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Darren Oliver

Darren Christopher Oliver (twitter: @southpawDO28)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 6, 1970 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Rio Linda HS (Rio Linda, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1993
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Angels/Cardinals/Mets/Rockies/... 1993-2012
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 1 yr/$4.5M (12) & 13 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 16.127, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Jay Franklin, previously: Jeff Frye,Scott Boras [*]
Relatives: Son of Bob Oliver
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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
1993 22 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1994 23 TEX AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 24 TEX AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 25 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 TEX AL 32 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 206 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
1998 27 TOT MLB 30 30 29 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .103 .133 .172 .306 -21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 27 TEX AL 19 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 27 STL NL 11 24 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .087 .125 .130 .255 -32 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 28 STL NL 35 84 73 7 20 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 23 .274 .303 .329 .631 60 24 1 0 8 0 0 1
2000 29 TEX AL 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2001 30 TEX AL 28 8 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 113 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
2002 31 BOS AL 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 32 COL NL 35 73 67 6 17 3 0 1 8 0 0 3 17 .254 .296 .343 .639 57 23 1 1 2 0 0 1
2004 33 TOT NL 28 25 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .136 .136 .136 .273 -28 3 3 0 3 0 0 1
2004 33 FLA NL 18 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .158 .158 .158 .316 -16 3 2 0 2 0 0 1
2004 33 HOU NL 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 /1
2006 35 NYM NL 45 16 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .200 .388 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 36 LAA AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 37 LAA AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 38 LAA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 39 TEX AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 40 TEX AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Yrs 663 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 59 53 4 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 15 1 1 4 0 0
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
TEX (10 yrs) 317 20 16 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .250 .333 .375 .708 82 6 0 2 2 0 0
LAA (3 yrs) 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 46 108 96 7 22 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 35 .229 .260 .281 .541 38 27 1 0 8 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 45 16 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .200 .388 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 35 73 67 6 17 3 0 1 8 0 0 3 17 .254 .296 .343 .639 57 23 1 1 2 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 18 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .158 .158 .158 .316 -16 3 2 0 2 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 509 21 17 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .235 .316 .353 .669 72 6 0 2 2 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 154 222 200 15 44 9 0 1 17 0 0 8 68 .220 .254 .280 .534 35 56 5 1 13 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1993 22 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 /1
1994 23 TEX AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 1
1995 24 TEX AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $165,000 1
1996 25 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $220,000 1
1997 26 TEX AL 32 3 0 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $1,075,000 1
1998 27 TEX AL 19 6 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,050,000 1
1998 27 STL NL 11 24 -4 -0 0 0 3 -0 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1999 28 STL NL 35 84 -5 0 -0 0 12 7 0.7 2 9 0.7 .519 .504 0.7 0.0 9 $3,550,000 1
2000 29 TEX AL 21 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $5,000,000 1
2001 30 TEX AL 28 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $7,000,000 1
2002 31 BOS AL 14 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $7,000,000 1
2003 32 COL NL 35 73 -5 0 0 0 10 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .517 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $350,000 1
2004 33 FLA NL 18 21 -3 -1 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $750,000 1
2004 33 HOU NL 10 4 -1 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
2006 35 NYM NL 45 16 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $600,000 1
2007 36 LAA AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,500,000 1
2008 37 LAA AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $2,000,000 1
2009 38 LAA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $3,665,000 1
2010 39 TEX AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $3,000,000 1
2011 40 TEX AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,250,000 1
2012 41 TOR AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 -0.0 $
19 Seasons 682 243 -21 -1 -0 0 35 13 1.3 7 20 1.2 .502 .500 1.2 0.4 20 $42,393,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
TEX (10 yrs) 317 20 -1 -0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.3 3 $22,978,000
LAA (3 yrs) 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.2 0 $7,165,000
STL (2 yrs) 46 108 -9 0 -0 0 16 6 0.6 3 10 0.6 .513 .502 0.6 0.0 9 $3,550,000
NYM (1 yr) 45 16 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $600,000
COL (1 yr) 35 73 -5 0 0 0 10 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .517 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $350,000
BOS (1 yr) 14 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $7,000,000
HOU (1 yr) 10 4 -1 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
FLA (1 yr) 18 21 -3 -1 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $750,000
TOR (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 -0.0 $

