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Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta Sosa (Slammin' Sammy or Say it Ain't Sosa)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 220 lb.

Debut June 16, 1989
  vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 20 TOT AL  58  183   27   47   8  0   4   13   7  5  11  47  .257  .303  .366   89   67   5   2   2   2   6
         TEX AL  25   84    8   20   3  0   1    3   0  2   0  20  .238  .238  .310   52   26   4   0   0   0   3
         CHW AL  33   99   19   27   5  0   3   10   7  3  11  27  .273  .351  .414  118   41   1   2   2   2   3
 1990 21 CHW AL 153  532   72  124  26 10  15   70  32 16  33 150  .233  .282  .404   92  215   2   6   4   6  10
 1991 22 CHW AL 116  316   39   64  10  1  10   33  13  6  14  98  .203  .240  .335   59  106   5   1   2   2   5
 1992 23 CHC NL  67  262   41   68   7  2   8   25  15  7  19  63  .260  .317  .393   99  103   4   2   1   4   4
 1993 24 CHC NL 159  598   92  156  25  5  33   93  36 11  38 135  .261  .309  .485  111  290   0   1   6   4  14
 1994 25 CHC NL 105  426   59  128  17  6  25   70  22 13  25  92  .300  .339  .545  127  232   1   4   1   2   7
 1995 26 CHC NL 144  564   89  151  17  3  36  119  34  7  58 134  .268  .340  .500  121  282   0   2  11   5   8 SS,MVP-8,AS
 1996 27 CHC NL 124  498   84  136  21  2  40  100  18  5  34 134  .273  .323  .564  126  281   0   4   6   5  14 MVP-15
 1997 28 CHC NL 162  642   90  161  31  4  36  119  22 12  45 174  .251  .300  .480   99  308   0   5   9   2  16 MVP-19
 1998 29 CHC NL 159  643  134  198  20  0  66  158  18  9  73 171  .308  .377  .647  160  416   0   5  14   1  20 SS,MVP-1,AS
 1999 30 CHC NL 162  625  114  180  24  2  63  141   7  8  78 171  .288  .367  .635  151  397   0   6   8   3  17 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2000 31 CHC NL 156  604  106  193  38  1  50  138   7  4  91 168  .320  .406  .634  161  383   0   8  19   2  12 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2001 32 CHC NL 160  577  146  189  34  5  64  160   0  2 116 153  .328  .437  .737  203  425   0  12  37   6   6 SS,MVP-2,AS
 2002 33 CHC NL 150  556  122  160  19  2  49  108   2  0 103 144  .288  .399  .594  160  330   0   4  15   3  14 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2003 34 CHC NL 137  517   99  144  22  0  40  103   0  1  62 143  .279  .358  .553  133  286   0   5   9   5  14 MVP-8
 2004 35 CHC NL 126  478   69  121  21  0  35   80   0  0  56 133  .253  .332  .517  113  247   0   3   4   2   9 AS
 2005 36 BAL AL 102  380   39   84  15  1  14   45   1  1  39  84  .221  .295  .376   78  143   0   3   3   2  15
 2007 38 TEX AL 114  412   53  104  24  1  21   92   0  0  34 112  .252  .311  .468  102  193   0   5   3   3  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         8813      2408     45     1667    107    2306  .273  .344  .534  128       17  78 154  59 202
               2354      1475      379    609      234    929                            4704
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        607  102  166  26  3  42  115  16  7  64 159  .273  .344  .534  128  324   1   5  11   4  14
 Career High    162  643  146  198  38 10  66  160  36 16 116 174  .328  .437  .737  203  425   5  12  37   6  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 20 TOT AL  203  154   20   3.5    92| .257  .260| .303  .324| .366  .382| .669  .707|  89  .400  -2.8  -0.3  58%
         TEX AL   88   73    5   1.8    95| .238  .263| .238  .328| .310  .387| .548  .715|  52  .171  -5.8  -0.6   0%
         CHW AL  115   81   15   5.0    91| .273  .257| .351  .322| .414  .379| .765  .700| 118  .561   2.9   0.3  70%
 1990 21 CHW AL  579  442   58   3.5    93| .233  .257| .282  .325| .404  .384| .686  .709|  92  .400  -8.0  -0.8  66%
 1991 22 CHW AL  338  269   24   2.4    95| .203  .258| .240  .326| .335  .391| .575  .718|  59  .237 -19.0  -1.9  68%
