Rusty Greer

Thurman Clyde Greer (The Red Baron)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 21, 1969 in Fort Rucker, AL
High School: Albertville (Albertville, AL)
School: University of Montevallo
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 1994
Team: Rangers 1994-2002
Final Game: July 11, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1994 TEX AL 25 OF 73 71 622.2 165 159 2 4 2 .976 -6.1 -11.8 0.9 -1.0 1.9 -7 2.33 2.21 .982 2.37 2.09 11-23-53 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 RF 53 45 388.0 92 87 2 3 2 .967 -5.3 -16.4 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 -4 2.06 1.68 .980 2.20 1.88 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 CF 23 19 159.2 52 51 0 1 0 .981 0.7 5.3 3.7 0.4 3.3 -3 2.87 2.22 .988 2.76 2.44 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 LF 11 7 75.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -24.0 -1.5 -0.5 -1.0 0 2.52 1.91 .976 2.16 1.80 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 1B 9 6 67.0 61 57 2 2 8 .967 -1.5 -26.9 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 0 7.93 6.56 .992 9.56 8.49 RoY-3
1995 TEX AL 26 OF 125 104 956.1 224 211 9 4 0 .982 1.1 1.4 -0.9 -2.7 1.8 2 2.07 1.76 .983 2.33 1.99 51-4-101
1995 TEX AL 26 RF 101 59 599.2 130 124 3 3 0 .977 -5.1 -10.2 -5.1 -2.2 -2.9 0 1.91 1.26 .979 2.05 1.63
1995 TEX AL 26 LF 51 42 327.2 86 78 7 1 0 .988 4.3 15.7 2.3 -1.3 3.6 2 2.33 1.67 .981 2.22 1.75
1995 TEX AL 26 CF 4 3 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 78.6 1.9 0.8 1.1 0 2.79 2.25 .989 2.73 2.38
1995 TEX AL 26 1B 3 3 30.0 31 29 0 2 4 .935 0.6 24.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 8.70 9.67 .994 9.60 8.33
1996 TEX AL 27 OF 137 136 1196.1 315 304 6 5 0 .984 6.6 6.6 7.6 4.8 2.8 -1 2.33 2.26 .983 2.38 2.02 136-1-0
1996 TEX AL 27 LF 136 135 1187.1 311 300 6 5 0 .984 7.5 7.6 7.5 4.8 2.7 0 2.32 2.25 .979 2.18 1.75
1996 TEX AL 27 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.90
1996 TEX AL 27 CF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 -1 3.00 3.00 1.000 2.80 2.40
1996 TEX AL 27 DH 1
1997 TEX AL 28 OF 153 152 1327.1 339 318 9 12 0 .965 -9.3 -8.4 -6.3 -6.9 0.6 -3 2.22 2.14 .982 2.32 2.02 148-19-1 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 LF 148 139 1219.1 299 280 8 11 0 .963 -8.7 -8.6 -7.7 -6.5 -1.2 -1 2.13 1.95 .979 2.06 1.71 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 CF 19 12 102.0 40 38 1 1 0 .975 -0.6 -7.1 1.4 -0.4 1.8 -2 3.44 2.05 .988 2.71 2.31 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 DH 2 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 RF 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80 MVP-22
1998 TEX AL 29 LF 154 151 1325.1 313 304 6 3 0 .990 1.6 1.4 5.6 1.8 3.8 -4 2.11 2.01 .985 2.10 1.74
1998 TEX AL 29 OF 154 151 1327.1 313 304 6 3 0 .990 1.3 1.2 5.3 1.5 3.8 -4 2.10 2.01 .985 2.31 2.02 154-2-0
1998 TEX AL 29 CF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.35
1999 TEX AL 30 LF 145 145 1267.1 294 286 3 5 1 .983 -15.2 -14.4 -8.2 -1.2 -7.0 -7 2.05 1.99 .985 2.08 1.73
1999 TEX AL 30 OF 145 145 1267.1 294 286 3 5 1 .983 -15.2 -14.4 -8.2 -1.2 -7.0 -7 2.05 1.99 .984 2.30 2.03 145-0-0
1999 TEX AL 30 DH 1
