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Casey Kotchman

Casey John Kotchman

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, FL
High School: Seminole HS (Seminole, FL)
Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed July 28, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 2004 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Angels/Rays/Indians/Braves/Mariners/... 2004-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$700k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.144, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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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
2004 21 ANA AL 38 128 116 7 26 6 0 0 15 3 0 7 11 .224 .289 .276 .565 51 32 3 4 0 1 3 3/D
2005 22 LAA AL 47 143 126 16 35 5 0 7 22 1 1 15 18 .278 .352 .484 .836 122 61 3 0 1 1 0 3D
2006 23 LAA AL 29 88 79 6 12 2 0 1 6 0 1 7 13 .152 .221 .215 .436 14 17 2 0 2 0 0 3
2007 24 LAA AL 137 508 443 64 131 37 3 11 68 2 4 53 43 .296 .372 .467 .840 119 207 17 4 3 5 1 *3/D
2008 25 TOT MLB 143 573 525 65 143 28 1 14 74 2 1 36 39 .272 .328 .410 .738 94 215 18 9 0 3 5 *3
2008 25 LAA AL 100 398 373 47 107 24 0 12 54 2 1 18 23 .287 .327 .448 .774 102 167 14 5 0 2 3 3
2008 25 ATL NL 43 175 152 18 36 4 1 2 20 0 0 18 16 .237 .331 .316 .647 73 48 4 4 0 1 2 3
2009 26 TOT MLB 126 431 385 37 103 23 0 7 48 1 0 39 42 .268 .339 .382 .721 90 147 11 4 0 3 6 *3
2009 26 ATL NL 87 336 298 28 84 20 0 6 41 0 0 32 28 .282 .354 .409 .764 102 122 7 3 0 3 6 3
2009 26 BOS AL 39 95 87 9 19 3 0 1 7 1 0 7 14 .218 .284 .287 .572 48 25 4 1 0 0 0 3
2010 27 SEA AL 125 457 414 37 90 20 1 9 51 0 0 35 57 .217 .280 .336 .616 73 139 15 3 0 5 6 *3/D
2011 28 TBR AL 146 563 500 44 153 24 2 10 48 2 2 48 66 .306 .378 .422 .800 127 211 13 12 0 3 5 *3
2012 29 CLE AL 142 500 463 46 106 12 0 12 55 3 0 26 49 .229 .280 .333 .612 72 154 15 7 3 1 1 *3/D
2013 30 MIA NL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /3
10 Yrs 935 3396 3056 322 799 157 7 71 387 14 9 266 338 .261 .327 .387 .714 94 1183 98 43 9 22 27
162 Game Avg. 162 588 529 56 138 27 1 12 67 2 2 46 59 .261 .327 .387 .714 94 205 17 7 2 4 5
LAA (5 yrs) 351 1265 1137 140 311 74 3 31 165 8 7 100 108 .274 .337 .426 .762 100 484 39 13 6 9 7
ATL (2 yrs) 130 511 450 46 120 24 1 8 61 0 0 50 44 .267 .346 .378 .724 92 170 11 7 0 4 8
TBR (1 yr) 146 563 500 44 153 24 2 10 48 2 2 48 66 .306 .378 .422 .800 127 211 13 12 0 3 5
CLE (1 yr) 142 500 463 46 106 12 0 12 55 3 0 26 49 .229 .280 .333 .612 72 154 15 7 3 1 1
SEA (1 yr) 125 457 414 37 90 20 1 9 51 0 0 35 57 .217 .280 .336 .616 73 139 15 3 0 5 6
MIA (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 39 95 87 9 19 3 0 1 7 1 0 7 14 .218 .284 .287 .572 48 25 4 1 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 803 2880 2601 276 679 133 6 63 326 14 9 216 294 .261 .324 .389 .714 94 1013 86 36 9 18 19
NL (3 yrs) 132 516 455 46 120 24 1 8 61 0 0 50 44 .264 .343 .374 .717 91 170 12 7 0 4 8

