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Geoff Blum 3BAstros

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
19 4392 .250 .310 .384 84 4.2
Birth Date4-26-1973
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age50 years, 11 months, 28 days
BatsB
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
1999 MON 26 45 153 32 7 2 8 17 25 0 1 0 .241 .327 .504 102 1.1 0.0 -6.1 0.1
2000 MON 27 124 379 97 20 2 11 26 60 3 1 4 .283 .335 .449 90 -2.7 -4.4 -0.2 0.6
2001 MON 28 148 514 107 25 0 9 43 94 10 9 5 .236 .313 .351 78 -12.2 -2.2 -4.3 -0.4
2002 HOU 29 130 421 104 20 4 10 49 70 1 2 0 .283 .367 .440 102 3.0 -1.5 6.6 2.2
2003 HOU 30 123 449 110 19 0 10 20 50 2 0 0 .262 .295 .379 79 -10.3 1.0 -2.1 0.2
2004 TBA 31 112 369 73 21 0 8 24 58 0 2 3 .215 .266 .348 66 -15.3 -0.7 -1.7 -0.6
2005 CHA 32 31 99 19 2 1 1 4 15 0 0 1 .200 .232 .274 77 -2.7 0.3 -0.5 0.0
2005 SDN 32 78 252 54 13 1 5 24 28 3 3 2 .241 .321 .375 78 -6.5 0.3 0.0 0.2
2006 SDN 33 109 299 70 17 1 4 17 51 0 0 1 .254 .293 .366 73 -9.3 -1.4 1.4 0.2
2007 SDN 34 122 370 83 21 1 5 32 52 2 0 0 .252 .319 .367 85 -5.4 2.4 -0.4 0.7
2008 HOU 35 114 356 78 14 1 14 21 54 3 1 2 .240 .287 .418 91 -3.0 -1.8 3.5 1.0
2009 HOU 36 120 427 94 14 1 10 33 61 7 0 1 .247 .314 .367 85 -6.5 0.1 -10.4 -0.3
2010 HOU 37 93 218 54 10 1 2 15 33 1 0 0 .267 .321 .356 81 -4.6 2.1 -2.1 0.2
2011 ARI 38 23 55 11 3 0 2 5 9 1 0 0 .224 .309 .408 93 -0.4 0.3 -0.3 0.1
2012 ARI 39 17 31 4 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 .143 .194 .143 80 -0.7 -0.8 0.6 0.0
Career138943929902061599332667331919.250.310.38484-75.3-6.3-15.84.2

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
1994 VER A- NYP 63 279 .000 .000 .000 .367 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 WPB A+ FSL 125 502 .000 .000 .000 .301 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 HAR AA EAS 120 472 .000 .000 .000 .265 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 OTT AAA INT 0 462 .000 .000 .000 .296 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 JUP A+ FSL 0 72 .000 .000 .000 .364 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 HAR AA EAS 0 160 .000 .000 .000 .339 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 OTT AAA INT 0 26 .000 .000 .000 .235 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 MON MLB NL 45 153 .264 .333 .421 .240 103 0.7 4.1 2.1 102 14 -6.1 0.0 1.1 0.1
1999 OTT AAA INT 0 307 .000 .000 .000 .279 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 MON MLB NL 124 379 .262 .335 .426 .312 107 -5.7 11.9 2.1 90 10 -0.2 -4.4 -2.7 0.6
2001 MON MLB NL 148 514 .258 .323 .417 .276 102 -16.5 15.3 -0.5 78 10 -4.3 -2.2 -12.2 -0.4
2002 HOU MLB NL 130 421 .258 .329 .412 .324 104 2.6 12.1 1.3 102 9 6.6 -1.5 3.0 2.2
2003 HOU MLB NL 123 449 .264 .332 .422 .274 104 -17 11.8 1.4 79 10 -2.1 1.0 -10.3 0.2
2004 TBA MLB AL 112 369 .262 .329 .411 .236 102 -20.5 11.0 0.2 66 11 -1.7 -0.7 -15.3 -0.6
2005 CHA MLB AL 31 99 .261 .317 .402 .228 103 -8.8 2.8 -0.3 77 11 -0.5 0.3 -2.7 0.0
2005 SDN MLB NL 78 252 .266 .331 .429 .255 93 -3.1 7.2 0.8 78 11 0.0 0.3 -6.5 0.2
2005 LEL A+ CLF 2 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SDN MLB NL 109 299 .266 .331 .421 .293 86 -6.1 9.0 2.7 73 9 1.4 -1.4 -9.3 0.2
2007 SDN MLB NL 122 370 .265 .331 .420 .283 90 -3.2 11.0 0 85 12 -0.4 2.4 -5.4 0.7
2008 HOU MLB NL 114 356 .260 .330 .413 .242 100 -4.7 10.3 1 91 10 3.5 -1.8 -3.0 1.0
2009 HOU MLB NL 120 427 .259 .327 .415 .266 95 -6.4 12.3 1.1 85 7 -10.4 0.1 -6.5 -0.3
2009 ROU AAA PCL 2 7 .266 .324 .401 .167 82 -1.5 0.2 0 73 0 1.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.1
2010 HOU MLB NL 93 218 .256 .318 .398 .311 94 -2.2 6.0 0.2 81 10 -2.1 2.1 -4.6 0.2
2010 CCH AA TXS 3 10 .287 .355 .403 .222 93 0.2 0.3 0.1 83 0 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2011 ARI MLB NL 23 55 .255 .327 .403 .237 102 -1.7 1.5 0.2 93 18 -0.3 0.3 -0.4 0.1
2011 VIS A+ CAL 2 5 .333 .387 .564 .500 120 2 0.1 -0.1 138 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
2011 RNO AAA PCL 4 16 .299 .351 .480 .429 97 2.1 0.5 -0.1 135 0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.2
2011 DIA Rk AZL 5 16 .249 .328 .360 .357 99 -1.4 1.3 -0.2 98 0 1.3 -0.1 -2.7 0.0
2012 ARI MLB NL 17 31 .246 .326 .383 .182 107 -3.6 0.8 0.1 80 11 0.6 -0.8 -0.7 0.0
2012 RNO AAA PCL 12 49 .289 .359 .455 .250 107 0.8 1.5 0 102 0 -1.1 -0.5 0.3 0.0

