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Bill Spiers
William James (III) Spiers

Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 5, 1966 in Orangeburg, SC
High School: Wade Hampton Academy (Orangeburg, SC)
School: Clemson University
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1989
Final Game: April 8, 2001
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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	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1989	MIL	AL	23	SS	89	78	705.2	418	138	264	16	57	.962	-6.3	-10.7	-5.3	-3.3	-2.0		-1	5.13	4.52	.971	4.79	4.11
1989	MIL	AL	23	3B	12	10	87.1	34	10	20	4	1	.882	0.6	8.2	0.6	-0.5	1.1		0	3.09	2.50	.947	2.73	2.34
1989	MIL	AL	23	2B	4	1	15.0	17	6	11	0	1	1.000	0.5	40.0	0.5	0.0	0.5		0	10.20	4.25	.982	5.22	4.50
1989	MIL	AL	23	DH	4
1989	MIL	AL	23	1B	2	1	10.0	11	10	0	1	3	.909	-1.2	-144.0	-1.2	-1.2	0.0			9.00	5.00	.991	9.81	8.35
1990	MIL	AL	24	SS	111	104	929.2	497	159	326	12	72	.976	0.5	0.6	0.5	-3.8	4.3		0	4.70	4.37	.973	4.74	4.00
1991	MIL	AL	25	SS	128	125	1104.0	563	201	345	17	93	.970	-3.0	-3.3	-6.0	-1.6	-4.4		3	4.45	4.27	.971	4.67	3.95
1991	MIL	AL	25	DH	2
1991	MIL	AL	25	CF	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		2.70	2.40
1991	MIL	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
1992	MIL	AL	26	SS	5	1	16.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.1	7.5	0.1	0.1	0.0		0	1.12	0.40	.950	4.73	4.12
1992	MIL	AL	26	2B	4	1	21.0	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	-0.1	-5.7	-0.1	0.0	-0.1		0	4.29	2.50	.980	5.23	4.60
1992	MIL	AL	26	3B	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		2.70	2.40
1992	MIL	AL	26	DH	1
1993	MIL	AL	27	2B	104	92	804.0	448	209	226	13	53	.971	-12.7	-19.0	-11.7	-7.9	-3.8		-1	4.87	4.18	.981	5.15	4.54
1993	MIL	AL	27	OF	7	1	17.0	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	-0.4	-28.2	-0.4	-0.2	-0.2	0		2.12	0.57	.975	2.44	2.09
1993	MIL	AL	27	RF	4	0	8.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1	-15.0	-0.1	-0.2	0.1	0		3.38	0.75	.967	2.25	1.85
1993	MIL	AL	27	SS	4	1	13.0	5	1	4	0	2	1.000	-0.1	-9.2	-0.1	0.1	-0.2		0	3.46	1.25	.980	4.71	4.12
1993	MIL	AL	27	CF	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.1	-40.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0		0.00	0.00		2.70	2.45
1993	MIL	AL	27	LF	2	1	6.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2	-40.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0		1.50	0.50	1.000	2.25	1.85
1993	MIL	AL	27	DH	1
1994	MIL	AL	28	3B	35	24	230.2	76	22	50	4	4	.947	2.6	13.5	2.6	2.9	-0.3		0	2.81	2.06	.949	2.64	2.34
1994	MIL	AL	28	SS	35	22	213.2	131	48	79	4	23	.969	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	-0.2		0	5.35	3.63	.969	4.64	4.22
1994	MIL	AL	28	DH	3
1994	MIL	AL	28	OF	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.4	-160.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.0			0.00	0.00		2.40	2.10
1994	MIL	AL	28	RF	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.4	-160.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.0			0.00	0.00		2.10	1.90
1994	MIL	AL	28	1B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.00	0.00		9.90	8.50
