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Joe Orsulak

Joseph Michael Orsulak

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 31, 1962 in Glen Ridge, NJ
High School: Parsippany Hills HS (Morris Plains, NJ)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Signed August 20, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1983
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Mets/Pirates/Marlins/Expos 1983-1997
Agents: Michael Maas,Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: September 25, 1997
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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
1981	19	PIT-min	A	118	499	460	80	145	18	8	6	70	18	7	29	32	.315	.352	.428	.780		197		1	2	7	3		GRW · SALL
1982	20	PIT-min	A	129	530	463	92	134	18	4	14	65	28	11	47	46	.289	.358	.436	.795		202		6	8	6	2		AXN · CARL
1983	21	PIT-min	AAA	139	599	538	87	154	12	13	10	58	38	8	48	41	.286	.347	.413	.760		222		5	3	5	2		HAW · PCL
1983	21	PIT	NL	7	12	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.182	.167	.182	.348	-4	2	0	0	0	1	0	/8
1984	22	PIT-min	AAA	98	425	388	51	110	19	12	3	53	14	12	29	38	.284	.334	.418	.752		162		2	3	3	5		HAW · PCL
1984	22	PIT	NL	32	73	67	12	17	1	2	0	3	3	1	1	7	.254	.271	.328	.600	68	22	0	1	3	1	0	8/79
1985	23	PIT	NL	121	436	397	54	119	14	6	0	21	24	11	26	27	.300	.342	.365	.707	99	145	5	1	9	3	3	*879	RoY-6
1986	24	PIT	NL	138	437	401	60	100	19	6	2	19	24	11	28	38	.249	.299	.342	.641	75	137	4	1	6	1	2	*98/7

1987	25	PIT-min	AAA	39	165	143	20	33	6	1	1	12	2	4	17	21	.231	.319	.308	.627		44		2	2	1	5		VAN · PCL
1988	26	BAL	AL	125	416	379	48	109	21	3	8	27	9	8	23	30	.288	.331	.422	.753	113	160	7	3	8	3	2	*978
1989	27	BAL	AL	123	446	390	59	111	22	5	7	55	5	3	41	35	.285	.351	.421	.771	121	164	8	2	7	6	6	*97/D
1990	28	BAL	AL	124	465	413	49	111	14	3	11	57	6	8	46	48	.269	.343	.397	.740	110	164	7	1	4	1	9	*97/D
1991	29	BAL	AL	143	521	486	57	135	22	1	5	43	6	2	28	45	.278	.321	.358	.679	91	174	9	4	0	3	1	*79/D8
1992	30	BAL	AL	117	428	391	45	113	18	3	4	39	5	4	28	34	.289	.342	.381	.723	102	149	3	4	4	1	5	*97/D
1993	31	NYM	NL	134	441	409	59	116	15	4	8	35	5	4	28	25	.284	.331	.399	.730	97	163	6	2	0	2	1	*789/3
1994	32	NYM	NL	96	318	292	39	76	3	0	8	42	4	2	16	21	.260	.299	.353	.651	70	103	11	3	0	7	2	*978/3
1995	33	NYM	NL	108	317	290	41	82	19	2	1	37	1	3	19	35	.283	.323	.372	.695	86	108	3	1	1	6	2	79/3
1996	34	FLA	NL	120	234	217	23	48	6	1	2	19	1	1	16	38	.221	.274	.286	.559	50	62	4	0	0	1	1	798/3
1997	35	MON	NL	106	170	150	13	34	12	1	1	7	0	1	18	17	.227	.310	.340	.650	71	51	2	0	2	0	0	793/D
14 Yrs				1494	4714	4293	559	1173	186	37	57	405	93	60	318	402	.273	.324	.374	.698	93	1604	69	23	44	36	34
162 Game Avg.				162	511	466	61	127	20	4	6	44	10	7	34	44	.273	.324	.374	.698	93	174	7	2	5	4	4

BAL (5 yrs)				632	2276	2059	258	579	97	15	35	221	31	25	166	192	.281	.337	.394	.731	107	811	34	14	23	14	23
PIT (4 yrs)				298	958	876	126	238	34	14	2	44	51	24	55	74	.272	.315	.349	.664	85	306	9	3	18	6	5
NYM (3 yrs)				338	1076	991	139	274	37	6	17	114	10	9	63	81	.276	.319	.377	.696	86	374	20	6	1	15	5
MON (1 yr)				106	170	150	13	34	12	1	1	7	0	1	18	17	.227	.310	.340	.650	71	51	2	0	2	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				120	234	217	23	48	6	1	2	19	1	1	16	38	.221	.274	.286	.559	50	62	4	0	0	1	1

