AJ Hinch

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: May 15, 1974 in Waverly, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Midwest City HS (Midwest City, OK), the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Midwest City HS (Midwest City, OK)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: April 1, 1998 (Age 23-321d, 14,807th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 2004 (Age 30-132d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

National Team: us USA (Oly,College,18U)

Full Name: Andrew Jay Hinch

Twitter: @ajhinch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

AB

953

H

209

HR

BA

.219

R

104

RBI

112

SB

OBP

.280

SLG

.356

OPS

.636

OPS+

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
1997	23	OAK-min	A+,AAA	134	542	458	93	150	32	3	24	97	10	3	62	81	.328	.420	.568	.988		260	16	14	4	4	4		MOD,EDM · CALL,PCL
1998	24	OAK	AL	120	391	337	34	78	10	0	9	35	3	0	30	89	.231	.296	.341	.638	69	115	6	4	13	7	0	*2
1999	25	OAK-min	AAA	15	65	61	9	23	3	0	2	7	1	1	3	12	.377	.415	.525	.940		32	0	1	0	0	1		VAN · PCL
1999	25	OAK	AL	76	228	205	26	44	4	1	7	24	6	2	11	41	.215	.260	.346	.607	58	71	4	2	9	1	0	2
2000	26	OAK-min	AAA	109	476	417	65	111	23	2	6	47	5	5	45	67	.266	.344	.374	.718		156	8	7	2	5	2		SAC · PCL
2000	26	OAK	AL	6	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.250	.583	54	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2D
2001	27	KCR-min	AAA	45	181	168	28	54	14	0	10	33	1	0	11	33	.321	.365	.583	.948		98	5	1	0	1	0		OMA · PCL
2001	27	KCR	AL	45	134	121	10	19	3	0	6	15	1	1	8	26	.157	.226	.331	.556	41	40	5	3	1	1	1	2/D
2002	28	KCR	AL	72	220	197	25	49	7	1	7	27	3	3	18	35	.249	.321	.401	.722	84	79	2	3	2	0	0	2
2003	29	DET-min	AAA	55	205	185	20	48	15	1	4	23	0	1	13	38	.259	.320	.416	.736		77	2	4	2	1	2		TOL · IL
2003	29	DET	AL	27	82	74	7	15	3	1	3	11	0	0	3	18	.203	.247	.392	.639	71	29	3	2	1	2	0	2
2004	30	PHI-min	AAA	77	301	265	21	61	9	1	2	32	0	0	24	48	.230	.310	.294	.604		78	5	8	1	3	0		SWB · IL
2004	30	PHI	NL	4	11	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.273	.455	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2005	31	PHI-min	AAA	85	306	269	30	75	15	2	3	44	0	0	22	45	.279	.349	.383	.732		103	8	9	2	4	2		SWB · IL
7 Yrs				350	1075	953	104	209	28	3	32	112	13	6	71	214	.219	.280	.356	.636	65	339	20	14	26	11	1
162 Game Avg.				162	498	441	48	97	13	1	15	52	6	3	33	99	.219	.280	.356	.636	65	157	9	6	12	5	0

OAK (3 yrs)				202	628	550	61	124	14	1	16	59	9	2	42	131	.225	.284	.342	.626	65	188	10	6	22	8	0
KCR (2 yrs)				117	354	318	35	68	10	1	13	42	4	4	26	61	.214	.285	.374	.659	68	119	7	6	3	1	1
PHI (1 yr)				4	11	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.273	.455	13	3	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				27	82	74	7	15	3	1	3	11	0	0	3	18	.203	.247	.392	.639	71	29	3	2	1	2	0

AL (6 yrs)				346	1064	942	103	207	27	3	32	112	13	6	71	210	.220	.281	.357	.638	66	336	20	14	26	11	1
NL (1 yr)				4	11	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.273	.455	13	3	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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