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Otis Nixon
Otis Junior Nixon

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 9, 1983
  vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1999
Born January 9, 1959 in Columbus County, NC

Brother of Donell Nixon

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 9, 1979. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 24 NYY AL  13   14    2    2   0  0   0    0   2  0   1   5  .143  .200  .143   -2    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 25 CLE AL  49   91   16   14   0  0   0    1  12  6   8  11  .154  .220  .154    5   14   3   1   0   0   2
 1985 26 CLE AL 104  162   34   38   4  0   3    9  20 11   8  27  .235  .271  .315   61   51   4   0   0   0   2
 1986 27 CLE AL 105   95   33   25   4  1   0    8  23  6  13  12  .263  .352  .326   88   31   2   0   0   0   1
 1987 28 CLE AL  19   17    2    1   0  0   0    1   2  3   3   4  .059  .200  .059  -26    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 29 MON NL  90  271   47   66   8  2   0   15  46 13  28  42  .244  .312  .288   71   78   4   2   0   0   0
 1989 30 MON NL 126  258   41   56   7  2   0   21  37 12  33  36  .217  .306  .260   63   67   2   0   1   0   4
 1990 31 MON NL 119  231   46   58   6  2   1   20  50 13  28  33  .251  .331  .307   81   71   3   1   0   0   2
 1991 32 ATL NL 124  401   81  119  10  1   0   26  72 21  47  40  .297  .371  .327   94  131   7   3   3   2   5
 1992 33 ATL NL 120  456   79  134  14  2   2   22  41 18  39  54  .294  .348  .346   93  158   5   2   0   0   4
 1993 34 ATL NL 134  461   77  124  12  3   1   24  47 13  61  63  .269  .351  .315   80  145   5   5   2   0  10
 1994 35 BOS AL 103  398   60  109  15  1   0   25  42 10  55  65  .274  .360  .317   74  126   6   2   1   0   0
 1995 36 TEX AL 139  589   87  174  21  2   0   45  50 21  58  85  .295  .357  .338   81  199   6   3   1   0   6
 1996 37 TOR AL 125  496   87  142  15  1   1   29  54 13  71  68  .286  .377  .327   82  162   7   0   1   1   9
 1997 38 TOT    145  576   84  153  18  3   2   44  59 12  65  78  .266  .337  .318   75  183   8   6   0   0  12
         TOR AL 103  401   54  105  12  1   1   26  47 10  52  54  .262  .343  .304   72  122   6   5   0   0  10
         LAD NL  42  175   30   48   6  2   1   18  12  2  13  24  .274  .323  .349   82   61   2   1   0   0   2
 1998 39 MIN AL 110  448   71  133   6  6   1   20  37  7  44  56  .297  .361  .344   85  154   4   2   0   2  14
 1999 40 ATL NL  84  151   31   31   2  1   0    8  26  7  23  15  .205  .309  .232   40   35   1   1   1   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons         5115      1379     27      318    186     694  .270  .343  .314   77       67  28  10   5  72
               1709       878      142     11      620    585                            1608
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        485   83  131  13  3   1   30  59 18  55  66  .270  .343  .314   77  152   6   3   1   0   7
 Career High    145  589   87  174  21  6   3   45  72 21  71  85  .297  .377  .346   94  199   8   6   3   2  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 24 NYY AL   15   12    1   2.2    95| .143  .261| .200  .322| .143  .394| .343  .716|  -2  .213  -1.9  -0.2 100%
 1984 25 CLE AL  103   89    3   0.9    99| .154  .266| .220  .329| .154  .401| .374  .730|   5  .050 -12.0  -1.2  66%
