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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
20 8525 .265 .343 .416 99 35.4
Birth Date12-11-1965
Height6' 0"
Weight185 lbs
Age58 years, 4 months, 12 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
1986 CLE 20 5 16 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .357 .438 .714 104 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0
1987 CLE 21 38 137 27 9 1 2 8 31 1 2 0 .216 .269 .352 61 -6.5 0.8 -4.1 -0.4
1988 CLE 22 73 236 46 5 1 2 21 53 1 4 2 .218 .289 .280 67 -8.4 -0.8 -9.9 -1.1
1989 PIT 23 78 303 70 13 3 2 19 47 1 5 3 .258 .307 .351 79 -6.5 4.1 -5.9 0.4
1990 PIT 24 159 696 148 28 7 7 65 109 3 10 6 .254 .329 .362 86 -10.3 3.5 -5.9 1.6
1991 PIT 25 157 697 164 32 8 16 52 99 4 10 6 .270 .330 .428 98 0.0 1.3 2.8 3.4
1992 PIT 26 159 712 167 36 6 9 55 103 4 7 5 .264 .326 .383 94 -2.7 4.4 10.3 4.3
1993 PIT 27 154 701 187 32 9 9 77 122 6 16 10 .310 .392 .437 112 12.6 1.4 14.6 5.9
1994 PIT 28 110 487 117 35 4 9 49 82 3 2 0 .276 .353 .441 101 2.3 -0.7 15.2 3.7
1995 PIT 29 138 593 139 28 4 13 55 110 4 2 5 .262 .336 .404 92 -4.1 2.9 0.3 2.4
1996 PIT 30 151 598 132 29 3 13 54 108 5 6 4 .250 .323 .391 82 -11.6 1.3 -3.6 1.2
1997 KCA 31 153 660 167 28 3 21 71 101 4 10 6 .291 .368 .461 119 19.0 -0.5 5.1 5.0
1998 ARI 32 155 645 138 29 5 20 81 129 7 3 5 .251 .353 .432 110 9.6 -1.6 0.2 3.2
1999 ARI 33 151 688 170 32 6 38 82 132 4 7 4 .289 .374 .557 131 31.7 5.4 -14.2 3.8
2000 ARI 34 149 649 151 30 6 18 70 88 3 7 3 .267 .348 .437 97 1.2 0.5 -5.2 1.5
2001 ARI 35 129 509 106 24 1 13 65 79 4 0 1 .248 .349 .400 100 2.2 -4.9 -7.6 0.5
2002 ARI 36 32 56 8 1 0 2 5 9 1 0 0 .163 .250 .306 78 -1.3 -0.5 -0.2 0.0
2003 NYN 37 72 142 21 1 0 0 22 38 2 0 0 .181 .319 .190 82 -2.7 1.3 -0.2 0.2
Career206385251963394671958531443579160.265.343.4169924.717.8-8.535.4

