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Amos Otis

Amos Joseph Otis (A.O.)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 26, 1947 in Mobile, AL
High School: Williams HS (Mobile, AL)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1967
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mets/Pirates 1967-1984

Final Game: August 5, 1984
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Jun 1, 2012, 7:11PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #264. Juan Gonzalez… #265. Davey Lopes… #266. Felipe Alou… #267. AMOS OTIS… #268. Cecil Cooper… #269. Evan Longoria… #270. Jose Canseco… 

Standard Batting

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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
1967 20 NYM NL 19 66 59 6 13 2 0 0 1 0 4 5 13 .220 .292 .254 .547 60 15 0 1 1 0 0 8/975
1969 22 NYM NL 48 102 93 6 14 3 1 0 4 1 0 6 27 .151 .202 .204 .406 13 19 0 0 3 0 1 87/5
1970 23 KCR AL 159 700 620 91 176 36 9 11 58 33 2 68 67 .284 .353 .424 .777 115 263 8 1 6 5 3 *8 AS
1971 24 KCR AL 147 607 555 80 167 26 4 15 79 52 8 40 74 .301 .345 .443 .789 125 246 18 2 2 8 2 *8 AS,MVP-8,GG
1972 25 KCR AL 143 605 540 75 158 28 2 11 54 28 12 50 59 .293 .352 .413 .765 129 223 6 3 6 6 3 *8 AS,MVP-32
1973 26 KCR AL 148 651 583 89 175 21 4 26 93 13 9 63 47 .300 .368 .484 .851 133 282 10 1 1 3 5 *8D AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 27 KCR AL 146 632 552 87 157 31 9 12 73 18 5 58 67 .284 .348 .438 .786 121 242 16 2 8 12 4 *8/D GG
1975 28 KCR AL 132 548 470 87 116 26 6 9 46 39 11 66 48 .247 .342 .385 .727 103 181 8 4 4 4 1 *8
1976 29 KCR AL 153 665 592 93 165 40 2 18 86 26 7 55 100 .279 .341 .444 .785 128 263 13 5 5 8 7 *8/D AS,MVP-7
1977 30 KCR AL 142 561 478 85 120 20 8 17 78 23 7 71 88 .251 .342 .433 .775 109 207 13 0 3 9 5 *8
1978 31 KCR AL 141 567 486 74 145 30 7 22 96 32 8 66 54 .298 .380 .525 .905 151 255 10 4 1 10 7 *8/D MVP-4
1979 32 KCR AL 151 660 577 100 170 28 2 18 90 30 5 68 92 .295 .369 .444 .813 117 256 12 3 7 5 8 *8/D
1980 33 KCR AL 107 448 394 56 99 16 3 10 53 16 1 39 70 .251 .316 .383 .699 91 151 9 3 2 10 0 8
1981 34 KCR AL 99 417 372 49 100 22 3 9 57 16 7 31 59 .269 .321 .417 .738 114 155 7 2 3 9 1 *87/D9
1982 35 KCR AL 125 525 475 73 136 25 3 11 88 9 5 37 65 .286 .335 .421 .756 107 200 17 2 1 9 3 *8
1983 36 KCR AL 98 384 356 35 93 16 3 4 41 5 2 27 63 .261 .313 .357 .669 84 127 7 0 0 1 3 89/D
1984 37 PIT NL 40 109 97 6 16 4 0 0 10 0 0 7 15 .165 .213 .206 .419 19 20 4 0 1 4 0 7
17 Yrs 1998 8247 7299 1092 2020 374 66 193 1007 341 93 757 1008 .277 .343 .425 .768 115 3105 158 33 54 103 53
162 Game Avg. 162 669 592 89 164 30 5 16 82 28 8 61 82 .277 .343 .425 .768 115 252 13 3 4 8 4
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
KCR (14 yrs) 1891 7970 7050 1074 1977 365 65 193 992 340 89 739 953 .280 .347 .433 .780 118 3051 154 32 49 99 52
NYM (2 yrs) 67 168 152 12 27 5 1 0 5 1 4 11 40 .178 .238 .224 .461 31 34 0 1 4 0 1
PIT (1 yr) 40 109 97 6 16 4 0 0 10 0 0 7 15 .165 .213 .206 .419 19 20 4 0 1 4 0
AL (14 yrs) 1891 7970 7050 1074 1977 365 65 193 992 340 89 739 953 .280 .347 .433 .780 118 3051 154 32 49 99 52
NL (3 yrs) 107 277 249 18 43 9 1 0 15 1 4 18 55 .173 .228 .217 .445 26 54 4 1 5 4 1

