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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
13 6038 .270 .319 .403 97 10.6
Birth Date10-25-1951
Height6' 2"
Weight200 lbs
Age72 years, 5 months, 25 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1974 KCA 22 110 296 65 7 1 1 23 38 1 5 0 .242 .303 .286 75 -6.9 1.7 2.3 0.3
1975 KCA 23 120 367 91 13 8 4 28 36 4 12 7 .277 .340 .402 94 -0.6 1.8 1.1 1.1
1976 KCA 24 152 616 154 23 6 3 26 50 3 23 16 .265 .298 .341 85 -7.4 2.3 8.3 1.5
1977 KCA 25 162 661 189 32 14 23 41 64 8 16 12 .312 .361 .525 134 30.0 -1.1 -0.6 4.3
1978 KCA 26 132 534 133 24 8 5 31 54 6 14 6 .274 .319 .388 89 -4.9 3.5 4.6 1.4
1979 KCA 27 136 568 152 18 7 9 40 44 3 10 8 .295 .345 .409 111 9.4 1.1 -14.5 0.6
1980 CAL 28 34 132 27 5 0 1 12 21 1 1 2 .227 .303 .294 91 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 -0.2
1980 DET 28 108 452 113 15 3 5 37 40 1 5 6 .280 .339 .370 90 -3.9 -0.4 -2.3 0.1
1981 DET 29 85 284 66 11 4 1 22 36 1 3 3 .261 .319 .348 87 -4.3 0.9 -3.8 0.0
1982 SEA 30 146 611 151 39 8 20 46 81 1 11 7 .270 .325 .475 106 5.6 -1.1 1.1 1.7
1983 SEA 31 110 384 73 19 2 7 23 38 2 10 2 .205 .255 .329 71 -12.6 2.9 1.9 -0.2
1984 SEA 32 139 559 145 34 2 15 27 83 2 9 5 .277 .312 .435 98 0.5 -0.4 -12.5 -0.3
1985 SEA 33 122 487 120 32 5 14 30 56 1 0 0 .265 .310 .451 98 0.7 -1.7 -1.6 0.6
1986 SEA 34 28 87 15 4 0 0 3 18 0 1 0 .183 .209 .232 58 -4.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Career158460381494276681083896593412074.270.319.403970.48.2-18.010.6

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1974 KCA MLB AL 110 296 .255 .317 .364 .277 104 -13.4 7.7 -1.9 75 11 2.3 1.7 -6.9 0.3
1975 KCA MLB AL 120 367 .255 .326 .372 .300 101 0.3 9.7 -2 94 15 1.1 1.8 -0.6 1.1
1976 KCA MLB AL 152 616 .260 .320 .365 .284 100 -10.4 15.5 -5.3 85 9 8.3 2.3 -7.4 1.5
1977 KCA MLB AL 162 661 .266 .326 .406 .317 104 28.2 18.5 -5.6 134 11 -0.6 -1.1 30.0 4.3
1978 KCA MLB AL 132 534 .265 .327 .387 .293 102 -1 13.9 -4.4 89 9 4.6 3.5 -4.9 1.4
1979 KCA MLB AL 136 568 .267 .329 .404 .304 100 11.2 15.9 -5.9 111 8 -14.5 1.1 9.4 0.6
1980 CAL MLB AL 34 132 .273 .331 .408 .268 99 -5.7 3.5 -0.8 91 9 -2.1 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2
1980 DET MLB AL 108 452 .271 .330 .401 .298 105 -1.9 12.1 -4.5 90 9 -2.3 -0.4 -3.9 0.1
1981 DET MLB AL 85 284 .258 .319 .376 .297 100 -1.8 7.2 0.1 87 13 -3.8 0.9 -4.3 0.0
1982 SEA MLB AL 146 611 .263 .324 .402 .284 105 8.5 16.5 -6.1 106 11 1.1 -1.1 5.6 1.7
1983 SEA MLB AL 110 384 .268 .325 .404 .210 101 -17 10.4 -4.5 71 9 1.9 2.9 -12.6 -0.2
1984 SEA MLB AL 139 559 .264 .323 .396 .302 98 5.1 15.0 -5.6 98 10 -12.5 -0.4 0.5 -0.3
1985 SEA MLB AL 122 487 .263 .327 .412 .275 100 0.1 13.3 -5 98 11 -1.6 -1.7 0.7 0.6
1986 SEA MLB AL 28 87 .261 .329 .404 .231 101 -9.4 2.4 -0.8 58 15 0.0 0.2 -4.1 -0.2

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1974 KCA MLB AL 296 269 28 65 7 1 1 77 25 23 38 5 0 .242 .303 .286 .045 1 2
1975 KCA MLB AL 367 328 44 91 13 8 4 132 42 28 36 12 7 .277 .340 .402 .125 2 5
1976 KCA MLB AL 616 581 71 154 23 6 3 198 59 26 50 23 16 .265 .298 .341 .076 4 2
1977 KCA MLB AL 661 606 98 189 32 14 23 318 112 41 64 16 12 .312 .361 .525 .213 5 1
1978 KCA MLB AL 534 485 63 133 24 8 5 188 63 31 54 14 6 .274 .319 .388 .113 11 1
1979 KCA MLB AL 568 516 69 152 18 7 9 211 73 40 44 10 8 .295 .345 .409 .114 7 2
1980 CAL MLB AL 132 119 11 27 5 0 1 35 17 12 21 1 2 .227 .303 .294 .067 0 0
1980 DET MLB AL 452 403 58 113 15 3 5 149 42 37 40 5 6 .280 .339 .370 .089 4 7
1981 DET MLB AL 284 253 27 66 11 4 1 88 18 22 36 3 3 .261 .319 .348 .087 3 5
1982 SEA MLB AL 611 560 72 151 39 8 20 266 78 46 81 11 7 .270 .325 .475 .205 3 1
1983 SEA MLB AL 384 356 39 73 19 2 7 117 35 23 38 10 2 .205 .255 .329 .124 3 0
1984 SEA MLB AL 559 524 60 145 34 2 15 228 78 27 83 9 5 .277 .312 .435 .158 5 1
1985 SEA MLB AL 487 452 59 120 32 5 14 204 69 30 56 0 0 .265 .310 .451 .186 4 0
1986 SEA MLB AL 87 82 5 15 4 0 0 19 6 3 18 1 0 .183 .209 .232 .049 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1983-07-23 1983-08-21 15-DL 29 26 - Not Disclosed - -
1979-05-09 1979-05-30 21 20 - Face Fracture Jaw - -
1978-06-27 1978-07-25 15-DL 28 25 - Knee Sprain - -

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-06-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)Alex Gordon is hitting 338/457/597 with 11 homers and 6 steals (7 attempts) in 201 at bats. Is this a service time ploy or are the Royals really *this* stupid?
(Save Alex Gordon from Trapped in Omaha)		Everybody likes to point out how well he's hitting in Omaha, but how's his progress in left field? The Royals seem pretty committed to making him an outfielder; then again, they seem pretty committed to lots of things that never come to pass. I suspect we'll see him once the swap meet starts and Dayton Moore gets around to trading Scott Podsednik or Al Cowens or whomever they've got running around in left. I mean, Moore has to be careful -- he *really* wants to get a good C-grade prospect for Podzilla, so timing is key. (Jay Jaffe)


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