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Desi Relaford
Desmond Lamont Relaford
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: September 16, 1973 in Valdosta, GA
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1996
Final Game: July 28, 2007
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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
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 62 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 .836 118 142 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 56 116 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 Seasons 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 .836 118 142 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

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2001 27 NYM NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 204 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 PHI NL 22 SS 9 6 53.2 30 13 15 2 2 .933 -0.5 -11.2 -0.5 1.2 -1.7 0 4.70 3.11 .967 4.60 3.99
1996 PHI NL 22 2B 4 3 25.1 19 8 11 0 4 1.000 -0.7 -33.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 6.75 4.75 .979 5.08 4.40
1997 PHI NL 23 SS 12 10 93.0 44 12 31 1 3 .977 -1.8 -23.2 -1.8 -3.0 1.2 0 4.16 3.58 .973 4.58 3.85
1998 PHI NL 24 SS 137 135 1190.0 593 189 380 24 72 .960 -3.6 -3.6 -2.6 -0.2 -2.4 -1 4.30 4.15 .968 4.52 3.88
1999 PHI NL 25 SS 63 60 518.0 293 97 182 14 43 .952 -1.6 -3.7 -1.6 -4.4 2.8 0 4.85 4.43 .968 4.42 3.80
2000 TOT NL 26 SS 126 122 1080.1 542 189 322 31 79 .943 -16.6 -18.4 -14.6 -5.1 -9.5 -2 4.26 4.06 .968 4.52 3.88
2000 PHI NL 26 SS 81 80 693.0 342 116 202 24 46 .930 -10.9 -18.9 -9.9 -2.5 -7.3 -1 4.13 3.93 .968 4.52 3.88
2000 SDP NL 26 SS 45 42 387.1 200 73 120 7 33 .965 -5.7 -17.7 -4.7 -2.6 -2.2 -1 4.48 4.29 .967 4.52 3.88
2001 NYM NL 27 2B 54 42 400.1 196 85 105 6 24 .969 -2.4 -7.2 -3.4 0.1 -3.4 1 4.27 3.52 .983 4.86 4.19
2001 NYM NL 27 SS 25 14 134.0 71 20 48 3 7 .958 1.3 11.6 1.3 1.5 -0.2 0 4.57 2.72 .969 4.47 3.93
2001 NYM NL 27 3B 20 13 120.0 33 10 21 2 0 .939 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.33 1.55 .952 2.57 2.17
2001 NYM NL 27 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
2002 SEA AL 28 SS 40 34 303.0 138 46 87 5 24 .964 0.3 1.2 -0.7 -1.1 0.4 1 3.95 3.33 .975 4.56 4.15
2002 SEA AL 28 3B 38 25 243.0 69 25 41 3 2 .957 -0.8 -4.0 -0.8 -1.0 0.1 0 2.44 1.74 .951 2.68 2.40
2002 SEA AL 28 OF 35 18 181.0 45 40 3 2 0 .956 0.5 3.3 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 1 2.14 1.23 .984 2.35 2.05
2002 SEA AL 28 LF 25 14 132.0 32 27 3 2 0 .938 -0.2 -1.8 -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 1 2.05 1.20 .984 2.14 1.74
2002 SEA AL 28 2B 11 5 53.0 35 14 21 0 6 1.000 -0.1 -2.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 0 5.94 3.18 .977 4.91 4.36
2002 SEA AL 28 RF 10 4 49.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 17.1 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 2.57 1.40 .979 2.11 1.82
2002 SEA AL 28 DH 2
2003 KCR AL 29 2B 89 83 705.1 414 183 223 8 50 .981 -4.7 -8.0 -3.7 -1.4 -2.3 -1 5.18 4.56 .982 4.94 4.37
2003 KCR AL 29 3B 33 23 224.1 77 11 60 6 5 .922 4.6 24.6 4.6 2.4 2.2 0 2.85 2.15 .957 2.67 2.35
2003 KCR AL 29 OF 20 14 139.0 43 37 4 2 2 .953 -4.9 -42.3 -3.9 -1.1 -2.8 -1 2.65 2.05 .986 2.35 2.08
2003 KCR AL 29 RF 15 10 94.0 27 24 2 1 1 .963 -2.5 -31.9 -1.5 -0.3 -1.2 -1 2.49 1.73 .981 2.11 1.79
2003 KCR AL 29 SS 6 4 39.0 17 6 11 0 2 1.000 1.1 33.8 1.1 -0.1 1.2 0 3.92 2.83 .971 4.55 4.13
2003 KCR AL 29 CF 5 4 37.0 15 12 2 1 1 .933 -2.1 -68.1 -2.1 -0.5 -1.6 0 3.41 2.80 .993 2.77 2.44
2003 KCR AL 29 DH 4
2003 KCR AL 29 LF 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
2004 KCR AL 30 3B 42 36 315.2 110 24 78 8 5 .927 -1.0 -3.8 -1.0 -3.4 2.4 0 2.91 2.43 .952 2.64 2.34
2004 KCR AL 30 2B 36 34 278.1 166 69 94 3 22 .982 0.6 2.6 0.6 -0.1 0.7 0 5.27 4.53 .982 4.95 4.35
2004 KCR AL 30 OF 32 24 221.2 54 51 2 1 0 .981 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0 2.15 1.66 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 KCR AL 30 LF 22 18 152.0 42 39 2 1 0 .976 1.2 9.5 1.2 2.2 -1.0 0 2.43 1.86 .983 2.04 1.73
