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Magglio Ordonez

Magglio (Delgado) Ordonez

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 28, 1974 in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
High School: Coro Falcon (Coro Falcon, VE)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 29, 1997
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Tigers 1997-2010
2011 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 6 yrs/$90M (05-10) & 11 team option (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 12.032, Free Agent: 2011 [?], Agents: Scott Boras, previously: Adam Katz,Tom Reich [?]
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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
1997 23 CHW AL 21 72 69 12 22 6 0 4 11 1 2 2 8 .319 .338 .580 .918 138 40 1 0 1 0 0 9
1998 24 CHW AL 145 578 535 70 151 25 2 14 65 9 7 28 53 .282 .326 .415 .741 93 222 19 9 2 4 1 *98 RoY-5
1999 25 CHW AL 157 677 624 100 188 34 3 30 117 13 6 47 64 .301 .349 .510 .858 115 318 24 1 0 5 4 *9/D AS
2000 26 CHW AL 153 665 588 102 185 34 3 32 126 18 4 60 64 .315 .371 .546 .917 127 321 28 2 0 15 3 *9 AS,MVP-12,SS
2001 27 CHW AL 160 671 593 97 181 40 1 31 113 25 7 70 70 .305 .382 .533 .914 134 316 14 5 0 3 7 *9/D8 AS
2002 28 CHW AL 153 653 590 116 189 47 1 38 135 7 5 53 77 .320 .381 .597 .978 153 352 21 7 0 3 2 *9/D MVP-8,SS
2003 29 CHW AL 160 674 606 95 192 46 3 29 99 9 5 57 73 .317 .380 .546 .926 139 331 20 7 0 4 1 *9/8D AS,MVP-18
2004 30 CHW AL 52 222 202 32 59 8 2 9 37 0 2 16 22 .292 .351 .485 .836 114 98 4 3 0 1 2 9/D
2005 31 DET AL 82 343 305 38 92 17 0 8 46 0 0 30 35 .302 .359 .436 .795 113 133 8 1 0 7 1 9/D
2006 32 DET AL 155 646 593 82 177 32 1 24 104 1 4 45 87 .298 .350 .477 .827 112 283 13 4 0 4 3 *9/D AS,MVP-22
2007 33 DET AL 157 678 595 117 216 54 0 28 139 4 1 76 79 .363 .434 .595 1.029 166 354 20 2 0 5 8 *9D AS,MVP-2,SS
2008 34 DET AL 146 623 561 72 178 32 2 21 103 1 5 53 76 .317 .376 .494 .869 126 277 27 3 0 6 2 *9D
2009 35 DET AL 131 518 465 54 144 24 2 9 50 3 1 51 65 .310 .376 .428 .804 109 199 19 0 0 2 2 9D
2010 36 DET AL 84 365 323 56 98 17 1 12 59 1 0 40 38 .303 .378 .474 .852 127 153 14 0 0 2 0 9D
14 Seasons 1756 7385 6649 1043 2072 416 21 289 1204 92 49 628 811 .312 .372 .511 .883 127 3397 232 44 3 61 36
162 Game Avg. 162 681 613 96 191 38 2 27 111 8 5 58 75 .312 .372 .511 .883 127 313 21 4 0 6 3
CHW (8 yrs) 1001 4212 3807 624 1167 240 15 187 703 82 38 333 431 .307 .364 .525 .889 127 1998 131 34 3 35 20
DET (6 yrs) 755 3173 2842 419 905 176 6 102 501 10 11 295 380 .318 .381 .492 .874 128 1399 101 10 0 26 16

