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Fernando Vina
Fernando Vina
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 16, 1969 in Sacramento, CA
Schools: Arizona State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1993
Final Game: May 11, 2004
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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
1993 24 SEA AL 24 53 45 5 10 2 0 0 2 6 0 4 3 .222 .327 .267 .594 62 12 0 3 1 0 0 4/6D
1994 25 NYM NL 79 150 124 20 31 6 0 0 6 3 1 12 11 .250 .372 .298 .670 79 37 4 12 2 0 0 45/67
1995 26 MIL AL 113 325 288 46 74 7 7 3 29 6 3 22 28 .257 .327 .361 .688 76 104 6 9 4 2 0 *4/65
1996 27 MIL AL 140 615 554 94 157 19 10 7 46 16 7 38 35 .283 .342 .392 .733 83 217 15 13 6 4 3 *4
1997 28 MIL AL 79 348 324 37 89 12 2 4 28 8 7 12 23 .275 .312 .361 .673 75 117 4 7 2 3 1 4/D
1998 29 MIL NL 159 722 637 101 198 39 7 7 45 22 16 54 46 .311 .386 .427 .813 114 272 7 25 5 1 2 *4 AS
1999 30 MIL NL 37 177 154 17 41 7 0 1 16 5 2 14 6 .266 .339 .331 .670 72 51 1 4 3 2 0 4
2000 31 STL NL 123 554 487 81 146 24 6 4 31 10 8 36 36 .300 .380 .398 .779 96 194 5 28 2 1 0 *4
2001 32 STL NL 154 690 631 95 191 30 8 9 56 17 7 32 35 .303 .357 .418 .775 100 264 7 22 3 2 3 *4 GG
2002 33 STL NL 150 692 622 75 168 29 5 1 54 17 11 44 36 .270 .333 .338 .670 79 210 11 18 1 7 2 *4 GG
2003 34 STL NL 61 285 259 35 65 14 4 4 23 4 4 11 24 .251 .309 .382 .691 82 99 5 11 3 1 0 4
2004 35 DET AL 29 131 115 21 26 5 0 0 7 2 1 9 9 .226 .308 .270 .577 56 31 6 5 1 1 0 4
12 Seasons 1148 4742 4240 627 1196 194 49 40 343 116 67 288 292 .282 .348 .379 .728 89 1608 71 157 33 24 11
162 Game Avg. 162 669 598 88 169 27 7 6 48 16 9 41 41 .282 .348 .379 .728 89 227 10 22 5 3 2
MIL (5 yrs) 528 2187 1957 295 559 84 26 22 164 57 35 140 138 .286 .349 .389 .738 90 761 33 58 20 12 6
STL (4 yrs) 488 2221 1999 286 570 97 23 18 164 48 30 123 131 .285 .349 .384 .733 90 767 28 79 9 11 5
NYM (1 yr) 79 150 124 20 31 6 0 0 6 3 1 12 11 .250 .372 .298 .670 79 37 4 12 2 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 24 53 45 5 10 2 0 0 2 6 0 4 3 .222 .327 .267 .594 62 12 0 3 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 29 131 115 21 26 5 0 0 7 2 1 9 9 .226 .308 .270 .577 56 31 6 5 1 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 763 3270 2914 424 840 149 30 26 231 78 49 203 194 .288 .358 .387 .744 94 1127 40 120 19 14 7
AL (5 yrs) 385 1472 1326 203 356 45 19 14 112 38 18 85 98 .268 .328 .363 .691 76 481 31 37 14 10 4

