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Julio Franco
Julio Cesar Franco
born Julio Cesar Robles Franco

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut April 23, 1982
  vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor, D.R.

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 23 PHI NL  16   29    3    8   1  0   0    3   0  2   2   4  .276  .323  .310   76    9   1   0   1   0   1
 1983 24 CLE AL 149  560   68  153  24  8   8   80  32 12  27  50  .273  .306  .388   87  217   3   6   1   2  21 RoY-2
 1984 25 CLE AL 160  658   82  188  22  5   3   79  19 10  43  68  .286  .331  .348   87  229   1  10   1   6  23
 1985 26 CLE AL 160  636   97  183  33  4   6   90  13  9  54  74  .288  .343  .381   99  242   0   9   2   4  26
 1986 27 CLE AL 149  599   80  183  30  5  10   74  10  7  32  66  .306  .338  .422  108  253   0   5   1   0  28
 1987 28 CLE AL 128  495   86  158  24  3   8   52  32  9  57  56  .319  .389  .428  117  212   0   5   2   3  23
 1988 29 CLE AL 152  613   88  186  23  6  10   54  25 11  56  72  .303  .361  .409  114  251   1   4   4   2  17 SS,MVP-25
 1989 30 TEX AL 150  548   80  173  31  5  13   92  21  3  66  69  .316  .386  .462  137  253   0   6  11   1  27 SS,AS
 1990 31 TEX AL 157  582   96  172  27  1  11   69  31 10  82  83  .296  .383  .402  121  234   2   2   3   2  12 SS,AS
 1991 32 TEX AL 146  589  108  201  27  3  15   78  36  9  65  78  .341  .408  .474  146  279   0   2   8   3  13 SS,MVP-15,AS
 1992 33 TEX AL  35  107   19   25   7  0   2    8   1  1  15  17  .234  .328  .355   95   38   1   0   2   0   3
 1993 34 TEX AL 144  532   85  154  31  3  14   84   9  3  62  95  .289  .360  .438  118  233   5   7   4   1  16
 1994 35 CHW AL 112  433   72  138  19  2  20   98   8  1  62  75  .319  .406  .510  136  221   0   5   4   5  14 SS,MVP-8
 1996 37 CLE AL 112  432   72  139  20  1  14   76   8  8  61  82  .322  .407  .470  123  203   0   3   2   3  14
 1997 38 TOT AL 120  430   68  116  16  1   7   44  15  6  69 116  .270  .369  .360   91  155   1   4   4   1  17
         CLE AL  78  289   46   82  13  1   3   25   8  5  38  75  .284  .367  .367   91  106   1   0   2   0  13
         MIL AL  42  141   22   34   3  0   4   19   7  1  31  41  .241  .373  .348   90   49   0   4   2   1   4
 1999 40 TBD AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 42 ATL NL  25   90   13   27   4  0   3   11   0  0  10  20  .300  .376  .444  109   40   0   0   1   1   3
 2002 43 ATL NL 125  338   51   96  13  1   6   30   5  1  39  75  .284  .357  .382   94  129   2   3   3   1  13
 2003 44 ATL NL 103  197   28   58  12  2   5   31   0  1  25  43  .294  .372  .452  113   89   0   1   5   0   8
 2004 45 ATL NL 125  320   37   99  18  3   6   57   4  2  36  68  .309  .378  .441  111  141   1   3   4   1  10
 2005 46 ATL NL 108  233   30   64  12  1   9   42   4  0  27  57  .275  .348  .451  107  105   1   3   1   1  10
 2006 47 NYM NL  95  165   14   45  10  0   2   26   6  1  13  49  .273  .330  .370   81   61   0   0   2   1  11
 2007 48 TOT NL  55   90    8   20   3  0   1   16   2  1  14  23  .222  .321  .289   62   26   0   2   1   0   2