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1997 23 CHW AL 72 3 0 0 0 8 -1 3 13 1.2 $150,000 9
1998 24 CHW AL 578 -5 -2 3 -3 -6 -6 20 1 0.1 $175,000 *98 RoY-5
1999 25 CHW AL 677 10 2 2 -2 27 -8 22 53 5.2 $305,000 *9/D AS
2000 26 CHW AL 665 31 3 -1 -2 -16 -7 22 30 2.7 $425,000 *9 AS,MVP-12,SS
2001 27 CHW AL 671 30 1 -2 -1 -13 -8 23 30 2.9 $3,750,000 *9/D8 AS
2002 28 CHW AL 653 48 0 0 -2 -10 -7 22 51 5.0 $6,500,000 *9/D MVP-8,SS
2003 29 CHW AL 674 35 -2 -1 -3 -11 -8 23 33 3.2 $9,000,000 *9/8D AS,MVP-18
2004 30 CHW AL 222 6 0 1 0 -1 -3 7 10 1.0 $14,000,000 9/D
2005 31 DET AL 343 7 -1 -1 -1 -2 -4 12 10 1.0 $7,200,000 9/D
2006 32 DET AL 646 16 -3 1 -1 -11 -8 22 16 1.5 $16,200,000 *9/D AS,MVP-22
2007 33 DET AL 678 65 1 -2 -3 15 -8 22 90 8.9 $13,200,000 *9D AS,MVP-2,SS
2008 34 DET AL 623 24 -4 -4 -4 -8 -7 21 18 1.8 $15,768,174 *9D
2009 35 DET AL 518 7 -2 -1 -2 -9 -7 18 4 0.4 $18,971,596 9D
2010 36 DET AL 336 13 0 0 0 -1 -5 12 20 1.9 $17,825,976 9D
14 Seasons 7356 290 -7 -5 -24 -38 -87 249 378 36.8 $123,470,746
CHW (8 yrs) 4212 158 2 2 -13 -22 -48 142 221 21.3 $34,305,000
DET (6 yrs) 3144 132 -9 -7 -11 -16 -39 107 158 15.5 $89,165,746

