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Andy Van Slyke

Andrew James Van Slyke

Positions: Centerfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 21, 1960 in Utica, NY
High School: New Hartford HS (New Hartford, NY)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1983 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Phillies/Orioles 1983-1995
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 34)
Relatives: Father of Scott Van Slyke
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #306. Ed Konetchy… #307. Roger Bresnahan… #308. Eric Davis… #309. ANDY VAN SLYKE… #310. Travis Jackson… #311. Gil McDougald… #312. Dolph Camilli… 

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
1979 Did not play in major leagues (Injured - Hand)
1983 22 STL NL 101 364 309 51 81 15 5 8 38 21 7 46 64 .262 .357 .421 .777 114 130 4 1 2 3 5 759/38
1984 23 STL NL 137 430 361 45 88 16 4 7 50 28 5 63 71 .244 .354 .368 .723 106 133 5 0 0 2 9 97538
1985 24 STL NL 146 475 424 61 110 25 6 13 55 34 6 47 54 .259 .335 .439 .774 116 186 7 2 1 1 6 *98/73
1986 25 STL NL 137 470 418 48 113 23 7 13 61 21 8 47 85 .270 .343 .452 .795 118 189 2 1 1 3 5 *938/7
1987 26 PIT NL 157 632 564 93 165 36 11 21 82 34 8 56 122 .293 .359 .507 .866 127 286 6 4 3 3 4 *89/3
1988 27 PIT NL 154 660 587 101 169 23 15 25 100 30 9 57 126 .288 .345 .506 .851 144 297 8 1 1 13 2 *8 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1989 28 PIT NL 130 532 476 64 113 18 9 9 53 16 4 47 100 .237 .308 .370 .677 97 176 13 3 1 4 3 *8/3 GG
1990 29 PIT NL 136 569 493 67 140 26 6 17 77 14 4 66 89 .284 .367 .465 .832 132 229 6 1 3 4 2 *8 MVP-27,GG
1991 30 PIT NL 138 577 491 87 130 24 7 17 83 10 3 71 85 .265 .355 .446 .801 126 219 5 4 0 11 1 *8 GG
1992 31 PIT NL 154 686 614 103 199 45 12 14 89 12 3 58 99 .324 .381 .505 .886 150 310 9 4 0 9 4 *8 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1993 32 PIT NL 83 354 323 42 100 13 4 8 50 11 2 24 40 .310 .357 .449 .806 116 145 13 2 0 4 5 8 AS
1994 33 PIT NL 105 431 374 41 92 18 3 6 30 7 0 52 72 .246 .340 .358 .698 82 134 9 2 0 2 7 *8
1995 34 TOT MLB 80 315 277 32 62 11 2 6 24 7 0 33 56 .224 .309 .343 .652 72 95 7 2 0 2 2 8/9
1995 34 BAL AL 17 68 63 6 10 1 0 3 8 0 0 5 15 .159 .221 .317 .538 37 20 1 0 0 0 1 8/9
1995 34 PHI NL 63 247 214 26 52 10 2 3 16 7 0 28 41 .243 .333 .350 .684 82 75 6 2 0 2 1 8
13 Yrs 1658 6495 5711 835 1562 293 91 164 792 245 59 667 1063 .274 .349 .443 .792 119 2529 94 27 12 61 55
162 Game Avg. 162 635 558 82 153 29 9 16 77 24 6 65 104 .274 .349 .443 .792 119 247 9 3 1 6 5
PIT (8 yrs) 1057 4441 3922 598 1108 203 67 117 564 134 33 431 733 .283 .353 .458 .811 124 1796 69 21 8 50 28
STL (4 yrs) 521 1739 1512 205 392 79 22 41 204 104 26 203 274 .259 .347 .422 .769 114 638 18 4 4 9 25
PHI (1 yr) 63 247 214 26 52 10 2 3 16 7 0 28 41 .243 .333 .350 .684 82 75 6 2 0 2 1
BAL (1 yr) 17 68 63 6 10 1 0 3 8 0 0 5 15 .159 .221 .317 .538 37 20 1 0 0 0 1
NL (13 yrs) 1641 6427 5648 829 1552 292 91 161 784 245 59 662 1048 .275 .350 .444 .794 120 2509 93 27 12 61 54
AL (1 yr) 17 68 63 6 10 1 0 3 8 0 0 5 15 .159 .221 .317 .538 37 20 1 0 0 0 1

