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Brook Fordyce COrioles

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
10 1973 .258 .309 .388 .239 2.3
Birth Date5-7-1970
Height6' 0"
Weight195 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
1995 NYN 25 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 .509 1.2 0.0 0.1
1996 CIN 26 4 10 7 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .395 2.0 -0.0 0.2
1997 CIN 27 47 105 96 7 20 5 0 1 28 8 15 0 1 0 8 2 0 .208 .267 .292 .196 -4.2 -0.1 -0.4
1998 CIN 28 57 158 146 8 37 9 0 3 55 11 28 0 0 1 14 0 1 .253 .306 .377 .231 2.6 -0.5 0.2
1999 CHA 29 105 362 333 36 99 25 1 9 153 21 48 3 2 3 49 2 0 .297 .343 .459 .269 16.2 -0.9 1.4
2000 BAL 30 53 194 177 23 57 11 0 9 95 11 27 2 4 0 28 0 0 .322 .361 .537 .299 14.4 1.3 1.5
2000 CHA 30 40 136 125 18 34 7 1 5 58 6 23 2 1 2 21 0 0 .272 .313 .464 .257 6.6 0.2 0.6
2001 BAL 31 95 320 292 30 61 18 0 5 94 21 56 3 1 3 19 1 2 .209 .268 .322 .205 -9.5 -1.3 -1.1
2002 BAL 32 56 146 130 7 30 8 0 1 41 9 19 4 0 3 8 1 0 .231 .301 .315 .221 -2.8 -1.4 -0.4
2003 BAL 33 108 376 348 28 95 12 2 6 129 19 44 1 2 6 31 2 3 .273 .311 .371 .237 3.7 2.3 0.6
2004 TBA 34 54 163 151 14 31 6 0 2 43 9 34 2 0 1 9 0 0 .205 .259 .285 .196 -4.4 0.0 -0.4
Career6231973180717246710344170111929517111918886.258.309.388.23925.8-0.22.3

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
1989 KNG Rk 69 262 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .335 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 CMB A 104 414 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 SLU A+ 115 453 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .258 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 BIN AA 118 475 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .316 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 NOR AAA 116 449 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .299 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 NOR AAA 66 252 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .282 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 NYN MLB 4 3 .509 .287 .345 .431 .000 .500 98 0.8 0.1 0 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1
1995 BUF AAA 58 195 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .277 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 CIN MLB 4 10 .395 .260 .316 .411 .000 .333 100 1.6 0.3 0.2 -0.0 0.0 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.2
1996 IND AAA 107 405 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .287 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 CIN MLB 47 105 .196 .256 .318 .400 .000 .235 103 -7.3 2.8 1.5 -0.1 -0.6 -4.2 -0.4 -4.2 -0.4
1997 IND AAA 0 53 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .231 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CIN MLB 57 158 .231 .264 .325 .404 .000 .296 99 -5 4.1 2.8 -0.5 -1.0 2.6 0.2 2.6 0.2
1998 IND AAA 0 25 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 CHA MLB 105 362 .269 .272 .335 .433 .000 .324 99 3.6 10.1 6.7 -0.9 -2.8 16.2 1.4 16.2 1.4
2000 BAL MLB 53 194 .299 .275 .342 .436 .000 .331 92 9 5.5 3.7 1.3 -0.3 14.4 1.5 14.4 1.5
2000 CHA MLB 40 136 .257 .266 .336 .430 .000 .296 96 -0.5 3.8 2.6 0.2 0.6 6.6 0.6 6.6 0.6
2000 CHR AAA 0 75 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .269 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 BAL MLB 95 320 .205 .262 .325 .417 .000 .241 93 -19.4 8.8 5.8 -1.3 -0.6 -9.5 -1.1 -9.5 -1.1
2002 BAL MLB 56 146 .221 .256 .315 .405 .000 .264 97 -6 3.9 2.5 -1.4 -0.4 -2.8 -0.4 -2.8 -0.4
2003 BAL MLB 108 376 .237 .265 .323 .418 .000 .297 98 -9.4 10.2 6.7 2.3 -0.3 3.7 0.6 3.7 0.6
2004 TBA MLB 54 163 .196 .275 .330 .424 .000 .252 96 -11.5 4.4 2.9 0.0 0.2 -4.4 -0.4 -4.4 -0.4
CareerMLB1973.239.266.328.421.257.28797-44.154.035.4-0.2-4.925.82.325.82.3

