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Jim Thome

James Howard Thome

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 250 lb.

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL
High School: Limestone (Bartonville, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1991
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox/Phillies/Twins/Dodgers 1991-2010
2011 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$1.5M (10) (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 17.042, Free Agent: 2011 [?], Agents: Pat Rooney SFX [?]
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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
1991 20 CLE AL 27 104 98 7 25 4 2 1 9 1 1 5 16 .255 .298 .367 .665 83 36 4 1 0 0 1 5
1992 21 CLE AL 40 131 117 8 24 3 1 2 12 2 0 10 34 .205 .275 .299 .574 62 35 3 2 0 2 2 5
1993 22 CLE AL 47 192 154 28 41 11 0 7 22 2 1 29 36 .266 .385 .474 .859 131 73 3 4 0 5 1 5
1994 23 CLE AL 98 369 321 58 86 20 1 20 52 3 3 46 84 .268 .359 .523 .882 126 168 11 0 1 1 5 *5
1995 24 CLE AL 137 557 452 92 142 29 3 25 73 4 3 97 113 .314 .438 .558 .996 157 252 8 5 0 3 3 *5/D
1996 25 CLE AL 151 636 505 122 157 28 5 38 116 2 2 123 141 .311 .450 .612 1.062 167 309 13 6 0 2 8 *5/D MVP-15,SS
1997 26 CLE AL 147 627 496 104 142 25 0 40 102 1 1 120 146 .286 .423 .579 1.001 156 287 9 3 0 8 9 *3 AS,MVP-6
1998 27 CLE AL 123 537 440 89 129 34 2 30 85 1 0 89 141 .293 .413 .584 .997 153 257 7 4 0 4 8 *3/D AS,MVP-21
1999 28 CLE AL 146 629 494 101 137 27 2 33 108 0 0 127 171 .277 .426 .540 .967 141 267 6 4 0 4 13 *3D AS
2000 29 CLE AL 158 684 557 106 150 33 1 37 106 1 0 118 171 .269 .398 .531 .929 132 296 8 4 0 5 4 3D
2001 30 CLE AL 156 644 526 101 153 26 1 49 124 0 1 111 185 .291 .416 .624 1.040 170 328 9 4 0 3 14 *3/D MVP-7
2002 31 CLE AL 147 613 480 101 146 19 2 52 118 1 2 122 139 .304 .445 .677 1.122 197 325 5 5 0 6 18 *3D MVP-7
2003 32 PHI NL 159 698 578 111 154 30 3 47 131 0 3 111 182 .266 .385 .573 .958 154 331 5 4 0 5 11 *3/D MVP-4
2004 33 PHI NL 143 618 508 97 139 28 1 42 105 0 2 104 144 .274 .396 .581 .977 144 295 10 2 0 4 26 *3/D AS,MVP-19
2005 34 PHI NL 59 242 193 26 40 7 0 7 30 0 0 45 59 .207 .360 .352 .712 85 68 5 2 0 2 4 3/D
2006 35 CHW AL 143 610 490 108 141 26 0 42 109 0 0 107 147 .288 .416 .598 1.014 155 293 4 6 0 7 12 *D/3 AS,MVP-12
2007 36 CHW AL 130 536 432 79 119 19 0 35 96 0 1 95 134 .275 .410 .563 .973 150 243 10 6 0 3 11 *D/3
2008 37 CHW AL 149 602 503 93 123 28 0 34 90 1 0 91 147 .245 .362 .503 .865 123 253 17 4 0 4 9 *D
2009 38 TOT MLB 124 434 362 55 90 15 0 23 77 0 0 69 123 .249 .366 .481 .847 118 174 8 0 0 3 3 D
2009 38 CHW AL 107 417 345 55 86 15 0 23 74 0 0 69 116 .249 .372 .493 .864 122 170 8 0 0 3 3 D
2009 38 LAD NL 17 17 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .235 .471 28 4 0 0 0 0 0
2010 39 MIN AL 91 280 230 34 62 15 2 18 45 0 0 47 73 .270 .393 .587 .980 162 135 8 1 0 2 3 D
20 Seasons 2375 9743 7936 1520 2200 427 26 582 1610 19 20 1666 2386 .277 .404 .558 .961 147 4425 153 67 1 73 165
162 Game Avg. 162 665 541 104 150 29 2 40 110 1 1 114 163 .277 .404 .558 .961 147 302 10 5 0 5 11
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
CLE (12 yrs) 1377 5723 4640 917 1332 259 20 334 927 18 14 997 1377 .287 .414 .567 .982 152 2633 86 42 1 43 86
CHW (4 yrs) 529 2165 1770 335 469 88 0 134 369 1 1 362 544 .265 .391 .542 .933 138 959 39 16 0 17 35
PHI (3 yrs) 361 1558 1279 234 333 65 4 96 266 0 5 260 385 .260 .386 .543 .928 139 694 20 8 0 11 41
MIN (1 yr) 91 280 230 34 62 15 2 18 45 0 0 47 73 .270 .393 .587 .980 162 135 8 1 0 2 3
LAD (1 yr) 17 17 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .235 .471 28 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (17 yrs) 1997 8168 6640 1286 1863 362 22 486 1341 19 15 1406 1994 .281 .407 .561 .969 149 3727 133 59 1 62 124
NL (4 yrs) 378 1575 1296 234 337 65 4 96 269 0 5 260 392 .260 .384 .539 .923 138 698 20 8 0 11 41

