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Eric Karros

Eric Peter Karros

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 4, 1967 in Hackensack, NJ
High School: Patrick Henry HS (San Diego, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1991
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Cubs/Athletics 1991-2004
Agents: Jeff Moorad, previously: Dennis Gilbert [*]
Final Game: July 21, 2004
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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
1991 23 LAD NL 14 15 14 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .143 .276 -21 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
1992 24 LAD NL 149 589 545 63 140 30 1 20 88 2 4 37 103 .257 .304 .426 .730 106 232 15 2 0 5 3 *3 RoY-1
1993 25 LAD NL 158 658 619 74 153 27 2 23 80 0 1 34 82 .247 .287 .409 .696 89 253 17 2 0 3 1 *3
1994 26 LAD NL 111 448 406 51 108 21 1 14 46 2 0 29 53 .266 .310 .426 .736 95 173 13 2 0 11 1 *3
1995 27 LAD NL 143 620 551 83 164 29 3 32 105 4 4 61 115 .298 .369 .535 .905 145 295 14 4 0 4 4 *3 MVP-5,SS
1996 28 LAD NL 154 670 608 84 158 29 1 34 111 8 0 53 121 .260 .316 .479 .795 113 291 27 1 0 8 2 *3 MVP-16
1997 29 LAD NL 162 700 628 86 167 28 0 31 104 15 7 61 116 .266 .329 .459 .787 110 288 10 2 0 9 2 *3
1998 30 LAD NL 139 564 507 59 150 20 1 23 87 7 2 47 93 .296 .355 .475 .830 121 241 7 3 0 7 1 *3/D
1999 31 LAD NL 153 639 578 74 176 40 0 34 112 8 5 53 119 .304 .362 .550 .912 133 318 18 2 0 6 0 *3
2000 32 LAD NL 155 663 584 84 146 29 0 31 106 4 3 63 122 .250 .321 .459 .780 100 268 18 4 0 12 2 *3/D
2001 33 LAD NL 121 485 438 42 103 22 0 15 63 3 1 41 101 .235 .303 .388 .691 84 170 15 3 0 3 2 *3
2002 34 LAD NL 142 573 524 52 142 26 1 13 73 4 2 37 74 .271 .323 .399 .722 96 209 11 6 0 6 1 *3
2003 35 CHC NL 114 365 336 37 96 16 1 12 40 1 1 28 46 .286 .340 .446 .786 103 150 14 0 0 1 1 3
2004 36 OAK AL 40 111 103 8 20 6 0 2 11 1 0 7 16 .194 .243 .311 .554 44 32 2 0 0 1 1 3D
14 Yrs 1755 7100 6441 797 1724 324 11 284 1027 59 30 552 1167 .268 .325 .454 .779 107 2922 181 31 0 76 21
162 Game Avg. 162 655 595 74 159 30 1 26 95 5 3 51 108 .268 .325 .454 .779 107 270 17 3 0 7 2
LAD (12 yrs) 1601 6624 6002 752 1608 302 10 270 976 57 29 517 1105 .268 .325 .457 .782 109 2740 165 31 0 74 19
OAK (1 yr) 40 111 103 8 20 6 0 2 11 1 0 7 16 .194 .243 .311 .554 44 32 2 0 0 1 1
CHC (1 yr) 114 365 336 37 96 16 1 12 40 1 1 28 46 .286 .340 .446 .786 103 150 14 0 0 1 1
NL (13 yrs) 1715 6989 6338 789 1704 318 11 282 1016 58 30 545 1151 .269 .326 .456 .782 109 2890 179 31 0 75 20
AL (1 yr) 40 111 103 8 20 6 0 2 11 1 0 7 16 .194 .243 .311 .554 44 32 2 0 0 1 1

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
1991 23 LAD NL 14 15 -2 -0 0 -0 -0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .476 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ 3
