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Miguel Tejada

Miguel Odalis (Martinez) Tejada (The Bus)

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 25, 1974 in Bani, Peravia, D.R.
High School: Bani (Bani, DO)
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1997
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Orioles/Astros/Padres 1997-2010
2011 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$6M (10) (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 12.033, Free Agent: 2011 [?], Agents: Pat Rooney, previously: Fernando Cuza,Diego Bentz [?]
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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
1997 23 OAK AL 26 104 99 10 20 3 2 2 10 2 0 2 22 .202 .240 .333 .574 51 33 3 3 0 0 0 6
1998 24 OAK AL 105 407 365 53 85 20 1 11 45 5 6 28 86 .233 .298 .384 .681 79 140 8 7 4 3 0 6
1999 25 OAK AL 159 674 593 93 149 33 4 21 84 8 7 57 94 .251 .325 .427 .751 95 253 11 10 9 5 3 *6/D
2000 26 OAK AL 160 681 607 105 167 32 1 30 115 6 0 66 102 .275 .349 .479 .828 111 291 15 4 2 2 6 *6 MVP-16
2001 27 OAK AL 162 683 622 107 166 31 3 31 113 11 5 43 89 .267 .326 .476 .801 109 296 14 13 1 4 5 *6 MVP-19
2002 28 OAK AL 162 715 662 108 204 30 0 34 131 7 2 38 84 .308 .354 .508 .861 128 336 21 11 0 4 3 *6 AS,MVP-1
2003 29 OAK AL 162 703 636 98 177 42 0 27 106 10 0 53 65 .278 .336 .472 .807 111 300 12 6 0 8 7 *6 MVP-11
2004 30 BAL AL 162 725 653 107 203 40 2 34 150 4 1 48 73 .311 .360 .534 .894 131 349 24 10 0 14 6 *6 AS,MVP-5,SS
2005 31 BAL AL 162 704 654 89 199 50 5 26 98 5 1 40 83 .304 .349 .515 .865 128 337 26 7 0 3 9 *6/D AS,MVP-15,SS
2006 32 BAL AL 162 709 648 99 214 37 0 24 100 6 2 46 79 .330 .379 .498 .878 126 323 28 9 0 6 10 *6D AS,MVP-20
2007 33 BAL AL 133 568 514 72 152 19 1 18 81 2 1 41 55 .296 .357 .442 .799 109 227 22 10 0 3 9 *6/D
2008 34 HOU NL 158 666 632 92 179 38 3 13 66 7 7 24 72 .283 .314 .415 .729 92 262 32 6 1 3 4 *6 AS
2009 35 HOU NL 158 673 635 83 199 46 1 14 86 5 2 19 48 .313 .340 .455 .795 109 289 29 11 0 8 2 *6 AS,MVP-23
2010 36 TOT MLB 127 562 524 60 141 24 0 11 54 0 0 26 56 .269 .313 .378 .691 89 198 15 9 0 3 3 *56/D
2010 36 BAL AL 97 428 401 40 108 16 0 7 39 0 0 15 39 .269 .308 .362 .670 82 145 13 9 0 3 3 *5/D
2010 36 SDP NL 30 134 123 20 33 8 0 4 15 0 0 11 17 .268 .328 .431 .759 114 53 2 0 0 0 0 6/5
14 Seasons 1998 8574 7844 1176 2255 445 23 296 1239 78 34 531 1008 .287 .339 .463 .802 110 3634 260 116 17 66 67
162 Game Avg. 162 695 636 95 183 36 2 24 100 6 3 43 82 .287 .339 .463 .802 110 295 21 9 1 5 5
OAK (7 yrs) 936 3967 3584 574 968 191 11 156 604 49 20 287 542 .270 .331 .460 .791 106 1649 84 54 16 26 24
BAL (5 yrs) 716 3134 2870 407 876 162 8 109 468 17 5 190 329 .305 .354 .481 .836 119 1381 113 45 0 29 37
HOU (2 yrs) 316 1339 1267 175 378 84 4 27 152 12 9 43 120 .298 .327 .435 .762 100 551 61 17 1 11 6
SDP (1 yr) 30 134 123 20 33 8 0 4 15 0 0 11 17 .268 .328 .431 .759 114 53 2 0 0 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 1652 7101 6454 981 1844 353 19 265 1072 66 25 477 871 .286 .342 .469 .811 112 3030 197 99 16 55 61
NL (3 yrs) 346 1473 1390 195 411 92 4 31 167 12 9 54 137 .296 .327 .435 .762 102 604 63 17 1 11 6