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 20 CLE AL 104 -3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 -1 -0.2 $100,000 5
1992 21 CLE AL 131 -6 1 1 0 -1 0 5 0 -0.1 $110,000 5
1993 22 CLE AL 192 8 2 -1 0 -3 0 7 13 1.3 $135,000 5
1994 23 CLE AL 369 12 -1 1 -2 -4 1 13 20 1.9 $325,000 *5
1995 24 CLE AL 557 44 0 -3 0 0 1 19 61 5.9 $825,000 *5/D
1996 25 CLE AL 636 59 -5 1 -1 -1 1 21 75 7.1 $1,600,000 *5/D MVP-15,SS
1997 26 CLE AL 627 43 0 2 -1 -6 -9 21 50 4.9 $2,625,000 *3 AS,MVP-6
1998 27 CLE AL 537 34 -1 0 0 -13 -8 17 29 2.8 $4,800,000 *3/D AS,MVP-21
1999 28 CLE AL 629 40 -2 1 2 -2 -11 21 49 4.6 $8,225,000 *3D AS
2000 29 CLE AL 684 28 -1 0 1 6 -12 22 44 4.2 $8,175,000 3D
2001 30 CLE AL 644 59 -1 0 0 -9 -10 22 61 6.0 $7,875,000 *3/D MVP-7
2002 31 CLE AL 613 75 0 2 2 -8 -10 21 82 8.1 $8,000,000 *3D MVP-7
2003 32 PHI NL 698 46 -4 1 2 5 -10 18 58 5.9 $11,166,667 *3/D MVP-4
2004 33 PHI NL 618 32 -3 -3 0 3 -9 16 36 3.7 $12,166,667 *3/D AS,MVP-19
2005 34 PHI NL 242 -3 -3 0 1 2 -4 7 0 0.0 $13,166,667 3/D
2006 35 CHW AL 610 42 -2 -1 2 0 -14 20 47 4.6 $14,166,667 *D/3 AS,MVP-12
2007 36 CHW AL 536 32 -2 -2 0 0 -12 18 34 3.4 $14,833,333 *D/3
2008 37 CHW AL 602 16 -1 -3 -3 0 -14 21 16 1.6 $15,666,666 *D
2009 38 CHW AL 417 12 -4 0 1 0 -10 15 14 1.3 $13,000,000 D
2009 38 LAD NL 17 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2
2010 39 MIN AL 280 21 0 0 0 0 -6 10 25 2.4 $1,500,000 D
20 Seasons 9743 589 -27 -4 4 -33 -136 318 711 69.2 $138,461,667
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
CLE (12 yrs) 5723 393 -8 4 1 -43 -57 193 483 46.5 $42,795,000
CHW (4 yrs) 2165 102 -9 -6 0 0 -50 74 111 10.9 $57,666,666
PHI (3 yrs) 1558 75 -10 -2 3 10 -23 41 94 9.6 $36,500,001
MIN (1 yr) 280 21 0 0 0 0 -6 10 25 2.4 $1,500,000
LAD (1 yr) 17 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2

