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Kent Mercker
Kent Franklin Mercker

Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 1, 1968 in Dublin, OH
High School: Dublin (Dublin, OH)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1989
Final Game: May 30, 2008
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Kent Mercker
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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
1989	21	ATL	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	/1
1990	22	ATL	NL	36	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	23	ATL	NL	50	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.100	.182	.100	.282	-20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	24	ATL	NL	53	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	25	ATL	NL	43	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	26	ATL	NL	20	43	37	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	.054	.100	.054	.154	-58	2	0	0	3	1	0	1
1995	27	ATL	NL	29	54	48	1	5	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	17	.104	.104	.167	.271	-31	8	0	0	6	0	0	1

1997	29	CIN	NL	31	53	45	3	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	23	.156	.224	.222	.447	17	10	0	0	4	0	0	1
1998	30	STL	NL	32	61	54	3	8	0	1	1	6	0	0	2	25	.148	.179	.241	.419	9	13	1	0	5	0	0	1
1999	31	STL	NL	25	34	28	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.179	.233	.214	.448	14	6	0	0	4	0	0	1

2002	34	COL	NL	58	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	TOT	NL	66	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	CIN	NL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	35	ATL	NL	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	36	CHC	NL	66	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	37	CIN	NL	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	38	CIN	NL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2008	40	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20 Seasons				637	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	0	0	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	0	22	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	72	63	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	3	29	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	10	0	0	6	0	0
				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
ATL (8 yrs)				251	131	118	1	8	3	0	0	9	0	0	3	57	.068	.090	.093	.183	-52	11	0	0	9	1	0
CIN (5 yrs)				205	53	45	3	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	23	.156	.224	.222	.447	17	10	0	0	4	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				57	95	82	8	13	1	1	1	8	0	0	4	35	.159	.198	.232	.429	11	19	1	0	9	0	0
COL (1 yr)				58	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				66	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
1989	21	ATL	NL	1	1	0	0.0	92	.000	.000	.256	.000	.324	.000	.382	.000	.706	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1990	22	ATL	NL	3	3	0	0.0	102	.000	.000	.270	.000	.337	.000	.406	.000	.743	-100	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1991	23	ATL	NL	11	9	0	0.0	98	.333	.100	.264	.182	.333	.100	.396	.282	.729	-20	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.222	.100	.000
1992	24	ATL	NL	5	5	0	0.0	98		.000	.267	.000	.334	.000	.393	.000	.727	-100	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1993	25	ATL	NL	13	13	0	0.0	104	.000	.000	.272	.000	.338	.000	.415	.000	.752	-100	.000	-3.7	-0.4	.000	.000	.000
1994	26	ATL	NL	43	39	0	0.0	111	.087	.054	.277	.100	.344	.054	.433	.154	.777	-58	.000	-8.9	-0.9	.114	.054	.000
1995	27	ATL	NL	54	49	1	0.6	109	.161	.104	.274	.104	.344	.167	.427	.271	.771	-31	.018	-9.3	-0.9	.186	.063	.063

1997	29	CIN	NL	53	42	3	1.9	110	.318	.156	.273	.224	.345	.222	.428	.447	.773	17	.153	-5.8	-0.6	.368	.156	.067
1998	30	STL	NL	61	52	2	1.0	107	.250	.148	.269	.179	.340	.241	.424	.419	.764	9	.055	-7.6	-0.7	.319	.130	.093	.0
1999	31	STL	NL	34	27	2	2.0	117	.278	.179	.277	.233	.352	.214	.446	.448	.798	14	.141	-3.8	-0.4	.348	.107	.036

2002	34	COL	NL	1	1	0	0.0	120	.000	.000	.284	.000	.360	.000	.451	.000	.811	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2003	35	TOT	NL	1	1	0	0.0	110		.000	.270	.000	.342	.000	.433	.000	.775	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2003	35	ATL	NL	1	1	0	0.0	110		.000	.270	.000	.342	.000	.433	.000	.775	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2004	36	CHC	NL	2	2	0	0.0	114	.000	.000	.273	.000	.346	.000	.442	.000	.788	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
20 Seasons				282	244	8	0.9	109	.203	.113	.273	.150	.343	.161	.427	.311	.770	-18	.042	-44.5	-4.4	.231	.093	.048	.0
162 Game Avg.				72	62	2	0.9	109	.203	.113	.273	.150	.343	.161	.427	.311	.770	-18	.042	-44.5	-4.4	.231	.093	.048

