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Lance Johnson

Kenneth Lance Johnson (One Dog)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 6, 1963 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Princeton HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1987
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Mets/Cubs/Cardinals/Yankees 1987-2000
Agents: Phil Tannenbaum [*]
Final Game: May 27, 2000
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1987 23 STL NL 33 63 59 4 13 2 1 0 7 6 1 4 6 .220 .270 .288 .558 47 17 2 0 0 0 1 9/87
1988 24 CHW AL 33 132 124 11 23 4 1 0 6 6 2 6 11 .185 .223 .234 .457 29 29 1 0 2 0 0 8/D
1989 25 CHW AL 50 199 180 28 54 8 2 0 16 16 3 17 24 .300 .360 .367 .727 109 66 1 0 2 0 0 7/8D
1990 26 CHW AL 151 587 541 76 154 18 9 1 51 36 22 33 45 .285 .325 .357 .681 93 193 12 1 8 4 2 *8/7D
1991 27 CHW AL 159 624 588 72 161 14 13 0 49 26 11 26 58 .274 .304 .342 .646 81 201 14 1 6 3 2 *8/9
1992 28 CHW AL 157 611 567 67 158 15 12 3 47 41 14 34 33 .279 .318 .363 .681 92 206 20 1 4 5 4 *8
1993 29 CHW AL 147 579 540 75 168 18 14 0 47 35 7 36 33 .311 .354 .396 .750 104 214 10 0 3 0 1 *8
1994 30 CHW AL 106 443 412 56 114 11 14 3 54 26 6 26 23 .277 .321 .393 .714 85 162 8 2 0 3 5 *8/D
1995 31 CHW AL 142 645 607 98 186 18 12 10 57 40 6 32 31 .306 .341 .425 .766 102 258 7 1 2 3 2 *8/D
1996 32 NYM NL 160 724 682 117 227 31 21 9 69 50 12 33 40 .333 .362 .479 .841 125 327 8 1 3 5 8 *8 AS,MVP-18
1997 33 TOT NL 111 454 410 60 126 16 8 5 39 20 12 42 31 .307 .370 .422 .792 109 173 8 0 0 2 3 8/D
1997 33 NYM NL 72 299 265 43 82 10 6 1 24 15 10 33 21 .309 .385 .404 .788 110 107 6 0 0 1 2 8
1997 33 CHC NL 39 155 145 17 44 6 2 4 15 5 2 9 10 .303 .342 .455 .797 105 66 2 0 0 1 1 8/D
1998 34 CHC NL 85 332 304 51 85 8 4 2 21 10 6 26 22 .280 .335 .352 .687 80 107 5 0 1 1 1 8
1999 35 CHC NL 95 377 335 46 87 11 6 1 21 13 3 37 20 .260 .332 .337 .670 73 113 6 0 4 1 0 8
2000 36 NYY AL 18 30 30 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 .300 .300 .333 .633 62 10 1 0 0 0 0 /D79
14 Yrs 1447 5800 5379 767 1565 175 117 34 486 327 105 352 384 .291 .334 .386 .720 95 2076 103 7 35 27 29
162 Game Avg. 162 649 602 86 175 20 13 4 54 37 12 39 43 .291 .334 .386 .720 95 232 12 1 4 3 3
CHW (8 yrs) 945 3820 3559 483 1018 106 77 17 327 226 71 210 258 .286 .325 .373 .699 92 1329 73 6 27 18 16
CHC (3 yrs) 219 864 784 114 216 25 12 7 57 28 11 72 52 .276 .335 .365 .700 81 286 13 0 5 3 2
NYM (2 yrs) 232 1023 947 160 309 41 27 10 93 65 22 66 61 .326 .369 .458 .827 121 434 14 1 3 6 10
STL (1 yr) 33 63 59 4 13 2 1 0 7 6 1 4 6 .220 .270 .288 .558 47 17 2 0 0 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 18 30 30 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 .300 .300 .333 .633 62 10 1 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 963 3850 3589 489 1027 107 77 17 329 228 71 210 265 .286 .325 .373 .698 91 1339 74 6 27 18 16
NL (5 yrs) 484 1950 1790 278 538 68 40 17 157 99 34 142 119 .301 .351 .412 .762 101 737 29 1 8 9 13

