Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
16	9290	.303	.383	.442	.288	47.4

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
1988	CHN	24	134	550	486	65	144	23	4	7	196	60	43	0	4	0	57	3	3	.296	.371	.403	.283	20.0	-8.7	1.2
1989	CHN	25	142	596	510	74	160	28	3	13	233	80	42	0	3	3	79	14	7	.314	.405	.457	.310	43.2	11.9	6.0
1990	CHN	26	157	662	589	72	182	32	1	9	243	59	54	5	8	1	82	15	6	.309	.372	.413	.284	21.0	13.8	3.7
1991	CHN	27	160	703	619	87	169	28	5	8	231	70	53	3	7	4	58	3	4	.273	.346	.373	.264	20.1	20.5	4.3
1992	CHN	28	158	689	603	72	185	37	5	9	259	72	36	4	8	2	79	6	1	.307	.380	.430	.296	31.5	6.5	4.2
1993	CHN	29	155	676	594	86	193	39	4	14	282	71	32	1	9	1	98	8	4	.325	.393	.475	.298	33.2	-0.4	3.3
1994	CHN	30	106	454	403	55	120	23	3	6	167	48	41	0	3	0	44	0	1	.298	.370	.414	.275	14.8	2.8	1.7
1995	CHN	31	143	627	552	97	180	51	3	16	285	65	46	2	7	1	92	6	2	.326	.395	.516	.306	39.8	-0.2	3.9
1996	CHN	32	142	616	547	88	181	39	1	9	249	62	41	1	6	0	75	2	3	.331	.396	.455	.287	24.9	6.2	2.9
1997	CHN	33	151	654	555	87	177	32	5	13	258	88	45	2	8	1	78	2	4	.319	.409	.465	.295	24.6	15.7	4.0
1998	CHN	34	158	698	595	92	184	39	3	17	280	93	56	3	7	0	89	4	7	.309	.401	.471	.294	32.5	5.1	3.7
1999	CHN	35	161	688	593	107	183	44	5	16	285	83	44	2	10	0	91	3	4	.309	.390	.481	.294	30.3	8.2	3.6
2000	CHN	36	143	621	510	75	143	41	1	11	219	95	28	6	8	2	82	1	2	.280	.394	.429	.284	24.4	4.3	2.7
2001	ARI	37	145	553	476	66	142	31	2	15	222	67	36	4	5	1	78	1	0	.298	.386	.466	.292	24.6	1.0	2.5
2002	ARI	38	124	348	298	43	75	19	0	7	115	46	30	1	3	0	48	2	0	.252	.351	.386	.267	2.9	1.2	0.4
2003	ARI	39	66	155	135	13	27	5	0	3	41	16	15	0	3	1	16	0	0	.200	.279	.304	.202	-7.7	-0.3	-0.8
Career			2245	9290	8065	1179	2445	511	45	173	3565	1075	642	34	99	17	1146	70	48	.303	.383	.442	.288	380.0	87.7	47.4