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
1989 KNG Rk 262 45 74 15 0 9 38 30 26 10 6 .327 .404 .513 .186 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 CMB A 414 45 117 29 1 10 54 39 42 4 1 .315 .379 .478 .164 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 SLU A+ 453 42 97 19 3 7 55 37 50 4 5 .239 .309 .352 .113 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 BIN AA 475 59 118 30 0 11 61 37 78 1 2 .278 .339 .426 .148 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 NOR AAA 449 33 106 21 2 2 41 26 62 2 2 .259 .309 .335 .076 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 NOR AAA 252 26 60 13 3 3 32 19 26 1 0 .262 .319 .384 .122 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 NYN MLB 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 .500 .509 1.2 0.0 0.1
1995 BUF AAA 195 18 44 13 0 0 9 14 20 1 2 .250 .308 .324 .074 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 CIN MLB 10 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .143 .395 2.0 -0.0 0.2
1996 IND AAA 405 48 103 20 3 16 64 25 56 2 1 .275 .322 .473 .198 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 CIN MLB 105 7 20 5 0 1 8 8 15 2 0 .208 .267 .292 .083 .196 -4.2 -0.1 -0.4
1997 IND AAA 53 7 11 2 0 2 6 5 6 1 1 .234 .321 .404 .170 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CIN MLB 158 8 37 9 0 3 14 11 28 0 1 .253 .306 .377 .123 .231 2.6 -0.5 0.2
1998 IND AAA 25 4 6 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 .250 .280 .542 .292 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 CHA MLB 362 36 99 25 1 9 49 21 48 2 0 .297 .343 .459 .162 .269 16.2 -0.9 1.4
2000 BAL MLB 194 23 57 11 0 9 28 11 27 0 0 .322 .361 .537 .215 .299 14.4 1.3 1.5
2000 CHA MLB 136 18 34 7 1 5 21 6 23 0 0 .272 .313 .464 .192 .257 6.6 0.2 0.6
2000 CHR AAA 75 9 16 5 0 2 12 8 13 0 1 .239 .320 .403 .164 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 BAL MLB 320 30 61 18 0 5 19 21 56 1 2 .209 .268 .322 .113 .205 -9.5 -1.3 -1.1
2002 BAL MLB 146 7 30 8 0 1 8 9 19 1 0 .231 .301 .315 .085 .221 -2.8 -1.4 -0.4
2003 BAL MLB 376 28 95 12 2 6 31 19 44 2 3 .273 .311 .371 .098 .237 3.7 2.3 0.6
2004 TBA MLB 163 14 31 6 0 2 9 9 34 0 0 .205 .259 .285 .079 .196 -4.4 0.0 -0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2002-01-23 2002-01-23 Off 0 0 - General Medical Surgery Ruptured Stomach Artery 2012-01-23 -
2000-03-31 2000-05-23 15-DL 53 43 Left Foot Recovery From Fracture - -
2000-03-01 2000-03-31 Camp 30 0 Left Foot Fracture - -
1998-07-13 1998-08-16 15-DL 34 31 Left Shoulder Strain Player Collision - -
1997-06-29 1997-08-20 15-DL 52 45 Left Hip Strain Hip Flexor - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2004 TBA $650,000
2003 BAL $3,250,000
2002 BAL $2,500,000
2001 BAL $825,000
2000 CHA, BAL $675,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$7,900,000
5 yrTotal$7,900,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 75 d

Details
  • signed as a free agent from BAL 12/03, 1 year/$0.65M (04)
  • 3 year/$7.75M (01-03) $0.75M signing bonus, 01:$975K, 02:$2.25M, 03:$3.25M, 04:$4M club option $0.5M buyout

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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: May 12-14, 2003Christina Kahrl2003-05-17
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Prospectus Triple Play: New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore OriolesBaseball Prospectus2003-05-07
Transaction Analysis: September 11-15, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-09-17
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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: April 30-May 11, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-05-13
Transaction Analysis: April 16-17, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-04-19
6-4-3: Road MapGary Huckabay2002-03-29
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