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Desi Relaford

Desmond Lamont Relaford

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: September 16, 1973 in Valdosta, GA
High School: Sandalwood HS (Jacksonville, FL)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1996
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Royals/Mets/Mariners/Rockies/... 1996-2007

Final Game: July 28, 2007
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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
1996 22 PHI NL 15 44 40 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 .175 .233 .225 .458 22 9 1 0 1 0 0 /64
1997 23 PHI NL 15 44 38 3 7 1 2 0 6 3 0 5 6 .184 .279 .316 .595 56 12 0 0 1 0 0 6
1998 24 PHI NL 142 546 494 45 121 25 3 5 41 9 5 33 87 .245 .293 .338 .631 65 167 9 3 10 6 4 *6
1999 25 PHI NL 65 242 211 31 51 11 2 1 26 4 3 19 34 .242 .322 .327 .649 63 69 5 6 6 0 2 6
2000 26 TOT NL 128 502 410 55 88 14 3 5 46 13 0 75 71 .215 .351 .300 .651 69 123 10 12 3 2 7 *6
2000 26 PHI NL 83 313 253 29 56 12 3 3 30 5 0 48 45 .221 .363 .328 .691 77 83 7 9 2 1 7 6
2000 26 SDP NL 45 189 157 26 32 2 0 2 16 8 0 27 26 .204 .330 .255 .585 56 40 3 3 1 1 0 6
2001 27 NYM NL 120 340 301 43 91 27 0 8 36 13 5 27 65 .302 .364 .472 .836 119 142 4 5 2 5 1 465/1
2002 28 SEA AL 112 376 329 55 88 13 2 6 43 10 3 33 51 .267 .339 .374 .713 92 123 6 6 1 7 2 65749/D
2003 29 KCR AL 141 557 500 70 127 27 5 8 59 20 4 40 70 .254 .315 .376 .691 77 188 10 6 8 3 1 459/68D7
2004 30 KCR AL 114 430 380 45 84 14 0 6 34 5 4 34 56 .221 .296 .305 .601 57 116 10 8 4 4 3 5476/98
2005 31 COL NL 73 238 210 24 47 13 2 1 16 3 3 22 42 .224 .308 .319 .627 58 67 1 4 1 1 2 654/98
2007 33 TEX AL 14 28 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 .115 .179 .115 .294 -20 3 2 0 0 0 0 4/7
11 Yrs 939 3347 2939 375 714 147 19 40 308 81 28 293 497 .243 .319 .347 .666 73 1019 58 50 37 28 22
162 Game Avg. 162 577 507 65 123 25 3 7 53 14 5 51 86 .243 .319 .347 .666 73 176 10 9 6 5 4
PHI (5 yrs) 320 1189 1036 110 242 51 10 9 104 22 8 108 181 .234 .315 .328 .643 66 340 22 18 20 7 13
KCR (2 yrs) 255 987 880 115 211 41 5 14 93 25 8 74 126 .240 .307 .345 .652 68 304 20 14 12 7 4
NYM (1 yr) 120 340 301 43 91 27 0 8 36 13 5 27 65 .302 .364 .472 .836 119 142 4 5 2 5 1
COL (1 yr) 73 238 210 24 47 13 2 1 16 3 3 22 42 .224 .308 .319 .627 58 67 1 4 1 1 2
TEX (1 yr) 14 28 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 .115 .179 .115 .294 -20 3 2 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 45 189 157 26 32 2 0 2 16 8 0 27 26 .204 .330 .255 .585 56 40 3 3 1 1 0
SEA (1 yr) 112 376 329 55 88 13 2 6 43 10 3 33 51 .267 .339 .374 .713 92 123 6 6 1 7 2
NL (7 yrs) 558 1956 1704 203 412 93 12 20 172 46 16 184 314 .242 .324 .346 .670 73 589 30 30 24 14 16
