A.J. Hinch
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: May 15, 1974 in Waverly, IA
High School: Midwest City (Oklahoma City, OK)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 1, 1998
Final Game: September 24, 2004
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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
1998 24 OAK AL 120 391 337 34 78 10 0 9 35 3 0 30 89 .231 .296 .341 .638 69 115 6 4 13 7 0 *2
1999 25 OAK AL 76 228 205 26 44 4 1 7 24 6 2 11 41 .215 .260 .346 .607 58 71 3 2 9 1 0 2
2000 26 OAK AL 6 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2D
2001 27 KCR AL 45 134 121 10 19 3 0 6 15 1 1 8 26 .157 .226 .331 .556 41 40 5 3 1 1 1 2
2002 28 KCR AL 72 220 197 25 49 7 1 7 27 3 3 18 35 .249 .321 .401 .722 84 79 2 3 2 0 0 2
2003 29 DET AL 27 82 74 7 15 3 1 3 11 0 0 3 18 .203 .247 .392 .639 71 29 3 2 1 2 0 2
2004 30 PHI NL 4 11 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .273 .455 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Seasons 350 1075 953 104 209 28 3 32 112 13 6 71 214 .219 .280 .356 .636 65 339 19 14 26 11 1
162 Game Avg. 162 498 441 48 97 13 1 15 52 6 3 33 99 .219 .280 .356 .636 65 157 9 6 12 5 0
OAK (3 yrs) 202 628 550 61 124 14 1 16 59 9 2 42 131 .225 .284 .342 .626 65 188 9 6 22 8 0
KCR (2 yrs) 117 354 318 35 68 10 1 13 42 4 4 26 61 .214 .285 .374 .659 67 119 7 6 3 1 1
PHI (1 yr) 4 11 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .273 .455 13 3 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 27 82 74 7 15 3 1 3 11 0 0 3 18 .203 .247 .392 .639 71 29 3 2 1 2 0
AL (6 yrs) 346 1064 942 103 207 27 3 32 112 13 6 71 210 .220 .281 .357 .638 66 336 19 14 26 11 1
NL (1 yr) 4 11 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .273 .455 13 3 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 24 OAK AL 391 285 37 3.5 106 .280 .231 .267 .296 .335 .341 .425 .638 .760 69 .323 -14.9 -1.4 .574 .208 .110 4.5
1999 25 OAK AL 228 176 19 2.9 108 .234 .215 .268 .260 .339 .346 .428 .607 .768 58 .240 -13.7 -1.3 .530 .205 .132 6.5
2000 26 OAK AL 9 6 1 4.4 112 .286 .250 .271 .333 .344 .250 .436 .583 .780 54 .403 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .125 .000
2001 27 KCR AL 134 110 8 2.0 113 .144 .157 .275 .226 .343 .331 .442 .556 .785 41 .149 -11.6 -1.1 .472 .240 .174 1.7
2002 28 KCR AL 220 155 26 4.5 114 .271 .249 .276 .321 .344 .401 .443 .722 .788 84 .455 -5.6 -0.5 .654 .244 .152 4.2
2003 29 DET AL 82 65 7 2.9 101 .218 .203 .259 .247 .324 .392 .415 .639 .739 71 .265 -3.2 -0.3 .548 .230 .189 .0
2004 30 PHI NL 11 9 1 3.0 115 .286 .182 .275 .182 .348 .273 .446 .455 .794 13 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .091 .091
7 Seasons 1075 806 99 3.3 109 .247 .219 .270 .280 .338 .356 .431 .636 .769 65 .304 -51.0 -4.8 .560 .218 .136 18.5
162 Game Avg. 498 373 46 3.3 109 .247 .219 .270 .280 .338 .356 .431 .636 .769 65 .304 -51.0 -4.8 .560 .218 .136 9
OAK (3 yrs) 628 467 57 3.3 107 .263 .225 .267 .284 .337 .342 .426 .626 .763 65 .292 -29.2 -2.7 .556 .205 .116 11.5
KCR (2 yrs) 354 265 34 3.4 113 .224 .214 .275 .285 .344 .374 .443 .659 .787 67 .335 -17.2 -1.6 .579 .242 .160 6.1
PHI (1 yr) 11 9 1 3.0 115 .286 .182 .275 .182 .348 .273 .446 .455 .794 13 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .091 .091
DET (1 yr) 82 65 7 2.9 101 .218 .203 .259 .247 .324 .392 .415 .639 .739 71 .265 -3.2 -0.3 .548 .230 .189 .0
AL (6 yrs) 1064 797 98 3.3 109 .246 .220 .269 .281 .338 .357 .431 .638 .769 66 .304 -49.6 -4.6 .563 .220 .137 18.5
NL (1 yr) 11 9 1 3.0 115 .286 .182 .275 .182 .348 .273 .446 .455 .794 13 .277 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .091 .091

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 24 OAK AL 391 2.3% 22.8% 7.7% 4.9% 24% 2.97 3.8 37.4 9.6 0.79 1.00 63% 16% 8.2% 22%
1999 25 OAK AL 228 3.1% 18.0% 4.8% 5.3% 27% 3.73 5.0 29.3 8.5 0.85 1.33 69% 12% 10.4% 24%
2000 26 OAK AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 8.0 0.75 1.50 78% 29% 0.0% 0%
2001 27 KCR AL 134 4.5% 19.4% 6.0% 6.7% 47% 3.25 4.7 20.2 8.1 0.88 1.13 67% 12% 16.2% 23%
2002 28 KCR AL 220 3.2% 15.9% 8.2% 6.8% 31% 1.94 5.6 28.1 7.3 0.62 0.87 70% 24% 8.3% 12%
2003 29 DET AL 82 3.7% 22.0% 3.7% 8.5% 47% 6.00 4.1 24.7 6.7 0.53 0.81 67% 17% 9.7% 18%
2004 30 PHI NL 11 0.0% 36.4% 0.0% 9.1% 50% 2.8 0.17 0.25 64% 29% 0.0% 0%
