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Jamie Quirk
James Patrick Quirk

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 4, 1975
  vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1992
Born October 22, 1954 in Whittier, CA

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Dedicated to the back-up catcher who inspired us in 1989 with the following new fantasy baseball terminology: Quirkland, Quirker and to Quirk. Also dedicated to the Nippon Tucks, 2007 winner of CBMRL. Congrats to Pete!

Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 20 KCR AL  14   39    2   10   0  0   1    5   0  0   2   7  .256  .293  .333   75   13   0   0   1   0   1
 1976 21 KCR AL  64  114   11   28   6  0   1   15   0  0   2  22  .246  .252  .325   67   37   0   3   0   0   5
 1977 22 MIL AL  93  221   16   48  14  1   3   13   0  1   8  47  .217  .251  .330   58   73   2   0   2   2   4
 1978 23 KCR AL  17   29    3    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   5   4  .207  .324  .276   69    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 24 KCR AL  51   79    8   24   6  1   1   11   0  0   5  13  .304  .353  .443  112   35   0   0   0   1   0
 1980 25 KCR AL  62  163   13   45   5  0   5   21   3  2   7  24  .276  .305  .399   92   65   3   3   2   1   7
 1981 26 KCR AL  46  100    8   25   7  0   0   10   0  2   6  17  .250  .299  .320   80   32   0   0   1   1   5
 1982 27 KCR AL  36   78    8   18   3  0   1    5   0  0   3  15  .231  .256  .308   55   24   0   1   0   0   2
 1983 28 STL NL  48   86    3   18   2  1   2   11   0  0   6  27  .209  .269  .326   64   28   0   0   0   1   2
 1984 29 TOT AL   4    3    1    1   0  0   1    2   0  0   0   2  .333  .250 1.333  305    4   0   1   0   0   0
         CHW AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   1   0   0   0
         CLE AL   1    1    1    1   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 4.000 1201    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 30 KCR AL  19   57    3   16   3  1   0    4   0  0   2   9  .281  .305  .368   84   21   0   0   0   0   1
 1986 31 KCR AL  80  219   24   47  10  0   8   26   0  1  17  41  .215  .273  .370   72   81   0   1   3   1   4
 1987 32 KCR AL 109  296   24   70  17  0   5   33   1  0  28  56  .236  .307  .345   72  102   2   4   1   4   8
 1988 33 KCR AL  84  196   22   47   7  1   8   25   1  5  28  41  .240  .333  .408  106   80   4   3   2   1   2
 1989 34 TOT AL  47   85    6   15   2  0   1   10   0  2  12  20  .176  .276  .235   48   20   1   1   0   0   4
         NYY AL  13   24    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  1   3   5  .083  .185  .083  -21    2   0   0   0   0   1
         OAK AL   9   10    1    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .500   94    5   0   0   0   0   0
         BAL AL  25   51    5   11   2  0   0    9   0  1   9  11  .216  .328  .255   70   13   1   1   0   0   3
 1990 35 OAK AL  56  121   12   34   5  1   3   26   0  0  14  34  .281  .353  .413  118   50   5   3   1   1   1
 1991 36 OAK AL  76  203   16   53   4  0   1   17   0  3  16  28  .261  .321  .296   77   60   3   0   1   2   7
 1992 37 OAK AL  78  177   13   39   7  1   2   11   0  0  16  28  .220  .294  .305   73   54   5   1   3   3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     984 2266  193  544 100  7  43  247   5 16 177 435  .240  .298  .347   78  787  25  21  17  18  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        373   32   90  16  1   7   41   1  3  29  72  .240  .298  .347   78  130   4   3   3   3   9
 Career High    109  296   24   70  17  1   8   33   3  5  28  56  .236  .307  .345   72  102   5   4   3   4   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 20 KCR AL   41   30    4   3.6    95| .256  .261| .293  .332| .333  .384| .626  .716|  75  .417  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1976 21 KCR AL  119   94    8   2.3    87| .246  .258| .252  .323| .325  .364| .577  .687|  67  .268  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1977 22 MIL AL  233  180   17   2.5   100| .217  .266| .251  .330| .330  .405| .581  .735|  58  .248 -13.5  -1.3   0%
