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Dale Sveum

Dale Curtis Sveum

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 23, 1963 in Richmond, CA
High School: Pinole Valley HS (Pinole, CA)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 12, 1986
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Pirates/Phillies/WhiteSox/Yankees/... 1986-1999

Final Game: October 3, 1999
Relatives: Cousin of John Olerud
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Standard Batting

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
1986 22 MIL AL 91 356 317 35 78 13 2 7 35 4 3 32 63 .246 .316 .366 .682 83 116 7 1 5 1 0 546
1987 23 MIL AL 153 586 535 86 135 27 3 25 95 2 6 40 133 .252 .303 .454 .757 95 243 11 1 5 5 4 *64
1988 24 MIL AL 129 495 467 41 113 14 4 9 51 1 0 21 122 .242 .274 .347 .621 73 162 6 1 3 3 0 *6/4D
1990 26 MIL AL 48 133 117 15 23 7 0 1 12 0 1 12 30 .197 .278 .282 .560 58 33 2 2 0 2 0 54/36
1991 27 MIL AL 90 308 266 33 64 19 1 4 43 2 4 32 78 .241 .320 .365 .685 91 97 8 1 5 4 0 65/D4
1992 28 TOT MLB 94 284 249 28 49 13 0 4 28 1 1 28 68 .197 .273 .297 .570 62 74 6 0 2 5 4 6/53
1992 28 PHI NL 54 153 135 13 24 4 0 2 16 0 0 16 39 .178 .261 .252 .513 47 34 5 0 0 2 4 6/53
1992 28 CHW AL 40 131 114 15 25 9 0 2 12 1 1 12 29 .219 .287 .351 .638 79 40 1 0 2 3 0 6/35
1993 29 OAK AL 30 96 79 12 14 2 1 2 6 0 0 16 21 .177 .316 .304 .620 73 24 2 0 1 0 1 3/54D76
1994 30 SEA AL 10 29 27 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .185 .241 .296 .538 38 8 1 0 0 0 0 /D5
1996 32 PIT NL 12 40 34 9 12 5 0 1 5 0 0 6 6 .353 .450 .588 1.038 169 20 0 0 0 0 0 5
1997 33 PIT NL 126 339 306 30 80 20 1 12 47 0 3 27 81 .261 .319 .451 .770 97 138 8 0 4 2 2 563/4
1998 34 NYY AL 30 64 58 6 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 16 .155 .203 .155 .358 -3 9 2 0 0 2 0 3/5D
1999 35 PIT NL 49 80 71 7 15 5 1 3 13 0 0 7 28 .211 .278 .437 .715 78 31 0 0 1 1 1 5/3647
12 Yrs 862 2810 2526 305 597 125 13 69 340 10 18 227 656 .236 .298 .378 .676 82 955 53 6 26 25 12
162 Game Avg. 162 528 475 57 112 23 2 13 64 2 3 43 123 .236 .298 .378 .676 82 179 10 1 5 5 2
MIL (5 yrs) 511 1878 1702 210 413 80 10 46 236 9 14 137 426 .243 .299 .382 .681 84 651 34 6 18 15 4
PIT (3 yrs) 187 459 411 46 107 30 2 16 65 0 3 40 115 .260 .324 .460 .784 100 189 8 0 5 3 3
PHI (1 yr) 54 153 135 13 24 4 0 2 16 0 0 16 39 .178 .261 .252 .513 47 34 5 0 0 2 4
OAK (1 yr) 30 96 79 12 14 2 1 2 6 0 0 16 21 .177 .316 .304 .620 73 24 2 0 1 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 30 64 58 6 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 16 .155 .203 .155 .358 -3 9 2 0 0 2 0
SEA (1 yr) 10 29 27 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .185 .241 .296 .538 38 8 1 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 40 131 114 15 25 9 0 2 12 1 1 12 29 .219 .287 .351 .638 79 40 1 0 2 3 0