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
2000 26 CHW AL ALDS SEA L 3 13 11 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 .182 .308 .364 .671 4 1 0 0 0 0
2006 32 DET AL ALDS NYY W 4 16 15 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 .267 .313 .533 .846 8 1 0 0 0 0
2006 32 DET AL ALCS OAK W 4 19 17 3 4 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 2 .235 .316 .588 .904 10 1 0 0 0 0
2006 32 DET AL WS STL L 5 20 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 16 68 62 8 12 1 1 3 9 1 1 6 10 .194 .265 .387 .652 24 3 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 7 29 26 3 6 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 4 .231 .310 .462 .772 12 2 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 19 17 3 4 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 2 .235 .316 .588 .904 10 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 20 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 CHW AL 23 OF 19 17 154.0 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 8 58 2.57 2.32 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 CHW AL 23 RF 19 17 154.0 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 8 58 2.57 2.32 .977 2.18 2.17
1998 CHW AL 24 OF 145 138 1227.0 338 323 10 5 2 .985 -6 -6 2.44 2.30 .985 2.31 2.29 RoY-5
1998 CHW AL 24 RF 136 118 1074.2 288 276 7 5 1 .983 -6 -7 2.37 2.08 .983 2.14 2.11 RoY-5
1998 CHW AL 24 CF 22 20 152.1 50 47 3 0 1 1.000 0 0 2.95 2.27 .986 2.69 2.66 RoY-5
1999 CHW AL 25 OF 153 153 1341.1 346 331 12 3 4 .991 27 24 2.30 2.24 .984 2.30 2.27 AS
1999 CHW AL 25 RF 153 153 1341.1 346 331 12 3 4 .991 27 24 2.30 2.24 .982 2.11 2.08 AS
1999 CHW AL 25 DH 2 AS
2000 CHW AL 26 OF 152 150 1322.2 297 280 12 5 3 .983 -16 -14 1.99 1.92 .985 2.36 2.33 AS,MVP-12,SS
2000 CHW AL 26 RF 152 150 1322.2 297 280 12 5 3 .983 -16 -14 1.99 1.92 .983 2.16 2.13 AS,MVP-12,SS
2001 CHW AL 27 OF 155 151 1329.1 302 286 11 5 0 .983 -13 -12 2.01 1.92 .984 2.30 2.28 AS
2001 CHW AL 27 RF 155 151 1328.1 301 285 11 5 0 .983 -13 -12 2.01 1.91 .982 2.09 2.07 AS
2001 CHW AL 27 DH 3 AS
2001 CHW AL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 240 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60 AS
2002 CHW AL 28 OF 150 149 1289.0 294 282 8 4 0 .986 -10 -10 2.02 1.93 .985 2.35 2.32 MVP-8,SS
2002 CHW AL 28 RF 150 149 1289.0 295 283 8 4 0 .986 -10 -10 2.03 1.94 .982 2.12 2.10 MVP-8,SS
2002 CHW AL 28 DH 1 MVP-8,SS
2003 CHW AL 29 OF 157 157 1349.2 330 321 7 2 1 .994 -11 10 -10 8 2.19 2.09 .985 2.35 2.33 AS,MVP-18
2003 CHW AL 29 RF 154 154 1324.2 325 316 7 2 1 .994 -10 10 -9 9 2.19 2.10 .980 2.11 2.08 AS,MVP-18
2003 CHW AL 29 CF 4 3 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -67 0 1.80 1.25 .980 2.77 2.75 AS,MVP-18
2003 CHW AL 29 DH 2 AS,MVP-18
2004 CHW AL 30 OF 43 43 364.0 97 95 1 1 0 .990 -1 -3 -5 -9 2.37 2.23 .985 2.30 2.28
2004 CHW AL 30 RF 43 43 364.0 97 95 1 1 0 .990 -1 -3 -5 -10 2.37 2.23 .982 2.22 2.21
2004 CHW AL 30 DH 7
2005 DET AL 31 OF 81 79 672.1 145 139 5 1 0 .993 -2 3 -4 5 1.93 1.78 .986 2.30 2.28
2005 DET AL 31 RF 81 79 672.1 145 139 5 1 0 .993 -2 3 -4 5 1.93 1.78 .982 2.12 2.10
2005 DET AL 31 DH 1
2006 DET AL 32 OF 148 147 1268.0 274 258 9 7 1 .974 -11 -1 -10 0 1.90 1.80 .986 2.30 2.27 AS,MVP-22
2006 DET AL 32 RF 148 147 1268.0 274 258 9 7 1 .974 -11 -1 -10 -1 1.90 1.80 .984 2.20 2.17 AS,MVP-22
2006 DET AL 32 DH 6 AS,MVP-22
2007 DET AL 33 OF 143 142 1221.0 266 261 4 1 2 .996 15 5 15 4 1.95 1.85 .987 2.30 2.28 AS,MVP-2,SS
2007 DET AL 33 RF 143 142 1221.0 266 261 4 1 2 .996 15 5 15 5 1.95 1.85 .985 2.08 2.06 AS,MVP-2,SS
2007 DET AL 33 DH 14 AS,MVP-2,SS
2008 DET AL 34 OF 135 134 1144.0 233 220 8 5 0 .979 -8 -2 -8 -2 1.79 1.69 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 DET AL 34 RF 135 134 1144.0 233 220 8 5 0 .979 -8 -2 -8 -2 1.79 1.69 .985 2.15 2.13
2008 DET AL 34 DH 10
2009 DET AL 35 OF 104 102 796.1 157 149 6 2 1 .987 -9 -4 -13 -6 1.75 1.49 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 DET AL 35 RF 104 102 796.1 157 149 6 2 1 .987 -9 -4 -13 -6 1.75 1.49 .982 2.13 2.10
2009 DET AL 35 DH 21
2010 DET AL 36 OF 71 71 608.2 145 135 7 3 3 .979 -1 -1 -3 -1 2.10 2.00 .986 2.29 2.27
2010 DET AL 36 RF 71 71 608.2 145 135 7 3 3 .979 -1 -1 -3 -2 2.10 2.00 .983 2.10 2.07
2010 DET AL 36 DH 13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons OF 1656 1633 14087.1 3268 3123 101 44 17 .987 -40 7 -3 1 2.06 1.95 .985 2.32 2.29
14 Seasons RF 1644 1610 13909.0 3213 3071 98 44 16 .986 -39 7 -3 1 2.05 1.93 .983 2.13 2.10
3 Seasons CF 27 23 178.1 56 53 3 0 1 1.000 -1 0 -8 0 2.83 2.07 .986 2.70 2.67
14 Seasons TOT 1671 1633 14087.1 3269 3124 101 44 17 .987 -40 7 -3 1 2.06 1.93 .983 2.14 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1999 *
2000 *
2001 *
2003 *
2006 *
2007 (LF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2000 AL (12, 7%)
2002 AL (8, 15%)
2003 AL (18, 4%)
2006 AL (22, 1%)
2007 AL (2, 66%)
0.93 Career Shares (259th)

