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Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta Sosa (Slammin' Sammy or Say it Ain't Sosa)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 220 lb.

Debut June 16, 1989
  vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)

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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 20 TOT AL  58  183   27   47   8  0   4   13   7  5  11  47  .257  .303  .366   89   67   5   2   2   2   6
         TEX AL  25   84    8   20   3  0   1    3   0  2   0  20  .238  .238  .310   52   26   4   0   0   0   3
         CHW AL  33   99   19   27   5  0   3   10   7  3  11  27  .273  .351  .414  118   41   1   2   2   2   3
 1990 21 CHW AL 153  532   72  124  26 10  15   70  32 16  33 150  .233  .282  .404   92  215   2   6   4   6  10
 1991 22 CHW AL 116  316   39   64  10  1  10   33  13  6  14  98  .203  .240  .335   59  106   5   1   2   2   5
 1992 23 CHC NL  67  262   41   68   7  2   8   25  15  7  19  63  .260  .317  .393   99  103   4   2   1   4   4
 1993 24 CHC NL 159  598   92  156  25  5  33   93  36 11  38 135  .261  .309  .485  111  290   0   1   6   4  14
 1994 25 CHC NL 105  426   59  128  17  6  25   70  22 13  25  92  .300  .339  .545  127  232   1   4   1   2   7
 1995 26 CHC NL 144  564   89  151  17  3  36  119  34  7  58 134  .268  .340  .500  121  282   0   2  11   5   8 SS,MVP-8,AS
 1996 27 CHC NL 124  498   84  136  21  2  40  100  18  5  34 134  .273  .323  .564  126  281   0   4   6   5  14 MVP-15
 1997 28 CHC NL 162  642   90  161  31  4  36  119  22 12  45 174  .251  .300  .480   99  308   0   5   9   2  16 MVP-19
 1998 29 CHC NL 159  643  134  198  20  0  66  158  18  9  73 171  .308  .377  .647  160  416   0   5  14   1  20 SS,MVP-1,AS
 1999 30 CHC NL 162  625  114  180  24  2  63  141   7  8  78 171  .288  .367  .635  151  397   0   6   8   3  17 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2000 31 CHC NL 156  604  106  193  38  1  50  138   7  4  91 168  .320  .406  .634  161  383   0   8  19   2  12 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2001 32 CHC NL 160  577  146  189  34  5  64  160   0  2 116 153  .328  .437  .737  203  425   0  12  37   6   6 SS,MVP-2,AS
 2002 33 CHC NL 150  556  122  160  19  2  49  108   2  0 103 144  .288  .399  .594  160  330   0   4  15   3  14 SS,MVP-9,AS
 2003 34 CHC NL 137  517   99  144  22  0  40  103   0  1  62 143  .279  .358  .553  133  286   0   5   9   5  14 MVP-8
 2004 35 CHC NL 126  478   69  121  21  0  35   80   0  0  56 133  .253  .332  .517  113  247   0   3   4   2   9 AS
 2005 36 BAL AL 102  380   39   84  15  1  14   45   1  1  39  84  .221  .295  .376   78  143   0   3   3   2  15
 2007 38 TEX AL 114  412   53  104  24  1  21   92   0  0  34 112  .252  .311  .468  102  193   0   5   3   3  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         8813      2408     45     1667    107    2306  .273  .344  .534  128       17  78 154  59 202