AL (9 yrs) 621 2198 1980 246 466 91 11 51 259 10 15 171 502 .235 .295 .370 .665 80 732 40 6 21 20 5
NL (4 yrs) 241 612 546 59 131 34 2 18 81 0 3 56 154 .240 .308 .408 .716 88 223 13 0 5 5 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1986 22 MIL AL 91 356 -8 -1 0 -14 2 -20 -1.9 11 -10 -0.9 .477 .487 0.5 -1.2 4 $60,000 546
1987 23 MIL AL 153 586 -8 -3 -0 -13 8 -15 -1.3 18 3 0.3 .490 .491 1.6 -0.3 15 $92,500 *64
1988 24 MIL AL 129 495 -18 -2 0 -2 7 -14 -1.3 15 1 0.0 .488 .491 0.2 0.7 2 $185,000 *6/4D
1990 26 MIL AL 48 133 -6 -0 -0 -7 0 -14 -1.4 4 -9 -1.0 .470 .491 -0.2 -0.7 -2 $230,000 54/36
1991 27 MIL AL 90 308 -4 -2 -1 -7 3 -11 -1.0 10 -0 -0.1 .488 .493 0.7 -0.3 7 $ 65/D4
1992 28 PHI NL 54 153 -11 0 -1 -3 2 -13 -1.5 4 -9 -1.1 .472 .491 -0.7 -0.1 -6 $375,000 6/53
1992 28 CHW AL 40 131 -4 -0 0 -2 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .491 .498 0.3 0.0 3 $ 6/35
1993 29 OAK AL 30 96 -3 -0 -0 -2 -1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .477 .496 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $ 3/54D76
1994 30 SEA AL 10 29 -3 0 -0 1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 0.0 -3 $ /D5
1996 32 PIT NL 12 40 4 0 0 -0 0 4 0.4 1 6 0.5 .536 .503 0.5 -0.0 6 $ 5
1997 33 PIT NL 126 339 -2 -4 -0 -4 1 -10 -1.1 9 -1 -0.2 .492 .493 0.3 -0.4 3 $400,000 563/4
1998 34 NYY AL 30 64 -9 -0 -0 -0 -1 -11 -1.0 2 -9 -0.8 .465 .494 -0.8 -0.1 -9 $800,000 3/5D
1999 35 PIT NL 49 80 -1 0 0 2 0 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .502 .501 0.1 0.2 1 $200,000 5/3647
12 Seasons 862 2810 -73 -11 -2 -52 22 -116 -11.4 86 -30 -3.5 .486 .494 2.1 -2.5 22 $2,342,500
MIL (5 yrs) 511 1878 -44 -7 -1 -42 20 -74 -7.0 59 -16 -1.7 .485 .491 2.8 -1.8 27 $567,500
PIT (3 yrs) 187 459 0 -3 0 -3 1 -5 -0.6 13 8 0.6 .497 .499 0.9 -0.2 10 $600,000
PHI (1 yr) 54 153 -11 0 -1 -3 2 -13 -1.5 4 -9 -1.1 .472 .491 -0.7 -0.1 -6 $375,000
OAK (1 yr) 30 96 -3 -0 -0 -2 -1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .477 .496 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $
NYY (1 yr) 30 64 -9 -0 -0 -0 -1 -11 -1.0 2 -9 -0.8 .465 .494 -0.8 -0.1 -9 $800,000
SEA (1 yr) 10 29 -3 0 -0 1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 0.0 -3 $
CHW (1 yr) 40 131 -4 -0 0 -2 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .491 .498 0.3 0.0 3 $

Advanced Batting

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
1986 22 MIL AL 356 255 37 3.9 103 .286 .246 .265 .316 .333 .366 .413 .682 .747 83 .416 -7.8 -0.8 .602 .224 .120 5.1
1987 23 MIL AL 586 427 70 4.4 108 .288 .252 .269 .303 .337 .454 .431 .757 .768 95 .442 -5.7 -0.5 .671 .269 .202 3.7
1988 24 MIL AL 495 366 45 3.3 95 .307 .242 .261 .274 .326 .347 .392 .621 .718 73 .369 -19.2 -2.0 .514 .152 .105 1.8
1990 26 MIL AL 133 99 10 2.7 94 .250 .197 .258 .278 .326 .282 .386 .560 .712 58 .292 -6.1 -0.6 .474 .179 .085 .0
1991 27 MIL AL 308 223 31 3.8 95 .319 .241 .258 .320 .326 .365 .391 .685 .718 91 .412 -2.0 -0.2 .598 .237 .124 2.7
