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Brian Williams

Brian O'Neal Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC
High Schools: Lewisville HS (Fort Lawn, SC), Lewisville HS (Richburg, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed July 16, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1991 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Tigers/Cubs/Orioles/... 1991-2000

Final Game: July 5, 2000 (Age 31)
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1990	21	HOU-min	A-	0	0		4.05	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	5	3	0	6	0	7	1	1	1			1.800	8.1	0.0	8.1	9.4	1.17	AUB · NYPL
1991	22	HOU-min	A+,AAA,AA	8	6	.571	3.59	25	25	0	0	0	0	143.0	128	74	57	4	69	1	111	4	9	9	621		1.378	8.1	0.3	4.3	7.0	1.61	OSC,TUC,JAC · FLOR,PCL,TL
1991	22	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	3.75	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	11	5	5	2	4	0	4	1	0	0	49	96	1.250	8.3	1.5	3.0	3.0	1.00
1992	23	HOU-min	AAA	6	1	.857	4.50	12	12	0	0	0	0	70.0	78	37	35	3	26	0	58	6	4	5	315		1.486	10.0	0.4	3.3	7.5	2.23	TUC · PCL
1992	23	HOU	NL	7	6	.538	3.92	16	16	0	0	0	0	96.1	92	44	42	10	42	1	54	0	1	2	413	86	1.391	8.6	0.9	3.9	5.0	1.29	RoY-7
1993	24	HOU-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11		0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	9.0		TUC · PCL
1993	24	HOU	NL	4	4	.500	4.83	42	5	12	0	0	3	82.0	76	48	44	7	38	4	56	4	2	9	357	80	1.390	8.3	0.8	4.2	6.1	1.47
1994	25	HOU-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	2.21	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	22	6	5	0	9	0	17	0	0	1	86		1.525	9.7	0.0	4.0	7.5	1.89	TUC · PCL
1994	25	HOU	NL	6	5	.545	5.74	20	13	2	0	0	0	78.1	112	64	50	9	41	4	49	4	1	3	384	69	1.953	12.9	1.0	4.7	5.6	1.20
1995	26	SDP	NL	3	10	.231	6.00	44	6	7	0	0	0	72.0	79	54	48	3	38	4	75	8	1	7	337	68	1.625	9.9	0.4	4.8	9.4	1.97
1996	27	DET-min	AAA	1	2	.333	5.49	3	3	0	1	0	0	19.2	22	13	12	1	9	1	21	0	1	3	87		1.576	10.1	0.5	4.1	9.6	2.33	TOL · IL
1996	27	DET	AL	3	10	.231	6.77	40	17	17	2	1	2	121.0	145	107	91	21	85	2	72	6	0	8	579	76	1.901	10.8	1.6	6.3	5.4	0.85
1997	28	BAL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.89	22	9	13	0	0	8	69.1	68	33	30	8	23	0	78	4	2	1	299		1.312	8.8	1.0	3.0	10.1	3.39	ROC · IL
1997	28	BAL	AL	0	0		3.00	13	0	8	0	0	0	24.0	20	8	8	0	18	0	14	0	0	1	110	148	1.583	7.5	0.0	6.8	5.3	0.78

1999	30	HOU	NL	2	1	.667	4.41	50	0	15	0	0	0	67.1	69	35	33	4	35	2	53	5	0	7	303	102	1.545	9.2	0.5	4.7	7.1	1.51
2000	31	CLE-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.57	18	0	8	0	0	3	21.0	23	7	6	1	11	2	21	0	0	2	95		1.619	9.9	0.4	4.7	9.0	1.91	BFL · IL
2000	31	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	7.23	29	0	6	0	0	1	42.1	51	36	34	6	31	3	20	4	0	4	203	66	1.937	10.8	1.3	6.6	4.3	0.65
2000	31	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	9.62	22	0	5	0	0	1	24.1	28	27	26	4	23	2	14	3	0	3	122	48	2.096	10.4	1.5	8.5	5.2	0.61
2000	31	CLE	AL	0	0		4.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	18.0	23	9	8	2	8	1	6	1	0	1	81	125	1.722	11.5	1.0	4.0	3.0	0.75
2001	32	NYY-BOS-min	AAA	5	6	.455	5.08	19	9	5	0	0	0	62.0	74	43	35	5	27	1	36	4	0	3	281		1.629	10.7	0.7	3.9	5.2	1.33	CLB,PAW · IL
9 Yrs				26	38	.406	5.37	256	59	67	2	1	6	595.1	655	401	355	62	332	20	397	32	5	41	2735	79	1.658	9.9	0.9	5.0	6.0	1.20
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.406	5.37	55	13	14	0	0	1	129	141	87	77	13	72	4	86	7	1	9	590	79	1.658	9.9	0.9	5.0	6.0	1.20

