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Mitch Maier    \MY-er\

Mitchell William Maier

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 30, 1982 in Petoskey, MI
High School: Novi HS (Novi, MI)
School: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 2006 (Age 24)
Team: Royals 2006-2012
2013 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.001, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Eric Sobocinski [*]
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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
2006 24 KCR AL 5 15 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 /79D
2008 26 KCR AL 34 97 91 9 26 1 1 0 9 0 2 2 18 .286 .316 .319 .634 71 29 3 2 2 0 0 8/9
2009 27 KCR AL 127 397 341 42 83 15 3 3 31 9 2 43 76 .243 .333 .331 .665 79 113 6 4 7 2 2 *897/D
2010 28 KCR AL 117 421 373 41 98 15 6 5 39 3 2 41 68 .263 .333 .375 .709 94 140 3 0 4 3 2 *89/73D
2011 29 KCR AL 45 113 95 19 22 4 3 0 7 1 0 16 32 .232 .345 .337 .682 90 32 1 1 0 1 0 79/8D1
2012 30 KCR AL 32 74 64 8 11 1 1 2 7 2 0 8 24 .172 .260 .313 .573 57 20 0 0 1 1 0 8/9D1
6 Yrs 360 1117 977 122 242 36 14 10 93 15 6 112 222 .248 .327 .344 .671 83 336 14 7 14 7 4
162 Game Avg. 162 503 440 55 109 16 6 5 42 7 3 50 100 .248 .327 .344 .671 83 151 6 3 6 3 2

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
2006 24 KCR AL 5 15 -2 0 -0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .477 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 /79D
2008 26 KCR AL 34 97 -4 -2 -0 3 0 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .491 .498 -0.2 0.4 -2 8/9
2009 27 KCR AL 127 397 -10 2 0 0 -1 -9 -0.9 15 6 0.6 .493 .494 0.6 -0.0 6 $400,500 *897/D
2010 28 KCR AL 117 421 -0 -3 1 -5 -1 -8 -0.7 16 8 0.8 .493 .495 1.3 -0.6 13 *89/73D
2011 29 KCR AL 45 113 -1 1 0 5 -1 4 0.4 4 8 0.8 .509 .502 0.3 0.4 3 $459,000 79/8D1
2012 30 KCR AL 32 74 -4 1 0 -6 -0 -10 -1.0 3 -7 -0.8 .468 .494 -0.2 -0.7 -1 $865,000 8/9D1
6 Seasons 360 1117 -22 -2 2 -2 -3 -27 -2.6 42 14 1.4 .492 .497 1.6 -0.4 16 $1,724,500

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
2006 24 KCR AL 15 12 1 2.2 112 .222 .154 .277 .267 .341 .154 .440 .421 .781 13 .174 -1.7 -0.2 .333 .154 .000
2008 26 KCR AL 97 72 8 3.0 104 .356 .286 .266 .316 .333 .319 .417 .634 .751 71 .281 -4.1 -0.4 .443 .033 .033
2009 27 KCR AL 397 275 41 4.0 105 .303 .243 .264 .333 .332 .331 .423 .665 .756 79 .391 -9.4 -0.9 .628 .235 .088 4.5
2010 28 KCR AL 421 287 49 4.6 99 .307 .263 .259 .333 .327 .375 .406 .709 .733 94 .489 -2.8 -0.3 .650 .225 .113 3.8
2011 29 KCR AL 113 75 13 4.6 98 .344 .232 .257 .345 .322 .337 .407 .682 .729 90 .503 -0.8 -0.1 .676 .284 .105 .0
2012 30 KCR AL 74 55 6 2.9 99 .231 .172 .256 .260 .320 .313 .412 .573 .732 57 .306 -4.0 -0.4 .566 .297 .141 2.0
6 Yrs 1117 776 118 4.1 102 .309 .248 .261 .327 .329 .344 .414 .671 .743 83 .421 -22.8 -2.2 .615 .220 .096 12.0
162 Game Avg. 503 349 53 4.1 102 .309 .248 .261 .327 .329 .344 .414 .671 .743 83 .421 -22.8 -2.2 .615 .220 .096 5

