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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | WARP |
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| 18 | 10009 | .279 | .341 | .406 | 108 | 62.5 |
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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 |
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| 1972 | CLE | 20 | 132 | 505 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .255 | .310 | .363 | 94 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 1973 | CLE | 21 | 156 | 689 | 169 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 15 | .268 | .325 | .393 | 98 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 4.5 |
| 1974 | CLE | 22 | 116 | 471 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .262 | .322 | .352 | 88 | -4.0 | -1.6 | 10.8 | 2.1 |
| 1975 | CLE | 23 | 153 | 619 | 150 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .271 | .332 | .376 | 103 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 1976 | CLE | 24 | 159 | 661 | 170 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .281 | .329 | .366 | 102 | 4.2 | -4.9 | 20.1 | 4.3 |
| 1977 | CLE | 25 | 129 | 538 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .292 | .351 | .426 | 109 | 8.2 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 3.4 |
| 1978 | CLE | 26 | 142 | 606 | 157 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .282 | .328 | .392 | 100 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 4.1 |
| 1979 | TEX | 27 | 162 | 720 | 200 | 42 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .299 | .327 | .451 | 105 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 30.7 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | TEX | 28 | 129 | 534 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .329 | .379 | .498 | 139 | 25.1 | -1.3 | 21.9 | 6.6 |
| 1981 | TEX | 29 | 97 | 415 | 106 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .364 | .428 | 133 | 13.6 | -2.3 | 23.2 | 5.2 |
| 1982 | TEX | 30 | 148 | 614 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .296 | .376 | .426 | 126 | 19.5 | -0.4 | 24.3 | 6.6 |
| 1983 | TEX | 31 | 156 | 678 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .277 | .332 | .411 | 112 | 9.7 | -0.3 | 11.1 | 4.4 |
| 1984 | TEX | 32 | 148 | 630 | 174 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .315 | .382 | .458 | 122 | 17.9 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | CIN | 33 | 67 | 284 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .311 | .368 | 89 | -2.7 | 0.6 | -6.3 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | TEX | 33 | 84 | 351 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .236 | .308 | .335 | 89 | -3.5 | -1.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| 1986 | CIN | 34 | 155 | 655 | 158 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .278 | .362 | .445 | 118 | 15.0 | -6.8 | -16.6 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | CIN | 35 | 143 | 597 | 148 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 71 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .284 | .369 | .425 | 112 | 9.0 | -1.1 | -12.6 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | CIN | 36 | 21 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .270 | .185 | 95 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1988 | HOU | 36 | 74 | 289 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .301 | .375 | 94 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1989 | TEX | 37 | 34 | 90 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .247 | .232 | 78 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2405 | 10009 | 2514 | 425 | 56 | 201 | 836 | 776 | 38 | 55 | 79 | .279 | .341 | .406 | 108 | 123.6 | -17.8 | 177.8 | 62.5 | ||
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.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
| YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | PA | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | DRC+ | DRC+ SD | FRAA | BRR | DRAA | BWARP |
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| 1972 | CLE | MLB | AL | 132 | 505 | .239 | .301 | .340 | .256 | 98 | -2 | 11.9 | -1.3 | 94 | 7 | 3.0 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1973 | CLE | MLB | AL | 156 | 689 | .261 | .326 | .382 | .271 | 102 | 3.7 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 98 | 7 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| 1974 | CLE | MLB | AL | 116 | 471 | .259 | .321 | .372 | .267 | 99 | -2.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 88 | 12 | 10.8 | -1.6 | -4.0 | 2.1 |
| 1975 | CLE | MLB | AL | 153 | 619 | .261 | .326 | .381 | .295 | 101 | 2.1 | 16.3 | 2.2 | 103 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| 1976 | CLE | MLB | AL | 159 | 661 | .257 | .315 | .361 | .294 | 98 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 102 | 9 | 20.1 | -4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 1977 | CLE | MLB | AL | 129 | 538 | .268 | .327 | .405 | .315 | 101 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 109 | 9 | 9.0 | -0.6 | 8.2 | 3.4 |
| 1978 | CLE | MLB | AL | 142 | 606 | .261 | .322 | .386 | .297 | 99 | 1.3 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 100 | 10 | 14.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| 1979 | TEX | MLB | AL | 162 | 720 | .269 | .331 | .410 | .295 | 99 | 9.6 | 20.2 | 3.6 | 105 | 13 | 30.7 | -0.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | TEX | MLB | AL | 129 | 534 | .268 | .328 | .399 | .332 | 101 | 25.3 | 14.4 | 2 | 139 | 12 | 21.9 | -1.3 | 25.1 | 6.6 |
| 1981 | TEX | MLB | AL | 97 | 415 | .258 | .318 | .375 | .291 | 96 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 133 | 13 | 23.2 | -2.3 | 13.6 | 5.2 |
| 1982 | TEX | MLB | AL | 148 | 614 | .264 | .326 | .404 | .305 | 96 | 22.7 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 126 | 11 | 24.3 | -0.4 | 19.5 | 6.6 |
| 1983 | TEX | MLB | AL | 156 | 678 | .266 | .325 | .402 | .279 | 97 | 10 | 18.4 | 2.5 | 112 | 9 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 9.7 | 4.4 |
| 1984 | TEX | MLB | AL | 148 | 630 | .262 | .321 | .396 | .328 | 96 | 24.3 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 122 | 9 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | CIN | MLB | NL | 67 | 284 | .250 | .311 | .372 | .222 | 94 | -2.6 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 89 | 8 | -6.3 | 0.6 | -2.7 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | TEX | MLB | AL | 84 | 351 | .260 | .321 | .401 | .240 | 99 | -8.6 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 89 | 8 | 7.8 | -1.1 | -3.5 | 1.5 |
