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Otis Nixon

Otis Junior Nixon

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 9, 1959 in Evergreen, NC
School: Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 9, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1983 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Braves/Expos/Indians/BlueJays/Rangers/... 1983-1999
Agents: Joe Sroba [*]
Final Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 40)
Relatives: Brother of Donell Nixon
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #1144. Kendrys Morales… #1145. Ed Brinkman… #1146. Bump Wills… #1147. OTIS NIXON… #1148. Larry Herndon… #1149. George Stovall… #1150. David Segui… 

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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
1983 24 NYY AL 13 15 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .143 .200 .143 .343 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 /98
1984 25 CLE AL 49 103 91 16 14 0 0 0 1 12 6 8 11 .154 .220 .154 .374 5 14 2 0 3 1 0 7/8
1985 26 CLE AL 104 174 162 34 38 4 0 3 9 20 11 8 27 .235 .271 .315 .585 61 51 2 0 4 0 0 78D
1986 27 CLE AL 105 110 95 33 25 4 1 0 8 23 6 13 12 .263 .352 .326 .678 88 31 1 0 2 0 0 78/D
1987 28 CLE AL 19 20 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 .059 .200 .059 .259 -26 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/8D
1988 29 MON NL 90 305 271 47 66 8 2 0 15 46 13 28 42 .244 .312 .288 .600 71 78 0 0 4 2 0 87
1989 30 MON NL 126 293 258 41 56 7 2 0 21 37 12 33 36 .217 .306 .260 .566 63 67 4 0 2 0 1 87/9
1990 31 MON NL 119 263 231 46 58 6 2 1 20 50 13 28 33 .251 .331 .307 .638 81 71 2 0 3 1 0 87/6
1991 32 ATL NL 124 460 401 81 119 10 1 0 26 72 21 47 40 .297 .371 .327 .698 94 131 5 2 7 3 3 *798
1992 33 ATL NL 120 502 456 79 134 14 2 2 22 41 18 39 54 .294 .348 .346 .695 93 158 4 0 5 2 0 *89/7
1993 34 ATL NL 134 532 461 77 124 12 3 1 24 47 13 61 63 .269 .351 .315 .666 81 145 10 0 5 5 2 *8/9
1994 35 BOS AL 103 461 398 60 109 15 1 0 25 42 10 55 65 .274 .360 .317 .677 75 126 0 0 6 2 1 *8
1995 36 TEX AL 139 656 589 87 174 21 2 0 45 50 21 58 85 .295 .357 .338 .695 81 199 6 0 6 3 1 *8
1996 37 TOR AL 125 575 496 87 142 15 1 1 29 54 13 71 68 .286 .377 .327 .703 82 162 9 1 7 0 1 *8
1997 38 TOT MLB 145 655 576 84 153 18 3 2 44 59 12 65 78 .266 .337 .318 .655 75 183 12 0 8 6 0 *8/D
1997 38 TOR AL 103 464 401 54 105 12 1 1 26 47 10 52 54 .262 .343 .304 .647 72 122 10 0 6 5 0 8/D
1997 38 LAD NL 42 191 175 30 48 6 2 1 18 12 2 13 24 .274 .323 .349 .671 82 61 2 0 2 1 0 8
1998 39 MIN AL 110 500 448 71 133 6 6 1 20 37 7 44 56 .297 .361 .344 .705 85 154 14 2 4 2 0 8
1999 40 ATL NL 84 176 151 31 31 2 1 0 8 26 7 23 15 .205 .309 .232 .540 41 35 1 0 1 1 1 7/8
17 Yrs 1709 5800 5115 878 1379 142 27 11 318 620 186 585 694 .270 .343 .314 .658 77 1608 72 5 67 28 10
162 Game Avg. 162 550 485 83 131 13 3 1 30 59 18 55 66 .270 .343 .314 .658 77 152 7 0 6 3 1
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 (4 yrs) 462 1670 1469 268 408 38 7 3 80 186 59 170 172 .278 .351 .319 .670 83 469 20 2 18 11 6
CLE (4 yrs) 277 407 365 85 78 8 1 3 19 57 26 32 54 .214 .276 .266 .542 50 97 5 0 9 1 0
MON (3 yrs) 335 861 760 134 180 21 6 1 56 133 38 89 111 .237 .316 .284 .600 71 216 6 0 9 3 1
TOR (2 yrs) 228 1039 897 141 247 27 2 2 55 101 23 123 122 .275 .362 .317 .678 78 284 19 1 13 5 1
