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Pete LaForest

Pierre Luc LaForest

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 27, 1978 in Hull, Quebec, CAN
High School: Gatineau HS (Gatineau, QC)
School: Fort Scott Community College (Fort Scott, KS)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2003
Teams (by GP): DevilRays/Phillies/Padres 2003-2007

Final Game: September 27, 2007
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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
1995	17	WSN-min	Rk	2	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	.250	.000	.250		0	0	0	0	0	0		EXO · GULF
1996		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1997	19	DVS	Rk	34	119	107	21	28	7	2	3	21	4	3	10	18	.262	.328	.449	.776		48	1	1	0	1	0		DVS · GULF
1998	20	TBD-min	Rk	25	105	91	18	25	7	1	2	14	4	1	12	18	.275	.365	.440	.805		40	0	1	1	0	1		PRI · APPY
1999	21	TBD-min	A	125	514	445	64	114	21	3	13	53	9	3	55	97	.256	.343	.404	.747		180	11	5	6	3	6		CHS · SALL
2000	22	TBD-min	A+	129	542	474	85	128	28	7	14	70	2	4	56	108	.270	.351	.447	.798		212	4	6	1	5	4		SPT · FLOR
2001	23	TBD-min	AA	7	26	21	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	9	.095	.269	.238	.507		5	0	0	0	0	0		ORL · SOUL
2002	24	TBD-min	AA,AAA	123	494	425	64	114	21	1	23	79	9	7	63	122	.268	.362	.485	.847		206	5	2	0	4	3		ORL,DHM · SOUL,IL
2003	25	TBD-min	AAA,AA	82	332	273	49	72	22	2	17	53	2	1	52	73	.264	.383	.546	.928		149	3	3	0	4	3		DHM,ORL · IL,SOUL
2003	25	TBD	AL	19	51	48	0	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	14	.167	.196	.208	.404	10	10	1	1	0	1	0	D/2

2004	26	TBD-min	AAA	84	313	275	37	61	19	0	7	31	1	1	35	64	.222	.309	.367	.676		101	6	0	2	1	5		DHM · IL
2005	27	TBD-min	AAA	70	293	270	41	73	18	1	21	52	2	0	17	98	.270	.318	.578	.896		156	1	3	1	2	3		DHM · IL
2005	27	TBD	AL	25	70	64	5	11	3	0	1	4	0	1	6	23	.172	.243	.266	.508	37	17	2	0	0	0	1	2/D3

2006	28	SDP-min	Rk	5	18	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.067	.222	.067	.289		1	0	0	0	0	0		PDS · ARIZ
2007	29	SDP-min	AAA	86	354	296	53	68	6	0	29	72	2	0	54	92	.230	.347	.544	.891		161	9	1	0	3	2		POR · PCL
2007	29	TOT	NL	24	43	36	9	10	1	0	1	4	0	0	7	12	.278	.395	.389	.784	110	14	1	0	0	0	1	/23
2007	29	SDP	NL	10	30	25	7	9	1	0	1	3	0	0	5	8	.360	.467	.520	.987	167	13	0	0	0	0	1	/23
2007	29	PHI	NL	14	13	11	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.091	.231	.091	.322	-13	1	1	0	0	0	0
2008	30	PHI-min	AAA	5	17	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.067	.176	.133	.310		2	0	0	0	0	0		LHV · IL
2009	31	VCZ	AAA	17	72	60	4	15	1	0	3	6	0	0	11	20	.250	.375	.417	.792		25	3	1	0	0	1		VCZ · MEX
3 Yrs				68	164	148	14	29	6	0	2	14	0	1	14	49	.196	.268	.277	.545	47	41	4	1	0	1	2
162 Game Avg.				162	391	353	33	69	14	0	5	33	0	2	33	117	.196	.268	.277	.545	47	98	10	2	0	2	5

TBD (2 yrs)				44	121	112	5	19	5	0	1	10	0	1	7	37	.170	.223	.241	.464	25	27	3	1	0	1	1
PHI (1 yr)				14	13	11	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.091	.231	.091	.322	-13	1	1	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				10	30	25	7	9	1	0	1	3	0	0	5	8	.360	.467	.520	.987	167	13	0	0	0	0	1

NL (1 yr)				24	43	36	9	10	1	0	1	4	0	0	7	12	.278	.395	.389	.784	110	14	1	0	0	0	1
AL (2 yrs)				44	121	112	5	19	5	0	1	10	0	1	7	37	.170	.223	.241	.464	25	27	3	1	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
2003	25	TBD	AL	19	51	-6	-0	0	-1	-1	-8	-0.8	2	-6	-0.6	.458	.495	-0.5	-0.2	-5	$	D/2