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 31 STL NL NLDS ATL W 3 15 13 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 .308 .400 .538 .938 7 0 1 0 0 0
2000 31 STL NL NLCS NYM L 5 24 23 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 .292 .304 .596 7 0 0 0 0 0
2001 32 STL NL NLDS ARI L 5 21 19 2 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 .316 .350 .474 .824 9 0 1 1 0 0
2002 33 STL NL NLDS ARI W 3 16 15 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .600 .625 .600 1.225 9 0 0 0 0 0
2002 33 STL NL NLCS SFG L 5 24 23 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .250 .348 .598 8 1 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 21 100 93 13 31 3 0 2 9 1 2 3 6 .333 .364 .430 .794 40 1 2 1 1 0
2 NLCS 10 48 46 5 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .261 .271 .326 .597 15 1 0 0 1 0
1 NLDS 3 15 13 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 .308 .400 .538 .938 7 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLDS 8 37 34 5 15 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 .441 .472 .529 1.002 18 0 1 1 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 SEA AL 24 2B 16 11 109.2 63 25 38 0 12 1.000 1.8 19.7 0.8 1.3 -0.5 1 5.17 3.94 .981 5.15 4.54
1993 SEA AL 24 SS 4 1 17.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -14.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 2.65 1.25 .980 4.71 4.12
1993 SEA AL 24 DH 2 0.0
1994 NYM NL 25 2B 13 5 67.1 48 19 28 1 5 .979 -2.6 -46.3 -2.6 -0.6 -2.0 0 6.28 3.62 .981 5.25 4.56
1994 NYM NL 25 3B 12 6 64.2 21 4 14 3 0 .857 -0.8 -14.8 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.51 1.50 .957 2.66 2.24
1994 NYM NL 25 SS 9 5 51.0 25 8 17 0 0 1.000 2.0 47.1 2.0 1.3 0.7 0 4.41 2.78 .964 4.54 4.04
1994 NYM NL 25 LF 6 5 37.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -45.4 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 0 3.65 2.50 .980 1.92 1.43
1994 NYM NL 25 OF 6 5 37.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -45.4 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 0 3.65 2.50 .980 2.24 1.90
1995 MIL AL 26 2B 99 62 626.2 415 183 225 7 71 .983 -0.3 -0.6 -4.3 -2.6 -1.7 4 5.86 4.12 .981 5.11 4.34
1995 MIL AL 26 SS 6 4 40.2 32 11 20 1 4 .969 0.5 14.8 0.5 -0.2 0.7 0 6.86 5.17 .975 4.71 4.17
1995 MIL AL 26 3B 2 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1996 MIL AL 27 2B 137 131 1165.2 761 333 412 16 116 .979 1.0 1.0 -3.0 3.1 -6.1 4 5.75 5.44 .980 5.05 4.33
1997 MIL AL 28 2B 77 75 657.1 383 149 227 7 53 .982 7.4 13.5 4.4 -2.6 7.0 3 5.15 4.88 .980 4.93 4.33
1997 MIL AL 28 DH 1 0.0
1998 MIL NL 29 2B 158 158 1383.0 884 404 468 12 135 .986 -8.2 -7.1 -11.2 -1.6 -9.6 3 5.67 5.52 .982 5.09 4.38 AS
1999 MIL NL 30 2B 37 37 324.0 189 84 104 1 31 .995 0.8 3.0 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 1 5.22 5.08 .981 5.05 4.19
2000 STL NL 31 2B 122 118 1009.0 595 262 326 7 85 .988 10.2 12.1 7.2 7.2 0.0 3 5.24 4.82 .982 4.96 4.34
2001 STL NL 32 2B 151 150 1299.1 707 315 383 9 100 .987 1.4 1.3 -1.6 -4.9 3.3 3 4.83 4.62 .983 4.86 4.19 GG
2002 STL NL 33 2B 150 149 1312.1 701 287 401 13 104 .981 1.6 1.5 -0.4 -7.3 6.9 2 4.72 4.59 .982 4.96 4.28 GG
2003 STL NL 34 2B 60 58 530.2 313 147 158 8 44 .974 -4.5 -10.2 -5.5 -7.0 1.5 1 5.17 5.08 .983 5.12 4.39
2004 DET AL 35 2B 29 28 248.1 164 73 86 5 23 .970 2.2 10.6 2.2 -1.2 3.4 0 5.76 5.48 .982 4.95 4.35
12 Seasons 2B 1049 982 8733.1 5223 2281 2856 86 779 .984 10.8 1.5 -14.2 -15.0 0.8 25 5.29 4.90 .982 5.00 4.32
3 Seasons SS 19 10 108.2 62 22 39 1 4 .984 2.3 25.4 2.3 1.0 1.3 0 5.05 3.21 .971 4.63 4.10
2 Seasons 3B 14 6 67.1 21 4 14 3 0 .857 -0.8 -14.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.41 1.29 .957 2.66 2.24
1 Season LF 6 5 37.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -45.4 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 0 3.65 2.50 .980 1.92 1.43
1 Season OF 6 5 37.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -45.4 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 0 3.65 2.50 .980 2.24 1.90
2 Seasons DH 3 0.0
12 Seasons TOT 1088 1003 8946.1 5321 2322 2909 90 783 .983 10.9 1.5 -14.1 -13.9 -0.2 0 25 5.26 4.81 .964 4.97 4.27
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1998 *