HOU (5 yrs)				19	17	.528	4.66	130	36	29	0	0	3	336.0	360	196	174	32	160	11	216	14	4	21	1506	83	1.548	9.6	0.9	4.3	5.8	1.35
SDP (1 yr)				3	10	.231	6.00	44	6	7	0	0	0	72.0	79	54	48	3	38	4	75	8	1	7	337	68	1.625	9.9	0.4	4.8	9.4	1.97
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		4.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	18.0	23	9	8	2	8	1	6	1	0	1	81	125	1.722	11.5	1.0	4.0	3.0	0.75
CHC (1 yr)				1	1	.500	9.62	22	0	5	0	0	1	24.1	28	27	26	4	23	2	14	3	0	3	122	48	2.096	10.4	1.5	8.5	5.2	0.61
BAL (1 yr)				0	0		3.00	13	0	8	0	0	0	24.0	20	8	8	0	18	0	14	0	0	1	110	148	1.583	7.5	0.0	6.8	5.3	0.78
DET (1 yr)				3	10	.231	6.77	40	17	17	2	1	2	121.0	145	107	91	21	85	2	72	6	0	8	579	76	1.901	10.8	1.6	6.3	5.4	0.85

NL (7 yrs)				23	28	.451	5.16	196	42	41	0	0	4	432.1	467	277	248	39	221	17	305	25	5	31	1965	76	1.591	9.7	0.8	4.6	6.3	1.38
AL (3 yrs)				3	10	.231	5.91	60	17	26	2	1	2	163.0	188	124	107	23	111	3	92	7	0	10	770	85	1.834	10.4	1.3	6.1	5.1	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1991	22	HOU	NL	12.0	2	2	5	3.75	3.99	0.05	0.14	97.9	4.00	0	0.0		-0.0	0.1	1	.514	.500
1992	23	HOU	NL	96.1	16	16	44	4.11	3.96	0.05	0.14	96.2	3.89	-3	-0.3		-0.1	0.4	4	.481	.498		RoY-7
1993	24	HOU	NL	82.0	42	5	48	5.27	4.48	0.21	-0.16	98.0	4.03	-13	-1.3	1.1	-0.1	-0.7	-4	.469	.492	$140,000
1994	25	HOU	NL	78.1	20	13	64	7.35	4.73	0.27	0.08	94.0	4.28	-27	-2.5	1.0	-0.1	-1.9	-20	.376	.485	$195,000
1995	26	SDP	NL	72.0	44	6	54	6.75	4.77	-0.58	-0.17	100.5	5.21	-13	-1.3	1.4	-0.3	-1.0	-6	.470	.492	$275,000
1996	27	DET	AL	121.0	40	17	107	7.96	5.43	-0.49	0.07	103.5	6.20	-26	-2.2	.9	-0.1	-1.1	-9	.444	.486	$500,000
1997	28	BAL	AL	24.0	13	0	8	3.00	5.22	0.09	-0.39	96.4	4.56	4	0.4	.4	-0.2	0.5	7	.531	.502

1999	30	HOU	NL	67.1	50	0	35	4.68	4.97	0.20	-0.37	99.3	4.37	-3	-0.3	.8	-0.1	0.2	4	.495	.498	$375,000
2000	31	CHC	NL	24.1	22	0	27	9.99	5.06	0.04	-0.39	101.3	4.70	-14	-1.3	1.0	-0.1	-1.1	-12	.440	.492	$600,000
2000	31	CLE	AL	18.0	7	0	9	4.50	5.32	-0.11	-0.39	100.4	5.05	1	0.1	.5	-0.1	0.2	3	.513	.501
9 Seasons				595.1	256	59	401	6.06	4.78	-0.07	-0.08	98.9	4.74	-94	-8.7	1.0	-1.1	-4.4	-31	.466	.493	$2,085,000