1992 24 LAD NL 149 589 6 -3 -2 -6 -8 -13 -1.4 16 4 0.2 .490 .491 0.8 -1.6 10 $124,000 *3 RoY-1
1993 25 LAD NL 158 658 -9 0 -2 -8 -10 -28 -2.8 18 -10 -1.0 .481 .482 -0.5 -1.6 -3 $435,000 *3
1994 26 LAD NL 111 448 -5 0 -2 -0 -6 -13 -1.3 12 -2 -0.2 .488 .492 -0.2 -0.6 -1 $650,000 *3
1995 27 LAD NL 143 620 32 -2 -2 1 -9 20 2.0 17 37 3.7 .514 .512 3.5 -0.8 36 $2,350,000 *3 MVP-5,SS
1996 28 LAD NL 154 670 9 -2 -4 3 -10 -4 -0.7 18 14 1.1 .497 .497 1.0 -0.8 11 $3,150,000 *3 MVP-16
1997 29 LAD NL 162 700 9 -2 0 -6 -10 -10 -1.1 19 10 0.7 .494 .494 1.5 -1.7 16 $4,500,000 *3
1998 30 LAD NL 139 564 16 -2 -0 -3 -9 2 0.1 15 18 1.6 .502 .501 2.0 -1.3 21 $4,500,000 *3/D
1999 31 LAD NL 153 639 27 -5 -3 11 -9 21 1.9 17 38 3.6 .513 .512 2.6 0.1 28 $5,500,000 *3
2000 32 LAD NL 155 663 -2 -4 -3 7 -10 -12 -1.2 18 6 0.5 .493 .493 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $5,375,000 *3/D
2001 33 LAD NL 121 485 -11 -2 -3 -1 -7 -25 -2.5 13 -11 -1.2 .479 .485 -1.1 -0.9 -10 $7,500,000 *3
2002 34 LAD NL 142 573 -2 -0 -1 4 -8 -8 -0.8 16 8 0.7 .494 .495 0.3 -0.5 4 $6,875,000 *3
2003 35 CHC NL 114 365 0 -3 -2 -8 -5 -18 -1.8 10 -8 -0.9 .484 .489 0.0 -1.3 0 $8,375,000 3
2004 36 OAK AL 40 111 -8 0 -0 -1 -2 -12 -1.1 4 -8 -0.8 .471 .493 -0.7 -0.3 -7 $550,000 3D
14 Seasons 1755 7100 59 -25 -24 -9 -104 -102 -11.2 194 92 7.7 .494 .495 8.9 -11.7 101 $49,884,000
LAD (12 yrs) 1601 6624 68 -22 -21 -0 -97 -73 -8.2 180 108 9.4 .495 .496 9.6 -10.1 108 $40,959,000
OAK (1 yr) 40 111 -8 0 -0 -1 -2 -12 -1.1 4 -8 -0.8 .471 .493 -0.7 -0.3 -7 $550,000
CHC (1 yr) 114 365 0 -3 -2 -8 -5 -18 -1.8 10 -8 -0.9 .484 .489 0.0 -1.3 0 $8,375,000

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
1991 23 LAD NL 15 13 0 0.0 92 .125 .071 .255 .133 .323 .143 .383 .276 .705 -21 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .231 .143 .071
1992 24 LAD NL 589 429 67 4.2 91 .281 .257 .258 .304 .323 .426 .380 .730 .703 106 .510 2.8 0.3 .634 .233 .169 3.6
1993 25 LAD NL 658 487 69 3.8 98 .251 .247 .264 .287 .328 .409 .402 .696 .730 89 .410 -11.4 -1.1 .595 .215 .162 .0
1994 26 LAD NL 448 322 53 4.4 104 .269 .266 .267 .310 .333 .426 .418 .736 .751 95 .450 -2.2 -0.2 .662 .236 .160 3.5
1995 27 LAD NL 620 409 107 7.0 99 .324 .298 .260 .369 .328 .535 .404 .905 .732 145 .664 35.8 3.4 .889 .348 .238 7.1
1996 28 LAD NL 670 485 86 4.8 101 .269 .260 .261 .316 .329 .479 .409 .795 .738 113 .492 10.3 1.0 .740 .319 .219 13.0
1997 29 LAD NL 700 487 96 5.3 102 .278 .266 .262 .329 .333 .459 .411 .787 .744 110 .537 9.4 0.9 .751 .303 .193 20.2
1998 30 LAD NL 564 373 88 6.3 103 .319 .296 .263 .355 .333 .475 .415 .830 .747 121 .619 15.7 1.5 .809 .282 .179 10.7
1999 31 LAD NL 639 431 111 6.9 110 .329 .304 .268 .362 .343 .550 .432 .912 .774 133 .618 28.5 2.6 .885 .343 .246 13.0
2000 32 LAD NL 663 471 85 4.8 111 .260 .250 .266 .321 .342 .459 .434 .780 .777 100 .454 -0.0 0.0 .732 .318 .209 7.1
