Junior Spivey

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: January 28, 1975 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cowley Community College (Arkansas City, KS) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 36th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cowley Community College (Arkansas City, KS).

High School: Douglas HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Schools: Cowley Community College (Arkansas City, KS), Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva, OK)

Debut: June 2, 2001 (Age 26-125d, 17,880th in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2005 (Age 30-242d)
vs. FLA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Dave Stewart

Full Name: Ernest Lee Spivey

Pronunciation: \SPY-vee\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

1553

419

.270

258

RBI

201

OBP

.354

SLG

.436

OPS

.790

OPS+

101

Summary of 48 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
ARI	34
MIL	12
WSN	2

Platoon
vs LHP	26
vs RHP	22

Home/Road
Home	31
Away	17

Outs
1	24
0	13
2	11

22 Opps
ATL	6
PIT	5
COL	3
SFG	3
STL	3
CIN	3
LAD	3
HOU	3
MIN	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
NYM	2
CLE	2
ARI	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
FLA	1
TOR	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

44 Pitchers
Greg Maddux	2
Randy Johnson	2
Odalis Pérez	2
Johan Santana	2
Horacio Ramírez	1
José Mesa	1
Danny Graves	1
Shawn Estes	1
Chris Haney	1
Jamey Wright	1
Heath Murray	1
Jeremy Fikac	1
Rick White	1
Ray King	1
David Williams	1
John Bale	1
Jesse Orosco	1
Shane Reynolds	1
Tom Glavine	1
Chad Zerbe	1
Valerio De Los Santos	1
Joe Nathan	1
Aaron Cook	1
Jeff Suppan	1
José Núñez	1
Bud Smith	1
Kevin Appier	1
Damian Moss	1
Wandy Rodríguez	1
Wade Miller	1
Jeff D'Amico	1
Tim Redding	1
Denny Neagle	1
Kip Wells	1
Dan Wright	1
Gustavo Chacín	1
Justin Wayne	1
Ryan Franklin	1
Terry Mulholland	1
Joe Beimel	1
Denny Stark	1
Kirk Rueter	1
Cory Lidle	1
Jason Simontacchi	1

14 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	23
Am Fam Field (MIL)	6
PNC Pk (PIT)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
RFK Stad (WAS)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	32
78	9
8	4
9	2
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	13
3	8
5	7
1	6
4	6
7+	5
6	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	48

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	4
12-	2
--3	2
-23	1
-2-	1

61 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	38
1 on	7
2 on	3
Any on	10

Inning
1	8
2	4
3	6
4	4
5	6
6	9
7	4
8	5
9	2

1-3	18
4-6	19
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	7
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	15
-1	8
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	16
Tied	15
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	10
3-2	6
0-0	6
2-2	5
2-0	5
2-1	4
1-2	3
1-1	3
0-1	3
3-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	47
PH	1

