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Tim Laker

Timothy John Laker

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 27, 1969 in Encino, CA
High School: Simi Valley HS (Simi Valley, CA)
School: Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1992
Teams (by GP): Expos/Indians/Pirates/Orioles/DevilRays 1992-2006

Final Game: June 18, 2006
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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
1988	18	WSN-min	A-	47	163	152	14	34	9	0	0	17	2	1	8	30	.224	.261	.283	.544		43		0	2	1	0		JAM · NYPL
1989	19	WSN-min	A-,A	72	288	264	29	59	10	2	2	28	9	4	19	46	.223	.278	.299	.577		79	5	2	0	3	1		JAM,RFD · NYPL,MIDW
1990	20	WSN-min	A,A+	122	470	428	46	94	18	3	7	57	7	2	32	84	.220	.271	.325	.596		139		1	1	8	1		RFD,WPB · MIDW,FLOR
1991	21	WSN-min	A+,AA	111	399	368	39	87	16	2	6	38	10	4	24	56	.236	.286	.340	.625		125	9	3	0	4	0		WPB,HRB · FLOR,EL
1992	22	WSN-min	AA	117	458	409	55	99	19	3	15	68	3	1	39	89	.242	.312	.413	.725		169	10	5	0	5	2		HRB · EL
1992	22	MON	NL	28	48	46	8	10	3	0	0	4	1	1	2	14	.217	.250	.283	.533	51	13	1	0	0	0	0	2
1993	23	WSN-min	AAA	56	227	204	26	47	10	0	4	23	3	2	21	41	.230	.304	.338	.642		69	10	1	0	1	0		OTT · IL
1993	23	MON	NL	43	93	86	3	17	2	1	0	7	2	0	2	16	.198	.222	.244	.466	23	21	2	1	3	1	0	2

1994	24	WSN-min	AAA	118	477	424	68	131	32	2	12	71	11	6	47	96	.309	.381	.479	.860		203	10	3	2	1	2		OTT · IL
1995	25	MON	NL	64	158	141	17	33	8	1	3	20	0	1	14	38	.234	.306	.369	.675	75	52	5	1	1	1	4	2
1996		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1997	27	BAL-min	AAA	79	333	290	45	75	11	1	11	37	1	2	34	49	.259	.342	.417	.760		121	4	5	0	4	1		ROC · IL
1997	27	BAL	AL	7	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.000	.118	.000	.118	-65	0	0	0	1	1	0	/2
1998	28	PIT-TBD-min	AAA	84	341	286	66	86	23	1	22	60	2	1	49	58	.301	.408	.619	1.027		177	10	4	0	2	1		NVL,DHM · PCL,IL
1998	28	TOT	MLB	17	32	29	3	10	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	4	.345	.375	.483	.858	122	14	1	0	0	1	0	/32D
1998	28	TBD	AL	3	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2D
1998	28	PIT	NL	14	26	24	2	9	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.375	.385	.542	.926	139	13	1	0	0	1	0	/32
1999	29	PIT-min	AAA	112	441	405	48	109	29	3	12	65	3	0	29	68	.269	.322	.444	.766		180	10	4	0	3	2		NVL · PCL
1999	29	PIT	NL	6	9	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	70	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2

2000	30	PIT-min	AAA	121	484	421	70	104	28	4	19	75	5	0	54	73	.247	.329	.468	.796		197	9	1	0	8	1		NVL · PCL
2001	31	CLE-min	AAA	86	354	320	45	79	13	0	20	57	2	1	28	53	.247	.314	.475	.789		152	10	4	0	2	2		BFL · IL
2001	31	CLE	AL	16	40	33	5	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	6	8	.182	.308	.273	.580	56	9	1	0	1	0	0	2/1