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
1997 26 TEX AL 3 1 1 26.8 113 1.000 .500 .277 .667 .347 .500 .438 1.167 .785 206 .953 0.5 0.0 2.000 .000 .000
1998 27 TOT MLB 30 26 0 0.0 109 .200 .103 .270 .133 .341 .172 .428 .306 .768 -21 .000 -5.2 -0.5 .231 .103 .069
1998 27 TEX AL 6 5 0 0.0 113 .250 .167 .276 .167 .346 .333 .440 .500 .786 24 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
1998 27 STL NL 24 21 0 0.0 107 .182 .087 .269 .125 .340 .130 .424 .255 .764 -32 .000 -4.5 -0.4 .190 .087 .043
1999 28 STL NL 84 62 8 3.5 117 .400 .274 .277 .303 .352 .329 .446 .631 .798 60 .314 -4.7 -0.4 .500 .096 .055
2000 29 TEX AL 3 2 0 0.0 116 .000 .000 .278 .333 .351 .000 .446 .333 .797 -5 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
2001 30 TEX AL 8 6 1 4.5 110 .500 .333 .272 .333 .339 .500 .436 .833 .776 113 .442 0.1 0.0 .750 .167 .167
2002 31 BOS AL 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .431 .000 .767 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2003 32 COL NL 73 53 7 3.5 122 .327 .254 .285 .296 .360 .343 .458 .639 .818 57 .353 -4.7 -0.4 .529 .134 .090 .0
2004 33 TOT NL 25 25 0 0.0 107 .231 .136 .264 .136 .336 .136 .429 .273 .764 -28 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .136 .000 .000
2004 33 FLA NL 21 20 0 0.0 107 .273 .158 .263 .158 .334 .158 .427 .316 .762 -16 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .167 .000 .000
2004 33 HOU NL 4 5 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .271 .000 .343 .000 .439 .000 .782 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2006 35 NYM NL 16 13 1 2.1 111 .250 .133 .270 .188 .340 .200 .438 .388 .779 1 .160 -2.3 -0.2 .308 .133 .067
18 Yrs 243 189 18 2.6 116 .331 .221 .277 .259 .350 .286 .444 .544 .795 38 .220 -20.9 -2.0 .420 .101 .065 .0
162 Game Avg. 59 46 4 2.6 116 .331 .221 .277 .259 .350 .286 .444 .544 .795 38 .220 -20.9 -2.0 .420 .101 .065
TEX (10 yrs) 20 14 2 3.8 113 .400 .250 .275 .333 .345 .375 .439 .708 .784 82 .364 -0.4 -0.0 .667 .125 .125
STL (2 yrs) 108 83 8 2.6 114 .361 .229 .275 .260 .349 .281 .441 .541 .790 38 .217 -9.2 -0.9 .413 .094 .052
NYM (1 yr) 16 13 1 2.1 111 .250 .133 .270 .188 .340 .200 .438 .388 .779 1 .160 -2.3 -0.2 .308 .133 .067
COL (1 yr) 73 53 7 3.5 122 .327 .254 .285 .296 .360 .343 .458 .639 .818 57 .352 -4.7 -0.4 .529 .134 .090 .0
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .431 .000 .767 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
HOU (1 yr) 4 5 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .271 .000 .343 .000 .439 .000 .782 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
FLA (1 yr) 21 20 0 0.0 107 .273 .158 .263 .158 .334 .158 .427 .316 .762 -16 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .167 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 222 174 16 2.5 116 .328 .220 .277 .254 .351 .280 .445 .534 .796 35 .210 -20.3 -1.9 .404 .100 .060 .0
AL (14 yrs) 21 15 2 3.6 112 .364 .235 .275 .316 .344 .353 .439 .669 .783 72 .336 -0.7 -0.1 .615 .118 .118

