Ron Washington
Ronald Washington
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 163 lb.

Born: April 29, 1952 in New Orleans, LA
High School: John McDonogh (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1977
Final Game: July 7, 1989
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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
1977 25 LAD NL 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0 6
1981 29 MIN AL 28 90 84 8 19 3 1 0 5 4 1 4 14 .226 .270 .286 .555 56 24 1 1 1 0 0 6/8
1982 30 MIN AL 119 470 451 48 122 17 6 5 39 3 3 14 79 .271 .291 .368 .659 78 166 11 0 2 3 0 64/5
1983 31 MIN AL 99 344 317 28 78 7 3 4 26 10 5 22 50 .246 .296 .325 .621 69 103 7 1 3 1 1 64/5D
1984 32 MIN AL 88 206 197 25 58 11 5 3 23 1 1 4 31 .294 .307 .447 .754 103 88 4 1 1 3 0 6/4D5
1985 33 MIN AL 70 149 135 24 37 6 4 1 14 5 1 8 15 .274 .308 .400 .708 89 54 3 0 3 3 0 64/5D3
1986 34 MIN AL 48 81 74 15 19 3 0 4 11 1 2 3 21 .257 .278 .459 .738 96 34 0 0 2 2 0 4D/65
1987 35 BAL AL 26 81 79 7 16 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 15 .203 .213 .304 .516 37 24 2 0 1 0 0 5/4D76
1988 36 CLE AL 69 241 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 3 3 9 35 .256 .298 .363 .662 83 81 2 5 3 1 0 6/54D
1989 37 HOU NL 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 /45
10 Seasons 564 1689 1586 190 414 65 22 20 146 28 18 65 266 .261 .292 .368 .659 79 583 31 9 16 13 1
162 Game Avg. 162 485 456 55 119 19 6 6 42 8 5 19 76 .261 .292 .368 .659 79 167 9 3 5 4 0
MIN (6 yrs) 452 1340 1258 148 333 47 19 17 118 24 13 55 210 .265 .294 .373 .667 80 469 26 3 12 12 1
LAD (1 yr) 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 69 241 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 3 3 9 35 .256 .298 .363 .662 83 81 2 5 3 1 0
HOU (1 yr) 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 2 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 26 81 79 7 16 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 15 .203 .213 .304 .516 37 24 2 0 1 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 547 1662 1560 185 406 64 22 20 145 27 17 65 260 .260 .291 .368 .659 79 574 30 8 16 13 1
NL (2 yrs) 17 27 26 5 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 .308 .333 .346 .679 87 9 1 1 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 25 LAD NL 20 14 2 3.9 103 .412 .368 .269 .400 .337 .368 .410 .768 .747 109 .418 0.2 0.0 .571 .000 .000 .0
1981 29 MIN AL 90 68 7 2.8 94 .271 .226 .264 .270 .330 .286 .384 .555 .714 56 .328 -5.1 -0.5 .478 .143 .060 .0
1982 30 MIN AL 470 348 45 3.5 101 .316 .271 .268 .291 .332 .368 .408 .659 .739 78 .375 -15.7 -1.6 .525 .129 .098 3.8
1983 31 MIN AL 344 255 30 3.2 101 .280 .246 .270 .296 .333 .325 .408 .621 .740 69 .338 -14.9 -1.5 .522 .164 .079 5.7
1984 32 MIN AL 206 148 26 4.7 100 .331 .294 .268 .307 .332 .447 .405 .754 .736 103 .519 -0.1 0.0 .646 .173 .152 1.5
1985 33 MIN AL 149 108 17 4.2 103 .295 .274 .267 .308 .334 .400 .414 .708 .748 89 .461 -2.5 -0.2 .647 .215 .126 1.7
1986 34 MIN AL 81 61 9 3.9 102 .294 .257 .264 .278 .332 .459 .412 .738 .744 96 .423 -0.8 -0.1 .632 .230 .203 1.6
1987 35 BAL AL 81 67 4 1.6 103 .238 .203 .261 .213 .329 .304 .420 .516 .749 37 .110 -7.4 -0.7 .364 .101 .101 .0
1988 36 CLE AL 241 175 24 3.7 96 .294 .256 .262 .298 .327 .363 .394 .662 .721 83 .417 -5.4 -0.5 .556 .148 .108 2.4
1989 37 HOU NL 7 6 0 0.0 88 .333 .143 .250 .143 .317 .286 .373 .429 .690 22 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
10 Seasons 1689 1250 164 3.5 100 .300 .261 .267 .292 .331 .368 .405 .659 .737 79 .386 -52.4 -5.2 .546 .154 .107 23.3
