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John Flaherty

John Timothy Flaherty (Flash)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 21, 1967 in New York, NY
School: George Washington University (Washington, DC)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1992
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/Padres/Tigers/Yankees/RedSox 1992-2005

Final Game: October 1, 2005
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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
1992 24 BOS AL 35 71 66 3 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .197 .229 .227 .456 26 15 0 0 1 1 0 2
1993 25 BOS AL 13 29 25 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .120 .214 .200 .414 10 5 0 1 1 0 0 2
1994 26 DET AL 34 44 40 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 11 .150 .167 .175 .342 -11 7 1 0 2 1 0 2/D
1995 27 DET AL 112 385 354 39 86 22 1 11 40 0 0 18 47 .243 .284 .404 .688 77 143 8 3 8 2 0 *2
1996 28 TOT MLB 119 444 416 40 118 24 0 13 64 3 3 17 61 .284 .314 .435 .749 96 181 13 3 4 4 2 *2
1996 28 DET AL 47 165 152 18 38 12 0 4 23 1 0 8 25 .250 .290 .408 .698 74 62 5 1 3 1 1 2
1996 28 SDP NL 72 279 264 22 80 12 0 9 41 2 3 9 36 .303 .327 .451 .778 109 119 8 2 1 3 1 2
1997 29 SDP NL 129 476 439 38 120 21 1 9 46 4 4 33 62 .273 .323 .387 .710 91 170 11 0 2 2 7 *2
1998 30 TBD AL 91 334 304 21 63 11 0 3 24 0 5 22 46 .207 .261 .273 .534 39 83 9 1 4 3 0 2
1999 31 TBD AL 117 482 446 53 124 19 0 14 71 0 2 19 64 .278 .310 .415 .725 83 185 14 6 1 10 0 *2/D
2000 32 TBD AL 109 418 394 36 103 15 0 10 39 0 0 20 57 .261 .296 .376 .671 71 148 11 0 2 2 2 2
2001 33 TBD AL 78 265 248 20 59 17 1 4 29 1 0 10 33 .238 .269 .363 .632 67 90 9 1 5 1 1 2
2002 34 TBD AL 76 303 281 27 73 20 0 4 33 2 2 15 50 .260 .296 .374 .669 79 105 6 1 2 4 0 2
2003 35 NYY AL 40 116 105 16 28 8 0 4 14 0 0 4 19 .267 .297 .457 .754 97 48 6 1 5 1 1 2
2004 36 NYY AL 47 135 127 11 32 9 0 6 16 0 2 5 25 .252 .286 .465 .750 93 59 5 1 2 0 2 2
2005 37 NYY AL 47 138 127 10 21 5 0 2 11 0 0 6 26 .165 .206 .252 .458 23 32 4 1 2 2 0 2/3
14 Yrs 1047 3640 3372 319 849 176 3 80 395 10 19 175 514 .252 .290 .377 .667 74 1271 97 19 41 33 15
162 Game Avg. 162 563 522 49 131 27 0 12 61 2 3 27 80 .252 .290 .377 .667 74 197 15 3 6 5 2
TBD (5 yrs) 471 1802 1673 157 422 82 1 35 196 3 9 86 250 .252 .289 .365 .654 69 611 49 9 14 20 3
NYY (3 yrs) 134 389 359 37 81 22 0 12 41 0 2 15 70 .226 .261 .387 .648 69 139 15 3 9 3 3
DET (3 yrs) 193 594 546 59 130 35 1 15 67 1 1 27 83 .238 .277 .388 .665 70 212 14 4 13 4 1
BOS (2 yrs) 48 100 91 6 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 13 .176 .224 .220 .444 21 20 0 1 2 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 201 755 703 60 200 33 1 18 87 6 7 42 98 .284 .324 .411 .736 98 289 19 2 3 5 8