2001 33 LAD NL 485 354 50 3.8 104 .271 .235 .259 .303 .329 .388 .424 .691 .753 84 .372 -9.9 -0.9 .615 .251 .153 5.0
2002 34 LAD NL 573 401 68 4.5 100 .291 .271 .256 .323 .329 .399 .408 .722 .736 96 .474 -2.2 -0.2 .643 .202 .128 6.1
2003 35 CHC NL 365 256 47 4.9 110 .301 .286 .270 .340 .342 .446 .433 .786 .775 103 .498 0.4 0.0 .698 .244 .161 1.8
2004 36 OAK AL 111 86 8 2.5 109 .209 .194 .269 .243 .337 .311 .432 .554 .769 44 .207 -8.6 -0.8 .471 .194 .117 1.3
14 Yrs 7100 5004 935 5.0 103 .284 .268 .263 .325 .332 .454 .413 .779 .746 107 .512 66.1 6.2 .717 .276 .186 97.7
162 Game Avg. 655 462 86 5.0 103 .284 .268 .263 .325 .332 .454 .413 .779 .746 107 .512 6 1 .717 .276 .186 9
LAD (12 yrs) 6624 4662 880 5.1 102 .285 .268 .262 .325 .332 .457 .412 .782 .744 109 .518 74.4 6.9 .723 .279 .189 94.1
OAK (1 yr) 111 86 8 2.5 109 .209 .194 .269 .243 .337 .311 .432 .554 .769 44 .207 -8.6 -0.8 .471 .194 .117 1.3
CHC (1 yr) 365 256 47 4.9 110 .301 .286 .270 .340 .342 .446 .433 .786 .775 103 .499 0.4 0.0 .698 .244 .161 1.8
NL (13 yrs) 6989 4918 927 5.1 102 .286 .269 .263 .326 .332 .456 .413 .782 .745 109 .517 74.8 7.0 .721 .278 .187 96.2
AL (1 yr) 111 86 8 2.5 109 .209 .194 .269 .243 .337 .311 .432 .554 .769 44 .207 -8.6 -0.8 .471 .194 .117 1.3

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
1995 27 LAD NL NLDS CIN L 3 13 12 3 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 .500 .538 1.083 1.622 13 0 0 0 0 0
1996 28 LAD NL NLDS ATL L 3 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 35 CHC NL NLDS ATL W 4 16 16 4 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .750 1.125 12 1 0 0 0 0
2003 35 CHC NL NLCS FLA L 5 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 .333 .231 .564 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 15 55 50 9 15 1 0 4 6 0 0 5 9 .300 .364 .560 .924 28 2 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 10 40 37 7 12 1 0 4 6 0 0 3 6 .324 .375 .676 1.051 25 2 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 5 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 .333 .231 .564 3 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
1991 23 LAD NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 6.7% 6.7% 100% 6.00 2.3 14.0 0.00 0.00 53% 25% 0.0% 38%
1992 24 LAD NL 589 3.4% 17.5% 6.3% 8.7% 36% 2.78 5.3 27.3 6.2 0.64 0.81 73% 21% 8.5% 14%
1993 25 LAD NL 658 3.5% 12.5% 5.2% 7.9% 34% 2.41 7.5 26.9 7.7 0.78 0.92 79% 17% 8.9% 15%
1994 26 LAD NL 448 3.1% 11.8% 6.5% 8.0% 33% 1.83 7.7 29.0 8.8 0.67 0.84 78% 21% 8.0% 19%
1995 27 LAD NL 620 5.2% 18.6% 9.8% 10.3% 39% 1.89 4.8 17.2 5.2 0.67 1.05 66% 25% 14.2% 14%
1996 28 LAD NL 670 5.1% 18.1% 7.9% 9.6% 41% 2.28 5.0 17.9 5.5 0.67 0.98 69% 22% 13.9% 17%
1997 29 LAD NL 700 4.4% 16.6% 8.7% 8.4% 35% 1.90 5.4 20.3 6.0 0.61 0.67 70% 20% 12.0% 18%
1998 30 LAD NL 564 4.1% 16.5% 8.3% 7.8% 29% 1.98 5.5 22.0 5.8 0.58 0.75 71% 19% 9.7% 11%