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.
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
1984 ELZ Rk APL 66 290 .000 .000 .000 .254 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 VIS A+ CLF 106 432 .000 .000 .000 .326 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 WBY AA EAS 29 124 .000 .000 .000 .337 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 CLE MLB AL 5 16 .266 .334 .439 .400 112 1.8 0.4 -0.2 104 16 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
1986 WBY AA EAS 138 593 .000 .000 .000 .307 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 CLE MLB AL 38 137 .263 .329 .421 .272 100 -3.3 4.0 1.9 61 15 -4.1 0.8 -6.5 -0.4
1987 BUF AAA AA 110 440 .000 .000 .000 .292 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 CLE MLB AL 73 236 .259 .325 .394 .278 97 -7.2 6.2 2.8 67 8 -9.9 -0.8 -8.4 -1.1
1988 CSP AAA PCL 49 209 .000 .000 .000 .293 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 PIT MLB NL 78 303 .246 .307 .366 .304 99 -6.6 7.9 3.6 79 11 -5.9 4.1 -6.5 0.4
1989 BUF AAA AA 86 344 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 PIT MLB NL 159 696 .260 .321 .389 .298 98 0.8 18.7 8.6 86 8 -5.9 3.5 -10.3 1.6
1991 PIT MLB NL 157 697 .251 .316 .373 .298 99 9.3 18.9 8.7 98 8 2.8 1.3 0.0 3.4
1992 PIT MLB NL 159 712 .251 .310 .367 .303 97 3.3 18.5 8.5 94 10 10.3 4.4 -2.7 4.3
1993 PIT MLB NL 154 701 .263 .323 .396 .376 100 16.5 20.1 9.3 112 7 14.6 1.4 12.6 5.9
1994 PIT MLB NL 110 487 .264 .325 .405 .321 100 4 14.8 6.8 101 9 15.2 -0.7 2.3 3.7
1995 PIT MLB NL 138 593 .263 .327 .407 .309 102 -7.3 17.8 8 92 7 0.3 2.9 -4.1 2.4
1996 PIT MLB NL 151 598 .260 .324 .407 .289 102 -12.2 18.5 8.5 82 9 -3.6 1.3 -11.6 1.2
1997 KCA MLB AL 153 660 .270 .338 .427 .317 98 16.2 18.2 8.8 119 10 5.1 -0.5 19.0 5.0
1998 ARI MLB NL 155 645 .262 .329 .412 .293 97 10.3 16.7 7.8 110 11 0.2 -1.6 9.6 3.2
1999 ARI MLB NL 151 688 .273 .342 .438 .308 101 30.3 18.7 -1.2 131 10 -14.2 5.4 31.7 3.8
2000 ARI MLB NL 149 649 .270 .341 .437 .287 109 -9 20.4 -1 97 10 -5.2 0.5 1.2 1.5
2001 ARI MLB NL 129 509 .268 .334 .441 .274 103 -1.8 15.2 -0.1 100 9 -7.6 -4.9 2.2 0.5
2002 ARI MLB NL 32 56 .247 .320 .393 .154 104 -2.6 1.6 -0.1 78 16 -0.2 -0.5 -1.3 0.0
2002 LNC A+ CLF 7 24 .000 .000 .000 .231 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 TUC AAA PCL 7 26 .000 .000 .000 .238 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 NYN MLB NL 72 142 .255 .321 .406 .266 97 -8.7 3.7 0.1 82 11 -0.2 1.3 -2.7 0.2