 1985 26 CLE AL  174  141   12   2.3    98| .235  .260| .271  .326| .315  .404| .586  .730|  61  .217  -9.2  -0.9  64%
 1986 27 CLE AL  110   79   13   4.4    99| .263  .259| .352  .327| .326  .404| .678  .731|  88  .473  -1.1  -0.1  79%
 1987 28 CLE AL   20   19    0   0.0   106| .059  .265| .200  .333| .059  .425| .259  .759| -26  .000  -3.2  -0.3  40%
 1988 29 MON NL  305  224   30   3.6    93| .244  .261| .312  .325| .288  .383| .600  .708|  71  .454 -10.0  -1.1  77%
 1989 30 MON NL  293  220   24   3.0    92| .217  .256| .306  .324| .260  .382| .566  .705|  63  .358 -12.4  -1.3  75%
 1990 31 MON NL  263  192   29   4.0    95| .251  .260| .331  .325| .307  .390| .638  .715|  81  .462  -5.5  -0.6  79%
 1991 32 ATL NL  460  318   57   4.8    98| .297  .264| .371  .333| .327  .396| .698  .729|  94  .564  -1.8  -0.2  77%
 1992 33 ATL NL  502  351   58   4.5    98| .294  .267| .348  .334| .346  .393| .694  .726|  93  .535  -4.6  -0.5  69%
 1993 34 ATL NL  532  370   58   4.2   104| .269  .272| .351  .337| .315  .415| .666  .752|  80  .455 -11.4  -1.1  78%
 1994 35 BOS AL  461  307   55   4.8   116| .274  .278| .360  .351| .317  .444| .677  .795|  74  .451 -14.6  -1.3  80%
 1995 36 TEX AL  656  451   76   4.5   112| .295  .274| .357  .348| .338  .433| .695  .781|  81  .433 -16.4  -1.5  70%
 1996 37 TOR AL  575  383   71   5.0   115| .286  .276| .377  .349| .327  .443| .704  .792|  82  .446 -11.4  -1.0  80%
 1997 38 TOT     655  461   71   4.1   106| .266  .268| .337  .337| .318  .422| .655  .760|  75  .406 -19.1  -1.8  83%
         TOR AL  464  327   49   4.0   108| .262  .270| .343  .339| .304  .427| .647  .766|  72  .387 -14.6  -1.4  82%
         LAD NL  191  134   22   4.4   102| .274  .262| .323  .333| .349  .411| .672  .744|  82  .454  -4.5  -0.4  85%
 1998 39 MIN AL  500  342   60   4.7   111| .297  .273| .361  .342| .344  .434| .705  .776|  85  .453 -10.2  -1.0  84%
 1999 40 ATL NL  176  130   14   2.9   116| .205  .276| .309  .351| .232  .444| .541  .795|  40  .246 -13.8  -1.3  78%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     5800 4089  632   4.2   105| .270  .269| .343  .338| .314  .416| .657  .755|  77  .432 -158.5 -15.4  76%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+

 1983 24 NYY AL  OF    9     14    1    1    0  .938  .980  1.67  2.16  3.29  2.50    3   41.0
                 RF    6      8    0    1    0  .889  .976  1.33  1.85  2.77  2.25    2   26.0
                 CF    4      6    1    0    0 1.000  .986  1.75  2.55  4.20  2.94    1   15.0
 1984 25 CLE AL  OF   46     81    3    0    0 1.000  .982  1.83  2.17  2.60  2.51   29  291.3
                 LF   43     65    3    0    0 1.000  .983  1.58  1.80  2.30  2.27   27  266.3
                 CF    4     16    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00  2.62  5.76  3.02    2   25.0
 1985 26 CLE AL  OF   80    129    5    4    1  .971  .982  1.68  2.10  3.11  2.44   36  388.3
                 LF   53     66    2    4    1  .944  .977  1.28  1.77  2.50  2.25   23  244.7
                 CF   27     63    2    0    0 1.000  .988  2.41  2.56  4.07  2.91   13  143.7
                 DH   11
 1986 27 CLE AL  OF   95     90    3    3    0  .969  .980  0.98  2.06  2.80  2.39   19  299.3
                 LF   84     64    2    2    0  .971  .976  0.79  1.77  2.67  2.24   12  222.3