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1987 23 STL NL 33 63 -5 -1 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .481 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $62,500 9/87
1988 24 CHW AL 33 132 -10 -1 0 -2 0 -12 -1.3 4 -8 -0.9 .460 .492 -0.7 -0.2 -6 $62,500 8/D
1989 25 CHW AL 50 199 4 0 0 4 -2 6 0.8 6 12 1.3 .513 .504 0.9 0.3 8 $76,600 7/8D
1990 26 CHW AL 151 587 -3 0 0 5 1 4 0.5 20 24 2.3 .503 .502 2.0 0.7 19 $100,000 *8/7D
1991 27 CHW AL 159 624 -19 3 2 18 1 6 0.9 21 27 2.8 .504 .504 1.0 2.1 9 $385,000 *8/9
1992 28 CHW AL 157 611 -7 4 0 14 2 13 1.6 21 34 3.5 .509 .509 2.0 1.9 20 $530,000 *8
1993 29 CHW AL 147 579 8 8 3 18 2 39 4.0 19 58 5.8 .527 .524 4.1 2.1 41 $2,266,666 *8
1994 30 CHW AL 106 443 -10 3 3 3 2 0 0.1 14 14 1.4 .500 .500 1.2 0.5 12 $2,666,667 *8/D
1995 31 CHW AL 142 645 2 6 3 1 2 14 1.5 21 35 3.4 .510 .508 3.4 0.4 34 $2,666,667 *8/D
1996 32 NYM NL 160 724 22 10 2 17 2 54 5.1 20 74 7.0 .534 .533 5.5 1.8 57 $2,715,000 *8 AS,MVP-18
1997 33 NYM NL 72 299 3 -0 -0 2 1 6 0.6 8 14 1.3 .508 .504 1.2 0.3 12 $3,050,000 8
1997 33 CHC NL 39 155 0 -0 -0 -3 0 -2 -0.3 4 2 0.1 .494 .499 0.4 -0.2 5 $ 8/D
1998 34 CHC NL 85 332 -9 -1 0 -1 1 -10 -1.0 9 -0 -0.2 .488 .494 0.0 0.0 0 $4,900,000 8
1999 35 CHC NL 95 377 -14 0 0 6 1 -6 -0.6 10 4 0.4 .494 .496 -0.2 0.7 -2 $5,100,000 8
2000 36 NYY AL 18 30 -1 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $350,000 /D79
14 Seasons 1447 5800 -37 34 15 80 13 105 11.1 180 285 27.8 .507 .504 20.4 10.1 205 $24,931,600
CHW (8 yrs) 945 3820 -34 25 12 60 8 71 8.2 126 196 19.6 .508 .505 13.9 7.6 136 $8,754,100
CHC (3 yrs) 219 864 -23 -1 0 2 3 -18 -2.0 24 6 0.3 .492 .496 0.2 0.4 4 $10,000,000
NYM (2 yrs) 232 1023 25 10 2 19 4 60 5.6 28 88 8.3 .526 .518 6.7 2.1 69 $5,765,000
STL (1 yr) 33 63 -5 -1 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .481 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $62,500
NYY (1 yr) 18 30 -1 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $350,000