NL (9 yrs)				862	2438	2234	301	594	89	22	22	184	62	35	152	210	.266	.312	.355	.667	81	793	35	9	21	22	11
AL (5 yrs)				632	2276	2059	258	579	97	15	35	221	31	25	166	192	.281	.337	.394	.731	107	811	34	14	23	14	23

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
1983	21	PIT	NL	7	12	-2	-0	0	-1	0	-3	-0.4	0	-3	-0.3	.449	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-2	$	/8
1984	22	PIT	NL	32	73	-3	0	0	2	-1	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.2	-0	$	8/79
1985	23	PIT	NL	121	436	1	-0	1	-6	-3	-8	-0.7	13	6	0.6	.493	.495	1.1	-0.9	12	$60,000	*879	RoY-6
1986	24	PIT	NL	138	437	-14	3	0	-4	-4	-17	-1.9	13	-4	-0.5	.486	.488	-0.2	-0.8	-0	$135,000	*98/7

1988	26	BAL	AL	125	416	4	-1	-0	-3	-5	-6	-0.4	13	7	0.7	.495	.496	1.1	-0.8	11	$120,000	*978
1989	27	BAL	AL	123	446	11	2	-0	-4	-6	3	0.5	14	16	1.8	.502	.502	2.2	-0.9	21	$300,000	*97/D
1990	28	BAL	AL	124	465	2	-2	2	11	-6	6	0.8	16	22	2.2	.506	.504	1.2	0.6	11	$610,000	*97/D
1991	29	BAL	AL	143	521	-5	1	1	8	-7	-2	0.0	17	16	1.6	.499	.499	0.8	0.2	7	$1,100,000	*79/D8
1992	30	BAL	AL	117	428	2	-1	4	-6	-5	-7	-0.6	14	7	0.7	.494	.495	1.4	-1.1	14	$1,300,000	*97/D
1993	31	NYM	NL	134	441	-3	-0	1	-1	-4	-7	-0.6	12	5	0.6	.494	.495	0.5	-0.4	6	$660,000	*789/3
1994	32	NYM	NL	96	318	-13	1	0	-7	-4	-23	-2.4	8	-15	-1.5	.475	.485	-0.8	-1.1	-8	$850,000	*978/3
1995	33	NYM	NL	108	317	-8	-1	2	-4	-4	-15	-1.6	9	-7	-0.7	.486	.490	-0.3	-0.8	-3	$894,445	79/3
1996	34	FLA	NL	120	234	-17	-2	1	4	-2	-16	-1.8	6	-10	-1.1	.486	.490	-1.4	0.1	-14	$625,000	798/3
1997	35	MON	NL	106	170	-7	-1	0	2	-4	-10	-1.1	5	-5	-0.6	.490	.494	-0.8	-0.2	-7	$650,000	793/D
14 Seasons				1494	4714	-51	-2	10	-10	-54	-106	-10.1	143	37	3.6	.493	.495	4.5	-6.0	47	$7,304,445

BAL (5 yrs)				632	2276	14	-1	5	6	-29	-5	0.3	74	69	7.0	.499	.499	6.7	-2.0	64	$3,430,000
PIT (4 yrs)				298	958	-17	3	1	-9	-7	-29	-3.1	29	0	-0.1	.489	.495	0.6	-1.6	9	$195,000
NYM (3 yrs)				338	1076	-24	-1	3	-12	-12	-46	-4.6	29	-17	-1.6	.486	.490	-0.6	-2.3	-5	$2,404,445
MON (1 yr)				106	170	-7	-1	0	2	-4	-10	-1.1	5	-5	-0.6	.490	.494	-0.8	-0.2	-7	$650,000
FLA (1 yr)				120	234	-17	-2	1	4	-2	-16	-1.8	6	-10	-1.1	.486	.490	-1.4	0.1	-14	$625,000

