Bob Hamelin

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 240lb (185cm, 108kg)

Born: November 29, 1967 in Elizabeth, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA).

High School: Irvine HS (Irvine, CA)

Schools: Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA), Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 12, 1993 (Age 25-287d, 14,039th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 30-302d)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Full Name: Robert James Hamelin

Rookie of the Year

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

AB

1272

H

313

HR

BA

.246

R

179

RBI

209

SB

OBP

.352

SLG

.464

OPS

.816

OPS+

109

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1988	20	KCR-min	A-	70	304	235	42	70	19	1	17	61	9	1	56	67	.298	.431	.604	1.035		142		5	0	8	4		EUG · NORW
1989	21	KCR-min	AA	68	269	211	45	65	12	5	16	47	3	6	52	52	.308	.454	.640	1.093		135		5	0	1	7		MEM · SOUL
1990	22	KCR-min	AAA	90	340	271	31	63	11	2	8	30	2	2	62	78	.232	.381	.376	.757		102		4	1	2	5		OMA · AA
1991	23	KCR-min	AAA	37	148	127	13	24	3	1	4	19	0	0	16	32	.189	.272	.323	.595		41	4	0	1	4	0		OMA · AA
1992	24	KCR-min	AA,AAA,A+	73	304	259	39	71	11	2	12	43	0	1	42	43	.274	.372	.471	.843		122	3	0	0	3	2		MEM,OMA,BBC · SOUL,AA,FLOR
1993	25	KCR-min	AAA	137	575	479	77	124	19	3	29	84	8	3	82	94	.259	.367	.493	.860		236	8	5	0	9	9		OMA · AA
1993	25	KCR	AL	16	55	49	2	11	3	0	2	5	0	0	6	15	.224	.309	.408	.717	87	20	2	0	0	0	0	3
1994	26	KCR	AL	101	375	312	64	88	25	1	24	65	4	3	56	62	.282	.388	.599	.987	147	187	4	1	0	5	3	D3	RoY-1
1995	27	KCR-min	AAA	36	152	119	25	35	12	0	10	32	2	3	31	34	.294	.434	.647	1.081		77	1	0	0	2	5		OMA · AA
1995	27	KCR	AL	72	242	208	20	35	7	1	7	25	0	1	26	56	.168	.278	.313	.591	53	65	6	6	0	1	1	D/3
1996	28	KCR-min	AAA	4	17	16	4	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.313	.353	.500	.853		8	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · AA
1996	28	KCR	AL	89	299	239	31	61	14	1	9	40	5	2	54	58	.255	.391	.435	.826	110	104	7	2	0	4	2	D3
1997	29	DET-min	AAA	27	118	91	14	22	7	0	6	24	0	0	27	24	.242	.415	.516	.932		47	1	0	0	0	2		TOL · IL
1997	29	DET	AL	110	370	318	47	86	15	0	18	52	2	1	48	72	.270	.366	.487	.853	122	155	8	1	0	2	3	D/3
1998	30	MIL	NL	109	167	146	15	32	6	0	7	22	0	1	16	30	.219	.295	.404	.699	82	59	7	1	1	3	1	3/D
1999	31	DET-min	AAA	46	178	149	20	33	9	0	5	20	4	1	24	29	.221	.337	.383	.720		57	3	3	0	2	2		TOL · IL
6 Yrs				497	1508	1272	179	313	70	3	67	209	11	8	206	293	.246	.352	.464	.816	109	590	34	11	1	15	10
162 Game Avg.				162	492	415	58	102	23	1	22	68	4	3	67	96	.246	.352	.464	.816	109	192	11	4	0	5	3

KCR (4 yrs)				278	971	808	117	195	49	3	42	135	9	6	142	191	.241	.357	.465	.822	109	376	19	9	0	10	6
DET (1 yr)				110	370	318	47	86	15	0	18	52	2	1	48	72	.270	.366	.487	.853	122	155	8	1	0	2	3
MIL (1 yr)				109	167	146	15	32	6	0	7	22	0	1	16	30	.219	.295	.404	.699	82	59	7	1	1	3	1

AL (5 yrs)				388	1341	1126	164	281	64	3	60	187	11	7	190	263	.250	.359	.472	.831	113	531	27	10	0	12	9
NL (1 yr)				109	167	146	15	32	6	0	7	22	0	1	16	30	.219	.295	.404	.699	82	59	7	1	1	3	1

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

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