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Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (Iron Man)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 225 lb.

Debut August 10, 1981
  vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 6, 2001
Born August 24, 1960 in Havre De Grace, MD

Brother of Billy Ripken and Son of Cal Ripken

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1978. (All Transactions)

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Preferred Bat: Black Louisville Slugger P72 (More info on Game Used Bats)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 20 BAL AL  23   39    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .128  .150  .128  -19    5   0   0   0   0   4
 1982 21 BAL AL 160  598   90  158  32  5  28   93   3  3  46  95  .264  .317  .475  115  284   2   6   3   3  16 MVP-30,RoY-1
 1983 22 BAL AL 162  663  121  211  47  2  27  102   0  4  58  97  .318  .371  .517  144  343   0   5   0   0  24 SS,MVP-1,AS
 1984 23 BAL AL 162  641  103  195  37  7  27   86   2  1  71  89  .304  .374  .510  145  327   0   2   1   2  16 SS,MVP-27,AS
 1985 24 BAL AL 161  642  116  181  32  5  26  110   2  3  67  68  .282  .347  .469  124  301   0   8   1   1  32 SS,MVP-17,AS
 1986 25 BAL AL 162  627   98  177  35  1  25   81   4  2  70  60  .282  .355  .461  123  289   0   6   5   4  19 SS,AS
 1987 26 BAL AL 162  624   97  157  28  3  27   98   3  5  81  77  .252  .333  .436  105  272   0  11   0   1  19 AS
 1988 27 BAL AL 161  575   87  152  25  1  23   81   2  2 102  69  .264  .372  .431  128  248   0  10   7   2  10 AS
 1989 28 BAL AL 162  646   80  166  30  0  21   93   3  2  57  72  .257  .317  .401  105  259   0   6   5   3  22 SS,MVP-3,AS
 1990 29 BAL AL 161  600   78  150  28  4  21   84   3  1  82  66  .250  .341  .415  114  249   1   7  18   5  12 MVP-24,AS
 1991 30 BAL AL 162  650   99  210  46  5  34  114   6  1  53  46  .323  .374  .566  162  368   0   9  15   5  19 SS,MVP-1,AS
 1992 31 BAL AL 162  637   73  160  29  1  14   72   4  3  64  50  .251  .323  .366   92  233   0   7  14   7  13 AS
 1993 32 BAL AL 162  641   87  165  26  3  24   90   1  4  65  58  .257  .329  .420   97  269   0   6  19   6  17 SS,MVP-19,AS
 1994 33 BAL AL 112  444   71  140  19  3  13   75   1  0  32  41  .315  .364  .459  107  204   0   4   3   4  17 SS,MVP-12,AS
 1995 34 BAL AL 144  550   71  144  33  2  17   88   0  1  52  59  .262  .324  .422   91  232   1   8   6   2  15 MVP-19,AS
 1996 35 BAL AL 163  640   94  178  40  1  26  102   1  2  59  78  .278  .341  .466  102  298   0   4   3   4  28 AS
 1997 36 BAL AL 162  615   79  166  30  0  17   84   1  0  56  73  .270  .331  .402   93  247   0  10   3   5  19 AS
 1998 37 BAL AL 161  601   65  163  27  1  14   61   0  2  51  68  .271  .331  .389   89  234   1   2   0   4   9 AS
 1999 38 BAL AL  86  332   51  113  27  0  18   57   0  1  13  31  .340  .368  .584  143  194   3   3   3   3  14 AS
 2000 39 BAL AL  83  309   43   79  16  0  15   56   0  0  23  37  .256  .310  .453   95  140   0   4   0   3  10 AS
 2001 40 BAL AL 128  477   43  114  16  0  14   68   0  2  26  63  .239  .276  .361   70  172   2   9   1   2  15 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons        11551      3184     44     1695     39    1305  .276  .340  .447  112       10 127 107  66 350
               3001      1647      603    431       36   1129                            5168