MIN (1 yr) 110 500 448 71 133 6 6 1 20 37 7 44 56 .297 .361 .344 .705 85 154 14 2 4 2 0
BOS (1 yr) 103 461 398 60 109 15 1 0 25 42 10 55 65 .274 .360 .317 .677 75 126 0 0 6 2 1
LAD (1 yr) 42 191 175 30 48 6 2 1 18 12 2 13 24 .274 .323 .349 .671 82 61 2 0 2 1 0
TEX (1 yr) 139 656 589 87 174 21 2 0 45 50 21 58 85 .295 .357 .338 .695 81 199 6 0 6 3 1
NYY (1 yr) 13 15 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .143 .200 .143 .343 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 870 3078 2711 446 743 77 12 6 164 289 87 313 387 .274 .348 .318 .666 75 862 44 3 38 13 3
NL (8 yrs) 839 2722 2404 432 636 65 15 5 154 331 99 272 307 .265 .338 .310 .648 80 746 28 2 29 15 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1983 24 NYY AL 13 15 -0 0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .484 .499 0.0 -0.2 0 /98
1984 25 CLE AL 49 103 -10 0 0 0 -1 -10 -1.0 4 -6 -0.7 .479 .493 -0.7 -0.1 -6 7/8
1985 26 CLE AL 104 174 -7 1 0 1 -3 -7 -0.7 6 -1 -0.2 .493 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -2 78D
1986 27 CLE AL 105 110 -0 3 0 -1 -2 2 0.2 4 5 0.5 .501 .501 0.6 -0.2 6 $97,500 78/D
1987 28 CLE AL 19 20 -3 -1 0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .477 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 7/8D
1988 29 MON NL 90 305 -6 4 1 10 -0 9 1.0 10 19 2.0 .511 .506 0.8 1.1 9 $62,500 87
1989 30 MON NL 126 293 -10 4 -0 6 1 -0 -0.1 9 9 0.8 .500 .500 0.2 0.6 3 $177,500 87/9
1990 31 MON NL 119 263 -4 5 1 5 0 6 0.7 8 15 1.6 .506 .504 0.9 0.6 10 $315,000 87/6
1991 32 ATL NL 124 460 1 7 1 2 -4 7 0.7 15 22 2.2 .506 .505 1.9 -0.3 20 *798
1992 33 ATL NL 120 502 1 2 1 7 1 12 1.4 15 28 2.9 .512 .509 2.0 0.9 21 $1,810,000 *89/7
1993 34 ATL NL 134 532 -5 3 1 12 2 14 1.5 16 30 3.1 .511 .509 1.7 1.6 18 $2,815,000 *8/9
1994 35 BOS AL 103 461 -11 3 2 -4 2 -8 -0.6 17 9 0.9 .493 .496 1.3 -0.1 13 $3,250,000 *8
1995 36 TEX AL 139 656 -11 -0 2 -4 3 -9 -0.8 23 13 1.3 .493 .494 1.7 -0.1 17 $3,150,000 *8
1996 37 TOR AL 125 575 -8 5 1 -11 3 -11 -0.7 21 10 1.1 .492 .494 2.0 -0.6 21 $1,900,000 *8
1997 38 TOR AL 103 464 -12 7 -0 -3 2 -5 -0.4 17 12 1.2 .495 .497 1.4 0.0 14 $2,500,000 8/D
1997 38 LAD NL 42 191 -2 1 1 -5 1 -3 -0.4 5 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.7 -0.4 7 8
1998 39 MIN AL 110 500 -2 4 -0 -20 2 -16 -1.4 18 2 0.2 .486 .491 2.1 -1.6 21 $2,000,000 8
1999 40 ATL NL 84 176 -11 4 1 0 -1 -6 -0.7 5 -1 -0.1 .493 .496 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $1,500,000 7/8
17 Seasons 1709 5800 -99 54 13 -6 6 -33 -2.0 195 162 16.6 .499 .499 15.8 0.9 168 $19,577,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
ATL (4 yrs) 462 1670 -14 17 4 21 -1 27 3.0 52 79 8.1 .507 .505 5.5 2.1 58 $6,125,000
CLE (4 yrs) 277 407 -20 4 1 1 -6 -20 -2.0 14 -6 -0.7 .492 .497 -0.8 -0.5 -7 $97,500
MON (3 yrs) 335 861 -20 13 1 21 1 15 1.6 28 43 4.4 .505 .503 1.9 2.4 23 $555,000
TOR (2 yrs) 228 1039 -20 12 1 -14 5 -16 -1.1 38 21 2.3 .493 .495 3.4 -0.6 35 $4,400,000
MIN (1 yr) 110 500 -2 4 -0 -20 2 -16 -1.4 18 2 0.2 .486 .491 2.1 -1.6 21 $2,000,000
BOS (1 yr) 103 461 -11 3 2 -4 2 -8 -0.6 17 9 0.9 .493 .496 1.3 -0.1 13 $3,250,000
LAD (1 yr) 42 191 -2 1 1 -5 1 -3 -0.4 5 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.7 -0.4 7
TEX (1 yr) 139 656 -11 -0 2 -4 3 -9 -0.8 23 13 1.3 .493 .494 1.7 -0.1 17 $3,150,000
NYY (1 yr) 13 15 -0 0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .484 .499 0.0 -0.2 0