2005	27	TBD	AL	25	70	-6	-1	0	1	1	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.482	.497	-0.3	0.2	-3	$	2/D3

2007	29	SDP	NL	10	30	2	0	0	-1	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.519	.501	0.4	-0.1	4	$	/23
2007	29	PHI	NL	14	13	-2	0	-0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.486	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$
3 Seasons				68	164	-11	-1	0	-1	0	-12	-1.2	5	-7	-0.7	.482	.498	-0.6	-0.1	-6	$

TBD (2 yrs)				44	121	-12	-1	0	0	-0	-12	-1.2	4	-8	-0.8	.472	.496	-0.8	0.0	-8	$
PHI (1 yr)				14	13	-2	0	-0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.486	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$
SDP (1 yr)				10	30	2	0	0	-1	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.519	.501	0.4	-0.1	4	$

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
2003	25	TBD	AL	51	42	2	1.3	102	.229	.167	.262	.196	.327	.208	.419	.404	.746	10	.074	-6.1	-0.6	.293	.063	.042

2005	27	TBD	AL	70	56	4	1.9	103	.250	.172	.266	.243	.328	.266	.422	.508	.750	37	.151	-5.8	-0.6	.393	.172	.094	.0

2007	29	TOT	NL	43	27	7	7.0	106	.391	.278	.266	.395	.334	.389	.425	.784	.759	110	.641	0.9	0.1	.778	.306	.111	.0
2007	29	SDP	NL	30	16	7	11.8	102	.500	.360	.260	.467	.328	.520	.416	.987	.744	167	.823	2.8	0.3	1.125	.360	.160	.0
2007	29	PHI	NL	13	11	0	0.0	115	.143	.091	.277	.231	.348	.091	.444	.322	.791	-13	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.273	.182	.000
3 Yrs				164	125	13	2.8	104	.276	.196	.264	.268	.329	.277	.421	.545	.751	47	.255	-11.1	-1.1	.444	.169	.081	.0
162 Game Avg.				391	298	31	2.8	104	.276	.196	.264	.268	.329	.277	.421	.545	.751	47	.255	-11.1	-1.1	.444	.169	.081

TBD (2 yrs)				121	98	6	1.6	103	.240	.170	.264	.223	.328	.241	.420	.464	.748	25	.116	-12.0	-1.2	.351	.125	.071	.0
PHI (1 yr)				13	11	0	0.0	115	.143	.091	.277	.231	.348	.091	.444	.322	.791	-13	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.273	.182	.000
SDP (1 yr)				30	16	7	11.8	102	.500	.360	.260	.467	.328	.520	.416	.987	.744	167	.823	2.8	0.3	1.125	.360	.160	.0

NL (1 yr)				43	27	7	7.0	106	.391	.278	.266	.395	.334	.389	.425	.784	.759	110	.641	0.9	0.1	.778	.306	.111	.0
AL (2 yrs)				121	98	6	1.6	103	.240	.170	.264	.223	.328	.241	.420	.464	.748	25	.116	-12.0	-1.2	.351	.125	.071	.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
2003	25	TBD	AL	51	0.0%	27.5%	2.0%	3.9%	25%	14.00	3.4		8.0	0.75	1.25	69%	17%	0.0%	30%

2005	27	TBD	AL	70	1.4%	32.9%	8.6%	5.7%	36%	3.83	2.8	64.0	16.0	0.86	1.36	57%	17%	5.6%	18%

2007	29	TOT	NL	43	2.3%	27.9%	16.3%	4.7%	20%	1.71	3.0	36.0	9.0	0.50	0.88	53%	21%	8.3%	25%
2007	29	SDP	NL	30	3.3%	26.7%	16.7%	6.7%	22%	1.60	3.1	25.0	8.3	0.55	1.00	53%	24%	11.1%	18%
2007	29	PHI	NL	13	0.0%	30.8%	15.4%	0.0%	0%	2.00	2.8		11.0	0.40	0.75	54%	14%	0.0%	40%
3 Yrs				164	1.2%	29.9%	8.5%	4.9%	28%	3.50	3.0	74.0	10.6	0.72	1.21	60%	18%	4.5%	24%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.4%	8.1%	34%	1.98	5.3	32.1	7.6	0.80	1.08	70%	19%	7.8%	11%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2003	25	TBD	AL	-6.1	-0.6	51	-0.6	0.7	-1.3	1.20	-0.5	0.0	-4.6	-0.5	0.99	-5.6	2.28	5

