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Chris Hammond
Christopher Andrew Hammond

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Alabama at Birmingham

Debut July 16, 1990
  vs. MON 2.7 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER
Born January 21, 1966 in Atlanta, GA

Brother of Steve Hammond

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 10, 1986. (All Transactions)

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1990 24 CIN NL   0   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   11.3   13    9    8   2   12    4   0   1    56   1   3  6.35  3.99   63 2.206
 1991 25 CIN NL   7   7  20  18   0   0   0  0   99.7   92   51   45   4   48   50   2   3   425   3   0  4.06  3.83   94 1.405
 1992 26 CIN NL   7  10  28  26   0   0   1  0  147.3  149   75   69  13   55   79   3   6   627   6   0  4.21  3.61   86 1.385
 1993 27 FLA NL  11  12  32  32   1   0   0  0  191.0  207  106   99  18   66  108   1  10   826   2   5  4.66  4.29   92 1.429
 1994 28 FLA NL   4   4  13  13   1   1   0  0   73.3   79   30   25   5   23   40   1   3   312   1   0  3.07  4.35  142 1.391
 1995 29 FLA NL   9   6  25  24   3   2   0  0  161.0  157   73   68  17   47  126   9   3   683   2   1  3.80  4.23  111 1.267
 1996 30 FLA NL   5   8  38   9   0   0   5  0   81.0  104   65   59  14   27   50   4   1   368   3   0  6.56  4.10   62 1.617
 1997 31 BOS AL   3   4  29   8   0   0   6  1   65.3   81   45   43   5   27   48   2   2   293   4   0  5.92  4.66   79 1.653
 1998 32 FLA NL   0   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   13.7   20   11   10   3    8    8   1   0    67   0   0  6.59  4.02   61 2.049
 2002 36 ATL NL   7   2  63   0   0   0   6  0   76.0   53   15    8   1   31   63   1   1   311   9   0  0.95  4.16  439 1.105
 2003 37 NYY AL   3   2  62   0   0   0  16  1   63.0   65   23   20   5   11   45   2   1   262   0   0  2.86  4.39  154 1.206
 2004 38 OAK AL   4   1  41   0   0   0   9  1   53.7   56   21   16   4   13   34   3   0   224   1   0  2.68  4.54  169 1.286
 2005 39 SDP NL   5   1  55   0   0   0  17  0   58.7   51   25   25   9   14   34   2   0   242   0   0  3.84  3.85  100 1.108
 2006 40 CIN NL   1   1  29   0   0   0   7  0   28.7   36   23   22   5    5   23   0   0   125   0   0  6.91  4.67   68 1.430
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .516  66  62 441 136   5   3  67  3 1123.7 1163  572  517 105  387  712  31  31  4821  32   9  4.14  4.15  100 1.379
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   7  51  16   0   0   7  0  132.3  137   67   60  12   45   83   3   3   568   3   1  4.14  4.15  100 1.379
 Career High     11  12  63  32   3   2  17  1  191.0  207  106   99  18   66  126   9  10   826   9   5  0.95  4.66  439 1.105

