Danny Sheaffer

Positions: Catcher, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: August 2, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA).

High School: Redland HS (Lewisbury, PA)

Schools: Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA), Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: April 9, 1987 (Age 25-250d, 12,902nd in MLB history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1997 (Age 36-056d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Danny Todd Sheaffer

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-4.7

AB

946

H

219

HR

BA

.232

R

RBI

110

SB

OBP

.278

SLG

.323

OPS

.602

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
1981	19	BOS-min	A-,AA	70	238	210	39	57	9	0	8	30	2	0	23	41	.271	.345	.429	.773		90		1	3	1	1		ELM,BRI · NYPL,EL
1982	20	BOS-min	A	82	286	260	20	65	4	0	5	25	2	2	18	37	.250	.298	.323	.621		84		1	4	3	2		WHV · FLOR
1983	21	BOS-min	A	112	430	380	48	105	14	2	15	63	1	1	36	50	.276	.337	.442	.779		168		3	3	8	1		WSM · CARL
1984	22	BOS-min	AA	93	339	303	33	73	10	0	1	27	2	2	29	31	.241	.302	.284	.586		86		0	1	6	2		NBR · EL
1985	23	BOS-min	AAA	77	266	243	24	63	9	0	8	33	0	0	17	35	.259	.311	.395	.706		96		2	2	2	0		PAW · IL
1986	24	BOS-min	AAA	79	280	265	34	90	16	1	2	30	9	6	10	24	.340	.365	.430	.795		114		1	3	1	0		PAW · IL
1987	25	BOS-min	AAA	69	250	242	32	62	13	2	2	25	6	3	6	29	.256	.273	.351	.624		85		0	1	1	2		PAW · IL
1987	25	BOS	AL	25	68	66	5	8	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	14	.121	.119	.182	.301	-22	12	2	0	1	1	0	2

1988	26	BOS-min	AAA	98	329	299	30	82	17	1	1	28	20	6	18	32	.274	.321	.348	.669		104		3	8	1	1		PAW · IL
1989	27	CLE-min	AAA	107	436	401	62	113	26	2	3	47	6	12	24	39	.282	.322	.379	.701		152		1	7	3	0		CSP · PCL
1989	27	CLE	AL	7	19	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.063	.167	.063	.229	-33	1	0	0	1	0	0	/D57

1990	28	PIT-min	AAA	55	158	144	23	35	7	0	2	19	4	1	11	14	.243	.299	.333	.633		48		1	1	1	1		BFL · AA
1991	29	MIN-min	AAA	93	367	330	46	100	14	2	1	43	2	2	26	35	.303	.360	.367	.727		121	13	5	3	3	1		POR · PCL
1992	30	MIN-min	AAA	116	472	442	54	122	23	4	5	56	3	5	21	36	.276	.309	.380	.689		168	19	2	3	4	3		POR · PCL
1993	31	COL	NL	82	233	216	26	60	9	1	4	32	2	3	8	15	.278	.299	.384	.683	71	83	9	1	2	6	0	2/375
1994	32	COL	NL	44	120	110	11	24	4	0	1	12	0	2	10	11	.218	.283	.282	.565	39	31	2	0	0	0	0	2/37
1995	33	STL	NL	76	232	208	24	48	10	1	5	30	0	0	23	38	.231	.306	.361	.667	77	75	8	0	0	1	2	2/35
1996	34	STL	NL	79	214	198	10	45	9	3	2	20	3	3	9	25	.227	.271	.333	.605	60	66	13	3	4	0	0	25/37
1997	35	STL	NL	76	146	132	10	33	5	0	0	11	1	0	8	17	.250	.296	.288	.584	55	38	10	1	4	1	0	57/2948
1998	36	STL-min	AAA	25	70	61	10	13	2	0	3	10	0	0	9	8	.213	.314	.393	.708		24	4	0	0	0	0		MEM · PCL
7 Yrs				389	1032	946	87	219	38	5	13	110	6	8	60	122	.232	.278	.323	.602	56	306	44	5	12	9	2
162 Game Avg.				162	430	394	36	91	16	2	5	46	2	3	25	51	.232	.278	.323	.602	56	127	18	2	5	4	1

STL (3 yrs)				231	592	538	44	126	24	4	7	61	4	3	40	80	.234	.291	.333	.624	65	179	31	4	8	2	2
COL (2 yrs)				126	353	326	37	84	13	1	5	44	2	5	18	26	.258	.293	.350	.643	60	114	11	1	2	6	0
BOS (1 yr)				25	68	66	5	8	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	14	.121	.119	.182	.301	-22	12	2	0	1	1	0
CLE (1 yr)				7	19	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.063	.167	.063	.229	-33	1	0	0	1	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				357	945	864	81	210	37	5	12	105	6	8	58	106	.243	.292	.339	.631	63	293	42	5	10	8	2
AL (2 yrs)				32	87	82	6	9	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	16	.110	.129	.159	.288	-24	13	2	0	2	1	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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