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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
17 5952 .288 .371 .420 116 32.0
Birth Date12-22-1955
Height5' 9"
Weight170 lbs
Age68 years, 4 months, 3 days
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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
1978 PHI 22 17 8 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 .000 .500 .000 132 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.1
1979 PHI 23 17 31 5 2 0 0 1 7 0 2 1 .167 .194 .233 61 -1.3 0.4 0.8 0.1
1980 PHI 24 100 331 101 14 4 3 26 48 4 33 13 .339 .397 .443 106 3.1 5.9 -6.6 1.0
1981 PHI 25 62 202 57 14 3 2 18 14 5 21 10 .324 .402 .472 122 4.3 1.7 4.8 1.7
1982 SLN 26 156 672 182 35 8 8 64 74 9 68 26 .307 .381 .434 124 20.2 12.4 4.4 5.5
1983 SLN 27 130 547 158 31 5 8 41 55 9 43 18 .321 .381 .453 125 15.6 3.1 -1.2 3.1
1984 SLN 28 145 590 126 20 4 6 70 90 9 50 13 .250 .349 .341 101 2.4 5.6 -8.4 1.2
1985 KCA 29 120 498 115 23 4 6 41 69 4 40 7 .257 .321 .366 94 -2.2 8.2 3.0 2.1
1985 SLN 29 28 115 25 2 2 0 15 20 3 12 6 .260 .377 .323 94 -0.5 1.0 -1.3 0.2
1986 KCA 30 134 568 146 25 7 8 46 78 10 26 9 .287 .357 .411 110 7.5 -2.5 7.6 2.5
1987 KCA 31 48 197 42 7 1 3 24 31 4 9 4 .251 .355 .359 95 -1.2 -0.9 -2.9 -0.1
1988 ATL 32 43 125 27 3 0 3 10 25 0 4 2 .237 .296 .342 84 -2.1 3.2 -2.7 0.1
1989 ATL 33 134 577 152 34 4 21 76 95 11 25 12 .315 .415 .533 157 37.5 1.9 6.5 6.3
1990 ATL 34 135 537 142 27 9 9 58 69 6 10 10 .305 .384 .459 127 16.7 -1.1 6.3 3.5
1991 ATL 35 122 416 97 19 1 7 50 64 9 9 5 .275 .377 .394 118 9.3 4.1 -2.5 2.1
1992 ATL 36 84 182 39 8 2 6 17 37 3 4 0 .247 .324 .437 96 -0.2 0.3 0.9 0.5
1993 BAL 37 9 32 5 1 0 2 8 10 0 0 0 .208 .406 .500 135 1.5 0.4 -0.2 0.2
1993 PIT 37 94 252 57 5 4 6 43 42 5 9 4 .286 .422 .442 134 11.4 0.1 2.3 2.0
1994 BAL 38 35 72 12 3 0 0 11 18 1 1 0 .203 .333 .254 82 -1.4 -0.2 0.6 0.0
Career161359521488273589862384992370140.288.371.420116120.943.311.932.0