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
1992 33 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 7 32 28 5 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 .286 .375 .357 .732 10 0 0 0 0 1
1992 33 ATL NL WS TOR L 6 28 27 3 8 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 3 .296 .321 .333 .655 9 0 0 0 0 0
1993 34 ATL NL NLCS PHI L 6 30 23 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 6 .348 .464 .435 .899 10 0 0 2 0 0
1999 40 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 40 ATL NL NLCS NYM W 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 40 ATL NL WS NYY L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 24 93 81 13 26 5 0 0 7 11 4 10 13 .321 .396 .383 .778 31 0 0 2 0 1
1 NLDS 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 15 62 51 9 16 4 0 0 6 5 2 9 10 .314 .417 .392 .809 20 0 0 2 0 1
2 WS 8 30 29 3 9 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 .310 .333 .345 .678 10 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 NYY AL 24 OF 9 3 2 41.0 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -2 -56 3.29 1.67 .981 2.50 2.48
1983 NYY AL 24 RF 6 2 2 26.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -1 -32 2.77 1.33 .978 2.25 2.23
1983 NYY AL 24 CF 4 1 0 15.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -96 4.20 1.75 .987 2.94 2.90
1984 CLE AL 25 OF 46 29 17 291.1 84 81 3 0 0 1.000 0 1 2.59 1.83 .983 2.51 2.49
1984 CLE AL 25 LF 43 27 16 266.1 68 65 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 2.30 1.58 .982 2.27 2.26
1984 CLE AL 25 CF 4 2 1 25.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1 67 5.76 4.00 .986 3.02 3.00
1985 CLE AL 26 OF 80 36 27 388.1 138 129 5 4 1 .971 1 4 3.11 1.68 .982 2.44 2.42
1985 CLE AL 26 LF 53 23 16 244.2 72 66 2 4 1 .944 1 6 2.50 1.28 .977 2.25 2.23
1985 CLE AL 26 CF 27 13 11 143.2 65 63 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.07 2.41 .988 2.91 2.88
1985 CLE AL 26 DH 11 1
1986 CLE AL 27 OF 95 19 12 299.1 96 90 3 3 0 .969 -1 -2 2.80 0.98 .980 2.39 2.37
1986 CLE AL 27 LF 84 12 9 222.1 68 64 2 2 0 .971 0 1 2.67 0.79 .977 2.24 2.22
1986 CLE AL 27 CF 14 7 3 77.0 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -1 -12 3.16 1.93 .986 2.83 2.80
1986 CLE AL 27 DH 5 0
1987 CLE AL 28 OF 17 4 2 61.2 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.06 1.24 .980 2.31 2.29
1987 CLE AL 28 LF 11 0 0 17.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 88 3.06 0.55 .973 2.09 2.08
1987 CLE AL 28 CF 7 4 2 44.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -35 2.86 2.00 .986 2.70 2.69
1987 CLE AL 28 DH 2 0
1988 MON NL 29 OF 82 63 53 627.1 179 176 2 1 1 .994 10 20 2.55 2.17 .982 2.28 2.29
1988 MON NL 29 CF 61 42 36 436.2 135 133 1 1 1 .993 7 18 2.76 2.20 .986 2.66 2.67
1988 MON NL 29 LF 25 21 17 190.2 42 41 1 0 0 1.000 4 22 1.98 1.68 .980 2.13 2.13
1989 MON NL 30 OF 98 53 41 559.1 164 160 2 2 0 .988 6 12 2.61 1.65 .981 2.32 2.32
1989 MON NL 30 CF 92 52 40 520.2 158 154 2 2 0 .987 5 12 2.70 1.70 .985 2.69 2.70
1989 MON NL 30 LF 13 1 1 38.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 0.95 0.31 .980 2.16 2.15
1989 MON NL 30 RF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1990 MON NL 31 OF 88 45 32 511.2 155 149 5 1 0 .994 5 11 2.71 1.75 .981 2.39 2.37
1990 MON NL 31 CF 71 37 27 413.2 123 118 4 1 0 .992 3 9 2.65 1.72 .984 2.74 2.73