                 CF   14     27    0    1    0  .964  .985  1.93  2.47  3.16  2.83    7   77.0
                 DH    5
 1987 28 CLE AL  OF   17     21    0    0    0 1.000  .981  1.24  2.00  3.06  2.30    4   61.7
                 LF   11      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  0.55  1.73  3.05  2.08    0   17.7
                 CF    7     14    0    0    0 1.000  .986  2.00  2.34  2.86  2.70    4   44.0
                 DH    2
 1988 29 MON NL  OF   82    176    2    1    1  .994  .982  2.17  1.98  2.55  2.28   63  627.3
                 CF   61    133    1    1    1  .993  .986  2.20  2.28  2.76  2.66   42  436.7
                 LF   25     41    1    0    0 1.000  .979  1.68  1.75  1.98  2.13   21  190.7
 1989 30 MON NL  OF   98    160    2    2    0  .988  .981  1.65  1.96  2.61  2.32   52  559.3
                 CF   92    154    2    2    0  .987  .985  1.70  2.33  2.70  2.69   51  520.7
                 LF   13      4    0    0    0 1.000  .976  0.31  1.72  0.95  2.16    1   38.0
                 RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.57    0    0.7
 1990 31 MON NL  OF   88    149    5    1    0  .994  .981  1.75  2.01  2.71  2.39   45  511.7
                 CF   71    118    4    1    0  .992  .984  1.72  2.35  2.65  2.74   37  413.7
                 LF   21     28    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.38  1.71  2.66  2.19    8   98.0
                 SS    1      0    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.00 12.86  5.14    0    0.7
 1991 32 ATL NL  OF  115    218    6    3    1  .987  .983  1.95  1.88  2.31  2.28   93  872.3
                 LF   55     84    4    0    1 1.000  .983  1.60  1.67  2.28  2.18   33  348.0
                 RF   48     88    1    3    0  .967  .980  1.85  1.65  2.03  2.06   46  394.3
                 CF   17     45    1    0    0 1.000  .985  2.71  2.12  3.18  2.59   14  130.0
 1992 33 ATL NL  OF  111    333    6    3    1  .991  .983  3.05  1.96  3.17  2.34  105  962.0
                 CF  102    291    6    2    1  .993  .989  2.91  2.44  3.24  2.80   89  826.0
                 RF   16     38    0    1    0  .974  .979  2.38  1.66  2.74  2.08   15  125.0
                 LF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.65  2.45  2.13    1   11.0
 1993 34 ATL NL  OF  116    308    4    3    1  .990  .979  2.69  2.00  2.81  2.34  111  998.7
                 CF  115    304    4    3    1  .990  .985  2.68  2.37  2.79  2.75  111  994.7
                 RF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.80  2.25  2.25    0    4.0
 1994 35 BOS AL  CF  103    254    4    3    1  .989  .988  2.50  2.44  2.68  2.76   99  865.3
 1995 36 TEX AL  CF  138    353    4    4    1  .989  .987  2.59  2.38  2.63  2.73  138 1221.0
 1996 37 TOR AL  CF  125    341    5    2    1  .994  .990  2.77  2.35  2.89  2.78  125 1079.3
 1997 38 TOT     CF  144    351    2    2    0  .994  .987  2.45  2.23  2.51  2.62  143 1263.7
         TOT     OF  144    350    2    2    0  .994  .981  2.44  1.95  2.51  2.26  143 1263.7
         TOR AL  CF  102    254    1    1    0  .996  .988  2.50  2.31  2.57  2.71  102  892.0
                 DH    1
         LAD NL  CF   42     97    1    1    0  .990  .983  2.33  2.03  2.37  2.40   41  371.7
