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Rusty Greer
Thurman Clyde (III) Greer (The Red Baron)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Montevallo

Debut May 16, 1994
  vs. OAK 6 AB, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 11, 2002
Born January 21, 1969 in Fort Rucker, AL

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 25 TEX AL  80  277   36   87  16  1  10   46   0  0  46  46  .314  .410  .487  131  135   2   4   2   2   3 RoY-3
 1995 26 TEX AL 131  417   58  113  21  2  13   61   3  1  55  66  .271  .355  .424  100  177   2   3   1   1   9
 1996 27 TEX AL 139  542   96  180  41  6  18  100   9  0  62  86  .332  .397  .530  128  287   0  10   4   3   9
 1997 28 TEX AL 157  601  112  193  42  3  26   87   9  5  83  87  .321  .405  .531  138  319   1   2   4   3  11 MVP-22
 1998 29 TEX AL 155  598  107  183  31  5  16  108   2  4  80  93  .306  .386  .455  115  272   0   9   1   4  18
 1999 30 TEX AL 147  556  107  167  41  3  20  101   2  2  96  67  .300  .405  .493  124  274   0   5   2   5  17
 2000 31 TEX AL 105  394   65  117  34  3   8   65   4  1  51  61  .297  .377  .459  110  181   0   5   1   3  14
 2001 32 TEX AL  62  245   38   67  23  0   7   29   1  2  27  32  .273  .342  .453  104  111   1   5   1   1   5
 2002 33 TEX AL  51  199   24   59   9  2   1   17   1  0  19  17  .296  .356  .377   91   75   0   1   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons     1027 3829  643 1166 258 25 119  614  31 15 519 555  .305  .387  .478  119 1831   6  44  16  22  91
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        604  101  184  41  4  19   97   5  2  82  88  .305  .387  .478  119  289   1   7   3   3  14
 Career High    157  601  112  193  42  6  26  108   9  5  96  93  .332  .410  .531  138  319   2  10   4   5  18
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 25 TEX AL  331  199   60   8.1   111| .314  .273| .410  .345| .487  .434| .897  .779| 131  .680  15.3   1.4   0%
 1995 26 TEX AL  478  319   65   5.4   112| .271  .274| .355  .348| .424  .433| .779  .781| 100  .519   0.2   0.0  75%
 1996 27 TEX AL  617  381  120   8.4   120| .332  .283| .397  .357| .530  .455| .927  .812| 128  .680  25.0   2.2 100%
 1997 28 TEX AL  690  427  132   8.3   113| .321  .277| .405  .347| .531  .438| .936  .786| 138  .703  35.5   3.3  64%
 1998 29 TEX AL  691  446  106   6.4   113| .306  .276| .386  .346| .455  .440| .841  .786| 115  .590  16.1   1.5  33%
 1999 30 TEX AL  662  413  114   7.3   118| .300  .281| .405  .354| .493  .450| .898  .804| 124  .638  24.0   2.2  50%
 2000 31 TEX AL  453  297   69   6.2   117| .297  .279| .377  .352| .459  .448| .836  .800| 110  .553   7.8   0.7  80%
 2001 32 TEX AL  279  191   38   5.3   110| .273  .272| .342  .339| .453  .436| .795  .776| 104  .523   2.6   0.2  33%
 2002 33 TEX AL  219  146   27   4.9   110| .296  .271| .356  .339| .377  .436| .733  .776|  91  .500  -2.5  -0.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      4420 2819  731   6.9   115| .305  .277| .387  .349| .478  .442| .865  .791| 119  .620 124.1  11.3  67%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1994 25 TEX AL OF 73 159 2 4 2 .976 .982 2.21 2.09 2.33 2.37 71 622.7 RF 53 87 2 3 2 .967 .980 1.68 1.88 2.06 2.20 45 388.0 CF 23 51 0 1 0 .981 .988 2.22 2.44 2.87 2.76 19 159.7 LF 11 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.91 1.80 2.52 2.16 7 75.0 1B 9 57 2 2 8 .967 .992 6.56 8.49 7.93 9.56 6 67.0 1995 26 TEX AL OF 125 211 9 4 0 .982 .983 1.76 1.99 2.07 2.33 104 956.3 RF 101 124 3 3 0 .977 .979 1.26 1.63 1.91 2.05 59 599.7 LF 51 78 7 1 0 .988 .982 1.67 1.75 2.33 2.22 42 327.7 CF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 2.25 2.38 2.79 2.73 3 29.0 1B 3 29 0 2 4 .935 .993 9.67 8.33 8.70 9.60 3 30.0 1996 27 TEX AL OF 137 306 6 5 0 .984 .983 2.28 2.02 2.35 2.37 136 1196.3 LF 136 300 6 5 0 .984 .979 2.25 1.75 2.32 2.18 135 1187.3 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.00 2.80 1 9.