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Nick Swisher

Nicholas Thomas Swisher (twitter: @NickSwisher)

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 25, 1980 in Columbus, OH
High School: Parkersburg HS (Parkersburg, WV)
School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 2004 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics/WhiteSox/Indians 2004-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2016, 4 yrs/$56M (13-16) & 17 vesting option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.031, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Dan Lozano, previously: Joe Bick [*]
Relatives: Son of Steve Swisher
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 5:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #746. Red Smith… #747. Rick Dempsey… #748. Bip Roberts… #749. NICK SWISHER… #750. Mark Kotsay… #751. Andre Thornton… #752. Hal Chase… 

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
2004 23 OAK AL 20 71 60 11 15 4 0 2 8 0 0 8 11 .250 .352 .417 .769 101 25 2 2 0 1 0 7/93D8
2005 24 OAK AL 131 522 462 66 109 32 1 21 74 0 1 55 110 .236 .322 .446 .768 102 206 9 4 0 1 3 *93 RoY-6
2006 25 OAK AL 157 672 556 106 141 24 2 35 95 1 2 97 152 .254 .372 .493 .864 125 274 13 11 2 6 7 37/D89
2007 26 OAK AL 150 659 539 84 141 36 1 22 78 3 2 100 131 .262 .381 .455 .836 126 245 13 10 1 9 12 893/D
2008 27 CHW AL 153 588 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 3 3 82 135 .219 .332 .410 .743 93 204 14 4 1 4 6 3879/D
2009 28 NYY AL 150 607 498 84 124 35 1 29 82 0 0 97 126 .249 .371 .498 .869 122 248 13 3 3 6 2 *93/7D1
2010 29 NYY AL 150 635 566 91 163 33 3 29 89 1 2 58 139 .288 .359 .511 .870 129 289 13 6 3 2 0 *9D/38 AS
2011 30 NYY AL 150 635 526 81 137 30 0 23 85 2 2 95 125 .260 .374 .449 .822 120 236 18 5 1 8 6 *93/D
2012 31 NYY AL 148 624 537 75 146 36 0 24 93 2 3 77 141 .272 .364 .473 .837 127 254 9 4 1 5 2 *93D
2013 32 CLE AL 35 150 127 21 35 9 1 5 14 0 0 19 29 .276 .380 .480 .860 142 61 3 3 0 1 1 3D/9
10 Yrs 1244 5163 4368 705 1120 260 10 214 687 12 15 688 1099 .256 .361 .467 .829 119 2042 107 52 12 43 39
162 Game Avg. 162 672 569 92 146 34 1 28 89 2 2 90 143 .256 .361 .467 .829 119 266 14 7 2 6 5
NYY (4 yrs) 598 2501 2127 331 570 134 4 105 349 5 7 327 531 .268 .367 .483 .850 124 1027 53 18 8 21 10
OAK (4 yrs) 458 1924 1617 267 406 96 4 80 255 4 5 260 404 .251 .361 .464 .825 118 750 37 27 3 17 22
CLE (1 yr) 35 150 127 21 35 9 1 5 14 0 0 19 29 .276 .380 .480 .860 142 61 3 3 0 1 1
CHW (1 yr) 153 588 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 3 3 82 135 .219 .332 .410 .743 93 204 14 4 1 4 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2004 23 OAK AL 20 71 1 -1 -0 -5 -1 -7 -0.6 3 -4 -0.4 .468 .496 0.1 -0.6 1 7/93D8
2005 24 OAK AL 131 522 -1 1 -1 4 -6 -3 -0.2 20 17 1.6 .498 .498 1.2 -0.2 13 $316,500 *93 RoY-6
2006 25 OAK AL 157 672 22 -2 -1 0 -9 10 1.1 25 35 3.5 .506 .506 3.5 -0.8 35 $335,000 37/D89
2007 26 OAK AL 150 659 20 3 -1 2 -4 20 2.0 24 44 4.3 .513 .512 4.1 -0.2 42 $400,000 893/D
2008 27 CHW AL 153 588 -8 -0 -2 -11 -4 -25 -2.3 22 -3 -0.2 .483 .484 0.8 -1.5 8 $3,600,000 3879/D
2009 28 NYY AL 150 607 15 -1 -1 -8 -7 -3 -0.2 23 20 2.0 .498 .498 2.8 -1.5 28 $5,400,000 *93/7D1
2010 29 NYY AL 150 635 25 -3 -1 -1 -7 13 1.5 24 37 3.8 .509 .508 3.9 -0.8 38 $6,850,000 *9D/38 AS
2011 30 NYY AL 150 635 12 -2 -2 -6 -7 -6 -0.5 24 18 1.8 .496 .496 2.4 -1.4 24 $9,100,000 *93/D
2012 31 NYY AL 148 624 18 -1 1 5 -8 15 1.6 23 38 3.9 .511 .510 3.4 -0.4 33 $10,250,000 *93D
2013 32 CLE AL 35 150 8 0 -1 4 -2 9 1.0 5 14 1.5 .526 .506 1.0 0.2 10 $11,000,000 3D/9
10 Seasons 1244 5163 111 -6 -8 -16 -57 23 3.3 192 215 21.8 .502 .501 23.3 -6.9 231 $47,251,500
NYY (4 yrs) 598 2501 70 -7 -4 -10 -30 19 2.4 94 113 11.4 .503 .503 12.5 -4.0 123 $31,600,000
OAK (4 yrs) 458 1924 41 1 -2 1 -21 21 2.3 71 92 9.1 .504 .503 8.9 -1.7 91 $1,051,500
CLE (1 yr) 35 150 8 0 -1 4 -2 9 1.0 5 14 1.5 .526 .506 1.0 0.2 10 $11,000,000
CHW (1 yr) 153 588 -8 -0 -2 -11 -4 -25 -2.3 22 -3 -0.2 .483 .484 0.8 -1.5 8 $3,600,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2006 25 OAK AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 10 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 .417 .500 .917 5 0 0 0 0 0
2006 25 OAK AL ALCS DET L 4 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 .100 .400 .100 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 27 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL ALCS LAA W 6 25 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .150 .292 .150 .442 3 0 1 1 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL WS PHI W 5 19 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 .133 .316 .400 .716 6 0 0 0 0 0
2010 29 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 13 12 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .385 .750 1.135 9 1 0 0 0 0
2010 29 NYY AL ALCS TEX L 6 25 22 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 .091 .200 .273 .473 6 1 0 0 0 0
2011 30 NYY AL ALDS DET L 5 20 19 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .211 .250 .368 .618 7 0 0 0 0 0
2012 31 NYY AL ALDS BAL W 5 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .111 .190 .111 .302 2 2 0 0 1 0
2012 31 NYY AL ALCS DET L 3 13 12 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 .308 .417 .724 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs (11 Series) 46 181 154 16 26 9 0 4 8 0 0 24 46 .169 .283 .305 .589 47 4 1 1 1 0
6 ALDS 22 84 75 8 15 5 0 2 5 0 0 8 18 .200 .274 .347 .620 26 3 0 0 1 0
4 ALCS 19 78 64 5 9 3 0 1 2 0 0 12 24 .141 .286 .234 .520 15 1 1 1 0 0
1 WS 5 19 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 .133 .316 .400 .716 6 0 0 0 0 0

