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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
12 5380 .257 .320 .396 .248 9.1
Birth Date9-14-1972
Height5' 11"
Weight185 lbs
BatsR
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
1995 CLE 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .001 -0.5 0.0 -0.0
1995 SLN 22 39 151 144 13 36 7 2 2 53 4 25 2 1 0 19 1 2 .250 .278 .368 .234 -1.5 -2.0 -0.3
1996 SLN 23 62 157 145 12 31 6 0 1 40 10 22 1 1 0 9 1 1 .214 .268 .276 .190 -11.3 4.4 -0.7
1997 SLN 24 66 155 142 9 30 7 2 1 44 10 28 0 1 2 12 1 0 .211 .261 .310 .218 0.0 -1.4 -0.1
1998 CLE 25 107 370 340 37 89 21 2 10 144 22 54 2 5 1 41 0 4 .262 .306 .424 .246 -2.3 3.7 0.1
1998 SEA 25 21 85 80 11 26 8 0 0 34 5 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 .325 .365 .425 .260 2.3 -0.3 0.2
1998 SLN 25 4 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .191 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1
1999 SEA 26 157 667 597 92 160 31 2 21 258 58 90 2 7 3 78 7 4 .268 .331 .432 .257 17.0 -2.6 1.4
2000 SEA 27 133 512 454 57 112 24 2 11 173 42 66 6 4 6 47 2 3 .247 .316 .381 .244 1.4 -5.0 -0.3
2001 SEA 28 135 510 470 62 122 28 0 15 195 28 59 3 4 5 64 2 1 .260 .303 .415 .251 5.5 15.1 2.0
2002 SFN 29 154 628 552 82 144 29 2 20 237 54 80 9 7 6 73 1 2 .261 .333 .429 .264 22.3 2.2 2.5
2003 PHI 30 85 348 297 32 58 14 0 4 84 41 40 4 6 0 37 0 0 .195 .296 .283 .223 -6.6 4.0 -0.3
2004 PHI 31 143 603 533 67 155 33 1 18 244 57 75 6 5 2 77 1 1 .291 .363 .458 .279 27.5 13.4 4.0
2005 PHI 32 150 617 557 53 138 31 1 10 201 47 69 5 4 4 61 0 1 .248 .310 .361 .229 -8.9 11.3 0.2
2006 MIL 33 53 201 180 21 46 10 2 4 72 18 30 1 2 0 29 2 1 .256 .323 .400 .246 -2.4 1.4 -0.1
2006 PHI 33 92 365 324 39 90 17 2 6 129 32 38 3 3 3 34 1 0 .278 .345 .398 .250 6.2 0.2 0.6
Career14035380482658712392671812319114286874450325891920.257.320.396.24848.444.19.1

