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Steve Finley
Steven Allen Finley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
School Southern Illinois University

Debut April 3, 1989
  vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born March 12, 1965 in Union City, TN

Brother-In-Law of Brady Anderson

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987. (All Transactions)

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        Steve Finley is my favorite player and from my home town (Paducah, KY). Even though he came short of HOF numbers, he will go down as a class act and one of the great centerfielders of his time. Steve Finley is one of my heroes and I appreciate his game.

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 24 BAL AL  81  217   35   54   5  2   2   25  17  3  15  30  .249  .298  .318   77   69   6   2   1   1   3
 1990 25 BAL AL 142  464   46  119  16  4   3   37  22  9  32  53  .256  .304  .328   80  152  10   5   3   2   8
 1991 26 HOU NL 159  596   84  170  28 10   8   54  34 18  42  65  .285  .331  .406  114  242  10   6   5   2   8
 1992 27 HOU NL 162  607   84  177  29 13   5   55  44  9  58  63  .292  .355  .407  121  247  16   2   6   3  10
 1993 28 HOU NL 142  545   69  145  15 13   8   44  19  6  28  65  .266  .304  .385   87  210   6   3   1   3   8
 1994 29 HOU NL  94  373   64  103  16  5  11   33  13  7  28  52  .276  .329  .434  102  162  13   1   0   2   3
 1995 30 SDP NL 139  562  104  167  23  8  10   44  36 12  59  62  .297  .366  .420  110  236   4   2   5   3   8
 1996 31 SDP NL 161  655  126  195  45  9  30   95  22  8  56  87  .298  .354  .531  135  348   1   5   5   4  20 MVP-10
 1997 32 SDP NL 143  560  101  146  26  5  28   92  15  3  43  92  .261  .313  .475  110  266   2   7   2   3  10 AS
 1998 33 SDP NL 159  619   92  154  40  6  14   67  12  3  45 103  .249  .301  .401   90  248   3   4   0   3   9
 1999 34 ARI NL 156  590  100  156  32 10  34  103   8  4  63  94  .264  .336  .525  113  310   2   5   7   3   4
 2000 35 ARI NL 152  539  100  151  27  5  35   96  12  6  65  87  .280  .361  .544  120  293   2   9   7   8   9 AS
 2001 36 ARI NL 140  495   66  136  27  4  14   73  11  7  47  67  .275  .337  .430   91  213   2   3   9   1   8
 2002 37 ARI NL 150  505   82  145  24  4  25   89  16  4  65  73  .287  .370  .499  117  252   1   3   7   3  10
 2003 38 ARI NL 147  516   82  148  24 10  22   70  15  8  57  94  .287  .363  .500  115  258   0   3   4   6   6
 2004 39 TOT NL 162  628   92  170  28  1  36   94   9  7  61  82  .271  .333  .490  109  308   9   7   1   1  14 MVP-14
         ARI NL 104  404   61  111  16  1  23   48   8  4  40  52  .275  .338  .490  107  198   6   5   1   1   9
         LAD NL  58  224   31   59  12  0  13   46   1  3  21  30  .263  .324  .491  112  110   3   2   0   0   5
 2005 40 LAA AL 112  406   41   90  20  3  12   54   8  4  26  71  .222  .271  .374   71  152   1   4   3   3   6
 2006 41 SFG NL 139  426   66  105  21 12   6   40   7  0  46  55  .246  .320  .394   83  168   3   4   2   2   6
