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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
11 2257 .254 .302 .346 .223 1.9
Birth Date12-28-1972
Height5' 10"
Weight200 lbs
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1996 CLE 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -.309 -0.6 -0.0 -0.1
1997 CLE 24 5 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .159 -1.3 -0.0 -0.1
1998 CLE 25 17 56 48 8 11 1 0 2 18 3 2 2 3 0 9 0 0 .229 .286 .375 .243 1.9 -0.2 0.2
1999 CLE 26 119 427 392 43 110 21 1 3 142 23 41 5 1 6 32 11 4 .281 .328 .362 .234 12.8 1.5 1.3
2000 CLE 27 75 275 250 29 68 14 2 4 98 11 29 8 0 6 25 4 2 .272 .323 .392 .241 7.8 1.6 0.9
2001 CLE 28 134 478 437 54 121 34 1 4 169 17 44 16 0 8 56 1 2 .277 .328 .387 .245 12.3 2.4 1.4
2002 CLE 29 102 351 320 34 66 19 0 2 91 17 27 6 2 6 16 0 1 .206 .258 .284 .196 -7.3 2.7 -0.5
2003 TEX 30 101 361 334 30 86 14 1 4 114 9 32 10 4 4 35 3 1 .257 .294 .341 .216 -5.5 -0.4 -0.6
2004 MON 31 55 159 139 9 31 6 1 1 42 11 10 4 3 2 11 2 0 .223 .293 .302 .218 -1.6 0.2 -0.1
2005 SLN 32 58 139 130 14 27 6 0 1 36 5 12 2 0 2 17 0 0 .208 .248 .277 .173 -5.4 -0.5 -0.6
2006 LAN 33 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 .428 0.7 -0.0 0.1
Career67322572061222523116621714961995313342022110.254.302.346.22313.77.21.9

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1992 BNC Rk 52 205 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .212 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CGA A 1 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 BNC Rk 60 249 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .290 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CGA A 120 531 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 KIN A+ 104 398 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .271 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 CLE MLB 4 1 -.309 .284 .347 .387 .000 .000 94 -0.7 0.0 0 -0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1
1996 CAN AA 104 418 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .291 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 CLE MLB 5 7 .159 .281 .333 .442 .000 .200 95 -0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.0 0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1
1997 BUF AAA 0 359 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .278 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CLE MLB 17 56 .243 .274 .342 .442 .000 .191 101 -1 1.5 1 -0.2 0.2 1.9 0.2 1.9 0.2
1998 BUF AAA 0 442 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .326 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 CLE MLB 119 427 .234 .271 .336 .430 .000 .307 104 -13.2 11.9 8.1 1.5 0.6 12.8 1.3 12.8 1.3
2000 CLE MLB 75 275 .241 .270 .333 .431 .000 .295 98 -6.2 7.8 5.2 1.6 -1.9 7.8 0.9 7.8 0.9
2001 CLE MLB 134 478 .245 .267 .327 .427 .000 .301 102 -7.6 13.1 8.6 2.4 -0.9 12.3 1.4 12.3 1.4
2002 CLE MLB 102 351 .196 .263 .322 .420 .000 .218 101 -24.1 9.4 6.1 2.7 2.3 -7.3 -0.5 -7.3 -0.5
2002 MHV A- 3 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 TEX MLB 101 361 .216 .260 .319 .413 .000 .272 108 -17.5 9.8 6.5 -0.4 -1.9 -5.5 -0.6 -5.5 -0.6
2004 MON MLB 55 159 .218 .259 .325 .417 .000 .229 95 -7.4 4.2 2.7 0.2 1.1 -1.6 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1
2005 SLN MLB 58 139 .173 .255 .314 .403 .000 .222 101 -12.9 3.6 2.2 -0.5 0.9 -5.4 -0.6 -5.4 -0.6
2006 LAN MLB 3 3 .428 .264 .341 .403 .000 .667 102 0.6 0.1 0 -0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1
2006 BUF AAA 64 242 .215 .258 .326 .396 .000 .225 103 -10.8 6.1 3.8 -1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 LVG AAA 2 7 .307 .292 .385 .410 .000 .500 113 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 LYN A+ 6 24 .049 .244 .317 .363 .000 .100 105 -5.8 0.7 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 IND AAA 38 132 .221 .264 .333 .407 .000 .259 100 -5.5 3.6 2 -0.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB2257.223.265.327.423.258.271102-90.861.640.57.20.413.71.913.71.9