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        624   89  172  33  2  23   91   2  2  61  70  .276  .340  .447  112  279   1   7   6   4  19
 Career High    163  663  121  211  47  7  34  114   6  5 102  97  .340  .374  .584  162  368   3  11  19   7  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 20 BAL AL   40   38    0   0.0    89| .128  .256| .150  .321| .128  .373| .278  .693| -19  .000  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1982 21 BAL AL  655  467   87   5.0    98| .264  .264| .317  .328| .475  .402| .792  .730| 115  .540  10.4   1.0  50%
 1983 22 BAL AL  726  485  120   6.6    96| .318  .263| .371  .325| .517  .397| .888  .722| 144  .666  40.2   3.9   0%
 1984 23 BAL AL  716  465  122   7.0    95| .304  .261| .374  .324| .510  .394| .884  .718| 145  .692  39.2   3.8  66%
 1985 24 BAL AL  718  504   96   5.1    96| .282  .258| .347  .323| .469  .400| .816  .723| 124  .547  22.0   2.2  40%
 1986 25 BAL AL  707  477  102   5.7    99| .282  .259| .355  .327| .461  .404| .816  .731| 123  .591  21.0   2.0  66%
 1987 26 BAL AL  717  502   90   4.8   103| .252  .261| .333  .329| .436  .420| .769  .749| 105  .482   6.2   0.6  37%
 1988 27 BAL AL  689  445   99   6.0    92| .264  .256| .372  .320| .431  .385| .803  .706| 128  .634  26.3   2.6  50%
 1989 28 BAL AL  712  510   79   4.1    90| .257  .256| .317  .320| .401  .377| .718  .697| 105  .479   4.5   0.5  60%
 1990 29 BAL AL  695  471   88   5.0    92| .250  .256| .341  .323| .415  .382| .756  .706| 114  .559  13.0   1.3  75%
 1991 30 BAL AL  717  469  134   7.7    93| .323  .256| .374  .324| .566  .388| .940  .711| 162  .724  53.1   5.2  85%
 1992 31 BAL AL  715  500   76   4.1    96| .251  .262| .323  .331| .366  .388| .689  .719|  92  .467  -6.7  -0.7  57%
 1993 32 BAL AL  718  503   86   4.6   106| .257  .271| .329  .343| .420  .415| .749  .757|  97  .476  -4.3  -0.4  20%
 1994 33 BAL AL  484  325   71   5.8   116| .315  .278| .364  .352| .459  .443| .823  .795| 107  .541   3.7   0.3 100%
 1995 34 BAL AL  613  431   74   4.6   111| .262  .273| .324  .347| .422  .431| .746  .778|  91  .440  -7.8  -0.7   0%
 1996 35 BAL AL  707  496   94   5.1   116| .278  .277| .341  .350| .466  .445| .807  .795| 102  .456   0.9   0.1  33%
 1997 36 BAL AL  686  478   81   4.5   106| .270  .268| .331  .337| .402  .423| .733  .760|  93  .441  -5.0  -0.5 100%
 1998 37 BAL AL  659  452   78   4.6   108| .271  .269| .331  .338| .389  .429| .720  .766|  89  .445 -10.0  -0.9   0%
 1999 38 BAL AL  354  240   65   7.2   110| .340  .270| .368  .342| .584  .432| .952  .774| 143  .629  20.4   1.8   0%
 2000 39 BAL AL  339  244   42   4.6   111| .256  .270| .310  .342| .453  .434| .763  .777|  95  .416  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 2001 40 BAL AL  516  391   45   3.1   103| .239  .261| .276  .327| .361  .420| .637  .747|  70  .287 -20.4  -1.9   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons   12883  8893 1729   5.2   101| .276  .264| .340  .332| .447  .408| .787  .740| 112  .536 197.8  19.3  48%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1981 20 BAL AL SS 12 11 24 2 5 .946 .967 2.92 4.19 4.57 5.00 8 69.0 3B 6 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 1.33 2.52 4.24 2.96 1 17.0 1982 21 BAL AL SS 94 155 289 13 47 .972 .965 4.72 4.17 4.91 4.87 91 813.3 3B 71 66 151 6 17 .973 .954 3.06 2.62 