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1997 23 OAK AL 104 -8 1 0 0 -3 2 4 -4 -0.4 $150,000 6
1998 24 OAK AL 407 -9 0 -1 1 -11 6 14 0 0.0 $172,000 6
1999 25 OAK AL 674 -5 2 0 0 6 9 22 34 3.5 $230,000 *6/D
2000 26 OAK AL 681 13 0 2 -1 -3 8 23 42 4.1 $290,000 *6 MVP-16
2001 27 OAK AL 683 12 2 0 0 -1 8 23 44 4.4 $2,025,000 *6 MVP-19
2002 28 OAK AL 715 23 4 0 0 -6 8 23 52 5.2 $3,625,000 *6 AS,MVP-1
2003 29 OAK AL 703 11 3 4 3 -10 8 23 42 4.2 $5,125,000 *6 MVP-11
2004 30 BAL AL 725 33 2 5 -1 2 8 23 72 7.0 $5,000,000 *6 AS,MVP-5,SS
2005 31 BAL AL 704 20 1 2 -4 -2 8 23 48 4.8 $11,000,000 *6/D AS,MVP-15,SS
2006 32 BAL AL 709 23 0 -2 0 -13 6 23 37 3.6 $11,811,415 *6D AS,MVP-20
2007 33 BAL AL 568 7 -2 -2 -2 -5 5 19 20 2.0 $13,811,415 *6/D
2008 34 HOU NL 666 -9 1 -3 -3 5 8 18 17 1.7 $14,811,414 *6 AS
2009 35 HOU NL 673 4 -1 0 -4 -20 8 18 5 0.5 $14,811,414 *6 AS,MVP-23
2010 36 BAL AL 388 -11 0 0 0 -8 1 14 -4 -0.4 $6,000,000 *5/D
2010 36 SDP NL 120 3 0 0 0 5 1 4 12 1.3 6/5
14 Seasons 8520 107 13 5 -11 -65 94 274 417 41.5 $88,862,658
OAK (7 yrs) 3967 37 12 5 3 -28 49 132 210 21.0 $11,617,000
BAL (5 yrs) 3094 72 1 3 -7 -26 28 102 173 17.0 $47,622,830
HOU (2 yrs) 1339 -5 0 -3 -7 -15 16 36 22 2.2 $29,622,828
SDP (1 yr) 120 3 0 0 0 5 1 4 12 1.3

