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Billy Ripken

William Oliver Ripken

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 16, 1964 in Havre de Grace, MD
High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1987
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Rangers/Tigers/Indians 1987-1998
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Final Game: July 13, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Cal Ripken and Son of Cal Ripken
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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
1987 22 BAL AL 58 257 234 27 72 9 0 2 20 4 1 21 23 .308 .363 .372 .735 99 87 3 0 1 1 0 4
1988 23 BAL AL 150 559 512 52 106 18 1 2 34 8 2 33 63 .207 .260 .258 .518 48 132 14 5 6 3 0 *4/5D
1989 24 BAL AL 115 364 318 31 76 11 2 2 26 1 2 22 53 .239 .284 .305 .589 70 97 12 0 19 5 0 *4/D
1990 25 BAL AL 129 456 406 48 118 28 1 3 38 5 2 28 43 .291 .342 .387 .728 107 157 7 4 17 1 2 *4
1991 26 BAL AL 104 315 287 24 62 11 1 0 14 0 1 15 31 .216 .253 .261 .515 46 75 14 0 11 2 0 4
1992 27 BAL AL 111 363 330 35 76 15 0 4 36 2 3 18 26 .230 .275 .312 .587 64 103 10 3 10 2 1 4/D
1993 28 TEX AL 50 153 132 12 25 4 0 0 11 0 2 11 19 .189 .270 .220 .490 36 29 6 4 5 1 0 46/5
1994 29 TEX AL 32 85 81 9 25 5 0 0 6 2 0 3 11 .309 .333 .370 .704 83 30 2 0 1 0 0 54/63
1995 30 CLE AL 8 17 17 4 7 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 .412 .412 .765 1.176 197 13 0 0 0 0 0 /45
1996 31 BAL AL 57 147 135 19 31 8 0 2 12 0 0 9 18 .230 .281 .333 .614 55 45 4 1 1 1 0 45/3
1997 32 TEX AL 71 218 203 18 56 9 1 3 24 0 1 9 32 .276 .300 .374 .674 72 76 7 0 1 5 0 645/3
1998 33 DET AL 27 81 74 8 20 3 0 0 5 3 2 5 10 .270 .321 .311 .632 66 23 2 1 0 1 0 6/345D
12 Yrs 912 3015 2729 287 674 121 6 20 229 25 16 174 332 .247 .294 .318 .612 69 867 81 18 72 22 3
162 Game Avg. 162 536 485 51 120 21 1 4 41 4 3 31 59 .247 .294 .318 .612 69 154 14 3 13 4 1
BAL (7 yrs) 724 2461 2222 236 541 100 5 15 180 20 11 146 257 .243 .292 .313 .605 70 696 64 13 65 15 3
TEX (3 yrs) 153 456 416 39 106 18 1 3 41 2 3 23 62 .255 .296 .325 .621 63 135 15 4 7 6 0
CLE (1 yr) 8 17 17 4 7 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 .412 .412 .765 1.176 197 13 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 27 81 74 8 20 3 0 0 5 3 2 5 10 .270 .321 .311 .632 66 23 2 1 0 1 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
1987 22 BAL AL 58 257 -0 1 2 -1 2 2 0.3 8 10 1.0 .504 .501 1.1 0.1 11 $62,500 4
1988 23 BAL AL 150 559 -32 1 2 -8 4 -34 -3.4 17 -16 -1.8 .476 .478 -0.9 -0.3 -8 $80,000 *4/5D
1989 24 BAL AL 115 364 -9 -1 -1 8 2 0 0.2 11 11 1.2 .500 .500 0.3 1.3 3 $100,000 *4/D
1990 25 BAL AL 129 456 10 0 1 8 2 23 2.5 15 38 3.9 .519 .515 3.1 1.2 30 $215,000 *4
1991 26 BAL AL 104 315 -21 -0 -2 6 2 -15 -1.5 10 -5 -0.5 .484 .490 -1.1 0.8 -10 $700,000 4
1992 27 BAL AL 111 363 -15 -0 0 8 2 -6 -0.5 12 7 0.6 .495 .496 -0.2 1.1 -1 $730,000 4/D
1993 28 TEX AL 50 153 -11 -1 -1 3 2 -7 -0.7 5 -2 -0.3 .485 .495 -0.6 0.5 -6 $200,000 46/5
1994 29 TEX AL 32 85 -2 0 1 0 0 -0 -0.0 3 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.3 0.1 2 $200,000 54/63
1995 30 CLE AL 8 17 2 -0 0 -1 0 2 0.1 0 2 0.2 .517 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $ /45
1996 31 BAL AL 57 147 -9 0 -0 3 1 -5 -0.4 5 -0 0.1 .492 .497 -0.2 0.4 -3 $250,000 45/3
1997 32 TEX AL 71 218 -8 -2 -1 2 2 -8 -0.7 7 -1 -0.1 .489 .495 -0.2 0.4 -3 $275,000 645/3
1998 33 DET AL 27 81 -3 -0 -0 1 1 -2 -0.2 3 0 0.0 .492 .499 0.0 0.2 -0 $400,000 6/345D
12 Seasons 912 3015 -98 -1 -0 29 19 -51 -4.3 97 46 4.5 .494 .497 1.9 5.8 17 $3,212,500
BAL (7 yrs) 724 2461 -76 2 1 24 14 -35 -2.8 79 45 4.5 .495 .497 2.1 4.7 20 $2,137,500
TEX (3 yrs) 153 456 -21 -2 -2 5 4 -16 -1.5 15 -1 -0.2 .490 .497 -0.5 1.0 -6 $675,000
CLE (1 yr) 8 17 2 -0 0 -1 0 2 0.1 0 2 0.2 .517 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $
DET (1 yr) 27 81 -3 -0 -0 1 1 -2 -0.2 3 0 0.0 .492 .499 0.0 0.2 -0 $400,000