Advanced Batting

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
1987 23 STL NL 63 49 5 2.7 108 .245 .220 .271 .270 .341 .288 .423 .558 .764 47 .268 -4.8 -0.5 .531 .220 .068 .0
1988 24 CHW AL 132 106 7 1.8 94 .204 .185 .259 .223 .324 .234 .391 .457 .715 29 .158 -12.2 -1.3 .375 .129 .048 .0
1989 25 CHW AL 199 132 27 5.5 91 .346 .300 .257 .360 .322 .367 .379 .727 .700 109 .605 2.3 0.2 .738 .233 .067 .0
1990 26 CHW AL 587 433 59 3.6 93 .307 .285 .257 .325 .325 .357 .384 .681 .709 93 .416 -6.5 -0.6 .572 .159 .072 1.9
1991 27 CHW AL 624 461 59 3.4 95 .302 .274 .258 .304 .326 .342 .391 .646 .717 81 .376 -18.1 -1.8 .538 .138 .068 .0
1992 28 CHW AL 611 452 62 3.7 93 .289 .279 .258 .318 .327 .363 .383 .681 .710 92 .420 -8.4 -0.8 .605 .192 .085 5.6
1993 29 CHW AL 579 392 78 5.3 101 .331 .311 .264 .354 .335 .396 .404 .750 .739 104 .545 0.9 0.1 .715 .204 .085 .0
1994 30 CHW AL 443 315 53 4.5 110 .285 .277 .270 .321 .342 .393 .430 .714 .772 85 .422 -11.2 -1.0 .673 .228 .117 5.4
1995 31 CHW AL 645 439 92 5.6 106 .309 .306 .265 .341 .339 .425 .419 .766 .758 102 .531 -0.9 -0.1 .749 .227 .119 16.0
1996 32 NYM NL 724 483 121 6.7 102 .342 .333 .264 .362 .332 .479 .413 .841 .745 125 .646 21.6 2.1 .840 .251 .147 15.3
1997 33 TOT NL 454 306 64 5.6 107 .322 .307 .269 .370 .341 .422 .422 .792 .763 109 .564 5.1 0.5 .734 .237 .115 8.0
1997 33 NYM NL 299 200 41 5.5 106 .332 .309 .267 .385 .338 .404 .419 .788 .757 110 .555 4.6 0.4 .729 .238 .094 1.9
1997 33 CHC NL 155 106 23 5.8 110 .303 .303 .273 .342 .345 .455 .428 .797 .773 105 .580 0.5 0.0 .743 .234 .152 4.4
1998 34 CHC NL 332 232 36 4.2 110 .295 .280 .272 .335 .344 .352 .430 .687 .773 80 .430 -9.9 -1.0 .596 .171 .072 3.3
1999 35 CHC NL 377 262 40 4.1 113 .273 .260 .272 .332 .347 .337 .438 .670 .785 73 .383 -13.9 -1.3 .623 .218 .078 1.9
2000 36 NYY AL 30 22 3 3.6 114 .391 .300 .275 .300 .348 .333 .442 .633 .790 62 .318 -1.8 -0.2 .545 .100 .033 .0
14 Yrs 5800 4084 706 4.6 102 .307 .291 .264 .334 .334 .386 .408 .720 .741 95 .484 -57.8 -5.7 .661 .202 .095 61.6
162 Game Avg. 649 457 79 4.6 102 .307 .291 .264 .334 .334 .386 .408 .720 .741 95 .484 -57.8 -5.7 .661 .202 .095 7
CHW (8 yrs) 3820 2730 437 4.3 99 .303 .286 .261 .325 .331 .373 .400 .699 .731 92 .455 -54.1 -5.4 .633 .190 .087 31.6
CHC (3 yrs) 864 600 99 4.4 111 .287 .276 .272 .335 .345 .365 .433 .700 .778 81 .439 -23.3 -2.2 .633 .203 .089 11.2
NYM (2 yrs) 1023 683 162 6.4 103 .339 .326 .265 .369 .334 .458 .414 .827 .748 121 .622 26.2 2.5 .807 .247 .132 17.3
STL (1 yr) 63 49 5 2.7 108 .245 .220 .271 .270 .341 .288 .423 .558 .764 47 .268 -4.8 -0.5 .531 .220 .068 .0
NYY (1 yr) 30 22 3 3.6 114 .391 .300 .275 .300 .348 .333 .442 .633 .790 62 .318 -1.8 -0.2 .545 .100 .033 .0
AL (9 yrs) 3850 2752 440 4.3 99 .304 .286 .262 .325 .331 .373 .400 .698 .731 91 .454 -55.9 -5.5 .632 .189 .087 31.6
NL (5 yrs) 1950 1332 266 5.4 107 .313 .301 .268 .351 .339 .412 .423 .762 .762 101 .537 -1.9 -0.1 .719 .227 .111 29.0