1999 31 LAD NL 639 5.3% 18.6% 8.3% 11.6% 42% 2.25 4.9 17.0 5.2 0.58 0.84 67% 22% 13.3% 13%
2000 32 LAD NL 663 4.7% 18.4% 9.5% 9.1% 41% 1.94 4.8 18.8 5.5 0.49 0.66 67% 22% 12.9% 19%
2001 33 LAD NL 485 3.1% 20.8% 8.5% 7.6% 36% 2.46 4.3 29.2 7.0 0.63 0.85 67% 23% 9.3% 19%
2002 34 LAD NL 573 2.3% 12.9% 6.5% 7.0% 28% 2.00 7.1 40.3 7.2 0.72 1.04 77% 28% 5.6% 10%
2003 35 CHC NL 365 3.3% 12.6% 7.7% 8.0% 30% 1.64 7.3 28.0 8.4 0.73 1.04 76% 22% 8.1% 11%
2004 36 OAK AL 111 1.8% 14.4% 6.3% 7.2% 40% 2.29 6.4 51.5 9.4 0.87 0.92 77% 16% 4.8% 11%
14 Yrs 7100 4.0% 16.4% 7.8% 8.7% 36% 2.11 5.5 22.7 6.3 0.65 0.85 71% 22% 10.4% 15%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.3% 8.9% 7.7% 33% 1.84 5.4 33.4 7.6 0.80 1.08 70% 21% 7.8% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1991 23 LAD NL -2.3 -0.2 15 0.3 0.5 -0.2 1.16 -0.2 0.5 -1.1 -0.1 0.96 -2.4 2.28 4
1992 24 LAD NL 2.8 0.3 601 1.0 13.1 -12.1 1.17 0.4 0.5 9.6 1.0 1.01 8.6 2.29 7
1993 25 LAD NL -12.3 -1.2 666 -3.6 11.4 -15.0 1.13 -2.1 -1.1 -16.4 -1.7 0.96 -17.7 2.31 1
1994 26 LAD NL -2.2 -0.2 452 -1.4 7.4 -8.8 1.05 -0.0 -1.3 -11.3 -1.1 0.94 -2.5 2.82 2
1995 27 LAD NL 35.8 3.4 634 4.4 15.5 -11.1 1.09 3.1 0.9 31.8 3.2 0.97 31.8 0
1996 28 LAD NL 10.3 1.0 684 0.4 14.0 -13.6 1.09 0.4 -0.1 4.6 0.5 0.99 2.2 0
1997 29 LAD NL 9.4 0.9 727 1.9 15.0 -13.1 1.05 1.3 0.5 11.9 1.2 0.98 12.4 0
1998 30 LAD NL 15.7 1.5 580 2.4 12.4 -9.9 1.10 1.9 0.3 33.5 3.3 0.98 26.6 0.63 1
1999 31 LAD NL 27.5 2.5 657 0.3 12.7 -12.5 1.06 2.5 -2.2 23.9 2.2 0.97 26.8 0.89 2
2000 32 LAD NL -0.0 0.0 675 -0.4 13.3 -13.7 1.12 -0.2 -0.1 -6.9 -0.7 1.01 -5.3 4.76 1
2001 33 LAD NL -9.9 -0.9 493 -0.3 9.2 -9.4 1.06 -0.7 0.5 -7.0 -0.7 0.99 -8.4 1.91 2
2002 34 LAD NL -2.2 -0.2 586 1.4 11.4 -10.0 1.07 0.2 1.1 7.8 0.8 0.97 4.3 2.48 2
2003 35 CHC NL 0.4 0.0 369 -0.4 6.5 -6.9 1.03 -0.1 -0.3 -6.1 -0.6 0.96 -3.2 1.28 21
2004 36 OAK AL -8.6 -0.8 111 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 .98 -1.0 0.2 -9.9 -0.9 0.98 -10.5 1.12 11
14 Yrs 64.2 6.0 7250 5.2 143.8 -138.6 1.09 5.3 -0.5 64.6 6.3 0.98 62.9 1.64 54

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
1991 23 LAD NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1992 24 LAD NL 9 0 27% 193 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 14 33% 25 18 6 4 3 1 17 8 8
1993 25 LAD NL 7 0 31% 205 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 44% 25 16 9 10 6 4 15 5 9
1994 26 LAD NL 3 0 30% 156 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 40% 31 23 8 9 7 2 13 2 11
1995 27 LAD NL 2 0 26% 221 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 19 40% 36 22 14 8 6 2 14 7 7
1996 28 LAD NL 6 0 28% 194 8 0 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 29% 32 22 8 13 9 3 20 10 8
1997 29 LAD NL 7 0 28% 238 15 7 68% 10 5 5 1 0 1 2 1 9 13 31% 37 27 8 11 9 2 19 5 11
