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Paul O'Neill

Paul Andrew O'Neill (The Warrior)

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 25, 1963 in Columbus, OH
High School: Brookhaven (Columbus, OH)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1985
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Reds 1985-2001
Agents: Joe Bick [?]
Final Game: October 7, 2001
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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
1985 22 CIN NL 5 12 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .417 .750 106 5 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1986 23 CIN NL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 24 CIN NL 84 178 160 24 41 14 1 7 28 2 1 18 29 .256 .331 .488 .819 111 78 3 0 0 0 1 978/31
1988 25 CIN NL 145 533 485 58 122 25 3 16 73 8 6 38 65 .252 .306 .414 .720 102 201 7 2 3 5 5 *93/8
1989 26 CIN NL 117 480 428 49 118 24 2 15 74 20 5 46 64 .276 .346 .446 .792 122 191 7 2 0 4 8 *9/8
1990 27 CIN NL 145 564 503 59 136 28 0 16 78 13 11 53 103 .270 .339 .421 .761 105 212 12 2 1 5 13 *9/8 MVP-19
1991 28 CIN NL 152 607 532 71 136 36 0 28 91 12 7 73 107 .256 .346 .481 .827 127 256 8 1 0 1 14 *9 AS
1992 29 CIN NL 148 584 496 59 122 19 1 14 66 6 3 77 85 .246 .346 .373 .719 102 185 10 2 3 6 15 *9
1993 30 NYY AL 141 547 498 71 155 34 1 20 75 2 4 44 69 .311 .367 .504 .871 136 251 13 2 0 3 5 *97/D
1994 31 NYY AL 103 443 368 68 132 25 1 21 83 5 4 72 56 .359 .460 .603 1.064 176 222 16 0 0 3 13 *97/D AS,MVP-5
1995 32 NYY AL 127 543 460 82 138 30 4 22 96 1 2 71 76 .300 .387 .526 .913 137 242 25 1 0 11 8 *97/D AS,MVP-15
1996 33 NYY AL 150 660 546 89 165 35 1 19 91 0 1 102 76 .302 .411 .474 .885 123 259 21 4 0 8 8 *9/D3
1997 34 NYY AL 149 637 553 89 179 42 0 21 117 10 7 75 92 .324 .399 .514 .912 137 284 16 0 0 9 8 *9/3D AS,MVP-12
1998 35 NYY AL 152 672 602 95 191 40 2 24 116 15 1 57 103 .317 .372 .510 .882 130 307 22 2 0 11 2 *9/D AS,MVP-12
1999 36 NYY AL 153 675 597 70 170 39 4 19 110 11 9 66 89 .285 .353 .459 .812 107 274 24 2 0 10 1 *9
2000 37 NYY AL 142 628 566 79 160 26 0 18 100 14 9 51 90 .283 .336 .424 .760 92 240 17 0 0 11 2 *9/D
2001 38 NYY AL 137 563 510 77 136 33 1 21 70 22 3 48 59 .267 .330 .459 .789 104 234 20 2 0 3 4 *9/D
17 Seasons 2053 8329 7318 1041 2105 451 21 281 1269 141 73 892 1166 .288 .363 .470 .833 120 3441 221 22 7 90 107
162 Game Avg. 162 657 577 82 166 36 2 22 100 11 6 70 92 .288 .363 .470 .833 120 272 17 2 1 7 8
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
NYY (9 yrs) 1254 5368 4700 720 1426 304 14 185 858 80 40 586 710 .303 .377 .492 .869 125 2313 174 13 0 69 51
CIN (8 yrs) 799 2961 2618 321 679 147 7 96 411 61 33 306 456 .259 .336 .431 .767 111 1128 47 9 7 21 56
AL (9 yrs) 1254 5368 4700 720 1426 304 14 185 858 80 40 586 710 .303 .377 .492 .869 125 2313 174 13 0 69 51
NL (8 yrs) 799 2961 2618 321 679 147 7 96 411 61 33 306 456 .259 .336 .431 .767 111 1128 47 9 7 21 56

