Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Encyclopedia of Players > F Listing > Sam Fuld > Batting

News: WAR Comparison Chart - Baseball-Reference.com »post

 

Sam Fuld

Samuel Babson Fuld (twitter: @SamFuld5)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 20, 1981 in Durham, NH
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed July 9, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 2007
Teams (by GP): Rays/Cubs 2007-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$489k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.140, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Jim Munsey [*]
    About biographical information

57
27
5
5
View team uniforms at Dressed to the Nines a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit / Report an error

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
2007 25 CHC NL 14 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 /987
2009 27 CHC NL 65 115 97 17 29 6 1 1 2 2 1 17 10 .299 .409 .412 .821 112 40 1 1 0 0 1 78/9
2010 28 CHC NL 19 31 28 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .143 .226 .179 .404 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 /78
2011 29 TBR AL 105 346 308 41 74 18 5 3 27 20 8 32 49 .240 .313 .360 .673 92 111 3 1 4 1 0 7/98D
4 Yrs 203 501 439 64 107 25 6 4 32 22 9 55 67 .244 .330 .355 .685 90 156 6 2 4 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 400 350 51 85 20 5 3 26 18 7 44 53 .244 .330 .355 .685 90 124 5 2 3 1 1
CHC (3 yrs) 98 155 131 23 33 7 1 1 5 2 1 23 18 .252 .368 .344 .711 86 45 3 1 0 0 1
TBR (1 yr) 105 346 308 41 74 18 5 3 27 20 8 32 49 .240 .313 .360 .673 92 111 3 1 4 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 98 155 131 23 33 7 1 1 5 2 1 23 18 .252 .368 .344 .711 86 45 3 1 0 0 1
AL (1 yr) 105 346 308 41 74 18 5 3 27 20 8 32 49 .240 .313 .360 .673 92 111 3 1 4 1 0

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
2007 25 CHC NL 14 9 -1 0 0 1 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /987
2009 27 CHC NL 65 115 4 0 1 -2 -1 2 0.2 3 5 0.5 .503 .501 0.7 -0.3 7 $ 78/9
2010 28 CHC NL 19 31 -4 0 -0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ /78
2011 29 TBR AL 105 346 -2 1 1 10 -4 7 0.8 12 18 1.9 .507 .504 0.8 0.7 8 $418,300 7/98D
4 Seasons 203 501 -2 1 1 9 -5 5 0.6 16 21 2.0 .502 .501 1.0 0.5 12 $418,300
CHC (3 yrs) 98 155 -0 1 0 -1 -1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.1 .498 .500 0.2 -0.2 3 $
TBR (1 yr) 105 346 -2 1 1 10 -4 7 0.8 12 18 1.9 .507 .504 0.8 0.7 8 $418,300

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
2007 25 CHC NL 9 6 0 0.0 115 .000 .000 .279 .333 .349 .000 .445 .333 .794 -4 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .500 .000
2009 27 CHC NL 115 70 18 6.9 113 .326 .299 .274 .409 .348 .412 .435 .821 .783 112 .659 2.5 0.2 .843 .299 .113 1.3
2010 28 CHC NL 31 26 1 1.0 106 .174 .143 .266 .226 .337 .179 .420 .404 .757 9 .061 -3.7 -0.4 .308 .143 .036
2011 29 TBR AL 346 250 37 4.0 92 .276 .240 .249 .313 .312 .360 .394 .673 .706 92 .431 -2.8 -0.3 .637 .263 .120 5.2
4 Yrs 501 352 56 4.3 98 .279 .244 .256 .330 .323 .355 .405 .685 .728 90 .459 -4.9 -0.5 .651 .267 .112 6.8
162 Game Avg. 400 281 45 4.3 98 .279 .244 .256 .330 .323 .355 .405 .685 .728 90 .459 -4.9 -0.5 .651 .267 .112 5
CHC (3 yrs) 155 102 19 5.0 111 .286 .252 .272 .368 .346 .344 .432 .711 .778 86 .520 -2.1 -0.2 .686 .275 .092 1.3
TBR (1 yr) 346 250 37 4.0 92 .276 .240 .249 .313 .312 .360 .394 .673 .706 92 .431 -2.8 -0.3 .637 .263 .120 5.2
NL (3 yrs) 155 102 19 5.0 111 .286 .252 .272 .368 .346 .344 .432 .711 .778 86 .520 -2.1 -0.2 .686 .275 .092 1.3
AL (1 yr) 346 250 37 4.0 92 .276 .240 .249 .313 .312 .360 .394 .673 .706 92 .431 -2.8 -0.3 .637 .263 .120 5.2

