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Bob Hamelin

Robert James Hamelin

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: November 29, 1967 in Elizabeth, NJ
High School: Irvine (Irvine, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1993
Teams (by GP): Royals/Tigers/Brewers 1993-1998

Final Game: September 27, 1998
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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
1993 25 KCR AL 16 55 49 2 11 3 0 2 5 0 0 6 15 .224 .309 .408 .717 87 20 2 0 0 0 0 3
1994 26 KCR AL 101 374 312 64 88 25 1 24 65 4 3 56 62 .282 .388 .599 .987 146 187 4 1 0 5 3 D3 RoY-1
1995 27 KCR AL 72 241 208 20 35 7 1 7 25 0 1 26 56 .168 .278 .313 .591 53 65 6 6 0 1 1 D/3
1996 28 KCR AL 89 299 239 31 61 14 1 9 40 5 2 54 58 .255 .391 .435 .826 110 104 7 2 0 4 2 D3
1997 29 DET AL 110 369 318 47 86 15 0 18 52 2 1 48 72 .270 .366 .487 .853 122 155 8 1 0 2 3 D/3
1998 30 MIL NL 109 167 146 15 32 6 0 7 22 0 1 16 30 .219 .295 .404 .699 82 59 7 1 1 3 1 3/D
6 Seasons 497 1505 1272 179 313 70 3 67 209 11 8 206 293 .246 .352 .464 .816 109 590 34 11 1 15 10
162 Game Avg. 162 491 415 58 102 23 1 22 68 4 3 67 96 .246 .352 .464 .816 109 192 11 4 0 5 3
KCR (4 yrs) 278 969 808 117 195 49 3 42 135 9 6 142 191 .241 .357 .465 .822 109 376 19 9 0 10 6
DET (1 yr) 110 369 318 47 86 15 0 18 52 2 1 48 72 .270 .366 .487 .853 122 155 8 1 0 2 3
MIL (1 yr) 109 167 146 15 32 6 0 7 22 0 1 16 30 .219 .295 .404 .699 82 59 7 1 1 3 1
AL (5 yrs) 388 1338 1126 164 281 64 3 60 187 11 7 190 263 .250 .359 .472 .831 112 531 27 10 0 12 9
NL (1 yr) 109 167 146 15 32 6 0 7 22 0 1 16 30 .219 .295 .404 .699 82 59 7 1 1 3 1

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1993 25 KCR AL 55 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 2 1 0.1 3
1994 26 KCR AL 374 25 -1 -2 1 -1 -9 13 26 2.5 $110,000 D3 RoY-1
1995 27 KCR AL 241 -16 0 0 0 0 -6 8 -14 -1.3 $435,000 D/3
1996 28 KCR AL 299 7 -2 -1 0 -2 -6 10 6 0.6 $375,000 D3
1997 29 DET AL 369 13 -2 -1 0 0 -10 13 13 1.3 D/3
1998 30 MIL NL 167 -4 -1 0 -1 -5 -2 5 -8 -0.8 $450,000 3/D
6 Seasons 1505 24 -6 -4 0 -7 -34 51 24 2.4 $1,370,000
KCR (4 yrs) 969 15 -3 -3 1 -2 -22 33 19 1.9 $920,000
DET (1 yr) 369 13 -2 -1 0 0 -10 13 13 1.3
MIL (1 yr) 167 -4 -1 0 -1 -5 -2 5 -8 -0.8 $450,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 KCR AL 25 1B 15 14 119.0 140 129 9 2 10 .986 1 12 10.44 9.20 .993 9.57 9.48
1994 KCR AL 26 DH 70 RoY-1
1994 KCR AL 26 1B 24 24 212.1 254 234 18 2 11 .992 -0 -3 10.68 10.50 .992 9.57 9.49 RoY-1
1995 KCR AL 27 DH 56
1995 KCR AL 27 1B 8 7 63.0 75 66 9 0 11 1.000 0 8 10.71 9.38 .993 9.61 9.50
1996 KCR AL 28 DH 47
1996 KCR AL 28 1B 33 28 242.0 256 232 20 4 25 .984 -2 -8 9.37 7.64 .992 9.24 9.18
1997 DET AL 29 DH 95
1997 DET AL 29 1B 7 3 34.0 30 29 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 7.94 4.29 .993 9.32 9.23
1998 MIL NL 30 1B 51 21 247.2 239 230 7 2 22 .992 -5 -26 8.61 4.65 .993 9.46 9.41
1998 MIL NL 30 DH 1
6 Seasons 1B 138 97 918.0 994 920 64 10 80 .990 -6 -8 9.65 7.13 .993 9.45 9.37
6 Seasons TOT 138 97 918.0 994 920 64 10 80 .990 -6 -8 9.65 7.13 .993 9.45 9.37

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr lg award)
1994 AL Rookie of the Year

Slugging % s c a p y
1994 AL  .599 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1994 AL  .987 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1994 AL  24 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1994 AL  146 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1994 AL  .705 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1994 AL  13.0 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1994 AL  3.0 (9th)


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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1600), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2177), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jonny Gomes (933)
  7. Jason Lane (932)
  8. Dan Johnson (929)
  9. Gail Harris (926)
  10. Wes Ferrell (925)
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  1. Steve Balboni (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Sam Horn (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Sam Horn (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Sam Horn (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.

March 26, 1997: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

December 21, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 11, 1998: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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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
199426Kansas City Royals$110,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199527Kansas City Royals$435,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199628Kansas City Royals$375,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199830Milwaukee Brewers$450,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,370,000
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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