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Josh Willingham

Joshua David Willingham

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: February 17, 1979 in Florence, AL
High School: Mars Hill Bible School (Florence, AL)
School: University of North Alabama (Florence, AL)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 17th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 2004
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Nationals/Athletics/Twins 2004-2012
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 3 yrs/$21M (12-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 6.123, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Matt Sosnick [*]
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Standard Batting

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
2004 25 FLA NL 12 29 25 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 .200 .310 .320 .630 68 8 1 0 0 0 0 /27
2005 26 FLA NL 16 28 23 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .304 .407 .348 .755 107 8 1 2 1 0 0 /2D7
2006 27 FLA NL 142 573 502 62 139 28 2 26 74 2 0 54 109 .277 .356 .496 .852 121 249 13 11 0 6 2 *7/D32 RoY-9
2007 28 FLA NL 144 604 521 75 138 32 4 21 89 8 1 66 122 .265 .364 .463 .827 115 241 11 16 0 1 1 *7/D
2008 29 FLA NL 102 416 351 54 89 21 5 15 51 3 2 48 82 .254 .364 .470 .834 117 165 7 14 1 2 2 7
2009 30 WSN NL 133 502 427 70 111 29 0 24 61 4 3 61 104 .260 .367 .496 .863 127 212 11 12 0 2 2 *79/3
2010 31 WSN NL 114 451 370 54 99 19 2 16 56 8 0 67 85 .268 .389 .459 .848 129 170 8 9 0 4 3 7/D
2011 32 OAK AL 136 563 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 1 56 150 .246 .332 .477 .810 121 233 6 11 0 8 3 7D
2012 33 MIN AL 47 197 163 28 45 15 1 10 35 2 0 28 45 .276 .401 .564 .965 165 92 3 6 0 0 0 *7/D
9 Yrs 846 3363 2870 417 753 171 14 142 469 31 7 386 710 .262 .363 .480 .843 123 1378 61 81 2 23 13
162 Game Avg. 162 644 550 80 144 33 3 27 90 6 1 74 136 .262 .363 .480 .843 123 264 12 16 0 4 2
FLA (5 yrs) 416 1650 1422 196 378 82 11 63 219 13 3 174 326 .266 .361 .472 .833 117 671 33 43 2 9 5
WSN (2 yrs) 247 953 797 124 210 48 2 40 117 12 3 128 189 .263 .377 .479 .856 128 382 19 21 0 6 5
MIN (1 yr) 47 197 163 28 45 15 1 10 35 2 0 28 45 .276 .401 .564 .965 165 92 3 6 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 136 563 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 1 56 150 .246 .332 .477 .810 121 233 6 11 0 8 3
NL (7 yrs) 663 2603 2219 320 588 130 13 103 336 25 6 302 515 .265 .367 .475 .841 121 1053 52 64 2 15 10
AL (2 yrs) 183 760 651 97 165 41 1 39 133 6 1 84 195 .253 .350 .499 .849 133 325 9 17 0 8 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
2004 25 FLA NL 12 29 -1 0 0 -3 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .467 .498 0.0 -0.3 -0 $ /27
2005 26 FLA NL 16 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /2D7
2006 27 FLA NL 142 573 21 -4 -2 -4 -6 5 0.4 15 20 1.9 .503 .503 2.4 -1.0 24 $327,000 *7/D32 RoY-9
2007 28 FLA NL 144 604 14 -1 -0 -7 -6 -1 -0.1 16 15 1.5 .499 .499 2.2 -1.3 22 $380,000 *7/D
2008 29 FLA NL 102 416 11 -3 0 11 -4 15 1.5 11 26 2.6 .515 .510 1.5 0.7 15 $405,000 7
2009 30 WSN NL 133 502 20 -1 -0 -4 -6 10 1.0 14 23 2.3 .507 .506 2.7 -1.0 27 $2,950,000 *79/3
2010 31 WSN NL 114 451 16 1 -0 1 -5 13 1.4 12 26 2.6 .512 .509 2.5 -0.4 25 $4,600,000 7/D
2011 32 OAK AL 136 563 12 -2 -0 0 -8 2 0.3 19 21 2.1 .502 .501 2.2 -0.8 21 $6,000,000 7D
2012 33 MIN AL 47 197 15 0 0 -5 -2 8 0.8 7 15 1.4 .518 .505 2.1 -0.8 20 $ *7/D
9 Seasons 846 3363 109 -9 -2 -11 -38 49 5.0 96 145 14.2 .506 .503 15.7 -4.9 156 $14,662,000
FLA (5 yrs) 416 1650 45 -8 -2 -3 -17 16 1.5 44 60 5.8 .504 .502 6.2 -1.9 63 $1,112,000
WSN (2 yrs) 247 953 37 0 -1 -3 -11 23 2.4 26 49 4.9 .510 .507 5.2 -1.4 52 $7,550,000
MIN (1 yr) 47 197 15 0 0 -5 -2 8 0.8 7 15 1.4 .518 .505 2.1 -0.8 20 $
OAK (1 yr) 136 563 12 -2 -0 0 -8 2 0.3 19 21 2.1 .502 .501 2.2 -0.8 21 $6,000,000

