Charles Gipson

Charles Wells Gipson

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Runner and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 16, 1972 in Orange, CA
High School: Loara HS (Loara, CA)
Drafted
by the Seattle Mariners in the 63rd round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed May 14, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 1998
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Astros/Yankees/DevilRays 1998-2005

Final Game: October 2, 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
1998 25 SEA AL 44 57 51 11 12 1 0 0 2 2 1 5 9 .235 .316 .255 .571 52 13 1 1 0 0 1 798/5D
1999 26 SEA AL 55 89 80 16 18 5 2 0 9 3 4 6 13 .225 .287 .338 .625 58 27 2 1 2 0 0 59/87D46
2000 27 SEA AL 59 33 29 7 9 1 1 0 3 2 3 4 9 .310 .394 .414 .808 111 12 0 0 0 0 0 97/856D
2001 28 SEA AL 94 72 64 16 14 2 2 0 5 1 1 4 20 .219 .282 .313 .594 61 20 2 2 1 1 0 78D9/564
2002 29 SEA AL 79 84 72 22 17 5 2 0 8 4 0 9 14 .236 .329 .361 .690 87 26 3 1 2 0 0 79/85D
2003 30 NYY AL 18 12 10 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 29 2 0 0 1 0 0 /8D
2004 31 TBD AL 5 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 2 0 0 1 0 0 /86D7
2005 32 HOU NL 19 14 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 37 3 0 0 2 0 0 /789
8 Yrs 373 366 321 78 76 15 7 0 30 16 11 30 71 .237 .311 .327 .638 69 105 8 5 9 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 159 139 34 33 7 3 0 13 7 5 13 31 .237 .311 .327 .638 69 46 3 2 4 0 0
SEA (5 yrs) 331 335 296 72 70 14 7 0 27 12 9 28 65 .236 .312 .331 .643 70 98 8 5 5 1 1
TBD (1 yr) 5 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 2 0 0 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 18 12 10 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 29 2 0 0 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 19 14 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 37 3 0 0 2 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 354 352 310 76 74 14 7 0 29 15 10 29 68 .239 .313 .329 .642 70 102 8 5 7 1 1
NL (1 yr) 19 14 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 37 3 0 0 2 0 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
1998 25 SEA AL 44 57 -4 0 0 -1 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .487 .496 -0.2 -0.2 -3 $170,000 798/5D
1999 26 SEA AL 55 89 -4 0 -0 7 -1 3 0.3 3 6 0.5 .504 .501 -0.1 0.6 -2 $210,000 59/87D46
2000 27 SEA AL 59 33 2 -0 0 1 -1 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $215,000 97/856D
2001 28 SEA AL 94 72 -3 1 -0 3 -3 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .498 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $235,000 78D9/564
2002 29 SEA AL 79 84 -2 2 1 1 -2 -0 -0.0 3 2 0.3 .500 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $450,000 79/85D
2003 30 NYY AL 18 12 -1 -1 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ /8D
2004 31 TBD AL 5 5 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $350,000 /86D7
2005 32 HOU NL 19 14 -1 -0 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /789
8 Seasons 373 366 -12 2 1 12 -8 -6 -0.5 12 6 0.6 .498 .500 -0.3 0.6 -6 $1,630,000
SEA (5 yrs) 331 335 -10 3 1 10 -8 -5 -0.4 11 7 0.6 .499 .499 -0.1 0.4 -3 $1,280,000
TBD (1 yr) 5 5 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $350,000
NYY (1 yr) 18 12 -1 -1 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $
HOU (1 yr) 19 14 -1 -0 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $

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
1998 25 SEA AL 57 41 4 2.6 109 .286 .235 .271 .316 .339 .255 .431 .571 .770 52 .221 -3.5 -0.3 .488 .137 .020 .0
1999 26 SEA AL 89 70 7 2.7 116 .269 .225 .277 .287 .350 .338 .444 .625 .794 58 .216 -5.5 -0.5 .485 .175 .113 .0
2000 27 SEA AL 33 23 4 4.6 110 .450 .310 .269 .394 .341 .414 .432 .808 .773 111 .421 0.6 0.0 .652 .207 .103 .0
2001 28 SEA AL 72 55 5 2.4 102 .311 .219 .260 .282 .326 .313 .418 .594 .744 61 .207 -3.6 -0.3 .491 .156 .094 .0
2002 29 SEA AL 84 60 9 4.0 103 .293 .236 .261 .329 .328 .361 .420 .690 .747 87 .406 -1.2 -0.1 .690 .306 .125 .0
2003 30 NYY AL 12 10 1 2.7 105 .250 .200 .265 .273 .331 .200 .425 .473 .756 29 .239 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .200 .000 .0
2004 31 TBD AL 5 3 1 8.9 106 .667 .500 .266 .500 .333 .500 .426 1.000 .760 167 .730 0.4 0.0 1.500 .250 .000 .0
2005 32 HOU NL 14 12 1 2.2 109 .250 .182 .270 .250 .340 .273 .430 .523 .770 37 .194 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .182 .091 .0
8 Yrs 366 274 32 3.1 108 .303 .237 .268 .311 .336 .327 .429 .638 .765 69 .284 -14.9 -1.4 .549 .199 .090 .0
162 Game Avg. 159 119 14 3.1 108 .303 .237 .268 .311 .336 .327 .429 .638 .765 69 .284 -14.9 -1.4 .549 .199 .090
SEA (5 yrs) 335 249 29 3.1 108 .302 .236 .268 .312 .337 .331 .429 .643 .765 70 .282 -13.2 -1.2 .551 .199 .095 .0
TBD (1 yr) 5 3 1 8.9 106 .667 .500 .266 .500 .333 .500 .426 1.000 .760 167 .730 0.4 0.0 1.500 .250 .000 .0
NYY (1 yr) 12 10 1 2.7 105 .250 .200 .265 .273 .331 .200 .425 .473 .756 29 .239 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .200 .000 .0
HOU (1 yr) 14 12 1 2.2 109 .250 .182 .270 .250 .340 .273 .430 .523 .770 37 .194 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .182 .091 .0
AL (7 yrs) 352 262 31 3.2 108 .305 .239 .268 .313 .336 .329 .429 .642 .765 70 .288 -13.9 -1.3 .555 .200 .090 .0
NL (1 yr) 14 12 1 2.2 109 .250 .182 .270 .250 .340 .273 .430 .523 .770 37 .194 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .182 .091 .0