 2007 42 COL NL  43   94    9   17   3  0   1    2   0  0   8   4  .181  .245  .245   24   23   0   0   1   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons         9397      2548    124     1167    118    1299  .271  .332  .442  104       91  75  69  53 152
               2583      1443      449    304      320    844                            4157
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        589   91  160  28  8  19   73  20  7  53  81  .271  .332  .442  104  261   6   5   4   3  10
 Career High    162  655  126  195  45 13  36  103  44 18  65 103  .298  .370  .544  135  348  16   9   9   8  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 24 BAL AL  241  177   23   3.5    90| .249  .256| .298  .320| .318  .377| .616  .697|  77  .400  -6.7  -0.7  85%
 1990 25 BAL AL  513  377   48   3.4    92| .256  .256| .304  .324| .328  .382| .632  .706|  80  .386 -12.8  -1.3  70%
 1991 26 HOU NL  656  468   80   4.6    88| .285  .250| .331  .316| .406  .374| .737  .690| 114  .543   9.9   1.0  65%
 1992 27 HOU NL  686  467   94   5.4    88| .292  .253| .355  .318| .407  .373| .762  .691| 121  .623  16.5   1.7  83%
 1993 28 HOU NL  585  423   64   4.0   100| .266  .266| .304  .331| .385  .406| .689  .736|  87  .438 -12.5  -1.2  76%
 1994 29 HOU NL  417  294   54   4.9   105| .276  .268| .329  .335| .434  .420| .763  .754| 102  .500   0.1   0.0  65%
 1995 30 SDP NL  630  421   90   5.8   104| .297  .267| .366  .336| .420  .416| .786  .752| 110  .577   8.5   0.8  75%
 1996 31 SDP NL  721  494  119   6.5   102| .298  .264| .354  .332| .531  .413| .885  .745| 135  .629  32.0   3.0  73%
 1997 32 SDP NL  615  436   84   5.2   102| .261  .262| .313  .333| .475  .411| .788  .744| 110  .526   6.2   0.6  83%
 1998 33 SDP NL  674  484   76   4.2   100| .249  .259| .301  .328| .401  .409| .702  .737|  90  .436  -8.8  -0.9  80%
 1999 34 ARI NL  663  449  108   6.4   117| .264  .277| .336  .352| .525  .446| .861  .798| 113  .587   8.7   0.8  66%
 2000 35 ARI NL  623  414  108   7.0   121| .280  .279| .361  .357| .544  .456| .905  .813| 120  .620  15.6   1.4  66%
 2001 36 ARI NL  548  379   71   5.0   118| .275  .278| .337  .350| .430  .455| .767  .805|  91  .498  -8.0  -0.8  61%
 2002 37 ARI NL  577  378   96   6.8   116| .287  .278| .370  .354| .499  .443| .869  .797| 117  .654  12.3   1.2  80%
 2003 38 ARI NL  582  385   96   6.7   116| .287  .278| .363  .351| .500  .446| .863  .797| 115  .635  10.5   1.0  65%
 2004 39 TOT NL  706  495  101   5.5   112| .271  .271| .333  .343| .490  .440| .823  .783| 109  .538   6.4   0.6  56%
         ARI NL  456  317   67   5.7   115| .275  .275| .338  .348| .490  .446| .828  .794| 107  .555   2.8   0.3  66%
         LAD NL  250  178   34   5.1   107| .263  .264| .324  .334| .491  .427| .815  .762| 112  .508   3.5   0.3  25%
 2005 40 LAA AL  440  331   41   3.3   103| .222  .266| .271  .328| .374  .422| .645  .750|  71  .328 -17.4  -1.7  66%
 2006 41 SFG NL  481  334   57   4.6   113| .246  .272| .320  .343| .394  .442| .714  .785|  83  .450 -12.2  -1.1 100%
