Wade Rowdon
Wade Lee Rowdon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 7, 1960 in Riverhead, NY
High School: Palmetto (Miami, FL)
School: Stetson University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1984
Final Game: June 19, 1988
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Standard Batting

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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
1984 23 CIN NL 4 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 /56
1985 24 CIN NL 5 11 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .222 .364 .222 .586 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1986 25 CIN NL 38 92 80 9 20 5 1 0 10 2 0 9 17 .250 .330 .338 .667 82 27 0 1 1 1 0 /5764
1987 26 CHC NL 11 34 31 2 7 1 1 1 4 0 2 3 10 .226 .294 .419 .713 85 13 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1988 27 BAL AL 20 30 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 3 3 0 0 0 0 /5D7
5 Seasons 78 174 157 14 34 6 2 1 16 3 3 14 35 .217 .283 .299 .583 59 47 4 1 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 361 326 29 71 12 4 2 33 6 6 29 73 .217 .283 .299 .583 59 98 8 2 2 2 0
CIN (3 yrs) 47 110 96 11 24 5 1 0 12 2 0 11 19 .250 .330 .323 .653 79 31 0 1 1 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 11 34 31 2 7 1 1 1 4 0 2 3 10 .226 .294 .419 .713 85 13 1 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 20 30 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 3 3 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 58 144 127 13 31 6 2 1 16 2 2 14 29 .244 .322 .346 .668 81 44 1 1 1 1 0
AL (1 yr) 20 30 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 3 3 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1984 23 CIN NL 7 5 1 5.4 97 .333 .286 .268 .286 .334 .286 .389 .571 .723 59 .614 -0.4 -0.0 .400 .000 .000
1985 24 CIN NL 11 7 1 3.9 98 .250 .222 .264 .364 .333 .222 .394 .586 .727 66 .460 -0.3 -0.0 .571 .222 .000
1986 25 CIN NL 92 62 10 4.4 101 .313 .250 .266 .330 .337 .338 .401 .667 .738 82 .504 -1.7 -0.2 .650 .225 .088 .0
1987 26 CHC NL 34 27 3 3.0 108 .300 .226 .273 .294 .343 .419 .425 .713 .767 85 .299 -1.0 -0.1 .519 .226 .194 .0
1988 27 BAL AL 30 31 0 0.0 92 .125 .100 .256 .100 .320 .100 .385 .200 .706 -43 .000 -5.7 -0.6 .097 .000 .000 .0
5 Seasons 174 132 15 3.1 100 .270 .217 .265 .283 .335 .299 .402 .583 .737 59 .339 -9.2 -0.9 .477 .172 .083 1.5
162 Game Avg. 361 274 31 3.1 100 .270 .217 .265 .283 .335 .299 .402 .583 .737 59 .339 -9.2 -0.9 .477 .172 .083 3
CIN (3 yrs) 110 74 12 4.4 100 .308 .250 .266 .330 .336 .323 .400 .653 .736 79 .509 -2.5 -0.3 .625 .208 .073 .0
CHC (1 yr) 34 27 3 3.0 108 .300 .226 .273 .294 .343 .419 .425 .713 .767 85 .299 -1.0 -0.1 .519 .226 .194 .0
BAL (1 yr) 30 31 0 0.0 92 .125 .100 .256 .100 .320 .100 .385 .200 .706 -43 .000 -5.7 -0.6 .097 .000 .000 .0
NL (4 yrs) 144 101 15 4.0 102 .306 .244 .268 .322 .338 .346 .406 .668 .743 81 .457 -3.4 -0.3 .596 .213 .102 1.3
AL (1 yr) 30 31 0 0.0 92 .125 .100 .256 .100 .320 .100 .385 .200 .706 -43 .000 -5.7 -0.6 .097 .000 .000 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1984 23 CIN NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 0.33 86%
1985 24 CIN NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 18.2% 0.0% 0% 0.50 9.0 4.5 1.00 73%
1986 25 CIN NL 92 0.0% 18.5% 9.8% 6.5% 30% 1.89 4.7 8.0 1.20 70%
1987 26 CHC NL 34 2.9% 29.4% 8.8% 8.8% 43% 3.33 3.1 31.0 7.8 1.14 59%
1988 27 BAL AL 30 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 1.88 2.43 80% 4% 0.0% 88%
5 Seasons 174 0.6% 20.1% 8.1% 5.2% 27% 2.50 4.5 157.0 9.8 1.88 1.33 70% 4% 0.0% 88%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1984 23 CIN NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CIN NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1986 25 CIN NL 1 0 30% 33 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 3
1987 26 CHC NL 0 0 11% 8 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1988 27 BAL AL 0 0 33% 10 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1 0 27% 64 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 54% 6 4 2 2 1 1 5 0 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1984 23 CIN NL 7 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CIN NL 11 64% 2 0 0 0 0 1.43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 7 2 29% 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 CIN NL 92 45% 20 15 2 0 0 1.56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 0 0% 6 3 50% 58 10 17% 5 3 60% 1 0 0% 0
1987 26 CHC NL 34 26% 7 2 0 0 0 1.32 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 13% 4 1 25% 19 3 16% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1988 27 BAL AL 30 67% 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 8 3 38% 4 0 0% 20 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 174 48% 34 1 0 20 3 0 0 1.39 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 33 4 12% 14 4 29% 109 15 14% 8 3 38% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 27 BAL AL 30 101 3.37 75 74% 15% 27% 27% 32% 85% 0% 63% 69% 53% 0% 0 0 10% 3 2 0% 0 0 17% 0 0 0
1 Season 30 101 3.37 75 74% 15% 27% 27% 32% 85% 0% 63% 69% 53% 0% 0 0 10% 3 2 0% 0 0 17% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1984 23 4 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 59 2 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 9 18 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 4 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 47 110 96 11 24 5 1 0 12 2 0 11 19 .250 .330 .323 .653 79 31 0 1 1 1 0
1987 26 58 144 127 13 31 6 2 1 16 2 2 14 29 .244 .322 .346 .668 81 44 1 1 1 1 0
1988 27 78 174 157 14 34 6 2 1 16 3 3 14 35 .217 .283 .299 .583 59 47 4 1 1 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1984 23 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4
1985 24 5 11 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .222 .364 .222 .586 1 5
1986 25 38 95 83 10 23 6 1 0 11 2 10 17 .277 .358 .373 .731 11 38
1987 26 11 33 30 2 6 1 1 1 4 0 3 10 .200 .273 .400 .673 3 11
1988 27 20 30 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
5 Seasons 78 176 159 15 31 7 2 1 17 3 15 35 .195 .267 .283 .550 16 78
162 Game Avg. 162 366 330 31 64 15 4 2 35 6 31 73 .195 .267 .283 .550 33 78

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