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
1967 20 NYM NL 19 66 -2 -1 0 -3 -0 -7 -0.8 2 -4 -0.5 .458 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -1 $ 8/975
1969 22 NYM NL 48 102 -10 0 0 2 -1 -8 -0.9 4 -5 -0.6 .480 .494 -0.9 0.2 -7 $ 87/5
1970 23 KCR AL 159 700 12 7 1 -2 -1 17 1.7 23 40 3.9 .512 .512 4.3 -0.4 42 $ *8 AS
1971 24 KCR AL 147 607 16 8 -2 6 -1 28 3.2 20 48 5.1 .522 .520 4.4 0.6 42 $ *8 AS,MVP-8,GG
1972 25 KCR AL 143 605 17 -1 -0 -7 -1 7 0.8 20 27 2.7 .506 .506 3.8 -1.1 34 $ *8 AS,MVP-32
1973 26 KCR AL 148 651 26 2 1 -12 -2 14 1.8 21 35 3.7 .510 .509 4.9 -1.3 47 $ *8D AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 27 KCR AL 146 632 16 4 -1 5 -1 23 2.8 20 44 4.6 .517 .516 4.1 0.6 39 $ *8/D GG
1975 28 KCR AL 132 548 4 4 1 -3 -1 6 0.8 18 23 2.4 .504 .504 2.7 -0.2 26 $ *8
1976 29 KCR AL 153 665 18 2 -1 -11 -1 7 0.9 22 28 2.9 .505 .505 4.2 -1.3 39 $ *8/D AS,MVP-7
1977 30 KCR AL 142 561 11 3 -1 -9 -1 3 0.6 18 21 2.2 .502 .502 3.1 -0.9 30 $140,000 *8
1978 31 KCR AL 141 567 30 4 -0 16 -1 49 5.4 18 67 7.1 .537 .532 5.4 1.8 51 $ *8/D MVP-4
1979 32 KCR AL 151 660 13 7 1 -7 -1 12 1.4 21 34 3.3 .508 .507 4.0 -0.7 40 $ *8/D
1980 33 KCR AL 107 448 -7 4 -1 2 -1 -2 -0.0 14 12 1.2 .498 .499 0.9 0.3 9 $ 8
1981 34 KCR AL 99 417 5 -0 -0 2 -1 6 0.7 13 18 1.9 .506 .504 1.7 0.2 16 $ *87/D9
1982 35 KCR AL 125 525 4 3 -3 -13 -0 -10 -0.9 16 6 0.5 .492 .494 2.0 -1.4 19 $637,500 *8
1983 36 KCR AL 98 384 -8 -2 -0 -3 -2 -15 -1.4 12 -3 -0.3 .484 .490 0.0 -0.4 -0 $637,500 89/D
1984 37 PIT NL 40 109 -11 -0 -1 2 -1 -11 -1.2 3 -7 -0.9 .469 .492 -1.2 0.2 -10 $ 7
17 Seasons 1998 8247 136 42 -6 -34 -18 119 14.8 264 383 39.2 .507 .505 43.2 -4.3 418 $1,415,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
KCR (14 yrs) 1891 7970 158 43 -5 -35 -15 145 17.8 255 400 41.2 .508 .507 45.5 -4.3 435 $1,415,000
NYM (2 yrs) 67 168 -12 -1 0 -1 -1 -15 -1.7 6 -10 -1.1 .474 .495 -1.1 -0.2 -8 $
PIT (1 yr) 40 109 -11 -0 -1 2 -1 -11 -1.2 3 -7 -0.9 .469 .492 -1.2 0.2 -10 $