AL (4 yrs) 381 1391 1235 172 302 54 7 20 136 35 12 109 183 .245 .313 .348 .661 73 430 28 20 13 14 6

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
1996 22 PHI NL 15 44 -5 -0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.5 .460 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $ /64
1997 23 PHI NL 15 44 -1 1 1 -2 1 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .492 .499 0.2 -0.1 2 $ 6
1998 24 PHI NL 142 546 -25 0 1 -4 7 -20 -2.2 15 -5 -0.8 .485 .487 -0.3 0.3 -2 $170,000 *6
1999 25 PHI NL 65 242 -12 -1 2 -2 3 -10 -1.0 7 -3 -0.4 .485 .494 -0.2 0.1 -2 $260,000 6
2000 26 PHI NL 83 313 -9 2 0 -11 4 -15 -1.4 8 -6 -0.6 .483 .491 0.4 -0.6 5 $345,000 6
2000 26 SDP NL 45 189 -5 1 1 -6 2 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.2 .486 .496 0.4 -0.3 4 $ 6
2001 27 NYM NL 120 340 10 0 0 -1 3 12 1.2 9 22 2.1 .510 .507 2.3 0.1 23 $475,000 465/1
2002 28 SEA AL 112 376 -4 1 -1 -0 1 -3 -0.2 12 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.0 0.2 10 $1,275,000 65749/D
2003 29 KCR AL 141 557 -18 -1 1 -6 1 -22 -2.0 18 -4 -0.3 .484 .487 0.2 -0.3 2 $900,000 459/68D7
2004 30 KCR AL 114 430 -25 -0 -1 -1 0 -26 -2.4 14 -12 -1.1 .478 .484 -1.0 0.1 -11 $900,000 5476/98
2005 31 COL NL 73 238 -12 2 1 -5 2 -13 -1.3 6 -6 -0.7 .482 .492 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $950,000 654/98
2007 33 TEX AL 14 28 -4 -0 -0 -1 0 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.5 .460 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $ 4/7
11 Seasons 939 3347 -110 3 5 -39 26 -115 -11.3 99 -16 -2.0 .488 .494 2.1 -1.1 23 $5,275,000
PHI (5 yrs) 320 1189 -52 1 4 -19 15 -52 -5.4 32 -20 -2.3 .484 .494 -0.3 -0.4 -1 $775,000
KCR (2 yrs) 255 987 -42 -1 0 -7 2 -48 -4.4 33 -16 -1.4 .481 .485 -0.8 -0.3 -9 $1,800,000
NYM (1 yr) 120 340 10 0 0 -1 3 12 1.2 9 22 2.1 .510 .507 2.3 0.1 23 $475,000
COL (1 yr) 73 238 -12 2 1 -5 2 -13 -1.3 6 -6 -0.7 .482 .492 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $950,000
TEX (1 yr) 14 28 -4 -0 -0 -1 0 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.5 .460 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $
SDP (1 yr) 45 189 -5 1 1 -6 2 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.2 .486 .496 0.4 -0.3 4 $
SEA (1 yr) 112 376 -4 1 -1 -0 1 -3 -0.2 12 10 1.0 .498 .498 1.0 0.2 10 $1,275,000

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
1996 22 PHI NL 44 35 2 1.5 106 .226 .175 .269 .233 .338 .225 .420 .458 .758 22 .108 -4.5 -0.4 .382 .150 .050 .0
1997 23 PHI NL 44 32 4 3.4 108 .219 .184 .270 .279 .342 .316 .424 .595 .767 56 .335 -2.7 -0.3 .645 .342 .132 .0
1998 24 PHI NL 546 403 49 3.3 109 .284 .245 .271 .293 .342 .338 .428 .631 .770 65 .326 -26.3 -2.6 .535 .168 .093 6.4
1999 25 PHI NL 242 174 23 3.5 119 .284 .242 .280 .322 .356 .327 .452 .649 .808 63 .323 -12.6 -1.2 .565 .180 .085 1.6
