Doug Strange
Joseph Douglas Strange
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 13, 1964 in Greenville, SC
High School: Wade Hampton (Greenville, SC)
School: North Carolina State University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 13, 1989
Final Game: September 27, 1998
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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
1989 25 DET AL 64 217 196 16 42 4 1 1 14 3 3 17 36 .214 .280 .260 .541 55 51 6 1 3 0 0 5/46D
1991 27 CHC NL 3 11 9 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .444 .455 .556 1.010 179 5 0 1 0 1 0 /5
1992 28 CHC NL 52 106 94 7 15 1 0 1 5 1 0 10 15 .160 .240 .202 .443 26 19 2 0 2 0 2 54
1993 29 TEX AL 145 542 484 58 124 29 0 7 60 6 4 43 69 .256 .318 .360 .678 86 174 12 3 8 4 3 *4/56
1994 30 TEX AL 73 250 226 26 48 12 1 5 26 1 3 15 38 .212 .268 .341 .609 56 77 6 3 4 2 0 45/79
1995 31 SEA AL 74 168 155 19 42 9 2 2 21 0 3 10 25 .271 .323 .394 .717 85 61 3 2 1 0 0 5/47D
1996 32 SEA AL 88 200 183 19 43 7 1 3 23 1 0 14 31 .235 .290 .333 .623 58 61 3 1 0 2 0 5D7/349
1997 33 MON NL 118 372 327 40 84 16 2 12 47 0 2 36 76 .257 .332 .428 .761 99 140 4 2 5 2 9 5/473
1998 34 PIT NL 90 201 185 9 32 8 0 0 14 1 0 10 39 .173 .217 .216 .433 14 40 5 1 3 2 1 5/43
9 Seasons 707 2067 1859 194 434 87 7 31 211 14 15 155 330 .233 .295 .338 .633 69 628 41 14 26 13 15
162 Game Avg. 162 474 426 44 99 20 2 7 48 3 3 36 76 .233 .295 .338 .633 69 144 9 3 6 3 3
TEX (2 yrs) 218 792 710 84 172 41 1 12 86 7 7 58 107 .242 .303 .354 .656 76 251 18 6 12 6 3
CHC (2 yrs) 55 117 103 7 19 2 0 1 6 2 0 10 16 .184 .261 .233 .494 40 24 2 1 2 1 2
SEA (2 yrs) 162 368 338 38 85 16 3 5 44 1 3 24 56 .251 .305 .361 .666 70 122 6 3 1 2 0
PIT (1 yr) 90 201 185 9 32 8 0 0 14 1 0 10 39 .173 .217 .216 .433 14 40 5 1 3 2 1
MON (1 yr) 118 372 327 40 84 16 2 12 47 0 2 36 76 .257 .332 .428 .761 99 140 4 2 5 2 9
DET (1 yr) 64 217 196 16 42 4 1 1 14 3 3 17 36 .214 .280 .260 .541 55 51 6 1 3 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 444 1377 1244 138 299 61 5 18 144 11 13 99 199 .240 .300 .341 .641 71 424 30 10 16 8 3
NL (4 yrs) 263 690 615 56 135 26 2 13 67 3 2 56 131 .220 .287 .332 .618 64 204 11 4 10 5 12

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
1989 25 DET AL 217 166 14 2.2 92 .258 .214 .258 .280 .323 .260 .380 .541 .703 55 .232 -11.8 -1.2 .423 .133 .046 1.5
1991 27 CHC NL 11 6 3 13.4 97 .444 .444 .262 .455 .331 .556 .393 1.010 .723 179 .894 1.2 0.1 1.400 .222 .111 .0
1992 28 CHC NL 106 83 5 1.6 94 .179 .160 .261 .240 .327 .202 .385 .443 .712 26 .154 -9.4 -1.0 .370 .160 .043 1.0
1993 29 TEX AL 542 388 55 3.8 99 .284 .256 .262 .318 .332 .360 .400 .678 .732 86 .392 -8.7 -0.8 .590 .196 .103 6.5
1994 30 TEX AL 250 193 19 2.6 111 .232 .212 .273 .268 .345 .341 .434 .609 .779 56 .215 -15.5 -1.4 .497 .186 .128 1.7