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
1976 29 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 30 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 5 18 16 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 .125 .222 .188 .410 3 0 0 0 0 0
1978 31 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 4 17 14 2 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 5 .429 .529 .571 1.101 8 0 0 0 0 0
1980 33 KCR AL ALCS NYY W 3 12 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 .333 .333 .417 .750 5 0 0 0 0 0
1980 33 KCR AL WS PHI L 6 26 23 4 11 2 0 3 7 0 0 3 3 .478 .538 .957 1.495 22 2 0 0 0 1
1981 34 KCR AL ALDS OAK L 3 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (6 Series) 22 86 78 9 23 6 0 3 11 8 1 8 18 .295 .360 .487 .848 38 4 0 0 0 1
1 ALDS 3 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 0 0 0 0
4 ALCS 13 48 43 5 12 4 0 0 3 8 1 5 11 .279 .354 .372 .726 16 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 26 23 4 11 2 0 3 7 0 0 3 3 .478 .538 .957 1.495 22 2 0 0 0 1

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 NYM NL 20 OF 16 16 13 139.2 24 22 2 0 1 1.000 -3 -27 1.55 1.50 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 NYM NL 20 CF 14 14 11 116.2 17 15 2 0 1 1.000 -4 -38 1.31 1.21 .981 2.30 2.30
1967 NYM NL 20 RF 3 1 1 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 28 1.38 0.67 .975 2.01 2.03
1967 NYM NL 20 LF 2 1 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 36 2.70 1.50 .970 1.71 1.75
1967 NYM NL 20 3B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -120 4.50 1.00 .950 3.15 3.00
1969 NYM NL 22 OF 35 17 17 189.0 49 46 3 0 0 1.000 3 22 2.33 1.40 .973 2.02 2.01
1969 NYM NL 22 CF 19 12 12 120.0 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 3 27 2.48 1.74 .977 2.31 2.30
1969 NYM NL 22 LF 16 5 5 69.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 12 1.83 0.88 .963 1.70 1.67
1969 NYM NL 22 3B 3 3 1 22.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 -2 -82 2.45 2.00 .946 2.90 2.90
1970 KCR AL 23 CF 159 158 155 1413.2 407 387 16 4 6 .990 -2 -2 2.57 2.53 .985 2.62 2.61 AS
1970 KCR AL 23 OF 159 158 155 1413.2 407 388 15 4 6 .990 -2 -2 2.57 2.53 .980 2.14 2.13 AS
1971 KCR AL 24 CF 144 142 138 1241.1 415 401 10 4 4 .990 6 6 2.98 2.85 .983 2.73 2.72 AS,MVP-8,GG
1971 KCR AL 24 OF 144 142 138 1241.1 418 404 10 4 4 .990 6 6 3.00 2.88 .982 2.24 2.22 AS,MVP-8,GG
1972 KCR AL 25 CF 137 137 127 1190.0 362 352 7 3 3 .992 -7 -7 2.72 2.62 .987 2.65 2.64 AS,MVP-32
1972 KCR AL 25 OF 137 137 127 1190.0 360 351 6 3 3 .992 -7 -7 2.70 2.61 .983 2.22 2.21 AS,MVP-32
1973 KCR AL 26 CF 135 134 124 1160.1 345 330 10 5 4 .986 -12 -13 2.64 2.52 .983 2.78 2.77 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 KCR AL 26 OF 135 134 124 1160.1 345 330 10 5 4 .986 -12 -13 2.64 2.52 .979 2.29 2.27 AS,MVP-3,GG
1973 KCR AL 26 DH 14 14 AS,MVP-3,GG
1974 KCR AL 27 CF 143 140 134 1257.2 436 422 8 6 3 .986 5 5 3.08 3.01 .986 2.93 2.92 GG
1974 KCR AL 27 OF 143 140 134 1257.2 439 425 8 6 3 .986 5 5 3.10 3.03 .980 2.41 2.40 GG