OrderPos
2nd	27
7th	7
3rd	7
5th	4
6th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-06-07	ARI		LAD	Jesse Orosco	ahead 12-9	b 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCBSX	1	2	4	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2001-08-04	ARI		NYM	Kevin Appier	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	2	4	0.094	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2001-08-05	ARI		NYM	Rick White	tied 1-1	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	0.303	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	2001-08-15	ARI		PIT	David Williams	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	2	4	0.094	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2001-09-01	ARI	@	SDP	José Núñez	ahead 4-1	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.033	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2002-04-16	ARI		STL	Bud Smith	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	5,(1-2) BCSFX	2	7	4	0.154	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Guillén Scores
7	7	2	1	2002-04-24	ARI	@	ATL	Damian Moss	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	0.101	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	3	1	2002-05-15	ARI	@	PIT	Joe Beimel	ahead 4-2	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	4	0.084	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	4	1	2002-05-18	ARI		PHI	José Mesa	tied 4-4	b 9	1	---	8,(2-2) BFFFBFFX	1	2	4	0.413	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	5	1	2002-05-22	ARI		SFG	Chad Zerbe	tied 3-3	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	4	0.143	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	2002-05-24	ARI		LAD	Odalis Pérez	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	7,(3-2) BBFFFBX	1	2	4	0.098	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	7	1	2002-06-04	ARI		HOU	Wade Miller	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	0.098	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	2002-06-09	ARI	@	BOS	Chris Haney	ahead 4-1	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	4	0.058	92%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball)
14	14	9	1	2002-06-30	ARI	@	CLE	Heath Murray	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	4,(0-2) CSFX	1	5	4	0.061	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
15	15	10	1	2002-07-12	ARI	@	LAD	Odalis Pérez	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	4	0.153	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	11	1	2002-07-21	ARI	@	SDP	Jeremy Fikac	behind 6-11	t 7	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	3	4	0.052	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Counsell Scores
17	17	12	1	2002-08-08	ARI		ATL	Tom Glavine	behind 0-4	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	4	0.026	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	13	1	2002-09-14	ARI		MIL	Valerio De Los Santos	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	3	4	0.047	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	14	1	2002-09-23	ARI	@	STL	Jamey Wright	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.102	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	15	1	2002-09-27	ARI		COL	Denny Neagle	ahead 4-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.045	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	16	1	2002-09-29	ARI		COL	Denny Stark	ahead 5-2	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.059	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2003-04-28	ARI		FLA	Justin Wayne	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	6,(3-2) BCBS*B>X	2	2	4	0.142	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Counsell Scores
23	23	2	1	2003-05-02	ARI		ATL	Horacio Ramírez	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.125	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	3	1	2003-05-03	ARI		ATL	Ray King	behind 3-6	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	2	PH	0.196	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Counsell Scores
25	25	4	1	2003-05-04	ARI		ATL	Greg Maddux	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.092	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	5	1	2003-05-09	ARI	@	PIT	Jeff D'Amico	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	12-	5,(3-1) BC*BBX	3	2	4	0.144	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Barajas Scores; A. Cintrón Scores
27	27	6	1	2003-05-18	ARI		PIT	Jeff Suppan	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	9,(3-2) CBBCBFFFX	1	2	4	0.097	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	7	1	2003-05-20	ARI		SFG	Joe Nathan	behind 2-6	b 8	1	-23	2,(1-0) *BX	3	2	4	0.146	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Baerga Scores; A. Cintrón Scores
29	29	8	1	2003-06-05	ARI		CHW	Dan Wright	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---	2,(0-1) TX	1	7	4	0.147	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
30	30	9	1	2003-06-08	ARI		CLE	Terry Mulholland	ahead 11-3	b 7	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	3	4	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Cintrón Scores
31	31	10	1	2003-08-02	ARI	@	CHC	Shawn Estes	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	5,(2-2) BFBFX	1	7	4	0.143	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	11	1	2003-08-15	ARI	@	ATL	Shane Reynolds	behind 2-7	t 6	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	7	4	0.025	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
33	33	12	1	2003-08-19	ARI		CIN	John Bale	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	7	4	0.108	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
34	34	13	1	2003-08-21	ARI		CIN	Danny Graves	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	12-	8,(3-2) FBBFFBFX	3	5	4	0.171	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Gonzalez Scores; C. Baerga Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2004-04-08	MIL	@	STL	Jason Simontacchi	ahead 7-4	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBFX	1	3	4	0.055	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
36	36	2	1	2004-04-21	MIL		ARI	Randy Johnson	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	0.100	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	3	1	2004-04-27	MIL		CIN	Cory Lidle	behind 2-3	b 5	1	---	5,(1-2) FBCFX	1	3	4	0.155	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	4	1	2004-06-11	MIL		HOU	Tim Redding	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.120	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
39	39	5	1	2004-06-20	MIL		MIN	Johan Santana	behind 1-4	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.063	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
40	40	6	1	2004-06-25	MIL	@	MIN	Johan Santana	behind 0-5	t 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	0.032	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	7	1	2004-06-30	MIL	@	COL	Aaron Cook	behind 2-3	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	0.146	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2005-04-06	MIL	@	PIT	Kip Wells	ahead 4-0	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.049	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	2	1	2005-04-10	MIL	@	CHC	Greg Maddux	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	4,(1-2) BFSX	1	2	4	0.097	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	3	1	2005-04-22	MIL	@	SFG	Kirk Rueter	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	6	4	0.179	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); L. Overbay Scores
45	45	4	1	2005-05-28	MIL		HOU	Wandy Rodríguez	behind 3-9	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	0.017	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	5	1	2005-06-06	MIL		NYY	Randy Johnson	tied 3-3	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.166	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	6	1	2005-06-12	WSN		SEA	Ryan Franklin	tied 0-0	b 2	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	6	4	0.138	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Johnson Scores
48	48	7	1	2005-06-26	WSN		TOR	Gustavo Chacín	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	11,(2-2) BSCFFFFFFBX	1	2	4	0.127	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)