Don Werner

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 8, 1953 in Appleton, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appleton East HS (Appleton, WI).

High School: Appleton East HS (Appleton, WI)

Debut: September 2, 1975 (Age 22-178d, 11,287th in MLB history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1982 (Age 29-195d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Donald Paul Werner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

AB

279

H

HR

BA

.176

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.251

SLG

.229

OPS

.480

OPS+

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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
1971	18	CIN-min	A,Rk	46	158	143	17	28	4	2	0	21	1	0	10	38	.196	.248	.252	.500		36		0	5	0			TAM,RDL · FLOR,GULF
1972	19	CIN-min	A	116	445	377	42	97	8	1	1	31	3	3	53	72	.257	.352	.292	.644		110		3	10	2			TAM · FLOR
1973	20	CIN-min	AA	110	343	284	31	57	9	1	5	34	1	2	53	89	.201	.325	.292	.618		83		0	5	1			TRV · EL
1974	21	CIN-min	A	120	483	397	44	92	13	1	2	38	4	1	65	60	.232	.343	.285	.627		113	10	4	13	4	1		TAM · FLOR
1975	22	CIN-min	AAA	86	273	228	39	64	11	5	9	34	5	1	41	67	.281	.397	.491	.888		112		3	1	0			INA · AA
1975	22	CIN	NL	7	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	/2
1976	23	ATL-CIN-min	AAA	87	318	263	33	63	5	2	3	33	6	4	48	73	.240	.356	.308	.664		81		2	1	4			RMD,INA · IL,AA
1976	23	CIN	NL	3	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	.750	1.350	280	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1977	24	CIN-min	AAA	34	108	94	12	20	5	1	5	13	1	0	11	30	.213	.295	.447	.742		42		0	3	0			INA · AA
1977	24	CIN	NL	10	26	23	3	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	2	3	.174	.231	.435	.666	73	10	1	0	0	1	1	2
1978	25	CIN-min	AAA	40	140	125	14	30	6	1	3	22	1	0	13	30	.240	.314	.376	.690		47		1	0	1			INA · AA
1978	25	CIN	NL	50	132	113	7	17	2	1	0	11	1	0	14	30	.150	.242	.186	.428	22	21	1	1	0	4	2	2

1979	26	CIN-min	AAA	99	312	260	35	66	18	3	7	36	1	4	41	52	.254	.362	.427	.789		111		5	3	3			INA · AA
1980	27	CIN-min	AAA	65	254	219	32	60	10	2	6	35	3	0	30	30	.274	.358	.420	.778		92		1	0	4			INA · AA
1980	27	CIN	NL	24	73	64	2	11	2	0	0	5	1	0	7	10	.172	.260	.203	.463	31	13	2	1	0	1	0	2
1981	28	TEX-min	AAA	83	276	246	23	67	13	1	4	26	0	0	24	43	.272	.338	.382	.720		94		2	1	3	2		WCH · AA
1981	28	TEX	AL	2	8	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	49	2	0	0	0	0	0	/D
1982	29	TEX-min	AAA	8	27	16	2	7	2	0	1	2	0	1	10	2	.438	.667	.750	1.417		12		1	0	0	1		DEN · AA
1982	29	TEX	AL	22	65	59	4	12	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	.203	.242	.237	.479	36	14	1	0	3	0	0	2
1983	30	TEX-min	AAA	76	277	232	39	67	14	1	6	38	1	1	38	38	.289	.387	.435	.822		101		1	3	3	1		OKC · AA
1984	31	CHC-min	AAA	131	487	427	64	121	22	3	25	77	10	4	48	98	.283	.353	.525	.878		224		2	3	7	3		IWA · AA
1985	32	DET-TEX-min	AA,AAA	30	35	32	6	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	2	.188	.257	.375	.632		12		1	0	0	0		BIR,NVL,OKC · SOUL,AA
1986	33	TEX-min	AAA	66	216	186	28	53	5	3	6	28	1	1	27	39	.285	.381	.441	.822		82		2	1	0	1		OKC · AA
1987	34	TEX-min	AAA	54	158	142	19	29	6	0	3	13	1	0	13	30	.204	.274	.310	.584		44		1	1	1	0		OKC · AA
1988	35	TEX-min	AAA	2	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571		2		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1997	44	SDP-min	Rk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		IDF · PION
7 Yrs				118	318	279	17	49	7	1	2	24	2	2	27	53	.176	.251	.229	.480	35	64	5	3	3	6	3
162 Game Avg.				162	437	383	23	67	10	1	3	33	3	3	37	73	.176	.251	.229	.480	35	88	7	4	4	8	4

CIN (5 yrs)				94	245	212	12	35	5	1	2	21	2	1	24	44	.165	.253	.226	.479	34	48	4	3	0	6	3
TEX (2 yrs)				24	73	67	5	14	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	9	.209	.243	.239	.482	38	16	1	0	3	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				94	245	212	12	35	5	1	2	21	2	1	24	44	.165	.253	.226	.479	34	48	4	3	0	6	3
AL (2 yrs)				24	73	67	5	14	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	9	.209	.243	.239	.482	38	16	1	0	3	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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