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Calvin Pickering

Calvin Elroy Pickering

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: September 29, 1976 in St. Thomas, V.I.
High School: Temple Terrace HS (Temple Terrace, FL)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 35th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed July 27, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1998
Teams (by GP): Royals/Orioles/RedSox/Reds 1998-2005

Final Game: April 21, 2005
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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
1998 21 BAL AL 9 24 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 1 0 3 4 .238 .333 .524 .857 121 11 2 0 0 0 0 /3D
1999 22 BAL AL 23 51 40 4 5 1 0 1 5 0 0 11 16 .125 .314 .225 .539 44 9 1 0 0 0 0 /3D
2001 24 TOT MLB 21 62 54 4 15 1 0 3 8 0 0 8 15 .278 .371 .463 .834 117 25 4 0 0 0 0 3/D
2001 24 CIN NL 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 BOS AL 17 58 50 4 14 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 13 .280 .379 .480 .859 124 24 4 0 0 0 0 3/D
2002 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2004 27 KCR AL 35 142 122 21 30 8 1 7 26 0 0 18 42 .246 .338 .500 .838 114 61 6 0 0 2 1 D/3
2005 28 KCR AL 7 31 27 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 14 .148 .226 .259 .485 30 7 0 0 0 1 0 /D
5 Yrs 95 310 264 37 59 10 1 14 45 1 0 43 91 .223 .329 .428 .757 96 113 13 0 0 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 529 450 63 101 17 2 24 77 2 0 73 155 .223 .329 .428 .757 96 193 22 0 0 5 2
KCR (2 yrs) 42 173 149 25 34 8 1 8 29 0 0 21 56 .228 .318 .456 .774 99 68 6 0 0 3 1
BAL (2 yrs) 32 75 61 8 10 1 0 3 8 1 0 14 20 .164 .320 .328 .648 70 20 3 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 17 58 50 4 14 1 0 3 7 0 0 8 13 .280 .379 .480 .859 124 24 4 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 91 306 260 37 58 10 1 14 44 1 0 43 89 .223 .330 .431 .761 97 112 13 0 0 3 1
NL (1 yr) 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 1 0 0 0 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
1998 21 BAL AL 9 24 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 $ /3D
1999 22 BAL AL 23 51 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.2 .482 .497 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ /3D
2001 24 CIN NL 4 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
2001 24 BOS AL 17 58 2 0 -0 0 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .504 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ 3/D
2004 27 KCR AL 35 142 2 -0 0 1 -3 -1 -0.0 5 4 0.4 .498 .500 0.3 -0.2 3 $ D/3
2005 28 KCR AL 7 31 -2 -0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .451 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $323,500 /D
5 Seasons 95 310 -0 0 -1 -1 -7 -9 -0.8 10 2 0.3 .491 .499 0.3 -0.7 3 $323,500
KCR (2 yrs) 42 173 -0 -1 0 1 -4 -4 -0.4 6 2 0.2 .490 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $323,500
BAL (2 yrs) 32 75 -1 1 -0 -2 -2 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.2 .486 .499 0.0 -0.4 -0 $
BOS (1 yr) 17 58 2 0 -0 0 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .504 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 -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
1998 21 BAL AL 24 18 3 4.4 108 .200 .238 .269 .333 .338 .524 .429 .857 .766 121 .429 0.5 0.0 .833 .476 .286 1.3
1999 22 BAL AL 51 36 3 2.2 109 .174 .125 .269 .314 .341 .225 .430 .539 .771 44 .165 -3.1 -0.3 .556 .375 .100 .0
2001 24 TOT MLB 62 43 8 5.0 108 .333 .278 .269 .371 .336 .463 .432 .834 .768 117 .493 1.4 0.1 .767 .333 .185 .0
2001 24 CIN NL 4 3 0 0.0 116 .500 .250 .274 .250 .346 .250 .450 .500 .796 28 .000 -0.5 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
2001 24 BOS AL 58 40 8 5.4 108 .324 .280 .268 .379 .336 .480 .431 .859 .766 124 .526 1.8 0.2 .800 .360 .200 .0
2004 27 KCR AL 142 100 20 5.4 110 .307 .246 .272 .338 .340 .500 .436 .838 .776 114 .515 2.6 0.2 .806 .402 .254 .0
2005 28 KCR AL 31 24 2 2.2 104 .231 .148 .267 .226 .330 .259 .423 .485 .753 30 .190 -2.8 -0.3 .435 .222 .111 .0
5 Yrs 310 221 36 4.4 109 .278 .223 .270 .329 .338 .428 .433 .757 .771 96 .423 -1.4 -0.1 .720 .371 .205 1.9
162 Game Avg. 529 377 61 4.4 109 .278 .223 .270 .329 .338 .428 .433 .757 .771 96 .423 -1.4 -0.1 .720 .371 .205 3
KCR (2 yrs) 173 124 22 4.8 109 .295 .228 .271 .318 .338 .456 .434 .774 .772 99 .464 -0.1 -0.0 .736 .369 .228 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 75 54 6 3.0 109 .184 .164 .269 .320 .340 .328 .430 .648 .769 70 .254 -2.6 -0.2 .648 .410 .164 1.5
BOS (1 yr) 58 40 8 5.4 108 .324 .280 .268 .379 .336 .480 .431 .859 .766 124 .526 1.8 0.2 .800 .360 .200 .0
CIN (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 116 .500 .250 .274 .250 .346 .250 .450 .500 .796 28 .000 -0.5 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
AL (5 yrs) 306 218 36 4.4 109 .275 .223 .270 .330 .338 .431 .432 .761 .770 97 .428 -0.9 -0.1 .726 .377 .208 1.9
NL (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 116 .500 .250 .274 .250 .346 .250 .450 .500 .796 28 .000 -0.5 -0.0 .333 .000 .000