1974 KCR AL 27 DH 2 2 GG
1975 KCR AL 28 CF 130 121 116 1098.0 324 311 9 4 3 .988 -3 -3 2.62 2.46 .983 2.84 2.83
1975 KCR AL 28 OF 130 121 116 1098.0 323 310 9 4 3 .988 -3 -3 2.61 2.45 .979 2.37 2.36
1976 KCR AL 29 CF 152 151 136 1326.0 382 374 5 3 1 .992 -11 -10 2.57 2.49 .984 2.98 2.99 AS,MVP-7
1976 KCR AL 29 OF 152 151 136 1326.0 381 373 5 3 1 .992 -11 -10 2.57 2.49 .981 2.47 2.48 AS,MVP-7
1976 KCR AL 29 DH 1 0 AS,MVP-7
1977 KCR AL 30 CF 140 129 126 1181.1 337 324 10 3 0 .991 -9 -9 2.54 2.39 .983 2.83 2.81
1977 KCR AL 30 OF 140 129 126 1181.1 339 326 10 3 0 .991 -9 -9 2.56 2.40 .978 2.34 2.32
1978 KCR AL 31 CF 136 133 119 1151.2 394 383 9 2 1 .995 16 17 3.06 2.88 .984 2.97 2.94 MVP-4
1978 KCR AL 31 OF 136 133 119 1151.2 393 382 9 2 1 .995 16 17 3.06 2.88 .979 2.47 2.45 MVP-4
1978 KCR AL 31 DH 1 1 MVP-4
1979 KCR AL 32 CF 146 143 138 1266.1 397 383 11 3 5 .992 -7 -6 2.80 2.70 .983 2.92 2.88
1979 KCR AL 32 OF 146 143 138 1266.1 399 385 11 3 5 .992 -7 -6 2.81 2.71 .981 2.46 2.43
1979 KCR AL 32 DH 4 4
1980 KCR AL 33 CF 105 104 95 912.2 317 307 6 4 1 .987 2 3 3.09 2.98 .983 2.92 2.91
1980 KCR AL 33 OF 105 104 95 912.2 320 310 6 4 1 .988 2 3 3.12 3.01 .979 2.47 2.46
1981 KCR AL 34 OF 97 97 95 870.1 302 294 6 2 1 .993 2 3 3.10 3.09 .983 2.48 2.47
1981 KCR AL 34 CF 86 84 83 758.1 261 257 4 0 1 1.000 3 4 3.10 3.03 .988 2.90 2.89
1981 KCR AL 34 LF 12 12 11 104.0 38 34 2 2 1 .947 0 0 3.12 3.00 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 KCR AL 34 DH 1 0
1981 KCR AL 34 RF 1 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -90 3.38 3.00 .980 2.14 2.20
1982 KCR AL 35 CF 125 124 111 1055.2 318 311 6 1 1 .997 -13 -15 2.70 2.54 .985 2.84 2.83
1982 KCR AL 35 OF 125 124 111 1055.2 314 308 5 1 1 .997 -13 -15 2.67 2.50 .982 2.47 2.46
1983 KCR AL 36 OF 96 96 81 809.1 240 233 6 1 1 .996 -3 -5 2.66 2.49 .981 2.50 2.48
1983 KCR AL 36 CF 55 55 48 465.0 158 154 4 0 1 1.000 -2 -4 3.06 2.87 .987 2.93 2.91
1983 KCR AL 36 RF 41 41 33 344.1 86 83 2 1 0 .988 -2 -5 2.22 2.07 .978 2.25 2.23
1983 KCR AL 36 DH 1 0
1984 PIT NL 37 LF 32 24 21 222.1 55 48 5 2 0 .964 2 12 2.15 1.66 .971 2.03 2.02
1984 PIT NL 37 OF 32 24 21 222.1 56 49 5 2 0 .964 2 12 2.19 1.69 .979 2.27 2.26
17 Seasons OF 1928 1866 1746 16485.1 5109 4936 126 47 35 .991 -33 -2 2.76 2.63 .980 2.36 2.35
16 Seasons CF 1826 1781 1673 15714.2 4903 4743 118 42 35 .991 -34 -3 2.78 2.66 .984 2.83 2.81
4 Seasons LF 62 42 38 405.1 110 99 7 4 1 .964 3 10 2.35 1.71 .973 2.05 1.99
3 Seasons RF 45 43 35 365.1 91 88 2 1 0 .989 -2 -6 2.22 2.00 .978 2.24 2.22
2 Seasons 3B 4 3 1 24.0 8 4 3 1 0 .875 -2 -85 2.62 1.75 .946 2.92 2.92
17 Seasons TOT 1932 1869 1747 16509.1 5117 4940 129 48 35 .991 -34 -2 2.76 2.62 .980 2.36 2.35
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1990 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1970 *
1971 *
1972
1973 (CF)
1976 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 AL (8, 20%)
1972 AL (32, 0%)
1973 AL (3, 33%)
1976 AL (7, 17%)
1978 AL (4, 23%)
0.93 Career Shares (263rd)

