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Michael Young

Michael Brian Young

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 19, 1976 in Covina, CA
High School: Bishop Amat Memorial HS (La Puente, CA)
School: University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 2000
Team: Rangers 2000-2012
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 5 yrs/$80M (09-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 11.134, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Dan Lozano [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #427. Victor Martinez… #428. Art Fletcher… #429. Paul Blair… #430. MICHAEL YOUNG… #431. Wally Moses… #432. Cy Seymour… #433. George Hendrick… 

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
2000 23 TEX AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
2001 24 TEX AL 106 429 386 57 96 18 4 11 49 3 1 26 91 .249 .298 .402 .699 80 155 9 3 9 5 0 4
2002 25 TEX AL 156 633 573 77 150 26 8 9 62 6 7 41 112 .262 .308 .382 .690 78 219 14 0 13 6 1 *46/5D
2003 26 TEX AL 160 713 666 106 204 33 9 14 72 13 2 36 103 .306 .339 .446 .785 97 297 14 1 3 7 1 *4/6
2004 27 TEX AL 160 739 690 114 216 33 9 22 99 12 3 44 89 .313 .353 .483 .836 109 333 11 1 0 4 1 *6/D AS,MVP-8
2005 28 TEX AL 159 732 668 114 221 40 5 24 91 5 2 58 91 .331 .385 .513 .899 131 343 20 3 0 3 0 *6/D AS,MVP-11
2006 29 TEX AL 162 748 691 93 217 52 3 14 103 7 3 48 96 .314 .356 .459 .814 108 317 27 1 0 8 0 *6/D AS,MVP-30
2007 30 TEX AL 156 692 639 80 201 37 1 9 94 13 3 47 107 .315 .366 .418 .783 106 267 21 5 0 1 5 *6/D AS
2008 31 TEX AL 155 708 645 102 183 36 2 12 82 10 0 55 109 .284 .339 .402 .741 95 259 19 2 0 6 0 *6/D AS,GG
2009 32 TEX AL 135 593 541 76 174 36 2 22 68 8 3 47 90 .322 .374 .518 .892 128 280 16 1 0 4 2 *5/D AS,MVP-16
2010 33 TEX AL 157 718 656 99 186 36 3 21 91 4 2 50 115 .284 .330 .444 .774 102 291 21 1 0 11 4 *5/D
2011 34 TEX AL 159 689 631 88 213 41 6 11 106 6 2 47 78 .338 .380 .474 .854 125 299 17 2 0 9 7 D534/6 AS,MVP-8
2012 35 TEX AL 156 651 611 79 169 27 3 8 67 2 2 33 70 .277 .312 .370 .682 78 226 26 1 0 6 3 D354/6
13 Yrs 1823 8047 7399 1085 2230 415 55 177 984 89 30 532 1152 .301 .347 .444 .791 104 3286 215 21 25 70 24
162 Game Avg. 162 715 658 96 198 37 5 16 87 8 3 47 102 .301 .347 .444 .791 104 292 19 2 2 6 2