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
1990 BNC Rk 12 46 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .189 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 CGA A 136 543 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .246 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 KIN A+ 123 528 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .282 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CAN AA 129 537 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .313 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CHR AAA 134 539 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 CLE MLB 2 2 .001 .284 .354 .424 .000 .000 99 -0.6 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0
1995 SLN MLB 39 151 .234 .256 .314 .393 .000 .288 101 -4.4 4.5 -0.2 -2.0 -2.0 -1.5 -0.3 -1.5 -0.3
1995 BUF AAA 70 284 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .290 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 LOU AAA 18 82 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .303 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 SLN MLB 62 157 .190 .265 .321 .407 .000 .244 99 -12.8 4.9 0.3 4.4 -2.1 -11.3 -0.7 -11.3 -0.7
1996 LOU AAA 42 143 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .198 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SLN MLB 66 155 .218 .264 .328 .417 .000 .254 97 -7.2 4.1 0.6 -1.4 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1997 ARK AA 0 34 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .207 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 LOU AAA 0 23 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .267 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CLE MLB 107 370 .246 .268 .329 .424 .000 .281 103 -5.6 10.1 -0.4 3.7 -4.6 -2.3 0.1 -2.3 0.1
1998 SEA MLB 21 85 .260 .272 .340 .430 .000 .361 100 0 2.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 2.3 0.2 2.3 0.2
1998 SLN MLB 4 9 .191 .281 .346 .444 .000 .333 99 -0.7 0.2 0 -0.2 -0.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1
1999 SEA MLB 157 667 .257 .273 .338 .437 .000 .282 99 -2.1 18.6 -1.1 -2.6 -0.7 17.0 1.4 17.0 1.4
2000 SEA MLB 133 512 .244 .273 .342 .439 .000 .265 90 -9.8 14.5 1.2 -5.0 -1.6 1.4 -0.3 1.4 -0.3
2001 SEA MLB 135 510 .251 .269 .330 .427 .000 .268 95 -5 14.0 2 15.1 -0.2 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0
2002 SFN MLB 154 628 .264 .256 .319 .409 .000 .270 97 3 16.0 2.2 2.2 1.0 22.3 2.5 22.3 2.5
2003 PHI MLB 85 348 .223 .257 .320 .403 .000 .208 95 -14.2 9.2 1.4 4.0 -2.3 -6.6 -0.3 -6.6 -0.3
2004 PHI MLB 143 603 .279 .261 .323 .411 .000 .308 102 12.9 15.8 2.5 13.4 -0.7 27.5 4.0 27.5 4.0
2005 PHI MLB 150 617 .229 .261 .320 .403 .000 .266 101 -20.4 15.8 2.4 11.3 -5.2 -8.9 0.2 -8.9 0.2
2006 MIL MLB 53 201 .246 .266 .327 .424 .000 .284 101 -3.1 5.4 0.8 1.4 -2.0 -2.4 -0.1 -2.4 -0.1
2006 PHI MLB 92 365 .250 .268 .330 .428 .000 .297 104 -3.9 9.9 1.5 0.2 -0.7 6.2 0.6 6.2 0.6
CareerMLB5380.248.265.328.419.256.27499-73.9145.412.944.2-21.048.49.148.49.1

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
1990 BNC Rk 46 4 7 1 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 .167 .222 .238 .071 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 CGA A 543 47 113 24 1 5 63 37 50 3 2 .230 .289 .314 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 KIN A+ 528 52 117 17 2 6 47 54 66 2 4 .252 .330 .336 .084 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CAN AA 537 69 141 20 2 9 60 43 54 3 4 .292 .352 .398 .106 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 CHR AAA 539 66 141 17 4 18 88 41 54 2 5 .293 .359 .457 .164 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 CLE MLB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .001 -0.5 0.0 -0.0
1995 SLN MLB 151 13 36 7 2 2 19 4 25 1 2 .250 .278 .368 .118 .234 -1.5 -2.0 -0.3
1995 BUF AAA 284 34 69 11 1 8 34 22 37 0 3 .272 .338 .417 .146 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 LOU AAA 82 9 21 3 1 1 9 2 10 4 0 .276 .317 .382 .105 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 SLN MLB 157 12 31 6 0 1 9 10 22 1 1 .214 .268 .276 .062 .190 -11.3 4.4 -0.7
1996 LOU AAA 143 9 24 5 1 0 7 7 15 1 2 .176 .217 .228 .051 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SLN MLB 155 9 30 7 2 1 12 10 28 1 0 .211 .261 .310 .099 .218 0.0 -1.4 -0.1
1997 ARK AA 34 3 7 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 .219 .265 .375 .156 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 LOU AAA 23 3 5 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 .227 .261 .364 .136 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CLE MLB 370 37 89 21 2 10 41 22 54 0 4 .262 .306 .424 .162 .246 -2.3 3.7 0.1
1998 SEA MLB 85 11 26 8 0 0 8 5 8 0 0 .325 .365 .425 .100 .260 2.3 -0.3 0.2
1998 SLN MLB 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .111 .191 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1
1999 SEA MLB 667 92 160 31 2 21 78 58 90 7 4 .268 .331 .432 .164 .257 17.0 -2.6 1.4
2000 SEA MLB 512 57 112 24 2 11 47 42 66 2 3 .247 .316 .381 .134 .244 1.4 -5.0 -0.3
2001 SEA MLB 510 62 122 28 0 15 64 28 59 2 1 .260 .303 .415 .155 .251 5.5 15.1 2.0
2002 SFN MLB 628 82 144 29 2 20 73 54 80 1 2 .261 .333 .429 .168 .264 22.3 2.2 2.5
2003 PHI MLB 348 32 58 14 0 4 37 41 40 0 0 .195 .296 .283 .088 .223 -6.6 4.0 -0.3
2004 PHI MLB 603 67 155 33 1 18 77 57 75 1 1 .291 .363 .458 .167 .279 27.5 13.4 4.0
2005 PHI MLB 617 53 138 31 1 10 61 47 69 0 1 .248 .310 .361 .113 .229 -8.9 11.3 0.2
2006 MIL MLB 201 21 46 10 2 4 29 18 30 2 1 .256 .323 .400 .144 .246 -2.4 1.4 -0.1
2006 PHI MLB 365 39 90 17 2 6 34 32 38 1 0 .278 .345 .398 .120 .250 6.2 0.2 0.6

