
Born: April 20, 1961 in Evansville, IN
High School: Reitz (Evansville, IN)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
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Debut: September 8, 1982
Final Game: October 1, 1995
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1982 | 21 | NYY | AL | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .154 | .167 | .321 | -11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /739 | |
| 1983 | 22 | NYY | AL | 91 | 305 | 279 | 34 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | .283 | .333 | .409 | .742 | 107 | 114 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 397/4 | |
| 1984 | 23 | NYY | AL | 153 | 662 | 603 | 91 | 207 | 44 | 2 | 23 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 33 | .343 | .381 | .537 | .918 | 156 | 324 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | *37/98 | AS,MVP-5 |
| 1985 | 24 | NYY | AL | 159 | 727 | 652 | 107 | 211 | 48 | 3 | 35 | 145 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 41 | .324 | .371 | .567 | .939 | 156 | 370 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | *3 | AS,MVP-1,GG,SS |
| 1986 | 25 | NYY | AL | 162 | 742 | 677 | 117 | 238 | 53 | 2 | 31 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 35 | .352 | .394 | .573 | .967 | 161 | 388 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | *3/5D | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
| 1987 | 26 | NYY | AL | 141 | 629 | 569 | 93 | 186 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 115 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 38 | .327 | .378 | .559 | .937 | 146 | 318 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | *3/D | AS,MVP-7,GG,SS |
| 1988 | 27 | NYY | AL | 144 | 651 | 599 | 94 | 186 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 29 | .311 | .353 | .462 | .816 | 128 | 277 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | *3/D7 | AS,GG |
| 1989 | 28 | NYY | AL | 158 | 693 | 631 | 79 | 191 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 30 | .303 | .351 | .477 | .828 | 133 | 301 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | *3D/9 | AS,MVP-15,GG |
| 1990 | 29 | NYY | AL | 102 | 428 | 394 | 40 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | .256 | .308 | .335 | .643 | 81 | 132 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3D/7 | |
| 1991 | 30 | NYY | AL | 152 | 646 | 587 | 64 | 169 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 42 | .288 | .339 | .394 | .733 | 103 | 231 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | *3D | GG |
| 1992 | 31 | NYY | AL | 157 | 686 | 640 | 89 | 184 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 43 | .288 | .327 | .416 | .742 | 107 | 266 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | *3D | GG |
| 1993 | 32 | NYY | AL | 134 | 596 | 530 | 78 | 154 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 42 | .291 | .364 | .445 | .809 | 120 | 236 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | *3/D | MVP-19,GG |
| 1994 | 33 | NYY | AL | 97 | 436 | 372 | 62 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 24 | .304 | .397 | .411 | .808 | 112 | 153 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | *3 | MVP-18,GG |
| 1995 | 34 | NYY | AL | 128 | 507 | 458 | 59 | 132 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 35 | .288 | .341 | .413 | .754 | 97 | 189 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | *3/D | |
| 14 Seasons | 1785 | 7721 | 7003 | 1007 | 2153 | 442 | 20 | 222 | 1099 | 14 | 9 | 588 | 444 | .307 | .358 | .471 | .830 | 127 | 3301 | 191 | 21 | 13 | 96 | 136 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 701 | 636 | 91 | 195 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 40 | .307 | .358 | .471 | .830 | 127 | 300 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1982 | NYY | AL | 21 | OF | 6 | 1 | 24.1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 59.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1 | 4.44 | 2.00 | .983 | 2.48 | 2.15 | ||
| 1982 | NYY | AL | 21 | LF | 5 | 1 | 23.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 67.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.70 | 2.40 | .983 | 2.31 | 1.92 | ||
| 1982 | NYY | AL | 21 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 40.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 12.00 | 4.00 | 1.000 | 9.90 | 8.50 | ||
| 1982 | NYY | AL | 21 | RF | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -90.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.02 | 1.90 | ||||
| 1983 | NYY | AL | 22 | OF | 48 | 37 | 354.1 | 77 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .974 | -2.2 | -7.5 | -5.2 | -1.4 | -3.8 | 3 | 1.90 | 1.56 | .981 | 2.50 | 2.16 | ||
| 1983 | NYY | AL | 22 | 1B | 42 | 28 | 290.2 | 291 | 278 | 12 | 1 | 30 | .997 | -2.5 | -10.3 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0 | 8.98 | 6.90 | .992 | 9.90 | 8.24 | ||
| 1983 | NYY | AL | 22 | RF | 39 | 28 | 270.1 | 61 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .967 | -0.9 | -4.0 | -3.9 | -1.4 | -2.5 | 3 | 1.96 | 1.51 | .979 | 2.25 | 1.85 | ||
| 1983 | NYY | AL | 22 | LF | 14 | 9 | 84.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.3 | -18.6 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0 | 1.71 | 1.14 | .975 | 2.32 | 1.90 | ||
| 1983 | NYY | AL | 22 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 4.80 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | NYY | AL | 23 | 1B | 133 | 131 | 1189.0 | 1236 | 1107 | 124 | 5 | 135 | .996 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 4.2 | 1 | 9.32 | 9.26 | .991 | 7.57 | 7.52 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1984 | NYY | AL | 23 | OF | 19 | 16 | 147.1 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.32 | 2.00 | .982 | 2.51 | 2.17 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1984 | NYY | AL | 23 | LF | 13 | 9 | 88.1 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.94 | 1.46 | .985 | 2.27 | 1.80 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1984 | NYY | AL | 23 | RF | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.83 | .976 | 2.22 | 1.88 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1984 | NYY | AL | 23 | CF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 | -75.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 3.04 | 2.60 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1985 | NYY | AL | 24 | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1421.1 | 1412 | 1318 | 87 | 7 | 154 | .995 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 1 | 8.90 | 8.84 | .991 | 6.33 | 6.29 | AS,MVP-1,GG,SS | |