1995 31 SEA AL 168 120 18 4.0 110 .313 .271 .271 .323 .345 .394 .429 .717 .774 85 .381 -3.8 -0.4 .588 .168 .123 .0
1996 32 SEA AL 200 145 18 3.3 116 .265 .235 .277 .290 .350 .333 .445 .623 .795 58 .279 -12.3 -1.1 .538 .180 .098 1.5
1997 33 MON NL 372 256 47 4.9 107 .299 .257 .269 .332 .341 .428 .423 .761 .764 99 .505 -1.0 -0.1 .707 .275 .171 .0
1998 34 PIT NL 201 163 9 1.5 109 .216 .173 .271 .217 .342 .216 .428 .433 .770 14 .102 -23.7 -2.3 .329 .103 .043 .0
9 Seasons 2067 1520 188 3.3 105 .267 .233 .267 .295 .338 .338 .415 .633 .753 69 .327 -85.0 -8.2 .537 .187 .104 19.3
162 Game Avg. 474 348 43 3.3 105 .267 .233 .267 .295 .338 .338 .415 .633 .753 69 .327 -85.0 -8.2 .537 .187 .104 4
TEX (2 yrs) 792 581 74 3.4 103 .268 .242 .265 .303 .336 .354 .411 .656 .747 76 .332 -24.1 -2.3 .560 .193 .111 8.8
CHC (2 yrs) 117 89 8 2.4 94 .207 .184 .261 .261 .328 .233 .385 .494 .713 40 .274 -8.2 -0.9 .430 .165 .049 1.3
SEA (2 yrs) 368 265 36 3.6 113 .287 .251 .275 .305 .348 .361 .438 .666 .786 70 .325 -16.2 -1.5 .561 .175 .109 1.7
PIT (1 yr) 201 163 9 1.5 109 .216 .173 .271 .217 .342 .216 .428 .433 .770 14 .102 -23.7 -2.3 .329 .103 .043 .0
MON (1 yr) 372 256 47 4.9 107 .299 .257 .269 .332 .341 .428 .423 .761 .764 99 .505 -1.0 -0.1 .707 .275 .171 .0
DET (1 yr) 217 166 14 2.3 92 .258 .214 .258 .280 .323 .260 .380 .541 .703 55 .232 -11.8 -1.2 .423 .133 .046 1.5
AL (5 yrs) 1377 1012 124 3.3 104 .271 .240 .267 .300 .337 .341 .413 .641 .751 71 .316 -52.1 -4.9 .537 .178 .100 13.7
NL (4 yrs) 690 508 64 3.4 106 .256 .220 .269 .287 .339 .332 .418 .618 .757 64 .350 -32.9 -3.3 .538 .205 .112 4.9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 31 SEA AL ALDS NYY W 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 31 SEA AL ALCS CLE L 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 6 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 ALDS 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1989 25 DET AL 217 0.5% 16.6% 7.8% 2.8% 14% 2.12 5.4 196.0 14.0 1.09 1.48 73% 20% 1.5% 13%
1991 27 CHC NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 9.1% 25% 9.0 9.0 0.29 0.67 82% 33% 0.0% 14%
1992 28 CHC NL 106 0.9% 14.2% 9.4% 1.9% 13% 1.50 6.3 94.0 18.8 0.70 0.89 74% 19% 2.5% 13%
1993 29 TEX AL 542 1.3% 12.7% 7.9% 6.6% 29% 1.60 7.0 69.1 8.1 0.79 1.01 76% 24% 3.6% 15%
1994 30 TEX AL 250 2.0% 15.2% 6.0% 7.2% 38% 2.53 5.9 45.2 8.7 1.07 1.39 74% 21% 6.6% 16%
1995 31 SEA AL 168 1.2% 14.9% 6.0% 7.7% 31% 2.50 6.2 77.5 7.4 1.00 1.12 76% 20% 3.4% 11%
1996 32 SEA AL 200 1.5% 15.5% 7.0% 5.5% 26% 2.21 5.9 61.0 8.0 0.88 0.91 76% 22% 4.1% 11%
1997 33 MON NL 372 3.2% 20.4% 9.7% 8.1% 36% 2.11 4.3 27.3 7.0 0.83 1.05 65% 20% 10.4% 15%
1998 34 PIT NL 201 0.0% 19.4% 5.0% 4.0% 25% 3.90 4.7 13.2 0.92 1.21 74% 17% 0.0% 21%
