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Curtis Granderson

Curtis Granderson

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 16, 1981 in Blue Island, IL
High School: Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 28, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 2004
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Yankees 2004-2010
2011 Contract Status: Signed thru 2012, 5 yrs/$30.25M (08-12) & 13 team option (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 4.077, Free Agent: 2013 [?], Agents: Matt Brown [?]
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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 Awards
2004 23 DET AL 9 28 25 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 .240 .321 .360 .681 82 9 1 0 0 0 0 /8
2005 24 DET AL 47 174 162 18 44 6 3 8 20 1 1 10 43 .272 .314 .494 .808 113 80 2 0 2 0 0 87
2006 25 DET AL 159 679 596 90 155 31 9 19 68 8 5 66 174 .260 .335 .438 .773 98 261 4 4 7 6 0 *8
2007 26 DET AL 158 676 612 122 185 38 23 23 74 26 1 52 141 .302 .361 .552 .913 135 338 3 5 5 2 3 *8/7 MVP-10
2008 27 DET AL 141 629 553 112 155 26 13 22 66 12 4 71 111 .280 .365 .494 .858 123 273 7 3 1 1 1 *8
2009 28 DET AL 160 710 631 91 157 23 8 30 71 20 6 72 141 .249 .327 .453 .780 100 286 1 2 3 2 4 *8 AS
2010 29 NYY AL 77 304 272 45 69 11 5 10 31 8 0 27 64 .254 .322 .441 .763 107 120 0 1 3 1 3 *8
7 Seasons 751 3200 2851 480 771 136 62 112 330 75 17 301 682 .270 .342 .479 .821 113 1367 18 15 21 12 11
162 Game Avg. 162 690 615 104 166 29 13 24 71 16 4 65 147 .270 .342 .479 .821 113 295 4 3 5 3 2
DET (6 yrs) 674 2896 2579 435 702 125 57 102 299 67 17 274 618 .272 .344 .484 .828 113 1247 18 14 18 11 8
NYY (1 yr) 77 304 272 45 69 11 5 10 31 8 0 27 64 .254 .322 .441 .763 107 120 0 1 3 1 3

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 23 DET AL 28 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 /8
2005 24 DET AL 174 2 -1 0 0 4 0 6 11 1.1 87
2006 25 DET AL 679 5 1 0 2 3 2 22 35 3.5 $335,000 *8
2007 26 DET AL 676 31 3 -1 2 4 2 22 63 6.3 $410,000 *8/7 MVP-10
2008 27 DET AL 629 20 2 1 1 6 2 20 52 5.2 $1,000,000 *8
2009 28 DET AL 710 -2 2 -1 4 4 3 23 33 3.2 $3,500,000 *8 AS
2010 29 NYY AL 304 2 2 0 0 -2 1 10 12 1.2 $5,500,000 *8
7 Seasons 3200 57 9 -1 9 18 10 104 205 20.4 $10,745,000
DET (6 yrs) 2896 55 7 -1 9 20 9 94 193 19.2 $5,245,000
NYY (1 yr) 304 2 2 0 0 -2 1 10 12 1.2 $5,500,000

