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Mike Matheny    \ma-THEE-nee\

Michael Scott Matheny

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 22, 1970 in Columbus, OH
High School: Reynoldsburg HS (Reynoldsburg, OH)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1994 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Brewers/Giants/BlueJays 1994-2006
Agents: John Boggs [*]
Final Game: May 31, 2006 (Age 35)
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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
1994 23 MIL AL 28 59 53 3 12 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 13 .226 .293 .340 .633 61 18 1 2 1 0 0 2
1995 24 MIL AL 80 181 166 13 41 9 1 0 21 2 1 12 28 .247 .306 .313 .619 59 52 3 2 1 0 0 2
1996 25 MIL AL 106 341 313 31 64 15 2 8 46 3 2 14 80 .204 .243 .342 .584 44 107 9 3 7 4 0 2/D
1997 26 MIL AL 123 356 320 29 78 16 1 4 32 0 1 17 68 .244 .294 .338 .631 64 108 9 7 9 3 0 *2/3
1998 27 MIL NL 108 341 320 24 76 13 0 6 27 1 0 11 63 .238 .278 .334 .612 61 107 6 7 3 0 0 2
1999 28 TOR AL 57 179 163 16 35 6 0 3 17 0 0 12 37 .215 .271 .307 .578 48 50 3 1 2 1 0 2
2000 29 STL NL 128 464 417 43 109 22 1 6 47 0 0 32 96 .261 .317 .362 .679 71 151 11 4 7 4 8 *2/3 GG
2001 30 STL NL 121 424 381 40 83 12 0 7 42 0 1 28 76 .218 .276 .304 .581 51 116 11 4 8 3 5 *2/3
2002 31 STL NL 110 363 315 31 77 12 1 3 35 1 3 32 49 .244 .313 .317 .630 68 100 3 2 8 6 6 2/3
2003 32 STL NL 141 498 441 43 111 18 2 8 47 1 1 44 81 .252 .320 .356 .676 79 157 11 2 8 3 16 *2/3 GG
2004 33 STL NL 122 419 385 28 95 22 1 5 50 0 2 23 83 .247 .292 .348 .640 66 134 12 3 5 3 7 *2/3 GG
2005 34 SFG NL 134 485 443 42 107 34 0 13 59 0 2 29 91 .242 .295 .406 .701 81 180 11 6 3 4 10 *2 GG
2006 35 SFG NL 47 177 160 10 37 8 0 3 18 0 0 9 30 .231 .276 .338 .613 57 54 7 2 3 3 2 2
13 Yrs 1305 4287 3877 353 925 190 9 67 443 8 14 266 795 .239 .293 .344 .637 65 1334 97 45 65 34 54
162 Game Avg. 162 532 481 44 115 24 1 8 55 1 2 33 99 .239 .293 .344 .637 65 166 12 6 8 4 7
STL (5 yrs) 622 2168 1939 185 475 86 5 29 221 2 7 159 385 .245 .304 .339 .644 67 658 48 15 36 19 42
MIL (5 yrs) 445 1278 1172 100 271 56 4 19 128 6 5 57 252 .231 .278 .334 .612 57 392 28 21 21 7 0
SFG (2 yrs) 181 662 603 52 144 42 0 16 77 0 2 38 121 .239 .290 .388 .678 75 234 18 8 6 7 12
TOR (1 yr) 57 179 163 16 35 6 0 3 17 0 0 12 37 .215 .271 .307 .578 48 50 3 1 2 1 0
NL (8 yrs) 911 3171 2862 261 695 141 5 51 325 3 9 208 569 .243 .298 .349 .648 68 999 72 30 45 26 54
AL (5 yrs) 394 1116 1015 92 230 49 4 16 118 5 5 58 226 .227 .276 .330 .607 54 335 25 15 20 8 0

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
1994 23 MIL AL 28 59 -3 -1 0 -1 1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .490 .498 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 2
1995 24 MIL AL 80 181 -8 -1 0 0 3 -6 -0.5 7 1 0.1 .493 .497 0.1 0.3 1 $110,000 2