 2007 42 COL NL  102   79    6   2.0   118| .181  .282| .245  .353| .245  .451| .490  .803|  24  .158 -11.4  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons   10460  7285 1416   5.2   105| .271  .267| .332  .337| .442  .419| .774  .756| 104  .536  37.0   3.3  73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2001 36 ARI NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    0   1   0     4   0   0  0.00  4.67  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    0   1   0     4   0   0  0.00  4.67  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0    0    0    0   0   68    0  68   0   272   0   0  0.00  4.67  inf 1.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 24 BAL AL OF 76 144 1 2 0 .986 .980 1.91 2.12 2.59 2.42 54 503.3 RF 41 79 1 2 0 .976 .979 1.95 1.90 2.44 2.33 33 294.7 CF 23 55 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.43 2.46 3.14 2.78 18 160.7 LF 14 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.83 1.88 2.16 3 48.0 DH 3 1990 25 BAL AL OF 133 298 4 7 1 .977 .981 2.27 2.04 2.71 2.39 110 1004.0 RF 73 162 5 6 1 .965 .978 2.29 1.81 2.61 2.23 65 576.7 CF 44 118 0 1 0 .992 .985 2.68 2.42 3.15 2.74 37 337.3 LF 21 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.95 1.74 2.00 2.19 8 90.0 DH 2 1991 26 HOU NL OF 153 323 13 5 2 .985 .983 2.20 1.88 2.37 2.28 145 1274.7 CF 124 266 11 3 2 .989 .985 2.23 2.12 2.63 2.59 122 948.0 RF 72 58 2 2 0 .968 .980 0.83 1.65 1.66 2.06 23 324.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1992 27 HOU NL CF 160 417 8 3 3 .993 .989 2.66 2.44 2.83 2.80 153 1352.3 1993 28 HOU NL CF 140 331 12 4 4 .988 .985 2.45 2.37 2.65 2.75 131 1165.0 1994 29 HOU NL CF 92 216 9 5 1 .978 .982 2.45 2.40 2.56 2.63 89 791.7 1995 30 SDP NL CF 138 292 8 7 0 .977 .984 2.17 2.16 2.24 2.48 135 1202.7 GG 1996 31 SDP NL CF 160 384 7 7 2 .982 .983 2.44 2.13 2.48 2.48 152 1416.7 GG 1997 32 SDP NL CF 140 338 10 4 3 .989 .983 2.49 2.03 2.66 2.40 131 1179.0 AS 1998 33 SDP NL CF 157 350 12 7 5 .981 .987 2.31 2.15 2.44 2.53 146 1335.3 1999 34 ARI NL CF 155 397 5 2 0 .995 .984 2.59 2.20 2.68 2.63 149 1347.7 GG DH 1 2000 35 ARI NL CF 148 343 10 3 2 .992 .987 2.39 2.24 2.47 2.64 145 1283.7 GG,AS DH 2 AS 2001 36 ARI NL CF 131 300 6 2 3 .994 .986 2.34 2.18 2.48 2.59 124 1110.7 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2002 37 ARI NL CF 144 319 4 2 2 .994 .988 2.24 2.13 2.48 2.57 131 1171.3 2003 38 ARI NL CF 140 258 9 5 2 .982 .988 1.91 2.14 2.06 2.50 130 1168.3 2004 39 TOT NL CF 158 359 5 3 3 .992 .987 2.30 2.26 2.37 2.53 157 1381.0 GG TOT NL OF 158 359 5 3 3 .992 .982 2.30 1.85 2.37 2.16 157 1381.0 GG ARI NL CF 103 214 5 2 3 .991 .987 2.13 2.26 2.20 2.53 102 896.3 DH 1 LAD NL CF 55 145 0 1 0 .993 .987 2.64 2.26 2.69 2.53 55 484.7 2005 40 LAA AL CF 104 266 5 4 2 .985 .989 2.61 2.38 2.72 2.69 100 895.7 DH 5 2006 41 SFG NL CF 130 287 5 1 1 .997 .988 2.25 2.20 2.70 2.58 103 973.3 2007 42 COL NL OF 28 46 1 0 1 1.000 .983 1.68 1.94 2.62 2.30 15 161.3 CF 26 45 1 0 1 1.000 .987 1.77 2.30 2.67 2.71 15 155.3 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.80 1.50 2.25 0 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 24 BAL AL CF 23 55 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.43 2.46 3.14 2.78 18 160.7 1990 25 BAL AL CF 44 118 0 1 0 .992 .985 2.68 2.42 3.15 2.74 37 337.3 1991 26 HOU NL CF 