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.90 DH 1 1997 28 TEX AL OF 153 321 9 12 0 .965 .982 2.16 2.02 2.24 2.32 152 1327.3 LF 148 280 8 11 0 .963 .979 1.95 1.71 2.13 2.06 139 1219.3 CF 19 38 1 1 0 .975 .987 2.05 2.31 3.44 2.71 12 102.0 DH 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 1 6.0 1998 29 TEX AL LF 154 304 6 3 0 .990 .985 2.01 1.74 2.11 2.10 151 1325.3 OF 154 304 6 3 0 .990 .985 2.01 2.02 2.10 2.31 151 1327.3 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1999 30 TEX AL LF 145 286 3 5 1 .983 .985 1.99 1.73 2.05 2.08 145 1267.3 DH 1 2000 31 TEX AL LF 97 194 3 3 0 .985 .985 2.03 1.76 2.12 2.16 96 836.0 DH 2 2001 32 TEX AL LF 60 124 2 5 0 .962 .981 2.10 1.72 2.25 2.14 59 503.0 DH 1 2002 33 TEX AL OF 26 37 0 2 0 .949 .984 1.42 2.05 1.52 2.35 24 219.0 LF 22 27 0 1 0 .964 .982 1.23 1.74 1.45 2.14 18 167.3 DH 22 RF 6 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.50 1.82 1.57 2.12 6 51.7 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.34 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 25 TEX AL 1B 9 57 2 2 8 .967 .992 6.56 8.49 7.93 9.56 6 67.0 1995 26 TEX AL 1B 3 29 0 2 4 .935 .993 9.67 8.33 8.70 9.60 3 30.0 1996 27 TEX AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.90 2002 33 TEX AL 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.34 1 8.0 1994 25 TEX AL CF 23 51 0 1 0 .981 .988 2.22 2.44 2.87 2.76 19 159.7 1995 26 TEX AL CF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 2.25 2.38 2.79 2.73 3 29.0 1996 27 TEX AL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 3.00 2.80 1 9.0 1997 28 TEX AL CF 19 38 1 1 0 .975 .987 2.05 2.31 3.44 2.71 12 102.0 1998 29 TEX AL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1996 27 TEX AL DH 1 1997 28 TEX AL DH 2 1999 30 TEX AL DH 1 2000 31 TEX AL DH 2 2001 32 TEX AL DH 1 2002 33 TEX AL DH 22 1994 25 TEX AL LF 11 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.91 1.80 2.52 2.16 7 75.0 1995 26 TEX AL LF 51 78 7 1 0 .988 .982 1.67 1.75 2.33 2.22 42 327.7 1996 27 TEX AL LF 136 300 6 5 0 .984 .979 2.25 1.75 2.32 2.18 135 1187.3 1997 28 TEX AL LF 148 280 8 11 0 .963 .979 1.95 1.71 2.13 2.06 139 1219.3 1998 29 TEX AL LF 154 304 6 3 0 .990 .985 2.01 1.74 2.11 2.10 151 1325.3 1999 30 TEX AL LF 145 286 3 5 1 .983 .985 1.99 1.73 2.05 2.08 145 1267.3 2000 31 TEX AL LF 97 194 3 3 0 .985 .985 2.03 1.76 2.12 2.16 96 836.0 2001 32 TEX AL LF 60 124 2 5 0 .962 .981 2.10 1.72 2.25 2.14 59 503.0 2002 33 TEX AL LF 22 27 0 1 0 .964 .982 1.23 1.74 1.45 2.14 18 167.3 1994 25 TEX AL OF 73 159 2 4 2 .976 .982 2.21 2.09 2.33 2.37 71 622.7 1995 26 TEX AL OF 125 211 9 4 0 .982 .983 1.76 1.99 2.07 2.33 104 956.3 1996 27 TEX AL OF 137 306 6 5 0 .984 .983 2.28 2.02 2.35 2.37 136 1196.3 1997 28 TEX AL OF 153 321 9 12 0 .965 .982 2.16 2.02 2.24 2.32 152 1327.3 1998 29 TEX AL OF 154 304 6 3 0 .990 .985 2.01 2.02 2.10 2.31 151 1327.3 1999 30 TEX AL OF 145 286 3 5 1 .983 .984 1.99 2.03 2.05 2.30 145 1267.3 2000 31 TEX AL OF 97 195 3 3 0 .985 .985 2.04 2.02 2.13 2.36 96 836.0 2001 32 TEX AL OF 60 124 2 5 0 .962 .984 2.10 2.01 2.25 2.30 59 503.0 2002 33 TEX AL OF 26 37 0 2 0 .949 .984 1.42 2.05 1.52 2.35 24 219.0 1994 25 TEX AL RF 53 87 2 3 2 .967 .980 1.68 1.88 2.06 2.20 45 388.0 1995 26 TEX AL RF 101 124 3 3 0 .977 .979 1.26 1.63 1.91 2.05 59 599.7 1997 28 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 1 6.0 2002 33 TEX AL RF 6 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.50 1.82 1.57 2.12 6 51.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 970 1943 40 43 3 .979 .984 2.04 2.02 938 8255.3 824 49 161# LF* 824 1614 35 34 1 .980 .982 2.00 1.74 792 6908.3 RF* 161 220 5 7 2 .970 .980 1.40 1.72 111 1045.3 CF* 49 101 1 2 0 .981 .988 2.08 2.38 35 301.7 DH 29 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 14 94 2 4 12 .960 .992 6.86 8.38 10 105.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 984 2037 42 47 15 .978 .984 2.11 2.11
# 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   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   4  16   2   2  0  0  0   0   3   3  .125  .263  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   3  11   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   2  .091  .167  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   3   9   0   1  0  0  0   0   3   1  .111  .333  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       0-3  10  36   2   4  0  0  0   0   7   6  .111  .256  .111   0  0   0   0   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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1997-AL-22-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Batting Average
1996 AL-.332-5
1997 AL-.321-7

