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Gary Matthews

Gary Nathaniel Matthews Jr. (Little Sarge or Sarge Jr.)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 25, 1974 in San Francisco, CA
High Schools: Granada Hills HS (Northridge, CA), Granada Hills HS (Granada Hills, CA)
School: Mission College (Santa Clara, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed May 25, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1999 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Angels/Rangers/Cubs/Orioles/Padres/... 1999-2010
Agents: ABC Mgmt Leventhal & Lapa, previously: Dan Horwits [*]
Final Game: June 2, 2010 (Age 35)
Relatives: Son of Gary Matthews
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All-Star

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
1999 24 SDP NL 23 45 36 4 8 0 0 0 7 2 0 9 9 .222 .378 .222 .600 63 8 1 0 0 0 0 /978
2000 25 CHC NL 80 175 158 24 30 1 2 4 14 3 0 15 28 .190 .264 .297 .562 44 47 2 1 1 0 1 78/9
2001 26 TOT NL 152 472 405 63 92 15 2 14 44 8 5 60 100 .227 .328 .378 .705 84 153 8 1 5 1 2 *87/9
2001 26 CHC NL 106 302 258 41 56 9 1 9 30 5 3 38 55 .217 .320 .364 .684 81 94 4 1 5 0 2 87/9
2001 26 PIT NL 46 170 147 22 36 6 1 5 14 3 2 22 45 .245 .341 .401 .743 89 59 4 0 0 1 0 8
2002 27 TOT MLB 111 398 345 54 95 25 3 7 38 15 5 43 69 .275 .354 .426 .780 111 147 4 1 5 4 1 987/D
2002 27 NYM NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 27 BAL AL 109 397 344 54 95 25 3 7 38 15 5 43 69 .276 .355 .427 .782 112 147 4 1 5 4 1 987/D
2003 28 TOT MLB 144 513 468 71 116 31 2 6 42 12 8 43 95 .248 .314 .361 .675 82 169 8 2 0 0 0 *897/D
2003 28 BAL AL 41 172 162 21 33 12 1 2 20 0 3 9 29 .204 .250 .327 .577 52 53 4 1 0 0 0 8/D
2003 28 SDP NL 103 341 306 50 83 19 1 4 22 12 5 34 66 .271 .346 .379 .725 97 116 4 1 0 0 0 897
2004 29 TEX AL 87 317 280 37 77 17 1 11 36 5 1 33 64 .275 .350 .461 .811 103 129 1 1 0 3 5 98/7D
2005 30 TEX AL 131 526 475 72 121 25 5 17 55 9 2 47 90 .255 .320 .436 .756 94 207 11 0 1 3 1 *89/7D
2006 31 TEX AL 147 690 620 102 194 44 6 19 79 10 7 58 99 .313 .371 .495 .866 121 307 8 4 0 8 5 *8/9D AS,MVP-30
2007 32 LAA AL 140 579 516 79 130 26 3 18 72 18 4 55 102 .252 .323 .419 .742 93 216 12 2 0 6 6 *8/D
2008 33 LAA AL 127 477 426 53 103 19 3 8 46 8 3 45 95 .242 .319 .357 .675 78 152 12 4 0 2 2 978D
2009 34 LAA AL 103 360 316 44 79 19 2 4 50 4 1 40 74 .250 .336 .361 .697 85 114 4 2 0 2 2 897/D
2010 35 NYM NL 36 65 58 9 11 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 .190 .266 .241 .507 40 14 1 0 1 0 1 8/97
12 Yrs 1281 4617 4103 612 1056 225 29 108 484 95 36 454 849 .257 .332 .405 .737 93 1663 72 18 13 29 26
162 Game Avg. 162 584 519 77 134 28 4 14 61 12 5 57 107 .257 .332 .405 .737 93 210 9 2 2 4 3
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
TEX (3 yrs) 365 1533 1375 211 392 86 12 47 170 24 10 138 253 .285 .349 .468 .817 108 643 20 5 1 14 11
LAA (3 yrs) 370 1416 1258 176 312 64 8 30 168 30 8 140 271 .248 .325 .383 .708 86 482 28 8 0 10 10
NYM (2 yrs) 38 66 59 9 11 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 .186 .262 .237 .499 38 14 1 0 1 0 1