 1992 23 CHC NL  291  211   33   4.2    94| .260  .261| .317  .327| .393  .385| .710  .712|  99  .510  -1.2  -0.1  68%
 1993 24 CHC NL  641  468   86   4.9   102| .261  .269| .309  .334| .485  .409| .794  .743| 111  .527   5.5   0.5  76%
 1994 25 CHC NL  458  323   75   6.2   108| .300  .273| .339  .340| .545  .427| .884  .768| 127  .606  14.3   1.4  62%
 1995 26 CHC NL  629  430   99   6.2   105| .268  .268| .340  .337| .500  .418| .840  .755| 121  .610  14.4   1.4  82%
 1996 27 CHC NL  541  385   87   6.1   109| .273  .273| .323  .343| .564  .428| .887  .771| 126  .601  15.4   1.5  78%
 1997 28 CHC NL  694  514   86   4.5   110| .251  .273| .300  .345| .480  .428| .780  .773|  99  .462  -5.4  -0.5  64%
 1998 29 CHC NL  722  479  149   8.4   110| .308  .272| .377  .344| .647  .430|1.024  .773| 160  .729  53.1   5.0  66%
 1999 30 CHC NL  712  476  140   7.9   113| .288  .272| .367  .347| .635  .438|1.002  .785| 151  .673  45.1   4.1  46%
 2000 31 CHC NL  705  435  157   9.6   114| .320  .269| .406  .346| .634  .440|1.040  .787| 161  .748  57.9   5.2  63%
 2001 32 CHC NL  711  408  193  12.6   107| .328  .262| .437  .333| .737  .430|1.174  .763| 203  .844  92.6   8.5   0%
 2002 33 CHC NL  666  414  135   8.7   105| .288  .264| .399  .337| .594  .419| .993  .756| 160  .749  49.7   4.7 100%
 2003 34 CHC NL  589  393  101   6.9   110| .279  .270| .358  .342| .553  .433| .911  .775| 133  .648  23.8   2.2   0%
 2004 35 CHC NL  539  369   83   6.0   114| .253  .273| .332  .345| .517  .443| .849  .788| 113  .582   7.2   0.7   0%
 2005 36 BAL AL  424  315   40   3.4   104| .221  .267| .295  .330| .376  .423| .671  .753|  78  .338 -12.2  -1.2  50%
 2007 38 TEX AL  454  324   59   4.9   107| .252  .271| .311  .338| .468  .424| .779  .762| 102  .482   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     9896 6809 1625   6.4   106| .273  .268| .344  .338| .534  .422| .878  .760| 128  .622 330.6  30.4  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 20 TOT AL OF 52 94 2 4 0 .960 .980 1.85 2.12 2.16 2.42 46 399.3 TOT AL CF 33 58 1 3 0 .952 .985 1.79 2.46 2.23 2.78 27 238.3 TOT AL LF 13 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.62 1.83 1.99 2.16 11 95.0 TOT AL RF 10 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.50 1.90 2.05 2.33 8 66.0 TEX AL OF 19 33 1 2 0 .944 .980 1.79 2.12 2.17 2.42 17 141.0 LF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.83 2.15 2.16 10 88.0 CF 8 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.46 2.47 2.79 7 51.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 CHW AL OF 33 61 1 2 0 .969 .979 1.88 2.12 2.16 2.42 29 258.3 CF 25 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 1.80 2.46 2.16 2.78 20 187.3 RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.11 2.33 8 64.0 DH 6 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1990 21 CHW AL OF 152 315 14 13 1 .962 .981 2.16 2.04 2.36 2.39 137 1255.0 RF 152 313 14 13 1 .962 .978 2.15 1.81 2.35 2.23 137 1254.7 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1991 22 CHW AL OF 111 214 6 6 0 .973 .983 1.98 2.03 2.53 2.37 76 782.3 RF 102 195 5 6 0 .971 .980 1.96 1.76 2.58 2.19 67 698.7 CF 14 19 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.76 9 83.7 DH 2 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1992 23 CHC NL CF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .989 2.22 2.44 2.34 2.80 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL OF 158 344 17 9 4 .976 .979 2.28 2.00 2.38 2.34 153 1363.3 RF 114 201 11 4 2 .981 .976 1.86 1.78 2.28 2.17 92 836.3 CF 70 145 5 5 2 .968 .985 2.14 2.37 2.56 2.75 61 527.0 1994 25 CHC NL OF 105 248 5 7 2 .973 .980 2.41 1.90 2.45 2.24 105 930.3 RF 98 218 4 6 2 .974 .975 2.27 1.82 2.38 2.18 95 840.7 CF 15 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.00 2.40 3.01 2.63 10 89.7 1995 26 CHC NL RF 143 318 13 13 4 .962 .978 2.31 1.76 2.34 2.08 142 1274.0 AS 1996 27 CHC NL RF 124 255 15 10 1 .964 .974 2.18 1.71 2.24 2.07 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL RF 161 324 16 8 1 .977 .977 2.11 1.64 