3.23 3.07 68 604.0 1983 22 BAL AL SS 162 272 534 25 113 .970 .963 4.98 4.15 4.99 4.75 162 1452.3 AS 1984 23 BAL AL SS 162 297 583 26 122 .971 .962 5.43 3.93 5.50 4.76 162 1439.3 AS 1985 24 BAL AL SS 161 286 474 26 123 .967 .964 4.72 3.93 4.79 4.64 161 1427.3 AS 1986 25 BAL AL SS 162 240 482 13 105 .982 .967 4.46 3.94 4.52 4.53 162 1436.7 AS 1987 26 BAL AL SS 162 240 480 20 103 .973 .970 4.44 4.02 4.53 4.59 162 1430.7 AS 1988 27 BAL AL SS 161 284 480 21 119 .973 .971 4.75 4.14 4.88 4.69 161 1409.0 AS 1989 28 BAL AL SS 162 276 531 8 119 .990 .971 4.98 4.11 5.07 4.79 162 1433.3 AS 1990 29 BAL AL SS 161 242 435 3 94 .996 .973 4.20 4.00 4.33 4.74 161 1406.3 AS 1991 30 BAL AL SS 162 267 528 11 114 .986 .971 4.91 3.95 5.01 4.67 162 1427.7 GG,AS 1992 31 BAL AL SS 162 287 445 12 119 .984 .969 4.52 4.13 4.58 4.71 162 1440.0 GG,AS 1993 32 BAL AL SS 162 226 495 17 101 .977 .973 4.45 4.13 4.55 4.69 162 1425.7 AS 1994 33 BAL AL SS 112 132 321 7 72 .985 .969 4.04 4.22 4.13 4.64 112 986.7 AS 1995 34 BAL AL SS 144 206 409 7 100 .989 .974 4.27 4.16 4.43 4.71 144 1250.0 AS 1996 35 BAL AL SS 158 228 467 14 109 .980 .971 4.40 4.19 4.53 4.66 157 1379.7 AS 3B 6 5 16 0 1 1.000 .955 3.50 2.18 3.86 2.55 6 49.0 AS 1997 36 BAL AL 3B 162 98 314 22 25 .949 .953 2.54 2.32 2.65 2.67 162 1401.0 AS SS 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.03 3.60 4.50 0 5.0 AS 1998 37 BAL AL 3B 161 101 265 8 22 .979 .948 2.27 2.23 2.41 2.55 161 1365.7 AS 1999 38 BAL AL 3B 85 36 142 13 11 .932 .950 2.09 2.21 2.29 2.58 85 700.0 AS 2000 39 BAL AL 3B 73 56 134 5 17 .974 .947 2.60 2.31 2.81 2.67 73 608.3 AS DH 10 AS 2001 40 BAL AL 3B 111 97 209 14 23 .956 .947 2.76 2.41 2.81 2.73 111 981.7 AS DH 14 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 20 BAL AL 3B 6 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 1.33 2.52 4.24 2.96 1 17.0 1982 21 BAL AL 3B 71 66 151 6 17 .973 .954 3.06 2.62 3.23 3.07 68 604.0 1996 35 BAL AL 3B 6 5 16 0 1 1.000 .955 3.50 2.18 3.86 2.55 6 49.0 1997 36 BAL AL 3B 162 98 314 22 25 .949 .953 2.54 2.32 2.65 2.67 162 1401.0 1998 37 BAL AL 3B 161 101 265 8 22 .979 .948 2.27 2.23 2.41 2.55 161 1365.7 1999 38 BAL AL 3B 85 36 142 13 11 .932 .950 2.09 2.21 2.29 2.58 85 700.0 2000 39 BAL AL 3B 73 56 134 5 17 .974 .947 2.60 2.31 2.81 2.67 73 608.3 2001 40 BAL AL 3B 111 97 209 14 23 .956 .947 2.76 2.41 2.81 2.73 111 981.7 2000 39 BAL AL DH 10 2001 40 BAL AL DH 14 1981 20 BAL AL SS 12 11 24 2 5 .946 .967 2.92 4.19 4.57 5.00 8 69.0 1982 21 BAL AL SS 94 155 289 13 47 .972 .965 4.72 4.17 4.91 4.87 91 813.3 1983 22 BAL AL SS 162 272 534 25 113 .970 .963 4.98 4.15 4.99 4.75 162 1452.3 1984 23 BAL AL SS 162 297 583 26 122 .971 .962 5.43 3.93 5.50 4.76 162 1439.3 1985 24 BAL AL SS 161 286 474 26 123 .967 .964 4.72 3.93 4.79 4.64 161 1427.3 1986 25 BAL AL SS 162 240 482 13 105 .982 .967 4.46 3.94 4.52 4.53 162 1436.7 1987 26 BAL AL SS 162 240 480 20 103 .973 .970 4.44 4.02 4.53 4.59 162 1430.7 1988 27 BAL AL SS 161 284 480 21 119 .973 .971 4.75 4.14 4.88 4.69 161 1409.0 1989 28 BAL AL SS 162 276 531 8 119 .990 .971 4.98 4.11 5.07 4.79 162 1433.3 1990 29 BAL AL SS 161 242 435 3 94 .996 .973 4.20 4.00 4.33 4.74 161 1406.3 1991 30 BAL AL SS 162 267 528 11 114 .986 .971 4.91 3.95 5.01 4.67 162 1427.7 1992 31 BAL AL SS 162 287 445 12 119 .984 .969 4.52 4.13 4.58 4.71 162 1440.0 1993 32 BAL AL SS 162 226 495 17 101 .977 .973 4.45 4.13 4.55 4.69 162 1425.7 1994 