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
1987 22 BAL AL 257 168 33 5.2 103 .333 .308 .262 .363 .329 .372 .420 .735 .749 99 .524 0.3 0.0 .669 .167 .064 2.7
1988 23 BAL AL 559 431 35 2.2 92 .231 .207 .256 .260 .320 .258 .385 .518 .706 48 .214 -35.2 -3.6 .417 .127 .051 3.2
1989 24 BAL AL 364 280 27 2.6 90 .276 .239 .256 .284 .320 .305 .377 .589 .697 70 .279 -12.5 -1.3 .461 .132 .066 1.3
1990 25 BAL AL 456 315 55 4.7 92 .319 .291 .256 .342 .323 .387 .382 .728 .706 107 .529 4.1 0.4 .646 .172 .096 3.8
1991 26 BAL AL 315 253 17 1.8 93 .240 .216 .256 .253 .324 .261 .388 .515 .711 46 .156 -21.1 -2.1 .371 .094 .045
1992 27 BAL AL 363 279 27 2.6 95 .238 .230 .260 .275 .330 .312 .387 .587 .716 64 .276 -16.7 -1.7 .461 .133 .082 2.7
1993 28 TEX AL 153 121 8 1.8 99 .219 .189 .262 .270 .332 .220 .400 .490 .732 36 .138 -11.5 -1.1 .365 .098 .030
1994 29 TEX AL 85 59 10 4.5 111 .357 .309 .271 .333 .343 .370 .432 .704 .776 83 .426 -2.1 -0.2 .603 .123 .062 .0
1995 30 CLE AL 17 10 5 13.4 110 .417 .412 .272 .412 .346 .765 .429 1.176 .774 197 .848 2.2 0.2 1.300 .353 .353 .0
1996 31 BAL AL 147 110 12 2.9 116 .250 .230 .277 .281 .350 .333 .445 .614 .795 55 .234 -9.5 -0.9 .509 .170 .104 .0
1997 32 TEX AL 218 161 21 3.5 113 .306 .276 .277 .300 .347 .374 .438 .674 .785 72 .328 -8.9 -0.8 .542 .138 .099 .0
1998 33 DET AL 81 59 7 3.2 110 .308 .270 .272 .321 .340 .311 .432 .632 .773 66 .288 -3.6 -0.3 .517 .122 .041 .0
12 Yrs 3015 2246 257 3.1 98 .273 .247 .261 .294 .328 .318 .398 .612 .726 69 .320 -114.6 -11.4 .496 .138 .071 22.2
162 Game Avg. 536 399 46 3.1 98 .273 .247 .261 .294 .328 .318 .398 .612 .726 69 .320 -114.6 -11.4 .496 .138 .071 4
BAL (7 yrs) 2461 1836 206 3.0 95 .268 .243 .258 .292 .326 .313 .391 .605 .717 70 .320 -90.7 -9.1 .492 .140 .070 17.1
TEX (3 yrs) 456 341 39 3.1 108 .289 .255 .271 .296 .342 .325 .425 .621 .766 63 .283 -22.5 -2.2 .491 .123 .070 2.4
CLE (1 yr) 17 10 5 13.4 110 .417 .412 .272 .412 .346 .765 .429 1.176 .774 197 .848 2.2 0.2 1.300 .353 .353 .0
DET (1 yr) 81 59 7 3.2 110 .308 .270 .272 .321 .340 .311 .432 .632 .773 66 .288 -3.6 -0.3 .517 .122 .041 .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
1987 22 BAL AL 257 0.8% 9.0% 8.2% 4.3% 15% 1.10 10.2 117.0 11.7 1.23 82%
1988 23 BAL AL 559 0.4% 11.3% 5.9% 3.8% 20% 1.91 8.1 256.0 15.1 1.12 1.42 81% 16% 2.0% 51%
1989 24 BAL AL 364 0.6% 14.6% 6.0% 4.1% 20% 2.41 6.0 159.0 12.2 1.36 2.01 74% 17% 2.2% 19%
1990 25 BAL AL 456 0.7% 9.4% 6.1% 7.0% 27% 1.54 9.4 135.3 10.7 0.91 1.13 79% 18% 2.0% 20%
1991 26 BAL AL 315 0.0% 9.8% 4.8% 3.8% 19% 2.07 9.3 20.5 1.10 1.53 82% 17% 0.0% 18%
1992 27 BAL AL 363 1.1% 7.2% 5.0% 5.2% 25% 1.44 12.7 82.5 9.2 0.95 1.34 83% 18% 3.4% 25%
1993 28 TEX AL 153 0.0% 12.4% 7.2% 2.6% 16% 1.73 6.9 12.0 1.22 1.68 75% 18% 0.0% 20%
1994 29 TEX AL 85 0.0% 12.9% 3.5% 5.9% 20% 3.67 7.4 13.5 1.38 2.69 82% 23% 0.0% 7%
1995 30 CLE AL 17 11.8% 17.7% 0.0% 11.8% 29% 5.7 8.5 5.7 1.80 6.00 71% 21% 50.0% 20%
1996 31 BAL AL 147 1.4% 12.2% 6.1% 6.8% 32% 2.00 7.5 67.5 11.3 0.87 1.11 79% 18% 4.9% 34%
1997 32 TEX AL 218 1.4% 14.7% 4.1% 6.0% 23% 3.56 6.3 67.7 8.5 1.01 1.35 79% 23% 4.1% 15%
1998 33 DET AL 81 0.0% 12.4% 6.2% 3.7% 15% 2.00 7.4 14.8 0.55 0.70 80% 28% 0.0% 12%
12 Yrs 3015 0.7% 11.0% 5.8% 4.9% 22% 1.91 8.2 136.5 11.9 1.05 1.41 80% 18% 2.3% 26%
MLB Averages 2.4% 15.6% 8.7% 7.2% 31% 1.79 5.7 37.4 8.0 0.81 1.08 72% 21% 7.2% 18%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1987 22 BAL AL 0.3 0.0 264 -0.3 4.1 -4.3 .99 -0.1 -0.2 1.9 0.2 0.91 -1.0 0
1988 23 BAL AL -35.2 -3.6 578 -2.7 6.6 -9.3 .91 -3.4 0.4 -31.5 -3.3 0.90 -35.0 0
1989 24 BAL AL -12.5 -1.3 373 -0.7 4.6 -5.3 .88 -1.3 0.5 -14.1 -1.5 0.96 -15.7 0
1990 25 BAL AL 4.1 0.4 468 1.7 8.8 -7.1 1.00 0.7 1.0 14.1 1.4 0.94 6.8 5.44 1
1991 26 BAL AL -21.1 -2.1 320 -2.5 3.0 -5.5 .88 -2.5 -0.4 -29.2 -3.0 0.91 -27.8 0
1992 27 BAL AL -17.1 -1.7 371 -1.4 4.9 -6.3 .93 -2.1 0.6 -16.4 -1.7 1.00 -19.3 0
1993 28 TEX AL -11.5 -1.1 156 -0.8 2.0 -2.8 .98 -1.0 0.2 -12.9 -1.3 1.00 -13.2 3.62 0
1994 29 TEX AL -2.3 -0.2 87 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 .88 -0.3 0.2 -4.1 -0.4 0.93 -4.5 0.40 4
1995 30 CLE AL 2.2 0.2 17 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .70 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.0 1.11 2.7 0
1996 31 BAL AL -9.5 -0.9 148 -1.3 1.3 -2.6 .79 -0.9 -0.8 -10.6 -1.0 0.92 -11.9 0.80 7
1997 32 TEX AL -8.9 -0.8 219 0.2 3.6 -3.4 .89 -0.6 0.8 -8.1 -0.7 0.94 -9.9 2.78 3
1998 33 DET AL -3.6 -0.3 86 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 .79 -0.2 0.1 -3.8 -0.4 0.86 -4.4 0
12 Yrs -115.1 -11.4 3087 -8.0 41.5 -49.5 .92 -11.4 2.7 -114.8 -11.5 0.94 -133.1 1.40 15

