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Deion Sanders

Deion Luwynn Sanders (Neon Deion or Prime Time)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, FL
High School: North HS (Fort Myers, FL)
School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1989
Teams (by GP): Braves/Reds/Yankees/Giants 1989-2001
Agents: Barry Axelrod [*]
Final Game: June 14, 2001
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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
1989 21 NYY AL 14 50 47 7 11 2 0 2 7 1 0 3 8 .234 .280 .404 .684 92 19 0 0 0 0 1 8/7
1990 22 NYY AL 57 149 133 24 21 2 2 3 9 8 2 13 27 .158 .236 .271 .507 42 36 2 1 1 1 0 78/D
1991 23 ATL NL 54 122 110 16 21 1 2 4 13 11 3 12 23 .191 .270 .345 .616 68 38 1 0 0 0 0 7/89
1992 24 ATL NL 97 325 303 54 92 6 14 8 28 26 9 18 52 .304 .346 .495 .841 130 150 5 2 1 1 0 87/9
1993 25 ATL NL 95 294 272 42 75 18 6 6 28 19 7 16 42 .276 .321 .452 .773 105 123 3 3 1 2 3 8/7
1994 26 TOT NL 92 414 375 58 106 17 4 4 28 38 16 32 63 .283 .342 .381 .724 89 143 5 3 2 2 1 *8
1994 26 ATL NL 46 211 191 32 55 10 0 4 21 19 7 16 28 .288 .343 .403 .746 93 77 4 1 1 2 1 8
1994 26 CIN NL 46 203 184 26 51 7 4 0 7 19 9 16 35 .277 .342 .359 .700 84 66 1 2 1 0 0 8
1995 27 TOT NL 85 379 343 48 92 11 8 6 28 24 9 27 60 .268 .327 .399 .727 94 137 1 4 3 2 0 8
1995 27 CIN NL 33 144 129 19 31 2 3 1 10 16 3 9 18 .240 .296 .326 .621 65 42 0 2 2 2 0 8
1995 27 SFG NL 52 235 214 29 61 9 5 5 18 8 6 18 42 .285 .346 .444 .790 112 95 1 2 1 0 0 8
1996 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1997 29 CIN NL 115 509 465 53 127 13 7 5 23 56 13 34 67 .273 .329 .363 .693 80 169 4 6 2 2 2 *87
1998 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1999 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2001 33 CIN NL 32 83 75 6 13 2 0 1 4 3 4 4 10 .173 .235 .240 .475 21 18 2 2 2 0 0 7/8D9
9 Yrs 641 2325 2123 308 558 72 43 39 168 186 63 159 352 .263 .319 .392 .711 89 833 23 21 12 10 7
162 Game Avg. 162 588 537 78 141 18 11 10 42 47 16 40 89 .263 .319 .392 .711 89 211 6 5 3 3 2
ATL (4 yrs) 292 952 876 144 243 35 22 22 90 75 26 62 145 .277 .328 .443 .771 106 388 13 6 3 5 4
CIN (4 yrs) 226 939 853 104 222 24 14 7 44 94 29 63 130 .260 .319 .346 .665 74 295 7 12 7 4 2
NYY (2 yrs) 71 199 180 31 32 4 2 5 16 9 2 16 35 .178 .247 .306 .553 55 55 2 1 1 1 1
SFG (1 yr) 52 235 214 29 61 9 5 5 18 8 6 18 42 .285 .346 .444 .790 112 95 1 2 1 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 570 2126 1943 277 526 68 41 34 152 177 61 143 317 .271 .326 .400 .726 92 778 21 20 11 9 6
AL (2 yrs) 71 199 180 31 32 4 2 5 16 9 2 16 35 .178 .247 .306 .553 55 55 2 1 1 1 1