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
1987 23 STL NL NLCS SFG W 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 23 STL NL WS MIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 29 CHW AL ALCS TOR L 6 25 23 2 5 1 1 1 6 1 0 2 1 .217 .280 .478 .758 11 1 0 0 0 0
1998 34 CHC NL NLDS ATL L 3 12 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 11 37 35 3 7 1 1 1 7 3 0 2 2 .200 .243 .371 .615 13 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 3 12 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 6 25 23 2 5 1 1 1 6 1 0 2 1 .217 .280 .478 .758 11 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 NYM NL 32 as CF 4 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750 4 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1987 23 STL NL 63 0.0% 9.5% 6.4% 4.8% 23% 1.50 9.8 8.4 2.58 84%
1988 24 CHW AL 132 0.0% 8.3% 4.6% 3.8% 22% 1.83 11.3 20.7 2.00 2.64 86% 16% 0.0% 31%
1989 25 CHW AL 199 0.0% 12.1% 8.5% 5.0% 19% 1.41 7.5 11.3 1.33 1.89 78% 25% 0.0% 8%
1990 26 CHW AL 587 0.2% 7.7% 5.6% 4.8% 18% 1.36 12.0 541.0 10.6 1.16 1.70 85% 18% 0.5% 17%
1991 27 CHW AL 624 0.0% 9.3% 4.2% 4.3% 17% 2.23 10.1 12.0 1.27 1.67 85% 21% 0.0% 13%
1992 28 CHW AL 611 0.5% 5.4% 5.6% 4.9% 19% 0.97 17.2 189.0 12.1 1.23 1.47 88% 20% 1.4% 12%
1993 29 CHW AL 579 0.0% 5.7% 6.2% 5.5% 19% 0.92 16.4 11.5 1.23 1.71 88% 23% 0.0% 11%
1994 30 CHW AL 443 0.7% 5.2% 5.9% 6.3% 25% 0.88 17.9 137.3 7.6 1.00 1.19 88% 20% 1.7% 11%
1995 31 CHW AL 645 1.6% 4.8% 5.0% 6.2% 22% 0.97 19.6 60.7 10.6 1.03 1.27 88% 23% 4.0% 11%
1996 32 NYM NL 724 1.2% 5.5% 4.6% 8.4% 27% 1.21 17.1 75.8 9.9 1.08 1.41 88% 24% 3.4% 14%
1997 33 TOT NL 454 1.1% 6.8% 9.3% 6.4% 23% 0.74 13.2 82.0 10.5 1.15 1.41 83% 22% 3.2% 9%
1997 33 NYM NL 299 0.3% 7.0% 11.0% 5.7% 21% 0.64 12.6 265.0 11.0 1.31 1.73 82% 18% 1.1% 12%
1997 33 CHC NL 155 2.6% 6.5% 5.8% 7.7% 27% 1.11 14.5 36.3 9.7 0.93 1.00 85% 29% 6.1% 6%
1998 34 CHC NL 332 0.6% 6.6% 7.8% 4.2% 17% 0.85 13.8 152.0 14.5 0.82 1.06 85% 19% 1.5% 12%
1999 35 CHC NL 377 0.3% 5.3% 9.8% 4.8% 21% 0.54 16.8 335.0 16.0 1.54 1.99 84% 17% 0.9% 10%
2000 36 NYY AL 30 0.0% 23.3% 0.0% 3.3% 11% 4.3 15.0 0.92 1.50 77% 30% 0.0% 17%
14 Yrs 5800 0.6% 6.6% 6.1% 5.6% 21% 1.09 14.0 158.2 11.1 1.16 1.51 86% 21% 1.7% 13%
MLB Averages 2.5% 15.8% 8.9% 7.3% 31% 1.78 5.6 35.9 7.8 0.80 1.08 71% 21% 7.4% 18%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1987 23 STL NL -4.8 -0.5 70 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 1.03 -0.4 0.1 -4.5 -0.4 0.95 -5.2 1.20 8
1988 24 CHW AL -12.2 -1.3 145 -1.1 1.5 -2.6 .93 -1.0 -0.2 -9.0 -0.9 0.94 -11.2 2.14 3
1989 25 CHW AL 2.3 0.2 220 0.6 4.0 -3.4 1.03 0.5 0.2 9.0 0.9 0.95 5.7 1.85 3
1990 26 CHW AL -6.5 -0.6 655 2.0 12.7 -10.7 1.06 -0.2 2.1 3.9 0.4 0.97 -5.3 1.10 17
1991 27 CHW AL -18.1 -1.8 674 -1.3 11.1 -12.4 1.09 -1.8 0.7 -18.2 -1.8 0.95 -23.7 1.94 4
1992 28 CHW AL -8.4 -0.8 674 -1.0 10.9 -11.9 1.08 -1.4 0.4 -16.1 -1.6 1.00 -13.9 1.06 3
1993 29 CHW AL 0.9 0.1 639 2.1 11.2 -9.1 .96 0.3 1.9 12.8 1.2 0.94 3.0 1.98 2
1994 30 CHW AL -11.8 -1.1 488 -0.5 7.7 -8.2 1.03 -0.5 -0.0 -5.6 -0.5 1.01 -9.0 0.53 3
1995 31 CHW AL -0.9 -0.1 702 0.6 11.8 -11.2 1.00 0.2 0.5 9.9 0.9 0.94 3.0 1.97 5
1996 32 NYM NL 21.6 2.1 810 2.1 14.9 -12.8 1.04 2.1 -0.1 29.9 2.9 0.93 25.9 1.83 3
1997 33 TOT NL 5.1 0.5 495 0.5 8.6 -8.1 1.02 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.94 3.4 1.65 10
1997 33 NYM NL 4.6 0.4 330 0.4 5.9 -5.5 1.05 0.2 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.95 2.7 1.37 8
1997 33 CHC NL 0.5 0.0 165 0.1 2.7 -2.6 .97 0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.93 0.7 2.79 2
1998 34 CHC NL -9.9 -1.0 351 -0.5 5.5 -6.0 1.03 -0.5 0.1 -5.7 -0.5 0.92 -6.3 0.85 8
1999 35 CHC NL -13.9 -1.3 396 -1.0 5.5 -6.5 .98 -1.1 0.1 -15.1 -1.4 0.91 -15.3 1.19 6
2000 36 NYY AL -1.8 -0.2 33 0.1 0.8 -0.7 1.17 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.95 -1.2 1.36 14
14 Yrs -58.4 -5.7 6352 2.3 107.0 -104.6 1.03 -3.8 6.0 -7.6 -0.8 0.95 -49.9 1.37 89