| 1986 | CIN | MLB | NL | 155 | 655 | .254 | .321 | .383 | .273 | 104 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 2.5 | 118 | 7 | -16.6 | -6.8 | 15.0 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | CIN | MLB | NL | 143 | 597 | .261 | .326 | .401 | .280 | 101 | 6.8 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 112 | 11 | -12.6 | -1.1 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | CIN | MLB | NL | 21 | 63 | .254 | .312 | .373 | .189 | 101 | -3.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 95 | 10 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1988 | HOU | MLB | NL | 74 | 289 | .247 | .303 | .359 | .261 | 95 | -3.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 94 | 10 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1989 | TEX | MLB | AL | 34 | 90 | .273 | .331 | .406 | .208 | 105 | -7 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 78 | 13 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
Statistics For All Levels
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.| Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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| 1972 | CLE | MLB | AL | 505 | 466 | 49 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 169 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | .255 | .310 | .363 | .107 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | CLE | MLB | AL | 689 | 631 | 86 | 169 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 248 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 7 | 15 | .268 | .325 | .393 | .125 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | MLB | AL | 471 | 423 | 51 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 149 | 46 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .262 | .322 | .352 | .090 | 2 | 8 |
| 1975 | CLE | MLB | AL | 619 | 553 | 66 | 150 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 208 | 59 | 51 | 72 | 6 | 5 | .271 | .332 | .376 | .105 | 4 | 10 |
| 1976 | CLE | MLB | AL | 661 | 604 | 75 | 170 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 221 | 60 | 44 | 49 | 3 | 8 | .281 | .329 | .366 | .084 | 6 | 5 |
| 1977 | CLE | MLB | AL | 538 | 479 | 64 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 204 | 64 | 45 | 63 | 1 | 8 | .292 | .351 | .426 | .134 | 5 | 8 |
| 1978 | CLE | MLB | AL | 606 | 556 | 71 | 157 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 218 | 62 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 3 | .282 | .328 | .392 | .110 | 2 | 9 |
| 1979 | TEX | MLB | AL | 720 | 670 | 89 | 200 | 42 | 3 | 18 | 302 | 101 | 30 | 45 | 5 | 4 | .299 | .327 | .451 | .152 | 10 | 7 |
| 1980 | TEX | MLB | AL | 534 | 490 | 76 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 244 | 83 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .329 | .379 | .498 | .169 | 0 | 4 |
| 1981 | TEX | MLB | AL | 415 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 154 | 64 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .364 | .428 | .133 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | MLB | AL | 614 | 537 | 62 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 229 | 67 | 70 | 50 | 5 | 4 | .296 | .376 | .426 | .130 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | MLB | AL | 678 | 618 | 75 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 254 | 66 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 5 | .277 | .332 | .411 | .134 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | MLB | AL | 630 | 553 | 88 | 174 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 253 | 83 | 63 | 54 | 2 | 1 | .315 | .382 | .458 | .143 | 9 | 2 |
| 1985 | TEX | MLB | AL | 351 | 313 | 33 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .236 | .308 | .335 | .099 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | MLB | NL | 284 | 247 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 91 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .311 | .368 | .150 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | CIN | MLB | NL | 655 | 568 | 89 | 158 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 253 | 75 | 73 | 49 | 2 | 8 | .278 | .362 | .445 | .167 | 6 | 3 |
| 1987 | CIN | MLB | NL | 597 | 522 | 74 | 148 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 222 | 70 | 71 | 39 | 4 | 1 | .284 | .369 | .425 | .142 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | HOU | MLB | NL | 289 | 269 | 24 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 101 | 37 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .301 | .375 | .123 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | CIN | MLB | NL | 63 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .270 | .185 | .000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | MLB | AL | 90 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .247 | .232 | .049 | 0 | 1 |
Plate Discipline
| YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% | CSAA |
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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 |
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| 1989-04-08 | 1989-04-28 | 15-DL | 20 | 16 | Left | Knee | Surgery | Cartilage | 1989-04-11 | - |
| 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-19 | 15-DL | 15 | 14 | Left | Trunk | Strain | Ribcage | - | - |
| 1988-04-14 | 1988-05-15 | 15-DL | 31 | 27 | Left | Knee | Sprain | LCL | - | - |
| 1988-04-04 | 1988-04-10 | 15-DL | 6 | 4 | Left | Knee | Sprain | LCL | - | - |
| 1980-06-04 | 1980-06-24 | 15-DL | 20 | 19 | - | Trunk | Strain | Ribcage | - | - |
| 1974-10-17 | 1974-10-17 | Off | 0 | 0 | Right | Knee | Surgery | Ligament and Cartilage | 1974-10-17 | - |
| 1974-05-22 | 1974-06-17 | 15-DL | 26 | 22 | Right | Knee | - | - |
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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| Weighted Mean | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ? | 0.0 |
BP Articles
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| 2012-11-29 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Dan -
Always enjoy the articles and your chats.