7 Seasons 1075 3.0% 19.9% 6.6% 5.9% 30% 3.01 4.5 29.8 8.5 0.74 1.03 67% 17% 9.4% 19%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 24 OAK AL 6 0 24% 128 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 45% 17 12 5 4 1 3 10 4 6
1999 25 OAK AL 1 0 38% 83 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 56% 3 1 2 2 2 0 4 1 3
2000 26 OAK AL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 KCR AL 0 0 17% 25 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22% 6 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
2002 28 KCR AL 5 0 29% 80 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 44% 10 7 3 2 1 1 6 1 4
2003 29 DET AL 0 0 24% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2004 30 PHI NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 12 0 28% 335 13 6 68% 13 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 20 44% 36 25 11 12 6 6 22 7 14
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 24 OAK AL 391 26% 78 16 0 3 0 0 0 2.28 9 0 9 6 3 4 5 0 13 13 100% 81 6 7% 45 22 49% 243 28 12% 27 14 52% 25 8 32% 0
1999 25 OAK AL 228 23% 44 6 1 0 0 0 0 3.14 7 1 5 6 1 3 4 0 10 9 90% 37 3 8% 26 12 46% 136 18 13% 12 6 50% 16 8 50% 0
2000 26 OAK AL 9 44% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
2001 27 KCR AL 134 28% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 100% 28 5 18% 13 4 31% 87 9 10% 9 2 22% 4 1 25% 0
2002 28 KCR AL 220 39% 49 3 1 4 0 0 0 2.46 7 0 6 5 2 6 1 0 2 2 100% 36 2 6% 11 4 36% 119 21 18% 8 7 88% 11 3 27% 0
2003 29 DET AL 82 28% 15 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.09 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 100% 20 3 15% 10 4 40% 55 9 16% 4 4 100% 4 3 75% 0
2004 30 PHI NL 11 18% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1075 29% 209 25 2 8 1 1 1 2.10 32 1 27 25 7 18 14 0 27 26 96% 206 19 9% 105 46 44% 649 85 13% 60 33 55% 61 23 38% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 24 OAK AL 391 1509 3.86 967 64% 26% 17% 29% 28% 74% 0% 47% 77% 27% 4% 17 0 14% 53 22 9% 34 18 22% 0 0 0
1999 25 OAK AL 228 840 3.68 550 65% 28% 15% 25% 32% 72% 0% 47% 80% 29% 5% 12 0 18% 41 12 11% 24 17 29% 0 0 0
2000 26 OAK AL 9 31 3.44 19 61% 37% 5% 21% 37% 63% 0% 39% 92% 11% 22% 2 0 22% 2 0 11% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
2001 27 KCR AL 134 501 3.74 326 65% 29% 13% 28% 30% 71% 1% 46% 81% 28% 2% 3 0 11% 15 3 10% 13 8 38% 0 0 0
2002 28 KCR AL 220 823 3.74 517 63% 25% 13% 30% 32% 75% 0% 47% 82% 29% 3% 7 0 14% 31 16 9% 19 9 46% 0 0 0
2003 29 DET AL 82 275 3.35 191 69% 16% 23% 31% 31% 84% 0% 59% 73% 44% 2% 2 0 10% 8 4 1% 1 0 6% 0 0 0
2004 30 PHI NL 11 32 2.91 21 66% 24% 19% 24% 33% 76% 0% 50% 75% 45% 0% 0 0 9% 1 1 9% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1075 4011 3.73 2591 65% 26% 16% 28% 30% 74% 0% 48% 79% 29% 4% 43 0 14% 151 58 9% 93 54 29% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 24 120 391 337 34 78 10 0 9 35 3 0 30 89 .231 .296 .341 .638 69 115 6 4 13 7 0
1999 25 196 619 542 60 122 14 1 16 59 9 2 41 130 .225 .283 .343 .626 65 186 9 6 22 8 0
2000 26 202 628 550 61 124 14 1 16 59 9 2 42 131 .225 .284 .342 .626 65 188 9 6 22 8 0
2001 27 247 762 671 71 143 17 1 22 74 10 3 50 157 .213 .273 .340 .613 60 228 14 9 23 9 1
2002 28 319 982 868 96 192 24 2 29 101 13 6 68 192 .221 .284 .354 .638 66 307 16 12 25 9 1
2003 29 346 1064 942 103 207 27 3 32 112 13 6 71 210 .220 .281 .357 .638 66 336 19 14 26 11 1
2004 30 350 1075 953 104 209 28 3 32 112 13 6 71 214 .219 .280 .356 .636 65 339 19 14 26 11 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 24 120 382 340 33 81 10 0 9 34 3 31 89 .238 .304 .347 .651 36 120
1999 25 76 219 205 25 44 4 1 7 23 6 11 41 .215 .260 .346 .607 18 76
2000 26 6 11 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .455 .333 .788 1 6
2001 27 45 130 119 9 17 3 0 5 13 1 7 26 .143 .208 .294 .502 7 45
2002 28 72 215 195 22 47 7 1 7 24 3 17 35 .241 .312 .395 .706 23 72
2003 29 27 81 74 7 15 3 1 3 12 0 3 18 .203 .247 .392 .639 7 27
2004 30 4 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
7 Seasons 350 1049 953 97 207 27 3 31 106 13 71 214 .217 .278 .349 .628 92 350
162 Game Avg. 162 486 441 45 96 12 1 14 49 6 33 99 .217 .278 .349 .628 43 350

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1998 AL--13--2nd
1999 AL--9--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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