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Craig Tatum

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Born: March 18, 1983 in Hattiesburg, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Hattiesburg HS (Hattiesburg, MS)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: July 21, 2009 (Age 26-125d, 19,614th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 2011 (Age 28-191d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Full Name: Craig B. Tatum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

AB

269

H

HR

BA

.223

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.291

SLG

.264

OPS

.554

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
2004	21	CIN-min	Rk	42	174	149	19	33	8	3	2	21	2	0	21	36	.221	.322	.356	.678		53	9	2	0	2	0		BIL · PION
2005	22	CIN-min	A	37	151	128	16	24	7	1	1	12	0	2	21	30	.188	.311	.281	.593		36	2	2	0	0	0		DAY · MIDW
2006	23	CIN-min	A	98	381	343	41	95	21	0	8	37	3	1	32	70	.277	.344	.408	.752		140	7	4	0	2	2		DAY · MIDW
2007	24	CIN-min	A+,AA	104	425	392	50	110	25	1	12	61	0	2	26	90	.281	.325	.441	.767		173	8	2	1	4	0		SAR,CNG · FLOR,SOUL
2008	25	CIN-min	AA,AAA	96	368	332	32	81	18	1	8	61	1	1	26	75	.244	.297	.377	.674		125	8	2	1	7	2		CNG,LOU · SOUL,IL
2009	26	CIN-min	AAA	64	233	213	22	51	12	0	3	21	0	0	17	55	.239	.300	.338	.638		72	4	2	0	1	0		LOU · IL
2009	26	CIN	NL	26	77	68	3	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	7	10	.162	.250	.221	.471	26	15	0	1	1	0	1	2/H
2010	27	BAL-min	AAA	6	25	21	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	3	5	.095	.208	.190	.399		4	1	0	1	0	0		NFK · IL
2010	27	BAL	AL	43	126	114	11	32	4	0	0	9	1	0	12	21	.281	.349	.316	.665	85	36	5	0	0	0	0	2/H
2011	28	BAL-min	AAA	21	77	65	4	13	3	0	0	7	0	1	9	13	.200	.289	.246	.536		16	1	0	1	2	0		NFK · IL
2011	28	BAL	AL	31	96	87	7	17	3	0	0	7	1	0	6	21	.195	.245	.230	.475	31	20	7	0	2	1	0	2/3
2012	29	NYY-min	AAA	8	31	28	3	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	3	6	.179	.258	.286	.544		8	0	0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
3 Yrs				100	299	269	21	60	8	0	1	22	2	0	25	52	.223	.291	.264	.554	52	71	12	1	3	1	1
162 Game Avg.				162	484	436	34	97	13	0	2	36	3	0	41	84	.223	.291	.264	.554	52	115	19	2	5	2	2

BAL (2 yrs)				74	222	201	18	49	7	0	0	16	2	0	18	42	.244	.305	.279	.583	61	56	12	0	2	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				26	77	68	3	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	7	10	.162	.250	.221	.471	26	15	0	1	1	0	1

AL (2 yrs)				74	222	201	18	49	7	0	0	16	2	0	18	42	.244	.305	.279	.583	61	56	12	0	2	1	0
NL (1 yr)				26	77	68	3	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	7	10	.162	.250	.221	.471	26	15	0	1	1	0	1

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Player Value--Batting

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

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