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Joey Gathright

Joey Renard Gathright

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

Born: April 27, 1981 in Hattiesburg, MS
High School: Bonnabel (Kenner, LA)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 32nd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed August 29, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 2004
Teams (by GP): Royals/DevilRays/RedSox/Cubs 2004-2011
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.148 [*], Agents: Larry Reynolds [*]
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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
2002	21	TBD-min	A	59	244	208	30	55	1	0	0	14	22	7	21	36	.264	.360	.269	.629		56	1	10	5	0	1	CHS · SALL
2003	22	TBD-min	A+,AA	111	482	425	77	142	7	3	0	28	69	16	46	69	.334	.408	.365	.773		155	3	8	2	1	0	BAK,ORL · CALL,SOUL
2004	23	TBD-min	AAA,AA	92	398	362	57	120	14	2	0	16	43	19	30	76	.331	.389	.381	.770		138	6	4	2	0	0	DHM,MTG · IL,SOUL
2004	23	TBD	AL	19	57	52	11	13	0	0	0	1	6	1	2	14	.250	.316	.250	.566	53	13	2	3	0	0	0
2005	24	TBD-min	AAA	58	260	226	46	69	10	5	1	18	31	8	29	47	.305	.388	.407	.795		92	0	2	2	1	0	DHM · IL
2005	24	TBD	AL	76	218	203	29	56	7	3	0	13	20	5	10	39	.276	.316	.340	.656	76	69	5	2	3	0	0
2006	25	TBD-min	AAA	10	40	31	5	8	2	0	0	1	6	2	6	3	.258	.410	.323	.733		10	0	2	1	0	0	DHM · IL
2006	25	TOT	AL	134	445	383	59	91	12	3	1	41	22	9	42	75	.238	.321	.292	.614	61	112	3	7	9	4	0	*8
2006	25	TBD	AL	55	182	154	25	31	6	0	0	13	12	3	20	30	.201	.305	.240	.545	45	37	1	3	5	0	0	8
2006	25	KCR	AL	79	263	229	34	60	6	3	1	28	10	6	22	45	.262	.332	.328	.660	72	75	2	4	4	4	0	8
2007	26	KCR-min	AAA	60	277	223	44	76	10	4	0	25	25	8	43	24	.341	.457	.422	.878		94	3	7	1	3	0	OMA · PCL
2007	26	KCR	AL	74	261	228	28	70	8	0	0	19	9	8	20	36	.307	.371	.342	.713	90	78	2	3	10	0	0
2008	27	KCR-min	AAA	9	36	33	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.152	.222	.152	.374		5	0	2	0	0	0	OMA · PCL
2008	27	KCR	AL	105	315	279	41	71	3	1	0	22	21	4	20	40	.254	.311	.272	.584	59	76	3	4	10	2	0
2009	28	BAL-BOS-min	AAA	83	373	332	50	108	11	2	0	20	24	8	27	42	.325	.381	.370	.752		123	10	3	11	0	0	NFK,PAW · IL
2009	28	TOT	MLB	37	32	30	9	8	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	8	.267	.313	.267	.579	51	8	2	0	0	0	0	8/79
2009	28	BOS	AL	17	17	16	7	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.313	.353	.313	.665	74	5	2	0	0	0	0
2009	28	CHC	NL	20	15	14	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	6	.214	.267	.214	.481	26	3	0	0	0	0	0

2011	30	BOS-min	AAA	4	10	8	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	.375	.444	.375	.819		3	0	0	1	0	0	PAW · IL
2011	30	BOS	AL	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0	/7D
7 Seasons				452	1329	1175	178	309	30	7	1	96	81	30	97	212	.263	.328	.303	.631	68	356	17	19	32	6	0
162 Game Avg.				162	476	421	64	111	11	3	0	34	29	11	35	76	.263	.328	.303	.631	68	128	6	7	11	2	0

