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Sidney Ponson

Sidney Alton Ponson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: November 2, 1976 in Noord, Aruba
High School: Noord (Noord, AW)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1998
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Yankees/Royals/Cardinals/Giants/... 1998-2009
Agents: Barry Praver [*]
Final Game: July 31, 2009
Relatives: Cousin of Radhames Dykhoff
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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 31 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 165 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-5
1999 22 BAL AL 32 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2000 23 BAL AL 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2001 24 BAL AL 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 25 BAL AL 28 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 163 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 26 TOT MLB 31 30 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .074 .074 .111 .185 -52 3 1 0 3 0 0 1
2003 26 BAL AL 21 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 26 SFG NL 10 25 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .136 .227 -41 3 1 0 3 0 0 1
2004 27 BAL AL 33 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 28 BAL AL 23 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 29 TOT MLB 19 21 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .231 .375 .231 .606 62 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
2006 29 STL NL 14 21 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .231 .375 .231 .606 62 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
2006 29 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 30 MIN AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 31 TOT AL 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 31 TEX AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 31 NYY AL 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 32 KCR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Yrs 298 80 65 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 22 .138 .176 .185 .361 -5 12 1 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 43 35 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 12 .138 .176 .185 .361 -5 7 1 0 7 0 0
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
BAL (8 yrs) 223 31 28 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .214 .357 -7 6 0 0 3 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 10 25 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .136 .227 -41 3 1 0 3 0 0
STL (1 yr) 14 21 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .231 .375 .231 .606 62 3 0 0 5 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 274 34 30 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .133 .133 .200 .333 -13 6 0 0 4 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 24 46 35 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 .143 .211 .171 .382 1 6 1 0 8 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 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $170,000 1 RoY-5
1999 22 BAL AL 32 4 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $250,000 1
2000 23 BAL AL 32 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $400,000 1
2001 24 BAL AL 23 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $2,100,000 1
2002 25 BAL AL 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $2,650,000 1
2003 26 BAL AL 21 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $4,250,000 1
2003 26 SFG NL 10 25 -5 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
2004 27 BAL AL 33 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $3,000,000 1
2005 28 BAL AL 23 4 -0 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $8,500,000 1
2006 29 STL NL 14 21 -1 -1 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .512 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $1,000,000 1
2006 29 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2007 30 MIN AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,000,000 /1
2008 31 TEX AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2008 31 NYY AL 16 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2009 32 KCR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
12 Seasons 298 80 -12 -1 0 0 12 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.2 .500 .500 -0.2 0.2 1 $23,320,000
BAL (8 yrs) 223 31 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.2 0 $21,320,000
NYY (2 yrs) 21 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
KCR (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
MIN (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,000,000
SFG (1 yr) 10 25 -5 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
STL (1 yr) 14 21 -1 -1 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .512 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $1,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .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 4 2 1 13.4 108 1.000 .500 .270 .500 .338 .500 .429 1.000 .766 165 .849 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1999 22 BAL AL 4 4 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .269 .000 .341 .000 .430 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2000 23 BAL AL 3 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .270 .000 .342 .000 .434 .000 .776 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2001 24 BAL AL 3 3 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .261 .000 .327 .000 .419 .000 .747 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2002 25 BAL AL 3 2 1 13.4 101 .500 .333 .258 .333 .325 .667 .416 1.000 .741 163 .861 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
2003 26 TOT MLB 30 29 0 0.0 108 .091 .074 .267 .074 .338 .111 .429 .185 .766 -52 .000 -6.0 -0.6 .115 .037 .037
2003 26 BAL AL 5 5 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .267 .000 .333 .000 .427 .000 .759 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2003 26 SFG NL 25 24 0 0.0 108 .118 .091 .267 .091 .339 .136 .429 .227 .768 -41 .000 -4.6 -0.4 .143 .045 .045
2004 27 BAL AL 5 5 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .430 .000 .766 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2005 28 BAL AL 4 3 1 8.9 104 .250 .250 .267 .250 .330 .500 .424 .750 .753 94 .749 0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .250
2006 29 TOT MLB 21 16 2 3.4 112 .429 .231 .271 .375 .342 .231 .440 .606 .782 62 .317 -0.6 -0.1 .455 .154 .000
2006 29 STL NL 21 16 2 3.4 112 .429 .231 .271 .375 .342 .231 .440 .606 .782 62 .317 -0.6 -0.1 .455 .154 .000
2008 31 TOT AL 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .426 .000 .766 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2008 31 NYY AL 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .426 .000 .766 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
12 Yrs 80 70 5 1.9 108 .209 .138 .268 .176 .337 .185 .430 .361 .767 -5 .144 -10.1 -1.0 .241 .077 .046
162 Game Avg. 43 38 3 1.9 108 .209 .138 .268 .176 .337 .185 .430 .361 .767 -5 .144 -10.1 -1.0 .241 .077 .046
BAL (8 yrs) 31 27 3 3.0 106 .211 .143 .266 .143 .333 .214 .426 .357 .759 -7 .267 -4.3 -0.4 .250 .071 .071
SFG (1 yr) 25 24 0 0.0 108 .118 .091 .267 .091 .339 .136 .429 .227 .768 -41 .000 -4.6 -0.4 .143 .045 .045
STL (1 yr) 21 16 2 3.4 112 .429 .231 .271 .375 .342 .231 .440 .606 .782 62 .317 -0.6 -0.1 .455 .154 .000
NYY (2 yrs) 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .272 .000 .340 .000 .426 .000 .766 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (12 yrs) 34 30 3 2.7 106 .211 .133 .267 .133 .334 .200 .426 .333 .760 -13 .232 -4.9 -0.5 .231 .067 .067
NL (2 yrs) 46 40 2 1.3 110 .208 .143 .269 .211 .340 .171 .433 .382 .773 1 .082 -5.2 -0.5 .250 .086 .029