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
1998 21 BAL AL 24 8.3% 16.7% 12.5% 8.3% 40% 1.33 5.3 10.5 7.0 1.83 2.50 63% 12% 33.3% 0%
1999 22 BAL AL 51 2.0% 31.4% 21.6% 3.9% 40% 1.45 2.5 40.0 8.0 1.67 2.00 45% 21% 11.1% 0%
2001 24 TOT MLB 62 4.8% 24.2% 12.9% 6.5% 27% 1.88 3.6 18.0 6.8 1.77 4.80 58% 23% 23.1% 0%
2001 24 CIN NL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 4.0 50% 0%
2001 24 BOS AL 58 5.2% 22.4% 13.8% 6.9% 29% 1.63 3.8 16.7 7.1 1.62 4.40 59% 24% 23.1% 0%
2004 27 KCR AL 142 4.9% 29.6% 12.7% 11.3% 53% 2.33 2.9 17.4 4.7 1.10 2.56 53% 23% 17.9% 0%
2005 28 KCR AL 31 3.2% 45.2% 9.7% 3.2% 25% 4.67 1.9 27.0 9.0 0.75 1.25 42% 7% 12.5% 0%
5 Yrs 310 4.5% 29.4% 13.9% 8.1% 42% 2.12 2.9 18.9 5.9 1.31 2.63 52% 20% 18.7% 0%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 8.8% 8.0% 34% 1.91 5.3 31.4 7.5 0.78 1.08 70% 21% 8.1% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1998 21 BAL AL 0.5 0.0 26 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 .88 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 0.97 1.6 0.00 1
1999 22 BAL AL -3.1 -0.3 51 -0.2 0.6 -0.9 .93 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.90 -1.5 1.32 9
2001 24 TOT MLB 1.3 0.1 64 0.4 1.3 -0.9 .84 0.3 0.3 -1.5 -0.1 0.94 1.4 1.16 8
2001 24 CIN NL -0.5 -0.0 4 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.09 -0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.0 0.82 -0.6 1.09 4
2001 24 BOS AL 1.7 0.2 60 0.3 1.1 -0.8 .82 0.3 0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.94 2.0 1.24 4
2004 27 KCR AL 2.4 0.2 144 0.6 2.9 -2.3 1.00 0.2 0.4 5.5 0.5 1.00 0.7 0
2005 28 KCR AL -2.8 -0.3 31 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 .92 -0.2 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.98 -1.8 0
5 Yrs -1.7 -0.2 316 0.5 5.5 -5.0 .94 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.97 0.5 1.18 18

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
1998 21 BAL AL 0 0 33% 8 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1999 22 BAL AL 2 0 20% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
2001 24 TOT MLB 0 0 5% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 CIN NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 BOS AL 0 0 5% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 27 KCR AL 1 0 34% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20% 7 7 0 1 0 1 7 5 2
2005 28 KCR AL 1 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
5 Yrs 4 0 26% 107 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 35% 14 10 4 2 1 1 10 5 4