AL (13 yrs) 846 2885 2669 259 649 143 2 62 308 4 12 133 416 .243 .281 .368 .649 68 982 78 17 38 28 7
NL (2 yrs) 201 755 703 60 200 33 1 18 87 6 7 42 98 .284 .324 .411 .736 98 289 19 2 3 5 8

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
1992 24 BOS AL 35 71 -7 0 0 0 1 -6 -0.6 2 -3 -0.4 .482 .496 -0.4 0.2 -3 $ 2
1993 25 BOS AL 13 29 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .492 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 $125,000 2
1994 26 DET AL 34 44 -6 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.3 0.0 -4 $140,000 2/D
1995 27 DET AL 112 385 -13 -2 -2 -6 6 -17 -1.5 12 -4 -0.3 .486 .490 0.3 0.1 2 $172,500 *2
1996 28 DET AL 47 165 -6 -1 0 -1 2 -5 -0.4 5 0 0.1 .490 .497 0.2 0.2 1 $275,000 2
1996 28 SDP NL 72 279 4 -2 -2 1 4 5 0.4 8 13 1.2 .507 .503 1.1 0.4 12 $ 2
1997 29 SDP NL 129 476 -7 -3 -1 -3 6 -8 -0.9 13 5 0.4 .494 .495 0.8 0.3 8 $900,000 *2
1998 30 TBD AL 91 334 -28 -2 -1 6 5 -20 -1.9 11 -9 -0.8 .479 .488 -1.4 1.1 -15 $1,600,000 2
1999 31 TBD AL 117 482 -14 -2 -2 11 6 -1 0.0 16 15 1.5 .499 .499 0.5 1.7 4 $1,280,000 *2/D
2000 32 TBD AL 109 418 -22 -3 -2 -2 6 -22 -2.0 14 -9 -0.7 .481 .487 -0.5 0.4 -7 $2,947,410 2
2001 33 TBD AL 78 265 -14 0 -1 -9 4 -19 -1.8 9 -10 -1.0 .476 .488 -0.1 -0.4 -1 $3,000,000 2
2002 34 TBD AL 76 303 -9 -1 -0 2 4 -4 -0.4 10 6 0.6 .494 .497 0.4 0.7 4 $3,250,000 2
2003 35 NYY AL 40 116 1 -1 -1 1 2 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .504 .501 0.5 0.3 5 $750,000 2
2004 36 NYY AL 47 135 -2 -3 -1 -3 2 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .487 .496 0.1 -0.0 1 $775,000 2
2005 37 NYY AL 47 138 -12 -1 -1 2 2 -10 -1.0 5 -5 -0.5 .479 .494 -0.7 0.5 -7 $800,000 2/3
14 Seasons 1047 3640 -137 -20 -12 -1 52 -118 -10.9 116 -2 0.1 .489 .495 0.4 5.5 -1 $16,014,910
TBD (5 yrs) 471 1802 -86 -8 -6 8 25 -67 -6.0 60 -7 -0.4 .486 .492 -1.1 3.5 -15 $12,077,410
NYY (3 yrs) 134 389 -13 -5 -3 0 6 -14 -1.3 13 -1 -0.1 .489 .497 -0.1 0.8 -1 $2,325,000
DET (3 yrs) 193 594 -25 -3 -1 -8 9 -28 -2.4 19 -8 -0.6 .487 .495 0.2 0.2 -0 $587,500
BOS (2 yrs) 48 100 -10 0 0 1 2 -7 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .485 .498 -0.5 0.3 -4 $125,000
SDP (2 yrs) 201 755 -4 -4 -3 -2 10 -2 -0.5 21 18 1.6 .499 .499 1.9 0.8 20 $900,000

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
1992 24 BOS AL 71 55 4 2.0 99 .217 .197 .266 .229 .336 .227 .395 .456 .731 26 .186 -6.9 -0.7 .340 .076 .030
1993 25 BOS AL 29 23 1 1.2 108 .158 .120 .274 .214 .345 .200 .418 .414 .764 10 .069 -3.3 -0.3 .364 .160 .080
1994 26 DET AL 44 39 1 0.7 111 .200 .150 .273 .167 .345 .175 .434 .342 .779 -11 .023 -6.7 -0.6 .194 .025 .025