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
2006 24 KCR AL 15 0.0% 26.7% 13.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.3 0.80 1.67 60% 0% 0.0% 40%
2008 26 KCR AL 97 0.0% 18.6% 2.1% 2.1% 8% 9.00 5.1 10.1 1.03 1.52 75% 19% 0.0% 22%
2009 27 KCR AL 397 0.8% 19.1% 10.8% 5.3% 25% 1.77 4.5 113.7 11.0 0.77 0.90 67% 18% 2.3% 14%
2010 28 KCR AL 421 1.2% 16.2% 9.7% 6.2% 27% 1.66 5.5 74.6 9.6 0.65 0.76 72% 19% 3.2% 16%
2011 29 KCR AL 113 0.0% 28.3% 14.2% 6.2% 32% 2.00 3.0 13.6 0.44 0.76 57% 27% 0.0% 12%
2012 30 KCR AL 74 2.7% 32.4% 10.8% 5.4% 36% 3.00 2.7 32.0 9.1 0.39 0.68 53% 14% 9.1% 21%
6 Yrs 1117 0.9% 19.9% 10.0% 5.4% 25% 1.98 4.4 97.7 10.5 0.68 0.87 67% 19% 2.7% 16%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.0% 8.5% 7.8% 34% 2.13 4.9 33.9 7.9 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.6% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2006 24 KCR AL -1.7 -0.2 15 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .94 -0.1 -0.0 -2.6 -0.2 0.92 -1.9 0
2008 26 KCR AL -4.1 -0.4 101 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 .96 -0.6 0.0 -6.6 -0.6 1.04 -7.2 0.00 1
2009 27 KCR AL -9.4 -0.9 413 -1.6 4.6 -6.2 .85 -0.7 -1.1 -6.9 -0.7 0.91 -10.1 0.20 5
2010 28 KCR AL -2.8 -0.3 434 -0.3 6.8 -7.1 1.03 -0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.96 -3.5 2.89 4
2011 29 KCR AL -0.8 -0.1 117 -0.6 1.6 -2.3 1.06 -0.1 -0.5 -2.3 -0.2 0.96 -0.9 2.07 12
2012 30 KCR AL -4.0 -0.4 76 -0.3 1.3 -1.6 1.18 -0.5 0.2 -5.7 -0.6 1.03 -4.7 1.11 5
6 Yrs -22.8 -2.2 1156 -3.5 15.7 -19.1 .97 -2.3 -1.3 -24.0 -2.3 0.95 -28.3 1.59 27

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
2006 24 KCR AL 0 0 75% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2008 26 KCR AL 0 0 30% 44 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 4 40% 3 2 1 3 3 0 4 1 3
2009 27 KCR AL 2 0 31% 145 9 2 82% 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 4 9 58% 19 8 11 5 1 4 14 5 7
2010 28 KCR AL 7 0 27% 157 3 2 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 1 1 4 11 31% 24 18 6 12 5 6 13 10 3
2011 29 KCR AL 0 0 49% 53 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 56% 11 6 5 3 0 3 4 2 2
2012 30 KCR AL 0 0 35% 24 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57% 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 1
6 Yrs 9 0 32% 430 15 6 71% 13 6 2 0 0 0 3 3 17 1 3 3 10 27 46% 62 37 25 25 9 15 38 19 17

