Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
18	8525	.265	.343	.416	.264	37.2

Standard

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	CLE	20	5	16	14	3	5	2	0	1	10	2	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	.357	.438	.714	.370	1.6	0.2	0.2
1987	CLE	21	38	137	125	14	27	9	1	2	44	8	31	1	0	3	13	2	0	.216	.269	.352	.238	2.3	-3.0	-0.1
1988	CLE	22	73	236	211	23	46	5	1	2	59	21	53	1	2	1	21	4	2	.218	.289	.280	.228	0.2	-8.6	-0.9
1989	PIT	23	78	303	271	33	70	13	3	2	95	19	47	1	2	10	27	5	3	.258	.307	.351	.237	7.9	-4.4	0.4
1990	PIT	24	159	696	583	93	148	28	7	7	211	65	109	3	6	39	52	10	6	.254	.329	.362	.261	30.6	-4.3	2.8
1991	PIT	25	157	697	608	96	164	32	8	16	260	52	99	4	3	30	67	10	6	.270	.330	.428	.273	35.8	5.4	4.4
1992	PIT	26	159	712	632	87	167	36	6	9	242	55	103	4	2	19	55	7	5	.264	.326	.383	.265	35.2	10.0	5.0
1993	PIT	27	154	701	604	102	187	32	9	9	264	77	122	6	1	13	51	16	10	.310	.392	.437	.282	46.3	15.3	6.2
1994	PIT	28	110	487	424	68	117	35	4	9	187	49	82	3	3	8	45	2	0	.276	.353	.441	.267	26.2	13.9	3.9
1995	PIT	29	138	593	530	79	139	28	4	13	214	55	110	4	1	3	55	2	5	.262	.336	.404	.249	19.2	2.2	2.1
1996	PIT	30	151	598	527	65	132	29	3	13	206	54	108	5	6	6	71	6	4	.250	.323	.391	.242	12.1	0.9	1.2
1997	KCA	31	153	660	573	89	167	28	3	21	264	71	101	4	9	3	92	10	6	.291	.368	.461	.282	42.1	6.0	4.7
1998	ARI	32	155	645	549	79	138	29	5	20	237	81	129	7	3	5	67	3	5	.251	.353	.432	.274	31.0	2.3	3.3
1999	ARI	33	151	688	589	132	170	32	6	38	328	82	132	4	9	4	112	7	4	.289	.374	.557	.298	53.8	-14.9	3.7
2000	ARI	34	149	649	565	87	151	30	6	18	247	70	88	3	5	6	68	7	3	.267	.348	.437	.257	14.9	-4.7	0.9
2001	ARI	35	129	509	428	59	106	24	1	13	171	65	79	4	4	8	46	0	1	.248	.349	.400	.258	7.0	-7.0	0.0
2002	ARI	36	32	56	49	3	8	1	0	2	15	5	9	1	1	0	11	0	0	.163	.250	.306	.216	-1.8	-0.1	-0.2
2003	NYN	37	72	142	116	11	21	1	0	0	22	22	38	2	1	1	3	0	0	.181	.319	.190	.204	-1.9	-1.7	-0.4
Career			2063	8525	7398	1123	1963	394	67	195	3076	853	1443	57	58	159	860	91	60	.265	.343	.416	.264	362.6	7.3	37.2

