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Orlando Miller

Orlando (Salmon) Miller

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 13, 1969 in Changuinola, Panama
High School: El Dorado (Panama, PA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1994
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers 1994-1997

Final Game: September 15, 1997
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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 25 HOU NL 16 44 40 3 13 0 1 2 9 1 0 2 12 .325 .386 .525 .911 141 21 0 2 0 0 2 6/4
1995 26 HOU NL 92 355 324 36 85 20 1 5 36 3 4 22 71 .262 .319 .377 .696 90 122 7 5 4 0 8 6
1996 27 HOU NL 139 496 468 43 120 26 2 15 58 3 7 14 116 .256 .291 .417 .708 91 195 14 10 1 3 4 *65
1997 28 DET AL 50 122 111 13 26 7 1 2 10 1 0 5 24 .234 .289 .369 .659 72 41 1 4 1 1 0 6/D53
4 Yrs 297 1017 943 95 244 53 5 24 113 8 11 43 223 .259 .305 .402 .707 90 379 22 21 6 4 14
162 Game Avg. 162 555 514 52 133 29 3 13 62 4 6 23 122 .259 .305 .402 .707 90 207 12 11 3 2 8
HOU (3 yrs) 247 895 832 82 218 46 4 22 103 7 11 38 199 .262 .307 .406 .713 93 338 21 17 5 3 14
DET (1 yr) 50 122 111 13 26 7 1 2 10 1 0 5 24 .234 .289 .369 .659 72 41 1 4 1 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 247 895 832 82 218 46 4 22 103 7 11 38 199 .262 .307 .406 .713 93 338 21 17 5 3 14
AL (1 yr) 50 122 111 13 26 7 1 2 10 1 0 5 24 .234 .289 .369 .659 72 41 1 4 1 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 25 HOU NL 16 44 2 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .520 .502 0.3 0.2 3 $109,000 6/4
1995 26 HOU NL 92 355 -6 -1 1 -6 5 -8 -0.8 10 2 0.2 .491 .495 0.8 -0.1 8 $140,000 6
1996 27 HOU NL 139 496 -7 -4 -2 -2 7 -8 -1.0 14 5 0.3 .494 .495 0.7 0.3 8 $205,000 *65
1997 28 DET AL 50 122 -5 -0 -0 4 1 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .499 0.0 0.5 -1 $337,500 6/D53
4 Seasons 297 1017 -16 -5 -1 -4 13 -14 -1.6 28 14 1.2 .495 .498 1.8 0.9 19 $791,500
HOU (3 yrs) 247 895 -11 -5 -1 -8 12 -13 -1.5 24 11 0.9 .495 .497 1.8 0.4 19 $454,000
DET (1 yr) 50 122 -5 -0 -0 4 1 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .499 0.0 0.5 -1 $337,500

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 25 HOU NL 44 27 9 8.9 105 .423 .325 .268 .386 .335 .525 .420 .911 .754 141 .749 2.1 0.2 .963 .275 .200 1.3
1995 26 HOU NL 355 254 37 3.9 100 .323 .262 .261 .319 .329 .377 .406 .696 .735 90 .404 -4.2 -0.4 .592 .179 .114 3.8
1996 27 HOU NL 496 373 51 3.7 100 .309 .256 .260 .291 .328 .417 .407 .708 .735 91 .376 -6.9 -0.7 .583 .182 .160 5.0
1997 28 DET AL 122 88 13 4.0 108 .279 .234 .270 .289 .339 .369 .427 .659 .766 72 .380 -4.8 -0.4 .593 .189 .135 1.3
4 Yrs 1017 742 110 4.0 101 .314 .259 .262 .305 .330 .402 .409 .707 .739 90 .407 -13.8 -1.3 .601 .186 .143 12.0
162 Game Avg. 555 405 60 4.0 101 .314 .259 .262 .305 .330 .402 .409 .707 .739 90 .407 -13.8 -1.3 .601 .186 .143 7
HOU (3 yrs) 895 654 97 4.0 100 .319 .262 .261 .307 .329 .406 .407 .713 .736 93 .411 -9.0 -0.9 .602 .185 .144 10.6
DET (1 yr) 122 88 13 4.0 108 .279 .234 .270 .289 .339 .369 .427 .659 .766 72 .380 -4.8 -0.4 .593 .189 .135 1.3
NL (3 yrs) 895 654 97 4.0 100 .319 .262 .261 .307 .329 .406 .407 .713 .736 93 .411 -9.0 -0.9 .602 .185 .144 10.6
AL (1 yr) 122 88 13 4.0 108 .279 .234 .270 .289 .339 .369 .427 .659 .766 72 .380 -4.8 -0.4 .593 .189 .135 1.3