2.16 2.04 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL OF 159 339 14 9 2 .975 .980 2.22 1.78 2.23 2.17 159 1422.3 AS RF 156 319 14 9 2 .974 .976 2.13 1.66 2.17 2.08 153 1379.0 AS CF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.14 2.14 3.12 2.54 6 43.3 AS 1999 30 CHC NL OF 162 399 8 9 3 .978 .981 2.51 1.86 2.59 2.26 162 1414.7 AS RF 146 322 5 8 3 .976 .981 2.24 1.72 2.41 2.16 139 1220.0 AS CF 25 77 3 1 0 .988 .984 3.20 2.20 3.70 2.63 23 194.7 AS 2000 31 CHC NL OF 156 323 4 10 1 .970 .981 2.10 1.86 2.13 2.25 156 1383.3 AS RF 156 316 3 10 1 .970 .979 2.04 1.75 2.09 2.18 154 1373.3 AS CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 1.80 2.61 2 10.0 AS 2001 32 CHC NL RF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .981 2.09 1.73 2.17 2.11 160 1385.0 AS 2002 33 CHC NL RF 150 284 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.94 1.67 2.02 2.07 150 1294.3 AS 2003 34 CHC NL RF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .982 1.56 1.72 1.63 2.09 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL RF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .980 1.96 1.71 1.99 2.09 124 1097.7 AS DH 2 AS 2005 36 BAL AL RF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .982 1.88 1.83 1.93 2.12 66 577.0 DH 35 2007 38 TEX AL DH 87 RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.06 1.77 2.27 2.08 16 131.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 20 TOT AL CF 33 58 1 3 0 .952 .985 1.79 2.46 2.23 2.78 27 238.3 TEX AL CF 8 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.46 2.47 2.79 7 51.0 CHW AL CF 25 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 1.80 2.46 2.16 2.78 20 187.3 1990 21 CHW AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1991 22 CHW AL CF 14 19 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.76 9 83.7 1992 23 CHC NL CF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .989 2.22 2.44 2.34 2.80 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL CF 70 145 5 5 2 .968 .985 2.14 2.37 2.56 2.75 61 527.0 1994 25 CHC NL CF 15 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.00 2.40 3.01 2.63 10 89.7 1998 29 CHC NL CF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.14 2.14 3.12 2.54 6 43.3 1999 30 CHC NL CF 25 77 3 1 0 .988 .984 3.20 2.20 3.70 2.63 23 194.7 2000 31 CHC NL CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 1.80 2.61 2 10.0 1989 20 CHW AL DH 6 1991 22 CHW AL DH 2 2004 35 CHC NL DH 2 2005 36 BAL AL DH 35 2007 38 TEX AL DH 87 1989 20 TOT AL LF 13 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.62 1.83 1.99 2.16 11 95.0 TEX AL LF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.83 2.15 2.16 10 88.0 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1991 22 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1989 20 TOT AL OF 52 94 2 4 0 .960 .980 1.85 2.12 2.16 2.42 46 399.3 TEX AL OF 19 33 1 2 0 .944 .980 1.79 2.12 2.17 2.42 17 141.0 CHW AL OF 33 61 1 2 0 .969 .979 1.88 2.12 2.16 2.42 29 258.3 1990 21 CHW AL OF 152 315 14 13 1 .962 .981 2.16 2.04 2.36 2.39 137 1255.0 1991 22 CHW AL OF 111 214 6 6 0 .973 .983 1.98 2.03 2.53 2.37 76 782.3 1992 23 CHC NL OF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .983 2.22 1.96 2.34 2.34 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL OF 158 344 17 9 4 .976 .979 2.28 2.00 2.38 2.34 153 1363.3 1994 25 CHC NL OF 105 248 5 7 2 .973 .980 2.41 1.90 2.45 2.24 105 930.3 1995 26 CHC NL OF 143 320 13 13 4 .962 .979 2.33 1.82 2.35 2.15 142 1274.0 1996 27 CHC NL OF 124 253 15 10 1 .964 .978 2.16 1.80 2.22 2.13 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL OF 161 325 16 8 1 .977 .980 2.12 1.77 2.17 2.13 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL OF 159 339 14 9 2 .975 .980 2.22 1.78 2.23 2.17 159 1422.3 1999 30 CHC NL OF 162 399 8 9 3 .978 .981 2.51 1.86 2.59 2.26 162 1414.7 2000 31 CHC NL OF 156 323 4 10 1 .970 .981 2.10 1.86 2.13 2.25 156 1383.3 2001 32 CHC NL OF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .982 2.09 1.86 2.17 2.20 