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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)
School: Stanford University
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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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1998 OAK AL 24 C 118 109 940.1 658 602 47 9 8 .986 1.0 1.3 1 6.21 5.50 .990 7.13 6.17 8 38 68 35 34%
1999 OAK AL 25 C 73 67 566.2 399 368 26 5 4 .987 -4.0 -8.5 -4 6.26 5.40 .991 6.98 6.11 10 22 42 15 26%
2000 OAK AL 26 C 5 2 19.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.0 0.0 0 4.26 1.80 .990 6.92 6.02 0 1 1 1 50%
2000 OAK AL 26 DH 1
2001 KCR AL 27 C 43 37 331.2 237 220 14 3 2 .987 -1.0 -3.6 -1 6.35 5.44 .990 7.17 6.12 4 16 22 7 24%
2002 KCR AL 28 C 68 60 527.1 376 349 23 4 2 .989 -4.0 -9.1 -4 6.35 5.47 .993 6.96 6.16 2 24 39 9 19%
2003 DET AL 29 C 27 23 197.2 118 110 6 2 0 .983 -4.0 -24.3 -4 5.28 4.30 .991 6.79 5.88 2 7 23 3 12%
2004 PHI NL 30 C 4 1 25.2 19 14 5 0 0 1.000 1.0 46.8 1 6.66 4.75 .995 7.47 6.45 0 0 1 2 67%
7 Seasons C 338 299 2608.1 1817 1672 121 24 16 .987 -11.0 -5.1 -11 6.19 5.30 .991 7.04 6.13 26 108 196 72 27%
1 Season DH 1
7 Seasons TOT 338 299 2608.1 1817 1672 121 24 16 .987 -11.0 -5.1 -11 6.19 5.30 .978 7.04 6.13 26 108 196 72 27%

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)

                                         

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

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Transactions

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996.

January 8, 2001: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with Angel Berroa to the Kansas City Royals. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics.

October 15, 2002: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

December 23, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 29, 2003: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.

October 1, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 9, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 11, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998Oakland Athletics$170,000
1999Oakland Athletics$230,000
2001Kansas City Royals$260,000
2002Kansas City Royals$260,000
Career (may be incomplete)$920,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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