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
1987 22 BAL AL 1 0 28% 131 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 62% 17 7 10 2 1 1 7 1 5
1988 23 BAL AL 7 0 35% 199 8 2 80% 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 16 42% 27 17 10 8 5 3 6 2 4
1989 24 BAL AL 9 0 30% 141 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 11 40% 14 9 5 1 1 0 10 5 5
1990 25 BAL AL 13 0 31% 211 5 2 71% 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 34% 33 22 10 5 4 1 24 12 10
1991 26 BAL AL 3 0 31% 105 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 48% 13 7 6 3 3 0 5 1 4
1992 27 BAL AL 5 0 33% 99 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 48% 14 9 4 5 2 3 10 3 7
1993 28 TEX AL 2 0 30% 53 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18% 7 7 0 2 1 1 2 1 1
1994 29 TEX AL 1 0 32% 38 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 73% 6 2 4 0 0 0 5 1 4
1995 30 CLE AL 0 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 31 BAL AL 2 0 44% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 39% 7 6 1 2 1 1 4 1 3
1997 32 TEX AL 3 0 24% 102 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 16 13 3 5 5 0 6 0 6
1998 33 DET AL 1 0 31% 36 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 55% 3 2 1 2 1 1 6 2 4
12 Yrs 47 0 32% 1173 25 16 61% 18 15 7 1 0 0 4 1 26 66 42% 158 102 54 35 24 11 85 29 53

