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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
8 1946 .265 .312 .423 .247 1.3
Birth Date1-17-1971
Height6' 1"
Weight220 lbs
BatsL
ThrowsR

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
1996 ATL 25 33 28 27 3 6 2 1 1 13 1 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 .222 .250 .481 .231 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1
1996 CHN 25 46 123 115 18 39 7 0 2 52 8 18 0 0 0 19 3 2 .339 .382 .452 .267 8.7 0.0 0.8
1997 CHN 26 72 207 196 15 51 10 0 2 67 9 35 0 2 0 28 1 0 .260 .290 .342 .216 -5.8 0.1 -0.6
1998 CHN 27 95 270 255 26 65 7 1 9 101 13 53 0 1 1 33 2 2 .255 .290 .396 .242 2.3 -0.5 0.2
1999 CHN 28 100 279 249 26 58 9 1 9 96 28 67 0 1 1 27 1 1 .233 .309 .386 .236 1.7 -6.3 -0.4
1999 CLE 28 13 30 27 2 4 1 0 1 8 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 .148 .233 .296 .186 -1.3 0.4 -0.1
2000 MIL 29 101 305 284 30 71 15 0 18 140 17 72 0 0 4 43 2 1 .250 .292 .493 .243 -1.0 1.1 0.0
2001 MIL 30 75 256 235 36 68 7 0 12 111 18 62 1 0 2 38 0 0 .289 .343 .472 .274 12.9 -5.4 0.7
2002 LAN 31 35 67 65 9 13 5 1 0 20 2 21 0 0 0 7 0 0 .200 .224 .308 .160 -6.0 -0.4 -0.7
2002 MIL 31 76 278 255 25 77 15 2 7 117 14 41 4 1 4 33 1 0 .302 .347 .459 .283 16.0 -5.6 1.1
2003 PHI 32 54 103 97 7 27 6 0 2 39 6 19 0 0 0 14 0 0 .278 .320 .402 .255 3.0 -0.5 0.2
Career70019461805197479846637641194085512253106.265.312.423.24730.0-17.31.3

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
1989 IDA Rk 50 202 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .298 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 SUM A 117 502 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .242 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 MCN A 107 395 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .266 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 DUR A+ 117 431 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 GRN AA 84 284 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .324 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 RIC AAA 13 37 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .148 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 RIC AAA 97 333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .273 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 RIC AAA 103 374 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .279 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 ATL MLB 33 28 .231 .262 .319 .401 .000 .294 100 -0.9 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1
1996 CHN MLB 46 123 .267 .254 .317 .394 .000 .389 106 1.1 3.8 1.7 0.0 2.0 8.7 0.8 8.7 0.8
1997 CHN MLB 72 207 .216 .260 .322 .405 .000 .304 103 -10 5.5 2.8 0.1 -0.8 -5.8 -0.6 -5.8 -0.6
1997 ROK A 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 IOW AAA 0 23 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .238 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CHN MLB 95 270 .242 .261 .323 .411 .000 .289 100 -5.4 7.0 3.5 -0.5 -0.4 2.3 0.2 2.3 0.2
1999 CHN MLB 100 279 .236 .269 .333 .428 .000 .282 101 -8 7.6 1.8 -6.3 -0.9 1.7 -0.4 1.7 -0.4
1999 CLE MLB 13 30 .186 .248 .318 .396 .000 .200 107 -2.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 -1.3 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1
2000 MIL MLB 101 305 .243 .266 .331 .433 .000 .273 98 -6 8.4 -0.6 1.1 -2.6 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0
2001 MIL MLB 75 256 .274 .259 .319 .415 .000 .348 99 4 6.9 0.8 -5.4 0.6 12.9 0.7 12.9 0.7
2001 BLT A 1 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 LAN MLB 35 67 .160 .256 .315 .396 .000 .295 95 -7.2 1.7 -0.7 -0.4 0.2 -6.0 -0.7 -6.0 -0.7
2002 MIL MLB 76 278 .283 .256 .318 .407 .000 .337 99 6.9 7.1 1.1 -5.6 -0.2 16.0 1.1 16.0 1.1
2003 PHI MLB 54 103 .255 .257 .319 .405 .000 .329 97 -0.6 2.7 0.2 -0.5 0.5 3.0 0.2 3.0 0.2
2003 SWB AAA 6 24 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .182 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB1946.247.261.323.414.252.311100-28.752.410.7-17.3-1.830.01.330.01.3