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 22 CIN NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 /7
1986 23 CIN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1987 24 CIN NL 178 2 -1 -1 0 2 -1 6 7 0.7 $65,000 978/31
1988 25 CIN NL 533 -1 -2 0 1 10 -6 17 19 1.9 $97,500 *93/8
1989 26 CIN NL 480 11 1 -2 1 3 -5 15 24 2.6 $215,000 *9/8
1990 27 CIN NL 564 0 -4 -3 -1 -1 -6 16 1 0.0 $625,000 *9/8 MVP-19
1991 28 CIN NL 607 13 -2 -1 -1 20 -7 17 39 4.1 $975,000 *9 AS
1992 29 CIN NL 584 1 -3 1 1 5 -7 17 15 1.5 $2,833,333 *9
1993 30 NYY AL 547 21 2 -3 -1 -7 -6 19 25 2.5 $3,833,333 *97/D
1994 31 NYY AL 443 47 -1 0 -3 -6 -5 15 47 4.4 $3,858,334 *97/D AS,MVP-5
1995 32 NYY AL 543 26 -1 1 -3 -5 -6 18 30 2.9 $2,850,000 *97/D AS,MVP-15
1996 33 NYY AL 660 24 1 0 -1 -3 -7 21 35 3.3 $5,300,000 *9/D3
1997 34 NYY AL 637 37 -4 -2 -2 -18 -7 21 25 2.4 $5,500,000 *9/3D AS,MVP-12
1998 35 NYY AL 672 35 3 1 -3 11 -7 21 61 6.0 $5,500,000 *9/D AS,MVP-12
1999 36 NYY AL 675 5 -1 -1 0 5 -7 22 23 2.2 $6,250,000 *9
2000 37 NYY AL 628 -5 0 -3 -1 7 -7 20 11 1.2 $6,500,000 *9/D
2001 38 NYY AL 563 1 4 -3 0 -15 -7 19 -1 -0.1 $7,250,000 *9/D
17 Seasons 8329 217 -8 -16 -13 8 -91 264 361 35.6 $51,652,500
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
NYY (9 yrs) 5368 191 3 -10 -14 -31 -59 176 256 24.8 $46,841,667
CIN (8 yrs) 2961 26 -11 -6 1 39 -32 88 105 10.8 $4,810,833

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
1990 27 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 5 18 17 1 8 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 .471 .500 .824 1.324 14 0 0 0 0 0
1990 27 CIN NL WS OAK W 4 18 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 .083 .353 .083 .436 1 0 0 1 0 0
1995 32 NYY AL ALDS SEA L 5 24 18 5 6 0 0 3 6 0 0 5 5 .333 .458 .833 1.292 15 0 0 0 1 0
1996 33 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 4 15 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .133 .267 2 2 0 0 0 0
1996 33 NYY AL ALCS BAL W 4 14 11 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 .273 .429 .545 .974 6 1 0 0 0 0
1996 33 NYY AL WS ATL W 5 15 12 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .167 .333 .333 .667 4 1 0 0 0 0
1997 34 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 5 22 19 5 8 2 0 2 7 0 0 3 0 .421 .500 .842 1.342 16 0 0 0 0 0
1998 35 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 3 12 11 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .818 1.235 9 0 0 0 0 0
1998 35 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 6 28 25 6 7 2 0 1 3 2 0 3 4 .280 .357 .480 .837 12 0 0 0 0 0
1998 35 NYY AL WS SDP W 4 20 19 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 .250 .263 .513 5 1 0 0 0 0
1999 36 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 36 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 5 22 21 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286 .318 .286 .604 6 0 0 0 0 0
1999 36 NYY AL WS ATL W 4 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 .200 .294 .200 .494 3 1 0 0 0 0
2000 37 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 21 19 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .211 .286 .263 .549 5 2 0 0 0 1
2000 37 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 6 22 20 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 .250 .273 .250 .523 5 0 0 0 1 0
2000 37 NYY AL WS NYM W 5 22 19 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 4 .474 .545 .789 1.335 15 2 0 0 0 1
2001 38 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 3 11 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 2 0 0 0 0 0
2001 38 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 5 13 12 2 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 .417 .462 .917 1.378 11 0 0 0 0 0
2001 38 NYY AL WS ARI L 5 17 15 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .333 .412 .400 .812 6 2 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons (19 Series) 85 340 299 39 85 17 2 11 39 5 0 38 41 .284 .363 .465 .828 139 12 0 1 2 2
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
7 ALDS 27 114 101 18 27 6 0 6 14 0 0 12 13 .267 .342 .505 .847 51 4 0 0 1 1
1 NLCS 5 18 17 1 8 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 .471 .500 .824 1.324 14 0 0 0 0 0
5 ALCS 26 99 89 11 26 2 0 4 14 2 0 9 13 .292 .354 .449 .803 40 1 0 0 1 0
6 WS 27 109 92 9 24 6 2 0 7 2 0 16 14 .261 .370 .370 .740 34 7 0 1 0 1

