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Melvin Mora
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 2, 1972 in Agua Negra, 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
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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
1999 27 NYM NL 66 39 31 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 7 .161 .278 .161 .439 16 5 0 1 3 0 0 78/9456
2000 28 TOT MLB 132 464 414 60 114 22 5 8 47 12 11 35 80 .275 .337 .411 .748 92 170 5 6 4 5 3 687/459
2000 28 NYM NL 79 242 215 35 56 13 2 6 30 7 3 18 48 .260 .317 .423 .740 88 91 3 2 2 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 96 79 2 4 2 0 0 6/4
2001 29 BAL AL 128 503 436 49 109 28 0 7 48 11 4 41 91 .250 .329 .362 .692 87 158 6 14 5 7 2 86/4
2002 30 BAL AL 149 652 557 86 130 30 4 19 64 16 10 70 108 .233 .338 .404 .742 101 225 7 20 1 4 2 7684/9D
2003 31 BAL AL 96 413 344 68 109 17 1 15 48 6 3 49 71 .317 .418 .503 .921 143 173 3 12 6 2 0 7986/43 AS
2004 32 BAL AL 140 636 550 111 187 41 0 27 104 11 6 66 95 .340 .419 .562 .981 155 309 10 11 6 3 0 *5/D6 MVP-18,SS
2005 33 BAL AL 149 664 593 86 168 30 1 27 88 7 4 50 112 .283 .348 .474 .821 117 281 9 10 8 3 0 *5/D AS
2006 34 BAL AL 155 705 624 96 171 25 0 16 83 11 1 54 99 .274 .342 .391 .733 91 244 9 14 6 7 1 *5/4D
2007 35 BAL AL 126 527 467 67 128 23 1 14 58 9 3 47 83 .274 .341 .418 .759 98 195 22 3 5 5 3 *5/D
2008 36 BAL AL 135 570 513 77 146 29 2 23 104 3 7 37 70 .285 .342 .483 .826 116 248 14 11 3 6 3 *5/D6
2009 37 BAL AL 125 496 450 44 117 20 0 8 48 3 3 34 60 .260 .321 .358 .679 79 161 13 8 1 3 1 *5
11 Seasons 1401 5669 4979 750 1384 265 14 164 693 91 53 487 876 .278 .352 .436 .788 107 2169 98 110 48 45 15
162 Game Avg. 162 656 576 87 160 31 2 19 80 11 6 56 101 .278 .352 .436 .788 107 251 11 13 6 5 2
BAL (10 yrs) 1256 5388 4733 709 1323 252 12 158 662 82 49 465 821 .280 .355 .438 .793 109 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 79 96 3 3 5 5 3
AL (10 yrs) 1256 5388 4733 709 1323 252 12 158 662 82 49 465 821 .280 .355 .438 .793 109 2073 95 107 43 40 12
NL (2 yrs) 145 281 246 41 61 13 2 6 31 9 4 22 55 .248 .312 .390 .702 79 96 3 3 5 5 3

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
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

