11
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
1	3
2	5
3	5
4	11
5	6
6	3
7	8
8	6
9	7
Extra	1

1-3	13
4-6	20
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	5
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	7
-1	3
-2	4
-3	6
-4..	10

Ahead	25
Tied	7
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	7
0-0	7
2-1	6
1-1	6
1-2	5
0-1	5
2-2	5
0-2	4
3-2	4
2-0	3
3-1	2
Unk	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	53
1B	1
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	22
6th	14
8th	12
5th	6
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-07-26	SEA		MIL	Brian Givens	tied 2-2	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.101	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1997-04-02	MON		STL	Mark Petkovsek	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	2	0.105	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Widger Scores
3	3	2	1	1997-04-06	MON		COL	Bruce Ruffin	behind 1-6	b 9	2	---	4,(0-2) SFFX	1	8	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	3	1	1997-05-04	MON	@	SDP	Joey Long	ahead 6-1	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	4	1	1997-06-04	MON		ATL	Mike Bielecki	behind 1-6	b 9	1	-2-		2	6	2	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Guerrero Scores
6	6	5	1	1997-07-17	MON	@	PHI	Matt Beech	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	2	0.192	69%		Home Run (Line Drive)
7	7	6	1	1997-07-31	MON		SDP	Sterling Hitchcock	ahead 6-0	b 3	0	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	2	0.013	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); H. Rodríguez Scores; M. Grudzielanek Scores
8	8	7	1	1997-08-15	MON	@	SFG	Julián Tavárez	behind 1-6	t 9	2	---	6,(2-2) FBBFFX	1	8	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Line Drive)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1998-05-06	MON		CIN	Mike Remlinger	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.110	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	2	1	1998-05-08	MON		COL	Curt Leskanic	behind 3-6	b 8	2	--3	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	2	8	2	0.133	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. White Scores
11	11	3	1	1998-05-09	MON		COL	John Thomson	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	6	2	0.138	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
12	12	4	1	1998-05-13	MON	@	SFG	Mark Gardner	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	1--	8,(3-2) BSBSBFFX	2	7	2	0.117	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); B. Fullmer Scores
13	13	5	2	1998-05-13	MON	@	SFG	Mark Gardner	ahead 6-1	t 3	1	---	2,(1-1) BX	1	7	2	0.034	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
14	14	6	1	1998-05-29	MON	@	PIT	Jon Lieber	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	7	2	0.085	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	1998-06-06	MON	@	TBD	Esteban Yan	ahead 6-5	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	8	2	0.094	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
16	16	8	1	1998-06-19	MON		ATL	Kevin Millwood	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	2	0.092	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	9	2	1998-06-19	MON		ATL	Alan Embree	ahead 8-1	b 4	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	2	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); V. Guerrero Scores/unER; R. White Scores/unER; C. Widger Scores/unER
18	18	10	1	1998-07-22	MON	@	CHC	Rodney Myers	behind 3-9	t 9	0	1--	5,(1-2) CFBFX	2	6	2	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Grudzielanek Scores
19	19	11	1	1998-08-27	MON	@	LAD	Darren Dreifort	behind 3-9	t 8	2	123	3,(0-2) CSX	4	9	PH	0.058	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Fullmer Scores; R. Pérez Scores; O. Cabrera Scores
20	20	12	1	1998-08-28	MON	@	SDP	Andy Ashby	ahead 4-1	t 3	1	---	7,(3-2) SBBBSFX	1	6	2	0.067	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	13	1	1998-09-04	MON	@	FLA	Brian Meadows	ahead 6-0	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	2	0.011	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
22	22	14	1	1998-09-05	MON	@	FLA	Antonio Alfonseca	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	1--	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	7	2	0.021	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); F. Santangelo Scores
23	23	15	1	1998-09-09	MON		ATL	John Rocker	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	7,(2-2) CSFBBFX	1	6	2	0.363	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1999-04-05	MON	@	PIT	Jason Phillips	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.037	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
25	25	2	1	1999-04-14	MON		MIL	Jim Abbott	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	2	0.099	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. White Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