2000 26 TOT NL 502 337 51 4.0 113 .247 .215 .269 .351 .346 .300 .440 .651 .787 69 .377 -16.4 -1.5 .672 .300 .085 7.2
2000 26 PHI NL 313 207 34 4.4 116 .257 .221 .273 .363 .351 .328 .446 .691 .797 77 .412 -7.3 -0.7 .711 .316 .107 3.8
2000 26 SDP NL 189 130 17 3.5 109 .231 .204 .263 .330 .339 .255 .430 .585 .770 56 .316 -9.1 -0.8 .609 .274 .051 3.2
2001 27 NYM NL 340 226 54 6.4 107 .356 .302 .262 .364 .333 .472 .430 .836 .763 119 .608 10.3 1.0 .831 .286 .169 9.9
2002 28 SEA AL 376 258 45 4.7 103 .294 .267 .261 .339 .328 .374 .420 .713 .747 92 .473 -2.2 -0.2 .676 .228 .106 7.5
2003 29 KCR AL 557 398 62 4.2 113 .280 .254 .276 .315 .343 .376 .441 .691 .784 77 .414 -18.0 -1.7 .646 .234 .122 11.4
2004 30 KCR AL 430 318 35 3.0 110 .242 .221 .272 .296 .340 .305 .436 .601 .776 57 .262 -24.2 -2.3 .513 .176 .084 5.5
2005 31 COL NL 238 169 22 3.5 118 .274 .224 .282 .308 .354 .319 .450 .627 .804 58 .353 -13.7 -1.3 .557 .200 .095 1.5
2007 33 TEX AL 28 26 0 0.0 108 .150 .115 .272 .179 .340 .115 .426 .294 .765 -20 .000 -4.7 -0.4 .154 .038 .000
11 Yrs 3347 2376 347 3.9 111 .277 .243 .271 .319 .342 .347 .435 .666 .777 73 .384 -115.0 -10.9 .612 .222 .104 53.6
162 Game Avg. 577 410 60 3.9 111 .277 .243 .271 .319 .342 .347 .435 .666 .777 73 .384 -115.0 -10.9 .612 .222 .104 9
PHI (5 yrs) 1189 851 112 3.5 113 .273 .234 .273 .315 .347 .328 .437 .643 .784 66 .340 -53.4 -5.1 .583 .212 .095 12.8
KCR (2 yrs) 987 716 97 3.6 112 .264 .240 .274 .307 .342 .345 .439 .652 .781 68 .349 -42.3 -4.0 .587 .209 .106 17.9
NYM (1 yr) 340 226 54 6.4 107 .356 .302 .262 .364 .333 .472 .430 .836 .763 119 .608 10.3 1.0 .831 .286 .169 9.9
COL (1 yr) 238 169 22 3.5 118 .274 .224 .282 .308 .354 .319 .450 .627 .804 58 .353 -13.7 -1.3 .557 .200 .095 1.5
TEX (1 yr) 28 26 0 0.0 108 .150 .115 .272 .179 .340 .115 .426 .294 .765 -20 .000 -4.7 -0.4 .154 .038 .000
SDP (1 yr) 189 130 17 3.5 109 .231 .204 .263 .330 .339 .255 .430 .585 .770 56 .316 -9.1 -0.8 .609 .274 .051 3.2
SEA (1 yr) 376 258 45 4.7 103 .294 .267 .261 .339 .328 .374 .420 .713 .747 92 .473 -2.2 -0.2 .676 .228 .106 7.5
NL (7 yrs) 1956 1376 205 4.0 112 .283 .242 .272 .324 .345 .346 .437 .670 .781 73 .393 -65.9 -6.3 .623 .229 .104 27.9
AL (4 yrs) 1391 1000 142 3.8 109 .270 .245 .270 .313 .338 .348 .434 .661 .771 73 .372 -49.2 -4.6 .598 .211 .104 25.5

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
1996 22 PHI NL 44 0.0% 20.5% 6.8% 4.6% 29% 3.00 4.4 40.0 0.67 1.17 70% 25% 0.0% 28%
1997 23 PHI NL 44 0.0% 13.6% 11.4% 6.8% 43% 1.20 6.3 6.3 0.78 1.00 73% 30% 0.0% 11%
1998 24 PHI NL 546 0.9% 15.9% 6.0% 6.0% 27% 2.64 5.7 98.8 12.0 0.85 1.07 75% 26% 2.6% 11%
1999 25 PHI NL 242 0.4% 14.1% 7.9% 5.8% 28% 1.79 6.2 211.0 8.1 0.73 1.00 73% 20% 1.2% 16%
2000 26 TOT NL 502 1.0% 14.1% 14.9% 4.4% 25% 0.95 5.8 82.0 8.9 0.68 0.91 67% 24% 3.0% 17%
