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A.J. Hinch

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 207 lb.
School Stanford University

Debut April 1, 1998
  vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 24, 2004
Born May 15, 1974 in Waverly, IA

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 24 OAK AL 120  337   34   78  10  0   9   35   3  0  30  89  .231  .296  .341   69  115  13   7   0   4   6
 1999 25 OAK AL  76  205   26   44   4  1   7   24   6  2  11  41  .215  .260  .346   58   71   9   1   0   2   3
 2000 26 OAK AL   6    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .250  .333  .250   54    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 27 KCR AL  45  121   10   19   3  0   6   15   1  1   8  26  .157  .226  .331   41   40   1   1   1   3   5
 2002 28 KCR AL  72  197   25   49   7  1   7   27   3  3  18  35  .249  .321  .401   84   79   2   0   0   3   2
 2003 29 DET AL  27   74    7   15   3  1   3   11   0  0   3  18  .203  .247  .392   71   29   1   2   0   2   3
 2004 30 PHI NL   4   11    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .182  .182  .273   13    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      350  953  104  209  28  3  32  112  13  6  71 214  .219  .280  .356   65  339  26  11   1  14  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        441   48   97  13  1  15   52   6  3  33  99  .219  .280  .356   65  157  12   5   0   6   9
 Career High    120  337   34   78  10  1   9   35   6  3  30  89  .231  .296  .341   69  115  13   7   1   4   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 24 OAK AL  391  285   37   3.5   106| .231  .267| .296  .335| .341  .425| .637  .760|  69  .323 -14.9  -1.4 100%
 1999 25 OAK AL  228  176   19   2.9   108| .215  .268| .260  .339| .346  .428| .606  .768|  58  .240 -13.7  -1.3  75%
 2000 26 OAK AL    9    6    1   4.4   112| .250  .271| .333  .344| .250  .436| .583  .780|  54  .403  -0.5   0.0   0%
 2001 27 KCR AL  134  110    8   2.0   113| .157  .275| .226  .343| .331  .442| .557  .785|  41  .149 -11.6  -1.1  50%
 2002 28 KCR AL  220  155   26   4.5   114| .249  .276| .321  .344| .401  .443| .722  .788|  84  .455  -5.6  -0.5  50%
 2003 29 DET AL   82   65    7   2.9   101| .203  .259| .247  .324| .392  .415| .639  .739|  71  .265  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 2004 30 PHI NL   11    9    1   3.0   115| .182  .275| .182  .348| .273  .446| .455  .794|  13  .277  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1075  806   99   3.3   109| .219  .270| .280  .338| .356  .431| .636  .769|  65  .304 -51.0  -4.7  68%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 24 OAK AL C 118 602 47 9 8 .986 .990 5.50 6.17 6.21 7.13 109 940.3 8 38 68 35 1999 25 OAK AL C 73 368 26 5 4 .987 .991 5.40 6.11 6.26 6.98 67 566.7 10 22 42 15 2000 26 OAK AL C 5 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 1.80 6.02 4.26 6.92 2 19.0 0 1 1 1 DH 1 2001 27 KCR AL C 43 220 14 3 2 .987 .990 5.44 6.12 6.35 7.17 37 331.7 4 16 22 7 2002 28 KCR AL C 68 349 23 4 2 .989 .993 5.47 6.16 6.35 6.96 60 527.3 2 24 39 9 2003 29 DET AL C 27 110 6 2 0 .983 .991 4.30 5.88 5.28 6.79 23 197.7 2 7 23 3 2004 30 PHI NL C 4 14 5 0 0 1.000 .995 4.75 6.45 6.65 7.46 1 25.7 0 0 1 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 24 OAK AL C 118 602 47 9 8 .986 .990 5.50 6.17 6.21 7.13 109 940.3 8 38 68 35 1999 25 OAK AL C 73 368 26 5 4 .987 .991 5.40 6.11 6.26 6.98 67 566.7 10 22 42 15 2000 26 OAK AL C 5 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 1.80 6.02 4.26 6.92 2 19.0 0 1 1 1 2001 27 KCR AL C 43 220 14 3 2 .987 .990 5.44 6.12 6.35 7.17 37 331.7 4 16 22 7 2002 28 KCR AL C 68 349 23 4 2 .989 .993 5.47 6.16 6.35 6.96 60 527.3 2 24 39 9 2003 29 DET AL C 27 110 6 2 0 .983 .991 4.30 5.88 5.28 6.79 23 197.7 2 7 23 3 2004 30 PHI NL C 4 14 5 0 0 1.000 .995 4.75 6.45 6.65 7.46 1 25.7 0 0 1 2 2000 26 OAK AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 338 1672 121 24 16 .987 .991 5.30 6.13 6.19 7.04 299 2608.3 26 108 196 72 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 338 1672 121 24 16 .987 .991 5.30 6.13 6.19 7.05 299 2608
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Sac. Hits
1998 AL-13-2
1999 AL-9-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996.

January 8, 2001: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with Angel Berroa to the Kansas City Royals. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics.

October 15, 2002: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

December 23, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 29, 2003: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.

October 1, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 9, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 11, 2005: 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
1998Oakland Athletics$170,000
1999Oakland Athletics$230,000
2001Kansas City Royals$260,000
2002Kansas City Royals$260,000
Career (may be incomplete)$920,000

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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