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
1978 PHI MLB NL 17 8 .229 .296 .314 .000 105 0.2 0.2 0 132 11 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.1
1978 OKL AAA AA 125 566 .000 .000 .000 .364 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 PHI MLB NL 17 31 .278 .330 .419 .217 103 -3.4 0.9 -0.1 61 11 0.8 0.4 -1.3 0.1
1979 OKL AAA AA 110 514 .000 .000 .000 .360 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1980 PHI MLB NL 100 331 .262 .322 .379 .394 102 12.8 8.9 -2.1 106 13 -6.6 5.9 3.1 1.0
1981 PHI MLB NL 62 202 .253 .308 .361 .344 101 12.9 5.1 -0.8 122 12 4.8 1.7 4.3 1.7
1982 SLN MLB NL 156 672 .259 .317 .374 .339 100 22.4 18.1 -3 124 8 4.4 12.4 20.2 5.5
1983 SLN MLB NL 130 547 .258 .319 .379 .346 100 21.4 14.9 -3.5 125 8 -1.2 3.1 15.6 3.1
1984 SLN MLB NL 145 590 .256 .315 .367 .291 93 6.6 15.8 -3.7 101 8 -8.4 5.6 2.4 1.2
1985 KCA MLB AL 120 498 .261 .324 .407 .288 95 -3.2 13.6 -3.2 94 11 3.0 8.2 -2.2 2.1
1985 SLN MLB NL 28 115 .252 .317 .365 .329 88 0.6 3.1 -0.7 94 11 -1.3 1.0 -0.5 0.2
1986 KCA MLB AL 134 568 .262 .327 .407 .325 98 13.8 15.7 -4.2 110 9 7.6 -2.5 7.5 2.5
1987 KCA MLB AL 48 197 .264 .330 .429 .289 99 2 5.8 -2.1 95 9 -2.9 -0.9 -1.2 -0.1
1987 OMA AAA AA 40 172 .000 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 ATL MLB NL 43 125 .241 .300 .355 .276 103 -1.1 3.3 -0.7 84 11 -2.7 3.2 -2.1 0.1
1988 RIC AAA INT 93 369 .000 .000 .000 .359 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 ATL MLB NL 134 577 .246 .308 .367 .351 102 45.6 15.1 -3.6 157 9 6.5 1.9 37.5 6.3
1990 ATL MLB NL 135 537 .255 .315 .383 .338 106 24.1 14.4 -3.3 127 10 6.3 -1.1 16.7 3.5
1991 ATL MLB NL 122 416 .255 .316 .380 .317 108 10.8 11.3 -2.5 118 8 -2.5 4.1 9.3 2.1
1992 ATL MLB NL 84 182 .254 .313 .369 .277 103 4.7 4.7 -0.8 96 13 0.9 0.3 -0.2 0.5
1993 BAL MLB AL 9 32 .246 .325 .388 .250 103 1.8 0.9 -0.4 135 12 -0.2 0.4 1.5 0.2
1993 PIT MLB NL 94 252 .266 .323 .398 .333 100 12.9 7.2 -1.3 134 12 2.3 0.1 11.4 2.0
1994 BAL MLB AL 35 72 .278 .350 .436 .286 100 -1.5 2.2 -1.3 82 11 0.6 -0.2 -1.4 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
1978 PHI MLB NL 8 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 .000 .500 .000 .000 0 0
1978 OKL AAA AA 566 480 103 151 20 5 7 202 43 79 79 66 19 .315 .412 .421 .106 2 2
1979 PHI MLB NL 31 30 4 5 2 0 0 7 3 1 7 2 1 .167 .194 .233 .067 0 0
1979 OKL AAA AA 514 451 106 149 26 9 7 214 44 56 52 34 11 .330 .407 .475 .144 2 2
1980 PHI MLB NL 331 298 69 101 14 4 3 132 20 26 48 33 13 .339 .397 .443 .104 2 1
1981 PHI MLB NL 202 176 40 57 14 3 2 83 11 18 14 21 10 .324 .402 .472 .148 0 3
1982 SLN MLB NL 672 592 120 182 35 8 8 257 69 64 74 68 26 .307 .381 .434 .127 4 3
1983 SLN MLB NL 547 492 83 158 31 5 8 223 45 41 55 43 18 .321 .381 .453 .132 4 1
1984 SLN MLB NL 590 504 77 126 20 4 6 172 49 70 90 50 13 .250 .349 .341 .091 4 3
1985 KCA MLB AL 498 448 77 115 23 4 6 164 41 41 69 40 7 .257 .321 .366 .109 5 0
1985 SLN MLB NL 115 96 15 25 2 2 0 31 7 15 20 12 6 .260 .377 .323 .063 0 1
1986 KCA MLB AL 568 508 80 146 25 7 8 209 44 46 78 26 9 .287 .357 .411 .124 2 2
1987 KCA MLB AL 197 167 26 42 7 1 3 60 8 24 31 9 4 .251 .355 .359 .108 2 0
1987 OMA AAA AA 172 149 36 49 9 1 7 81 33 18 22 8 6 .329 .405 .544 .215 0 0
1988 ATL MLB NL 125 114 14 27 3 0 3 39 9 10 25 4 2 .237 .296 .342 .105 1 0
1988 RIC AAA INT 369 290 58 87 13 5 9 137 7 66 65 26 3 .300 .441 .472 .172 1 1
1989 ATL MLB NL 577 482 89 152 34 4 21 257 79 76 95 25 12 .315 .415 .533 .218 7 1
1990 ATL MLB NL 537 466 72 142 27 9 9 214 42 58 69 10 10 .305 .384 .459 .155 6 1
1991 ATL MLB NL 416 353 58 97 19 1 7 139 44 50 64 9 5 .275 .377 .394 .119 2 2
1992 ATL MLB NL 182 158 23 39 8 2 6 69 33 17 37 4 0 .247 .324 .437 .190 4 0
1993 BAL MLB AL 32 24 8 5 1 0 2 12 3 8 10 0 0 .208 .406 .500 .292 0 0
1993 PIT MLB NL 252 199 35 57 5 4 6 88 24 43 42 9 4 .286 .422 .442 .156 2 3
1994 BAL MLB AL 72 59 13 12 3 0 0 15 2 11 18 1 0 .203 .333 .254 .051 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
1991-03-27 1991-04-29 15-DL 33 16 Left Knee Surgery 1991-03-27 -

Compensation

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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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DateQuestionAnswer
2008-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)Cecil Fielder has to fit somewhere in the discussion of least-athletic players - I'd throw a Lonnie Smith in there too.
(buggyracer from Clearfield, PA)
Lonnie Smith was simply a horrible outfielder. I have no idea how a guy with 370 career stolen bases could be un-athletic. (Kevin Goldstein)


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