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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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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 $

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 MIL AL 22 3B 65 64 64 570.0 193 45 122 26 8 .865 -11 -22 2.64 2.57 .948 2.74 2.71
1986 MIL AL 22 2B 13 12 10 105.0 53 29 23 1 6 .981 -3 -37 4.46 4.00 .981 5.10 5.05
1986 MIL AL 22 SS 13 12 10 106.0 55 18 34 3 5 .945 -0 -2 4.42 4.00 .967 4.53 4.49
1987 MIL AL 23 SS 142 139 128 1228.1 603 221 361 21 82 .965 -10 -10 4.26 4.10 .970 4.59 4.54
1987 MIL AL 23 2B 13 11 11 106.0 58 21 35 2 7 .966 -2 -28 4.75 4.31 .980 5.12 5.06
1988 MIL AL 24 SS 127 126 116 1109.0 605 208 370 27 93 .955 -2 -2 4.69 4.55 .971 4.69 4.65
1988 MIL AL 24 2B 1 1 1 9.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0 67 6.00 6.00 .982 5.10 5.10
1988 MIL AL 24 DH 1 1
1990 MIL AL 26 3B 22 17 15 161.1 49 17 28 4 2 .918 -6 -41 2.51 2.05 .944 2.75 2.73
1990 MIL AL 26 2B 16 10 4 95.0 53 22 30 1 6 .981 -0 -4 4.93 3.25 .984 5.23 5.18
1990 MIL AL 26 1B 5 2 0 20.0 17 17 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -12 7.65 3.40 .992 9.63 9.52
1990 MIL AL 26 SS 5 1 1 15.0 9 3 5 1 1 .889 -1 -80 4.80 1.60 .973 4.74 4.68
1991 MIL AL 27 SS 51 37 34 359.2 187 56 125 6 24 .968 -3 -10 4.53 3.55 .971 4.67 4.66
1991 MIL AL 27 3B 38 34 28 307.2 92 26 62 4 9 .957 -4 -16 2.57 2.32 .955 2.79 2.79
1991 MIL AL 27 DH 3 3
1991 MIL AL 27 2B 2 1 0 9.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.00 2.50 .980 5.20 5.20
1992 TOT MLB 28 SS 71 59 54 545.0 299 95 188 16 36 .946 -6 -13 4.67 3.99 .969 4.66 4.65
1992 TOT MLB 28 3B 7 2 2 25.0 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 0 14 2.52 1.00 .951 2.66 2.70
1992 TOT MLB 28 1B 6 4 2 32.2 29 23 6 0 1 1.000 0 18 7.99 4.83 .993 9.75 9.72
1992 PHI NL 28 SS 34 26 25 252.2 155 56 91 8 17 .948 -4 -19 5.24 4.32 .969 4.59 4.60
1992 PHI NL 28 3B 5 2 2 21.0 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0 17 2.57 1.20 .952 2.66 2.68
1992 PHI NL 28 1B 4 4 2 29.2 25 20 5 0 1 1.000 0 20 7.58 6.25 .993 9.77 9.75
1992 CHW AL 28 SS 37 33 29 292.1 144 39 97 8 19 .944 -2 -8 4.19 3.68 .969 4.71 4.69
1992 CHW AL 28 1B 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 12.00 2.00 .992 9.60 9.65
1992 CHW AL 28 3B 2 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 0.50 .950 2.70 2.75
1993 OAK AL 29 1B 14 11 11 109.0 124 116 5 3 11 .976 0 6 9.99 8.64 .993 9.57 9.48
1993 OAK AL 29 3B 7 3 2 31.1 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 -0 -8 2.59 1.29 .951 2.70 2.66
1993 OAK AL 29 2B 4 3 2 26.2 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 -0 -5 3.71 2.75 .981 5.16 5.10
1993 OAK AL 29 DH 2 2
1993 OAK AL 29 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1200 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
1993 OAK AL 29 OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1200 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1993 OAK AL 29 SS 1 1 0 8.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -165 4.50 4.00 .972 4.73 4.60
1994 SEA AL 30 DH 4 4
1994 SEA AL 30 3B 3 2 2 19.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1 44 4.74 3.33 .948 2.65 2.63
