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Larry Sheets
Larry Kent Sheets

Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: December 6, 1959 in Staunton, VA
High School: Lee (Staunton, VA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1984
Final Game: October 1, 1993
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Larry Sheets
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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
1984	24	BAL	AL	8	17	16	3	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.438	.471	.688	1.158	220	11	0	0	0	0	0	/9
1985	25	BAL	AL	113	360	328	43	86	8	0	17	50	0	1	28	52	.262	.323	.442	.765	110	145	15	2	1	1	2	D/937
1986	26	BAL	AL	112	364	338	42	92	17	1	18	60	2	0	21	56	.272	.317	.488	.805	118	165	16	2	1	2	3	D79/235
1987	27	BAL	AL	135	508	469	74	148	23	0	31	94	1	1	31	67	.316	.358	.563	.921	143	264	16	3	0	5	1	*79/D3
1988	28	BAL	AL	136	504	452	38	104	19	1	10	47	1	6	42	72	.230	.302	.343	.645	83	155	11	6	0	4	4	D79/3
1989	29	BAL	AL	102	338	304	33	74	12	1	7	33	1	1	26	58	.243	.305	.359	.663	90	109	4	3	0	5	10	D
1990	30	DET	AL	131	390	360	40	94	17	2	10	52	1	3	24	42	.261	.308	.403	.710	97	145	13	2	0	4	2	7D9

1993	33	SEA	AL	11	20	17	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.118	.250	.176	.426	17	3	2	1	0	0	0	/D9
8 Seasons				748	2501	2284	273	607	98	5	94	339	6	12	175	351	.266	.321	.437	.757	109	997	77	19	2	21	22
162 Game Avg.				162	542	495	59	131	21	1	20	73	1	3	38	76	.266	.321	.437	.757	109	216	17	4	0	5	5

BAL (6 yrs)				606	2091	1907	233	511	80	3	84	286	5	9	149	308	.268	.324	.445	.769	112	849	62	16	2	17	20
SEA (1 yr)				11	20	17	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.118	.250	.176	.426	17	3	2	1	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				131	390	360	40	94	17	2	10	52	1	3	24	42	.261	.308	.403	.710	97	145	13	2	0	4	2

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	24	BAL	AL	17	9	5	14.9	95	.500	.438	.261	.471	.324	.688	.394	1.158	.718	220	.899	2.5	0.2	1.333	.313	.250	.0
1985	25	BAL	AL	360	260	43	4.4	96	.265	.262	.258	.323	.323	.442	.400	.765	.723	110	.483	3.7	0.4	.674	.262	.180	.0
1986	26	BAL	AL	364	265	47	4.7	99	.278	.272	.259	.317	.327	.488	.404	.805	.731	118	.507	6.9	0.7	.725	.284	.216	3.6
1987	27	BAL	AL	508	343	90	7.0	103	.311	.316	.262	.358	.329	.563	.420	.921	.749	143	.652	27.6	2.6	.882	.313	.247	1.9
1988	28	BAL	AL	504	369	45	3.3	92	.251	.230	.256	.302	.320	.343	.385	.645	.706	83	.365	-9.7	-1.0	.542	.195	.113	1.8
1989	29	BAL	AL	338	240	34	3.8	90	.275	.243	.256	.305	.320	.359	.377	.663	.697	90	.438	-3.6	-0.4	.587	.201	.115	1.8
1990	30	DET	AL	390	286	41	3.8	95	.269	.261	.260	.308	.329	.403	.389	.710	.718	97	.439	-2.4	-0.2	.599	.203	.142	1.8

1993	33	SEA	AL	20	17	1	1.6	103	.125	.118	.268	.250	.339	.176	.409	.426	.748	17	.114	-2.0	-0.2	.353	.176	.059
8 Seasons				2501	1789	306	4.6	96	.276	.266	.259	.321	.325	.437	.397	.757	.722	109	.499	23.2	2.1	.671	.245	.171	11.3
162 Game Avg.				542	387	66	4.6	96	.276	.266	.259	.321	.325	.437	.397	.757	.722	109	.499	5	0	.671	.245	.171	2