1992 28 TOT MLB 284 214 21 2.6 93 .247 .197 .259 .273 .326 .297 .382 .570 .708 62 .296 -12.2 -1.3 .493 .213 .100 1.6
1992 28 PHI NL 153 118 9 2.1 92 .229 .178 .259 .261 .325 .252 .381 .513 .706 47 .219 -9.4 -1.0 .431 .193 .074 .0
1992 28 CHW AL 131 96 12 3.4 93 .267 .219 .258 .287 .327 .351 .383 .638 .710 79 .379 -2.8 -0.3 .571 .237 .132 1.3
1993 29 OAK AL 96 68 8 3.2 97 .214 .177 .259 .316 .329 .304 .397 .620 .726 73 .315 -2.7 -0.3 .597 .329 .127 .0
1994 30 SEA AL 29 23 2 2.3 112 .250 .185 .274 .241 .346 .296 .436 .538 .782 38 .179 -2.7 -0.2 .435 .185 .111 .0
1996 32 PIT NL 40 22 10 12.2 109 .407 .353 .273 .450 .343 .588 .428 1.038 .771 169 .844 3.9 0.4 1.182 .412 .235 .0
1997 33 PIT NL 339 243 42 4.6 111 .316 .261 .274 .319 .346 .451 .430 .770 .777 97 .477 -2.3 -0.2 .684 .268 .190 .0
1998 34 NYY AL 64 53 2 1.0 107 .205 .155 .268 .203 .336 .155 .427 .358 .763 -3 .048 -8.8 -0.8 .255 .069 .000
1999 35 PIT NL 80 58 9 4.2 116 .293 .211 .276 .278 .351 .437 .444 .715 .795 78 .390 -2.8 -0.3 .679 .324 .225 .0
12 Yrs 2810 2051 287 3.8 102 .289 .236 .265 .298 .333 .378 .410 .676 .743 82 .399 -68.4 -6.8 .590 .228 .142 17.5
162 Game Avg. 528 385 54 3.8 102 .289 .236 .265 .298 .333 .378 .410 .676 .743 82 .399 -68.4 -6.8 .590 .228 .142 3
MIL (5 yrs) 1878 1370 193 3.8 101 .295 .243 .263 .299 .331 .382 .408 .681 .739 84 .405 -40.8 -4.1 .590 .217 .140 15.1
PIT (3 yrs) 459 323 61 5.1 112 .322 .260 .274 .324 .347 .460 .432 .784 .779 100 .511 -1.2 -0.1 .717 .290 .200 .0
PHI (1 yr) 153 118 9 2.1 92 .229 .178 .259 .261 .325 .252 .381 .513 .706 47 .219 -9.4 -1.0 .431 .193 .074 .0
OAK (1 yr) 96 68 8 3.1 97 .214 .177 .259 .316 .329 .304 .397 .620 .726 73 .314 -2.7 -0.3 .597 .329 .127 .0
NYY (1 yr) 64 53 2 1.0 107 .205 .155 .268 .203 .336 .155 .427 .358 .763 -3 .047 -8.8 -0.8 .255 .069 .000
SEA (1 yr) 29 23 2 2.3 112 .250 .185 .274 .241 .346 .296 .436 .538 .782 38 .179 -2.7 -0.2 .435 .185 .111 .0
CHW (1 yr) 131 96 12 3.4 93 .267 .219 .258 .287 .327 .351 .383 .638 .710 79 .379 -2.8 -0.3 .571 .237 .132 1.3
AL (9 yrs) 2198 1610 217 3.6 101 .287 .235 .263 .295 .331 .370 .407 .665 .738 80 .384 -57.8 -5.7 .576 .218 .134 16.7
NL (4 yrs) 612 441 70 4.3 107 .298 .240 .271 .308 .341 .408 .420 .716 .761 88 .451 -10.6 -1.1 .640 .266 .168 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1986 22 MIL AL 356 2.0% 17.7% 9.0% 6.2% 28% 1.97 5.0 45.3 9.1 1.14 70%
1987 23 MIL AL 586 4.3% 22.7% 6.8% 9.4% 41% 3.33 4.0 21.4 5.6 1.13 65%
1988 24 MIL AL 495 1.8% 24.7% 4.2% 5.5% 24% 5.81 3.8 51.9 9.2 0.72 0.86 68% 20% 8.7% 47%
1990 26 MIL AL 133 0.8% 22.6% 9.0% 6.0% 35% 2.50 3.9 117.0 9.8 0.51 0.56 66% 20% 2.1% 20%
1991 27 MIL AL 308 1.3% 25.3% 10.4% 7.8% 38% 2.44 3.4 66.5 6.2 0.48 0.76 61% 26% 3.7% 16%
1992 28 TOT MLB 284 1.4% 23.9% 9.9% 6.0% 35% 2.43 3.7 62.3 8.9 0.75 0.90 64% 15% 4.5% 17%
