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Billy Ripken
William Oliver Ripken
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: December 16, 1964 in Havre De Grace, MD
High School: Aberdeen (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
Final Game: July 13, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Cal Ripken and Son of Cal Ripken
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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
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 63 103 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 82 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 Seasons 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 BAL AL 22 2B 58 58 503.1 298 133 162 3 53 .990 -1.0 -2.4 -3.0 -5.7 2.7 2 5.27 5.09 .980 5.12 4.48
1988 BAL AL 23 2B 149 146 1264.1 761 309 440 12 110 .984 -7.9 -7.5 -10.9 -8.5 -2.4 3 5.33 5.03 .982 5.12 4.40
1988 BAL AL 23 3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
1988 BAL AL 23 DH 1
1989 BAL AL 24 2B 114 100 904.2 599 255 335 9 81 .985 8.4 11.1 5.4 -1.5 6.9 3 5.87 5.18 .981 5.24 4.51
1989 BAL AL 24 DH 1
1990 BAL AL 25 2B 127 122 1048.0 624 250 366 8 84 .987 8.5 9.7 5.5 3.0 2.5 3 5.29 4.85 .984 5.23 4.53
1991 BAL AL 26 2B 103 98 827.0 492 201 284 7 75 .986 5.5 8.0 2.5 3.0 -0.5 3 5.28 4.71 .981 5.19 4.44
1992 BAL AL 27 2B 108 108 893.2 538 217 317 4 66 .993 7.8 10.5 7.8 2.0 5.8 0 5.38 4.94 .983 5.25 4.60
1992 BAL AL 27 DH 2
1993 TEX AL 28 2B 34 32 247.0 126 52 73 1 16 .992 1.6 7.8 1.6 0.6 1.0 0 4.55 3.68 .981 5.15 4.54
1993 TEX AL 28 SS 18 14 127.1 76 27 49 0 12 1.000 2.1 19.8 2.1 1.2 0.9 0 5.37 4.22 .972 4.69 4.13
1993 TEX AL 28 3B 1 0 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .967 2.70 2.30
1994 TEX AL 29 3B 18 11 114.2 33 8 24 1 4 .970 2.0 20.9 1.0 1.7 -0.7 1 2.51 1.78 .945 2.64 2.34
1994 TEX AL 29 2B 12 8 68.1 43 16 26 1 6 .977 -2.3 -40.4 -2.3 -0.3 -2.0 0 5.53 3.50 .981 5.10 4.48
1994 TEX AL 29 SS 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -205.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.63 4.20
1994 TEX AL 29 1B 1 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 210.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 11.25 5.00 1.000 9.67 8.50
1995 CLE AL 30 2B 7 2 34.0 13 7 6 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -24.7 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 3.44 1.86 .977 5.11 4.34
1995 CLE AL 30 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1996 BAL AL 31 2B 30 14 167.0 94 34 57 3 15 .968 0.5 3.6 0.5 -1.0 1.5 0 4.90 3.03 .980 5.05 4.33
1996 BAL AL 31 3B 25 15 148.2 41 3 38 0 1 1.000 2.4 19.4 2.4 1.1 1.3 0 2.48 1.64 .954 2.57 2.18
1996 BAL AL 31 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.45 7.90
1997 TEX AL 32 SS 31 24 213.1 105 38 64 3 15 .971 0.4 2.3 0.4 -1.8 2.2 0 4.30 3.29 .974 4.55 4.05
1997 TEX AL 32 2B 25 23 195.0 120 40 78 2 18 .983 1.2 7.4 1.2 -0.5 1.7 0 5.45 4.72 .980 4.93 4.33
1997 TEX AL 32 3B 13 7 72.0 16 4 12 0 2 1.000 -1.5 -25.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 2.00 1.23 .950 2.68 2.32
1997 TEX AL 32 1B 9 3 35.0 38 34 4 0 4 1.000 1.7 58.3 1.7 0.8 0.9 0 9.77 4.22 .992 9.31 8.04
1998 DET AL 33 SS 21 19 155.0 81 23 52 6 11 .926 -1.1 -8.5 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 0 4.35 3.57 .973 4.71 4.26
1998 DET AL 33 1B 2 0 2.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 22.50 2.50 1.000 9.45 8.30
1998 DET AL 33 2B 2 2 17.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 0.5 35.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.12 2.00 .975 4.87 4.15
1998 DET AL 33 3B 2 2 15.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.3 104.0 1.3 0.1 1.2 0 4.20 3.50 .943 2.52 2.25
1998 DET AL 33 DH 1
12 Seasons 2B 769 713 6169.1 3712 1516 2146 50 526 .987 22.1 4.3 8.1 -8.9 17.0 14 5.34 4.76 .982 5.18 4.48
4 Seasons SS 72 57 498.0 262 88 165 9 38 .966 1.0 2.4 1.0 -0.5 1.5 0 4.57 3.51 .973 4.63 4.14
7 Seasons 3B 62 35 360.1 101 19 80 2 8 .980 3.5 11.7 2.5 1.2 1.3 1 2.47 1.60 .950 2.62 2.27
4 Seasons 1B 13 3 43.0 51 47 4 0 5 1.000 2.4 67.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 0 10.67 3.92 .994 9.36 8.11
4 Seasons DH 5
12 Seasons TOT 916 808 7070.2 4126 1670 2395 61 577 .985 29.0 4.9 14.0 -7.4 21.4 15 5.17 4.44 .966 5.03 4.35
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

                                         

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1982.

December 11, 1992: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

February 1, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 4, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 14, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

March 25, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 2, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 30, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 20, 1998: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Baltimore Orioles$62,500
1988Baltimore Orioles$80,000
1989Baltimore Orioles$100,000
1990Baltimore Orioles$215,000
1991Baltimore Orioles$700,000
1992Baltimore Orioles$730,000
1993Texas Rangers$200,000
1994Texas Rangers$200,000
1996Baltimore Orioles$250,000
1997Texas Rangers$275,000
1998Detroit Tigers$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,212,500
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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