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
1983	21	PIT	NL	12	11	0	0.0	99	.200	.182	.267	.167	.336	.182	.395	.348	.731	-4	.000	-1.6	-0.2	.100	-.091	.000
1984	22	PIT	NL	73	55	6	2.9	94	.279	.254	.263	.271	.328	.328	.383	.600	.711	68	.344	-3.2	-0.3	.510	.119	.075	.0
1985	23	PIT	NL	436	306	51	4.5	94	.319	.300	.259	.342	.327	.365	.386	.707	.712	99	.530	-0.8	-0.1	.629	.164	.065	.0
1986	24	PIT	NL	437	323	42	3.5	99	.271	.249	.264	.299	.334	.342	.398	.641	.732	75	.407	-14.7	-1.5	.566	.195	.092	3.7

1988	26	BAL	AL	416	296	51	4.6	92	.294	.288	.256	.331	.320	.422	.385	.753	.706	113	.520	6.0	0.6	.656	.198	.135	8.5
1989	27	BAL	AL	446	303	59	5.2	90	.294	.285	.256	.351	.320	.421	.377	.771	.697	121	.583	11.9	1.2	.721	.246	.136	5.8
1990	28	BAL	AL	465	322	55	4.6	92	.282	.269	.256	.343	.324	.397	.382	.740	.706	110	.518	5.2	0.5	.659	.235	.128	7.8
1991	29	BAL	AL	521	365	56	4.1	93	.296	.278	.256	.321	.324	.358	.388	.679	.711	91	.457	-5.7	-0.6	.580	.146	.080	5.5
1992	30	BAL	AL	428	290	52	4.8	95	.308	.289	.261	.342	.330	.381	.387	.723	.716	102	.542	0.6	0.1	.639	.166	.092	4.4
1993	31	NYM	NL	441	305	54	4.8	102	.286	.284	.269	.331	.334	.399	.409	.730	.743	97	.511	-2.8	-0.3	.640	.186	.115	6.2
1994	32	NYM	NL	318	236	29	3.3	108	.252	.260	.273	.299	.340	.353	.427	.651	.768	70	.325	-13.1	-1.3	.541	.154	.092	5.3
1995	33	NYM	NL	317	221	35	4.3	103	.312	.283	.266	.323	.335	.372	.414	.695	.748	86	.441	-4.7	-0.4	.589	.148	.090	1.0
1996	34	FLA	NL	234	175	17	2.6	104	.258	.221	.266	.274	.335	.286	.416	.559	.751	50	.244	-15.9	-1.5	.448	.138	.065	1.3
1997	35	MON	NL	170	121	16	3.5	107	.250	.227	.269	.310	.341	.340	.423	.650	.764	71	.358	-6.1	-0.6	.571	.227	.113	.0
14 Yrs				4714	3329	523	4.2	97	.288	.273	.261	.324	.329	.374	.396	.698	.725	93	.470	-44.8	-4.4	.609	.182	.100	70.7
162 Game Avg.				511	361	57	4.2	97	.288	.273	.261	.324	.329	.374	.396	.698	.725	93	.470	-44.8	-4.4	.609	.182	.100	8

BAL (5 yrs)				2276	1576	273	4.6	93	.295	.281	.257	.337	.323	.394	.384	.731	.707	107	.523	18.0	1.8	.648	.196	.113	32.9
PIT (4 yrs)				958	695	99	3.8	96	.293	.272	.261	.315	.330	.349	.391	.664	.721	85	.454	-20.2	-2.1	.583	.171	.078	3.8
NYM (3 yrs)				1076	762	118	4.2	104	.283	.276	.269	.319	.336	.377	.416	.696	.752	86	.436	-20.6	-2.0	.595	.165	.101	12.6
MON (1 yr)				170	121	16	3.5	107	.250	.227	.269	.310	.341	.340	.423	.650	.764	71	.358	-6.1	-0.6	.571	.227	.113	.0
FLA (1 yr)				234	175	17	2.6	104	.258	.221	.266	.274	.335	.286	.416	.559	.751	50	.244	-15.9	-1.5	.448	.138	.065	1.3

NL (9 yrs)				2438	1753	250	3.8	101	.283	.266	.266	.312	.334	.355	.407	.667	.741	81	.419	-62.9	-6.2	.574	.169	.089	32.5
AL (5 yrs)				2276	1576	273	4.6	93	.295	.281	.257	.337	.323	.394	.384	.731	.707	107	.523	18.0	1.8	.648	.196	.113	32.9