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
2009 28 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1 Yr 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 68 0 68 0 0 0 340 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2009 28 NYY AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 5.08 -0.15 -0.38 94.0 4.56 0 0.1 .0 -0.0 0.0 1 .551 .500 $5,400,000
1 Season 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 5.08 -0.15 -0.38 94.0 4.56 0 0.1 .0 -0.0 0.0 1 .551 .500 $5,400,000

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 Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2004 OAK AL 23 OF 16 14 12 127.0 27 24 0 3 0 .889 0 -5 2 -47 1.70 1.50 .985 2.30 2.28
2004 OAK AL 23 LF 12 11 9 98.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 1 -3 13 -37 1.74 1.58 .983 2.04 2.03
2004 OAK AL 23 RF 4 3 3 28.0 7 5 0 2 0 .714 -1 -2 -39 -86 1.61 1.25 .983 2.22 2.20
2004 OAK AL 23 1B 3 2 1 18.0 19 19 0 0 3 1.000 -0 0 -33 0 9.50 6.33 .994 9.30 9.27
2004 OAK AL 23 DH 2 2
2004 OAK AL 23 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
2005 OAK AL 24 OF 121 115 105 1027.1 204 196 6 2 2 .990 5 3 6 3 1.77 1.67 .986 2.30 2.28 RoY-6
2005 OAK AL 24 RF 121 115 105 1027.1 204 196 6 2 2 .990 5 3 6 3 1.77 1.67 .982 2.12 2.10 RoY-6
2005 OAK AL 24 1B 21 13 9 119.0 119 109 10 0 10 1.000 -2 1 -16 9 9.00 5.67 .994 9.60 9.49 RoY-6
2006 OAK AL 25 1B 90 80 70 700.0 713 666 42 5 56 .993 0 0 1 0 9.10 7.87 .994 9.54 9.40
2006 OAK AL 25 OF 80 71 64 659.2 182 174 5 3 3 .984 3 -0 6 0 2.44 2.24 .986 2.30 2.27
2006 OAK AL 25 LF 79 71 64 654.2 178 170 5 3 3 .983 4 -1 7 -2 2.41 2.22 .986 2.06 2.03
2006 OAK AL 25 DH 2 0
2006 OAK AL 25 CF 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 120 600 13.50 3.00 .990 2.70 2.60
2006 OAK AL 25 RF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -240 0 3.00 1.00 .980 2.10 2.20
2007 OAK AL 26 OF 105 102 83 894.2 251 246 3 2 0 .992 -4 4 -5 5 2.50 2.37 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 OAK AL 26 CF 59 56 44 481.0 142 139 1 2 0 .986 -11 1 -28 2 2.62 2.37 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 OAK AL 26 RF 57 46 39 413.2 109 107 2 0 0 1.000 7 3 20 8 2.37 1.91 .985 2.08 2.06
2007 OAK AL 26 1B 44 39 37 346.2 419 391 25 3 31 .993 3 -2 9 -7 10.80 9.45 .995 9.37 9.27
2007 OAK AL 26 DH 6 5
2008 CHW AL 27 OF 97 96 51 790.1 202 194 3 5 0 .975 -15 -10 -22 -15 2.24 2.03 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 CHW AL 27 1B 71 47 47 462.0 481 447 32 2 52 .996 -1 -1 -2 -2 9.33 6.75 .994 9.26 9.18
2008 CHW AL 27 CF 70 69 29 535.1 144 138 2 4 0 .972 -19 -11 -42 -25 2.35 2.00 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 CHW AL 27 LF 18 16 11 137.0 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 5 2 43 18 2.10 1.78 .984 2.05 2.03
