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John Shelby CFOrioles

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
11	3326	.239	.281	.364	.238	4

Birth Date	2-23-1958
Height	6' 1"
Weight	175 lbs

Bats	B
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
1981	BAL	23	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000	-.007	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0
1982	BAL	24	26	35	35	8	11	3	0	1	17	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	.314	.314	.486	.282	3.4	-1.2	0.2
1983	BAL	25	126	349	325	52	84	15	2	5	118	18	64	0	0	6	27	15	2	.258	.297	.363	.243	11.7	-3.7	0.9
1984	BAL	26	128	415	383	44	80	12	5	6	120	20	71	0	0	12	30	12	4	.209	.248	.313	.222	-4.2	1.9	-0.3
1985	BAL	27	69	214	205	28	58	6	2	7	89	7	44	0	0	2	27	5	1	.283	.307	.434	.260	6.4	2.6	1.0
1986	BAL	28	135	428	404	54	92	14	4	11	147	18	75	2	2	2	49	18	6	.228	.263	.364	.230	1.6	-3.3	-0.2
1987	BAL	29	21	34	32	4	6	0	0	1	9	1	13	0	0	1	3	0	1	.188	.212	.281	.177	-1.7	0.6	-0.1
1987	LAN	29	120	518	476	61	132	26	0	21	221	31	97	1	9	1	69	16	6	.277	.317	.464	.276	28.0	-0.2	2.8
1988	LAN	30	140	545	494	65	130	23	6	10	195	44	128	0	6	1	64	16	5	.263	.320	.395	.269	21.8	-1.8	2.2
1989	LAN	31	108	371	345	28	63	11	1	1	79	25	92	0	1	0	12	10	7	.183	.237	.229	.177	-12.7	-1.0	-1.5
1990	DET	32	78	238	222	22	55	9	3	4	82	10	51	0	0	6	20	3	5	.248	.280	.369	.230	-2.1	-0.5	-0.3
1990	LAN	32	25	24	24	2	6	1	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	2	1	0	.250	.250	.292	.178	-2.0	-0.0	-0.2
1991	DET	33	53	153	143	19	22	8	1	3	41	8	23	1	0	1	8	0	2	.154	.204	.287	.190	-5.2	1.7	-0.4
Career			1036	3326	3090	389	739	128	24	70	1125	182	671	4	18	32	313	98	40	.239	.281	.364	.238	44.8	-5.1	4.0

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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
1978	MIA	A+	13	30	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.286			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1978	BLU	Rk	64	288	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.318			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	MIA	A+	132	538	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.257			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	CHR	AA	134	589	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.295			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	BAL	MLB	7	2	-.007	.192	.242	.282	.000	.000	95	-0.5	0.1	0	-0.1	0.4	-0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0
1981	CHR	AA	62	284	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.264			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	ROC	AAA	76	349	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	BAL	MLB	26	35	.282	.261	.316	.390	.000	.345	96	0.8	0.9	0.1	-1.2	0.5	3.4	0.2	3.4	0.2
1982	ROC	AAA	133	615	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.319			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	BAL	MLB	126	349	.243	.264	.321	.397	.000	.309	97	-5.8	9.5	0.7	-3.7	4.4	11.7	0.9	11.7	0.9
1984	BAL	MLB	128	415	.222	.261	.321	.397	.000	.242	94	-15.5	11.1	0.7	1.9	2.3	-4.2	-0.3	-4.2	-0.3
1985	BAL	MLB	69	214	.260	.256	.317	.397	.000	.331	99	-0.1	5.8	-0.1	2.6	0.3	6.4	1.0	6.4	1.0
1985	ROC	AAA	52	229	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.311			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	BAL	MLB	135	428	.230	.255	.318	.399	.000	.253	99	-13.1	11.8	-1.3	-3.3	5.5	1.6	-0.2	1.6	-0.2
1987	BAL	MLB	21	34	.177	.254	.331	.413	.000	.278	101	-3	1.0	-0.3	0.6	0.2	-1.7	-0.1	-1.7	-0.1
1987	LAN	MLB	120	518	.276	.259	.321	.404	.000	.302	91	8.7	15.3	1.4	-0.2	1.8	28.0	2.8	28.0	2.8
1987	ROC	AAA	6	30	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.263			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	LAN	MLB	140	545	.269	.246	.302	.362	.000	.331	98	4.9	14.2	1.3	-1.8	0.0	21.8	2.2	21.8	2.2
1989	LAN	MLB	108	371	.177	.241	.301	.361	.000	.245	96	-29.6	9.7	0.9	-1.0	4.9	-12.7	-1.5	-12.7	-1.5
1989	ABQ	AAA	32	135	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.360			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	DET	MLB	78	238	.230	.257	.317	.382	.000	.305	101	-7.2	6.4	-0.5	-0.5	-2.7	-2.1	-0.3	-2.1	-0.3
1990	LAN	MLB	25	24	.178	.257	.318	.376	.000	.353	97	-1.9	0.6	-0.1	-0.0	-0.7	-2.0	-0.2	-2.0	-0.2
1990	TOL	AAA	5	21	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	DET	MLB	53	153	.190	.252	.314	.383	.000	.162	103	-10.6	4.1	-0.5	1.7	-0.7	-5.2	-0.4	-5.2	-0.4
1992	PAW	AAA	127	523	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.239			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		3326	.238	.254	.314	.387	.257	.283	97	-72.9	90.5	2.3	-5.1	16.0	44.8	4.0	44.8	4.0