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2004 21 ANA AL 38 128 -9 0 -0 0 -2 -11 -1.0 5 -6 -0.6 .472 .493 -0.6 -0.2 -6 3/D
2005 22 LAA AL 47 143 3 0 1 -4 -3 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.3 .495 .499 0.7 -0.7 7 3D
2006 23 LAA AL 29 88 -8 -1 0 5 -1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .482 .497 -0.7 0.4 -7 $340,000 3
2007 24 LAA AL 137 508 14 -5 -1 18 -7 19 1.9 19 38 3.7 .514 .512 1.9 1.2 20 $382,500 *3/D
2008 25 LAA AL 100 398 2 -3 -0 11 -6 4 0.6 15 19 2.0 .504 .503 0.9 0.6 8 $1,450,000 3
2008 25 ATL NL 43 175 -6 -1 1 1 -2 -8 -0.8 5 -2 -0.3 .481 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -3 3
2009 26 ATL NL 87 336 2 -1 0 4 -5 0 0.0 10 11 1.0 .501 .500 0.6 -0.1 7 $2,885,000 3
2009 26 BOS AL 39 95 -5 1 0 3 -1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.2 -1 3
2010 27 SEA AL 125 457 -17 -3 -0 3 -7 -24 -2.4 17 -7 -0.8 .480 .484 -1.1 -0.3 -10 $3,517,500 *3/D
2011 28 TBR AL 146 563 22 -2 0 3 -8 15 1.7 21 36 3.7 .511 .510 3.4 -0.5 33 *3
2012 29 CLE AL 142 500 -15 -2 1 -1 -7 -25 -2.7 19 -6 -0.8 .481 .484 -0.6 -0.9 -5 $3,000,000 *3/D
2013 30 MIA NL 2 5 -1 0 -0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .409 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $700,000 /3
10 Seasons 935 3396 -19 -16 1 43 -48 -39 -3.8 124 85 8.1 .495 .498 3.8 -0.4 42 $12,275,000
LAA (5 yrs) 351 1265 2 -7 -1 30 -19 5 0.8 47 52 5.3 .501 .501 2.2 1.3 22 $2,172,500
ATL (2 yrs) 130 511 -4 -2 1 5 -7 -7 -0.8 16 9 0.7 .494 .498 0.2 -0.2 4 $2,885,000
TBR (1 yr) 146 563 22 -2 0 3 -8 15 1.7 21 36 3.7 .511 .510 3.4 -0.5 33
CLE (1 yr) 142 500 -15 -2 1 -1 -7 -25 -2.7 19 -6 -0.8 .481 .484 -0.6 -0.9 -5 $3,000,000
SEA (1 yr) 125 457 -17 -3 -0 3 -7 -24 -2.4 17 -7 -0.8 .480 .484 -1.1 -0.3 -10 $3,517,500
MIA (1 yr) 2 5 -1 0 -0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .409 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $700,000
BOS (1 yr) 39 95 -5 1 0 3 -1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.2 -1

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
2004 21 ANA AL 128 94 10 2.8 107 .245 .224 .267 .289 .334 .276 .428 .565 .763 51 .250 -8.1 -0.8 .495 .138 .052 .0
2005 22 LAA AL 143 97 21 5.8 103 .275 .278 .266 .352 .328 .484 .422 .836 .750 122 .575 4.0 0.4 .800 .325 .206 1.8
2006 23 LAA AL 88 72 4 1.5 111 .169 .152 .275 .221 .340 .215 .438 .436 .778 14 .091 -10.4 -1.0 .329 .139 .063 .0
2007 24 LAA AL 508 341 75 5.9 108 .305 .296 .272 .372 .340 .467 .425 .840 .765 119 .568 14.4 1.3 .787 .287 .172 3.4
2008 25 TOT MLB 573 404 67 4.4 107 .272 .272 .269 .328 .338 .410 .424 .738 .762 94 .451 -5.5 -0.5 .651 .208 .137 3.5
2008 25 LAA AL 398 283 50 4.7 107 .279 .287 .270 .327 .339 .448 .425 .774 .763 102 .478 0.0 0.0 .680 .212 .161 3.4
2008 25 ATL NL 175 121 17 3.8 106 .252 .237 .265 .331 .336 .316 .423 .647 .759 73 .382 -5.6 -0.5 .583 .197 .079 .0
2009 26 TOT MLB 431 296 51 4.6 107 .283 .268 .266 .339 .339 .382 .424 .721 .763 90 .476 -4.8 -0.4 .652 .218 .114 1.8
