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Greg Norton
Gregory Blakemoor Norton
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, CA
High School: Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)
School: University of Oklahoma
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1996
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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
1996 23 CHW AL 11 27 23 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 6 .217 .333 .478 .812 107 11 0 0 0 0 0 /65D
1997 24 CHW AL 18 37 34 5 9 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 8 .265 .306 .441 .747 96 15 0 0 1 0 0 5/D
1998 25 CHW AL 105 330 299 38 71 17 2 9 36 3 3 26 77 .237 .301 .398 .699 82 119 11 2 1 2 1 35/D4
1999 26 CHW AL 132 510 436 62 111 26 0 16 50 4 4 69 93 .255 .358 .424 .782 98 185 11 2 1 2 3 *53/D
2000 27 CHW AL 71 231 201 25 49 6 1 6 28 1 0 26 47 .244 .333 .373 .706 78 75 2 2 0 2 0 53/D
2001 28 COL NL 117 246 225 30 60 13 2 13 40 1 0 19 65 .267 .321 .516 .837 95 116 6 0 0 2 2 573/9D
2002 29 COL NL 113 195 168 19 37 8 1 7 37 2 3 24 52 .220 .314 .405 .719 77 68 4 0 1 2 0 53/7D
2003 30 COL NL 114 197 179 19 47 15 0 6 31 2 1 16 47 .263 .325 .447 .772 88 80 4 1 0 1 0 5/39
2004 31 DET AL 41 99 86 9 15 1 0 2 2 0 0 12 21 .174 .276 .256 .531 43 22 3 0 1 0 1 5/37D
2006 33 TBD AL 98 335 294 47 87 15 0 17 45 1 5 35 69 .296 .374 .520 .895 130 153 2 3 1 2 2 D93/7
2007 34 TBD AL 75 240 202 25 49 9 0 4 23 1 1 37 55 .243 .358 .347 .705 89 70 1 0 0 1 3 D/937
2008 35 TOT MLB 117 220 187 29 49 12 0 7 35 0 0 33 44 .262 .373 .439 .811 115 82 7 0 0 0 4 73/D9
2008 35 SEA AL 6 18 16 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 .438 .500 .563 1.063 186 9 0 0 0 0 0 /D39
2008 35 ATL NL 111 202 171 27 42 10 0 7 31 0 0 31 40 .246 .361 .427 .788 108 73 7 0 0 0 4 73/D9
2009 36 ATL NL 95 97 76 3 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 20 20 .145 .330 .171 .501 39 13 1 1 0 0 0 /3
13 Seasons 1107 2764 2410 315 600 126 8 89 338 15 18 323 604 .249 .339 .419 .757 93 1009 52 11 6 14 16
162 Game Avg. 162 404 353 46 88 18 1 13 49 2 3 47 88 .249 .339 .419 .757 93 148 8 2 1 2 2
CHW (5 yrs) 337 1135 993 134 245 51 5 33 118 8 8 127 231 .247 .334 .408 .742 90 405 24 6 3 6 4
COL (3 yrs) 344 638 572 68 144 36 3 26 108 5 4 59 164 .252 .320 .462 .782 88 264 14 1 1 5 2
TBD (2 yrs) 173 575 496 72 136 24 0 21 68 2 6 72 124 .274 .368 .450 .817 114 223 3 3 1 3 5
ATL (2 yrs) 206 299 247 30 53 12 0 7 38 0 0 51 60 .215 .351 .348 .699 87 86 8 1 0 0 4
SEA (1 yr) 6 18 16 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 .438 .500 .563 1.063 186 9 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 41 99 86 9 15 1 0 2 2 0 0 12 21 .174 .276 .256 .531 43 22 3 0 1 0 1
AL (9 yrs) 557 1827 1591 217 403 78 5 56 192 10 14 213 380 .253 .343 .414 .757 96 659 30 9 5 9 10
NL (5 yrs) 550 937 819 98 197 48 3 33 146 5 4 110 224 .241 .330 .427 .757 88 350 22 2 1 5 6