Advanced Batting

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
2004 25 FLA NL 29 21 2 2.6 107 .250 .200 .264 .310 .334 .320 .427 .630 .762 68 .224 -1.2 -0.1 .571 .280 .120 .0
2005 26 FLA NL 28 18 3 4.4 103 .389 .304 .261 .407 .331 .348 .416 .755 .747 107 .462 0.5 0.0 .706 .130 .043
2006 27 FLA NL 573 382 90 6.3 108 .303 .277 .266 .356 .336 .496 .432 .852 .768 121 .596 16.5 1.5 .840 .331 .219 3.7
2007 28 FLA NL 604 396 92 6.2 108 .309 .265 .269 .364 .338 .463 .430 .827 .768 115 .594 13.1 1.2 .835 .338 .198 11.6
2008 29 FLA NL 416 274 63 6.2 109 .289 .254 .269 .364 .341 .470 .428 .834 .769 117 .604 9.3 0.9 .841 .356 .217 5.0
2009 30 WSN NL 502 332 79 6.4 106 .289 .260 .265 .367 .338 .496 .420 .863 .758 127 .627 17.9 1.7 .867 .382 .237 6.9
2010 31 WSN NL 451 283 72 6.8 101 .304 .268 .261 .389 .331 .459 .411 .848 .742 129 .673 18.6 1.8 .910 .395 .192 10.7
2011 32 OAK AL 563 383 82 5.7 97 .287 .246 .256 .332 .321 .477 .405 .810 .726 121 .598 15.4 1.5 .808 .352 .232 7.0
2012 33 MIN AL 197 121 39 8.7 96 .324 .276 .251 .401 .318 .564 .406 .965 .724 165 .761 16.1 1.6 1.058 .472 .288 3.3
9 Yrs 3363 2210 522 6.3 104 .299 .262 .263 .363 .333 .480 .421 .843 .753 123 .620 106.2 10.2 .855 .361 .218 50.9
162 Game Avg. 644 423 100 6.3 104 .299 .262 .263 .363 .333 .480 .421 .843 .753 123 .620 20 2 .855 .361 .218 10
FLA (5 yrs) 1650 1091 250 6.1 108 .302 .266 .268 .361 .338 .472 .430 .833 .768 117 .590 38.2 3.6 .831 .335 .206 21.6
WSN (2 yrs) 953 615 151 6.6 104 .296 .263 .263 .377 .334 .479 .416 .856 .750 128 .649 36.5 3.5 .887 .388 .216 18.5
MIN (1 yr) 197 121 39 8.7 96 .324 .276 .251 .401 .318 .564 .406 .965 .724 165 .761 16.1 1.6 1.058 .472 .288 3.3
OAK (1 yr) 563 383 82 5.7 97 .287 .246 .256 .332 .321 .477 .405 .810 .726 121 .598 15.4 1.5 .808 .352 .232 7.0
NL (7 yrs) 2603 1706 401 6.3 107 .300 .265 .266 .367 .337 .475 .425 .841 .762 121 .612 74.7 7.1 .851 .354 .210 40.2
AL (2 yrs) 760 504 121 6.4 97 .296 .253 .255 .350 .320 .499 .405 .849 .725 133 .648 31.5 3.1 .869 .382 .246 10.4