1996 PIT NL 32 3B 10 8 6 71.2 23 4 17 2 1 .913 -0 -3 2.64 2.10 .948 2.71 2.69
1997 PIT NL 33 3B 47 39 26 332.2 101 17 78 6 4 .941 1 3 2.57 2.02 .946 2.66 2.64
1997 PIT NL 33 SS 28 13 9 146.1 84 29 54 1 14 .988 -6 -48 5.10 2.96 .973 4.58 4.54
1997 PIT NL 33 1B 21 10 8 107.2 110 105 5 0 10 1.000 1 13 9.20 5.24 .993 9.52 9.45
1997 PIT NL 33 2B 2 2 2 17.0 9 3 5 1 1 .889 -0 -21 4.24 4.00 .980 5.08 5.05
1998 NYY AL 34 1B 21 8 8 97.0 120 108 9 3 9 .975 1 12 10.86 5.57 .992 9.43 9.33
1998 NYY AL 34 3B 6 5 4 45.0 11 4 6 1 0 .909 -1 -29 2.00 1.67 .948 2.54 2.52
1998 NYY AL 34 DH 3 0
1999 PIT NL 35 3B 12 7 4 64.1 18 2 15 1 0 .944 1 15 2.38 1.42 .953 2.69 2.66
1999 PIT NL 35 1B 4 2 2 19.2 25 23 2 0 5 1.000 0 6 11.44 6.25 .993 9.20 9.12
1999 PIT NL 35 SS 4 1 1 13.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0 18 4.15 1.50 .967 4.43 4.40
1999 PIT NL 35 2B 2 1 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 0 34 3.86 1.50 .980 5.01 5.00
1999 PIT NL 35 LF 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 160 6.00 2.00 .975 2.10 2.00
1999 PIT NL 35 OF 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 160 6.00 2.00 .980 2.40 2.20
9 Seasons SS 442 389 353 3530.1 1852 634 1143 75 256 .960 -29 -10 4.53 4.02 .970 4.64 4.60
10 Seasons 3B 217 181 153 1628.0 514 125 344 45 26 .912 -19 -14 2.59 2.16 .949 2.72 2.70
6 Seasons 1B 71 37 31 386.0 425 392 27 6 37 .986 3 10 9.77 5.90 .993 9.52 9.43
8 Seasons 2B 53 41 30 374.2 198 84 109 5 23 .975 -6 -18 4.64 3.64 .981 5.14 5.10
2 Seasons OF 2 0 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -180 4.50 1.00 .980 2.48 2.30
2 Seasons LF 2 0 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -180 4.50 1.00 .975 2.02 2.10
12 Seasons TOT 785 648 567 5923.0 2991 1237 1623 131 342 .956 -52 -10 4.35 3.64 .971 4.46 4.54
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1986 AL  30 (1st)
1987 AL  23 (4th)
1988 AL  27 (2nd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1986 AL  26 (1st)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1987 AL  21 (4th)
1988 AL  27 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2381), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (997th), -3.5 career WAR/0.9 7yr-peak WAR/-1.3 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 12) = 64.9 career WAR/41.8 7yr-peak WAR/53.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198622Milwaukee Brewers$60,0001986 USA Today survey
198723Milwaukee Brewers$92,5001987 USA Today survey
198824Milwaukee Brewers$185,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198925Milwaukee Brewers$225,0001989 USA Today surveyMissed entire season with injury
199026Milwaukee Brewers$230,000USA Today
199127Philadelphia Phillies$335,0003/2/92 TSN
199228Philadelphia Phillies$375,0004/2/92 USA TodayArbitration loss; $720,000 request
199733Pittsburgh Pirates$400,0001997 postseason AP surveyIncludes $75,000 earned bonus
199834New York Yankees$800,0004/3/98 USA Today
199935Pittsburgh Pirates$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,902,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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