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
1989 21 NYY AL 14 50 0 0 0 2 -0 2 0.2 2 4 0.4 .516 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $ 8/7
1990 22 NYY AL 57 149 -9 2 -0 -2 -2 -10 -1.1 5 -5 -0.6 .481 .493 -0.4 -0.3 -4 $ 78/D
1991 23 ATL NL 54 122 -4 2 -0 -8 -1 -12 -1.4 3 -9 -1.0 .475 .492 -0.2 -1.0 -1 $660,000 7/89
1992 24 ATL NL 97 325 14 -0 -1 6 -0 19 2.2 9 28 3.1 .523 .514 2.4 0.8 22 $600,000 87/9
1993 25 ATL NL 95 294 -0 2 0 3 1 6 0.7 8 14 1.5 .506 .504 1.0 0.5 11 $3,166,667 8/7
1994 26 ATL NL 46 211 -3 2 -0 5 1 4 0.5 5 10 1.0 .510 .503 0.5 0.6 5 $3,632,513 8
1994 26 CIN NL 46 203 -4 -2 0 1 1 -4 -0.4 5 2 0.1 .492 .498 0.0 0.2 0 $ 8
1995 27 CIN NL 33 144 -6 3 1 -3 0 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .484 .497 0.2 -0.2 2 $3,666,667 8
1995 27 SFG NL 52 235 5 -1 0 2 1 7 0.8 6 14 1.4 .514 .505 1.1 0.4 11 $ 8
1997 29 CIN NL 115 509 -14 6 0 -4 -0 -12 -1.3 14 2 0.1 .489 .493 0.5 -0.5 7 $1,200,000 *87
2001 33 CIN NL 32 83 -9 -2 0 0 -1 -12 -1.2 2 -10 -1.0 .462 .492 -1.0 -0.0 -10 $ 7/8D9
9 Seasons 641 2325 -31 11 1 3 -1 -16 -1.5 64 48 4.9 .498 .499 4.3 0.5 45 $12,925,847
ATL (4 yrs) 292 952 7 5 -1 6 -0 17 2.0 26 43 4.6 .506 .503 3.7 0.8 37 $8,059,180
CIN (4 yrs) 226 939 -33 5 1 -6 0 -32 -3.4 26 -7 -0.9 .485 .495 -0.3 -0.6 -1 $4,866,667
NYY (2 yrs) 71 199 -9 2 0 -0 -2 -8 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .488 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -1 $
SFG (1 yr) 52 235 5 -1 0 2 1 7 0.8 6 14 1.4 .514 .505 1.1 0.4 11 $

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
1989 21 NYY AL 50 36 6 4.4 92 .243 .234 .260 .280 .324 .404 .382 .684 .707 92 .512 -0.7 -0.1 .639 .255 .170 1.3
1990 22 NYY AL 149 118 9 2.0 95 .173 .158 .259 .236 .328 .271 .388 .507 .715 42 .198 -11.0 -1.1 .483 .256 .113 4.4
1991 23 ATL NL 122 93 11 3.2 98 .205 .191 .264 .270 .333 .345 .396 .616 .729 68 .376 -5.5 -0.6 .624 .336 .155 5.9
1992 24 ATL NL 325 227 51 6.1 98 .344 .304 .267 .346 .334 .495 .393 .841 .726 130 .669 9.1 1.0 .831 .307 .191 12.2
1993 25 ATL NL 294 210 40 5.1 104 .305 .276 .271 .321 .336 .452 .413 .773 .749 105 .544 1.0 0.1 .744 .279 .176 9.1
1994 26 TOT NL 414 294 51 4.6 110 .329 .283 .275 .342 .342 .381 .430 .724 .772 89 .474 -6.3 -0.6 .690 .243 .099 7.2
1994 26 ATL NL 211 150 27 4.8 111 .317 .288 .277 .343 .344 .403 .433 .746 .777 93 .492 -1.9 -0.2 .721 .262 .115 6.6
1994 26 CIN NL 203 144 24 4.5 108 .342 .277 .273 .342 .340 .359 .427 .700 .768 84 .456 -4.4 -0.4 .657 .223 .082 .0
1995 27 TOT NL 379 266 48 4.8 104 .308 .268 .266 .327 .335 .399 .415 .727 .750 94 .500 -3.9 -0.4 .701 .254 .131 9.6