1995 27 DET AL 385 286 40 3.7 109 .252 .243 .270 .284 .344 .404 .427 .688 .771 77 .351 -13.4 -1.2 .594 .212 .161 .0
1996 28 TOT MLB 444 322 53 4.4 107 .303 .284 .268 .314 .338 .435 .423 .749 .761 96 .433 -3.6 -0.3 .640 .192 .151 4.9
1996 28 DET AL 165 123 17 3.7 116 .274 .250 .277 .290 .350 .408 .445 .698 .795 74 .320 -6.3 -0.6 .605 .217 .158 1.6
1996 28 SDP NL 279 199 36 4.9 101 .320 .303 .263 .327 .331 .451 .411 .778 .742 109 .501 2.7 0.3 .662 .178 .148 3.3
1997 29 SDP NL 476 338 52 4.1 102 .300 .273 .262 .323 .333 .387 .411 .710 .744 91 .424 -5.4 -0.5 .608 .189 .114 5.5
1998 30 TBD AL 334 262 20 2.0 111 .233 .207 .273 .261 .342 .273 .434 .534 .776 39 .153 -28.0 -2.6 .396 .122 .066 .0
1999 31 TBD AL 482 349 54 4.1 114 .291 .278 .275 .310 .348 .415 .440 .725 .788 83 .378 -11.9 -1.1 .615 .175 .137 .0
2000 32 TBD AL 418 306 41 3.6 114 .283 .261 .274 .296 .346 .376 .440 .671 .787 71 .311 -18.9 -1.7 .556 .165 .114 .0
2001 33 TBD AL 265 204 22 2.9 104 .259 .238 .264 .269 .330 .363 .423 .632 .753 67 .264 -12.0 -1.1 .515 .169 .125 1.6
2002 34 TBD AL 303 222 30 3.6 103 .299 .260 .261 .296 .328 .374 .420 .669 .747 79 .360 -7.9 -0.8 .560 .167 .114 2.7
2003 35 NYY AL 116 89 12 3.6 105 .289 .267 .265 .297 .331 .457 .425 .754 .756 97 .352 -0.5 -0.1 .639 .229 .190 .0
2004 36 NYY AL 135 104 14 3.6 108 .271 .252 .268 .286 .336 .465 .431 .750 .766 93 .340 -1.8 -0.2 .618 .236 .213 .0
2005 37 NYY AL 138 114 6 1.4 103 .188 .165 .266 .206 .328 .252 .421 .458 .750 23 .092 -14.2 -1.4 .355 .134 .087 .0
14 Yrs 3640 2713 350 3.4 108 .274 .252 .268 .290 .339 .377 .427 .667 .765 74 .324 -134.6 -12.6 .552 .174 .125 17.8
162 Game Avg. 563 420 54 3.4 108 .274 .252 .268 .290 .339 .377 .427 .667 .765 74 .324 -134.6 -12.6 .552 .174 .125 3
TBD (5 yrs) 1802 1343 167 3.3 110 .275 .252 .270 .289 .340 .365 .433 .654 .774 69 .301 -78.6 -7.3 .535 .161 .113 5.5
NYY (3 yrs) 389 307 32 2.8 105 .246 .226 .267 .261 .332 .387 .426 .648 .757 69 .253 -16.5 -1.6 .525 .198 .162 .0
DET (3 yrs) 594 448 58 3.5 111 .254 .238 .272 .277 .346 .388 .433 .665 .778 70 .312 -26.5 -2.4 .564 .200 .150 1.9
BOS (2 yrs) 100 78 5 1.7 101 .203 .176 .268 .224 .339 .220 .401 .444 .740 21 .146 -10.2 -1.0 .347 .099 .044
SDP (2 yrs) 755 537 88 4.4 102 .307 .284 .262 .324 .332 .411 .411 .736 .743 98 .454 -2.7 -0.3 .628 .185 .127 9.0
AL (13 yrs) 2885 2176 262 3.2 109 .265 .243 .270 .281 .340 .368 .431 .649 .771 68 .292 -131.8 -12.3 .533 .172 .125 7.5
