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Rick Parker

Richard Alan Parker

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 20, 1963 in Kansas City, MO
School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1990 (Age 27)
Teams (by GP): Giants/Astros/Dodgers/Mets 1990-1996
Agents: Jordan Feagan [*]
Final Game: August 30, 1996 (Age 33)
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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	PHI-min	A-	55	252	205	45	51	9	1	2	20	14	7	40	42	.249	.377	.332	.709		68		4	0	3	0		BND · NORW
1986	23	PHI-min	A	125	519	451	63	120	17	5	5	43	22	18	57	68	.266	.352	.359	.711		162		4	5	2	1		SPB,CLW · SALL,FLOR
1987	24	PHI-min	A	101	369	330	56	83	13	3	3	34	6	4	31	36	.252	.319	.336	.655		111		3	2	3	3		CLW · FLOR
1988	25	PHI-min	AA	116	408	362	50	93	13	3	3	47	24	6	36	50	.257	.324	.334	.659		121		3	1	6	2		REA · EL
1989	26	PHI-SFG-min	AA,AAA	121	512	456	64	110	9	11	3	43	18	15	44	76	.241	.314	.329	.643		150		6	3	3	0		REA,PHX · EL,PCL
1990	27	SFG-min	AAA	44	195	173	38	58	7	4	1	18	18	10	22	25	.335	.410	.439	.850		76		0	0	0	0		PHX · PCL
1990	27	SFG	NL	54	121	107	19	26	5	0	2	14	6	1	10	15	.243	.314	.346	.659	85	37	1	1	3	0	0	97/8456
1991	28	SFG-min	AAA	85	331	297	41	89	10	9	6	41	16	3	26	35	.300	.353	.455	.808		135	7	2	0	6	1		PHX · PCL
1991	28	SFG	NL	13	15	14	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.071	.133	.071	.205	-39	1	0	0	0	0	0	/78

1992	29	HOU-min	AAA	105	353	319	51	103	10	11	4	38	20	3	28	36	.323	.383	.461	.844		147	7	3	3	0	0		TUC · PCL
1993	30	HOU-min	AAA	29	134	120	28	37	9	3	2	12	6	2	14	20	.308	.381	.483	.864		58	2	0	0	0	1		TUC · PCL
1993	30	HOU	NL	45	49	45	11	15	3	0	0	4	1	2	3	8	.333	.375	.400	.775	113	18	2	0	1	0	0	8/7496
1994	31	NYM-min	AAA	73	268	228	29	61	9	0	2	16	9	5	29	39	.268	.364	.333	.697		76	7	6	4	1	1		NFK · IL
1994	31	NYM	NL	8	18	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.063	.063	.063	.125	-67	1	0	0	2	0	0	/798
1995	32	LAD-min	AAA	58	207	175	33	49	7	2	1	14	1	6	27	17	.280	.383	.360	.743		63	4	3	1	1	4		ABQ · PCL
1995	32	LAD	NL	27	33	29	3	8	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	4	.276	.323	.276	.598	67	8	1	0	2	0	0	7/5689
1996	33	LAD-min	AAA	50	207	175	26	53	7	3	0	23	7	6	23	27	.303	.389	.377	.766		66	2	3	4	2	1		ABQ · PCL
1996	33	LAD	NL	16	15	14	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	.286	.333	.357	.690	89	5	1	1	0	0	0	/87
1997	34	LAD-min	AAA	49	166	151	33	41	7	3	6	21	6	0	10	26	.272	.337	.477	.814		72	4	5	0	0	0		ABQ · PCL
1998	35	NYM-min	AAA	90	288	246	38	60	11	2	9	31	13	6	35	43	.244	.348	.415	.763		102	6	5	1	1	1		NFK · IL
6 Yrs				163	251	225	36	55	9	0	2	24	9	4	16	36	.244	.300	.311	.612	70	70	5	2	8	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	249	224	36	55	9	0	2	24	9	4	16	36	.244	.300	.311	.612	70	70	5	2	8	0	0

LAD (2 yrs)				43	48	43	5	12	1	0	0	5	2	1	2	6	.279	.326	.302	.628	74	13	2	1	2	0	0
SFG (2 yrs)				67	136	121	19	27	5	0	2	15	6	1	11	20	.223	.293	.314	.607	71	38	1	1	3	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				8	18	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.063	.063	.063	.125	-67	1	0	0	2	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				45	49	45	11	15	3	0	0	4	1	2	3	8	.333	.375	.400	.775	113	18	2	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1990	27	SFG	NL	54	121	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	0.0	4	4	0.4	.500	.500	0.5	-0.2	5	$100,000	97/8456
1991	28	SFG	NL	13	15	-2	-0	0	-0	0	-3	-0.3	0	-2	-0.3	.476	.498	-0.2	-0.0	-2	$115,000	/78

1993	30	HOU	NL	45	49	1	-1	-0	-0	0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.499	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$140,000	8/7496
1994	31	NYM	NL	8	18	-4	-1	0	1	-0	-4	-0.5	1	-4	-0.4	.442	.497	-0.5	0.1	-5		/798
1995	32	LAD	NL	27	33	-1	-0	-0	2	-0	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.2	-1		7/5689
1996	33	LAD	NL	16	15	-0	0	-0	-0	0	-0	-0.1	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	-0.0	0		/87
6 Seasons				163	251	-7	-0	-0	0	-1	-8	-0.9	8	-0	-0.1	.495	.499	-0.2	-0.1	-1	$355,000