2009 26 ATL NL 336 224 44 5.3 106 .292 .282 .265 .354 .338 .409 .420 .764 .758 102 .542 2.1 0.2 .710 .235 .128 .0
2009 26 BOS AL 95 72 7 2.6 112 .250 .218 .273 .284 .343 .287 .438 .572 .781 48 .227 -6.9 -0.6 .472 .161 .069 1.0
2010 27 SEA AL 457 344 37 2.9 94 .229 .217 .252 .280 .319 .336 .395 .616 .713 73 .291 -14.6 -1.4 .522 .203 .118 .0
2011 28 TBR AL 563 365 80 5.9 93 .335 .306 .250 .378 .314 .422 .396 .800 .710 127 .609 20.7 2.0 .749 .212 .116 3.3
2012 29 CLE AL 500 376 41 2.9 94 .233 .229 .249 .280 .313 .333 .401 .612 .714 72 .306 -17.8 -1.8 .511 .166 .104 4.8
2013 30 MIA NL 5 6 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .254 .000 .320 .000 .400 .000 .721 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
10 Yrs 3396 2395 386 4.3 101 .273 .261 .261 .327 .327 .387 .413 .714 .740 94 .449 -23.4 -2.3 .633 .214 .126 23.4
162 Game Avg. 588 415 67 4.3 101 .273 .261 .261 .327 .327 .387 .413 .714 .740 94 .449 -23.4 -2.3 .633 .214 .126 4
LAA (5 yrs) 1265 887 160 4.8 107 .278 .274 .271 .337 .338 .426 .426 .762 .764 100 .480 -0.0 -0.0 .686 .241 .152 12.7
ATL (2 yrs) 511 345 61 4.7 106 .279 .267 .265 .346 .337 .378 .421 .724 .758 92 .491 -3.5 -0.3 .666 .222 .111 .0
TBR (1 yr) 563 365 80 5.9 93 .335 .306 .250 .378 .314 .422 .396 .800 .710 127 .609 20.7 2.0 .749 .212 .116 3.3
CLE (1 yr) 500 376 41 2.9 94 .233 .229 .249 .280 .313 .333 .401 .612 .714 72 .305 -17.8 -1.8 .511 .166 .104 4.8
SEA (1 yr) 457 344 37 2.9 94 .229 .217 .252 .280 .319 .336 .395 .616 .713 73 .291 -14.6 -1.4 .522 .203 .118 .0
MIA (1 yr) 5 6 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .254 .000 .320 .000 .400 .000 .721 -100 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
BOS (1 yr) 95 72 7 2.6 112 .250 .218 .273 .284 .343 .287 .438 .572 .781 48 .227 -6.9 -0.6 .472 .161 .069 1.0
AL (9 yrs) 2880 2044 325 4.3 100 .272 .261 .260 .324 .326 .389 .411 .714 .737 94 .443 -18.6 -1.8 .630 .213 .128 22.9
NL (3 yrs) 516 351 61 4.7 106 .275 .264 .265 .343 .337 .374 .421 .717 .758 91 .483 -4.8 -0.5 .654 .220 .110 .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
2004 21 ANA AL ALDS BOS L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 22 LAA AL ALDS NYY W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 22 LAA AL ALCS CHW L 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804 3 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 LAA AL ALDS BOS L 2 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 BOS AL ALDS LAA L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 28 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 4 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (6 Series) 15 35 32 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 .188 .257 .250 .507 8 0 0 0 0 0
5 ALDS 13 27 25 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .160 .222 .200 .422 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804 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
2004 21 ANA AL 128 0.0% 8.6% 5.5% 4.7% 23% 1.57 10.5 7.7 1.21 1.37 83% 20% 0.0% 13%
