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Dante Powell

LeJon Dante Powell

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Runner
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 25, 1973 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)
School: California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed July 13, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1997
Teams (by GP): Giants/Diamondbacks 1997-2001
Agents: Jeff Moorad [*]
Final Game: October 7, 2001
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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
1997 23 SFG NL 27 44 39 8 12 1 0 1 3 1 1 4 11 .308 .372 .410 .782 107 16 0 0 1 0 0 8/9
1998 24 SFG NL 8 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 .500 .714 1.250 1.964 416 5 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1999 25 ARI NL 22 28 25 4 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 .160 .222 .280 .502 26 7 0 0 1 0 0 /89
2001 27 SFG NL 13 6 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 79 2 0 0 0 0 0 /798
4 Yrs 70 85 74 19 20 4 0 2 5 3 2 9 17 .270 .349 .405 .755 96 30 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 197 171 44 46 9 0 5 12 7 5 21 39 .270 .349 .405 .755 96 69 0 0 5 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 48 57 49 15 16 1 0 2 4 1 1 7 11 .327 .411 .469 .880 133 23 0 0 1 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 22 28 25 4 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 .160 .222 .280 .502 26 7 0 0 1 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
1997 23 SFG NL 27 44 0 0 0 -3 0 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.1 .491 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 $150,000 8/9
1998 24 SFG NL 8 7 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 0 3 0.3 .530 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $ /8
1999 25 ARI NL 22 28 -3 -0 0 -2 -0 -5 -0.5 1 -5 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $200,000 /89
2001 27 SFG NL 13 6 -0 0 0 1 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .508 .501 0.0 0.1 0 $ /798
4 Seasons 70 85 -0 0 0 -5 -0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.1 .494 .499 0.2 -0.5 3 $350,000
SFG (3 yrs) 48 57 3 1 0 -3 -0 1 0.1 2 2 0.3 .502 .500 0.5 -0.3 5 $150,000
ARI (1 yr) 22 28 -3 -0 0 -2 -0 -5 -0.5 1 -5 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $200,000

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
1997 23 SFG NL 44 29 6 5.5 107 .407 .308 .268 .372 .340 .410 .421 .782 .760 107 .559 0.4 0.0 .714 .205 .103 1.0
1998 24 SFG NL 7 2 4 53.7 103 .333 .500 .263 .714 .333 1.250 .415 1.964 .747 416 .988 2.3 0.2 4.000 1.500 .750 .0
1999 25 ARI NL 28 23 2 2.3 117 .211 .160 .277 .222 .353 .280 .446 .502 .798 26 .181 -2.9 -0.3 .455 .240 .120 .0
2001 27 SFG NL 6 4 1 6.7 105 .333 .333 .260 .333 .330 .333 .426 .667 .756 79 .628 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
4 Yrs 85 58 13 6.0 110 .327 .270 .270 .349 .343 .405 .429 .755 .772 96 .581 -0.3 -0.0 .714 .270 .135 2.4
162 Game Avg. 197 134 30 6.0 110 .327 .270 .270 .349 .343 .405 .429 .755 .772 96 .581 -0.3 -0.0 .714 .270 .135 6
SFG (3 yrs) 57 35 11 8.4 106 .389 .327 .267 .411 .338 .469 .421 .880 .759 133 .730 2.5 0.2 .882 .286 .143 1.3
ARI (1 yr) 28 23 2 2.3 117 .211 .160 .277 .222 .353 .280 .446 .502 .798 26 .181 -2.9 -0.3 .455 .240 .120 .0