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
1984 ELZ Rk APL 290 245 43 54 12 1 6 86 30 42 50 4 2 .220 .337 .351 .131 0 0
1985 WBY AA EAS 124 114 13 34 11 2 1 52 14 9 16 3 3 .298 .347 .456 .158 1 1
1985 VIS A+ CLF 432 376 56 106 16 6 9 161 59 41 73 10 6 .282 .355 .428 .146 4 4
1986 WBY AA EAS 593 494 86 137 28 4 7 194 74 87 65 11 9 .277 .385 .393 .115 1 1
1986 CLE MLB AL 16 14 3 5 2 0 1 10 4 2 3 0 0 .357 .438 .714 .357 0 0
1987 CLE MLB AL 137 125 14 27 9 1 2 44 13 8 31 2 0 .216 .269 .352 .136 0 3
1987 BUF AAA AA 440 362 71 94 15 4 17 168 60 70 84 6 5 .260 .380 .464 .204 3 3
1988 CLE MLB AL 236 211 23 46 5 1 2 59 21 21 53 4 2 .218 .289 .280 .062 2 1
1988 CSP AAA PCL 209 181 35 50 12 2 7 87 24 26 27 3 1 .276 .370 .481 .204 0 0
1989 BUF AAA AA 344 298 49 85 15 3 10 136 54 38 55 12 5 .285 .368 .456 .171 3 3
1989 PIT MLB NL 303 271 33 70 13 3 2 95 27 19 47 5 3 .258 .307 .351 .092 2 10
1990 PIT MLB NL 696 583 93 148 28 7 7 211 52 65 109 10 6 .254 .329 .362 .108 6 39
1991 PIT MLB NL 697 608 96 164 32 8 16 260 67 52 99 10 6 .270 .330 .428 .158 3 30
1992 PIT MLB NL 712 632 87 167 36 6 9 242 55 55 103 7 5 .264 .326 .383 .119 2 19
1993 PIT MLB NL 701 604 102 187 32 9 9 264 51 77 122 16 10 .310 .392 .437 .127 1 13
1994 PIT MLB NL 487 424 68 117 35 4 9 187 45 49 82 2 0 .276 .353 .441 .165 3 8
1995 PIT MLB NL 593 530 79 139 28 4 13 214 55 55 110 2 5 .262 .336 .404 .142 1 3
1996 PIT MLB NL 598 527 65 132 29 3 13 206 71 54 108 6 4 .250 .323 .391 .140 6 6
1997 KCA MLB AL 660 573 89 167 28 3 21 264 92 71 101 10 6 .291 .368 .461 .169 9 3
1998 ARI MLB NL 645 549 79 138 29 5 20 237 67 81 129 3 5 .251 .353 .432 .180 3 5
1999 ARI MLB NL 688 589 132 170 32 6 38 328 112 82 132 7 4 .289 .374 .557 .268 9 4
2000 ARI MLB NL 649 565 87 151 30 6 18 247 68 70 88 7 3 .267 .348 .437 .170 5 6
2001 ARI MLB NL 509 428 59 106 24 1 13 171 46 65 79 0 1 .248 .349 .400 .152 4 8
2002 ARI MLB NL 56 49 3 8 1 0 2 15 11 5 9 0 0 .163 .250 .306 .143 1 0
2002 LNC A+ CLF 24 20 4 4 1 0 1 8 7 4 6 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .200 0 0
2002 TUC AAA PCL 26 22 4 5 3 0 0 8 2 4 1 0 0 .227 .346 .364 .136 0 0
2003 NYN MLB NL 142 116 11 21 1 0 0 22 3 22 38 0 0 .181 .319 .190 .009 1 1

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
2003-05-22 2003-06-06 15-DL 15 12 Right Groin Strain -
2002-03-31 2002-07-20 60-DL 111 96 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf -
1999-07-24 1999-07-26 DTD 2 2 - Thigh Strain Hamstring -
1999-07-22 1999-07-23 DTD 1 1 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1999-06-26 1999-06-26 DTD 0 0 Right Knee Soreness - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 NYN $550,000
2002 ARI $8,000,000
2001 ARI $8,050,000
2000 ARI $7,040,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$23,640,000
4 yrTotal$23,640,000

 

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2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)At the point where the Pirates selected Cole Tucker, it immediately appeared like the club was drafting for positional need and reached for a kid with strong ties to the team (Jay Bell, et al). Has his play in rookie ball made this pick any less absurd? Or is 27 games of rookie ball just too small of a sample to determine anything?
(NervousHabits from PGH)		Far too small to determine anything. He also has 10 errors, but we're not going to rule him out as a future SS just yet. It was a stretch, and even if he ends up being an all-star it will still have been a stretch because it doesn't sound like any other teams were going to take him anywhere near that high. But who knows. Until we can trade down in the MLB draft, there's something to be said for grabbing the guy you want no matter where you're picking. The Cubs did it with Schwarber and got their man. So be it. (Jeff Moore)
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present?
(Gerald from Savannah)		Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2009-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who is the greatest bunter of all time (please say Alvaro Espinoza)?
(Tony from Brooklyn, NY)		Can I say Phil Rizzuto instead? Espinoza was one of the very good ones that I've seen. Jay Bell was another. Man, I used to have arguments with my best friends about Espinoza. They would say he was a great bunter, great defender, and I would foam at the mouth and scream that he had an OBP of .250, so who cared if he was a great defender, could fly, or heal the sick? After awhile they did it just to watch my reaction. (Steven Goldman)


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