               2354      1475      379    609      234    929                            4704
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        607  102  166  26  3  42  115  16  7  64 159  .273  .344  .534  128  324   1   5  11   4  14
 Career High    162  643  146  198  38 10  66  160  36 16 116 174  .328  .437  .737  203  425   5  12  37   6  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 20 TOT AL  203  154   20   3.5    92| .257  .260| .303  .324| .366  .382| .669  .707|  89  .400  -2.8  -0.3  58%
         TEX AL   88   73    5   1.8    95| .238  .263| .238  .328| .310  .387| .548  .715|  52  .171  -5.8  -0.6   0%
         CHW AL  115   81   15   5.0    91| .273  .257| .351  .322| .414  .379| .765  .700| 118  .561   2.9   0.3  70%
 1990 21 CHW AL  579  442   58   3.5    93| .233  .257| .282  .325| .404  .384| .686  .709|  92  .400  -8.0  -0.8  66%
 1991 22 CHW AL  338  269   24   2.4    95| .203  .258| .240  .326| .335  .391| .575  .718|  59  .237 -19.0  -1.9  68%
 1992 23 CHC NL  291  211   33   4.2    94| .260  .261| .317  .327| .393  .385| .710  .712|  99  .510  -1.2  -0.1  68%
 1993 24 CHC NL  641  468   86   4.9   102| .261  .269| .309  .334| .485  .409| .794  .743| 111  .527   5.5   0.5  76%
 1994 25 CHC NL  458  323   75   6.2   108| .300  .273| .339  .340| .545  .427| .884  .768| 127  .606  14.3   1.4  62%
 1995 26 CHC NL  629  430   99   6.2   105| .268  .268| .340  .337| .500  .418| .840  .755| 121  .610  14.4   1.4  82%
 1996 27 CHC NL  541  385   87   6.1   109| .273  .273| .323  .343| .564  .428| .887  .771| 126  .601  15.4   1.5  78%
 1997 28 CHC NL  694  514   86   4.5   110| .251  .273| .300  .345| .480  .428| .780  .773|  99  .462  -5.4  -0.5  64%
 1998 29 CHC NL  722  479  149   8.4   110| .308  .272| .377  .344| .647  .430|1.024  .773| 160  .729  53.1   5.0  66%
 1999 30 CHC NL  712  476  140   7.9   113| .288  .272| .367  .347| .635  .438|1.002  .785| 151  .673  45.1   4.1  46%
 2000 31 CHC NL  705  435  157   9.6   114| .320  .269| .406  .346| .634  .440|1.040  .787| 161  .748  57.9   5.2  63%
 2001 32 CHC NL  711  408  193  12.6   107| .328  .262| .437  .333| .737  .430|1.174  .763| 203  .844  92.6   8.5   0%
 2002 33 CHC NL  666  414  135   8.7   105| .288  .264| .399  .337| .594  .419| .993  .756| 160  .749  49.7   4.7 100%
 2003 34 CHC NL  589  393  101   6.9   110| .279  .270| .358  .342| .553  .433| .911  .775| 133  .648  23.8   2.2   0%
 2004 35 CHC NL  539  369   83   6.0   114| .253  .273| .332  .345| .517  .443| .849  .788| 113  .582   7.2   0.7   0%
 2005 36 BAL AL  424  315   40   3.4   104| .221  .267| .295  .330| .376  .423| .671  .753|  78  .338 -12.2  -1.2  50%
 2007 38 TEX AL  454  324   59   4.9   107| .252  .271| .311  .338| .468  .424| .779  .762| 102  .482   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     9896 6809 1625   6.4   106| .273  .268| .344  .338| .534  .422| .878  .760| 128  .622 330.6  30.4  68%