1992 28 PHI NL 153 1.3% 25.5% 10.5% 3.9% 25% 2.44 3.5 67.5 8.4 0.96 0.95 63% 10% 5.3% 24%
1992 28 CHW AL 131 1.5% 22.1% 9.2% 8.4% 44% 2.42 3.9 57.0 9.5 0.57 0.83 66% 21% 4.0% 11%
1993 29 OAK AL 96 2.1% 21.9% 16.7% 5.2% 36% 1.31 3.8 39.5 13.2 0.78 0.96 58% 17% 9.1% 31%
1994 30 SEA AL 29 3.5% 34.5% 6.9% 3.5% 20% 5.00 2.7 27.0 13.5 0.21 0.44 55% 24% 12.5% 43%
1996 32 PIT NL 40 2.5% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 50% 1.00 5.7 34.0 6.8 0.40 0.36 68% 25% 6.7% 25%
1997 33 PIT NL 339 3.5% 23.9% 8.0% 9.7% 41% 3.00 3.8 25.5 6.5 0.73 1.07 63% 16% 10.7% 14%
1998 34 NYY AL 64 0.0% 25.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.6 19.3 0.72 0.67 69% 14% 0.0% 24%
1999 35 PIT NL 80 3.8% 35.0% 8.8% 11.3% 60% 4.00 2.5 23.7 5.5 0.52 0.69 51% 20% 11.1% 7%
12 Yrs 2810 2.5% 23.4% 8.1% 7.4% 35% 2.89 3.9 36.6 7.4 0.65 0.92 65% 19% 6.7% 26%
MLB Averages 2.4% 15.7% 8.8% 7.2% 31% 1.78 5.7 36.7 7.9 0.81 1.08 71% 21% 7.3% 18%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1986 22 MIL AL -7.8 -0.8 368 -0.9 5.8 -6.7 1.03 -0.5 -0.4 -5.5 -0.5 0.95 -5.3 1.51 2
1987 23 MIL AL -5.7 -0.5 601 -0.1 11.9 -12.0 1.07 -0.5 0.3 -3.4 -0.3 0.97 -10.6 2.06 1
1988 24 MIL AL -19.2 -2.0 504 -0.8 7.5 -8.3 .95 -2.2 1.3 -14.1 -1.4 0.92 -20.0 5.36 0
1990 26 MIL AL -6.1 -0.6 137 -0.6 1.7 -2.3 .92 -0.6 -0.0 -4.6 -0.5 0.96 -6.7 1.72 6
1991 27 MIL AL -2.0 -0.2 317 -0.4 5.7 -6.2 1.10 -0.6 0.2 1.3 0.1 1.00 -3.1 1.15 6
1992 28 TOT MLB -12.2 -1.3 291 -1.4 4.2 -5.6 1.07 -1.2 -0.1 -8.0 -0.8 0.99 -11.7 1.71 19
1992 28 PHI NL -9.4 -1.0 155 -0.9 2.2 -3.2 1.07 -0.9 -0.0 -6.1 -0.6 1.03 -8.6 1.26 15
1992 28 CHW AL -2.8 -0.3 136 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 1.05 -0.4 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.95 -3.1 3.39 4
1993 29 OAK AL -2.7 -0.3 98 -0.7 1.4 -2.0 1.10 -0.3 -0.3 -3.8 -0.4 0.88 -3.8 1.20 7
1994 30 SEA AL -2.8 -0.3 29 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .90 -0.3 -0.1 -4.5 -0.4 0.95 -3.7 1.67 4
1996 32 PIT NL 3.8 0.4 43 0.4 0.9 -0.5 .88 0.5 0.0 6.1 0.6 0.92 6.1 1.04 2
1997 33 PIT NL -2.3 -0.2 344 -0.6 5.8 -6.4 1.03 0.2 -0.7 -3.6 -0.3 0.98 -2.6 1.39 41
1998 34 NYY AL -8.8 -0.8 64 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 .74 -0.7 0.1 -11.0 -1.1 1.01 -9.6 1.06 5
1999 35 PIT NL -2.9 -0.3 80 0.2 2.0 -1.7 1.37 -0.0 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.00 -0.3 1.77 28
12 Yrs -68.6 -6.8 2876 -5.7 47.5 -53.2 1.03 -6.3 0.8 -50.3 -5.0 0.96 -71.2 1.52 121

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1986 22 MIL AL 3 0 27% 125 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 47% 17 13 4 1 1 0 16 4 12
1987 23 MIL AL 5 0 40% 176 2 6 25% 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 11 38% 25 18 7 11 7 3 19 8 11
1988 24 MIL AL 4 0 25% 149 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 23% 25 20 5 3 3 0 11 6 4
1990 26 MIL AL 1 0 39% 51 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 33% 12 8 4 1 1 0 2 1 1
