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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	849	.196	.212	.262	.193	46.4

Birth Date	11-16-1964
Height	6' 3"
Weight	210 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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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
1984	NYN	19	31	83	70	5	14	0	0	0	14	1	14	0	2	10	3	0	0	.200	.205	.200	.189	62.5	-1.1	6.6
1985	NYN	20	35	107	93	11	21	2	0	1	26	5	15	0	0	9	9	0	0	.226	.265	.280	.241	74.9	1.4	8.1
1986	NYN	21	33	97	81	5	7	0	1	0	9	2	16	1	0	13	4	0	0	.086	.119	.111	.114	18.3	0.8	2.0
1987	NYN	22	25	71	64	4	14	0	0	0	14	1	9	0	1	5	4	0	0	.219	.227	.219	.180	28.0	-0.9	2.7
1988	NYN	23	34	101	90	8	16	1	0	1	20	1	18	0	1	9	9	0	0	.178	.185	.222	.180	39.5	8.0	5.2
1989	NYN	24	19	44	40	1	8	3	0	0	11	0	7	0	1	3	1	0	0	.200	.195	.275	.177	10.2	0.7	1.2
1990	NYN	25	35	94	75	4	14	1	1	1	20	2	15	2	1	14	9	0	0	.187	.225	.267	.214	57.3	0.2	6.2
1991	NYN	26	27	71	63	7	15	3	0	1	21	0	9	0	0	8	6	1	1	.238	.238	.333	.196	35.5	0.6	3.8
1992	NYN	27	33	77	72	8	19	3	1	1	27	1	16	0	0	4	9	0	0	.264	.274	.375	.242	24.0	3.4	3.0
1993	NYN	28	30	76	70	5	14	2	2	2	26	0	11	0	0	6	9	0	0	.200	.200	.371	.202	24.1	-1.2	2.3
1994	NYN	29	7	16	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.131	1.0	1.3	0.2
1996	NYA	31	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	1.9	1.8
1997	NYA	32	20	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.014	3.2	-0.3	0.3
1998	CLE	33	23	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.033	22.1	0.9	2.3
1999	CLE	34	26	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	.657	10.2	1.4	1.1
2000	HOU	35	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-.014	-0.5	0.0	-0.0
2000	NYA	35	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-.016	2.4	2.1	0.4
2000	TBA	35	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.7	-0.7
Career			434	849	741	60	145	15	5	8	194	14	135	3	6	85	67	1	1	.196	.212	.262	.193	412.6	18.6	46.4

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'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
1982	KNG	Rk	10	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	NYN	MLB	31	83	.189	.256	.311	.371	.000	.241	95	-5.8	0.0	10.7	-1.1	-1.5	4.0	0.3	62.5	6.6
1985	NYN	MLB	35	107	.241	.246	.308	.366	.000	.260	93	-2	0.0	13.9	1.4	-0.0	13.5	1.6	74.9	8.1
1986	NYN	MLB	33	97	.114	.246	.310	.375	.000	.108	97	-14.5	0.0	13.4	0.8	0.3	-0.7	0.0	18.3	2.0
1987	NYN	MLB	25	71	.180	.261	.323	.407	.000	.250	98	-6.1	0.0	10.6	-0.9	0.8	6.5	0.6	28.0	2.7
1987	LYN	A+	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	TID	AAA	4	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	NYN	MLB	34	101	.180	.248	.307	.363	.000	.208	95	-7.7	0.0	13.4	8.0	0.3	6.8	1.6	39.5	5.2
1989	NYN	MLB	19	44	.177	.247	.303	.368	.000	.235	98	-3.5	0.0	5.5	0.7	-0.7	0.9	0.2	10.2	1.2
1990	NYN	MLB	35	94	.214	.254	.310	.381	.000	.217	98	-4.3	0.0	13	0.2	-1.2	9.3	1.0	57.3	6.2
1991	NYN	MLB	27	71	.196	.250	.304	.373	.000	.264	98	-4.5	0.0	9.5	0.6	-0.2	5.8	0.7	35.5	3.8
1992	NYN	MLB	33	77	.242	.254	.311	.369	.000	.327	97	-1.3	0.1	10.2	3.4	-0.4	7.9	1.2	24.0	3.0
1993	NYN	MLB	30	76	.202	.263	.321	.407	.000	.211	94	-4.8	0.0	10.9	-1.2	1.0	5.0	0.4	24.1	2.3
1994	NYN	MLB	7	16	.131	.272	.344	.431	.000	.182	98	-2.3	0.0	2.5	1.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.2
1996	NYA	MLB	29	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8
1997	NYA	MLB	20	4	.014	.238	.322	.363	.000	.000	98	-1.1	0.1	0.6	-0.3	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	3.2	0.3
1998	CLE	MLB	23	2	.033	.284	.329	.464	.000	.000	102	-0.5	0.1	0.3	0.9	0.0	-0.1	0.1	22.1	2.3
1999	CLE	MLB	26	3	.657	.260	.335	.426	.000	.000	100	1.4	0.1	0.5	1.4	0.0	1.0	0.2	10.2	1.1
2000	HOU	MLB	1	1	-.014	.239	.320	.480	.000	.000	117	-0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0
2000	NYA	MLB	18	2	-.016	.281	.333	.489	.000	.000	89	-0.7	0.1	0.3	2.1	0.0	-0.9	0.1	2.4	0.4
2000	TBA	MLB	8	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.7
Career		MLB		849	.193	.253	.312	.379	.254	.227	96	-58	0.5	115.5	18.6	-1.4	58.9	8.1	405.5	44.6

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