         NYM NL  40   50    7   10   0  0   1    8   2  1  10  13  .200  .328  .260   57   13   0   1   0   0   1
         ATL NL  15   40    1   10   3  0   0    8   0  0   4  10  .250  .311  .325   68   13   0   1   1   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 23 Seasons         8677      2586     54     1194    107    1341  .298  .365  .417  111       19  80  67  38 312
               2527      1285      407    173      281    917                            3620
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        556   82  166  26  3  11   77  18  7  59  86  .298  .365  .417  111  232   1   5   4   2  20
 Career High    160  658  108  201  33  8  20   98  36 12  82 116  .341  .408  .510  146  279   5  10  11   6  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 23 PHI NL   32   25    2   2.2    97| .276  .269| .323  .333| .310  .391| .633  .724|  76  .228  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1983 24 CLE AL  598  449   61   3.6   101| .273  .270| .306  .333| .388  .408| .694  .740|  87  .399 -12.0  -1.2  72%
 1984 25 CLE AL  718  514   73   3.8    99| .286  .266| .331  .329| .348  .401| .679  .730|  87  .422 -11.1  -1.1  65%
 1985 26 CLE AL  703  497   79   4.2    98| .288  .260| .343  .326| .381  .404| .724  .730|  99  .465   1.3   0.1  59%
 1986 27 CLE AL  636  456   76   4.4    99| .306  .259| .338  .327| .422  .404| .760  .731| 108  .478   5.7   0.6  58%
 1987 28 CLE AL  560  374   82   5.9   106| .319  .265| .389  .333| .428  .425| .817  .759| 117  .574  14.9   1.4  78%
 1988 29 CLE AL  676  460   90   5.2    96| .303  .262| .361  .327| .409  .394| .770  .721| 114  .578  11.8   1.2  69%
 1989 30 TEX AL  621  411   95   6.2    95| .316  .263| .386  .328| .462  .387| .848  .715| 137  .657  28.9   2.9  87%
 1990 31 TEX AL  670  436   95   5.8    95| .296  .259| .383  .327| .402  .388| .785  .715| 121  .627  19.2   1.9  75%
 1991 32 TEX AL  659  412  118   7.7    95| .341  .258| .408  .326| .474  .391| .882  .718| 146  .725  38.4   3.8  80%
 1992 33 TEX AL  123   87   12   3.7    92| .234  .256| .328  .324| .355  .380| .683  .704|  95  .423  -0.4   0.0  50%
 1993 34 TEX AL  607  409   85   5.6    99| .289  .262| .360  .332| .438  .400| .798  .732| 118  .565  15.2   1.4  75%
 1994 35 CHW AL  505  315   92   7.8   111| .319  .271| .406  .343| .510  .432| .916  .776| 136  .667  25.6   2.3  88%
 1996 37 CLE AL  499  318   82   6.9   115| .322  .276| .407  .349| .470  .443| .877  .792| 123  .596  17.3   1.5  50%
 1997 38 TOT AL  505  342   59   4.6   111| .270  .274| .369  .344| .360  .433| .729  .777|  91  .450  -3.8  -0.4  71%
         CLE AL  328  226   37   4.4   112| .284  .275| .367  .345| .367  .434| .734  .779|  91  .426  -3.3  -0.3  61%
         MIL AL  177  116   22   5.1   110| .241  .272| .373  .342| .348  .431| .721  .773|  90  .492  -0.6  -0.1  87%
 1999 40 TBD AL    1    1    0   0.0   114| .000  .275| .000  .348| .000  .440| .000  .788|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2001 42 ATL NL  101   66   15   6.1   114| .300  .272| .376  .344| .444  .446| .820  .789| 109  .586   1.3   0.1   0%