KCR (3 yrs)				258	839	736	103	201	17	4	1	69	40	18	62	121	.273	.336	.311	.647	73	229	7	11	24	6	0
TBD (3 yrs)				150	457	409	65	100	13	3	0	27	38	9	32	83	.244	.312	.291	.603	61	119	8	8	8	0	0
BOS (2 yrs)				24	18	16	8	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	.313	.389	.313	.701	85	5	2	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				20	15	14	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	6	.214	.267	.214	.481	26	3	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				432	1314	1161	176	306	30	7	1	96	80	28	96	206	.264	.328	.304	.632	69	353	17	19	32	6	0
NL (1 yr)				20	15	14	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	6	.214	.267	.214	.481	26	3	0	0	0	0	0

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
2004	23	TBD	AL	57	-3	1	0	0	-7	0	2	-7	-0.7	0	0.0	-0.7	$
2005	24	TBD	AL	218	-8	4	-1	1	5	1	8	10	1.0	5	0.5	0.5	$
2006	25	TBD	AL	182	-12	0	0	3	-2	1	6	-4	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$337,200	8
2006	25	KCR	AL	263	-7	0	1	2	1	1	9	7	0.7	6	0.6	0.1	$	8
2007	26	KCR	AL	261	-2	0	0	1	1	-3	9	6	0.6	5	0.5	0.1	$
2008	27	KCR	AL	315	-16	4	-1	1	-5	1	11	-4	-0.4	0	0.0	-0.4	$427,000
2009	28	CHC	NL	15	-1	-1	-0	0	-2	0	0	-4	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$800,000
2009	28	BOS	AL	17	-1	0	-0	-0	-1	0	1	-1	-0.1	-0	0.0	-0.1	$

2011	30	BOS	AL	1	0	-0	0	0	1	-0	0	1	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	/7D
7 Seasons				1329	-50	8	-1	8	-9	1	46	4	0.4	12	1.2	-0.8	$1,564,200

KCR (3 yrs)				839	-25	4	0	4	-3	-1	29	9	0.9	11	1.1	-0.2	$427,000
TBD (3 yrs)				457	-23	5	-1	4	-4	2	16	-1	-0.1	3	0.3	-0.4	$337,200
BOS (2 yrs)				18	-1	0	-0	-0	-0	-0	1	-0	0.0	-0	0.0	0.0	$
CHC (1 yr)				15	-1	-1	-0	0	-2	0	0	-4	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$800,000