2005 22 LAA AL 143 4.9% 12.6% 10.5% 8.4% 34% 1.20 7.0 18.0 5.7 1.20 2.39 71% 17% 15.6% 8%
2006 23 LAA AL 88 1.1% 14.8% 8.0% 3.4% 25% 1.86 6.1 79.0 13.2 2.00 2.29 74% 9% 5.3% 14%
2007 24 LAA AL 508 2.2% 8.5% 10.4% 10.0% 39% 0.81 10.3 40.3 6.5 1.05 1.64 78% 17% 6.5% 15%
2008 25 TOT MLB 573 2.4% 6.8% 6.3% 7.5% 30% 1.08 13.5 37.5 7.1 1.10 1.54 83% 16% 6.9% 13%
2008 25 LAA AL 398 3.0% 5.8% 4.5% 9.1% 34% 1.28 16.2 31.1 6.9 1.08 1.50 85% 15% 8.2% 14%
2008 25 ATL NL 175 1.1% 9.1% 10.3% 4.0% 19% 0.89 9.5 76.0 7.6 1.17 1.63 77% 18% 3.5% 10%
2009 26 TOT MLB 431 1.6% 9.7% 9.1% 7.0% 29% 1.08 9.2 55.0 8.0 1.06 1.47 79% 19% 4.8% 14%
2009 26 ATL NL 336 1.8% 8.3% 9.5% 7.7% 31% 0.88 10.6 49.7 7.3 1.02 1.37 79% 19% 5.1% 13%
2009 26 BOS AL 95 1.1% 14.7% 7.4% 4.2% 21% 2.00 6.2 87.0 12.4 1.21 1.89 76% 18% 3.7% 18%
2010 27 SEA AL 457 2.0% 12.5% 7.7% 6.6% 33% 1.63 7.3 46.0 8.1 1.25 1.65 77% 21% 6.2% 9%
2011 28 TBR AL 563 1.8% 11.7% 8.5% 6.4% 24% 1.38 7.6 50.0 10.4 1.26 1.81 76% 17% 5.9% 12%
2012 29 CLE AL 500 2.4% 9.8% 5.2% 4.8% 23% 1.88 9.4 38.6 8.4 1.26 1.60 81% 16% 8.2% 20%
2013 30 MIA NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.50 2.00 100% 0% 0.0% 50%
10 Yrs 3396 2.1% 10.0% 7.8% 6.9% 29% 1.27 9.0 43.0 7.9 1.18 1.64 79% 17% 6.6% 14%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.8% 8.4% 7.9% 34% 2.11 5.0 33.4 7.8 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.7% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2004 21 ANA AL -8.1 -0.8 132 -0.9 1.6 -2.5 1.00 -1.0 0.1 -3.5 -0.3 0.90 -9.8 1.11 3
2005 22 LAA AL 4.0 0.4 145 -0.2 2.4 -2.6 1.00 0.4 -0.6 2.2 0.2 0.97 2.2 1.77 9
2006 23 LAA AL -10.4 -1.0 89 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 1.13 -0.7 0.3 -8.7 -0.8 0.94 -8.8 3.06 2
2007 24 LAA AL 14.4 1.3 520 1.1 9.4 -8.2 .97 1.5 -0.3 10.9 1.0 0.96 12.6 1.37 11
2008 25 TOT MLB -5.5 -0.5 579 0.5 10.5 -10.0 1.01 0.1 0.4 5.0 0.5 0.95 2.4 1.00 5
2008 25 LAA AL 0.0 0.0 403 1.0 7.7 -6.8 .99 0.3 0.7 6.1 0.6 0.92 4.6 0.81 3
2008 25 ATL NL -5.6 -0.5 176 -0.5 2.8 -3.3 1.06 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 1.02 -2.3 1.29 2
2009 26 TOT MLB -4.8 -0.4 435 -0.3 7.1 -7.4 1.03 -0.3 0.0 -4.7 -0.4 0.99 -5.1 1.84 11
2009 26 ATL NL 2.1 0.2 338 -0.2 5.9 -6.0 1.07 0.1 -0.3 1.7 0.2 0.99 0.8 3.58 1
2009 26 BOS AL -6.9 -0.6 97 -0.2 1.3 -1.4 .90 -0.4 0.3 -6.4 -0.6 0.99 -5.9 1.67 10
2010 27 SEA AL -14.6 -1.4 462 -0.8 8.1 -8.8 1.09 -2.2 1.5 -14.9 -1.5 0.93 -19.5 2.49 6
2011 28 TBR AL 20.7 2.0 576 1.1 9.8 -8.6 .92 2.0 -0.8 8.8 0.9 0.95 19.9 2.17 1
2012 29 CLE AL -17.1 -1.7 510 -2.8 6.5 -9.2 1.00 -1.5 -1.2 -20.5 -2.1 0.98 -19.4 2.17 9
2013 30 MIA NL -1.4 -0.1 5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.36 -0.2 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.95 -1.7 0
10 Yrs -22.8 -2.3 3453 -3.0 56.7 -59.7 1.00 -2.0 -1.0 -27.2 -2.8 0.96 -27.2 1.80 57

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 21 ANA AL 1 0 19% 44 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 60% 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 2 3