1995	NYM	NL	29	3B	11	6	61.2	34	9	18	7	2	.794	-4.6	-89.5	-4.6	0.0	-4.6		0	3.94	2.45	.956	2.77	2.33
1995	NYM	NL	29	2B	6	1	20.1	16	4	12	0	1	1.000	0.6	35.4	0.6	0.4	0.2		0	7.08	2.67	.981	5.22	4.58
1996	HOU	NL	30	3B	77	38	386.0	121	22	94	5	9	.959	-2.4	-7.5	-1.4	-3.6	2.2		-1	2.70	1.51	.947	2.71	2.21
1996	HOU	NL	30	2B	7	2	22.2	11	7	4	0	2	1.000	-0.1	-5.3	-0.1	-0.1	0.0		0	4.37	1.57	.982	5.08	4.40
1996	HOU	NL	30	1B	4	0	7.0	10	9	1	0	2	1.000	0.5	85.7	0.5	0.0	0.5		0	12.86	2.50	.990	9.64	8.35
1996	HOU	NL	30	SS	4	4	41.0	12	3	9	0	1	1.000	-1.5	-43.9	-1.5	0.0	-1.5		0	2.63	3.00	.967	4.61	4.00
1996	HOU	NL	30	OF	2	0	8.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0.6	90.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0		3.38	1.50	.967	2.14	1.80
1996	HOU	NL	30	CF	1	0	2.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	154.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0		3.86	1.00	1.000	2.31	2.10
1996	HOU	NL	30	RF	1	0	5.2	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	63.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0		3.18	2.00	.950	2.06	1.70
1997	HOU	NL	31	3B	84	48	496.0	185	44	129	12	12	.935	7.7	18.6	8.7	1.9	6.8		-1	3.14	2.06	.946	2.66	2.19
1997	HOU	NL	31	SS	28	13	122.1	88	25	57	6	12	.932	-0.2	-2.0	-0.2	0.5	-0.7		0	6.03	2.93	.974	4.58	3.85
1997	HOU	NL	31	1B	8	4	41.0	33	32	1	0	5	1.000	0.3	8.8	0.3	0.2	0.1		0	7.24	4.13	.994	9.53	8.16
1997	HOU	NL	31	2B	4	2	16.2	16	3	13	0	3	1.000	1.7	122.4	1.7	1.6	0.1		0	8.64	4.00	.981	5.08	4.30
1998	HOU	NL	32	3B	99	81	742.1	235	57	170	8	9	.966	-7.1	-11.5	-6.1	-3.5	-2.6		-1	2.75	2.29	.957	2.73	2.37
1998	HOU	NL	32	2B	9	5	49.0	24	10	13	1	2	.958	-2.3	-56.3	-2.3	-2.1	-0.2		0	4.22	2.56	.983	5.09	4.38
1998	HOU	NL	32	1B	7	3	30.2	35	34	1	0	1	1.000	-0.7	-27.4	-0.7	-0.3	-0.4		0	10.27	5.00	.994	9.48	8.01
1998	HOU	NL	32	SS	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0	0.00	0.00		4.50	3.90
1999	HOU	NL	33	3B	71	55	517.0	191	40	143	8	11	.958	3.7	8.6	3.7	4.4	-0.7		0	3.19	2.58	.953	2.68	2.30
1999	HOU	NL	33	OF	31	25	209.0	41	40	0	1	0	.976	-1.2	-6.9	-2.2	0.9	-3.1	1		1.72	1.29	.980	2.26	1.86
1999	HOU	NL	33	LF	25	14	124.1	22	21	0	1	0	.955	-1.7	-16.4	-2.7	-0.8	-1.9	1		1.52	0.84	.977	2.00	1.48
1999	HOU	NL	33	SS	13	9	87.1	45	22	23	0	7	1.000	-0.4	-5.5	-0.4	-1.4	1.0		0	4.64	3.46	.967	4.42	3.80
1999	HOU	NL	33	RF	9	7	51.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	-0.1	-2.4	-0.1	0.8	-0.9	0		1.94	1.22	.982	2.15	1.72
1999	HOU	NL	33	CF	7	4	33.2	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	0.6	21.4	0.6	0.9	-0.3	0		2.14	1.14	.988	2.62	2.20
1999	HOU	NL	33	2B	4	2	19.0	15	5	10	0	0	1.000	0.1	6.3	1.1	0.4	0.7		-1	7.11	3.75	.980	5.07	4.20
1999	HOU	NL	33	1B	1	0	2.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			13.50	3.00	1.000	9.00	7.60
2000	HOU	NL	34	3B	51	36	340.0	123	33	85	5	9	.959	4.8	16.9	5.8	4.4	1.4		-1	3.12	2.31	.950	2.64	2.18
2000	HOU	NL	34	SS	27	23	184.1	98	40	57	1	18	.990	-1.2	-7.8	-1.2	-1.8	0.6		0	4.74	3.59	.966	4.52	3.88
2000	HOU	NL	34	2B	26	19	175.1	95	40	53	2	13	.979	-2.3	-15.7	-3.3	-1.6	-1.7		1	4.77	3.58	.982	4.96	4.34
2000	HOU	NL	34	OF	10	1	24.0	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2	-10.0	-0.2	-0.7	0.5	0		2.25	0.60	.983	2.25	1.86
