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Willie Greene
Willie Louis Greene
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 184 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
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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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/D6
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/D7
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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 CIN NL 20 3B 25 24 216.1 58 15 40 3 6 .948 -4.4 -24.4 -4.4 -2.0 -2.4 0 2.29 2.20 .952 2.67 2.29
1993 CIN NL 21 SS 10 10 78.2 46 17 28 1 8 .978 0.6 9.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 5.15 4.50 .965 4.69 4.04
1993 CIN NL 21 3B 5 4 42.0 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -11.4 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 2.36 2.20 .945 2.70 2.32
1994 CIN NL 22 3B 13 10 90.2 24 2 21 1 1 .958 1.5 19.9 1.5 0.4 1.1 0 2.28 1.77 .950 2.65 2.24
1994 CIN NL 22 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1994 CIN NL 22 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1995 CIN NL 23 3B 7 6 50.1 14 1 13 0 1 1.000 0.4 9.5 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 2.50 2.00 .943 2.77 2.33
1996 CIN NL 24 3B 74 58 536.2 206 45 146 15 13 .927 -5.1 -11.4 -5.1 -1.9 -3.2 0 3.20 2.58 .949 2.71 2.21
1996 CIN NL 24 OF 10 6 57.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -2.7 -56.2 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 -1 1.56 1.00 .982 2.14 1.80
1996 CIN NL 24 LF 9 6 55.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -2.7 -58.2 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 -1 1.62 1.11 .973 1.84 1.44
1996 CIN NL 24 1B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 0.50 1.000 9.45 8.35
1996 CIN NL 24 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1996 CIN NL 24 SS 1 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .950 4.50 4.00
1997 CIN NL 25 3B 103 100 848.0 243 55 172 16 7 .934 -9.5 -13.4 -9.5 -3.4 -6.1 0 2.41 2.20 .947 2.66 2.19
1997 CIN NL 25 OF 39 33 277.2 76 74 1 1 1 .987 1.2 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.8 -1 2.43 1.92 .980 2.13 1.77
1997 CIN NL 25 RF 33 29 239.2 73 71 1 1 1 .986 1.3 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.0 -1 2.70 2.18 .977 2.04 1.64
1997 CIN NL 25 1B 7 6 53.0 49 47 2 0 2 1.000 0.9 20.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 8.32 7.00 .994 9.53 8.16
1997 CIN NL 25 LF 6 4 38.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -3.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 0.71 0.50 .967 1.94 1.48
1997 CIN NL 25 SS 3 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.63 3.87
1998 TOT MLB 26 OF 42 34 289.2 62 59 2 1 0 .984 2.8 11.6 1.8 2.9 -1.1 1 1.90 1.45 .981 2.22 1.86
1998 TOT MLB 26 RF 35 27 228.0 51 49 1 1 0 .980 1.6 8.4 1.6 1.8 -0.2 0 1.97 1.43 .978 2.10 1.71
1998 TOT MLB 26 LF 10 7 61.2 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 23.4 0.2 1.1 -0.9 1 1.46 1.00 .970 1.90 1.41
1998 TOT MLB 26 DH 2
1998 CIN NL 26 3B 76 69 617.1 188 48 128 12 20 .936 2.0 3.9 1.0 -1.6 2.6 1 2.57 2.32 .958 2.73 2.37
1998 CIN NL 26 OF 28 23 195.2 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 3.0 18.4 2.0 3.1 -1.1 1 2.02 1.57 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 CIN NL 26 RF 22 17 137.1 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 15.7 1.8 2.0 -0.2 0 2.23 1.55 .976 2.08 1.66
1998 CIN NL 26 LF 9 6 58.1 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 24.7 0.2 1.1 -0.9 1 1.54 1.11 .970 1.88 1.38
1998 CIN NL 26 SS 2 0 4.0 5 1 3 1 1 .800 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 9.00 2.00 .980 4.50 3.90
1998 CIN NL 26 DH 1
1998 BAL AL 26 OF 14 11 94.0 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0.2 -2.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.63 1.21 .983 2.31 2.02
1998 BAL AL 26 RF 13 10 90.2 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -0.2 -2.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 1.23 .982 2.14 1.81
1998 BAL AL 26 DH 1
1998 BAL AL 26 LF 1 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.70
1999 TOR AL 27 DH 52
1999 TOR AL 27 3B 7 5 52.2 12 4 7 1 0 .917 -0.2 -4.6 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 1.88 1.57 .950 2.58 2.21
1999 TOR AL 27 OF 3 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.28 2.03
1999 TOR AL 27 RF 3 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .967 2.10 1.83
2000 CHC NL 28 3B 90 77 686.0 212 46 159 7 18 .967 8.0 14.0 7.0 -3.1 10.1 1 2.69 2.28 .949 2.64 2.18
9 Seasons 3B 400 353 3140.0 968 218 695 55 66 .943 -7.7 -2.9 -9.7 -12.7 3.0 2 2.62 2.28 .950 2.68 2.24
5 Seasons OF 95 75 642.0 152 146 3 3 1 .980 1.4 2.6 2.4 4.6 -2.2 -1 2.09 1.57 .981 2.17 1.82
4 Seasons RF 72 58 484.2 127 123 2 2 1 .984 3.0 7.4 4.0 3.2 0.8 -1 2.32 1.74 .977 2.07 1.68
2 Seasons DH 54
4 Seasons LF 26 17 157.1 24 22 1 1 0 .958 -1.6 -12.2 -1.6 1.4 -3.0 0 1.32 0.88 .971 1.89 1.44
4 Seasons SS 16 10 91.2 53 18 33 2 9 .962 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 5.01 3.19 .966 4.67 3.99
2 Seasons 1B 9 6 55.0 50 48 2 0 2 1.000 0.9 19.6 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 8.18 5.56 .994 9.52 8.20
9 Seasons TOT 523 444 3928.2 1222 429 733 60 78 .951 -5.4 -1.6 -6.4 -7.2 0.8 -1 2 2.66 2.22 .907 2.72 2.28
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1992 NL--born 1971-09-23--4th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

August 8, 1990: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later and Scott Ruskin to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Moises Alou (August 16, 1990) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Dave Martinez and Scott Ruskin to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Risley and John Wetteland.

August 10, 1998: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Jeffrey Hammonds.

December 21, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 11, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1994Cincinnati Reds$125,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$130,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$130,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$300,000
1998Cincinnati Reds$1,750,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$1,000,000
2000Chicago Cubs$395,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,830,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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