| 1986 | NYY | AL | 25 | 1B | 160 | 159 | 1411.1 | 1483 | 1377 | 100 | 6 | 132 | .996 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.3 | 0 | 9.42 | 9.23 | .991 | 6.38 | 6.25 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS | |
| 1986 | NYY | AL | 25 | 3B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 0.9 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4.00 | .946 | 2.75 | 2.37 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS | |
| 1986 | NYY | AL | 25 | DH | 1 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | NYY | AL | 26 | 1B | 140 | 139 | 1226.2 | 1335 | 1239 | 91 | 5 | 122 | .996 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 0 | 9.76 | 9.50 | .992 | 7.34 | 7.14 | AS,MVP-7,GG,SS | |
| 1987 | NYY | AL | 26 | DH | 1 | AS,MVP-7,GG,SS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | NYY | AL | 27 | 1B | 143 | 141 | 1272.1 | 1358 | 1250 | 99 | 9 | 131 | .993 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 1 | 9.54 | 9.43 | .992 | 7.07 | 6.99 | AS,GG | |
| 1988 | NYY | AL | 27 | DH | 1 | AS,GG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | NYY | AL | 27 | LF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | -144.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 1.80 | AS,GG | |||
| 1988 | NYY | AL | 27 | OF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | -144.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.52 | 2.10 | AS,GG | |||
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 28 | 1B | 145 | 141 | 1231.2 | 1368 | 1274 | 87 | 7 | 143 | .995 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 1 | 9.95 | 9.39 | .993 | 7.31 | 6.90 | AS,MVP-15,GG | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 28 | DH | 17 | AS,MVP-15,GG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 28 | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 30.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 2.48 | 2.10 | AS,MVP-15,GG | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 28 | RF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 30.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 2.36 | 1.90 | AS,MVP-15,GG | |
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 29 | 1B | 89 | 89 | 778.1 | 881 | 800 | 78 | 3 | 81 | .997 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 2 | 10.15 | 9.87 | .992 | 9.63 | 8.36 | ||
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 29 | DH | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 29 | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 1.70 | |||||
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 29 | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 2.00 | |||||
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 30 | 1B | 127 | 124 | 1090.2 | 1201 | 1119 | 77 | 5 | 135 | .996 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 9.87 | 9.42 | .992 | 8.25 | 7.87 | GG | |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 30 | DH | 22 | GG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 31 | 1B | 143 | 138 | 1224.0 | 1329 | 1209 | 116 | 4 | 129 | .997 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1 | 9.74 | 9.27 | .993 | 7.35 | 6.99 | GG | |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 31 | DH | 15 | GG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | NYY | AL | 32 | 1B | 130 | 126 | 1118.1 | 1345 | 1258 | 84 | 3 | 123 | .998 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0 | 10.80 | 10.32 | .993 | 8.05 | 7.69 | MVP-19,GG | |
| 1993 | NYY | AL | 32 | DH | 5 | MVP-19,GG | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 33 | 1B | 97 | 93 | 836.2 | 989 | 919 | 68 | 2 | 95 | .998 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -1.7 | 1 | 10.62 | 10.18 | .992 | 9.57 | 8.49 | MVP-18,GG | |
| 1995 | NYY | AL | 34 | 1B | 125 | 117 | 1038.0 | 1084 | 996 | 81 | 7 | 90 | .994 | -6.8 | -7.9 | -7.8 | -3.1 | -4.7 | 1 | 9.34 | 8.62 | .993 | 8.67 | 8.00 | ||
| 1995 | NYY | AL | 34 | DH | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Seasons | 1B | 1634 | 1585 | 14132.0 | 15316 | 14148 | 1104 | 64 | 1500 | .996 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 12 | 9.71 | 9.33 | .992 | 7.67 | 7.30 | |||||
| 9 Seasons | DH | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Seasons | OF | 76 | 56 | 540.0 | 130 | 121 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .977 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -5.3 | -2.6 | -2.6 | 5 | 2.12 | 1.67 | .982 | 2.50 | 2.16 | |||||
| 4 Seasons | RF | 47 | 35 | 330.2 | 80 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -2.7 | -0.8 | -1.9 | 3 | 2.12 | 1.66 | .979 | 2.25 | 1.86 | |||||
| 5 Seasons | LF | 34 | 20 | 201.1 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .979 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 2 | 2.10 | 1.38 | .981 | 2.30 | 1.86 | |||||
| 1 Season | 3B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 0.9 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4.00 | .946 | 2.75 | 2.37 | |||||
| 1 Season | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 4.80 | |||||||||||||
| 1 Season | CF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 | -75.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 3.04 | 2.60 | |||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1714 | 1643 | 14690.1 | 15459 | 14270 | 1121 | 68 | 1504 | .996 | 33.1 | 2.7 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 1.7 | 5 | 12 | 9.43 | 8.98 | .988 | 7.47 | 7.06 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 16 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 76 (226), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 128 (104), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 34 (204), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 5, 1979: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
November 11, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
| 1985 | New York Yankees | $455,000 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees | $1,375,000 |
| 1987 | New York Yankees | $1,975,000 |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | $2,000,000 |
| 1989 | New York Yankees | $2,200,000 |
| 1990 | New York Yankees | $2,500,000 |
| 1991 | New York Yankees | $3,420,000 |
| 1992 | New York Yankees | $3,620,000 |
| 1993 | New York Yankees | $3,820,000 |
| 1994 | New York Yankees | $4,020,000 |
| 1995 | New York Yankees | $4,420,000 |
| Career (may be incomplete) | $29,805,000 | |
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