2002	32	CLE-min	AAA,A	73	291	254	28	60	11	0	6	41	2	0	31	58	.236	.326	.350	.677		89	9	4	0	2	0		BFL,CBS · IL,SALL
2003	33	CLE	AL	52	176	162	17	39	11	0	3	21	2	2	9	38	.241	.281	.364	.645	72	59	4	0	5	0	1	2/D
2004	34	CLE	AL	44	128	117	12	25	2	0	3	17	0	0	7	28	.214	.262	.308	.570	52	36	5	1	2	1	1	2/1
2005	35	TBD-min	AAA	90	370	327	48	74	19	0	11	44	0	0	37	80	.226	.305	.385	.691		126	12	2	0	4	1		DHM · IL
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2006	36	CLE-min	AAA	55	206	188	24	39	14	0	0	12	0	0	13	50	.207	.265	.282	.547		53	5	2	2	1	0		BFL · IL
2006	36	CLE	AL	4	13	13	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	.308	.308	.385	.692	79	5	0	0	0	0	0	/2
11 Yrs				282	716	651	66	147	28	2	11	79	5	5	44	162	.226	.276	.326	.602	60	212	19	3	13	5	6
162 Game Avg.				162	411	374	38	84	16	1	6	45	3	3	25	93	.226	.276	.326	.602	60	122	11	2	7	3	3

CLE (4 yrs)				116	357	325	35	74	14	0	7	45	2	2	22	78	.228	.278	.335	.613	63	109	10	1	8	1	2
MON (3 yrs)				135	299	273	28	60	13	2	3	31	3	2	18	68	.220	.271	.315	.586	55	86	8	2	4	2	4
TBD (2 yrs)				4	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.167	.286	.167	.452	23	1	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (2 yrs)				20	35	33	2	12	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	5	.364	.371	.485	.856	120	16	1	0	0	1	0
BAL (1 yr)				7	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.000	.118	.000	.118	-65	0	0	0	1	1	0

AL (7 yrs)				127	382	345	36	75	14	0	7	46	2	3	25	89	.217	.271	.319	.590	57	110	10	1	9	2	2
NL (5 yrs)				155	334	306	30	72	14	2	4	33	3	2	19	73	.235	.282	.333	.615	62	102	9	2	4	3	4

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
1992	22	MON	NL	28	48	-2	0	0	-2	1	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.2	.486	.498	0.0	-0.1	-0	$	2
1993	23	MON	NL	43	93	-8	-0	-0	-7	2	-14	-1.5	3	-12	-1.2	.466	.491	-0.5	-0.5	-5	$113,500	2

1995	25	MON	NL	64	158	-5	0	-1	-4	2	-7	-0.7	4	-3	-0.3	.488	.495	0.1	-0.1	1	$121,000	2

1997	27	BAL	AL	7	18	-4	0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.4	1	-4	-0.4	.438	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	/2
1998	28	TBD	AL	3	6	-0	-0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.477	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/2D
1998	28	PIT	NL	14	26	2	0	-0	-1	-0	0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.502	.500	0.2	-0.1	2	$	/32
1999	29	PIT	NL	6	9	-0	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.493	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/2

2001	31	CLE	AL	16	40	-2	-0	0	-2	1	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.479	.498	0.0	-0.1	-0	$	2/1

2003	33	CLE	AL	52	176	-6	-0	0	-1	3	-5	-0.4	6	1	0.1	.491	.497	0.2	0.2	2	$400,000	2/D
2004	34	CLE	AL	44	128	-9	-1	-1	4	3	-4	-0.4	4	-0	0.0	.490	.497	-0.4	0.6	-4	$450,000	2/1
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.469	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/2
2006	36	CLE	AL	4	13	1	-0	0	-1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0.1	.505	.500	0.1	-0.1	2	$	/2
11 Seasons				282	716	-36	-1	-2	-15	11	-43	-4.2	22	-21	-2.1	.484	.498	-0.7	-0.3	-6	$1,084,500

CLE (4 yrs)				116	357	-17	-1	-1	0	6	-13	-1.1	12	-1	0.0	.489	.498	-0.1	0.6	-1	$850,000
MON (3 yrs)				135	299	-15	0	-1	-13	5	-25	-2.6	8	-17	-1.7	.481	.495	-0.4	-0.8	-4	$234,500
TBD (2 yrs)				4	7	-1	-0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.475	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
PIT (2 yrs)				20	35	1	0	-0	-1	-0	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.2	-0.1	2	$
BAL (1 yr)				7	18	-4	0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.4	1	-4	-0.4	.438	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$

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
1992	22	MON	NL	48	38	3	2.1	92	.313	.217	.259	.250	.325	.283	.381	.533	.706	51	.229	-3.0	-0.3	.395	.109	.065	.0
1993	23	MON	NL	93	75	5	1.8	107	.239	.198	.276	.222	.342	.244	.420	.466	.762	23	.149	-9.9	-1.0	.366	.093	.047	.0