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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
1999 NYM NL 27 OF 45 1 78.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 3.0 45.8 3.0 0.1 2.9 0 2.06 0.40 .983 2.27 1.86
1999 NYM NL 27 LF 28 0 45.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 58.7 2.2 0.0 2.2 0 2.00 0.36 .980 2.00 1.48
1999 NYM NL 27 CF 11 1 23.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 31.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 0 2.74 0.64 .986 2.62 2.20
1999 NYM NL 27 RF 8 0 10.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 22.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 0.84 0.13 1.000 2.19 1.72
1999 NYM NL 27 2B 4 0 9.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.00 0.50 1.000 5.00 4.20
1999 NYM NL 27 3B 3 1 12.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.4 40.0 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0 5.25 2.33 .957 2.70 2.30
1999 NYM NL 27 SS 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 4.37 3.80
2000 TOT MLB 28 SS 96 92 794.2 418 134 265 19 48 .955 -4.5 -6.8 -2.5 2.4 -4.9 -2 4.52 4.16 .971 4.63 4.04
2000 TOT MLB 28 2B 5 1 17.0 17 5 12 0 2 1.000 2.1 148.2 2.1 0.8 1.3 0 9.00 3.40 .976 4.98 4.34
2000 NYM NL 28 SS 44 40 346.2 168 56 105 7 16 .958 -3.9 -13.5 -2.9 -0.7 -2.2 -1 4.18 3.66 .967 4.52 3.88
2000 NYM NL 28 OF 28 8 113.0 30 29 0 1 0 .967 0.8 8.5 0.8 -1.3 2.0 0 2.31 1.04 .980 2.25 1.86
2000 NYM NL 28 CF 16 7 81.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 -1.9 1.7 0 2.44 1.38 .987 2.64 2.24
2000 NYM NL 28 LF 12 1 26.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 32.3 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 1.73 0.42 .980 1.90 1.41
2000 NYM NL 28 2B 4 1 14.0 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 1.7 145.7 1.7 0.8 0.9 0 9.00 3.50 .979 4.95 4.35
2000 NYM NL 28 3B 4 1 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -85.7 -1.0 -0.4 -0.6 0 0.64 0.25 .900 2.64 2.17
2000 NYM NL 28 RF 3 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 0.67 1.000 2.25 1.73
2000 BAL AL 28 SS 52 52 448.0 250 78 160 12 32 .952 -0.6 -1.6 0.4 3.1 -2.7 -1 4.78 4.58 .974 4.71 4.17
2000 BAL AL 28 2B 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 160.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 9.00 3.00 .967 5.10 4.30
2001 BAL AL 29 CF 88 80 706.2 225 218 4 3 1 .987 1.7 2.9 1.7 1.5 0.2 0 2.83 2.52 .988 2.67 2.39
2001 BAL AL 29 OF 88 80 706.2 225 218 4 3 1 .987 1.7 2.9 1.7 1.5 0.2 0 2.83 2.52 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 BAL AL 29 SS 44 38 333.1 201 69 125 7 21 .965 3.1 11.2 4.1 0.3 3.8 -1 5.24 4.41 .973 4.49 4.03
2001 BAL AL 29 2B 1 1 8.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 4.84 4.40
2002 BAL AL 30 OF 104 97 876.0 265 253 9 3 5 .989 14.3 19.6 13.3 7.5 5.9 1 2.69 2.52 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 BAL AL 30 LF 74 63 588.2 167 159 6 2 3 .988 11.9 24.3 11.9 5.4 6.6 0 2.52 2.23 .983 2.14 1.74
2002 BAL AL 30 SS 41 36 309.0 172 57 108 7 17 .959 3.1 12.0 4.1 1.0 3.1 -1 4.81 4.02 .976 4.56 4.15
2002 BAL AL 30 CF 31 31 257.1 90 86 3 1 2 .989 2.9 13.5 1.9 2.4 -0.5 1 3.11 2.87 .989 2.78 2.49
2002 BAL AL 30 2B 12 9 82.2 65 22 41 2 10 .969 3.4 49.4 2.4 -0.7 3.1 1 6.86 5.25 .978 4.90 4.36
2002 BAL AL 30 RF 5 3 30.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -20.0 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.80 1.20 .983 2.13 1.82
2002 BAL AL 30 DH 3
2003 BAL AL 31 OF 79 77 653.1 172 162 9 1 2 .994 -5.9 -10.8 -6.9 -2.8 -4.1 1 2.36 2.16 .985 2.35 2.08 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 LF 56 54 468.0 126 118 8 0 2 1.000 -2.9 -7.4 -4.9 -3.2 -1.7 2 2.42 2.25 .985 2.17 1.84 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 RF 13 12 103.1 22 21 0 1 0 .955 -3.5 -40.6 -2.5 -0.2 -2.3 -1 1.83 1.62 .982 2.11 1.79 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 CF 12 11 82.0 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 7.3 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0 2.63 2.00 .992 2.78 2.45 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 SS 11 10 98.1 50 19 30 1 5 .980 -0.8 -9.8 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 0 4.48 4.45 .970 4.54 4.13 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 2B 6 5 49.1 30 14 16 0 6 1.000 0.3 7.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 5.47 5.00 .983 4.94 4.37 AS
2003 BAL AL 31 1B 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 2.00 1.000 9.45 8.30 AS
2004 BAL AL 32 3B 137 138 1210.1 401 122 258 21 21 .948 -14.5 -14.4 -12.5 -0.2 -12.3 -2 2.83 2.77 .951 2.64 2.34 MVP-18,SS
2004 BAL AL 32 DH 1 MVP-18,SS
2004 BAL AL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.10 MVP-18,SS
2005 BAL AL 33 3B 148 148 1289.2 415 96 301 18 23 .957 13.7 12.7 14.7 5.5 9.2 -1 2.77 2.68 .957 2.76 2.49 AS
2005 BAL AL 33 DH 1 AS
2006 BAL AL 34 3B 154 154 1323.0 413 100 296 17 18 .959 -14.0 -12.7 -13.0 -9.5 -3.5 -1 2.69 2.57 .960 2.84 2.54
2006 BAL AL 34 2B 1 0 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 4.80 4.50
2006 BAL AL 34 DH 1
2007 BAL AL 35 3B 120 120 1051.1 349 79 260 10 18 .971 4.3 4.9 5.3 9.6 -4.3 -1 2.90 2.83 .956 2.63 2.34
2007 BAL AL 35 DH 2
2008 BAL AL 36 3B 124 124 1059.2 351 85 252 14 28 .960 -0.4 -0.5 -1.4 -2.9 1.5 1 2.86 2.72 .958 2.74 2.37
2008 BAL AL 36 DH 6
2008 BAL AL 36 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 3.80
2009 BAL AL 37 3B 124 122 1050.1 378 113 254 11 20 .971 3.14 2.96 .956 2.68 2.38
8 Seasons 3B 814 808 7010.1 2315 598 1626 91 129 .961 -11.5 -2.0 -7.5 1.9 -9.4 -4 2.86 2.73 .956 2.72 2.41
5 Seasons OF 344 263 2427.2 710 680 22 8 8 .989 13.9 6.9 11.9 5.0 6.9 2 2.60 2.04 .984 2.33 2.01
7 Seasons SS 195 177 1544.1 842 279 529 34 91 .960 1.0 0.8 5.0 3.3 1.7 -4 4.71 4.14 .972 4.58 4.06
4 Seasons LF 170 118 1127.2 308 292 14 2 5 .994 11.9 12.7 9.9 2.8 7.2 2 2.44 1.80 .983 2.14 1.71
5 Seasons CF 158 130 1150.0 369 356 8 5 3 .986 5.6 5.8 4.6 2.7 1.8 1 2.85 2.30 .988 2.70 2.39
6 Seasons 2B 29 16 169.0 118 42 73 3 19 .975 5.4 38.3 4.4 -0.2 4.6 1 6.12 3.97 .981 4.92 4.34
4 Seasons RF 29 15 150.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -3.6 -28.8 -2.6 -0.5 -2.1 -1 1.80 1.03 .984 2.12 1.77
6 Seasons DH 14
1 Season 1B 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 2.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
11 Seasons TOT 1396 1264 11155.1 3985 1599 2250 136 247 .966 8.8 0.9 13.8 10.0 3.8 2 -7 3.11 2.76 .932 2.94 2.59
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2003 *
2005 *