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
1997 23 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1997 23 SFG NL 44 2.3% 25.0% 9.1% 4.6% 17% 2.75 3.5 39.0 13.0 0.47 0.80 61% 38% 6.7% 12%
1998 24 SFG NL 7 14.3% 0.0% 42.9% 14.3% 50% 0.00 4.0 4.0 1.00 43% 25% 50.0% 0%
1999 25 ARI NL 28 0.0% 21.4% 7.1% 10.7% 75% 3.00 4.2 25.0 0.80 1.00 68% 0% 0.0% 20%
2001 27 SFG NL 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
4 Yrs 85 2.4% 20.0% 10.6% 7.1% 30% 1.89 4.4 37.0 14.8 0.73 1.05 65% 20% 7.7% 13%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.8% 9.0% 8.0% 34% 1.86 5.3 31.2 7.4 0.78 1.08 70% 23% 8.4% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1997 23 SFG NL 0.4 0.0 48 -0.2 0.6 -0.9 1.05 -0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.98 1.2 1.53 3
1998 24 SFG NL 2.3 0.2 8 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .12 -0.0 -0.2 2.7 0.3 0.89 3.1 0.00 1
1999 25 ARI NL -2.9 -0.3 32 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.21 -0.3 0.2 -4.6 -0.4 0.96 -4.2 0.44 4
2001 27 SFG NL -0.2 -0.0 8 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .32 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.0 1.15 0.1 0.01 1
4 Yrs -0.3 -0.0 96 -0.4 1.2 -1.7 .97 -0.4 -0.1 -2.9 -0.3 0.98 0.3 0.70 9

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
1997 23 SFG NL 0 0 47% 21 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 3
1998 24 SFG NL 1 0 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 ARI NL 0 0 67% 19 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 75% 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
2001 27 SFG NL 0 0 250% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
4 Yrs 1 0 63% 55 3 2 60% 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 64% 6 3 3 1 1 0 7 0 6

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
1997 23 SFG NL 44 52% 12 2 3 3 1 0 0 1.53 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 50% 6 0 0% 5 1 20% 26 2 8% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1998 24 SFG NL 7 57% 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 ARI NL 28 71% 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 0.44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 4 1 25% 18 1 6% 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 SFG NL 6 0% 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 85 55% 20 5 5 9 3 1 1 0.70 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 67% 15 0 0% 9 2 22% 52 3 6% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages 54% 75% 10% 34% 15% 53% 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
1997 23 SFG NL 44 175 3.98 112 64% 20% 26% 29% 26% 80% 0% 51% 68% 45% 0% 0 0 9% 4 2 5% 2 2 18% 0 0 0
1998 24 SFG NL 7 32 4.57 17 53% 29% 12% 35% 24% 71% 0% 38% 83% 14% 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 14% 1 1 0 0 0
1999 25 ARI NL 28 98 3.50 64 65% 19% 23% 27% 31% 81% 0% 53% 71% 50% 4% 1 0 11% 3 1 11% 3 2 33% 0 0 0
2001 27 SFG NL 6 20 3.33 12 60% 17% 17% 17% 50% 83% 0% 50% 80% 67% 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0
4 Yrs 85 325 3.82 205 63% 20% 23% 28% 29% 80% 0% 50% 71% 46% 4% 3 0 11% 9 3 9% 8 7 24% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 45% 80% 30% 5% 16% 9% 28%

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
1997 23 27 44 39 8 12 1 0 1 3 1 1 4 11 .308 .372 .410 .782 107 16 0 0 1 0 0
1998 24 35 51 43 10 14 1 0 2 4 1 1 7 11 .326 .420 .488 .908 140 21 0 0 1 0 0
1999 25 57 79 68 14 18 4 0 2 5 3 2 9 17 .265 .351 .412 .762 98 28 0 0 2 0 0
2000 26 57 79 68 14 18 4 0 2 5 3 2 9 17 .265 .351 .412 .762 98 28 0 0 2 0 0
2001 27 70 85 74 19 20 4 0 2 5 3 2 9 17 .270 .349 .405 .755 96 30 0 0 2 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
1997 23 27 44 39 8 12 1 0 1 3 1 4 11 .308 .372 .410 .782 6 27
1998 24 8 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 .500 .714 1.250 1.964 4 8
1999 25 22 27 24 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 6 .125 .192 .208 .401 1 22
2001 27 13 7 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 13
4 Yrs 70 85 74 20 20 3 0 2 5 3 9 17 .270 .349 .392 .741 12 70
162 Game Avg. 162 197 171 46 46 7 0 5 12 7 21 39 .270 .349 .392 .741 28 70

* 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.

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