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
1986	PEO	A	126	537	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	PTS	AA	123	513	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.323			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	CHN	MLB	134	550	.283	.245	.301	.358	.000	.311	103	12.3	14.4	-9.1	-8.7	1.3	20.0	1.2	20.0	1.2
1988	IOW	AAA	21	83	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.270			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	CHN	MLB	142	596	.310	.245	.304	.365	.000	.321	107	29	15.6	-9.9	11.9	1.4	43.2	6.0	43.2	6.0
1990	CHN	MLB	157	662	.284	.253	.311	.377	.000	.324	108	15.8	17.8	-11.3	13.8	-0.1	21.0	3.7	21.0	3.7
1991	CHN	MLB	160	703	.264	.247	.307	.366	.000	.285	105	2.8	19.0	-12.1	20.5	4.0	20.1	4.3	20.1	4.3
1992	CHN	MLB	158	689	.296	.251	.306	.366	.000	.311	101	23.7	17.9	-11.4	6.5	-2.3	31.5	4.2	31.5	4.2
1993	CHN	MLB	155	676	.298	.262	.318	.392	.000	.321	101	27.9	19.4	-12.4	-0.4	-2.4	33.2	3.3	33.2	3.3
1994	CHN	MLB	106	454	.275	.267	.326	.411	.000	.318	97	7.7	13.8	-8.7	2.8	-0.2	14.8	1.7	14.8	1.7
1995	CHN	MLB	143	627	.306	.261	.320	.400	.000	.330	103	31.9	18.8	-12	-0.2	-0.8	39.8	3.9	39.8	3.9
1996	CHN	MLB	142	616	.287	.261	.321	.401	.000	.342	102	19.3	19.0	-12.2	6.2	-0.7	24.9	2.9	24.9	2.9
1997	CHN	MLB	151	654	.295	.260	.323	.405	.000	.325	102	25.1	17.4	-12.3	15.7	-3.5	24.6	4.0	24.6	4.0
1998	CHN	MLB	158	698	.294	.264	.326	.414	.000	.316	100	26.4	18.1	-13.2	5.1	-4.0	32.5	3.7	32.5	3.7
1999	CHN	MLB	161	688	.294	.268	.334	.428	.000	.308	100	27.2	18.7	-13.8	8.2	0.4	30.3	3.6	30.3	3.6
2000	CHN	MLB	143	621	.284	.266	.331	.430	.000	.276	98	17.9	17.1	-12.5	4.3	-0.6	24.4	2.7	24.4	2.7
2001	ARI	MLB	145	553	.292	.263	.326	.425	.000	.295	101	19.4	14.9	-10.4	1.0	-0.5	24.6	2.5	24.6	2.5
2002	ARI	MLB	124	348	.267	.260	.323	.412	.000	.258	105	2.7	8.9	-5.8	1.2	-1.7	3.7	0.5	2.9	0.4
2003	ARI	MLB	66	155	.202	.264	.324	.412	.000	.200	104	-9.7	4.1	-2.4	-0.3	0.0	-7.7	-0.8	-7.7	-0.8
Career		MLB		9290	.288	.258	.318	.396	.253	.309	102	279.4	254.9	-169.5	87.7	-9.9	380.8	47.5	380.0	47.4

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
1986	PEO	A	537	81	159	30	4	15	95	60	28	6	5	.342	.420	.520	.178	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	PTS	AA	513	81	151	29	8	17	101	48	24	5	5	.333	.397	.545	.212	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	CHN	MLB	550	65	144	23	4	7	57	60	43	3	3	.296	.371	.403	.107	.283	20.0	-8.7	1.2
1988	IOW	AAA	83	11	17	4	0	0	14	13	4	1	0	.254	.375	.313	.060	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	CHN	MLB	596	74	160	28	3	13	79	80	42	14	7	.314	.405	.457	.143	.310	43.2	11.9	6.0
1990	CHN	MLB	662	72	182	32	1	9	82	59	54	15	6	.309	.372	.413	.104	.284	21.0	13.8	3.7
1991	CHN	MLB	703	87	169	28	5	8	58	70	53	3	4	.273	.346	.373	.100	.264	20.1	20.5	4.3
1992	CHN	MLB	689	72	185	37	5	9	79	72	36	6	1	.307	.380	.430	.123	.296	31.5	6.5	4.2
1993	CHN	MLB	676	86	193	39	4	14	98	71	32	8	4	.325	.393	.475	.150	.298	33.2	-0.4	3.3
1994	CHN	MLB	454	55	120	23	3	6	44	48	41	0	1	.298	.370	.414	.117	.275	14.8	2.8	1.7
1995	CHN	MLB	627	97	180	51	3	16	92	65	46	6	2	.326	.395	.516	.190	.306	39.8	-0.2	3.9
1996	CHN	MLB	616	88	181	39	1	9	75	62	41	2	3	.331	.396	.455	.124	.287	24.9	6.2	2.9
1997	CHN	MLB	654	87	177	32	5	13	78	88	45	2	4	.319	.409	.465	.146	.295	24.6	15.7	4.0
1998	CHN	MLB	698	92	184	39	3	17	89	93	56	4	7	.309	.401	.471	.161	.294	32.5	5.1	3.7
1999	CHN	MLB	688	107	183	44	5	16	91	83	44	3	4	.309	.390	.481	.172	.294	30.3	8.2	3.6
2000	CHN	MLB	621	75	143	41	1	11	82	95	28	1	2	.280	.394	.429	.149	.284	24.4	4.3	2.7
2001	ARI	MLB	553	66	142	31	2	15	78	67	36	1	0	.298	.386	.466	.168	.292	24.6	1.0	2.5
2002	ARI	MLB	348	43	75	19	0	7	48	46	30	2	0	.252	.351	.386	.134	.267	2.9	1.2	0.4
2003	ARI	MLB	155	13	27	5	0	3	16	16	15	0	0	.200	.279	.304	.104	.202	-7.7	-0.3	-0.8