 1978 23 KCR AL   34   23    3   3.5    96| .207  .265| .324  .330| .276  .390| .600  .720|  69  .404  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1979 24 KCR AL   85   55   13   6.3   104| .304  .272| .353  .337| .443  .412| .796  .749| 112  .630   1.3   0.1   0%
 1980 25 KCR AL  177  133   18   3.6    99| .276  .269| .305  .331| .399  .399| .704  .731|  92  .396  -2.2  -0.2  60%
 1981 26 KCR AL  107   82    8   2.6    88| .250  .255| .299  .319| .320  .371| .619  .690|  80  .307  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1982 27 KCR AL   82   63    6   2.6    98| .231  .264| .256  .328| .308  .402| .564  .730|  55  .256  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1983 28 STL NL   93   70    7   2.7    97| .209  .264| .269  .333| .326  .392| .595  .725|  64  .303  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1984 29 TOT AL    4    3    4  35.8   100| .333  .268| .250  .332|1.333  .405|1.583  .736| 305  .978   0.8   0.0   0%
         CHW AL    3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .270| .000  .333| .000  .406| .000  .739|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         CLE AL    1    0    4          98|1.000  .266|1.000  .329|4.000  .401|5.000  .730|1201         1.4   0.1   0%
 1985 30 KCR AL   59   42    6   3.8    99| .281  .261| .305  .327| .368  .406| .673  .733|  84  .417  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1986 31 KCR AL  238  178   22   3.3   102| .215  .264| .273  .332| .370  .411| .643  .744|  72  .346  -9.3  -0.9   0%
 1987 32 KCR AL  334  240   32   3.6   108| .236  .267| .307  .336| .345  .429| .652  .765|  72  .351 -11.6  -1.1 100%
 1988 33 KCR AL  232  163   27   4.4    95| .240  .260| .333  .326| .408  .392| .741  .718| 106  .502   2.1   0.2  16%
 1989 34 TOT AL   99   78    5   1.7    91| .176  .257| .276  .322| .235  .379| .511  .700|  48  .154  -5.6  -0.5   0%
         NYY AL   27   24    0   0.0    92| .083  .260| .185  .324| .083  .382| .268  .706| -21  .000  -3.9  -0.4   0%
         OAK AL   10    8    1   3.3    91| .200  .257| .200  .322| .500  .379| .700  .700|  94  .383  -0.2   0.0   0%
         BAL AL   62   46    4   2.3    90| .216  .256| .328  .320| .255  .377| .583  .697|  70  .242  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1990 35 OAK AL  144   96   19   5.3    91| .281  .254| .353  .322| .413  .381| .766  .703| 118  .586   3.5   0.3   0%
 1991 36 OAK AL  224  163   18   3.0    92| .261  .253| .321  .321| .296  .384| .617  .705|  77  .316  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1992 37 OAK AL  202  148   16   2.9    89| .220  .252| .294  .320| .305  .375| .599  .695|  73  .319  -5.9  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     2507 1841  233   3.4    97| .240  .262| .298  .328| .347  .396| .645  .724|  78  .370 -67.4  -6.8  23%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 20 KCR AL LF 10 19 1 2 0 .909 .976 2.00 1.80 2.43 2.18 10 74.0 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.80 2.00 3.20 1 9.0 DH 1 1976 21 KCR AL DH 19 SS 12 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 0.50 4.40 2.70 4.99 0 20.0 3B 11 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 1.27 2.64 3.53 2.95 2 35.7 1B 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.90 4.50 9.90 0 6.0 1977 22 MIL AL DH 53 LF 10 19 1 1 1 .952 .976 2.00 1.74 3.33 2.12 6 54.0 3B 8 1 3 1 1 .800 .952 0.50 2.73 2.57 2.96 0 14.0 1978 23 KCR AL 3B 10 10 15 2 1 .926 .954 2.50 2.59 3.65 3.00 6 61.7 SS 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.20 4.50 4.95 0 4.0 DH 1 1979 24 KCR AL C 9 15 2 1 0 .944 .983 1.89 4.69 3.83 5.47 2 40.0 0 0 1 0 DH 9 SS 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 4.10 5.40 5.04 0 5.0 3B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.67 3.15 3.08 2 14.3 1980 25 KCR AL 3B 28 21 57 6 2 .929 .951 2.79 2.59 3.33 3.01 23 210.7 C 15 48 9 2 1 .966 .986 3.80 4.60 5.03 5.48 11 102.0 2 4 13 6 OF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.14 1.12 2.48 5 48.3 RF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.77 1.05 2.13 4 34.