2000 26 PHI NL 313 1.0% 14.4% 15.3% 5.8% 32% 0.94 5.6 84.3 8.4 0.71 1.05 66% 26% 3.0% 17%
2000 26 SDP NL 189 1.1% 13.8% 14.3% 2.1% 13% 0.96 6.0 78.5 9.8 0.63 0.72 69% 20% 3.0% 16%
2001 27 NYM NL 340 2.4% 19.1% 7.9% 10.3% 39% 2.41 4.6 37.6 8.4 0.61 0.73 69% 25% 6.7% 17%
2002 28 SEA AL 376 1.6% 13.6% 8.8% 5.6% 24% 1.55 6.5 54.8 7.7 0.58 0.85 74% 29% 4.0% 15%
2003 29 KCR AL 557 1.4% 12.6% 7.2% 7.2% 32% 1.75 7.1 62.5 8.5 0.72 0.97 76% 21% 3.7% 14%
2004 30 KCR AL 430 1.4% 13.0% 7.9% 4.7% 24% 1.65 6.8 63.3 11.2 0.84 1.07 75% 16% 3.8% 11%
2005 31 COL NL 238 0.4% 17.7% 9.2% 6.7% 34% 1.91 5.0 210.0 13.1 0.86 0.91 71% 16% 1.4% 19%
2007 33 TEX AL 28 0.0% 21.4% 7.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 4.3 1.86 2.60 71% 15% 0.0% 43%
11 Yrs 3347 1.2% 14.9% 8.8% 6.2% 29% 1.70 5.9 73.5 9.5 0.74 0.96 73% 22% 3.4% 15%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.8% 8.8% 8.0% 34% 1.91 5.3 31.7 7.5 0.79 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
1996 22 PHI NL -4.6 -0.4 46 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 1.14 -0.4 0.1 -5.7 -0.6 0.98 -4.7 1.30 5
1997 23 PHI NL -2.7 -0.3 48 0.4 1.1 -0.7 1.04 -0.0 0.4 1.8 0.2 0.99 0.8 0.67 2
1998 24 PHI NL -26.3 -2.6 569 -1.4 8.7 -10.1 1.05 -2.0 0.6 -21.4 -2.1 0.94 -23.3 2.14 3
1999 25 PHI NL -12.9 -1.2 253 -0.4 3.8 -4.2 .95 -0.8 0.4 -6.8 -0.6 0.99 -9.6 0
2000 26 TOT NL -16.4 -1.5 519 1.2 9.2 -8.0 1.00 -0.3 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.91 -3.8 0
2000 26 PHI NL -7.3 -0.7 322 0.0 5.1 -5.1 .97 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.0 0.90 -2.6 3.25 0
2000 26 SDP NL -9.1 -0.8 197 1.2 4.1 -2.9 1.06 -0.1 1.2 1.7 0.2 0.91 -1.2 6.72 0
2001 27 NYM NL 9.8 0.9 365 1.3 7.5 -6.3 1.11 1.0 0.2 7.6 0.7 0.95 10.8 1.12 25
2002 28 SEA AL -2.2 -0.2 392 0.8 7.0 -6.1 1.03 -0.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.96 -2.4 2.49 9
2003 29 KCR AL -18.0 -1.7 589 -1.4 8.4 -9.8 .94 -1.4 -0.1 -8.5 -0.8 0.93 -18.3 1.86 8
2004 30 KCR AL -24.8 -2.3 446 -1.7 5.5 -7.1 .91 -1.9 0.1 -17.4 -1.6 0.92 -22.6 1.53 7
2005 31 COL NL -13.7 -1.3 252 -0.9 3.5 -4.4 1.00 -0.3 -0.5 -5.6 -0.5 0.95 -5.6 1.23 6
2007 33 TEX AL -4.7 -0.4 30 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 .87 -0.4 -0.2 -5.6 -0.5 0.96 -4.9 1.05 2
11 Yrs -116.5 -11.0 3509 -2.9 55.5 -58.3 1.00 -6.6 3.7 -59.7 -5.6 0.94 -83.6 1.49 67

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
1996 22 PHI NL 0 0 20% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1997 23 PHI NL 2 0 25% 15 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1998 24 PHI NL 7 0 26% 201 9 5 64% 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 33% 14 10 3 2 1 1 11 6 5
1999 25 PHI NL 3 0 40% 98 4 3 57% 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 55% 11 7 4 3 2 1 8 0 7