Silver Sluggers
2004-AL-3B

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2004-AL-18-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

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

At Bats s c a p y
2006 AL--624--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2006 AL--705--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
2004 AL--111--6th

Hits s c a p y
2004 AL--187--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
2004 AL--309--9th

Doubles s c a p y
2004 AL--41--6th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2008 AL--104--7th

Singles s c a p y
2006 AL--130--9th

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

Runs Created s c a p y
2004 AL--132--5th

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

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2004 AL--4.4--2nd

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

Times On Base s c a p y
2004 AL--264--6th

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--110--11th
Career--110--51st

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2005 AL--8--9th

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--53--40th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2002 AL--17.4--10th
Active--117.1--50th

Outs Made s c a p y
2006 AL--476--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 20 (1004), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (835), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (800), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 30, 1991: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

October 17, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

July 24, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

July 28, 2000: Traded by the New York Mets with Pat Gorman (minors), Lesli Brea and Mike Kinkade to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Bordick.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2000New York Mets$210,000
2001Baltimore Orioles$270,000
2002Baltimore Orioles$350,000
2003Baltimore Orioles$1,725,000
2004Baltimore Orioles$2,333,333
2005Baltimore Orioles$3,833,333
2006Baltimore Orioles$4,333,334
2007Baltimore Orioles$7,758,503
2008Baltimore Orioles$7,826,914
2009Baltimore Orioles$8,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$36,640,417
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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