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Melvin Mora

Melvin Mora

Positions: Third Baseman, Outfielder and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 2, 1972 in Agua Negra, Yaracuy, Venezuela
High School: Agua Negra (Agua Negra, VE)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1999
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Mets/Rockies/Diamondbacks 1999-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$2M (11) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 12.008, Free Agent: 2012 [*], Agents: Lon Babby [*]
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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 27 NYM NL 66 39 31 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 7 .161 .278 .161 .439 72 5 0 1 3 0 0
2000 28 TOT MLB 132 464 414 60 114 22 5 8 47 12 11 35 80 .275 .337 .411 .748 131 170 5 6 4 5 3 687/459
2000 28 BAL AL 53 222 199 25 58 9 3 2 17 5 8 17 32 .291 .359 .397 .756 100 79 2 4 2 0 0
2000 28 NYM NL 79 242 215 35 56 13 2 6 30 7 3 18 48 .260 .317 .423 .740 172 91 3 2 2 5 3
2001 29 BAL AL 128 503 436 49 109 28 0 7 48 11 4 41 91 .250 .329 .362 .692 109 158 6 14 5 7 2
2002 30 BAL AL 149 652 557 86 130 30 4 19 64 16 10 70 108 .233 .338 .404 .742 117 225 7 20 1 4 2
2003 31 BAL AL 96 413 344 68 109 17 1 15 48 6 3 49 71 .317 .418 .503 .921 152 173 3 12 6 2 0 AS
2004 32 BAL AL 140 636 550 111 187 41 0 27 104 11 6 66 95 .340 .419 .562 .981 200 309 10 11 6 3 0 MVP-18,SS
2005 33 BAL AL 149 664 593 86 168 30 1 27 88 7 4 50 112 .283 .348 .474 .821 153 281 9 10 8 3 0 AS
2006 34 BAL AL 155 705 624 96 171 25 0 16 83 11 1 54 99 .274 .342 .391 .733 117 244 9 14 6 7 1
2007 35 BAL AL 126 527 467 67 128 23 1 14 58 9 3 47 83 .274 .341 .418 .759 136 195 22 3 5 5 3
2008 36 BAL AL 135 570 513 77 146 29 2 23 104 3 7 37 70 .285 .342 .483 .826 160 248 14 11 3 6 3
2009 37 BAL AL 125 496 450 44 117 20 0 8 48 3 3 34 60 .260 .321 .358 .679 103 161 13 8 1 3 1
2010 38 COL NL 113 354 316 39 90 12 5 7 45 2 1 31 53 .285 .358 .421 .779 177 133 9 5 2 0 2
2011 39 ARI NL 42 135 127 5 29 6 0 0 16 0 1 2 24 .228 .244 .276 .520 47 35 5 2 0 4 1
13 Seasons 1556 6158 5422 794 1503 283 19 171 754 93 55 520 953 .277 .350 .431 .781 137 2337 112 117 50 49 18
162 Game Avg. 162 641 565 83 156 29 2 18 79 10 6 54 99 .277 .350 .431 .781 137 243 12 12 5 5 2
BAL (10 yrs) 1256 5388 4733 709 1323 252 12 158 662 82 49 465 821 .280 .355 .438 .793 137 2073 95 107 43 40 12
NYM (2 yrs) 145 281 246 41 61 13 2 6 31 9 4 22 55 .248 .312 .390 .702 160 96 3 3 5 5 3
ARI (1 yr) 42 135 127 5 29 6 0 0 16 0 1 2 24 .228 .244 .276 .520 47 35 5 2 0 4 1
COL (1 yr) 113 354 316 39 90 12 5 7 45 2 1 31 53 .285 .358 .421 .779 177 133 9 5 2 0 2
AL (10 yrs) 1256 5388 4733 709 1323 252 12 158 662 82 49 465 821 .280 .355 .438 .793 137 2073 95 107 43 40 12
NL (4 yrs) 300 770 689 85 180 31 7 13 92 11 6 55 132 .261 .321 .383 .704 142 264 17 10 7 9 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 27 NYM NL 39 -4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.0 -3 -0.3 0.3 $200,000
2000 28 NYM NL 242 -5 1 1 0 -2 2 7 4 0.4 6 0.6 -0.2 $210,000
2000 28 BAL AL 222 0 -2 1 2 -0 2 7 9 0.9 10 1.0 -0.1 $
2001 29 BAL AL 503 -3 1 4 0 4 3 17 27 2.7 22 2.2 0.5 $270,000
2002 30 BAL AL 652 2 0 -1 1 21 -1 21 42 4.2 22 2.2 2.0 $350,000
2003 31 BAL AL 413 25 3 -1 1 -6 -2 14 33 3.2 40 4.0 -0.8 $1,725,000 AS
2004 32 BAL AL 636 52 1 -3 -1 -14 2 20 56 5.4 71 7.0 -1.6 $2,333,333 MVP-18,SS
2005 33 BAL AL 664 14 -1 -2 -1 14 2 21 47 4.7 33 3.3 1.4 $3,833,333 AS
2006 34 BAL AL 705 -8 3 1 1 -14 2 22 7 0.7 21 2.1 -1.4 $4,333,334
2007 35 BAL AL 527 0 -1 -1 -3 4 1 18 18 1.8 14 1.4 0.4 $7,758,503
2008 36 BAL AL 570 12 -1 -1 -1 -0 1 19 29 2.9 29 2.9 0.0 $7,826,914
2009 37 BAL AL 496 -13 -4 -3 -0 2 2 17 2 0.1 -1 -0.1 0.2 $8,000,000
2010 38 COL NL 354 -1 -1 -1 -1 -7 -0 10 -1 -0.1 6 0.6 -0.7 $1,275,000
2011 39 ARI NL 135 -9 -0 0 -1 3 0 4 -2 -0.3 -6 -0.6 0.3 $2,350,000
13 Seasons 6158 62 -1 -5 -3 7 14 198 270 26.6 265 26.3 0.3 $40,465,417
BAL (10 yrs) 5388 81 -0 -6 -1 10 12 176 270 26.6 261 26.0 0.6 $36,430,417
NYM (2 yrs) 281 -9 1 1 0 1 2 8 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $410,000
ARI (1 yr) 135 -9 -0 0 -1 3 0 4 -2 -0.3 -6 -0.6 0.3 $2,350,000
COL (1 yr) 354 -1 -1 -1 -1 -7 -0 10 -1 -0.1 6 0.6 -0.7 $1,275,000