9 Seasons 2067 1.5% 16.0% 7.5% 6.1% 29% 2.13 5.6 60.0 8.8 0.88 1.11 73% 21% 4.5% 15%
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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 25 DET AL 2 1 25% 87 3 3 50% 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 41% 11 9 2 0 0 0 11 4 7
1991 27 CHC NL 0 0 0% 7 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 28 CHC NL 2 0 25% 33 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1993 29 TEX AL 3 0 31% 219 6 4 60% 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 13 54% 31 19 12 5 2 3 14 1 12
1994 30 TEX AL 1 0 34% 81 1 3 25% 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 47% 8 7 1 1 1 0 10 2 8
1995 31 SEA AL 2 1 33% 61 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 32% 13 11 2 1 1 0 5 1 4
1996 32 SEA AL 5 0 29% 67 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 29% 13 10 3 4 3 1 4 2 2
1997 33 MON NL 3 0 26% 129 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 6 31% 16 15 1 6 3 2 10 3 7
1998 34 PIT NL 2 0 21% 63 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 39% 8 6 2 0 0 0 5 2 3
9 Seasons 20 2 29% 747 14 15 48% 13 12 1 2 0 1 3 1 26 43 41% 105 80 25 17 10 6 60 15 44
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
1989 25 DET AL 218 100% 42 4 1 3 0 0 0 0.69 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 75% 35 6 17% 17 4 24% 123 13 11% 8 2 25% 14 8 57% 0
1991 27 CHC NL 11 100% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1992 28 CHC NL 106 100% 15 9 1 10 1 0 0 1.20 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 23 2 9% 10 2 20% 64 4 6% 5 1 20% 4 0 0% 0
1993 29 TEX AL 542 100% 124 10 3 12 4 1 2 2.15 7 0 11 7 0 4 3 0 12 8 67% 97 12 12% 58 22 38% 345 54 16% 27 13 48% 41 21 51% 0
1994 30 TEX AL 250 100% 48 5 1 6 1 0 2 2.81 5 0 7 5 0 3 2 0 5 4 80% 53 6 11% 29 9 31% 179 23 13% 12 3 25% 11 7 64% 0
1995 31 SEA AL 169 100% 42 3 0 31 9 1 5 1.92 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 34 3 9% 11 3 27% 111 19 17% 8 5 63% 13 5 38% 0
1996 32 SEA AL 200 100% 43 5 0 39 10 0 3 2.07 3 1 11 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 43 3 7% 22 8 36% 160 20 13% 16 7 44% 12 5 42% 0
1997 33 MON NL 372 100% 84 3 0 8 6 0 2 1.37 12 0 6 12 0 6 6 1 5 5 100% 52 4 8% 24 10 42% 214 35 16% 18 12 67% 23 12 52% 0
1998 34 PIT NL 201 100% 32 10 2 33 6 0 6 1.53 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 39 5 13% 27 12 44% 131 14 11% 15 10 67% 17 5 29% 0
9 Seasons 2069 100% 434 50 8 142 37 2 20 1.82 31 1 52 31 0 17 14 1 34 26 76% 376 41 11% 200 72 36% 1330 183 14% 110 54 49% 136 64 47% 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
1989 25 DET AL 214 774 3.62 490 63% 24% 15% 28% 33% 76% 0% 48% 80% 34% 5% 10 0 13% 28 15 7% 15 6 25% 4 0 1