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
2003 26 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 0.00 50% 100% 0.0% 0%
1999 22 BAL AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 75% 0%
2000 23 BAL AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0% 0%
2001 24 BAL AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 0.00 67% 0% 0.0% 50%
2002 25 BAL AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 3.0 0.00 0.00 67% 50% 0.0% 0%
2003 26 TOT MLB 30 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 3.3% 50% 5.4 1.57 2.13 73% 8% 0.0% 0%
2003 26 BAL AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.67 0.67 100% 20% 0.0% 0%
2003 26 SFG NL 25 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 4.0% 50% 4.4 2.25 3.00 68% 5% 0.0% 0%
2004 27 BAL AL 5 0.0% 80.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 20% 0%
2005 28 BAL AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100% 3.00 100% 25% 0.0% 0%
2006 29 TOT MLB 21 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.2 13.0 1.33 1.75 33% 8% 0.0% 33%
2006 29 STL NL 21 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.2 13.0 1.33 1.75 33% 8% 0.0% 33%
2008 31 TOT AL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0% 0%
2008 31 NYY AL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0% 0%
12 Yrs 80 0.0% 27.5% 3.8% 3.8% 33% 7.33 3.0 65.0 1.29 2.33 54% 13% 0.0% 12%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.9% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 1.94 5.2 31.9 7.5 0.78 1.07 70% 21% 8.0% 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 0.4 0.0 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .80 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.82 0.2 0
1999 22 BAL AL -0.9 -0.1 4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.40 -0.1 -0.0 -2.1 -0.2 1.54 -1.3 0
2000 23 BAL AL -0.3 -0.0 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.94 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 1.18 -0.7 0
2001 24 BAL AL -0.9 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .76 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.62 -0.9 0
2002 25 BAL AL 0.3 0.0 4 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.24 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.87 0.4 0
2003 26 TOT MLB -6.0 -0.6 30 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 1.01 -0.6 -0.1 -7.7 -0.8 0.96 -7.2 0
2003 26 BAL AL -1.4 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .37 -0.1 -0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.77 -1.5 0
2003 26 SFG NL -4.6 -0.4 25 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 1.14 -0.5 -0.1 -6.5 -0.6 1.00 -5.7 0
2004 27 BAL AL -1.5 -0.1 5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.49 -0.1 -0.0 -2.1 -0.2 1.14 -1.8 0
2005 28 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.74 -0.3 0
2006 29 TOT MLB -0.6 -0.1 22 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .99 -0.2 -0.0 -1.6 -0.1 1.00 -1.8 0
2006 29 STL NL -0.6 -0.1 22 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .99 -0.2 -0.0 -1.6 -0.1 1.00 -1.8 0
2006 29 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
2007 30 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
2008 31 TOT AL -0.6 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.12 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.43 -0.7 0
2008 31 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
2008 31 NYY AL -0.6 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.12 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.43 -0.7 0
2009 32 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
12 Yrs -10.1 -1.0 82 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 1.06 -1.2 -0.2 -15.8 -1.5 1.00 -14.1 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 23 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 BAL AL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 TOT MLB 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 SFG NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 27 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 28 BAL AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 0 0 17% 8 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 STL NL 0 0 17% 8 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 0 0 33% 17 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

