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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
17 5513 .251 .324 .472 109 13.4
Birth Date12-27-1968
Height6' 1"
Weight210 lbs
Age56 years, 2 months, 3 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
1989 TEX 20 16 20 2 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .105 .100 .211 46 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1991 TEX 22 81 304 50 9 2 15 32 98 3 0 2 .187 .281 .403 92 -2.0 -2.4 -5.3 -0.2
1992 TEX 23 152 613 124 25 0 26 62 154 4 10 4 .229 .311 .420 111 9.5 -0.7 -11.8 1.7
1993 TEX 24 148 585 127 31 2 33 53 154 8 11 10 .245 .321 .503 117 14.5 -1.8 -10.6 2.2
1994 TEX 25 93 371 84 14 2 19 26 89 2 3 4 .246 .302 .465 103 2.9 -1.0 -4.7 1.0
1995 TEX 26 36 145 40 6 0 9 21 21 4 1 1 .336 .448 .613 146 9.0 1.0 -3.0 1.1
1996 TEX 27 154 652 163 26 2 38 59 145 5 2 0 .280 .348 .527 119 19.5 -0.8 -18.1 2.2
1997 KCA 28 49 206 52 10 1 9 15 50 2 1 2 .278 .335 .487 94 -0.6 -2.6 -3.4 0.0
1997 TEX 28 94 386 87 21 0 14 26 84 1 1 0 .245 .296 .423 94 -1.5 -0.6 -2.4 0.8
1998 KCA 29 152 639 159 27 2 34 48 134 6 8 2 .278 .333 .510 112 11.4 1.7 -21.5 0.9
1999 DET 30 150 631 147 25 2 38 57 153 10 3 3 .263 .339 .518 114 14.5 -2.8 -9.0 2.1
2000 DET 31 145 604 134 22 2 29 66 146 4 4 2 .256 .338 .471 111 12.5 0.1 -11.7 1.8
2001 DET 32 57 246 48 11 0 11 27 59 3 4 1 .222 .317 .426 102 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.4
2002 DET 33 4 13 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .077 .000 67 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DET 34 26 98 12 2 0 0 9 28 2 0 0 .140 .235 .163 52 -5.6 0.2 -0.4 -0.5
Career135755131229231152755021332544831.251.324.47210984.3-9.7-102.013.4

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
1987 GAS A SAL 128 527 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 PCH A+ FSL 74 324 .000 .000 .000 .332 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 TEX MLB AL 16 20 .267 .336 .380 .250 100 -2.8 0.5 -0.1 46 15 0.0 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1
1989 TUL AA TXS 133 550 .000 .000 .000 .309 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 TUL AA TXS 7 29 .000 .000 .000 .364 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 OKL AAA AA 88 343 .000 .000 .000 .288 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 TEX MLB AL 81 304 .258 .324 .393 .226 99 -3.9 8.2 -0.3 92 11 -5.3 -2.4 -2.0 -0.2
1991 OKL AAA AA 60 259 .000 .000 .000 .316 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 TEX MLB AL 152 613 .258 .324 .385 .268 100 6.6 15.9 2.2 111 7 -11.8 -0.7 9.5 1.7
1993 TEX MLB AL 148 585 .267 .334 .413 .279 99 16.3 16.8 2.3 117 11 -10.6 -1.8 14.5 2.2
1994 TEX MLB AL 93 371 .267 .338 .421 .277 100 -1 11.3 1.5 103 12 -4.7 -1.0 2.9 1.0
1995 TEX MLB AL 36 145 .274 .346 .434 .344 100 14.7 4.3 0.6 146 14 -3.0 1.0 9.0 1.1
1996 TEX MLB AL 154 652 .280 .351 .454 .309 104 16 20.2 2.7 119 7 -18.1 -0.8 19.5 2.2
1997 KCA MLB AL 49 206 .273 .338 .428 .331 98 4.8 5.7 0.8 94 7 -3.4 -2.6 -0.6 0.0
1997 TEX MLB AL 94 386 .269 .334 .425 .281 108 -6.9 10.6 1.6 94 7 -2.4 -0.6 -1.5 0.8
1998 KCA MLB AL 152 639 .269 .334 .427 .300 99 13.6 17.4 0.4 112 9 -21.5 1.7 11.4 0.9
1999 DET MLB AL 150 631 .273 .344 .437 .292 99 12.5 17.6 1.8 114 9 -9.0 -2.8 14.5 2.1
2000 DET MLB AL 145 604 .277 .350 .445 .292 86 22.6 19.0 -0.4 111 9 -11.7 0.1 12.5 1.8
2001 DET MLB AL 57 246 .267 .331 .430 .253 100 -0.9 7.3 -4.7 102 15 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.4
2001 TOL AAA INT 1 4 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 DET MLB AL 4 13 .256 .310 .422 .000 93 -3.5 0.4 -0.2 67 12 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0
2003 DET MLB AL 26 98 .267 .334 .425 .203 95 -10.9 2.7 -1.7 52 10 -0.4 0.2 -5.6 -0.5