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 24 CLE AL ALDS BOS W 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .154 .214 .385 .599 5 0 0 0 0 0
1995 24 CLE AL ALCS SEA W 5 17 15 2 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 3 .267 .353 .667 1.020 10 1 0 0 0 0
1995 24 CLE AL WS ATL L 6 21 19 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 .211 .286 .421 .707 8 0 0 0 0 0
1996 25 CLE AL ALDS BAL L 4 12 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 .417 .300 .717 3 0 1 0 0 0
1997 26 CLE AL ALDS NYY W 4 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 0 0 1 0 0
1997 26 CLE AL ALCS BAL W 6 19 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 .071 .316 .071 .387 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 26 CLE AL WS FLA L 7 33 28 8 8 0 1 2 4 0 0 5 7 .286 .394 .571 .965 16 2 0 0 0 0
1998 27 CLE AL ALDS BOS W 4 17 15 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 5 .133 .235 .533 .769 8 0 0 0 0 1
1998 27 CLE AL ALCS NYY L 6 25 23 4 7 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 8 .304 .360 .826 1.186 19 0 1 0 0 0
1999 28 CLE AL ALDS BOS L 5 21 17 7 6 0 0 4 10 0 0 4 5 .353 .476 1.059 1.535 18 0 0 0 0 0
2001 30 CLE AL ALDS SEA L 5 21 19 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 .158 .238 .316 .554 6 0 0 0 0 0
2008 37 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 4 17 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 .176 .188 .364 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 38 LAD NL NLDS STL W 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 1 0 0 0
2009 38 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons (14 Series) 64 238 207 33 46 2 1 17 37 0 0 27 65 .222 .321 .488 .809 101 3 3 1 0 1
7 ALDS 29 118 105 15 21 1 0 8 18 0 0 11 37 .200 .282 .438 .720 46 0 1 1 0 1
1 NLDS 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 ALCS 17 61 52 9 12 0 0 6 13 0 0 8 15 .231 .344 .577 .921 30 1 1 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 13 54 47 9 12 1 1 3 6 0 0 7 12 .255 .352 .511 .862 24 2 0 0 0 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
1991 CLE AL 20 3B 27 27 242.1 80 12 60 8 6 .900 -2 -10 2.67 2.67 .957 2.79 2.79
1992 CLE AL 21 3B 40 37 308.0 93 21 61 11 3 .882 -1 -5 2.40 2.05 .954 2.78 2.77
1993 CLE AL 22 3B 47 45 381.0 121 29 86 6 10 .950 -3 -9 2.72 2.45 .951 2.69 2.66
1994 CLE AL 23 3B 94 90 754.2 250 62 173 15 12 .940 -4 -7 2.80 2.50 .948 2.64 2.62
1995 CLE AL 24 3B 134 128 1144.2 305 75 214 16 22 .948 0 0 2.27 2.16 .952 2.61 2.58
1995 CLE AL 24 DH 1
1996 CLE AL 25 3B 150 144 1278.1 365 86 262 17 24 .953 -0 -0 2.45 2.32 .956 2.57 2.55 MVP-15,SS
1996 CLE AL 25 DH 1 MVP-15,SS
1997 CLE AL 26 1B 145 140 1224.2 1338 1233 95 10 123 .993 -6 -5 9.76 9.16 .992 7.35 6.90 AS,MVP-6
1998 CLE AL 27 1B 117 114 1015.2 1093 998 85 10 97 .991 -13 -15 9.60 9.26 .992 8.86 8.55 AS,MVP-21
1998 CLE AL 27 DH 6 AS,MVP-21
1999 CLE AL 28 1B 111 109 953.2 1019 930 83 6 93 .994 -2 -3 9.56 9.13 .992 9.44 9.01 AS
1999 CLE AL 28 DH 36 AS
2000 CLE AL 29 1B 107 106 932.0 930 834 91 5 101 .995 6 7 8.93 8.64 .993 9.37 9.26
2000 CLE AL 29 DH 48
2001 CLE AL 30 1B 148 144 1280.2 1265 1177 78 10 105 .992 -9 -8 8.82 8.48 .993 7.03 6.76 MVP-7
2001 CLE AL 30 DH 6 MVP-7
2002 CLE AL 31 1B 128 128 1109.1 1148 1063 75 10 118 .991 -8 -9 9.23 8.89 .993 8.11 7.81 MVP-7
2002 CLE AL 31 DH 18 MVP-7
2003 PHI NL 32 1B 156 155 1361.2 1463 1372 86 5 132 .997 5 -8 4 -7 9.64 9.35 .993 6.61 6.41 MVP-4
2003 PHI NL 32 DH 2 MVP-4
2004 PHI NL 33 1B 134 134 1179.2 1182 1091 84 7 103 .994 3 -4 3 -4 8.96 8.77 .993 7.63 7.46 AS,MVP-19
2004 PHI NL 33 DH 6 AS,MVP-19
2005 PHI NL 34 1B 52 52 436.0 435 405 30 0 36 1.000 2 1 6 3 8.98 8.37 .993 9.65 9.52
2005 PHI NL 34 DH 5
2006 CHW AL 35 DH 136 AS,MVP-12
2006 CHW AL 35 1B 3 3 20.0 21 21 0 0 1 1.000 -0 0 -24 0 9.45 7.00 .995 9.54 9.40 AS,MVP-12
2007 CHW AL 36 DH 123
2007 CHW AL 36 1B 1 1 8.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 6.75 6.00 1.000 9.34 9.30
2008 CHW AL 37 DH 139
2009 CHW AL 38 DH 98
2010 MIN AL 39 DH 62 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 1B 1102 1086 9521.1 9900 9130 707 63 909 .994 -22 -11 -3 -4 9.30 8.93 .993 8.00 7.73
6 Seasons 3B 492 471 4109.0 1214 285 856 73 77 .940 -11 -3 2.50 2.32 .953 2.63 2.61
20 Seasons TOT 1594 1557 13630.1 11114 9415 1563 136 986 .988 -32 -11 -3 -4 7.25 6.89 .988 6.38 6.15
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
1997 *
1998 (1B)
1999 (1B)
2004 *
2006 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2002 ML Roberto Clemente Award
2004 ML Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1996 AL (15, 2%)
1997 AL (6, 23%)
1998 AL (21, 0%)
2001 AL (7, 27%)
2002 AL (7, 18%)
2003 NL (4, 45%)
2004 NL (19, 2%)
2006 AL (12, 4%)
1.21 Career Shares (190th)