1991 27 MIL AL 1 0 31% 109 2 4 33% 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 26% 18 13 4 3 3 0 10 5 4
1992 28 TOT MLB 1 0 33% 88 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 33% 7 4 3 1 1 0 4 3 1
1992 28 PHI NL 0 0 29% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 29% 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
1992 28 CHW AL 1 0 37% 42 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 40% 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1993 29 OAK AL 0 0 36% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 8 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1994 30 SEA AL 0 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1996 32 PIT NL 1 0 47% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1997 33 PIT NL 3 0 19% 121 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 4 25% 17 13 3 2 2 0 9 4 4
1998 34 NYY AL 1 0 46% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14% 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1999 35 PIT NL 3 0 21% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
12 Yrs 23 0 31% 916 10 18 36% 9 15 1 3 0 0 3 2 30 60 31% 140 106 32 25 21 3 75 32 40

Situational Hitting*

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
1986 22 MIL AL 356 100% 78 2 0 0 0 1.51 7 0 8 5 2 4 3 0 9 5 56% 68 7 10% 33 12 36% 227 30 13% 15 7 47% 17 9 53% 0
1987 23 MIL AL 586 100% 135 1 1 0 0 2.06 25 0 16 14 11 9 16 0 5 5 100% 106 11 10% 55 19 35% 377 73 19% 31 17 55% 13 7 54% 0
1988 24 MIL AL 495 100% 113 16 1 0 0 0 1 5.36 9 0 11 5 4 2 7 0 4 3 75% 77 6 8% 41 14 34% 276 44 16% 23 15 65% 17 11 65% 0
1990 26 MIL AL 133 100% 23 2 0 6 0 0 0 1.72 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 2 7% 14 2 14% 82 12 15% 10 5 50% 4 0 0% 0
1991 27 MIL AL 308 100% 64 13 0 6 0 0 0 1.15 4 0 12 2 2 3 1 0 6 5 83% 63 8 13% 42 14 33% 215 40 19% 24 13 54% 17 11 65% 0
1992 28 TOT MLB 284 100% 49 14 0 19 1 0 0 1.71 4 0 7 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 100% 58 6 10% 35 13 37% 188 26 14% 18 9 50% 17 7 41% 0
1992 28 PHI NL 153 100% 24 6 0 15 1 0 0 1.26 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 5 14% 18 5 28% 112 15 13% 9 5 56% 8 3 38% 0
1992 28 CHW AL 131 100% 25 8 0 4 0 0 0 3.39 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 23 1 4% 17 8 47% 76 11 14% 9 4 44% 9 4 44% 0
1993 29 OAK AL 96 100% 14 2 0 7 3 1 1 1.20 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 14 2 14% 7 3 43% 48 4 8% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1994 30 SEA AL 29 100% 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 1.67 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 25% 7 1 14% 20 1 5% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1996 32 PIT NL 40 100% 12 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.04 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0% 2 0 0% 24 4 17% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1997 33 PIT NL 339 100% 80 4 0 41 9 1 5 1.39 12 0 10 10 2 5 7 0 4 4 100% 64 8 13% 45 20 44% 234 36 15% 23 12 52% 26 20 77% 0