1998 30 LAD NL 6 0 20% 229 7 2 78% 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 24% 29 24 4 7 6 1 10 3 6
1999 31 LAD NL 5 0 20% 229 8 5 62% 5 3 3 1 0 1 2 2 7 10 27% 34 28 6 6 4 2 9 3 5
2000 32 LAD NL 7 0 29% 200 4 3 57% 4 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 9 17 26% 36 26 9 9 8 0 10 3 5
2001 33 LAD NL 2 0 21% 147 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 9 31% 14 12 2 6 4 2 12 5 6
2002 34 LAD NL 5 0 23% 179 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 28% 24 17 7 8 7 1 8 5 3
2003 35 CHC NL 1 0 22% 135 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 22% 20 17 3 8 6 2 8 4 3
2004 36 OAK AL 2 0 24% 23 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63% 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 1 4
14 Yrs 62 0 25% 2350 59 30 66% 50 25 9 3 0 2 21 8 70 132 32% 345 253 85 100 76 22 161 62 86

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
1991 23 LAD NL 15 73% 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 2.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 1 9% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1992 24 LAD NL 589 39% 140 45 0 7 4 1 2 2.29 20 0 18 12 8 6 14 0 1 0 0% 96 15 16% 65 16 25% 414 73 18% 54 25 46% 23 10 43% 0
1993 25 LAD NL 658 27% 153 11 0 1 0 0 0 2.31 23 0 9 18 5 13 10 0 0 0 111 17 15% 68 14 21% 431 59 14% 39 15 38% 26 13 50% 0
1994 26 LAD NL 448 26% 108 7 0 2 0 0 1 2.82 14 0 11 10 4 5 9 0 0 0 88 13 15% 50 15 30% 267 33 12% 27 16 59% 15 5 33% 0
1995 27 LAD NL 620 22% 164 10 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 12 28 4 19 13 0 0 0 121 14 12% 51 14 27% 412 75 18% 33 16 48% 29 15 52% 0
1996 28 LAD NL 670 18% 158 9 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 11 28 6 16 18 0 0 0 166 27 16% 66 22 33% 486 80 16% 51 29 57% 20 12 60% 0
1997 29 LAD NL 700 25% 167 14 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 12 25 6 13 18 0 0 0 153 10 7% 73 27 37% 471 79 17% 51 33 65% 24 13 54% 0
1998 30 LAD NL 564 20% 150 35 0 1 0 0 0 0.63 23 0 10 19 4 9 14 0 0 0 105 7 7% 49 15 31% 365 67 18% 31 20 65% 27 15 56% 0
1999 31 LAD NL 639 26% 176 10 0 2 1 0 0 0.89 34 1 25 23 11 17 17 0 0 0 139 18 13% 54 13 24% 457 80 18% 42 24 57% 22 9 41% 0
2000 32 LAD NL 663 24% 146 4 0 1 0 0 1 4.76 31 1 19 26 5 16 15 0 0 0 144 18 13% 71 19 27% 501 75 15% 44 24 55% 38 12 32% 0
2001 33 LAD NL 485 21% 103 6 0 2 0 0 0 1.91 15 0 20 9 6 7 8 0 0 0 86 15 17% 46 9 20% 342 51 15% 24 12 50% 21 13 62% 0
2002 34 LAD NL 573 20% 142 14 0 2 1 0 0 2.48 13 0 13 10 3 9 4 0 0 0 101 11 11% 48 12 25% 358 61 17% 29 19 66% 22 9 41% 0
2003 35 CHC NL 365 35% 96 4 0 21 2 0 1 1.28 12 0 14 9 3 7 5 0 0 0 74 14 19% 32 6 19% 227 28 12% 22 8 36% 16 11 69% 0
2004 36 OAK AL 111 61% 20 3 0 11 2 0 1 1.12 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 2 11% 10 2 20% 76 10 13% 6 3 50% 1 0 0% 0