124 266 11 3 2 .989 .985 2.23 2.12 2.63 2.59 122 948.0 1992 27 HOU NL CF 160 417 8 3 3 .993 .989 2.66 2.44 2.83 2.80 153 1352.3 1993 28 HOU NL CF 140 331 12 4 4 .988 .985 2.45 2.37 2.65 2.75 131 1165.0 1994 29 HOU NL CF 92 216 9 5 1 .978 .982 2.45 2.40 2.56 2.63 89 791.7 1995 30 SDP NL CF 138 292 8 7 0 .977 .984 2.17 2.16 2.24 2.48 135 1202.7 1996 31 SDP NL CF 160 384 7 7 2 .982 .983 2.44 2.13 2.48 2.48 152 1416.7 1997 32 SDP NL CF 140 338 10 4 3 .989 .983 2.49 2.03 2.66 2.40 131 1179.0 1998 33 SDP NL CF 157 350 12 7 5 .981 .987 2.31 2.15 2.44 2.53 146 1335.3 1999 34 ARI NL CF 155 397 5 2 0 .995 .984 2.59 2.20 2.68 2.63 149 1347.7 2000 35 ARI NL CF 148 343 10 3 2 .992 .987 2.39 2.24 2.47 2.64 145 1283.7 2001 36 ARI NL CF 131 300 6 2 3 .994 .986 2.34 2.18 2.48 2.59 124 1110.7 2002 37 ARI NL CF 144 319 4 2 2 .994 .988 2.24 2.13 2.48 2.57 131 1171.3 2003 38 ARI NL CF 140 258 9 5 2 .982 .988 1.91 2.14 2.06 2.50 130 1168.3 2004 39 TOT NL CF 158 359 5 3 3 .992 .987 2.30 2.26 2.37 2.53 157 1381.0 ARI NL CF 103 214 5 2 3 .991 .987 2.13 2.26 2.20 2.53 102 896.3 LAD NL CF 55 145 0 1 0 .993 .987 2.64 2.26 2.69 2.53 55 484.7 2005 40 LAA AL CF 104 266 5 4 2 .985 .989 2.61 2.38 2.72 2.69 100 895.7 2006 41 SFG NL CF 130 287 5 1 1 .997 .988 2.25 2.20 2.70 2.58 103 973.3 2007 42 COL NL CF 26 45 1 0 1 1.000 .987 1.77 2.30 2.67 2.71 15 155.3 1989 24 BAL AL DH 3 1990 25 BAL AL DH 2 1999 34 ARI NL DH 1 2000 35 ARI NL DH 2 2004 39 ARI NL DH 1 2005 40 LAA AL DH 5 1989 24 BAL AL LF 14 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.83 1.88 2.16 3 48.0 1990 25 BAL AL LF 21 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.95 1.74 2.00 2.19 8 90.0 1991 26 HOU NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1989 24 BAL AL OF 76 144 1 2 0 .986 .980 1.91 2.12 2.59 2.42 54 503.3 1990 25 BAL AL OF 133 298 4 7 1 .977 .981 2.27 2.04 2.71 2.39 110 1004.0 1991 26 HOU NL OF 153 323 13 5 2 .985 .983 2.20 1.88 2.37 2.28 145 1274.7 1992 27 HOU NL OF 160 417 8 3 3 .993 .983 2.66 1.96 2.83 2.34 153 1352.3 1993 28 HOU NL OF 140 329 12 4 4 .988 .979 2.44 2.00 2.63 2.34 131 1165.0 1994 29 HOU NL OF 92 214 9 4 1 .982 .980 2.42 1.90 2.54 2.24 89 791.7 1995 30 SDP NL OF 138 291 8 7 0 .977 .979 2.17 1.82 2.24 2.15 135 1202.7 1996 31 SDP NL OF 160 386 7 7 2 .983 .978 2.46 1.80 2.50 2.13 152 1416.7 1997 32 SDP NL OF 140 338 9 4 3 .989 .980 2.48 1.77 2.65 2.13 131 1179.0 1998 33 SDP NL OF 157 352 12 7 6 .981 .980 2.32 1.78 2.45 2.17 146 1335.3 1999 34 ARI NL OF 155 398 5 2 0 .995 .981 2.60 1.86 2.69 2.26 149 1347.7 2000 35 ARI NL OF 148 344 10 3 2 .992 .981 2.39 1.86 2.48 2.25 145 1283.7 2001 36 ARI NL OF 131 300 6 2 3 .994 .982 2.34 1.86 2.48 2.20 124 1110.7 2002 37 ARI NL OF 144 317 4 2 2 .994 .983 2.23 1.84 2.47 2.19 131 1171.3 2003 38 ARI NL OF 140 258 9 5 2 .982 .984 1.91 1.85 2.06 2.17 130 1168.3 2004 39 TOT NL OF 158 359 5 3 3 .992 .982 2.30 1.85 2.37 2.16 157 1381.0 ARI NL OF 103 214 5 2 3 .991 .982 2.13 1.85 2.20 2.16 102 896.3 LAD NL OF 55 145 0 1 0 .993 .982 2.64 1.85 2.69 2.16 55 484.7 2005 40 LAA AL OF 104 266 5 4 2 .985 .986 2.61 2.05 2.72 2.30 100 895.7 2006 41 SFG NL OF 130 287 5 1 1 .997 .984 2.25 1.88 2.70 