1995	25	MON	NL	158	116	15	3.5	109	.297	.234	.274	.306	.344	.369	.427	.675	.771	75	.353	-5.3	-0.5	.579	.227	.135	.0

1997	27	BAL	AL	18	16	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.268	.118	.337	.000	.423	.118	.760	-65	.000	-3.4	-0.3	.143	.143	.000
1998	28	TOT	MLB	32	22	5	6.1	109	.360	.345	.272	.375	.342	.483	.429	.858	.771	122	.597	1.0	0.1	.714	.172	.138	.0
1998	28	TBD	AL	6	5	0	0.0	111	.250	.200	.273	.333	.342	.200	.434	.533	.776	44	.000	-0.4	-0.0	.200	.000	.000
1998	28	PIT	NL	26	17	5	7.9	109	.381	.375	.271	.385	.342	.542	.428	.926	.770	139	.709	1.4	0.1	.875	.208	.167	.0
1999	29	PIT	NL	9	6	1	4.5	116	.429	.333	.276	.333	.351	.333	.444	.667	.795	70	.421	-0.4	-0.0	.500	.000	.000

2001	31	CLE	AL	40	29	3	2.8	107	.208	.182	.267	.308	.334	.273	.429	.580	.763	56	.249	-2.2	-0.2	.536	.273	.091	.0

2003	33	CLE	AL	176	134	15	3.0	103	.298	.241	.263	.281	.329	.364	.421	.645	.749	72	.278	-6.6	-0.6	.527	.179	.123	2.4
2004	34	CLE	AL	128	100	9	2.4	104	.253	.214	.263	.262	.330	.308	.423	.570	.753	52	.197	-8.3	-0.8	.454	.154	.094	.0
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	1	0	0.0	103		.000	.266	.000	.328	.000	.422	.000	.750	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2006	36	CLE	AL	13	9	2	5.9	110	.444	.308	.274	.308	.339	.385	.436	.692	.775	79	.557	-0.4	-0.0	.556	.077	.077
11 Yrs				716	546	58	2.8	105	.282	.226	.268	.276	.335	.326	.421	.602	.756	60	.270	-38.8	-3.8	.491	.167	.100	6.9
162 Game Avg.				411	314	33	2.8	105	.282	.226	.268	.276	.335	.326	.421	.602	.756	60	.270	-38.8	-3.8	.491	.167	.100	4

CLE (4 yrs)				357	272	29	2.9	104	.278	.228	.264	.278	.330	.335	.423	.613	.753	63	.257	-17.5	-1.6	.502	.175	.108	3.1
MON (3 yrs)				299	229	23	2.7	106	.279	.220	.272	.271	.340	.315	.417	.586	.757	55	.269	-18.2	-1.8	.480	.165	.095	3.0
TBD (2 yrs)				7	6	0	0.0	109	.250	.167	.272	.286	.340	.167	.432	.452	.772	23	.000	-0.7	-0.1	.167	.000	.000
PIT (2 yrs)				35	23	6	7.0	111	.393	.364	.272	.371	.344	.485	.432	.856	.777	120	.651	1.0	0.1	.773	.152	.121	.0
BAL (1 yr)				18	16	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.268	.118	.337	.000	.423	.118	.760	-65	.000	-3.4	-0.3	.143	.143	.000

AL (7 yrs)				382	294	29	2.6	104	.271	.217	.264	.271	.331	.319	.423	.590	.754	57	.230	-21.6	-2.0	.477	.171	.101	3.1
NL (5 yrs)				334	252	29	3.1	106	.293	.235	.272	.282	.341	.333	.419	.615	.759	62	.317	-17.2	-1.7	.506	.163	.098	3.4

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
1992	22	MON	NL	48	0.0%	29.2%	4.2%	6.3%	30%	7.00	3.3		11.5	1.46	1.56	67%	19%	0.0%	15%
1993	23	MON	NL	93	0.0%	17.2%	2.2%	3.2%	18%	8.00	5.4		12.3	0.87	0.93	76%	19%	0.0%	11%