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
2011 29 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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
2007 25 CHC NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 2.00 2.00 33% 0% 0.0% 0%
2009 27 CHC NL 115 0.9% 8.7% 14.8% 7.0% 28% 0.59 9.7 97.0 48.5 0.89 1.19 75% 25% 2.3% 4%
2010 28 CHC NL 31 0.0% 16.1% 9.7% 3.2% 25% 1.67 5.6 9.3 0.77 1.10 74% 13% 0.0% 15%
2011 29 TBR AL 346 0.9% 14.2% 9.3% 7.5% 35% 1.53 6.3 102.7 11.4 0.91 1.15 74% 19% 2.5% 12%
4 Yrs 501 0.8% 13.4% 11.0% 7.0% 33% 1.22 6.6 109.8 13.7 0.90 1.16 74% 20% 2.3% 10%
MLB Averages 2.6% 17.9% 8.6% 7.8% 33% 2.10 5.0 34.6 7.9 0.80 1.07 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2007 25 CHC NL -0.9 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .38 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.73 -0.6 0.63 2
2009 27 CHC NL 2.5 0.2 122 0.2 1.7 -1.5 .85 0.4 -0.2 3.3 0.3 0.94 4.9 0.80 14
2010 28 CHC NL -3.7 -0.4 33 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .90 -0.4 0.3 -3.3 -0.3 1.05 -3.9 0.89 5
2011 29 TBR AL -2.8 -0.3 386 0.0 6.5 -6.5 1.01 -0.2 0.2 2.4 0.2 1.01 -1.1 1.88 15
4 Yrs -4.9 -0.5 551 0.1 8.6 -8.5 .96 -0.2 0.3 2.2 0.2 0.99 -0.6 1.25 36

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
2007 25 CHC NL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 27 CHC NL 3 0 35% 72 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 47% 7 4 3 4 2 2 6 3 3
2010 28 CHC NL 0 0 43% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 29 TBR AL 4 0 37% 147 20 8 71% 16 7 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 8 54% 11 8 2 1 0 1 12 1 10
4 Yrs 7 0 38% 232 22 9 71% 18 8 4 1 0 0 5 0 3 14 51% 18 12 5 5 2 3 18 4 13

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
2007 25 CHC NL 9 89% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 27 CHC NL 115 74% 29 2 0 14 3 0 0 0.80 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 6% 8 2 25% 69 3 4% 4 2 50% 5 4 80% 0
2010 28 CHC NL 31 90% 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.89 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 2 0 0% 20 3 15% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2011 29 TBR AL 346 75% 74 6 1 15 6 0 1 1.88 3 0 8 3 0 2 1 0 4 4 100% 51 3 6% 23 10 43% 184 26 14% 11 4 36% 14 11 79% 0
4 Yrs 501 76% 107 9 1 36 9 0 1 1.25 4 0 11 3 1 3 1 0 4 4 100% 72 6 8% 33 12 36% 276 32 12% 17 6 35% 19 15 79% 0
MLB Averages 54% 69% 11% 32% 15% 51% 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
2007 25 CHC NL 9 46 5.11 25 54% 32% 20% 36% 12% 68% 0% 37% 71% 11% 11% 1 1 22% 2 1 11% 1 0 33% 0 0 0
2009 27 CHC NL 115 449 3.90 264 59% 30% 5% 32% 33% 70% 2% 41% 93% 26% 7% 8 0 14% 16 4 9% 10 3 40% 0 0 0
2010 28 CHC NL 31 108 3.48 63 58% 40% 8% 16% 37% 60% 0% 35% 87% 13% 3% 1 1 23% 7 1 13% 4 2 60% 0 0 0
2011 29 TBR AL 347 1320 3.80 823 62% 38% 7% 23% 32% 62% 0% 39% 89% 14% 5% 18 0 14% 47 8 10% 35 8 35% -1 0 0
4 Yrs 502 1923 3.83 1175 61% 36% 7% 25% 32% 64% 1% 39% 89% 16% 6% 28 2 14% 72 14 10% 50 13 37% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.80 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2007 25 14 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 26 14 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 27 79 124 103 20 29 6 1 1 2 2 1 20 13 .282 .403 .388 .792 105 40 1 1 0 0 1
2010 28 98 155 131 23 33 7 1 1 5 2 1 23 18 .252 .368 .344 .711 86 45 3 1 0 0 1
2011 29 203 501 439 64 107 25 6 4 32 22 9 55 67 .244 .330 .355 .685 90 156 6 2 4 1 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
2007 25 14 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 14
2009 27 65 113 96 16 28 6 1 1 2 2 16 10 .292 .398 .406 .804 15 65
2010 28 19 31 28 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 5 .143 .226 .179 .404 1 19
2011 29 105 356 315 47 81 20 5 3 31 22 35 49 .257 .332 .381 .713 40 105
4 Yrs 203 509 445 69 113 27 6 4 36 24 57 67 .254 .341 .369 .709 56 203
162 Game Avg. 162 406 355 55 90 22 5 3 29 19 45 53 .254 .341 .369 .709 45 203

* 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.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Page    

Viewed 53,855 times through May 30, 2012.
Name and misspellings: Samuel Babson Sam sammy samuel Fuld

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.