Gold Gloves
1971 AL (OF)
1973 AL (OF)
1974 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1978 AL  7.1 (4th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1974 AL  4.6 (8th)
1978 AL  7.1 (2nd)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1973 AL  4.9 (6th)
1978 AL  5.4 (3rd)
Career  43.2 (200th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1978 AL  1.8 (6th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1971 AL  .301 (6th)
1972 AL  .293 (9th)
1973 AL  .300 (7th)
1978 AL  .298 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1978 AL  .380 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1973 AL  .484 (8th)
1978 AL  .525 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1973 AL  .851 (9th)
1978 AL  .905 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1970 AL  159 (8th)
Career  1,998 (232nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1970 AL  620 (6th)
Career  7,299 (221st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1970 AL  700 (6th)
Career  8,247 (222nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1972 AL  75 (9th)
1973 AL  89 (8th)
1974 AL  87 (4th)
1975 AL  87 (9th)
1976 AL  93 (5th)
1979 AL  100 (10th)
Career  1,092 (246th)

Hits s c a p y
1970 AL  176 (7th)
1971 AL  167 (6th)
1972 AL  158 (6th)
1973 AL  175 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1971 AL  246 (9th)
1973 AL  282 (6th)
1976 AL  263 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1970 AL  36 (1st)
1971 AL  26 (8th)
1972 AL  28 (6th)
1974 AL  31 (8th)
1976 AL  40 (1st)
Career  374 (221st)

Triples s c a p y
1970 AL  9 (3rd)
1974 AL  9 (2nd)
1975 AL  6 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  26 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1973 AL  93 (9th)
1978 AL  96 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career  1,008 (241st)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1970 AL  33 (5th)
1971 AL  52 (1st)
1972 AL  28 (5th)
1975 AL  39 (3rd)
1978 AL  32 (9th)
1981 AL  16 (9th)
Career  341 (117th)

Singles s c a p y
1971 AL  122 (5th)
1972 AL  117 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1978 AL  150 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1970 AL  102 (9th)
1973 AL  103 (6th)
1976 AL  92 (6th)
1978 AL  102 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1978 AL  34 (5th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1978 AL  3.4 (5th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1973 AL  51 (9th)
1974 AL  52 (10th)
1976 AL  60 (2nd)
1978 AL  59 (8th)
Career  633 (249th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1970 AL  245 (10th)
1973 AL  239 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1973 AL  .672 (7th)
1978 AL  .727 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1971 AL  8 (5th)
1972 AL  6 (9th)
1974 AL  12 (2nd)
1977 AL  9 (6th)
1978 AL  10 (5th)
1980 AL  10 (2nd)
1981 AL  9 (2nd)
1982 AL  9 (3rd)
Career  103 (22nd)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL  7 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1971 AL  18 (8th)
Career  158 (231st)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1972 AL  12 (5th)
Career  93 (145th)

SB % s c a p y
1970 AL  94.29 (1st)
1971 AL  86.67 (2nd)
1974 AL  78.26 (4th)
1975 AL  78.00 (8th)
1976 AL  78.79 (6th)
1977 AL  76.67 (8th)
1978 AL  80.00 (7th)
1979 AL  85.71 (2nd)
1980 AL  94.12 (1st)
Career  78.57 (66th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1970 AL  16.5 (9th)
1971 AL  23.3 (1st)
1972 AL  15.8 (6th)
1973 AL  17.3 (3rd)
1974 AL  14.4 (9th)
1975 AL  14.6 (8th)
1976 AL  21.3 (4th)
1977 AL  19.6 (8th)
1978 AL  26.1 (3rd)
1979 AL  22.5 (4th)
1981 AL  11.5 (5th)
Career  246.5 (51st)