1995 27 CIN NL 144 105 15 3.8 106 .268 .240 .270 .296 .339 .326 .419 .621 .758 65 .395 -6.9 -0.7 .653 .256 .085 1.9
1995 27 SFG NL 235 161 33 5.5 102 .335 .285 .265 .346 .333 .444 .412 .790 .745 112 .558 3.0 0.3 .731 .252 .159 6.2
1997 29 CIN NL 509 359 62 4.6 110 .309 .273 .273 .329 .345 .363 .428 .693 .773 80 .477 -14.9 -1.4 .710 .256 .090 9.2
2001 33 CIN NL 83 70 3 1.1 116 .188 .173 .274 .235 .346 .240 .449 .475 .796 21 .062 -9.4 -0.9 .338 .107 .067 1.5
9 Yrs 2325 1673 281 4.5 105 .298 .263 .270 .319 .338 .392 .415 .711 .753 89 .484 -41.6 -4.0 .688 .262 .130 64.5
162 Game Avg. 588 423 71 4.5 105 .298 .263 .270 .319 .338 .392 .415 .711 .753 89 .484 -41.6 -4.0 .688 .262 .130 16
ATL (4 yrs) 952 680 129 5.1 103 .310 .277 .270 .328 .337 .443 .408 .771 .745 106 .560 2.7 0.3 .751 .292 .166 34.0
CIN (4 yrs) 939 678 104 4.1 110 .299 .260 .273 .319 .343 .346 .429 .665 .772 74 .421 -35.6 -3.4 .652 .236 .086 13.0
NYY (2 yrs) 199 154 15 2.6 94 .191 .178 .259 .247 .327 .306 .386 .553 .713 55 .279 -11.8 -1.2 .520 .256 .128 6.4
SFG (1 yr) 235 161 33 5.5 102 .335 .285 .265 .346 .333 .444 .412 .790 .745 112 .558 3.0 0.3 .731 .252 .159 6.2
NL (7 yrs) 2126 1519 266 4.7 106 .307 .271 .271 .326 .339 .400 .418 .726 .757 92 .500 -29.9 -2.8 .705 .263 .130 57.0
AL (2 yrs) 199 154 15 2.6 94 .191 .178 .259 .247 .327 .306 .386 .553 .713 55 .279 -11.8 -1.2 .520 .256 .128 6.4

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 24 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 24 ATL NL WS TOR L 4 17 15 4 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 .533 .588 .667 1.255 10 0 0 0 0 0
1993 25 ATL NL NLCS PHI L 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 13 25 23 4 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 2 5 .348 .400 .435 .835 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 9 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 17 15 4 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 .533 .588 .667 1.255 10 0 0 0 0 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
1989 21 NYY AL 50 4.0% 16.0% 6.0% 8.0% 36% 2.67 5.9 23.5 6.7 1.79 1.60 74% 5% 20.0% 29%
1990 22 NYY AL 149 2.0% 18.1% 8.7% 4.7% 33% 2.08 4.9 44.3 14.8 0.98 1.10 70% 17% 7.0% 19%
1991 23 ATL NL 122 3.3% 18.9% 9.8% 5.7% 33% 1.92 4.8 27.5 8.5 0.82 1.16 68% 15% 11.1% 20%
1992 24 ATL NL 325 2.5% 16.0% 5.5% 8.6% 30% 2.89 5.8 37.9 10.8 0.80 1.12 75% 23% 7.0% 18%
1993 25 ATL NL 294 2.0% 14.3% 5.4% 10.2% 40% 2.63 6.5 45.3 9.7 0.82 0.95 77% 20% 5.8% 18%
1994 26 TOT NL 414 1.0% 15.2% 7.7% 6.0% 24% 1.97 6.0 93.8 13.4 0.92 1.00 75% 22% 2.9% 10%
