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 Fielding

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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
1977 LAD NL 25 SS 10 3 46.0 21 4 14 3 2 .857 -1.9 -49.6 -1.9 -0.5 -1.4 0 3.52 1.80 .967 5.03 4.30
1981 MIN AL 29 SS 26 26 219.1 144 58 79 7 19 .951 -1.7 -9.3 -2.7 -1.6 -1.1 1 5.62 5.27 .967 4.99 4.19
1981 MIN AL 29 CF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.90 2.60
1981 MIN AL 29 OF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.50 2.15
1982 MIN AL 30 SS 91 74 674.1 322 127 186 9 38 .972 -5.9 -10.5 -6.9 -7.6 0.8 1 4.18 3.44 .965 4.87 4.17
1982 MIN AL 30 2B 37 32 273.0 160 74 82 4 20 .975 -2.3 -10.1 -2.3 -2.8 0.5 0 5.14 4.22 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 MIN AL 30 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 3.15 2.60
1983 MIN AL 31 SS 81 73 653.0 338 121 204 13 49 .962 -4.7 -8.6 -4.7 -5.8 1.1 0 4.48 4.01 .963 4.75 4.15
1983 MIN AL 31 2B 14 12 109.0 60 19 39 2 5 .967 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 0 4.79 4.14 .982 5.36 4.77
1983 MIN AL 31 3B 1 0 4.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.75 3.00 .975 3.15 2.60
1983 MIN AL 31 DH 1
1984 MIN AL 32 SS 71 35 362.2 178 60 114 4 19 .978 3.8 12.6 3.8 -0.7 4.5 0 4.32 2.45 .961 4.76 3.93
1984 MIN AL 32 2B 9 6 59.0 34 17 17 0 5 1.000 -1.7 -34.6 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 5.19 3.78 .979 5.25 4.46
1984 MIN AL 32 DH 4
1984 MIN AL 32 3B 2 1 7.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.5 85.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.86 1.50 .933 2.70 2.20
1985 MIN AL 33 SS 31 10 114.1 61 20 38 3 5 .951 0.5 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0 4.57 1.87 .964 4.64 3.93
1985 MIN AL 33 2B 24 15 142.0 85 31 50 4 8 .953 -3.6 -30.4 -2.6 -2.6 0.0 -1 5.13 3.38 .982 5.29 4.48
1985 MIN AL 33 3B 7 6 44.0 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.1 30.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 3.07 2.14 .953 2.84 2.39
1985 MIN AL 33 DH 7
1985 MIN AL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.70
1986 MIN AL 34 2B 16 4 54.0 24 10 12 2 3 .917 -2.3 -51.1 -2.3 -1.2 -1.0 0 3.67 1.38 .983 5.10 4.34
1986 MIN AL 34 DH 15
1986 MIN AL 34 SS 7 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.86 0.43 .967 4.50 3.94
1986 MIN AL 34 3B 3 1 14.0 7 1 6 0 2 1.000 1.1 94.3 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 4.50 2.33 .943 2.76 2.37
1987 BAL AL 35 3B 20 16 146.1 55 15 40 0 3 1.000 1.4 11.5 1.4 0.5 0.8 0 3.38 2.75 .949 2.77 2.31
1987 BAL AL 35 2B 3 1 11.2 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -41.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 3.86 1.67 .980 5.17 4.47
1987 BAL AL 35 DH 2
1987 BAL AL 35 LF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.14 1.75
1987 BAL AL 35 OF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.33 2.00
1987 BAL AL 35 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.00
1988 CLE AL 36 SS 54 48 431.1 240 83 141 16 26 .933 -5.4 -15.0 -3.4 -3.5 0.0 -2 4.67 4.15 .972 4.69 4.14
1988 CLE AL 36 3B 8 5 53.0 18 7 10 1 2 .944 -1.9 -43.0 -1.9 -1.4 -0.5 0 2.89 2.13 .956 2.72 2.36
1988 CLE AL 36 2B 7 3 32.0 16 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.4 52.5 1.4 -0.1 1.5 0 4.50 2.29 .981 5.12 4.40
1988 CLE AL 36 DH 1
1989 HOU NL 37 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.40
1989 HOU NL 37 3B 1 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -144.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .900 2.70 2.20
9 Seasons SS 372 269 2509.0 1307 474 778 55 159 .958 -15.6 -7.5 -15.6 -19.3 3.8 0 4.49 3.37 .965 4.79 4.10
8 Seasons 2B 111 73 681.2 384 159 213 12 42 .969 -9.0 -15.8 -8.0 -8.4 0.4 -1 4.91 3.35 .982 5.30 4.56
8 Seasons 3B 43 29 275.1 104 26 76 2 8 .981 1.8 7.8 1.8 -0.9 2.6 0 3.33 2.37 .951 2.78 2.34
6 Seasons DH 30
2 Seasons OF 4 3 27.2 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -0.5 -21.7 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0 2.60 2.00 .989 2.44 2.08
1 Season CF 2 2 18.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 3.50 3.50 .988 2.90 2.60
1 Season LF 2 1 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0 0.93 0.50 1.000 2.14 1.75
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.70
10 Seasons TOT 531 374 3494.2 1805 667 1068 70 209 .961 -23.4 -8.0 -22.4 -28.8 6.3 0 -1 4.47 3.27 .929 4.72 4.04
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