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
1983	21	PIT	NL	12	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.5		11.0		0.29	83%
1984	22	PIT	NL	73	0.0%	9.6%	1.4%	4.1%	18%	7.00	9.6		22.3		2.07	84%
1985	23	PIT	NL	436	0.0%	6.2%	6.0%	4.6%	17%	1.04	14.7		18.9		1.03	86%
1986	24	PIT	NL	437	0.5%	8.7%	6.4%	6.2%	27%	1.36	10.6	200.5	21.1		1.17	83%

1988	26	BAL	AL	416	1.9%	7.2%	5.5%	7.7%	29%	1.30	12.6	47.4	14.0	0.94	1.40	83%	22%	7.4%	39%
1989	27	BAL	AL	446	1.6%	7.9%	9.2%	7.6%	31%	0.85	11.1	55.7	7.1	0.76	0.96	79%	18%	4.3%	20%
1990	28	BAL	AL	465	2.4%	10.3%	9.9%	6.0%	25%	1.04	8.6	37.5	7.2	0.65	0.89	76%	21%	5.8%	13%
1991	29	BAL	AL	521	1.0%	8.6%	5.4%	5.4%	21%	1.61	10.8	97.2	11.3	0.73	0.95	84%	25%	2.2%	12%
1992	30	BAL	AL	428	0.9%	7.9%	6.5%	5.8%	22%	1.21	11.5	97.8	10.0	0.87	1.08	83%	22%	2.5%	14%
1993	31	NYM	NL	441	1.8%	5.7%	6.4%	6.1%	23%	0.89	16.4	51.1	11.7	0.85	1.02	86%	20%	4.8%	19%
1994	32	NYM	NL	318	2.5%	6.6%	5.0%	3.5%	15%	1.31	13.9	36.5	7.0	0.98	1.32	85%	20%	6.8%	15%
1995	33	NYM	NL	317	0.3%	11.0%	6.0%	6.9%	27%	1.84	8.3	290.0	7.8	0.86	1.04	82%	21%	0.8%	16%
1996	34	FLA	NL	234	0.9%	16.2%	6.8%	3.9%	19%	2.38	5.7	108.5	11.4	0.82	0.94	76%	16%	2.8%	28%
1997	35	MON	NL	170	0.6%	10.0%	10.6%	8.2%	41%	0.94	8.8	150.0	21.4	1.08	1.04	78%	13%	2.1%	23%
14 Yrs				4714	1.2%	8.5%	6.8%	5.9%	24%	1.26	10.7	75.3	10.6	0.82	1.07	82%	21%	4.0%	19%
MLB Averages					2.3%	15.2%	8.7%	7.0%	30%	1.75	5.9	38.7	8.1	0.82	1.07	72%	21%	7.1%	19%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1983	21	PIT	NL	-1.6	-0.2	13	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	1.53	-0.3	-0.0	-2.9	-0.3	1.02	-2.2	2.07	3
1984	22	PIT	NL	-3.3	-0.3	78	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	1.10	-0.4	0.1	-3.7	-0.4	0.94	-4.3	1.28	6
1985	23	PIT	NL	-0.8	-0.1	480	-0.7	6.9	-7.6	1.01	0.3	-1.0	-1.5	-0.2	0.92	-0.8	1.22	9
1986	24	PIT	NL	-14.7	-1.5	483	-1.9	6.7	-8.6	1.05	-1.0	-0.8	-12.7	-1.3	0.90	-11.5	1.49	23