SDP (2 yrs) 126 386 342 54 91 19 1 4 29 14 5 43 75 .266 .350 .363 .712 94 124 5 1 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 186 477 416 65 86 10 3 13 44 8 3 53 83 .207 .299 .339 .638 67 141 6 2 6 0 3
BAL (2 yrs) 150 569 506 75 128 37 4 9 58 15 8 52 98 .253 .323 .395 .718 93 200 8 2 5 4 1
PIT (1 yr) 46 170 147 22 36 6 1 5 14 3 2 22 45 .245 .341 .401 .743 89 59 4 0 0 1 0
AL (8 yrs) 885 3518 3139 462 832 187 24 86 396 69 26 330 622 .265 .335 .422 .757 97 1325 56 15 6 28 22
NL (6 yrs) 396 1099 964 150 224 38 5 22 88 26 10 124 227 .232 .321 .351 .672 78 338 16 3 7 1 4

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
1999 24 SDP NL 23 45 -2 0 -0 4 -1 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .506 .501 -0.1 0.3 -1 /978
2000 25 CHC NL 80 175 -14 0 2 7 -1 -7 -0.7 5 -2 -0.2 .492 .496 -0.8 0.5 -8 78/9
2001 26 CHC NL 106 302 -6 -1 0 -1 1 -6 -0.7 9 3 0.2 .494 .496 0.3 -0.1 4 $225,000 87/9
2001 26 PIT NL 46 170 -1 1 -1 0 1 -0 -0.1 5 5 0.4 .499 .500 0.4 0.1 5 8
2002 27 NYM NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .492 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $237,500
2002 27 BAL AL 109 397 7 1 3 3 -4 10 1.0 15 25 2.4 .509 .506 2.1 -0.0 22 987/D
2003 28 BAL AL 41 172 -11 -0 1 -2 1 -12 -1.2 6 -6 -0.6 .470 .493 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $900,000 8/D
2003 28 SDP NL 103 341 0 3 1 9 -2 11 1.1 11 22 2.1 .511 .507 1.2 0.7 13 897
2004 29 TEX AL 87 317 -1 -0 2 9 -2 8 0.9 12 20 2.0 .509 .505 1.0 0.7 11 98/7D
2005 30 TEX AL 131 526 -3 2 1 10 1 11 1.1 20 31 3.0 .508 .507 2.0 1.1 21 $1,100,000 *89/7D
2006 31 TEX AL 147 690 18 -3 1 10 3 29 3.0 23 52 5.2 .519 .518 4.2 1.3 42 $2,387,500 *8/9D AS,MVP-30
2007 32 LAA AL 140 579 -5 2 2 -13 2 -11 -1.0 22 10 1.0 .492 .493 2.3 -1.0 23 $6,400,000 *8/D
2008 33 LAA AL 127 477 -15 -3 -0 -7 -4 -29 -2.7 18 -11 -1.0 .477 .482 -0.4 -1.0 -4 $9,400,000 978D
2009 34 LAA AL 103 360 -8 1 1 -7 -1 -14 -1.3 14 -1 -0.1 .486 .491 0.6 -0.7 6 $10,400,000 897/D
2010 35 NYM NL 36 65 -5 0 -0 -2 -0 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .479 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $11,400,000 8/97
12 Seasons 1281 4617 -46 4 11 19 -6 -17 -1.4 163 146 14.2 .499 .499 12.2 1.5 127 $42,450,000
TEX (3 yrs) 365 1533 14 -0 4 29 1 48 5.0 55 103 10.2 .513 .510 7.2 3.1 74 $3,487,500
LAA (3 yrs) 370 1416 -28 1 2 -27 -2 -54 -5.1 53 -1 -0.0 .485 .489 2.6 -2.7 26 $26,200,000
NYM (2 yrs) 38 66 -6 1 -0 -2 -0 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .479 .498 -0.4 -0.2 -3 $11,637,500
SDP (2 yrs) 126 386 -1 3 0 12 -3 12 1.2 12 24 2.4 .510 .504 1.1 1.0 12
CHC (2 yrs) 186 477 -21 -0 2 6 -0 -13 -1.4 15 2 0.0 .493 .496 -0.5 0.4 -4 $225,000
BAL (2 yrs) 150 569 -4 0 3 1 -3 -2 -0.2 21 19 1.8 .498 .499 1.7 -0.1 18 $900,000
PIT (1 yr) 46 170 -1 1 -1 0 1 -0 -0.1 5 5 0.4 .499 .500 0.4 0.1 5

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
1999 24 SDP NL 45 29 4 3.7 108 .296 .222 .266 .378 .340 .222 .428 .600 .767 63 .339 -1.4 -0.1 .655 .306 .000 .0
2000 25 CHC NL 175 131 13 2.6 114 .206 .190 .270 .264 .346 .297 .440 .562 .787 44 .218 -14.6 -1.3 .508 .222 .108 3.4