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 4 50% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
2000 23 BAL AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2001 24 BAL AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 BAL AL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 TOT MLB 30 23% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 8 1 13% 9 1 11% 20 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
2003 26 BAL AL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
2003 26 SFG NL 25 24% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 8 1 13% 8 1 13% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2004 27 BAL AL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2005 28 BAL AL 4 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 21 67% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 8 0 0% 7 4 57% 13 1 8% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2006 29 STL NL 21 67% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 8 0 0% 7 4 57% 13 1 8% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 NYY AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 80 35% 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 12 63% 24 1 4% 25 8 32% 56 1 2% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 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 4 14 3.50 10 71% 30% 0% 50% 20% 70% 0% 50% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
1999 22 BAL AL 4 6 1.50 6 100% 0% 17% 17% 67% 100% 100% 83% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2000 23 BAL AL 3 7 2.33 7 100% 14% 14% 43% 29% 86% 86% 83% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2001 24 BAL AL 3 6 2.00 6 100% 17% 50% 0% 33% 83% 83% 40% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2002 25 BAL AL 3 10 3.33 7 70% 14% 43% 14% 29% 86% 0% 60% 50% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2003 26 TOT MLB 30 81 2.70 60 74% 15% 15% 28% 42% 85% 0% 63% 82% 70% 7% 2 0 13% 4 2 7% 2 1 60% 0 0 0
2003 26 BAL AL 5 16 3.20 11 69% 36% 18% 0% 45% 64% 0% 44% 71% 40% 20% 1 0 20% 1 0 20% 1 0 0 0 0
2003 26 SFG NL 25 65 2.60 49 75% 10% 14% 35% 41% 90% 0% 68% 84% 76% 4% 1 0 12% 3 2 4% 1 1 60% 0 0 0
2004 27 BAL AL 5 16 3.20 13 81% 23% 46% 23% 8% 77% 0% 63% 40% 60% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
2005 28 BAL AL 4 11 2.75 8 73% 13% 25% 13% 50% 88% 0% 64% 71% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 TOT MLB 21 67 3.19 42 63% 19% 19% 33% 29% 81% 0% 51% 76% 52% 10% 2 0 10% 2 0 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 29 STL NL 21 67 3.19 42 63% 19% 19% 33% 29% 81% 0% 51% 76% 52% 10% 2 0 10% 2 0 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 31 TOT AL 3 8 2.67 7 88% 43% 14% 29% 14% 57% 0% 50% 75% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2008 31 NYY AL 3 8 2.67 7 88% 43% 14% 29% 14% 57% 0% 50% 75% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
10 Yrs 80 226 2.83 166 73% 18% 20% 28% 33% 82% 0% 60% 75% 65% 5% 4 0 8% 6 2 4% 3 1 32% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.75 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 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 31 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 165 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 22 63 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 51 2 0 0 1 0 0
2000 23 95 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 32 2 0 0 3 0 0
2001 24 118 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 -3 2 0 0 3 0 0
2002 25 146 17 14 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .286 .500 32 4 0 0 3 0 0
2003 26 177 47 41 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .122 .122 .171 .293 -24 7 1 0 6 0 0
2004 27 210 52 46 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .109 .109 .152 .261 -32 7 1 0 6 0 0
2005 28 233 56 50 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .120 .120 .180 .300 -22 9 1 0 6 0 0
2006 29 252 77 63 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 20 .143 .182 .190 .372 -2 12 1 0 11 0 0
2007 30 259 77 63 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 20 .143 .182 .190 .372 -2 12 1 0 11 0 0
2008 31 284 80 65 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 22 .138 .176 .185 .361 -5 12 1 0 12 0 0
2009 32 298 80 65 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 22 .138 .176 .185 .361 -5 12 1 0 12 0 0

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 31 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 31
1999 22 32 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
2000 23 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
2001 24 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23
2002 25 28 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1 28
2003 26 31 30 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
2004 27 33 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
2005 28 23 5 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1 23
2006 29 19 21 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 .231 .375 .231 .606 1 19
2008 31 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 25
10 Yrs 277 81 66 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 3 22 .121 .159 .167 .326 4 277
162 Game Avg. 162 47 39 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 13 .121 .159 .167 .326 2 277

* 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 1976-11-02 (7th)

                                         

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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.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
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.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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