33 BAL AL SS 112 132 321 7 72 .985 .969 4.04 4.22 4.13 4.64 112 986.7 1995 34 BAL AL SS 144 206 409 7 100 .989 .974 4.27 4.16 4.43 4.71 144 1250.0 1996 35 BAL AL SS 158 228 467 14 109 .980 .971 4.40 4.19 4.53 4.66 157 1379.7 1997 36 BAL AL SS 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.03 3.60 4.50 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*2302 3651 6977 225 1565 .979 .969 4.62 4.07 4.73 4.69 2291 20232.0 3B* 675 461 1237 69 117 .961 .950 2.52 2.33 2.67 2.68 667 5726.7 DH 24 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2977 4112 8214 294 1682 .977 .966 4.14 3.68 4.27 4.25 2958 25959
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   ALCS  BAL CHW     W   4  15   5   6  2  0  0   1   2   3  .400  .500  .533   0  0   0   0   1 
        WS    BAL PHI     W   5  18   2   3  0  0  0   1   3   4  .167  .286  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  BAL CLE     W   4  18   2   8  3  0  0   2   0   3  .444  .474  .611   0  0   0   0   1 
        ALCS  BAL NYY     L   5  20   1   5  1  0  0   0   1   4  .250  .286  .300   0  0   0   0   0 
 1997   ALDS  BAL SEA     W   4  16   1   7  2  0  0   1   2   2  .438  .500  .563   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BAL CLE     L   6  23   3   8  2  0  1   3   4   6  .348  .444  .565   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   8  34   3  15  5  0  0   3   2   5  .441  .486  .588   0  0   0   0   1 
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2  15  58   9  19  5  0  1   4   7  13  .328  .409  .466   0  0   0   0   1 
  6 Postseason Series   4-2  28 110  14  37 10  0  1   8  12  22  .336  .411  .455   0  0   0   0   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1983   BAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1984   BAL AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1985   BAL AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1986   BAL AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1987   BAL AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1988   BAL AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1989   BAL AL   *   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1990   BAL AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1991   BAL AL   *   3   1   2  0  0  1   3   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1992   BAL AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1993   BAL AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1994   BAL AL   *   5   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1995   BAL AL   *   3   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1996   BAL AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1997   BAL AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1998   BAL AL   *   4   1   1  1  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1999   BAL AL   *   1   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   1 Starting 3B 
 2000   BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 2001   BAL AL   *   2   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 18/19   17  49   4  13  3  0  2   8   2   5   0  0   0   0   1  .265  .308  .449 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1983 *
1984 (SS)
1985 (SS)
1986 (SS)
1987 (SS)
1988 (SS)
1989 (SS)
1990 (SS)
1991 (SS)
1992 (SS)
1993 (SS)
1994 (SS)
1995 (SS)
1996 (SS)
1997 (3B)
1998 (3B)
1999 (3B)
2000
2001 (SS)

