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Chris Widger
Christopher Jon Widger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 21, 1971 in Wilmington, DE
High School: Pennsville (Pennsville, NJ)
School: George Mason University
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1995
Final Game: September 15, 2006
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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
1995 24 SEA AL 23 49 45 2 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 11 .200 .245 .267 .512 33 12 0 0 0 1 0 2/7D9
1996 25 SEA AL 8 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 .250 .182 .432 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 /2
1997 26 MON NL 91 305 278 30 65 20 3 7 37 2 0 22 59 .234 .290 .403 .693 81 112 7 1 2 2 1 2
1998 27 MON NL 125 448 417 36 97 18 1 15 53 6 1 29 85 .233 .281 .388 .670 76 162 5 0 0 2 2 *2
1999 28 MON NL 124 419 383 42 101 24 1 14 56 1 4 28 86 .264 .325 .441 .766 94 169 5 7 0 1 0 *2
2000 29 TOT MLB 96 324 292 32 68 17 2 13 35 1 2 30 63 .233 .306 .438 .744 83 128 5 1 0 1 3 2/3D9
2000 29 MON NL 86 312 281 31 67 17 2 12 34 1 2 29 61 .238 .311 .441 .752 85 124 5 1 0 1 3 2
2000 29 SEA AL 10 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .091 .167 .364 .530 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 /23D9
2002 31 NYY AL 21 68 64 4 19 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 9 .297 .338 .375 .713 90 24 0 2 0 0 0 2
2003 32 STL NL 44 112 102 9 24 9 0 0 14 0 0 6 20 .235 .279 .324 .603 59 33 5 1 1 2 1 2/39
2005 34 CHW AL 45 154 141 18 34 8 0 4 11 0 2 10 22 .241 .296 .383 .679 77 54 5 1 2 0 0 2/35D
2006 35 TOT AL 36 107 93 6 16 3 0 1 9 0 0 11 24 .172 .255 .237 .491 27 22 2 0 1 2 0 2/D
2006 35 CHW AL 27 87 76 6 14 3 0 1 7 0 0 9 20 .184 .264 .263 .528 36 20 1 0 0 2 0 2/D
2006 35 BAL AL 9 20 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .118 .211 .118 .328 -11 2 1 0 1 0 0 /2D
10 Seasons 613 1998 1826 180 435 104 7 55 222 10 9 141 384 .238 .296 .393 .689 77 718 34 14 6 11 7
162 Game Avg. 162 528 483 48 115 27 2 15 59 3 2 37 101 .238 .296 .393 .689 77 190 9 4 2 3 2
MON (4 yrs) 426 1484 1359 139 330 79 7 48 180 10 7 108 291 .243 .302 .417 .719 84 567 22 9 2 6 6
SEA (3 yrs) 41 73 67 4 12 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 18 .179 .233 .269 .502 29 18 0 1 0 1 0
CHW (2 yrs) 72 241 217 24 48 11 0 5 18 0 2 19 42 .221 .285 .341 .626 62 74 6 1 2 2 0
STL (1 yr) 44 112 102 9 24 9 0 0 14 0 0 6 20 .235 .279 .324 .603 59 33 5 1 1 2 1
NYY (1 yr) 21 68 64 4 19 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 9 .297 .338 .375 .713 90 24 0 2 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 9 20 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .118 .211 .118 .328 -11 2 1 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 143 402 365 32 81 16 0 7 28 0 2 27 73 .222 .281 .323 .604 57 118 7 4 3 3 0
NL (5 yrs) 470 1596 1461 148 354 88 7 48 194 10 7 114 311 .242 .300 .411 .711 82 600 27 10 3 8 7