Postseason Batting

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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
2006 25 DET AL ALDS NYY W 4 18 17 3 5 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 .294 .278 .765 1.042 13 0 0 0 1 0
2006 25 DET AL ALCS OAK W 4 19 15 4 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 2 .333 .474 .667 1.140 10 0 0 0 0 0
2006 25 DET AL WS STL L 5 22 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .095 .136 .143 .279 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 13 59 53 8 12 3 1 3 7 2 0 5 10 .226 .288 .491 .779 26 1 0 0 1 0
1 ALDS 4 18 17 3 5 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 .294 .278 .765 1.042 13 0 0 0 1 0
1 ALCS 4 19 15 4 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 2 .333 .474 .667 1.140 10 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 22 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .095 .136 .143 .279 3 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 DET AL 23 CF 8 7 61.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -26 -20 2.51 2.13 .988 2.64 2.62
2004 DET AL 23 OF 8 7 61.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -26 -19 2.51 2.13 .982 2.30 2.28
2005 DET AL 24 OF 45 42 374.2 131 129 2 0 0 1.000 4 13 13 41 3.15 2.91 .985 2.30 2.28
2005 DET AL 24 CF 41 39 320.0 121 119 2 0 0 1.000 4 11 15 41 3.40 2.95 .989 2.69 2.66
2005 DET AL 24 LF 20 3 54.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 2 44 1.65 0.50 .990 2.11 2.08
2006 DET AL 25 CF 157 143 1312.0 389 385 3 1 0 .997 3 5 3 5 2.66 2.47 .989 2.65 2.61
2006 DET AL 25 OF 157 143 1312.0 389 385 3 1 0 .997 3 5 3 4 2.66 2.47 .986 2.30 2.27
2007 DET AL 26 CF 157 140 1285.0 439 424 10 5 4 .989 3 16 2 15 3.04 2.76 .989 2.71 2.68 MVP-10
2007 DET AL 26 OF 157 140 1290.0 443 428 10 5 4 .989 4 16 3 14 3.06 2.79 .987 2.30 2.28 MVP-10
2007 DET AL 26 LF 2 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 240 0 7.20 2.00 .975 2.16 2.10 MVP-10
2008 DET AL 27 CF 140 131 1188.0 375 366 5 4 1 .989 6 -7 6 -7 2.81 2.65 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 DET AL 27 OF 140 131 1188.0 375 366 5 4 1 .989 6 -7 6 -7 2.81 2.65 .986 2.31 2.28
2009 DET AL 28 CF 160 155 1384.0 407 400 4 3 2 .993 4 14 3 12 2.63 2.53 .992 2.73 2.70 AS
2009 DET AL 28 OF 160 155 1384.0 407 400 4 3 2 .993 4 14 3 12 2.63 2.53 .987 2.33 2.30 AS
2010 NYY AL 29 CF 76 72 644.1 188 184 3 1 2 .995 -2 -1 -5 -2 2.61 2.46 .990 2.72 2.69
2010 NYY AL 29 OF 76 72 644.1 188 184 3 1 2 .995 -2 -1 -5 -1 2.61 2.46 .985 2.29 2.27
7 Seasons OF 743 690 6254.0 1950 1908 28 14 9 .993 17 39 3 7 2.79 2.61 .986 2.31 2.28
7 Seasons CF 739 687 6194.1 1936 1894 28 14 9 .993 16 37 3 7 2.79 2.60 .990 2.70 2.67
2 Seasons LF 22 3 59.2 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 22 40 2.11 0.64 .986 2.11 2.08
7 Seasons TOT 761 690 6254.0 1950 1908 28 14 9 .993 17 39 3 7 2.79 2.54 .990 2.70 2.65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2009 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2007 AL (10, 13%)
0.13 Career Shares (836th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2007 AL  6.3 (5th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2007 AL  6.3 (3rd)
2008 AL  5.2 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2007 AL  .552 (6th)
Active  .479 (49th)
Career  .479 (185th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2007 AL  .913 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL  159 (6th)
2007 AL  158 (9th)
2009 AL  160 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
2009 AL  631 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2009 AL  710 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2007 AL  122 (3rd)
2008 AL  112 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
2007 AL  338 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
2006 AL  9 (3rd)
2007 AL  23 (1st)
2008 AL  13 (1st)
2009 AL  8 (5th)
2010 AL  5 (6th)
Active  62 (11th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2006 AL  174 (1st)
2007 AL  141 (7th)
2009 AL  141 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2007 AL  135 (10th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2007 AL  130 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2007 AL  28 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2007 AL  2.6 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  84 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2007 AL  .695 (7th)
Active  .591 (46th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2007 AL  24.4 (3rd)
2008 AL  15.5 (10th)
2009 AL  24.0 (3rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
2009 AL  486 (4th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2007 AL  2.9 (8th)

Def. Games as CF s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (2nd)
2007 AL  157 (2nd)
2008 AL  140 (4th)
2009 AL  160 (1st)
Active  739 (15th)
Career  739 (95th)

Putouts as CF s c a p y
2006 AL  385 (2nd)
2007 AL  424 (1st)
2008 AL  366 (4th)
2009 AL  400 (2nd)
Active  1894 (14th)
Career  1894 (85th)

Assists as CF s c a p y
2007 AL  10 (3rd)
Active  28 (21st)

Errors Committed as CF s c a p y
2007 AL  5 (1st)
2008 AL  4 (4th)
2009 AL  3 (5th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (3rd)
2007 AL  157 (5th)
2009 AL  160 (2nd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  385 (2nd)
2007 AL  428 (1st)
2008 AL  366 (5th)
2009 AL  400 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as CF s c a p y
Career  16 (86th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF† s c a p y
2007 AL  3.04 (2nd)
2008 AL  2.81 (4th)
Active  2.79 (4th)
Career  2.79 (43rd)

Range Factor/Game as CF s c a p y
2007 AL  2.76 (3rd)
2008 AL  2.65 (3rd)
Active  2.60 (5th)
Career  2.60 (27th)

Fielding % as CF s c a p y
2006 AL  .997 (1st)
2010 AL  .995 (4th)
Active  .993 (3rd)
Career  .993 (6th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2007 AL  3.06 (2nd)
Active  2.79 (5th)
Career  2.79 (27th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2007 AL  2.79 (2nd)
2008 AL  2.65 (4th)
Active  2.61 (4th)
Career  2.61 (41st)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  .997 (2nd)
Active  .993 (6th)
Career  .993 (12th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (596), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 18 (1068), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (799), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Kal Daniels (935)
  2. Pat Mullin (929)
  3. Michael Cuddyer (927)
  4. Bob Cerv (926)
  5. Brad Hawpe (924)
  6. Walt Moryn (923)
  7. Kevin Mench (918)
  8. Jayson Werth (918)
  9. Craig Wilson (918)
  10. Geronimo Berroa (916)
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  1. Bobby Higginson (945)
  2. Kirk Gibson (944)
  3. Reggie Sanders (944)
  4. Ray Lankford (940)
  5. Kal Daniels (935)
  6. Bill Nicholson (934)
  7. Wally Post (931)
  8. Jackie Jensen (929)
  9. Joe Carter (929)
  10. Preston Wilson (927)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Sandy Amoros (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Corey Hart (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Reggie Sanders (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bobby Higginson (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.

December 8, 2009: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200625Detroit Tigers$335,000
200726Detroit Tigers$410,000
200827Detroit Tigers$1,000,000
200928Detroit Tigers$3,500,000
201029New York Yankees$5,500,000
201130New York Yankees$8,250,000
201231New York Yankees$10,000,000
201332New York Yankees*$13,000,000$13M Team Option, $2M BuyoutOption increases to up to $15m with top 5 MVP finish and/or All-Star Game appearances in 2011 or 2012
Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$10,745,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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