 2002 43 ATL NL  383  261   46   4.7   109| .284  .268| .357  .342| .382  .427| .739  .769|  94  .492  -2.5  -0.2  83%
 2003 44 ATL NL  223  149   31   5.6   110| .294  .270| .372  .342| .452  .433| .824  .775| 113  .556   4.2   0.4   0%
 2004 45 ATL NL  361  237   53   6.0   112| .309  .271| .378  .343| .441  .439| .819  .782| 111  .580   6.0   0.6  66%
 2005 46 ATL NL  265  183   36   5.2   109| .275  .270| .348  .340| .451  .430| .799  .770| 107  .538   2.7   0.3 100%
 2006 47 NYM NL  179  132   18   3.6   111| .273  .270| .330  .340| .370  .438| .700  .779|  81  .352  -4.5  -0.4  85%
 2007 48 TOT NL  106   75    9   3.2   108| .222  .269| .321  .338| .289  .430| .610  .768|  62  .304  -4.5  -0.5  66%
         NYM NL   61   43    5   3.1   108| .200  .269| .328  .338| .260  .430| .588  .768|  57  .292  -2.8  -0.3  66%
         ATL NL   45   32    4   3.4   108| .250  .269| .311  .338| .325  .430| .636  .768|  68  .319  -1.7  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 23 Seasons     9731 6609 1309   5.3   102| .298  .265| .365  .333| .417  .411| .782  .744| 111  .550 152.3  14.6  72%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1982 23 PHI NL SS 11 8 23 0 2 1.000 .966 2.82 4.38 3.72 5.02 8 75.0 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.45 2.34 2.81 1 7.7 1983 24 CLE AL SS 149 247 438 28 92 .961 .963 4.60 4.15 4.66 4.75 148 1323.0 1984 25 CLE AL SS 159 280 481 36 116 .955 .962 4.79 3.93 4.89 4.76 158 1401.3 DH 1 1985 26 CLE AL SS 151 238 419 35 95 .949 .964 4.35 3.93 4.59 4.64 149 1288.0 2B 8 14 18 1 4 .970 .982 4.00 4.47 4.17 5.30 8 69.0 DH 1 1986 27 CLE AL SS 134 231 374 18 81 .971 .967 4.51 3.94 4.76 4.53 133 1143.3 2B 13 17 39 1 9 .982 .981 4.31 4.34 5.02 5.10 11 100.3 DH 3 1987 28 CLE AL SS 111 157 285 17 53 .963 .970 3.98 4.02 4.23 4.59 110 941.0 2B 9 18 28 1 3 .979 .981 5.11 4.48 5.50 5.12 8 75.3 DH 8 1988 29 CLE AL 2B 151 310 434 14 87 .982 .982 4.93 4.40 5.15 5.12 151 1300.0 DH 1 1989 30 TEX AL 2B 140 256 386 13 70 .980 .981 4.59 4.51 4.82 5.24 139 1199.3 AS DH 10 AS 1990 31 TEX AL 2B 152 310 444 19 101 .975 .984 4.96 4.53 5.18 5.23 152 1309.7 AS DH 3 AS 1991 32 TEX AL 2B 146 294 372 14 80 .979 .981 4.56 4.44 4.67 5.19 144 1283.3 AS 1992 33 TEX AL DH 15 2B 9 12 17 3 2 .906 .983 3.22 4.60 3.73 5.25 10 70.0 LF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.95 5.06 2.31 2 16.0 OF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 2.17 3.52 2.47 3 23.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1993 34 TEX AL DH 140 1994 35 CHW AL DH 99 1B 14 88 7 3 9 .969 .992 6.79 8.49 7.43 9.57 13 115.0 1996 37 CLE AL 1B 97 852 77 9 89 .990 .992 9.58 7.92 10.03 9.24 96 833.7 DH 13 1997 38 TOT AL DH 70 TOT AL 1B 14 109 11 1 20 .992 .992 8.57 8.04 8.76 9.31 13 123.3 CLE AL DH 42 2B 35 69 107 3 23 .983 .980 5.03 4.33 5.49 4.93 34 288.7 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 MIL AL DH 28 1B 13 108 11 1 20 .992 .992 9.15 8.04 8.83 9.31 13 121.3 1999 40 TBD AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2001 42 ATL NL 1B 23 181 16 1 20 .995 .993 8.57 7.84 9.43 9.26 22 188.0 2002 43 