Aaron Ledesma
Aaron David Ledesma
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 3, 1971 in Union City, CA
High School: James Logan (Union City, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1995
Final Game: June 10, 2000
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Standard Batting

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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 24 NYM NL 21 39 33 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 .242 .359 .242 .601 66 8 2 0 0 0 1 5/36
1997 26 BAL AL 43 104 88 24 31 5 1 2 11 1 0 13 9 .352 .437 .500 .937 148 44 1 1 1 1 0 45/36
1998 27 TBD AL 95 315 299 30 97 16 3 0 29 9 7 9 51 .324 .344 .398 .742 92 119 8 1 4 2 1 64/5D3
1999 28 TBD AL 93 312 294 32 78 15 0 0 30 1 1 14 35 .265 .305 .316 .622 60 93 14 3 1 0 1 654/3D
2000 29 COL NL 32 43 40 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .225 .279 .275 .554 29 11 1 1 0 0 0 /53
5 Seasons 284 813 754 94 223 38 4 2 76 11 8 44 111 .296 .338 .365 .703 81 275 26 6 6 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 464 430 54 127 22 2 1 43 6 5 25 63 .296 .338 .365 .703 81 157 15 3 3 2 2
TBD (2 yrs) 188 627 593 62 175 31 3 0 59 10 8 23 86 .295 .325 .358 .682 76 212 22 4 5 2 2
NYM (1 yr) 21 39 33 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 .242 .359 .242 .601 66 8 2 0 0 0 1
COL (1 yr) 32 43 40 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .225 .279 .275 .554 29 11 1 1 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 43 104 88 24 31 5 1 2 11 1 0 13 9 .352 .437 .500 .937 148 44 1 1 1 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 231 731 681 86 206 36 4 2 70 11 8 36 95 .302 .341 .376 .717 86 256 23 5 6 3 2
NL (2 yrs) 53 82 73 8 17 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 16 .233 .317 .260 .577 45 19 3 1 0 0 1

Advanced Batting

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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
1995 24 NYM NL 39 27 3 3.0 103 .308 .242 .266 .359 .335 .242 .414 .601 .748 66 .292 -1.4 -0.1 .519 .182 .000
1997 26 BAL AL 104 60 21 9.4 106 .372 .352 .268 .437 .337 .500 .423 .937 .760 148 .749 7.0 0.6 1.017 .307 .148 1.3
1998 27 TBD AL 315 223 38 4.6 111 .388 .324 .273 .344 .342 .398 .434 .742 .776 92 .439 -3.9 -0.4 .604 .110 .074 .0
1999 28 TBD AL 312 232 25 2.9 114 .301 .265 .275 .305 .348 .316 .440 .622 .788 60 .239 -18.2 -1.7 .476 .099 .051 .0
2000 29 COL NL 43 32 3 2.5 137 .290 .225 .301 .279 .382 .275 .492 .554 .874 29 .201 -4.9 -0.4 .438 .100 .050
5 Seasons 813 574 90 4.2 112 .343 .296 .274 .338 .345 .365 .437 .703 .783 81 .396 -21.3 -2.0 .581 .131 .069 3.4
162 Game Avg. 464 327 51 4.2 112 .343 .296 .274 .338 .345 .365 .437 .703 .783 81 .396 -21.3 -2.0 .581 .131 .069 2
TBD (2 yrs) 627 455 63 3.7 112 .344 .295 .274 .325 .345 .358 .437 .682 .782 76 .341 -22.1 -2.0 .538 .105 .062 .0
NYM (1 yr) 39 27 3 3.0 103 .308 .242 .266 .359 .335 .242 .414 .601 .748 66 .292 -1.4 -0.1 .519 .182 .000
COL (1 yr) 43 32 3 2.5 137 .290 .225 .301 .279 .382 .275 .492 .554 .874 29 .201 -4.9 -0.4 .438 .100 .050
BAL (1 yr) 104 60 21 9.4 106 .372 .352 .268 .437 .337 .500 .423 .937 .760 148 .749 7.0 0.6 1.017 .307 .148 1.3
AL (3 yrs) 731 515 84 4.3 111 .348 .302 .273 .341 .344 .376 .435 .717 .779 86 .413 -15.1 -1.4 .593 .131 .073 3.4
NL (2 yrs) 82 59 6 2.7 121 .298 .233 .285 .317 .360 .260 .457 .577 .816 45 .241 -6.2 -0.6 .475 .137 .027