1982	KNG	Rk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	NYN	MLB	83	5	14	0	0	0	3	1	14	0	0	.200	.205	.200	.000	.189	62.5	-1.1	6.6
1985	NYN	MLB	107	11	21	2	0	1	9	5	15	0	0	.226	.265	.280	.054	.241	74.9	1.4	8.1
1986	NYN	MLB	97	5	7	0	1	0	4	2	16	0	0	.086	.119	.111	.025	.114	18.3	0.8	2.0
1987	NYN	MLB	71	4	14	0	0	0	4	1	9	0	0	.219	.227	.219	.000	.180	28.0	-0.9	2.7
1987	LYN	A+	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	TID	AAA	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	NYN	MLB	101	8	16	1	0	1	9	1	18	0	0	.178	.185	.222	.044	.180	39.5	8.0	5.2
1989	NYN	MLB	44	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	.200	.195	.275	.075	.177	10.2	0.7	1.2
1990	NYN	MLB	94	4	14	1	1	1	9	2	15	0	0	.187	.225	.267	.080	.214	57.3	0.2	6.2
1991	NYN	MLB	71	7	15	3	0	1	6	0	9	1	1	.238	.238	.333	.095	.196	35.5	0.6	3.8
1992	NYN	MLB	77	8	19	3	1	1	9	1	16	0	0	.264	.274	.375	.111	.242	24.0	3.4	3.0
1993	NYN	MLB	76	5	14	2	2	2	9	0	11	0	0	.200	.200	.371	.171	.202	24.1	-1.2	2.3
1994	NYN	MLB	16	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.000	.131	1.0	1.3	0.2
1996	NYA	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	1.9	1.8
1997	NYA	MLB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.014	3.2	-0.3	0.3
1998	CLE	MLB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.033	22.1	0.9	2.3
1999	CLE	MLB	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	1.500	.657	10.2	1.4	1.1
2000	HOU	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.014	-0.5	0.0	-0.0
2000	NYA	MLB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.016	2.4	2.1	0.4
2000	TBA	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.7	-0.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1999-08-03	1999-08-31	15-DL	28	25	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
1998-10-27	1998-10-27	Off	0	0	Right		Surgery	Inguinal Hernia	1998-10-27	-
1998-03-22	1998-05-22	15-DL	61	45	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps	-	-
1997-04-06	1997-06-14	15-DL	69	60	-		Surgery	Inguinal Hernia	1997-04-14	-
1994-04-22	1994-06-09	15-DL	48	42	Right		Fracture	Hairline	-	-
1992-07-17	1992-08-08	15-DL	22	19	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Rotator Cuff	-	-
1991-08-23	1991-10-07	15-DL	45	41	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
1989-07-02	1989-09-13	60-DL	73	68	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-	-
1987-04-07	1987-06-05	60-DL	59	50	-	General Medical	Psychosocial	Drug Addition	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2000	HOU	$500,000

Years	Description	Salary
1 yr	Previous	$500,000
1 yr	Total	$500,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

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Title	Author	Date
Perfect Game Presents: 2013 Rookie of the Year Candidates	David Rawnsley	2013-03-29
Baseball Therapy: Could the All-Bullpen Approach Actually Work?	Russell A. Carleton	2013-03-25
Rumor Roundup: Monday, February 11	Will Woods	2013-02-11
Western Front: They Took Their Turn	Geoff Young	2013-02-04
Western Front: Pass the Bonds, Please	Geoff Young	2013-01-29
Transaction Analysis: Dodgers Go Big for Greinke	Sam Miller	2012-12-10
The Week In Quotes: November 12-18	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-11-19
The Week In Quotes: November 12-18	Matthew Rocco	2012-11-19
The Week In Quotes: November 12-18	Hudson Belinsky	2012-11-19
The Week In Quotes: November 12-18	Andrew Koo	2012-11-19
In A Pickle: Free to Be We	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-09-27
Sobsequy: Reading Lolita in Durham	Adam Sobsey	2012-09-19
Fantasy Beat: Scherzer's Unique Season	Jason Collette	2012-07-16
Wezen-Ball: Topps Big's Favorite Hobbies	Larry Granillo	2012-06-14
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream Crushing	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-04
Overthinking It: Gio Gonzalez and Max Scherzer are Striking Out Everyone	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-23
The Lineup Card: 10 Most Disappointing Career-Ending Injuries	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-09
Transaction Analysis: Giants Extend Bumgarner	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-18
