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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
17	7939	.298	.337	.466	.289	35.5

Birth Date	12-20-1949
Height	6' 2"
Weight	190 lbs

Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
1971	BOS	21	14	49	42	9	13	4	1	0	19	5	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	.310	.388	.452	.315	4.8	-1.1	0.4
1972	BOS	22	12	19	17	0	4	1	0	0	5	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.216	-0.5	-0.1	-0.1
1973	BOS	23	30	109	101	12	24	2	0	3	35	7	12	0	1	0	11	1	2	.238	.284	.347	.250	2.1	0.0	0.2
1974	BOS	24	121	454	414	55	114	24	1	8	164	32	74	1	2	5	43	2	5	.275	.327	.396	.257	5.8	-0.0	0.6
1975	BOS	25	106	333	305	49	95	17	6	14	166	19	33	3	3	3	44	1	4	.311	.355	.544	.314	19.5	1.7	2.3
1976	BOS	26	123	483	451	66	127	22	6	15	206	16	62	1	6	9	78	7	1	.282	.304	.457	.269	11.1	3.7	1.7
1977	MIL	27	160	679	643	86	193	31	7	20	298	28	110	0	7	1	78	13	8	.300	.326	.463	.275	20.3	7.1	2.8
1978	MIL	28	107	448	407	60	127	23	2	13	193	32	72	0	4	5	54	3	4	.312	.359	.474	.312	26.3	3.8	3.3
1979	MIL	29	150	660	590	83	182	44	1	24	300	56	77	0	8	6	106	15	3	.308	.364	.508	.301	33.5	-5.7	2.9
1980	MIL	30	153	678	622	96	219	33	4	25	335	39	42	2	8	7	122	17	6	.352	.387	.539	.341	58.2	6.0	6.8
1981	MIL	31	106	453	416	70	133	35	1	12	206	28	30	3	5	1	60	5	4	.320	.363	.495	.317	30.4	1.9	3.6
1982	MIL	32	155	696	654	104	205	38	3	32	345	32	53	0	6	4	121	2	3	.313	.342	.528	.321	52.7	1.5	5.8
1983	MIL	33	160	710	661	106	203	37	3	30	336	37	63	1	8	3	126	2	1	.307	.341	.508	.307	40.3	-8.7	3.3
1984	MIL	34	148	635	603	63	166	28	3	11	233	27	59	2	3	0	67	8	2	.275	.307	.386	.258	9.3	-0.4	1.0
1985	MIL	35	154	674	631	82	185	39	8	16	288	30	77	2	10	1	99	10	3	.293	.322	.456	.275	11.6	2.5	1.5
1986	MIL	36	134	589	542	46	140	24	1	12	202	41	87	1	4	1	75	1	2	.258	.310	.373	.243	-8.7	6.0	-0.3
1987	MIL	37	63	270	250	25	62	13	0	6	93	17	51	0	3	0	36	1	1	.248	.293	.372	.240	-4.0	0.0	-0.4
Career			1896	7939	7349	1012	2192	415	47	241	3424	448	911	17	79	46	1125	89	49	.298	.337	.466	.289	312.6	18.4	35.5