ATL (8 yrs)				131	120	1	0.2	108	.129	.068	.273	.090	.342	.093	.422	.183	.764	-52	.004	-26.3	-2.6	.127	.051	.025
STL (2 yrs)				95	79	4	1.4	111	.261	.159	.272	.198	.344	.232	.432	.429	.776	11	.084	-11.4	-1.1	.329	.122	.073	.0
COL (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	120	.000	.000	.284	.000	.360	.000	.451	.000	.811	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				2	2	0	0.0	114	.000	.000	.273	.000	.346	.000	.442	.000	.788	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
CIN (5 yrs)				53	42	3	1.9	110	.318	.156	.273	.224	.345	.222	.428	.447	.773	17	.153	-5.8	-0.6	.368	.156	.067

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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1991	23	ATL	NL	NLCS	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	23	ATL	NL	WS	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	24	ATL	NL	NLCS	PIT	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	ATL	NL	NLCS	PHI	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1995	27	ATL	NL	NLDS	COL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	35	ATL	NL	NLDS	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Seasons (6 Series)							12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 NLDS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 NLCS							8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
1989	21	ATL	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
1990	22	ATL	NL	3	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%			1.5					33%	0%
1991	23	ATL	NL	11	0.0%	63.6%	9.1%	0.0%	0%	7.00	1.4		5.0	2.00	1.00	27%	33%	0.0%	0%
1992	24	ATL	NL	5	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
1993	25	ATL	NL	13	0.0%	76.9%	0.0%	0.0%			1.3			0.50	0.50	23%	33%	0.0%	0%
1994	26	ATL	NL	43	0.0%	34.9%	4.7%	0.0%	0%	7.50	2.5		18.5	0.90	0.92	53%	12%	0.0%	20%
1995	27	ATL	NL	54	0.0%	31.5%	0.0%	5.6%	60%		2.8		9.6	1.00	2.44	57%	11%	0.0%	8%

1997	29	CIN	NL	53	0.0%	43.4%	7.6%	3.8%	29%	5.75	2.0		45.0	0.54	1.11	42%	15%	0.0%	31%
1998	30	STL	NL	61	1.6%	41.0%	3.3%	3.3%	25%	12.50	2.2	54.0	9.0	0.67	1.60	46%	21%	7.1%	7%
1999	31	STL	NL	34	0.0%	29.4%	5.9%	2.9%	20%	5.00	2.8		14.0	0.63	0.67	53%	18%	0.0%	13%

2002	34	COL	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						0.00	0.00	100%	0%	0.0%	0%
2003	35	TOT	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
2003	35	ATL	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
2004	36	CHC	NL	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
18 Seasons				282	0.4%	40.8%	3.9%	2.8%	29%	10.45	2.2	248.0	13.8	0.81	1.33	47%	15%	1.9%	15%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1989	21	ATL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	22	ATL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	23	ATL	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	24	ATL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	25	ATL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	26	ATL	NL	0	0	0%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1995	27	ATL	NL	1	0	20%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	33%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1997	29	CIN	NL	0	0	27%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
1998	30	STL	NL	0	0	22%	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	50%	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1999	31	STL	NL	2	0	71%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

2002	34	COL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	35	TOT	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	35	ATL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	36	CHC	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18 Seasons				3	0	29%	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	25%	10	9	1	0	0	0	6	2	3
MLB Averages

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
1989	21	ATL	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1990	22	ATL	NL	3	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1991	23	ATL	NL	11	82%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	2	0	0%	16	3	19%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
1992	24	ATL	NL	5	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1993	25	ATL	NL	13	85%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1994	26	ATL	NL	43	70%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	43%	10	0	0%	12	3	25%	36	2	6%	5	1	20%	1	0	0%	0
1995	27	ATL	NL	54	61%	5	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	6	67%	11	0	0%	13	4	31%	36	5	14%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	0

1997	29	CIN	NL	53	85%	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.67	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	80%	8	0	0%	7	4	57%	35	1	3%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0
1998	30	STL	NL	61	85%	8	4	3	0	0	0	0		1	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	5	83%	9	1	11%	10	2	20%	43	5	12%	6	3	50%	3	1	33%	0
1999	31	STL	NL	34	62%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	50%	11	0	0%	10	0	0%	25	3	12%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0

2002	34	COL	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2003	35	TOT	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2003	35	ATL	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2004	36	CHC	NL	2	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
18 Seasons				282	75%	28	8	6	0	0	0	0		1	1	13	0	1	0	1	0	35	22	63%	50	1	2%	54	13	24%	198	19	10%	15	6	40%	9	2	22%	0
MLB Averages