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.29 2.38 1 14.0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 27.00 9.90 0 1.0 DH 1 1981 26 KCR AL C 22 58 9 1 1 .985 .987 3.05 4.76 4.50 5.51 15 134.0 5 0 13 4 3B 8 5 13 3 1 .857 .952 2.25 2.52 2.61 2.95 6 62.0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1982 27 KCR AL C 29 77 6 0 0 1.000 .988 2.86 4.90 4.97 5.69 14 150.3 1 8 11 5 1B 6 33 6 0 1 1.000 .992 6.50 8.52 11.70 9.84 3 30.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1983 28 STL NL C 22 68 11 6 1 .929 .984 3.59 5.55 4.62 6.57 16 154.0 2 6 23 8 3B 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 2.29 1.10 2.71 0 16.3 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 1984 29 CHW AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 CLE AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 1985 30 KCR AL C 17 64 8 1 1 .986 .988 4.24 5.03 5.02 6.05 15 129.0 2 6 11 9 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.70 6.00 9.90 0 3.0 1986 31 KCR AL C 41 247 30 3 2 .989 .989 6.76 5.44 7.69 6.62 38 324.0 3 16 16 23 3B 24 13 28 1 7 .976 .949 1.71 2.37 2.71 2.74 14 136.0 1B 6 43 6 0 4 1.000 .992 8.17 8.62 10.76 9.42 4 41.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1987 32 KCR AL C 108 532 40 8 3 .986 .988 5.30 5.49 6.51 6.74 88 791.0 11 33 76 33 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1988 33 KCR AL C 79 409 31 8 5 .982 .989 5.57 5.28 7.28 6.22 60 543.7 2 21 53 20 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 3B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.40 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 1989 34 TOT AL C 32 124 14 0 3 1.000 .989 4.31 5.20 6.07 6.24 23 204.7 4 8 15 11 NYY AL C 6 28 4 0 2 1.000 .988 5.33 5.20 6.26 6.24 6 46.0 0 2 7 2 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 DH 1 OAK AL 3B 3 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.33 2.33 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 C 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.20 4.50 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 6.75 9.90 1 4.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 BAL AL C 24 96 9 0 1 1.000 .989 4.38 5.20 6.03 6.24 17 156.7 4 6 8 9 1990 35 OAK AL C 37 151 17 4 3 .977 .991 4.54 5.36 6.00 6.42 26 252.0 1 15 10 11 1B 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .992 1.62 8.36 5.85 9.63 1 20.0 3B 8 4 1 1 1 .833 .943 0.62 2.33 1.67 2.73 1 27.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 1991 36 OAK AL C 54 293 32 6 2 .982 .990 6.02 5.28 6.70 6.49 49 436.7 2 20 38 24 1B 8 44 6 0 4 1.000 .992 6.25 8.30 10.71 9.75 5 42.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 1992 37 OAK AL C 59 258 26 8 4 .973 .989 4.81 5.26 6.63 6.20 41 385.3 1 19 41 20 1B 9 29 2 0 2 1.000 .994 3.44 8.36 9.00 9.67 2 31.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 21 KCR AL 1B 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.90 4.50 9.90 0 6.0 1980 25 KCR AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 27.00 9.90 0 1.0 1982 27 KCR AL 1B 6 33 6 0 1 1.000 .992 6.50 8.52 11.70 9.84 3 30.0 1985 30 KCR AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.70 6.00 9.90 0 3.0 1986 31 KCR AL 1B 6 43 6 0 4 1.000 .992 8.17 8.62 10.76 9.42 4 41.0 1988 33 KCR AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1989 34 OAK AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.40 6.75 9.90 1 4.0 1990 35 OAK AL 1B 