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2003-07-11 2003-09-23 15-DL 74 67 Low Back Cartilage Injury -
1997-04-29 1997-07-12 15-DL 74 65 Left Hand Fracture - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 MIL $4,500,000
2006 PHI $4,500,000
2005 PHI $4,500,000
2004 PHI $4,200,000
2003 PHI $3,000,000
2002 SFN $1,750,000
2001 SEA $2,200,000
2000 SEA $1,425,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$26,075,000
7 yrTotal$26,075,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 48 dTom Reich4 yr/$17M (03-06) incl $0.8M sb

Details
  • acquired in trade from PHI 7/06
  • signed as a free agent from SF 11/02, 4 year/$17M (03-06), $0.8M signing bonus, 03:$3M, 04:$4.2M, 05:$4.5M, 06:$4.5M
  • declined 03 mutual option
  • 1 year/$2.2M+bonuses+$3.5M 03 mutual option, $0.5M buyout
  • 01:$1.75M+bonuses
  • acquired in trade from SEA 1/02
  • avoided arbitration 1/02 ($4M - $2.65M)

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Transaction Analysis: October 17-November 2, 2006Christina Kahrl2006-11-03
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Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 28Marc Normandin2006-08-29
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Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 16Jay Jaffe2006-04-19
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Lies, Damned Lies: A Mulligan on GuzmanNate Silver2005-10-12
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-01-28 14:00:00The asking of the Gordon question makes me want to ask about Andy LaRoche. Is he going to take the next step forward with the bat and do you think he'll be able to make the move to 2b, or be traded when Alvarez is brought up?
(Mark from N.Y.)		I don't think LaRoche to second base is a realistic outcome. It's hard to know what's going to happen here, because LaRoche really looked like something special through his age-22 season, and even his age-23 season wasn't cause for alarm. Given that he's now heading into his age-26 season, I still haven't given up, but he's fallen into that David Bell/lesser Boone range of guys who are employable, but not necessarily much more than that. I figure it's Alvarez who may have to head to first base if they don't move LaRoche, but it's up to LaRoche's hitting as to whether or not that expectation stands up. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-01-06 13:00:00FYI, next couple of HOF classes are thin. Best candidates for 2011 are Bagwell, Raffy Palmeiro (zero shot), Kevin Brown, Al Leiter and Larry Walker. Best candidates for 2012 are Bernie Williams, Tim Salmon and....I dunno, Carl Everett? Rick Helling?
(El Angelo from elangelo@gmail.com)		The 2012 class is thinner than prison gruel. Honestly there aren't five guys among this lot who would get more than a single paragraph out of me in the JAWS series:

Edgardo Alfonzo, Pedro Astacio, David Bell, Jeromy Burnitz, Vinny Castilla, Scott Erickson, Carl Everett, Jeff Fassero, Alex S. Gonzalez, Danny Graves, Rick Helling, Dustin Hermanson, Jose Hernandez, Brian Jordan, Matt Lawton, Javy Lopez, Bill Mueller, Terry Mulholland, Jeff Nelson, Phil Nevin, Brad Radke, Joe Randa, Tim Salmon, Ruben Sierra, Jose Vizcaino, Bernie Williams, Eric Young (Jay Jaffe)


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