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
2000 23 TEX AL 2 2 -1 0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .454 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /4
2001 24 TEX AL 106 429 -10 0 -0 -4 2 -12 -1.0 14 3 0.3 .489 .493 0.6 -0.1 7 $ 4
2002 25 TEX AL 156 633 -15 -0 -0 8 3 -4 -0.2 21 17 1.7 .498 .498 0.9 1.3 9 $250,000 *46/5D
2003 26 TEX AL 160 713 -2 4 1 -5 4 2 0.3 24 25 2.5 .501 .501 3.0 0.0 30 $415,000 *4/6
2004 27 TEX AL 160 739 8 3 -0 -27 7 -9 -0.6 24 15 1.6 .495 .495 4.1 -1.7 42 $450,000 *6/D AS,MVP-8
2005 28 TEX AL 159 732 31 1 -0 -32 7 6 0.8 25 31 3.0 .504 .504 6.2 -2.4 63 $2,575,000 *6/D AS,MVP-11
2006 29 TEX AL 162 748 13 0 -2 -6 6 12 1.4 26 37 3.6 .507 .507 4.2 0.2 43 $3,075,000 *6/D AS,MVP-30
2007 30 TEX AL 156 692 10 0 -1 -10 6 6 0.8 23 30 2.9 .504 .504 3.9 -0.2 40 $3,575,000 *6/D AS
2008 31 TEX AL 155 708 -1 4 -2 -4 6 4 0.7 24 28 2.8 .502 .502 3.2 0.4 32 $6,174,974 *6/D AS,GG
2009 32 TEX AL 135 593 24 -3 -1 -15 2 6 0.8 20 26 2.5 .504 .504 4.0 -1.2 41 $13,054,526 *5/D AS,MVP-16
2010 33 TEX AL 157 718 -1 3 -1 -11 2 -8 -0.6 24 16 1.6 .495 .495 2.7 -0.8 27 $13,174,974 *5/D
2011 34 TEX AL 159 689 20 1 -1 -12 -8 -1 0.0 23 22 2.1 .499 .499 3.5 -2.0 34 $16,174,974 D534/6 AS,MVP-8
2012 35 TEX AL 156 651 -15 -2 -3 -12 -9 -42 -4.3 22 -20 -2.4 .472 .473 -1.0 -2.2 -8 $16,000,000 D354/6
13 Seasons 1823 8047 61 11 -11 -130 28 -41 -2.1 271 230 22.1 .498 .498 35.2 -8.7 360 $74,919,448