1990 MON NL 31 LF 21 8 5 98.0 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 2 20 2.66 1.38 .979 2.19 2.18
1990 MON NL 31 SS 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 13.50 1.00 .970 5.40 4.60
1991 ATL NL 32 OF 115 93 82 872.1 227 218 6 3 1 .987 2 2 2.31 1.95 .983 2.28 2.27
1991 ATL NL 32 LF 55 33 31 348.0 88 84 4 0 1 1.000 2 7 2.28 1.60 .983 2.18 2.17
1991 ATL NL 32 RF 48 46 39 394.1 92 88 1 3 0 .967 0 0 2.03 1.85 .980 2.06 2.05
1991 ATL NL 32 CF 17 14 12 130.0 46 45 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 3.18 2.71 .985 2.59 2.58
1992 ATL NL 33 OF 111 105 90 962.0 342 333 6 3 1 .991 7 8 3.17 3.05 .983 2.34 2.34
1992 ATL NL 33 CF 102 89 82 826.0 299 291 6 2 1 .993 3 4 3.24 2.91 .989 2.80 2.80
1992 ATL NL 33 RF 16 15 7 125.0 39 38 0 1 0 .974 4 34 2.74 2.38 .979 2.08 2.08
1992 ATL NL 33 LF 2 1 1 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 76 2.45 1.50 .980 2.13 2.15
1993 ATL NL 34 OF 116 111 107 998.2 315 308 4 3 1 .990 12 15 2.81 2.69 .979 2.34 2.33
1993 ATL NL 34 CF 115 111 107 994.2 311 304 4 3 1 .990 12 15 2.79 2.68 .985 2.75 2.73
1993 ATL NL 34 RF 2 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 0.50 .980 2.25 2.15
1994 BOS AL 35 CF 103 99 89 865.1 261 254 4 3 1 .989 -4 -5 2.68 2.50 .988 2.76 2.74
1994 BOS AL 35 OF 103 99 89 865.1 261 254 4 3 1 .989 -4 -5 2.68 2.50 .982 2.37 2.35
1995 TEX AL 36 CF 138 138 132 1221.0 361 353 4 4 1 .989 -4 -4 2.63 2.59 .987 2.73 2.70
1995 TEX AL 36 OF 138 138 132 1221.0 365 357 4 4 1 .989 -4 -4 2.66 2.62 .983 2.33 2.31
1996 TOR AL 37 CF 125 125 110 1079.1 349 342 5 2 2 .994 -11 -12 2.89 2.78 .990 2.77 2.76
1996 TOR AL 37 OF 125 125 110 1079.1 349 342 5 2 1 .994 -11 -12 2.89 2.78 .983 2.38 2.36
1997 TOT MLB 38 CF 144 143 135 1263.2 354 350 2 2 0 .994 -8 -7 2.51 2.44 .987 2.62 2.60
1997 TOT MLB 38 OF 144 143 135 1263.2 355 351 2 2 0 .994 -8 -7 2.51 2.45 .981 2.26 2.25
1997 TOR AL 38 CF 102 102 95 892.0 255 253 1 1 0 .996 -3 -3 2.56 2.49 .988 2.71 2.68
1997 TOR AL 38 OF 102 102 95 892.0 256 254 1 1 0 .996 -3 -3 2.57 2.50 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 TOR AL 38 DH 1 1
1997 LAD NL 38 CF 42 41 40 371.2 99 97 1 1 0 .990 -5 -16 2.37 2.33 .983 2.41 2.39
1997 LAD NL 38 OF 42 41 40 371.2 99 97 1 1 0 .990 -5 -16 2.37 2.33 .980 2.13 2.12
1998 MIN AL 39 CF 108 106 95 922.2 285 278 4 3 0 .989 -20 -26 2.75 2.61 .987 2.69 2.66
1998 MIN AL 39 OF 108 106 95 922.2 285 278 4 3 0 .989 -20 -26 2.75 2.61 .985 2.31 2.29
1999 ATL NL 40 OF 52 32 15 308.1 53 52 0 1 0 .981 0 2 1.52 1.00 .981 2.26 2.24
1999 ATL NL 40 LF 50 32 15 289.1 50 49 0 1 0 .980 0 1 1.52 0.98 .977 2.00 1.98
1999 ATL NL 40 CF 5 0 0 19.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 13 1.42 0.60 .983 2.65 2.60
17 Seasons OF 1527 1204 1041 11273.1 3405 3313 56 36 8 .989 -6 -1 2.69 2.21 .982 2.33 2.33
17 Seasons CF 1137 983 882 8997.1 2815 2751 40 24 7 .991 -18 -2 2.79 2.45 .987 2.72 2.71
10 Seasons LF 357 158 111 1726.0 430 410 13 7 2 .984 10 7 2.21 1.18 .979 2.17 2.17
5 Seasons RF 73 63 48 550.0 141 135 1 5 0 .965 3 6 2.23 1.86 .980 2.08 2.08
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 13.50 1.00 .970 5.40 4.60
17 Seasons TOT 1528 1204 1041 11274.0 3406 3313 57 36 9 .989 -6 -1 2.69 2.21 .982 2.33 2.33
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2005 BBWAA ()

