Nick Markakis
Nicholas William Markakis
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 17, 1983 in Woodstock, GA
High School: Woodstock (Woodstock, GA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 2006
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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
2006 22 BAL AL 147 542 491 72 143 25 2 16 62 2 0 43 72 .291 .351 .448 .799 106 220 15 3 3 2 3 *97/8D RoY-6
2007 23 BAL AL 161 710 637 97 191 43 3 23 112 18 6 61 112 .300 .362 .485 .848 121 309 22 5 1 6 5 *9
2008 24 BAL AL 157 697 595 106 182 48 1 20 87 10 7 99 113 .306 .406 .491 .897 136 292 10 2 0 1 7 *9
2009 25 BAL AL 161 711 642 94 188 45 2 18 101 6 2 56 98 .293 .347 .453 .801 109 291 12 3 0 10 0 *9
4 Seasons 626 2660 2365 369 704 161 8 77 362 36 15 259 395 .298 .367 .470 .838 119 1112 59 13 4 19 15
162 Game Avg. 162 688 612 95 182 42 2 20 94 9 4 67 102 .298 .367 .470 .838 119 288 15 3 1 5 4

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
2006 22 BAL AL 542 368 75 5.4 110 .314 .291 .274 .351 .339 .448 .436 .799 .775 106 .518 4.3 0.4 .738 .248 .157 3.6
2007 23 BAL AL 710 481 109 6.0 108 .331 .300 .272 .362 .340 .485 .426 .848 .765 121 .582 19.5 1.8 .816 .300 .185 20.2
2008 24 BAL AL 697 431 123 7.6 106 .350 .306 .269 .406 .337 .491 .423 .897 .760 136 .687 35.6 3.3 .921 .356 .185 13.3
2009 25 BAL AL 711 478 103 5.7 108 .317 .293 .267 .347 .336 .453 .429 .801 .765 109 .557 9.7 0.9 .756 .254 .160 9.0
4 Seasons 2660 1758 410 6.2 108 .328 .298 .271 .367 .338 .470 .428 .838 .766 119 .593 69.1 6.5 .810 .291 .173 49.1
162 Game Avg. 688 455 106 6.2 108 .328 .298 .271 .367 .338 .470 .428 .838 .766 119 .593 18 2 .810 .291 .173 13

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
2006 22 BAL AL 542 3.0% 13.3% 7.9% 7.9% 30% 1.67 6.8 30.7 7.9 1.07 1.43 75% 19% 8.6% 7%
2007 23 BAL AL 710 3.2% 15.8% 8.6% 9.7% 36% 1.84 5.7 27.7 5.7 0.83 1.18 72% 19% 8.9% 11%
2008 24 BAL AL 697 2.9% 16.2% 14.2% 9.9% 38% 1.14 5.3 29.8 6.8 0.89 1.23 66% 20% 8.6% 9%
2009 25 BAL AL 711 2.5% 13.8% 7.9% 9.1% 35% 1.75 6.6 35.7 6.4 0.77 0.87 75% 18% 6.6% 13%
4 Seasons 2660 2.9% 14.9% 9.7% 9.3% 35% 1.53 6.0 30.7 6.5 0.87 1.14 72% 19% 8.1% 11%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

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
2006 22 BAL AL 2 0 32% 222 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 35% 41 29 11 6 3 3 18 9 9
2007 23 BAL AL 7 0 32% 290 18 6 75% 17 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 15 37% 34 28 6 13 6 7 23 10 13
2008 24 BAL AL 6 0 33% 343 10 7 59% 10 5 0 0 0 2 4 2 6 15 38% 46 37 9 14 9 5 32 8 21
2009 25 BAL AL 9 0 33% 311 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 48% 47 34 12 7 2 5 25 4 21
4 Seasons 24 0 33% 1166 36 15 71% 34 13 2 0 0 2 6 2 11 62 40% 168 128 38 40 20 20 98 31 64
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

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
2006 22 BAL AL 542 76% 143 9 1 3 0 0 1 2.06 16 0 22 15 1 9 7 0 6 3 50% 108 15 14% 52 18 35% 354 47 13% 33 17 52% 36 21 58% 0
2007 23 BAL AL 710 70% 191 16 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 14 16 7 15 8 0 2 1 50% 140 22 16% 68 26 38% 454 89 20% 59 38 64% 69 26 38% 0
2008 24 BAL AL 697 68% 182 14 0 1 0 0 0 1.90 20 0 10 15 5 11 9 0 0 0 133 10 8% 61 15 25% 412 72 17% 37 17 46% 62 26 42% 0
2009 25 BAL AL 711 60% 188 22 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 23 13 5 8 10 0 0 0 143 12 8% 69 23 33% 475 86 18% 50 32 64% 52 27 52% 0
4 Seasons 2660 68% 704 61 1 4 0 0 1 2.02 77 2 69 59 18 43 34 0 8 4 50% 524 59 11% 250 82 33% 1695 294 17% 179 104 58% 219 100 46% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