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1987 23 STL NL 0 0 24% 23 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40% 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1988 24 CHW AL 4 0 38% 40 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 40% 6 4 2 0 0 0 4 1 2
1989 25 CHW AL 3 0 39% 81 16 3 84% 13 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 9 6 43% 9 5 3 1 1 0 11 4 6
1990 26 CHW AL 10 0 40% 204 36 22 62% 31 17 5 3 0 2 12 11 3 21 75% 28 7 21 7 3 4 21 4 17
1991 27 CHW AL 2 0 38% 209 26 11 70% 24 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 18 59% 23 12 11 5 3 2 26 6 19
1992 28 CHW AL 7 0 34% 204 41 14 75% 32 8 9 4 0 2 2 0 2 21 58% 30 12 18 11 6 5 14 5 9
1993 29 CHW AL 11 0 37% 252 35 7 83% 32 6 3 0 0 1 3 2 9 25 57% 33 17 15 5 1 4 27 8 18
1994 30 CHW AL 6 0 38% 139 26 6 81% 22 6 3 0 1 0 5 4 6 22 66% 11 5 6 4 2 2 14 3 11
1995 31 CHW AL 7 0 42% 266 40 6 87% 31 5 9 1 0 0 6 3 5 25 54% 24 12 11 9 4 5 23 8 14
1996 32 NYM NL 8 0 43% 285 50 12 81% 40 10 10 2 0 0 6 3 5 40 52% 34 19 14 12 8 4 29 8 21
1997 33 TOT NL 2 0 34% 184 20 12 63% 17 11 3 1 0 0 4 4 9 20 49% 26 13 12 6 2 4 19 10 9
1997 33 NYM NL 1 0 37% 136 15 10 60% 13 9 2 1 0 0 3 3 4 15 46% 17 10 7 5 2 3 17 9 8
1997 33 CHC NL 1 0 27% 48 5 2 71% 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 58% 9 3 5 1 0 1 2 1 1
1998 34 CHC NL 2 0 45% 163 10 6 63% 8 6 2 0 0 0 4 3 4 7 57% 26 15 10 5 1 4 15 3 12
1999 35 CHC NL 2 0 37% 155 13 3 81% 10 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 9 36% 21 17 4 1 1 0 11 3 8
2000 36 NYY AL 1 0 67% 16 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 43% 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 1
14 Yrs 65 0 39% 2221 327 105 76% 272 87 53 13 2 5 51 35 66 221 55% 279 142 130 66 32 34 218 65 148