AB per SO s c a p y
1973 AL  12.4 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1970 AL  465 (9th)
Career  5,687 (192nd)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1973 AL  31.32 (8th)
1978 AL  42.64 (3rd)
Career  217.81 (187th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1971 AL  3.9 (4th)
1973 AL  3.4 (7th)
1978 AL  4.6 (3rd)
Career  25.0 (135th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1973 AL  2.8 (7th)
1978 AL  3.3 (4th)
Career  18.8 (203rd)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1973 AL  3.1 (9th)
1978 AL  4.2 (3rd)
Career  21.9 (184th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1978 AL  16 (4th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  159 (1st)
1971 AL  144 (1st)
1974 AL  143 (3rd)
1976 AL  152 (1st)
1977 AL  140 (4th)
1979 AL  146 (5th)
Career  1,826 (11th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  387 (1st)
1971 AL  401 (1st)
1972 AL  352 (3rd)
1974 AL  422 (4th)
1976 AL  374 (5th)
1978 AL  383 (5th)
1981 AL  257 (3rd)
Career  4,743 (9th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  16 (1st)
1971 AL  10 (1st)
1973 AL  10 (4th)
1975 AL  9 (4th)
1977 AL  10 (5th)
1978 AL  9 (4th)
1979 AL  11 (3rd)
Career  118 (17th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  4 (4th)
1972 AL  3 (5th)
1974 AL  6 (3rd)
Career  42 (80th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1970 AL  159 (2nd)
1976 AL  152 (4th)
Career  1,928 (56th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1970 AL  388 (1st)
1971 AL  404 (1st)
1972 AL  351 (3rd)
1974 AL  425 (4th)
1981 AL  294 (5th)
Career  4,936 (23rd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1970 AL  15 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1971 AL  7 (5th)
1978 AL  16 (1st)
1980 AL  3 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1971 AL  2.98 (4th)
1972 AL  2.72 (5th)
1974 AL  3.08 (4th)
1978 AL  3.06 (5th)
1980 AL  3.09 (4th)
1981 AL  3.10 (3rd)
Career  2.83 (30th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  2.53 (3rd)
1971 AL  2.85 (2nd)
1972 AL  2.62 (3rd)
1974 AL  3.01 (2nd)
1978 AL  2.88 (4th)
1980 AL  2.98 (4th)
1981 AL  3.03 (2nd)
Career  2.66 (50th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1970 AL  .990 (5th)
1971 AL  .990 (3rd)
1972 AL  .992 (5th)
1973 AL  .986 (5th)
1975 AL  .988 (5th)
1976 AL  .992 (1st)
1977 AL  .991 (4th)
1978 AL  .995 (1st)
1979 AL  .992 (1st)
1981 AL  1.000 (1st)
1982 AL  .997 (1st)
Career  .991 (20th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1978 AL  16 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1971 AL  3.00 (2nd)
1972 AL  2.70 (3rd)
1980 AL  3.12 (4th)
1981 AL  3.10 (5th)
Career  2.80 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1970 AL  2.53 (3rd)
1971 AL  2.88 (1st)
1972 AL  2.61 (2nd)
1974 AL  3.03 (2nd)
1978 AL  2.88 (5th)
1980 AL  3.01 (5th)
1981 AL  3.09 (4th)
Career  2.63 (32nd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1976 AL  .992 (2nd)
1977 AL  .991 (5th)
1978 AL  .995 (1st)
1979 AL  .992 (2nd)
1982 AL  .997 (5th)
1983 AL  .996 (1st)
Career  .991 (31st)

Youngest s c a p y
1967 NL  born 1947-04-26 (10th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, 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 (345), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 91 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 42 (460), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 27 (389), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Cesar Cedeno (938)
  2. Devon White (933)
  3. Gary Matthews (919)
  4. Chet Lemon (916)
  5. Dusty Baker (910)
  6. Marquis Grissom (903)
  7. Ken Griffey (903)
  8. Felipe Alou (900)
  9. Minnie Minoso (898)
  10. Claudell Washington (897)
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  1. Frank Welch (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dan Driessen (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lenny Dykstra (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mark Kotsay (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mark Kotsay (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mark Kotsay (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mark Kotsay (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Von Hayes (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Andy Van Slyke (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Gary Matthews (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Claudell Washington (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Claudell Washington (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Marquis Grissom (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Marquis Grissom (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Steve Finley (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197730Kansas City Royals$140,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198235Kansas City Royals$637,5001982 TSN GuideTwo years, $1,275,000, breakdown unknown
198336Kansas City Royals$637,5001982 TSN GuideTwo years, $1,275,000, breakdown unknown
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,415,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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