1988	26	BAL	AL	6.0	0.6	439	-0.7	6.4	-7.0	.95	-0.5	-0.2	-6.0	-0.6	0.91	-4.8	1.97	17
1989	27	BAL	AL	11.9	1.2	462	1.4	8.4	-7.0	1.03	1.3	0.1	17.2	1.8	1.01	14.7	1.86	15
1990	28	BAL	AL	5.2	0.5	486	-0.2	8.8	-8.9	1.14	-0.3	0.1	7.3	0.7	1.03	2.8	2.20	14
1991	29	BAL	AL	-5.7	-0.6	537	-1.7	7.4	-9.1	.98	-1.2	-0.5	-10.8	-1.1	0.93	-11.5	1.42	14
1992	30	BAL	AL	0.1	0.0	442	1.0	7.9	-6.9	1.04	-0.0	1.0	5.7	0.6	0.97	-0.6	1.04	8
1993	31	NYM	NL	-3.4	-0.3	464	-0.7	7.1	-7.8	.98	0.1	-0.8	-0.0	-0.0	0.90	0.7	1.33	30
1994	32	NYM	NL	-13.1	-1.3	336	0.1	6.3	-6.2	1.07	-0.8	0.8	-7.3	-0.7	0.94	-11.5	1.50	13
1995	33	NYM	NL	-4.7	-0.4	325	0.3	7.0	-6.7	1.27	-0.9	1.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.98	-6.9	1.75	35
1996	34	FLA	NL	-15.9	-1.5	239	-1.5	3.3	-4.8	1.04	-1.5	0.1	-15.5	-1.5	0.98	-18.2	1.43	56
1997	35	MON	NL	-6.1	-0.6	173	-1.1	2.4	-3.5	1.01	-0.7	-0.4	-10.8	-1.0	0.91	-9.0	1.36	24
14 Yrs				-45.9	-4.5	4957	-6.3	79.5	-85.9	1.04	-5.8	-0.2	-41.1	-4.0	0.95	-63.0	1.55	267

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1983	21	PIT	NL	0	0	0%	3	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	22	PIT	NL	1	0	63%	18	3	1	75%	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	75%	6	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	2
1985	23	PIT	NL	7	0	37%	201	24	11	69%	24	11	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	12	56%	26	14	12	3	1	2	16	4	11
1986	24	PIT	NL	4	0	46%	167	24	11	69%	23	10	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	17	69%	11	6	5	10	1	9	14	4	10

1988	26	BAL	AL	2	0	32%	174	9	8	53%	8	7	1	1	0	0	3	2	3	13	67%	7	6	1	3	0	3	14	2	12
1989	27	BAL	AL	7	0	35%	154	5	3	63%	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	17	43%	26	16	10	11	9	2	14	4	10
1990	28	BAL	AL	2	0	26%	184	6	8	43%	3	5	3	3	0	0	2	2	4	8	50%	30	16	13	7	4	3	9	2	7
1991	29	BAL	AL	5	0	32%	212	6	2	75%	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	15	41%	21	12	6	11	5	6	19	9	9
1992	30	BAL	AL	6	0	29%	189	5	4	56%	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	11	47%	23	14	9	9	6	3	17	6	11
1993	31	NYM	NL	3	0	37%	194	5	4	56%	5	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	20	47%	27	18	9	5	3	2	13	2	10
1994	32	NYM	NL	3	0	36%	118	4	2	67%	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12	41%	22	17	5	3	1	1	14	4	10
1995	33	NYM	NL	1	0	40%	135	1	3	25%	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	43%	25	18	7	3	3	0	12	0	10
1996	34	FLA	NL	0	0	34%	62	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	35%	15	14	1	3	2	1	8	1	7
1997	35	MON	NL	0	0	24%	68	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	29%	8	8	0	1	1	0	8	2	5
14 Yrs				41	0	35%	1879	93	60	61%	86	53	7	5	0	2	19	7	50	144	48%	248	162	82	69	36	32	160	40	114

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
1983	21	PIT	NL	12	83%	2			3	0	0	0	2.07	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	3	1	33%	9	1	11%	3	1	33%	0	0		0
1984	22	PIT	NL	73	79%	17			6	1	0	0	1.28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	13	0	0%	9	6	67%	40	3	8%	4	2	50%	3	2	67%	0
1985	23	PIT	NL	436	84%	119			9	4	0	0	1.22	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	11	9	82%	48	5	10%	30	18	60%	199	22	11%	11	7	64%	16	9	56%	0
1986	24	PIT	NL	437	87%	100			23	4	0	0	1.49	2	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	8	6	75%	49	4	8%	34	12	35%	183	17	9%	17	6	35%	13	11	85%	0