On-base %
1997 AL-.405-8

OPS
1997 AL-.936-10

Games
1997 AL-157-8

Runs
1997 AL-112-5

Hits
1997 AL-193-2

Total Bases
1997 AL-319-5

Doubles
1996 AL-41-8
1997 AL-42-5
1999 AL-41-5

Bases on Balls
1999 AL-96-9

Singles
1997 AL-122-9
1998 AL-131-6

Runs Created
1997 AL-132-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1997 AL-36-10

Batting Wins
1997 AL-3.3-10

Extra-Base Hits
1997 AL-71-7

Times on Base
1997 AL-279-3
1998 AL-267-8

Offensive Win%
1997 AL-.703-8

Sac. Flies
1996 AL-10-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1998 AL-18-9

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 23 (906) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 28.5 (311) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 39.0 (465) (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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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1990.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994Texas Rangers$109,000
1995Texas Rangers$175,000
1996Texas Rangers$258,333
1997Texas Rangers$358,333
1998Texas Rangers$1,025,000
1999Texas Rangers$3,300,000
2000Texas Rangers$3,600,000
2001Texas Rangers$4,600,000
2002Texas Rangers$6,800,000
2003Texas Rangers$7,000,000
2004Texas Rangers$7,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$34,625,666

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Rusty Greer's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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