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
1987 22 BAL AL 257 38% 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 100% 50 3 6% 22 9 41% 141 19 13% 8 4 50% 8 4 50% 0
1988 23 BAL AL 559 37% 106 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 10 6 60% 88 14 16% 50 22 44% 291 35 12% 21 13 62% 23 10 43% 0
1989 24 BAL AL 364 33% 76 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 24 19 79% 75 12 16% 45 31 69% 224 30 13% 23 14 61% 12 11 92% 0
1990 25 BAL AL 456 35% 118 21 5 1 1 0 0 5.44 3 0 8 1 2 2 1 0 26 17 65% 87 7 8% 40 17 43% 263 38 14% 19 9 47% 20 15 75% 0
1991 26 BAL AL 315 36% 62 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 73% 55 14 25% 30 17 57% 171 16 9% 15 7 47% 9 7 78% 0
1992 27 BAL AL 363 33% 76 24 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 4 0 3 1 0 14 10 71% 79 10 13% 36 14 39% 268 34 13% 25 10 40% 11 7 64% 0
1993 28 TEX AL 153 33% 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 27 6 22% 21 9 43% 105 14 13% 14 6 43% 8 5 63% 0
1994 29 TEX AL 85 38% 25 3 0 4 1 0 0 0.40 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 18 2 11% 6 2 33% 60 6 10% 6 2 33% 3 1 33% 0
1995 30 CLE AL 17 24% 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1996 31 BAL AL 147 47% 31 4 0 7 2 0 0 0.80 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 33% 26 4 15% 14 5 36% 94 10 11% 5 2 40% 4 2 50% 0
1997 32 TEX AL 218 41% 56 6 1 3 1 0 1 2.78 3 0 7 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 33% 39 7 18% 23 10 43% 130 22 17% 15 10 67% 8 5 63% 0
1998 33 DET AL 81 37% 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 14% 12 1 8% 43 6 14% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 0
12 Yrs 3015 36% 674 111 14 15 5 0 1 1.40 20 0 78 16 4 8 12 0 103 72 70% 562 81 14% 300 138 46% 1807 231 13% 156 79 51% 111 68 61% 0
MLB Averages 58% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 56%