2008 CHW AL 27 RF 18 11 11 118.0 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -1 -1 -10 -10 1.91 1.39 .985 2.15 2.13
2008 CHW AL 27 DH 1 0
2009 NYY AL 28 OF 134 130 85 1088.2 256 249 2 5 1 .980 4 -8 4 -8 2.08 1.87 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 NYY AL 28 RF 130 126 82 1052.2 246 239 2 5 1 .980 4 -7 5 -8 2.06 1.85 .982 2.13 2.10
2009 NYY AL 28 1B 20 10 7 104.0 95 89 5 1 7 .989 1 0 16 0 8.13 4.70 .994 9.13 9.02
2009 NYY AL 28 LF 8 4 3 36.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -23 -33 2.50 1.25 .987 2.12 2.09
2009 NYY AL 28 DH 3 1
2009 NYY AL 28 P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50 0 0 0
2010 NYY AL 29 OF 134 131 101 1103.0 279 265 10 4 1 .986 9 -1 10 -1 2.24 2.05 .986 2.30 2.28 AS
2010 NYY AL 29 RF 134 131 101 1102.0 279 265 10 4 1 .986 9 -1 10 -1 2.25 2.05 .984 2.10 2.08 AS
2010 NYY AL 29 DH 11 11 AS
2010 NYY AL 29 1B 6 1 1 21.0 21 19 2 0 2 1.000 -0 0 -11 0 9.00 3.50 .994 9.30 9.23 AS
2010 NYY AL 29 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70 AS
2011 NYY AL 30 OF 141 140 102 1190.1 283 273 9 1 1 .996 9 -4 9 -4 2.13 2.00 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 NYY AL 30 RF 141 140 102 1190.1 283 273 9 1 1 .996 9 -4 9 -4 2.13 2.00 .986 2.09 2.07
2011 NYY AL 30 1B 11 3 3 44.0 31 29 2 0 4 1.000 -1 -2 -33 -52 6.34 2.82 .993 9.31 9.24
2011 NYY AL 30 DH 5 5
2012 NYY AL 31 OF 109 107 86 907.2 221 214 4 3 0 .986 1 0 1 0 2.16 2.00 .986 2.17 2.16
2012 NYY AL 31 RF 109 107 86 907.2 221 214 4 3 0 .986 1 0 1 0 2.16 2.00 .984 1.99 1.98
2012 NYY AL 31 1B 41 27 25 259.0 276 255 18 3 23 .989 2 5 9 23 9.49 6.66 .994 9.27 9.22
2012 NYY AL 31 DH 12 12
2013 CLE AL 32 1B 18 16 15 144.0 145 126 18 1 12 .993 7 3 61 25 9.00 8.00 .995 8.81 8.76
2013 CLE AL 32 DH 11 11
2013 CLE AL 32 OF 8 8 5 62.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 44 19 2.18 1.88 .989 2.24 2.21
2013 CLE AL 32 RF 8 8 5 62.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 44 19 2.18 1.88 .985 2.10 2.10
10 Seasons OF 945 914 694 7850.2 1920 1850 42 28 8 .985 14 -20 2 -3 2.17 2.00 .986 2.29 2.26
10 Seasons RF 723 687 534 5904.2 1391 1340 33 18 5 .987 35 -8 7 -1 2.09 1.90 .984 2.09 2.07
10 Seasons 1B 325 238 215 2217.2 2319 2150 154 15 200 .994 10 4 5 2 9.35 7.09 .994 9.35 9.25
5 Seasons CF 132 125 73 1020.1 289 280 3 6 0 .979 -30 -9 -35 -10 2.50 2.14 .989 2.71 2.68
4 Seasons LF 117 102 87 925.2 240 230 6 4 3 .983 9 -3 12 -3 2.29 2.02 .986 2.06 2.03
1 Season P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50 0 0 0
10 Seasons TOT 1271 1152 909 10069.1 4239 4000 196 43 208 .990 24 -16 3 -1 3.75 3.30 .991 3.84 4.05 0 0 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO 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.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2010 *