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
1978	BLU	Rk	288	49	70	9	1	6	25	30	45	7	4	.282	.361	.399	.117	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1978	MIA	A+	30	4	6	1	0	0	3	3	5	0	2	.231	.333	.269	.038	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	MIA	A+	538	50	96	11	6	3	38	44	120	13	10	.201	.272	.268	.067	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	CHR	AA	589	66	135	27	11	6	51	22	122	34	14	.241	.269	.361	.120	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	CHR	AA	284	40	59	11	4	2	21	27	38	24	11	.235	.304	.335	.100	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	ROC	AAA	349	42	86	21	8	3	32	16	55	18	6	.264	.294	.405	.141	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	BAL	MLB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.007	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0
1982	ROC	AAA	615	92	153	26	6	16	52	51	115	34	16	.279	.335	.436	.157	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	BAL	MLB	35	8	11	3	0	1	2	0	5	0	1	.314	.314	.486	.171	.282	3.4	-1.2	0.2
1983	BAL	MLB	349	52	84	15	2	5	27	18	64	15	2	.258	.297	.363	.105	.243	11.7	-3.7	0.9
1984	BAL	MLB	415	44	80	12	5	6	30	20	71	12	4	.209	.248	.313	.104	.222	-4.2	1.9	-0.3
1985	ROC	AAA	229	31	59	16	4	8	21	19	35	14	4	.286	.345	.519	.233	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	BAL	MLB	214	28	58	6	2	7	27	7	44	5	1	.283	.307	.434	.151	.260	6.4	2.6	1.0
1986	BAL	MLB	428	54	92	14	4	11	49	18	75	18	6	.228	.263	.364	.136	.230	1.6	-3.3	-0.2
1987	ROC	AAA	30	5	6	2	0	1	2	5	4	1	1	.250	.400	.458	.208	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	BAL	MLB	34	4	6	0	0	1	3	1	13	0	1	.188	.212	.281	.094	.177	-1.7	0.6	-0.1
1987	LAN	MLB	518	61	132	26	0	21	69	31	97	16	6	.277	.317	.464	.187	.276	28.0	-0.2	2.8
1988	LAN	MLB	545	65	130	23	6	10	64	44	128	16	5	.263	.320	.395	.132	.269	21.8	-1.8	2.2
1989	ABQ	AAA	135	20	36	7	3	4	21	6	33	12	3	.286	.328	.484	.198	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	LAN	MLB	371	28	63	11	1	1	12	25	92	10	7	.183	.237	.229	.046	.177	-12.7	-1.0	-1.5
1990	TOL	AAA	21	2	6	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	.316	.381	.368	.053	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	DET	MLB	238	22	55	9	3	4	20	10	51	3	5	.248	.280	.369	.122	.230	-2.1	-0.5	-0.3
1990	LAN	MLB	24	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	7	1	0	.250	.250	.292	.042	.178	-2.0	-0.0	-0.2
1991	DET	MLB	153	19	22	8	1	3	8	8	23	0	2	.154	.204	.287	.133	.190	-5.2	1.7	-0.4
1992	PAW	AAA	523	56	96	27	4	17	64	47	125	6	3	.205	.275	.389	.184	.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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	Title	Author	Date
	Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-07
	Future Shock: AL Draft Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-08

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