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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
1996 CHW AL 23 SS 6 3 25.2 9 4 3 2 0 .778 -1.6 -74.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 2.45 1.17 .978 4.66 4.18
1996 CHW AL 23 3B 2 2 18.2 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -12.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 2.89 3.00 .950 2.56 2.20
1996 CHW AL 23 DH 2
1997 CHW AL 24 3B 11 6 67.0 22 4 15 3 0 .864 -1.7 -30.4 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 0 2.55 1.73 .959 2.67 2.32
1997 CHW AL 24 DH 2
1998 CHW AL 25 1B 79 67 630.1 676 642 30 4 57 .994 -0.6 -1.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 0 9.59 8.51 .992 9.43 8.30
1998 CHW AL 25 3B 11 5 45.0 24 12 10 2 0 .917 -2.3 -61.3 -2.3 -0.3 -2.0 0 4.40 2.00 .950 2.54 2.23
1998 CHW AL 25 DH 2
1998 CHW AL 25 2B 1 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 4.50 4.10
1999 CHW AL 26 3B 120 113 982.2 319 93 201 25 17 .922 -19.4 -23.7 -18.4 -5.7 -12.7 -1 2.69 2.45 .951 2.58 2.21
1999 CHW AL 26 1B 26 7 90.2 72 67 3 2 9 .972 -2.5 -33.1 -2.5 -2.2 -0.3 0 6.95 2.69 .992 9.50 8.33
1999 CHW AL 26 DH 1
2000 CHW AL 27 3B 47 45 368.2 95 32 56 7 5 .926 -6.0 -19.5 -6.0 -5.6 -0.4 0 2.15 1.87 .948 2.67 2.31
2000 CHW AL 27 1B 17 10 107.2 105 94 10 1 12 .990 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.2 1 8.69 6.12 .993 9.37 8.17
2000 CHW AL 27 DH 3
2001 COL NL 28 OF 25 14 118.2 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -18.2 -1.8 -0.8 -1.0 0 1.29 0.68 .982 2.20 1.86
2001 COL NL 28 3B 24 20 170.0 38 8 26 4 2 .895 -3.4 -24.0 -3.4 -0.8 -2.7 0 1.80 1.42 .953 2.57 2.17
2001 COL NL 28 LF 22 13 108.2 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -23.2 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3 0 1.24 0.68 .980 1.91 1.48
2001 COL NL 28 1B 13 5 55.0 70 66 4 0 6 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.6 0 11.45 5.38 .993 9.26 7.84
2001 COL NL 28 RF 4 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 36.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.07 1.72
2001 COL NL 28 DH 1
2002 COL NL 29 3B 22 20 154.2 48 16 27 5 4 .896 -2.8 -21.7 -3.8 -0.8 -3.0 1 2.50 1.95 .960 2.71 2.29
2002 COL NL 29 1B 15 5 64.0 58 55 3 0 5 1.000 -0.1 -1.9 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 0 8.16 3.87 .991 9.39 7.97
2002 COL NL 29 LF 2 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -34.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .975 1.93 1.50
2002 COL NL 29 OF 2 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -34.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .975 2.19 1.85
2002 COL NL 29 DH 1
2003 COL NL 30 3B 34 27 229.1 79 24 49 6 3 .924 -0.9 -4.7 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 2.86 2.15 .957 2.74 2.36
2003 COL NL 30 1B 9 0 16.0 22 20 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 37.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 12.38 2.44 .991 9.62 7.98
2003 COL NL 30 OF 3 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.22 1.87
2003 COL NL 30 RF 3 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.73
2004 DET AL 31 3B 18 12 117.2 27 7 19 1 0 .963 -1.6 -16.3 -1.6 -0.3 -1.3 0 1.99 1.44 .952 2.64 2.34
2004 DET AL 31 1B 7 5 43.0 38 36 2 0 6 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 1.0 0 7.95 5.43 .995 9.31 8.01
2004 DET AL 31 LF 6 0 15.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -86.1 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0 1.17 0.33 1.000 2.05 1.73
2004 DET AL 31 OF 6 0 15.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -86.1 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0 1.17 0.33 1.000 2.29 2.05
2004 DET AL 31 DH 5
2006 TBD AL 33 DH 31
2006 TBD AL 33 OF 31 28 224.1 45 42 1 2 0 .956 -4.5 -24.1 -2.5 -0.7 -1.8 -2 1.73 1.39 .987 2.30 1.99
2006 TBD AL 33 RF 28 26 207.1 42 40 0 2 0 .952 -4.4 -25.5 -2.4 -0.6 -1.8 -2 1.74 1.43 .983 2.20 1.85
2006 TBD AL 33 1B 25 22 172.0 164 154 9 1 12 .994 -3.6 -25.1 -3.6 -0.4 -3.2 0 8.53 6.52 .994 9.51 7.99