1991 27 CHC NL 11 30 2.73 22 73% 27% 18% 14% 41% 73% 0% 53% 75% 45% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 9% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1992 28 CHC NL 106 372 3.51 233 63% 17% 15% 33% 35% 83% 6% 52% 82% 40% 8% 9 2 17% 18 8 12% 13 5 33% 0 0 0
1993 29 TEX AL 526 1719 3.27 1094 64% 21% 14% 27% 38% 79% 2% 50% 82% 44% 5% 28 0 13% 68 26 7% 37 19 30% 16 0 1
1994 30 TEX AL 240 802 3.34 524 65% 18% 18% 28% 36% 81% 0% 53% 78% 44% 5% 11 0 13% 30 9 6% 14 7 28% 10 0 2
1995 31 SEA AL 169 567 3.36 370 65% 22% 18% 24% 35% 78% 0% 51% 77% 41% 3% 5 0 12% 20 9 9% 15 9 20% 0 0 0
1996 32 SEA AL 192 686 3.57 428 62% 21% 14% 30% 35% 79% 0% 49% 82% 46% 3% 6 0 10% 20 12 10% 20 11 43% 8 1 0
1997 33 MON NL 356 1194 3.35 757 63% 18% 18% 31% 33% 82% 7% 52% 78% 49% 5% 17 1 12% 42 21 6% 21 6 27% 16 0 0
1998 34 PIT NL 201 672 3.34 442 66% 19% 21% 26% 34% 81% 2% 53% 74% 42% 4% 8 0 9% 18 9 7% 14 9 18% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 2015 6816 3.38 4360 64% 20% 17% 28% 35% 80% 2% 51% 79% 43% 5% 94 3 12% 244 109 7% 150 72 27% 54 1 4
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
1989 25 64 217 196 16 42 4 1 1 14 3 3 17 36 .214 .280 .260 .541 55 51 6 1 3 0 0
1990 26 64 217 196 16 42 4 1 1 14 3 3 17 36 .214 .280 .260 .541 55 51 6 1 3 0 0
1991 27 67 228 205 16 46 5 1 1 15 4 3 17 37 .224 .289 .273 .562 61 56 6 2 3 1 0
1992 28 119 334 299 23 61 6 1 2 20 5 3 27 52 .204 .274 .251 .524 50 75 8 2 5 1 2
1993 29 264 876 783 81 185 35 1 9 80 11 7 70 121 .236 .301 .318 .619 72 249 20 5 13 5 5
1994 30 337 1126 1009 107 233 47 2 14 106 12 10 85 159 .231 .294 .323 .617 69 326 26 8 17 7 5
1995 31 411 1294 1164 126 275 56 4 16 127 12 13 95 184 .236 .298 .332 .630 71 387 29 10 18 7 5
1996 32 499 1494 1347 145 318 63 5 19 150 13 13 109 215 .236 .297 .333 .629 69 448 32 11 18 9 5
1997 33 617 1866 1674 185 402 79 7 31 197 13 15 145 291 .240 .304 .351 .655 75 588 36 13 23 11 14
1998 34 707 2067 1859 194 434 87 7 31 211 14 15 155 330 .233 .295 .338 .633 69 628 41 14 26 13 15

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
1989 25 64 215 197 17 43 4 1 1 15 3 17 36 .218 .284 .264 .548 15 64
1991 27 3 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .000 .091 .000 .091 3 3
1992 28 52 106 95 7 16 1 0 1 5 1 11 15 .168 .255 .211 .465 5 52
1993 29 145 539 488 61 128 30 0 7 63 6 44 69 .262 .325 .367 .691 58 145
1994 30 104 344 317 34 64 16 1 7 34 1 20 54 .202 .256 .325 .581 26 73
1995 31 83 183 171 20 44 9 2 2 22 0 10 28 .257 .306 .368 .674 19 74
1996 32 88 197 181 17 41 7 1 3 20 1 13 31 .227 .279 .326 .605 16 88
1997 33 118 367 327 39 84 16 2 12 46 0 36 76 .257 .332 .428 .761 46 118
1998 34 90 197 184 8 31 8 0 0 13 1 10 39 .168 .213 .212 .425 8 90
9 Seasons 747 2159 1969 203 451 91 7 33 219 14 161 349 .229 .290 .333 .623 196 707
162 Game Avg. 162 468 427 44 98 20 2 7 47 3 35 76 .229 .290 .333 .623 43 707

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