1994 26 ATL NL 211 1.9% 13.3% 7.6% 6.6% 26% 1.75 6.8 47.8 9.1 0.82 1.02 76% 23% 5.0% 8%
1994 26 CIN NL 203 0.0% 17.2% 7.9% 5.4% 22% 2.19 5.3 26.3 1.04 0.98 73% 21% 0.0% 13%
1995 27 TOT NL 379 1.6% 15.8% 7.1% 6.6% 27% 2.22 5.7 57.2 12.3 0.97 1.21 74% 20% 6.0% 25%
1995 27 CIN NL 144 0.7% 12.5% 6.3% 4.2% 19% 2.00 7.2 129.0 12.9 0.91 0.98 78% 17% 2.9% 34%
1995 27 SFG NL 235 2.1% 17.9% 7.7% 8.1% 31% 2.33 5.1 42.8 11.9 1.01 1.41 71% 22% 7.7% 20%
1997 29 CIN NL 509 1.0% 13.2% 6.7% 4.9% 20% 1.97 6.9 93.0 20.2 0.85 0.98 78% 18% 3.4% 24%
2001 33 CIN NL 83 1.2% 12.1% 4.8% 3.6% 23% 2.50 7.5 75.0 18.8 0.71 1.00 77% 13% 3.4% 17%
9 Yrs 2325 1.7% 15.1% 6.8% 6.6% 28% 2.21 6.0 54.4 12.6 0.88 1.06 75% 19% 5.4% 19%
MLB Averages 2.5% 16.0% 8.9% 7.4% 32% 1.80 5.5 35.2 7.7 0.80 1.07 71% 22% 7.5% 16%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1989 21 NYY AL -0.7 -0.1 51 0.1 0.6 -0.5 .82 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.2 1.01 0.4 1.32 1
1990 22 NYY AL -11.0 -1.1 162 -0.6 2.2 -2.9 1.06 -0.8 0.2 -4.6 -0.5 0.96 -8.7 1.86 4
1991 23 ATL NL -5.5 -0.6 136 -0.0 2.1 -2.1 1.01 -0.2 0.2 2.8 0.3 0.92 -2.0 0.63 4
1992 24 ATL NL 9.1 1.0 371 2.3 8.0 -5.7 1.05 1.6 0.6 16.0 1.6 0.98 16.9 1.36 14
1993 25 ATL NL 0.6 0.1 330 0.3 5.4 -5.1 .97 0.3 -0.0 2.6 0.3 0.95 0.5 0.93 28
1994 26 TOT NL -6.3 -0.6 475 -0.5 7.5 -8.0 1.05 -0.2 -0.3 -1.6 -0.2 0.94 -2.3 1.42 3
1994 26 ATL NL -1.9 -0.2 237 0.6 4.1 -3.5 1.01 0.3 0.3 7.4 0.7 0.93 4.3 0.64 1
1994 26 CIN NL -4.4 -0.4 238 -1.2 3.4 -4.6 1.10 -0.5 -0.6 -9.0 -0.9 0.94 -6.6 1.80 2
1995 27 TOT NL -4.4 -0.4 426 1.2 7.5 -6.3 .99 0.3 0.9 4.4 0.4 0.94 0.8 0.45 1
1995 27 CIN NL -7.1 -0.7 171 0.4 2.8 -2.4 1.07 -0.3 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.95 -2.9 0.45 1
1995 27 SFG NL 2.6 0.2 255 0.8 4.7 -3.8 .94 0.6 0.3 3.2 0.3 0.93 3.7 0
1997 29 CIN NL -14.9 -1.4 590 -1.0 8.1 -9.1 1.01 -0.2 -0.7 -9.1 -0.9 0.94 -3.7 1.96 4
2001 33 CIN NL -9.4 -0.9 92 -1.2 0.9 -2.1 1.06 -0.9 -0.2 -9.3 -0.9 0.87 -10.8 1.36 11
9 Yrs -42.5 -4.1 2633 0.6 42.4 -41.9 1.02 0.1 0.5 3.1 0.4 0.94 -8.8 1.20 70

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
1989 21 NYY AL 2 0 42% 12 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
1990 22 NYY AL 3 0 66% 42 8 2 80% 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 53% 8 4 4 3 1 2 6 3 3
1991 23 ATL NL 1 0 41% 39 11 3 79% 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 38% 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
1992 24 ATL NL 7 0 44% 107 26 9 74% 22 7 4 1 0 1 5 0 6 13 50% 17 9 8 4 3 1 9 3 6
1993 25 ATL NL 2 0 41% 96 19 7 73% 19 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 11 52% 10 6 4 1 0 1 12 3 7