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 25 HOU NL 44 4.6% 27.3% 4.6% 6.8% 23% 6.00 3.3 20.0 4.4 0.47 0.25 59% 29% 15.4% 32%
1995 26 HOU NL 355 1.4% 20.0% 6.2% 7.3% 31% 3.23 4.6 64.8 9.0 1.01 1.42 70% 23% 4.8% 17%
1996 27 HOU NL 496 3.0% 23.4% 2.8% 8.7% 36% 8.29 4.0 31.2 8.1 0.94 1.22 69% 22% 10.2% 19%
1997 28 DET AL 122 1.6% 19.7% 4.1% 8.2% 39% 4.80 4.6 55.5 11.1 1.00 1.33 70% 12% 5.6% 18%
4 Yrs 1017 2.4% 21.9% 4.2% 8.1% 34% 5.19 4.2 39.3 8.3 0.95 1.25 69% 22% 8.0% 19%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.5% 9.0% 7.7% 33% 1.83 5.4 33.0 7.4 0.84 1.11 70% 21% 8.2% 16%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 25 HOU NL 2.1 0.2 45 0.3 0.7 -0.4 .71 0.4 0.1 4.2 0.4 1.01 3.8 0.20 3
1995 26 HOU NL -4.7 -0.5 367 -0.6 6.0 -6.6 1.05 -0.5 -0.1 -2.9 -0.3 0.97 -4.3 1.49 3
1996 27 HOU NL -6.9 -0.7 514 -0.7 9.0 -9.8 1.02 -1.0 0.2 -13.0 -1.3 0.96 -10.0 2.68 5
1997 28 DET AL -4.8 -0.4 124 -0.9 1.6 -2.4 1.02 -0.8 -0.0 -5.4 -0.5 0.90 -7.0 1.78 8
4 Yrs -14.3 -1.4 1050 -1.9 17.3 -19.2 1.02 -1.9 0.0 -17.1 -1.7 0.96 -17.4 1.72 19

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1994 25 HOU NL 0 0 7% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 26 HOU NL 4 0 29% 120 3 4 43% 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 7 65% 15 8 6 4 2 2 12 0 12
1996 27 HOU NL 5 0 22% 171 3 7 30% 2 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 4 15 31% 18 15 2 3 2 1 11 4 7
1997 28 DET AL 1 0 33% 44 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 18% 9 8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
4 Yrs 10 0 25% 349 8 11 42% 7 7 1 3 0 1 6 2 11 26 43% 42 31 9 7 4 3 25 5 20

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1994 25 HOU NL 44 25% 13 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.20 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0% 3 2 67% 32 7 22% 4 3 75% 1 1 100% 0
1995 26 HOU NL 355 22% 85 9 0 3 1 0 1 1.49 5 0 13 5 0 1 4 0 4 4 100% 67 7 10% 36 14 39% 241 32 13% 16 7 44% 20 10 50% 0
1996 27 HOU NL 496 20% 120 10 0 5 0 0 0 2.68 15 0 12 13 2 7 8 0 3 1 33% 82 14 17% 44 8 18% 308 46 15% 29 14 48% 17 9 53% 0
1997 28 DET AL 122 30% 26 2 0 8 2 1 2 1.78 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 100% 19 1 5% 10 4 40% 74 8 11% 9 5 56% 5 2 40% 0
4 Yrs 1017 22% 244 24 0 19 3 1 3 1.72 24 0 28 21 3 10 14 0 8 6 75% 180 22 12% 93 28 30% 655 93 14% 58 29 50% 43 22 51% 0
MLB Averages 56% 72% 10% 35% 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 25 HOU NL 34 106 3.12 69 65% 32% 20% 19% 29% 68% 22% 44% 70% 18% 6% 2 0 15% 5 3 3% 1 1 56% 10 0 0
1995 26 HOU NL 319 1184 3.71 750 63% 24% 19% 26% 31% 76% 6% 48% 75% 27% 5% 16 0 14% 44 21 8% 26 21 20% 36 0 0
1996 27 HOU NL 425 1550 3.65 1061 68% 23% 21% 28% 28% 77% 2% 53% 73% 36% 2% 8 1 8% 33 22 4% 19 17 32% 71 1 0
1997 28 DET AL 118 431 3.65 282 65% 25% 20% 25% 30% 75% 0% 49% 74% 21% 1% 1 0 12% 14 8 5% 6 4 38% 4 0 0
4 Yrs 896 3271 3.65 2162 66% 24% 20% 27% 30% 76% 4% 50% 74% 30% 3% 27 1 11% 96 54 6% 52 43 30% 121 1 0
MLB Averages 3.70 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 28%

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 25 16 44 40 3 13 0 1 2 9 1 0 2 12 .325 .386 .525 .911 141 21 0 2 0 0 2
1995 26 108 399 364 39 98 20 2 7 45 4 4 24 83 .269 .327 .393 .719 95 143 7 7 4 0 10
1996 27 247 895 832 82 218 46 4 22 103 7 11 38 199 .262 .307 .406 .713 93 338 21 17 5 3 14
1997 28 297 1017 943 95 244 53 5 24 113 8 11 43 223 .259 .305 .402 .707 90 379 22 21 6 4 14

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 25 23 63 57 5 19 0 1 3 14 1 3 17 .333 .397 .526 .923 11 16
1995 26 104 402 367 42 98 23 1 6 42 3 25 80 .267 .324 .384 .708 44 92
1996 27 139 498 470 44 122 26 2 15 60 3 14 116 .260 .294 .419 .713 56 139
1997 28 50 122 111 13 26 7 1 2 10 1 5 24 .234 .289 .369 .659 11 50
4 Yrs 316 1085 1005 104 265 56 5 26 126 8 47 237 .264 .310 .407 .717 122 297
162 Game Avg. 162 556 515 53 136 29 3 13 65 4 24 121 .264 .310 .407 .717 63 297

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1996 NL  10 (9th)

                                         

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