Ratio Batting*

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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
1995 24 NYM NL 39 0.0% 18.0% 15.4% 0.0% 0% 1.17 4.7 11.0 1.60 3.00 67% 19% 0.0% 30%
1997 26 BAL AL 104 1.9% 8.7% 12.5% 7.7% 26% 0.69 9.8 44.0 8.0 0.97 1.32 75% 19% 5.9% 8%
1998 27 TBD AL 315 0.0% 16.2% 2.9% 6.0% 20% 5.67 5.9 10.3 0.88 1.08 79% 27% 0.0% 11%
1999 28 TBD AL 312 0.0% 11.2% 4.5% 4.8% 19% 2.50 8.4 9.8 1.06 1.35 83% 18% 0.0% 15%
2000 29 COL NL 43 0.0% 20.9% 4.7% 4.7% 22% 4.50 4.4 13.3 0.72 0.83 72% 23% 0.0% 11%
5 Seasons 813 0.3% 13.7% 5.4% 5.4% 20% 2.52 6.8 377.0 9.9 0.98 1.25 79% 22% 0.7% 13%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1995 24 NYM NL 1 0 29% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 60% 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
1997 26 BAL AL 1 0 51% 57 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 53% 12 6 6 3 1 2 2 1 1
1998 27 TBD AL 7 0 28% 148 9 7 56% 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 40% 19 12 5 2 0 1 14 5 8
1999 28 TBD AL 3 0 34% 128 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 45% 21 13 8 3 2 1 14 6 8
2000 29 COL NL 1 0 33% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Seasons 13 0 34% 360 11 8 58% 11 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 22 47% 57 33 22 11 4 6 32 12 19
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1995 24 NYM NL 39 38% 8 1 0 9 3 0 1 1.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22% 4 2 50% 24 3 13% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1997 26 BAL AL 104 43% 31 4 0 4 1 0 0 0.26 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 20 1 5% 9 6 67% 67 9 13% 7 5 71% 6 2 33% 0
1998 27 TBD AL 315 28% 97 21 0 9 2 0 2 1.47 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 69 8 12% 35 11 31% 203 29 14% 17 7 41% 19 11 58% 0
1999 28 TBD AL 312 23% 78 8 1 3 0 0 1 1.15 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 69 14 20% 27 10 37% 207 32 15% 15 10 67% 23 13 57% 0
2000 29 COL NL 43 37% 9 2 0 23 5 0 0 1.13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 2 0 0% 21 4 19% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 813 29% 223 36 1 48 11 0 4 1.21 2 0 20 1 1 1 1 0 9 6 67% 173 26 15% 77 29 38% 522 77 15% 42 23 55% 50 26 52% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
1995 24 NYM NL 39 135 3.46 87 64% 24% 13% 33% 30% 76% 8% 49% 83% 46% 13% 5 0 18% 7 1 5% 2 2 43% 0 0 0
1997 26 BAL AL 89 289 3.25 178 62% 30% 12% 20% 38% 70% 0% 43% 83% 30% 7% 6 0 13% 12 2 11% 10 5 22% 15 0 0
1998 27 TBD AL 315 1119 3.55 757 68% 28% 12% 27% 34% 72% 1% 49% 83% 31% 1% 4 0 9% 28 12 5% 15 7 33% 0 0 0
1999 28 TBD AL 312 1097 3.52 717 65% 28% 9% 27% 36% 72% 1% 47% 87% 23% 4% 13 0 14% 44 15 5% 15 8 29% 0 0 0
2000 29 COL NL 43 158 3.67 105 66% 26% 14% 30% 30% 74% 0% 49% 81% 30% 9% 4 0 16% 7 3 7% 3 2 44% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 798 2798 3.51 1844 66% 28% 11% 27% 35% 72% 1% 48% 85% 29% 4% 32 0 12% 98 33 6% 45 24 32% 15 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1995 24 21 39 33 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 .242 .359 .242 .601 66 8 2 0 0 0 1
1996 25 21 39 33 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 .242 .359 .242 .601 66 8 2 0 0 0 1
1997 26 64 143 121 28 39 5 1 2 14 1 0 19 16 .322 .415 .430 .845 126 52 3 1 1 1 1
1998 27 159 458 420 58 136 21 4 2 43 10 7 28 67 .324 .366 .407 .774 102 171 11 2 5 3 2
1999 28 252 770 714 90 214 36 4 2 73 11 8 42 102 .300 .342 .370 .711 85 264 25 5 6 3 3
2000 29 284 813 754 94 223 38 4 2 76 11 8 44 111 .296 .338 .365 .703 81 275 26 6 6 3 3

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
1995 24 24 44 37 5 9 0 0 0 4 0 7 8 .243 .364 .243 .607 3 21
1997 26 43 106 90 24 33 5 1 2 11 1 14 9 .367 .453 .511 .964 21 43
1998 27 95 301 290 28 88 15 3 0 27 8 8 51 .303 .322 .376 .698 35 95
1999 28 93 302 286 29 70 13 0 0 27 1 13 35 .245 .285 .290 .575 23 93
2000 29 32 41 38 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 9 .184 .244 .237 .481 2 32
5 Seasons 287 794 741 89 207 35 4 2 71 10 44 112 .279 .324 .345 .669 84 284
162 Game Avg. 162 448 418 50 117 20 2 1 40 6 25 63 .279 .324 .345 .669 47 284

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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