Joe Mauer
Joseph Patrick Mauer
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 19, 1983 in St. Paul, MN
High School: Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed July 17, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 2004
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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
2004 21 MIN AL 35 122 107 18 33 8 1 6 17 1 0 11 14 .308 .369 .570 .939 137 61 1 1 0 3 0 2/D
2005 22 MIN AL 131 554 489 61 144 26 2 9 55 13 1 61 64 .294 .372 .411 .783 107 201 9 1 0 3 12 *2D
2006 23 MIN AL 140 608 521 86 181 36 4 13 84 8 3 79 54 .347 .429 .507 .936 144 264 24 1 0 7 21 *2D AS,MVP-6,SS
2007 24 MIN AL 109 471 406 62 119 27 3 7 60 7 1 57 51 .293 .382 .426 .808 118 173 11 3 2 3 10 2D
2008 25 MIN AL 146 633 536 98 176 31 4 9 85 1 1 84 50 .328 .413 .451 .864 134 242 21 1 1 11 8 *2/D AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
2009 26 MIN AL 138 606 523 94 191 30 1 28 96 4 1 76 63 .365 .444 .587 1.031 170 307 13 2 0 5 14 *2D AS,GG
6 Seasons 699 2994 2582 419 844 158 15 72 397 34 7 368 296 .327 .408 .483 .892 136 1248 79 9 3 32 65
162 Game Avg. 162 694 598 97 196 37 3 17 92 8 2 85 69 .327 .408 .483 .892 136 289 18 2 1 7 15

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
2004 21 MIN AL 122 78 24 8.2 112 .300 .308 .274 .369 .342 .570 .440 .939 .782 137 .700 6.2 0.6 .987 .374 .262 1.7
2005 22 MIN AL 554 358 79 5.9 107 .322 .294 .271 .372 .334 .411 .429 .783 .762 107 .583 7.0 0.7 .775 .266 .117 10.6
2006 23 MIN AL 608 374 111 7.9 109 .364 .347 .273 .429 .337 .507 .434 .936 .771 144 .682 39.2 3.6 .951 .321 .159 9.9
2007 24 MIN AL 471 304 68 6.0 103 .319 .293 .265 .382 .332 .426 .414 .808 .746 118 .576 13.4 1.3 .799 .288 .133 7.0
2008 25 MIN AL 633 394 101 6.9 102 .342 .328 .263 .413 .331 .451 .414 .864 .744 134 .644 32.2 3.0 .856 .280 .123 1.8
2009 26 MIN AL 606 351 138 10.5 107 .373 .365 .266 .444 .335 .587 .427 1.031 .762 170 .791 57.0 5.2 1.121 .373 .222 7.0
6 Seasons 2994 1859 521 7.5 106 .344 .327 .268 .408 .334 .483 .425 .892 .759 136 .673 154.9 14.4 .906 .309 .156 46.2
162 Game Avg. 694 431 121 7.5 106 .344 .327 .268 .408 .334 .483 .425 .892 .759 136 .673 36 3 .906 .309 .156 11

Postseason Batting

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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
2006 23 MIN AL ALDS OAK L 3 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 26 MIN AL ALDS NYY L 3 14 12 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .417 .500 .500 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 26 23 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .304 .385 .348 .732 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 6 26 23 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .304 .385 .348 .732 8 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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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 MIN AL 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 MIN AL 25 as C 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 NYY AL 26 as C 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Appearances) 7 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 3 0 0 0 0 0