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
1983 22 STL NL 101 364 3 4 0 1 -4 5 0.5 11 16 1.6 .505 .503 1.5 -0.2 14 759/38
1984 23 STL NL 137 430 4 4 0 -3 -5 0 0.2 13 14 1.5 .500 .500 1.7 -0.8 17 97538
1985 24 STL NL 146 475 8 2 2 9 -6 15 1.8 15 30 3.2 .512 .510 2.2 0.5 21 $170,000 *98/73
1986 25 STL NL 137 470 7 2 2 10 -6 15 1.7 14 29 3.1 .512 .510 1.9 0.5 19 $335,000 *938/7
1987 26 PIT NL 157 632 20 4 1 8 -1 31 3.3 19 51 5.2 .521 .520 4.3 0.7 43 $550,000 *89/3
1988 27 PIT NL 154 660 26 2 1 6 0 36 4.2 21 57 6.1 .527 .525 5.4 0.8 50 $825,000 *8 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1989 28 PIT NL 130 532 -1 4 -0 12 1 16 1.8 16 32 3.4 .514 .511 2.0 1.5 20 $2,150,000 *8/3 GG
1990 29 PIT NL 136 569 23 -0 1 -3 1 22 2.6 16 38 4.1 .517 .515 4.2 -0.0 41 $1,200,000 *8 MVP-27,GG
1991 30 PIT NL 138 577 15 3 2 -5 1 16 1.8 16 32 3.3 .513 .511 3.8 -0.3 37 $2,180,000 *8 GG
1992 31 PIT NL 154 686 36 1 1 -4 2 35 4.1 19 54 5.9 .526 .524 6.3 -0.2 59 $4,350,000 *8 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1993 32 PIT NL 83 354 4 2 -1 -8 1 -0 0.0 10 9 1.0 .499 .500 1.6 -0.6 17 $4,900,000 8 AS
1994 33 PIT NL 105 431 -10 1 -1 -1 2 -9 -0.9 11 2 0.2 .492 .495 0.3 0.1 3 $3,550,000 *8
1995 34 BAL AL 17 68 -7 -0 -0 3 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .476 .497 -0.5 0.3 -5 $600,000 8/9
1995 34 PHI NL 63 247 -7 1 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 7 2 0.2 .492 .497 0.2 0.0 3 8
13 Seasons 1658 6495 122 30 7 26 -12 173 20.2 191 364 38.6 .512 .509 34.9 2.4 338 $20,810,000
PIT (8 yrs) 1057 4441 115 17 3 6 7 147 16.9 128 275 29.2 .515 .513 27.9 2.1 270 $19,705,000
STL (4 yrs) 521 1739 22 13 4 18 -21 35 4.1 54 89 9.4 .507 .506 7.3 -0.1 71 $505,000
PHI (1 yr) 63 247 -7 1 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 7 2 0.2 .492 .497 0.2 0.0 3
BAL (1 yr) 17 68 -7 -0 -0 3 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .476 .497 -0.5 0.3 -5 $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
1985 24 STL NL NLCS LAD W 5 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .091 .231 .091 .322 1 0 0 0 0 1
1985 24 STL NL WS KCR L 6 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 6 25 24 3 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 7 .208 .240 .333 .573 8 0 0 0 0 0
1991 30 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 7 30 25 3 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 5 .160 .300 .360 .660 9 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 7 31 29 1 8 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 5 .276 .290 .448 .739 13 1 0 0 1 0
4 Yrs (5 Series) 31 110 100 8 19 6 2 1 10 2 0 9 23 .190 .255 .320 .575 32 1 0 0 1 1