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1987 24 CIN NL 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 11 37 3.000 9.0 4.5 18.0 9.0 0.50
1 Season 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 11 37 3.000 9.0 4.5 18.0 9.0 0.50
162 Game Avg. 0 0 13.50 68 0 68 0 0 0 136 136 204 204 68 272 0 136 0 0 0 748 37 3.000 9.0 4.5 18.0 9.0 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1987 24 CIN NL 2.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $65,000
1 Season 2.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $65,000

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 CIN NL 22 LF 2 2 16.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 2.00 .975 1.91 1.90
1985 CIN NL 22 OF 2 2 16.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 2.00 .975 2.19 2.20
1987 CIN NL 24 OF 42 30 279.1 79 73 2 4 0 .949 2 8 2.42 1.79 .981 2.19 2.18
1987 CIN NL 24 RF 22 9 113.2 31 27 2 2 0 .935 2 16 2.30 1.32 .977 2.00 1.99
1987 CIN NL 24 LF 14 14 105.1 32 30 0 2 0 .938 0 3 2.56 2.14 .981 2.04 2.03
1987 CIN NL 24 CF 10 7 60.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 2.39 1.60 .981 2.54 2.52
1987 CIN NL 24 1B 2 2 16.0 17 17 0 0 2 1.000 -0 -23 9.56 8.50 .988 9.90 9.85
1987 CIN NL 24 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1988 CIN NL 25 OF 118 113 994.0 246 237 5 4 0 .984 9 11 2.19 2.05 .982 2.28 2.29
1988 CIN NL 25 RF 114 107 936.0 226 217 5 4 0 .982 7 9 2.13 1.95 .979 2.05 2.06
1988 CIN NL 25 1B 21 16 147.0 183 173 8 2 14 .989 1 7 11.08 8.62 .991 9.96 9.98
1988 CIN NL 25 CF 8 6 58.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 2 46 2.79 2.25 .983 2.65 2.68
1989 CIN NL 26 OF 115 112 1002.0 234 223 7 4 1 .983 3 4 2.07 2.00 .981 2.32 2.32
1989 CIN NL 26 RF 115 109 980.0 225 214 7 4 1 .982 2 3 2.03 1.92 .978 2.12 2.12
1989 CIN NL 26 CF 4 3 22.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 38 3.27 2.00 .988 2.70 2.70
1990 CIN NL 27 OF 141 128 1166.1 285 271 12 2 0 .993 -1 -1 2.18 2.01 .981 2.39 2.37 MVP-19
1990 CIN NL 27 RF 141 128 1165.1 287 272 13 2 0 .993 -0 -0 2.20 2.02 .981 2.22 2.20 MVP-19
1990 CIN NL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1200 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70 MVP-19
1991 CIN NL 28 OF 150 145 1258.2 316 301 13 2 2 .994 20 19 2.25 2.09 .983 2.28 2.27 AS
1991 CIN NL 28 RF 150 145 1258.2 317 302 13 2 2 .994 20 19 2.25 2.10 .980 2.06 2.05 AS
1992 CIN NL 29 OF 143 134 1210.0 304 291 12 1 2 .997 5 5 2.25 2.12 .983 2.34 2.34
1992 CIN NL 29 RF 143 134 1210.0 304 291 12 1 2 .997 5 5 2.25 2.12 .979 2.08 2.08
1993 NYY AL 30 OF 138 121 1110.2 239 230 7 2 0 .992 -7 -8 1.92 1.72 .983 2.41 2.39
1993 NYY AL 30 RF 103 81 759.1 170 164 4 2 0 .988 -2 -3 1.99 1.63 .978 2.23 2.21
