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Willie Greene

Willie Louis Greene

Positions: Third Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 23, 1971 in Milledgeville, GA
High School: Jones County (Gray, GA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1992
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cubs/BlueJays/Orioles 1992-2000
Agents: Levinsons [*]
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
1992 20 CIN NL 29 104 93 10 25 5 2 2 13 0 2 10 23 .269 .337 .430 .767 114 40 1 0 0 1 0 5
1993 21 CIN NL 15 53 50 7 8 1 1 2 5 0 0 2 19 .160 .189 .340 .529 38 17 1 0 0 1 0 6/5
1994 22 CIN NL 16 44 37 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 14 .216 .318 .270 .588 57 10 1 0 0 1 1 5/7
1995 23 CIN NL 8 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .105 .227 .105 .333 -8 2 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1996 24 CIN NL 115 325 287 48 70 5 5 19 63 0 1 36 88 .244 .327 .495 .822 113 142 5 0 1 1 6 5/7396
1997 25 CIN NL 151 578 495 62 125 22 1 26 91 6 0 78 111 .253 .354 .459 .812 110 227 10 1 1 3 5 59/376
1998 26 TOT MLB 135 470 396 65 102 19 1 15 54 7 3 69 90 .258 .370 .424 .794 107 168 9 3 0 2 2 597/6D
1998 26 CIN NL 111 417 356 57 96 18 1 14 49 6 3 56 80 .270 .372 .444 .816 112 158 7 3 0 2 2 59/76D
1998 26 BAL AL 24 53 40 8 6 1 0 1 5 1 0 13 10 .150 .358 .250 .608 65 10 2 0 0 0 0 9/7
1999 27 TOR AL 81 248 226 22 46 7 0 12 41 0 0 20 56 .204 .266 .394 .660 65 89 4 0 0 2 0 D/59
2000 28 CHC NL 105 339 299 34 60 15 2 10 37 4 0 36 69 .201 .289 .365 .654 66 109 5 2 0 2 2 5
9 Seasons 655 2183 1902 254 446 76 12 86 307 17 6 260 477 .234 .326 .423 .749 94 804 37 6 2 13 16
162 Game Avg. 162 540 470 63 110 19 3 21 76 4 1 64 118 .234 .326 .423 .749 94 199 9 1 0 3 4
CIN (7 yrs) 445 1543 1337 190 334 53 10 63 224 12 6 191 342 .250 .343 .446 .789 106 596 26 4 2 9 14
CHC (1 yr) 105 339 299 34 60 15 2 10 37 4 0 36 69 .201 .289 .365 .654 66 109 5 2 0 2 2
BAL (1 yr) 24 53 40 8 6 1 0 1 5 1 0 13 10 .150 .358 .250 .608 65 10 2 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 81 248 226 22 46 7 0 12 41 0 0 20 56 .204 .266 .394 .660 65 89 4 0 0 2 0
NL (8 yrs) 550 1882 1636 224 394 68 12 73 261 16 6 227 411 .241 .334 .431 .764 98 705 31 6 2 11 16
AL (2 yrs) 105 301 266 30 52 8 0 13 46 1 0 33 66 .195 .282 .372 .655 66 99 6 0 0 2 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 Awards
1992 20 CIN NL 104 2 -1 0 0 -4 0 3 0 0.0 4 0.4 -0.4 $ 5
1993 21 CIN NL 53 -5 -1 0 0 0 1 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 6/5
1994 22 CIN NL 44 -2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.1 -1 -0.1 0.2 $125,000 5/7
1995 23 CIN NL 22 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $130,000 /5
1996 24 CIN NL 325 3 0 1 1 -8 0 9 6 0.6 14 1.4 -0.8 $130,000 5/7396
1997 25 CIN NL 578 2 3 -4 2 -7 -1 17 11 1.1 19 1.9 -0.8 $300,000 59/376
1998 26 CIN NL 417 8 -2 -1 1 5 0 12 23 2.3 18 1.8 0.5 $1,750,000 59/76D
1998 26 BAL AL 53 -2 0 0 0 -0 -1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 9/7
1999 27 TOR AL 248 -14 -1 0 1 -0 -5 9 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $1,000,000 D/59
2000 28 CHC NL 339 -17 0 -2 1 8 1 10 1 0.1 -7 -0.7 0.8 $395,000 5
9 Seasons 2183 -28 -2 -6 6 -5 -5 66 26 2.6 31 3.1 -0.5 $3,830,000
CIN (7 yrs) 1543 5 -1 -4 4 -13 0 45 36 3.6 49 4.9 -1.3 $2,435,000
CHC (1 yr) 339 -17 0 -2 1 8 1 10 1 0.1 -7 -0.7 0.8 $395,000
BAL (1 yr) 53 -2 0 0 0 -0 -1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
TOR (1 yr) 248 -14 -1 0 1 -0 -5 9 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $1,000,000