2005 22 LAA AL 0 0 21% 45 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 8 6 2 2 2 0 2 1 1
2006 23 LAA AL 3 0 28% 14 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
2007 24 LAA AL 4 0 30% 196 2 4 33% 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 2 1 3 13 26% 24 18 5 9 7 1 20 10 8
2008 25 TOT MLB 6 0 29% 247 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 4 7 31% 36 25 10 12 8 3 13 5 6
2008 25 LAA AL 6 0 30% 158 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 5 33% 27 16 10 7 6 0 9 4 4
2008 25 ATL NL 0 0 29% 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 28% 9 9 0 5 2 3 4 1 2
2009 26 TOT MLB 7 0 22% 173 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 32% 19 14 5 7 6 1 11 4 6
2009 26 ATL NL 4 0 20% 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 29% 15 12 3 7 6 1 9 3 5
2009 26 BOS AL 3 0 31% 28 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
2010 27 SEA AL 3 0 24% 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 5 1 2 5 26% 17 14 3 4 3 1 17 9 6
2011 28 TBR AL 8 0 17% 271 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 12 35% 30 21 9 4 4 0 15 6 8
2012 29 CLE AL 4 0 27% 164 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 3 9 23% 24 23 1 10 8 2 10 3 7
2013 30 MIA NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 36 0 24% 1299 14 9 61% 14 7 0 2 0 0 7 2 33 1 12 4 14 57 30% 163 123 38 48 38 8 96 42 46

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 21 ANA AL 128 93% 26 1 0 3 2 0 1 1.11 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 14% 12 3 25% 76 17 22% 9 5 56% 6 3 50% 0
2005 22 LAA AL 143 78% 35 2 1 9 2 0 2 1.77 7 1 3 7 0 5 2 0 2 1 50% 30 3 10% 11 5 45% 93 15 16% 8 4 50% 6 4 67% 0
2006 23 LAA AL 88 81% 12 1 0 2 0 0 0 3.06 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 13 2 15% 11 8 73% 54 5 9% 4 2 50% 7 7 100% 0
2007 24 LAA AL 508 83% 131 8 0 11 5 0 2 1.37 11 1 13 11 0 5 6 0 3 3 100% 103 17 17% 39 18 46% 334 60 18% 36 26 72% 18 10 56% 0
2008 25 TOT MLB 573 74% 143 9 0 5 1 0 1 1.00 14 0 20 9 5 3 11 0 1 0 0% 104 18 17% 53 27 51% 353 62 18% 35 20 57% 26 19 73% 0
2008 25 LAA AL 398 78% 107 8 0 3 1 0 1 0.81 12 0 10 9 3 2 10 0 1 0 0% 70 14 20% 34 17 50% 229 44 19% 22 12 55% 18 13 72% 0
2008 25 ATL NL 175 65% 36 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.29 2 0 10 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 34 4 12% 19 10 53% 124 18 15% 13 8 62% 8 6 75% 0
2009 26 TOT MLB 431 71% 103 6 0 11 0 0 1 1.84 7 0 17 6 1 1 6 0 0 0 98 11 11% 42 14 33% 306 44 14% 25 14 56% 21 12 57% 0
2009 26 ATL NL 336 70% 84 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.58 6 0 10 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 72 7 10% 32 9 28% 238 38 16% 21 12 57% 16 8 50% 0
2009 26 BOS AL 95 75% 19 2 0 10 0 0 1 1.67 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 4 15% 10 5 50% 68 6 9% 4 2 50% 5 4 80% 0
2010 27 SEA AL 457 74% 90 8 1 6 0 0 0 2.49 9 0 10 9 0 5 4 0 1 0 0% 81 15 19% 43 15 35% 284 42 15% 33 14 42% 20 14 70% 0