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 SEA AL ALDS NYY W 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 24 SEA AL ALCS CLE L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 34 CHW AL WS HOU W 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 0 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1995 SEA AL 24 C 19 9 96.0 62 61 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -12.5 -1 5.81 3.26 .990 6.74 5.64 2 2 8 0 0%
1995 SEA AL 24 OF 3 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 52.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 1.69 1.00 .967 2.31 2.00
1995 SEA AL 24 LF 2 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.20 1.75
1995 SEA AL 24 DH 1
1995 SEA AL 24 RF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 102.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.06 1.60
1996 SEA AL 25 C 7 2 31.0 21 18 1 2 0 .905 -1.0 -38.7 -1 5.52 2.71 .990 6.91 5.84 0 3 1 0 0%
1997 MON NL 26 C 85 78 694.1 567 516 40 11 2 .981 -18.0 -31.1 -18 7.21 6.54 .990 7.68 6.58 8 34 116 23 17%
1998 MON NL 27 C 123 118 1014.0 828 752 62 14 12 .983 1.0 1.2 1 7.22 6.62 .990 7.50 6.47 14 38 82 47 36%
1999 MON NL 28 C 118 105 887.2 722 662 54 6 6 .992 -4.0 -5.4 -4 7.26 6.07 .990 7.41 6.14 8 26 101 29 22%
2000 TOT MLB 29 C 91 80 685.2 560 515 37 8 4 .986 -2.0 -3.5 -2 7.25 6.07 .990 7.44 6.36 5 29 53 20 27%
2000 MON NL 29 C 85 80 670.2 549 504 37 8 4 .985 -2.0 -3.6 -2 7.26 6.36 .990 7.45 6.38 4 28 53 20 27%
2000 SEA AL 29 C 6 0 15.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.60 1.83 .991 6.90 6.02 1 1 0 0
2000 SEA AL 29 1B 2 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 2 1.000 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 9.00 4.50 .989 9.40 8.15
2000 SEA AL 29 DH 2
2000 SEA AL 29 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.00
2000 SEA AL 29 RF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.80
2002 NYY AL 31 C 21 18 157.1 119 111 6 2 1 .983 -1.0 -7.6 -1 6.69 5.57 .993 6.96 6.16 1 5 8 3 27%
2003 STL NL 32 C 41 32 278.2 200 185 14 1 1 .995 -1.0 -4.3 -1 6.43 4.85 .992 7.33 6.46 2 13 12 6 33%
2003 STL NL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 27.00 3.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
2003 STL NL 32 OF 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 1.80 1.80
2003 STL NL 32 RF 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 1.80 1.70
2005 CHW AL 34 C 42 38 344.0 269 252 12 5 2 .981 -7.0 -24.4 -7 6.91 6.29 .992 6.80 5.96 2 19 24 2 8%
2005 CHW AL 34 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.10
2005 CHW AL 34 3B 1 1 8.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.16 2.00 .950 2.70 2.50
2005 CHW AL 34 DH 1
2006 TOT AL 35 C 28 26 226.0 145 134 8 3 1 .979 -3.0 -15.9 -3 5.65 5.07 .992 7.09 6.32 3 5 21 4 16%
2006 TOT AL 35 DH 4
2006 CHW AL 35 C 22 21 183.0 110 102 5 3 0 .973 -3.0 -19.7 -3 5.26 4.86 .992 7.09 6.32 3 5 17 3 15%
2006 CHW AL 35 DH 3
2006 BAL AL 35 C 6 5 43.0 35 32 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.33 5.83 .991 7.10 6.32 0 0 4 1 20%
2006 BAL AL 35 DH 1
10 Seasons C 575 506 4414.2 3493 3206 235 52 29 .985 -37.0 -10.1 -37 7.02 5.98 .991 7.37 6.31 45 174 426 134 24%
4 Seasons DH 8
3 Seasons OF 5 3 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.0 0.2 0.6 -0.4 0 1.50 0.80 .975 2.29 1.96
3 Seasons 1B 4 1 11.0 12 11 1 0 2 1.000 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0 9.82 3.00 .992 9.49 8.10
3 Seasons RF 3 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.0 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1 Season LF 2 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.20 1.75
1 Season 3B 1 1 8.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.16 2.00 .950 2.70 2.50
10 Seasons TOT 585 511 4458.0 3511 3222 237 52 31 .985 -37.3 -10.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.7 0 0 -37 6.98 5.91 .976 7.34 6.28 45 174 426 134 24%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1992.

October 29, 1996: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Trey Moore and Matt Wagner to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco.

August 8, 2000: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

November 6, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 8, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

April 7, 2003: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 12, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 7, 2004: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

December 23, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 2, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 4, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 24, 2006: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

August 4, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 1, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Seattle Mariners$109,000
1997Montreal Expos$152,500
1998Montreal Expos$350,000
1999Montreal Expos$900,000
2000Montreal Expos$1,350,000
2001Seattle Mariners$1,700,000
2005Chicago White Sox$500,000
2006Chicago White Sox$650,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,711,500
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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