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1992 BNC Rk 205 19 37 3 0 1 14 20 9 2 3 .208 .296 .242 .034 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 BNC Rk 249 40 69 15 3 5 33 8 7 7 3 .299 .331 .455 .156 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CGA A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CGA A 531 67 137 23 2 16 71 17 34 4 4 .279 .330 .432 .153 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 KIN A+ 398 46 98 21 0 6 43 12 29 3 6 .263 .299 .367 .105 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 CLE MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.309 -0.6 -0.0 -0.1
1996 CAN AA 418 47 111 26 2 3 35 12 22 3 2 .281 .317 .380 .099 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 CLE MLB 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .143 .159 -1.3 -0.0 -0.1
1997 BUF AAA 359 40 86 18 2 3 31 18 34 2 6 .256 .304 .348 .092 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CLE MLB 56 8 11 1 0 2 9 3 2 0 0 .229 .286 .375 .146 .243 1.9 -0.2 0.2
1998 BUF AAA 442 62 130 21 3 8 63 21 33 3 3 .313 .355 .436 .123 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 CLE MLB 427 43 110 21 1 3 32 23 41 11 4 .281 .328 .362 .082 .234 12.8 1.5 1.3
2000 CLE MLB 275 29 68 14 2 4 25 11 29 4 2 .272 .323 .392 .120 .241 7.8 1.6 0.9
2001 CLE MLB 478 54 121 34 1 4 56 17 44 1 2 .277 .328 .387 .110 .245 12.3 2.4 1.4
2002 CLE MLB 351 34 66 19 0 2 16 17 27 0 1 .206 .258 .284 .078 .196 -7.3 2.7 -0.5
2002 MHV A- 14 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .154 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 TEX MLB 361 30 86 14 1 4 35 9 32 3 1 .257 .294 .341 .084 .216 -5.5 -0.4 -0.6
2004 MON MLB 159 9 31 6 1 1 11 11 10 2 0 .223 .293 .302 .079 .218 -1.6 0.2 -0.1
2005 SLN MLB 139 14 27 6 0 1 17 5 12 0 0 .208 .248 .277 .069 .173 -5.4 -0.5 -0.6
2006 LAN MLB 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 .000 .428 0.7 -0.0 0.1
2006 BUF AAA 242 22 48 13 0 3 29 14 23 0 1 .218 .261 .318 .100 .215 0.0 -1.0 0.0
2006 LVG AAA 7 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .429 .429 .714 .286 .307 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2007 LYN A+ 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .087 .125 .087 .000 .049 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2007 IND AAA 132 15 30 8 0 2 13 8 8 5 1 .254 .333 .373 .119 .221 0.0 -0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-07-01 2007-09-03 Minors 64 0 Right Knee Surgery Ruptured Patellar Tendon -
2007-04-06 2007-04-13 Minors 7 0 Not Disclosed -
2006-08-15 2006-08-29 Minors 14 0 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2005-03-08 2005-04-08 Camp 31 2 - Trunk Strain Ribcage - -
2002-08-23 2002-09-30 15-DL 38 36 Right Elbow Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 SLN $600,000
2004 MON $2,500,000
2003 TEX $1,750,000
2002 CLE $1,087,500
2001 CLE $387,500
2000 CLE $237,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$6,562,500
6 yrTotal$6,562,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 113 dPeter Greenberg

Details
  • signed as a free agent from LAD 12/06 (minor-league contract)
  • contract purchased 9/06 acquired in trade from CLE 8/06 sent to minor-league camp 3/06 signed as a free agent from STL 12/05, 1 year/$0.625M (06)+bonuses ($0.75M-65 g, $0.8M-55 games finished) (minor-league contract, may req release if not on major league ros 4/1/06)
  • FA=WAS 12/04, 1 year/$0.6M (05)+$0.25M bonuses
  • club declined $3.25M 05 option 10/04
  • acquired in trade from TX 4/04 acquired in trade from CLE 12/02
  • 4 year/$6.3M (01-04)+$3.25M 05 club option
  • $0.35M signing bonus
  • 01:$0.3M, 02:$1M, 03:$1.75M, 04:$2.5M + $3.25M 05 club op $0.4M buyout
  • bonuses: All Star, Gold Glove, SS
  • $50K (115,120,125,130,135 games started)

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