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
2000 26 OAK AL ALDS NYY L 5 22 20 5 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .350 .409 .450 .859 9 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 OAK AL ALDS NYY L 5 23 21 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 .304 .429 .733 9 0 1 0 1 0
2002 28 OAK AL ALDS MIN L 5 23 21 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .143 .174 .333 .507 7 0 0 0 1 0
2003 29 OAK AL ALDS BOS L 5 23 23 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .087 .087 .130 .217 3 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 20 91 85 9 18 7 0 1 8 1 0 3 16 .212 .242 .329 .571 28 0 1 0 2 0
4 ALDS 20 91 85 9 18 7 0 1 8 1 0 3 16 .212 .242 .329 .571 28 0 1 0 2 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 OAK AL 23 SS 26 25 227.2 126 54 68 4 18 .968 -2 -13 4.82 4.69 .974 4.55 4.51
1998 OAK AL 24 SS 104 104 915.0 526 173 327 26 75 .951 -10 -14 4.92 4.81 .973 4.71 4.66
1999 OAK AL 25 SS 159 156 1377.1 784 292 471 21 110 .973 6 5 4.99 4.80 .970 4.73 4.66
1999 OAK AL 25 DH 1
2000 OAK AL 26 SS 160 159 1400.1 755 233 501 21 115 .972 -3 -2 4.72 4.59 .973 4.71 4.66 MVP-16
2001 OAK AL 27 SS 162 160 1431.1 749 256 473 20 93 .973 -1 -1 4.58 4.50 .973 4.49 4.45 MVP-19
2002 OAK AL 28 SS 162 161 1424.0 752 229 504 19 106 .975 -6 -5 4.63 4.52 .975 4.56 4.51 AS,MVP-1
2003 OAK AL 29 SS 162 162 1417.2 751 240 490 21 95 .972 -10 -4 -8 -3 4.63 4.51 .971 4.54 4.49 MVP-11
2004 BAL AL 30 SS 162 162 1421.2 813 263 526 24 118 .970 2 9 2 8 4.99 4.87 .972 4.56 4.53 AS,MVP-5,SS
2005 BAL AL 31 SS 160 160 1394.2 753 252 479 22 105 .971 -2 3 -2 3 4.72 4.57 .972 4.60 4.55 AS,MVP-15,SS
2005 BAL AL 31 DH 2 AS,MVP-15,SS
2006 BAL AL 32 SS 150 150 1293.2 674 237 418 19 108 .972 -13 -10 -12 -9 4.56 4.37 .970 4.49 4.42 AS,MVP-20
2006 BAL AL 32 DH 12 AS,MVP-20
2007 BAL AL 33 SS 124 123 1068.2 522 149 358 15 77 .971 -5 -5 -5 -6 4.27 4.09 .970 4.47 4.42
2007 BAL AL 33 DH 8
2008 HOU NL 34 SS 157 154 1354.1 640 187 442 11 97 .983 5 7 4 6 4.18 4.01 .976 4.43 4.40 AS
2009 HOU NL 35 SS 158 157 1371.1 710 214 475 21 105 .970 -20 -16 -18 -14 4.52 4.36 .974 4.38 4.34 AS,MVP-23
2010 TOT MLB 36 3B 96 95 821.0 284 69 200 15 22 .947 -8 -4 -12 -5 2.95 2.80 .956 2.64 2.61
2010 BAL AL 36 3B 93 93 808.0 280 68 197 15 22 .946 -8 -5 -13 -7 2.95 2.85 .956 2.64 2.61
2010 BAL AL 36 DH 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 SDP NL 36 SS 29 28 249.0 117 35 80 2 18 .983 4 3 22 14 4.16 3.97 .971 4.37 4.33
2010 SDP NL 36 3B 3 2 13.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0 1 9 92 2.77 1.33 .950 2.56 2.50
14 Seasons SS 1875 1861 16346.2 8672 2814 5612 246 1240 .972 -56 -13 -4 -1 4.64 4.49 .972 4.55 4.50
1 Season 3B 96 95 821.0 284 69 200 15 22 .947 -8 -4 -12 -5 2.95 2.80 .956 2.64 2.61
14 Seasons TOT 1971 1956 17167.2 8956 2883 5812 261 1262 .971 -65 -17 -5 -1 4.56 4.41 .972 4.46 4.41
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2004 *
2005 (SS)
2006 *
2008 *
2009 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2002 AL MVP
2005 ML AS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2000 AL (16, 1%)
2001 AL (19, 1%)
2002 AL (1, 91%)
2003 AL (11, 12%)
2004 AL (5, 31%)
2005 AL (15, 2%)
2006 AL (20, 1%)
2009 NL (23, 1%)
1 MVP
1.40 Career Shares (155th)

Silver Sluggers
2004 AL (SS)
2005 AL (SS)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2004 AL  7.0 (4th)
Active  41.5 (34th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2002 AL  5.2 (9th)
2004 AL  7.0 (3rd)
Active  41.5 (25th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2002 AL  .308 (9th)
2006 AL  .330 (4th)
2009 NL  .313 (8th)
Active  .287 (38th)

Games Played s c a p y
1999 AL  159 (5th)
2000 AL  160 (4th)
2001 AL  162 (1st)
2002 AL  162 (1st)
2003 AL  162 (2nd)
2004 AL  162 (1st)
2005 AL  162 (1st)
2006 AL  162 (1st)
Active  1998 (18th)
Career  1998 (226th)

At Bats s c a p y
2001 AL  622 (10th)
2002 AL  662 (2nd)
2003 AL  636 (8th)
2004 AL  653 (3rd)
2005 AL  654 (3rd)
2006 AL  648 (4th)
2008 NL  632 (2nd)
2009 NL  635 (2nd)
Active  7844 (11th)
Career  7844 (152nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 AL  715 (6th)
2003 AL  703 (10th)
2004 AL  725 (4th)
2005 AL  704 (10th)
2006 AL  709 (6th)
Active  8574 (15th)
Career  8574 (175th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2001 AL  107 (8th)
2002 AL  108 (10th)
Active  1176 (15th)
Career  1176 (186th)