1994 26 TOT NL 2 0 39% 147 38 16 70% 31 15 7 1 0 0 7 2 2 14 61% 15 7 8 7 4 3 16 3 12
1994 26 ATL NL 1 0 41% 75 19 7 73% 17 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 60% 8 3 5 1 1 0 11 3 7
1994 26 CIN NL 1 0 38% 72 19 9 68% 14 9 5 0 0 0 7 2 2 6 61% 7 4 3 6 3 3 5 0 5
1995 27 TOT NL 5 0 36% 126 24 9 73% 17 7 7 2 0 0 5 1 2 12 54% 17 9 8 3 1 2 6 2 4
1995 27 CIN NL 2 0 44% 40 16 3 84% 9 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 57% 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1995 27 SFG NL 3 0 32% 86 8 6 57% 8 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 7 53% 11 6 5 3 1 2 5 2 3
1997 29 CIN NL 4 0 30% 171 56 13 81% 35 10 21 3 0 0 7 2 9 13 52% 21 11 9 4 1 3 8 2 5
2001 33 CIN NL 0 0 28% 24 3 4 43% 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
9 Yrs 26 0 39% 764 186 63 75% 146 52 40 10 0 1 30 6 30 74 53% 96 50 45 26 13 13 63 18 40

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
1989 21 NYY AL 50 80% 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.32 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0% 3 1 33% 33 5 15% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1990 22 NYY AL 149 84% 21 2 1 4 0 0 1 1.86 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 50% 21 2 10% 10 4 40% 83 6 7% 5 2 40% 8 4 50% 0
1991 23 ATL NL 122 84% 21 6 0 4 0 0 0 0.63 4 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 15 1 7% 9 4 44% 55 9 16% 4 3 75% 7 2 29% 0
1992 24 ATL NL 325 84% 92 33 1 14 5 1 1 1.36 8 0 6 6 2 5 3 0 1 1 100% 49 5 10% 22 6 27% 147 21 14% 12 8 67% 16 6 38% 0
1993 25 ATL NL 294 87% 75 13 0 28 12 1 4 0.93 6 0 8 6 0 1 5 1 3 1 33% 35 3 9% 16 3 19% 134 23 17% 10 5 50% 3 2 67% 0
1994 26 TOT NL 414 72% 106 25 8 3 1 0 0 1.42 4 0 7 3 1 2 2 0 7 2 29% 47 5 11% 17 7 41% 182 26 14% 14 7 50% 8 6 75% 0
1994 26 ATL NL 211 69% 55 9 2 1 1 0 0 0.64 4 0 4 3 1 2 2 0 3 1 33% 31 4 13% 10 5 50% 95 19 20% 9 6 67% 5 4 80% 0
1994 26 CIN NL 203 74% 51 16 6 2 0 0 0 1.80 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 16 1 6% 7 2 29% 87 7 8% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 0
1995 27 TOT NL 379 74% 92 23 12 1 1 0 0 0.45 6 0 11 6 0 3 3 0 6 3 50% 37 1 3% 18 7 39% 160 22 14% 11 6 55% 6 4 67% 0
1995 27 CIN NL 144 75% 31 12 8 1 1 0 0 0.45 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 40% 17 0 0% 12 5 42% 62 9 15% 6 4 67% 4 2 50% 0
1995 27 SFG NL 235 74% 61 11 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 100% 20 1 5% 6 2 33% 98 13 13% 5 2 40% 2 2 100% 0
1997 29 CIN NL 509 73% 127 37 11 4 2 0 0 1.96 5 0 6 4 1 0 5 1 5 2 40% 56 4 7% 33 9 27% 210 18 9% 17 7 41% 7 2 29% 0