Silver Sluggers
1996 AL (3B)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1995 AL  5.9 (9th)
1996 AL  7.1 (6th)
2001 AL  6.0 (9th)
2002 AL  8.1 (2nd)
Active  69.2 (6th)
Career  69.2 (88th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1995 AL  5.9 (7th)
1996 AL  7.1 (4th)
2001 AL  6.0 (8th)
2002 AL  8.1 (2nd)
2006 AL  4.6 (10th)
Active  69.2 (6th)
Career  69.2 (59th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1995 AL  .314 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1995 AL  .438 (3rd)
1996 AL  .450 (4th)
1997 AL  .423 (3rd)
1998 AL  .413 (3rd)
1999 AL  .426 (6th)
2001 AL  .416 (3rd)
2002 AL  .445 (2nd)
2004 NL  .396 (10th)
2006 AL  .416 (5th)
2007 AL  .410 (6th)
Active  .404 (8th)
Career  .404 (49th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1995 AL  .558 (10th)
1996 AL  .612 (8th)
1997 AL  .579 (5th)
1998 AL  .584 (8th)
2001 AL  .624 (2nd)
2002 AL  .677 (1st)
2003 NL  .573 (7th)
2004 NL  .581 (7th)
2006 AL  .598 (5th)
2007 AL  .563 (5th)
Active  .558 (6th)
Career  .558 (20th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1995 AL  .996 (6th)
1996 AL  1.062 (3rd)
1997 AL  1.001 (5th)
1998 AL  .998 (2nd)
2001 AL  1.040 (2nd)
2002 AL  1.122 (1st)
2003 NL  .958 (7th)
2004 NL  .977 (9th)
2006 AL  1.014 (4th)
2007 AL  .973 (5th)
Active  .961 (4th)
Career  .961 (17th)