NL (2 yrs) 755 537 88 4.4 102 .307 .284 .262 .324 .332 .411 .411 .736 .743 98 .454 -2.7 -0.3 .628 .185 .127 9.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1996 28 SDP NL NLDS STL L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 35 NYY AL WS FLA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 37 NYY AL ALDS LAA L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1992 24 BOS AL 71 0.0% 9.9% 4.2% 2.8% 15% 2.33 9.4 33.0 0.71 0.81 85% 26% 0.0% 26%
1993 25 BOS AL 29 0.0% 20.7% 6.9% 6.9% 67% 3.00 4.2 12.5 0.36 0.33 66% 5% 0.0% 43%
1994 26 DET AL 44 0.0% 25.0% 2.3% 2.3% 17% 11.00 3.6 10.0 0.67 0.92 68% 19% 0.0% 28%
1995 27 DET AL 385 2.9% 12.2% 4.7% 8.8% 40% 2.61 7.5 32.2 8.9 0.55 0.75 77% 21% 6.7% 17%
1996 28 TOT MLB 444 2.9% 13.7% 3.8% 8.3% 31% 3.59 6.8 32.0 6.5 0.79 1.14 78% 22% 8.1% 20%
1996 28 DET AL 165 2.4% 15.2% 4.9% 9.7% 42% 3.13 6.1 38.0 6.6 0.84 1.32 75% 20% 7.3% 20%
1996 28 SDP NL 279 3.2% 12.9% 3.2% 7.5% 26% 4.00 7.3 29.3 6.4 0.76 1.05 80% 23% 8.6% 20%
1997 29 SDP NL 476 1.9% 13.0% 6.9% 6.5% 26% 1.88 7.1 48.8 9.5 0.77 0.94 78% 19% 5.3% 19%
1998 30 TBD AL 334 0.9% 13.8% 6.6% 4.2% 22% 2.09 6.6 101.3 12.7 0.65 0.78 77% 21% 2.3% 16%
1999 31 TBD AL 482 2.9% 13.3% 3.9% 6.9% 27% 3.37 7.0 31.9 6.3 0.70 0.95 78% 22% 7.1% 14%
2000 32 TBD AL 418 2.4% 13.6% 4.8% 6.0% 24% 2.85 6.9 39.4 10.1 0.54 0.74 79% 26% 5.5% 15%
2001 33 TBD AL 265 1.5% 12.5% 3.8% 8.3% 37% 3.30 7.5 62.0 8.6 0.57 0.88 80% 24% 3.7% 19%
2002 34 TBD AL 303 1.3% 16.5% 5.0% 7.9% 33% 3.33 5.6 70.3 8.5 0.37 0.47 76% 26% 3.1% 24%
2003 35 NYY AL 116 3.5% 16.4% 3.5% 10.3% 43% 4.75 5.5 26.3 7.5 0.70 0.86 72% 14% 9.5% 16%
2004 36 NYY AL 135 4.4% 18.5% 3.7% 11.1% 47% 5.00 5.1 21.2 7.9 0.59 0.92 71% 21% 11.1% 14%
2005 37 NYY AL 138 1.5% 18.8% 4.4% 5.1% 33% 4.33 4.9 63.5 11.5 0.59 0.73 73% 14% 4.0% 22%
14 Yrs 3640 2.2% 14.1% 4.8% 7.1% 31% 2.94 6.6 42.2 8.5 0.63 0.83 77% 22% 5.6% 18%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.4% 8.8% 7.8% 33% 1.86 5.4 33.0 7.6 0.80 1.08 70% 21% 7.9% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1992 24 BOS AL -6.9 -0.7 71 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 1.03 -0.8 0.2 -8.2 -0.8 0.94 -8.1 0.02 1
1993 25 BOS AL -3.3 -0.3 29 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 1.15 -0.3 0.2 -2.4 -0.2 1.02 -3.0 0
1994 26 DET AL -6.8 -0.6 47 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 .92 -0.5 -0.1 -6.5 -0.6 0.98 -6.8 1
1995 27 DET AL -13.4 -1.2 388 -1.7 5.3 -7.0 .89 -1.3 -0.7 -17.8 -1.7 0.89 -17.9 4.47 2
1996 28 TOT MLB -4.0 -0.4 458 -0.3 7.2 -7.5 .96 0.1 -0.4 -3.7 -0.3 0.97 -4.2 1.70 4
1996 28 DET AL -6.3 -0.6 168 0.0 2.6 -2.5 .90 -0.3 0.3 -2.3 -0.2 0.93 -6.8 1.26 1
1996 28 SDP NL 2.3 0.2 290 -0.4 4.6 -5.0 1.00 0.3 -0.7 -1.4 -0.1 0.99 2.6 1.84 3
1997 29 SDP NL -5.4 -0.5 487 -2.4 6.9 -9.2 1.03 -0.9 -1.4 -14.2 -1.4 0.98 -8.7 0.26 3
1998 30 TBD AL -28.0 -2.6 342 -3.6 3.5 -7.2 .99 -3.0 -0.7 -44.9 -4.2 0.96 -36.8 0