2000	HOU	NL	34	LF	6	1	14.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	-0.7	-58.6	-0.7	-0.7	0.0	0		1.88	0.50	.967	1.88	1.42
2000	HOU	NL	34	RF	4	0	9.2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0.5	62.1	0.5	0.0	0.5	0		2.79	0.75	.967	2.14	1.75
11 Seasons				SS	446	380	3420.0	1859	638	1165	56	285	.970	-12.1	-4.2	-14.1	-11.0	-3.1		2	4.74	4.04	.971	4.69	4.00
9 Seasons				3B	441	298	2863.0	999	237	709	53	57	.947	5.3	2.2	9.3	6.0	3.3		-4	2.97	2.15	.951	2.69	2.27
9 Seasons				2B	168	125	1143.0	652	289	347	16	75	.975	-14.6	-15.3	-13.6	-9.3	-4.3		-1	5.01	3.79	.981	5.12	4.48
6 Seasons				OF	53	27	263.0	54	51	2	1	0	.981	-1.6	-7.3	-2.6	0.2	-2.8	1		1.81	1.00	.980	2.27	1.90
3 Seasons				LF	33	16	144.2	26	24	1	1	0	.962	-2.6	-21.6	-3.6	-1.5	-2.1	1		1.56	0.76	.977	2.00	1.49
6 Seasons				1B	23	8	91.2	92	88	3	1	11	.989	-1.1	-14.4	-1.1	-1.3	0.2		0	8.93	3.96	.993	9.54	8.16
5 Seasons				RF	20	7	77.1	19	18	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	3.1	0.2	0.5	-0.3	0		2.21	0.95	.974	2.15	1.77
4 Seasons				CF	11	4	41.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	0.8	23.4	0.8	1.2	-0.4	0		1.98	0.82	.989	2.61	2.25
5 Seasons				DH	11
13 Seasons				TOT	1141	838	7780.2	3656	1303	2226	127	428	.965	-24.1	-3.7	-22.1	-15.4	-6.7	1	-3	4.08	3.09	.933	3.99	3.36
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

Appearances

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR
1989	MIL	AL	23	114	94	114	106	2	3	12	89	0	0	0	0	4	5	8
1990	MIL	AL	24	112	104	112	111	0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
1991	MIL	AL	25	133	125	133	128	0	0	0	128	0	1	0	1	0	1	6
1992	MIL	AL	26	12	3	12	10	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1993	MIL	AL	27	112	94	112	110	0	104	0	4	2	2	4	7	0	4	1
1994	MIL	AL	28	73	48	73	66	1	0	35	35	0	0	2	2	2	11	8
1995	NYM	NL	29	63	7	63	17	0	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0
1996	HOU	NL	30	122	44	122	89	4	7	76	5	0	1	1	2	0	40	1
1997	HOU	NL	31	132	67	132	113	8	4	84	28	0	0	0	0	0	40	3
1998	HOU	NL	32	123	89	123	107	7	9	99	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
1999	HOU	NL	33	127	91	127	111	1	4	71	13	25	7	9	31	0	24	0
2000	HOU	NL	34	124	79	124	99	0	26	51	27	6	0	4	10	0	34	1
2001	HOU	NL	35	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
13 Seasons				1251	845	1251	1067	23	167	440	447	33	11	20	53	7	237	31

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1989	MIL	AL	23	3057	59%	80%	34%	337	88%	3	137	58	59	20	271	201	58	0	4	16	1	6	9	11	59	20	3	17	7	2	52	23	26	3	1	2
1990	MIL	AL	24	4163	61%	80%	33%	413	88%	1	163	66	73	24	321	244	74	0	3	12	2	7	3	8	71	33	5	22	4	0	67	38	26	3	0	3
1991	MIL	AL	25	4897	50%	78%	32%	480	80%	2	200	71	106	23	344	248	87	2	5	17	0	7	10	11	92	42	8	23	3	7	86	50	33	4	2	2
1992	MIL	AL	26	62	65%	74%	21%	2	100%	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	MIL	AL	27	57	60%	75%	30%	3	100%	0	1	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1994	MIL	AL	28	972	50%	78%	33%	98	87%	1	47	17	26	4	80	58	19	0	0	4	0	0	4	3	23	8	1	9	1	1	20	9	11	1	1	0
1996	HOU	NL	30	183	61%	70%	33%	13	69%	0	3	1	2	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1997	HOU	NL	31	529	68%	75%	36%	72	83%	0	25	7	11	7	56	41	14	0	2	6	1	4	1	5	12	8	0	1	1	0	10	8	2	1	0	1