2000 26 TOT NL 8 0 29% 218 13 0 100% 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 48% 21 14 6 6 2 4 19 7 12
2000 26 PHI NL 2 0 24% 127 5 0 100% 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 48% 12 8 3 4 2 2 9 2 7
2000 26 SDP NL 6 0 40% 91 8 0 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 48% 9 6 3 2 0 2 10 5 5
2001 27 NYM NL 4 0 30% 173 13 5 72% 11 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 9 46% 18 13 5 4 2 2 11 3 8
2002 28 SEA AL 3 0 41% 152 10 3 77% 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 37% 20 15 5 10 7 2 11 3 8
2003 29 KCR AL 4 0 38% 185 20 4 83% 19 2 1 2 0 0 5 2 8 11 37% 30 20 10 9 4 4 21 11 8
2004 30 KCR AL 4 0 33% 133 5 4 56% 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 11 52% 19 12 7 3 1 2 11 3 8
2005 31 COL NL 3 0 32% 102 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 48% 13 9 4 2 1 1 6 1 5
2007 33 TEX AL 1 0 40% 10 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 Yrs 39 0 33% 1302 81 28 74% 72 23 9 3 0 2 15 7 32 83 43% 148 102 44 41 21 18 100 35 62

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
1996 22 PHI NL 44 100% 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 1.30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 12 1 8% 8 1 13% 29 1 3% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1997 23 PHI NL 44 100% 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 3 60% 30 6 20% 4 3 75% 0 0 0
1998 24 PHI NL 546 100% 121 40 5 3 1 0 1 2.14 5 0 13 4 1 4 1 0 11 10 91% 101 9 9% 61 24 39% 329 38 12% 27 16 59% 22 8 36% 0
1999 25 PHI NL 242 100% 51 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 100% 56 5 9% 24 11 46% 185 27 15% 21 11 52% 10 8 80% 0
2000 26 TOT NL 502 100% 88 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 14 3 2 0 5 0 4 3 75% 91 10 11% 44 16 36% 295 44 15% 29 16 55% 15 11 73% 0
2000 26 PHI NL 313 100% 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 3 0 8 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 100% 57 7 12% 27 10 37% 183 29 16% 20 12 60% 6 5 83% 0
2000 26 SDP NL 189 100% 32 4 1 0 0 0 1 6.72 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 50% 34 3 9% 17 6 35% 112 15 13% 9 4 44% 9 6 67% 0
2001 27 NYM NL 340 100% 91 7 3 25 4 0 0 1.12 8 0 10 7 1 4 4 0 4 2 50% 72 4 6% 33 11 33% 195 28 14% 22 10 45% 10 6 60% 0
2002 28 SEA AL 376 100% 88 7 1 9 1 0 2 2.49 6 0 11 5 1 1 5 0 2 1 50% 74 6 8% 33 17 52% 244 40 16% 30 19 63% 15 8 53% 0
2003 29 KCR AL 557 100% 127 11 0 8 4 0 0 1.86 8 0 8 5 3 5 3 0 9 8 89% 100 10 10% 53 24 45% 329 56 17% 38 25 66% 18 14 78% 0
2004 30 KCR AL 430 99% 84 8 0 7 3 0 1 1.53 6 0 7 5 1 2 4 0 5 4 80% 82 10 12% 37 12 32% 243 29 12% 21 9 43% 15 7 47% 0
2005 31 COL NL 238 100% 47 4 0 6 0 0 0 1.23 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 33% 44 1 2% 20 5 25% 144 16 11% 10 4 40% 8 7 88% 0