1999 31 TBD AL -11.9 -1.1 487 -2.0 7.6 -9.6 1.04 -1.2 -0.7 -14.5 -1.3 1.00 -15.7 2.82 1
2000 32 TBD AL -19.5 -1.8 421 -2.8 6.0 -8.8 1.04 -2.0 -0.7 -25.5 -2.3 0.93 -25.2 2.73 2
2001 33 TBD AL -12.3 -1.2 266 -0.6 4.4 -5.0 .98 -1.3 0.7 -14.1 -1.4 0.95 -17.9 0
2002 34 TBD AL -7.9 -0.8 309 -1.5 4.6 -6.1 1.07 -1.5 0.1 -13.0 -1.3 0.93 -16.8 0
2003 35 NYY AL -0.5 -0.1 117 -0.3 1.9 -2.2 .95 -0.2 -0.1 -4.5 -0.4 1.00 -3.0 0.03 1
2004 36 NYY AL -1.8 -0.2 137 0.2 2.2 -2.0 .81 -0.3 0.5 -3.4 -0.3 0.96 -4.7 3.88 1
2005 37 NYY AL -14.2 -1.4 138 -1.1 1.1 -2.2 .77 -1.1 -0.3 -13.9 -1.4 0.95 -13.0 5.48 1
14 Yrs -136.0 -12.8 3697 -17.3 52.2 -69.5 .98 -14.1 -3.5 -186.8 -17.7 0.96 -182.0 2.01 17

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
1992 24 BOS AL 0 0 19% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1993 25 BOS AL 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1994 26 DET AL 2 0 29% 4 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1995 27 DET AL 4 0 29% 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 26% 13 9 3 5 3 2 13 10 3
1996 28 TOT MLB 7 0 22% 159 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 25% 25 21 3 8 4 4 7 4 3
1996 28 DET AL 3 0 33% 57 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 26% 9 7 1 4 3 1 6 3 3
1996 28 SDP NL 4 0 16% 102 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 24% 16 14 2 4 1 3 1 1 0
1997 29 SDP NL 4 0 20% 168 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 32% 15 11 3 1 0 1 9 4 4
1998 30 TBD AL 4 0 22% 109 0 5 0% 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 45% 11 6 5 2 1 0 7 3 4
1999 31 TBD AL 3 0 29% 156 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 49% 20 12 8 7 4 3 12 3 8
2000 32 TBD AL 1 0 23% 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 20% 17 16 1 6 5 1 12 6 5
2001 33 TBD AL 1 0 24% 86 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58% 6 4 2 3 2 1 10 2 8
2002 34 TBD AL 2 0 27% 96 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 32% 12 9 3 3 2 1 7 4 3
2003 35 NYY AL 4 0 41% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33% 7 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 3
2004 36 NYY AL 2 0 16% 42 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 25% 5 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
2005 37 NYY AL 4 0 31% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 6 5 1 2 1 1 6 4 2
14 Yrs 39 0 25% 1181 10 19 34% 10 16 0 3 0 0 3 1 33 58 35% 139 102 32 41 23 16 92 43 46

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
1992 24 BOS AL 71 30% 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 3 2 67% 44 2 5% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1993 25 BOS AL 29 31% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 2 1 50% 24 2 8% 0 0 0 0 0
