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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
10	3294	.261	.307	.413	.260	5

Birth Date	10-4-1962
Height	6' 1"
Weight	190 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
1986	PHI	23	16	48	46	5	13	3	0	1	19	1	13	0	0	1	5	0	0	.283	.298	.413	.264	1.2	-0.3	0.1
1987	PHI	24	115	391	358	48	105	20	6	17	188	27	67	2	3	1	54	3	1	.293	.344	.525	.289	18.4	6.2	2.4
1988	PHI	25	150	605	566	57	137	24	1	19	220	31	73	3	5	0	66	7	4	.242	.283	.389	.244	-1.6	-0.8	-0.3
1989	PHI	26	45	185	179	14	37	4	0	2	47	4	23	0	1	1	19	3	1	.207	.223	.263	.171	-7.4	-2.1	-1.0
1989	SDN	26	87	331	303	41	80	13	2	11	130	22	45	1	2	3	46	2	1	.264	.314	.429	.268	8.6	1.4	1.1
1990	CLE	27	140	569	528	62	158	32	4	12	234	31	71	4	3	3	70	4	3	.299	.341	.443	.285	19.5	-0.3	2.1
1991	CLE	28	115	463	437	31	104	16	2	5	139	18	61	4	2	2	41	3	4	.238	.273	.318	.228	-13.8	-2.8	-1.8
1992	SFN	29	111	267	248	25	60	10	4	5	93	14	45	2	3	0	32	2	3	.242	.285	.375	.247	0.3	1.3	0.2
1993	HOU	30	65	148	129	19	33	10	1	6	63	15	34	1	2	1	19	2	0	.256	.333	.488	.298	7.6	2.0	1.0
1993	TEX	30	8	34	31	5	11	1	0	3	21	3	6	0	0	0	7	0	0	.355	.412	.677	.395	5.8	0.2	0.6
1994	TEX	31	52	159	133	28	34	8	4	7	71	20	38	3	2	1	19	0	0	.256	.361	.534	.294	9.7	-5.0	0.5
1995	BOS	32	16	27	24	2	4	1	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.139	-2.9	0.6	-0.2
1995	KCA	32	26	67	58	6	18	3	0	2	27	6	10	1	2	0	7	1	0	.310	.373	.466	.298	4.1	0.3	0.4
Career			946	3294	3040	343	794	145	24	90	1257	193	490	21	25	15	386	27	17	.261	.307	.413	.260	49.5	0.8	5.0

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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
1982	BND	A-	63	253	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.375			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	SPA	A	129	562	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.320			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	REA	AA	128	507	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.288			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	POR	AAA	135	555	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.347			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	PHI	MLB	16	48	.264	.264	.330	.398	.000	.375	106	0.2	1.3	0	-0.3	-0.6	1.2	0.1	1.2	0.1
1986	POR	AAA	69	288	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.245			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	PHI	MLB	115	391	.289	.262	.323	.404	.000	.318	103	12	11.5	-2.3	6.2	-2.3	18.4	2.4	18.4	2.4
1987	MAI	AAA	13	45	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.290			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	PHI	MLB	150	605	.244	.243	.297	.354	.000	.246	104	-9.4	15.8	-3.3	-0.8	-1.4	-1.6	-0.3	-1.6	-0.3
1989	PHI	MLB	45	185	.171	.243	.301	.362	.000	.226	101	-15.9	4.8	-0.8	-2.1	1.1	-7.4	-1.0	-7.4	-1.0
1989	SDN	MLB	87	331	.268	.243	.302	.360	.000	.277	99	2.5	8.6	-2.2	1.4	0.6	8.6	1.1	8.6	1.1
1990	CLE	MLB	140	569	.285	.256	.320	.379	.000	.326	100	14.2	15.3	-9.2	-0.3	-0.4	19.5	2.1	19.5	2.1
1991	CLE	MLB	115	463	.228	.254	.321	.381	.000	.265	98	-14.7	12.5	-6.5	-2.8	-2.3	-13.8	-1.8	-13.8	-1.8
1992	SFN	MLB	111	267	.247	.251	.307	.361	.000	.274	100	-3.4	6.9	-1.4	1.3	-1.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2
1993	HOU	MLB	65	148	.298	.267	.317	.407	.000	.297	95	6.1	4.2	-1	2.0	0.8	7.6	1.0	7.6	1.0
1993	TEX	MLB	8	34	.395	.254	.323	.386	.000	.364	97	4.9	1.0	-0.3	0.2	0.4	5.8	0.6	5.8	0.6
1994	TEX	MLB	52	159	.294	.269	.337	.427	.000	.300	100	6	4.8	-1.6	-5.0	-0.2	9.7	0.5	9.7	0.5
1995	BOS	MLB	16	27	.139	.262	.336	.408	.000	.200	103	-3.6	0.8	-0.3	0.6	-0.2	-2.9	-0.2	-2.9	-0.2
1995	KCA	MLB	26	67	.298	.262	.326	.406	.000	.333	99	2.9	2.0	-1	0.3	-0.0	4.1	0.4	4.1	0.4
1995	OMA	AAA	3	13	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.111			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		3294	.260	.253	.314	.378	.254	.283	100	1.8	89.5	-29.9	0.8	-6.2	49.5	5.0	49.5	5.0