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 27 NYM NL 39 30 2 1.8 41 .208 .161 .193 .278 .248 .161 .267 .439 .515 72 .120 -0.5 -0.0 .407 .161 .000 .0
2000 28 TOT MLB 464 325 57 4.7 76 .320 .275 .227 .337 .295 .411 .351 .748 .646 131 .433 16.1 1.5 .671 .222 .135 9.6
2000 28 BAL AL 222 153 27 4.7 106 .339 .291 .261 .359 .339 .397 .421 .756 .759 100 .428 0.3 0.0 .642 .176 .106 2.9
2000 28 NYM NL 242 172 30 4.7 48 .301 .260 .195 .317 .255 .423 .286 .740 .541 172 .439 15.8 1.4 .697 .265 .163 6.5
2001 29 BAL AL 503 349 56 4.3 82 .296 .250 .229 .329 .290 .362 .380 .692 .670 109 .425 8.4 0.8 .653 .222 .112 8.6
2002 30 BAL AL 652 449 81 4.8 87 .256 .233 .231 .338 .302 .404 .386 .742 .688 117 .489 15.4 1.5 .723 .307 .171 17.4
2003 31 BAL AL 413 249 78 8.4 99 .362 .317 .254 .418 .323 .503 .408 .921 .731 152 .718 27.6 2.6 .983 .337 .186 8.6
2004 32 BAL AL 636 388 132 9.1 77 .371 .340 .224 .419 .294 .562 .358 .981 .652 200 .737 69.1 6.3 1.032 .351 .222 15.6
2005 33 BAL AL 664 449 99 5.9 76 .309 .283 .230 .348 .290 .474 .357 .821 .647 153 .583 37.4 3.5 .785 .280 .191 11.1
2006 34 BAL AL 705 476 89 5.0 84 .300 .274 .233 .342 .304 .391 .373 .733 .677 117 .479 15.0 1.4 .695 .220 .117 13.0
2007 35 BAL AL 527 374 63 4.5 74 .304 .274 .247 .341 .296 .418 .345 .759 .640 136 .447 20.6 1.9 .690 .257 .143 11.0
2008 36 BAL AL 570 397 81 5.5 72 .289 .285 .220 .342 .297 .483 .335 .826 .631 160 .544 33.8 3.2 .753 .263 .199 5.3
2009 37 BAL AL 496 353 51 3.8 83 .283 .260 .248 .321 .306 .358 .367 .679 .673 103 .378 1.6 0.2 .582 .173 .098 4.4
2010 38 COL NL 354 238 47 5.3 53 .324 .285 .210 .358 .264 .421 .299 .779 .562 177 .565 21.9 2.1 .720 .237 .136 3.1
2011 39 ARI NL 135 108 8 2.0 94 .271 .228 .249 .244 .317 .276 .397 .520 .714 47 .187 -8.9 -0.9 .365 .055 .047
13 Seasons 6158 4185 844 5.4 79 .306 .277 .232 .350 .297 .431 .361 .781 .658 137 .531 257.5 23.8 .737 .257 .154 120.5
162 Game Avg. 641 436 88 5.4 79 .306 .277 .232 .350 .297 .431 .361 .781 .658 137 .531 27 2 .737 .257 .154 13
BAL (10 yrs) 5388 3637 757 5.6 82 .307 .280 .235 .355 .301 .438 .369 .793 .669 137 .542 229.2 21.2 .754 .264 .158 108.0
NYM (2 yrs) 281 202 32 4.2 47 .289 .248 .195 .312 .254 .390 .283 .702 .538 160 .397 15.3 1.4 .656 .252 .142 7.2
ARI (1 yr) 135 108 8 2.0 94 .271 .228 .249 .244 .317 .276 .397 .520 .714 47 .188 -8.9 -0.9 .365 .055 .047
COL (1 yr) 354 238 47 5.3 53 .324 .285 .210 .358 .264 .421 .299 .779 .562 177 .564 21.9 2.1 .720 .237 .136 3.1
AL (10 yrs) 5388 3637 757 5.6 82 .307 .280 .235 .355 .301 .438 .369 .793 .669 137 .542 229.2 21.2 .754 .264 .158 108.0
NL (4 yrs) 770 548 87 4.2 58 .302 .261 .212 .321 .270 .383 .311 .704 .581 142 .442 28.3 2.6 .628 .209 .122 11.9