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
1989 IDA Rk 202 30 43 11 0 4 24 25 41 4 0 .244 .342 .375 .131 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 SUM A 502 58 93 14 3 13 56 49 101 6 2 .210 .291 .344 .133 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 MCN A 395 41 81 16 3 8 47 39 70 10 2 .231 .309 .362 .131 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 DUR A+ 431 39 91 17 1 7 38 20 89 5 6 .226 .263 .326 .100 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 GRN AA 284 27 73 14 1 5 33 13 50 5 3 .279 .314 .397 .118 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 RIC AAA 37 4 5 1 1 1 3 1 8 0 0 .139 .162 .306 .167 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 RIC AAA 333 33 76 15 2 4 33 16 44 3 3 .244 .280 .343 .099 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 RIC AAA 374 41 89 10 3 12 42 18 62 3 5 .255 .298 .404 .149 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 ATL MLB 28 3 6 2 1 1 8 1 9 0 0 .222 .250 .481 .259 .231 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1
1996 CHN MLB 123 18 39 7 0 2 19 8 18 3 2 .339 .382 .452 .113 .267 8.7 0.0 0.8
1997 ROK A 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 .167 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 IOW AAA 23 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 .217 .217 .304 .087 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 CHN MLB 207 15 51 10 0 2 28 9 35 1 0 .260 .290 .342 .082 .216 -5.8 0.1 -0.6
1998 CHN MLB 270 26 65 7 1 9 33 13 53 2 2 .255 .290 .396 .141 .242 2.3 -0.5 0.2
1999 CHN MLB 279 26 58 9 1 9 27 28 67 1 1 .233 .309 .386 .153 .236 1.7 -6.3 -0.4
1999 CLE MLB 30 2 4 1 0 1 3 3 11 0 0 .148 .233 .296 .148 .186 -1.3 0.4 -0.1
2000 MIL MLB 305 30 71 15 0 18 43 17 72 2 1 .250 .292 .493 .243 .243 -1.0 1.1 0.0
2001 BLT A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 MIL MLB 256 36 68 7 0 12 38 18 62 0 0 .289 .343 .472 .183 .274 12.9 -5.4 0.7
2002 LAN MLB 67 9 13 5 1 0 7 2 21 0 0 .200 .224 .308 .108 .160 -6.0 -0.4 -0.7
2002 MIL MLB 278 25 77 15 2 7 33 14 41 1 0 .302 .347 .459 .157 .283 16.0 -5.6 1.1
2003 SWB AAA 24 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .174 .208 .304 .130 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 PHI MLB 103 7 27 6 0 2 14 6 19 0 0 .278 .320 .402 .124 .255 3.0 -0.5 0.2

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2003-05-14 2003-07-12 15-DL 59 51 Left Fingers Fracture Middle Finger -
2001-09-04 2001-10-08 DTD 34 25 Right Foot Stress Fracture -
2001-07-14 2001-09-01 60-DL 49 45 Right Foot Stress Fracture - -
2000-05-15 2000-06-02 15-DL 18 15 Right Lower Leg Contusion - -
1998-05-26 1998-06-24 15-DL 29 26 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1997-06-11 1997-07-12 15-DL 31 26 - Abdomen Surgery Appendix 1997-06-14 -
1997-05-03 1997-05-19 15-DL 16 14 Right Hand Fracture - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 PHI $1,000,000
2002 MIL, LAN $1,625,000
2001 MIL $1,375,000
2000 MIL $835,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$4,835,000
4 yrTotal$4,835,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y

Details
  • signed as a free agent from PHI 2/04 (minor-league contract)
  • designated for assignment 8/03 signed as a free agent from MIL 1/03, 1 year/$1M (03)
  • 2 year/$3M (01-02) $0.15M signing bonus
  • 01:$1.3M, 02:$1.55M
  • bonuses $0.625M/year

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Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia PhilliesBaseball Prospectus2003-10-10
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Transaction Analysis: The EastsChristina Kahrl2003-01-25
Transaction Analysis: September 28-November 10, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-11-15
Prospectus Feature: Touring the Minors: Organizational Overview: Los Angeles DodgersKeith Scherer2002-08-23
Transaction Analysis: July 29, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-07-31
Transaction Analysis: July 28, 2002Christina Kahrl2002-07-30
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