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Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle

Positions: Rightfielder, First Baseman and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1957 in Big Rapids, MI
High School: Merritt Island (Merritt Island, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1977
Teams (by GP): Royals/Cardinals/Mets/Reds 1977-1987
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: June 26, 1987
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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
1977 19 KCR AL 9 28 26 5 8 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 .308 .357 .538 .896 139 14 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1978 20 KCR AL 133 481 417 48 110 25 5 7 56 1 3 56 84 .264 .348 .398 .746 108 166 6 1 1 6 1 397/5D
1979 21 KCR AL 59 204 171 16 41 10 3 3 30 0 1 28 24 .240 .343 .386 .729 96 66 4 1 0 4 4 79/D5
1980 22 KCR AL 130 438 395 50 116 31 2 10 60 0 0 34 61 .294 .349 .458 .807 120 181 11 2 2 5 5 *9/7
1981 23 KCR AL 28 89 76 12 25 3 1 4 15 0 0 13 10 .329 .427 .553 .980 183 42 2 0 0 0 3 9
1982 24 CIN NL 19 37 34 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .206 .270 .235 .506 42 8 1 1 0 0 2 7/9
1983 25 NYM NL 13 35 33 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .182 .229 .242 .471 32 8 1 0 0 0 0 /59
1985 27 NYM NL 43 97 82 7 16 4 0 3 7 0 1 13 20 .195 .313 .354 .666 87 29 1 1 1 0 3 2/97
1986 28 STL NL 78 184 154 18 30 5 1 3 15 0 0 26 38 .195 .311 .299 .610 70 46 2 1 1 2 0 3/2795
1987 29 NYM NL 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
10 Seasons 515 1596 1391 162 360 81 12 32 193 1 6 176 261 .259 .341 .403 .745 105 561 28 7 5 17 18
162 Game Avg. 162 502 438 51 113 25 4 10 61 0 2 55 82 .259 .341 .403 .745 105 176 9 2 2 5 6
KCR (5 yrs) 359 1240 1085 131 300 69 11 26 168 1 4 133 186 .276 .353 .432 .786 116 469 23 4 3 15 13
NYM (3 yrs) 59 135 118 11 23 6 0 3 9 0 1 15 31 .195 .291 .322 .613 72 38 2 1 1 0 3
STL (1 yr) 78 184 154 18 30 5 1 3 15 0 0 26 38 .195 .311 .299 .610 70 46 2 1 1 2 0
CIN (1 yr) 19 37 34 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 .206 .270 .235 .506 42 8 1 1 0 0 2
NL (5 yrs) 156 356 306 31 60 12 1 6 25 0 2 43 75 .196 .299 .301 .600 68 92 5 3 2 2 5
AL (5 yrs) 359 1240 1085 131 300 69 11 26 168 1 4 133 186 .276 .353 .432 .786 116 469 23 4 3 15 13

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
1977 19 KCR AL 28 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 0.6 4 0.4 0.2 $ /9
1978 20 KCR AL 481 8 -2 2 0 -3 -6 16 15 1.6 18 1.9 -0.3 $ 397/5D
1979 21 KCR AL 204 0 -2 1 0 -1 -3 7 1 0.1 3 0.3 -0.2 $ 79/D5
1980 22 KCR AL 438 8 0 -2 -2 0 -5 14 13 1.3 13 1.3 0.0 $ *9/7
1981 23 KCR AL 89 6 -1 0 -1 1 -1 3 7 0.7 6 0.6 0.1 $ 9
1982 24 CIN NL 37 -3 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 7/9
1983 25 NYM NL 35 -3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -5 -0.5 -2 -0.2 -0.3 $ /59
1985 27 NYM NL 97 -2 -1 1 0 -4 0 3 -4 -0.4 1 0.1 -0.5 $ 2/97
1986 28 STL NL 184 -5 1 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $120,000 3/2795
1987 29 NYM NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /3
10 Seasons 1596 10 -5 2 -2 -9 -17 52 30 3.0 40 4.1 -1.1 $120,000
KCR (5 yrs) 1240 23 -4 1 -2 -1 -15 41 42 4.3 44 4.5 -0.2 $
NYM (3 yrs) 135 -5 -1 1 0 -7 0 4 -9 -0.9 -1 -0.1 -0.8 $
STL (1 yr) 184 -5 1 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $120,000
CIN (1 yr) 37 -3 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $

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
1978 20 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 4 10 8 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 .375 .500 .625 1.125 5 0 0 0 0 0
1980 22 KCR AL ALCS NYY W 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1980 22 KCR AL WS PHI L 4 14 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 0
1981 23 KCR AL ALDS OAK L 3 12 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 14 38 33 2 11 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 6 .333 .421 .424 .845 14 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 12 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 7 12 10 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 .300 .417 .500 .917 5 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 6 0 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 PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1977 KCR AL 19 OF 9 6 3 61.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2 43 2.48 1.89 .978 2.34 2.32
1977 KCR AL 19 RF 9 6 3 61.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2 43 2.34 1.78 .974 2.09 2.07
1978 KCR AL 20 OF 78 68 42 584.1 143 132 5 6 1 .958 1 1 2.11 1.76 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 KCR AL 20 1B 52 49 27 396.1 443 412 25 6 47 .986 -3 -10 9.92 8.40 .992 10.05 9.95
1978 KCR AL 20 RF 42 33 27 303.1 82 75 3 4 0 .951 2 6 2.31 1.86 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 KCR AL 20 LF 41 35 15 281.0 63 59 2 2 1 .968 -1 -3 1.95 1.49 .974 2.21 2.19
1978 KCR AL 20 3B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1978 KCR AL 20 DH 1 1
1979 KCR AL 21 OF 50 47 27 371.0 93 88 2 3 0 .968 -1 -5 2.18 1.80 .981 2.46 2.43
1979 KCR AL 21 LF 30 28 12 202.0 44 40 3 1 0 .977 -2 -11 1.92 1.43 .980 2.22 2.20
1979 KCR AL 21 RF 20 19 15 169.0 49 47 0 2 0 .959 0 3 2.50 2.35 .980 2.25 2.22
1979 KCR AL 21 DH 4 4
1979 KCR AL 21 3B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.00 1.00 .950 2.70 3.00
1980 KCR AL 22 OF 126 109 91 977.0 251 233 8 10 1 .960 0 0 2.22 1.91 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 KCR AL 22 RF 125 109 91 972.0 253 236 8 9 1 .964 0 0 2.26 1.95 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 KCR AL 22 LF 1 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -48 0.00 0.00 2.34 2.40
1981 KCR AL 23 OF 28 26 12 200.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 1 4 2.70 2.14 .983 2.48 2.47
1981 KCR AL 23 RF 28 26 12 200.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 1 4 2.70 2.14 .980 2.16 2.15
1982 CIN NL 24 LF 17 9 6 85.0 19 16 2 1 0 .947 -1 -13 1.91 1.06 .973 2.08 2.08
1982 CIN NL 24 OF 17 9 6 86.0 20 17 2 1 0 .950 -1 -13 1.99 1.12 .978 2.25 2.26
1982 CIN NL 24 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1983 NYM NL 25 3B 9 8 5 58.0 20 1 15 4 2 .800 -2 -35 2.48 1.78 .949 2.70 2.69
1983 NYM NL 25 OF 1 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -67 0.00 0.00 2.30 2.30
1983 NYM NL 25 RF 1 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -67 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00
1985 NYM NL 27 C 17 12 8 114.2 85 79 6 0 0 1.000 -1 -10 6.67 5.00 .987 6.42 6.42 3 6 13 5 28% 0
1985 NYM NL 27 OF 10 7 7 74.0 12 10 1 1 0 .917 -3 -55 1.34 1.10 .979 2.20 2.20
1985 NYM NL 27 RF 9 6 6 62.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -3 -52 1.44 1.11 .977 2.01 2.01
1985 NYM NL 27 LF 2 1 1 11.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -74 1.59 1.00 .975 1.91 1.90
1986 STL NL 28 1B 39 30 22 271.1 325 301 22 2 31 .994 1 3 10.71 8.28 .992 9.94 9.95
1986 STL NL 28 OF 10 6 1 52.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 2.08 1.20 .979 2.20 2.19
1986 STL NL 28 C 5 3 1 25.2 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -47 7.01 4.00 .985 6.94 6.94 2 1 3 0 0% 0
1986 STL NL 28 LF 5 2 0 23.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -42 1.17 0.60 .973 1.96 1.96
1986 STL NL 28 RF 5 4 1 29.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 25 2.79 1.80 .977 1.99 2.00
1986 STL NL 28 3B 4 1 0 17.2 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0 34 5.09 2.50 .946 2.70 2.72
1987 NYM NL 29 1B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.50 1.00 .990 9.90 9.80
9 Seasons OF 329 279 190 2415.0 608 568 19 21 2 .965 -3 -1 2.19 1.78 .980 2.44 2.42
9 Seasons RF 240 204 156 1807.2 480 452 12 16 1 .967 3 2 2.31 1.93 .977 2.15 2.14
6 Seasons LF 96 75 34 607.1 131 119 8 4 1 .969 -5 -10 1.88 1.32 .976 2.18 2.16
3 Seasons 1B 92 79 49 669.2 769 714 47 8 78 .990 -3 -5 10.23 8.27 .992 10.00 9.95
2 Seasons C 22 15 9 140.1 105 98 7 0 0 1.000 -2 -17 6.73 4.77 .987 6.52 6.54 5 7 16 5 24% 0
4 Seasons 3B 15 9 5 77.2 32 4 23 5 2 .844 -1 -19 3.13 1.80 .948 2.70 2.74
10 Seasons TOT 458 382 253 3302.2 1514 1384 96 34 82 .978 -9 -3 4.03 3.23 .986 4.16 4.14 5 7 16 5 24% 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO 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

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1980 AL  10 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1980 AL  2.26 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1977 AL  born 1957-07-30 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1799), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Joe Adcock (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Glenn Wilson (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ben Oglivie (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Danny Bautista (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Danny Bautista (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198628St. Louis Cardinals$120,0001986 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$120,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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