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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)
Schools: Triton College (River Grove, IL), 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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Mets/Cubs/Cardinals/Yankees 1987-2000
Agents: Phil Tannenbaum [*]
Final Game: May 27, 2000 (Age 36)
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #514. Tony Cuccinello… #515. Willie Kamm… #516. Andrew McCutchen… #517. LANCE JOHNSON… #518. Pete Reiser… #519. Tino Martinez… #520. Stuffy McInnis… 

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
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

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

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 Awards
1987 STL NL 23 OF 25 13 8 127.1 29 27 0 2 0 .931 0 1 1.91 1.08 .981 2.19 2.18
1987 STL NL 23 RF 17 11 6 92.1 20 18 0 2 0 .900 -1 -13 1.75 1.06 .976 2.00 1.99
1987 STL NL 23 CF 6 2 2 23.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 51 3.42 1.50 .984 2.55 2.52
1987 STL NL 23 LF 3 0 0 11.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 11 1.59 0.67 .980 2.06 2.03
1988 CHW AL 24 CF 31 27 26 249.1 66 63 1 2 0 .970 -2 -11 2.31 2.06 .985 2.91 2.89
1988 CHW AL 24 OF 31 27 26 249.1 66 63 1 2 0 .970 -2 -11 2.31 2.06 .979 2.47 2.45
1988 CHW AL 24 DH 1 0
1989 CHW AL 25 OF 45 42 32 382.0 115 113 0 2 0 .983 4 13 2.66 2.51 .980 2.42 2.39
1989 CHW AL 25 LF 42 35 30 334.0 103 102 0 1 0 .990 5 18 2.75 2.43 .977 2.16 2.14
1989 CHW AL 25 CF 8 7 2 48.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 -1 -25 2.06 1.38 .984 2.78 2.75
1989 CHW AL 25 DH 1 0
1990 CHW AL 26 CF 148 129 117 1172.1 363 347 6 10 4 .972 5 5 2.71 2.39 .985 2.74 2.71
1990 CHW AL 26 OF 148 129 117 1184.2 368 353 5 10 3 .973 5 5 2.72 2.42 .981 2.39 2.36
1990 CHW AL 26 LF 6 0 0 12.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -29 1.46 0.33 .980 2.19 2.17
1990 CHW AL 26 DH 1 0
1991 CHW AL 27 CF 157 146 134 1331.1 438 425 11 2 3 .995 18 16 2.95 2.78 .989 2.76 2.76
1991 CHW AL 27 OF 157 146 134 1332.0 438 425 11 2 3 .995 18 16 2.95 2.78 .983 2.37 2.37
1991 CHW AL 27 RF 2 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1992 CHW AL 28 CF 157 151 143 1364.0 450 433 11 6 3 .987 14 12 2.93 2.83 .986 2.90 2.89
1992 CHW AL 28 OF 157 151 143 1364.0 450 433 11 6 3 .987 14 12 2.93 2.83 .983 2.47 2.46
1993 CHW AL 29 CF 146 136 134 1238.0 439 424 6 9 1 .979 18 17 3.13 2.95 .986 2.76 2.73
1993 CHW AL 29 OF 146 136 134 1238.0 443 427 7 9 1 .980 18 17 3.16 2.97 .983 2.41 2.39
1994 CHW AL 30 CF 103 100 97 899.0 318 316 2 0 1 1.000 3 4 3.18 3.09 .988 2.76 2.74
1994 CHW AL 30 OF 103 100 97 899.0 318 317 1 0 1 1.000 3 4 3.18 3.09 .982 2.37 2.35
1994 CHW AL 30 DH 1 0
1995 CHW AL 31 CF 140 132 131 1185.2 350 339 8 3 2 .991 1 1 2.63 2.48 .987 2.73 2.70
1995 CHW AL 31 OF 140 132 131 1185.2 349 338 8 3 2 .991 1 1 2.63 2.47 .983 2.33 2.31
1995 CHW AL 31 DH 1 0
1996 NYM NL 32 CF 157 156 140 1356.1 413 392 9 12 3 .971 17 15 2.66 2.55 .984 2.49 2.47 AS,MVP-18
1996 NYM NL 32 OF 157 156 140 1356.1 412 391 9 12 3 .971 17 15 2.65 2.55 .978 2.13 2.12 AS,MVP-18
1997 TOT NL 33 CF 105 94 85 836.1 244 232 5 7 2 .971 -1 -1 2.55 2.26 .983 2.41 2.39
1997 TOT NL 33 OF 105 94 85 836.1 242 231 4 7 2 .971 -1 -1 2.53 2.24 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 NYM NL 33 CF 66 62 55 555.0 162 153 5 4 2 .975 2 4 2.56 2.39 .983 2.41 2.39
1997 NYM NL 33 OF 66 62 55 555.0 160 152 4 4 2 .975 2 4 2.53 2.36 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 CHC NL 33 CF 39 32 30 281.1 82 79 0 3 0 .963 -3 -12 2.53 2.03 .983 2.41 2.39
1997 CHC NL 33 OF 39 32 30 281.1 82 79 0 3 0 .963 -3 -12 2.53 2.03 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 CHC NL 33 DH 1 1
1998 CHC NL 34 CF 78 68 65 636.0 162 153 5 4 2 .975 -1 -2 2.24 2.03 .987 2.54 2.53
1998 CHC NL 34 OF 78 68 65 636.0 163 154 5 4 2 .975 -1 -2 2.25 2.04 .980 2.17 2.16
1999 CHC NL 35 CF 91 77 77 716.2 244 235 6 3 1 .988 6 10 3.03 2.65 .984 2.63 2.61
1999 CHC NL 35 OF 91 77 77 716.2 244 235 6 3 1 .988 6 10 3.03 2.65 .981 2.26 2.24
2000 NYY AL 36 OF 4 0 0 16.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -22 1.08 0.50 .985 2.38 2.33
2000 NYY AL 36 DH 3 2
2000 NYY AL 36 LF 2 0 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -42 1.04 0.50 .980 2.18 2.15
2000 NYY AL 36 RF 2 0 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.12 0.50 .980 2.14 2.15
14 Seasons OF 1387 1271 1189 11524.0 3639 3509 68 62 21 .983 80 8 2.79 2.58 .981 2.32 2.30
13 Seasons CF 1327 1225 1153 11056.2 3508 3379 70 59 22 .983 77 8 2.81 2.60 .986 2.69 2.67
4 Seasons LF 53 35 30 366.1 108 107 0 1 0 .991 4 15 2.63 2.02 .977 2.16 2.14
3 Seasons RF 21 11 6 101.0 21 19 0 2 0 .905 -1 -12 1.69 0.90 .976 2.01 2.02
14 Seasons TOT 1387 1271 1189 11524.0 3639 3509 68 62 21 .983 80 8 2.79 2.58 .981 2.32 2.30
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG 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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