Hits s c a p y
2002 AL  204 (3rd)
2004 AL  203 (4th)
2005 AL  199 (4th)
2006 AL  214 (3rd)
2008 NL  179 (7th)
2009 NL  199 (2nd)
Active  2255 (11th)
Career  2255 (149th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2002 AL  336 (5th)
2004 AL  349 (3rd)
2005 AL  337 (5th)
2006 AL  323 (7th)
Active  3634 (14th)
Career  3634 (126th)

Doubles s c a p y
2003 AL  42 (8th)
2004 AL  40 (9th)
2005 AL  50 (1st)
2009 NL  46 (1st)
Active  445 (13th)
Career  445 (93rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
2002 AL  34 (7th)
2004 AL  34 (8th)
Active  296 (23rd)
Career  296 (131st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2002 AL  131 (3rd)
2003 AL  106 (10th)
2004 AL  150 (1st)
Active  1239 (12th)
Career  1239 (122nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active  531 (45th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  1008 (39th)
Career  1008 (230th)

Singles s c a p y
2002 AL  140 (5th)
2004 AL  127 (7th)
2006 AL  153 (3rd)
2008 NL  125 (6th)
2009 NL  138 (2nd)
Active  1491 (15th)
Career  1491 (200th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2004 AL  121 (8th)
Active  1183 (23rd)
Career  1183 (193rd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2004 AL  31 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2004 AL  2.8 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2004 AL  76 (4th)
2005 AL  81 (3rd)
Active  764 (19th)
Career  764 (125th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2002 AL  253 (10th)
2004 AL  261 (9th)
2006 AL  269 (6th)
Active  2902 (19th)
Career  2902 (222nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL  13 (8th)
2002 AL  11 (9th)
2009 NL  11 (9th)
2010 AL  9 (9th)
Active  116 (11th)
Career  116 (46th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1999 AL  9 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2003 AL  8 (9th)
2004 AL  14 (1st)
2009 NL  8 (9th)
Active  66 (21st)
Career  66 (159th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL  9 (7th)
Active  67 (33rd)
Career  67 (236th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2002 AL  21 (2nd)
2004 AL  24 (1st)
2005 AL  26 (1st)
2006 AL  28 (1st)
2007 AL  22 (3rd)
2008 NL  32 (1st)
2009 NL  29 (1st)
Active  260 (2nd)
Career  260 (21st)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Active  123.5 (36th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2003 AL  9.8 (8th)
2004 AL  8.9 (7th)
2009 NL  13.2 (1st)
2010 AL  10.3 (4th)
Active  7.8 (28th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1999 AL  476 (4th)
2001 AL  480 (6th)
2002 AL  485 (5th)
2003 AL  479 (8th)
2004 AL  489 (4th)
2005 AL  485 (6th)
2006 AL  470 (9th)
2008 NL  496 (2nd)
2009 NL  475 (2nd)
Active  5966 (12th)
Career  5966 (142nd)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2002 AL  38.89 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2002 AL  4.9 (4th)
Active  11.4 (49th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2004 AL  3.7 (6th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2002 AL  3.7 (8th)
2004 AL  3.3 (10th)