Research Mailbag: More Than a Mouthful	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-12
Pebble Hunting: The War on Opening Day	Sam Miller	2012-04-04
Extra Innings Excerpt: What is the Effect of the Increase in Strikeouts?	Christina Kahrl	2012-03-16
The Process: How Much Do Early Pitcher Promotions Matter?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-03-12
Western Front: Runs? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Runs!	Geoff Young	2012-02-21
The BP Broadside: The Kid's Biggest Moment	Steven Goldman	2012-02-17
The BP Broadside: Fernandomania and Linsanity	Steven Goldman	2012-02-16
Western Front: Fixing a Bug in the Mariners	Geoff Young	2012-01-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Keltner All-Stars, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-16
The Lineup Card: 10 Pitcher MVPs and Their Worthiness	Baseball Prospectus	2011-11-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Weighty Matter	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Triple Tandem	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-26
The Lineup Card: 9 Baseball Movies That Should Be Made	Baseball Prospectus	2011-09-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: What's Wrong with Liriano?	Derek Carty	2011-09-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Opponent Quality and the AL Cy Young Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-12
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Dumbing-Down of Scouting	Frankie Piliere	2011-08-19
The BP Broadside: If You Found Daniel Murphy Under Your Bed, Would You Pull Him Out or Put Him Back?	Steven Goldman	2011-08-08
The Lineup Card: Cult Favorites: 18 Non-Star Ballplayers Who Should be Better Remembered	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-13
The BP Broadside: Pineda to Infinity and Beyond	Steven Goldman	2011-06-29
Divide and Conquer, AL West: The Year of the Pitcher... Again?	Joey Matschulat	2011-06-03
Overthinking It: The Over/Under-30 All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-19
Between The Numbers: Good Days for Debuts	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-05-12
Fantasy Beat: Three Tips for Surviving April	Jason Collette	2011-04-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are You Experienced?	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Never a Dull Moment with Gary Sheffield	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Blyleven in '11 and Other Tales from the Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Don't Stop The Rock	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-03
You Can Blog It Up: Goodbye, Rapid Robert	Steven Goldman	2010-12-16
B-Warned: Carl Crawford	Brandon Warne	2010-11-24
The Week In Quotes: November 8-14	Alex Carnevale	2010-11-15
Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Preview: Phillies vs. Giants	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-15
Spinning Yarn: The Glavine Line	Mike Fast	2010-10-14
Changing Speeds: Closing Time	Ken Funck	2010-09-30
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Over The Cliff Lee	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-27
Prospectus Hit List: Swaptacular	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-05
BP Podcast: Episode 10: With Awesome Fedora	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-28
You Can Blog It Up: Just in Time for HOF inductions, the Whitey Herzog All-Stars	Steven Goldman	2010-07-24
One-Hoppers: Bluster and Luster: George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-13
Overthinking It: Neither a Berroa Nor a [Ver]lander Be	Ben Lindbergh	2010-06-10
You Could Look It Up: Is Losing This Pick Really Necessary?	Steven Goldman	2010-06-08
Prospectus Hit List: Brave New World	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-03
Changing Speeds: Retro Game Story: Cardinals at Cubs, 6/23/84	Ken Funck	2010-05-11
Team Health Reports: Washington Nationals	Will Carroll	2010-02-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases for Outfielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: From One to the Other	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-29