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
1971	BOS	MLB	14	49	.315	.244	.309	.365	.000	.333	111	2.5	1.2	-0.7	-1.1	1.8	4.8	0.4	4.8	0.4
1972	BOS	MLB	12	19	.216	.220	.290	.327	.000	.333	104	-0.7	0.4	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.5	-0.1	-0.5	-0.1
1973	BOS	MLB	30	109	.250	.247	.311	.365	.000	.241	102	-1.1	2.9	-1.8	0.0	0.1	2.1	0.2	2.1	0.2
1974	BOS	MLB	121	454	.257	.250	.315	.359	.000	.317	108	-1.4	11.7	-7.4	-0.0	2.4	5.8	0.6	5.8	0.6
1975	BOS	MLB	106	333	.314	.255	.320	.374	.000	.310	108	17.6	8.8	-5.3	1.7	-2.6	19.5	2.3	19.5	2.3
1976	BOS	MLB	123	483	.269	.252	.311	.354	.000	.295	106	3.9	12.2	-7.7	3.7	1.0	11.1	1.7	11.1	1.7
1977	MIL	MLB	160	679	.275	.262	.317	.401	.000	.333	99	10.8	19.0	-12.1	7.1	2.6	20.3	2.8	20.3	2.8
1978	MIL	MLB	107	448	.312	.258	.317	.382	.000	.350	98	22.3	11.7	-7.4	3.8	0.6	26.3	3.3	26.3	3.3
1979	MIL	MLB	150	660	.301	.265	.328	.403	.000	.318	98	27.7	18.5	-11.8	-5.7	-1.0	33.5	2.9	33.5	2.9
1980	MIL	MLB	153	678	.341	.266	.322	.395	.000	.345	97	54.6	18.2	-11.7	6.0	-4.1	58.2	6.8	58.2	6.8
1981	MIL	MLB	106	453	.317	.253	.312	.366	.000	.319	97	24.4	11.4	-7.3	1.9	-0.6	30.4	3.6	30.4	3.6
1982	MIL	MLB	155	696	.321	.261	.321	.398	.000	.301	98	42.6	18.8	-12	1.5	-0.4	52.7	5.8	52.7	5.8
1983	MIL	MLB	160	710	.307	.263	.321	.400	.000	.300	95	33.6	19.3	-12.4	-8.7	1.7	40.3	3.3	40.3	3.3
1984	MIL	MLB	148	635	.258	.260	.318	.390	.000	.289	93	-1.4	17.0	-10.9	-0.4	3.6	9.3	1.0	9.3	1.0
1985	MIL	MLB	154	674	.275	.258	.320	.397	.000	.308	96	10.3	18.4	-11.8	2.5	-0.5	11.6	1.5	11.6	1.5
1986	MIL	MLB	134	589	.243	.257	.320	.407	.000	.286	100	-10.2	16.3	-10.4	6.0	-4.5	-8.7	-0.3	-8.7	-0.3
1987	MIL	MLB	63	270	.240	.261	.327	.421	.000	.286	100	-5.9	8.0	-5.1	0.0	-0.9	-4.0	-0.4	-4.0	-0.4
Career		MLB		7939	.289	.259	.319	.390	.260	.311	99	229.6	213.8	-136	18.4	-0.9	312.6	35.5	312.6	35.5

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
1971	BOS	MLB	49	9	13	4	1	0	3	5	4	1	0	.310	.388	.452	.143	.315	4.8	-1.1	0.4
1972	BOS	MLB	19	0	4	1	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.059	.216	-0.5	-0.1	-0.1
1973	BOS	MLB	109	12	24	2	0	3	11	7	12	1	2	.238	.284	.347	.109	.250	2.1	0.0	0.2
1974	BOS	MLB	454	55	114	24	1	8	43	32	74	2	5	.275	.327	.396	.121	.257	5.8	-0.0	0.6
1975	BOS	MLB	333	49	95	17	6	14	44	19	33	1	4	.311	.355	.544	.233	.314	19.5	1.7	2.3
1976	BOS	MLB	483	66	127	22	6	15	78	16	62	7	1	.282	.304	.457	.175	.269	11.1	3.7	1.7
1977	MIL	MLB	679	86	193	31	7	20	78	28	110	13	8	.300	.326	.463	.163	.275	20.3	7.1	2.8
1978	MIL	MLB	448	60	127	23	2	13	54	32	72	3	4	.312	.359	.474	.162	.312	26.3	3.8	3.3
1979	MIL	MLB	660	83	182	44	1	24	106	56	77	15	3	.308	.364	.508	.200	.301	33.5	-5.7	2.9
1980	MIL	MLB	678	96	219	33	4	25	122	39	42	17	6	.352	.387	.539	.186	.341	58.2	6.0	6.8
1981	MIL	MLB	453	70	133	35	1	12	60	28	30	5	4	.320	.363	.495	.175	.317	30.4	1.9	3.6
1982	MIL	MLB	696	104	205	38	3	32	121	32	53	2	3	.313	.342	.528	.214	.321	52.7	1.5	5.8
1983	MIL	MLB	710	106	203	37	3	30	126	37	63	2	1	.307	.341	.508	.201	.307	40.3	-8.7	3.3
1984	MIL	MLB	635	63	166	28	3	11	67	27	59	8	2	.275	.307	.386	.111	.258	9.3	-0.4	1.0
1985	MIL	MLB	674	82	185	39	8	16	99	30	77	10	3	.293	.322	.456	.163	.275	11.6	2.5	1.5
1986	MIL	MLB	589	46	140	24	1	12	75	41	87	1	2	.258	.310	.373	.114	.243	-8.7	6.0	-0.3
1987	MIL	MLB	270	25	62	13	0	6	36	17	51	1	1	.248	.293	.372	.124	.240	-4.0	0.0	-0.4

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
1987-03-29	1987-04-13	15-DL	15	6	Right	Trunk	Strain	Side	-	-
1986-04-07	1986-04-18	15-DL	11	8	Left	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Similar To Tommy John Surgery	1985-12-12	-
1985-12-12	1985-12-12	Off	0	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Similar To Tommy John Surgery	1985-12-12	-
1978-06-10	1978-07-26		46	43	-	Lower Leg	Fracture	Fibula	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
		2 yr (08-09)+10 cl opt