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
2006 24 KCR AL 15 60% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
2008 26 KCR AL 97 63% 26 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 14 3 21% 10 3 30% 71 9 13% 7 1 14% 5 2 40% 0
2009 27 KCR AL 397 73% 83 8 0 5 1 0 0 0.20 3 0 7 2 1 1 2 0 9 7 78% 72 6 8% 37 15 41% 225 30 13% 25 14 56% 15 9 60% 0
2010 28 KCR AL 421 80% 98 13 3 4 1 0 0 2.89 5 0 11 2 3 1 4 0 6 4 67% 82 3 4% 38 16 42% 262 35 13% 27 18 67% 21 17 81% 0
2011 29 KCR AL 113 64% 22 1 0 12 3 0 0 2.07 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 17 1 6% 14 4 29% 66 7 11% 5 1 20% 7 3 43% 0
2012 30 KCR AL 74 76% 11 1 0 5 0 0 1 1.11 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 33% 12 0 0% 7 3 43% 56 5 9% 5 2 40% 5 2 40% 0
6 Yrs 1117 74% 242 27 3 27 5 0 1 1.59 10 0 29 4 6 2 8 0 22 14 64% 200 14 7% 109 42 39% 690 86 12% 70 36 51% 55 34 62% 0
MLB Averages 54% 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
2006 24 KCR AL 15 49 3.27 32 65% 19% 25% 28% 28% 81% 0% 53% 69% 47% 0% 0 0 13% 2 2 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
2008 26 KCR AL 98 335 3.42 236 70% 22% 15% 31% 32% 78% 0% 55% 81% 28% 3% 3 0 11% 11 4 6% 6 3 17% -1 0 0
2009 27 KCR AL 398 1551 3.90 974 63% 29% 13% 30% 28% 71% 1% 45% 82% 26% 6% 25 0 13% 53 15 8% 32 11 25% -1 0 0
2010 28 KCR AL 421 1683 4.00 1037 62% 32% 11% 27% 30% 68% 1% 42% 84% 19% 5% 19 0 15% 63 21 10% 42 19 26% 0 0 0
2011 29 KCR AL 114 515 4.52 312 61% 34% 15% 30% 21% 66% 0% 40% 77% 18% 4% 4 0 13% 15 4 11% 13 8 41% -1 0 0
2012 30 KCR AL 74 308 4.16 192 62% 35% 16% 27% 22% 65% 0% 40% 75% 20% 8% 6 1 19% 14 3 18% 13 4 33% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 1120 4441 3.97 2783 63% 30% 13% 29% 28% 70% 1% 44% 81% 23% 5% 57 1 14% 158 49 9% 106 45 28% -3 0 0
MLB Averages 3.80 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 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
2006 24 5 15 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 13 2 1 0 0 0 0
2007 25 5 15 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 .267 .154 .421 13 2 1 0 0 0 0
2008 26 39 112 104 12 28 1 1 0 9 0 2 4 22 .269 .309 .298 .607 63 31 4 2 2 0 0
2009 27 166 509 445 54 111 16 4 3 40 9 4 47 98 .249 .328 .324 .652 75 144 10 6 9 2 2
2010 28 283 930 818 95 209 31 10 8 79 12 6 88 166 .256 .330 .347 .678 84 284 13 6 13 5 4
2011 29 328 1043 913 114 231 35 13 8 86 13 6 104 198 .253 .332 .346 .678 84 316 14 7 13 6 4
2012 30 360 1117 977 122 242 36 14 10 93 15 6 112 222 .248 .327 .344 .671 83 336 14 7 14 7 4

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
2006 24 5 17 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .214 .353 .214 .567 1 5
2008 26 34 97 91 9 26 1 1 0 9 0 2 18 .286 .316 .319 .634 9 34
2009 27 127 397 341 42 83 15 3 3 31 9 43 76 .243 .333 .331 .665 37 127
2010 28 117 427 377 44 102 16 6 5 41 3 43 68 .271 .343 .385 .727 50 117
2011 29 45 115 96 21 23 4 3 0 8 1 17 32 .240 .357 .344 .700 12 45
2012 30 32 76 65 9 12 1 1 2 8 2 9 24 .185 .280 .323 .603 6 32
6 Yrs 360 1129 984 131 249 37 14 10 97 15 117 222 .253 .335 .350 .684 115 360
162 Game Avg. 162 508 443 59 112 17 6 5 44 7 53 100 .253 .335 .350 .684 52 360

* 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

Triples s c a p y
2010 AL  6 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2417), Average HOFer ≈ 144
JAWS Center Field (415th), 1.4 career WAR/1.4 7yr-peak WAR/1.4 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 70.5 career WAR/44.1 7yr-peak WAR/57.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Lee Tinsley (975)
  6. Bill Sharp (974)
  7. Albert Hall (974)
  8. Joe Wallis (974)
  9. Bob Zupcic (973)
  10. Max Marshall (972)
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  1. Elmer Miller (979)
  2. Bob Will (978)
  3. Ray Demmitt (978)
  4. Ray Powell (975)
  5. Max Marshall (972)
  6. Dave Marshall (972)
  7. Bobby Clark (971)
  8. Jim Lyttle (971)
  9. Albert Hall (971)
  10. Bobby Smith (970)
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  3. Elmer Miller (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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