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
1984	ELZ	Rk	66	290	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.254			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	VIS	A+	106	432	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.326			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	WBY	AA	29	124	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.337			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	CLE	MLB	5	16	.370	.261	.326	.439	.000	.400	112	1.8	0.4	-0.2	0.2	-0.0	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.2
1986	WBY	AA	138	593	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.307			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	CLE	MLB	38	137	.238	.257	.321	.413	.000	.272	100	-3.3	4.0	1.9	-3.0	0.8	2.3	-0.1	2.3	-0.1
1987	BUF	AAA	110	440	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.292			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	CLE	MLB	73	236	.228	.255	.320	.386	.000	.278	97	-7.2	6.2	2.8	-8.6	-0.8	0.2	-0.9	0.2	-0.9
1988	CSP	AAA	49	209	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.293			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	PIT	MLB	78	303	.237	.243	.303	.364	.000	.304	99	-6.6	7.9	3.6	-4.4	4.1	7.9	0.4	7.9	0.4
1989	BUF	AAA	86	344	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.318			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	PIT	MLB	159	696	.261	.255	.313	.379	.000	.298	98	0.8	18.7	8.6	-4.3	3.5	30.6	2.8	30.6	2.8
1991	PIT	MLB	157	697	.273	.248	.309	.367	.000	.298	99	9.3	18.9	8.7	5.4	1.3	35.8	4.4	35.8	4.4
1992	PIT	MLB	159	712	.265	.246	.302	.357	.000	.303	97	3.3	18.5	8.5	10.0	4.4	35.2	5.0	35.2	5.0
1993	PIT	MLB	154	701	.282	.261	.318	.392	.000	.376	100	16.5	20.1	9.3	15.3	1.4	46.3	6.2	46.3	6.2
1994	PIT	MLB	110	487	.267	.260	.318	.398	.000	.321	100	4	14.8	6.8	13.9	-0.7	26.2	3.9	26.2	3.9
1995	PIT	MLB	138	593	.249	.260	.320	.401	.000	.309	102	-7.3	17.8	8	2.2	2.9	19.2	2.1	19.2	2.1
1996	PIT	MLB	151	598	.242	.259	.320	.400	.000	.289	102	-12.2	18.5	8.5	0.9	1.3	12.1	1.2	12.1	1.2
1997	KCA	MLB	153	660	.282	.266	.330	.419	.000	.317	98	16.2	18.2	8.8	6.0	-0.5	42.1	4.7	42.1	4.7
1998	ARI	MLB	155	645	.274	.262	.325	.409	.000	.293	97	10.3	16.7	7.8	2.3	-1.6	31.0	3.3	31.0	3.3
1999	ARI	MLB	151	688	.298	.271	.337	.434	.000	.308	101	30.3	18.7	-1.2	-14.9	5.4	53.8	3.7	53.8	3.7
2000	ARI	MLB	149	649	.257	.268	.336	.433	.000	.287	98	-2.1	17.9	-1	-4.7	0.5	14.9	0.9	14.9	0.9
2001	ARI	MLB	129	509	.258	.266	.328	.431	.000	.274	101	-1.2	13.7	-0.1	-7.0	-4.9	7.0	0.0	7.0	0.0
2002	ARI	MLB	32	56	.216	.247	.312	.390	.000	.154	103	-2.6	1.4	-0.1	-0.1	-0.5	-1.8	-0.2	-1.8	-0.2
2002	LNC	A+	7	24	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.231			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	TUC	AAA	7	26	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.238			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	NYN	MLB	72	142	.204	.255	.315	.403	.000	.266	97	-8.7	3.7	0.1	-1.7	1.3	-1.9	-0.4	-1.9	-0.4
Career		MLB		8525	.264	.259	.320	.399	.254	.304	99	41.3	236.1	80.8	7.3	17.8	362.6	37.2	362.6	37.2

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
1984	ELZ	Rk	290	43	54	12	1	6	30	42	50	4	2	.220	.337	.351	.131	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	VIS	A+	432	56	106	16	6	9	59	41	73	10	6	.282	.355	.428	.146	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	WBY	AA	124	13	34	11	2	1	14	9	16	3	3	.298	.347	.456	.158	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	CLE	MLB	16	3	5	2	0	1	4	2	3	0	0	.357	.438	.714	.357	.370	1.6	0.2	0.2
1986	WBY	AA	593	86	137	28	4	7	74	87	65	11	9	.277	.385	.393	.115	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	CLE	MLB	137	14	27	9	1	2	13	8	31	2	0	.216	.269	.352	.136	.238	2.3	-3.0	-0.1
1987	BUF	AAA	440	71	94	15	4	17	60	70	84	6	5	.260	.380	.464	.204	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	CLE	MLB	236	23	46	5	1	2	21	21	53	4	2	.218	.289	.280	.062	.228	0.2	-8.6	-0.9
1988	CSP	AAA	209	35	50	12	2	7	24	26	27	3	1	.276	.370	.481	.204	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	PIT	MLB	303	33	70	13	3	2	27	19	47	5	3	.258	.307	.351	.092	.237	7.9	-4.4	0.4
1989	BUF	AAA	344	49	85	15	3	10	54	38	55	12	5	.285	.368	.456	.171	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	PIT	MLB	696	93	148	28	7	7	52	65	109	10	6	.254	.329	.362	.108	.261	30.6	-4.3	2.8
1991	PIT	MLB	697	96	164	32	8	16	67	52	99	10	6	.270	.330	.428	.158	.273	35.8	5.4	4.4
1992	PIT	MLB	712	87	167	36	6	9	55	55	103	7	5	.264	.326	.383	.119	.265	35.2	10.0	5.0
1993	PIT	MLB	701	102	187	32	9	9	51	77	122	16	10	.310	.392	.437	.127	.282	46.3	15.3	6.2
1994	PIT	MLB	487	68	117	35	4	9	45	49	82	2	0	.276	.353	.441	.165	.267	26.2	13.9	3.9
1995	PIT	MLB	593	79	139	28	4	13	55	55	110	2	5	.262	.336	.404	.142	.249	19.2	2.2	2.1
1996	PIT	MLB	598	65	132	29	3	13	71	54	108	6	4	.250	.323	.391	.140	.242	12.1	0.9	1.2
1997	KCA	MLB	660	89	167	28	3	21	92	71	101	10	6	.291	.368	.461	.169	.282	42.1	6.0	4.7
1998	ARI	MLB	645	79	138	29	5	20	67	81	129	3	5	.251	.353	.432	.180	.274	31.0	2.3	3.3
1999	ARI	MLB	688	132	170	32	6	38	112	82	132	7	4	.289	.374	.557	.268	.298	53.8	-14.9	3.7
2000	ARI	MLB	649	87	151	30	6	18	68	70	88	7	3	.267	.348	.437	.170	.257	14.9	-4.7	0.9
2001	ARI	MLB	509	59	106	24	1	13	46	65	79	0	1	.248	.349	.400	.152	.258	7.0	-7.0	0.0
2002	ARI	MLB	56	3	8	1	0	2	11	5	9	0	0	.163	.250	.306	.143	.216	-1.8	-0.1	-0.2
2002	LNC	A+	24	4	4	1	0	1	7	4	6	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.200	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	TUC	AAA	26	4	5	3	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	.227	.346	.364	.136	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	NYN	MLB	142	11	21	1	0	0	3	22	38	0	0	.181	.319	.190	.009	.204	-1.9	-1.7	-0.4

