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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
17 7923 .283 .360 .484 124 45.1
Birth Date2-3-1952
Height6' 1"
Weight190 lbs
Age72 years, 2 months, 16 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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 BOS 22 15 51 18 2 2 2 6 6 1 0 0 .419 .490 .698 128 1.8 -0.2 0.7 0.4
1975 BOS 23 145 605 175 47 7 21 62 90 3 10 5 .331 .401 .566 142 32.0 -1.3 -4.1 4.7
1976 BOS 24 132 566 159 32 8 10 48 67 1 14 9 .314 .367 .467 125 18.1 2.1 5.9 4.6
1977 BOS 25 129 564 129 29 5 18 51 63 3 2 3 .260 .327 .447 97 0.3 4.9 0.6 2.4
1978 BOS 26 150 627 161 33 3 22 75 50 1 3 6 .298 .380 .492 136 27.0 -2.3 -4.8 4.1
1979 BOS 27 147 622 177 42 1 39 82 79 4 2 2 .333 .423 .637 161 47.9 2.4 7.6 7.9
1980 BOS 28 110 478 125 32 3 12 58 39 0 12 0 .301 .383 .480 128 16.5 2.8 14.7 5.1
1981 CAL 29 76 302 56 8 1 5 38 42 3 1 2 .219 .322 .316 93 -2.7 -0.7 -2.1 0.3
1982 CAL 30 138 545 141 38 1 21 58 72 3 7 8 .299 .374 .517 135 22.9 4.8 0.5 4.7
1983 CAL 31 117 500 119 20 3 22 55 83 2 2 2 .272 .352 .483 118 10.2 -4.1 -12.5 0.9
1984 CAL 32 142 600 140 28 4 23 77 97 2 2 2 .271 .366 .474 125 19.0 -3.4 3.3 3.4
1985 BAL 33 124 508 118 12 1 23 53 100 1 7 3 .263 .339 .449 112 9.0 1.7 -11.5 1.5
1986 BAL 34 112 456 114 13 1 23 53 59 2 2 2 .287 .371 .499 133 18.1 -0.8 -11.0 2.1
1987 BAL 35 111 438 100 24 0 23 39 72 1 3 7 .253 .320 .487 108 4.6 -4.1 -8.0 0.6
1988 BAL 36 87 334 76 13 1 18 28 66 0 2 2 .252 .312 .482 119 7.4 -0.6 0.5 1.7
1988 DET 36 27 98 20 1 0 7 5 16 1 0 0 .222 .265 .467 115 1.7 -0.5 0.3 0.4
1989 DET 37 117 406 85 11 1 11 47 71 1 1 1 .241 .328 .371 103 1.9 -3.1 -1.9 0.4
1990 SDN 38 90 223 47 3 1 6 22 44 1 2 0 .240 .315 .357 94 -1.3 -0.1 -5.8 -0.2
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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 BOS MLB AL 15 51 .263 .328 .373 .444 110 7 1.3 -0.2 128 18 0.7 -0.2 1.8 0.4
1975 BOS MLB AL 145 605 .256 .325 .377 .364 108 41.3 15.9 1.4 142 11 -4.1 -1.3 32.0 4.7
1976 BOS MLB AL 132 566 .254 .318 .357 .339 105 22.8 14.3 0.9 125 11 5.9 2.1 18.1 4.6
1977 BOS MLB AL 129 564 .264 .325 .399 .262 113 -6.6 15.8 1.3 97 8 0.6 4.9 0.3 2.4
1978 BOS MLB AL 150 627 .261 .323 .388 .293 111 24.3 16.3 1.5 136 8 -4.8 -2.3 27.0 4.1
1979 BOS MLB AL 147 622 .271 .333 .413 .330 108 48.7 17.4 1.5 161 9 7.6 2.4 47.9 7.9
1980 BOS MLB AL 110 478 .273 .331 .401 .306 106 19 12.8 1.2 128 11 14.7 2.8 16.5 5.1
1981 CAL MLB AL 76 302 .257 .319 .374 .239 98 -4.5 7.6 0.7 93 11 -2.1 -0.7 -2.7 0.3
1982 CAL MLB AL 138 545 .266 .328 .406 .311 100 31 14.7 1.3 135 10 0.5 4.8 22.9 4.7
1983 CAL MLB AL 117 500 .266 .326 .404 .287 100 17.9 13.6 1 118 8 -12.5 -4.1 10.2 0.9
1984 CAL MLB AL 142 600 .261 .323 .392 .293 94 23.5 16.1 -2.9 125 10 3.3 -3.4 19.0 3.4
1985 BAL MLB AL 124 508 .262 .326 .407 .287 99 11.3 13.9 1.3 112 14 -11.5 1.7 9.0 1.5
1986 BAL MLB AL 112 456 .265 .330 .409 .285 100 20.3 12.6 1.1 133 9 -11.0 -0.8 18.1 2.1
1987 BAL MLB AL 111 438 .266 .333 .426 .254 99 9.4 12.9 0.6 108 11 -8.0 -4.1 4.6 0.6
1988 BAL MLB AL 87 334 .259 .321 .387 .262 96 11.6 8.7 -0.2 119 11 0.5 -0.6 7.4 1.7
1988 DET MLB AL 27 98 .248 .308 .375 .188 96 1.5 2.6 -0.6 115 11 0.3 -0.5 1.7 0.4
1989 DET MLB AL 117 406 .256 .320 .376 .268 102 1.6 10.6 -4.1 103 11 -1.9 -3.1 1.9 0.4
1990 SDN MLB NL 90 223 .255 .317 .378 .275 99 -0.7 6.0 -1.1 94 9 -5.8 -0.1 -1.3 -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 BOS MLB AL 51 43 5 18 2 2 2 30 10 6 6 0 0 .419 .490 .698 .279 1 0
1975 BOS MLB AL 605 528 103 175 47 7 21 299 105 62 90 10 5 .331 .401 .566 .235 6 6
1976 BOS MLB AL 566 507 76 159 32 8 10 237 65 48 67 14 9 .314 .367 .467 .154 10 0
1977 BOS MLB AL 564 497 81 129 29 5 18 222 76 51 63 2 3 .260 .327 .447 .187 8 5
