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Dan Serafini

Daniel Joseph Serafini

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 25, 1974 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Serra HS (San Mateo, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed July 6, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1996
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Twins/Reds/Pirates/Rockies/... 1996-2007
2012 Contract Status: not updated (details) [*]
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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
1992	18	MIN-min	Rk	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TWN · GULF
1993	19	MIN-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		FWA · MIDW
1994	20	MIN-min	A+	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		FTM · FLOR
1995	21	MIN-min	AAA,AA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLK,HDC · PCL,EL
1996	22	MIN-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLK · PCL
1996	22	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1997	23	MIN-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLK · PCL
1997	23	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	24	MIN-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLK · PCL
1998	24	MIN	AL	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	25	CHC-min	AAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		IWA · PCL
1999	25	CHC	NL	42	16	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.083	.267	.083	.350	-4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2000	26	PIT-SDP-min	AAA	33	19	19	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	.053	.053	.105	.158		2	0	0	0	0	0		NVL,LVG · PCL
2000	26	TOT	NL	14	27	24	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.083	.083	.083	.167	-57	2	1	0	3	0	0	1
2000	26	SDP	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2000	26	PIT	NL	11	27	24	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.083	.083	.083	.167	-57	2	1	0	3	0	0	1

2001	27	SFG-NYM-MIL-min	AAA	47	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0		FRE,NFK,INA · PCL,IL
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2003	29	STL-min	AAA	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		MEM,MTY · PCL,MEX
2003	29	CIN	NL	11	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

2005	31	LOT	Fgn																										LOT · JPPL
2006	32	ORX	Fgn																										ORX · JPPL
2007	33	COL-min	AAA,Fgn	20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		CSP,ORX · PCL,JPPL
2007	33	COL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	34	MTY	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTY · MEX
2009	35	MTY	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTY · MEX
2011	37	MTY	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTY · MEX
7 Yrs				105	51	43	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	0	5	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	79	66	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	29	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	5	2	0	8	0	0

MIN (3 yrs)				35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				11	27	24	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.083	.083	.083	.167	-57	2	1	0	3	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				11	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				42	16	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.083	.267	.083	.350	-4	1	0	0	1	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				70	50	42	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	18	.071	.133	.071	.205	-45	3	1	0	5	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	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
1996	22	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1997	23	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1998	24	MIN	AL	28	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$170,000	1
1999	25	CHC	NL	42	16	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$200,000	1
2000	26	SDP	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$230,000	/1
2000	26	PIT	NL	11	27	-6	0	0	0	4	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.486	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$	1

2003	29	CIN	NL	11	7	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	1

2007	33	COL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
7 Seasons				105	51	-10	0	0	0	8	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.3	.498	.500	-0.3	0.0	-1	$600,000

MIN (3 yrs)				35	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$170,000
COL (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
PIT (1 yr)				11	27	-6	0	0	0	4	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.486	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$
SDP (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$230,000
CIN (1 yr)				11	7	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
CHC (1 yr)				42	16	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$200,000

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
1998	24	MIN	AL	1	1	0	0.0	111		.000	.273	.000	.342	.000	.434	.000	.776	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1999	25	CHC	NL	16	12	1	2.2	113	.200	.083	.272	.267	.347	.083	.438	.350	.785	-4	.170	-1.9	-0.2	.364	.250	.000
2000	26	TOT	NL	27	26	0	0.0	115	.133	.083	.272	.083	.349	.083	.444	.167	.794	-57	.000	-5.9	-0.6	.087	.000	.000
2000	26	PIT	NL	27	26	0	0.0	115	.133	.083	.272	.083	.349	.083	.444	.167	.794	-57	.000	-5.9	-0.6	.087	.000	.000

2003	29	CIN	NL	7	7	0	0.0	105	.000	.000	.263	.000	.334	.000	.421	.000	.755	-100	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
7 Yrs				51	46	1	0.6	113	.125	.070	.271	.130	.346	.070	.439	.200	.785	-46	.017	-9.8	-0.9	.146	.070	.000
162 Game Avg.				79	71	2	0.6	113	.125	.070	.271	.130	.346	.070	.439	.200	.785	-46	.017	-9.8	-0.9	.146	.070	.000

MIN (3 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	111		.000	.273	.000	.342	.000	.434	.000	.776	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
PIT (1 yr)				27	26	0	0.0	115	.133	.083	.272	.083	.349	.083	.444	.167	.794	-57	.000	-5.9	-0.6	.087	.000	.000
CIN (1 yr)				7	7	0	0.0	105	.000	.000	.263	.000	.334	.000	.421	.000	.755	-100	.000	-1.7	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				16	12	1	2.2	113	.200	.083	.272	.267	.347	.083	.438	.350	.785	-4	.170	-1.9	-0.2	.364	.250	.000

NL (4 yrs)				50	45	1	0.6	113	.125	.071	.271	.133	.346	.071	.439	.205	.786	-45	.018	-9.5	-0.9	.150	.071	.000
AL (3 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	111		.000	.273	.000	.342	.000	.434	.000	.776	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