* 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 20 TOT AL OF 52 94 2 4 0 .960 .980 1.85 2.12 2.16 2.42 46 399.3 TOT AL CF 33 58 1 3 0 .952 .985 1.79 2.46 2.23 2.78 27 238.3 TOT AL LF 13 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.62 1.83 1.99 2.16 11 95.0 TOT AL RF 10 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.50 1.90 2.05 2.33 8 66.0 TEX AL OF 19 33 1 2 0 .944 .980 1.79 2.12 2.17 2.42 17 141.0 LF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.83 2.15 2.16 10 88.0 CF 8 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.46 2.47 2.79 7 51.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 CHW AL OF 33 61 1 2 0 .969 .979 1.88 2.12 2.16 2.42 29 258.3 CF 25 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 1.80 2.46 2.16 2.78 20 187.3 RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.11 2.33 8 64.0 DH 6 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1990 21 CHW AL OF 152 315 14 13 1 .962 .981 2.16 2.04 2.36 2.39 137 1255.0 RF 152 313 14 13 1 .962 .978 2.15 1.81 2.35 2.23 137 1254.7 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1991 22 CHW AL OF 111 214 6 6 0 .973 .983 1.98 2.03 2.53 2.37 76 782.3 RF 102 195 5 6 0 .971 .980 1.96 1.76 2.58 2.19 67 698.7 CF 14 19 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.76 9 83.7 DH 2 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1992 23 CHC NL CF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .989 2.22 2.44 2.34 2.80 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL OF 158 344 17 9 4 .976 .979 2.28 2.00 2.38 2.34 153 1363.3 RF 114 201 11 4 2 .981 .976 1.86 1.78 2.28 2.17 92 836.3 CF 70 145 5 5 2 .968 .985 2.14 2.37 2.56 2.75 61 527.0 1994 25 CHC NL OF 105 248 5 7 2 .973 .980 2.41 1.90 2.45 2.24 105 930.3 RF 98 218 4 6 2 .974 .975 2.27 1.82 2.38 2.18 95 840.7 CF 15 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.00 2.40 3.01 2.63 10 89.7 1995 26 CHC NL RF 143 318 13 13 4 .962 .978 2.31 1.76 2.34 2.08 142 1274.0 AS 1996 27 CHC NL RF 124 255 15 10 1 .964 .974 2.18 1.71 2.24 2.07 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL RF 161 324 16 8 1 .977 .977 2.11 1.64 2.16 2.04 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL OF 159 339 14 9 2 .975 .980 2.22 1.78 2.23 2.17 159 1422.3 AS RF 156 319 14 9 2 .974 .976 2.13 1.66 2.17 2.08 153 1379.0 AS CF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.14 2.14 3.12 2.54 6 43.3 AS 1999 30 CHC NL OF 162 399 8 9 3 .978 .981 2.51 1.86 2.59 2.26 162 1414.7 AS RF 146 322 5 8 3 .976 .981 2.24 1.72 2.41 2.16 139 1220.0 AS CF 25 77 3 1 0 .988 .984 3.20 2.20 3.70 2.63 23 194.7 AS 2000 31 CHC NL OF 156 323 4 10 1 .970 .981 2.10 1.86 2.13 2.25 156 1383.3 AS RF 156 316 3 10 1 .970 .979 2.04 1.75 2.09 2.18 154 1373.3 AS CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 1.80 2.61 2 10.0 AS 2001 32 CHC NL RF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .981 2.09 1.73 2.17 2.11 160 1385.0 AS 2002 33 CHC NL RF 150 284 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.94 1.67 2.02 2.07 150 1294.3 AS 2003 34 CHC NL RF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .982 1.56 1.72 1.63 2.09 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL RF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .980 1.96 1.71 1.99 2.09 124 1097.7 AS DH 2 AS 2005 36 BAL AL RF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .982 1.88 1.83 1.93 2.12 66 577.0 DH 35 2007 38 TEX AL DH 87 RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.06 1.77 2.27 2.08 16 131.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 20 TOT AL CF 33 58 1 3 0 .952 .985 1.79 2.46 2.23 2.78 27 238.3 TEX AL CF 8 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.46 2.47 2.79 7 51.0 CHW AL CF 25 44 1 2 0 .957 .985 1.80 2.46 2.16 2.78 20 187.3 1990 21 CHW AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1991 22 CHW AL CF 14 19 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.76 9 83.7 1992 23 CHC NL CF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .989 2.22 2.44 2.34 2.80 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL CF 70 145 5 5 2 .968 .985 2.14 2.37 2.56 2.75 61 527.0 1994 25 CHC NL CF 15 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.00 2.40 3.01 2.63 10 89.7 1998 29 CHC NL CF 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.14 2.14 3.12 2.54 6 43.3 1999 30 CHC NL CF 25 77 3 1 0 .988 .984 3.20 2.20 3.70 2.63 23 194.7 2000 31 CHC NL CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.25 1.80 2.61 2 10.0 1989 20 CHW AL DH 6 1991 22 CHW AL DH 2 2004 35 CHC NL DH 2 2005 36 BAL AL DH 35 2007 38 TEX AL DH 87 1989 20 TOT AL LF 13 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.62 1.83 1.99 2.16 11 95.0 TEX AL LF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.83 2.15 2.16 10 88.0 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1991 22 CHW AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1989 20 TOT AL OF 52 94 2 4 0 .960 .980 