Joe Lawrence

Joseph Dudley Lawrence

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 13, 1977 in Lake Charles, LA
High School: Alfred M. Barbe HS (Lake Charles, LA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed July 1, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 2002
Team: BlueJays 2002

Final Game: July 22, 2002
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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
1996	19	TOR-min	A-	29	118	98	23	22	7	2	0	11	1	1	14	17	.224	.325	.337	.662		33	1	2	1	3	1		STC · NYPL
1997	20	TOR-min	A	116	505	446	63	102	24	1	8	38	10	12	49	107	.229	.311	.341	.652		152	3	5	3	2	0		HGR · SALL
1998	21	TOR-min	A+	125	569	454	102	140	31	6	11	44	15	12	105	88	.308	.441	.476	.917		216	11	4	5	1	2		DUN · FLOR
1999	22	TOR-min	AA	70	311	250	52	66	16	2	7	24	7	6	56	48	.264	.402	.428	.830		107	10	3	0	2	0		KNX · SOUL
2000	23	TOR-min	A+,AA	140	620	508	91	148	41	1	13	76	28	8	99	101	.291	.412	.453	.865		230	11	8	1	4	6		DUN,KNX · FLOR,SOUL
2001	24	TOR-min	AAA	93	362	318	27	70	11	4	1	26	6	9	36	62	.220	.310	.289	.600		92	6	6	1	1	0		SYR · IL
2002	25	TOR-min	AAA	29	122	108	13	18	4	1	2	12	3	0	14	23	.167	.262	.278	.540		30	1	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
2002	25	TOR	AL	55	174	150	16	27	4	0	2	15	2	1	16	38	.180	.262	.247	.508	35	37	1	2	2	4	0	4/D
2003	26	MIL-min	AAA	43	162	137	19	28	7	0	2	8	2	2	23	33	.204	.317	.299	.616		41	3	0	1	1	0		INA · IL
1 Yr				55	174	150	16	27	4	0	2	15	2	1	16	38	.180	.262	.247	.508	35	37	1	2	2	4	0
162 Game Avg.				162	513	442	47	80	12	0	6	44	6	3	47	112	.180	.262	.247	.508	35	109	3	6	6	12	0

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
2002	25	TOR	AL	55	174	-14	0	1	-5	1	-17	-1.7	6	-11	-1.1	.469	.489	-0.6	-0.4	-6	$200,000	4/D
1 Season				55	174	-14	0	1	-5	1	-17	-1.7	6	-11	-1.1	.469	.489	-0.6	-0.4	-6	$200,000

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
2002	25	TOR	AL	174	131	11	2.2	109	.219	.180	.269	.262	.337	.247	.432	.508	.769	35	.190	-14.3	-1.4	.448	.180	.067	2.0
1 Yr				174	131	11	2.2	109	.219	.180	.269	.262	.337	.247	.432	.508	.769	35	.190	-14.3	-1.4	.448	.180	.067	2.0
162 Game Avg.				513	386	32	2.2	109	.219	.180	.269	.262	.337	.247	.432	.508	.769	35	.190	-14.3	-1.4	.448	.180	.067	6

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
2002	25	TOR	AL	174	1.2%	21.8%	9.2%	3.5%	22%	2.38	3.9	75.0	10.0	0.69	0.75	66%	18%	3.6%	16%
1 Yr				174	1.2%	21.8%	9.2%	3.5%	22%	2.38	3.9	75.0	10.0	0.69	0.75	66%	18%	3.6%	16%
MLB Averages					2.7%	16.8%	8.7%	7.9%	34%	1.93	5.3	32.7	7.8	0.74	1.06	70%	24%	8.0%	14%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2002	25	TOR	AL	-14.3	-1.4	181	-0.6	2.0	-2.7	.88	-0.8	0.1	-13.2	-1.2	0.92	-11.6	0.11	2
1 Yr				-14.3	-1.4	181	-0.6	2.0	-2.7	.88	-0.8	0.1	-13.2	-1.2	0.92	-11.6	0.11	2

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
2002	25	TOR	AL	2	0	33%	76	2	1	67%	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	22%	12	9	3	1	1	0	5	4	1
1 Yr				2	0	33%	76	2	1	67%	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	22%	12	9	3	1	1	0	5	4	1

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
2002	25	TOR	AL	174	28%	27	4	0	2	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	3	2	67%	29	1	3%	27	13	48%	106	15	14%	15	11	73%	11	3	27%	0
1 Yr				174	28%	27	4	0	2	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	3	2	67%	29	1	3%	27	13	48%	106	15	14%	15	11	73%	11	3	27%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			74%			11%			33%			15%			52%			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
2002	25	TOR	AL	174	678	3.90	411	61%	35%	14%	22%	29%	65%	0%	39%	79%	20%	4%	7	0	17%	30	11	12%	21	12	50%	0	0	0
1 Yr				174	678	3.90	411	61%	35%	14%	22%	29%	65%	0%	39%	79%	20%	4%	7	0	17%	30	11	12%	21	12	50%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.73		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	46%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			26%

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
2002	25	55	174	150	16	27	4	0	2	15	2	1	16	38	.180	.262	.247	.508	35	37	1	2	2	4	0

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	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2002	25	55	172	149	15	26	4	2	14	2	15	38	.174	.253	.242	.495	9	55
1 Yr		55	172	149	15	26	4	2	14	2	15	38	.174	.253	.242	.495	9	55
162 Game Avg.		162	507	439	44	77	12	6	41	6	44	112	.174	.253	.242	.495	27	55

* 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.

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