1995	25	MON	NL	158	1.9%	24.1%	8.9%	7.6%	36%	2.71	3.7	47.0	7.1	1.15	1.74	64%	22%	8.3%	23%

1997	27	BAL	AL	18	0.0%	50.0%	11.1%	0.0%		4.50	1.6		14.0	0.20	0.40	33%	29%	0.0%	0%
1998	28	TOT	MLB	32	3.1%	12.5%	6.3%	6.3%	20%	2.00	7.3	29.0	14.5	0.37	0.70	78%	27%	6.3%	16%
1998	28	TBD	AL	6	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	1.00	5.0			0.33	0.50	67%	25%	0.0%	33%
1998	28	PIT	NL	26	3.9%	11.5%	3.9%	7.7%	22%	3.00	8.0	24.0	12.0	0.38	0.75	81%	27%	7.1%	13%
1999	29	PIT	NL	9	0.0%	22.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		4.5			0.75	1.00	78%	29%	0.0%	0%

2001	31	CLE	AL	40	2.5%	20.0%	15.0%	2.5%	17%	1.33	4.1	33.0	6.6	0.85	1.10	60%	15%	10.0%	23%

2003	33	CLE	AL	176	1.7%	21.6%	5.1%	8.0%	36%	4.22	4.3	54.0	7.7	0.88	1.22	69%	20%	5.5%	15%
2004	34	CLE	AL	128	2.3%	21.9%	5.5%	3.9%	20%	4.00	4.2	39.0	6.9	0.80	1.21	68%	22%	6.5%	8%
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
2006	36	CLE	AL	13	0.0%	30.8%	0.0%	7.7%	25%		3.3		6.5	1.25	2.00	69%	11%	0.0%	0%
11 Yrs				716	1.5%	22.6%	6.2%	5.7%	28%	3.68	4.0	59.2	8.2	0.89	1.21	67%	21%	5.0%	14%
MLB Averages					2.7%	16.4%	8.8%	7.8%	33%	1.87	5.4	32.8	7.6	0.80	1.08	70%	21%	7.9%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1992	22	MON	NL	-3.0	-0.3	50	-0.4	0.6	-1.0	1.18	-0.3	-0.1	-2.2	-0.2	0.94	-2.4		0
1993	23	MON	NL	-10.0	-1.0	94	-0.5	1.2	-1.7	.93	-0.7	0.1	-7.5	-0.7	0.91	-8.5	1.62	3

1995	25	MON	NL	-5.5	-0.5	162	0.4	3.0	-2.6	.96	-0.1	0.6	-1.5	-0.1	0.91	-2.0	6.87	1

1997	27	BAL	AL	-3.4	-0.3	19	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	1.07	-0.3	0.0	-3.4	-0.3	1.01	-3.3		0
1998	28	TOT	MLB	1.0	0.1	33	-0.2	0.4	-0.6	.83	0.0	-0.2	-1.4	-0.1	0.92	0.7	0.78	9
1998	28	TBD	AL	-0.4	-0.0	7	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.36	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.06	-0.3		0
1998	28	PIT	NL	1.4	0.1	26	-0.1	0.3	-0.3	.69	0.1	-0.2	-1.0	-0.1	0.88	1.0	0.78	9
1999	29	PIT	NL	-0.5	-0.0	9	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.00	-0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	1.09	-0.2	1.01	5

2001	31	CLE	AL	-2.2	-0.2	40	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	1.09	-0.2	-0.2	-1.1	-0.1	1.00	-2.1	1.75	2

2003	33	CLE	AL	-6.6	-0.6	184	-0.7	2.9	-3.6	1.13	-0.7	0.1	-4.2	-0.4	0.96	-7.0	3.17	2
2004	34	CLE	AL	-8.3	-0.8	128	-1.0	1.7	-2.6	1.00	-0.9	-0.1	-9.7	-0.9	0.98	-11.8	0.39	1
2005	35	TBD	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.00	0.0		-0.1	-0.0	0.39	-0.3	0.00	1
2006	36	CLE	AL	-0.4	-0.0	13	-0.0	0.1	-0.2	.59	0.0	-0.1	1.0	0.1	0.85	0.6		0
11 Yrs				-39.0	-3.8	733	-3.1	10.6	-13.7	1.02	-3.1	-0.0	-30.5	-3.0	0.94	-36.4	1.42	24

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
1992	22	MON	NL	1	0	67%	16	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	23	MON	NL	3	0	15%	30	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

1995	25	MON	NL	3	0	31%	52	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	50%	4	3	1	1	0	1	5	2	3

1997	27	BAL	AL	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	28	TOT	MLB	1	0	18%	14	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20%	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1998	28	TBD	AL	0	0	50%	3	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	28	PIT	NL	1	0	11%	11	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1999	29	PIT	NL	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