HOU (5 yrs)				336.0	130	36	196	5.25	4.47	0.17	-0.05	96.8	4.12	-45	-4.3	.9	-0.4	-1.9	-15	.467	.494	$710,000
SDP (1 yr)				72.0	44	6	54	6.75	4.77	-0.58	-0.17	100.5	5.21	-13	-1.3	1.4	-0.3	-1.0	-6	.470	.492	$275,000
CLE (1 yr)				18.0	7	0	9	4.50	5.32	-0.11	-0.39	100.4	5.05	1	0.1	.5	-0.1	0.2	3	.513	.501
CHC (1 yr)				24.1	22	0	27	9.99	5.06	0.04	-0.39	101.3	4.70	-14	-1.3	1.0	-0.1	-1.1	-12	.440	.492	$600,000
BAL (1 yr)				24.0	13	0	8	3.00	5.22	0.09	-0.39	96.4	4.56	4	0.4	.4	-0.2	0.5	7	.531	.502
DET (1 yr)				121.0	40	17	107	7.96	5.43	-0.49	0.07	103.5	6.20	-26	-2.2	.9	-0.1	-1.1	-9	.444	.486	$500,000

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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
1990	21	HOU-min	A-	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		AUB · NYPL
1991	22	HOU-min	AAA,AA,A+	27	12	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.182	.364		2	0	0	1	0	0		TUC,JAC,OSC · PCL,TL,FLOR
1991	22	HOU	NL	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	2	0	0	/1
1992	23	HOU-min	AAA	12	13	12	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.333	.333	.583	.917		7		0	1	0	0		TUC · PCL
1992	23	HOU	NL	20	36	30	2	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	13	.133	.129	.167	.296	-15	5	0	0	5	1	0	1	RoY-7
1993	24	HOU-min	AAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
1993	24	HOU	NL	42	13	10	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.300	.500	35	3	0	0	3	0	0	1
1994	25	HOU-min	AAA	3	9	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.500	.929		3	0	0	2	0	0		TUC · PCL
1994	25	HOU	NL	20	28	23	0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.261	.261	.261	.522	40	6	0	0	5	0	0	1
1995	26	SDP	NL	44	14	14	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.071	.071	.143	.214	-44	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
1996	27	DET-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1996	27	DET	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	28	BAL-min	AAA	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1997	28	BAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1998	29	FKA	Fgn																										FKA · JPPL
1999	30	HOU	NL	50	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	31	CLE-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2000	31	TOT	MLB	29	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	271	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	31	CHC	NL	22	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	271	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	31	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	32	BOS-NYY-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW,CLB · IL
9 Yrs				260	101	85	5	15	4	0	0	9	0	0	0	26	.176	.174	.224	.398	9	19	1	0	15	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	63	53	3	9	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	16	.176	.174	.224	.398	9	12	1	0	9	1	0

HOU (5 yrs)				134	85	69	4	13	2	0	0	8	0	0	0	22	.188	.186	.217	.403	12	15	0	0	15	1	0
SDP (1 yr)				44	14	14	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.071	.071	.143	.214	-44	2	1	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				22	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	271	2	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				200	101	85	5	15	4	0	0	9	0	0	0	26	.176	.174	.224	.398	9	19	1	0	15	1	0
AL (3 yrs)				60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1991	22	HOU	NL	2	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.465	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0		/1
1992	23	HOU	NL	20	36	-5	-0	0	0	4	-1	-0.1	1	0	-0.1	.496	.500	-0.1	0.0	0		1	RoY-7
1993	24	HOU	NL	42	13	-0	-0	0	0	2	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.504	.501	0.2	0.0	2	$140,000	1
1994	25	HOU	NL	20	28	-2	-0	0	0	4	2	0.2	1	3	0.2	.510	.501	0.2	0.0	3	$195,000	1
1995	26	SDP	NL	44	14	-2	-0	-0	0	2	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$275,000	1
1996	27	DET	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$500,000	1
1997	28	BAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1