1998	HOU	NL	32	11	64%	36%	18%	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	HOU	NL	33	361	53%	68%	32%	31	87%	1	22	9	9	4	23	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	3	1	0	4	0	4	2	1	1
2000	HOU	NL	34	855	55%	75%	27%	69	99%	0	39	20	14	5	57	48	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	18	6	3	5	2	2	18	9	9	0	0	0
11 Seasons				15147	56%	78%	33%	1518	85%	8	638	250	301	87	1166	872	264	2	15	56	4	25	27	39	285	118	20	80	19	14	260	138	113	14	5	9
MLB Averages					56%	75%	31%		88%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1989	MIL	AL	23	409	51%	78%	34%	33	85%	1	10	7	1	2	21	16	4	1	1	4	0	2	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100%
1992	MIL	AL	26	9	44%	56%	11%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	MIL	AL	28	1053	50%	78%	32%	70	91%	0	22	16	0	6	49	39	9	0	4	4	0	2	2	2	4	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	40%
1995	NYM	NL	29	296	65%	75%	34%	33	79%	3	9	6	1	2	18	11	4	1	2	7	0	5	2	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0%
1996	HOU	NL	30	1793	59%	71%	30%	129	83%	2	23	18	1	4	93	59	29	2	4	5	0	1	4	5	9	6	1	7	2	1	1	11	73%
1997	HOU	NL	31	2173	60%	74%	35%	180	86%	8	44	29	2	13	130	91	26	4	6	12	1	6	5	9	12	5	0	6	5	3	1	13	54%
1998	HOU	NL	32	3252	62%	73%	32%	253	82%	5	56	41	6	9	169	130	28	4	7	8	0	7	1	7	9	8	1	9	0	0	0	9	89%
1999	HOU	NL	33	2279	58%	74%	34%	185	89%	1	40	26	3	11	141	107	29	2	4	8	0	8	0	7	11	8	0	9	2	1	1	5	80%
2000	HOU	NL	34	1552	53%	75%	30%	119	94%	3	34	24	8	2	84	59	19	5	0	5	0	1	4	4	8	7	0	7	1	0	1	4	75%
9 Seasons				12816	58%	74%	32%	1002	86%	23	238	167	22	49	705	512	148	19	28	53	1	32	20	45	56	39	2	44	10	5	4	49	67%
MLB Averages					56%	75%	31%		87%																								63%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	543	463	43	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1989	MIL	AL	23	77	56%	83%	35%	11	91%	0	5	2	2	1	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	MIL	AL	26	82	67%	78%	28%	7	100%	0	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	MIL	AL	27	3570	53%	80%	32%	309	89%	3	207	85	98	24	222	204	15	0	3	13	0	8	5	8	50	17	10	7	4	42	12	30	6	4	2
1995	NYM	NL	29	80	53%	79%	45%	14	86%	0	4	2	2	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1996	HOU	NL	30	94	72%	81%	36%	8	88%	0	7	4	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1997	HOU	NL	31	69	49%	78%	39%	13	92%	0	3	1	2	0	13	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0
1998	HOU	NL	32	210	63%	74%	37%	25	64%	0	10	3	6	1	15	13	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1999	HOU	NL	33	92	58%	76%	34%	11	100%	0	5	2	3	0	10	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	HOU	NL	34	822	55%	73%	24%	60	95%	0	41	15	18	9	52	45	6	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	13	3	5	4	0	13	4	8	0	0	0
9 Seasons				5096	55%	79%	32%	458	89%	3	287	116	135	37	340	307	28	0	4	16	0	10	6	11	71	24	16	13	5	63	19	43	6	4	2
MLB Averages					56%	75%	31%		91%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1993	MIL	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50.0%	1	0	0.0%	0	30	47%	87%	30%	3	33%
1999	HOU	NL	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	10	4	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	16	72.7%	6	0	0.0%	0	581	60%	71%	38%	65	32%