Postseason Batting

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
2000 27 SEA AL ALCS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 28 SEA AL ALDS CLE W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 28 SEA AL ALCS NYY L 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 4 1 1 1 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
1998 25 SEA AL 57 0.0% 15.8% 8.8% 1.8% 8% 1.80 5.7 25.5 1.16 1.21 74% 12% 0.0% 26%
1999 26 SEA AL 89 0.0% 14.6% 6.7% 7.9% 39% 2.17 6.2 8.9 1.03 1.13 75% 13% 0.0% 21%
2000 27 SEA AL 33 0.0% 27.3% 12.1% 6.1% 22% 2.25 3.2 9.7 1.86 1.50 61% 30% 0.0% 0%
2001 28 SEA AL 72 0.0% 27.8% 5.6% 5.6% 29% 5.00 3.2 12.8 2.58 4.50 63% 17% 0.0% 8%
2002 29 SEA AL 84 0.0% 16.7% 10.7% 8.3% 41% 1.56 5.1 9.0 1.67 2.92 69% 27% 0.0% 0%
2003 30 NYY AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.0 5.0 1.67 1.33 67% 0% 0.0% 33%
2004 31 TBD AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 2.00 60% 25% 0.0% 0%
2005 32 HOU NL 14 0.0% 21.4% 7.1% 7.1% 50% 3.00 3.7 11.0 1.00 3.00 57% 20% 0.0% 0%
8 Yrs 366 0.0% 19.4% 8.2% 6.0% 29% 2.37 4.5 10.7 1.48 1.91 69% 18% 0.0% 14%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 8.8% 8.0% 34% 1.91 5.3 31.4 7.5 0.78 1.08 70% 21% 8.1% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1998 25 SEA AL -3.5 -0.3 62 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 .90 -0.2 -0.6 -4.7 -0.4 0.96 -4.2 1.25 6
1999 26 SEA AL -5.5 -0.5 96 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 .90 -0.6 -0.3 -6.4 -0.6 0.97 -6.7 0.09 2
2000 27 SEA AL 0.5 0.0 39 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 .51 0.1 -0.3 1.0 0.1 1.00 -0.1 0.00 1
2001 28 SEA AL -3.6 -0.3 74 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 .60 -0.6 -0.4 -5.2 -0.5 0.94 -5.2 0.18 2
2002 29 SEA AL -1.2 -0.1 94 0.6 1.7 -1.1 .99 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.07 -1.5 0.01 2
2003 30 NYY AL -1.0 -0.1 20 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .88 -0.1 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.01 -0.9 1.21 1
2004 31 TBD AL 0.4 0.0 7 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .37 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.19 0.5 0
2005 32 HOU NL -1.0 -0.1 18 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 1.23 -0.1 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.23 -1.4 0.93 1
8 Yrs -15.0 -1.4 410 -1.7 4.2 -5.9 .83 -1.3 -0.7 -15.7 -1.5 1.00 -19.4 0.68 15

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
1998 25 SEA AL 0 0 61% 28 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 75% 6 3 3 1 0 1 5 0 5
1999 26 SEA AL 3 0 64% 49 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 67% 7 3 4 2 0 2 6 1 4
2000 27 SEA AL 2 0 54% 27 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
2001 28 SEA AL 1 0 80% 45 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60% 9 4 5 3 1 2 3 1 2
2002 29 SEA AL 0 0 82% 48 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 55% 6 4 2 5 3 2 9 2 7
2003 30 NYY AL 0 0 100% 14 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 31 TBD AL 0 0 50% 4 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 32 HOU NL 0 0 67% 11 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 6 0 70% 226 16 11 59% 13 9 3 2 0 0 4 1 6 23 61% 32 16 16 13 5 7 25 4 20