Situational Hitting*

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
1987 23 STL NL 63 90% 13 8 2 0 2 1.20 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20% 6 2 33% 38 7 18% 3 3 100% 3 1 33% 0
1988 24 CHW AL 132 83% 23 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.14 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 9 1 11% 5 3 60% 61 8 13% 5 3 60% 2 2 100% 0
1989 25 CHW AL 199 68% 54 9 2 3 1 0 0 1.85 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 22 1 5% 10 5 50% 98 16 16% 7 3 43% 6 3 50% 0
1990 26 CHW AL 587 71% 154 31 4 17 4 0 1 1.10 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 10 8 80% 100 12 12% 49 20 41% 302 51 17% 32 17 53% 11 10 91% 0
1991 27 CHW AL 624 72% 161 84 8 4 2 0 0 1.94 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 125 14 11% 51 22 43% 386 54 14% 29 19 66% 21 12 57% 0
1992 28 CHW AL 611 72% 158 94 5 3 1 0 0 1.06 3 0 21 3 0 2 1 0 6 4 67% 124 20 16% 55 20 36% 406 48 12% 36 22 61% 20 14 70% 0
1993 29 CHW AL 579 73% 168 28 6 2 0 0 0 1.98 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 116 10 9% 42 10 24% 336 51 15% 27 15 56% 19 13 68% 0
1994 30 CHW AL 443 68% 114 14 0 3 0 0 0 0.53 3 1 23 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 101 8 8% 49 19 39% 332 53 16% 35 19 54% 15 9 60% 0
1995 31 CHW AL 645 71% 186 33 5 5 2 0 1 1.97 10 0 9 9 1 2 8 0 2 2 100% 101 7 7% 49 16 33% 331 52 16% 34 19 56% 12 5 42% 0
1996 32 NYM NL 724 74% 227 40 3 3 2 0 0 1.83 9 0 7 9 0 1 8 0 3 3 100% 99 8 8% 48 22 46% 315 64 20% 33 25 76% 13 10 77% 0
1997 33 TOT NL 454 69% 126 18 2 10 3 0 2 1.65 5 0 8 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 50 8 16% 25 7 28% 213 37 17% 17 10 59% 10 5 50% 0
1997 33 NYM NL 299 66% 82 12 2 8 2 0 1 1.37 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 6 19% 13 4 31% 137 24 18% 8 5 63% 4 2 50% 0
1997 33 CHC NL 155 73% 44 6 0 2 1 0 1 2.79 4 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 19 2 11% 12 3 25% 76 13 17% 9 5 56% 6 3 50% 0
1998 34 CHC NL 332 63% 85 20 1 8 2 0 1 0.85 2 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 33% 42 5 12% 16 4 25% 149 21 14% 10 6 60% 5 2 40% 0
1999 35 CHC NL 377 79% 87 8 1 6 2 0 0 1.19 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 100% 35 6 17% 20 12 60% 164 20 12% 13 8 62% 11 8 73% 0
2000 36 NYY AL 30 90% 9 2 0 14 3 0 1 1.36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 1 0 0% 16 3 19% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
14 Yrs 5800 72% 1565 386 40 89 24 0 8 1.37 34 1 130 29 5 12 22 0 50 35 70% 939 103 11% 426 162 38% 3147 485 15% 282 169 60% 149 95 64% 0
MLB Averages 57% 73% 10% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
1988 24 CHW AL 133 430 3.23 285 66% 27% 8% 25% 40% 73% 0% 48% 89% 37% 3% 4 0 8% 10 1 8% 10 4 36% -1 0 0
1989 25 CHW AL 190 690 3.63 443 64% 30% 10% 25% 34% 69% 0% 44% 84% 33% 4% 7 0 13% 25 5 12% 22 5 17% 9 2 3
1990 26 CHW AL 541 1641 3.03 1073 65% 26% 7% 23% 43% 73% 1% 48% 90% 42% 4% 22 1 13% 72 11 7% 38 9 19% 46 1 1
1991 27 CHW AL 624 1927 3.09 1270 66% 25% 10% 23% 42% 75% 1% 50% 87% 42% 4% 24 0 11% 71 21 7% 42 19 28% 0 0 0
1992 28 CHW AL 613 1881 3.07 1210 64% 24% 5% 26% 45% 76% 2% 49% 93% 38% 5% 30 0 12% 74 21 8% 48 26 39% -2 0 0
1993 29 CHW AL 567 1748 3.08 1114 64% 25% 6% 24% 45% 75% 1% 47% 92% 39% 3% 17 0 12% 66 26 9% 53 24 27% 12 0 1
1994 30 CHW AL 433 1236 2.85 796 64% 21% 7% 23% 48% 79% 5% 51% 91% 45% 4% 18 0 12% 54 19 7% 30 15 23% 10 0 0
1995 31 CHW AL 626 1826 2.92 1175 64% 22% 6% 23% 48% 78% 1% 50% 92% 42% 4% 22 0 13% 83 26 8% 48 30 23% 19 0 3
1996 32 NYM NL 680 2021 2.97 1320 65% 22% 8% 24% 46% 78% 3% 51% 90% 41% 5% 33 0 12% 79 19 6% 39 23 26% 44 3 1
1997 33 TOT NL 416 1383 3.32 844 61% 30% 6% 22% 42% 70% 2% 43% 91% 33% 6% 25 1 18% 75 10 12% 48 20 39% 38 0 0
1997 33 NYM NL 264 888 3.36 521 59% 31% 6% 21% 42% 69% 1% 40% 92% 30% 6% 16 1 20% 52 8 14% 36 14 33% 35 0 0
1997 33 CHC NL 152 495 3.26 323 65% 28% 7% 24% 41% 72% 2% 47% 90% 38% 6% 9 0 15% 23 2 8% 12 6 50% 3 0 0
1998 34 CHC NL 332 1172 3.53 726 62% 30% 6% 25% 39% 70% 1% 43% 91% 30% 6% 21 1 14% 48 6 11% 37 15 50% 0 0 0
1999 35 CHC NL 378 1263 3.34 755 60% 30% 5% 22% 42% 70% 0% 42% 92% 33% 8% 32 1 19% 72 9 11% 43 18 40% -1 0 0
2000 36 NYY AL 30 130 4.33 80 62% 44% 4% 24% 29% 56% 0% 35% 93% 23% 10% 3 0 27% 8 0 17% 5 2 71% 0 0 0
13 Yrs 5563 17348 3.12 11091 64% 25% 7% 24% 44% 74% 2% 48% 91% 39% 5% 258 4 13% 737 174 8% 463 210 30% 174 6 9
MLB Averages 3.68 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