4 NLCS 25 99 89 8 18 6 2 1 10 2 0 9 18 .202 .273 .348 .621 31 1 0 0 1 1
1 WS 6 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1983 STL NL 22 OF 69 49 31 461.1 115 108 4 3 1 .974 -0 -1 2.18 1.62 .980 2.27 2.26
1983 STL NL 22 LF 50 21 20 238.2 60 56 2 2 0 .967 1 5 2.19 1.16 .977 2.03 2.02
1983 STL NL 22 3B 30 25 17 230.0 75 24 50 1 2 .987 2 9 2.90 2.47 .949 2.70 2.69
1983 STL NL 22 RF 23 22 10 181.0 40 37 2 1 1 .975 -1 -9 1.94 1.70 .979 2.01 2.00
1983 STL NL 22 1B 9 7 7 62.2 78 71 5 2 13 .974 0 2 10.91 8.44 .992 9.97 9.92
1983 STL NL 22 CF 7 6 1 41.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 2.38 1.57 .983 2.79 2.77
1984 STL NL 23 OF 81 45 31 463.2 93 88 5 0 0 1.000 -2 -5 1.81 1.15 .979 2.27 2.26
1984 STL NL 23 RF 35 25 18 233.0 47 44 3 0 0 1.000 0 2 1.82 1.34 .979 2.07 2.06
1984 STL NL 23 LF 34 11 7 142.0 28 27 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 1.77 0.82 .971 2.03 2.02
1984 STL NL 23 3B 32 25 18 220.1 99 24 68 7 10 .929 -1 -4 3.76 2.88 .943 2.79 2.78
1984 STL NL 23 1B 30 25 18 215.0 255 245 9 1 30 .996 -0 -1 10.63 8.47 .992 9.86 9.83
1984 STL NL 23 CF 15 9 6 88.2 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -32 1.93 1.27 .987 2.71 2.70
1985 STL NL 24 OF 142 111 78 1011.1 248 234 13 1 4 .996 9 11 2.20 1.74 .979 2.20 2.20
1985 STL NL 24 RF 133 104 71 924.2 214 201 12 1 4 .995 5 7 2.07 1.60 .978 2.01 2.01
1985 STL NL 24 CF 10 7 7 79.2 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 3 44 3.28 2.90 .981 2.67 2.66
1985 STL NL 24 LF 4 0 0 7.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 137 5.14 1.00 .978 1.93 1.92
1985 STL NL 24 1B 2 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 2 1.000 -0 -40 9.00 1.50 .993 10.20 10.05
1986 STL NL 25 OF 110 88 66 796.1 229 211 11 7 2 .969 9 13 2.51 2.02 .979 2.19 2.19
1986 STL NL 25 RF 86 67 48 609.0 175 158 12 5 2 .971 10 19 2.51 1.98 .977 1.99 2.00
1986 STL NL 25 1B 38 20 15 201.2 228 204 23 1 23 .996 2 10 10.13 5.97 .992 9.94 9.95
1986 STL NL 25 CF 27 20 17 178.0 56 53 1 2 0 .964 -1 -6 2.73 2.00 .984 2.59 2.59
1986 STL NL 25 LF 2 1 1 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -26 0.00 0.00 1.93 2.00
1987 PIT NL 26 OF 150 135 129 1239.2 342 328 10 4 6 .988 8 7 2.45 2.25 .981 2.19 2.18
1987 PIT NL 26 CF 114 105 100 962.0 298 288 8 2 4 .993 11 14 2.77 2.60 .984 2.53 2.52
1987 PIT NL 26 RF 36 30 29 277.2 48 44 2 2 2 .958 -4 -15 1.49 1.28 .976 2.00 1.99
1987 PIT NL 26 1B 1 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 3 1.000 0 13 10.00 10.00 .991 9.90 9.80