160 1385.0 2002 33 CHC NL OF 150 285 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.95 1.84 2.03 2.19 150 1295.3 2003 34 CHC NL OF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .984 1.56 1.85 1.63 2.17 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL OF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .982 1.96 1.85 1.99 2.16 124 1097.7 2005 36 BAL AL OF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .986 1.88 2.05 1.93 2.30 66 577.0 2007 38 TEX AL OF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.06 2.00 2.27 2.30 16 131.0 1989 20 TOT AL RF 10 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.50 1.90 2.05 2.33 8 66.0 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 CHW AL RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.11 2.33 8 64.0 1990 21 CHW AL RF 152 313 14 13 1 .962 .978 2.15 1.81 2.35 2.23 137 1254.7 1991 22 CHW AL RF 102 195 5 6 0 .971 .980 1.96 1.76 2.58 2.19 67 698.7 1993 24 CHC NL RF 114 201 11 4 2 .981 .976 1.86 1.78 2.28 2.17 92 836.3 1994 25 CHC NL RF 98 218 4 6 2 .974 .975 2.27 1.82 2.38 2.18 95 840.7 1995 26 CHC NL RF 143 318 13 13 4 .962 .978 2.31 1.76 2.34 2.08 142 1274.0 1996 27 CHC NL RF 124 255 15 10 1 .964 .974 2.18 1.71 2.24 2.07 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL RF 161 324 16 8 1 .977 .977 2.11 1.64 2.16 2.04 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL RF 156 319 14 9 2 .974 .976 2.13 1.66 2.17 2.08 153 1379.0 1999 30 CHC NL RF 146 322 5 8 3 .976 .981 2.24 1.72 2.41 2.16 139 1220.0 2000 31 CHC NL RF 156 316 3 10 1 .970 .979 2.04 1.75 2.09 2.18 154 1373.3 2001 32 CHC NL RF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .981 2.09 1.73 2.17 2.11 160 1385.0 2002 33 CHC NL RF 150 284 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.94 1.67 2.02 2.07 150 1294.3 2003 34 CHC NL RF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .982 1.56 1.72 1.63 2.09 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL RF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .980 1.96 1.71 1.99 2.09 124 1097.7 2005 36 BAL AL RF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .982 1.88 1.83 1.93 2.12 66 577.0 2007 38 TEX AL RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.06 1.77 2.27 2.08 16 131.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*2203 4533 144 128 26 .973 .981 2.12 1.89 2138 18966.3 14 234 2015# RF*2015 4009 126 111 23 .974 .979 2.05 1.73 1924 17110.0 CF* 234 491 15 17 3 .967 .986 2.16 2.38 203 1760.3 DH 132 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 14 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.82 11 95.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2203 4533 144 128 26 .973 .981 2.12 1.89
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   3  11   0   2  1  0  0   0   1   4  .182  .250  .273   0  2   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   5  16   1   3  1  0  0   1   6   4  .188  .409  .250   1  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   7  26   7   8  1  0  2   6   6   9  .308  .455  .577   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   8  27   1   5  2  0  0   1   7   8  .185  .353  .259   1  2   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  15  53   8  13  3  0  2   7  13  17  .245  .403  .415   1  2   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1995   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1998   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1999   CHC NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 2000   CHC NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2001   CHC NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2002   CHC NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2004   CHC NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/7      5  13   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   4   0  0   0   0   0  .154  .154  .154 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1995 *
1998
1999 (CF)
2000 (RF)
2001 (RF)
2002 (RF)
2004 (RF)