2011 28 TBR AL 563 71% 153 21 0 1 0 0 0 2.17 10 0 15 8 2 7 3 0 0 0 87 13 15% 41 16 39% 342 41 12% 27 10 37% 27 17 63% 0
2012 29 CLE AL 500 76% 106 11 0 9 2 0 1 2.17 12 0 19 10 2 6 6 0 4 3 75% 109 15 14% 61 26 43% 329 45 14% 36 24 67% 25 18 72% 0
2013 30 MIA NL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
10 Yrs 3396 76% 799 67 2 57 12 0 8 1.80 71 2 100 61 10 32 39 0 13 9 69% 649 98 15% 315 133 42% 2175 331 15% 213 119 56% 157 105 67% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 15% 51% 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
2004 21 ANA AL 128 433 3.38 278 64% 21% 10% 32% 38% 79% 8% 51% 88% 38% 9% 12 3 16% 20 5 9% 12 10 9% 0 0 0
2005 22 LAA AL 143 519 3.63 327 63% 31% 9% 26% 34% 69% 0% 44% 86% 30% 5% 7 2 15% 21 8 15% 21 8 22% 0 0 0
2006 23 LAA AL 89 308 3.46 205 67% 28% 13% 25% 33% 72% 0% 48% 82% 31% 1% 1 0 12% 11 6 6% 5 3 23% -1 0 0
2007 24 LAA AL 509 1899 3.73 1154 61% 29% 9% 27% 35% 71% 1% 43% 88% 24% 7% 37 6 18% 91 27 10% 53 29 23% -1 0 0
2008 25 TOT MLB 573 1991 3.47 1252 63% 24% 8% 29% 39% 76% 2% 48% 90% 29% 5% 28 2 15% 88 36 7% 42 29 15% 0 0 0
2008 25 LAA AL 398 1334 3.35 860 64% 24% 7% 28% 41% 76% 1% 49% 90% 30% 5% 18 2 14% 57 27 7% 28 22 26% 0 0 0
2008 25 ATL NL 175 657 3.75 392 60% 24% 9% 31% 35% 76% 3% 45% 88% 27% 6% 10 0 18% 31 9 8% 14 7 0% 0 0 0
2009 26 TOT MLB 433 1609 3.72 995 62% 32% 9% 24% 35% 68% 3% 42% 86% 17% 6% 25 0 18% 79 25 9% 41 23 24% -2 0 0
2009 26 ATL NL 338 1248 3.69 768 62% 31% 10% 24% 36% 69% 4% 42% 86% 16% 6% 21 0 18% 60 18 10% 33 18 18% -2 0 0
2009 26 BOS AL 95 361 3.80 227 63% 34% 9% 25% 32% 66% 0% 42% 87% 18% 4% 4 0 20% 19 7 8% 8 5 36% 0 0 0
2010 27 SEA AL 458 1802 3.93 1122 62% 30% 8% 29% 32% 70% 4% 43% 88% 25% 6% 29 1 17% 80 27 10% 48 24 32% -1 0 0
2011 28 TBR AL 565 2168 3.84 1316 61% 33% 9% 25% 33% 67% 2% 41% 87% 24% 5% 28 0 14% 78 24 8% 47 27 30% -2 0 0
2012 29 CLE AL 501 1800 3.59 1164 65% 30% 9% 25% 36% 70% 0% 46% 87% 27% 2% 11 0 15% 74 44 7% 33 17 16% -1 0 0
2013 30 MIA NL 5 16 3.20 11 69% 0% 9% 45% 45% 100% 0% 69% 91% 40% 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 3404 12545 3.69 7824 62% 29% 9% 27% 35% 71% 2% 44% 87% 26% 5% 178 14 16% 543 203 9% 302 170 24% -8 0 0
MLB Averages 3.79 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2004 21 38 128 116 7 26 6 0 0 15 3 0 7 11 .224 .289 .276 .565 51 32 3 4 0 1 3
2005 22 85 271 242 23 61 11 0 7 37 4 1 22 29 .252 .322 .384 .707 88 93 6 4 1 2 3
2006 23 114 359 321 29 73 13 0 8 43 4 2 29 42 .227 .298 .343 .640 69 110 8 4 3 2 3
2007 24 251 867 764 93 204 50 3 19 111 6 6 82 85 .267 .341 .415 .756 99 317 25 8 6 7 4
2008 25 394 1440 1289 158 347 78 4 33 185 8 7 118 124 .269 .336 .413 .749 97 532 43 17 6 10 9
2009 26 520 1871 1674 195 450 101 4 40 233 9 7 157 166 .269 .337 .406 .742 95 679 54 21 6 13 15
2010 27 645 2328 2088 232 540 121 5 49 284 9 7 192 223 .259 .326 .392 .717 91 818 69 24 6 18 21
2011 28 791 2891 2588 276 693 145 7 59 332 11 9 240 289 .268 .336 .398 .733 98 1029 82 36 6 21 26