2001 26 TOT NL 472 332 52 4.2 109 .267 .227 .266 .328 .337 .378 .436 .705 .773 84 .417 -9.4 -0.9 .666 .306 .151 10.2
2001 26 CHC NL 302 214 32 4.0 107 .242 .217 .262 .320 .333 .364 .430 .684 .763 81 .396 -7.1 -0.7 .646 .302 .147 6.4
2001 26 PIT NL 170 118 20 4.5 114 .316 .245 .272 .341 .344 .401 .446 .743 .789 89 .453 -2.4 -0.2 .701 .313 .156 3.8
2002 27 TOT MLB 398 268 56 5.6 101 .322 .275 .258 .354 .325 .426 .416 .780 .741 111 .556 7.4 0.7 .776 .304 .151 9.5
2002 27 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .261 .000 .334 .000 .416 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2002 27 BAL AL 397 267 56 5.6 101 .324 .276 .258 .355 .325 .427 .416 .782 .740 112 .557 7.6 0.7 .779 .305 .151 9.5
2003 28 TOT MLB 513 368 54 3.9 103 .300 .248 .261 .314 .330 .361 .418 .675 .747 82 .395 -11.4 -1.1 .592 .214 .113 8.0
2003 28 BAL AL 172 136 12 2.4 106 .237 .204 .267 .250 .333 .327 .427 .577 .759 52 .200 -11.6 -1.1 .441 .160 .123 .0
2003 28 SDP NL 341 232 42 4.8 101 .335 .271 .258 .346 .328 .379 .413 .725 .741 97 .492 0.2 0.0 .681 .242 .108 6.0
2004 29 TEX AL 317 208 48 6.2 116 .317 .275 .280 .350 .349 .461 .449 .811 .798 103 .580 1.2 0.1 .815 .318 .186 6.9
2005 30 TEX AL 526 371 67 4.8 110 .280 .255 .275 .320 .339 .436 .436 .756 .775 94 .492 -5.1 -0.5 .711 .295 .181 11.8
2006 31 TEX AL 690 449 116 6.9 112 .343 .313 .276 .371 .341 .495 .440 .866 .781 121 .624 20.8 1.9 .844 .281 .182 13.1
2007 32 LAA AL 579 408 71 4.6 108 .279 .252 .272 .323 .340 .419 .426 .742 .765 93 .461 -5.5 -0.5 .714 .300 .167 18.0
2008 33 LAA AL 477 340 49 3.9 107 .292 .242 .270 .319 .339 .357 .425 .675 .763 78 .387 -14.0 -1.3 .609 .232 .115 8.0
2009 34 LAA AL 360 244 41 4.5 107 .313 .250 .266 .336 .335 .361 .427 .697 .762 85 .444 -6.0 -0.6 .657 .247 .111 4.0
2010 35 NYM NL 65 49 4 2.2 100 .324 .190 .258 .266 .328 .241 .407 .507 .735 40 .204 -4.8 -0.5 .438 .172 .052 .0
12 Yrs 4617 3197 575 4.8 108 .299 .257 .270 .332 .337 .405 .430 .737 .768 93 .478 -42.7 -4.1 .695 .273 .148 101.1
162 Game Avg. 584 404 73 4.8 108 .299 .257 .270 .332 .337 .405 .430 .737 .768 93 .478 -42.7 -4.1 .695 .273 .148 13
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
TEX (3 yrs) 1533 1028 231 6.0 112 .317 .285 .277 .349 .342 .468 .440 .817 .782 108 .574 16.9 1.5 .790 .293 .183 31.8
LAA (3 yrs) 1416 992 161 4.3 107 .292 .248 .270 .325 .338 .383 .426 .708 .764 86 .433 -25.5 -2.4 .664 .264 .135 30.0
NYM (2 yrs) 66 50 4 2.1 100 .314 .186 .258 .262 .328 .237 .407 .499 .735 38 .198 -5.0 -0.5 .429 .169 .051 .0
SDP (2 yrs) 386 261 46 4.7 102 .331 .266 .258 .350 .329 .363 .415 .712 .744 94 .476 -1.2 -0.1 .678 .249 .096 6.2
CHC (2 yrs) 477 345 45 3.5 109 .228 .207 .265 .299 .338 .339 .434 .638 .772 67 .330 -21.6 -2.0 .593 .272 .132 9.9
BAL (2 yrs) 569 403 68 4.5 102 .295 .253 .261 .323 .327 .395 .419 .718 .746 93 .456 -3.9 -0.4 .662 .259 .142 11.3
PIT (1 yr) 170 118 20 4.5 114 .316 .245 .272 .341 .344 .401 .446 .743 .789 89 .453 -2.4 -0.2 .701 .313 .156 3.8
AL (8 yrs) 3518 2423 460 5.1 109 .303 .265 .271 .335 .338 .422 .431 .757 .769 97 .502 -12.4 -1.3 .717 .276 .157 76.6