1993 NYY AL 30 LF 46 40 351.1 68 65 3 0 0 1.000 -5 -18 1.74 1.48 .984 2.23 2.21
1993 NYY AL 30 DH 2
1994 NYY AL 31 OF 99 93 839.1 211 203 7 1 0 .995 -6 -9 2.25 2.12 .982 2.37 2.35 AS,MVP-5
1994 NYY AL 31 RF 90 83 753.1 197 190 6 1 0 .995 -6 -10 2.34 2.18 .980 2.20 2.18 AS,MVP-5
1994 NYY AL 31 LF 12 10 86.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.47 1.17 .979 2.16 2.14 AS,MVP-5
1994 NYY AL 31 DH 4 AS,MVP-5
1995 NYY AL 32 OF 121 117 1032.1 226 220 3 3 0 .987 -5 -6 1.94 1.84 .983 2.33 2.31 AS,MVP-15
1995 NYY AL 32 RF 107 96 856.1 195 190 2 3 0 .985 -6 -8 2.02 1.79 .979 2.05 2.03 AS,MVP-15
1995 NYY AL 32 LF 25 21 176.0 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 1 5 1.53 1.20 .983 2.22 2.19 AS,MVP-15
1995 NYY AL 32 DH 4 AS,MVP-15
1996 NYY AL 33 OF 146 146 1242.2 300 293 7 0 3 1.000 -3 -3 2.17 2.05 .983 2.38 2.36
1996 NYY AL 33 RF 146 146 1242.2 301 294 7 0 3 1.000 -3 -3 2.18 2.06 .978 2.17 2.15
1996 NYY AL 33 DH 3
1996 NYY AL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.20
1997 NYY AL 34 OF 146 145 1263.0 304 292 7 5 0 .984 -18 -17 2.13 2.05 .982 2.32 2.30 AS,MVP-12
1997 NYY AL 34 RF 146 145 1263.0 305 293 7 5 1 .984 -18 -17 2.14 2.05 .978 2.18 2.17 AS,MVP-12
1997 NYY AL 34 1B 2 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -240 9.00 0.50 1.000 9.00 9.25 AS,MVP-12
1997 NYY AL 34 DH 2 AS,MVP-12
1998 NYY AL 35 OF 150 148 1298.2 308 293 11 4 6 .987 11 11 2.11 2.03 .985 2.31 2.29 AS,MVP-12
1998 NYY AL 35 RF 150 148 1298.2 307 292 11 4 5 .987 11 11 2.10 2.02 .983 2.14 2.11 AS,MVP-12
1998 NYY AL 35 DH 1 AS,MVP-12
1999 NYY AL 36 OF 151 150 1303.1 309 291 10 8 3 .974 5 5 2.08 1.99 .984 2.30 2.27
1999 NYY AL 36 RF 151 150 1303.1 309 291 10 8 2 .974 5 5 2.08 1.99 .982 2.11 2.08
2000 NYY AL 37 OF 140 139 1153.1 300 293 5 2 3 .993 7 7 2.33 2.13 .985 2.36 2.33
2000 NYY AL 37 RF 140 139 1153.1 300 293 5 2 3 .993 7 7 2.33 2.13 .983 2.16 2.13
2000 NYY AL 37 DH 2
2001 NYY AL 38 OF 130 127 1094.1 215 210 1 4 0 .981 -15 -17 1.74 1.62 .984 2.30 2.28
2001 NYY AL 38 RF 130 127 1094.1 215 210 1 4 0 .981 -15 -17 1.74 1.62 .982 2.09 2.07
2001 NYY AL 38 DH 6
16 Seasons OF 1932 1850 16264.0 3880 3724 110 46 20 .988 6 0 2.12 1.98 .983 2.33 2.32
15 Seasons RF 1848 1747 15388.0 3689 3540 105 44 19 .988 9 1 2.13 1.97 .980 2.13 2.11
5 Seasons LF 99 87 734.2 148 140 6 2 0 .986 -4 -7 1.79 1.47 .982 2.18 2.17
4 Seasons 1B 26 18 165.0 201 191 8 2 16 .990 0 2 10.85 7.65 .991 9.94 9.88
4 Seasons CF 23 16 141.1 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 2 17 2.67 1.83 .983 2.61 2.61
1 Season P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
17 Seasons TOT 1997 1868 16431.0 4080 3913 119 48 35 .988 7 0 2.21 2.02 .981 2.22 2.22
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2007 BBWAA ( 2.2%)