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
2009	28	BOS	AL	ALDS	LAA	L	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
2004	TBD	AL	23	OF	16				30	30	0	0	0	1.000	-7	-3				1.88	.985		2.28
2004	TBD	AL	23	CF	11	11	11	96.0	27	27	0	0	0	1.000	-5	-2	-64	-25	2.53	2.45	.988	2.64	2.62
2004	TBD	AL	23	LF	4	2	2	22.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-1	0	-65	0	1.23	0.75	.983	2.05	2.02
2004	TBD	AL	23	RF	1	1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0	0		-1	-1	-120	-150	0.00	0.00		2.25	2.20
2005	TBD	AL	24	OF	70				186	180	3	3	2	.984	5	17				2.61	.986		2.28
2005	TBD	AL	24	CF	70	56	52	505.2	186	180	3	3	2	.984	5	17	12	40	3.26	2.61	.989	2.69	2.66
2006	TOT	AL	25	CF	130	112	104	1016.2	349	341	5	3	4	.991	-1	2	-2	2	3.06	2.66	.989	2.65	2.61
2006	TOT	AL	25	OF	130	112	104	1016.2	349	341	5	3	4	.991	-1	2	-2	2	3.06	2.66	.986	69.80	2.27
2006	TBD	AL	25	CF	54	50	44	438.0	158	155	2	1	2	.994	-2	2	-5	5	3.23	2.91	.989	2.65	2.61
2006	TBD	AL	25	OF	54	50	44	438.0	158	155	2	1	2	.994	-2	2	-5	5	3.23	2.91	.986	69.80	2.27
2006	KCR	AL	25	CF	76	62	60	578.2	191	186	3	2	2	.990	1	0	1	0	2.94	2.49	.989	2.65	2.61
2006	KCR	AL	25	OF	76	62	60	578.2	191	186	3	2	2	.990	1	2	1	4	2.94	2.49	.986	69.80	2.27
2007	KCR	AL	26	OF	72				177	170	3	4	0	.977	1	4				2.40	.987		2.28
2007	KCR	AL	26	LF	64	59	52	519.1	160	154	3	3	0	.981	0	5	0	12	2.72	2.45	.985	2.11	2.09
2007	KCR	AL	26	CF	10	5	5	56.0	17	16	0	1	0	.941	1	-1	30	-21	2.57	1.60	.989	2.72	2.68
2008	KCR	AL	27	OF	103				205	199	5	1	0	.995	-5	-4				1.98	.986		2.28
2008	KCR	AL	27	CF	100	74	72	720.0	203	197	5	1	0	.995	-5	-4	-9	-7	2.52	2.02	.989	2.71	2.69
2008	KCR	AL	27	LF	3	0	0	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	67	0	2.00	0.67	.985	2.00	2.03
2009	TOT	MLB	28	OF	22				19	19	0	0	0	1.000	-2	3				0.86	.987		2.24
2009	TOT	MLB	28	CF	15	3	2	42.1	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	-3	1	-74	28	2.34	0.73	.990	2.66	2.61
2009	BOS	AL	28	OF	11				13	13	0	0	0	1.000	-1	2				1.18	.987		2.30
2009	CHC	NL	28	OF	11				6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-2	1				0.55	.987		2.18
2009	CHC	NL	28	CF	11	1	1	22.1	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-2	1	-81	54	2.42	0.55	.988	2.58	2.57
2009	BOS	AL	28	LF	7	0	0	12.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	1	1	110	100	3.00	0.57	.988	2.10	2.09
2009	BOS	AL	28	CF	4	2	1	20.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	-1	0	-66	0	2.25	1.25	.992	2.74	2.70
2009	BOS	AL	28	RF	2	1	0	11.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	-1	1	-87	109	3.27	2.00	.982	2.13	2.10
2011	BOS	AL	30	LF	4	0	0	5.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1	1	132	240	3.60	0.50	.980	2.16	2.10
2011	BOS	AL	30	OF	4	0	0	5.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1	1	132	240	3.60	0.50	.985	2.34	2.25
2011	BOS	AL	30	DH	1	0
	7 Seasons			OF	417	112	104	1021.2	968	941	16	11	6	.989	-9	20	-10	7	3.07	2.29	.986	69.47	2.27
	6 Seasons			CF	336	261	246	2436.2	793	772	13	8	6	.990	-8	13	-4	6	2.90	2.34	.989	2.68	2.65
	5 Seasons			LF	82	61	54	567.1	171	165	3	3	0	.982	1	7	2	14	2.67	2.05	.985	2.11	2.09
	2 Seasons			RF	3	2	1	19.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	-2	0	-101	0	1.89	1.33	.982	2.18	2.13
	7 Seasons			TOT	417	112	104	1021.2	968	941	16	11	6	.989	-9	40	-10	46	3.07	2.29	.986	69.47	2.27
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 2006 AL 9 (4th) 2007 AL 10 (5th) 2008 AL 10 (3rd)	Caught Stealing s c a p y 2006 AL 9 (6th) 2007 AL 8 (7th)	Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y 2006 AL 3.06 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 2006 AL 2.66 (1st)
Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 2008 AL .995 (3rd)	Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y 2006 AL 3.06 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y 2006 AL 2.66 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Batting - 1 (2891), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 32nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 29, 2001.
June 20, 2006: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Fernando Cortez to the Kansas City Royals for J.P. Howell.
December 12, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
December 16, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
May 8, 2009: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Freel.
August 29, 2009: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.
November 7, 2009: Granted Free Agency.
December 12, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 28, 2010: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 30, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
July 22, 2010: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
August 31, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
October 30, 2011: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2006	25	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	$337,200

2008	27	Kansas City Royals	$427,000
2009	28	Chicago Cubs	$800,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,564,200

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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