2006 TBD AL 33 LF 3 2 17.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.59 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.70
2007 TBD AL 34 DH 46
2007 TBD AL 34 OF 9 6 51.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -4.5 -104.5 -3.5 -2.7 -0.8 -1 0.87 0.56 .980 2.30 2.00
2007 TBD AL 34 RF 6 4 31.2 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -3.6 -136.4 -2.6 -1.8 -0.8 -1 1.14 0.67 .975 2.07 1.77
2007 TBD AL 34 1B 3 1 8.2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -27.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 6.23 2.00 1.000 9.45 7.93
2007 TBD AL 34 LF 3 2 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -54.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 0.45 0.33 1.000 2.12 1.70
2008 TOT MLB 35 OF 26 16 142.2 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -15.1 -1.8 -1.2 -0.6 0 1.83 1.12 .986 2.21 1.92
2008 TOT MLB 35 1B 11 7 70.1 86 80 3 3 8 .965 -2.7 -46.1 -2.7 -1.3 -1.4 0 10.62 7.55 .993 9.33 8.21
2008 TOT MLB 35 DH 8
2008 TOT MLB 35 RF 2 1 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.80
2008 SEA AL 35 DH 3
2008 SEA AL 35 1B 1 1 6.0 9 7 1 1 2 .889 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 12.00 8.00 1.000 9.30 8.00
2008 SEA AL 35 OF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.00
2008 SEA AL 35 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
2008 ATL NL 35 LF 25 15 137.2 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -13.9 -1.6 -1.2 -0.4 0 1.90 1.16 .983 1.90 1.47
2008 ATL NL 35 OF 25 16 139.2 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -13.7 -1.6 -1.2 -0.4 0 1.87 1.16 .986 2.21 1.91
2008 ATL NL 35 1B 10 6 64.1 77 73 2 2 6 .974 -2.5 -46.6 -2.5 -1.1 -1.4 0 10.49 7.50 .992 9.33 8.23
2008 ATL NL 35 DH 5
2008 ATL NL 35 RF 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2009 ATL NL 36 1B 3 2 18.0 23 21 2 0 1 1.000 11.50 7.67 .991 9.30 8.30
9 Seasons 3B 289 250 2153.2 658 200 405 53 32 .919 -38.3 -21.3 -38.3 -14.4 -24.0 0 2.53 2.09 .953 2.63 2.26
11 Seasons 1B 208 131 1275.2 1320 1240 69 11 116 .992 -9.3 -8.7 -10.3 -6.8 -3.4 1 9.24 6.29 .992 9.42 8.17
11 Seasons DH 102
7 Seasons OF 102 66 572.1 102 97 3 2 0 .980 -14.1 -29.6 -11.1 -6.5 -4.6 -3 1.57 0.98 .985 2.25 1.94
6 Seasons LF 61 34 312.2 54 52 2 0 0 1.000 -6.2 -23.8 -6.2 -4.1 -2.1 0 1.55 0.89 .983 1.94 1.52
5 Seasons RF 43 32 259.2 48 45 1 2 0 .958 -7.9 -36.5 -4.9 -2.4 -2.5 -3 1.59 1.07 .983 2.18 1.82
1 Season SS 6 3 25.2 9 4 3 2 0 .778 -1.6 -74.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 2.45 1.17 .978 4.66 4.18
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 4.50 4.10
13 Seasons TOT 608 450 4028.1 2091 1541 482 68 148 .967 -63.5 -18.9 -61.5 -29.5 -32.0 -3 1 4.52 3.33 .947 4.71 4.20
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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1455), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1993.

December 21, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 4, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 29, 2005: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

April 21, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 11, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

November 14, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

May 5, 2008: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Nelson Payano (minors) (June 23, 2008) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997Chicago White Sox$155,000
1998Chicago White Sox$180,000
1999Chicago White Sox$255,000
2000Chicago White Sox$285,000
2001Colorado Rockies$450,000
2002Colorado Rockies$525,000
2003Colorado Rockies$600,000
2004Detroit Tigers$600,000
2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$800,000
2009Atlanta Braves$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,650,000
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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