All-Star Games
1991 *
1994 *
1995 *
1997 (RF)
1998 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1990 NL (19, 2%)
1994 AL (5, 38%)
1995 AL (15, 4%)
1997 AL (12, 9%)
1998 AL (12, 9%)
0.62 Career Shares (366th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1994 AL  4.4 (6th)
1998 AL  6.0 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1993 AL  .311 (9th)
1994 AL  .359 (1st)
1997 AL  .324 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1994 AL  .461 (2nd)
1996 AL  .411 (10th)
1997 AL  .399 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1994 AL  .603 (4th)
Career  .470 (238th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1994 AL  1.064 (4th)
Career  .833 (234th)

Games Played s c a p y
Career  2053 (193rd)

At Bats s c a p y
Career  7318 (211th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Career  8329 (195th)

Hits s c a p y
1997 AL  179 (9th)
1998 AL  191 (7th)
Career  2105 (210th)

Total Bases s c a p y
Career  3441 (162nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1991 NL  36 (3rd)
1997 AL  42 (5th)
1999 AL  39 (9th)
Career  451 (88th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1991 NL  28 (7th)
Career  281 (151st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1997 AL  117 (6th)
1998 AL  116 (10th)
Career  1269 (113th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1992 NL  77 (9th)
1994 AL  72 (4th)
1996 AL  102 (6th)
Career  892 (166th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career  1166 (154th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1994 AL  176 (3rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1994 AL  100 (6th)
Career  1241 (163rd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1994 AL  46 (3rd)
Career  231 (203rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1994 AL  4.1 (3rd)
Career  21.5 (230th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1991 NL  64 (5th)
Career  753 (132nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1994 AL  204 (7th)
Career  3019 (179th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1994 AL  .770 (3rd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1995 AL  11 (2nd)
1998 AL  11 (3rd)
1999 AL  10 (3rd)
2000 AL  11 (4th)
Career  90 (53rd)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1991 NL  14 (5th)
1992 NL  15 (5th)
1994 AL  13 (4th)
Career  107 (96th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1994 AL  16 (5th)
1995 AL  25 (1st)
1996 AL  21 (4th)
1998 AL  22 (1st)
1999 AL  24 (3rd)
2001 AL  20 (2nd)
Career  221 (58th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2000 AL  9 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1989 NL  17.1 (9th)
1991 NL  16.8 (9th)
Career  187.8 (96th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2001 AL  8.6 (7th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1991 NL  19.0 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1999 AL  470 (6th)
Career  5604 (196th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1994 AL  42.92 (4th)
1997 AL  44.77 (6th)
Career  246.23 (147th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1994 AL  3.8 (3rd)
1997 AL  4.1 (6th)
Career  21.9 (149th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1994 AL  3.5 (4th)
Career  18.5 (195th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1994 AL  3.9 (3rd)
1997 AL  4.1 (5th)
Career  23.3 (151st)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1991 NL  20 (2nd)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 NL  141 (5th)
1991 NL  150 (2nd)
1992 NL  143 (1st)
1996 AL  146 (3rd)
1997 AL  146 (3rd)
1998 AL  150 (2nd)
1999 AL  151 (5th)
2000 AL  140 (3rd)
2001 AL  130 (5th)
Career  1848 (10th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 NL  272 (4th)
1991 NL  302 (1st)
1992 NL  291 (2nd)
1994 AL  190 (5th)
1995 AL  190 (4th)
1996 AL  294 (2nd)
1997 AL  293 (3rd)
1998 AL  292 (1st)
1999 AL  291 (4th)
2000 AL  293 (1st)
Career  3540 (11th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1989 NL  7 (4th)
1990 NL  13 (1st)
1991 NL  13 (2nd)
1992 NL  12 (2nd)
1997 AL  7 (5th)
1998 AL  11 (3rd)
1999 AL  10 (5th)
Career  105 (17th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1997 AL  5 (5th)
1999 AL  8 (1st)
Career  44 (40th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
Career  1932 (54th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
Career  3724 (95th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  7 (2nd)
1991 NL  20 (2nd)
1992 NL  5 (5th)
1998 AL  11 (2nd)
2000 AL  7 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1988 NL  2.13 (3rd)
1991 NL  2.25 (3rd)
1992 NL  2.25 (3rd)
1996 AL  2.18 (5th)
1997 AL  2.14 (5th)
2000 AL  2.33 (3rd)
Career  2.13 (50th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  1.95 (4th)
1989 NL  1.92 (4th)
1991 NL  2.10 (3rd)
1992 NL  2.12 (4th)
1994 AL  2.18 (5th)
1996 AL  2.06 (3rd)
1997 AL  2.05 (3rd)
2000 AL  2.13 (4th)
Career  1.97 (44th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  .982 (5th)
1989 NL  .982 (2nd)
1990 NL  .993 (1st)
1991 NL  .994 (1st)
1992 NL  .997 (1st)
1993 AL  .988 (1st)
1994 AL  .995 (1st)
1995 AL  .985 (4th)
1996 AL  1.000 (1st)
1997 AL  .984 (3rd)
1998 AL  .987 (5th)
2000 AL  .993 (2nd)
2001 AL  .981 (5th)
Career  .988 (11th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1992 NL  .997 (2nd)
1994 AL  .995 (4th)
1996 AL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .988 (79th)