162 Game Avg. 485 359 47 3.5 100 .300 .261 .267 .292 .331 .368 .405 .659 .737 79 .386 -52.4 -5.2 .546 .154 .107 7
MIN (6 yrs) 1340 988 134 3.6 101 .303 .265 .268 .294 .332 .373 .407 .667 .739 80 .400 -39.1 -3.9 .558 .161 .108 19.9
LAD (1 yr) 20 14 2 3.9 103 .412 .368 .269 .400 .337 .368 .410 .768 .747 109 .418 0.2 0.0 .571 .000 .000 .0
CLE (1 yr) 241 175 24 3.7 96 .294 .256 .262 .298 .327 .363 .394 .662 .721 83 .417 -5.4 -0.5 .556 .148 .108 2.4
HOU (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 88 .333 .143 .250 .143 .317 .286 .373 .429 .690 22 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
BAL (1 yr) 81 67 4 1.6 103 .238 .203 .261 .213 .329 .304 .420 .516 .749 37 .111 -7.4 -0.7 .364 .101 .101 .0
AL (8 yrs) 1662 1230 162 3.5 100 .299 .260 .267 .291 .331 .368 .405 .659 .737 79 .387 -51.9 -5.1 .547 .156 .108 23.0
NL (2 yrs) 27 20 2 2.7 99 .400 .308 .264 .333 .332 .346 .400 .679 .732 87 .284 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .038 .038 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 25 LAD NL 20 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 9.5 19.0 1.00 85%
1981 29 MIN AL 90 0.0% 15.6% 4.4% 4.4% 21% 3.50 6.0 16.8 1.38 78%
1982 30 MIN AL 470 1.1% 16.8% 3.0% 6.0% 23% 5.64 5.7 90.2 11.6 1.29 79%
1983 31 MIN AL 344 1.2% 14.5% 6.4% 4.1% 18% 2.27 6.3 79.3 12.2 1.41 77%
1984 32 MIN AL 206 1.5% 15.1% 1.9% 9.2% 33% 7.75 6.4 65.7 8.6 0.75 81%
1985 33 MIN AL 149 0.7% 10.1% 5.4% 7.4% 30% 1.88 9.0 135.0 9.6 0.87 82%
1986 34 MIN AL 81 4.9% 25.9% 3.7% 8.6% 37% 7.00 3.5 18.5 6.7 0.95 63%
1987 35 BAL AL 81 1.2% 18.5% 1.2% 6.2% 31% 15.00 5.3 79.0 13.2 0.53 78%
1988 36 CLE AL 241 0.8% 14.5% 3.7% 7.5% 32% 3.89 6.4 111.5 10.6 0.89 0.96 78% 22% 3.1% 35%
1989 37 HOU NL 7 0.0% 57.1% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 1.8 2.00 43% 0% 0.0% 0%
10 Seasons 1689 1.2% 15.8% 3.9% 6.3% 26% 4.09 6.0 79.3 10.9 0.90 1.08 78% 22% 3.1% 35%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 25 LAD NL 1 0 50% 8 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1981 29 MIN AL 2 0 33% 30 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
1982 30 MIN AL 2 0 33% 192 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 13 43% 31 18 12 6 5 1 14 4 9
1983 31 MIN AL 8 0 25% 131 10 5 67% 10 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 9 75% 11 3 8 0 0 0 9 2 7
1984 32 MIN AL 3 0 37% 67 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 50% 7 5 2 3 2 1 8 2 6
1985 33 MIN AL 4 0 52% 66 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 63% 4 2 2 5 2 3 7 2 5
1986 34 MIN AL 1 0 61% 39 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 88% 5 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 2
1987 35 BAL AL 3 0 38% 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 57% 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
1988 36 CLE AL 4 0 41% 78 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 10 50% 13 7 6 2 2 0 7 2 5
1989 37 HOU NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 28 0 36% 632 28 18 61% 28 16 0 1 0 1 12 3 18 45 54% 80 40 38 18 12 6 53 14 37
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 25 LAD NL 20 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 2 0 0% 11 1 9% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 MIN AL 90 32% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 1 7% 8 1 13% 47 5 11% 5 1 20% 5 0 0% 0
1982 30 MIN AL 470 29% 122 2 0 0 0 0.90 5 0 15 4 1 4 1 0 2 2 100% 89 11 12% 44 11 25% 253 37 15% 16 9 56% 20 6 30% 0