NL (6 yrs) 1099 774 115 4.0 107 .282 .232 .263 .321 .335 .351 .427 .672 .763 78 .394 -30.3 -2.8 .628 .263 .118 23.8

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
2008 33 LAA AL ALDS BOS L 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 34 LAA AL ALDS BOS W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 34 LAA AL ALCS NYY L 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 7 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 TEX AL 31 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 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
1999 24 SDP NL 45 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 4.0 5.1 2.00 2.33 60% 15% 0.0% 0%
2000 25 CHC NL 175 2.3% 16.0% 8.6% 4.0% 23% 1.87 5.6 39.5 11.3 0.95 1.34 72% 18% 6.9% 12%
2001 26 TOT NL 472 3.0% 21.2% 12.7% 6.6% 34% 1.67 4.1 28.9 9.2 0.95 1.35 62% 18% 10.8% 16%
2001 26 CHC NL 302 3.0% 18.2% 12.6% 6.3% 34% 1.45 4.7 28.7 8.6 1.08 1.39 64% 14% 11.5% 19%
2001 26 PIT NL 170 2.9% 26.5% 12.9% 7.1% 33% 2.05 3.3 29.4 10.5 0.75 1.26 58% 25% 9.6% 12%
2002 27 TOT MLB 398 1.8% 17.3% 10.8% 8.8% 37% 1.60 5.0 49.3 9.1 1.11 1.78 69% 22% 6.2% 15%
2002 27 NYM NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
2002 27 BAL AL 397 1.8% 17.4% 10.8% 8.8% 37% 1.60 5.0 49.1 9.1 1.11 1.81 69% 22% 6.3% 15%
2003 28 TOT MLB 513 1.2% 18.5% 8.4% 7.6% 34% 2.21 4.9 78.0 11.1 1.03 1.21 72% 19% 3.9% 16%
2003 28 BAL AL 172 1.2% 16.9% 5.2% 8.7% 46% 3.22 5.6 81.0 8.1 1.13 1.50 76% 18% 3.7% 13%
2003 28 SDP NL 341 1.2% 19.4% 10.0% 7.0% 29% 1.94 4.6 76.5 13.9 0.98 1.05 69% 19% 4.0% 18%
2004 29 TEX AL 317 3.5% 20.2% 10.4% 9.2% 38% 1.94 4.4 25.5 7.8 0.89 1.30 66% 22% 10.6% 10%
2005 30 TEX AL 526 3.2% 17.1% 8.9% 8.9% 39% 1.91 5.3 27.9 8.6 1.01 1.36 71% 17% 10.1% 13%
2006 31 TEX AL 690 2.8% 14.4% 8.4% 10.0% 36% 1.71 6.3 32.6 7.8 1.04 1.38 74% 18% 8.0% 8%
2007 32 LAA AL 579 3.1% 17.6% 9.5% 8.1% 36% 1.85 5.1 28.7 7.2 1.07 1.33 69% 13% 10.1% 12%
2008 33 LAA AL 477 1.7% 19.9% 9.4% 6.3% 29% 2.11 4.5 53.3 9.3 1.52 2.04 68% 13% 7.0% 13%
2009 34 LAA AL 360 1.1% 20.6% 11.1% 6.9% 32% 1.85 4.3 79.0 6.3 0.78 0.86 67% 16% 3.4% 14%
2010 35 NYM NL 65 0.0% 36.9% 9.2% 4.6% 27% 4.00 2.4 58.0 1.00 1.78 52% 20% 0.0% 18%
12 Yrs 4617 2.3% 18.4% 9.8% 7.8% 34% 1.87 4.8 38.0 8.5 1.04 1.38 69% 17% 7.7% 13%
MLB Averages 2.8% 17.1% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 1.96 5.2 32.1 7.6 0.77 1.07 70% 20% 7.8% 12%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1999 24 SDP NL -1.4 -0.1 49 0.2 1.0 -0.7 1.13 0.1 0.1 6.5 0.6 0.97 1.5 1.78 6
2000 25 CHC NL -14.6 -1.3 179 -1.1 2.3 -3.5 1.09 -0.9 -0.2 -10.3 -1.0 0.96 -10.0 1.17 25
2001 26 TOT NL -9.4 -0.9 488 -0.4 7.5 -7.9 .96 -1.0 0.6 -8.9 -0.9 0.93 -10.9 1.58 17
2001 26 CHC NL -7.1 -0.7 313 -0.1 4.9 -5.0 1.01 -0.8 0.7 -6.5 -0.6 0.96 -8.4 1.68 14
2001 26 PIT NL -2.4 -0.2 175 -0.3 2.6 -2.9 .88 -0.2 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.88 -2.4 1.08 3
2002 27 TOT MLB 7.4 0.7 428 1.5 8.1 -6.5 1.09 0.7 0.7 6.2 0.6 0.90 8.1 2.29 9
2002 27 NYM NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .37 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.11 -0.3 0.37 1
2002 27 BAL AL 7.6 0.7 427 1.6 8.1 -6.5 1.10 0.7 0.7 6.5 0.6 0.90 8.3 2.53 8