1988	26	BAL	AL	416	81%	109	14	3	17	4	0	2	1.97	8	0	6	8	0	3	5	0	9	8	89%	54	7	13%	26	14	54%	190	20	11%	13	9	69%	9	6	67%	0
1989	27	BAL	AL	446	79%	111	11	2	15	6	1	4	1.86	7	0	11	7	0	0	7	0	11	7	64%	94	8	9%	49	23	47%	302	51	17%	30	18	60%	12	5	42%	0
1990	28	BAL	AL	465	82%	111	8	1	14	3	0	2	2.20	11	0	19	11	0	9	2	0	5	4	80%	99	7	7%	44	15	34%	336	47	14%	27	11	41%	18	12	67%	0
1991	29	BAL	AL	521	87%	135	39	3	14	3	1	2	1.42	5	1	11	5	0	3	2	0	5	0	0%	93	9	10%	54	17	31%	307	39	13%	23	12	52%	20	14	70%	0
1992	30	BAL	AL	428	79%	113	41	3	8	1	0	0	1.04	4	0	6	4	0	2	2	0	4	4	100%	98	3	3%	44	20	45%	268	37	14%	19	12	63%	16	12	75%	0
1993	31	NYM	NL	441	90%	116	14	4	30	10	0	4	1.33	8	0	6	8	0	5	3	0	2	0	0%	58	6	10%	30	11	37%	210	27	13%	18	9	50%	9	6	67%	0
1994	32	NYM	NL	318	86%	76	5	1	13	2	1	1	1.50	8	1	4	8	0	4	4	0	1	0	0%	64	11	17%	33	14	42%	205	36	18%	23	14	61%	11	7	64%	0
1995	33	NYM	NL	317	91%	82	9	0	35	11	1	6	1.75	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	100%	65	3	5%	30	12	40%	193	36	19%	22	13	59%	12	7	58%	0
1996	34	FLA	NL	234	90%	48	4	0	56	10	0	3	1.43	2	0	11	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		48	4	8%	24	6	25%	161	18	11%	14	5	36%	9	3	33%	0
1997	35	MON	NL	170	91%	34	4	0	24	4	0	0	1.36	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	100%	31	2	6%	18	6	33%	97	6	6%	10	3	30%	6	2	33%	0
14 Yrs				4714	85%	1173	149	17	267	63	4	24	1.55	57	2	96	57	0	29	28	0	62	44	71%	816	69	8%	428	175	41%	2700	360	13%	234	122	52%	154	96	62%	0
MLB Averages					59%																			74%			11%			35%			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
1988	26	BAL	AL	417	1448	3.47	929	64%	26%	7%	28%	39%	74%	2%	47%	91%	30%	3%	14	0	14%	58	19	7%	29	10	17%	-1	0	0
1989	27	BAL	AL	431	1494	3.47	929	62%	23%	8%	31%	38%	77%	4%	48%	90%	32%	6%	27	2	16%	71	25	9%	37	15	18%	15	1	1
1990	28	BAL	AL	460	1662	3.61	1027	62%	23%	11%	31%	36%	77%	6%	48%	86%	29%	7%	34	5	19%	86	34	9%	41	17	9%	5	1	4
1991	29	BAL	AL	523	1791	3.42	1149	64%	18%	11%	33%	39%	82%	1%	53%	87%	35%	3%	18	1	14%	74	38	6%	31	18	9%	-2	0	0
1992	30	BAL	AL	428	1377	3.22	883	64%	18%	8%	32%	41%	82%	4%	52%	90%	38%	5%	20	1	12%	53	22	8%	33	16	9%	0	0	0
1993	31	NYM	NL	421	1392	3.31	878	63%	23%	8%	27%	42%	76%	1%	48%	90%	30%	5%	19	1	17%	71	34	7%	30	14	25%	20	0	2
1994	32	NYM	NL	315	1016	3.23	664	65%	16%	10%	32%	42%	83%	1%	55%	88%	39%	3%	11	3	13%	40	18	7%	23	15	11%	3	0	1
1995	33	NYM	NL	315	1082	3.43	675	62%	20%	12%	29%	38%	80%	2%	50%	84%	30%	5%	16	2	17%	54	22	7%	23	14	6%	2	0	0
1996	34	FLA	NL	230	824	3.58	524	64%	21%	19%	27%	34%	79%	1%	50%	77%	29%	9%	20	0	19%	43	13	7%	16	9	16%	4	0	0
1997	35	MON	NL	153	535	3.50	339	63%	21%	12%	31%	36%	79%	0%	50%	84%	34%	7%	11	1	14%	21	7	11%	17	10	13%	17	0	0
10 Yrs				3693	12621	3.42	7997	63%	21%	10%	30%	39%	79%	2%	50%	87%	33%	5%	190	16	15%	571	232	8%	280	138	12%	63	2	8
MLB Averages						3.66		62%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	80%	31%	6%			16%			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
1983	21	7	12	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.182	.167	.182	.348	-4	2	0	0	0	1	0
1984	22	39	85	78	12	19	1	2	0	4	3	2	1	9	.244	.256	.308	.564	58	24	0	1	3	2	0
1985	23	160	521	475	66	138	15	8	0	25	27	13	27	36	.291	.328	.356	.684	93	169	5	2	12	5	3
1986	24	298	958	876	126	238	34	14	2	44	51	24	55	74	.272	.315	.349	.664	85	306	9	3	18	6	5
1987	25	298	958	876	126	238	34	14	2	44	51	24	55	74	.272	.315	.349	.664	85	306	9	3	18	6	5
1988	26	423	1374	1255	174	347	55	17	10	71	60	32	78	104	.276	.320	.371	.691	93	466	16	6	26	9	7
1989	27	546	1820	1645	233	458	77	22	17	126	65	35	119	139	.278	.327	.383	.710	100	630	24	8	33	15	13
1990	28	670	2285	2058	282	569	91	25	28	183	71	43	165	187	.276	.331	.386	.716	102	794	31	9	37	16	22
1991	29	813	2806	2544	339	704	113	26	33	226	77	45	193	232	.277	.329	.381	.709	100	968	40	13	37	19	23
1992	30	930	3234	2935	384	817	131	29	37	265	82	49	221	266	.278	.330	.381	.711	100	1117	43	17	41	20	28
1993	31	1064	3675	3344	443	933	146	33	45	300	87	53	249	291	.279	.330	.383	.713	100	1280	49	19	41	22	29
1994	32	1160	3993	3636	482	1009	149	33	53	342	91	55	265	312	.278	.328	.380	.708	97	1383	60	22	41	29	31
1995	33	1268	4310	3926	523	1091	168	35	54	379	92	58	284	347	.278	.328	.380	.707	96	1491	63	23	42	35	33
1996	34	1388	4544	4143	546	1139	174	36	56	398	93	59	300	385	.275	.325	.375	.700	94	1553	67	23	42	36	34
1997	35	1494	4714	4293	559	1173	186	37	57	405	93	60	318	402	.273	.324	.374	.698	93	1604	69	23	44	36	34