1.85 2.12 2.16 2.42 46 399.3 TEX AL OF 19 33 1 2 0 .944 .980 1.79 2.12 2.17 2.42 17 141.0 CHW AL OF 33 61 1 2 0 .969 .979 1.88 2.12 2.16 2.42 29 258.3 1990 21 CHW AL OF 152 315 14 13 1 .962 .981 2.16 2.04 2.36 2.39 137 1255.0 1991 22 CHW AL OF 111 214 6 6 0 .973 .983 1.98 2.03 2.53 2.37 76 782.3 1992 23 CHC NL OF 67 145 4 6 1 .961 .983 2.22 1.96 2.34 2.34 65 573.3 1993 24 CHC NL OF 158 344 17 9 4 .976 .979 2.28 2.00 2.38 2.34 153 1363.3 1994 25 CHC NL OF 105 248 5 7 2 .973 .980 2.41 1.90 2.45 2.24 105 930.3 1995 26 CHC NL OF 143 320 13 13 4 .962 .979 2.33 1.82 2.35 2.15 142 1274.0 1996 27 CHC NL OF 124 253 15 10 1 .964 .978 2.16 1.80 2.22 2.13 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL OF 161 325 16 8 1 .977 .980 2.12 1.77 2.17 2.13 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL OF 159 339 14 9 2 .975 .980 2.22 1.78 2.23 2.17 159 1422.3 1999 30 CHC NL OF 162 399 8 9 3 .978 .981 2.51 1.86 2.59 2.26 162 1414.7 2000 31 CHC NL OF 156 323 4 10 1 .970 .981 2.10 1.86 2.13 2.25 156 1383.3 2001 32 CHC NL OF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .982 2.09 1.86 2.17 2.20 160 1385.0 2002 33 CHC NL OF 150 285 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.95 1.84 2.03 2.19 150 1295.3 2003 34 CHC NL OF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .984 1.56 1.85 1.63 2.17 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL OF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .982 1.96 1.85 1.99 2.16 124 1097.7 2005 36 BAL AL OF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .986 1.88 2.05 1.93 2.30 66 577.0 2007 38 TEX AL OF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.06 2.00 2.27 2.30 16 131.0 1989 20 TOT AL RF 10 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.50 1.90 2.05 2.33 8 66.0 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 CHW AL RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.11 2.33 8 64.0 1990 21 CHW AL RF 152 313 14 13 1 .962 .978 2.15 1.81 2.35 2.23 137 1254.7 1991 22 CHW AL RF 102 195 5 6 0 .971 .980 1.96 1.76 2.58 2.19 67 698.7 1993 24 CHC NL RF 114 201 11 4 2 .981 .976 1.86 1.78 2.28 2.17 92 836.3 1994 25 CHC NL RF 98 218 4 6 2 .974 .975 2.27 1.82 2.38 2.18 95 840.7 1995 26 CHC NL RF 143 318 13 13 4 .962 .978 2.31 1.76 2.34 2.08 142 1274.0 1996 27 CHC NL RF 124 255 15 10 1 .964 .974 2.18 1.71 2.24 2.07 124 1086.7 1997 28 CHC NL RF 161 324 16 8 1 .977 .977 2.11 1.64 2.16 2.04 161 1417.0 1998 29 CHC NL RF 156 319 14 9 2 .974 .976 2.13 1.66 2.17 2.08 153 1379.0 1999 30 CHC NL RF 146 322 5 8 3 .976 .981 2.24 1.72 2.41 2.16 139 1220.0 2000 31 CHC NL RF 156 316 3 10 1 .970 .979 2.04 1.75 2.09 2.18 154 1373.3 2001 32 CHC NL RF 160 326 8 6 1 .982 .981 2.09 1.73 2.17 2.11 160 1385.0 2002 33 CHC NL RF 150 284 7 6 1 .980 .983 1.94 1.67 2.02 2.07 150 1294.3 2003 34 CHC NL RF 137 212 2 5 1 .977 .982 1.56 1.72 1.63 2.09 136 1178.7 2004 35 CHC NL RF 124 238 5 4 2 .984 .980 1.96 1.71 1.99 2.09 124 1097.7 2005 36 BAL AL RF 66 121 3 3 1 .976 .982 1.88 1.83 1.93 2.12 66 577.0 2007 38 TEX AL RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.06 1.77 2.27 2.08 16 131.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*2203 4533 144 128 26 .973 .981 2.12 1.89 2138 18966.3 14 234 2015# RF*2015 4009 126 111 23 .974 .979 2.05 1.73 1924 17110.0 CF* 234 491 15 17 3 .967 .986 2.16 2.38 203 1760.3 DH 132 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 14 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.50 1.82 11 95.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2203 4533 144 128 26 .973 .981 2.12 1.89
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   3  11   0   2  1  0  0   0   1   4  .182  .250  .273   0  2   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   5  16   1   3  1  0  0   1   6   4  .188  .409  .250   1  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   7  26   7   8  1  0  2   6   6   9  .308  .455  .577   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   8  27   1   5  2  0  0   1   7   8  .185  .353  .259   1  2   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  15  53   8  13  3  0  2   7  13  17  .245  .403  .415   1  2   0   0   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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1995   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1998   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1999   CHC NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 2000   CHC NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2001   CHC NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2002   CHC NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2004   CHC NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/7      5  13   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   4   0  0   0   0   0  .154  .154  .154 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1995 *
1998
1999 (CF)
2000 (RF)
2001 (RF)
2002 (RF)
2004 (RF)