2003 28 TOT MLB -11.4 -1.1 542 -0.8 9.4 -10.2 1.08 -0.9 0.2 -5.7 -0.5 0.95 -10.8 1.32 17
2003 28 BAL AL -11.6 -1.1 176 0.1 3.5 -3.4 1.05 -1.0 1.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.93 -12.6 0.21 1
2003 28 SDP NL 0.2 0.0 366 -0.9 5.9 -6.7 1.10 0.1 -0.9 0.5 0.0 0.96 1.8 1.39 16
2004 29 TEX AL 1.2 0.1 326 0.5 5.4 -4.9 .93 0.3 0.3 6.0 0.5 0.92 5.2 1.48 2
2005 30 TEX AL -5.1 -0.5 549 -0.5 9.0 -9.5 .98 0.2 -0.8 -5.4 -0.5 0.91 0.5 2.08 4
2006 31 TEX AL 20.8 1.9 716 1.6 12.6 -10.9 .94 2.0 -0.3 27.6 2.5 0.90 22.9 2.42 2
2007 32 LAA AL -5.5 -0.5 612 -0.5 10.3 -10.8 1.00 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.0 0.98 -0.9 4.27 1
2008 33 LAA AL -14.0 -1.3 490 -0.7 7.7 -8.5 .98 -1.1 0.3 -8.6 -0.8 0.94 -12.7 0.68 7
2009 34 LAA AL -6.0 -0.6 373 1.9 7.1 -5.2 .90 -0.1 2.2 10.2 1.0 0.95 -0.9 1.40 11
2010 35 NYM NL -4.8 -0.5 69 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 1.28 -0.4 0.2 -2.5 -0.3 1.04 -4.8 1.27 19
12 Yrs -42.7 -4.1 4821 1.4 81.5 -80.1 1.00 -1.4 2.8 14.9 1.3 0.94 -12.8 1.45 120
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1999 24 SDP NL 0 0 24% 26 2 0 100% 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 25 CHC NL 1 0 48% 60 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 56% 9 7 2 2 0 2 7 0 6
2001 26 TOT NL 5 0 35% 172 8 5 62% 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 9 56% 21 11 9 5 2 3 19 6 13
2001 26 CHC NL 3 0 37% 95 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 8 59% 14 6 7 3 1 2 12 4 8
2001 26 PIT NL 2 0 32% 77 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 50% 7 5 2 2 1 1 7 2 5
2002 27 TOT MLB 4 0 36% 156 15 5 75% 14 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 4 14 50% 23 12 11 5 2 0 10 2 8
2002 27 NYM NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 27 BAL AL 4 0 36% 155 15 5 75% 14 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 4 14 49% 22 12 10 5 2 0 10 2 8
2003 28 TOT MLB 5 0 42% 185 12 8 60% 11 8 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 2 1 0 17 62% 24 14 10 7 2 5 19 3 16
2003 28 BAL AL 2 0 46% 44 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 67% 6 3 3 3 1 2 3 0 3
2003 28 SDP NL 3 0 40% 141 12 5 71% 11 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 14 61% 18 11 7 4 1 3 16 3 13
2004 29 TEX AL 3 0 26% 125 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 32% 11 9 2 3 2 1 11 4 5
2005 30 TEX AL 6 0 36% 201 9 2 82% 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 16 50% 26 14 12 8 5 2 14 4 10
2006 31 TEX AL 5 0 35% 309 10 7 59% 9 6 1 1 0 0 4 3 4 0 1 2 1 19 37% 38 32 6 14 10 4 30 7 20
2007 32 LAA AL 8 0 36% 206 18 4 82% 15 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 12 53% 31 19 11 6 2 4 22 6 16
2008 33 LAA AL 2 0 31% 158 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 1 3 3 10 38% 25 21 4 8 4 4 20 7 12
2009 34 LAA AL 1 0 34% 145 4 1 80% 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 13 47% 19 15 4 8 4 4 16 4 12
2010 35 NYM NL 0 0 53% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
12 Yrs 40 0 36% 1757 95 36 73% 87 34 6 2 2 0 22 8 38 4 8 9 15 121 47% 236 160 74 66 33 29 170 45 118