2001 33 CIN NL 83 86% 13 4 2 11 1 0 0 1.36 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 12 2 17% 8 3 38% 31 4 13% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
9 Yrs 2325 78% 558 145 35 70 22 2 6 1.20 39 0 43 35 4 15 24 3 26 12 46% 282 23 8% 136 44 32% 1035 134 13% 78 41 53% 58 27 47% 0
MLB Averages 56% 73% 10% 35% 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
1989 21 NYY AL 50 159 3.18 109 69% 19% 16% 29% 36% 81% 8% 55% 81% 38% 2% 1 0 6% 3 1 0% 0 0 13% 0 0 0
1990 22 NYY AL 149 555 3.72 342 62% 24% 15% 29% 32% 76% 0% 47% 80% 26% 6% 9 1 13% 20 9 8% 12 7 37% 0 0 1
1991 23 ATL NL 123 430 3.50 260 60% 28% 16% 23% 33% 72% 0% 44% 78% 31% 3% 4 0 10% 12 5 8% 10 3 39% -1 0 0
1992 24 ATL NL 325 1064 3.27 681 64% 20% 18% 24% 37% 80% 0% 51% 77% 40% 2% 5 0 14% 46 34 6% 18 12 19% 0 0 0
1993 25 ATL NL 281 969 3.45 623 64% 20% 17% 27% 36% 80% 3% 51% 79% 37% 3% 8 0 12% 35 21 5% 14 9 23% 13 0 0
1994 26 TOT NL 401 1458 3.64 880 60% 26% 13% 26% 35% 73% 1% 44% 83% 32% 5% 20 1 14% 56 26 9% 37 23 34% 13 1 1
1994 26 ATL NL 200 713 3.57 426 60% 23% 13% 27% 37% 77% 1% 46% 83% 35% 5% 10 1 15% 29 16 9% 17 13 36% 11 1 0
1994 26 CIN NL 201 745 3.71 454 61% 29% 12% 25% 33% 70% 0% 43% 82% 29% 5% 10 0 13% 27 10 10% 20 10 32% 2 0 1
1995 27 TOT NL 310 1113 3.59 687 62% 30% 14% 23% 33% 70% 0% 43% 80% 29% 5% 15 0 15% 47 15 8% 26 10 38% 69 0 1
1995 27 CIN NL 106 381 3.59 222 58% 31% 11% 22% 36% 69% 0% 40% 84% 26% 6% 6 0 16% 17 6 8% 8 1 47% 38 0 0
1995 27 SFG NL 204 732 3.59 465 64% 29% 15% 23% 32% 71% 0% 45% 78% 30% 4% 9 0 15% 30 9 9% 18 9 34% 31 0 1
1997 29 CIN NL 427 1470 3.44 956 65% 26% 13% 26% 35% 74% 2% 48% 82% 33% 6% 27 1 15% 64 13 9% 38 14 29% 82 0 2
2001 33 CIN NL 83 255 3.07 168 66% 23% 14% 24% 40% 77% 0% 51% 82% 41% 4% 3 0 8% 7 2 6% 5 3 30% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2149 7473 3.48 4706 63% 25% 15% 25% 35% 75% 1% 47% 80% 34% 4% 92 3 13% 290 126 7% 160 81 30% 176 1 5
MLB Averages 3.69 62% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 28%

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
1989 21 14 50 47 7 11 2 0 2 7 1 0 3 8 .234 .280 .404 .684 92 19 0 0 0 0 1
1990 22 71 199 180 31 32 4 2 5 16 9 2 16 35 .178 .247 .306 .553 55 55 2 1 1 1 1
1991 23 125 321 290 47 53 5 4 9 29 20 5 28 58 .183 .256 .321 .577 60 93 3 1 1 1 1
1992 24 222 646 593 101 145 11 18 17 57 46 14 46 110 .245 .301 .410 .711 96 243 8 3 2 2 1
1993 25 317 940 865 143 220 29 24 23 85 65 21 62 152 .254 .307 .423 .730 99 366 11 6 3 4 4
1994 26 409 1354 1240 201 326 46 28 27 113 103 37 94 215 .263 .318 .410 .728 95 509 16 9 5 6 5
1995 27 494 1733 1583 249 418 57 36 33 141 127 46 121 275 .264 .320 .408 .728 95 646 17 13 8 8 5