Games Played s c a p y
2003 NL  159 (7th)
Active  2375 (4th)
Career  2375 (84th)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  7936 (10th)
Career  7936 (141st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2003 NL  698 (7th)
Active  9743 (7th)
Career  9743 (92nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1996 AL  122 (7th)
2003 NL  111 (5th)
2006 AL  108 (7th)
Active  1520 (6th)
Career  1520 (61st)

Hits s c a p y
Active  2200 (16th)
Career  2200 (173rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
2001 AL  328 (5th)
2002 AL  325 (8th)
2003 NL  331 (5th)
Active  4425 (4th)
Career  4425 (46th)

Doubles s c a p y
Active  427 (18th)
Career  427 (124th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1997 AL  40 (4th)
2000 AL  37 (10th)
2001 AL  49 (2nd)
2002 AL  52 (2nd)
2003 NL  47 (1st)
2004 NL  42 (5th)
2006 AL  42 (3rd)
2007 AL  35 (3rd)
2008 AL  34 (4th)
Active  582 (3rd)
Career  582 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2001 AL  124 (5th)
2002 AL  118 (7th)
2003 NL  131 (3rd)
Active  1610 (4th)
Career  1610 (30th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1995 AL  97 (5th)
1996 AL  123 (2nd)
1997 AL  120 (1st)
1998 AL  89 (5th)
1999 AL  127 (1st)
2000 AL  118 (3rd)
2001 AL  111 (2nd)
2002 AL  122 (1st)
2003 NL  111 (2nd)
2004 NL  104 (8th)
2006 AL  107 (3rd)
2007 AL  95 (7th)
2008 AL  91 (6th)
Active  1666 (1st)
Career  1666 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1995 AL  113 (9th)
1996 AL  141 (7th)
1997 AL  146 (4th)
1998 AL  141 (4th)
1999 AL  171 (1st)
2000 AL  171 (2nd)
2001 AL  185 (1st)
2002 AL  139 (5th)
2003 NL  182 (1st)
2004 NL  144 (9th)
2006 AL  147 (6th)
2007 AL  134 (9th)
2008 AL  147 (3rd)
Active  2386 (1st)
Career  2386 (2nd)