Awards
1998-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1998-NL-MVP
1998-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
1999-NL-Hank Aaron Award

Silver Sluggers
1995-NL--OF
1998-NL--OF
1999-NL--OF
2000-NL--OF
2001-NL--OF
2002-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1995-NL-8-0.21
1996-NL-15-0.03
1997-NL-19-0.01
1998-NL-1-0.98
1999-NL-9-0.19
2000-NL-9-0.16
2001-NL-2-0.62
2002-NL-9-0.14
2003-NL-8-0.12
Car-55-2.46 shares

Batting Average
2001 NL-.328-8

On-base %
2001 NL-.437-3

Slugging %
1996 NL-.564-8
1998 NL-.647-2
1999 NL-.635-3
2000 NL-.634-6
2001 NL-.737-2
2002 NL-.594-4
2003 NL-.553-10
Act-.534-18
Car-.534-41

OPS
1998 NL-1.024-4
1999 NL-1.002-6
2000 NL-1.040-5
2001 NL-1.174-2
2002 NL-.993-6
Act-.878-28
Car-.878-97

Games
1993 NL-159-5
1995 NL-144-1
1997 NL-162-1
1998 NL-159-9
1999 NL-162-1
2001 NL-160-8
Act-2354-6
Car-2354-87

At Bats
1995 NL-564-3
1997 NL-642-2
1998 NL-643-7
1999 NL-625-6
Act-8813-5
Car-8813-73

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1995 NL-629-5
1997 NL-694-5
1998 NL-722-3
1999 NL-712-6
2000 NL-705-5
2001 NL-711-5
Act-9896-7
Car-9896-78

Runs
1998 NL-134-1
1999 NL-114-8
2001 NL-146-1
2002 NL-122-1
Act-1475-7
Car-1475-70

Hits
1998 NL-198-5
2000 NL-193-7
2001 NL-189-8
Act-2408-9

Total Bases
1993 NL-290-9
1994 NL-232-10
1995 NL-282-8
1997 NL-308-10
1998 NL-416-1
1999 NL-397-1
2000 NL-383-2
2001 NL-425-1
2002 NL-330-5
Act-4704-3
Car-4704-30

Doubles
Act-379-25

Triples
1990 AL-10-2
1994 NL-6-6
Act-45-29

Home Runs
1993 NL-33-9
1994 NL-25-9
1995 NL-36-2
1996 NL-40-5
1997 NL-36-7
1998 NL-66-2
1999 NL-63-2
2000 NL-50-1
2001 NL-64-2
2002 NL-49-1
2003 NL-40-6
Act-609-2
Car-609-5

RBI
1995 NL-119-2
1997 NL-119-6
1998 NL-158-1
1999 NL-141-3
2000 NL-138-2
2001 NL-160-1
2002 NL-108-9
Act-1667-4
Car-1667-23

Bases on Balls
2001 NL-116-2
2002 NL-103-7
Act-929-16

Strikeouts
1990 AL-150-4
1993 NL-135-2
1994 NL-92-7
1995 NL-134-2
1996 NL-134-4
1997 NL-174-1
1998 NL-171-1
1999 NL-171-1
2000 NL-168-2
2001 NL-153-5
2002 NL-144-7
2003 NL-143-5
Act-2306-1
Car-2306-2