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
1996 25 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 NYM NL NLDS LAD W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 NYM NL NLCS STL L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 36 LAA AL ALDS BOS L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 37 LAA AL ALDS BOS L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 38 LAA AL ALDS BOS W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 38 LAA AL ALCS NYY L 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 39 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 39 TEX AL ALCS NYY W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 39 TEX AL WS SFG L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 40 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 40 TEX AL ALCS DET W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 40 TEX AL WS STL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs (13 Series) 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 ALDS 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ALCS 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1997 26 TEX AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 1.0 33% 0%
1998 27 TOT MLB 30 0.0% 46.7% 3.3% 6.7% 67% 14.00 2.1 29.0 1.80 2.67 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
1998 27 TEX AL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 3.0 6.0 2.00 2.00 67% 0% 0.0% 0%
1998 27 STL NL 24 0.0% 50.0% 4.2% 4.2% 50% 12.00 1.9 1.75 3.00 46% 0% 0.0% 0%
1999 28 STL NL 84 0.0% 27.4% 3.6% 4.8% 20% 7.67 3.2 12.2 1.88 4.71 60% 16% 0.0% 12%
2000 29 TEX AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33% 0%
2001 30 TEX AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 12.5% 50% 3.0 0.00 0.67 50% 50% 0.0% 0%
2002 31 BOS AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
2003 32 COL NL 73 1.4% 23.3% 4.1% 5.5% 24% 5.67 3.9 67.0 8.4 0.74 1.64 67% 23% 4.0% 7%
2004 33 TOT NL 25 0.0% 36.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 22.0 2.00 4.33 52% 13% 0.0% 0%
2004 33 FLA NL 21 0.0% 38.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 19.0 1.75 3.00 52% 15% 0.0% 0%
2004 33 HOU NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 50% 0%
2006 35 NYM NL 16 0.0% 43.8% 6.3% 6.3% 50% 7.00 2.1 7.5 3.00 2.00 50% 13% 0.0% 0%
19 Yrs 243 0.4% 30.5% 3.3% 4.9% 25% 9.25 2.9 217.0 10.9 1.28 2.55 58% 17% 1.8% 7%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.0% 8.7% 7.9% 33% 1.95 5.2 32.8 7.6 0.80 1.08 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
1993 22 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1994 23 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 24 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 25 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1997 26 TEX AL 0.5 0.0 3 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.15 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.38 0.8 0
1998 27 TOT MLB -5.2 -0.5 30 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 .96 -0.4 -0.0 -3.7 -0.4 0.84 -4.4 1.82 1
1998 27 TEX AL -0.7 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.17 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.94 -0.5 0
1998 27 STL NL -4.5 -0.4 24 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .90 -0.4 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.82 -3.9 1.82 1
1999 28 STL NL -4.7 -0.4 85 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 1.09 -0.6 -0.1 -6.7 -0.6 1.02 -7.2 0.85 4
2000 29 TEX AL -0.3 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .73 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.71 -0.4 0
2001 30 TEX AL 0.1 0.0 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .93 -0.0 -0.1 -1.7 -0.2 1.03 -0.7 0
2002 31 BOS AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .09 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.19 -0.1 0
2003 32 COL NL -4.7 -0.4 74 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 1.00 -0.5 0.1 -5.5 -0.5 1.01 -5.0 0.47 2
2004 33 TOT NL -4.2 -0.4 25 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 1.35 -0.5 -0.1 -7.4 -0.7 1.16 -5.4 1.86 2
2004 33 FLA NL -3.2 -0.3 21 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1.23 -0.4 -0.1 -5.5 -0.5 1.10 -4.1 0.28 1
2004 33 HOU NL -0.9 -0.1 4 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.99 -0.1 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 1.48 -1.3 3.44 1
2006 35 NYM NL -2.3 -0.2 16 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .54 -0.2 -0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.89 -2.1 0
2007 36 LAA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 37 LAA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 38 LAA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 39 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 40 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 41 TOR AL
19 Yrs -21.0 -2.0 245 -2.4 2.6 -5.0 1.02 -2.2 -0.2 -24.3 -2.3 1.00 -24.5 1.10 9
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1997 26 TEX AL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1998 27 TOT MLB 1 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 TEX AL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 STL NL 1 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 0 0 30% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43% 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 2
2000 29 TEX AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 30 TEX AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 31 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 32 COL NL 0 0 25% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 1
2004 33 TOT NL 1 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 33 FLA NL 1 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 33 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 NYM NL 0 0 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
19 Yrs 2 0 28% 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 28% 6 5 1 2 1 1 10 5 3