BAL (6 yrs)				2091	1486	264	4.7	96	.279	.268	.258	.324	.324	.445	.398	.769	.723	112	.513	27.6	2.5	.688	.253	.177	9.4
SEA (1 yr)				20	17	1	1.6	103	.125	.118	.268	.250	.339	.176	.409	.426	.748	17	.114	-2.0	-0.2	.353	.176	.059
DET (1 yr)				390	286	41	3.8	95	.269	.261	.260	.308	.329	.403	.389	.710	.718	97	.439	-2.4	-0.2	.599	.203	.142	1.8

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	24	BAL	AL	17	5.9%	17.7%	5.9%	11.8%	29%	3.00	5.3	16.0	8.0		0.50	71%
1985	25	BAL	AL	360	4.7%	14.4%	7.8%	6.9%	29%	1.86	6.3	19.3	6.6		1.44	72%
1986	26	BAL	AL	364	5.0%	15.4%	5.8%	9.9%	39%	2.67	6.0	18.8	5.6		1.42	73%
1987	27	BAL	AL	508	6.1%	13.2%	6.1%	10.6%	37%	2.16	7.0	15.1	5.0		1.22	74%
1988	28	BAL	AL	504	2.0%	14.3%	8.3%	6.0%	29%	1.71	6.3	45.2	9.6	0.86	1.06	74%	20%	9.3%	47%
1989	29	BAL	AL	338	2.1%	17.2%	7.7%	5.9%	27%	2.23	5.2	43.4	9.2	0.66	0.96	72%	23%	5.4%	13%
1990	30	DET	AL	390	2.6%	10.8%	6.2%	7.4%	31%	1.75	8.6	36.0	6.9	0.75	1.04	80%	20%	6.7%	18%

1993	33	SEA	AL	20	0.0%	5.0%	10.0%	5.0%	50%	0.50	17.0		17.0	1.00	1.50	80%	19%	0.0%	25%
8 Seasons				2501	3.8%	14.0%	7.0%	7.9%	33%	2.01	6.5	24.3	6.7	0.77	1.17	74%	21%	6.9%	28%
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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1984	24	BAL	AL	0	0	29%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1985	25	BAL	AL	3	1	26%	124	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	23%	20	19	1	4	2	2	11	5	5
1986	26	BAL	AL	8	0	25%	141	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	15%	22	18	4	3	3	0	9	7	1
1987	27	BAL	AL	6	0	29%	223	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	6	27%	27	25	2	7	4	3	15	7	8
1988	28	BAL	AL	5	0	20%	166	1	6	14%	1	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	11	21%	15	13	1	5	4	1	13	6	5
1989	29	BAL	AL	4	0	27%	97	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	17%	17	14	3	5	5	0	8	6	2
1990	30	DET	AL	6	0	27%	125	1	3	25%	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	36%	13	11	2	6	4	2	12	5	7

1993	33	SEA	AL	1	0	0%	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Seasons				33	1	25%	893	6	12	33%	6	10	0	1	0	1	4	1	21	42	23%	118	104	13	30	22	8	70	38	28
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	24	BAL	AL	17	94%	7			1	0	0	0	1.07	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0%	1	0	0%	13	1	8%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
1985	25	BAL	AL	361	94%	86			11	3	2	3	1.44	17	0	10	17	0	5	12	0	1	1	100%	83	15	18%	35	7	20%	230	36	16%	23	15	65%	16	4	25%	0
1986	26	BAL	AL	364	92%	92			13	2	0	0	1.30	18	1	11	17	1	10	8	0	2	1	50%	87	16	18%	30	10	33%	247	45	18%	15	10	67%	18	10	56%	0
1987	27	BAL	AL	508	69%	148			5	2	0	2	1.99	31	0	14	21	10	21	10	0	0	0		111	16	14%	45	12	27%	311	64	21%	32	19	59%	19	8	42%	0
1988	28	BAL	AL	504	74%	104	15	1	11	5	1	3	2.69	10	0	14	9	1	6	4	0	1	0	0%	90	11	12%	45	9	20%	292	38	13%	29	13	45%	21	8	38%	0
1989	29	BAL	AL	338	87%	74	5	0	13	4	0	1	1.61	7	0	7	7	0	1	6	0	1	0	0%	54	4	7%	28	7	25%	218	26	12%	22	9	41%	28	10	36%	0
1990	30	DET	AL	390	95%	94	9	1	16	4	1	3	1.74	10	0	12	10	0	7	3	0	1	0	0%	77	13	17%	46	17	37%	273	45	16%	23	14	61%	23	11	48%	0