Singles s c a p y
Active  1165 (28th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1995 AL  157 (5th)
1996 AL  167 (3rd)
1997 AL  156 (5th)
1998 AL  153 (4th)
2001 AL  170 (2nd)
2002 AL  197 (1st)
2003 NL  154 (6th)
2006 AL  155 (4th)
2007 AL  150 (6th)
Active  147 (3rd)
Career  147 (41st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1995 AL  118 (8th)
1996 AL  146 (8th)
1997 AL  131 (5th)
2001 AL  143 (3rd)
2002 AL  155 (1st)
2003 NL  135 (5th)
2006 AL  132 (5th)
Active  1899 (4th)
Career  1899 (25th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1995 AL  43 (6th)
1996 AL  58 (4th)
1997 AL  47 (4th)
1998 AL  39 (10th)
2001 AL  57 (2nd)
2002 AL  73 (1st)
2003 NL  48 (5th)
2006 AL  45 (4th)
2007 AL  35 (7th)
Active  606 (3rd)
Career  606 (22nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1995 AL  3.9 (6th)
1996 AL  5.1 (4th)
1997 AL  4.3 (4th)
1998 AL  3.5 (10th)
2001 AL  5.3 (2nd)
2002 AL  6.8 (1st)
2003 NL  4.5 (5th)
2006 AL  4.1 (4th)
2007 AL  3.2 (7th)
Active  55.5 (4th)
Career  55.5 (28th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2001 AL  76 (6th)
2002 AL  73 (9th)
2003 NL  80 (3rd)
Active  1035 (4th)
Career  1035 (25th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1995 AL  244 (10th)
1996 AL  286 (7th)
1997 AL  265 (10th)
2001 AL  268 (8th)
2002 AL  273 (5th)
2003 NL  269 (9th)
Active  3933 (4th)
Career  3933 (47th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1995 AL  .757 (4th)
1996 AL  .767 (3rd)
1997 AL  .751 (3rd)
1998 AL  .746 (3rd)
1999 AL  .721 (7th)
2001 AL  .774 (2nd)
2002 AL  .834 (1st)
2003 NL  .720 (7th)
2004 NL  .717 (10th)
2006 AL  .759 (3rd)
2007 AL  .721 (6th)
Active  .715 (5th)
Career  .715 (54th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Active  67 (45th)
Career  67 (218th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Active  73 (17th)
Career  73 (118th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1999 AL  13 (5th)
2001 AL  14 (5th)
2002 AL  18 (2nd)
2004 NL  26 (2nd)
2006 AL  12 (8th)
2007 AL  11 (8th)
2008 AL  9 (10th)
Active  165 (7th)
Career  165 (32nd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
Active  153 (32nd)
Career  153 (247th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1994 AL  16.1 (10th)
1996 AL  13.3 (8th)
1997 AL  12.4 (2nd)
1998 AL  14.7 (8th)
2001 AL  10.7 (1st)
2002 AL  9.2 (1st)
2003 NL  12.3 (4th)
2004 NL  12.1 (3rd)
2006 AL  11.7 (3rd)
2007 AL  12.3 (3rd)
2008 AL  14.8 (5th)
Active  13.6 (2nd)
Career  13.6 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  5983 (10th)
Career  5983 (136th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1995 AL  32.70 (10th)
1996 AL  52.08 (8th)
1997 AL  43.59 (7th)
1998 AL  36.63 (10th)
1999 AL  49.18 (6th)
2001 AL  51.08 (4th)
2002 AL  66.77 (1st)
2003 NL  55.37 (5th)
2006 AL  52.73 (3rd)
2007 AL  44.77 (6th)
Active  595.20 (5th)
Career  595.20 (19th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1995 AL  4.0 (7th)
1996 AL  4.5 (4th)
1997 AL  3.7 (7th)
1999 AL  3.0 (10th)
2001 AL  5.4 (4th)
2002 AL  6.2 (1st)
2003 NL  4.8 (6th)
2007 AL  2.9 (8th)
Active  48.3 (6th)
Career  48.3 (33rd)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1995 AL  3.8 (7th)
1996 AL  5.2 (4th)
1997 AL  5.2 (3rd)
1998 AL  3.7 (8th)
1999 AL  3.8 (10th)
2001 AL  5.7 (3rd)
2002 AL  6.4 (1st)
2003 NL  5.6 (5th)
2006 AL  5.1 (2nd)
2007 AL  3.5 (6th)
Active  60.5 (4th)
Career  60.5 (18th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1995 AL  3.0 (10th)
1996 AL  4.6 (8th)
1997 AL  3.9 (7th)
1998 AL  3.3 (10th)
1999 AL  4.3 (6th)
2001 AL  4.7 (4th)
2002 AL  6.3 (1st)
2003 NL  5.4 (5th)
2006 AL  4.7 (3rd)
2007 AL  4.1 (6th)
Active  54.2 (5th)
Career  54.2 (25th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1997 AL  1233 (4th)
2003 NL  1372 (2nd)
Active  9415 (14th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  145 (5th)
2001 AL  148 (4th)
2003 NL  156 (4th)
Active  1102 (8th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  1233 (4th)
2003 NL  1372 (2nd)
Active  9130 (8th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  95 (5th)
1999 AL  83 (5th)
2000 AL  91 (2nd)
2003 NL  86 (5th)
Active  707 (7th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  10 (5th)
1998 AL  10 (5th)
2001 AL  10 (4th)
2002 AL  10 (2nd)
Active  63 (8th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1995 AL  134 (3rd)
1996 AL  150 (3rd)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1995 AL  214 (5th)
1996 AL  262 (2nd)
Active  856 (23rd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1994 AL  15 (4th)
1995 AL  16 (3rd)
1996 AL  17 (2nd)
Active  73 (19th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
2000 AL  6 (3rd)
2003 NL  5 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1997 AL  9.76 (4th)
Active  9.30 (17th)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1997 AL  9.16 (5th)
1998 AL  9.26 (3rd)
1999 AL  9.13 (5th)
2003 NL  9.35 (2nd)
Active  8.93 (13th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
2003 NL  .997 (2nd)
Active  .994 (15th)
Career  .994 (54th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1994 AL  2.80 (4th)

