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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
14	6673	.295	.369	.564	140	47.6

Birth Date	8-25-1966
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	57 years, 7 months, 25 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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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	CLE	22	62	234	49	8	4	7	12	55	2	2	2	.225	.269	.394	79	-5.0	-2.2	-0.6	-0.5
1990	CLE	23	9	25	4	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	77	-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	-0.1
1991	CLE	24	123	496	130	31	2	28	25	99	5	3	1	.282	.323	.540	134	20.5	-3.4	-4.5	2.3
1992	CLE	25	153	650	152	23	1	34	52	128	4	8	2	.260	.320	.477	115	13.3	2.1	-4.2	2.1
1993	CLE	26	159	693	172	36	3	38	76	96	8	23	12	.290	.370	.552	144	40.2	-1.5	15.4	7.0
1994	CLE	27	106	480	147	35	2	36	58	71	5	9	6	.357	.438	.714	182	52.9	1.6	1.9	6.5
1995	CLE	28	143	629	173	52	1	50	73	80	6	5	2	.317	.401	.690	173	60.9	-1.0	7.4	8.0
1996	CLE	29	158	715	187	38	3	48	99	87	7	11	0	.311	.410	.623	162	62.2	-4.4	4.9	7.5
1997	CHA	30	161	701	174	45	1	30	53	105	6	4	4	.274	.332	.491	115	16.2	-4.2	1.2	2.7
1998	CHA	31	163	706	200	48	2	49	81	84	1	6	4	.328	.399	.655	164	59.1	-0.6	5.6	7.7
1999	BAL	32	161	722	181	36	1	37	101	82	7	17	3	.297	.400	.541	139	41.2	-0.9	-13.8	3.6
2000	BAL	33	141	622	157	37	1	23	52	68	4	0	5	.281	.342	.474	105	8.0	-4.0	-5.4	0.9
Career			1539	6673	1726	389	21	381	683	961	55	88	41	.295	.369	.564	140	368.9	-19.0	7.9	47.6

Statistics for All Levels

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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	KIN	A+	CRL	10	45	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	WLO	A	MDW	9	29	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1988	KIN	A+	CRL	41	171	.000	.000	.000	.380			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989	CLE	MLB	AL	62	234	.257	.317	.375	.266	97	-3.1	6.1	-2.6	79	15	-0.6	-2.2	-5.0	-0.5
1989	CAN	AA	EAS	89	350	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CLE	MLB	AL	9	25	.248	.319	.368	.188	100	-0.5	0.7	-0.4	77	18	-0.1	-0.5	-0.6	-0.1
1990	CAN	AA	EAS	9	35	.000	.000	.000	.320			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990	CSP	AAA	PCL	24	101	.000	.000	.000	.373			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1991	CLE	MLB	AL	123	496	.259	.326	.394	.301	97	22.4	13.4	-4.7	134	10	-4.5	-3.4	20.5	2.3
1991	CSP	AAA	PCL	16	66	.000	.000	.000	.353			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	CLE	MLB	AL	153	650	.256	.323	.379	.274	105	11.6	16.9	-8.5	115	8	-4.2	2.1	13.3	2.1
1993	CLE	MLB	AL	159	693	.264	.334	.403	.283	101	35.6	19.9	-5.2	144	10	15.4	-1.5	40.2	7.0
1994	CLE	MLB	AL	106	480	.278	.346	.443	.359	101	59.9	14.6	-3.6	182	12	1.9	1.6	52.9	6.5
1995	CLE	MLB	AL	143	629	.272	.345	.430	.293	98	62.2	18.8	-4.5	173	8	7.4	-1.0	60.9	8.0
1996	CLE	MLB	AL	158	715	.278	.349	.448	.293	100	65.1	22.1	-5.6	162	6	4.9	-4.4	62.2	7.5
1997	CHA	MLB	AL	161	701	.270	.340	.427	.284	96	11.9	19.3	-5.3	115	9	1.2	-4.2	16.2	2.7
1998	CHA	MLB	AL	163	706	.270	.335	.430	.308	100	64.8	19.2	-5.2	164	8	5.6	-0.6	59.1	7.7
1999	BAL	MLB	AL	161	722	.272	.343	.435	.291	97	37.4	20.2	-8.6	139	7	-13.8	-0.9	41.2	3.6
2000	BAL	MLB	AL	141	622	.277	.344	.446	.282	84	15.9	19.6	-8.4	105	8	-5.4	-4.0	8.0	0.9