1996 25 MIL AL 106 341 -32 -2 -1 1 6 -28 -2.4 13 -15 -1.3 .476 .484 -1.4 0.7 -16 $150,000 2/D
1997 26 MIL AL 123 356 -17 -2 -1 6 6 -8 -0.7 13 5 0.5 .493 .495 -0.1 1.2 -1 $210,000 *2/3
1998 27 MIL NL 108 341 -19 0 0 -4 6 -16 -1.8 11 -6 -0.8 .484 .490 -0.3 0.1 -2 $800,000 2
1999 28 TOR AL 57 179 -14 -0 1 2 3 -9 -0.8 7 -2 -0.2 .486 .495 -0.3 0.5 -4 $600,000 2
2000 29 STL NL 128 464 -21 1 -2 19 7 4 0.3 14 19 1.7 .503 .503 -0.1 2.4 -0 $750,000 *2/3 GG
2001 30 STL NL 121 424 -29 1 -2 7 7 -16 -1.7 13 -3 -0.4 .486 .490 -1.1 1.3 -10 $900,000 *2/3
2002 31 STL NL 110 363 -16 -1 2 6 6 -4 -0.4 11 8 0.7 .497 .498 0.1 1.2 2 $2,500,000 2/3
2003 32 STL NL 141 498 -16 -1 -0 -3 8 -13 -1.4 16 2 0.1 .491 .492 0.4 0.4 6 $3,250,000 *2/3 GG
2004 33 STL NL 122 419 -19 -2 -1 -2 7 -16 -1.7 13 -3 -0.4 .486 .490 -0.2 0.4 -1 $4,000,000 *2/3 GG
2005 34 SFG NL 134 485 -16 -4 -1 -4 8 -17 -1.8 15 -2 -0.3 .487 .489 0.1 0.4 2 $2,000,000 *2 GG
2006 35 SFG NL 47 177 -11 -0 -1 3 3 -6 -0.7 6 -1 -0.1 .486 .496 -0.4 0.6 -4 $3,350,000 2
13 Seasons 1305 4287 -221 -12 -5 31 70 -137 -13.9 141 3 -0.4 .490 .494 -3.4 9.6 -27 $18,729,000
STL (5 yrs) 622 2168 -101 -3 -3 28 34 -44 -4.9 68 23 1.6 .493 .494 -1.0 5.8 -5 $11,400,000
MIL (5 yrs) 445 1278 -79 -5 -1 2 22 -61 -5.7 46 -15 -1.4 .487 .493 -1.7 2.4 -17 $1,379,000
SFG (2 yrs) 181 662 -27 -4 -2 -1 11 -23 -2.5 21 -2 -0.5 .487 .493 -0.4 0.9 -1 $5,350,000
TOR (1 yr) 57 179 -14 -0 1 2 3 -9 -0.8 7 -2 -0.2 .486 .495 -0.3 0.5 -4 $600,000

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
1994 23 MIL AL 59 44 5 3.0 115 .282 .226 .277 .293 .350 .340 .442 .633 .792 61 .262 -3.3 -0.3 .512 .151 .113 .0
1995 24 MIL AL 181 130 16 3.3 114 .297 .247 .276 .306 .351 .313 .436 .619 .787 59 .300 -10.6 -1.0 .519 .145 .066 .0
1996 25 MIL AL 341 271 24 2.4 118 .245 .204 .281 .243 .354 .342 .451 .584 .805 44 .173 -28.8 -2.6 .481 .185 .137 4.4
1997 26 MIL AL 356 264 31 3.1 110 .295 .244 .272 .294 .342 .338 .431 .631 .773 64 .287 -17.3 -1.6 .520 .144 .094 .0
1998 27 MIL NL 341 253 29 3.1 107 .279 .238 .269 .278 .340 .334 .424 .612 .764 61 .303 -19.4 -1.9 .504 .134 .097 1.7
1999 28 TOR AL 179 134 14 2.8 114 .258 .215 .275 .271 .348 .307 .440 .578 .788 48 .229 -13.4 -1.2 .481 .166 .092 .0
2000 29 STL NL 464 330 47 3.8 117 .323 .261 .274 .317 .352 .362 .448 .679 .800 71 .351 -19.0 -1.8 .586 .177 .101 .0
2001 30 STL NL 424 321 31 2.6 111 .252 .218 .268 .276 .340 .304 .440 .581 .780 51 .228 -28.9 -2.8 .474 .157 .087 .0
2002 31 STL NL 363 258 33 3.4 105 .275 .244 .263 .313 .337 .317 .419 .630 .756 68 .351 -13.6 -1.3 .541 .168 .073 1.5
2003 32 STL NL 498 353 50 3.8 107 .290 .252 .265 .320 .336 .356 .425 .676 .761 79 .382 -13.3 -1.3 .594 .204 .104 1.8
2004 33 STL NL 419 312 37 3.2 110 .300 .247 .268 .292 .340 .348 .435 .640 .775 66 .302 -19.7 -1.9 .520 .156 .101 .0