1998 34 NYY AL 64 100% 9 3 0 5 0 0 0 1.06 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 19 2 11% 13 6 46% 53 3 6% 6 2 33% 6 4 67% 0
1999 35 PIT NL 80 100% 15 0 0 28 9 1 5 1.77 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 100% 17 0 0% 7 3 43% 68 11 16% 5 3 60% 1 1 100% 0
12 Yrs 2810 100% 597 56 1 121 23 3 12 1.52 69 0 75 45 24 25 44 0 33 26 79% 531 53 10% 301 107 36% 1812 284 16% 163 85 52% 123 74 60% 0
MLB Averages 58% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 24 MIL AL 482 1800 3.73 1187 66% 23% 19% 29% 29% 77% 0% 51% 75% 35% 4% 18 4 13% 64 33 7% 35 24 23% 13 6 1
1990 26 MIL AL 129 518 4.02 332 64% 26% 14% 34% 26% 73% 0% 47% 80% 33% 7% 9 2 12% 16 6 5% 7 4 48% 4 0 2
1991 27 MIL AL 309 1274 4.12 753 59% 26% 18% 30% 26% 74% 0% 44% 75% 22% 6% 19 0 20% 63 34 14% 42 25 22% -1 0 0
1992 28 TOT MLB 284 1141 4.02 698 61% 29% 18% 27% 27% 71% 4% 44% 75% 26% 7% 20 0 20% 56 20 10% 27 17 35% 0 0 0
1992 28 PHI NL 153 611 3.99 374 61% 28% 22% 24% 26% 72% 7% 44% 70% 26% 10% 15 0 24% 37 12 8% 13 9 33% 0 0 0
1992 28 CHW AL 131 530 4.05 324 61% 29% 14% 30% 28% 71% 0% 43% 81% 26% 4% 5 0 15% 19 8 11% 14 8 38% 0 0 0
1993 29 OAK AL 86 370 4.30 216 58% 27% 17% 31% 25% 73% 3% 42% 76% 20% 6% 5 0 15% 13 6 7% 6 2 39% 10 0 1
1994 30 SEA AL 29 122 4.21 74 61% 35% 15% 27% 23% 65% 0% 39% 77% 24% 3% 1 0 10% 3 1 10% 3 1 30% 0 0 0
1996 32 PIT NL 40 142 3.55 78 55% 18% 17% 29% 36% 82% 0% 45% 80% 40% 15% 6 1 33% 13 6 10% 4 2 17% 0 0 0
1997 33 PIT NL 335 1252 3.74 767 61% 25% 16% 28% 30% 74% 2% 46% 78% 32% 6% 21 0 17% 57 29 11% 37 29 34% 4 0 2
1998 34 NYY AL 64 234 3.66 147 63% 18% 15% 37% 30% 82% 0% 51% 82% 39% 5% 3 0 11% 7 3 14% 9 6 38% 0 0 0
1999 35 PIT NL 80 316 3.95 193 61% 24% 26% 26% 23% 76% 3% 46% 66% 34% 6% 5 0 10% 8 2 13% 10 5 32% 0 0 0
10 Yrs 1838 7169 3.90 4445 62% 25% 18% 29% 28% 75% 1% 46% 76% 30% 6% 107 7 16% 300 140 10% 180 115 30% 30 6 6
MLB Averages 3.67 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

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
1986 22 91 356 317 35 78 13 2 7 35 4 3 32 63 .246 .316 .366 .682 83 116 7 1 5 1 0
1987 23 244 942 852 121 213 40 5 32 130 6 9 72 196 .250 .308 .421 .729 91 359 18 2 10 6 4
1988 24 373 1437 1319 162 326 54 9 41 181 7 9 93 318 .247 .296 .395 .691 85 521 24 3 13 9 4
1989 25 373 1437 1319 162 326 54 9 41 181 7 9 93 318 .247 .296 .395 .691 85 521 24 3 13 9 4
1990 26 421 1570 1436 177 349 61 9 42 193 7 10 105 348 .243 .295 .386 .681 83 554 26 5 13 11 4
1991 27 511 1878 1702 210 413 80 10 46 236 9 14 137 426 .243 .299 .382 .681 84 651 34 6 18 15 4
1992 28 605 2162 1951 238 462 93 10 50 264 10 15 165 494 .237 .296 .372 .667 81 725 40 6 20 20 8