Ratio Batting*

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
2004 25 FLA NL 29 3.5% 27.6% 13.8% 3.5% 20% 2.00 3.1 25.0 25.0 0.70 0.63 55% 24% 12.5% 20%
2005 26 FLA NL 28 0.0% 17.9% 7.1% 3.6% 14% 2.50 4.6 5.8 0.29 0.63 64% 26% 0.0% 29%
2006 27 FLA NL 573 4.5% 19.0% 9.4% 9.8% 40% 2.02 4.6 19.3 6.8 0.75 0.93 65% 17% 12.7% 11%
2007 28 FLA NL 604 3.5% 20.2% 10.9% 9.4% 41% 1.85 4.3 24.8 5.9 0.61 0.78 63% 20% 10.0% 16%
2008 29 FLA NL 416 3.6% 19.7% 11.5% 9.9% 46% 1.71 4.3 23.4 6.9 0.66 0.83 62% 17% 10.9% 15%
2009 30 WSN NL 502 4.8% 20.7% 12.2% 10.6% 48% 1.70 4.1 17.8 7.0 0.59 0.75 60% 23% 13.3% 12%
2010 31 WSN NL 451 3.6% 18.9% 14.9% 8.2% 37% 1.27 4.4 23.1 6.6 0.45 0.62 61% 23% 9.9% 19%
2011 32 OAK AL 563 5.2% 26.6% 10.0% 9.8% 46% 2.68 3.3 16.8 5.0 0.55 0.68 56% 18% 15.9% 18%
2012 33 MIN AL 197 5.1% 22.8% 14.2% 13.2% 58% 1.61 3.6 16.3 4.7 0.71 0.85 55% 14% 17.9% 19%
9 Yrs 3363 4.2% 21.1% 11.5% 9.7% 43% 1.84 4.0 20.2 6.1 0.60 0.77 61% 19% 12.4% 16%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.6% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 2.07 5.1 33.4 7.8 0.80 1.08 70% 19% 7.6% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2004 25 FLA NL -1.2 -0.1 29 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 1.34 -0.0 -0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.95 -0.6 1.20 5
2005 26 FLA NL 0.5 0.0 28 0.3 0.8 -0.5 1.28 -0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.23 -0.0 1.14 7
2006 27 FLA NL 16.5 1.5 580 1.3 11.3 -9.9 1.00 1.7 -0.4 13.5 1.3 0.97 19.1 2.12 5
2007 28 FLA NL 13.1 1.2 620 1.2 11.7 -10.4 1.01 1.1 0.1 24.7 2.3 0.97 16.0 2.16 4
2008 29 FLA NL 9.3 0.9 423 1.4 8.7 -7.3 1.03 1.7 -0.3 10.7 1.0 0.93 16.5 2.42 4
2009 30 WSN NL 17.9 1.7 514 -0.3 10.2 -10.5 1.17 2.0 -2.3 9.8 0.9 1.00 24.3 1.63 16
2010 31 WSN NL 18.6 1.8 463 2.1 10.0 -7.9 1.13 1.8 0.0 16.7 1.6 1.01 19.4 2.03 5
2011 32 OAK AL 14.7 1.4 573 1.7 12.0 -10.3 1.07 0.8 0.7 20.1 2.0 1.04 12.6 2.22 6
2012 33 MIN AL 16.1 1.6 200 2.4 5.6 -3.2 1.08 1.5 0.7 20.2 2.0 1.03 18.0 0
9 Yrs 105.5 10.1 3430 9.7 70.5 -60.8 1.07 10.6 -1.6 113.6 11.0 0.99 125.1 1.78 52