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
1988 23 BAL AL 561 2003 3.57 1290 64% 31% 10% 23% 36% 69% 0% 44% 85% 26% 5% 30 1 15% 85 13 8% 46 16 21% -2 1 0
1989 24 BAL AL 349 1221 3.50 805 66% 26% 14% 26% 34% 74% 0% 49% 81% 40% 4% 13 0 13% 46 17 7% 24 14 26% 15 0 0
1990 25 BAL AL 448 1555 3.47 1000 64% 30% 11% 21% 37% 70% 1% 45% 84% 28% 6% 26 0 13% 57 12 8% 38 14 26% 8 1 5
1991 26 BAL AL 315 981 3.11 651 66% 24% 10% 25% 41% 76% 0% 50% 87% 41% 4% 14 0 12% 37 13 5% 15 10 39% 0 0 0
1992 27 BAL AL 363 1193 3.29 758 64% 28% 10% 21% 42% 72% 1% 46% 86% 37% 6% 20 0 14% 50 14 6% 23 14 38% 0 0 0
1993 28 TEX AL 153 575 3.76 349 61% 30% 7% 29% 34% 70% 0% 43% 89% 27% 8% 13 0 16% 24 6 7% 11 4 37% 0 0 0
1994 29 TEX AL 85 300 3.53 207 69% 26% 8% 32% 34% 74% 0% 51% 89% 44% 1% 1 0 8% 7 0 2% 2 0 36% 0 0 0
1995 30 CLE AL 17 63 3.71 43 68% 14% 21% 33% 33% 86% 0% 59% 76% 24% 0% 0 0 12% 2 2 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1996 31 BAL AL 117 398 3.40 256 64% 25% 11% 27% 37% 75% 0% 48% 86% 35% 8% 9 0 15% 17 4 10% 12 10 27% 30 1 0
1997 32 TEX AL 218 759 3.48 486 64% 33% 10% 21% 36% 67% 0% 43% 85% 25% 2% 5 1 17% 37 11 7% 16 10 45% 0 0 0
1998 33 DET AL 81 280 3.46 180 64% 30% 8% 26% 36% 70% 0% 45% 88% 35% 5% 4 0 14% 11 3 9% 7 5 60% 0 0 0
11 Yrs 2707 9328 3.45 6025 65% 28% 11% 24% 37% 71% 0% 46% 85% 33% 5% 135 2 14% 373 95 7% 194 97 31% 51 3 5
MLB Averages 3.66 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 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
1987 22 58 257 234 27 72 9 0 2 20 4 1 21 23 .308 .363 .372 .735 99 87 3 0 1 1 0
1988 23 208 816 746 79 178 27 1 4 54 12 3 54 86 .239 .293 .294 .587 65 219 17 5 7 4 0
1989 24 323 1180 1064 110 254 38 3 6 80 13 5 76 139 .239 .290 .297 .587 66 316 29 5 26 9 0
1990 25 452 1636 1470 158 372 66 4 9 118 18 7 104 182 .253 .304 .322 .626 77 473 36 9 43 10 2
1991 26 556 1951 1757 182 434 77 5 9 132 18 8 119 213 .247 .296 .312 .608 72 548 50 9 54 12 2
1992 27 667 2314 2087 217 510 92 5 13 168 20 11 137 239 .244 .293 .312 .605 71 651 60 12 64 14 3
1993 28 717 2467 2219 229 535 96 5 13 179 20 13 148 258 .241 .291 .306 .598 69 680 66 16 69 15 3
1994 29 749 2552 2300 238 560 101 5 13 185 22 13 151 269 .243 .293 .309 .602 69 710 68 16 70 15 3
1995 30 757 2569 2317 242 567 101 5 15 188 22 13 151 272 .245 .294 .312 .606 70 723 68 16 70 15 3
1996 31 814 2716 2452 261 598 109 5 17 200 22 13 160 290 .244 .293 .313 .606 69 768 72 17 71 16 3
1997 32 885 2934 2655 279 654 118 6 20 224 22 14 169 322 .246 .294 .318 .611 70 844 79 17 72 21 3
1998 33 912 3015 2729 287 674 121 6 20 229 25 16 174 332 .247 .294 .318 .612 69 867 81 18 72 22 3