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
2004 21 MIN AL 122 4.9% 11.5% 9.0% 12.3% 46% 1.27 7.6 17.8 6.3 0.88 1.10 74% 17% 12.2% 4%
2005 22 MIN AL 554 1.6% 11.6% 11.0% 6.7% 26% 1.05 7.6 54.3 8.9 1.13 1.62 76% 20% 4.7% 3%
2006 23 MIN AL 608 2.1% 8.9% 13.0% 8.7% 29% 0.68 9.6 40.1 6.2 1.00 1.64 76% 23% 5.7% 2%
2007 24 MIN AL 471 1.5% 10.8% 12.1% 7.9% 31% 0.89 8.0 58.0 6.8 1.21 1.63 75% 17% 4.5% 3%
2008 25 MIN AL 633 1.4% 7.9% 13.3% 7.0% 25% 0.60 10.7 59.6 6.3 0.99 1.49 77% 19% 3.8% 4%
2009 26 MIN AL 606 4.6% 10.4% 12.5% 9.7% 31% 0.83 8.3 18.7 5.4 0.95 1.48 72% 21% 12.1% 3%
6 Seasons 2994 2.4% 9.9% 12.3% 8.2% 29% 0.80 8.7 35.9 6.5 1.03 1.54 75% 20% 6.6% 3%
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
2004 21 MIN AL 2 0 31% 35 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 44% 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
2005 22 MIN AL 2 0 26% 224 13 1 93% 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 44% 30 20 9 7 3 4 15 4 10
2006 23 MIN AL 6 0 29% 290 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 22 42% 43 30 12 13 8 5 27 8 18
2007 24 MIN AL 4 0 32% 178 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 41% 25 15 10 9 7 2 17 8 9
2008 25 MIN AL 5 0 35% 314 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 29 47% 47 30 17 21 8 13 26 12 14
2009 26 MIN AL 3 0 27% 319 4 1 80% 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 15 38% 34 26 7 10 7 3 17 2 13
6 Seasons 22 0 30% 1360 34 7 83% 33 5 1 1 0 1 9 3 21 97 43% 184 124 57 61 34 27 105 35 66
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
2004 21 MIN AL 122 69% 33 2 0 4 0 0 0 1.99 6 0 3 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 22 1 5% 7 6 86% 63 11 17% 4 4 100% 6 4 67% 0
2005 22 MIN AL 554 72% 144 14 5 4 0 0 0 2.28 9 0 10 9 0 4 5 0 1 0 0% 97 9 9% 48 19 40% 327 46 14% 37 13 35% 42 20 48% 0
2006 23 MIN AL 608 66% 181 18 6 4 2 0 0 1.89 13 0 13 11 2 3 10 0 5 0 0% 136 24 18% 54 22 41% 397 73 18% 43 23 53% 48 18 38% 0
2007 24 MIN AL 471 66% 119 9 3 1 0 0 0 4.02 7 1 8 7 0 2 5 1 3 2 67% 96 11 11% 41 23 56% 307 55 18% 34 18 53% 47 22 47% 0
2008 25 MIN AL 633 68% 176 18 4 5 0 0 1 2.98 9 0 13 2 7 7 2 0 3 1 33% 137 21 15% 59 32 54% 407 77 19% 49 26 53% 61 32 52% 0
2009 26 MIN AL 606 63% 191 8 1 5 3 1 2 0.76 28 1 9 21 7 16 12 0 0 0 125 13 10% 44 20 45% 355 70 20% 33 22 67% 44 27 61% 0
6 Seasons 2994 67% 844 69 19 23 5 1 3 2.06 72 2 56 56 16 36 36 1 12 3 25% 613 79 13% 253 122 48% 1856 332 18% 200 106 53% 248 123 50% 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
2004 21 MIN AL 122 510 4.18 320 63% 37% 9% 24% 30% 63% 0% 40% 86% 10% 6% 7 0 15% 18 2 14% 17 9 14% 0 0 0
2005 22 MIN AL 554 2140 3.86 1290 60% 34% 9% 24% 33% 66% 5% 40% 86% 13% 8% 44 3 18% 99 32 10% 58 29 28% 0 0 0
2006 23 MIN AL 608 2363 3.89 1377 58% 37% 7% 21% 34% 63% 8% 37% 88% 14% 11% 65 3 24% 145 36 13% 79 35 28% 0 0 0
2007 24 MIN AL 471 1884 4.00 1092 58% 38% 7% 21% 33% 62% 5% 36% 88% 14% 9% 42 1 19% 91 25 14% 64 32 31% 0 0 0
2008 25 MIN AL 633 2570 4.06 1478 58% 38% 6% 22% 34% 62% 2% 35% 90% 10% 10% 66 3 22% 139 34 14% 91 51 18% 0 0 0
2009 26 MIN AL 606 2531 4.18 1444 57% 37% 8% 23% 32% 63% 5% 36% 87% 7% 9% 57 2 24% 148 45 16% 95 56 16% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 2994 11998 4.01 7001 58% 37% 8% 22% 33% 63% 5% 37% 88% 11% 9% 281 12 21% 640 174 13% 404 212 24% 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
2004 21 35 122 107 18 33 8 1 6 17 1 0 11 14 .308 .369 .570 .939 137 61 1 1 0 3 0
2005 22 166 676 596 79 177 34 3 15 72 14 1 72 78 .297 .371 .440 .811 113 262 10 2 0 6 12
2006 23 306 1284 1117 165 358 70 7 28 156 22 4 151 132 .321 .399 .471 .870 128 526 34 3 0 13 33
2007 24 415 1755 1523 227 477 97 10 35 216 29 5 208 183 .313 .394 .459 .853 125 699 45 6 2 16 43
2008 25 561 2388 2059 325 653 128 14 44 301 30 6 292 233 .317 .399 .457 .856 127 941 66 7 3 27 51
2009 26 699 2994 2582 419 844 158 15 72 397 34 7 368 296 .327 .408 .483 .892 136 1248 79 9 3 32 65