ATL NL 1B 95 717 59 8 79 .990 .992 8.17 7.97 10.03 9.39 70 696.0 DH 2 2003 44 ATL NL 1B 75 432 32 1 47 .998 .993 6.19 7.98 10.14 9.60 38 412.0 2004 45 ATL NL 1B 84 627 48 2 68 .997 .993 8.04 8.23 9.62 9.51 71 631.3 DH 1 2005 46 ATL NL 1B 62 450 37 5 46 .990 .993 7.85 8.29 10.35 9.64 45 423.3 DH 4 2006 47 NYM NL 1B 27 197 5 1 22 .995 .994 7.48 8.05 9.37 9.41 20 194.0 3B 3 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.37 2.70 2.70 2 20.0 DH 3 2007 48 TOT NL 1B 16 123 13 0 14 1.000 .993 8.50 7.85 9.32 9.21 14 131.3 NYM NL 1B 6 22 3 0 3 1.000 .992 4.17 7.85 5.62 9.20 4 40.0 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.25 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 DH 1 ATL NL 1B 10 101 10 0 11 1.000 .993 11.10 7.85 10.94 9.21 10 91.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 35 CHW AL 1B 14 88 7 3 9 .969 .992 6.79 8.49 7.43 9.57 13 115.0 1996 37 CLE AL 1B 97 852 77 9 89 .990 .992 9.58 7.92 10.03 9.24 96 833.7 1997 38 TOT AL 1B 14 109 11 1 20 .992 .992 8.57 8.04 8.76 9.31 13 123.3 CLE AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 MIL AL 1B 13 108 11 1 20 .992 .992 9.15 8.04 8.83 9.31 13 121.3 1999 40 TBD AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2001 42 ATL NL 1B 23 181 16 1 20 .995 .993 8.57 7.84 9.43 9.26 22 188.0 2002 43 ATL NL 1B 95 717 59 8 79 .990 .992 8.17 7.97 10.03 9.39 70 696.0 2003 44 ATL NL 1B 75 432 32 1 47 .998 .993 6.19 7.98 10.14 9.60 38 412.0 2004 45 ATL NL 1B 84 627 48 2 68 .997 .993 8.04 8.23 9.62 9.51 71 631.3 2005 46 ATL NL 1B 62 450 37 5 46 .990 .993 7.85 8.29 10.35 9.64 45 423.3 2006 47 NYM NL 1B 27 197 5 1 22 .995 .994 7.48 8.05 9.37 9.41 20 194.0 2007 48 TOT NL 1B 16 123 13 0 14 1.000 .993 8.50 7.85 9.32 9.21 14 131.3 NYM NL 1B 6 22 3 0 3 1.000 .992 4.17 7.85 5.62 9.20 4 40.0 ATL NL 1B 10 101 10 0 11 1.000 .993 11.10 7.85 10.94 9.21 10 91.3 1985 26 CLE AL 2B 8 14 18 1 4 .970 .982 4.00 4.47 4.17 5.30 8 69.0 1986 27 CLE AL 2B 13 17 39 1 9 .982 .981 4.31 4.34 5.02 5.10 11 100.3 1987 28 CLE AL 2B 9 18 28 1 3 .979 .981 5.11 4.48 5.50 5.12 8 75.3 1988 29 CLE AL 2B 151 310 434 14 87 .982 .982 4.93 4.40 5.15 5.12 151 1300.0 1989 30 TEX AL 2B 140 256 386 13 70 .980 .981 4.59 4.51 4.82 5.24 139 1199.3 1990 31 TEX AL 2B 152 310 444 19 101 .975 .984 4.96 4.53 5.18 5.23 152 1309.7 1991 32 TEX AL 2B 146 294 372 14 80 .979 .981 4.56 4.44 4.67 5.19 144 1283.3 1992 33 TEX AL 2B 9 12 17 3 2 .906 .983 3.22 4.60 3.73 5.25 10 70.0 1997 38 CLE AL 2B 35 69 107 3 23 .983 .980 5.03 4.33 5.49 4.93 34 288.7 1982 23 PHI NL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.45 2.34 2.81 1 7.7 2006 47 NYM NL 3B 3 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.37 2.70 2.70 2 20.0 2007 48 NYM NL 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.25 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 1984 25 CLE AL DH 1 1985 26 CLE AL DH 1 1986 27 CLE AL DH 3 1987 28 CLE AL DH 8 1988 29 CLE AL DH 1 1989 30 TEX AL DH 10 1990 31 TEX AL DH 3 1992 33 TEX AL DH 15 1993 34 TEX AL DH 140 1994 35 CHW AL DH 99 1996 37 CLE AL DH 13 1997 38 TOT AL DH 70 CLE AL DH 42 MIL AL DH 28 2002 43 ATL NL DH 2 2004 45 ATL NL DH 