1983 31 MIN AL 344 28% 78 4 1 0 1 2.43 4 0 5 4 0 1 3 0 3 3 100% 63 7 11% 31 6 19% 193 25 13% 16 5 31% 20 6 30% 0
1984 32 MIN AL 206 35% 58 12 2 0 0 1.34 3 0 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 100% 37 4 11% 19 6 32% 116 20 17% 12 9 75% 4 2 50% 0
1985 33 MIN AL 149 51% 37 11 2 0 1 1.20 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 100% 33 3 9% 22 10 45% 96 14 15% 12 7 58% 8 4 50% 0
1986 34 MIN AL 81 68% 19 10 3 1 2 0.64 4 0 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 2 67% 19 0 0% 14 6 43% 41 7 17% 5 4 80% 2 1 50% 0
1987 35 BAL AL 81 54% 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 20 2 10% 9 1 11% 49 5 10% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1988 36 CLE AL 241 24% 57 6 0 4 3 0 1 1.40 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 3 75% 43 2 5% 23 8 35% 138 20 14% 12 8 67% 15 5 33% 0
1989 37 HOU NL 7 43% 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1.39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
10 Seasons 1689 34% 414 6 0 48 11 1 5 1.24 20 0 36 13 7 12 8 1 18 16 89% 324 31 10% 172 49 28% 946 134 14% 81 43 53% 79 25 32% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 36 CLE AL 241 837 3.47 583 70% 13% 20% 33% 33% 87% 0% 60% 76% 47% 2% 4 0 9% 22 7 5% 12 8 17% 0 1 0
1989 37 HOU NL 7 22 3.14 17 77% 18% 35% 29% 18% 82% 0% 64% 57% 57% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 248 859 3.46 600 70% 13% 21% 33% 33% 87% 0% 61% 76% 47% 2% 4 0 9% 22 7 5% 12 8 15% 0 1 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 25 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
1978 26 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
1979 27 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
1980 28 10 20 19 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .368 .400 .368 .768 109 7 1 1 0 0 0
1981 29 38 110 103 12 26 3 1 0 6 5 2 4 16 .252 .294 .301 .595 66 31 2 2 1 0 0
1982 30 157 580 554 60 148 20 7 5 45 8 5 18 95 .267 .291 .356 .647 76 197 13 2 3 3 0
1983 31 256 924 871 88 226 27 10 9 71 18 10 40 145 .259 .293 .344 .637 73 300 20 3 6 4 1
1984 32 344 1130 1068 113 284 38 15 12 94 19 11 44 176 .266 .296 .363 .659 79 388 24 4 7 7 1
1985 33 414 1279 1203 137 321 44 19 13 108 24 12 52 191 .267 .297 .367 .664 80 442 27 4 10 10 1
1986 34 462 1360 1277 152 340 47 19 17 119 25 14 55 212 .266 .296 .373 .669 81 476 27 4 12 12 1
1987 35 488 1441 1356 159 356 50 20 18 125 25 15 56 227 .263 .291 .369 .660 78 500 29 4 13 12 1
1988 36 557 1682 1579 189 413 64 22 20 146 28 18 65 262 .262 .292 .368 .660 79 581 31 9 16 13 1
1989 37 564 1689 1586 190 414 65 22 20 146 28 18 65 266 .261 .292 .368 .659 79 583 31 9 16 13 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 25 10 20 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 .050 .000 .050 2 10
1981 29 42 138 129 12 31 5 2 0 8 7 7 21 .240 .290 .310 .600 11 28
1982 30 119 464 447 49 118 16 6 5 40 3 14 79 .264 .284 .360 .645 46 119
1983 31 99 340 316 28 77 7 3 4 26 10 22 50 .244 .294 .323 .617 30 99
1984 32 88 205 197 26 58 11 5 3 24 1 4 31 .294 .307 .447 .754 27 88
1985 33 70 146 135 24 37 6 4 1 14 5 8 15 .274 .308 .400 .708 17 70
1986 34 48 78 73 15 18 3 0 4 11 1 3 21 .247 .269 .452 .721 9 48
1987 35 26 78 77 7 14 3 1 1 6 0 1 15 .182 .192 .286 .478 4 26
1988 36 69 243 227 32 61 15 2 2 23 3 10 35 .269 .313 .379 .692 26 69
1989 37 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
10 Seasons 578 1719 1627 196 414 66 23 20 153 31 69 273 .254 .287 .360 .647 172 564
162 Game Avg. 162 482 456 55 116 18 6 6 43 9 19 77 .254 .287 .360 .647 48 564

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