Don Slaught

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: September 11, 1958 in Long Beach, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) and the Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

Schools: El Camino College (Torrance, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: July 6, 1982 (Age 23-298d, 12,231st in MLB history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 19, 1997 (Age 38-250d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Donald Martin Slaught

Nicknames: Sluggo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.4

AB

4063

R

415

H

1151

BA

.283

HR

RBI

476

SB

OBP

.338

SLG

.412

OPS

.749

OPS+

104

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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
1980	21	KCR-min	A	50	197	176	13	46	9	0	2	16	3	2	16	11	.261	.320	.347	.666		61		0	3	2			FTM · FLOR
1981	22	KCR-min	AA,AAA	118	498	450	55	148	25	2	8	52	16	12	36	51	.329	.384	.447	.830		201		4	8	0	1		JCK,OMA · SOUL,AA
1982	23	KCR-min	AAA	53	219	206	29	55	10	1	4	16	6	3	8	21	.267	.292	.383	.675		79		0	3	2	1		OMA · AA
1982	23	KCR	AL	43	126	115	14	32	6	0	3	8	0	0	9	12	.278	.331	.409	.739	102	47	3	0	2	0	0	2
1983	24	KCR	AL	83	290	276	21	86	13	4	0	28	3	1	11	27	.312	.336	.388	.723	99	107	8	0	1	2	0	2/D
1984	25	KCR	AL	124	447	409	48	108	27	4	4	42	0	0	20	55	.264	.297	.379	.676	86	155	8	2	8	7	4	*2/D
1985	26	TEX	AL	102	370	343	34	96	17	4	8	35	5	4	20	41	.280	.331	.423	.753	104	145	8	6	1	0	1	2
1986	27	TEX-min	AAA	3	12	12	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.417	.750		5		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1986	27	TEX	AL	95	341	314	39	83	17	1	13	46	3	2	16	59	.264	.308	.449	.757	102	141	8	5	3	3	0	2/D
1987	28	TEX	AL	95	266	237	25	53	15	2	8	16	0	3	24	51	.224	.298	.405	.703	84	96	7	1	4	0	3	2/D
1988	29	NYY	AL	97	358	322	33	91	25	1	9	43	1	0	24	54	.283	.334	.450	.785	119	145	10	3	5	4	3	2/D
1989	30	NYY	AL	117	392	350	34	88	21	3	5	38	1	1	30	57	.251	.315	.371	.687	94	130	9	5	2	5	3	2/D
1990	31	PIT	NL	84	267	230	27	69	18	3	4	29	0	1	27	27	.300	.375	.457	.832	132	105	2	3	3	4	2	2
1991	32	PIT	NL	77	250	220	19	65	17	1	1	29	1	0	21	32	.295	.363	.395	.759	115	87	6	3	5	1	1	2/5
1992	33	PIT-min	AAA	2	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		2	0	0	0	0	0		BFL · AA
1992	33	PIT	NL	87	285	255	26	88	17	3	4	37	2	2	17	23	.345	.384	.482	.866	145	123	6	2	6	5	5	2
1993	34	PIT	NL	116	420	377	34	113	19	2	10	55	2	1	29	56	.300	.356	.440	.796	113	166	13	6	4	4	2	2
1994	35	PIT	NL	76	279	240	21	69	7	0	2	21	0	0	34	31	.288	.381	.342	.723	90	82	5	3	1	1	2	2
1995	36	PIT-min	AA	3	12	12	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.333	.583		4	0	0	0	0	0		CAR · SOUL
1995	36	PIT	NL	35	123	112	13	34	6	0	0	13	0	0	9	8	.304	.361	.357	.718	90	40	5	1	1	0	2	2
1996	37	TOT	AL	76	263	243	25	76	10	0	6	36	0	0	15	22	.313	.355	.428	.783	100	104	16	2	1	2	0	2/D
1996	37	CAL	AL	62	224	207	23	67	9	0	6	32	0	0	13	20	.324	.366	.454	.820	108	94	12	2	0	2	0	2/D
1996	37	CHW	AL	14	39	36	2	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	.250	.289	.278	.567	48	10	4	0	1	0	0	2/D
1997	38	SDP	NL	20	26	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	1	0	1	0	0	/2
16 Yrs				1327	4503	4063	415	1151	235	28	77	476	18	15	311	559	.283	.338	.412	.749	104	1673	115	42	48	38	28
162 Game Avg.				162	550	496	51	141	29	3	9	58	2	2	38	68	.283	.338	.412	.749	104	204	14	5	6	5	3
				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
PIT (6 yrs)				475	1624	1434	140	438	84	9	21	184	5	4	137	177	.305	.370	.421	.790	116	603	37	18	20	15	14
KCR (3 yrs)				250	863	800	83	226	46	8	7	78	3	1	40	94	.283	.315	.386	.701	93	309	19	2	11	9	4
TEX (3 yrs)				292	977	894	98	232	49	7	29	97	8	9	60	151	.260	.314	.427	.741	98	382	23	12	8	3	4
NYY (2 yrs)				214	750	672	67	179	46	4	14	81	2	1	54	111	.266	.324	.409	.734	106	275	19	8	7	9	6
SDP (1 yr)				20	26	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	1	0	1	0	0
CAL (1 yr)				62	224	207	23	67	9	0	6	32	0	0	13	20	.324	.366	.454	.820	108	94	12	2	0	2	0
CHW (1 yr)				14	39	36	2	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	.250	.289	.278	.567	48	10	4	0	1	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				832	2853	2609	273	713	151	19	56	292	13	11	169	378	.273	.321	.410	.731	99	1070	77	24	27	23	14
NL (7 yrs)				495	1650	1454	142	438	84	9	21	184	5	4	142	181	.301	.367	.415	.782	114	603	38	18	21	15	14

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

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Don Slaught

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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