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
1987 23 33 63 59 4 13 2 1 0 7 6 1 4 6 .220 .270 .288 .558 47 17 2 0 0 0 1
1988 24 66 195 183 15 36 6 2 0 13 12 3 10 17 .197 .238 .251 .490 35 46 3 0 2 0 1
1989 25 116 394 363 43 90 14 4 0 29 28 6 27 41 .248 .300 .309 .609 71 112 4 0 4 0 1
1990 26 267 981 904 119 244 32 13 1 80 64 28 60 86 .270 .315 .337 .652 84 305 16 1 12 4 3
1991 27 426 1605 1492 191 405 46 26 1 129 90 39 86 144 .271 .311 .339 .650 83 506 30 2 18 7 5
1992 28 583 2216 2059 258 563 61 38 4 176 131 53 120 177 .273 .313 .346 .658 85 712 50 3 22 12 9
1993 29 730 2795 2599 333 731 79 52 4 223 166 60 156 210 .281 .321 .356 .678 89 926 60 3 25 12 10
1994 30 836 3238 3011 389 845 90 66 7 277 192 66 182 233 .281 .321 .361 .683 89 1088 68 5 25 15 15
1995 31 978 3883 3618 487 1031 108 78 17 334 232 72 214 264 .285 .324 .372 .696 91 1346 75 6 27 18 17
1996 32 1138 4607 4300 604 1258 139 99 26 403 282 84 247 304 .293 .330 .389 .719 96 1673 83 7 30 23 25
1997 33 1249 5061 4710 664 1384 155 107 31 442 302 96 289 335 .294 .334 .392 .726 98 1846 91 7 30 25 28
1998 34 1334 5393 5014 715 1469 163 111 33 463 312 102 315 357 .293 .334 .390 .724 96 1953 96 7 31 26 29
1999 35 1429 5770 5349 761 1556 174 117 34 484 325 105 352 377 .291 .334 .386 .720 95 2066 102 7 35 27 29
2000 36 1447 5800 5379 767 1565 175 117 34 486 327 105 352 384 .291 .334 .386 .720 95 2076 103 7 35 27 29