2005 34 SFG NL 485 356 51 3.8 109 .274 .242 .270 .295 .340 .406 .430 .701 .770 81 .394 -12.8 -1.2 .610 .226 .165 .0
2006 35 SFG NL 177 136 14 2.8 113 .262 .231 .272 .276 .343 .338 .442 .613 .785 57 .245 -10.5 -1.0 .500 .163 .106 .0
13 Yrs 4287 3162 382 3.2 111 .281 .239 .271 .293 .343 .344 .435 .637 .778 65 .304 -210.7 -19.8 .535 .173 .105 14.3
162 Game Avg. 532 393 47 3.2 111 .281 .239 .271 .293 .343 .344 .435 .637 .778 65 .304 -210.7 -19.8 .535 .173 .105 2
STL (5 yrs) 2168 1574 198 3.4 110 .289 .245 .268 .304 .341 .339 .434 .644 .775 67 .324 -94.6 -9.0 .544 .174 .094 3.7
MIL (5 yrs) 1278 962 105 2.9 112 .278 .231 .274 .278 .346 .334 .436 .612 .782 57 .258 -79.4 -7.4 .504 .153 .103 9.1
SFG (2 yrs) 662 492 65 3.5 110 .271 .239 .270 .290 .341 .388 .433 .678 .774 75 .354 -23.3 -2.2 .580 .209 .149 .0
TOR (1 yr) 179 134 14 2.8 114 .258 .215 .275 .271 .348 .307 .440 .578 .788 48 .229 -13.4 -1.2 .481 .166 .092 .0
NL (8 yrs) 3171 2319 292 3.4 110 .284 .243 .269 .298 .341 .349 .433 .648 .774 68 .328 -137.3 -13.1 .548 .177 .106 5.7
AL (5 yrs) 1116 843 90 2.9 114 .274 .227 .276 .276 .349 .330 .440 .607 .789 54 .241 -73.4 -6.7 .501 .161 .103 7.6

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 30 STL NL NLDS ARI L 4 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0 0 0
2002 31 STL NL NLDS ARI W 3 13 9 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .444 .545 .556 1.101 5 0 0 2 0 1
2002 31 STL NL NLCS SFG L 5 19 19 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .316 .316 .579 .895 11 0 0 0 0 0
2004 33 STL NL NLDS LAD W 4 15 14 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .500 .786 7 0 0 1 0 0
2004 33 STL NL NLCS HOU W 7 21 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 1 0 1
2004 33 STL NL WS BOS L 4 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 .200 .250 .450 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 27 88 79 6 20 3 0 2 10 0 0 3 19 .253 .274 .367 .641 29 0 0 4 2 2
3 NLDS 11 38 33 4 10 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 6 .303 .343 .424 .767 14 0 0 3 0 1
2 NLCS 12 40 38 2 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 .211 .231 .342 .573 13 0 0 1 0 1
1 WS 4 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 .200 .250 .450 2 0 0 0 2 0

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
1994 23 MIL AL 59 1.7% 22.0% 5.1% 6.8% 33% 4.33 4.1 53.0 26.5 0.81 1.14 66% 20% 5.9% 19%
1995 24 MIL AL 181 0.0% 15.5% 6.6% 5.5% 24% 2.33 5.9 7.9 1.08 1.15 76% 23% 0.0% 24%
1996 25 MIL AL 341 2.4% 23.5% 4.1% 7.3% 39% 5.71 3.9 39.1 6.8 0.78 1.18 67% 21% 7.4% 18%
1997 26 MIL AL 356 1.1% 19.1% 4.8% 5.9% 27% 4.00 4.7 80.0 10.0 0.74 1.04 71% 23% 3.8% 26%
1998 27 MIL NL 341 1.8% 18.5% 3.2% 5.6% 25% 5.73 5.1 53.3 11.9 0.81 1.10 74% 20% 5.4% 21%
1999 28 TOR AL 179 1.7% 20.7% 6.7% 5.0% 26% 3.08 4.4 54.3 9.6 0.91 1.16 69% 16% 4.8% 6%