Gold Gloves
2001-NL-2B
2002-NL-2B
All multiple winners

Games Played s c a p y
1998 NL--159--9th

At Bats s c a p y
1998 NL--637--8th
2001 NL--631--4th
2002 NL--622--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1998 NL--722--3rd
2002 NL--692--4th

Hits s c a p y
1998 NL--198--5th
2001 NL--191--6th

Triples s c a p y
1995 AL--7--6th
1996 AL--10--2nd
1998 NL--7--8th
2001 NL--8--5th

Singles s c a p y
1998 NL--145--5th
2001 NL--144--2nd
2002 NL--133--3rd

Times On Base s c a p y
1998 NL--277--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1994 NL--12--1st
1995 AL--9--10th
1996 AL--13--5th
1998 NL--25--2nd
2000 NL--28--1st
2001 NL--22--2nd
2002 NL--18--2nd
2003 NL--11--9th
Career--157--15th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2002 NL--7--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1998 NL--16--2nd
2002 NL--11--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1996 AL--15.829--3rd
1998 NL--13.848--4th
2000 NL--13.528--3rd
2001 NL--18.029--2nd
2002 NL--17.278--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1998 NL--468--9th
2001 NL--459--8th
2002 NL--484--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 14 (1193), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (766), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (765), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Mark Koenig (959)
  2. David Eckstein (957)
  3. Cristian Guzman (951)
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  5. Damaso Garcia (942)
  6. Mickey Morandini (941)
  7. Adam Kennedy (939)
  8. Rennie Stennett (937)
  9. Fred Dunlap (937)
  10. Don Gutteridge (935)
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  3. Jeff Treadway (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Phil Rizzuto (968) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Piet (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Joey Cora (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. David Eckstein (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Phil Rizzuto (955) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Don Gutteridge (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 51st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.

December 7, 1992: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the New York Mets in the 1992 rule 5 draft.

June 15, 1993: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets.

December 22, 1994: Sent by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete an earlier deal made on November 30, 1994. The New York Mets sent players to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers for players to be named later and Doug Henry. The New York Mets sent Javier Gonzalez (minors) (December 6, 1994) and Fernando Vina (December 22, 1994) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

December 20, 1999: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Juan Acevedo. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eliezer Alfonzo (June 13, 2000) and Matt Parker (minors) (June 13, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

November 3, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Seattle Mariners$109,000
1994New York Mets$120,000
1995Milwaukee Brewers$125,000
1996Milwaukee Brewers$190,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$810,000
1998Milwaukee Brewers$1,100,000
1999Milwaukee Brewers$2,000,000
2000St. Louis Cardinals$2,300,000
2001St. Louis Cardinals$4,333,333
2002St. Louis Cardinals$4,333,333
2003St. Louis Cardinals$5,333,333
2004Detroit Tigers$3,000,000
2005Detroit Tigers$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$26,753,999
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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