                                         

† 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 (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (415), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 45 (550), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 70 (269), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 37 (190), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Bobby Bonilla (928)
  2. Del Ennis (922)
  3. Fred Lynn (910)
  4. Bernie Williams (905)
  5. Reggie Smith (904)
  6. Shawn Green (901)
  7. Ruben Sierra (897)
  8. Moises Alou (893)
  9. George Hendrick (891)
  10. Will Clark (889)
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  1. Jim King (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jeffrey Hammonds (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jeffrey Hammonds (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Butch Huskey (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mark Whiten (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ron Northey (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Troy O'Leary (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Carl Everett (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jacque Jones (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Mike Sweeney (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cliff Floyd (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Fred Lynn (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Bobby Bonilla (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Bobby Bonilla (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1981.

November 3, 1992: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Joe DeBerry (minors) to the New York Yankees for Roberto Kelly.

November 10, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 19, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198724Cincinnati Reds$65,0001987 USA Today survey
198825Cincinnati Reds$97,500USA Today, 4/1/88
198926Cincinnati Reds$215,0001989 USA Today survey
199027Cincinnati Reds$625,000*
199128Cincinnati Reds$975,000USA Today survey
199229Cincinnati Reds$2,833,3331994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $333,333 signing bonus
199330New York Yankees$3,833,3331996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $333,333 signing bonus
199431New York Yankees$3,858,3341996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $333,334 signing bonus, $25K earned
199532New York Yankees$2,850,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $550,000 signing bonus, $50K earned bonus
199633New York Yankees$5,300,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $550,000 signing bonus
199734New York Yankees$5,500,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1; 1997 postseason APIncludes $550,000 signing bonus, $50,000 earned
199835New York Yankees$5,500,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
199936New York Yankees$6,250,0004/6/99 USA Today
200037New York Yankees$6,500,0004/5/00 AP
200138New York Yankees$7,250,0004/6/01 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$51,652,500
Disputed Salaries
*1990 - $691,666 - 11/21/90 NYT -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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