2.22 103 973.3 2007 42 COL NL OF 28 46 1 0 1 1.000 .983 1.68 1.94 2.62 2.30 15 161.3 2001 36 ARI NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1989 24 BAL AL RF 41 79 1 2 0 .976 .979 1.95 1.90 2.44 2.33 33 294.7 1990 25 BAL AL RF 73 162 5 6 1 .965 .978 2.29 1.81 2.61 2.23 65 576.7 1991 26 HOU NL RF 72 58 2 2 0 .968 .980 0.83 1.65 1.66 2.06 23 324.7 2007 42 COL NL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.80 1.50 2.25 0 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*2487 5667 133 72 38 .988 .981 2.33 1.89 2.52 2.23 2300 20717.7 36 2314 189# CF*2314 5341 128 63 36 .989 .986 2.36 2.22 2.54 2.59 2168 19375.7 RF* 189 300 8 10 1 .969 .979 1.63 1.77 2.31 2.21 121 1202.0 LF* 36 30 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.77 1.93 2.18 11 140.0 DH 14 Games not counted in Overall Total below P* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2488 5667 133 72 38 .988 .981 2.33 1.89 2.52 2.23 2300 20719
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   NLDS  SDP STL     L   3  12   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   4  .083  .154  .083   1  0   0   0   1 
 1998   NLDS  SDP HOU     W   4  10   2   1  1  0  0   1   1   4  .100  .182  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  SDP ATL     W   6  21   3   7  1  0  0   2   6   2  .333  .481  .381   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SDP NYY     L   3  12   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .083  .083  .167   1  0   0   0   0 
 1999   NLDS  ARI NYM     L   4  13   0   5  1  0  0   5   3   1  .385  .500  .462   0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   NLDS  ARI STL     W   5  19   1   8  1  0  0   2   0   2  .421  .421  .474   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ARI ATL     W   5  14   1   4  1  0  0   5   3   1  .286  .412  .357   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ARI NYY     W   6  19   5   7  0  0  1   2   4   5  .368  .478  .526   0  1   0   0   0 
 2002   NLDS  ARI STL     L   3   9   1   2  0  0  0   1   2   2  .222  .333  .222   1  0   0   1   0 
 2004   NLDS  LAD STL     L   4  16   0   2  1  0  0   2   1   0  .125  .176  .188   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   5  11   2   1  1  0  0   1   1   4  .091  .167  .182   0  0             
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   3   9   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   2  .222  .222  .222   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  7 Lg Div Series       3-4  28  90   6  20  5  0  0  13   8  17  .222  .290  .278   2  0   0   1   1 
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1  14  44   5  13  2  0  0   7   9   5  .295  .415  .341   2  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   9  31   5   8  1  0  1   2   4   7  .258  .343  .387   1  1   0   0   0 
 12 Postseason Series   6-6  51 165  16  41  8  0  1  22  21  29  .248  .335  .315   5  1   0   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1997   SDP NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 2000   ARI NL       1   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1997 *
2000 *