Details

fired 9/21/09 HOU exercised 2010 option 4/18/09
named perm mgr 9/28/07, 2 year (08-09)
hired as interest mgr 8/27/07, 1 year (07), replacing Phil Garner
Garner signed 1 year extension (08) 10/06
signed 1 year extension (>$1M) (07) 10/05 (replaces club option)
hired perm 11/04, 2 year/$2.5M (05-06)+07 club option, 05:$1.2M, 06:$1.3M
hired interest 7/04, replacing Jimy Williams (fired 7/04 - signed c$1M 05 extension 10/03
3 year/c$3M (02-04) hired after 01, replacing Larry Dierker, who resigned 10/01 (had 2 year/$1.5M contract 01-02))

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Title	Author	Date
Wezen-Ball: The Milwaukee Walk of Shame?	Larry Granillo	2013-01-23
Western Front: Zeroes and Ones	Geoff Young	2013-01-15
Inside The Park Blog: Big 3s: The Complete List	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Prospectus Hit and Run: Sizzling Starts	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: Inspecting the Spectrum, Part IV: The Designated Hitter Question	Jay Jaffe	2012-03-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Shoes to Fill	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-24
Wezen-Ball: Player Rankings for Type A/B Calculations, 1982-1984	Larry Granillo	2011-11-02
Baseball ProGUESTus: Silly Goose: Mariano Rivera and the Myth of the Seven-Out Save	Kevin Baker	2011-10-31
BP Unfiltered: In the Beginning...	Mike Fast	2011-04-07
On the Beat: Getting the Boot?	John Perrotto	2010-10-13
On the Beat: Staying Positive in a Negative Situation	John Perrotto	2010-07-21
You Could Look It Up: Get Back in Line, Part 4	Steven Goldman	2010-03-23
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-17
Team Health Reports: Houston Astros	Will Carroll	2010-03-01
Division Preview: NL Central	John Perrotto	2010-02-19
Baseball Therapy: Profiling a Manager, Part 2	Russell A. Carleton	2010-01-25
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2010-01-20
The Year in Quotes: The Highs and Lows of 2009	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-31
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-12-02
The Week In Quotes: October 12-18	Alex Carnevale	2009-10-19
On the Beat: Closing Confidence Tests	John Perrotto	2009-10-14
Prospectus Hit List: Season Finale	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-12
The Week In Quotes: September 21-27	Alex Carnevale	2009-09-28
Prospectus Hit List: Nearly All Wrapped Up	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-25
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Weekend Wrapup	John Perrotto	2009-09-20
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-30
Under The Knife: Big Things	Will Carroll	2009-08-10
On the Beat: The Weekend Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-07-19
Transaction Action: NL Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-10
Prospectus Idol Entry: Game Story: Cardinals at Mets, June 25	Tim Kniker	2009-06-28
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
The Week In Quotes: May 25-31	Alex Carnevale	2009-06-01
The Week In Quotes: April 27-May 3	Alex Carnevale	2009-05-04
The Week In Quotes: April 13-19	Alex Carnevale	2009-04-20
On the Beat: Cooper's Optimism	John Perrotto	2009-04-19
Under The Knife: Teach Me Lessons	Will Carroll	2009-04-17
Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-15
Prospectus Today: Blowing Games, Blowing Leads	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-08
On the Beat: Reality Checks	John Perrotto	2009-03-25
On the Beat: Changing Their Rays	John Perrotto	2009-03-22
The Week In Quotes: March 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2009-03-16
On the Beat: Getting Warmer	John Perrotto	2009-02-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: A Strange but Memorable Brew	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-29
Every Given Sunday: One Man's Ballot	John Perrotto	2008-09-28
On the Beat: Living on the Edge	John Perrotto	2008-09-17
Under The Knife: Shutting Down and Putting Up	Will Carroll	2008-09-10
On the Beat: Playing it Out and Looking Ahead	John Perrotto	2008-09-10
Transaction Analysis: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-06
The Week In Quotes: August 18-24	Alex Carnevale	2008-08-25
Every Given Sunday: A Red Menace	John Perrotto	2008-08-24
Every Given Sunday: Big Apple Scramble	John Perrotto	2008-08-17
Every Given Sunday: Waiving Good-bye?	John Perrotto	2008-08-10
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-25
Transaction Analysis: Golddiggers and Going For It	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-23
Under The Knife: Desperate Measures	Will Carroll	2008-07-21
Every Given Sunday: Beating Expectations	John Perrotto	2008-07-20
Under The Knife: Cooked?	Will Carroll	2008-07-10
On the Beat: Front and Central	John Perrotto	2008-07-09
The Week In Quotes: Week of June 23-29	Alex Carnevale	2008-06-30
Every Given Sunday: Bronx Breakdowns and Rebounds	John Perrotto	2008-06-29
Fantasy Focus: Deep in the Heart	Jeff Erickson	2008-06-27
Every Given Sunday: Dropping the Axe	John Perrotto	2008-06-22
Prospectus Hit List: AL Advantage, 74-51	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: 2008 Replacement Level Killers, Early Edition	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-19
The Week In Quotes: June 9-15	Alex Carnevale	2008-06-16
Every Given Sunday: Under Review	John Perrotto	2008-05-25
UTK Wrap: Fast Work	Will Carroll	2008-05-23
Under The Knife: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick... Boom	Will Carroll	2008-05-19
You Could Look It Up: Offensive Offenders	Steven Goldman	2008-05-13
You Could Look It Up: Strange Relations	Steven Goldman	2008-05-07
Fantasy Focus: April Stolen Base Report	Jeff Erickson	2008-04-25
Under The Knife: Rehab Heroics	Will Carroll	2008-04-24
Every Given Sunday: Impact Call-Ups	John Perrotto	2008-04-13
Prospectus Hit List: Small-Sample Theater	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-11
Preseason Predictions: 2008 Staff Picks, National League	Baseball Prospectus	2008-04-05
Transaction Analysis: Odds and Ends	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-22
Spring Training Preview: NL Central	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-11
Transaction Analysis Special: Market Mayhem	Christina Kahrl	2007-11-28
Schrodinger's Bat: My First Full Season	Dan Fox	2007-11-01
Prospectus Q&A: Dave LaRoche	David Laurila	2007-10-21
Every Given Sunday: Tribe Success, and Its Duplication	John Perrotto	2007-09-30
Every Given Sunday: Changing of the Guards	John Perrotto	2007-09-23
Prospectus Today: Where Was Coco?	Joe Sheehan	2007-09-20
The Week In Quotes: September 9-16	Alex Carnevale	2007-09-17
Every Given Sunday: Respectable Piracy?	John Perrotto	2007-09-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Stars, Scrubs, and the Scooter	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-28
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Toolbox: A Secret Affair	Derek Jacques	2007-06-26
You Could Look It Up: Any Infielder Will Do	Steven Goldman	2005-07-25
Prospectus Matchups: Good Fridays Past	Jim Baker	2005-03-25
Least Competent Criminals: The Least Efficient Base-Stealing Teams Ever	Jim Baker	2004-07-30
Aim For The Head: Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame	Keith Woolner	2003-08-13
The Impossible Dream: How the 1967 Red Sox Won the Pennant	Mark Armour	2003-03-17
Transaction Analysis: April 30-May 11, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-13
Transaction Analysis: April 18-20, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-22