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

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
1999 24 SDP NL 45 100% 8 1 0 6 0 0 1 1.78 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 24 7 29% 3 3 100% 1 1 100% 0
2000 25 CHC NL 175 100% 30 1 1 25 6 2 3 1.17 4 0 5 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 50% 30 2 7% 17 7 41% 115 11 10% 7 5 71% 11 6 55% 0
2001 26 TOT NL 472 100% 92 3 2 17 7 1 4 1.58 14 0 11 8 6 4 10 0 6 5 83% 82 8 10% 41 13 32% 266 31 12% 29 9 31% 25 19 76% 0
2001 26 CHC NL 302 100% 56 3 2 14 5 0 3 1.68 9 0 10 5 4 2 7 0 6 5 83% 56 4 7% 29 11 38% 191 22 12% 21 7 33% 18 15 83% 0
2001 26 PIT NL 170 100% 36 0 0 3 2 1 1 1.08 5 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 26 4 15% 12 2 17% 75 9 12% 8 2 25% 7 4 57% 0
2002 27 TOT MLB 398 100% 95 1 0 9 1 0 0 2.29 7 0 2 6 1 6 1 0 5 5 100% 77 4 5% 38 21 55% 217 35 16% 21 14 67% 14 11 79% 0
2002 27 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2002 27 BAL AL 397 100% 95 1 0 8 1 0 0 2.53 7 0 2 6 1 6 1 0 5 5 100% 76 4 5% 38 21 55% 216 35 16% 21 14 67% 14 11 79% 0
2003 28 TOT MLB 513 100% 116 19 1 17 3 0 2 1.32 6 0 9 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 0% 99 8 8% 49 12 24% 287 39 14% 11 5 45% 28 15 54% 0
2003 28 BAL AL 172 100% 33 5 0 1 1 0 1 0.21 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0% 35 4 11% 24 6 25% 104 20 19% 4 2 50% 14 6 43% 0
2003 28 SDP NL 341 100% 83 14 1 16 2 0 1 1.39 4 0 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 64 4 6% 25 6 24% 183 19 10% 7 3 43% 14 9 64% 0
2004 29 TEX AL 317 100% 77 13 0 2 1 0 1 1.48 11 0 11 7 4 7 4 0 0 0 58 1 2% 18 8 44% 186 25 13% 16 8 50% 11 7 64% 0
2005 30 TEX AL 526 99% 121 10 0 4 1 0 0 2.08 17 0 16 8 9 8 9 0 2 1 50% 94 11 12% 51 13 25% 285 40 14% 27 13 48% 14 7 50% 0
2006 31 TEX AL 690 100% 194 22 1 2 0 0 0 2.42 19 2 12 12 7 11 8 0 1 0 0% 85 8 9% 44 20 45% 319 65 20% 34 20 59% 21 14 67% 0
2007 32 LAA AL 579 99% 130 15 0 1 0 0 0 4.27 18 1 14 15 3 7 11 1 0 0 117 12 10% 57 18 32% 384 56 15% 39 20 51% 22 10 45% 0
2008 33 LAA AL 477 100% 103 10 1 7 0 0 0 0.68 8 0 15 4 4 2 6 0 1 0 0% 104 12 12% 52 8 15% 292 43 15% 40 17 43% 12 7 58% 0
2009 34 LAA AL 360 100% 79 8 0 11 5 1 5 1.40 4 0 10 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 58 4 7% 34 5 15% 234 48 21% 24 10 42% 9 4 44% 0
2010 35 NYM NL 65 100% 11 1 0 19 4 0 0 1.27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 1 8% 5 2 40% 50 1 2% 4 0 0% 7 4 57% 0
12 Yrs 4617 100% 1056 104 6 120 28 4 16 1.45 108 3 108 69 39 52 56 1 19 13 68% 824 72 9% 407 128 31% 2659 401 15% 255 124 49% 175 105 60% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 15% 52% 56%
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

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
1999 24 SDP NL 45 191 4.24 107 56% 23% 25% 26% 25% 77% 0% 43% 67% 29% 11% 5 0 20% 9 3 24% 11 6 11% 0 0 0
2000 25 CHC NL 175 650 3.71 402 62% 27% 12% 28% 33% 73% 1% 45% 83% 35% 5% 9 0 14% 25 10 11% 20 11 29% 0 0 0
2001 26 TOT NL 472 1838 3.89 1090 59% 30% 17% 24% 29% 70% 1% 41% 76% 25% 7% 34 0 18% 85 24 14% 64 29 25% 0 0 0