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
2004 25 FLA NL 0 0 13% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2005 26 FLA NL 0 0 27% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
2006 27 FLA NL 11 0 20% 194 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 5 27% 37 26 11 8 5 3 11 7 1
2007 28 FLA NL 4 0 27% 259 8 1 89% 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 40% 34 23 11 8 4 4 16 8 8
2008 29 FLA NL 6 0 29% 170 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 5 41% 18 12 6 10 6 4 9 4 5
2009 30 WSN NL 7 0 29% 186 4 3 57% 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 10 41% 31 22 9 5 3 2 22 9 13
2010 31 WSN NL 2 1 24% 155 8 0 100% 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 42% 33 23 9 7 4 3 15 3 11
2011 32 OAK AL 2 0 25% 155 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 10 43% 24 14 9 9 6 3 11 3 7
2012 33 MIN AL 1 0 26% 74 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 35% 11 7 4 7 5 2 2 1 1
9 Yrs 33 1 26% 1217 31 7 82% 26 6 5 0 0 1 11 4 30 55 39% 192 129 61 55 34 21 89 36 48

Situational Hitting*

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
2004 25 FLA NL 29 17% 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 1.20 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 14% 4 0 0% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2005 26 FLA NL 28 36% 7 0 0 7 3 0 2 1.14 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 5 2 40% 30 4 13% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
2006 27 FLA NL 573 28% 139 19 0 5 1 1 1 2.12 26 0 11 15 11 11 15 0 0 0 126 13 10% 49 16 33% 400 53 13% 34 15 44% 21 11 52% 0
2007 28 FLA NL 604 25% 138 10 0 4 1 0 1 2.16 21 2 16 19 2 10 11 0 0 0 122 11 9% 54 12 22% 402 71 18% 39 16 41% 23 11 48% 0
2008 29 FLA NL 416 28% 89 15 0 4 1 0 1 2.42 15 0 11 10 5 6 9 0 1 1 100% 71 7 10% 31 10 32% 259 39 15% 25 12 48% 11 6 55% 0
2009 30 WSN NL 502 20% 111 8 0 16 3 1 2 1.63 24 2 19 17 7 7 17 0 0 0 116 11 9% 36 6 17% 358 37 10% 30 10 33% 13 8 62% 0
2010 31 WSN NL 451 26% 99 12 0 5 2 0 1 2.03 16 1 13 10 6 11 5 0 0 0 92 8 9% 47 8 17% 314 40 13% 27 13 48% 22 7 32% 0
2011 32 OAK AL 563 33% 120 4 0 6 1 1 1 2.22 29 0 18 17 12 15 14 0 0 0 116 6 5% 40 14 35% 411 69 17% 35 22 63% 25 14 56% 0
2012 33 MIN AL 197 24% 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 6 6 4 7 3 0 0 0 44 3 7% 19 3 16% 148 25 17% 14 5 36% 11 4 36% 0
9 Yrs 3363 27% 753 75 0 52 12 3 9 1.78 142 5 97 94 48 67 75 0 2 2 100% 700 61 9% 285 71 25% 2340 338 14% 208 93 45% 129 63 49% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 33% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
2004 25 FLA NL 29 121 4.17 72 60% 31% 24% 22% 24% 69% 0% 41% 66% 28% 3% 1 0 24% 7 5 7% 2 1 25% 0 0 0
2005 26 FLA NL 28 113 4.04 66 58% 29% 9% 33% 29% 71% 0% 42% 87% 32% 0% 0 0 11% 3 3 4% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
2006 27 FLA NL 573 2300 4.01 1383 60% 31% 15% 25% 29% 69% 1% 42% 78% 21% 5% 29 2 17% 99 42 10% 55 35 32% 0 0 0
2007 28 FLA NL 604 2389 3.96 1422 60% 30% 17% 25% 28% 70% 0% 42% 75% 23% 5% 29 8 15% 91 41 12% 71 37 32% 0 0 0
2008 29 FLA NL 417 1734 4.16 1007 58% 32% 14% 26% 27% 68% 1% 39% 79% 23% 6% 25 3 15% 61 22 12% 51 30 41% -1 0 0
2009 30 WSN NL 502 2040 4.06 1220 60% 35% 14% 25% 27% 65% 1% 39% 79% 19% 6% 28 2 14% 72 28 10% 52 28 38% 0 0 0
2010 31 WSN NL 453 1887 4.17 1065 56% 32% 14% 26% 27% 68% 1% 38% 79% 23% 5% 24 5 15% 67 28 12% 56 25 41% -2 0 0
2011 32 OAK AL 565 2311 4.09 1377 60% 33% 17% 24% 25% 67% 1% 40% 74% 23% 2% 14 2 13% 72 43 10% 54 30 41% -2 0 0
2012 33 MIN AL 197 865 4.39 485 56% 35% 16% 25% 24% 65% 0% 37% 75% 20% 5% 10 3 14% 27 7 16% 31 18 33% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 3368 13760 4.09 8097 59% 32% 15% 25% 27% 68% 1% 40% 77% 22% 5% 160 25 15% 499 219 11% 373 205 37% -5 0 0
MLB Averages 3.78 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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
2004 25 12 29 25 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 .200 .310 .320 .630 68 8 1 0 0 0 0
2005 26 28 57 48 5 12 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 13 .250 .357 .333 .690 86 16 2 2 1 0 0
2006 27 170 630 550 67 151 29 2 27 79 2 0 60 122 .275 .356 .482 .838 118 265 15 13 1 6 2
2007 28 314 1234 1071 142 289 61 6 48 168 10 1 126 244 .270 .360 .472 .833 117 506 26 29 1 7 3
2008 29 416 1650 1422 196 378 82 11 63 219 13 3 174 326 .266 .361 .472 .833 117 671 33 43 2 9 5
2009 30 549 2152 1849 266 489 111 11 87 280 17 6 235 430 .264 .362 .478 .840 119 883 44 55 2 11 7
2010 31 663 2603 2219 320 588 130 13 103 336 25 6 302 515 .265 .367 .475 .841 121 1053 52 64 2 15 10
2011 32 799 3166 2707 389 708 156 13 132 434 29 7 358 665 .262 .361 .475 .836 121 1286 58 75 2 23 13
2012 33 846 3363 2870 417 753 171 14 142 469 31 7 386 710 .262 .363 .480 .843 123 1378 61 81 2 23 13

