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Chris Shelton
Christopher Bob Shelton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: June 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, UT
Schools: University of Utah
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 2004
Final Game: June 24, 2008
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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
2004 24 DET AL 27 56 46 6 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 9 14 .196 .321 .283 .604 63 13 2 0 0 1 0 D/329
2005 25 DET AL 107 431 388 61 116 22 3 18 59 0 0 34 87 .299 .360 .510 .870 131 198 12 5 0 4 0 3D/7
2006 26 DET AL 115 412 373 50 102 16 4 16 47 1 2 34 107 .273 .340 .466 .806 106 174 10 4 0 1 1 *3
2008 28 TEX AL 41 117 97 14 21 5 0 2 11 1 0 17 33 .216 .333 .330 .663 78 32 3 0 3 0 0 3/5
4 Seasons 290 1016 904 131 248 44 7 37 120 2 2 94 241 .274 .346 .461 .808 111 417 27 9 3 6 1
162 Game Avg. 162 568 505 73 139 25 4 21 67 1 1 53 135 .274 .346 .461 .808 111 233 15 5 2 3 1
DET (3 yrs) 249 899 807 117 227 39 7 35 109 1 2 77 208 .281 .348 .477 .825 115 385 24 9 0 6 1
TEX (1 yr) 41 117 97 14 21 5 0 2 11 1 0 17 33 .216 .333 .330 .663 78 32 3 0 3 0 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 Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
2004 DET AL 24 DH 10
2004 DET AL 24 1B 8 2 26.0 26 22 4 0 3 1.000 0.3 13.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 3.25 .992 9.31 8.01
2004 DET AL 24 C 6 0 16.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -75.0 -1 5.62 1.67 .990 7.14 6.18 3 0 0 0
2004 DET AL 24 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.00
2004 DET AL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90
2005 DET AL 25 1B 84 83 738.1 844 778 60 6 88 .993 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -4.5 4.4 0 10.21 9.98 .994 9.60 8.11
2005 DET AL 25 DH 15
2005 DET AL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2005 DET AL 25 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
2006 DET AL 26 1B 115 100 913.0 1055 994 55 6 93 .994 5.0 6.6 5.0 3.7 1.3 0 10.34 9.12 .994 9.51 7.99
2008 TEX AL 28 1B 39 26 247.1 264 241 20 3 21 .989 0.7 3.4 0.7 -0.3 1.0 0 9.50 6.69 .994 9.26 8.01
2008 TEX AL 28 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
4 Seasons 1B 246 211 1924.2 2189 2035 139 15 205 .993 5.9 3.7 5.9 -0.8 6.7 0 10.17 8.84 .994 9.51 8.03
2 Seasons DH 25
1 Season C 6 0 16.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -75.0 -1 5.62 1.67 .990 7.14 6.18 3 0 0 0
2 Seasons OF 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.40 2.00
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90
4 Seasons TOT 255 211 1944.2 2200 2046 139 15 205 .993 5.0 3.1 6.0 -0.7 6.7 0 0 -1 10.11 8.57 .987 9.47 7.92 3 0 0 0

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1493), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2001.

December 15, 2003: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 2007: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers for Freddy Guzman.

October 9, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

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2004Detroit Tigers$300,000
2006Detroit Tigers$365,000
Career (may be incomplete)$665,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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