Gold Gloves
1995-NL--OF
1996-NL--OF
1999-NL--OF
2000-NL--OF
2004-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1996-NL-10-0.10
2004-NL-14-0.03
Car-829-0.13 shares

Games
1991 NL-159-3
1992 NL-162-1
1996 NL-161-3
1998 NL-159-9
2004 NL-162-1
Car-2583-39

At Bats
1991 NL-596-4
1992 NL-607-8
1995 NL-562-4
1996 NL-655-4
2004 NL-628-8
Car-9397-41

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1991 NL-656-9
1992 NL-686-9
1995 NL-630-4
1996 NL-721-4
2004 NL-706-8
Car-10460-49

Runs
1995 NL-104-3
1996 NL-126-2
1997 NL-101-8
Car-1443-75

Hits
1991 NL-170-6
1992 NL-177-7
1995 NL-167-4
1996 NL-195-6
Car-2548-82

Total Bases
1996 NL-348-3
Car-4157-64

Doubles
1996 NL-45-2
1998 NL-40-10
Car-449-85

Triples
1991 NL-10-3
1992 NL-13-2
1993 NL-13-1
1994 NL-5-10
1995 NL-8-3
1996 NL-9-4
1999 NL-10-3
2003 NL-10-1
2006 NL-12-4
Car-124-90

Home Runs
2004 NL-36-9

Strikeouts
Car-1299-99

Stolen Bases
1991 NL-34-9
1992 NL-44-3
1995 NL-36-4

Singles
1991 NL-124-5
1992 NL-130-6
1995 NL-126-2

Runs Created
Car-1416-93

Adjusted Batting Runs
1996 NL-32-10

Batting Wins
1996 NL-3.0-10

Extra-Base Hits
1996 NL-84-3
1999 NL-76-7
Car-877-61

Times on Base
1995 NL-229-5
Car-3445-98

Sac. Hits
1991 NL-10-10
1992 NL-16-3
1994 NL-13-2

Sac. Flies
2000 NL-9-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1996 NL-20-5

Caught Stealing
1991 NL-18-5
1995 NL-12-4
Car-118-58

Power/Speed Number
1996 NL-25.4-7
2002 NL-19.5-10
Car-311.8-15

At Bats per Strikeout
1991 NL-9.2-7
1992 NL-9.6-8
1995 NL-9.1-9

Outs
1991 NL-468-5
1992 NL-467-7
1995 NL-421-4
1996 NL-494-3
1998 NL-484-4
2004 NL-495-4
Car-7285-32

Oldest Player
2005 AL-40-10
2006 NL-41-9
2007 NL-42-7

   

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (405) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 54 (460) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 36.4 (178) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 72.0 (248) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  6. Dave Parker (827)
  7. Chili Davis (827)
  8. Ruben Sierra (826)
  9. Rusty Staub (814)
  10. Roberto Clemente (812) *
Most Similar by Age 

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  1. Scot Thompson (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Hal Jeffcoat (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Joe Orsulak (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mookie Wilson (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mookie Wilson (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mookie Wilson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Roberto Kelly (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Roberto Kelly (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Devon White (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Devon White (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Devon White (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Devon White (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Amos Otis (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Marquis Grissom (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Ruben Sierra (865)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Ruben Sierra (859)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Tony Perez (825) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Tony Perez (820) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987.

January 10, 1991: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis.

December 28, 1994: Traded by the Houston Astros with a player to be named later, Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Roberto Petagine, and Brian Williams to the San Diego Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier, and Craig Shipley. The Houston Astros sent Sean Fesh (minors) (May 1, 1995) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

October 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 29, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

July 31, 2004: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Brent Mayne to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Koyie Hill, Bill Murphy, and Reggie Abercrombie (minors).

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

December 21, 2005: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to the San Francisco Giants for Edgardo Alfonzo.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

February 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

June 15, 2007: Released by the Colorado Rockies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Baltimore Orioles$68,000
1990Baltimore Orioles$120,000
1991Houston Astros$280,000
1992Houston Astros$1,210,000
1993Houston Astros$2,900,000
1994Houston Astros$3,050,000
1995San Diego Padres$4,500,000
1996San Diego Padres$2,886,672
1997San Diego Padres$2,986,672
1998San Diego Padres$3,400,000
1999Arizona Diamondbacks$5,375,000
2000Arizona Diamondbacks$5,375,000
2001Arizona Diamondbacks$5,375,000
2002Arizona Diamondbacks$5,375,000
2003Arizona Diamondbacks$4,250,000
2004Arizona Diamondbacks$7,000,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$6,000,000
2006San Francisco Giants$7,000,000
2007Colorado Rockies$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$68,151,344

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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