2000	HOU	NL	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	33.3%	1	1	33.3%	0	72	68%	76%	42%	10	30%
3 Seasons				1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	8	0	13	4	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	18	66.7%	8	1	3.7%	0	683	60%	72%	38%	78	32%
MLB Averages																															60.4%			2.4%			56%	75%	39%		49%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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											Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1989	MIL	AL	23	49	61%	90%	47%	0		0	10	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1994	MIL	AL	28	5	60%	80%	20%	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
1996	HOU	NL	30	30	53%	77%	40%	3	100%	0	9	0	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1997	HOU	NL	31	169	61%	65%	30%	6	100%	0	32	1	30	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
1998	HOU	NL	32	130	66%	76%	38%	3	100%	0	33	1	29	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	HOU	NL	33	7	71%	57%	43%	0		0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 Seasons				390	62%	73%	36%	12	100%	0	87	2	82	4	7	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					56%	75%	31%		93%																											84%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1993	MIL	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	40.0%	2	1	20.0%	0	46	50%	89%	39%	10	30%
1994	MIL	AL	28	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	0		0	13	54%	54%	23%	0
1996	HOU	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	21	71%	76%	29%	3	67%
1999	HOU	NL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	66.7%	2	0	0.0%	0	228	60%	68%	39%	26	42%
2000	HOU	NL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	40	65%	73%	33%	5	60%
5 Seasons				0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	6	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8	61.5%	4	1	7.7%	0	348	59%	71%	37%	44	43%
MLB Averages																															45.1%			2.4%			56%	75%	39%		52%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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				Errors					Assists					Single w/ Runner on 1st			Single w/ Runner on 2nd			Double w/ Runner on 1st			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd			Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd			Baserunning Totals
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	1B	2B	3B	Hm	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Kill	Opp	Held	Held%	Adv	Kill	Kill%	Aother	PA	RHB%	BIP%	FBIP%	Fld	F2O%
1991	MIL	AL	25	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	0		0	12	42%	83%	17%	0
1993	MIL	AL	27	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	0		0	12	58%	75%	25%	2	0%
1996	HOU	NL	30	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	0		0	10	70%	80%	50%	1	100%
1999	HOU	NL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	2	28.6%	5	0	0.0%	0	155	68%	69%	28%	18	44%
4 Seasons				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	2	28.6%	5	0	0.0%	0	189	66%	71%	29%	21	43%
MLB Averages																															41.5%			1.9%			56%	75%	39%		55%

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