2000 TEX AL 31 LF 97 96 836.0 200 194 3 3 0 .985 -6.2 -8.9 -3.2 -6.4 3.2 -3 2.12 2.03 .985 2.16 1.76
2000 TEX AL 31 OF 97 96 836.0 200 194 3 3 0 .985 -6.2 -8.9 -3.2 -6.4 3.2 -3 2.12 2.03 .985 2.36 2.02 97-0-0
2000 TEX AL 31 DH 2
2001 TEX AL 32 LF 60 59 503.0 131 124 2 5 0 .962 -5.8 -13.8 -4.8 -3.7 -1.1 -1 2.25 2.10 .982 2.14 1.72
2001 TEX AL 32 OF 60 59 503.0 131 124 2 5 0 .962 -5.8 -13.8 -4.8 -3.7 -1.1 -1 2.25 2.10 .985 2.30 2.01 60-0-0
2001 TEX AL 32 DH 1
2002 TEX AL 33 OF 26 24 219.0 38 36 0 2 0 .947 -3.4 -18.6 -3.4 -2.7 -0.6 0 1.48 1.38 .987 2.35 2.05 22-0-6
2002 TEX AL 33 DH 22
2002 TEX AL 33 LF 22 18 167.1 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -2.5 -17.9 -2.5 -1.6 -0.8 0 1.45 1.23 .982 2.14 1.74
2002 TEX AL 33 RF 6 6 51.2 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.9 -20.9 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 0 1.57 1.50 .980 2.13 1.82
2002 TEX AL 33 1B 1 1 8.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 9.00 8.00 .988 9.34 8.00
9 Seasons OF 970 938 8255.1 2019 1936 40 43 3 .979 -37.0 -5.4 -13.0 -18.3 5.4 -24 2.15 2.04 .984 2.33 2.02 1648-98-322
9 Seasons (incomplete) LF 824 792 6908.1 1683 1614 35 34 1 .980 -26.5 -4.6 -12.5 -14.6 2.2 -14 2.15 2.00 .982 2.12 1.74
4 Seasons (incomplete) RF 161 111 1045.1 232 220 5 7 2 .970 -11.3 -13.0 -7.3 -4.2 -3.1 -4 1.94 1.40 .980 2.11 1.72
5 Seasons (incomplete) CF 49 35 301.2 104 101 1 2 0 .981 0.8 3.2 6.8 0.5 6.3 -6 3.04 2.08 .988 2.74 2.38
6 Seasons DH 29
4 Seasons 1B 14 10 105.0 100 94 2 4 12 .960 -0.4 -4.6 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 0 8.23 6.86 .992 9.56 8.38
9 Seasons TOT 1048 948 8360.1 2119 2029 43 47 15 .978 -37.4 -5.4 -13.4 -17.8 4.5 -24 0 2.23 1.98 .961 2.23 1.85 1648-98-322
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 LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1994 TEX AL 25 80 77 80 80 0 0 9 0 0 0 11 23 53 73 0 2 0
1995 TEX AL 26 131 107 131 128 0 0 3 0 0 0 51 4 101 125 0 19 0
1996 TEX AL 27 139 136 139 137 0 0 1 0 0 0 136 1 0 137 0 1 1
1997 TEX AL 28 157 154 157 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 19 1 153 2 3 0
1998 TEX AL 29 155 151 155 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 2 0 154 0 3 0
1999 TEX AL 30 147 145 147 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 145 0 1 1
2000 TEX AL 31 105 98 105 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 97 2 6 1
2001 TEX AL 32 62 59 62 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 2 0
2002 TEX AL 33 51 47 51 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 0 6 26 22 2 0
9 Seasons 1027 974 1027 981 0 0 14 0 0 0 824 49 161 970 26 39 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1920 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1994 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 1 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 17 12 70.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 339 57% 78% 38% 55 38%
1995 TEX AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 3 1 1 15 14 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 31 19 61.3% 11 1 3.2% 6 1435 58% 78% 43% 158 53%
1996 TEX AL 27 5 0 4 1 0 6 0 3 1 2 73 60 1 32 11 1 27 17 1 17 5 0 22 20 0 171 113 66.1% 55 3 1.8% 3 5211 54% 78% 43% 594 52%