Awards
1998-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1998-NL-MVP
1998-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
1999-NL-Hank Aaron Award

Silver Sluggers
1995-NL--OF
1998-NL--OF
1999-NL--OF
2000-NL--OF
2001-NL--OF
2002-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1995-NL-8-0.21
1996-NL-15-0.03
1997-NL-19-0.01
1998-NL-1-0.98
1999-NL-9-0.19
2000-NL-9-0.16
2001-NL-2-0.62
2002-NL-9-0.14
2003-NL-8-0.12
Car-55-2.46 shares

Batting Average
2001 NL-.328-8

On-base %
2001 NL-.437-3

Slugging %
1996 NL-.564-8
1998 NL-.647-2
1999 NL-.635-3
2000 NL-.634-6
2001 NL-.737-2
2002 NL-.594-4
2003 NL-.553-10
Act-.534-18
Car-.534-41

OPS
1998 NL-1.024-4
1999 NL-1.002-6
2000 NL-1.040-5
2001 NL-1.174-2
2002 NL-.993-6
Car-.878-100

Games
1993 NL-159-5
1995 NL-144-1
1997 NL-162-1
1998 NL-159-9
1999 NL-162-1
2001 NL-160-8
Act-2354-6
Car-2354-87

At Bats
1995 NL-564-3
1997 NL-642-2
1998 NL-643-7
1999 NL-625-6
Act-8813-6
Car-8813-74

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1995 NL-629-5
1997 NL-694-5
1998 NL-722-3
1999 NL-712-6
2000 NL-705-5
2001 NL-711-5
Act-9896-7
Car-9896-78

Runs
1998 NL-134-1
1999 NL-114-8
2001 NL-146-1
2002 NL-122-1
Act-1475-7
Car-1475-70

Hits
1998 NL-198-5
2000 NL-193-7
2001 NL-189-8
Act-2408-11

Total Bases
1993 NL-290-9
1994 NL-232-10
1995 NL-282-8
1997 NL-308-10
1998 NL-416-1
1999 NL-397-1
2000 NL-383-2
2001 NL-425-1
2002 NL-330-5
Act-4704-3
Car-4704-30

Doubles
Act-379-29

Triples
1990 AL-10-2
1994 NL-6-6

Home Runs
1993 NL-33-9
1994 NL-25-9
1995 NL-36-2
1996 NL-40-5
1997 NL-36-7
1998 NL-66-2
1999 NL-63-2
2000 NL-50-1
2001 NL-64-2
2002 NL-49-1
2003 NL-40-6
Act-609-3
Car-609-6

RBI
1995 NL-119-2
1997 NL-119-6
1998 NL-158-1
1999 NL-141-3
2000 NL-138-2
2001 NL-160-1
2002 NL-108-9
Act-1667-5
Car-1667-24

Bases on Balls
2001 NL-116-2
2002 NL-103-7
Act-929-18

Strikeouts
1990 AL-150-4
1993 NL-135-2
1994 NL-92-7
1995 NL-134-2
1996 NL-134-4
1997 NL-174-1
1998 NL-171-1
1999 NL-171-1
2000 NL-168-2
2001 NL-153-5
2002 NL-144-7
2003 NL-143-5
Act-2306-1
Car-2306-2