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .992 1.62 8.36 5.85 9.63 1 20.0 1991 36 OAK AL 1B 8 44 6 0 4 1.000 .992 6.25 8.30 10.71 9.75 5 42.0 1992 37 OAK AL 1B 9 29 2 0 2 1.000 .994 3.44 8.36 9.00 9.67 2 31.0 1981 26 KCR AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1975 20 KCR AL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.80 2.00 3.20 1 9.0 1976 21 KCR AL 3B 11 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 1.27 2.64 3.53 2.95 2 35.7 1977 22 MIL AL 3B 8 1 3 1 1 .800 .952 0.50 2.73 2.57 2.96 0 14.0 1978 23 KCR AL 3B 10 10 15 2 1 .926 .954 2.50 2.59 3.65 3.00 6 61.7 1979 24 KCR AL 3B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.67 3.15 3.08 2 14.3 1980 25 KCR AL 3B 28 21 57 6 2 .929 .951 2.79 2.59 3.33 3.01 23 210.7 1981 26 KCR AL 3B 8 5 13 3 1 .857 .952 2.25 2.52 2.61 2.95 6 62.0 1982 27 KCR AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1983 28 STL NL 3B 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 2.29 1.10 2.71 0 16.3 1984 29 CHW AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 31 KCR AL 3B 24 13 28 1 7 .976 .949 1.71 2.37 2.71 2.74 14 136.0 1988 33 KCR AL 3B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.40 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 1989 34 OAK AL 3B 3 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.33 2.33 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1990 35 OAK AL 3B 8 4 1 1 1 .833 .943 0.62 2.33 1.67 2.73 1 27.0 1991 36 OAK AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1992 37 OAK AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1979 24 KCR AL C 9 15 2 1 0 .944 .983 1.89 4.69 3.83 5.47 2 40.0 0 0 1 0 1980 25 KCR AL C 15 48 9 2 1 .966 .986 3.80 4.60 5.03 5.48 11 102.0 2 4 13 6 1981 26 KCR AL C 22 58 9 1 1 .985 .987 3.05 4.76 4.50 5.51 15 134.0 5 0 13 4 1982 27 KCR AL C 29 77 6 0 0 1.000 .988 2.86 4.90 4.97 5.69 14 150.3 1 8 11 5 1983 28 STL NL C 22 68 11 6 1 .929 .984 3.59 5.55 4.62 6.57 16 154.0 2 6 23 8 1984 29 CLE AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 1985 30 KCR AL C 17 64 8 1 1 .986 .988 4.24 5.03 5.02 6.05 15 129.0 2 6 11 9 1986 31 KCR AL C 41 247 30 3 2 .989 .989 6.76 5.44 7.69 6.62 38 324.0 3 16 16 23 1987 32 KCR AL C 108 532 40 8 3 .986 .988 5.30 5.49 6.51 6.74 88 791.0 11 33 76 33 1988 33 KCR AL C 79 409 31 8 5 .982 .989 5.57 5.28 7.28 6.22 60 543.7 2 21 53 20 1989 34 TOT AL C 32 124 14 0 3 1.000 .989 4.31 5.20 6.07 6.24 23 204.7 4 8 15 11 NYY AL C 6 28 4 0 2 1.000 .988 5.33 5.20 6.26 6.24 6 46.0 0 2 7 2 OAK AL C 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.20 4.50 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 BAL AL C 24 96 9 0 1 1.000 .989 4.38 5.20 6.03 6.24 17 156.7 4 6 8 9 1990 35 OAK AL C 37 151 17 4 3 .977 .991 4.54 5.36 6.00 6.42 26 252.0 1 15 10 11 1991 36 OAK AL C 54 293 32 6 2 .982 .990 6.02 5.28 6.70 6.49 49 436.7 2 20 38 24 1992 37 OAK AL C 59 258 26 8 4 .973 .989 4.81 5.26 6.63 6.20 41 385.3 1 19 41 20 1975 20 KCR AL DH 1 1976 21 KCR AL DH 19 1977 22 MIL AL DH 53 1978 23 KCR AL DH 1 1979 24 KCR AL DH 9 1980 25 KCR AL DH 1 1989 34 NYY AL DH 1 1990 35 OAK AL DH 1 1991 36 OAK AL DH 1 1992 37 OAK AL DH 1 1975 20 KCR AL LF 10 19 1 2 0 .909 .976 2.00 1.80 2.43 2.18 10 74.0 1977 22 MIL AL LF 10 19 1 1 1 .952 .976 2.00 1.74 3.33 2.12 6 54.0 1980 25 KCR AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.29 2.38 1 14.0 1982 27 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 31 KCR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1975 20 KCR AL OF 10 19 1 2 0 .909 .980 2.00 2.10 2.43 2.37 10 74.0 1977 22 MIL AL OF 10 18 1 1 1 .950 .979 1.90 2.03 3.17 2.33 6 54.0 1980 25 KCR AL OF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.14 1.12 2.48 5 48.3 1981 26 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1982 27 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 31 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1989 