14 Yrs 7100 26% 1724 172 0 54 11 1 7 1.64 284 2 178 217 67 138 146 0 1 0 0% 1405 181 13% 684 184 27% 4818 772 16% 455 245 54% 285 137 48% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

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
1991 23 LAD NL 15 57 3.80 39 68% 23% 23% 33% 21% 77% 0% 53% 70% 53% 0% 0 0 27% 4 3 13% 2 1 67% 0 0 0
1992 24 LAD NL 593 2171 3.66 1375 63% 23% 17% 28% 33% 77% 1% 49% 78% 34% 5% 27 6 14% 81 32 8% 49 33 32% -4 0 0
1993 25 LAD NL 653 2268 3.47 1456 64% 21% 14% 27% 37% 79% 0% 50% 81% 33% 4% 24 8 14% 94 55 5% 34 25 35% 5 0 3
1994 26 LAD NL 421 1535 3.65 961 63% 22% 11% 30% 36% 77% 1% 48% 85% 36% 5% 22 4 14% 58 25 8% 32 26 40% 27 1 4
1995 27 LAD NL 569 2254 3.96 1387 62% 26% 15% 30% 29% 74% 2% 46% 80% 29% 5% 28 8 15% 84 40 8% 48 26 28% 51 1 0
1996 28 LAD NL 556 2128 3.83 1302 61% 25% 15% 27% 32% 75% 1% 46% 80% 33% 5% 28 10 16% 88 39 11% 59 40 33% 114 0 0
1997 29 LAD NL 632 2401 3.80 1471 61% 25% 16% 27% 32% 75% 1% 46% 79% 33% 6% 35 6 16% 98 31 10% 61 37 31% 68 0 0
1998 30 LAD NL 568 2204 3.88 1349 61% 25% 16% 27% 31% 75% 0% 46% 78% 32% 5% 29 2 15% 85 40 9% 51 33 40% -4 0 0
1999 31 LAD NL 643 2362 3.67 1459 62% 25% 18% 26% 32% 75% 0% 47% 76% 31% 5% 34 2 16% 105 48 10% 66 35 24% -4 0 0
2000 32 LAD NL 665 2528 3.80 1515 60% 26% 16% 26% 31% 74% 1% 44% 78% 30% 6% 38 0 19% 127 53 11% 76 50 28% -2 0 0
2001 33 LAD NL 486 1851 3.81 1143 62% 27% 18% 25% 30% 73% 1% 45% 75% 34% 4% 21 0 15% 74 33 9% 44 29 27% -1 0 0
2002 34 LAD NL 574 2077 3.62 1313 63% 25% 13% 28% 35% 75% 0% 47% 83% 35% 3% 15 0 10% 57 31 6% 36 26 41% -1 0 0
2003 35 CHC NL 366 1333 3.64 840 63% 27% 12% 27% 35% 73% 0% 46% 84% 29% 5% 20 2 15% 55 20 7% 27 16 17% -1 0 0
2004 36 OAK AL 111 421 3.79 266 63% 28% 11% 28% 33% 72% 1% 45% 85% 26% 5% 6 0 17% 19 8 8% 9 7 31% 0 0 0
14 Yrs 6852 25590 3.73 15876 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 1% 47% 80% 32% 5% 327 48 15% 1029 458 9% 594 384 31% 248 2 7
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 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
1991 23 14 15 14 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .143 .276 -21 2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 24 163 604 559 63 141 31 1 20 89 2 4 38 109 .252 .300 .419 .718 103 234 15 2 0 5 3
1993 25 321 1262 1178 137 294 58 3 43 169 2 5 72 191 .250 .293 .413 .707 96 487 32 4 0 8 4
1994 26 432 1710 1584 188 402 79 4 57 215 4 5 101 244 .254 .298 .417 .714 95 660 45 6 0 19 5
1995 27 575 2330 2135 271 566 108 7 89 320 8 9 162 359 .265 .317 .447 .764 109 955 59 10 0 23 9
1996 28 729 3000 2743 355 724 137 8 123 431 16 9 215 480 .264 .317 .454 .771 110 1246 86 11 0 31 11
1997 29 891 3700 3371 441 891 165 8 154 535 31 16 276 596 .264 .319 .455 .774 110 1534 96 13 0 40 13
1998 30 1030 4264 3878 500 1041 185 9 177 622 38 18 323 689 .268 .324 .458 .781 111 1775 103 16 0 47 14