2007 33 TEX AL 28 100% 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.05 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 4 1 25% 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
11 Yrs 3347 100% 714 86 11 67 13 0 5 1.49 40 0 84 31 9 16 24 0 46 37 80% 645 58 9% 322 125 39% 2034 285 14% 203 113 56% 118 72 61% 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
1996 22 PHI NL 40 127 3.18 79 62% 28% 13% 22% 38% 72% 0% 45% 82% 35% 5% 2 0 15% 6 1 3% 1 1 29% 4 0 0
1997 23 PHI NL 43 151 3.51 93 62% 27% 18% 20% 34% 73% 0% 45% 75% 26% 7% 3 0 14% 6 1 2% 1 1 17% 1 0 0
1998 24 PHI NL 551 1968 3.57 1251 64% 25% 13% 29% 34% 75% 2% 48% 83% 30% 4% 22 0 14% 78 36 6% 35 21 29% -5 0 0
1999 25 PHI NL 242 865 3.57 540 62% 26% 10% 30% 34% 74% 2% 46% 86% 31% 7% 16 1 12% 30 4 7% 18 11 35% 0 0 0
2000 26 TOT NL 503 1968 3.91 1132 58% 35% 10% 24% 30% 65% 3% 37% 84% 17% 8% 41 0 20% 100 16 11% 55 28 37% -1 0 0
2000 26 PHI NL 314 1232 3.92 699 57% 36% 10% 23% 30% 64% 5% 36% 84% 16% 9% 29 0 22% 68 10 11% 35 17 31% -1 0 0
2000 26 SDP NL 189 736 3.89 433 59% 34% 10% 25% 31% 66% 0% 39% 85% 19% 6% 12 0 17% 32 6 11% 20 11 46% 0 0 0
2001 27 NYM NL 341 1318 3.87 820 62% 25% 14% 31% 30% 75% 1% 47% 81% 30% 4% 13 0 13% 46 21 9% 32 21 28% -1 0 0
2002 28 SEA AL 378 1339 3.54 825 62% 23% 11% 31% 35% 77% 2% 47% 86% 32% 5% 19 2 15% 57 24 8% 30 17 27% -2 0 0
2003 29 KCR AL 557 1978 3.55 1261 64% 28% 10% 27% 35% 72% 0% 46% 86% 27% 5% 27 1 15% 81 21 8% 42 28 26% 0 0 0
2004 30 KCR AL 430 1627 3.78 987 61% 32% 9% 26% 34% 68% 1% 41% 88% 19% 6% 27 0 16% 69 25 13% 54 34 38% 0 0 0
2005 31 COL NL 238 940 3.95 556 59% 33% 11% 26% 31% 67% 1% 39% 84% 18% 5% 12 0 15% 35 8 9% 22 10 33% 0 0 0
2007 33 TEX AL 29 95 3.28 58 61% 29% 14% 22% 34% 71% 0% 43% 80% 21% 7% 2 0 14% 4 1 14% 4 2 17% -1 0 0
11 Yrs 3352 12376 3.69 7602 61% 28% 11% 28% 33% 72% 2% 44% 84% 25% 5% 184 4 15% 512 158 9% 294 174 31% -5 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 46% 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
1996 22 15 44 40 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 .175 .233 .225 .458 22 9 1 0 1 0 0
1997 23 30 88 78 5 14 3 2 0 7 4 0 8 15 .179 .256 .269 .525 39 21 1 0 2 0 0
1998 24 172 634 572 50 135 28 5 5 48 13 5 41 102 .236 .288 .329 .616 61 188 10 3 12 6 4
1999 25 237 876 783 81 186 39 7 6 74 17 8 60 136 .238 .297 .328 .625 62 257 15 9 18 6 6
2000 26 365 1378 1193 136 274 53 10 11 120 30 8 135 207 .230 .317 .319 .635 65 380 25 21 21 8 13
2001 27 485 1718 1494 179 365 80 10 19 156 43 13 162 272 .244 .326 .349 .676 75 522 29 26 23 13 14
2002 28 597 2094 1823 234 453 93 12 25 199 53 16 195 323 .248 .329 .354 .682 78 645 35 32 24 20 16
2003 29 738 2651 2323 304 580 120 17 33 258 73 20 235 393 .250 .326 .359 .684 78 833 45 38 32 23 17