2000 29 STL NL 464 1.3% 20.7% 6.9% 6.3% 27% 3.00 4.3 69.5 8.9 0.76 1.24 69% 27% 3.9% 15%
2001 30 STL NL 424 1.7% 17.9% 6.6% 4.5% 23% 2.71 5.0 54.4 9.1 0.65 0.96 71% 25% 4.5% 16%
2002 31 STL NL 363 0.8% 13.5% 8.8% 4.4% 21% 1.53 6.4 105.0 9.0 0.85 1.04 74% 20% 2.4% 15%
2003 32 STL NL 498 1.6% 16.3% 8.8% 5.6% 25% 1.84 5.4 55.1 9.4 0.71 0.92 71% 20% 4.4% 14%
2004 33 STL NL 419 1.2% 19.8% 5.5% 6.7% 30% 3.61 4.6 77.0 7.7 0.96 1.41 72% 19% 3.4% 6%
2005 34 SFG NL 485 2.7% 18.8% 6.0% 9.7% 44% 3.14 4.9 34.1 7.5 0.67 0.97 71% 22% 6.8% 9%
2006 35 SFG NL 177 1.7% 17.0% 5.1% 6.2% 30% 3.33 5.3 53.3 8.9 0.70 0.91 73% 15% 4.3% 10%
13 Yrs 4287 1.6% 18.5% 6.2% 6.2% 29% 2.99 4.9 57.9 8.8 0.78 1.08 71% 21% 4.5% 15%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 8.8% 7.9% 34% 1.89 5.3 31.8 7.5 0.78 1.08 70% 21% 8.0% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 23 MIL AL -3.3 -0.3 62 -0.7 0.6 -1.2 .90 -0.2 -0.5 -7.0 -0.6 0.89 -4.0 0.00 2
1995 24 MIL AL -10.6 -1.0 183 -0.3 2.2 -2.6 .84 -0.6 0.2 -4.9 -0.4 0.93 -9.7 0.01 1
1996 25 MIL AL -28.8 -2.6 348 -1.7 4.4 -6.1 .90 -2.6 0.7 -25.1 -2.2 0.94 -34.8 0.50 2
1997 26 MIL AL -17.3 -1.6 362 -1.0 5.3 -6.3 .96 -1.6 0.6 -17.4 -1.6 0.95 -20.6 2.31 1
1998 27 MIL NL -19.4 -1.9 345 -1.4 4.3 -5.6 .92 -1.6 0.1 -11.5 -1.1 0.89 -15.9 0.55 1
1999 28 TOR AL -13.4 -1.2 180 -1.0 2.3 -3.3 .95 -1.0 -0.0 -10.6 -1.0 0.91 -13.4 0
2000 29 STL NL -19.0 -1.8 470 -2.1 5.8 -7.9 .89 -1.5 -0.9 -18.9 -1.7 0.94 -20.2 1.59 1
2001 30 STL NL -28.9 -2.8 427 -1.5 5.4 -6.8 .89 -2.6 0.9 -23.2 -2.2 0.92 -26.5 0
2002 31 STL NL -13.6 -1.3 372 -0.8 4.1 -4.9 .79 -0.9 -0.2 -4.6 -0.5 0.95 -9.8 0.21 3
2003 32 STL NL -13.3 -1.3 500 -2.2 6.3 -8.5 .95 -1.4 -0.9 -16.9 -1.6 0.98 -16.3 3.03 5
2004 33 STL NL -19.7 -1.9 423 -1.5 6.1 -7.6 .97 -1.6 0.1 -17.5 -1.7 0.97 -18.6 1.28 2
2005 34 SFG NL -12.8 -1.2 488 -1.7 7.8 -9.4 1.03 -1.1 -0.6 -12.3 -1.2 0.94 -10.9 2.17 3
2006 35 SFG NL -10.5 -1.0 178 -0.4 2.2 -2.7 .83 -1.1 0.6 -8.6 -0.8 0.94 -12.9 0.01 1
13 Yrs -210.7 -19.8 4338 -16.1 56.9 -73.0 .92 -17.6 0.0 -178.8 -16.7 0.94 -213.5 1.38 22

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
1994 23 MIL AL 1 0 13% 31 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14% 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
1995 24 MIL AL 4 0 24% 77 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 2 3
1996 25 MIL AL 1 0 32% 77 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 18% 11 9 2 3 2 0 8 6 2
1997 26 MIL AL 3 0 26% 127 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 22% 14 10 2 4 4 0 9 5 4
1998 27 MIL NL 1 0 21% 111 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 29% 7 6 1 3 3 0 14 8 6
1999 28 TOR AL 1 0 29% 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 23% 6 5 1 3 2 1 4 3 1
