Biographical
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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | WARP |
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| 12 | 2659 | .254 | .279 | .331 | .217 | -0.2 |
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| 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 |
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| 1984 | MIN | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 23 | 32 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .288 | .298 | .201 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 24 | 37 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .233 | .238 | .172 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 1988 | NYA | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .003 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1989 | NYA | 27 | 146 | 544 | 503 | 51 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 3 | 3 | .282 | .301 | .332 | .229 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | NYA | 28 | 150 | 472 | 438 | 31 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .258 | .274 | .196 | -14.3 | 13.9 | -0.0 |
| 1991 | NYA | 29 | 148 | 509 | 480 | 51 | 123 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 165 | 16 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 | .256 | .282 | .344 | .229 | 5.8 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | CLE | 31 | 129 | 283 | 263 | 34 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .298 | .380 | .229 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | CLE | 32 | 90 | 244 | 231 | 27 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .238 | .258 | .307 | .191 | -10.9 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | CLE | 33 | 66 | 150 | 143 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .264 | .322 | .217 | -4.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | CLE | 34 | 59 | 125 | 112 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .279 | .402 | .221 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | NYN | 34 | 48 | 144 | 134 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .324 | .478 | .278 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | SEA | 35 | 33 | 78 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .181 | .213 | .194 | .145 | -7.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| Career | 942 | 2659 | 2478 | 252 | 630 | 105 | 9 | 22 | 819 | 76 | 324 | 16 | 16 | 73 | 201 | 13 | 19 | .254 | .279 | .331 | .217 | -20.9 | 18.2 | -0.2 | ||
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 |
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| 1982 | WIS | A | 112 | 409 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .302 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1983 | VIS | A+ | 130 | 510 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .343 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1984 | MIN | MLB | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1984 | TOL | AAA | 104 | 368 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .257 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1985 | MIN | MLB | 32 | 62 | .201 | .257 | .317 | .405 | .000 | .312 | 102 | -3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.0 | -1.2 | -0.0 |
| 1985 | TOL | AAA | 82 | 293 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .247 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1986 | MIN | MLB | 37 | 45 | .172 | .261 | .330 | .397 | .000 | .281 | 106 | -4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | TOL | AAA | 73 | 267 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .303 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1987 | POR | AAA | 91 | 309 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .299 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1988 | NYA | MLB | 3 | 3 | .003 | .270 | .344 | .367 | .000 | .000 | 99 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1988 | COH | AAA | 119 | 456 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .270 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989 | NYA | MLB | 146 | 544 | .229 | .259 | .318 | .379 | .000 | .318 | 104 | -16.2 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | NYA | MLB | 150 | 472 | .196 | .257 | .320 | .383 | .000 | .250 | 99 | -29.8 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 13.9 | -1.2 | -14.3 | -0.0 | -14.3 | -0.0 |
| 1991 | NYA | MLB | 148 | 509 | .229 | .255 | .317 | .384 | .000 | .281 | 103 | -15.6 | 13.8 | 6.4 | -4.1 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | CSP | AAA | 122 | 515 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .322 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1993 | CLE | MLB | 129 | 283 | .229 | .258 | .326 | .394 | .000 | .305 | 101 | -9.2 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | CLE | MLB | 90 | 244 | .191 | .271 | .338 | .435 | .000 | .271 | 101 | -18.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 5.0 | -0.8 | -10.9 | -0.6 | -10.9 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | CLE | MLB | 66 | 150 | .217 | .266 | .335 | .415 | .000 | .268 | 98 | -7.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -4.4 | -0.5 | -4.4 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | CLE | MLB | 59 | 125 | .221 | .273 | .341 | .432 | .000 | .231 | 100 | -5.6 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | NYN | MLB | 48 | 144 | .278 | .262 | .322 | .400 | .000 | .330 | 95 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | SEA | MLB | 33 | 78 | .145 | .278 | .336 | .435 | .000 | .217 | 104 | -9.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -7.2 | -0.8 | -7.2 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | TAC | AAA | 0 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 2659 | .217 | .261 | .324 | .396 | .259 | .283 | 101 | -117.6 | 74.2 | 25.4 | 18.2 | -1.0 | -21.0 | -0.2 | -20.9 | -0.2 | ||
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 |