1 2005 46 ATL NL DH 4 2006 47 NYM NL DH 3 2007 48 NYM NL DH 1 1992 33 TEX AL LF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.95 5.06 2.31 2 16.0 1992 33 TEX AL OF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 2.17 3.52 2.47 3 23.0 1992 33 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1982 23 PHI NL SS 11 8 23 0 2 1.000 .966 2.82 4.38 3.72 5.02 8 75.0 1983 24 CLE AL SS 149 247 438 28 92 .961 .963 4.60 4.15 4.66 4.75 148 1323.0 1984 25 CLE AL SS 159 280 481 36 116 .955 .962 4.79 3.93 4.89 4.76 158 1401.3 1985 26 CLE AL SS 151 238 419 35 95 .949 .964 4.35 3.93 4.59 4.64 149 1288.0 1986 27 CLE AL SS 134 231 374 18 81 .971 .967 4.51 3.94 4.76 4.53 133 1143.3 1987 28 CLE AL SS 111 157 285 17 53 .963 .970 3.98 4.02 4.23 4.59 110 941.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 715 1161 2020 134 439 .960 .965 4.45 4.00 4.64 4.67 706 6171.7 2B* 663 1300 1845 69 379 .979 .982 4.74 4.46 4.97 5.18 657 5695.7 1B* 508 3778 305 31 414 .992 .993 8.04 8.06 9.80 9.42 402 3749.0 DH 375 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 7 1 12 0 0 1.000 .956 1.86 2.36 2.56 2.72 5 45.7 LF* 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.95 5.06 2.31 2 16.0 OF* 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 2.17 3.52 2.47 3 23.0 4 0 1# RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1897 6249 4182 234 1232 .978 .981 5.50 5.24 5.99 5.98 1773 15685
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   ALDS  CLE BAL     L   4  15   1   2  0  0  0   1   1   6  .133  .176  .133   0  0   0   1   0 
 2001   NLDS  ATL HOU     W   3  13   3   4  0  0  1   1   0   1  .308  .308  .538   0  1   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL ARI     L   5  23   2   6  0  0  1   2   0   2  .261  .261  .391   0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   NLDS  ATL SFG     L   5  22   2   4  0  0  0   1   2   3  .182  .250  .182   1  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  ATL CHC     L   4   8   1   4  1  0  0   0   2   2  .500  .600  .625   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   3   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   3   9   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   3  .222  .300  .222   0  0             
 2006   NLDS  NYM LAD     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
        NLCS  NYM STL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  7 Lg Div Series       2-5  24  73   7  16  1  0  1   4   6  17  .219  .275  .274   1  1   0   1   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   7  25   2   6  0  0  1   2   0   4  .240  .240  .360   0  0   0   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   2-7  31  98   9  22  1  0  2   6   6  21  .224  .267  .296   1  1   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1989   TEX AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1990   TEX AL       3   0   1  1  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1991   TEX AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      1   6   0   2  1  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1989 (2B)
1990 *
1991