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
1999 27 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 1 0 0
1999 27 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 6 16 14 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 .429 .500 .643 1.143 9 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 9 19 15 4 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 .400 .500 .600 1.100 9 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 6 16 14 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 .429 .500 .643 1.143 9 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
2003 BAL AL 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 BAL AL 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Appearances) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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 27 NYM NL 39 0.0% 18.0% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 1.75 4.4 31.0 1.88 2.67 62% 7% 0.0% 0%
2000 28 TOT MLB 464 1.7% 17.2% 7.5% 7.5% 31% 2.29 5.2 51.8 8.8 0.67 0.88 71% 23% 5.0% 14%
2000 28 NYM NL 242 2.5% 19.8% 7.4% 8.7% 38% 2.67 4.5 35.8 7.2 0.66 0.85 69% 20% 7.3% 11%
2000 28 BAL AL 222 0.9% 14.4% 7.7% 6.3% 24% 1.88 6.2 99.5 11.7 0.68 0.91 74% 26% 2.5% 17%
2001 29 BAL AL 503 1.4% 18.1% 8.2% 7.0% 32% 2.22 4.8 62.3 9.1 0.54 0.71 69% 23% 3.8% 12%
2002 30 BAL AL 652 2.9% 16.6% 10.7% 8.1% 41% 1.54 5.2 29.3 8.7 0.49 0.68 67% 25% 7.8% 14%
2003 31 BAL AL 413 3.6% 17.2% 11.9% 8.0% 30% 1.45 4.8 22.9 7.2 0.79 1.08 63% 18% 11.1% 10%
2004 32 BAL AL 636 4.3% 14.9% 10.4% 10.7% 36% 1.44 5.8 20.4 5.3 0.67 0.98 68% 19% 11.1% 9%
2005 33 BAL AL 664 4.1% 16.9% 7.5% 8.7% 35% 2.24 5.3 22.0 6.7 0.55 0.69 69% 19% 10.5% 15%
2006 34 BAL AL 705 2.3% 14.0% 7.7% 5.8% 24% 1.83 6.3 39.0 7.5 0.68 0.86 73% 19% 5.8% 10%
2007 35 BAL AL 527 2.7% 15.8% 8.9% 7.2% 30% 1.77 5.6 33.4 8.1 0.68 0.96 71% 18% 7.4% 16%
2008 36 BAL AL 570 4.0% 12.3% 6.5% 9.5% 37% 1.89 7.3 22.3 4.9 0.72 1.08 75% 21% 10.6% 15%
2009 37 BAL AL 496 1.6% 12.1% 6.9% 5.7% 24% 1.76 7.5 56.3 9.4 0.79 1.03 78% 20% 4.4% 16%
2010 38 COL NL 354 2.0% 15.0% 8.8% 6.8% 27% 1.71 6.0 45.1 7.0 0.83 1.06 72% 19% 5.5% 10%
2011 39 ARI NL 135 0.0% 17.8% 1.5% 4.4% 21% 12.00 5.3 7.9 0.98 1.18 79% 12% 0.0% 17%
13 Seasons 6158 2.8% 15.5% 8.4% 7.7% 32% 1.83 5.7 31.7 7.2 0.67 0.90 71% 20% 7.5% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.2% 8.7% 7.9% 34% 1.98 5.2 32.4 7.6 0.78 1.07 70% 20% 7.9% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1999 27 NYM NL -4.0 -0.4 43 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 1.12 -0.3 0.2 -4.1 -0.4 1.05 -4.5 0.79 12
2000 28 TOT MLB -4.5 -0.4 493 -1.1 7.5 -8.6 .99 -0.3 -0.9 -4.5 -0.4 0.94 -5.1 0.72 5
2000 28 NYM NL -3.6 -0.3 255 -0.6 4.1 -4.8 1.07 -0.2 -0.4 -2.3 -0.2 0.95 -2.6 0.67 4
2000 28 BAL AL -0.9 -0.1 238 -0.5 3.4 -3.9 .90 -0.1 -0.5 -2.1 -0.2 0.92 -2.5 0.92 1
2001 29 BAL AL -5.4 -0.5 523 0.5 8.5 -8.1 .98 -0.4 0.9 -4.0 -0.4 0.93 -4.3 1.08 2
2002 30 BAL AL 3.2 0.3 691 -1.0 11.7 -12.7 1.07 0.3 -1.2 2.1 0.2 0.94 1.4 1.19 2
2003 31 BAL AL 24.4 2.3 430 1.3 7.7 -6.4 .99 2.6 -1.3 24.4 2.3 0.94 27.6 0.12 2
2004 32 BAL AL 47.9 4.4 666 4.6 14.5 -9.9 .99 4.9 -0.3 48.6 4.5 0.95 55.4 3.56 1
2005 33 BAL AL 14.5 1.4 681 1.7 12.4 -10.7 .93 1.7 0.1 10.2 1.0 0.93 17.0 1
2006 34 BAL AL -7.6 -0.7 721 2.0 13.5 -11.4 .99 -0.1 2.1 4.4 0.4 0.93 -2.7 0
2007 35 BAL AL -0.9 -0.1 542 -1.1 9.5 -10.6 1.12 -0.7 -0.2 -14.2 -1.3 0.97 -10.4 1.37 4
2008 36 BAL AL 10.8 1.0 588 1.5 12.4 -11.0 1.10 0.9 0.5 16.8 1.6 0.97 10.6 2.64 6
2009 37 BAL AL -14.4 -1.4 505 -2.5 7.2 -9.8 1.04 -2.0 -0.4 -23.4 -2.2 0.95 -25.3 1.93 1
2010 38 COL NL -1.1 -0.1 362 0.4 6.7 -6.3 1.08 0.4 0.0 9.6 0.9 0.94 5.1 1.59 17
2011 39 ARI NL -8.9 -0.9 140 -1.3 1.7 -3.0 1.06 -0.9 -0.3 -9.3 -0.9 1.01 -9.5 1.35 10
13 Seasons 54.3 4.9 6385 4.7 113.8 -109.2 1.02 5.9 -1.3 56.8 5.2 0.95 55.1 1.35 63