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
1987 GAS A SAL 527 484 51 104 16 0 9 147 54 36 126 4 4 .215 .278 .304 .089 0 0
1988 PCH A+ FSL 324 305 38 81 12 1 4 107 35 15 69 0 0 .266 .302 .351 .085 0 0
1989 TEX MLB AL 20 19 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 12 0 0 .105 .100 .211 .105 1 0
1989 TUL AA TXS 550 498 82 125 32 5 25 242 90 41 152 15 5 .251 .311 .486 .235 3 3
1990 TUL AA TXS 29 24 4 7 0 1 3 18 9 4 10 0 1 .292 .414 .750 .458 0 0
1990 OKL AAA AA 343 316 33 69 17 4 12 130 39 20 106 1 1 .218 .274 .411 .193 0 0
1991 TEX MLB AL 304 268 38 50 9 2 15 108 37 32 98 0 2 .187 .281 .403 .216 0 1
1991 OKL AAA AA 259 234 45 70 11 2 22 151 59 20 61 4 6 .299 .358 .645 .346 1 1
1992 TEX MLB AL 613 541 74 124 25 0 26 227 72 62 154 10 4 .229 .311 .420 .190 4 2
1993 TEX MLB AL 585 519 88 127 31 2 33 261 96 53 154 11 10 .245 .321 .503 .258 5 0
1994 TEX MLB AL 371 342 50 84 14 2 19 159 59 26 89 3 4 .246 .302 .465 .219 1 0
1995 TEX MLB AL 145 119 30 40 6 0 9 73 24 21 21 1 1 .336 .448 .613 .277 1 0
1996 TEX MLB AL 652 582 98 163 26 2 38 307 107 59 145 2 0 .280 .348 .527 .247 6 0
1997 KCA MLB AL 206 187 23 52 10 1 9 91 31 15 50 1 2 .278 .335 .487 .209 2 0
1997 TEX MLB AL 386 355 47 87 21 0 14 150 55 26 84 1 0 .245 .296 .423 .177 3 1
1998 KCA MLB AL 639 572 84 159 27 2 34 292 119 48 134 8 2 .278 .333 .510 .233 13 0
1999 DET MLB AL 631 560 92 147 25 2 38 290 100 57 153 3 3 .263 .339 .518 .255 4 0
2000 DET MLB AL 604 524 73 134 22 2 29 247 102 66 146 4 2 .256 .338 .471 .216 10 0
2001 TOL AAA INT 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 .000 0 0
2001 DET MLB AL 246 216 34 48 11 0 11 92 40 27 59 4 1 .222 .317 .426 .204 0 0
2002 DET MLB AL 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .000 0 0
2003 DET MLB AL 98 86 3 12 2 0 0 14 6 9 28 0 0 .140 .235 .163 .023 1 0

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
2003-05-11 2003-09-28 60-DL 140 127 Neck Cartilage Injury -
2002-04-13 2002-09-30 60-DL 170 152 Neck Surgery Herniated Disc 2002-05-03 -
2002-03-24 2002-04-07 15-DL 14 5 Right Shoulder Stiffness - -
2001-06-29 2001-10-08 60-DL 101 87 Right Shoulder Surgery Rotator Cuff 2001-07-21 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 DET $8,500,000
2002 DET $8,000,000
2001 DET $7,500,000
2000 DET $7,000,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$31,000,000
4 yrTotal$31,000,000

 

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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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