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
1994 VER A- NYP 279 241 48 83 15 1 3 109 38 33 21 5 5 .344 .428 .452 .108 1 1
1995 WPB A+ FSL 502 457 54 120 20 2 1 147 62 34 61 6 5 .263 .317 .322 .059 1 1
1996 HAR AA EAS 472 396 47 95 22 2 1 124 41 59 51 6 7 .240 .335 .313 .073 11 11
1997 OTT AAA INT 462 407 59 101 21 2 3 135 35 52 73 14 6 .248 .338 .332 .084 0 0
1998 OTT AAA INT 26 23 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 3 6 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .000 0 0
1998 JUP A+ FSL 72 58 13 16 6 0 0 22 5 13 14 1 0 .276 .417 .379 .103 0 0
1998 HAR AA EAS 160 139 25 43 12 3 6 79 21 17 24 2 1 .309 .400 .568 .259 0 0
1999 OTT AAA INT 307 268 43 71 14 1 10 117 37 37 39 6 1 .265 .358 .437 .172 0 0
1999 MON MLB NL 153 133 21 32 7 2 8 67 18 17 25 1 0 .241 .327 .504 .263 0 3
2000 MON MLB NL 379 343 40 97 20 2 11 154 45 26 60 1 4 .283 .335 .449 .166 4 3
2001 MON MLB NL 514 453 57 107 25 0 9 159 50 43 94 9 5 .236 .313 .351 .115 5 3
2002 HOU MLB NL 421 368 45 104 20 4 10 162 52 49 70 2 0 .283 .367 .440 .158 2 1
2003 HOU MLB NL 449 420 51 110 19 0 10 159 52 20 50 0 0 .262 .295 .379 .117 5 2
2004 TBA MLB AL 369 339 38 73 21 0 8 118 35 24 58 2 3 .215 .266 .348 .133 2 4
2005 CHA MLB AL 99 95 6 19 2 1 1 26 3 4 15 0 1 .200 .232 .274 .074 0 0
2005 SDN MLB NL 252 224 26 54 13 1 5 84 22 24 28 3 2 .241 .321 .375 .134 1 0
2005 LEL A+ CLF 9 8 3 2 0 0 2 8 5 1 2 0 0 .250 .333 1.000 .750 0 0
2006 SDN MLB NL 299 276 27 70 17 1 4 101 34 17 51 0 1 .254 .293 .366 .112 4 2
2007 SDN MLB NL 370 330 34 83 21 1 5 121 33 32 52 0 0 .252 .319 .367 .115 3 3
2008 HOU MLB NL 356 325 36 78 14 1 14 136 53 21 54 1 2 .240 .287 .418 .178 7 0
2009 ROU AAA PCL 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .143 0 0
2009 HOU MLB NL 427 381 34 94 14 1 10 140 49 33 61 0 1 .247 .314 .367 .121 6 0
2010 CCH AA TXS 10 9 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .444 .222 0 0
2010 HOU MLB NL 218 202 22 54 10 1 2 72 22 15 33 0 0 .267 .321 .356 .089 0 0
2011 VIS A+ CAL 5 5 1 3 2 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.600 1.000 0 0
2011 DIA Rk AZL 16 15 1 5 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .000 0 0
2011 ARI MLB NL 55 49 8 11 3 0 2 20 10 5 9 0 0 .224 .309 .408 .184 0 0
2011 RNO AAA PCL 16 14 2 6 1 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .500 .071 0 0
2012 ARI MLB NL 31 28 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 0 0 .143 .194 .143 .000 1 0
2012 RNO AAA PCL 49 38 5 9 3 0 1 15 8 10 5 0 0 .237 .408 .395 .158 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1277 0.4808 0.4926 0.8172 0.6808 0.3183 0.9067 0.6398 0.1828 0.0110
2009 1614 0.4678 0.4591 0.7962 0.6132 0.3236 0.9028 0.6187 0.2038 -0.0048
2010 808 0.5136 0.4356 0.8182 0.5759 0.2875 0.9121 0.6195 0.1818 -0.0019
2011 208 0.4471 0.4712 0.7857 0.5806 0.3826 0.8519 0.7045 0.2143 0.0075
2012 145 0.4690 0.4828 0.8000 0.7059 0.2857 0.9375 0.5000 0.2000 -0.0019
Career40520.48000.46640.80680.62870.31640.90450.62570.19320.0015