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
1999 27 NYM NL 0 0 60% 25 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 43% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2
2000 28 TOT MLB 7 0 35% 177 12 11 52% 10 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 11 11 64% 23 11 12 4 2 2 17 2 14
2000 28 NYM NL 3 0 41% 79 7 3 70% 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 74% 9 3 6 2 1 1 8 1 7
2000 28 BAL AL 4 0 30% 98 5 8 38% 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 56% 14 8 6 2 1 1 9 1 7
2001 29 BAL AL 9 0 27% 186 11 4 73% 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 62% 19 8 9 7 3 4 13 1 11
2002 30 BAL AL 5 0 33% 236 16 10 62% 13 9 3 1 0 0 3 1 8 26 42% 36 21 14 14 10 4 17 7 10
2003 31 BAL AL 2 0 34% 178 6 3 67% 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 51% 31 19 12 11 5 6 19 6 13
2004 32 BAL AL 2 0 35% 258 11 6 65% 8 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 10 21 47% 37 20 16 13 8 5 28 10 16
2005 33 BAL AL 4 0 29% 239 7 4 64% 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 15 37% 31 24 6 15 8 5 16 4 12
2006 34 BAL AL 8 0 36% 288 11 1 92% 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 42% 51 35 15 13 7 6 31 11 19
2007 35 BAL AL 3 0 32% 192 9 3 75% 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 45% 28 20 8 10 4 5 15 3 11
2008 36 BAL AL 4 0 32% 194 3 7 30% 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 12 44% 33 20 13 10 7 3 14 4 9
2009 37 BAL AL 1 0 24% 168 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 6 31% 23 15 6 13 10 3 13 5 6
2010 38 COL NL 2 0 27% 150 2 1 67% 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 36% 22 15 6 7 5 2 7 2 5
2011 39 ARI NL 2 0 15% 40 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 49 0 32% 2331 93 55 63% 74 48 19 6 0 1 12 7 76 139 45% 342 214 119 117 69 45 193 55 128