At Bats s c a p y
1995 AL  589 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1995 AL  656 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1995 AL  174 (6th)

Triples s c a p y
1998 AL  6 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1988 NL  46 (4th)
1989 NL  37 (7th)
1990 NL  50 (5th)
1991 NL  72 (2nd)
1992 NL  41 (7th)
1993 NL  47 (3rd)
1994 AL  42 (3rd)
1995 AL  50 (2nd)
1996 AL  54 (3rd)
1997 AL  47 (4th)
1998 AL  37 (8th)
Career  620 (16th)

Singles s c a p y
1994 AL  93 (7th)
1995 AL  151 (1st)
1996 AL  125 (10th)
1997 ML  130 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1985 AL  11 (7th)
1988 NL  13 (8th)
1989 NL  12 (5th)
1990 NL  13 (8th)
1991 NL  21 (3rd)
1992 NL  18 (4th)
1993 NL  13 (7th)
1994 AL  10 (6th)
1995 AL  21 (1st)
1996 AL  13 (4th)
Career  186 (10th)

SB % s c a p y
1997 AL  82.46 (7th)
1998 AL  84.09 (3rd)
Career  76.92 (106th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1995 AL  451 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 NL  1 (3rd)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1994 AL  103 (5th)
1995 AL  138 (5th)
Career  1,137 (66th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1995 AL  353 (4th)
1996 AL  342 (4th)
Career  2,751 (71st)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1994 AL  4 (5th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1995 AL  4 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  1 (4th)
1994 AL  1 (4th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1995 AL  357 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1986 AL  2.67 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  7 (1st)
1989 NL  5 (5th)
1990 NL  3 (5th)
1993 NL  12 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1992 NL  3.24 (1st)
1996 AL  2.89 (5th)
Career  2.79 (42nd)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  2.91 (3rd)
1993 NL  2.68 (5th)
1996 AL  2.78 (3rd)
1998 AL  2.61 (5th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1993 NL  .990 (3rd)
1994 AL  .989 (5th)
1996 AL  .994 (5th)
Career  .991 (19th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1988 NL  10 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1992 NL  3.17 (1st)
1996 AL  2.89 (5th)
Career  2.69 (42nd)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1992 NL  3.05 (1st)
1993 NL  2.69 (4th)
1996 AL  2.78 (3rd)
1998 AL  2.61 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1993 NL  .990 (5th)
Career  .989 (57th)

Oldest s c a p y
1998 AL  born 1959-01-09 (10th)
1999 NL  born 1959-01-09 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 27 (873), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1689), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1080), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (165th), 16.6 career WAR/14.3 7yr-peak WAR/15.4 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 70.5 career WAR/44.1 7yr-peak WAR/57.3 JAWS

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  4. John Cangelosi (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Cangelosi (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jo-Jo White (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jo-Jo White (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Davy Jones (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Davy Jones (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Burt Shotton (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jimmy Austin (853)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jimmy Austin (853)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198627Cleveland Indians$97,5001986 USA Today survey
198829Montreal Expos$62,50012/13/88 NYT
198930Montreal Expos$177,5001989 USA Today survey
199031Montreal Expos$315,000USA Today
199233Atlanta Braves$1,810,00011/4/92 Toronto SunIncludes $1,075,000 earned bonus
199334Atlanta Braves$2,815,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $150,000 signing bonus
199435Boston Red Sox$3,250,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250,000 signing bonus
199536Texas Rangers$3,150,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250,000 signing bonus
199637Toronto Blue Jays$1,900,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
37Texas Rangers$350,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Buyout of 1996 option
199738Toronto Blue Jays$2,500,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199839Minnesota Twins$2,000,0004/3/98 USA Today
199940Atlanta Braves$1,500,0004/6/99 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$19,927,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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