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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
Agents: Bo McKinnis [*]
Final Game: July 11, 2002
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:07AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #708. Stan Spence… #709. Bob Bailey… #710. Tom Brunansky… #711. RUSTY GREER… #712. Johnny Mostil… #713. Sean Casey… #714. Amos Strunk… 

Standard Batting

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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
1994 25 TEX AL 80 331 277 36 87 16 1 10 46 0 0 46 46 .314 .410 .487 .898 132 135 3 2 2 4 2 /3 RoY-3
1995 26 TEX AL 131 478 417 58 113 21 2 13 61 3 1 55 66 .271 .355 .424 .780 100 177 9 1 2 3 1 */3
1996 27 TEX AL 139 617 542 96 180 41 6 18 100 9 0 62 86 .332 .397 .530 .927 128 287 9 3 0 10 4 */3
1997 28 TEX AL 157 690 601 112 193 42 3 26 87 9 5 83 87 .321 .405 .531 .936 138 319 11 3 1 2 4 * MVP-22
1998 29 TEX AL 155 691 598 107 183 31 5 16 108 2 4 80 93 .306 .386 .455 .841 115 272 18 4 0 9 1 *
1999 30 TEX AL 147 662 556 107 167 41 3 20 101 2 2 96 67 .300 .405 .493 .898 124 274 17 5 0 5 2 *
2000 31 TEX AL 105 453 394 65 117 34 3 8 65 4 1 51 61 .297 .377 .459 .837 110 181 14 3 0 5 1
2001 32 TEX AL 62 279 245 38 67 23 0 7 29 1 2 27 32 .273 .342 .453 .795 104 111 5 1 1 5 1
2002 33 TEX AL 51 219 199 24 59 9 2 1 17 1 0 19 17 .296 .356 .377 .733 91 75 5 0 0 1 0 /3
9 Seasons 1027 4420 3829 643 1166 258 25 119 614 31 15 519 555 .305 .387 .478 .865 119 1831 91 22 6 44 16
162 Game Avg. 162 697 604 101 184 41 4 19 97 5 2 82 88 .305 .387 .478 .865 119 289 14 3 1 7 3

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
1994 25 TEX AL 331 16 0 -2 0 -8 -3 11 14 1.3 22 2.1 -0.8 $109,000 /3 RoY-3
1995 26 TEX AL 478 0 0 2 0 2 -5 17 16 1.6 14 1.4 0.2 $175,000 */3
1996 27 TEX AL 617 24 4 3 0 7 -7 20 51 4.8 44 4.3 0.5 $258,333 */3
1997 28 TEX AL 690 36 2 -2 0 -9 -7 22 41 4.0 51 5.1 -1.1 $358,333 * MVP-22
1998 29 TEX AL 691 21 1 0 0 1 -7 22 39 3.8 37 3.6 0.2 $1,025,000 *
1999 30 TEX AL 662 23 2 4 -1 -15 -7 21 27 2.5 42 4.1 -1.6 $3,300,000 *
2000 31 TEX AL 453 8 2 3 0 -6 -5 15 17 1.6 23 2.2 -0.6 $3,600,000
2001 32 TEX AL 279 2 2 -1 0 -6 -3 9 3 0.3 9 0.9 -0.6 $4,600,000
2002 33 TEX AL 219 -2 0 -1 1 -3 -3 7 -1 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $6,800,000 /3
9 Seasons 4420 128 13 6 0 -37 -47 144 207 19.8 244 23.9 -4.1 $20,225,666