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2003-05-22	2003-06-06	15-DL	15	12	Right	Groin	Strain		-
2002-03-31	2002-07-19	60-DL	110	95	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2003	NYN	$550,000
2002	ARI	$8,000,000
2001	ARI	$8,050,000
2000	ARI	$7,040,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$23,640,000
4 yr	Total	$23,640,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

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The Week In Quotes: May 6-12	Pete Barrett	2013-05-13
The Week In Quotes: May 6-12	Andrew Koo	2013-05-13
The Week In Quotes: May 6-12	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-05-13
Wezen-Ball: Jackie Robinson Talks Sacrifices in "Boys' Life"	Larry Granillo	2013-04-15
BP Unfiltered: Grapefruit League Journal: Toronto Blue Jays	Mike Ferrin	2013-03-02
Transaction Analysis: All Up Hill From Here?	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-11
Western Front: Zeroes and Ones	Geoff Young	2013-01-15
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream Crushing	Kevin Goldstein	2012-06-04
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Bates' Dugout Motel: Valentine Speaks!	Michael Bates	2012-03-01
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beware of Falling Payrolls	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-06
The BP Broadside: Who Cares if the Tigers Got Fat?	Steven Goldman	2012-01-27
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-01-19
Pebble Hunting: Can I Interest You in a Juan Gonzalez Hall of Fame Brochure?	Sam Miller	2011-11-22
Prospectus Q&A: Bob Kipper	David Laurila	2011-01-04
World Series Prospectus: Fall Classic Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2010-10-27
Manufactured Runs: Talkin' 'bout the Situation	Colin Wyers	2010-08-11
Between The Numbers: Dead Men Walking	Ben Lindbergh	2010-06-07
You Can Blog It Up: DPOTD Thurman Munson: An Alternative History of the 1986 World Series	Steven Goldman	2010-05-15
You Can Blog It Up: The Shortstop Song	Steven Goldman	2010-05-03
Checking the Numbers: A League Average Article	Eric Seidman	2010-04-30
Problem Positions: The Never-ending Churn	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-14
Prospectus Hit and Run: Nomar and the Trinity	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-12
Transaction Action: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2009-06-24
Prospectus Idol Entry: Breakouts, Breakdowns, or Just Outliers?	Brian Cartwright	2009-05-31
Team Health Reports: Colorado Rockies	Will Carroll	2009-02-24
You Could Look It Up: Fun With PECOTA Comparables III	Steven Goldman	2009-02-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Infielders	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-11
On the Beat: One Man's Hall of Fame Vote	John Perrotto	2008-12-03
Schrodinger's Bat: Taking Advantage	Dan Fox	2007-09-20
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: A Peek Inside	Baseball Prospectus	2007-09-11
Schrodinger's Bat: In the Arms of an Angel	Dan Fox	2007-04-05
The Class of 2007: The Hitters, Part Two	Jay Jaffe	2007-01-08
The Week In Quotes: October 30-November 6	Alex Carnevale	2006-11-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-10
You Could Look It Up: Upton Further Review	Steven Goldman	2006-03-13
Transaction Analysis: February 27-March 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-03
Doctoring The Numbers: The Draft, Part Seven	Rany Jazayerli	2005-09-13
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects - Shortstops and Third Basemen	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-09-23
Lies, Damned Lies: Top 50 Prospects Report	Nate Silver	2004-09-16
Breaking Balls: Strength Up The Middle	Derek Zumsteg	2004-04-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-26
You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part V: Baseball Prospectus, Circa '84	Steven Goldman	2004-02-23
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part II	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-10
"This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, Part IV	Steven Goldman	2003-09-02
"This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, a History	Steven Goldman	2003-08-14
6-4-3: Overhang	Gary Huckabay	2003-06-20
Transaction Analysis: June 10-15	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-19
Transaction Analysis: June 6-9	Christina Kahrl	2003-06-13
Transaction Analysis: May 22-27, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-05-28
Under The Knife: Depth	Will Carroll	2003-05-23
Transaction Analysis: March 25-April 6, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-04-09
Prospectus Today: Leaving Scouting to the Experts	Joe Sheehan	2003-03-10
Team Health Reports: Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Will Carroll	2003-02-28
Team Health Reports: New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-02-28
Transaction Analysis: February 10-18, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-21
Transaction Analysis: January 24-February 9, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-13
Prospectus Feature: The 1987 Free Agent Market	Nate Silver	2003-01-14
Transaction Analysis: August 19-21, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-23
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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-29 13:30:00	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
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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