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PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date12-8-1985
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lbs
Age27 years, 5 months, 14 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
-0.22010
2011
1.62012
3.02013
+proj

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
2010 OAK 24 14 34 32 1 5 1 0 1 9 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 .156 .206 .281 .176 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2
2012 OAK 26 75 294 274 34 66 16 0 9 109 14 61 5 1 0 33 4 1 .241 .289 .398 .258 9.9 5.5 1.6
2013 OAK 27 46 192 168 23 53 16 1 6 89 22 31 0 2 0 28 2 1 .315 .391 .530 .331 19.5 -2.4 1.8
Career1355204745812433116207381045306562.262.321.437.28028.13.13.3

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
2007 BOI A- 49 202 .361 .257 .341 .384 .000 .395 107 21.9 5.6 2.6 0.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 CUB Rk 4 13 .232 .266 .350 .401 .000 .286 103 -0.4 0.4 0.1 -0.0 -1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PEO A 63 254 .231 .252 .318 .370 .000 .239 98 -7.5 7.1 3.1 0.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 STO A+ 47 207 .370 .277 .335 .418 .000 .353 98 31.7 7.4 4.2 -0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MID AA 124 541 .281 .268 .334 .397 .000 .319 112 12.6 16.3 7.7 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 OAK MLB 14 34 .176 .252 .320 .397 .000 .211 99 -2.9 1.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -1.4 -0.2 -1.4 -0.2
2010 SAC AAA 86 348 .260 .287 .351 .454 .000 .264 92 -0.1 10.1 3.8 1.0 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SAC AAA 115 503 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .301 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ESC Wnt 15 66 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 75 294 .258 .253 .311 .408 .000 .278 95 -0.6 5.3 1.2 5.5 0.6 9.9 1.6 9.9 1.6
2012 SAC AAA 51 234 .379 .286 .345 .444 .000 .350 98 10.3 1.3 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 OAK MLB 46 192 .331 .256 .318 .412 .266 .353 91 13.5 5.3 0.7 -2.4 -0.7 19.5 1.8 19.5 1.8
CareerMLB520.281.254.314.409.264.3039210.713.723.10.029.23.429.23.4

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
2007 CUB Rk 13 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 .182 .308 .364 .182 .232 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2007 BOI A- 202 37 56 11 2 9 35 37 34 6 2 .346 .473 .605 .259 .361 0.0 0.2 0.0
2008 PEO A 254 27 51 13 0 6 23 17 41 7 1 .217 .276 .349 .132 .231 0.0 0.8 0.0
2008 STO A+ 207 37 62 13 2 9 39 17 29 0 2 .330 .391 .564 .234 .370 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2009 MID AA 541 67 123 37 1 9 91 80 92 7 2 .270 .378 .415 .145 .281 0.0 0.8 0.0
2010 OAK MLB 34 1 5 1 0 1 4 2 12 0 0 .156 .206 .281 .125 .176 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2
2010 SAC AAA 348 52 70 14 1 18 67 45 79 3 1 .238 .343 .476 .238 .260 0.0 1.0 0.0
2011 SAC AAA 503 79 116 28 0 17 70 51 100 13 4 .261 .344 .439 .178 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ESC Wnt 66 8 18 2 0 2 10 3 21 1 0 .286 .318 .413 .127 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SAC AAA 234 38 70 12 2 13 45 23 34 5 2 .335 .402 .598 .263 .379 0.0 -0.7 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 294 34 66 16 0 9 33 14 61 4 1 .241 .289 .398 .157 .258 9.9 5.5 1.6
2013 OAK MLB 192 23 53 16 1 6 28 22 31 2 1 .316 .391 .530 .214 .331 19.5 -2.4 1.8

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-09-01 2012-09-03 DTD 2 0 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor - -
2011-02-25 2011-02-27 Camp 2 0 Knee Contusion -
2010-08-04 2010-09-03 Minors 30 0 Left Knee Sprain MCL -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 OAK $
2013 OAK $492,500
2012 OAK $480,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$480,000
2011Current$492,500
2 yrPvs + Cur$972,500
2 yrTotal$972,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 158 dBledsoe Brothers1 year/$0.4925M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.4925M (2013). Re-signed by Oakland 3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.48M (2012). Re-signed by Oakland 2/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Oakland 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Oakland 4/30/10.
  • Acquired by Oakland in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/8/08 (Rich Harden deal).
  • Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2007 (1s-48) (Auburn). Signed 7/7/07, $652,500 signing bonus).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .230 .283 .423 .259
11 vs R (Multi) .242 .288 .381 .254
18 Split (Multi) .012 .005 -.042 -.004
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .229 .281 .422 .258
31 vs R (2012) .246 .293 .387 .258
38 Split (2012) .017 .012 -.034 .000
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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