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 25 12 27 24 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 .167 .259 .292 .551 2 12
2005 26 16 28 23 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 2 5 .304 .407 .348 .755 3 16
2006 27 142 570 500 60 137 28 2 26 72 2 53 109 .274 .353 .494 .847 84 142
2007 28 144 600 518 73 135 31 4 21 86 8 65 122 .261 .360 .458 .818 81 144
2008 29 102 413 349 52 87 21 5 15 50 3 47 82 .249 .359 .467 .826 55 102
2009 30 133 502 427 70 111 29 0 24 61 4 61 104 .260 .367 .496 .863 75 133
2010 31 114 453 372 56 101 19 2 16 58 8 68 85 .272 .393 .462 .855 67 114
2011 32 136 570 493 74 125 27 0 30 105 4 58 150 .254 .340 .491 .831 81 136
2012 33 47 200 165 30 47 16 1 10 38 2 29 45 .285 .410 .576 .986 38 47
9 Yrs 846 3363 2871 420 754 172 14 143 475 31 386 710 .263 .363 .482 .845 486 846
162 Game Avg. 162 644 550 80 144 33 3 27 91 6 74 136 .263 .363 .482 .845 93 846

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.1 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2012 AL  .401 (6th)
Active  .363 (37th)

Slugging % s c a p y
2012 AL  .564 (7th)
Active  .480 (45th)
Career  .480 (185th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2012 AL  .965 (6th)
Active  .843 (35th)
Career  .843 (193rd)

Doubles s c a p y
2012 AL  15 (6th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2012 AL  35 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2012 AL  28 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2011 AL  150 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2012 AL  165 (7th)
Active  123 (30th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2012 AL  39 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2012 AL  16 (6th)
Active  106 (50th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2012 AL  1.6 (6th)
Active  10.2 (49th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2012 AL  26 (5th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2012 AL  .761 (6th)
Active  .620 (34th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 NL  16 (3rd)
2008 NL  14 (3rd)
2009 NL  12 (7th)
2010 NL  9 (8th)
2011 AL  11 (8th)
2012 AL  6 (1st)
Active  81 (22nd)
Career  81 (146th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2011 AL  8 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2011 AL  16.8 (9th)
Active  20.2 (29th)
Career  20.2 (129th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2012 AL  20.21 (2nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.4 (2nd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2012 AL  1.5 (7th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.0 (2nd)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1344), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1265), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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