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2003-08-06	2003-09-01	15-DL	26	24	Right	Elbow	Hyperextension		-
2000-05-11	2000-05-31	15-DL	20	17	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
1997-04-03	1997-04-19	15-DL	16	10	-	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2003	ARI	$1,750,000
2002	ARI	$3,000,000
2001	ARI	$3,000,000
2000	CHN	$5,300,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$13,050,000
4 yr	Total	$13,050,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 154 d	Barry Axlerod	1 yr/$1.75M (03)+$ M 04 cl opt

Details
retired 9/03 re-signed 12/02 had handshake deal to return @ reduced salary in 03 with mut option torn up agreed to defer half of $6M owed him over 2-year deal 2 year/$6M (01-02)+$3M mut 03 opt

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Title	Author	Date
Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three Years	Chad Finn	2013-04-17
Western Front: When Loney was Better than Gonzalez, and Kotchman was Better than Both	Geoff Young	2012-08-28
The Lineup Card: Nine Memorable Late-Season Call-Ups	Baseball Prospectus	2012-08-22
Pebble Hunting: How Pitchers React to Home Runs	Sam Miller	2012-07-11
The Lineup Card: 11 Surprising Early-Season Stats	Baseball Prospectus	2012-05-16
Western Front: Better Than Doug Mientkiewicz	Geoff Young	2012-03-13
Bates' Dugout Motel: Valentine Speaks!	Michael Bates	2012-03-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2012: The First Basemen	Jay Jaffe	2011-12-28
Future Shock: Twins Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-03
The BP Wayback Machine: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-10-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 13	Larry Granillo	2011-09-14
The Lineup Card: Cult Favorites: 18 Non-Star Ballplayers Who Should be Better Remembered	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-13
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders	Steven Goldman	2011-05-23
Wezen-Ball: Your Handy Dandy Mascot Guide	Larry Granillo	2011-05-10
The BP Broadside: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-02-16
Prospectus Q&A: Best of Q&A 2010	David Laurila	2010-12-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Class of 2011: Bagwell and Baggage	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-23
World Series Prospectus: Fall Classic Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2010-10-27
Playoff Prospectus: Home Sweet Dome No More	Brandon Warne	2010-10-06
Prospectus Perspective: Albert the Great	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-23
Changing Speeds: Dog Day Aftermath	Ken Funck	2010-09-02
Prospectus Q&A: Mark Grace	David Laurila	2010-07-02
Changing Speeds: The Designated Jester	Ken Funck	2010-05-05
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Michael R. Lewis	2010-03-30
Transaction Action: Weekend Mayhem Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-22
Camp Battles: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-18
Checking the Numbers: Whiffing the Pitcher, Part One	Eric Seidman	2009-08-28
Changing Speeds: Behind the Screen at Fox	Ken Funck	2009-08-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: How is the Air Up There?	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-13
You Could Look It Up: A Whiter Shade of Pale Hose	Steven Goldman	2009-08-04
Future Shock: Blue Jays Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-03-12
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2009-03-11
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
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-07
UTK Wrap: Big-Ticket Bang-ups	Will Carroll	2008-07-04
Under The Knife: Bring on the Future	Will Carroll	2008-07-03
Prospectus Today: Interleague Advantages?	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-16
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR	Dan Fox	2008-03-27
Team Health Reports: Toronto Blue Jays	Will Carroll	2008-03-13
Wait 'Til Next Year: The College All-Talent Pitching Staff	Bryan Smith	2008-01-29
Future Shock: Athletics Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-12-10
Future Shock: How the Red Sox Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-10
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Toolbox: A Secret Affair	Derek Jacques	2007-06-26
Future Shock: Draft Preview Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2007-06-06
Wait 'Til Next Year: Career Path Choices	Bryan Smith	2007-05-08
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Schrodinger's Bat: Turning the Page	Dan Fox	2007-02-22
Schrodinger's Bat: Age Before Beauty	Dan Fox	2007-02-15
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on First Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-06
Schrodinger's Bat: Quantifying the Comeback	Dan Fox	2006-06-01
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Red Sox	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-18
Transaction Analysis: April 11-13	Christina Kahrl	2006-04-14
Prospectus Notebook: Friday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-15
Fantasy Focus: Managing Volatility	Chris Liss	2005-06-24
Transaction Analysis: April 26- May 4, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-05-09
Team Health Reports: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2005-03-24
Prospectus Roundtable: Kendry Morales	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-24