2004 30 852 3081 2703 349 664 134 17 39 292 78 24 269 449 .246 .322 .351 .673 75 949 55 46 36 27 20
2005 31 925 3319 2913 373 711 147 19 40 308 81 27 291 491 .244 .321 .349 .669 74 1016 56 50 37 28 22
2006 32 925 3319 2913 373 711 147 19 40 308 81 27 291 491 .244 .321 .349 .669 74 1016 56 50 37 28 22
2007 33 939 3347 2939 375 714 147 19 40 308 81 28 293 497 .243 .319 .347 .666 73 1019 58 50 37 28 22

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
1996 22 15 44 40 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 3 9 .175 .233 .225 .458 2 15
1997 23 15 44 38 3 7 1 2 0 5 3 5 6 .184 .279 .316 .595 3 15
1998 24 142 541 490 42 117 24 3 5 39 9 32 87 .239 .286 .331 .617 46 142
1999 25 65 237 207 27 47 10 2 1 22 4 18 34 .227 .307 .309 .617 18 65
2000 26 128 494 406 50 84 13 3 5 42 12 72 71 .207 .340 .291 .631 38 128
2001 27 120 340 301 43 91 27 0 8 36 13 27 65 .302 .364 .472 .836 51 120
2002 28 112 377 330 56 89 13 2 6 44 10 33 51 .270 .340 .376 .716 42 112
2003 29 141 548 493 64 120 26 5 8 54 19 38 70 .243 .304 .365 .669 53 141
2004 30 114 426 377 42 81 14 0 6 32 5 33 56 .215 .289 .300 .589 31 114
2005 31 73 234 207 22 44 12 2 1 14 3 21 42 .213 .296 .304 .600 18 73
2007 33 14 30 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .148 .233 .148 .381 1 14
11 Yrs 939 3315 2916 355 691 142 19 40 289 79 285 497 .237 .313 .340 .653 303 939
162 Game Avg. 162 572 503 61 119 24 3 7 50 14 49 86 .237 .313 .340 .653 52 939

* 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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2000 NL  12 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2003 AL  8 (9th)

SB % s c a p y
2003 AL  83.33 (6th)
Career  74.31 (185th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2725), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Rob Wilfong (954)
  2. Pokey Reese (951)
  3. Pete Coscarart (951)
  4. Johnny Berardino (950)
  5. Sibby Sisti (947)
  6. Mike Gallego (945)
  7. Mark Lemke (943)
  8. Eddie Mayo (942)
  9. Billy Gardner (941)
  10. Billy Klaus (941)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Everth Cabrera (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Scott Fletcher (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Luis Rivera (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Alex Cora (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Phillips (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Pokey Reese (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tony Phillips (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Connie Ryan (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Luis Alicea (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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