Assists† s c a p y
1999 AL  471 (3rd)
2000 AL  501 (1st)
2001 AL  473 (3rd)
2002 AL  504 (1st)
2003 AL  490 (1st)
2004 AL  526 (1st)
2005 AL  479 (1st)
2008 NL  442 (2nd)
2009 NL  475 (1st)
Active  6012 (2nd)
Career  6012 (49th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1998 AL  26 (3rd)
2001 AL  20 (5th)
2003 AL  21 (3rd)
2004 AL  24 (4th)
2006 AL  19 (5th)
2009 NL  21 (4th)
Active  276 (1st)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
2010 AL  15 (4th)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
1999 AL  159 (1st)
2000 AL  160 (1st)
2001 AL  162 (1st)
2002 AL  162 (1st)
2003 AL  162 (1st)
2004 AL  162 (1st)
2005 AL  160 (1st)
2006 AL  150 (4th)
2008 NL  157 (2nd)
2009 NL  158 (1st)
Active  1875 (4th)
Career  1875 (27th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1999 AL  292 (1st)
2000 AL  233 (4th)
2001 AL  256 (2nd)
2002 AL  229 (5th)
2003 AL  240 (2nd)
2004 AL  263 (2nd)
2005 AL  252 (4th)
2006 AL  237 (4th)
2009 NL  214 (3rd)
Active  2814 (4th)
Career  2814 (56th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
1999 AL  471 (2nd)
2000 AL  501 (1st)
2001 AL  473 (2nd)
2002 AL  504 (1st)
2003 AL  490 (1st)
2004 AL  526 (1st)
2005 AL  479 (1st)
2006 AL  418 (5th)
2008 NL  442 (1st)
2009 NL  475 (1st)
Active  5612 (3rd)
Career  5612 (33rd)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1998 AL  26 (2nd)
1999 AL  21 (4th)
2000 AL  21 (4th)
2001 AL  20 (2nd)
2002 AL  19 (2nd)
2003 AL  21 (2nd)
2004 AL  24 (3rd)
2005 AL  22 (5th)
2006 AL  19 (3rd)
2009 NL  21 (2nd)
Active  246 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
2010 AL  2.95 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
2010 AL  2.85 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
1998 AL  4.92 (4th)
1999 AL  4.99 (3rd)
2001 AL  4.58 (4th)
2004 AL  4.99 (1st)
2005 AL  4.72 (3rd)
2006 AL  4.56 (5th)
2009 NL  4.52 (4th)
Active  4.64 (9th)
Career  4.64 (68th)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
1998 AL  4.81 (1st)
1999 AL  4.80 (4th)
2000 AL  4.59 (5th)
2001 AL  4.50 (4th)
2002 AL  4.52 (4th)
2003 AL  4.51 (4th)
2004 AL  4.87 (2nd)
2005 AL  4.57 (3rd)
2006 AL  4.37 (4th)
2009 NL  4.36 (2nd)
Active  4.49 (6th)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
2008 NL  .983 (4th)
Active  .972 (19th)
Career  .972 (56th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, 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 (·)

Black InkBatting - 13 (180), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 80 (296), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 146 (89), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 44 (123), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Bobby Doerr (873) *
  2. Vern Stephens (871)
  3. Ken Boyer (848)
  4. Joe Torre (832)
  5. Yogi Berra (830) *
  6. Ryne Sandberg (827) *
  7. Scott Rolen (826)
  8. Paul O'Neill (825)
  9. Bret Boone (824)
  10. Johnny Bench (824) *
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Similar Batters through 35 
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  1. Ryne Sandberg (852) *
  2. Jeff Kent (844)
  3. Yogi Berra (842) *
  4. Gary Carter (836) *
  5. Ted Simmons (835)
  6. Alan Trammell (833)
  7. Joe Torre (832)
  8. Ken Boyer (825)
  9. Johnny Bench (824) *
  10. Ivan Rodriguez (823)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Orlando Cabrera (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Khalil Greene (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Khalil Greene (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rico Petrocelli (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Gordon (902) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Lance Parrish (891)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Gary Carter (880) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Vern Stephens (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Vern Stephens (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Vern Stephens (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ryne Sandberg (852) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 17, 1993: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

December 12, 2007: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for Mike Costanzo (minors), Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and Luke Scott.

November 6, 2009: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 29, 2010: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the San Diego Padres for Wynn Pelzer (minors).

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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
199723Oakland Athletics$150,0001997 postseason AP survey
199824Oakland Athletics$172,0004/3/98 USA Today
199925Oakland Athletics$230,0004/6/99 USA Today
200026Oakland Athletics$290,000*
200127Oakland Athletics$2,025,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Oakland Athletics$3,625,0004/3/02 AP
200329Oakland Athletics$5,125,0004/3/03 AP
200430Baltimore Orioles$5,000,000*
200531Baltimore Orioles$11,000,000
200632Baltimore Orioles$11,811,415
200733Baltimore Orioles$13,811,415
200834Houston Astros$14,811,414
200935Houston Astros$14,811,414
201036Baltimore Orioles$6,000,000
2011 StatusFree Agent, Earliest Free Agent: 2011
Career to date (may be incomplete)$88,862,658
Disputed Salaries
*2000 - $525,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 -
*2004 - $4,788,958 - 4/7/04 AP -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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