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects - First Basemen and Second Basemen	Baseball Prospectus	2005-02-09
Assessing Productive Outs: Little Things Mean a Little	Anthony Passaretti	2004-11-23
Lies, Damned Lies: Top 50 Prospects Report	Nate Silver	2004-09-16
Prospectus Triple Play: Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2004-08-12
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-11
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-05-19
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-26
Team Health Reports: Milwaukee Brewers	Will Carroll	2004-02-18
Transaction Analysis: September 26-October 12	Christina Kahrl	2003-10-15
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-10
Transaction Analysis: August 25-September 21	Christina Kahrl	2003-09-25
Prospectus Today: Disappearing in the Desert	Joe Sheehan	2003-09-10
Transaction Analysis: August 5-7	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-08
Under The Knife: Coming Down the Stretch	Will Carroll	2003-08-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-07
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies	Baseball Prospectus	2003-05-01
Under The Knife: He's Baaack	Will Carroll	2003-04-21
Box Lunch: The Week in Box Scores, April 7-13	Keith Scherer	2003-04-15
PECOTA Preview: The National League	Nate Silver	2003-03-26
Transaction Analysis: January 24-February 9, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-13
Team Health Reports: Team Health Report: Oakland Athletics	Will Carroll	2003-02-11
Transaction Analysis: Transaction Analysis, The Wests	Christina Kahrl	2003-02-05
Internet Baseball Awards: Cy Young	Greg Spira	2002-10-23
Playoff Prospectus: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Gary Huckabay	2002-10-01
The Week In Quotes: September 2-8	Derek Zumsteg	2002-09-09
Transaction Analysis: June 25-July 14, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-07-19
The Daily Prospectus: The Daily Prospectus: TGIF	Joe Sheehan	2002-06-21
The Week In Quotes: June 3-9	Derek Zumsteg	2002-06-10
Transaction Analysis: June 6-8, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-06-10
Transaction Analysis: May 23-27, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-29
Transaction Analysis: May 16-19, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-22
Transaction Analysis: March 26-30, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-02
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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-10-07 13:00:00	Do you see Daric Barton ever becoming more than a poor man's Mark Grace? (Tom from Madison)	No. Barton has his uses as a hitter but he's not as good a consistent gap hitter as Grace became. (John Perrotto)
2009-08-19 14:00:00	Before this year, Mauer's numbers looked like Mark Grace's, but if he keeps up those numbers with his defense, he should make the HOF. Now that he's hitting for power, is he a good enough hitter to make the HOF as a firstbaseman? (Wendy from Madrid)	Wendy, you're going two different directions here and it's confusing. Mauer's hitting, which has always been good, has evolved into a superfantastic performance which is probably unsustainable (.371 EqA? Get out). His defense behind the dish has always been above average according to our numbers, but there are very real concerns with his prolonged presence at catcher and what it will mean to his physical condition. He's certainly on his way to building a reasonable Hall of Fame case, but he's got just five full seasons under his belt and isn't even 27 yet! We'll need to see a lot more before we understand where he'll fit in among the greats. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-06-18 13:00:00	I don't mind Mark Grace as a Sandoval comp. Gwynn & Puckett are too durned good yet; he's gotta earn thossens. Thoughts on Wandy moving forward this year? (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	Nomination for Grace. He's got a 3.74 FIP, and I love his peripherals. Always been a Wandy fan, so I would hold on to him. (Marc Normandin)
2009-01-07 13:00:00	Any tips for a fan who needs to quit smoking? I don't smoke more than 5-7 a day, but none is too many. Do any MLB players smoke? Would we even know? It's been a long time since Guy LaFleur would smoke on the bench between shifts. (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	Go to a hospital and watch someone suffering from the effects of lung (or any) cancer. I don't know of any players that smoke, but I'm sure there are. The last I remember is Mark Grace. (Will Carroll)
2008-01-28 13:00:00	Bryan, looking at your talent list for college juniors, I missed the section on Pitchers. Did I miss something or do you follow the Mark Grace premise that pitchers have no athletic talent. (USDFan from San Diego)	Don't worry, I'll be hitting on pitchers in my column tomorrow. It's a good year for pitching at the college level, with a lot of guys on the bubble between second half of the first round and third round. (Bryan Smith)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-13 17:00:00	NLCS Game Four	Gary - you just missed Mark Grace, sitting in Karros' spot. The answer? Yes, it can get worse. And likely will. Why do they insist on misusing Ken Rosenthal? (Will Carroll)

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