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
1998 21 BAL AL 24 96% 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 50% 3 0 0% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 51 100% 5 0 0 9 1 0 0 1.32 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 5 3 60% 28 4 14% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
2001 24 TOT MLB 62 79% 15 0 0 8 2 1 3 1.16 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 4 36% 7 2 29% 37 6 16% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
2001 24 CIN NL 4 100% 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 BOS AL 58 78% 14 0 0 4 1 1 2 1.24 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 4 36% 7 2 29% 34 5 15% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
2004 27 KCR AL 142 69% 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 6 1 4 3 0 0 0 37 6 16% 17 6 35% 103 19 18% 10 6 60% 6 5 83% 0
2005 28 KCR AL 31 77% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0% 5 1 20% 17 2 12% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
5 Yrs 310 79% 59 3 0 18 3 1 3 1.18 14 1 12 13 1 7 7 0 0 0 64 13 20% 37 12 32% 199 32 16% 18 10 56% 11 6 55% 0
MLB Averages 54% 71% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

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
1998 21 BAL AL 24 88 3.67 55 63% 15% 27% 27% 31% 85% 0% 53% 68% 58% 0% 0 0 8% 2 2 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 51 205 4.02 115 56% 30% 23% 26% 21% 70% 0% 40% 67% 29% 8% 4 2 18% 9 3 14% 7 1 44% 0 0 0
2001 24 TOT MLB 62 228 3.68 144 63% 16% 28% 29% 27% 84% 0% 53% 67% 48% 2% 1 0 8% 5 3 8% 5 2 13% 0 0 0
2001 24 CIN NL 4 11 2.75 8 73% 0% 50% 25% 25% 100% 0% 73% 50% 50% 0% 0 0 25% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2001 24 BOS AL 58 217 3.74 136 63% 17% 26% 29% 27% 83% 0% 52% 68% 48% 2% 1 0 7% 4 2 9% 5 2 15% 0 0 0
2004 27 KCR AL 142 598 4.21 355 59% 26% 22% 29% 23% 74% 1% 44% 70% 35% 4% 6 3 15% 21 9 11% 15 7 38% 0 0 0
2005 28 KCR AL 31 128 4.13 81 63% 22% 35% 26% 17% 78% 0% 49% 56% 29% 3% 1 0 13% 4 3 3% 1 1 21% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 310 1247 4.02 750 60% 23% 25% 28% 23% 77% 0% 46% 67% 38% 4% 12 5 13% 41 20 9% 28 11 33% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 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
1998 21 9 24 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 1 0 3 4 .238 .333 .524 .857 121 11 2 0 0 0 0
1999 22 32 75 61 8 10 1 0 3 8 1 0 14 20 .164 .320 .328 .648 70 20 3 0 0 0 0
2000 23 32 75 61 8 10 1 0 3 8 1 0 14 20 .164 .320 .328 .648 70 20 3 0 0 0 0
2001 24 53 137 115 12 25 2 0 6 16 1 0 22 35 .217 .343 .391 .734 92 45 7 0 0 0 0
2002 25 53 137 115 12 25 2 0 6 16 1 0 22 35 .217 .343 .391 .734 92 45 7 0 0 0 0
2003 26 53 137 115 12 25 2 0 6 16 1 0 22 35 .217 .343 .391 .734 92 45 7 0 0 0 0
2004 27 88 279 237 33 55 10 1 13 42 1 0 40 77 .232 .341 .447 .788 104 106 13 0 0 2 1
2005 28 95 310 264 37 59 10 1 14 45 1 0 43 91 .223 .329 .428 .757 96 113 13 0 0 3 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1998 21 9 24 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 1 3 4 .238 .333 .524 .857 4 9
1999 22 23 51 40 4 5 1 0 1 5 0 11 16 .125 .314 .225 .539 3 23
2001 24 21 62 54 4 15 1 0 3 8 0 8 15 .278 .371 .463 .834 9 21
2004 27 35 139 120 19 28 7 1 7 24 0 17 42 .233 .324 .483 .807 19 35
2005 28 7 31 27 5 4 0 0 1 4 0 3 14 .148 .226 .259 .485 2 7
5 Yrs 95 307 262 36 57 9 1 14 44 1 42 91 .218 .322 .420 .742 37 95
162 Game Avg. 162 524 447 61 97 15 2 24 75 2 72 155 .218 .322 .420 .742 63 95

* 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

Youngest s c a p y
1998 AL  born 1976-09-29 (8th)

                                         

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