Silver Sluggers
2000 AL (OF)
2002 AL (OF)
2007 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2007 AL  8.9 (2nd)
Active  36.8 (41st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2007 AL  8.9 (2nd)
Active  36.8 (31st)

Batting Average s c a p y
2002 AL  .320 (5th)
2003 AL  .317 (5th)
2007 AL  .363 (1st)
2008 AL  .317 (5th)
2009 AL  .310 (10th)
Active  .312 (11th)
Career  .312 (95th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2007 AL  .434 (2nd)
2008 AL  .376 (10th)
Active  .372 (32nd)
Career  .372 (242nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
2002 AL  .597 (5th)
2003 AL  .546 (9th)
2007 AL  .595 (4th)
Active  .511 (25th)
Career  .511 (77th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2002 AL  .978 (6th)
2003 AL  .926 (9th)
2007 AL  1.029 (4th)
Active  .883 (28th)
Career  .883 (92nd)

Games Played s c a p y
2001 AL  160 (7th)
2003 AL  160 (8th)
Active  1756 (31st)

At Bats s c a p y
1999 AL  624 (7th)
Active  6649 (27th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active  7385 (29th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2002 AL  116 (6th)
2007 AL  117 (5th)
Active  1043 (23rd)

Hits s c a p y
2001 AL  181 (9th)
2002 AL  189 (8th)
2003 AL  192 (8th)
2007 AL  216 (2nd)
Active  2072 (18th)
Career  2072 (228th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2001 AL  316 (9th)
2002 AL  352 (3rd)
2003 AL  331 (10th)
2007 AL  354 (2nd)
Active  3397 (20th)
Career  3397 (175th)

Doubles s c a p y
2001 AL  40 (6th)
2002 AL  47 (4th)
2003 AL  46 (4th)
2007 AL  54 (1st)
Active  416 (21st)
Career  416 (139th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2002 AL  38 (6th)
2007 AL  28 (7th)
Active  289 (24th)
Career  289 (137th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1999 AL  117 (10th)
2000 AL  126 (7th)
2002 AL  135 (2nd)
2007 AL  139 (2nd)
2008 AL  103 (8th)
Active  1204 (17th)
Career  1204 (139th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active  628 (34th)