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
1997 26 TEX AL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 4 2 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1998 27 TOT MLB 30 50% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 12 1 8% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1998 27 TEX AL 6 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 STL NL 24 54% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1999 28 STL NL 84 33% 20 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.85 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 16 1 6% 12 6 50% 69 6 9% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
2000 29 TEX AL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 30 TEX AL 8 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2002 31 BOS AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2003 32 COL NL 73 32% 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.47 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 33% 12 1 8% 17 3 18% 52 7 13% 5 4 80% 6 2 33% 0
2004 33 TOT NL 25 24% 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.86 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 9 3 33% 11 4 36% 22 1 5% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
2004 33 FLA NL 21 19% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 2 29% 9 3 33% 17 1 6% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
2004 33 HOU NL 4 50% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 NYM NL 16 44% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 8 2 25% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
19 Yrs 243 34% 48 0 0 9 0 0 0 1.10 1 0 14 1 0 1 0 0 23 15 65% 45 5 11% 52 16 31% 174 19 11% 12 6 50% 13 7 54% 0
MLB Averages 55% 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
1997 26 TEX AL 3 6 2.00 5 83% 40% 40% 0% 20% 60% 0% 50% 33% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1998 27 TOT MLB 30 114 3.80 80 70% 15% 35% 31% 19% 85% 0% 60% 59% 20% 3% 1 0 10% 3 0 0% 0 0 14% 0 0 0
1998 27 TEX AL 6 23 3.83 18 78% 28% 28% 22% 22% 72% 0% 57% 62% 17% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
1998 27 STL NL 24 91 3.79 62 68% 11% 37% 34% 18% 89% 0% 60% 58% 21% 4% 1 0 13% 3 0 0% 0 0 8% 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 84 278 3.31 201 72% 28% 18% 25% 29% 72% 0% 52% 74% 30% 5% 4 0 10% 8 0 5% 4 0 13% 0 0 0
2000 29 TEX AL 3 10 3.33 8 80% 25% 13% 50% 13% 75% 0% 60% 83% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2001 30 TEX AL 8 23 2.88 18 78% 33% 11% 22% 33% 67% 0% 52% 83% 38% 0% 0 0 13% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2002 31 BOS AL 1 3 3.00 3 100% 33% 0% 33% 33% 67% 67% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2003 32 COL NL 73 245 3.36 170 69% 23% 19% 28% 31% 77% 0% 53% 76% 29% 3% 2 0 8% 6 2 1% 1 0 12% 0 0 0
2004 33 TOT NL 25 99 3.96 71 72% 24% 18% 35% 23% 76% 0% 55% 76% 44% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 22% 0 0 0
2004 33 FLA NL 21 86 4.10 60 70% 25% 18% 35% 22% 75% 0% 52% 76% 38% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
2004 33 HOU NL 4 13 3.25 11 85% 18% 18% 36% 27% 82% 0% 69% 78% 75% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 35 NYM NL 16 58 3.63 41 71% 29% 39% 12% 20% 71% 0% 50% 45% 13% 0% 0 0 6% 1 0 6% 1 0 14% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 243 836 3.44 597 71% 25% 22% 27% 26% 75% 0% 54% 71% 29% 3% 7 0 8% 19 2 2% 6 0 14% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.75 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 27%

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
1997 26 124 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 206 1 0 1 0 0 0
1998 27 154 33 31 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .129 .182 .194 .375 -2 6 0 1 0 0 0
1999 28 189 117 104 9 24 6 0 0 9 0 0 4 38 .231 .266 .288 .555 42 30 1 1 8 0 0
2000 29 210 120 106 9 24 6 0 0 9 0 0 4 39 .226 .268 .283 .551 41 30 1 2 8 0 0
2001 30 238 128 112 9 26 7 0 0 9 0 0 4 41 .232 .271 .295 .566 45 33 1 2 10 0 0
2002 31 252 129 113 9 26 7 0 0 9 0 0 4 41 .230 .269 .292 .561 43 33 1 2 10 0 0
2003 32 287 202 180 15 43 10 0 1 17 0 0 7 58 .239 .279 .311 .590 49 56 2 3 12 0 0
2004 33 315 227 202 15 46 10 0 1 18 0 0 7 67 .228 .264 .292 .556 41 59 5 3 15 0 0
2005 34 315 227 202 15 46 10 0 1 18 0 0 7 67 .228 .264 .292 .556 41 59 5 3 15 0 0
2006 35 360 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
2007 36 421 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
2008 37 475 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
2009 38 538 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
2010 39 602 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0
2011 40 663 243 217 17 48 11 0 1 20 0 0 8 74 .221 .259 .286 .544 38 62 5 3 15 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1997 26 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 32
1998 27 30 31 30 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 14 .133 .161 .233 .395 1 30
1999 28 35 82 71 6 18 4 0 0 5 0 3 23 .254 .284 .310 .594 6 35
2000 29 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 21
2001 30 28 8 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 1 28
2002 31 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
2003 32 35 71 65 5 15 3 0 1 6 0 3 17 .231 .275 .323 .598 5 35
2004 33 28 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
2006 35 45 18 16 4 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 7 .188 .278 .313 .590 1 45
9 Yrs 268 242 215 16 42 13 0 1 16 0 9 74 .195 .238 .270 .508 14 268
162 Game Avg. 162 146 130 10 25 8 0 1 10 0 5 45 .195 .238 .270 .508 8 268

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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

Oldest s c a p y
2010 AL  born 1970-10-06 (7th)
2011 AL  born 1970-10-06 (6th)
2012 AL  born 1970-10-06 (3rd)

                                         

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