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| 1982 | WIS | A | 409 | 41 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 66 | 9 | 3 | .266 | .292 | .330 | .063 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | VIS | A+ | 510 | 57 | 155 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 4 | .319 | .334 | .389 | .070 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | MIN | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | TOL | AAA | 368 | 22 | 80 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 1 | .233 | .235 | .297 | .064 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | MIN | MLB | 62 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .288 | .298 | .035 | .201 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| 1985 | TOL | AAA | 293 | 24 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .229 | .268 | .282 | .053 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | MIN | MLB | 45 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .233 | .238 | .024 | .172 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | TOL | AAA | 267 | 18 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .289 | .344 | .063 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | POR | AAA | 309 | 28 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .304 | .340 | .065 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | NYA | MLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .003 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1988 | COH | AAA | 456 | 42 | 107 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .258 | .306 | .060 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | NYA | MLB | 544 | 51 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 60 | 3 | 3 | .282 | .301 | .332 | .050 | .229 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | NYA | MLB | 472 | 31 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .258 | .274 | .050 | .196 | -14.3 | 13.9 | -0.0 |
| 1991 | NYA | MLB | 509 | 51 | 123 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 57 | 4 | 1 | .256 | .282 | .344 | .087 | .229 | 5.8 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | CSP | AAA | 515 | 64 | 145 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 79 | 21 | 55 | 2 | 5 | .300 | .332 | .455 | .155 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | CLE | MLB | 283 | 34 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .298 | .380 | .103 | .229 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | CLE | MLB | 244 | 27 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 3 | .238 | .258 | .307 | .069 | .191 | -10.9 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | CLE | MLB | 150 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .264 | .322 | .070 | .217 | -4.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | CLE | MLB | 125 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .279 | .402 | .179 | .221 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | NYN | MLB | 144 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .324 | .478 | .172 | .278 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | SEA | MLB | 78 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .181 | .213 | .194 | .014 | .145 | -7.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | TAC | AAA | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 1997-05-29 | 1997-06-13 | 15-DL | 15 | 13 | Left | Arm | Contusion | - | - |
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| Title | Author | Date | |
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 | Transaction Action: Going to Dozens | Christina Kahrl | 2010-04-11 |
| You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 2 | Steven Goldman | 2010-02-21 |
| Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear | Ben Lindbergh | 2009-04-15 |
| Captain, Oh Captain: Prestige, D, and Derek Jeter | Christina Kahrl | 2009-02-04 |
| Transaction Analysis: May 6-9, 2007 | Christina Kahrl | 2007-05-10 |
| Transaction Analysis: April 26- May 4, 2005 | Christina Kahrl | 2005-05-09 |
| Prospectus Today: Looking Mournfully at the Calendar... | Joe Sheehan | 2005-02-04 |
| Rational Exuberance: Meet the Mets: A Decade Without a Plan | Jonah Keri | 2004-08-13 |
| You Could Look It Up: What's the Value of a Deadline Deal? | Steven Goldman | 2004-08-06 |
BP Chats
| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2009-05-12 13:00:00 | Historically, do good players on bad teams tend to get overvalued by the home fans, since they are the best player on the team, or undervalued, since the team as a whole is still middling and not competitive? (HuffWade from Chicago) | Bill James made the argument for undervalued, prompted, IIRC, on the Yankees dumping Mike Easler after the 1986 season (which turned out to be much ado about nothing). I think he was right -- just look at the Reds and Adam Dunn and their focus on everything he couldn't do while missing the things he did better than most players. Look at Dick Allen and the Phillies. Ralph Kiner and the Pirates. Maybe the right answer is that they become undervalued by their organizations in the "We could have finished last without you" sense. You never can tell who the fans will fall in love with -- as I've remarked here many times, my friends used to drive me almost to the point of violence with their affection for "fan favorite" Alvaro Espinoza. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-03-13 13:00:00 | Who is the greatest bunter of all time (please say Alvaro Espinoza)? (Tony from Brooklyn, NY) | Can I say Phil Rizzuto instead? Espinoza was one of the very good ones that I've seen. Jay Bell was another. Man, I used to have arguments with my best friends about Espinoza. They would say he was a great bunter, great defender, and I would foam at the mouth and scream that he had an OBP of .250, so who cared if he was a great defender, could fly, or heal the sick? After awhile they did it just to watch my reaction. (Steven Goldman) |
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