1999 31 1183 4903 4456 574 1217 225 9 211 734 46 23 376 808 .273 .329 .470 .798 114 2093 121 18 0 53 14
2000 32 1338 5566 5040 658 1363 254 9 242 840 50 26 439 930 .270 .328 .468 .796 112 2361 139 22 0 65 16
2001 33 1459 6051 5478 700 1466 276 9 257 903 53 27 480 1031 .268 .326 .462 .788 110 2531 154 25 0 68 18
2002 34 1601 6624 6002 752 1608 302 10 270 976 57 29 517 1105 .268 .325 .457 .782 109 2740 165 31 0 74 19
2003 35 1715 6989 6338 789 1704 318 11 282 1016 58 30 545 1151 .269 .326 .456 .782 109 2890 179 31 0 75 20
2004 36 1755 7100 6441 797 1724 324 11 284 1027 59 30 552 1167 .268 .325 .454 .779 107 2922 181 31 0 76 21

Neutralized Batting

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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
1991 23 14 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 14
1992 24 149 604 557 72 152 33 1 22 101 2 40 103 .273 .321 .454 .775 81 149
1993 25 158 663 623 78 157 28 2 24 84 0 35 82 .252 .293 .419 .712 76 158
1994 26 156 632 573 73 153 30 1 20 65 3 41 75 .267 .312 .428 .739 77 111
1995 27 161 705 625 98 190 34 3 37 124 5 71 129 .304 .377 .546 .923 128 143
1996 28 154 671 609 85 159 29 1 34 112 8 53 121 .261 .317 .479 .797 94 154
1997 29 162 704 631 88 170 29 0 32 107 15 62 116 .269 .332 .468 .800 98 162
1998 30 139 565 508 60 151 20 1 23 88 7 47 93 .297 .356 .476 .832 87 139
1999 31 153 630 571 69 169 38 0 33 105 8 51 119 .296 .352 .536 .888 108 153
2000 32 155 654 578 79 140 28 0 30 99 4 60 122 .242 .312 .446 .758 81 155
2001 33 121 486 439 43 104 22 0 15 64 3 41 101 .237 .305 .390 .694 52 121
2002 34 142 582 531 56 149 27 1 14 79 4 39 74 .281 .333 .414 .748 72 142
2003 35 114 360 332 35 92 15 1 12 38 1 27 46 .277 .331 .437 .767 48 114
2004 36 40 110 102 7 19 6 0 2 10 1 7 16 .186 .236 .304 .540 7 40
14 Yrs 1818 7381 6693 843 1805 339 11 298 1076 61 575 1203 .270 .327 .457 .784 1009 1755
162 Game Avg. 162 658 596 75 161 30 1 27 96 5 51 107 .270 .327 .457 .784 90 1755

* 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

Hall of Fame
2010 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1992 NL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1995 NL (5, 34%)
1996 NL (16, 3%)
0.37 Career Shares (534th)

Silver Sluggers
1995 NL (1B)

Slugging % s c a p y
1995 NL  .535 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1995 NL  .905 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1993 NL  158 (7th)
1995 NL  143 (4th)
1997 NL  162 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1993 NL  619 (4th)
1995 NL  551 (8th)
1997 NL  628 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1995 NL  620 (7th)
1997 NL  700 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1995 NL  164 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1995 NL  295 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1999 NL  40 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1995 NL  32 (5th)
