Josh Hamilton
Joshua Holt Hamilton
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 21, 1981 in Raleigh, NC
High School: Athens Drive (Raleigh, NC)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 2007
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 CIN NL 26 OF 84 75 663.2 211 200 7 4 2 .981 5.2 9.4 3.2 -2.6 5.8 2 2.81 2.46 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 CIN NL 26 CF 71 64 555.2 178 168 6 4 2 .978 3.2 6.9 2.2 -3.1 5.3 1 2.82 2.45 .987 2.71 2.30
2007 CIN NL 26 RF 10 9 81.0 28 27 1 0 0 1.000 3.0 44.4 2.0 2.0 0.0 1 3.11 2.80 .982 2.18 1.81
2007 CIN NL 26 LF 9 2 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -44.4 -1.0 -1.5 0.5 0 1.67 0.56 .980 2.00 1.56
2008 TEX AL 27 OF 141 140 1201.0 358 345 7 6 5 .983 -2.8 -2.8 -3.8 -4.9 1.1 1 2.64 2.50 .986 2.31 2.02 AS,MVP-7,SS
2008 TEX AL 27 CF 111 107 912.0 276 268 3 5 3 .982 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 -2.7 1.9 0 2.67 2.44 .989 2.71 2.35 AS,MVP-7,SS
2008 TEX AL 27 RF 34 33 289.0 82 77 4 1 2 .988 -2.0 -8.3 -3.0 -2.2 -0.8 1 2.52 2.38 .985 2.15 1.83 AS,MVP-7,SS
2008 TEX AL 27 DH 15 AS,MVP-7,SS
2009 TEX AL 28 OF 79 79 682.2 190 185 4 1 1 .995 2.49 2.39 .987 2.33 2.04 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 CF 56 55 472.2 134 132 2 0 1 1.000 2.55 2.39 .992 2.73 2.38 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 RF 24 24 210.0 56 53 2 1 0 .982 2.36 2.29 .982 2.13 1.75 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 DH 6 AS
3 Seasons OF 304 294 2547.1 759 730 18 11 8 .986 2.4 1.1 -0.6 -7.5 6.9 3 2.64 2.46 .986 2.31 2.00
3 Seasons CF 238 226 1940.1 588 568 11 9 6 .985 2.4 1.5 1.4 -5.8 7.2 1 2.69 2.43 .989 2.71 2.34
3 Seasons RF 68 66 580.0 166 157 7 2 2 .988 1.0 2.1 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 2 2.54 2.41 .984 2.15 1.80
2 Seasons DH 21
1 Season LF 9 2 27.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -44.4 -1.0 -1.5 0.5 0 1.67 0.56 .980 2.00 1.56
3 Seasons TOT 315 294 2547.1 759 730 18 11 8 .986 2.4 1.1 -0.6 -7.5 6.9 3 2.64 2.37 .973 2.58 2.20

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
2007 CIN NL 26 90 75 90 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 71 10 84 0 10 0
2008 TEX AL 27 156 155 156 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 34 141 15 1 0
2009 TEX AL 28 89 85 89 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 24 79 6 4 0
3 Seasons 335 315 335 304 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 238 68 304 21 15 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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%
2007 CIN NL 26 4 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 1 4 20 15 1 19 3 1 11 0 2 3 0 1 12 10 0 65 28 43.1% 32 5 7.7% 1 2487 56% 75% 42% 313 55%
2008 TEX AL 27 5 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 34 21 0 50 14 0 22 9 0 13 5 2 17 12 0 136 61 44.9% 73 2 1.5% 1 4262 50% 76% 40% 541 50%
2009 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 14 11 0 14 4 1 13 4 0 4 2 0 8 6 0 53 27 50.9% 25 1 1.9% 1 2078 51% 75% 41% 245 54%
3 Seasons 9 0 6 3 1 11 3 0 1 7 68 47 1 83 21 2 46 13 2 20 7 3 37 28 0 254 116 45.7% 130 8 3.1% 3 8827 52% 75% 41% 1099 52%
MLB Averages 44.1% 1.7% 56% 74% 39% 52%

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%
2007 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 7 53.8% 5 1 7.7% 0 343 56% 79% 43% 50 56%
2008 TEX AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 19 10 1 9 3 0 10 8 0 3 0 0 9 5 1 50 26 52.0% 22 2 4.0% 2 1337 53% 76% 42% 165 48%
2009 TEX AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 9 8 0 7 3 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 6 5 0 31 17 54.8% 13 1 3.2% 1 968 51% 72% 41% 109 50%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 7 0 1 2 3 33 21 1 19 8 1 18 10 1 7 0 0 17 11 1 94 50 53.2% 40 4 4.3% 3 2648 53% 75% 41% 324 50%
MLB Averages 50.0% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 50%

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%
2007 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 119 55% 75% 40% 18 28%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 119 55% 75% 40% 18 28%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.0% 56% 74% 39% 46%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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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