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
1987 22 58 256 233 26 71 9 0 2 20 4 21 23 .305 .361 .369 .730 31 58
1988 23 150 569 520 59 114 19 1 2 38 9 35 63 .219 .274 .271 .545 38 150
1989 24 115 372 324 35 82 12 2 2 30 1 24 53 .253 .300 .321 .621 32 115
1990 25 129 467 415 55 127 30 1 3 43 5 30 43 .306 .358 .405 .763 60 129
1991 26 104 319 290 26 65 12 1 0 15 0 16 31 .224 .263 .272 .535 21 104
1992 27 111 367 333 38 79 16 0 4 39 2 19 26 .237 .283 .321 .604 30 111
1993 28 50 154 133 13 26 4 0 0 12 0 11 19 .195 .275 .226 .501 8 50
1994 29 45 118 113 12 33 7 0 0 8 3 4 16 .292 .316 .354 .670 13 32
1995 30 9 19 19 4 8 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 .421 .421 .737 1.158 6 8
1996 31 57 144 133 17 29 7 0 2 11 0 8 18 .218 .266 .316 .582 11 57
1997 32 71 215 200 16 53 9 1 3 22 0 9 32 .265 .290 .365 .655 21 71
1998 33 27 81 74 8 20 3 0 0 5 3 5 10 .270 .321 .311 .632 7 27
12 Yrs 926 3081 2787 309 707 128 6 20 246 27 182 337 .254 .301 .325 .627 278 912
162 Game Avg. 162 539 488 54 124 22 1 3 43 5 32 59 .254 .301 .325 .627 49 912

* 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

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1989 AL  19 (3rd)
1990 AL  17 (1st)

                                         

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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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