1994 26 DET AL 44 66% 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 10 1 10% 7 4 57% 36 4 11% 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 0
1995 27 DET AL 385 24% 86 5 0 2 0 0 0 4.47 11 0 11 11 0 6 5 0 8 8 100% 57 8 14% 33 13 39% 214 31 14% 20 10 50% 16 13 81% 0
1996 28 TOT MLB 444 23% 118 6 0 4 2 0 2 1.70 13 1 12 12 1 8 5 0 5 4 80% 88 13 15% 43 15 35% 295 57 19% 33 20 61% 20 16 80% 0
1996 28 DET AL 165 31% 38 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.26 4 0 4 3 1 2 2 0 4 3 75% 36 5 14% 18 3 17% 104 21 20% 14 5 36% 7 6 86% 0
1996 28 SDP NL 279 19% 80 4 0 3 2 0 2 1.84 9 1 8 9 0 6 3 0 1 1 100% 52 8 15% 25 12 48% 191 36 19% 19 15 79% 13 10 77% 0
1997 29 SDP NL 476 17% 120 9 0 3 1 0 0 0.26 9 0 12 8 1 4 5 0 2 2 100% 93 11 12% 47 10 21% 333 37 11% 23 9 39% 19 10 53% 0
1998 30 TBD AL 334 22% 63 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 2 1 1 2 0 5 4 80% 66 9 14% 36 13 36% 219 21 10% 19 9 47% 11 6 55% 0
1999 31 TBD AL 482 18% 124 5 0 1 0 0 0 2.82 14 0 14 13 1 3 11 0 1 1 100% 112 14 13% 57 14 25% 359 59 16% 25 16 64% 19 8 42% 0
2000 32 TBD AL 418 22% 103 7 0 2 1 0 1 2.73 10 0 9 8 2 7 3 0 2 2 100% 79 11 14% 35 10 29% 259 31 12% 14 7 50% 13 7 54% 0
2001 33 TBD AL 265 14% 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 3 1 3 1 0 5 5 100% 63 9 14% 39 12 31% 170 26 15% 15 7 47% 13 8 62% 0
2002 34 TBD AL 303 20% 73 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 9 3 1 4 0 0 3 2 67% 56 6 11% 35 12 34% 185 31 17% 20 11 55% 12 6 50% 0
2003 35 NYY AL 116 34% 28 5 1 1 1 0 0 0.03 4 0 3 2 2 0 4 0 7 5 71% 29 6 21% 10 3 30% 83 10 12% 12 6 50% 4 4 100% 0
2004 36 NYY AL 135 23% 32 2 0 1 1 0 1 3.88 6 1 5 5 1 6 0 0 4 2 50% 25 5 20% 10 2 20% 81 11 14% 6 2 33% 4 2 50% 0
2005 37 NYY AL 138 27% 21 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.48 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 67% 25 4 16% 16 4 25% 89 10 11% 10 5 50% 5 2 40% 0
14 Yrs 3640 22% 849 60 1 17 6 0 5 2.01 80 3 103 69 11 42 38 0 49 41 84% 718 97 14% 373 115 31% 2391 332 14% 202 105 52% 137 83 61% 0
MLB Averages 55% 71% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

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
1992 24 BOS AL 71 254 3.58 170 67% 26% 11% 28% 36% 74% 0% 50% 86% 31% 4% 3 0 8% 6 1 7% 5 3 43% 0 0 0
1993 25 BOS AL 27 100 3.70 65 65% 23% 15% 34% 28% 77% 0% 50% 80% 33% 7% 2 0 19% 5 3 4% 1 0 33% 2 0 0
1994 26 DET AL 44 150 3.41 104 69% 19% 15% 35% 31% 81% 0% 56% 81% 43% 0% 0 0 7% 3 2 2% 1 1 18% 0 0 0
1995 27 DET AL 382 1313 3.44 853 65% 29% 10% 25% 37% 71% 0% 46% 86% 27% 4% 16 0 12% 45 22 6% 24 15 28% 3 0 0