2001 26 CHC NL 302 1184 3.92 701 59% 29% 15% 26% 30% 71% 1% 42% 78% 25% 7% 22 0 18% 54 16 14% 42 21 22% 0 0 0
2001 26 PIT NL 170 654 3.85 389 59% 33% 19% 22% 26% 67% 0% 40% 72% 27% 7% 12 0 18% 31 8 13% 22 8 29% 0 0 0
2002 27 TOT MLB 399 1459 3.66 879 60% 31% 15% 22% 32% 69% 0% 42% 78% 21% 7% 28 0 17% 67 26 11% 45 20 20% -1 0 0
2002 27 NYM NL 1 3 3.00 2 67% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 33% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2002 27 BAL AL 398 1456 3.66 877 60% 31% 15% 22% 32% 69% 0% 42% 78% 21% 7% 28 0 17% 67 26 11% 45 20 20% -1 0 0
2003 28 TOT MLB 514 1932 3.76 1189 62% 31% 16% 22% 31% 69% 0% 42% 77% 25% 5% 26 0 16% 84 28 10% 51 26 32% -1 0 0
2003 28 BAL AL 172 651 3.78 407 63% 29% 14% 25% 33% 71% 0% 44% 81% 24% 5% 8 0 17% 30 14 10% 17 10 28% 0 0 0
2003 28 SDP NL 342 1281 3.75 782 61% 32% 17% 21% 31% 68% 0% 42% 75% 26% 5% 18 0 16% 54 14 10% 34 16 33% -1 0 0
2004 29 TEX AL 317 1189 3.75 730 61% 33% 16% 22% 30% 67% 4% 41% 76% 27% 9% 29 0 18% 58 17 10% 33 12 27% 0 0 0
2005 30 TEX AL 526 2007 3.82 1236 62% 30% 13% 26% 31% 70% 1% 43% 81% 28% 5% 25 0 15% 78 28 10% 55 31 30% 0 0 0
2006 31 TEX AL 691 2563 3.71 1562 61% 28% 13% 25% 34% 72% 2% 44% 82% 26% 5% 32 0 16% 111 35 12% 82 43 24% -1 0 0
2007 32 LAA AL 580 2161 3.73 1315 61% 25% 16% 28% 32% 75% 3% 46% 79% 30% 8% 44 2 18% 106 38 10% 59 36 24% -1 0 0
2008 33 LAA AL 481 1799 3.74 1058 59% 30% 14% 24% 31% 70% 1% 41% 80% 25% 7% 33 1 18% 88 32 12% 57 33 37% -4 0 0
2009 34 LAA AL 361 1459 4.04 884 61% 32% 15% 25% 28% 68% 1% 41% 77% 23% 5% 17 0 16% 58 22 13% 46 19 28% -1 0 0
2010 35 NYM NL 65 281 4.32 169 60% 34% 22% 24% 21% 66% 4% 40% 67% 23% 6% 4 0 20% 13 6 11% 7 4 21% 0 0 0
12 Yrs 4626 17529 3.79 10621 61% 29% 15% 24% 31% 71% 1% 43% 79% 26% 6% 286 3 17% 782 269 11% 530 270 27% -9 0 0
MLB Averages 3.76 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 28% 5% 15% 9% 26%
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

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
1999 24 23 45 36 4 8 0 0 0 7 2 0 9 9 .222 .378 .222 .600 63 8 1 0 0 0 0
2000 25 103 220 194 28 38 1 2 4 21 5 0 24 37 .196 .288 .284 .571 48 55 3 1 1 0 1
2001 26 255 692 599 91 130 16 4 18 65 13 5 84 137 .217 .315 .347 .662 72 208 11 2 6 1 3
2002 27 366 1090 944 145 225 41 7 25 103 28 10 127 206 .238 .329 .376 .705 86 355 15 3 11 5 4
2003 28 510 1603 1412 216 341 72 9 31 145 40 18 170 301 .242 .324 .371 .695 85 524 23 5 11 5 4
2004 29 597 1920 1692 253 418 89 10 42 181 45 19 203 365 .247 .328 .386 .714 88 653 24 6 11 8 9
2005 30 728 2446 2167 325 539 114 15 59 236 54 21 250 455 .249 .327 .397 .723 89 860 35 6 12 11 10
2006 31 875 3136 2787 427 733 158 21 78 315 64 28 308 554 .263 .336 .419 .755 97 1167 43 10 12 19 15
2007 32 1015 3715 3303 506 863 184 24 96 387 82 32 363 656 .261 .334 .419 .753 96 1383 55 12 12 25 21
2008 33 1142 4192 3729 559 966 203 27 104 433 90 35 408 751 .259 .333 .412 .744 94 1535 67 16 12 27 23
2009 34 1245 4552 4045 603 1045 222 29 108 483 94 36 448 825 .258 .333 .408 .740 93 1649 71 18 12 29 25
2010 35 1281 4617 4103 612 1056 225 29 108 484 95 36 454 849 .257 .332 .405 .737 93 1663 72 18 13 29 26