1996 28 494 1733 1583 249 418 57 36 33 141 127 46 121 275 .264 .320 .408 .728 95 646 17 13 8 8 5
1997 29 609 2242 2048 302 545 70 43 38 164 183 59 155 342 .266 .322 .398 .720 92 815 21 19 10 10 7
1998 30 609 2242 2048 302 545 70 43 38 164 183 59 155 342 .266 .322 .398 .720 92 815 21 19 10 10 7
1999 31 609 2242 2048 302 545 70 43 38 164 183 59 155 342 .266 .322 .398 .720 92 815 21 19 10 10 7
2000 32 609 2242 2048 302 545 70 43 38 164 183 59 155 342 .266 .322 .398 .720 92 815 21 19 10 10 7
2001 33 641 2325 2123 308 558 72 43 39 168 186 63 159 352 .263 .319 .392 .711 89 833 23 21 12 10 7

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
1989 21 14 51 48 8 12 2 0 2 8 1 3 8 .250 .294 .417 .711 6 14
1990 22 57 151 134 26 22 2 2 3 10 8 14 27 .164 .247 .276 .523 9 57
1991 23 54 122 110 16 21 1 2 4 13 11 12 23 .191 .270 .345 .616 10 54
1992 24 97 330 307 58 96 6 15 8 30 27 19 52 .313 .356 .508 .864 55 97
1993 25 95 293 271 41 74 18 6 6 27 19 16 42 .273 .318 .450 .769 38 95
1994 26 130 578 524 77 145 23 5 5 37 52 44 89 .277 .336 .368 .704 65 92
1995 27 96 424 385 53 103 12 9 7 31 27 30 68 .268 .325 .400 .725 50 85
1997 29 115 503 460 50 122 12 7 5 22 54 33 67 .265 .321 .354 .676 51 115
2001 33 32 80 73 5 11 2 0 1 3 3 3 10 .151 .205 .219 .424 3 32
9 Yrs 690 2532 2312 334 606 78 46 41 181 202 174 386 .262 .318 .389 .707 287 641
162 Game Avg. 162 594 543 78 142 18 11 10 42 47 41 91 .262 .318 .389 .707 67 641

* 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

Triples s c a p y
1992 NL  14 (1st)
1995 NL  8 (3rd)
1997 NL  7 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1994 NL  38 (2nd)
1997 NL  56 (2nd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1994 NL  16 (1st)
1997 NL  13 (6th)

SB % s c a p y
1997 NL  81.16 (8th)
Career  74.70 (167th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Charlie Duffee (957)
  2. Mike Kingery (950)
  3. Junior Felix (947)
  4. Bud Stewart (947)
  5. Henry Cotto (947)
  6. Von Joshua (945)
  7. Lou Johnson (944)
  8. Kosuke Fukudome (944)
  9. Buster Adams (944)
  10. Joe Marty (944)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Tony Tarasco (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Franklin Gutierrez (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Shannon (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Shane Victorino (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mitch Webster (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Rivera (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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