1988 PIT NL 27 CF 152 148 139 1324.2 420 404 12 4 2 .990 6 6 2.83 2.74 .986 2.66 2.67 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1988 PIT NL 27 OF 152 148 139 1324.2 422 406 12 4 2 .991 6 6 2.84 2.75 .982 2.28 2.29 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1989 PIT NL 28 CF 123 118 110 1065.0 352 339 9 4 5 .989 13 15 2.94 2.83 .985 2.69 2.70 GG
1989 PIT NL 28 OF 123 118 110 1065.0 351 338 9 4 5 .989 13 15 2.93 2.82 .981 2.32 2.32 GG
1989 PIT NL 28 1B 2 0 0 5.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -96 10.80 3.00 .992 9.72 9.75 GG
1990 PIT NL 29 CF 133 128 126 1135.2 344 330 6 8 0 .977 -3 -3 2.66 2.53 .984 2.74 2.73 MVP-27,GG
1990 PIT NL 29 OF 133 128 126 1135.2 340 326 6 8 0 .976 -3 -3 2.63 2.50 .981 2.39 2.37 MVP-27,GG
1991 PIT NL 30 CF 135 129 110 1137.1 282 273 8 1 1 .996 -5 -5 2.22 2.08 .985 2.59 2.58 GG
1991 PIT NL 30 OF 135 129 110 1137.1 282 273 8 1 1 .996 -5 -5 2.22 2.08 .983 2.28 2.27 GG
1992 PIT NL 31 CF 154 153 136 1373.2 437 421 11 5 3 .989 -4 -4 2.83 2.81 .989 2.80 2.80 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1992 PIT NL 31 OF 154 153 136 1373.2 437 421 11 5 3 .989 -4 -4 2.83 2.81 .983 2.34 2.34 AS,MVP-4,GG,SS
1993 PIT NL 32 CF 78 76 70 675.0 207 204 2 1 1 .995 -8 -13 2.75 2.64 .985 2.75 2.73 AS
1993 PIT NL 32 OF 78 76 70 675.0 208 205 2 1 1 .995 -8 -13 2.76 2.65 .979 2.34 2.33 AS
1994 PIT NL 33 CF 99 97 92 843.2 249 238 9 2 0 .992 -1 -1 2.63 2.49 .982 2.63 2.61
1994 PIT NL 33 OF 99 97 92 843.2 250 239 9 2 0 .992 -1 -1 2.65 2.51 .980 2.24 2.23
1995 TOT MLB 34 OF 73 70 65 625.1 169 159 7 3 2 .982 2 4 2.39 2.27 .980 2.19 2.18
1995 TOT MLB 34 CF 72 69 64 617.1 165 155 7 3 2 .982 2 4 2.36 2.25 .985 2.54 2.52
1995 BAL AL 34 OF 17 17 16 144.0 45 42 2 1 1 .978 3 26 2.75 2.59 .983 2.33 2.31
1995 BAL AL 34 CF 16 16 15 136.0 43 40 2 1 1 .977 3 25 2.78 2.63 .987 2.73 2.70
1995 BAL AL 34 RF 1 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 45 3.38 3.00 .980 2.02 2.00
1995 PHI NL 34 CF 56 53 49 481.1 122 115 5 2 1 .984 -1 -2 2.24 2.14 .984 2.48 2.47
1995 PHI NL 34 OF 56 53 49 481.1 124 117 5 2 1 .984 -1 -2 2.28 2.18 .979 2.15 2.14
13 Seasons OF 1499 1347 1183 12152.2 3486 3336 107 43 27 .988 24 2 2.55 2.30 .981 2.27 2.27
13 Seasons CF 1119 1065 978 9522.1 2869 2762 75 32 18 .989 11 1 2.68 2.54 .985 2.67 2.66
6 Seasons RF 314 249 177 2233.1 527 487 31 9 9 .983 11 6 2.09 1.65 .978 2.01 2.01
4 Seasons LF 90 33 28 397.0 92 87 3 2 0 .978 2 5 2.04 1.00 .975 2.02 2.02
6 Seasons 1B 82 53 41 496.1 580 539 37 4 72 .993 1 3 10.44 7.02 .992 9.91 9.90
2 Seasons 3B 62 50 35 450.1 174 48 118 8 12 .954 1 2 3.32 2.68 .946 2.74 2.74
13 Seasons TOT 1643 1450 1259 13099.1 4240 3923 262 55 111 .987 26 2 2.88 2.55 .981 2.58 2.66
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.
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