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
1999 24 23 45 36 4 8 0 0 0 7 2 9 9 .222 .378 .222 .600 3 23
2000 25 80 172 156 22 28 1 2 4 13 3 14 28 .179 .251 .288 .540 11 80
2001 26 152 469 403 60 90 15 2 14 42 8 59 100 .223 .323 .375 .698 48 152
2002 27 111 401 347 56 97 26 3 7 39 15 44 69 .280 .359 .432 .791 54 111
2003 28 144 516 470 72 118 32 2 6 43 12 44 95 .251 .318 .366 .684 54 144
2004 29 87 307 273 32 70 15 1 10 31 5 30 64 .256 .329 .429 .758 39 87
2005 30 131 519 470 67 116 24 5 16 51 9 45 90 .247 .311 .421 .732 62 131
2006 31 147 681 613 96 187 42 6 18 74 10 56 99 .305 .363 .481 .844 107 147
2007 32 140 575 513 76 127 25 3 18 69 18 54 102 .248 .318 .413 .732 67 140
2008 33 127 474 424 51 101 19 3 8 44 8 44 95 .238 .314 .354 .668 46 127
2009 34 103 360 316 44 79 19 2 4 50 4 40 74 .250 .336 .361 .697 38 103
2010 35 36 65 58 10 11 3 0 0 1 1 6 24 .190 .266 .241 .507 4 36
12 Yrs 1281 4584 4079 590 1032 221 29 105 464 95 445 849 .253 .327 .399 .726 533 1281
162 Game Avg. 162 580 516 75 131 28 4 13 59 12 56 107 .253 .327 .399 .726 67 1281

* 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

All-Star Games
2006 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2006 AL (30, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1736th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2006 AL  5.2 (10th)

At Bats s c a p y
2006 AL  620 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2006 AL  690 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
2006 AL  194 (6th)

Doubles s c a p y
2006 AL  44 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
2006 AL  6 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2006 AL  8 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1648), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1158), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1379), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (173rd), 14.2 career WAR/16.2 7yr-peak WAR/15.2 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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  1. Chad Curtis (954)
  2. Jackie Brandt (953)
  3. Michael Tucker (951)
  4. Corey Patterson (948)
  5. Scott Spiezio (947)
  6. Ken Henderson (943)
  7. Chuck Hinton (942)
  8. Ken Landreaux (939)
  9. Glenn Wilson (938)
  10. Mike Devereaux (937)
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  1. Tuffy Rhodes (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Marty Keough (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. John Shelby (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. John Shelby (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Shelby (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Gabe Kapler (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Michael Tucker (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jackie Brandt (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Michael Tucker (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Michael Tucker (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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