2000 29 STL NL 6 0 27% 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 35% 18 15 3 4 1 3 18 10 8
2001 30 STL NL 4 0 31% 120 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 54% 10 7 3 5 3 2 9 1 8
2002 31 STL NL 3 0 26% 139 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 36% 12 9 3 2 1 1 14 8 6
2003 32 STL NL 6 0 24% 164 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 5 32% 23 17 5 3 2 1 15 7 7
2004 33 STL NL 6 0 20% 160 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 9 29% 12 9 3 4 3 1 8 5 3
2005 34 SFG NL 3 0 23% 168 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 3 6 26% 11 9 2 2 1 1 14 9 4
2006 35 SFG NL 2 0 16% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38% 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 0
13 Yrs 41 0 25% 1457 8 14 36% 8 13 0 1 0 0 2 0 22 0 3 6 7 59 31% 137 107 27 39 27 11 121 66 53

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
1994 23 MIL AL 59 36% 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 9 2 22% 34 2 6% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1995 24 MIL AL 181 38% 41 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 30 3 10% 13 5 38% 118 22 19% 10 6 60% 8 4 50% 0
1996 25 MIL AL 341 34% 64 2 0 2 1 0 1 0.50 8 1 13 8 0 5 3 0 9 7 78% 56 9 16% 34 17 50% 231 39 17% 23 13 57% 13 7 54% 0
1997 26 MIL AL 356 33% 78 4 1 1 1 0 0 2.31 4 1 7 3 1 2 2 0 11 9 82% 79 9 11% 39 15 38% 218 29 13% 22 14 64% 14 9 64% 0
1998 27 MIL NL 341 32% 76 22 2 1 0 0 0 0.55 6 0 7 2 4 4 2 0 3 3 100% 64 6 9% 24 9 38% 183 21 11% 13 5 38% 10 7 70% 0
1999 28 TOR AL 179 35% 35 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 2 1 2 0 3 2 67% 35 3 9% 21 8 38% 106 17 16% 14 9 64% 7 5 71% 0
2000 29 STL NL 464 25% 109 1 1 1 1 0 1 1.59 6 0 17 4 2 2 4 0 9 7 78% 84 11 13% 42 16 38% 304 42 14% 25 12 48% 15 9 60% 0
2001 30 STL NL 424 21% 83 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 11 3 4 4 3 0 10 8 80% 79 11 14% 39 16 41% 258 35 14% 23 14 61% 15 8 53% 0
2002 31 STL NL 363 22% 77 3 1 3 0 0 1 0.21 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 11 8 73% 66 3 5% 37 21 57% 218 35 16% 21 16 76% 17 11 65% 0
2003 32 STL NL 498 22% 111 11 1 5 3 0 1 3.03 8 0 9 5 3 4 4 0 11 8 73% 92 11 12% 48 17 35% 354 41 12% 27 12 44% 23 15 65% 0
2004 33 STL NL 419 24% 95 4 0 2 0 0 0 1.28 5 0 13 3 2 4 1 0 5 5 100% 72 12 17% 39 17 44% 283 45 16% 37 20 54% 20 13 65% 0
2005 34 SFG NL 485 23% 107 4 1 3 0 0 0 2.17 13 1 11 10 3 8 5 0 3 3 100% 78 11 14% 44 12 27% 296 47 16% 26 12 46% 10 6 60% 0
2006 35 SFG NL 177 27% 37 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.01 3 0 4 2 1 0 3 0 5 3 60% 36 7 19% 19 9 47% 114 16 14% 14 10 71% 6 4 67% 0
13 Yrs 4287 27% 925 70 10 22 6 0 4 1.38 67 3 111 44 23 36 31 0 85 65 76% 782 97 12% 408 164 40% 2717 391 14% 258 144 56% 159 98 62% 0
MLB Averages 54% 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