Hall of Fame
2001 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1988 *
1992 (CF)
1993

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1988 NL (4, 48%)
1990 NL (27, 0%)
1992 NL (4, 43%)
0.91 Career Shares (277th)

Gold Gloves
1988 NL (OF)
1989 NL (OF)
1990 NL (OF)
1991 NL (OF)
1992 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
1988 NL (OF)
1992 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1988 NL  6.1 (7th)
1992 NL  5.9 (9th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1987 NL  5.2 (10th)
1988 NL  6.1 (6th)
1992 NL  5.9 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1988 NL  5.4 (6th)
1990 NL  4.2 (9th)
1992 NL  6.3 (4th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1992 NL  .324 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1992 NL  .381 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1988 NL  .506 (4th)
1992 NL  .505 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1988 NL  .851 (8th)
1992 NL  .886 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1987 NL  157 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1992 NL  614 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1992 NL  686 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1988 NL  101 (4th)
1992 NL  103 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1988 NL  169 (6th)
1992 NL  199 (1st)

Total Bases s c a p y
1987 NL  286 (10th)
1988 NL  297 (3rd)
1992 NL  310 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1987 NL  36 (8th)
1992 NL  45 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1986 NL  7 (5th)
1987 NL  11 (3rd)
1988 NL  15 (1st)
1989 NL  9 (3rd)
1991 NL  7 (9th)
1992 NL  12 (3rd)
Career  91 (206th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1988 NL  25 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1988 NL  100 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1987 NL  122 (7th)
1988 NL  126 (6th)
Career  1,063 (218th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1985 NL  34 (10th)
Career  245 (236th)

Singles s c a p y
1992 NL  128 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1988 NL  144 (6th)
1992 NL  150 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1988 NL  107 (4th)
1992 NL  122 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1988 NL  32 (8th)
1992 NL  41 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1988 NL  3.4 (8th)
1992 NL  4.2 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1987 NL  68 (7th)
1988 NL  63 (4th)
1992 NL  71 (2nd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1988 NL  227 (9th)
1992 NL  261 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1988 NL  .706 (10th)
1992 NL  .752 (6th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1988 NL  13 (1st)
1991 NL  11 (3rd)
1992 NL  9 (3rd)
Career  61 (209th)