Salary s c a p y
2005 NL  $13,166,667 (8th)
2006 AL  $14,166,667 (8th)
2007 AL  $14,833,333 (9th)
2008 AL  $15,666,666 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
2010 AL  born 1970-08-27 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1991 AL  born 1970-08-27 (5th)
1992 AL  born 1970-08-27 (5th)

             

† 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 - 118 (171), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 146 (89), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 55 (58), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Harmon Killebrew (862) *
  2. Frank Thomas (861)
  3. Mike Schmidt (860) *
  4. Willie McCovey (856) *
  5. Mickey Mantle (843) *
  6. Willie Stargell (842) *
  7. Carlos Delgado (841)
  8. Sammy Sosa (841)
  9. Jeff Bagwell (836)
  10. Fred McGriff (835)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters through 38 
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  1. Mike Schmidt (868) *
  2. Harmon Killebrew (864) *
  3. Frank Thomas (857)
  4. Sammy Sosa (841)
  5. Fred McGriff (836)
  6. Reggie Jackson (827) *
  7. Gary Sheffield (813)
  8. Rafael Palmeiro (785)
  9. Willie McCovey (781) *
  10. Ken Griffey (780)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Edwin Encarnacion (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Chipper Jones (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chipper Jones (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Danny Tartabull (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Charlie Keller (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Albert Belle (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Shawn Green (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Albert Belle (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ralph Kiner (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ralph Kiner (923) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Carlos Delgado (888)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Carlos Delgado (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Carlos Delgado (890)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Carlos Delgado (884)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Carlos Delgado (877)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Mike Schmidt (868) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1989.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 25, 2005: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Daniel Haigwood (minors) and Aaron Rowand. The Chicago White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

August 31, 2009: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Justin Fuller (minors).

November 6, 2009: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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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
199120Cleveland Indians$100,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1
199221Cleveland Indians$110,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1
199322Cleveland Indians$135,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199423Cleveland Indians$325,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl. $25,000 signing bonus
199524Cleveland Indians$825,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Incl. $25,000 signing bonus
199625Cleveland Indians$1,600,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Incl. $25,000 signing bonus; $75K earned bonus
199726Cleveland Indians$2,625,0001997 AP survey
199827Cleveland Indians$4,800,000*
199928Cleveland Indians$8,225,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $50,000 earned bonus
200029Cleveland Indians$8,175,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200130Cleveland Indians$7,875,000*
200231Cleveland Indians$8,000,0004/3/02 AP
200332Philadelphia Phillies$11,166,6674/3/03 AP
200433Philadelphia Phillies$12,166,6674/7/04 AP
200534Philadelphia Phillies$13,166,667
200635Chicago White Sox$14,166,667
200736Chicago White Sox$14,833,333
200837Chicago White Sox$15,666,666
200938Chicago White Sox$13,000,000
201039Minnesota Twins$1,500,000
2011 StatusFree Agent, Earliest Free Agent: 2011
Career to date (may be incomplete)$138,461,667
Disputed Salaries
*1998 - $4,825,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $50,000 earned bonus
*2001 - $8,175,000 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 -
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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