Under The Knife: Getting Technical	Will Carroll	2009-07-08
On the Beat: Sunday Summary	John Perrotto	2009-06-07
Checking the Numbers: Keeping Rare Company	Eric Seidman	2009-04-16
Future Shock: Nationals Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-01-23
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Rock-y Road	Jay Jaffe	2008-12-16
Every Given Sunday: Winding Down	John Perrotto	2008-09-21
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-27
Lies, Damned Lies: The Lost Generation?	Nate Silver	2008-05-15
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-14
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2008-02-28
Doctoring The Numbers: The Cubs and the Red Sox	Rany Jazayerli	2008-02-27
You Could Look It Up: Topping the Twins, Part Deux	Steven Goldman	2008-02-18
You Could Look It Up: Topping the Twins?	Steven Goldman	2008-02-11
Prospectus Matchups: Putting Cys in Motion	Jim Baker	2008-02-01
The Class of 2008: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-12-20
Prospectus Matchups: Rookie Spoilers	Jim Baker	2007-11-16
Prospectus Q&A: Scott Radinsky	David Laurila	2007-11-11
Prospectus Matchups: A First for the Ages	Jim Baker	2007-11-09
You Could Look It Up: Wrigleyville Agonies	Steven Goldman	2007-10-08
Lies, Damned Lies: The Best Player in Baseball, Part One	Nate Silver	2007-09-20
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-10
Prospectus Toolbox: Non-contact, Part One	Derek Jacques	2007-07-24
Prospectus Toolbox: Value Over Replacement Player	Derek Jacques	2007-05-15
The Week In Quotes: March 19-26	Alex Carnevale	2007-03-26
Future Shock: Tampa Bay Devil Rays Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-06
Playoff Prospectus: The Best and Worst of Mets and Cardinals Postseason Pitching	Jim Baker	2006-10-14
Under The Knife: Gossip and Expectations	Will Carroll	2006-08-23
Prospectus Matchups: The Best Rookie Pitching Duos of These Modern Times	Jim Baker	2006-08-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Schrodinger's Bat: Of Crowds and Splits	Dan Fox	2006-04-27
Prospectus Notebook: Astros, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-27
Under The Knife: Opening UTK	Will Carroll	2006-03-29
2006--Setting the Stage: King Felix's 2006 Journal	Jonah Keri	2006-03-20
Prospectus Matchups: The Best Ever	Jim Baker	2006-03-14
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2006-03-02
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Thomas Gorman	2006-03-02
Can Of Corn: Winners	Dayn Perry	2006-02-23
Prospectus Matchups: The All-21st Century Team	Jim Baker	2006-02-21
Prospectus Today: The Ballot	Joe Sheehan	2006-01-09
The Class of 2006: Starting Pitchers	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-16
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: Welcome Freshmen	Jim Baker	2005-11-29
Prospectus Game of the Week: St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros, 9/4/05	Jonah Keri	2005-09-06
Prospectus Today: The King?	Joe Sheehan	2005-08-15
An Objective Hall of Fame: Part Two, 1937-1940	Clay Davenport	2005-08-10
Prospectus Today: The Debate Begins	Joe Sheehan	2005-08-04
Under The Knife: The Right to Remain Silent	Will Carroll	2005-07-18
Prospectus Matchups: EqA Streakers	Jim Baker	2005-07-12
Prospectus Matchups: The Yankees According to VORP	Jim Baker	2005-06-07
Prospectus Matchups: Balking At Walks	Jim Baker	2005-06-03
Prospectus Matchups: Ivy Pride	Jim Baker	2005-05-27
Lies, Damned Lies: Looking Back at the Market	Nate Silver	2005-04-07
Prospectus Matchups: The New Season	Jim Baker	2005-04-05
2005--Setting the Stage: Breakout Hunches	Rany Jazayerli	2005-03-28
Au Revoir, Mes Amours: Saying Goodbye to the Expos	Jonah Keri	2004-09-29
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-22
Doctoring The Numbers: Chasing Wes Ferrell	Rany Jazayerli	2004-08-18
Rational Exuberance: Meet the Mets: A Decade Without a Plan	Jonah Keri	2004-08-13
Marginal Payroll/Marginal Wins: 1980-1984	Doug Pappas	2004-03-16
Baseball Prospectus Basics: How We Measure Pitcher Usage	Rany Jazayerli	2004-03-03