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
1998	24	MIN	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
1999	25	CHC	NL	16	0.0%	43.8%	18.8%	0.0%	0%	2.33	1.7			0.25	0.67	31%	33%	0.0%	25%
2000	26	TOT	NL	27	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.7		12.0	1.33	2.00	56%	11%	0.0%	50%
2000	26	PIT	NL	27	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.7		12.0	1.33	2.00	56%	11%	0.0%	50%

2003	29	CIN	NL	7	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%			3.0			0.33	0.67	57%	20%	0.0%	33%
7 Yrs				51	0.0%	37.3%	5.9%	0.0%	0%	6.33	2.3		21.5	0.77	1.33	47%	17%	0.0%	38%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.8%	8.8%	8.0%	34%	1.91	5.3	31.7	7.5	0.79	1.08	70%	21%	8.1%	13%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1996	22	MIN	AL	0.0	0.0
1997	23	MIN	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1998	24	MIN	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.33	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.61	-0.3	0
1999	25	CHC	NL	-1.9	-0.2	16	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.76	-0.2	0.0	-3.3	-0.3	1.07	-2.4	0
2000	26	TOT	NL	-5.9	-0.6	27	-0.4	0.2	-0.6	1.01	-0.4	-0.0	-6.7	-0.6	1.19	-5.2	0
2000	26	SDP	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2000	26	PIT	NL	-5.9	-0.6	27	-0.4	0.2	-0.6	1.01	-0.4	-0.0	-6.7	-0.6	1.19	-5.2	0

2003	29	CIN	NL	-1.7	-0.2	7	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.02	-0.2	-0.0	-1.7	-0.2	0.81	-2.0	0

2007	33	COL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
7 Yrs				-9.8	-0.9	51	-0.8	0.3	-1.1	.92	-0.8	-0.0	-11.8	-1.1	1.09	-9.8	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1998	24	MIN	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	CHC	NL	0	0	25%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2000	26	TOT	NL	1	0	50%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	26	PIT	NL	1	0	50%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	29	CIN	NL	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 Yrs				1	0	33%	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1

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
1998	24	MIN	AL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1999	25	CHC	NL	16	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	4	0	0%	5	1	20%	14	0	0%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
2000	26	TOT	NL	27	4%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	50%	8	1	13%	8	0	0%	29	2	7%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
2000	26	PIT	NL	27	4%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	50%	8	1	13%	8	0	0%	29	2	7%	1	0	0%	0	0		0

2003	29	CIN	NL	7	43%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
7 Yrs				51	41%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	63%	13	1	8%	14	1	7%	45	2	4%	4	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			71%			11%			34%			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
1998	24	MIN	AL	1	4	4.00	3	75%	67%	33%	0%	0%	33%	0%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1999	25	CHC	NL	16	61	3.81	39	64%	31%	23%	31%	15%	69%	0%	44%	67%	31%	6%	1	0	13%	2	1	6%	1	0	14%	0	0	0
2000	26	TOT	NL	27	77	2.85	62	81%	32%	21%	18%	29%	68%	0%	55%	69%	59%	4%	1	0	7%	2	1	4%	1	0	44%	0	0	0
2000	26	PIT	NL	27	77	2.85	62	81%	32%	21%	18%	29%	68%	0%	55%	69%	59%	4%	1	0	7%	2	1	4%	1	0	44%	0	0	0

2003	29	CIN	NL	7	17	2.43	13	76%	23%	15%	23%	38%	77%	0%	59%	80%	71%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
4 Yrs				51	159	3.12	117	74%	32%	21%	22%	25%	68%	0%	50%	69%	51%	4%	2	0	8%	4	2	4%	2	0	32%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.73		62%	27%	15%	27%	32%	73%	2%	46%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1998	24	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
1999	25	77	17	13	1	1	0	3	8	.077	.250	.077	.327	-10	1	0	1
2000	26	91	44	37	2	3	2	3	17	.081	.150	.081	.231	-39	3	1	4
2001	27	91	44	37	2	3	2	3	17	.081	.150	.081	.231	-39	3	1	4
2002	28	91	44	37	2	3	2	3	17	.081	.150	.081	.231	-39	3	1	4
2003	29	102	51	43	2	3	2	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	5
2004	30	102	51	43	2	3	2	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	5
2005	31	102	51	43	2	3	2	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	5
2006	32	102	51	43	2	3	2	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	5
2007	33	105	51	43	2	3	2	3	19	.070	.130	.070	.200	-46	3	1	5

Neutralized Batting

Change to: / / / 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
1998	24	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	28
1999	25	42	16	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	42
2000	26	14	27	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	14

2003	29	11	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
4 Yrs		95	51	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	.000	.065	.000	.065	0	95
162 Game Avg.		162	87	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	32	.000	.065	.000	.065	0	95

* 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.

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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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