34 OAK AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.10 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 35 OAK AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 25 KCR AL RF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.77 1.05 2.13 4 34.3 1981 26 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1989 34 OAK AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 35 OAK AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1976 21 KCR AL SS 12 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 0.50 4.40 2.70 4.99 0 20.0 1978 23 KCR AL SS 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.20 4.50 4.95 0 4.0 1979 24 KCR AL SS 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 4.10 5.40 5.04 0 5.0 1983 28 STL NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 1987 32 KCR AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 1989 34 NYY AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 525 2344 235 48 26 .982 .989 4.91 5.26 398 3647.7 36 156 322 174 3B* 118 60 139 17 13 .921 .951 1.69 2.51 55 598.7 DH 88 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 43 176 20 0 12 1.000 .993 4.56 8.44 16 181.0 OF* 32 45 2 3 1 .940 .981 1.47 2.09 21 183.3 25 0 9# LF* 25 40 2 3 1 .933 .977 1.68 1.80 17 144.0 SS* 22 3 8 0 1 1.000 .965 0.50 4.27 0 31.0 RF* 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 1.79 4 39.3 2B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 741 2628 405 68 53 .978 .986 4.09 4.84
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   4   8   1   1  0  1  0   2   0   3  .125  .111  .375   0  0   0   1   0 
 1985   ALCS  KCR TOR     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     2-2   7  11   1   2  0  1  0   2   0   3  .182  .167  .364   0  0   0   1   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3   8  14   1   2  0  1  0   2   0   5  .143  .133  .286   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Youngest Player
1975 AL-20-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.

December 6, 1976: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with a player to be named later and Jim Wohlford to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter. The Kansas City Royals sent Bob McClure (March 15, 1977) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

August 3, 1978: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Gerry Ako (minors) and cash.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

February 16, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 26, 1984: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 23, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

September 24, 1984: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1984: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

February 25, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

November 27, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

May 16, 1989: Released by the New York Yankees.

May 27, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

July 24, 1989: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

August 5, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 2, 1989: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 13, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 5, 1990: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

November 28, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 27, 1992: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

January 22, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Kansas City Royals$150,000
1987Kansas City Royals$200,000
1988Kansas City Royals$335,000
1989New York Yankees$68,000
1990Oakland Athletics$150,000
1991Oakland Athletics$500,000
1992Oakland Athletics$525,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,928,000

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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