SB % s c a p y
1984 NL  84.85 (5th)
1985 NL  85.00 (5th)
Career  80.59 (44th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1985 NL  18.8 (5th)
1987 NL  26.0 (8th)
1988 NL  27.3 (4th)
Career  196.5 (83rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1988 NL  23.5 (10th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1988 NL  39.72 (6th)
1992 NL  47.91 (5th)
Career  213.26 (199th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1988 NL  4.4 (8th)
1992 NL  4.5 (8th)
Career  17.2 (217th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1988 NL  4.4 (4th)
1992 NL  4.5 (5th)
Career  20.9 (177th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1988 NL  4.2 (6th)
1992 NL  4.9 (5th)
Career  21.9 (189th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  152 (2nd)
1989 NL  123 (5th)
1990 NL  133 (3rd)
1991 NL  135 (4th)
1992 NL  154 (4th)
Career  1,119 (69th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  288 (4th)
1988 NL  404 (1st)
1989 NL  339 (3rd)
1990 NL  330 (3rd)
1991 NL  273 (5th)
1992 NL  421 (3rd)
Career  2,762 (69th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  8 (4th)
1988 NL  12 (1st)
1989 NL  9 (3rd)
1990 NL  6 (4th)
1991 NL  8 (3rd)
1992 NL  11 (2nd)
1994 NL  9 (1st)
Career  75 (66th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1989 NL  4 (4th)
1990 NL  8 (2nd)
1992 NL  5 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  4 (2nd)
1988 NL  2 (1st)
1989 NL  5 (2nd)
1992 NL  3 (3rd)
1995 NL  1 (4th)
Career  18 (66th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1985 NL  133 (5th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1985 NL  12 (2nd)
1986 NL  12 (4th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1986 NL  5 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1983 NL  1 (5th)
1985 NL  4 (1st)
1987 NL  2 (4th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1988 NL  152 (4th)
1992 NL  154 (4th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1987 NL  328 (5th)
1988 NL  406 (1st)
1992 NL  421 (3rd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1985 NL  13 (4th)
1988 NL  12 (5th)
1992 NL  11 (4th)
1994 NL  9 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
1985 NL  4 (1st)
1987 NL  6 (1st)
1989 NL  5 (1st)
1992 NL  3 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  11 (1st)
1988 NL  6 (2nd)
1989 NL  13 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1987 NL  2.77 (3rd)
1988 NL  2.83 (2nd)
1989 NL  2.94 (2nd)
Career  2.68 (62nd)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  2.60 (2nd)
1988 NL  2.74 (1st)
1989 NL  2.83 (2nd)
1992 NL  2.81 (5th)
Career  2.54 (93rd)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  .993 (2nd)
1988 NL  .990 (3rd)
1991 NL  .996 (2nd)
1994 NL  .992 (3rd)
Career  .989 (46th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1985 NL  5 (3rd)
1986 NL  10 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1985 NL  2.07 (5th)
1986 NL  2.51 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1986 NL  1.98 (3rd)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1985 NL  .995 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1985 NL  9 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1988 NL  2.84 (2nd)
1989 NL  2.93 (2nd)
Career  2.55 (84th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1988 NL  2.75 (1st)
1989 NL  2.82 (2nd)
1992 NL  2.81 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1984 NL  1.000 (1st)
1985 NL  .996 (2nd)
1991 NL  .996 (3rd)

Salary s c a p y
1989 NL  $2,150,000 (7th)
1992 NL  $4,350,000 (5th)
1993 NL  $4,900,000 (7th)

                           

† 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 (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (343), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 44 (576), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 36 (518), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (779), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (42nd), 38.6 career WAR/31.2 7yr-peak WAR/34.9 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Lloyd Moseby (933)
  2. Al Smith (931)
  3. Hank Bauer (920)
  4. Gene Woodling (914)
  5. Ken Keltner (911)
  6. Melvin Mora (904)
  7. Von Hayes (900)
  8. George McQuinn (899)
  9. Richie Hebner (896)
  10. Kevin McReynolds (896)
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  1. Von Hayes (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tommie Agee (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Von Hayes (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Juan Encarnacion (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Juan Encarnacion (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Juan Encarnacion (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sixto Lezcano (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Von Hayes (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Amos Otis (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Luis Gonzalez (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Richie Hebner (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Steve Finley (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198524St. Louis Cardinals$170,0001985 USA Today survey
198625St. Louis Cardinals$335,0001986 USA Today survey
198726Pittsburgh Pirates$550,0001987 USA Today survey
198827Pittsburgh Pirates$825,000*
198928Pittsburgh Pirates$2,150,0002/27/89 TSN
199029Pittsburgh Pirates$1,200,000USA Today
199130Pittsburgh Pirates$2,180,000USA Today survey
199231Pittsburgh Pirates$4,350,00011/4/92 Toronto SunIncludes $100,000 earned bonus
199332Pittsburgh Pirates$4,900,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250K signing bonus, $50K earned bonus
199433Pittsburgh Pirates$3,550,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250K signing bonus
199534Baltimore Orioles$600,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $50,000 earned bonus
Career to date (may be incomplete)$20,810,000
Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $870,000 - 12/13/88 NYT -
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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