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2008-09-12 13:00:00	So has Cecil Cooper found the silver bullet for Pythagorus? Take a blowout once a week and keep the pen (the part that matters anyway) fresh. (TheRedSon from Texas)	It's this sort of thing that I think makes for a lot of fun in terms of challenging some of our own preconceptions as analysts, because as I've argued with some of my colleagues, it doesn't matter if you lose 5-8 or 5-18, a loss is a loss, and using a mop-up man to take the hit is probably as smart now (in the era of the seven-man pen) as it was 30 or 50 or 80 years ago. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-06-02 12:00:00	Hi John, What's up with Towles? I expected some struggles, but he's been awful. Also, why haven't the Mariners recalled Clement? It's not like they can get any worse with him in the lineup. (Swingingbunts from NY)	I'm a little surprised that Towles has struggled this long but Cecil Cooper seems very commited to sticking with him. I don't get the Mariners handling of Clement. They called him up, he struggled a little and they sent him right back down. It's pretty obvious they don't have much faith in him as they are playing Miguel Cairo, for crying out loud, at first base. (John Perrotto)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	Christina, will the power that James Loney flashed last year continue to develop? How is his glove compared to the rest of the league? (jasonbradleymill from Tucson, AZ)	For Loney, developing and retaining power is going to be key, because the "danger" is tht he becomes merely someone who fits into the Cecil Cooper/Chris Chambliss class of "Pretty good first basemen," and still a rung or two below the best at the position. It's not a bad thing if that's "all" he is, but given his youth and talent, it's hard to resist wishing for more. Afield, he's one of the better defenders in the NL, but keep in mind the league has a number of excellent-fielding first basemen (Adrian Gonzalez and Derrek Lee come to mind, and then there's that Pujols person). (Christina Kahrl)

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