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2010 33 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 5 20 20 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 .150 .150 .300 .450 6 0 0 0 0 0
2010 33 TEX AL ALCS NYY W 6 28 27 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .333 .357 .444 .802 12 2 0 0 0 0
2010 33 TEX AL WS SFG L 5 21 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .286 .250 .536 5 2 0 0 0 0
2011 34 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 4 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 0 0 0 0 0
2011 34 TEX AL ALCS DET W 6 29 28 3 7 3 0 1 7 0 0 1 6 .250 .276 .464 .740 13 1 0 0 0 0
2011 34 TEX AL WS STL L 7 29 27 3 7 4 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 .259 .276 .519 .794 14 0 0 0 1 0
2012 35 TEX AL ALWC BAL L 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (7 Series) 34 147 141 11 35 10 0 3 19 0 0 5 30 .248 .272 .383 .655 54 5 0 0 1 0
1 ALWC 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 9 36 35 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 8 .143 .167 .229 .395 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 12 57 55 6 16 6 0 1 11 0 0 2 13 .291 .316 .455 .770 25 3 0 0 0 0
2 WS 12 50 47 3 12 4 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 .255 .280 .404 .684 19 2 0 0 1 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 TEX AL 23 2B 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -160 0.00 0.00 5.10 5.00
2001 TEX AL 24 2B 104 102 101 915.1 504 212 284 8 79 .984 -4 -5 4.88 4.77 .981 4.86 4.82
2002 TEX AL 25 2B 152 144 128 1258.2 727 298 420 9 97 .988 6 6 5.13 4.72 .979 4.89 4.84
2002 TEX AL 25 SS 11 1 0 25.0 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 2 77 4.32 1.09 .975 4.57 4.51
2002 TEX AL 25 3B 4 0 0 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1 105 3.38 0.75 .950 2.70 2.65
2002 TEX AL 25 DH 1 0
2003 TEX AL 26 2B 159 158 150 1389.1 786 305 471 10 117 .987 -14 -5 -12 -4 5.03 4.88 .982 4.94 4.89
2003 TEX AL 26 SS 7 1 1 17.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 1 0 56 0 4.76 1.29 .971 4.55 4.49
2004 TEX AL 27 SS 158 158 147 1386.2 667 225 423 19 98 .972 -25 -27 -22 -23 4.21 4.10 .972 4.56 4.53 AS,MVP-8
2004 TEX AL 27 DH 2 2 AS,MVP-8
2005 TEX AL 28 SS 155 155 145 1356.0 683 238 427 18 95 .974 -31 -32 -27 -28 4.41 4.29 .972 4.60 4.55 AS,MVP-11
2005 TEX AL 28 DH 4 4 AS,MVP-11
2006 TEX AL 29 SS 155 155 146 1356.1 747 241 492 14 113 .981 4 -6 4 -5 4.86 4.73 .970 4.49 4.42 AS,MVP-30
2006 TEX AL 29 DH 7 7 AS,MVP-30
2007 TEX AL 30 SS 150 150 136 1291.1 676 211 446 19 107 .972 -8 -10 -7 -9 4.58 4.38 .970 4.47 4.42 AS
2007 TEX AL 30 DH 6 6 AS
2008 TEX AL 31 SS 151 151 134 1289.0 669 193 465 11 113 .984 10 -4 9 -4 4.59 4.36 .971 4.39 4.35 AS,GG
2008 TEX AL 31 DH 3 3 AS,GG
2009 TEX AL 32 3B 134 134 125 1165.2 289 72 208 9 29 .969 -10 -15 -10 -15 2.16 2.09 .957 2.68 2.65 AS,MVP-16
2009 TEX AL 32 DH 1 1 AS,MVP-16
2010 TEX AL 33 3B 155 155 144 1370.1 379 95 265 19 26 .950 -3 -11 -3 -10 2.36 2.32 .956 2.64 2.61
2010 TEX AL 33 DH 2 2
2011 TEX AL 34 DH 69 69 AS,MVP-8
2011 TEX AL 34 3B 40 39 37 342.0 101 30 66 5 9 .950 -5 -3 -17 -11 2.53 2.40 .954 2.62 2.60 AS,MVP-8
2011 TEX AL 34 1B 36 36 23 302.0 283 267 13 3 34 .989 -2 -5 -7 -20 8.34 7.78 .993 9.30 9.24 AS,MVP-8
2011 TEX AL 34 2B 14 14 13 120.1 57 28 29 0 11 1.000 -3 -3 -26 -30 4.26 4.07 .984 4.76 4.73 AS,MVP-8
2011 TEX AL 34 SS 1 1 0 8.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 0 -1 30 -150 3.38 3.00 .973 4.39 4.30 AS,MVP-8
2012 TEX AL 35 DH 72 71
2012 TEX AL 35 1B 41 40 36 363.0 384 358 24 2 37 .995 -0 -2 -1 -7 9.47 9.32 .994 9.27 9.22
2012 TEX AL 35 3B 25 25 23 215.0 58 18 38 2 3 .966 -6 -6 -32 -33 2.34 2.24 .952 2.60 2.59
2012 TEX AL 35 2B 16 14 13 124.0 57 24 31 2 8 .965 -3 -3 -32 -29 3.99 3.44 .983 4.63 4.60
2012 TEX AL 35 SS 4 4 2 33.0 12 6 6 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -6 -36 3.27 3.00 .977 4.42 4.40
9 Seasons SS 792 776 711 6762.1 3478 1121 2276 81 530 .977 -47 -81 -8 -14 4.52 4.29 .971 4.50 4.46
6 Seasons 2B 446 432 405 3810.2 2131 867 1235 29 312 .986 -18 -11 -6 -8 4.96 4.71 .981 4.89 4.84
5 Seasons 3B 358 353 329 3101.0 830 215 580 35 67 .958 -23 -35 -9 -13 2.31 2.22 .956 2.65 2.62
2 Seasons 1B 77 76 59 665.0 667 625 37 5 71 .993 -2 -7 -4 -12 8.96 8.60 .994 9.28 9.23
13 Seasons TOT 1673 1637 1504 14339.0 7106 2828 4128 150 980 .979 -90 -134 -8 -13 4.37 4.16 .974 4.43 4.39
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
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-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2004 *
2005 *
2006 *
2007
2008 *
2009 (3B)
2011 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2005 AL batting_title
2006 ML AS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2004 AL (8, 23%)
2005 AL (11, 5%)
2006 AL (30, 0%)
2009 AL (16, 3%)
2011 AL (8, 24%)
0.55 Career Shares (416th)