1997 NL  31 (9th)
Career  284 (154th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1995 NL  105 (4th)
Career  1,027 (247th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1992 NL  103 (9th)
1995 NL  115 (4th)
Career  1,167 (164th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1995 NL  145 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1995 NL  107 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1995 NL  36 (5th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1995 NL  3.4 (5th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1995 NL  64 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1995 NL  229 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1994 NL  11 (2nd)
1996 NL  8 (8th)
1997 NL  9 (5th)
2000 NL  12 (2nd)
Career  76 (108th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1992 NL  15 (5th)
1993 NL  17 (8th)
1994 NL  13 (7th)
1996 NL  27 (1st)
1999 NL  18 (6th)
2000 NL  18 (7th)
Career  181 (146th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1995 NL  17.2 (10th)
Career  22.7 (214th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1993 NL  487 (3rd)
1996 NL  485 (5th)
1997 NL  487 (5th)
2000 NL  471 (8th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1995 NL  4.4 (4th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1995 NL  3.1 (8th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1995 NL  3.2 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 26 (879), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 30 (616), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (918), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Kent Hrbek (925)
  2. Frank Thomas (923)
  3. George Bell (908)
  4. Ted Kluszewski (907)
  5. Bobby Thomson (897)
  6. Aubrey Huff (897)
  7. Greg Luzinski (895)
  8. Joe Adcock (892)
  9. Ben Oglivie (891)
  10. Larry Parrish (890)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Tony Perez (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tino Martinez (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tino Martinez (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tino Martinez (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Greg Walker (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Glenn Davis (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tino Martinez (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Lee May (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Lee May (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Lee May (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tino Martinez (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Tino Martinez (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Frank Thomas (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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