Stolen Bases
1990 AL-32-7
1995 NL-34-7
Act-234-25

Singles
Act-1375-21

Adjusted OPS+
1998 NL-160-4
1999 NL-151-6
2000 NL-161-6
2001 NL-203-2
2002 NL-160-3
Act-128-29

Runs Created
1998 NL-149-3
1999 NL-140-6
2000 NL-157-2
2001 NL-193-2
2002 NL-135-6
Act-1625-10
Car-1625-56

Adjusted Batting Runs
1998 NL-53-4
1999 NL-45-6
2000 NL-58-5
2001 NL-93-2
2002 NL-50-4
Act-331-18

Batting Wins
1998 NL-5.0-4
1999 NL-4.1-6
2000 NL-5.2-5
2001 NL-8.5-2
2002 NL-4.7-4
Act-30.4-18

Extra-Base Hits
1993 NL-63-9
1997 NL-71-6
1998 NL-86-3
1999 NL-89-1
2000 NL-89-2
2001 NL-103-3
Act-1033-4
Car-1033-24

Times on Base
2000 NL-286-5
2001 NL-311-3
2002 NL-266-10
Act-3396-13

Offensive Win%
2000 NL-.748-6
2001 NL-.844-2
2002 NL-.749-8

Sac. Flies
2001 NL-12-2
Act-78-14
Car-78-87

Intentional Walks
1995 NL-11-6
1998 NL-14-3
2000 NL-19-4
2001 NL-37-1
2002 NL-15-9
Act-154-9
Car-154-38

Grounded into Double Plays
1998 NL-20-7
1999 NL-17-10
Act-202-14
Car-202-81

Caught Stealing
1990 AL-16-4
1994 NL-13-2
1997 NL-12-9
Act-107-7
Car-107-87

Power/Speed Number
1990 AL-20.4-4
1993 NL-34.4-2
1994 NL-23.4-3
1995 NL-35.0-1
1996 NL-24.8-10
1997 NL-27.3-6
1998 NL-28.3-4
Act-338.1-3
Car-338.1-10

At Bats per Home Run
1993 NL-18.1-10
1994 NL-17.0-9
1995 NL-15.7-6
1996 NL-12.5-3
1997 NL-17.8-10
1998 NL-9.7-2
1999 NL-9.9-2
2000 NL-12.1-3
2001 NL-9.0-2
2002 NL-11.3-2
2003 NL-12.9-5
2004 NL-13.7-7
Act-14.5-7
Car-14.5-11

Outs
1993 NL-468-9
1995 NL-430-3
1997 NL-514-1
1998 NL-479-5
1999 NL-476-5
Act-6809-5
Car-6809-57

Salary
1998 NL-$8,325,000-6
1999 NL-$9,000,000-7
2000 NL-$11,000,000-6
2001 NL-$12,500,000-4
2002 NL-$15,000,000-2
2003 NL-$16,000,000-2
2004 NL-$16,000,000-5
2005 AL-$17,000,000-5

Youngest Player
1989 AL-20-6
1990 AL-21-10

       

Black Ink: Batting - 28 (63) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 138 (113) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 51.9 (64) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 201.0 (40) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  6. Harmon Killebrew (822) *
  7. Eddie Mathews (822) *
  8. Willie Stargell (820) *
  9. Willie McCovey (807) *
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  12. Ken Griffey (867)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ken Griffey (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ken Griffey (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Ken Griffey (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

July 30, 1985: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent.

July 29, 1989: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Wilson Alvarez and Scott Fletcher to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.

March 30, 1992: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ken Patterson to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell.

February 2, 2005: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 30, 2007: 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
1989Texas Rangers$68,000
1990Chicago White Sox$100,000
1991Chicago White Sox$150,000
1992Chicago Cubs$180,000
1993Chicago Cubs$745,000
1994Chicago Cubs$2,950,000
1995Chicago Cubs$4,300,000
1996Chicago Cubs$4,750,000
1997Chicago Cubs$5,500,000
1998Chicago Cubs$8,325,000
1999Chicago Cubs$9,000,000
2000Chicago Cubs$11,000,000
2001Chicago Cubs$12,500,000
2002Chicago Cubs$15,000,000
2003Chicago Cubs$16,000,000
2004Chicago Cubs$16,000,000
2005Baltimore Orioles$17,000,000
2007Texas Rangers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$124,068,000

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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