All-Star Games
1996 (CF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1996 NL (18, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1402nd)

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 (203rd)

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)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1991 AL  18 (3rd)
1992 AL  14 (4th)
1996 NL  17 (4th)
Career  80 (72nd)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  148 (4th)
1991 AL  157 (1st)
1992 AL  157 (1st)
1993 AL  146 (3rd)
1994 AL  103 (5th)
1995 AL  140 (3rd)
1996 NL  157 (3rd)
Career  1,327 (44th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  347 (4th)
1991 AL  425 (2nd)
1992 AL  433 (2nd)
1993 AL  424 (2nd)
1994 AL  316 (2nd)
1995 AL  339 (5th)
1996 NL  392 (1st)
Career  3,379 (42nd)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 AL  11 (3rd)
1992 AL  11 (2nd)
1995 AL  8 (3rd)
1996 NL  9 (2nd)
1997 NL  5 (4th)
Career  70 (74th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  10 (1st)
1992 AL  6 (5th)
1993 AL  9 (1st)
1996 NL  12 (1st)
1997 NL  7 (2nd)
1998 NL  4 (5th)
Career  59 (40th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  4 (2nd)
1991 AL  3 (3rd)
1992 AL  3 (2nd)
1994 AL  1 (4th)
1995 AL  2 (3rd)
1996 NL  3 (1st)
1997 NL  2 (4th)
Career  22 (40th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1991 AL  157 (2nd)
1992 AL  157 (2nd)
1996 NL  157 (4th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1990 AL  353 (5th)
1991 AL  425 (2nd)
1992 AL  433 (2nd)
1993 AL  427 (1st)
1994 AL  317 (2nd)
1996 NL  391 (1st)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1990 AL  10 (3rd)
1993 AL  9 (1st)
1996 NL  12 (1st)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
1992 AL  3 (5th)
1996 NL  3 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1989 AL  5 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 AL  5 (5th)
1991 AL  18 (2nd)
1992 AL  14 (3rd)
1993 AL  18 (2nd)
1996 NL  17 (1st)
Career  77 (17th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1991 AL  2.95 (2nd)
1993 AL  3.13 (1st)
1994 AL  3.18 (1st)
1996 NL  2.66 (3rd)
1997 NL  2.55 (3rd)
1999 NL  3.03 (2nd)
Career  2.81 (38th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 AL  2.78 (3rd)
1993 AL  2.95 (1st)
1994 AL  3.09 (1st)
1996 NL  2.55 (2nd)
1997 NL  2.26 (5th)
1999 NL  2.65 (3rd)
Career  2.60 (71st)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 AL  .995 (3rd)
1994 AL  1.000 (1st)
1995 AL  .991 (4th)
1999 NL  .988 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1991 AL  18 (2nd)
1992 AL  14 (4th)
1993 AL  18 (4th)
1996 NL  17 (4th)
Career  80 (28th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1991 AL  2.95 (2nd)
1992 AL  2.93 (5th)
1993 AL  3.16 (1st)
1994 AL  3.18 (1st)
1996 NL  2.65 (3rd)
1999 NL  3.03 (2nd)
Career  2.79 (23rd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1991 AL  2.78 (2nd)
1992 AL  2.83 (5th)
1993 AL  2.97 (1st)
1994 AL  3.09 (1st)
1996 NL  2.55 (2nd)
1997 NL  2.24 (5th)
1999 NL  2.65 (3rd)
Career  2.58 (49th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1994 AL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 13 (182), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 44 (576), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (587), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (898), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (73rd), 27.8 career WAR/26.2 7yr-peak WAR/27.0 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

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  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 (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Mickey Rivers (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Mickey Rivers (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Luis Polonia (933)  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/Other Sources
198723St. Louis Cardinals$62,5001987 USA Today survey
198824Chicago White Sox$62,500USA Today, 4/1/88
198925Chicago White Sox$76,6001989 USA Today survey
199026Chicago White Sox$100,000USA Today
199127Chicago White Sox$385,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $120,000 earned bonus
199228Chicago White Sox$530,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $75,000 earned bonus
199329Chicago White Sox$2,266,6661996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $166,666 signing bonus
199430Chicago White Sox$2,666,6671996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $166,667 signing bonus
199531Chicago White Sox$2,666,6671996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $166,667 signing bonus
199632New York Mets$2,715,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $15,000 earned bonus
199733New York Mets$3,050,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1; 1997 postseason APIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
199834Chicago Cubs$4,900,00011/23/98 USA Today
199935Chicago Cubs$5,100,0004/6/99 USA Today
200036New York Yankees$350,0004/5/00 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$24,931,600
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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