2001	31	CLE	AL	0	0	36%	15	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

2003	33	CLE	AL	2	0	31%	72	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	40%	6	6	0	1	0	1	8	3	5
2004	34	CLE	AL	0	0	30%	37	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	31%	9	7	2	3	2	1	1	0	1
2005	35	TBD	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	36	CLE	AL	2	0	25%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11 Yrs				12	0	30%	252	5	5	50%	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	38%	32	25	7	7	4	3	17	6	11

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
1992	22	MON	NL	48	38%	10	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	1	13%	5	3	60%	26	4	15%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
1993	23	MON	NL	93	51%	17	6	0	3	1	0	0	1.62	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	16	2	13%	11	3	27%	52	7	13%	3	2	67%	1	0	0%	0

1995	25	MON	NL	158	47%	33	5	2	1	0	0	0	6.87	3	0	9	1	2	1	2	0	2	1	50%	24	5	21%	15	7	47%	91	18	20%	13	7	54%	8	5	63%	0

1997	27	BAL	AL	18	22%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	5	0	0%	3	2	67%	14	1	7%	1	1	100%	2	1	50%	0
1998	28	TOT	MLB	32	31%	10	1	0	9	4	1	1	0.78	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	1	20%	2	2	100%	16	3	19%	2	2	100%	2	1	50%	0
1998	28	TBD	AL	6	50%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		3	1	33%	0	0		0	0		0
1998	28	PIT	NL	26	27%	9	1	0	9	4	1	1	0.78	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		4	1	25%	2	2	100%	13	2	15%	2	2	100%	2	1	50%	0
1999	29	PIT	NL	9	44%	3	0	0	5	2	0	0	1.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0%	1	0	0%	7	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2001	31	CLE	AL	40	23%	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.75	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	10	1	10%	3	1	33%	31	4	13%	2	1	50%	2	2	100%	0

2003	33	CLE	AL	176	33%	39	4	0	2	0	0	1	3.17	3	0	3	2	1	1	2	0	7	5	71%	36	4	11%	25	8	32%	108	21	19%	10	6	60%	9	6	67%	0
2004	34	CLE	AL	128	44%	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.39	3	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	2	2	100%	31	5	16%	15	5	33%	93	14	15%	7	5	71%	5	2	40%	0
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	0%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2006	36	CLE	AL	13	38%	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	2	0	0%	9	2	22%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
11 Yrs				716	40%	147	22	2	24	7	1	2	1.42	11	0	20	7	4	2	9	0	16	13	81%	142	19	13%	82	31	38%	447	74	17%	41	26	63%	31	18	58%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			71%			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
1992	22	MON	NL	48	170	3.54	116	68%	22%	26%	24%	28%	78%	0%	53%	67%	44%	2%	1	0	6%	3	2	2%	1	1	21%	0	0	0
1993	23	MON	NL	86	294	3.42	191	65%	25%	18%	21%	35%	75%	0%	49%	76%	37%	5%	4	0	13%	11	7	8%	7	5	31%	7	1	0

1995	25	MON	NL	142	567	3.99	338	60%	30%	19%	24%	27%	70%	6%	42%	73%	31%	8%	11	0	19%	27	7	13%	19	10	29%	16	2	0

1997	27	BAL	AL	18	76	4.22	47	62%	30%	34%	21%	15%	70%	0%	43%	52%	28%	0%	0	0	6%	1	0	11%	2	1	11%	0	0	0
1998	28	TOT	MLB	32	134	4.19	86	64%	26%	12%	33%	30%	74%	0%	48%	84%	31%	3%	1	0	9%	3	1	0%	0	0	25%	0	0	0
1998	28	TBD	AL	6	31	5.17	21	68%	19%	19%	43%	19%	81%	0%	55%	76%	33%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1998	28	PIT	NL	26	103	3.96	65	63%	28%	9%	29%	34%	72%	0%	46%	87%	31%	4%	1	0	12%	3	1	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
1999	29	PIT	NL	9	37	4.11	26	70%	23%	12%	38%	27%	77%	0%	54%	85%	11%	0%	0	0	11%	1	1	11%	1	1	0%	0	0	0