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 LAD NL 25 10 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN AL 29 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
1982 MIN AL 30 119 106 119 116 0 0 0 37 1 92 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1983 MIN AL 31 99 85 99 95 0 0 0 14 1 81 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
1984 MIN AL 32 88 46 88 80 0 0 0 9 2 71 0 0 0 0 4 12 5
1985 MIN AL 33 70 34 70 57 0 0 1 24 7 31 0 0 0 0 3 12 10
1986 MIN AL 34 48 16 48 25 0 0 0 16 3 7 0 0 0 0 11 12 13
1987 BAL AL 35 26 20 26 24 0 0 0 3 20 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1
1988 CLE AL 36 69 56 69 67 0 0 0 7 8 54 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
1989 HOU NL 37 7 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
10 Seasons 564 394 564 504 0 0 1 111 43 373 2 2 0 4 20 51 36
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1977 LAD NL 25 207 63% 77% 26% 25 68% 0 4 3 1 0 14 10 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN AL 29 981 56% 79% 27% 105 90% 0 58 22 30 6 80 63 15 0 1 7 0 7 0 5 19 6 1 9 1 0 18 7 11 1 0 0
1982 MIN AL 30 3039 61% 77% 21% 251 94% 1 125 65 48 12 185 143 38 1 5 9 0 9 0 9 39 14 6 11 1 1 35 20 13 3 0 3
1983 MIN AL 31 2940 58% 79% 23% 259 90% 3 120 51 56 13 205 157 39 2 4 13 1 11 1 7 49 15 3 14 1 4 42 18 19 7 3 4
1984 MIN AL 32 1575 56% 80% 25% 143 97% 1 59 34 17 8 113 85 25 0 1 4 0 4 0 4 17 6 1 5 2 1 16 7 8 1 1 0
1985 MIN AL 33 480 60% 80% 27% 48 94% 0 19 8 9 2 38 31 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0
1986 MIN AL 34 32 53% 75% 13% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1987 BAL AL 35 5 20% 80% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CLE AL 36 1909 60% 79% 32% 208 85% 5 79 45 21 14 142 109 28 0 1 16 1 11 4 10 25 12 3 6 0 0 24 15 7 0 0 0
9 Seasons 11168 59% 79% 25% 1040 90% 10 465 228 183 55 779 600 156 3 12 55 2 48 5 41 158 58 14 48 5 7 144 72 62 12 4 7
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1982 MIN AL 30 1298 62% 77% 23% 101 92% 0 74 28 39 7 81 74 5 0 1 4 0 4 0 4 19 2 11 2 0 16 2 14 2 1 1
1983 MIN AL 31 504 54% 79% 26% 46 89% 0 18 6 9 3 38 36 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
1984 MIN AL 32 266 48% 82% 23% 18 100% 0 18 6 10 2 16 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 5 1 4 0 0 0
1985 MIN AL 33 638 50% 82% 25% 59 93% 0 31 14 13 4 48 40 6 0 1 4 0 4 0 4 8 2 3 2 0 7 2 5 1 1 0
1986 MIN AL 34 257 66% 79% 28% 14 79% 0 11 1 9 1 12 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
1987 BAL AL 35 54 33% 80% 24% 4 100% 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CLE AL 36 125 74% 79% 38% 13 100% 0 5 2 3 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1989 HOU NL 37 6 33% 100% 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 3148 58% 79% 25% 255 92% 0 160 59 84 17 208 186 18 0 3 12 0 12 0 11 41 10 19 7 0 37 7 30 3 2 1
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1982 MIN AL 30 8 63% 63% 13% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MIN AL 31 20 90% 75% 35% 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MIN AL 32 36 31% 72% 17% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MIN AL 33 190 55% 79% 25% 13 100% 0 2 1 0 1 12 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1986 MIN AL 34 60 38% 82% 32% 7 100% 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 100%
1987 BAL AL 35 660 62% 78% 28% 55 96% 1 15 14 0 1 40 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 0
1988 CLE AL 36 244 66% 84% 35% 16 88% 0 7 4 2 1 9 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1989 HOU NL 37 24 67% 79% 29% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1242 60% 79% 29% 101 94% 1 25 20 2 3 75 59 14 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 7 6 0 6 1 1 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 89% 70%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1981 MIN AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 1 96 47% 80% 22% 16 44%
1 Season 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 1 96 47% 80% 22% 16 44%
MLB Averages 42.2% 2.1% 57% 78% 29% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1987 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 54% 78% 32% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 54% 78% 32% 1 100%
MLB Averages 58.4% 2.7% 57% 78% 29% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1985 MIN AL 33 5 40% 100% 0% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 5 40% 100% 0% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 94% 88%

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