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part I	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-21
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part II: The Universe of Battle	Steven Goldman	2004-02-18
Prospectus Q&A: Roger Angell, Part II	Alex Belth	2003-05-14
Testing the Nexus: Pitcher Age and Workload Effects	Lee Sinins	2003-04-16
Testing the Nexus: Pitcher Age and Workload Effects	Will Carroll	2003-04-16
The Proper Support: Did Bert Blyleven Receive it?	Greg Spira	2003-03-06
Prospectus Feature: Analyzing PAP (Part One)	Keith Woolner	2002-05-21
Prospectus Feature: The Marlin in Charge: Can We Learn from Torborg's Past?	Joe Sheehan	2002-03-11
Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame	John Brattain	2002-03-08
Thunder in the Nine Spot: Today’s best-hitting pitchers	Rany Jazayerli	1999-08-06

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-01-09 13:00:00	Were you a little surprised that Kevin Brown got so little support last year on the ballot? I can't imagine a lot of people standing up for him in a veteran's committee meeting in future decades. (Brian from DC)	Brown, David Cone, Dwight Gooden and Orel Hershiser all had disconcertingly short stays on the ballot. I do think all of them will have at least some proponents in a VC-like panel situation, particularly because their postseason accomplishments will get closer looks. Gooden's actually the strongest of those candidates. In fact - holy smokes, I just realized this - he's above the standard at 52.1/38.1/45.1, because he had 16.7 WARP through his first two seasons. (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special)
2012-01-09 13:00:00	If Morris does get in, should Rick Reuschel hit him with a steel chair during his acceptance speech and steal his plaque? (MrWorkrate from Raleigh, NC)	David Cone and Dwight Gooden have dibs. Reuschel is well below both of them now, actually more in Morris country, JAWSwise (again, because we moved away from an ERA/FIP-based driver). (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special)
2011-10-31 13:00:00	Steven--have you ever given thought to whom would comprise a Platonic ideal pitching rotation? Lots of guys are textbook #1s--Koufax, Maddux, Big Train, Bob Gibson, et al, but what about the rest? Is there such a thing as a quintessential #2? When you think of a #4 or a #5, who is it? (Jape from Portland)	It's fun to make lists and such, but this one is so wide open. Are we talking career or single season? If the latter, I would have guys like Ron Guidry '78 and Dwight Gooden '85 and other names that don't make the list of all-time greats. If we're talking about guys who were more than one-hit wonders, my list starts with Pedro Martinez and Lefty Grove. (Steven Goldman)
2011-09-06 14:00:00	With Strasburg back and Zimmerman in the fold am I crazy for thinking that a good lefty bat would make the Nationals contenders next year? (Steve N from Delaware)	How was the hurricane for you in Delaware? I hear a lot about SC, NY, NJ, VT, but not so much about Delaware... Does your lefty bat mean that Davey Johnson won't be leading off Ian Desmond and his .290 OBP? What's up with that? He used to be such a brilliant manager. Except for that whole letting Dwight Gooden pitch to Mike Scioscia in '88 thing... (Steven Goldman)
2011-06-20 14:00:00	Who's the most surprising player you can create a convincing HoF argument for? Triple-bonus points if his first name's "Tony" and his surname's "Fernandez". (JT from Exhibition Stadium)	Rick Reuschel does unusually well on the JAWS scale. Prior to Bert Blyleven's election, Big Daddy rated as the second-best eligible pitcher despite relatively unassuming raw numbers (214-191, 3.37 ERA, 3 All-Star apperaances, no Cy Young votes. Stayed very useful late into his career. That said, I can make better arguments for guys like Orel Hershiser, David Cone and Dwight Gooden, all of whom fell just short of 200 wins but had Cy Youngs and rings to their credit. I can make a better argument for Kevin Brown, but it's hindered by his being named in the Mitchell Report, not to mention his 2004 postseason shame. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-01-05 13:00:00	Kevin Brown only got about 2% of the vote, and John Olerud got less than 1%. I know neither of them are clear choices...in fact, they're probably not Hall of Famers. But both are close enough that they deserved a few years of discussion, right? (John from Atlanta)	I agree, but the precedent with guys like David Cone, Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser and Will Clark going one and done on the ballot certainly suggested this was a possibility. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-05-19 13:00:00	Lost in all of the Big Z talk, is the bigger question of whether or not he is healthy. If he is indeed healthy, how do you explain the significant loss of velocity in the last couple of years? (Matt from Chicago)	It doesn't seem like he hasn't been available. His velocity has been pretty steady in the PFX era, so I dont think anything's changed. I think it's the effect of all the innings he had as a young pitcher, the same as Prior and Wood. The smoking analogy works here - Zambrano just started coughing later than the other two. PECOTA's on this one as I think the Dwight Gooden comp is really, really good. (Will Carroll)
2009-06-08 14:00:00	Regarding this Strausberg kid, we get it. He's the best ever. But when I think of highly touted pre-draft 'best ever pitchers', guys like Dwight Gooden, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood spring to mind more often then not (not to mention the Ben McDonalds of the world). Am I thinking too much glass-half-empty? Why is Strausberg going to be different? (Kubali Khan from Mongolia)	Followup: the Big Papi question is just begging for a Goldman treatment. He hasn't failed yet. I'm not the guy to argue with about this. As much as I think the draft is incredibly unfair to players, there are no guarantees, and we know that even the successes in the category of "college stud starter," like Jered Weaver, often are less than superstars. You can look just in very recent years and see a Prior and question the hype. It's a fair point. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-09-10 13:00:00	I don't recall exactly when Eric Davis retired, and I have to acknowledge that his career numbers don't come close to HOF material. However, he stands out to this Reds fan as one of the most exciting players of his era, and I'll forever wonder what might have been had he stayed healthy. What's your top-5 list of "coulda shoulda" players? (BelongstotheReds from Seattle)	No joke, I got all verklempt when I wrote up Davis' blurb for a JAWS piece a couple years back. The man possessed the most electrifying speed/power combo to hit the majors between Willie Mays and Barry Bonds, period. What I wouldn't give to see him play at his peak again... Davis and his childhood pal Darryl Strawberry make a good strat to a top five for the Hall of Should aWouldaCoulda, and you can't mention the straw without calling upon Dwight Gooden too. Add David Cone and Fernando Valenzuela and you've got an easy five from me, though I'm certain there are others I could include particularly from other eras. (Jay Jaffe)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	I imagine Seaver would have bumped Berenyi. The top four in '84 would have been Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling, Walt Terell, and Seaver, with Sid Fernandez in there somewhere... I know, I know... Your willing suspension of disbelief can't get past Terrell either. (Steven Goldman)
2009-10-16 13:00:00	NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One	Tynan (Livermore, ME): Any chance of a getting a BP audio feed for any games in the future We'd love to, but to quote the great Dwight Gooden, "Hey Catfish, that's illegal." (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-10-10 13:30:00	Friday LCS	I know it's early and I shouldn't say this, but this game kind of reminds me of Game 5 of the 1986 NLCS, the one where Nolan Ryan and Dwight Gooden threw all those zeroes at each other... (Steven Goldman)