1994 23 MIL AL 60 205 3.42 138 67% 30% 14% 25% 30% 68% 0% 46% 78% 27% 0% 0 0 5% 3 2 3% 2 2 38% -1 0 2
1995 24 MIL AL 161 609 3.78 381 63% 27% 15% 26% 32% 73% 0% 45% 79% 27% 3% 5 0 12% 19 10 4% 7 2 19% 20 0 0
1996 25 MIL AL 332 1174 3.54 777 66% 26% 17% 27% 30% 74% 0% 49% 77% 32% 2% 8 0 9% 30 20 5% 17 12 24% 9 0 0
1997 26 MIL AL 335 1148 3.43 757 66% 23% 17% 27% 32% 76% 0% 50% 77% 37% 3% 11 1 10% 34 17 5% 18 11 29% 21 0 1
1998 27 MIL NL 343 1118 3.26 743 66% 24% 18% 23% 35% 76% 0% 51% 76% 38% 3% 9 1 10% 36 20 4% 13 6 32% -2 0 0
1999 28 TOR AL 180 653 3.63 406 62% 23% 23% 22% 32% 77% 0% 48% 70% 36% 3% 6 0 12% 22 14 8% 14 8 16% -1 0 0
2000 29 STL NL 464 1642 3.54 1074 65% 22% 19% 28% 31% 78% 5% 51% 75% 39% 3% 15 1 10% 48 19 5% 24 13 28% 0 0 0
2001 30 STL NL 425 1555 3.66 999 64% 25% 16% 27% 32% 75% 2% 48% 78% 32% 4% 16 0 12% 53 24 5% 23 13 26% -1 0 0
2002 31 STL NL 363 1249 3.44 794 64% 23% 12% 29% 35% 77% 5% 49% 84% 37% 5% 19 2 10% 37 14 7% 25 14 31% 0 0 0
2003 32 STL NL 498 1827 3.67 1138 62% 25% 14% 29% 33% 75% 9% 47% 82% 28% 6% 28 0 13% 65 31 7% 35 27 23% 0 0 0
2004 33 STL NL 419 1459 3.48 966 66% 23% 19% 26% 32% 77% 6% 51% 76% 41% 4% 17 1 11% 44 21 5% 22 15 25% 0 0 0
2005 34 SFG NL 488 1725 3.53 1153 67% 21% 17% 31% 31% 79% 6% 53% 78% 40% 4% 20 4 9% 44 21 4% 19 13 22% -3 0 0
2006 35 SFG NL 178 640 3.60 408 64% 19% 17% 31% 33% 81% 3% 52% 79% 37% 2% 4 0 13% 24 17 6% 10 8 7% -1 0 0
13 Yrs 4246 15004 3.53 9734 65% 24% 17% 27% 32% 76% 4% 50% 78% 35% 4% 158 10 11% 459 230 5% 229 144 25% 41 0 3
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 46% 80% 29% 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
1994 23 28 59 53 3 12 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 13 .226 .293 .340 .633 61 18 1 2 1 0 0
1995 24 108 240 219 16 53 12 1 1 23 2 2 15 41 .242 .303 .320 .622 59 70 4 4 2 0 0
1996 25 214 581 532 47 117 27 3 9 69 5 4 29 121 .220 .267 .333 .600 51 177 13 7 9 4 0
1997 26 337 937 852 76 195 43 4 13 101 5 5 46 189 .229 .277 .335 .612 56 285 22 14 18 7 0
1998 27 445 1278 1172 100 271 56 4 19 128 6 5 57 252 .231 .278 .334 .612 57 392 28 21 21 7 0
1999 28 502 1457 1335 116 306 62 4 22 145 6 5 69 289 .229 .277 .331 .608 56 442 31 22 23 8 0
2000 29 630 1921 1752 159 415 84 5 28 192 6 5 101 385 .237 .287 .338 .625 59 593 42 26 30 12 8
2001 30 751 2345 2133 199 498 96 5 35 234 6 6 129 461 .233 .285 .332 .617 58 709 53 30 38 15 13
2002 31 861 2708 2448 230 575 108 6 38 269 7 9 161 510 .235 .289 .330 .619 59 809 56 32 46 21 19
2003 32 1002 3206 2889 273 686 126 8 46 316 8 10 205 591 .237 .293 .334 .628 62 966 67 34 54 24 35
2004 33 1124 3625 3274 301 781 148 9 51 366 8 12 228 674 .239 .293 .336 .629 63 1100 79 37 59 27 42
2005 34 1258 4110 3717 343 888 182 9 64 425 8 14 257 765 .239 .293 .344 .638 65 1280 90 43 62 31 52