1993 29 635 2258 2030 250 476 95 11 52 270 10 15 181 515 .234 .296 .369 .665 81 749 42 6 21 20 9
1994 30 645 2287 2057 253 481 95 11 53 272 10 15 183 525 .234 .296 .368 .664 80 757 43 6 21 20 9
1995 31 645 2287 2057 253 481 95 11 53 272 10 15 183 525 .234 .296 .368 .664 80 757 43 6 21 20 9
1996 32 657 2327 2091 262 493 100 11 54 277 10 15 189 531 .236 .298 .372 .670 82 777 43 6 21 20 9
1997 33 783 2666 2397 292 573 120 12 66 324 10 18 216 612 .239 .301 .382 .683 84 915 51 6 25 22 11
1998 34 813 2730 2455 298 582 120 12 66 327 10 18 220 628 .237 .299 .376 .675 82 924 53 6 25 24 11
1999 35 862 2810 2526 305 597 125 13 69 340 10 18 227 656 .236 .298 .378 .676 82 955 53 6 26 25 12

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1986 22 91 355 316 34 77 13 2 7 34 4 32 63 .244 .314 .364 .678 36 91
1987 23 153 580 530 80 130 26 3 24 89 2 39 133 .245 .296 .442 .737 69 153
1988 24 129 501 472 44 118 15 4 9 55 1 22 122 .250 .283 .356 .639 48 129
1990 26 48 136 119 17 25 8 0 1 13 0 13 30 .210 .294 .303 .597 10 48
1991 27 90 313 269 36 67 20 1 4 47 2 34 78 .249 .331 .375 .707 34 90
1992 28 94 289 252 31 52 14 0 4 31 1 30 68 .206 .286 .310 .595 23 94
1993 29 30 96 79 13 14 2 1 2 6 0 16 21 .177 .316 .304 .620 8 30
1994 30 14 41 38 4 7 0 0 1 3 0 3 14 .184 .244 .263 .507 3 10
1996 32 12 39 33 8 11 5 0 1 4 0 6 6 .333 .436 .576 1.012 8 12
1997 33 126 334 302 28 76 19 1 11 43 0 26 81 .252 .309 .430 .740 41 126
1998 34 30 64 58 6 9 0 0 0 3 0 4 16 .155 .203 .155 .358 2 30
1999 35 49 79 70 6 14 5 1 3 12 0 7 28 .200 .269 .429 .698 8 49
12 Yrs 866 2827 2538 307 600 127 13 67 340 10 232 660 .236 .299 .376 .675 290 862
162 Game Avg. 162 529 475 57 112 24 2 13 64 2 43 123 .236 .299 .376 .675 54 862

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1988 AL  122 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Bobby Crosby (948)
  2. Ernie Riles (940)
  3. Jim Lefebvre (939)
  4. Don Zimmer (938)
  5. Alex Kampouris (936)
  6. Dale Berra (933)
  7. Ted Lepcio (933)
  8. Mark Lewis (932)
  9. Bobby Morgan (929)
  10. Mark Bellhorn (927)
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  1. Denis Menke (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Denis Menke (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jerry Adair (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Alex Kampouris (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Alex Kampouris (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Alex Kampouris (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Don Zimmer (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bobby Morgan (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Gene Oliver (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kevin Elster (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Pep Young (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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