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Aaron Small
Aaron James Small
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 23, 1971 in Oxnard, CA
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 11, 1994
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1994 22 TOR AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 53 3.500 22.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
1995 23 FLA NL 1 0 1.000 1.42 7 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 7 2 1 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 32 297 2.053 9.9 1.4 8.5 7.1 0.83
1996 24 OAK AL 1 3 .250 8.16 12 3 4 0 0 0 28.2 37 28 26 3 22 1 17 1 0 2 144 62 2.058 11.6 0.9 6.9 5.3 0.77
1997 25 OAK AL 9 5 .643 4.28 71 0 22 0 0 4 96.2 109 50 46 6 40 6 57 3 0 4 425 104 1.541 10.1 0.6 3.7 5.3 1.43
1998 26 TOT 4 2 .667 5.59 47 0 13 0 0 0 67.2 83 48 42 8 22 4 33 4 0 4 304 78 1.552 11.0 1.1 2.9 4.4 1.50
1998 26 OAK AL 1 1 .500 7.25 24 0 4 0 0 0 36.0 51 34 29 3 14 3 19 3 0 4 174 62 1.806 12.8 0.8 3.5 4.8 1.36
1998 26 ARI NL 3 1 .750 3.69 23 0 9 0 0 0 31.2 32 14 13 5 8 1 14 1 0 0 130 114 1.263 9.1 1.4 2.3 4.0 1.75
2002 30 ATL NL 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 15 12.000 54.0 0.0 54.0 27.0 0.50
2004 32 FLA NL 0 0 8.27 7 0 0 0 0 0 16.1 24 15 15 5 7 0 8 0 0 1 78 50 1.898 13.2 2.8 3.9 4.4 1.14
2005 33 NYY AL 10 0 1.000 3.20 15 9 1 1 1 0 76.0 71 27 27 4 24 0 37 5 0 0 316 132 1.250 8.4 0.5 2.8 4.4 1.54
2006 34 NYY AL 0 3 .000 8.46 11 3 2 0 0 0 27.2 42 29 26 9 12 1 12 1 0 0 137 53 1.952 13.7 2.9 3.9 3.9 1.00
9 Seasons 25 13 .658 5.20 172 15 45 1 1 4 321.2 380 202 186 37 137 12 170 14 0 12 1454 85 1.607 10.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.24
162 Game Avg. 9 5 .658 5.20 63 5 16 0 0 1 117 138 73 68 13 50 4 62 5 0 4 529 85 1.607 10.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.24
OAK (3 yrs) 11 9 .550 5.63 107 3 30 0 0 4 161.1 197 112 101 12 76 10 93 7 0 10 743 81 1.692 11.0 0.7 4.2 5.2 1.22
NYY (2 yrs) 10 3 .769 4.60 26 12 3 1 1 0 103.2 113 56 53 13 36 1 49 6 0 0 453 94 1.437 9.8 1.1 3.1 4.3 1.36
FLA (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 6.35 14 0 1 0 0 0 22.2 31 17 16 6 13 0 13 0 0 1 110 65 1.941 12.3 2.4 5.2 5.2 1.00
ARI (1 yr) 3 1 .750 3.69 23 0 9 0 0 0 31.2 32 14 13 5 8 1 14 1 0 0 130 114 1.263 9.1 1.4 2.3 4.0 1.75
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 15 12.000 54.0 0.0 54.0 27.0 0.50
TOR (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 53 3.500 22.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
AL (6 yrs) 21 12 .636 5.26 134 15 34 1 1 4 267.0 315 170 156 26 114 11 142 13 0 10 1209 85 1.607 10.6 0.9 3.8 4.8 1.25
NL (4 yrs) 4 1 .800 4.94 38 0 11 0 0 0 54.2 65 32 30 11 23 1 28 1 0 2 245 84 1.610 10.7 1.8 3.8 4.6 1.22

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2005 33 NYY AL ALDS L LAA 0 1 .000 6.75 1 0 0 2.2 4 2 0 0 2 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 6.8
1 ALDS 0 1 .000 6.75 1 0 0 2.2 4 2 0 0 2 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 6.8
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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
1995 23 FLA NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 25 OAK AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 TOT 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 ARI NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 30 ATL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 32 FLA NL 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2006 34 NYY AL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
9 Seasons 43 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 0 0
OAK (3 yrs) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (2 yrs) 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 38 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1994 TOR AL 22 P 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.50
1995 FLA NL 23 P 7 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.42 0.14 1.000 1.85 0.51
1996 OAK AL 24 P 12 3 28.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.20 0.58 .957 1.76 0.52
1997 OAK AL 25 P 71 0 96.2 21 5 15 1 2 .952 0.0 0.0 1.86 0.28 .957 1.71 0.49
1998 TOT 26 P 47 0 67.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.93 0.15 .957 1.81 0.52
1998 OAK AL 26 P 24 0 36.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.25 0.21 .960 1.78 0.50
1998 ARI NL 26 P 23 0 31.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.57 0.09 .950 1.85 0.54
2002 ATL NL 30 P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.50
2004 FLA NL 32 P 7 0 16.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.65 0.43 .967 1.82 0.47
2005 NYY AL 33 P 15 9 76.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.95 0.53 .950 1.69 0.46
2006 NYY AL 34 P 11 3 27.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.30 0.36 .950 1.56 0.41
9 Seasons P 172 15 321.2 52 13 38 1 2 .981 0.0 0.0 1.43 0.30 .958 1.73 0.49
9 Seasons TOT 172 15 321.2 52 13 38 1 2 .981 0.0 0.0 1.43 0.30 .938 1.73 0.49

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
2005 AL--1--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.

April 26, 1995: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Florida Marlins for . The Florida Marlins sent Ernie Delgado (minors) (September 19, 1995) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

January 23, 1996: Selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Florida Marlins.

January 29, 1996: Selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Seattle Mariners.

June 26, 1998: Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Oakland Athletics.

March 30, 1999: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

April 12, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

May 23, 1999: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

May 27, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 23, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

May 4, 2001: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

May 10, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

October 26, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

September 30, 2002: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

January 13, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March 29, 2003: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 30, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

October 4, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 2, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1996Oakland Athletics$118,000
1997Oakland Athletics$155,000
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$197,500
Oakland Athletics$197,500
2006New York Yankees$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,868,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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