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
1999 27 NYM NL 39 54% 5 0 0 12 2 0 0 0.79 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 10 0 0% 5 3 60% 26 1 4% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
2000 28 TOT MLB 464 23% 114 24 12 5 0 0 1 0.72 8 0 9 5 3 5 3 0 8 4 50% 84 5 6% 49 14 29% 270 40 15% 21 12 57% 16 8 50% 0
2000 28 NYM NL 242 24% 56 15 11 4 0 0 1 0.67 6 0 8 3 3 4 2 0 4 2 50% 36 3 8% 21 8 38% 140 25 18% 11 8 73% 6 4 67% 0
2000 28 BAL AL 222 22% 58 9 1 1 0 0 0 0.92 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 50% 48 2 4% 28 6 21% 130 15 12% 10 4 40% 10 4 40% 0
2001 29 BAL AL 503 25% 109 21 16 2 1 0 0 1.08 7 0 23 6 1 6 1 0 9 5 56% 83 6 7% 42 15 36% 302 42 14% 29 16 55% 20 10 50% 0
2002 30 BAL AL 652 26% 130 7 1 2 0 0 0 1.19 19 0 13 15 4 8 11 0 3 1 33% 92 7 8% 47 12 26% 333 46 14% 32 12 38% 21 10 48% 0
2003 31 BAL AL 413 23% 109 14 6 2 1 0 1 0.12 15 0 6 10 5 8 7 0 11 6 55% 82 3 4% 46 20 43% 252 37 15% 18 13 72% 19 9 47% 0
2004 32 BAL AL 636 25% 187 24 7 1 0 0 0 3.56 27 1 17 19 8 15 12 0 9 6 67% 119 10 8% 61 24 39% 424 77 18% 52 24 46% 34 21 62% 0
2005 33 BAL AL 664 28% 168 28 12 1 0 0 0 27 1 18 17 10 13 14 0 15 8 53% 105 9 9% 69 18 26% 401 62 15% 35 12 34% 27 13 48% 0
2006 34 BAL AL 705 27% 171 20 8 0 0 0 0 16 0 15 9 7 8 8 0 8 6 75% 123 9 7% 72 23 32% 424 69 16% 38 20 53% 31 16 52% 0
2007 35 BAL AL 527 25% 128 18 6 4 0 0 0 1.37 14 0 18 11 3 7 7 0 7 5 71% 121 22 18% 64 20 31% 356 47 13% 39 17 44% 30 13 43% 0
2008 36 BAL AL 570 30% 146 16 6 6 2 1 1 2.64 23 0 17 11 12 15 8 0 4 3 75% 124 14 11% 56 19 34% 406 84 21% 42 25 60% 30 18 60% 0
2009 37 BAL AL 496 38% 117 13 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 8 1 14 3 5 8 0 0 1 1 100% 94 13 14% 37 11 30% 331 40 12% 24 15 63% 13 9 69% 0
2010 38 COL NL 354 42% 90 13 0 17 3 1 1 1.59 7 2 13 4 3 2 5 0 2 2 100% 57 9 16% 23 8 35% 223 38 17% 13 8 62% 7 5 71% 0
2011 39 ARI NL 135 30% 29 3 0 10 2 0 2 1.35 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 5 22% 15 6 40% 87 16 18% 12 7 58% 10 5 50% 0
13 Seasons 6158 28% 1503 201 75 63 11 2 6 1.35 171 5 170 110 61 95 76 0 80 50 63% 1117 112 10% 586 193 33% 3835 599 16% 357 182 51% 259 138 53% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 15% 52% 56%