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	KIN	A+	CRL	45	37	5	12	2	0	3	23	9	8	16	0	1	.324	.444	.622	.297	0	0
1988	WLO	A	MDW	29	28	2	7	1	0	1	11	2	1	9	0	0	.250	.276	.393	.143	0	0
1988	KIN	A+	CRL	171	153	21	46	16	0	8	86	39	18	45	2	0	.301	.374	.562	.261	0	0
1989	CLE	MLB	AL	234	218	22	49	8	4	7	86	37	12	55	2	2	.225	.269	.394	.170	2	0
1989	CAN	AA	EAS	350	312	48	88	20	0	20	168	69	32	82	8	4	.282	.356	.538	.256	0	0
1990	CAN	AA	EAS	35	32	4	8	1	0	0	9	3	3	7	0	0	.250	.314	.281	.031	0	0
1990	CSP	AAA	PCL	101	96	16	33	3	1	5	53	19	5	16	4	3	.344	.376	.552	.208	0	0
1990	CLE	MLB	AL	25	23	1	4	0	0	1	7	3	1	6	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.130	0	1
1991	CLE	MLB	AL	496	461	60	130	31	2	28	249	95	25	99	3	1	.282	.323	.540	.258	5	0
1991	CSP	AAA	PCL	66	61	9	20	3	2	2	33	16	2	8	1	1	.328	.359	.541	.213	0	0
1992	CLE	MLB	AL	650	585	81	152	23	1	34	279	112	52	128	8	2	.260	.320	.477	.217	8	1
1993	CLE	MLB	AL	693	594	93	172	36	3	38	328	129	76	96	23	12	.290	.370	.552	.263	14	1
1994	CLE	MLB	AL	480	412	90	147	35	2	36	294	101	58	71	9	6	.357	.438	.714	.357	4	1
1995	CLE	MLB	AL	629	546	121	173	52	1	50	377	126	73	80	5	2	.317	.401	.690	.374	4	0
1996	CLE	MLB	AL	715	602	124	187	38	3	48	375	148	99	87	11	0	.311	.410	.623	.312	7	0
1997	CHA	MLB	AL	701	634	90	174	45	1	30	311	116	53	105	4	4	.274	.332	.491	.216	8	0
1998	CHA	MLB	AL	706	609	113	200	48	2	49	399	152	81	84	6	4	.328	.399	.655	.327	15	0
1999	BAL	MLB	AL	722	610	108	181	36	1	37	330	117	101	82	17	3	.297	.400	.541	.244	4	0
2000	BAL	MLB	AL	622	559	71	157	37	1	23	265	103	52	68	0	5	.281	.342	.474	.193	7	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	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2003-03-28	2003-09-28	60-DL	184	162	Right	Hip	Arthritis	-
2002-03-31	2002-09-30	60-DL	183	162	Right	Hip	Arthritis	-
2001-03-09	2001-10-06	60-DL	211	161	Right	Hip	Arthritis	-
2000-09-04	2000-09-26	DTD	22	20	Right	Hip	Inflammation	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2003	BAL	$13,000,000
2002	BAL	$12,368,790
2001	BAL	$12,049,040
2000	BAL	$12,868,670

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$50,286,500
4 yr	Total	$50,286,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
12 y 115 d	Arn Tellum	5 yr/$65M (99-03)

Details
retired" 3/01 (BAL would not be obligated to pay final 3 years of contract had he officially retired) actually put on DL & deemed unable to play, so he may collect $39M due him over last 3 years of contract (01-03) ($3M deferred each year) AND so BAL may collect on ins policy covering 70% of AB`s salary full no-trade clause