Assuming that there are some differences in how things will be run between Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams, how much freedom do you expect Rick to receive in putting his stamp on the current roster as well as how trades and the minor leagues are run?
I am interested in seeing if Rick will favor a more balanced approach to how the lineup is constructed rather than the all or nothing approach that has been prevelant under Kenny's watch.
Thanks again, Brian (Brian from Tinley Park) | Thanks, Brian. How's Tinley Park today? I think Rick is going to be a very good GM and he has the respect from the people in his organization. You never know how someone will be in that role until they get there, but my guess is that the White Sox will be in very good hands under Rick's tenure. He has Buddy Bell as one of his closest advisors, and that gives him a great chance of succeeding. (Dan Evans) |
| 2012-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Big welcome, Dan.
Will you, please, tell us some of those myths you've seen dis-proven? (John Carter from Toronto (Tigers fan originally from the New York a) | Thanks, John. When I first started in baseball, there was a myth that using defensive shifts could be harmful. We were really advanced with the White Sox, using computer analysis a decade before most other teams, and had a progressive field staff led by Tony LaRussa. We found that hitters with a history against our pitchers were good risks and set up accordingly and it worked. In addition, Buddy Bell, one of the greatest minds I have ever met, convinced me that a 3B playing the line is not as good an idea as I had heard over the years, and he was right. (Dan Evans) |
| 2009-11-17 14:00:00 (link to chat) | Thanks, KG. Have you heard much about Brent Morel's defense? He was voted the best defensive 3B in the Carolina League -- and the significance of that is debatable -- but Buddy Bell has been pretty positive. Could Morel hope to become a left-handed Pedro Feliz if all goes well? (Kevin from London) | He's a solid to plus defender. Make the plays he gets to, and great fundamentals. He's nowhere near to Feliz defensively. Feliz is among the best of the generation there. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-09-29 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Has anyone's HOF case ever been hurt more by the era they played in than Santo? His numbers translated to a normal era have to be pretty awesome. (jamin67038 from Wichita, KS) | Jay Jaffe probably has ten answers for this question, but Santo has to be up there. Clay Davenport puts Santo at .275/.370/.505 in a standard offensive environment. Another guy who comes to mind, though I'm not saying he's a HOFer, is Graig Nettles. Nettles played in the 1970s, which hurt his numbers, though not as badly as Santo's were hurt, and although he was one of the best gloves ever at his position, played at the same time as Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt so that was less impressive than it could have been. There were more good 3B playing when Nettles did (the aforementioned, plus guys who could hit like Buddy Bell, Bill Madlock, George Brett) than there were at any time before in history. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-10-09 14:00:00 (link to chat) | What is the best way to objectively anaylze overall managerial effectiveness - beyond winning pct? Must I go to the grave believing that Joe Torre is a genius simply because he has had the keys to the Cadillac more than say, Buddy Bell? Could John McNamara be in the books as one of the greats had he managed better teams? Was Sparky really that smart? (lrgreen from NYC) | I don't know that we've got a "best way" to objectively analyze managerial performance at all. Simply going by Pythagorean over/under or by team scoring and prevention levels doesn't tell us a hell of a lot. One has to take into account the resources that were at a manager's disposal, the various key decisions that were made in situations that were hardly static. It's a very subjective area.
That said, my namesake Chris Jaffe (no relation) did some studies regarding managers a couple years ago and made a presentation at the SABR convention that I did find interesting. Unfortunately, the links to the piece that I Googled aren't working and I don't have time to dig deeper right now, so I can't summarize it. (Jay Jaffe) |
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