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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 Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 CIN NL 20 3B 25 24 22 216.1 58 15 40 3 6 .948 -4 -24 2.29 2.20 .952 2.67 2.67
1993 CIN NL 21 SS 10 10 8 78.2 46 17 28 1 8 .978 1 9 5.15 4.50 .965 4.69 4.66
1993 CIN NL 21 3B 5 4 4 42.0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 -0 -11 2.36 2.20 .945 2.70 2.68
1994 CIN NL 22 3B 13 10 5 90.2 24 2 21 1 1 .958 2 20 2.28 1.77 .951 2.65 2.63
1994 CIN NL 22 LF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1994 CIN NL 22 OF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1995 CIN NL 23 3B 7 6 4 50.1 14 1 13 0 1 1.000 0 10 2.50 2.00 .946 2.77 2.76
1996 CIN NL 24 3B 74 58 48 536.2 206 45 146 15 13 .927 -5 -11 3.20 2.58 .948 2.71 2.69
1996 CIN NL 24 OF 10 6 2 57.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -3 -56 1.56 1.00 .978 2.14 2.12
1996 CIN NL 24 LF 9 6 2 55.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -3 -58 1.62 1.11 .975 1.84 1.83
1996 CIN NL 24 1B 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.50 0.50 .990 9.45 9.55
1996 CIN NL 24 RF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1996 CIN NL 24 SS 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0 -180 9.00 2.00 .965 4.50 4.60
1997 CIN NL 25 3B 103 100 83 848.0 243 55 172 16 7 .934 -10 -13 2.41 2.20 .946 2.66 2.64
1997 CIN NL 25 OF 39 33 14 277.2 76 74 1 1 1 .987 1 5 2.43 1.92 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 CIN NL 25 RF 33 29 12 239.2 73 71 1 1 1 .986 1 7 2.70 2.18 .977 2.04 2.03
1997 CIN NL 25 1B 7 6 4 53.0 49 47 2 0 2 1.000 1 20 8.32 7.00 .993 9.53 9.44
1997 CIN NL 25 LF 6 4 2 38.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 0.71 0.50 .980 1.94 1.93
1997 CIN NL 25 SS 3 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.63 4.53
1998 TOT MLB 26 OF 42 34 17 289.2 61 58 2 1 0 .984 3 12 1.86 1.43 .981 2.22 2.20
1998 TOT MLB 26 RF 35 27 14 228.0 52 50 1 1 0 .981 2 8 2.01 1.46 .978 2.10 2.08
1998 TOT MLB 26 LF 10 7 3 61.2 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1 23 1.46 1.00 .975 1.90 1.90
1998 CIN NL 26 3B 76 69 63 617.1 188 48 128 12 20 .936 2 4 2.57 2.32 .957 2.73 2.72
1998 CIN NL 26 OF 28 23 11 195.2 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 3 18 2.02 1.57 .980 2.17 2.16
1998 CIN NL 26 RF 22 17 8 137.1 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 2 16 2.23 1.55 .976 2.08 2.07
1998 CIN NL 26 LF 9 6 3 58.1 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1 25 1.54 1.11 .975 1.88 1.88
1998 CIN NL 26 SS 2 0 0 4.0 5 1 3 1 1 .800 -0 -90 9.00 2.00 .968 4.50 4.50
1998 CIN NL 26 DH 1 1
1998 BAL AL 26 OF 14 11 6 94.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -0 -3 1.53 1.14 .985 2.31 2.29
1998 BAL AL 26 RF 13 10 6 90.2 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0 -3 1.69 1.31 .983 2.13 2.11
1998 BAL AL 26 LF 1 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.10
1999 TOR AL 27 DH 48 48
1999 TOR AL 27 3B 7 5 5 52.2 12 4 7 1 0 .917 -0 -5 1.88 1.57 .950 2.58 2.54
1999 TOR AL 27 OF 3 2 0 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 8 1.80 1.00 .983 2.28 2.27
1999 TOR AL 27 RF 3 2 0 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 8 1.80 1.00 .983 2.10 2.07
2000 CHC NL 28 3B 90 77 54 686.0 211 46 158 7 18 .967 8 14 2.68 2.27 .950 2.63 2.61
9 Seasons 3B 400 353 288 3140.0 967 218 694 55 66 .943 -8 -3 2.61 2.28 .950 2.68 2.66
5 Seasons OF 95 75 33 642.0 151 145 3 3 1 .980 1 3 2.07 1.56 .980 2.17 2.16
4 Seasons RF 72 58 26 484.2 128 124 2 2 1 .984 3 7 2.34 1.75 .978 2.07 2.06
4 Seasons LF 26 17 7 157.1 24 22 1 1 0 .958 -2 -12 1.32 0.88 .975 1.89 1.88
4 Seasons SS 16 10 8 91.2 53 18 33 2 9 .962 0 0 5.01 3.19 .965 4.67 4.61
2 Seasons 1B 9 6 4 55.0 50 48 2 0 2 1.000 1 20 8.18 5.56 .993 9.52 9.47
9 Seasons TOT 520 444 333 3928.2 1221 429 732 60 78 .951 -5 -2 2.66 2.23 .956 2.74 2.75
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • 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.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
2000 NL  8 (3rd)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
2000 NL  .967 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1992 NL  born 1971-09-23 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1931), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199422Cincinnati Reds$125,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199523Cincinnati Reds$130,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199624Cincinnati Reds$130,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199725Cincinnati Reds$300,0001997 AP survey
199826Cincinnati Reds$1,750,0004/3/98 USA Today
199927Toronto Blue Jays$1,000,0004/6/99 USA Today
200028Chicago Cubs$395,0004/5/00 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,830,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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