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1983	21	7	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	7
1984	22	32	73	67	12	17	1	2	0	3	3	1	7	.254	.271	.328	.600	6	32
1985	23	121	446	405	60	127	15	6	0	23	26	28	27	.314	.357	.380	.737	55	121
1986	24	138	440	403	62	102	19	6	2	20	24	29	38	.253	.304	.345	.649	42	138

1988	26	125	426	387	54	117	23	3	9	30	10	25	30	.302	.347	.447	.794	59	125
1989	27	123	458	399	67	120	24	5	8	63	5	44	35	.301	.368	.446	.814	66	123
1990	28	124	476	421	55	119	15	3	12	64	6	49	48	.283	.358	.418	.776	63	124
1991	29	143	529	493	62	142	23	1	5	47	6	29	45	.288	.331	.369	.700	60	143
1992	30	117	434	396	48	118	19	3	4	42	5	29	34	.298	.351	.391	.743	54	117
1993	31	134	441	409	59	116	15	4	8	35	5	28	25	.284	.331	.399	.730	54	134
1994	32	135	445	409	54	105	4	0	11	58	6	22	30	.257	.294	.347	.642	42	96
1995	33	122	356	326	46	92	21	2	1	41	1	21	39	.282	.321	.368	.689	39	108
1996	34	120	234	217	23	48	6	1	2	19	1	16	38	.221	.274	.286	.559	17	120
1997	35	106	168	149	12	33	12	1	1	7	0	17	17	.221	.301	.336	.637	15	106
14 Yrs		1547	4938	4492	614	1256	197	37	63	452	98	338	415	.280	.331	.382	.713	572	1494
162 Game Avg.		162	517	470	64	132	21	4	7	47	10	35	43	.280	.331	.382	.713	60	1494

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