2001	31	CLE	AL	40	139	3.48	80	58%	26%	23%	19%	33%	74%	0%	42%	69%	38%	8%	3	0	23%	9	5	8%	3	2	25%	0	0	0

2003	33	CLE	AL	177	642	3.63	409	64%	32%	17%	19%	32%	68%	2%	43%	75%	28%	5%	9	2	15%	26	9	8%	14	10	21%	-1	0	0
2004	34	CLE	AL	128	480	3.75	301	63%	27%	22%	21%	31%	73%	2%	46%	70%	28%	3%	4	0	12%	15	6	5%	6	3	21%	0	0	0
2005	35	TBD	AL	1	3	3.00	3	100%	0%	67%	33%	0%	100%		100%	33%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2006	36	CLE	AL	13	49	3.77	35	71%	23%	23%	29%	26%	77%	0%	55%	70%	31%	0%	0	0	8%	1	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
11 Yrs				694	2591	3.73	1632	63%	28%	20%	22%	30%	72%	2%	45%	73%	31%	5%	33	2	14%	97	38	8%	53	33	23%	22	3	0
MLB Averages						3.72		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
1992	22	28	48	46	8	10	3	0	0	4	1	1	2	14	.217	.250	.283	.533	51	13	1	0	0	0	0
1993	23	71	141	132	11	27	5	1	0	11	3	1	4	30	.205	.232	.258	.489	32	34	3	1	3	1	0
1994	24	71	141	132	11	27	5	1	0	11	3	1	4	30	.205	.232	.258	.489	32	34	3	1	3	1	0
1995	25	135	299	273	28	60	13	2	3	31	3	2	18	68	.220	.271	.315	.586	55	86	8	2	4	2	4
1996	26	135	299	273	28	60	13	2	3	31	3	2	18	68	.220	.271	.315	.586	55	86	8	2	4	2	4
1997	27	142	317	287	28	60	13	2	3	32	3	2	20	77	.209	.263	.300	.562	49	86	8	2	5	3	4
1998	28	159	349	316	31	70	14	2	4	34	3	3	22	81	.222	.273	.316	.590	56	100	9	2	5	4	4
1999	29	165	358	325	31	73	14	2	4	34	3	3	22	83	.225	.275	.317	.592	56	103	9	2	5	4	4
2000	30	165	358	325	31	73	14	2	4	34	3	3	22	83	.225	.275	.317	.592	56	103	9	2	5	4	4
2001	31	181	398	358	36	79	14	2	5	39	3	3	28	91	.221	.278	.313	.591	56	112	10	2	6	4	4
2002	32	181	398	358	36	79	14	2	5	39	3	3	28	91	.221	.278	.313	.591	56	112	10	2	6	4	4
2003	33	233	574	520	53	118	25	2	8	60	5	5	37	129	.227	.279	.329	.608	61	171	14	2	11	4	5
2004	34	277	702	637	65	143	27	2	11	77	5	5	44	157	.224	.276	.325	.601	59	207	19	3	13	5	6
2005	35	278	703	638	65	143	27	2	11	77	5	5	44	158	.224	.275	.324	.600	59	207	19	3	13	5	6
2006	36	282	716	651	66	147	28	2	11	79	5	5	44	162	.226	.276	.326	.602	60	212	19	3	13	5	6

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
1992	22	28	49	47	10	11	3	0	0	5	1	2	14	.234	.265	.298	.563	4	28
1993	23	43	92	85	3	16	2	1	0	6	2	2	16	.188	.213	.235	.449	4	43

1995	25	72	176	158	18	36	9	1	3	21	0	15	43	.228	.297	.354	.652	17	64

1997	27	7	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	9	.000	.118	.000	.118	0	7
1998	28	17	32	29	3	10	1	0	1	2	0	2	4	.345	.375	.483	.858	5	17
1999	29	6	9	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	6

2001	31	16	40	33	5	6	0	0	1	5	0	6	8	.182	.308	.273	.580	3	16

2003	33	52	177	163	17	40	11	0	3	22	2	9	38	.245	.285	.368	.653	17	52
2004	34	44	128	117	12	25	2	0	3	16	0	7	28	.214	.262	.308	.570	9	44
2005	35	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
2006	36	4	12	12	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	.250	.250	.333	.583	1	4
11 Yrs		290	734	668	69	150	29	2	11	79	5	45	167	.225	.275	.323	.598	61	282
162 Game Avg.		162	410	373	39	84	16	1	6	44	3	25	93	.225	.275	.323	.598	34	282

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