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1987 23 33 62 58 3 12 2 1 0 6 6 4 6 .207 .258 .276 .534 4 33
1988 24 33 133 125 12 24 4 1 0 6 6 6 11 .192 .229 .240 .469 7 33
1989 25 50 204 184 32 58 9 2 0 18 17 18 24 .315 .376 .386 .762 27 50
1990 26 151 599 551 85 164 19 10 1 57 38 35 45 .298 .338 .374 .712 70 151
1991 27 159 632 595 78 168 15 14 0 53 27 27 58 .282 .313 .355 .668 66 159
1992 28 157 623 577 74 168 16 13 3 52 44 36 33 .291 .331 .380 .711 73 157
1993 29 147 581 542 76 170 18 14 0 48 35 36 33 .314 .356 .399 .755 77 147
1994 30 151 620 578 74 155 15 19 4 71 35 35 33 .268 .311 .381 .692 68 106
1995 31 160 720 679 106 205 20 13 11 62 44 35 35 .302 .336 .418 .754 96 142
1996 32 160 723 681 116 226 31 21 9 68 50 33 40 .332 .361 .479 .840 118 160
1997 33 111 450 407 58 123 16 8 5 38 20 41 31 .302 .364 .418 .782 62 111
1998 34 85 328 301 48 82 8 4 2 20 10 25 22 .272 .327 .346 .673 34 85
1999 35 95 370 330 42 82 10 6 1 19 12 35 20 .248 .320 .324 .644 34 95
2000 36 18 30 30 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 .300 .300 .333 .633 3 18
14 Yrs 1510 6075 5638 810 1646 184 126 36 520 346 366 398 .292 .334 .388 .723 739 1447
162 Game Avg. 162 652 605 87 177 20 14 4 56 37 39 43 .292 .334 .388 .723 79 1447

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1996 (CF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1996 NL (18, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1996 NL  7.0 (8th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1993 AL  5.8 (10th)
1996 NL  7.0 (6th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1991 AL  2.1 (4th)
1992 AL  1.9 (7th)
1993 AL  2.1 (5th)
1996 NL  1.8 (4th)
Career  10.1 (199th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1993 AL  .311 (10th)
1996 NL  .333 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1991 AL  159 (7th)
1996 NL  160 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1995 AL  607 (1st)
1996 NL  682 (1st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1995 AL  645 (6th)
1996 NL  724 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1995 AL  98 (10th)
1996 NL  117 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1995 AL  186 (1st)
1996 NL  227 (1st)

Total Bases s c a p y
1996 NL  327 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1990 AL  9 (3rd)
1991 AL  13 (1st)
1992 AL  12 (1st)
1993 AL  14 (1st)
1994 AL  14 (1st)
1995 AL  12 (2nd)
1996 NL  21 (1st)
1997 NL  8 (6th)
Career  117 (103rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1990 AL  36 (6th)
1992 AL  41 (9th)
1993 AL  35 (6th)
1994 AL  26 (8th)
1995 AL  40 (6th)
1996 NL  50 (2nd)
Career  327 (130th)

Singles s c a p y
1990 AL  126 (9th)
1991 AL  134 (6th)
1993 AL  136 (6th)
1995 AL  146 (2nd)
1996 NL  166 (1st)

Times On Base s c a p y
1996 NL  261 (8th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1992 AL  20 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1990 AL  22 (1st)
1991 AL  11 (7th)
1992 AL  14 (6th)
1996 NL  12 (4th)
1997 NL  12 (9th)
Career  105 (100th)

SB % s c a p y
1989 AL  84.21 (6th)
1993 AL  83.33 (6th)
1995 AL  86.96 (4th)
Career  75.69 (138th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1995 AL  16.0 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1990 AL  12.0 (7th)
1992 AL  17.2 (3rd)
1993 AL  16.4 (3rd)
1994 AL  17.9 (1st)
1995 AL  19.6 (1st)
1996 NL  17.1 (3rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1995 AL  439 (3rd)
1996 NL  483 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 13 (183), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 44 (580), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (584), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (891), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Duff Cooley (948)
  2. Luis Polonia (932)
  3. Mickey Rivers (926)
  4. Jack Smith (926)
  5. Chicken Wolf (921)
  6. Max Flack (918)
  7. Les Mann (915)
  8. Amos Strunk (912)
  9. Mookie Wilson (910)
  10. Al Bumbry (909)
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  1. Jose Tartabull (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Bailor (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Charlie Hemphill (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Charlie Jamieson (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Rebel Oakes (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Patsy Dougherty (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Luis Polonia (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mickey Rivers (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Mickey Rivers (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Mickey Rivers (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Luis Polonia (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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