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
1989	21	ATL	NL	1	5	5.00	4	80%	25%	25%	25%	25%	75%	0%	60%	67%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
1990	22	ATL	NL	3	9	3.00	7	78%	43%	14%	29%	14%	57%	0%	44%	75%	33%	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
1991	23	ATL	NL	11	43	3.91	31	72%	48%	23%	19%	10%	52%	0%	37%	56%	18%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	9%	1	0	43%	0	0	0
1992	24	ATL	NL	5	21	4.20	16	76%	56%	31%	13%	0%	44%	0%	33%	29%	20%	0%	0	0	20%	1	0	20%	1	0	20%	0	0	0
1993	25	ATL	NL	12	54	4.50	40	74%	30%	25%	38%	8%	70%	0%	52%	64%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0
1994	26	ATL	NL	43	139	3.23	101	73%	28%	29%	18%	26%	72%	0%	53%	60%	47%	2%	1	0	5%	2	0	2%	1	0	27%	0	0	0
1995	27	ATL	NL	53	160	3.02	118	74%	14%	28%	28%	31%	86%	0%	64%	68%	66%	2%	1	0	2%	1	0	4%	2	0	24%	1	0	0

1997	29	CIN	NL	40	132	3.30	99	75%	15%	30%	31%	23%	85%	0%	64%	64%	70%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	19%	13	0	0
1998	30	STL	NL	61	218	3.57	160	73%	22%	31%	26%	21%	78%	0%	57%	60%	64%	3%	2	0	7%	4	1	3%	2	1	28%	0	0	0
1999	31	STL	NL	34	94	2.76	67	71%	21%	15%	31%	33%	79%	0%	56%	81%	59%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0

2002	34	COL	NL	1	2	2.00	2	100%	50%	0%	0%	50%	50%		50%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2003	35	TOT	NL	1	4	4.00	4	100%	0%	50%	50%	0%	100%		100%	50%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2003	35	ATL	NL	1	4	4.00	4	100%	0%	50%	50%	0%	100%		100%	50%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2004	36	CHC	NL	2	2	1.00	2	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
13 Seasons				267	883	3.31	651	74%	23%	27%	26%	23%	77%	0%	57%	65%	58%	1%	4	0	3%	9	1	3%	7	1	29%	15	0	0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF
1989	21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1990	22	38	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1991	23	88	15	14	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	9	.071	.133	.071	.205	-42	1	0	0	0
1992	24	141	20	19	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	14	.053	.100	.053	.153	-57	1	0	0	0
1993	25	184	33	32	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	24	.031	.061	.031	.092	-74	1	0	0	0
1994	26	204	76	69	0	3	0	0	0	4	3	39	.043	.082	.043	.126	-65	3	0	3	1
1995	27	233	130	117	1	8	3	0	0	9	3	56	.068	.091	.094	.185	-51	11	0	9	1
1996	28	466	260	234	2	16	6	0	0	18	6	112	.068	.091	.094	.185	-51	22	0	18	2
1997	29	264	183	162	4	15	4	1	0	10	7	79	.093	.129	.130	.259	-32	21	0	13	1
1998	30	296	244	216	7	23	4	2	1	16	9	104	.106	.142	.157	.299	-21	34	1	18	1
1999	31	642	556	488	24	56	10	4	2	36	22	228	.115	.152	.164	.316	-17	80	2	44	2
2000	32	321	278	244	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	114	.115	.152	.164	.316	-17	40	1	22	1
2002	34	379	279	245	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	114	.114	.152	.163	.315	-18	40	1	22	1
2003	35	445	280	246	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	115	.114	.151	.163	.314	-18	40	1	22	1
2004	36	511	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	22	1
2005	37	586	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	22	1
2006	38	622	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	22	1
2008	40	637	282	248	12	28	5	2	1	18	11	115	.113	.150	.161	.311	-18	40	1	22	1

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
1989	21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2
1990	22	36	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	36
1991	23	50	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.091	.000	.091	0	50
1992	24	53	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	53
1993	25	43	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	43
1994	26	28	56	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	.000	.054	.000	.054	0	20
1995	27	33	54	54	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	29

1997	29	31	51	46	3	8	1	1	0	1	0	5	23	.174	.255	.239	.494	3	31
1998	30	32	55	53	3	7	0	1	1	5	0	2	25	.132	.164	.226	.390	2	32
1999	31	25	31	29	6	6	1	0	0	2	0	2	10	.207	.258	.241	.499	2	25

2002	34	58	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	58
2003	35	66	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	66
2004	36	66	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	66
13 Seasons		523	284	270	13	21	2	2	1	13	0	13	123	.078	.120	.111	.231	8	511
162 Game Avg.		162	88	84	4	7	1	1	0	4	0	4	38	.078	.120	.111	.231	2	511

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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