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
2006 22 BAL AL 542 1995 3.68 1262 63% 28% 9% 30% 34% 72% 1% 46% 88% 29% 3% 18 0 17% 90 29 8% 45 24 35% 0 0 0
2007 23 BAL AL 710 2666 3.75 1684 63% 30% 11% 27% 32% 70% 1% 44% 84% 27% 6% 40 2 16% 111 34 8% 57 25 38% 0 0 0
2008 24 BAL AL 697 2683 3.85 1568 58% 30% 11% 27% 31% 70% 2% 41% 84% 27% 8% 54 3 20% 139 39 11% 79 41 38% 0 0 0
2009 25 BAL AL 711 2759 3.88 1729 63% 34% 10% 24% 32% 66% 0% 41% 85% 21% 6% 40 1 16% 115 26 11% 80 44 33% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 2660 10103 3.80 6243 62% 31% 10% 27% 32% 69% 1% 43% 85% 26% 6% 152 6 17% 455 128 10% 261 134 36% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2006 22 147 542 491 72 143 25 2 16 62 2 0 43 72 .291 .351 .448 .799 106 220 15 3 3 2 3
2007 23 308 1252 1128 169 334 68 5 39 174 20 6 104 184 .296 .357 .469 .826 114 529 37 8 4 8 8
2008 24 465 1949 1723 275 516 116 6 59 261 30 13 203 297 .299 .375 .476 .851 122 821 47 10 4 9 15
2009 25 626 2660 2365 369 704 161 8 77 362 36 15 259 395 .298 .367 .470 .838 119 1112 59 13 4 19 15

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
2006 22 147 532 486 69 138 24 2 15 59 2 41 72 .284 .342 .434 .776 72 147
2007 23 161 698 629 93 183 41 3 22 107 17 58 112 .291 .352 .471 .823 104 161
2008 24 157 700 597 103 184 49 1 20 85 10 100 113 .308 .409 .494 .903 120 157
2009 25 161 710 641 92 187 45 2 18 99 6 56 98 .292 .346 .452 .799 101 161
4 Seasons 626 2640 2353 357 692 159 8 75 350 35 255 395 .294 .364 .464 .828 397 626
162 Game Avg. 162 683 609 92 179 41 2 19 91 9 66 102 .294 .364 .464 .828 103 626

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
2008 AL  .306 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2008 AL  .406 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2008 AL  .897 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
2007 AL  161 (3rd)
2008 AL  157 (9th)
2009 AL  161 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
2007 AL  637 (7th)
2009 AL  642 (3rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2007 AL  710 (6th)
2009 AL  711 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2008 AL  106 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  191 (7th)
2008 AL  182 (10th)
2009 AL  188 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2007 AL  309 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
2007 AL  43 (6th)
2008 AL  48 (3rd)
2009 AL  45 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2007 AL  112 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2008 AL  99 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2008 AL  136 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2008 AL  123 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2008 AL  36 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2008 AL  3.3 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  69 (9th)
2008 AL  69 (10th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2007 AL  257 (10th)
2008 AL  283 (1st)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2008 AL  .687 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2009 AL  10 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2007 AL  22 (3rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2007 AL  20.2 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2007 AL  481 (2nd)
2009 AL  478 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 33 (717), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (810), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (788), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Similar Batters 
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  1. Earl Webb (953)
  2. Chad Tracy (944)
  3. Kevin Youkilis (942)
  4. Juan Rivera (940)
  5. Kal Daniels (938)
  6. Shane Mack (938)
  7. Andre Ethier (937)
  8. Danny Taylor (937)
  9. Ray Blades (934)
  10. Xavier Nady (933)
Similar Batters through 25 
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  1. Ellis Valentine (953)
  2. Carlos Beltran (950)
  3. Carl Yastrzemski (947) *
  4. Chet Lemon (945)
  5. Ellis Burks (943)
  6. Sixto Lezcano (943)
  7. Ben Grieve (941)
  8. Harold Baines (941)
  9. Reggie Smith (939)
  10. Gus Bell (938)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Matt Kemp (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Matt Kemp (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ellis Valentine (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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