1993	33	SEA	AL	20	100%	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1.16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	2	40%	3	1	33%	13	1	8%	1	0	0%	3	2	67%	0
8 Seasons				2502	84%	607	30	2	73	20	4	12	1.72	94	1	68	82	12	50	44	0	6	2	33%	510	77	15%	233	63	27%	1597	256	16%	145	80	55%	129	53	41%	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	28	BAL	AL	504	1803	3.58	1133	63%	17%	17%	32%	34%	83%	2%	52%	80%	43%	5%	27	4	14%	69	34	9%	45	30	23%	0	0	0
1989	29	BAL	AL	328	1217	3.71	762	63%	18%	18%	31%	32%	81%	8%	51%	77%	41%	6%	19	2	15%	50	26	6%	19	12	19%	10	0	5
1990	30	DET	AL	367	1305	3.56	821	63%	20%	12%	30%	37%	79%	2%	50%	84%	39%	3%	12	0	11%	40	24	9%	34	27	23%	23	1	6

1993	33	SEA	AL	20	79	3.95	45	57%	24%	7%	33%	36%	76%	0%	43%	91%	30%	5%	1	1	25%	5	2	5%	1	0	0%	0	0	0
4 Seasons				1219	4404	3.61	2761	63%	18%	16%	31%	34%	81%	4%	51%	80%	41%	5%	59	7	13%	164	86	8%	99	69	21%	33	1	11
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	24	8	17	16	3	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.438	.471	.688	1.158	220	11	0	0	0	0	0
1985	25	121	377	344	46	93	9	0	18	52	0	1	29	55	.270	.330	.453	.783	115	156	15	2	1	1	2
1986	26	233	741	682	88	185	26	1	36	112	2	1	50	111	.271	.323	.471	.794	117	321	31	4	2	3	5
1987	27	368	1249	1151	162	333	49	1	67	206	3	2	81	178	.289	.338	.508	.846	127	585	47	7	2	8	6
1988	28	504	1753	1603	200	437	68	2	77	253	4	8	123	250	.273	.327	.462	.789	115	740	58	13	2	12	10
1989	29	606	2091	1907	233	511	80	3	84	286	5	9	149	308	.268	.324	.445	.769	112	849	62	16	2	17	20
1990	30	737	2481	2267	273	605	97	5	94	338	6	12	173	350	.267	.321	.438	.760	109	994	75	18	2	21	22
1991	31	737	2481	2267	273	605	97	5	94	338	6	12	173	350	.267	.321	.438	.760	109	994	75	18	2	21	22
1992	32	737	2481	2267	273	605	97	5	94	338	6	12	173	350	.267	.321	.438	.760	109	994	75	18	2	21	22
1993	33	748	2501	2284	273	607	98	5	94	339	6	12	175	351	.266	.321	.437	.757	109	997	77	19	2	21	22

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1984	24	8	18	17	3	8	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	.471	.500	.706	1.206	6	8
1985	25	113	356	326	45	84	8	0	17	53	0	27	52	.258	.317	.439	.756	45	113
1986	26	112	359	335	44	89	16	1	17	63	2	20	56	.266	.309	.472	.781	49	112
1987	27	135	502	464	74	143	22	0	30	93	1	30	67	.308	.351	.550	.900	89	135
1988	28	136	511	457	42	109	20	1	10	52	1	44	72	.239	.311	.352	.663	50	136
1989	29	102	349	312	38	82	13	1	8	38	1	29	58	.263	.327	.388	.714	39	102
1990	30	131	391	361	44	95	17	2	10	57	1	24	42	.263	.309	.404	.714	45	131

1993	33	11	23	18	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	.167	.348	.278	.626	1	11
8 Seasons		748	2509	2290	290	613	99	5	93	360	6	178	351	.268	.323	.437	.760	324	748
162 Game Avg.		162	543	496	63	133	21	1	20	78	1	39	76	.268	.323	.437	.760	70	748

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1987 AL--.316--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1987 AL--.563--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1987 AL--143--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1987 AL--15.129--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 4 (1599), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

Compare Stats to Similars

Most Similar by Ages

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Joe Charboneau (972) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Wes Covington (963) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Gordy Coleman (966) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Gordy Coleman (962) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Daryle Ward (953) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Daryle Ward (960) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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