2004 KCR AL 30 SS 12 9 89.1 42 14 28 0 7 1.000 1.3 17.5 1.3 0.9 0.4 0 4.23 3.50 .971 4.55 4.12
2004 KCR AL 30 RF 9 6 55.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -28.0 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6 0 1.62 1.11 .980 2.21 1.92
2004 KCR AL 30 CF 3 0 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.29 0.67 1.000 2.64 2.33
2005 COL NL 31 SS 37 32 281.1 151 45 100 6 16 .960 -5.2 -22.2 -4.2 -0.6 -3.6 -1 4.64 3.92 .976 4.51 4.04
2005 COL NL 31 3B 21 12 124.0 33 9 22 2 2 .939 2.1 20.3 2.1 0.6 1.5 0 2.25 1.48 .958 2.77 2.39
2005 COL NL 31 2B 11 8 73.2 43 10 31 2 4 .953 -0.7 -11.4 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 0 5.01 3.73 .981 4.98 4.30
2005 COL NL 31 OF 4 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 168.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 1.80 0.25 1.000 2.16 1.85
2005 COL NL 31 RF 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 210.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 1.73
2005 COL NL 31 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
2007 TEX AL 33 2B 12 6 70.1 38 11 27 0 6 1.000 -0.7 -11.9 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 4.86 3.17 .984 4.98 4.54
2007 TEX AL 33 LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
2007 TEX AL 33 OF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
10 Seasons SS 467 426 3781.2 1921 631 1204 86 255 .955 -25.3 -8.0 -22.3 -10.9 -11.4 -3 4.37 3.93 .969 4.51 3.92
7 Seasons 2B 217 181 1606.1 911 380 512 19 116 .979 -8.7 -6.5 -8.7 -0.4 -8.2 0 5.00 4.11 .982 4.93 4.33
5 Seasons 3B 154 109 1027.0 322 79 222 21 14 .935 4.7 5.5 4.7 -1.6 6.2 0 2.64 1.95 .953 2.66 2.34
5 Seasons OF 93 56 548.2 143 128 10 5 2 .965 -3.7 -8.1 -4.7 -0.6 -4.1 1 2.26 1.48 .985 2.33 2.05
4 Seasons LF 50 32 294.0 75 67 5 3 0 .960 0.7 2.9 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 1 2.20 1.44 .984 2.09 1.74
4 Seasons RF 37 20 202.2 52 48 3 1 1 .981 -2.4 -14.2 -2.4 -1.3 -1.1 0 2.26 1.38 .981 2.14 1.82
3 Seasons CF 9 4 52.0 17 14 2 1 1 .941 -2.0 -46.2 -2.0 -0.5 -1.5 0 2.77 1.78 .994 2.73 2.38
2 Seasons DH 6
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
11 Seasons TOT 935 772 6964.2 3298 1219 1948 131 387 .960 -33.0 -5.7 -31.0 -13.5 -17.5 1 -3 4.09 3.39 .932 4.15 3.54
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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2000 NL--12--9th

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2003 AL--8--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1914), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3533), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1991.

July 31, 1996: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Terry Mulholland.

August 4, 2000: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the San Diego Padres for . The San Diego Padres sent David Newhan (August 7, 2000) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

October 12, 2000: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the San Diego Padres.

December 16, 2001: Traded by the New York Mets with Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.

January 25, 2002: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with cash to the Seattle Mariners for David Bell.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 31, 2005: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

August 13, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 31, 2006: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 23, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 28, 2006: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

February 20, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 12, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998Philadelphia Phillies$170,000
1999Philadelphia Phillies$260,000
2000Philadelphia Phillies$345,000
2001New York Mets$475,000
2002Seattle Mariners$1,275,000
2003Kansas City Royals$900,000
2004Kansas City Royals$900,000
2005Colorado Rockies$950,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,275,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: Desmond Desi Lamont Relaford

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