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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | WARP |
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| 13 | 5717 | .273 | .328 | .361 | .247 | 19.8 |
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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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| 1974 | BOS | 23 | 114 | 415 | 384 | 36 | 109 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 3 | .284 | .320 | .372 | .246 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 1975 | BOS | 24 | 158 | 654 | 580 | 66 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 191 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 8 | 5 | .252 | .305 | .329 | .231 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | BOS | 25 | 152 | 616 | 540 | 75 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 207 | 60 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 14 | 9 | .291 | .365 | .383 | .272 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| 1977 | BOS | 26 | 154 | 721 | 663 | 80 | 194 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 253 | 47 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 12 | .293 | .338 | .382 | .240 | 18.4 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | BOS | 27 | 145 | 685 | 626 | 75 | 155 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 212 | 40 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 8 | 8 | .248 | .295 | .339 | .232 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| 1979 | BOS | 28 | 153 | 682 | 627 | 93 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 231 | 35 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 5 | .278 | .315 | .368 | .241 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 3.6 |
| 1980 | BOS | 29 | 155 | 718 | 644 | 89 | 179 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 236 | 62 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 12 | 13 | .278 | .341 | .366 | .254 | 28.2 | -5.8 | 2.4 |
| 1981 | CAL | 30 | 109 | 490 | 430 | 53 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 160 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 6 | .293 | .357 | .372 | .275 | 25.5 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
| 1982 | CAL | 31 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .255 | .178 | .156 | -4.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 1983 | CAL | 32 | 33 | 134 | 119 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .348 | .345 | .243 | 4.8 | -1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | CAL | 33 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .056 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | CAL | 35 | 93 | 312 | 271 | 35 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .284 | .363 | .391 | .276 | 13.5 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | BAL | 36 | 62 | 232 | 206 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .279 | .316 | .209 | -6.7 | -4.3 | -1.1 |
| Career | 1346 | 5717 | 5139 | 656 | 1401 | 256 | 23 | 50 | 1853 | 420 | 477 | 28 | 46 | 84 | 449 | 72 | 68 | .273 | .328 | .361 | .247 | 152.1 | 30.5 | 19.8 | ||
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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| 1974 | BOS | MLB | 114 | 415 | .246 | .253 | .312 | .364 | .000 | .299 | 107 | -5.7 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -2.2 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| 1975 | BOS | MLB | 158 | 654 | .231 | .255 | .318 | .374 | .000 | .260 | 107 | -18.6 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | BOS | MLB | 152 | 616 | .272 | .251 | .310 | .352 | .000 | .301 | 105 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 28.0 | 3.4 | 28.0 | 3.4 |
| 1977 | BOS | MLB | 154 | 721 | .240 | .261 | .319 | .395 | .000 | .320 | 114 | -15 | 20.1 | 9.3 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 18.4 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | BOS | MLB | 145 | 685 | .232 | .257 | .317 | .381 | .000 | .270 | 110 | -18.7 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 2.2 |
| 1979 | BOS | MLB | 153 | 682 | .241 | .266 | .326 | .404 | .000 | .293 | 108 | -13.6 | 19.1 | 8.8 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 3.6 | 18.4 | 3.6 |
| 1980 | BOS | MLB | 155 | 718 | .254 | .266 | .322 | .392 | .000 | .290 | 106 | -4.1 | 19.3 | 8.9 | -5.8 | 1.6 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 28.2 | 2.4 |
| 1981 | CAL | MLB | 109 | 490 | .275 | .252 | .312 | .365 | .000 | .309 | 98 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 25.5 | 4.0 |
| 1982 | CAL | MLB | 11 | 53 | .156 | .275 | .339 | .437 | .000 | .167 | 99 | -5.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -4.0 | -0.2 |
| 1983 | CAL | MLB | 33 | 134 | .243 | .265 | .321 | .405 | .000 | .315 | 102 | -2.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 1983 | EDM | AAA | 14 | 55 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1984 | CAL | MLB | 7 | 5 | .056 | .252 | .308 | .365 | .000 | .000 | 97 | -1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | CAL | MLB | 93 | 312 | .276 | .263 | .325 | .410 | .000 | .306 | 96 | 5 | 8.6 | -0.9 | -2.2 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | BAL | MLB | 62 | 232 | .209 | .254 | .318 | .412 | .000 | .236 | 100 | -12.8 | 6.8 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -0.9 | -6.7 | -1.1 | -6.7 | -1.1 |
| Career | MLB | 5717 | .247 | .259 | .318 | .384 | .259 | .290 | 106 | -78.4 | 152.6 | 60.1 | 30.5 | 10.4 | 152.1 | 19.8 | 152.1 | 19.8 | ||