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2015-01-08 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Please look in your crystal ball and tell us about Matt Kemp's next 3 seasons. (dbradley88 from SoCal)	Kemp is a fun one to look at because he could follow the Albert Belle path of killing the ball for two seasons and then being out of baseball forever, or he could play mediocre baseball for three years, or he could just keep on trucking with no issues. If pressed I'd put a triple slash of .265/.325/.435 on him over the next three years maybe. That's pretty good on a bad hip! (Jeff Long)
2013-03-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which baseball player has the kindest eyes? The most inviting smile? (Bryant from Oceanside, CA)	That's easy, Bryant: It's Albert Belle. (Geoff Young)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	#want seems to be quantifiable. What about #sparkle? I'd say, just guessing, that Albert Belle had 20 grade #sparkle. (richardkr34 from Saint Paul, MN)	I love the idea of #sparkle. I'm sad that it didn't originate in my head. (Jason Parks)
2012-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Dan, with great respect, I confess that I though ill of the White Sox in 1997. They had spent a fortune on bringing Albert Belle to the team - a guy who's behaviour made him hard to cheer for no matter how well he hit, then traded two of their star pitchers at the trading deadline (Wilson Alvarez and Roberto Hernandez) when they seemingly still had a chance at the division. Can you give us some explanatory background to these doings? (hotstatrat from Canada)	That was an organizational decision, and it paid dividends in 2000 when the team, bolstered by the trade you mentioned (six or seven players in return from the Giants), won the Central Division title, as Foulke and Howry got a lot of our key outs in the final stages of games. (Dan Evans)
2012-06-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)	From the Indians in 90s, who on their roster had the most value? (Paul from DC)	Offhand I'd guess Jim Thome was the most valuable during their run, followed by Albert Belle, who didn't stay for all of it, and Manny Ramirez, who was limited by his defense (not that Thome wasn't). I don't have the means to run a query at the moment to confirm this, but I'll see if I can get to something like that soon. (Jay Jaffe)
2012-03-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Top "bert" players by position (according to WARP): SP - Bert Blyleven, RP - Roberto Hernandez, C - Mike Lieberthal, 1B - Albert Pujols, 2B - Roberto Alomar, SS - Bert Campaneris, 3B - Alberto Callaspo, LF - Albert Belle, CF - Roberto Kelly, RF - Roberto Clemente, DH - Butch Alberts. (bradleyankrom from TPAFLA)	Bradley Ankrom, folks. He does it all. Transactions browsers, prospects number-crunching, and All-Bert team stat queries. (R.J. Anderson)
2011-03-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	You mentioned Logan Morrison. I haven't heard much about his defense. Does he have any pluses at any position? (Steve N from Delaware)	He casts a smaller shadow than Albert Belle, so he's sure to kill less grass standing out there. (Christina Kahrl)
2011-01-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Jay, I know Albert Belle is off the ballot, but I always believed that given the Kiby Puckett exemption for a career shortened by physical defect, he should have been a HOF. I don't recall your position back then and would love to know your thoughts (jtwalsh from Northport, NY)	As much of a jerkass as we was, Belle exceeded the peak standards of a HOF left fielder. I had him on my JAWS ballot initially, and still consider him the second-best eligible left fielder outside the Hall. See http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9942 (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-24 14:30:00 (link to chat)	Albert Belle was called "Joey" when he made his major league debut and was a greater hitter during his career than Joey Votto is so far. (Michael from Detroit, MI)	True, but if you relinquish the name mid-career, are you still entitled to be the best Joey? (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which baseball figure most closely resembles the career arc of Stringer Bell? What about Marlo Stanfield? (Tom Haberstroh from CT)	This is a really important question. Stringer Bell reminds me a lot of Albert Belle, because he was so brilliant but only for a short time. Belle, like Bell, also did not like the media or police. Marlo Stanfield is most like the evil Yankees players in Major League, because he has no compassion and just looks really mean. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How do you see the Milton Bradley saga getting resolved? (Guancous from Silver Spring, MD)	Bradley will be involved in a four-team trade in which the Royals get Carl Everett, the Cubs get Albert Belle, and the Rangers get Charles Johnson's wife. (Eric Seidman)
2009-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How good was Albert Belle's peak as compared to someone like Pujols now? (SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)	It's unfair to compare anyone to Pujols, who after this year will score out as one of the top 10 peaks of all time at any position. Belle's peak score of 53.2 is above the JAWS standards for a left fielder, though. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-09-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Since starting out this season 1-32, Elijah Dukes has hit .305/.402/.540. Is he going to be a superstar? (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	Has the problem with Dukes ever been his ability? I don't think he quite turns into Albert Belle if he gets his life in order, but it's pretty hard to have a career if you don't. (Derek Jacques)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Why no love for Barry Bonds from ANY team? He could help pretty much every team in major league baseball, and his acquisition wouldn't cost any prospects! Isn't that worth a perceived PR hit? (Dr. Wayne Pitcher from Castro Valley, CA)	I don't even buy the "PR hit" angle. So the guys on the beat bitch a bit, because mean old Barry will give them a few dead-eye stares. So what? Win some ballgames by scoring some runs, especially if you're short a left fielder--as Joe's talked about, he's not Albert Belle out there--or a DH. Any team that doesn't accept that is guilty of some sort of baseball malpractice. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-05-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jay, I was recently talking to a friend about the most "feared" hitters who are not in the Hall of Fame. I know that term was really beaten into the ground this past winter when discussing Jim Rice but still, there are some hitters that strike fear into you--either as a fan or an opposing pitcher. Who was the best and/or "most feared" hitters, in your subjective opinoin (in order): Dave Parker, Dick Allen, Darryl Strawberry, Jim Rice, Gary Sheffield, Edgar Martinez or Albert Belle? (AlexBelth from Bronx, NY)	Yo, Alex! All of the hitters you mention certainly had the fear factor going for them in their prime, but as you say, that's a subjective thing, and subjectivity isn't really the way to go when it comes to sorting them out. Neither Rice nor Parker had the plate discipline to keep them on the level with the rest of this group, so I'd put the two of them towards the back. Martinez is probably the toughest out, but lacking a bit of raw power relative to the rest of them. I'd put him and Strawberry in the middle. That leaves Allen, Shef, and Belle. Having never seen the former, I'm not sure I can fully grasp the visceral experience of watching him hit, I can only go by the numbers, and his numbers, compiled in an era of lower offense, suggest he was the best. But I'd quake in my boots at facing any of those three. (Jay Jaffe)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-10-12 15:00:00	Phillies/Rockies Playoffs Roundtable	Steven: I think the fielder has the right to field the ball, so had Fowler run into Utley prior to the Utley having possession, it would have been interference. The runner does have title to the baseline if the fielder has possession, which is why the Albert Belle/Fernando Vina play was legal and, in my eyes anyway, good hard-nosed baseball. (Joe Sheehan)