2005	27	TBD	AL	-5.9	-0.6	72	-0.8	0.4	-1.2	.74	-0.6	-0.5	-7.2	-0.7	0.95	-6.1	0.26	1

2007	29	TOT	NL	0.9	0.1	43	-0.2	0.5	-0.7	.97	0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-0.0	1.01	0.4	1.14	13
2007	29	SDP	NL	2.8	0.3	30	-0.0	0.5	-0.5	.98	0.2	-0.3	2.0	0.2	0.96	2.7	2.19	2
2007	29	PHI	NL	-2.0	-0.2	13	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	.95	-0.2	-0.0	-2.5	-0.2	1.12	-2.3	0.95	11
3 Yrs				-11.2	-1.1	166	-1.6	1.6	-3.2	.94	-1.0	-0.7	-12.3	-1.2	0.98	-11.4	1.40	19

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2003	25	TBD	AL	1	0	0%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

2005	27	TBD	AL	1	0	25%	24	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14%	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	3	1

2007	29	TOT	NL	0	0	50%	24	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	4
2007	29	SDP	NL	0	0	46%	22	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3
2007	29	PHI	NL	0	0	67%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
3 Yrs				2	0	29%	61	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	43%	4	3	1	1	1	0	9	4	5

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
2003	25	TBD	AL	51	100%	8	1	0	5	1	0	1	2.28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	1	10%	8	2	25%	37	6	16%	5	2	40%	2	0	0%	0

2005	27	TBD	AL	70	94%	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.26	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		14	2	14%	6	1	17%	41	3	7%	1	0	0%	4	1	25%	0

2007	29	TOT	NL	43	86%	10	1	0	13	1	0	1	1.14	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		9	1	11%	5	1	20%	30	3	10%	2	1	50%	2	1	50%	0
2007	29	SDP	NL	30	83%	9	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.19	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		6	0	0%	5	1	20%	16	2	13%	2	1	50%	2	1	50%	0
2007	29	PHI	NL	13	92%	1	0	0	11	1	0	1	0.95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	33%	0	0		14	1	7%	0	0		0	0		0
3 Yrs				164	94%	29	3	0	19	3	0	2	1.40	2	0	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		33	4	12%	19	4	21%	108	12	11%	8	3	38%	8	2	25%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			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
2003	25	TBD	AL	51	190	3.73	120	63%	28%	18%	24%	29%	72%	0%	45%	74%	25%	4%	2	0	16%	8	4	6%	3	2	29%	0	0	0

2005	27	TBD	AL	70	256	3.66	163	64%	23%	31%	21%	25%	77%	4%	49%	60%	44%	4%	3	0	10%	7	4	4%	3	2	17%	0	0	0

2007	29	TOT	NL	43	178	4.14	102	57%	31%	28%	17%	24%	69%	5%	39%	59%	30%	7%	3	0	23%	10	5	14%	6	2	8%	0	0	0
2007	29	SDP	NL	30	122	4.07	68	56%	26%	31%	18%	25%	74%	7%	41%	58%	40%	7%	2	0	27%	8	4	13%	4	1	0%	0	0	0
2007	29	PHI	NL	13	56	4.31	34	61%	41%	24%	15%	21%	59%	0%	36%	60%	8%	8%	1	0	15%	2	1	15%	2	1	25%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				164	624	3.80	385	62%	27%	26%	21%	26%	73%	3%	45%	64%	35%	5%	8	0	15%	25	13	7%	12	6	18%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.75		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
2003	25	19	51	48	0	8	2	0	6	0	1	14	.167	.196	.208	.404	10	10	1	1	1	0
2004	26	19	51	48	0	8	2	0	6	0	1	14	.167	.196	.208	.404	10	10	1	1	1	0
2005	27	44	121	112	5	19	5	1	10	1	7	37	.170	.223	.241	.464	25	27	3	1	1	1
2006	28	44	121	112	5	19	5	1	10	1	7	37	.170	.223	.241	.464	25	27	3	1	1	1
2007	29	68	164	148	14	29	6	2	14	1	14	49	.196	.268	.277	.545	47	41	4	1	1	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2003	25	19	51	48	0	8	2	0	0	7	0	1	14	.167	.196	.208	.404	2	19

2005	27	25	70	64	5	11	3	0	1	4	0	6	23	.172	.243	.266	.508	4	25

2007	29	24	45	37	9	11	1	0	1	4	0	8	12	.297	.422	.405	.828	6	24
3 Yrs		68	166	149	14	30	6	0	2	15	0	15	49	.201	.277	.282	.559	12	68
162 Game Avg.		162	395	355	33	71	14	0	5	36	0	36	117	.201	.277	.282	.559	29	68

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