1997 TEX AL 28 11 0 10 1 2 8 1 4 2 2 65 51 0 40 17 1 37 21 1 24 5 0 24 23 0 190 117 61.6% 71 2 1.1% 6 5373 55% 78% 42% 637 46%
1998 TEX AL 29 3 0 3 0 2 6 0 3 0 3 44 38 0 33 7 1 40 18 0 10 2 0 24 22 0 151 87 57.6% 63 1 0.7% 5 5884 52% 78% 43% 608 50%
1999 TEX AL 30 5 0 5 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 60 52 0 54 17 0 55 29 0 25 4 1 24 22 0 218 124 56.9% 93 1 0.5% 2 5567 52% 79% 40% 676 43%
2000 TEX AL 31 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 47 39 0 40 14 0 37 21 0 16 4 0 17 15 0 157 93 59.2% 64 0 0.0% 3 3829 59% 77% 44% 482 41%
2001 TEX AL 32 5 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 25 20 0 26 11 0 22 18 0 9 1 0 8 8 0 90 58 64.4% 32 0 0.0% 2 2291 62% 79% 43% 282 45%
2002 TEX AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 7 2 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 20 13 65.0% 7 0 0.0% 0 738 46% 73% 38% 75 37%
9 Seasons 34 0 30 4 8 35 1 17 5 10 337 282 2 243 82 3 229 134 2 108 21 1 128 117 0 1045 636 60.9% 401 8 0.8% 27 30667 55% 78% 42% 3567 46%
MLB Averages 60.8% 2.5% 58% 77% 39% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1994 TEX AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21 7 0 16 2 0 4 3 0 5 1 0 9 4 1 55 17 30.9% 37 1 1.8% 1 1734 61% 79% 40% 180 48%
1995 TEX AL 26 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 34 15 2 17 7 1 5 4 0 3 0 0 8 5 0 67 31 46.3% 33 3 4.5% 0 2621 54% 79% 40% 287 44%
1997 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 57% 83% 52% 0
2002 TEX AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 204 59% 76% 39% 21 43%
4 Seasons 7 0 6 1 3 5 0 1 2 1 57 23 2 34 9 1 9 7 0 8 1 0 19 11 1 127 51 40.2% 72 4 3.1% 1 4582 57% 79% 40% 488 46%
MLB Averages 45.8% 2.4% 58% 77% 39% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1994 TEX AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 24 6 25.0% 18 0 0.0% 0 707 63% 79% 36% 90 57%
1995 TEX AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 122 47% 79% 40% 13 69%
1996 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 42 48% 76% 33% 7 43%
1997 TEX AL 28 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 17 5 29.4% 12 0 0.0% 1 458 61% 83% 48% 70 56%
1998 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 12 75% 83% 33% 2 0%
5 Seasons 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 6 0 8 1 0 5 2 0 8 0 0 7 5 0 48 14 29.2% 34 0 0.0% 1 1341 60% 80% 40% 182 56%
MLB Averages 41.7% 2.0% 58% 77% 39% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1994 TEX AL 25 314 59% 77% 32% 10 80% 1 57 3 53 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 2 1 100%
1995 TEX AL 26 145 56% 74% 28% 8 88% 0 29 2 26 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1996 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 TEX AL 33 37 68% 89% 35% 3 100% 0 7 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 496 59% 77% 31% 21 86% 1 93 5 86 1 11 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 12 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 3 100%
MLB Averages 58% 77% 31% 93% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1920 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.

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