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
1982	BND	A-	253	47	72	19	3	12	50	20	56	10	4	.317	.381	.586	.269	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	SPA	A	562	94	148	23	4	26	121	41	93	11	3	.297	.363	.515	.218	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	REA	AA	507	66	117	19	12	8	57	40	74	19	5	.256	.318	.403	.147	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	POR	AAA	555	78	160	35	8	11	73	33	72	23	10	.316	.362	.481	.166	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	POR	AAA	288	30	64	6	2	12	41	17	45	3	6	.241	.283	.414	.173	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	PHI	MLB	48	5	13	3	0	1	5	1	13	0	0	.283	.298	.413	.130	.264	1.2	-0.3	0.1
1987	MAI	AAA	45	5	9	2	1	0	3	3	9	0	0	.225	.279	.325	.100	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	PHI	MLB	391	48	105	20	6	17	54	27	67	3	1	.293	.344	.525	.232	.289	18.4	6.2	2.4
1988	PHI	MLB	605	57	137	24	1	19	66	31	73	7	4	.242	.283	.389	.147	.244	-1.6	-0.8	-0.3
1989	PHI	MLB	185	14	37	4	0	2	19	4	23	3	1	.207	.223	.263	.056	.171	-7.4	-2.1	-1.0
1989	SDN	MLB	331	41	80	13	2	11	46	22	45	2	1	.264	.314	.429	.165	.268	8.6	1.4	1.1
1990	CLE	MLB	569	62	158	32	4	12	70	31	71	4	3	.299	.341	.443	.144	.285	19.5	-0.3	2.1
1991	CLE	MLB	463	31	104	16	2	5	41	18	61	3	4	.238	.273	.318	.080	.228	-13.8	-2.8	-1.8
1992	SFN	MLB	267	25	60	10	4	5	32	14	45	2	3	.242	.285	.375	.133	.247	0.3	1.3	0.2
1993	HOU	MLB	148	19	33	10	1	6	19	15	34	2	0	.256	.333	.488	.233	.298	7.6	2.0	1.0
1993	TEX	MLB	34	5	11	1	0	3	7	3	6	0	0	.355	.412	.677	.323	.395	5.8	0.2	0.6
1994	TEX	MLB	159	28	34	8	4	7	19	20	38	0	0	.256	.361	.534	.278	.294	9.7	-5.0	0.5
1995	OMA	AAA	13	3	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	.167	.231	.500	.333	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	BOS	MLB	27	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.042	.139	-2.9	0.6	-0.2
1995	KCA	MLB	67	6	18	3	0	2	7	6	10	1	0	.310	.373	.466	.155	.298	4.1	0.3	0.4

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
The Lineup Card: 11 Horribly Wrong Predictions We Have Made	Baseball Prospectus	2013-03-20
Baseball ProGUESTus: Anatomy of a Trade: The 1990 Padres-Blue Jays Blockbuster	Brent S. Gambill	2012-12-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beware of Falling Payrolls	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Class of 2011: Alomar's Second Chance	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-28
Prospectus Matchups: Wilding	Jim Baker	2004-09-10
Prospectus Today: The Hinske and Wells Signings	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-19

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