1996 28 TOT MLB 411 1357 3.30 900 66% 22% 13% 28% 37% 78% 2% 52% 83% 32% 3% 14 2 11% 44 24 4% 15 13 23% 33 0 1
1996 28 DET AL 152 534 3.51 347 65% 28% 8% 29% 35% 72% 2% 47% 89% 28% 4% 6 0 13% 19 10 3% 5 4 43% 13 0 0
1996 28 SDP NL 259 823 3.18 553 67% 18% 16% 27% 39% 82% 1% 55% 80% 35% 3% 8 2 10% 25 14 4% 10 9 9% 20 0 1
1997 29 SDP NL 447 1544 3.45 954 62% 23% 13% 26% 38% 77% 4% 48% 83% 31% 3% 15 1 17% 76 51 6% 25 14 25% 29 0 0
1998 30 TBD AL 337 1132 3.36 730 64% 24% 15% 25% 36% 76% 0% 49% 80% 35% 3% 11 0 11% 36 21 6% 19 10 39% -3 0 0
1999 31 TBD AL 483 1536 3.18 1035 67% 19% 14% 29% 38% 81% 0% 55% 82% 38% 4% 17 3 12% 56 34 4% 20 10 13% -1 0 0
2000 32 TBD AL 419 1403 3.35 923 66% 18% 14% 31% 37% 82% 2% 54% 82% 36% 3% 14 0 14% 60 38 5% 20 14 23% -1 0 0
2001 33 TBD AL 266 877 3.30 583 66% 25% 11% 26% 38% 75% 1% 50% 86% 26% 3% 9 0 11% 30 15 5% 14 8 12% -1 0 0
2002 34 TBD AL 303 1078 3.56 698 65% 25% 15% 27% 34% 75% 0% 49% 81% 34% 4% 11 2 11% 32 17 6% 18 13 22% 0 0 0
2003 35 NYY AL 116 380 3.28 261 69% 18% 16% 30% 35% 82% 3% 56% 80% 44% 3% 4 0 8% 9 3 3% 4 4 16% 0 0 0
2004 36 NYY AL 135 482 3.57 326 68% 22% 17% 29% 32% 78% 5% 53% 78% 37% 2% 3 0 8% 11 4 4% 5 5 28% 0 0 0
2005 37 NYY AL 138 485 3.51 330 68% 25% 16% 27% 32% 75% 0% 51% 78% 33% 2% 3 0 11% 15 10 2% 3 2 23% 0 0 0
14 Yrs 3579 12091 3.38 7932 66% 23% 14% 27% 36% 77% 1% 51% 82% 33% 3% 122 8 12% 428 245 5% 174 112 23% 61 0 1
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 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
1992 24 35 71 66 3 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .197 .229 .227 .456 26 15 0 0 1 1 0
1993 25 48 100 91 6 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 13 .176 .224 .220 .444 21 20 0 1 2 1 0
1994 26 82 144 131 8 22 5 0 0 8 0 1 6 24 .168 .207 .206 .413 11 27 1 1 4 2 0
1995 27 194 529 485 47 108 27 1 11 48 0 1 24 71 .223 .263 .351 .614 60 170 9 4 12 4 0
1996 28 313 973 901 87 226 51 1 24 112 3 4 41 132 .251 .286 .390 .676 76 351 22 7 16 8 2
1997 29 442 1449 1340 125 346 72 2 33 158 7 8 74 194 .258 .298 .389 .687 81 521 33 7 18 10 9
1998 30 533 1783 1644 146 409 83 2 36 182 7 13 96 240 .249 .291 .367 .659 73 604 42 8 22 13 9
1999 31 650 2265 2090 199 533 102 2 50 253 7 15 115 304 .255 .295 .378 .673 75 789 56 14 23 23 9
2000 32 759 2683 2484 235 636 117 2 60 292 7 15 135 361 .256 .295 .377 .673 75 937 67 14 25 25 11
2001 33 837 2948 2732 255 695 134 3 64 321 8 15 145 394 .254 .293 .376 .669 74 1027 76 15 30 26 12
2002 34 913 3251 3013 282 768 154 3 68 354 10 17 160 444 .255 .293 .376 .669 74 1132 82 16 32 30 12
2003 35 953 3367 3118 298 796 162 3 72 368 10 17 164 463 .255 .293 .378 .672 75 1180 88 17 37 31 13