Gold Gloves
2008 AL (SS)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2005 AL  6.2 (3rd)
Active  35.2 (28th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2002 AL  1.3 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2004 AL  .313 (9th)
2005 AL  .331 (1st)
2009 AL  .322 (5th)
2011 AL  .338 (3rd)
Active  .301 (17th)
Career  .301 (193rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
2005 AL  .385 (9th)
2011 AL  .380 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
2003 AL  160 (8th)
2004 AL  160 (4th)
2005 AL  159 (10th)
2006 AL  162 (1st)
2011 AL  159 (4th)
Active  1,823 (27th)

At Bats s c a p y
2003 AL  666 (4th)
2004 AL  690 (2nd)
2005 AL  668 (2nd)
2006 AL  691 (2nd)
2007 AL  639 (4th)
2008 AL  645 (4th)
2010 AL  656 (3rd)
2011 AL  631 (7th)
Active  7,399 (19th)
Career  7,399 (208th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2003 AL  713 (6th)
2004 AL  739 (2nd)
2005 AL  732 (3rd)
2006 AL  748 (3rd)
2008 AL  708 (6th)
2010 AL  718 (4th)
Active  8,047 (23rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2003 AL  106 (9th)
2004 AL  114 (4th)
2005 AL  114 (5th)
2008 AL  102 (8th)
2010 AL  99 (8th)
Active  1,085 (24th)

Hits s c a p y
2003 AL  204 (3rd)
2004 AL  216 (2nd)
2005 AL  221 (1st)
2006 AL  217 (2nd)
2007 AL  201 (4th)
2008 AL  183 (9th)
2010 AL  186 (6th)
2011 AL  213 (1st)
Active  2,230 (15th)
Career  2,230 (167th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2004 AL  333 (5th)
2005 AL  343 (4th)
2006 AL  317 (10th)
2010 AL  291 (10th)
2011 AL  299 (10th)
Active  3,286 (26th)
Career  3,286 (205th)

Doubles s c a p y
2005 AL  40 (8th)
2006 AL  52 (2nd)
2011 AL  41 (10th)
Active  415 (21st)
Career  415 (148th)

Triples s c a p y
2002 AL  8 (3rd)
2003 AL  9 (4th)
2004 AL  9 (4th)
Active  55 (17th)

Home Runs s c a p y
Active  177 (50th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2011 AL  106 (5th)
Active  984 (28th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active  532 (45th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  1,152 (24th)
Career  1,152 (170th)

Singles s c a p y
2003 AL  148 (2nd)
2004 AL  152 (2nd)
2005 AL  152 (3rd)
2006 AL  148 (4th)
2007 AL  154 (2nd)
2008 AL  133 (5th)
2011 AL  155 (1st)
2012 AL  131 (5th)
Active  1,583 (10th)
Career  1,583 (158th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2005 AL  129 (4th)
2011 AL  112 (8th)
Active  1,118 (28th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active  647 (30th)
Career  647 (235th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2004 AL  261 (9th)
2005 AL  282 (4th)
2006 AL  266 (7th)
2011 AL  262 (6th)
Active  2,783 (24th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2005 AL  .675 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2001 AL  9 (5th)
2002 AL  13 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2006 AL  8 (9th)
2010 AL  11 (2nd)
2011 AL  9 (5th)
Active  70 (18th)
Career  70 (140th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2005 AL  20 (7th)
2006 AL  27 (2nd)
2007 AL  21 (7th)
2010 AL  21 (9th)
2012 AL  26 (2nd)
Active  215 (10th)
Career  215 (73rd)

SB % s c a p y
Career  74.79 (170th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Active  118.4 (44th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2012 AL  8.7 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2003 AL  488 (4th)
2004 AL  492 (3rd)
2006 AL  512 (1st)
2007 AL  463 (8th)
2008 AL  487 (3rd)
2010 AL  504 (3rd)
2012 AL  476 (9th)
Active  5,509 (22nd)
Career  5,509 (225th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2005 AL  2.9 (10th)