Singles s c a p y
2007 AL  134 (8th)
Active  1346 (20th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2002 AL  153 (5th)
2007 AL  166 (4th)
Active  127 (31st)
Career  127 (202nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
2002 AL  127 (5th)
2003 AL  121 (10th)
2007 AL  152 (3rd)
Active  1219 (20th)
Career  1219 (177th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2002 AL  45 (5th)
2003 AL  35 (10th)
2007 AL  61 (3rd)
Active  269 (18th)
Career  269 (152nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2002 AL  4.2 (5th)
2003 AL  3.3 (9th)
2007 AL  5.6 (3rd)
Active  24.9 (18th)
Career  24.9 (178th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2002 AL  86 (3rd)
2003 AL  78 (7th)
2007 AL  82 (4th)
Active  726 (24th)
Career  726 (150th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2003 AL  256 (9th)
2007 AL  294 (3rd)
Active  2744 (24th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2002 AL  .702 (8th)
2007 AL  .778 (3rd)
Active  .616 (38th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2000 AL  15 (1st)
Active  61 (27th)
Career  61 (201st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1998 AL  19 (5th)
1999 AL  24 (3rd)
2000 AL  28 (2nd)
2002 AL  21 (2nd)
2003 AL  20 (6th)
2008 AL  27 (1st)
Active  232 (6th)
Career  232 (41st)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
Active  49 (42nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2000 AL  23.0 (4th)
2001 AL  27.7 (4th)
Active  139.6 (28th)
Career  139.6 (209th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1998 AL  10.1 (6th)
1999 AL  9.8 (10th)
2000 AL  9.2 (9th)
2001 AL  8.5 (9th)
Active  8.2 (22nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
2002 AL  15.5 (7th)
Active  23.0 (47th)
Career  23.0 (216th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1999 AL  471 (5th)
Active  4922 (29th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2002 AL  38.89 (9th)
2007 AL  66.70 (2nd)
Active  261.26 (21st)
Career  261.26 (132nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2007 AL  6.3 (2nd)
Active  16.9 (31st)
Career  16.9 (208th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2002 AL  3.7 (5th)
2007 AL  5.3 (3rd)
Active  21.3 (25th)
Career  21.3 (166th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2002 AL  3.6 (10th)
2007 AL  6.1 (2nd)
Active  24.0 (21st)
Career  24.0 (145th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1999 AL  27 (2nd)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 AL  136 (4th)
1999 AL  153 (3rd)
2000 AL  152 (1st)
2001 AL  155 (1st)
2002 AL  150 (1st)
2003 AL  154 (2nd)
2006 AL  148 (1st)
2007 AL  143 (5th)
2008 AL  135 (4th)
Active  1644 (2nd)
Career  1644 (14th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 AL  276 (4th)
1999 AL  331 (3rd)
2000 AL  280 (2nd)
2001 AL  285 (2nd)
2002 AL  283 (3rd)
2003 AL  316 (2nd)
2006 AL  258 (2nd)
2008 AL  220 (5th)
Active  3071 (3rd)
Career  3071 (16th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  12 (4th)
2000 AL  12 (2nd)
2001 AL  11 (4th)
2002 AL  8 (3rd)
2003 AL  7 (5th)
2006 AL  9 (2nd)
2008 AL  8 (3rd)
2010 AL  7 (4th)
Active  98 (3rd)
Career  98 (22nd)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 AL  5 (4th)
2000 AL  5 (4th)
2001 AL  5 (4th)
2006 AL  7 (2nd)
2008 AL  5 (1st)
Active  44 (4th)
Career  44 (40th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
Active  1656 (10th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
Active  3123 (16th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
Active  101 (11th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
Active  44 (17th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1997 AL  8 (2nd)
1999 AL  27 (1st)
2007 AL  15 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1998 AL  2.37 (2nd)
1999 AL  2.30 (4th)
2001 AL  2.01 (5th)
2003 AL  2.19 (5th)
Active  2.05 (15th)
Career  2.05 (73rd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1998 AL  2.08 (4th)
1999 AL  2.24 (4th)
2001 AL  1.91 (4th)
2003 AL  2.10 (5th)
Active  1.93 (10th)
Career  1.93 (55th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1999 AL  .991 (3rd)
2001 AL  .983 (4th)
2002 AL  .986 (5th)
2003 AL  .994 (2nd)
2005 AL  .993 (3rd)
2007 AL  .996 (1st)
Active  .986 (9th)
Career  .986 (20th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2007 AL  .996 (3rd)

Salary s c a p y
2004 AL  $14,000,000 (8th)
2006 AL  $16,200,000 (6th)
2008 AL  $15,768,174 (9th)
2009 AL  $18,971,596 (4th)
2010 AL  $17,825,976 (9th)

                                         

† 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 - 6 (338), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 86 (265), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 112 (127), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 43 (128), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 18, 1991: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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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
199723Chicago White Sox$150,0001997 postseason AP survey
199824Chicago White Sox$175,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
199925Chicago White Sox$305,000*
200026Chicago White Sox$425,000*
200127Chicago White Sox$3,750,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Chicago White Sox$6,500,0004/3/02 AP
200329Chicago White Sox$9,000,0004/3/03 AP
200430Chicago White Sox$14,000,0004/7/04 AP
200531Detroit Tigers$7,200,000
200632Detroit Tigers$16,200,000
200733Detroit Tigers$13,200,000
200834Detroit Tigers$15,768,174
200935Detroit Tigers$18,971,596
201036Detroit Tigers$17,825,976
201137Detroit Tigers*$15,000,000$15M Team OptionGuaranteed if 135 starts or 540 Pas in 2010, or 270 starts or 1,080PAs in 09-10
Earliest Free Agent: 2011
Career to date (may be incomplete)$123,470,746Does not include future salaries
Disputed Salaries
*1999 - $290,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $15,000 earned bonus
*2000 - $505,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $80,000 earned bonus
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

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