Stolen Bases
1990 AL-32-7
1995 NL-34-7
Act-234-22

Singles
Act-1375-18

Adjusted OPS+
1998 NL-160-4
1999 NL-151-6
2000 NL-161-6
2001 NL-203-2
2002 NL-160-3
Act-128-25

Runs Created
1998 NL-149-3
1999 NL-140-6
2000 NL-157-2
2001 NL-193-2
2002 NL-135-6
Act-1625-8
Car-1625-54

Adjusted Batting Runs
1998 NL-53-4
1999 NL-45-6
2000 NL-58-5
2001 NL-93-2
2002 NL-50-4
Act-331-18

Batting Wins
1998 NL-5.0-4
1999 NL-4.1-6
2000 NL-5.2-5
2001 NL-8.5-2
2002 NL-4.7-4
Act-30.4-18

Extra-Base Hits
1993 NL-63-9
1997 NL-71-6
1998 NL-86-3
1999 NL-89-1
2000 NL-89-2
2001 NL-103-3
Act-1033-3
Car-1033-23

Times on Base
2000 NL-286-5
2001 NL-311-3
2002 NL-266-10
Act-3396-10

Offensive Win%
2000 NL-.748-6
2001 NL-.844-2
2002 NL-.749-8
Act-.622-30

Sac. Flies
2001 NL-12-2
Act-78-11
Car-78-84

Intentional Walks
1995 NL-11-6
1998 NL-14-3
2000 NL-19-4
2001 NL-37-1
2002 NL-15-9
Act-154-8
Car-154-37

Grounded into Double Plays
1998 NL-20-7
1999 NL-17-10
Act-202-9
Car-202-76

Caught Stealing
1990 AL-16-4
1994 NL-13-2
1997 NL-12-9
Act-107-7
Car-107-87

Power/Speed Number
1990 AL-20.4-4
1993 NL-34.4-2
1994 NL-23.4-3
1995 NL-35.0-1
1996 NL-24.8-10
1997 NL-27.3-6
1998 NL-28.3-4
Act-338.1-3
Car-338.1-10

At Bats per Home Run
1993 NL-18.1-10
1994 NL-17.0-9
1995 NL-15.7-6
1996 NL-12.5-3
1997 NL-17.8-10
1998 NL-9.7-2
1999 NL-9.9-2
2000 NL-12.1-3
2001 NL-9.0-2
2002 NL-11.3-2
2003 NL-12.9-5
2004 NL-13.7-7
Act-14.5-5
Car-14.5-9

Outs
1993 NL-468-9
1995 NL-430-3
1997 NL-514-1
1998 NL-479-5
1999 NL-476-5
Act-6809-3
Car-6809-55

Salary
1998 NL-$8,325,000-6
1999 NL-$9,000,000-7
2000 NL-$11,000,000-6
2001 NL-$12,500,000-4
2002 NL-$15,000,000-2
2003 NL-$16,000,000-2
2004 NL-$16,000,000-5
2005 AL-$17,000,000-5

Youngest Player
1989 AL-20-6
1990 AL-21-10

       

Black Ink: Batting - 28 (63) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 138 (113) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 51.9 (63) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 201.0 (39) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  7. Rafael Palmeiro (788)
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  11. Dale Murphy (895)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Ken Griffey (867)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ken Griffey (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ken Griffey (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Ken Griffey (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Ken Griffey (904)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Reggie Jackson (863) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

July 30, 1985: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent.

July 29, 1989: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Wilson Alvarez and Scott Fletcher to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.

March 30, 1992: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ken Patterson to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell.

February 2, 2005: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Texas Rangers$68,000
1990Chicago White Sox$100,000
1991Chicago White Sox$150,000
1992Chicago Cubs$180,000
1993Chicago Cubs$745,000
1994Chicago Cubs$2,950,000
1995Chicago Cubs$4,300,000
1996Chicago Cubs$4,750,000
1997Chicago Cubs$5,500,000
1998Chicago Cubs$8,325,000
1999Chicago Cubs$9,000,000
2000Chicago Cubs$11,000,000
2001Chicago Cubs$12,500,000
2002Chicago Cubs$15,000,000
2003Chicago Cubs$16,000,000
2004Chicago Cubs$16,000,000
2005Baltimore Orioles$17,000,000
2007Texas Rangers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$124,068,000

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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