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1996 27 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 4 19 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .125 .388 2 1 0 0 0 0
1998 29 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 3 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 .167 .091 .258 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 30 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 3 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .111 .333 .111 .444 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 10 43 36 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 .111 .256 .111 .367 4 1 0 0 0 0
3 ALDS 10 43 36 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 .111 .256 .111 .367 4 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1994 TEX AL 25 OF 73 165 159 2 4 2 .976 -6 2.21 .982 2.35 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 1B 9 61 57 2 2 8 .967 -2 6.56 .992 9.49 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 RF 53 45 36 388.0 92 87 2 3 2 .967 -5 -16 2.06 1.68 .980 2.20 2.18 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 CF 23 19 12 159.2 52 51 0 1 0 .981 1 5 2.87 2.22 .988 2.76 2.74 RoY-3
1994 TEX AL 25 LF 11 7 5 75.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -24 2.52 1.91 .978 2.16 2.14 RoY-3
1995 TEX AL 26 OF 125 224 211 9 4 0 .982 1 1.76 .983 2.31
1995 TEX AL 26 1B 3 31 29 0 2 4 .935 1 9.67 .993 9.50
1995 TEX AL 26 RF 101 59 52 599.2 130 124 3 3 0 .977 -5 -10 1.91 1.26 .979 2.05 2.03
1995 TEX AL 26 LF 51 42 15 327.2 86 78 7 1 0 .988 4 16 2.33 1.67 .982 2.22 2.19
1995 TEX AL 26 CF 4 3 3 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2 79 2.79 2.25 .987 2.73 2.70
1996 TEX AL 27 OF 137 315 304 6 5 0 .984 7 2.26 .983 2.36
1996 TEX AL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.20
1996 TEX AL 27 LF 136 135 127 1187.1 314 303 6 5 0 .984 8 8 2.34 2.27 .979 2.18 2.17
1996 TEX AL 27 CF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -120 3.00 3.00 .990 2.80 2.80
1997 TEX AL 28 OF 153 339 318 9 12 0 .965 -9 2.14 .982 2.30 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 LF 148 139 124 1219.1 302 283 8 11 0 .964 -9 -9 2.15 1.97 .979 2.07 2.05 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 CF 19 12 5 102.0 40 38 1 1 0 .975 -1 -7 3.44 2.05 .988 2.71 2.68 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 DH 2 2 MVP-22
1997 TEX AL 28 RF 1 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20 MVP-22
1998 TEX AL 29 OF 154 313 304 6 3 0 .990 1 2.01 .985 2.29
1998 TEX AL 29 LF 154 151 140 1325.1 313 304 6 3 0 .990 2 1 2.11 2.01 .985 2.10 2.08
1998 TEX AL 29 CF 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -180 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.65
1999 TEX AL 30 OF 145 294 286 3 5 1 .983 -15 1.99 .984 2.27
1999 TEX AL 30 LF 145 145 137 1267.1 294 286 3 5 1 .983 -15 -14 2.05 1.99 .985 2.08 2.05
2000 TEX AL 31 OF 97 200 194 3 3 0 .985 -6 2.03 .985 2.33
2000 TEX AL 31 LF 97 96 89 836.0 201 195 3 3 0 .985 -6 -9 2.13 2.04 .985 2.16 2.14
2000 TEX AL 31 DH 2 2
2001 TEX AL 32 OF 60 131 124 2 5 0 .962 -6 2.10 .984 2.28
2001 TEX AL 32 LF 60 59 54 503.0 131 124 2 5 0 .962 -6 -14 2.25 2.10 .981 2.14 2.12
2002 TEX AL 33 OF 26 38 36 0 2 0 .947 -3 1.38 .985 2.32
2002 TEX AL 33 1B 1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 8.00 .992 9.20
2002 TEX AL 33 DH 22 22
2002 TEX AL 33 LF 22 18 15 167.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 -2 -18 1.51 1.27 .983 2.15 2.13
2002 TEX AL 33 RF 6 6 3 51.2 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -1 -21 1.57 1.50 .982 2.13 2.08
9 Seasons OF 970 2019 1936 40 43 3 .979 -37 2.04 .984 2.31
9 Seasons LF 824 792 706 6908.1 1691 1622 35 34 1 .980 -26 -5 2.16 2.01 .982 2.12 2.10
4 Seasons RF 161 111 91 1045.1 232 220 5 7 2 .970 -11 -13 1.94 1.40 .980 2.11 2.08
5 Seasons CF 49 35 21 301.2 104 101 1 2 0 .981 1 3 3.04 2.08 .988 2.74 2.71
4 Seasons 1B 14 100 94 2 4 12 .960 -0 6.86 .992 9.45
9 Seasons TOT 984 2119 2030 42 47 15 .978 -37 2.11 .984 2.41
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

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1997 AL (22, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1498th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1997 AL  5.1 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1996 AL  .332 (5th)
1997 AL  .321 (7th)
Career  .305 (152nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1997 AL  .405 (8th)
Career  .387 (120th)

Slugging % s c a p y
Career  .478 (194th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1997 AL  .936 (10th)
Career  .865 (122nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1997 AL  157 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1997 AL  112 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1997 AL  193 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1997 AL  319 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1996 AL  41 (8th)
1997 AL  42 (5th)
1999 AL  41 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1999 AL  96 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1997 AL  122 (9th)
1998 AL  131 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1997 AL  132 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1997 AL  36 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1997 AL  3.3 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1997 AL  71 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1997 AL  279 (3rd)
1998 AL  267 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1997 AL  .703 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1996 AL  10 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1998 AL  18 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1999 AL  47.40 (8th)
Career  175.39 (222nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1996 AL  3.7 (10th)
1997 AL  3.2 (9th)
1999 AL  4.2 (6th)
Career  17.4 (207th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1999 AL  4.1 (9th)
Career  15.5 (245th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  824 (87th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  1,622 (76th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1997 AL  153 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1997 AL  12 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1996 AL  2.34 (3rd)
Career  2.16 (31st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1996 AL  2.27 (3rd)
1997 AL  1.97 (5th)
1998 AL  2.01 (5th)
1999 AL  1.99 (5th)
Career  2.01 (66th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1996 AL  .984 (2nd)
1998 AL  .990 (1st)
Career  .980 (77th)

             

† 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

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (932), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 39 (489), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 28 (360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Mike Greenwell (920)
  4. Bob Nieman (917)
  5. John Kruk (917)
  6. Kevin Youkilis (915)
  7. Nick Markakis (913)
  8. Bernard Gilkey (909)
  9. Ripper Collins (909)
  10. Trot Nixon (908)
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  1. Gene Moore (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Moises Alou (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Moises Alou (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Enos Slaughter (962) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Enos Slaughter (952) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Enos Slaughter (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Kevin Youkilis (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Edgar Martinez (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990.
  • October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
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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
199425Texas Rangers$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199526Texas Rangers$175,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199627Texas Rangers$258,3331997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $8,333 signing bonus
199728Texas Rangers$358,3331997 AP survey
199829Texas Rangers$1,025,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $25,000 earned bonus
199930Texas Rangers$3,300,0004/6/99 USA Today
200031Texas Rangers$3,600,0004/5/00 AP
200132Texas Rangers$4,600,0004/6/01 USA Today
200233Texas Rangers$6,800,0004/3/02 AP
200334Texas Rangers$7,000,0004/3/03 AP
200435Texas Rangers$7,400,0004/7/04 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$34,625,666
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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Name and misspellings: Thurman The Thurman Red Clyde Clyde Rusty Baron (III) Greer

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