LAD (2 yrs)				43	48	-2	-0	-0	2	-0	-1	-0.1	1	1	0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1
SFG (2 yrs)				67	136	-2	1	0	-2	-1	-3	-0.3	4	2	0.1	.495	.499	0.3	-0.3	3	$215,000
NYM (1 yr)				8	18	-4	-1	0	1	-0	-4	-0.5	1	-4	-0.4	.442	.497	-0.5	0.1	-5
HOU (1 yr)				45	49	1	-1	-0	-0	0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.499	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$140,000

Standard Fielding

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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
1990	SFG	NL	27	OF	35	18	7	190.2	46	44	1	1	0	.978	-2	-10	2.12	1.29	.981	2.39	2.37
1990	SFG	NL	27	RF	23	11	5	109.2	25	23	1	1	0	.960	-1	-15	1.97	1.04	.981	2.22	2.20
1990	SFG	NL	27	LF	13	3	1	52.0	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-42	2.08	0.92	.979	2.20	2.18
1990	SFG	NL	27	CF	5	4	1	29.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	2	66	2.79	1.80	.984	2.73	2.72
1990	SFG	NL	27	2B	2	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		4.95	5.00
1990	SFG	NL	27	3B	1	0	0	4.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	-0	-60	2.25	1.00	.945	2.70	2.70
1990	SFG	NL	27	SS	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0	450	13.50	2.00	.965	4.72	4.60
1991	SFG	NL	28	LF	4	1	0	13.2	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-26	3.29	1.25	.984	2.17	2.17
1991	SFG	NL	28	OF	4	1	0	14.1	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-25	3.14	1.25	.984	2.26	2.28
1991	SFG	NL	28	CF	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.60
1993	HOU	NL	30	OF	16	6	3	68.2	17	17	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-9	2.23	1.06	.979	2.35	2.33
1993	HOU	NL	30	CF	13	6	3	59.1	15	15	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-22	2.28	1.15	.985	2.75	2.73
1993	HOU	NL	30	LF	3	0	0	6.1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1	114	2.84	0.67	.975	2.13	2.10
1993	HOU	NL	30	2B	1	0	0	1.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	5.40	1.00	.980	5.40	5.10
1993	HOU	NL	30	RF	1	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		2.10	2.20
1993	HOU	NL	30	SS	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		4.50	4.70
1994	NYM	NL	31	OF	6	5	1	43.0	15	14	1	0	0	1.000	1	25	3.14	2.50	.980	2.24	2.23
1994	NYM	NL	31	LF	4	2	0	19.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1	63	4.26	2.25	.981	1.89	1.90
1994	NYM	NL	31	RF	3	3	1	23.0	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	-0	-5	2.35	2.00	.975	2.19	2.17
1994	NYM	NL	31	CF	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.60
1995	LAD	NL	32	OF	21	4	3	74.1	21	20	1	0	1	1.000	2	29	2.54	1.00	.979	2.14	2.14
1995	LAD	NL	32	LF	19	4	3	64.1	17	16	1	0	1	1.000	2	30	2.38	0.89	.972	1.87	1.86
1995	LAD	NL	32	3B	2	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-40	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.75
1995	LAD	NL	32	SS	2	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		4.50	4.50
1995	LAD	NL	32	CF	1	0	0	7.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0	17	3.86	3.00	.983	2.44	2.50
1995	LAD	NL	32	RF	1	0	0	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	40	3.00	1.00	.980	2.10	2.10
1996	LAD	NL	33	OF	4	0	0	11.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-22	0.82	0.25	.980	2.13	2.12
1996	LAD	NL	33	CF	3	0	0	8.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-30	1.12	0.33	.980	2.48	2.47
1996	LAD	NL	33	LF	1	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80
	6 Seasons			OF	86	34	14	402.0	105	101	3	1	1	.990	0	0	2.33	1.21	.980	2.31	2.28
	6 Seasons			LF	44	10	4	158.1	45	44	1	0	1	1.000	1	8	2.56	1.02	.977	2.02	2.00
	4 Seasons			RF	28	14	6	138.2	32	29	2	1	0	.969	-1	-12	2.01	1.11	.980	2.21	2.19
	6 Seasons			CF	24	10	4	105.0	28	28	0	0	0	1.000	0	5	2.40	1.17	.985	2.70	2.68
	3 Seasons			SS	4	0	0	3.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0	180	5.40	0.50	.965	4.59	4.58
	2 Seasons			3B	3	0	0	7.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	-0	-51	1.29	0.33	.945	2.70	2.73
	2 Seasons			2B	3	0	0	3.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	2.45	0.33	.980	5.15	5.03
	6 Seasons			TOT	96	34	14	416.0	110	103	5	2	1	.982	0	1	2.34	1.13	.979	2.36	2.48
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1995 NL 1 (5th)

Transactions

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1985.
August 7, 1989: the Philadelphia Phillies sent Rick Parker to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 18, 1989. June 18, 1989: The Philadelphia Phillies sent a player to be named later and Steve Bedrosian to the San Francisco Giants for Dennis Cook, Charlie Hayes and Terry Mulholland.
December 9, 1991: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
January 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
October 4, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
December 14, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
October 4, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
December 16, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 16, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
January 24, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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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
1990	27	San Francisco Giants	$100,000	USA Today
1991	28	San Francisco Giants	$115,000	USA Today survey

1993	30	Houston Astros	$140,000	USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$355,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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