26	26	3	2	1999-04-14	MON		MIL	Mike Myers	ahead 9-1	b 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	6	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Barrett Scores
27	27	4	1	1999-04-15	MON		MIL	Scott Karl	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	5	2	0.095	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	5	1	1999-05-02	MON		STL	Juan Acevedo	behind 6-8	b 10	0	---	3,(1-2) BFX	1	6	2	0.113	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	6	1	1999-05-22	MON		MIL	Eric Plunk	ahead 8-4	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	2	0.017	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	7	1	1999-05-31	MON		ARI	Andy Benes	behind 0-5	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.058	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Vidro Scores
31	31	8	1	1999-06-02	MON		ARI	Omar Daal	behind 0-3	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.085	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	9	1	1999-06-11	MON		TBD	Bobby Witt	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	6	2	0.107	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
33	33	10	1	1999-08-03	MON	@	CHC	Rod Beck	ahead 8-4	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
34	34	11	1	1999-08-05	MON	@	CHC	Scott Sanders	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) BB1F1X	2	6	2	0.100	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); B. Fullmer Scores
35	35	12	1	1999-08-06	MON		SDP	Sterling Hitchcock	behind 2-7	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	2	0.044	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	13	1	1999-08-08	MON		SDP	Carlos Reyes	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	2	0.285	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	14	1	1999-08-28	MON		CIN	Brett Tomko	behind 2-6	b 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	7	2	0.071	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2000-04-06	MON		LAD	Carlos Pérez	ahead 5-1	b 5	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	2	0.061	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); V. Guerrero Scores/unER; J. Vidro Scores/unER; C. Widger Scores/unER
39	39	2	1	2000-04-22	MON		MIL	Everett Stull	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BSBSX	1	6	2	0.094	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	3	1	2000-04-25	MON		COL	Brian Bohanon	behind 2-3	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	2	0.127	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	4	1	2000-04-28	MON	@	SFG	Russ Ortiz	behind 1-3	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	7	2	0.254	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Barrett Scores
42	42	5	1	2000-05-01	MON	@	COL	Kevin Jarvis	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.064	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43	43	6	2	2000-05-01	MON	@	COL	Kevin Jarvis	ahead 6-5	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.100	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
44	44	7	1	2000-05-05	MON	@	MIL	Jason Bere	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	-2-	3,(0-2) CFX	2	7	2	0.110	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Vidro Scores
45	45	8	1	2000-06-09	MON	@	TOR	Chris Carpenter	behind 2-5	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.075	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
46	46	9	1	2000-06-27	MON		ATL	Tom Glavine	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	0.076	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	10	1	2000-07-01	MON		FLA	Ryan Dempster	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.094	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	11	1	2000-07-13	MON	@	TBD	Bryan Rekar	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	2	0.177	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
49	49	12	1	2000-07-20	MON		NYM	Mike Hampton	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	5	2	0.152	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
50	50	13	1	2000-08-09	SEA	@	CHW	Mike Sirotka	behind 0-11	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	2005-04-25	CHW	@	OAK	Barry Zito	tied 0-0	t 7	1	1--	5,(2-2) FB11BSX	2	8	2	0.293	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Uribe Scores
52	52	2	1	2005-05-25	CHW	@	LAA	Jarrod Washburn	ahead 3-0	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.068	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
53	53	3	1	2005-07-20	CHW		DET	Nate Robertson	behind 2-4	b 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.127	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
54	54	4	1	2005-08-21	CHW		NYY	Randy Johnson	ahead 3-1	b 4	1	1-3	4,(1-2) 11BSFX	3	7	2	0.111	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Dye Scores; J. Uribe Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	2006-05-15	CHW	@	MIN	Scott Baker	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.084	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)