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
1998 25 SEA AL 57 40% 12 4 1 6 2 0 1 1.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 14 1 7% 10 1 10% 37 2 5% 8 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1999 26 SEA AL 89 31% 18 6 3 2 1 0 1 0.09 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 20 2 10% 13 4 31% 62 9 15% 8 4 50% 5 3 60% 0
2000 27 SEA AL 33 52% 9 4 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 30 3 10% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2001 28 SEA AL 72 56% 14 3 0 2 1 0 2 0.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 2 17% 5 1 20% 48 5 10% 4 3 75% 4 2 50% 0
2002 29 SEA AL 84 58% 17 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 19 3 16% 10 5 50% 66 8 12% 2 1 50% 4 3 75% 0
2003 30 NYY AL 12 33% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 2 29% 2 2 100% 2 2 100% 0
2004 31 TBD AL 5 40% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2005 32 HOU NL 14 50% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 16 1 6% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 366 46% 76 19 4 15 5 0 5 0.68 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 64% 80 8 10% 43 15 35% 270 30 11% 26 11 42% 18 12 67% 0
MLB Averages 54% 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
1998 25 SEA AL 57 233 4.09 150 64% 21% 16% 35% 28% 79% 5% 51% 80% 33% 4% 2 0 9% 5 3 5% 3 2 44% 0 0 0
1999 26 SEA AL 89 332 3.73 215 65% 22% 15% 30% 32% 78% 0% 50% 80% 34% 3% 3 0 11% 10 5 7% 6 3 15% 0 0 0
2000 27 SEA AL 33 130 3.94 81 62% 31% 19% 26% 25% 69% 0% 43% 73% 27% 6% 2 0 15% 5 1 21% 7 4 33% 0 0 0
2001 28 SEA AL 72 235 3.26 169 72% 26% 18% 29% 27% 74% 0% 53% 76% 44% 1% 1 0 6% 4 2 3% 2 1 30% 0 0 0
2002 29 SEA AL 84 339 4.04 213 63% 26% 14% 32% 28% 74% 0% 47% 82% 36% 4% 3 0 13% 11 4 11% 9 4 29% 0 0 0
2003 30 NYY AL 12 49 4.08 31 63% 23% 16% 32% 29% 77% 0% 49% 79% 42% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 8% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
2004 31 TBD AL 5 17 3.40 12 71% 8% 25% 33% 33% 92% 0% 65% 73% 60% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2005 32 HOU NL 14 43 3.07 29 67% 17% 17% 31% 34% 83% 0% 56% 79% 50% 0% 0 0 21% 3 2 7% 1 1 33% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 366 1378 3.77 900 65% 24% 16% 31% 29% 76% 1% 50% 79% 37% 3% 11 0 10% 38 17 8% 29 16 28% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 45% 80% 29% 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
1998 25 44 57 51 11 12 1 0 0 2 2 1 5 9 .235 .316 .255 .571 52 13 1 1 0 0 1
1999 26 99 146 131 27 30 6 2 0 11 5 5 11 22 .229 .299 .305 .604 56 40 3 2 2 0 1
2000 27 158 179 160 34 39 7 3 0 14 7 8 15 31 .244 .316 .325 .641 66 52 3 2 2 0 1
2001 28 252 251 224 50 53 9 5 0 19 8 9 19 51 .237 .306 .321 .628 65 72 5 4 3 1 1
2002 29 331 335 296 72 70 14 7 0 27 12 9 28 65 .236 .312 .331 .643 70 98 8 5 5 1 1
2003 30 349 347 306 75 72 14 7 0 29 14 10 29 67 .235 .311 .327 .638 69 100 8 5 6 1 1
2004 31 354 352 310 76 74 14 7 0 29 15 10 29 68 .239 .313 .329 .642 70 102 8 5 7 1 1
2005 32 373 366 321 78 76 15 7 0 30 16 11 30 71 .237 .311 .327 .638 69 105 8 5 9 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
1998 25 44 57 51 11 12 1 0 0 2 2 5 9 .235 .316 .255 .571 4 44
1999 26 55 88 79 15 17 5 2 0 8 3 6 13 .215 .279 .329 .608 7 55
2000 27 59 32 28 6 8 1 1 0 3 2 4 9 .286 .375 .393 .768 4 59
2001 28 94 72 64 15 14 2 2 0 5 1 4 20 .219 .282 .313 .594 5 94
2002 29 79 84 72 21 17 5 2 0 8 4 9 14 .236 .329 .361 .690 8 79
2003 30 18 14 11 5 3 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 .273 .385 .273 .657 1 18
2004 31 5 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 5
2005 32 19 14 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 1 19
8 Yrs 373 366 320 77 75 15 7 0 31 17 31 71 .234 .311 .325 .636 31 373
162 Game Avg. 162 159 139 33 33 7 3 0 13 7 13 31 .234 .311 .325 .636 13 373

* 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.

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