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 27 NYM NL 39 142 3.64 86 61% 23% 17% 28% 31% 77% 0% 46% 77% 18% 5% 2 0 13% 5 1 5% 2 0 29% 0 0 0
2000 28 TOT MLB 464 1848 3.98 1172 63% 32% 11% 28% 29% 68% 1% 43% 83% 16% 4% 18 1 13% 59 16 8% 36 17 26% 0 0 0
2000 28 NYM NL 242 941 3.89 610 65% 31% 12% 28% 29% 69% 2% 45% 82% 21% 5% 12 0 11% 27 5 7% 17 8 29% 0 0 0
2000 28 BAL AL 222 907 4.09 562 62% 33% 10% 27% 30% 67% 0% 42% 85% 11% 3% 6 1 14% 32 11 9% 19 9 22% 0 0 0
2001 29 BAL AL 503 1922 3.82 1183 62% 32% 13% 25% 30% 68% 1% 42% 81% 20% 6% 28 5 16% 81 32 11% 53 29 26% 0 0 0
2002 30 BAL AL 652 2578 3.95 1580 61% 30% 13% 28% 29% 70% 0% 43% 81% 20% 6% 38 3 15% 100 30 9% 59 31 26% 0 0 0
2003 31 BAL AL 413 1698 4.11 1015 60% 34% 13% 25% 28% 66% 0% 39% 80% 15% 6% 25 0 19% 79 17 12% 49 25 18% 0 0 0
2004 32 BAL AL 636 2609 4.10 1573 60% 33% 13% 25% 29% 67% 0% 40% 81% 15% 8% 50 2 19% 118 34 14% 87 45 21% 0 0 0
2005 33 BAL AL 664 2635 3.97 1662 63% 27% 14% 29% 30% 73% 0% 46% 80% 21% 6% 40 0 16% 109 41 9% 58 35 17% 0 0 0
2006 34 BAL AL 705 2795 3.96 1779 64% 30% 14% 26% 30% 70% 0% 45% 80% 19% 5% 32 0 15% 109 44 9% 61 34 14% 0 0 0
2007 35 BAL AL 527 2170 4.12 1367 63% 31% 11% 29% 29% 69% 1% 43% 84% 17% 6% 32 0 15% 79 19 11% 57 33 19% 0 0 0
2008 36 BAL AL 570 2142 3.76 1364 64% 27% 13% 27% 33% 73% 2% 46% 83% 23% 6% 33 2 17% 97 35 10% 55 36 17% 0 0 0
2009 37 BAL AL 496 1851 3.73 1187 64% 27% 12% 28% 33% 73% 1% 47% 84% 23% 5% 24 3 18% 87 37 7% 35 27 22% 0 0 0
2010 38 COL NL 354 1387 3.92 896 65% 29% 13% 28% 30% 71% 1% 46% 82% 19% 5% 16 1 16% 57 19 6% 23 13 17% 0 0 0
2011 39 ARI NL 136 498 3.66 338 68% 28% 13% 27% 32% 72% 3% 49% 82% 23% 4% 5 1 15% 21 9 6% 8 5 21% -1 0 0
13 Seasons 6159 24275 3.94 15202 63% 30% 13% 27% 30% 70% 1% 44% 82% 19% 6% 343 18 16% 1001 334 9% 583 330 21% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 28% 5% 15% 9% 26%