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 21 35 121 106 17 32 8 1 6 16 1 11 14 .302 .364 .566 .930 22 35
2005 22 131 555 490 59 145 26 2 9 53 13 61 64 .296 .373 .412 .785 76 131
2006 23 140 597 513 83 173 34 4 12 81 8 76 54 .337 .419 .489 .908 107 140
2007 24 109 475 410 63 123 28 3 7 61 7 59 51 .300 .389 .434 .824 69 109
2008 25 146 636 539 100 179 32 4 9 87 1 85 50 .332 .417 .456 .873 104 146
2009 26 138 613 528 97 196 31 1 29 99 4 78 63 .371 .450 .598 1.049 142 138
6 Seasons 699 2997 2586 419 848 159 15 72 397 34 370 296 .328 .409 .485 .894 520 699
162 Game Avg. 162 695 599 97 197 37 3 17 92 8 86 69 .328 .409 .485 .894 121 699

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2006 *
2008 (C)
2009 (C)

Gold Gloves
2008-AL-C
2009-AL-C
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2006-AL-C
2008-AL-C
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2006-AL-6-30%
2008-AL-4-48%
0.78 Career Shares (295th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2006 AL--.347--1st
2008 AL--.328--1st
2009 AL--.365--1st

On-Base% s c a p y
2006 AL--.429--3rd
2008 AL--.413--2nd
2009 AL--.444--1st

Slugging % s c a p y
2009 AL--.587--1st

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2006 AL--.936--7th
2009 AL--1.031--1st

Hits s c a p y
2009 AL--191--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
2009 AL--307--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2008 AL--84--7th

Singles s c a p y
2008 AL--132--7th
2009 AL--132--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2006 AL--144--7th
2008 AL--134--8th
2009 AL--170--1st

Runs Created s c a p y
2009 AL--138--1st

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2006 AL--39--6th
2008 AL--32--7th
2009 AL--57--1st
Active--155--37th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2006 AL--3.6--6th
2008 AL--3.0--7th
2009 AL--5.2--1st
Active--14.4--37th

Times On Base s c a p y
2006 AL--261--9th
2008 AL--261--7th
2009 AL--269--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2006 AL--.682--8th
2009 AL--.791--1st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2008 AL--11--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--12--4th
2006 AL--21--3rd
2009 AL--14--2nd
Active--65--36th
Career--65--241st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2006 AL--24--6th
2008 AL--21--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
2008 AL--10.7--4th

Youngest s c a p y
2004 AL--born 1983-04-19--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 12 (179), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 20 (1004), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 62 (304), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (298), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Robinson Cano (941)
  2. Babe Phelps (911)
  3. Hanley Ramirez (909)
  4. Bubbles Hargrave (902)
  5. Brian McCann (896)
  6. Johnny Hodapp (890)
  7. Bill Keister (887)
  8. Marcus Giles (887)
  9. Freddy Sanchez (886)
  10. Victor Martinez (884)
Similar Batters through 26 
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  1. Tony Lazzeri (944) *
  2. Robinson Cano (941)
  3. Derek Jeter (929)
  4. Bill Dickey (926) *
  5. Jason Kendall (917)
  6. Mickey Cochrane (916) *
  7. Edgardo Alfonzo (911)
  8. Carlos Baerga (902)
  9. Yogi Berra (900) *
  10. Frankie Hayes (900)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Robinson Cano (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Robinson Cano (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Shanty Hogan (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dustin Pedroia (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Lazzeri (944) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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