1999	30	HOU	NL	50	3	-0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$375,000	1
2000	31	CHC	NL	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.504	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$600,000	1
2000	31	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
9 Seasons				260	101	-11	-0	0	0	14	4	0.3	3	7	0.3	.501	.500	0.3	0.1	7	$2,085,000

HOU (5 yrs)				134	85	-9	-0	1	0	12	3	0.3	3	6	0.3	.502	.501	0.3	0.1	6	$710,000
SDP (1 yr)				44	14	-2	-0	-0	0	2	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$275,000
CLE (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
CHC (1 yr)				22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.504	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$600,000
BAL (1 yr)				13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
DET (1 yr)				40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$500,000

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
1991	HOU	NL	22	P	2	2	0	12.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	2.25	1.50	.953	1.88	1.85	1	2	67%	33%	0
1992	HOU	NL	23	P	16	16	0	96.1	25	8	15	2	0	.920	2.15	1.44	.954	1.94	1.94	7	3	30%	32%	0	RoY-7
1993	HOU	NL	24	P	42	5	0	82.0	28	7	20	1	0	.964	2.96	0.64	.953	1.84	1.83	6	2	25%	32%	0
1994	HOU	NL	25	P	20	13	0	78.1	21	8	9	4	0	.810	1.95	0.85	.958	1.86	1.85	6	4	40%	32%	0
1995	SDP	NL	26	P	44	6	0	72.0	15	6	9	0	0	1.000	1.88	0.34	.956	1.84	1.83	2	2	50%	30%	0
1996	DET	AL	27	P	40	17	2	121.0	24	6	16	2	3	.917	1.64	0.55	.960	1.77	1.76	5	3	38%	30%	2
1997	BAL	AL	28	P	13	0	0	24.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.12	0.23	.953	1.72	1.69	0	0			0
1999	HOU	NL	30	P	50	0	0	67.1	15	4	11	0	1	1.000	2.00	0.30	.951	1.72	1.71	2	5	71%	29%	1
2000	TOT	MLB	31	P	29	0	0	42.1	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	1.49	0.24	.959	1.68	1.69	1	2	67%	31%	0
2000	CHC	NL	31	P	22	0	0	24.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.11	0.14	.963	1.74	1.72	0	1	100%	32%	0
2000	CLE	AL	31	P	7	0	0	18.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	2.00	0.57	.955	1.60	1.60	1	1	50%	30%	0
	9 Seasons			P	256	59	2	595.1	141	44	88	9	4	.936	2.00	0.52	.955	1.82	1.78	30	23	43%	31%	3
	9 Seasons			TOT	256	59	2	595.1	141	44	88	9	4	.936	2.00	0.52	.955	1.82	1.78	30	23	43%	31%	3

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y 1996 AL 1 (6th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1995 NL 8 (10th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1994 NL 4 (1st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 AL 1 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1995 NL 8 (10th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1994 NL 4 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2639), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (4811th), -4.0 career WAR/-1.3 7yr-peak WAR/-2.6 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/28.2 7yr-peak WAR/34.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

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Bob Gilks (996) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Ed Roebuck (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Rich Yett (979) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Rich Yett (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Seth McClung (978) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Whit Wyatt (982) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Whit Wyatt (979) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Chad Durbin (967) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.
December 28, 1994: Traded by the Houston Astros with a player to be named later, Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley and Roberto Petagine to the San Diego Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley. The Houston Astros sent Sean Fesh (minors) (May 1, 1995) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
January 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
November 20, 1996: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
January 21, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
December 21, 1997: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
January 21, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
October 28, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
January 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
May 30, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
June 5, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 5, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
January 4, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes/Other Sources
1993	24	Houston Astros	$140,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1994	25	Houston Astros	$195,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $5,000 earned bonus
1995	26	San Diego Padres	$275,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $50,000 earned bonus
1996	27	Detroit Tigers	$500,000	1996 AP survey

1999	30	Houston Astros	$375,000	11/19/99 USA Today	Includes $100,000 earned bonus
2000	31	Chicago Cubs	$600,000	4/5/00 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$2,085,000

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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