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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| 1974 | BOS | MLB | 415 | 36 | 109 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 3 | .284 | .320 | .372 | .089 | .246 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 1975 | BOS | MLB | 654 | 66 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 5 | .252 | .305 | .329 | .078 | .231 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | BOS | MLB | 616 | 75 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 60 | 37 | 14 | 9 | .291 | .365 | .383 | .093 | .272 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| 1977 | BOS | MLB | 721 | 80 | 194 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 47 | 69 | 13 | 12 | .293 | .338 | .382 | .089 | .240 | 18.4 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | BOS | MLB | 685 | 75 | 155 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 71 | 8 | 8 | .248 | .295 | .339 | .091 | .232 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| 1979 | BOS | MLB | 682 | 93 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 35 | 54 | 9 | 5 | .278 | .315 | .368 | .091 | .241 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 3.6 |
| 1980 | BOS | MLB | 718 | 89 | 179 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 62 | 51 | 12 | 13 | .278 | .341 | .366 | .089 | .254 | 28.2 | -5.8 | 2.4 |
| 1981 | CAL | MLB | 490 | 53 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 6 | .293 | .357 | .372 | .079 | .275 | 25.5 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
| 1982 | CAL | MLB | 53 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .255 | .178 | .022 | .156 | -4.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 1983 | CAL | MLB | 134 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .348 | .345 | .059 | .243 | 4.8 | -1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1983 | EDM | AAA | 55 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .196 | .255 | .255 | .059 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | CAL | MLB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .056 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | CAL | MLB | 312 | 35 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .284 | .363 | .391 | .107 | .276 | 13.5 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | BAL | MLB | 232 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .279 | .316 | .107 | .209 | -6.7 | -4.3 | -1.1 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 1985-04-09 | 1985-10-06 | 60-DL | 180 | 161 | Right | Shoulder | Surgery | Rotator Cuff and Nerve Damage After Dislocation | - | - |
| 1984-04-02 | 1984-09-01 | 60-DL | 152 | 133 | Right | Shoulder | Strain | Rotator Cuff | - | - |
| 1983-08-15 | 1983-09-03 | 15-DL | 19 | 17 | Right | Shoulder | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 1983-04-05 | 1983-06-30 | 60-DL | 86 | 73 | Right | Shoulder | Recovery From Surgery | Rotator Cuff | 1982-04-27 | - |
| 1982-04-18 | 1982-10-03 | 60-DL | 168 | 150 | Right | Shoulder | Surgery | Rotator Cuff | 1982-04-27 | - |
| 1978-07-10 | 1978-07-28 | 15-DL | 18 | 16 | Left | Ankle | Sprain | - | - |
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| Title | Author | Date | |
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| Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three Years | Chad Finn | 2013-04-17 | |
| Western Front: A Haphazard History of Halos at the Hot Corner | Geoff Young | 2012-01-17 | |
| The BP Broadside: The Best First Baseman in Angels History | Steven Goldman | 2011-12-09 | |
| Wezen-Ball: Player Rankings for Type A/B Calculations, 1982-1984 | Larry Granillo | 2011-11-02 | |
| You Could Look It Up: The Ballad of the Old Shortstops | Steven Goldman | 2009-03-31 | |
 | Prospectus Q&A: Mike Bordick | David Laurila | 2008-12-21 |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: The Life and Times of Buzzie Bavasi, Part Two | Jay Jaffe | 2008-05-14 |
| Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR, the Sequel | Dan Fox | 2008-04-03 |
| Schrodinger's Bat: My First Full Season | Dan Fox | 2007-11-01 |
| Schrodinger's Bat: Stretching It Out | Dan Fox | 2007-04-26 |
| The Impossible Dream: How the 1967 Red Sox Won the Pennant | Mark Armour | 2003-03-17 |
BP Chats
| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2009-04-10 16:30:00 | Hey CK! Just counting down hours until my flight up to Oakland for Opening Night. So far this season, A's hitters seem to really be focusing on going up the middle and to the opposite field. Is this early-season noise, or a product of new hitting coach Jim Skaalen? (ashitaka from long beach, ca) | Hope you have a great time at the ballpark; I know it's not really the same thing now that the Coliseum's been mauled beyond recognition, but I sort of feel about the A's home park the way some Mets fans feel about Shea--sure, it's a pit, but it's *our* pit.
I don't think we can put this on Skaalen just yet; this isn't quite like Rick Burleson jumping on Mark McGwire to hit singles to right, and getting the single worst season of Mac's career for his troubles. It's important to keep in mind the talent that's on this year's roster, never mind that we don't have Emil Brown to kick around any more. Adding hitters like Orlando Cabrera and Nomar Garciaparra gives you a lineup with people who put the ball in play a lot more often than those of us who still treasure the memories of watching Olmedo Saenz or Matt Stairs or Ben Grieve (at his best) taking their cuts. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-05-09 14:00:00 | Christina, thanks for the chats, love your work.
Have Jeter's 20-20 (and even maybe, *shudder*, 15-15) seasons gone the way of the Hapsburgs? Small sample size aside, I like that he's not striking out as much but his singles-hitter/GIDP act is really starting to wear on me! (Jake from Augusta) | Thanks Jake... 20-20, yes, but let's not get too down on the man. He may be hitting like Rick Burleson, but I don't think we need to confuse the Captain with the Rooster just yet. (Christina Kahrl) |
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