Awards
1982-AL-ROY
1983-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1983-AL-MVP
1991-ML-AS MVP
1991-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1991-AL-MVP
1992-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1992-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
2001-ML-AS MVP

Gold Gloves
1991-AL--SS
1992-AL--SS
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1983-AL--SS
1984-AL--SS
1985-AL--SS
1986-AL--SS
1989-AL--SS
1991-AL--SS
1993-AL--SS
1994-AL--SS
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1982-AL-30-0.01
1983-AL-1-0.82
1984-AL-27-0.00
1985-AL-17-0.02
1989-AL-3-0.55
1990-AL-24-0.01
1991-AL-1-0.81
1993-AL-19-0.02
1994-AL-12-0.06
1995-AL-19-0.01
Car-67-2.31 shares

Batting Average
1983 AL-.318-5
1984 AL-.304-9
1991 AL-.323-6

Slugging %
1983 AL-.517-5
1984 AL-.510-9
1991 AL-.566-2

OPS
1983 AL-.888-5
1984 AL-.884-9
1991 AL-.940-3

Games
1982 AL-160-6
1983 AL-162-1
1984 AL-162-1
1985 AL-161-4
1986 AL-162-2
1987 AL-162-1
1988 AL-161-2
1989 AL-162-1
1990 AL-161-2
1991 AL-162-1
1992 AL-162-1
1993 AL-162-1
1994 AL-112-8
1995 AL-144-3
1996 AL-163-1
1997 AL-162-1
1998 AL-161-4
Car-3001-8

At Bats
1983 AL-663-1
1984 AL-641-3
1985 AL-642-5
1986 AL-627-8
1987 AL-624-6
1989 AL-646-3
1991 AL-650-4
1992 AL-637-7
1993 AL-641-1
1994 AL-444-7
1996 AL-640-3
1997 AL-615-7
Car-11551-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1983 AL-726-1
1984 AL-716-4
1985 AL-718-5
1986 AL-707-6
1987 AL-717-3
1988 AL-689-8
1989 AL-712-4
1990 AL-695-5
1991 AL-717-5
1992 AL-715-5
1993 AL-718-2
1996 AL-707-7
Car-12883-6

Runs
1983 AL-121-1
1984 AL-103-8
1985 AL-116-2
1986 AL-98-10
Car-1647-31

Hits
1983 AL-211-1
1984 AL-195-3
1986 AL-177-10
1991 AL-210-2
1994 AL-140-5
Car-3184-14

Total Bases
1983 AL-343-2
1984 AL-327-3
1985 AL-301-6
1986 AL-289-9
1991 AL-368-1
Car-5168-13

Doubles
1983 AL-47-1
1984 AL-37-4
1986 AL-35-10
1991 AL-46-2
1995 AL-33-8
1996 AL-40-10
Car-603-13