2004 36 1000 3502 3245 309 828 171 3 78 384 10 19 169 488 .255 .293 .382 .675 76 1239 93 18 39 31 15
2005 37 1047 3640 3372 319 849 176 3 80 395 10 19 175 514 .252 .290 .377 .667 74 1271 97 19 41 33 15

Neutralized Batting

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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
1992 24 35 72 67 3 14 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 .209 .239 .239 .478 4 35
1993 25 13 29 25 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 .120 .214 .200 .414 1 13
1994 26 48 61 56 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 1 16 .143 .155 .161 .316 1 34
1995 27 126 427 394 41 93 24 1 12 42 0 19 53 .236 .275 .393 .669 42 112
1996 28 119 441 413 38 115 23 0 13 61 3 17 61 .278 .309 .429 .737 54 119
1997 29 129 479 441 39 122 21 1 9 48 4 34 62 .277 .327 .390 .717 57 129
1998 30 91 330 301 19 60 10 0 3 22 0 21 46 .199 .252 .262 .514 20 91
1999 31 117 475 440 48 118 18 0 13 65 0 18 64 .268 .300 .398 .697 52 117
2000 32 109 411 388 33 97 14 0 9 35 0 19 57 .250 .284 .356 .639 40 109
2001 33 78 265 248 20 59 17 1 4 29 1 10 33 .238 .269 .363 .632 24 78
2002 34 76 304 282 28 74 20 0 4 34 2 15 50 .262 .298 .376 .674 32 76
2003 35 40 116 105 16 28 8 0 4 14 0 4 19 .267 .297 .457 .754 14 40
2004 36 47 134 126 11 31 9 0 6 15 0 5 25 .246 .280 .460 .741 16 47
2005 37 47 139 128 11 22 5 0 2 12 0 6 26 .172 .212 .258 .469 7 47
14 Yrs 1075 3683 3414 312 844 174 3 79 386 10 174 525 .247 .285 .369 .654 364 1047
162 Game Avg. 162 555 514 47 127 26 0 12 58 2 26 79 .247 .285 .369 .654 55 1047

* 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

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1999 AL  10 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (601), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Brian Schneider (955)
  6. Joe Oliver (953)
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  8. Randy Hundley (945)
  9. Greg Myers (943)
  10. Damian Miller (941)
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  2. Jake Early (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Damon Berryhill (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Toby Hall (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Scott Servais (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Pat Borders (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Pat Borders (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Pat Borders (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bo Diaz (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Gregg Zaun (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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