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
2012-04-17 2012-07-02 60-DL 76 68 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2011-07-25 2011-09-01 15-DL 38 35 Right Fingers Fracture Little Finger - -
2011-03-22 2011-07-15 15-DL 115 92 Right Knee Surgery Debridement of Inflammed Tissue 2011-04-26
2011-03-13 2011-03-22 Camp 9 0 Right Knee Strain -
2010-08-25 2010-08-28 DTD 3 3 Neck Soreness -
2010-08-22 2010-08-24 DTD 2 2 Neck Soreness -
2010-07-02 2010-08-03 15-DL 32 25 Right Elbow Surgery Loose Bodies 2010-07-07
2009-09-10 2009-09-10 On-Alr 0 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion Shin -
2009-09-10 2009-09-13 DTD 3 3 Left Ankle Sprain -
2009-08-26 2009-08-30 DTD 4 4 Shoulder Spasms -
2009-06-13 2009-06-28 15-DL 15 13 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2009-05-25 2009-06-02 DTD 8 7 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2009-03-19 2009-03-20 Camp 1 0 Low Back Soreness -
2009-02-18 2009-02-19 Camp 1 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2008-03-25 2008-03-27 Camp 2 0 Left Foot Contusion Heel -
2008-03-16 2008-03-19 Camp 3 0 Left Foot Contusion Heel -
2007-02-25 2007-03-04 Camp 7 0 Low Back Tightness -
2006-08-24 2006-08-28 DTD 4 3 Chest Tightness -
2005-06-12 2005-06-14 DTD 2 1 Left Lower Leg Contusion Foul Ball Off Shin -
2005-06-05 2005-06-07 DTD 2 1 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2005-04-30 2005-05-18 15-DL 18 17 Left Chest Contusion -
2003-05-19 2003-05-25 DTD 6 5 General Medical Illness Headache -
1998-04-01 1998-06-01 Minors 61 0 Right Elbow Surgery - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 ARI $1,350,000
2011 ARI $1,350,000
2010 HOU $1,500,000
2009 HOU $1,250,000
2008 HOU $1,100,000
2007 SDN $900,000
2006 SDN $650,000
2005 SDN $575,000
2004 TBA $1,500,000
2003 HOU $1,850,000
2002 HOU $315,000
2001 MON $260,000
2000 MON $210,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
13 yrPrevious$12,810,000
13 yrTotal$12,810,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
12 y 164 dArn Tellem2 years/$2.7M (2011-12)

Details
  • 2 years/$2.7M (2011-12). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/15/10. 11:$1.35M, 12:$1.35M. Released by Arizona 7/20/12.
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2010), plus 2011 mutual option. Signed extension with Houston 10/30/09. 10:$1.5M, 11:$1.65M mutual option. Houston declined mutual option 10/4/10.
  • 1 year/$1.2M (2008), plus 2009 club option. Signed by Houston as a free agent 11/20/07. 08:$1.1M, 09:$1.1M club option ($0.1M buyout). 2009 option guaranteed at $1.25M with 250 PAs in 2008 (met). Performance and award bonuses.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2007). Re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/06.
  • 1 year/$0.65M (2006). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/05. Performance bonuses: $50,000 for each 50 PAs starting at 200.
  • 1 year/$0.575M (2005). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/04. Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from San Diego 7/05.
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2004). Re-signed by Houston 12/03 (avoided arbitration). $0.3M in performance bonuses. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Houston 12/03. Released by Tampa Bay 11/04.
  • 1 year/$1.85M (2003). Re-signed by Houston 1/03 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.315M (2002). Acquired by Houston in trade from Montreal 3/02.
  • Drafted by Montreal 1994 (7-196) (Cal).

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-12-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please, please, please tell me that the Rays will remove Reid Brignac, Elliot Johnson and possibly Sean Rodriguez for better Utility IFers.
(jlarsen from chicago)
Is Geoff Blum still available? And on that note, I must take my leave. (Geoff Young)
2009-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Why can't the stros find Keppinger more PAs?
(murphy654321 from Boston)
Because you just can't keep Kaz Matsui and Geoff Blum out of the lineup. Pardon the sarcasm. I'm a big Keppinger fan and would love to see him get a chance to play every day. (John Perrotto)
2008-08-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)Would Bonds be a good fit for the Stros the rest of this season?
(Alex from Houston)
They're playing Ty Wigginton in left field, and Geoff Blum is getting the extra ABs. Forget any kind of warmup, sign Bonds, start him tonight, and he'd be better than those choices.

But winning doesn't matter as much as perpetuating the myth. Say, did anyone see that Paul Lo Duca is back in the majors? (Joe Sheehan)


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