Triples
1984 AL-7-10

Home Runs
1983 AL-27-9
1991 AL-34-3
Car-431-38

RBI
1983 AL-102-9
1985 AL-110-6
1991 AL-114-4
Car-1695-23

Bases on Balls
1987 AL-81-10
1988 AL-102-3
1990 AL-82-10
Car-1129-68

Strikeouts
Car-1305-98

Singles
1983 AL-135-4
1994 AL-105-3
1997 AL-119-10
Car-2106-32

Adjusted OPS+
1983 AL-144-5
1984 AL-145-6
1991 AL-162-3

Runs Created
1983 AL-120-3
1984 AL-122-3
1986 AL-102-9
1991 AL-134-2
Car-1729-41

Adjusted Batting Runs
1983 AL-40-4
1984 AL-39-6
1991 AL-53-2

Batting Wins
1983 AL-3.9-4
1984 AL-3.8-6
1991 AL-5.2-2

Extra-Base Hits
1983 AL-76-1
1984 AL-71-3
1991 AL-85-1
Car-1078-18

Times on Base
1983 AL-269-3
1984 AL-268-4
1985 AL-249-10
1986 AL-251-5
1988 AL-256-7
1991 AL-268-6
Car-4379-23

Offensive Win%
1983 AL-.666-9
1984 AL-.692-10
1991 AL-.724-5

Sac. Flies
1987 AL-11-2
1988 AL-10-1
1991 AL-9-3
1995 AL-8-10
1997 AL-10-7
2001 AL-9-6
Car-127-2

Intentional Walks
1990 AL-18-2
1991 AL-15-5
1992 AL-14-4
1993 AL-19-6
Car-107-95

Grounded into Double Plays
1983 AL-24-4
1985 AL-32-2
1986 AL-19-6
1987 AL-19-7
1989 AL-22-3
1994 AL-17-3
1996 AL-28-1
1997 AL-19-7
Car-350-1

At Bats per Strikeout
1986 AL-10.5-10
1991 AL-14.1-6
1992 AL-12.7-7
1993 AL-11.1-10
1994 AL-10.8-8
1997 AL-8.4-8

Outs
1982 AL-467-7
1983 AL-485-3
1984 AL-465-9
1985 AL-504-3
1986 AL-477-10
1987 AL-502-3
1989 AL-510-3
1990 AL-471-9
1992 AL-500-4
1993 AL-503-2
1995 AL-431-7
1996 AL-496-1
1997 AL-478-8
Car-8893-4

Salary
1988 AL-$1,700,000-9
1989 AL-$2,466,667-3
1993 AL-$5,200,000-5
1994 AL-$5,500,000-2
1995 AL-$6,700,000-7
1996 AL-$6,650,000-6
1997 AL-$6,850,000-10

Oldest Player
2000 AL-39-5
2001 AL-40-3

Youngest Player
1981 AL-20-3
1982 AL-21-9

Black Ink: Batting - 19 (112) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 116 (172) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 55.9 (42) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 236.0 (26) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  17. Carl Yastrzemski (814) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Carl Yastrzemski (825) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Carl Yastrzemski (840) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1978.

November 16, 2001: 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
1985Baltimore Orioles$800,000
1986Baltimore Orioles$1,150,000
1987Baltimore Orioles$1,350,000
1988Baltimore Orioles$1,700,000
1989Baltimore Orioles$2,466,667
1990Baltimore Orioles$1,316,667
1991Baltimore Orioles$2,566,667
1992Baltimore Orioles$2,100,000
1993Baltimore Orioles$5,200,000
1994Baltimore Orioles$5,500,000
1995Baltimore Orioles$6,700,000
1996Baltimore Orioles$6,650,000
1997Baltimore Orioles$6,850,000
1998Baltimore Orioles$6,400,000
1999Baltimore Orioles$6,500,000
2000Baltimore Orioles$6,300,000
2001Baltimore Orioles$6,300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$69,850,001

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