On-Base% s c a p y
Active  .361 (35th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2010 AL  .511 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
Active  .829 (43rd)

Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (10th)
Active  1,244 (49th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active  5,163 (44th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2006 AL  106 (8th)
Active  705 (39th)

Doubles s c a p y
Active  260 (46th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2006 AL  35 (8th)
2010 AL  29 (9th)
Active  214 (28th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
Active  687 (40th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2006 AL  97 (6th)
2007 AL  100 (6th)
2008 AL  82 (8th)
2009 AL  97 (2nd)
2011 AL  95 (4th)
2012 AL  77 (8th)
Active  688 (14th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2006 AL  152 (4th)
2007 AL  131 (10th)
2008 AL  135 (5th)
2010 AL  139 (6th)
Active  1,099 (23rd)
Career  1,099 (199th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
Active  119 (39th)

Runs Created s c a p y
Active  761 (44th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2007 AL  26 (10th)
Active  137 (35th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2007 AL  2.5 (10th)
Active  13.0 (35th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active  484 (40th)

Times On Base s c a p y
Active  1,860 (39th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
Active  .589 (45th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2013 AL  3 (9th)
Active  52 (48th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2007 AL  9 (4th)
2011 AL  8 (8th)
Active  43 (40th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2007 AL  12 (5th)
Active  39 (49th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
Active  107 (50th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2006 AL  15.9 (9th)
Active  20.4 (27th)
Career  20.4 (135th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  3,425 (50th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
Active  9.6 (48th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
Active  11.6 (46th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2013 AL  10 (1st)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  3 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  3 (1st)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 AL  4 (4th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 AL  130 (5th)
2010 AL  134 (4th)
2011 AL  141 (4th)
Active  723 (12th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 AL  265 (4th)
2011 AL  273 (3rd)
Active  1,340 (14th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 AL  10 (3rd)
2011 AL  9 (5th)
Active  33 (18th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 AL  5 (4th)
2010 AL  4 (5th)
Active  18 (15th)

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2005 AL  2 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2009 AL  5 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  3 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
2013 AL  7 (1st)
Active  10 (15th)
Career  10 (82nd)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2005 AL  5 (5th)
2007 AL  7 (3rd)
2010 AL  9 (3rd)
2011 AL  9 (1st)
2013 AL  2 (4th)
Active  35 (5th)
Career  35 (30th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2010 AL  2.25 (4th)
2012 AL  2.16 (4th)
Active  2.09 (11th)
Career  2.09 (61st)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 AL  2.05 (4th)
2012 AL  2.00 (4th)
Active  1.90 (13th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2005 AL  .990 (4th)
2010 AL  .986 (5th)
2011 AL  .996 (2nd)
2012 AL  .986 (5th)
Active  .987 (7th)
Career  .987 (18th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2011 AL  .996 (4th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 27 (870), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (1011), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (771), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (99th), 20.5 career WAR/20.9 7yr-peak WAR/20.7 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 23) = 70.9 career WAR/42.0 7yr-peak WAR/56.4 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/Other Sources
200524Oakland Athletics$316,500
200625Oakland Athletics$335,000
200726Oakland Athletics$400,000
200827Chicago White Sox$3,600,000
200928New York Yankees$5,400,000
201029New York Yankees$6,850,000
201130New York Yankees$9,100,000
201231New York Yankees$10,250,000contracts
201332Cleveland Indians$11,000,000
201433Cleveland Indians$15,000,000
201534Cleveland Indians$15,000,000
201635Cleveland Indians$15,000,000
201736Cleveland Indians*$14,000,000$14M Vesting Option2017 option vests with 550 plate appearances in 2016 and passing of physical
Earliest Free Agent: 2017
Career to date (may be incomplete)$47,251,500Does not include future salaries
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

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