Awards
1990-ML-AS MVP

Silver Sluggers
1988-AL--2B
1989-AL--2B
1990-AL--2B
1991-AL--2B
1994-AL--DH
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1988-AL-25-0.01
1991-AL-15-0.04
1994-AL-8-0.12
Car-772-0.17 shares

Batting Average
1986 AL-.306-10
1987 AL-.319-8
1989 AL-.316-5
1991 AL-.341-1

On-base %
1987 AL-.389-10
1989 AL-.386-9
1990 AL-.383-7
1991 AL-.408-4

OPS
1989 AL-.848-10
1991 AL-.882-9

Games
1984 AL-160-5
1985 AL-160-9
1994 AL-112-8
Car-2527-43

At Bats
1984 AL-658-1
1985 AL-636-8
1988 AL-613-7
Car-8677-84

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1984 AL-718-3
1985 AL-703-8
1994 AL-505-8
Car-9731-89

Runs
1990 AL-96-6
1991 AL-108-6

Hits
1984 AL-188-5
1985 AL-183-10
1986 AL-183-8
1988 AL-186-7
1991 AL-201-5
Car-2586-77

Triples
1983 AL-8-5
1988 AL-6-9

RBI
1994 AL-98-5

Bases on Balls
1990 AL-82-10

Strikeouts
Car-1341-84

Stolen Bases
1983 AL-32-9
1987 AL-32-10
1990 AL-31-9
1991 AL-36-6

Singles
1984 AL-158-2
1985 AL-140-4
1986 AL-138-6
1988 AL-147-3
1990 AL-133-2
1991 AL-156-1
1994 AL-97-5
Car-1952-54

Adjusted OPS+
1989 AL-137-7
1991 AL-146-8

Runs Created
1990 AL-95-10
1991 AL-118-5
1994 AL-92-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
1989 AL-29-9
1991 AL-38-8

Batting Wins
1989 AL-2.9-9
1991 AL-3.8-8

Times on Base
1990 AL-256-4
1991 AL-269-5
1994 AL-205-6
Car-3541-87

Offensive Win%
1991 AL-.725-4

Sac. Flies
1984 AL-10-3
1985 AL-9-9
Car-80-77

Grounded into Double Plays
1983 AL-21-9
1984 AL-23-2
1985 AL-26-4
1986 AL-28-1
1987 AL-23-2
1988 AL-17-10
1989 AL-27-1
1994 AL-14-9
Car-312-7

Caught Stealing
1983 AL-12-5
1988 AL-11-5
Car-107-87

Power/Speed Number
1989 AL-16.1-6
1990 AL-16.2-9
1991 AL-21.2-6
Car-214.2-67

Outs
1984 AL-514-2
1985 AL-497-4
Car-6609-74

Oldest Player
1997 AL-38-9
1999 AL-40-6
2001 NL-42-2
2002 NL-43-2
2003 NL-44-2
2004 NL-45-1
2005 NL-46-1
2006 NL-47-1
2007 NL-48-1

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 59 (415) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 41.9 (129) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 58.0 (321) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  6. Willie Davis (847)
  7. Lou Whitaker (845)
  8. Enos Slaughter (840) *
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Most Similar by Age 

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  1. Robby Thompson (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Brent Gates (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Claude Ritchey (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Knickerbocker (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Placido Polanco (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Barry Larkin (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Barry Larkin (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Thurman Munson (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Thurman Munson (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Barry Larkin (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Lou Boudreau (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Barry Larkin (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Alvin Dark (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Alvin Dark (898)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Ken Griffey (872)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Jimmie Dykes (849)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Minnie Minoso (829)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Minnie Minoso (816)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Minnie Minoso (791)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Minnie Minoso (775)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Jim O'Rourke (766) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  22. Jim O'Rourke (764) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

April 23, 1978: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1982: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Jay Baller, Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.

December 6, 1988: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell, and Jerry Browne.

October 27, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

August 13, 1997: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

August 13, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 28, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 13, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

August 31, 2001: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

July 12, 2007: Released by the New York Mets.

July 18, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cleveland Indians$455,000
1986Cleveland Indians$575,000
1987Cleveland Indians$775,000
1988Cleveland Indians$975,000
1989Texas Rangers$1,300,000
1990Texas Rangers$1,633,333
1991Texas Rangers$2,350,000
1992Texas Rangers$2,450,000
1993Texas Rangers$3,000,000
1994Chicago White Sox$1,000,000
1996Cleveland Indians$2,401,972
1997Cleveland Indians$3,292,404
Milwaukee Brewers$150,000
2002Atlanta Braves$600,000
2003Atlanta Braves$600,000
2004Atlanta Braves$750,000
2005Atlanta Braves$1,000,000
2006New York Mets$1,050,000
2007New York Mets$1,150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$25,507,709

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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