1978 BOS MLB AL 627 541 75 161 33 3 22 266 82 75 50 3 6 .298 .380 .492 .194 6 4
1979 BOS MLB AL 622 531 116 177 42 1 39 338 122 82 79 2 2 .333 .423 .637 .303 5 0
1980 BOS MLB AL 478 415 67 125 32 3 12 199 61 58 39 12 0 .301 .383 .480 .178 5 0
1981 CAL MLB AL 302 256 28 56 8 1 5 81 31 38 42 1 2 .219 .322 .316 .098 4 1
1982 CAL MLB AL 545 472 89 141 38 1 21 244 86 58 72 7 8 .299 .374 .517 .218 7 5
1983 CAL MLB AL 500 437 56 119 20 3 22 211 74 55 83 2 2 .272 .352 .483 .211 6 0
1984 CAL MLB AL 600 517 84 140 28 4 23 245 79 77 97 2 2 .271 .366 .474 .203 2 2
1985 BAL MLB AL 508 448 59 118 12 1 23 201 68 53 100 7 3 .263 .339 .449 .185 6 0
1986 BAL MLB AL 456 397 67 114 13 1 23 198 67 53 59 2 2 .287 .371 .499 .212 4 0
1987 BAL MLB AL 438 396 49 100 24 0 23 193 60 39 72 3 7 .253 .320 .487 .235 2 0
1988 BAL MLB AL 334 301 37 76 13 1 18 145 37 28 66 2 2 .252 .312 .482 .229 4 1
1988 DET MLB AL 98 90 9 20 1 0 7 42 19 5 16 0 0 .222 .265 .467 .244 2 0
1989 DET MLB AL 406 353 44 85 11 1 11 131 46 47 71 1 1 .241 .328 .371 .130 5 0
1990 SDN MLB NL 223 196 18 47 3 1 6 70 23 22 44 2 0 .240 .315 .357 .117 3 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
1983-09-22 1983-09-22 On-Alr 0 0 Right Foot Surgery Bone Spur 1983-09-22 -
1983-09-09 1983-10-03 DTD 24 22 Right Knee Surgery 1983-09-22 -

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2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2017-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Benintendi is having quite the rookie year and has lived up to the hype. He looks like a similar hitter this year stat wise to Mookie Betts. Who would you compare his ceiling to?
(statcat89 from Fort Worth)		Well, Joe Maddon comped him to Fred Lynn when the Cubs played Boston earlier this year. I think that's just because he's short and a Red Sox. I don't know, he's obviously a really well-rounded player, and interesting for the physical profile. I'd ratchet it down from a Lynn comp, not sure Benintendi's athleticism plays the same way. (Matthew Trueblood)
2012-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)Have you ever seen a more impressive rookie season than the one that Mike Trout is now having?
(JWR from USA)		The only two players who I remember having as great an impact as rookies are Fred Lynn and Mark Fidrych, and now I am going before my career. Lynn impacted the '75 Red Sox and was my favorite player at the time and added so much with the glove and his bat in his ROY season. Fidrych was incredible, bringing an energy to the ballpark with is exceptional season. Trout has been incredible, and living in Southern California I am lucky to see him play a lot. (Dan Evans)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)You call the Jays 3rd place also rans but having the best defence and comparable pitching to Boston and NY has to count for something doesn't it? Is there offense that bad?
(Taylor from Toronto)		The Blue Jays are one of those collections of famous guys who don't quite add up to being as good an actual baseball team; it's like the Orioles after they added Fred Lynn and Lee Lacy, or any edition of the Autry Angels. Nobody who's really good is reliable, and nobody who's reliable is really reliably good. The best hope that team has is that Marcum and McGowan continue to blossom, and that Jesse Litsch is better than a strike-throwing guy with no true out pitch. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)I'm having an arguement with one of the Bostonians I work with as to the misplaced Jim Rice love. I told him Dwight Evans was a better player over the course of his career than Rice. Am I right?
(mferrin from Washington DC)		Yes. JAWS has Evans (91.7) well ahead of Rice (69.4), and even Fred Lynn (68.3) isn't far off the pace.

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