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 27 66 39 31 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 7 .161 .278 .161 .439 72 5 0 1 3 0 0
2000 28 198 503 445 66 119 22 5 8 48 14 12 39 87 .267 .333 .393 .726 128 175 5 7 7 5 3
2001 29 326 1006 881 115 228 50 5 15 96 25 16 80 178 .259 .331 .378 .709 118 333 11 21 12 12 5
2002 30 475 1658 1438 201 358 80 9 34 160 41 26 150 286 .249 .334 .388 .722 118 558 18 41 13 16 7
2003 31 571 2071 1782 269 467 97 10 49 208 47 29 199 357 .262 .350 .410 .761 125 731 21 53 19 18 7
2004 32 711 2707 2332 380 654 138 10 76 312 58 35 265 452 .280 .367 .446 .812 142 1040 31 64 25 21 7
2005 33 860 3371 2925 466 822 168 11 103 400 65 39 315 564 .281 .363 .452 .814 144 1321 40 74 33 24 7
2006 34 1015 4076 3549 562 993 193 11 119 483 76 40 369 663 .280 .359 .441 .800 139 1565 49 88 39 31 8
2007 35 1141 4603 4016 629 1121 216 12 133 541 85 43 416 746 .279 .357 .438 .795 139 1760 71 91 44 36 11
2008 36 1276 5173 4529 706 1267 245 14 156 645 88 50 453 816 .280 .355 .443 .799 141 2008 85 102 47 42 14
2009 37 1401 5669 4979 750 1384 265 14 164 693 91 53 487 876 .278 .352 .436 .788 138 2169 98 110 48 45 15
2010 38 1514 6023 5295 789 1474 277 19 171 738 93 54 518 929 .278 .353 .435 .788 140 2302 107 115 50 45 17
2011 39 1556 6158 5422 794 1503 283 19 171 754 93 55 520 953 .277 .350 .431 .781 137 2337 112 117 50 49 18