2012 29 933 3391 3051 322 799 157 7 71 387 14 9 266 338 .262 .328 .388 .715 94 1183 97 43 9 22 27
2013 30 935 3396 3056 322 799 157 7 71 387 14 9 266 338 .261 .327 .387 .714 94 1183 98 43 9 22 27

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
2004 21 38 127 115 7 25 6 0 0 14 3 7 11 .217 .283 .270 .553 8 38
2005 22 47 143 126 16 35 5 0 7 22 1 15 18 .278 .352 .484 .836 22 47
2006 23 29 88 79 6 12 2 0 1 6 0 7 13 .152 .221 .215 .436 4 29
2007 24 137 502 439 61 127 36 3 11 65 2 51 43 .289 .365 .460 .825 73 137
2008 25 143 570 523 63 141 28 1 14 72 2 35 39 .270 .325 .407 .732 67 143
2009 26 126 431 385 36 103 23 0 7 47 1 39 42 .268 .339 .382 .721 49 126
2010 27 125 467 421 42 97 22 1 10 58 0 38 57 .230 .296 .359 .654 44 125
2011 28 146 581 513 50 166 26 2 11 55 2 52 66 .324 .398 .446 .844 88 146
2012 29 142 511 471 52 114 13 0 13 62 3 28 49 .242 .295 .352 .648 47 142
2013 30 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
10 Yrs 935 3425 3077 333 820 161 7 74 401 14 272 338 .266 .333 .396 .728 402 935
162 Game Avg. 162 593 533 58 142 28 1 13 69 2 47 59 .266 .333 .396 .728 70 935

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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

Batting Average s c a p y
2011 AL  .306 (8th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2011 AL  .378 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2011 AL  12 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2007 AL  10.3 (5th)
2008 ML  13.5 (4th)
2012 AL  9.4 (5th)**
Active  9.0 (8th)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1882), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1738), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2225), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS First Base (200th), 8.1 career WAR/10.8 7yr-peak WAR/9.5 JAWS
Average HOF 1B (out of 19) = 68.2 career WAR/43.2 7yr-peak WAR/55.7 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Todd Benzinger (956)
  2. Ron Jackson (947)
  3. Gerald Perry (945)
  4. Phil Todt (940)
  5. Sid Bream (939)
  6. Dick Williams (936) *
  7. James Loney (935)
  8. Chris James (934)
  9. Vic Saier (933)
  10. Mike Ivie (932)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 29 
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  1. Jim Spencer (953)
  2. Travis Lee (944)
  3. Ollie Brown (940)
  4. Phil Todt (940)
  5. Fred Luderus (934)
  6. Mike Ivie (928)
  7. Jerry Morales (923)
  8. Glenn Wilson (922)
  9. Terrence Long (922)
  10. Gerald Perry (920)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. David Ortiz (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ricky Jordan (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ricky Jordan (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Sid Bream (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Fred Luderus (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Spencer (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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