Assists† s c a p y
2002 AL  433 (4th)
2003 AL  476 (3rd)
2005 AL  427 (5th)
2006 AL  492 (1st)
2008 AL  465 (4th)
Active  4,128 (10th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
2007 AL  19 (5th)
Active  150 (13th)

Def. Games as 2B s c a p y
2002 AL  152 (3rd)
2003 AL  159 (1st)
Active  446 (24th)

Putouts as 2B s c a p y
2002 AL  298 (2nd)
2003 AL  305 (2nd)

Assists as 2B s c a p y
2002 AL  420 (1st)
2003 AL  471 (2nd)
Active  1,235 (24th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
2009 AL  134 (4th)
2010 AL  155 (1st)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
2010 AL  95 (5th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
2010 AL  19 (1st)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
2004 AL  158 (2nd)
2005 AL  155 (5th)
2006 AL  155 (2nd)
2007 AL  150 (5th)
2008 AL  151 (3rd)
Active  792 (17th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  241 (3rd)
Active  1,121 (18th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
2004 AL  423 (4th)
2005 AL  427 (4th)
2006 AL  492 (1st)
2007 AL  446 (2nd)
2008 AL  465 (2nd)
Active  2,276 (17th)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
2004 AL  19 (5th)
2007 AL  19 (5th)
Active  81 (18th)

Total Zone Runs as 2B s c a p y
2002 AL  6 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B† s c a p y
2002 AL  5.13 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
2001 AL  4.77 (5th)
2003 AL  4.88 (5th)

Fielding % as 2B s c a p y
2001 AL  .984 (4th)
2002 AL  .988 (3rd)
2003 AL  .987 (3rd)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
2009 AL  .969 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  4 (1st)
2008 AL  10 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
2006 AL  4.86 (2nd)
2008 AL  4.59 (3rd)
Active  4.52 (15th)
Career  4.52 (91st)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  4.73 (1st)
2008 AL  4.36 (3rd)
Active  4.29 (15th)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  .981 (2nd)
2007 AL  .972 (5th)
2008 AL  .984 (1st)
Active  .977 (11th)
Career  .977 (25th)

                           

† 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 (·)

Black InkBatting - 11 (217), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 81 (295), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 120 (119), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 35 (212), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Shortstop (88th), 22.1 career WAR/19.4 7yr-peak WAR/20.7 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 63.1 career WAR/41.0 7yr-peak WAR/52.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Ray Durham (878)
  2. Marty McManus (877)
  3. Bobby Doerr (866) *
  4. Bill Madlock (866)
  5. Joe Torre (862)
  6. Al Dark (859)
  7. Kirby Puckett (854) *
  8. Carney Lansford (849)
  9. Pinky Higgins (846)
  10. Tony Lazzeri (846) *
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  1. Ray Durham (882)
  2. Ryne Sandberg (878) *
  3. Alan Trammell (876)
  4. Craig Biggio (869)
  5. Joe Torre (865)
  6. Paul Molitor (858) *
  7. B.J. Surhoff (858)
  8. Kirby Puckett (854) *
  9. Lou Whitaker (852)
  10. Julio Franco (850)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Scott Spiezio (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Adam Kennedy (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Aaron Hill (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Barry Larkin (940) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Barry Larkin (926) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Julio Franco (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Craig Biggio (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Barry Larkin (909) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ray Durham (890)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ray Durham (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ray Durham (882)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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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
200225Texas Rangers$250,0004/3/02 AP
200326Texas Rangers$415,0004/3/03 AP
200427Texas Rangers$450,0004/7/04 AP
200528Texas Rangers$2,575,000
200629Texas Rangers$3,075,000
200730Texas Rangers$3,575,000
200831Texas Rangers$6,174,974
200932Texas Rangers$13,054,526
201033Texas Rangers$13,174,974
201134Texas Rangers$16,174,974
201235Texas Rangers$16,000,000contracts
201336Philadelphia Phillies$16,000,000 $10M paid by Texas Rangers
Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$74,919,448Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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