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Desi Relaford

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: September 16, 1973 in Valdosta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sandalwood HS (Jacksonville, FL).

High School: Sandalwood HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: August 1, 1996 (Age 22-320d, 16,943rd in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 2007 (Age 33-315d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Desmond Lamont Relaford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

AB

2939

H

714

HR

BA

.243

R

375

RBI

308

SB

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1991	17	SEA-min	Rk	46	192	163	36	44	7	3	0	18	17	2	22	24	.270	.351	.350	.700		57	0	1	1	5	1		MRE · ARIZ
1992	18	SEA-min	A+	130	495	445	53	96	18	1	3	34	27	7	39	88	.216	.277	.281	.558		125	7	1	4	6	1		PNS · CARL
1993	19	SEA-min	AA	133	539	472	49	115	16	4	8	47	16	12	50	103	.244	.323	.345	.668		163	4	7	6	4	1		JCK · SOUL
1994	20	SEA-min	A+,AA	136	634	517	119	145	34	8	8	70	37	7	100	106	.280	.396	.424	.819		219	9	4	5	8	6		RVS,JCK · CALL,SOUL
1995	21	SEA-min	AA,AAA	120	525	465	71	128	16	3	9	34	31	9	54	82	.275	.352	.381	.732		177	6	2	2	2	4		PTC,TAC · SOUL,PCL
1996	22	SEA-PHI-min	AAA	114	444	402	39	85	16	1	5	43	17	7	31	77	.211	.269	.294	.562		118	7	2	5	4	0		TAC,SWB · PCL,IL
1996	22	PHI	NL	15	44	40	2	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	9	.175	.233	.225	.458	22	9	1	0	1	0	0	/6H4
1997	23	PHI-min	AAA	131	576	517	82	138	34	4	9	53	29	8	43	77	.267	.329	.400	.729		207	12	7	4	5	0		SWB · IL
1997	23	PHI	NL	15	44	38	3	7	1	2	0	6	3	0	5	6	.184	.279	.316	.595	56	12	0	0	1	0	0	6/H
1998	24	PHI	NL	142	546	494	45	121	25	3	5	41	9	5	33	87	.245	.293	.338	.631	65	167	9	3	10	6	4	*6/H
1999	25	PHI-min	A+	2	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661		2	0	0	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
1999	25	PHI	NL	65	242	211	31	51	11	2	1	26	4	3	19	34	.242	.322	.327	.649	63	69	5	6	6	0	2	6/H
2000	26	TOT	NL	128	502	410	55	88	14	3	5	46	13	0	75	71	.215	.351	.300	.651	69	123	10	12	3	2	7	*6/H
2000	26	PHI	NL	83	313	253	29	56	12	3	3	30	5	0	48	45	.221	.363	.328	.691	77	83	7	9	2	1	7	6/H
2000	26	SDP	NL	45	189	157	26	32	2	0	2	16	8	0	27	26	.204	.330	.255	.585	56	40	3	3	1	1	0	6/H
2001	27	NYM	NL	120	340	301	43	91	27	0	8	36	13	5	27	65	.302	.364	.472	.836	119	142	4	5	2	5	1	4H65/1
2002	28	SEA	AL	112	376	329	55	88	13	2	6	43	10	3	33	51	.267	.339	.374	.713	92	123	6	6	1	7	2	657H49/D
2003	29	KCR	AL	141	557	500	70	127	27	5	8	59	20	4	40	70	.254	.315	.376	.691	77	188	10	6	8	3	1	459H/68D7
2004	30	KCR-min	AAA	4	17	15	1	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	.267	.353	.333	.686		5	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · PCL
2004	30	KCR	AL	114	430	380	45	84	14	0	6	34	5	4	34	56	.221	.296	.305	.601	57	116	10	8	4	4	3	5476/H98
2005	31	TOR-COL-min	AAA	25	109	88	19	20	3	0	2	6	6	0	16	15	.227	.376	.330	.706		29	1	5	0	0	0		SYR,CSP · IL,PCL
2005	31	COL	NL	73	238	210	24	47	13	2	1	16	3	3	22	42	.224	.308	.319	.627	58	67	1	4	1	1	2	654H/98

2006	32	STL-min	AAA	11	38	33	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	.121	.184	.121	.305		4	1	0	0	2	0		MEM · PCL
2007	33	TEX-min	AAA	88	364	316	45	84	17	2	6	52	6	0	41	54	.266	.354	.389	.743		123	11	3	2	2	0		OKC · PCL
2007	33	TEX	AL	14	28	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	.115	.179	.115	.294	-20	3	2	0	0	0	0	4/H7
11 Yrs				939	3347	2939	375	714	147	19	40	308	81	28	293	497	.243	.319	.347	.666	73	1019	58	50	37	28	22
162 Game Avg.				162	577	507	65	123	25	3	7	53	14	5	51	86	.243	.319	.347	.666	73	176	10	9	6	5	4

PHI (5 yrs)				320	1189	1036	110	242	51	10	9	104	22	8	108	181	.234	.315	.328	.643	66	340	22	18	20	7	13
KCR (2 yrs)				255	987	880	115	211	41	5	14	93	25	8	74	126	.240	.307	.345	.652	68	304	20	14	12	7	4
TEX (1 yr)				14	28	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	.115	.179	.115	.294	-20	3	2	0	0	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				120	340	301	43	91	27	0	8	36	13	5	27	65	.302	.364	.472	.836	119	142	4	5	2	5	1
SDP (1 yr)				45	189	157	26	32	2	0	2	16	8	0	27	26	.204	.330	.255	.585	56	40	3	3	1	1	0
COL (1 yr)				73	238	210	24	47	13	2	1	16	3	3	22	42	.224	.308	.319	.627	58	67	1	4	1	1	2
SEA (1 yr)				112	376	329	55	88	13	2	6	43	10	3	33	51	.267	.339	.374	.713	92	123	6	6	1	7	2

NL (7 yrs)				558	1956	1704	203	412	93	12	20	172	46	16	184	314	.242	.324	.346	.670	73	589	30	30	24	14	16
AL (4 yrs)				381	1391	1235	172	302	54	7	20	136	35	12	109	183	.245	.313	.348	.661	73	430	28	20	13	14	6

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

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