2006 35 1305 4287 3877 353 925 190 9 67 443 8 14 266 795 .239 .293 .344 .637 65 1334 97 45 65 34 54

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
1994 23 40 80 73 4 15 4 0 1 2 0 4 18 .205 .266 .301 .567 6 28
1995 24 90 200 184 13 43 9 1 0 21 2 13 32 .234 .291 .293 .585 16 80
1996 25 106 335 308 27 59 14 2 7 40 3 13 80 .192 .229 .318 .547 22 106
1997 26 123 354 318 28 76 16 1 4 30 0 17 68 .239 .290 .333 .623 29 123
1998 27 108 339 318 23 74 13 0 6 26 1 11 63 .233 .274 .330 .604 27 108
1999 28 57 176 161 14 33 6 0 3 15 0 11 37 .205 .259 .298 .557 12 57
2000 29 128 452 408 37 100 20 1 6 41 0 29 96 .245 .299 .343 .642 41 128
2001 30 121 421 379 38 81 12 0 7 40 0 27 76 .214 .271 .301 .572 30 121
2002 31 110 364 316 32 78 12 1 3 36 1 32 49 .247 .315 .320 .634 32 110
2003 32 141 498 441 43 111 18 2 8 47 1 44 81 .252 .320 .356 .676 50 141
2004 33 122 415 382 27 92 21 1 5 48 0 22 83 .241 .285 .340 .626 37 122
2005 34 134 484 442 41 106 34 0 13 58 0 29 91 .240 .293 .405 .698 51 134
2006 35 47 176 159 10 36 8 0 3 17 0 9 30 .226 .272 .333 .605 14 47
13 Yrs 1327 4294 3889 337 904 187 9 66 421 8 261 804 .232 .286 .336 .622 367 1305
162 Game Avg. 162 524 475 41 110 23 1 8 51 1 32 98 .232 .286 .336 .622 45 1305

* 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

Gold Gloves
2000 NL (C)
2003 NL (C)
2004 NL (C)
2005 NL (C)
All multiple winners

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2000 NL  2.4 (2nd)
Career  9.6 (233rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1997 AL  9 (9th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2003 NL  16 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (588), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (516th), -0.4 career WAR/3.0 7yr-peak WAR/1.3 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Rick Cerone (969)
  2. Del Rice (967)
  3. Brent Mayne (937)
  4. Alan Ashby (936)
  5. Randy Hundley (930)
  6. Steve Yeager (926)
  7. Milt May (924)
  8. Brian Schneider (923)
  9. Cy Perkins (923)
  10. Jerry Grote (920)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Marc Hill (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Marc Hill (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Marc Hill (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Marc Hill (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bob Melvin (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rick Cerone (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Rick Cerone (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Rick Cerone (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Rick Cerone (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Del Rice (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Rick Cerone (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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