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 24 CIN NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1991 25 CIN NL  20   34    4   12   3  0   0    1   0  0   2  10  .353  .389  .441  130   15   1   0   0   0   0
 1992 26 CIN NL  30   44    7    6   1  0   1    4   0  0   6  20  .136  .235  .227   30   10   3   1   0   0   0
 1993 27 FLA NL  33   63   10   12   0  1   2    4   0  0   9  26  .190  .292  .317   61   20   5   0   0   0   0
 1994 28 FLA NL  13   22    1    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  12  .136  .208  .182    3    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1995 29 FLA NL  25   48    7   13   2  0   1    4   0  0   7  16  .271  .364  .375   95   18   5   0   0   0   1
 1996 30 FLA NL  38   15    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .067  .125  .067  -47    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1998 32 FLA NL   3    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .200  .200  .200    9    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 36 ATL NL  59    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   46    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 39 SDP NL  52    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     308  238   30   48   7  1   4   14   0  0  28  96  .202  .285  .290   55   69  19   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        125   16   25   4  1   2    7   0  0  15  50  .202  .285  .290   55   36  10   1   0   0   1
 Career High     59   63   10   13   3  1   2    4   0  0   9  26                          20   5   1   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 24 CIN NL    3    4    0   0.0   102| .000  .270| .000  .337| .000  .406| .000  .743|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1991 25 CIN NL   37   23    6   7.0    97| .353  .262| .389  .330| .441  .393| .830  .723| 130  .719   1.4   0.1   0%
 1992 26 CIN NL   54   42    3   1.9    95| .136  .262| .235  .329| .227  .386| .462  .715|  30  .199  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1993 27 FLA NL   77   56    7   3.4   107| .190  .276| .292  .341| .317  .420| .609  .761|  61  .355  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1994 28 FLA NL   27   22    1   1.2   111| .136  .277| .208  .344| .182  .433| .390  .777|   3  .072  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1995 29 FLA NL   60   41    7   4.6   108| .271  .272| .364  .341| .375  .423| .739  .764|  95  .475  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1996 30 FLA NL   18   16    0   0.0   104| .067  .266| .125  .335| .067  .417| .192  .752| -47  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1998 32 FLA NL    5    4    0   0.0   102| .200  .262| .200  .331| .200  .413| .400  .744|   9  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 2002 36 ATL NL    2    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .268| .500  .342| .000  .427| .500  .770|  46  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 2005 39 SDP NL    3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .259| .000  .328| .000  .412| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      286  212   24   3.0   103| .202  .269| .285  .337| .290  .411| .575  .748|  55  .322 -15.6  -1.6     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 CIN NL P 3 0 3 2 0 .600 .968 1.00 0.57 2.39 1.83 3 11.3 1991 25 CIN NL P 20 6 18 2 1 .923 .956 1.20 0.59 2.17 1.86 18 99.7 1992 26 CIN NL P 28 9 22 2 1 .939 .954 1.11 0.60 1.89 1.94 26 147.3 1993 27 FLA NL P 32 8 32 4 1 .909 .952 1.25 0.54 1.88 1.84 32 191.0 1994 28 FLA NL P 13 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.54 0.54 0.86 1.85 13 73.3 1995 29 FLA NL P 25 9 21 1 2 .968 .955 1.20 0.51 1.68 1.84 24 161.0 1996 30 FLA NL P 38 6 13 2 1 .905 .955 0.50 0.52 2.11 1.84 9 81.0 1997 31 BOS AL P 29 3 10 1 1 .929 .956 0.45 0.49 1.79 1.71 8 65.3 1998 32 FLA NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.53 0.00 1.84 3 13.7 2002 36 ATL NL P 63 2 17 0 2 1.000 .964 0.30 0.48 2.25 1.84 0 76.0 2003 37 NYY AL P 62 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.15 0.49 1.29 1.73 0 63.0 2004 38 OAK AL P 41 1 10 1 0 .917 .948 0.27 0.45 1.84 1.66 0 53.7 2005 39 SDP NL P 55 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.16 0.46 1.38 1.75 0 58.7 2006 40 CIN NL P 29 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.17 0.43 1.57 1.72 0 28.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 24 CIN NL P 3 0 3 2 0 .600 .968 1.00 0.57 2.39 1.83 3 11.3 1991 25 CIN NL P 20 6 18 2 1 .923 .956 1.20 0.59 2.17 1.86 18 99.7 1992 26 CIN NL P 28 9 22 2 1 .939 .954 1.11 0.60 1.89 1.94 26 147.3 1993 27 FLA NL P 32 8 32 4 1 .909 .952 1.25 0.54 1.88 1.84 32 191.0 1994 28 FLA NL P 13 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.54 0.54 0.86 1.85 13 73.3 1995 29 FLA NL P 25 9 21 1 2 .968 .955 1.20 0.51 1.68 1.84 24 161.0 1996 30 FLA NL P 38 6 13 2 1 .905 .955 0.50 0.52 2.11 1.84 9 81.0 1997 31 BOS AL P 29 3 10 1 1 .929 .956 0.45 0.49 1.79 1.71 8 65.3 1998 32 FLA NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.53 0.00 1.84 3 13.7 2002 36 ATL NL P 63 2 17 0 2 1.000 .964 0.30 0.48 2.25 1.84 0 76.0 2003 37 NYY AL P 62 2 7 0 1 1.000 .957 0.15 0.49 1.29 1.73 0 63.0 2004 38 OAK AL P 41 1 10 1 0 .917 .948 0.27 0.45 1.84 1.66 0 53.7 2005 39 SDP NL P 55 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.16 0.46 1.38 1.75 0 58.7 2006 40 CIN NL P 29 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.17 0.43 1.57 1.72 0 28.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 441 48 172 16 10 .932 .956 0.50 0.50 1.76 1.83 136 1123.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 441 48 172 16 10 .932 .956 0.50 0.50 1.76 1.82 136 1124
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2002   NLDS  ATL SFG     L   3   0   6.75  0  0  0  0   2.2   2   2   3   2 
 2003   WS    NYY FLA     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     2   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      0-2   4   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   4.2   4   2   3   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   NLDS  ATL SFG     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   WS    NYY FLA     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   0-2   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     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.

Strikeouts/9IP
1995 NL-7.04-10

Comp. Games
1995 NL-3-9

Shutouts
1994 NL-1-5
1995 NL-2-3

SO to Walk
1995 NL-2.68-10

Earned Runs Allow.
1993 NL-99-5

Wild Pitches
1993 NL-10-9

Hit Batsmen
1995 NL-9-7

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1934) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1138) (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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Transactions 

January 14, 1986: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 10, 1986.

March 27, 1993: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later and Gary Scott. The Florida Marlins sent Hector Carrasco (September 10, 1993) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

October 4, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 30, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

March 23, 1998: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

March 27, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

June 2, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

March 31, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 3, 2001: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

July 17, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

December 18, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Eduardo Sierra (minors) and J.T. Stotts (minors).

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 30, 2006: 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
1991Cincinnati Reds$100,000
1992Cincinnati Reds$140,000
1993Florida Marlins$260,000
1994Florida Marlins$925,000
1995Florida Marlins$1,025,000
1996Florida Marlins$1,600,000
1997Boston Red Sox$700,000
2002Atlanta Braves$450,000
2003New York Yankees$2,200,000
2004Oakland Athletics$2,400,000
2005San Diego Padres$750,000
2006Cincinnati Reds$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$11,350,000

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