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 27 66 34 30 5 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 .133 .235 .133 .369 1 66
2000 28 132 453 409 55 109 21 5 8 43 11 33 80 .267 .327 .401 .728 52 132
2001 29 128 501 438 50 111 29 0 7 49 11 42 91 .253 .333 .368 .701 51 128
2002 30 149 654 559 89 132 30 4 19 66 16 71 108 .236 .341 .406 .747 74 149
2003 31 96 404 342 66 107 17 1 15 47 6 48 71 .313 .413 .500 .913 68 96
2004 32 140 623 545 107 182 40 0 26 100 11 64 95 .334 .413 .550 .963 122 140
2005 33 149 656 593 86 168 30 1 27 88 7 50 112 .283 .348 .474 .821 95 149
2006 34 155 694 620 92 167 24 0 16 80 11 53 99 .269 .337 .385 .723 78 155
2007 35 126 517 463 64 124 22 1 14 55 9 46 83 .268 .335 .410 .745 63 126
2008 36 135 564 511 76 144 29 2 23 102 3 36 70 .282 .339 .481 .820 81 135
2009 37 125 492 448 43 115 20 0 8 47 3 33 60 .257 .317 .355 .672 49 125
2010 38 113 344 310 34 84 11 5 7 40 2 29 53 .271 .343 .406 .749 41 113
2011 39 42 136 128 5 30 6 0 0 17 0 2 24 .234 .250 .281 .531 9 42
13 Seasons 1556 6072 5396 772 1477 279 19 170 735 92 510 953 .274 .347 .427 .773 784 1556
162 Game Avg. 162 632 562 80 154 29 2 18 77 10 53 99 .274 .347 .427 .773 82 1556

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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
2003 *
2005 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2004 AL (18, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1498th)

Silver Sluggers
2004 AL (3B)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2004 AL  5.4 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2004 AL  5.4 (8th)
Active  26.6 (49th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2004 AL  7.0 (1st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2002 AL  2.0 (2nd)
2005 AL  1.4 (7th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2004 AL  .340 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
2004 AL  .419 (1st)

Slugging % s c a p y
2004 AL  .562 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2004 AL  .981 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
Active  1,556 (46th)

At Bats s c a p y
2006 AL  624 (8th)
Active  5,422 (45th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2006 AL  705 (7th)
Active  6,158 (44th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2004 AL  111 (6th)
Active  794 (46th)

Hits s c a p y
2004 AL  187 (8th)
Active  1,503 (45th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2004 AL  309 (9th)
Active  2,337 (50th)

Doubles s c a p y
2004 AL  41 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2008 AL  104 (7th)
Active  754 (46th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  953 (48th)

Singles s c a p y
2006 AL  130 (9th)
Active  1,030 (40th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2004 AL  155 (3rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
2004 AL  132 (5th)
Active  844 (49th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2004 AL  48 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2004 AL  4.4 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2004 AL  68 (8th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2004 AL  264 (6th)
Active  2,140 (46th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2004 AL  .737 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL  14 (6th)
2002 AL  20 (2nd)
2006 AL  14 (3rd)
2008 AL  11 (7th)
Active  117 (8th)
Career  117 (47th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2005 AL  8 (9th)
Active  50 (41st)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Active  49 (38th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2007 AL  22 (3rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2002 AL  10 (6th)
Active  55 (33rd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2002 AL  17.4 (10th)
Active  120.5 (45th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2006 AL  476 (7th)
Active  4,185 (45th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2004 AL  48.57 (2nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2004 AL  4.6 (2nd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2004 AL  4.9 (1st)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2004 AL  4.5 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
2011 NL  born 1972-02-02 (10th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 20 (1020), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (860), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (811), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Edgardo Alfonzo (937)
  2. Ken Keltner (936)
  3. Joe Randa (927)
  4. Al Smith (924)
  5. Don Money (923)
  6. Jeff Cirillo (918)
  7. Hank Bauer (917)
  8. Jorge Orta (913)
  9. Willie Jones (912)
  10. Hubie Brooks (912)
Similar Batters through 39 
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  1. Brian Jordan (905)
  2. Gene Woodling (877)
  3. J.T. Snow (871)
  4. Red Kress (853)
  5. Shawon Dunston (848)
  6. Elston Howard (847)
  7. Rico Carty (844)
  8. Lou Piniella (840)
  9. Jeff Conine (837)
  10. Dave Philley (837)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Kevin Orie (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Rick Schu (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Randy Ready (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Sean Berry (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Chris Sabo (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Aaron Boone (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Aaron Boone (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Casey Blake (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Hank Bauer (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Hank Bauer (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Brian Jordan (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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