 1998 39 MIN AL  CF  108    278    4    3    0  .989  .987  2.61  2.36  2.75  2.69  106  922.7
 1999 40 ATL NL  OF   52     51    0    1    0  .981  .981  0.98  1.86  1.49  2.26   32  308.3
                 LF   50     49    0    1    0  .980  .976  0.98  1.48  1.52  2.00   32  289.3
                 CF    5      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.60  2.20  1.42  2.65    0   19.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1983 24 NYY AL  CF    4      6    1    0    0 1.000  .986  1.75  2.55  4.20  2.94    1   15.0
 1984 25 CLE AL  CF    4     16    0    0    0 1.000  .988  4.00  2.62  5.76  3.02    2   25.0
 1985 26 CLE AL  CF   27     63    2    0    0 1.000  .988  2.41  2.56  4.07  2.91   13  143.7
 1986 27 CLE AL  CF   14     27    0    1    0  .964  .985  1.93  2.47  3.16  2.83    7   77.0
 1987 28 CLE AL  CF    7     14    0    0    0 1.000  .986  2.00  2.34  2.86  2.70    4   44.0
 1988 29 MON NL  CF   61    133    1    1    1  .993  .986  2.20  2.28  2.76  2.66   42  436.7
 1989 30 MON NL  CF   92    154    2    2    0  .987  .985  1.70  2.33  2.70  2.69   51  520.7
 1990 31 MON NL  CF   71    118    4    1    0  .992  .984  1.72  2.35  2.65  2.74   37  413.7
 1991 32 ATL NL  CF   17     45    1    0    0 1.000  .985  2.71  2.12  3.18  2.59   14  130.0
 1992 33 ATL NL  CF  102    291    6    2    1  .993  .989  2.91  2.44  3.24  2.80   89  826.0
 1993 34 ATL NL  CF  115    304    4    3    1  .990  .985  2.68  2.37  2.79  2.75  111  994.7
 1994 35 BOS AL  CF  103    254    4    3    1  .989  .988  2.50  2.44  2.68  2.76   99  865.3
 1995 36 TEX AL  CF  138    353    4    4    1  .989  .987  2.59  2.38  2.63  2.73  138 1221.0
 1996 37 TOR AL  CF  125    341    5    2    1  .994  .990  2.77  2.35  2.89  2.78  125 1079.3
 1997 38 TOT     CF  144    351    2    2    0  .994  .987  2.45  2.23  2.51  2.62  143 1263.7
         TOR AL  CF  102    254    1    1    0  .996  .988  2.50  2.31  2.57  2.71  102  892.0
         LAD NL  CF   42     97    1    1    0  .990  .983  2.33  2.03  2.37  2.40   41  371.7
 1998 39 MIN AL  CF  108    278    4    3    0  .989  .987  2.61  2.36  2.75  2.69  106  922.7
 1999 40 ATL NL  CF    5      3    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.60  2.20  1.42  2.65    0   19.0

 1985 26 CLE AL  DH   11
 1986 27 CLE AL  DH    5
 1987 28 CLE AL  DH    2
 1997 38 TOR AL  DH    1

 1984 25 CLE AL  LF   43     65    3    0    0 1.000  .983  1.58  1.80  2.30  2.27   27  266.3
 1985 26 CLE AL  LF   53     66    2    4    1  .944  .977  1.28  1.77  2.50  2.25   23  244.7
 1986 27 CLE AL  LF   84     64    2    2    0  .971  .976  0.79  1.77  2.67  2.24   12  222.3
 1987 28 CLE AL  LF   11      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  0.55  1.73  3.05  2.08    0   17.7
 1988 29 MON NL  LF   25     41    1    0    0 1.000  .979  1.68  1.75  1.98  2.13   21  190.7
 1989 30 MON NL  LF   13      4    0    0    0 1.000  .976  0.31  1.72  0.95  2.16    1   38.0
 1990 31 MON NL  LF   21     28    1    0    0 1.000  .980  1.38  1.71  2.66  2.19    8   98.0
 1991 32 ATL NL  LF   55     84    4    0    1 1.000  .983  1.60  1.67  2.28  2.18   33  348.0
 1992 33 ATL NL  LF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.65  2.45  2.13    1   11.0
 1999 40 ATL NL  LF   50     49    0    1    0  .980  .976  0.98  1.48  1.52  2.00   32  289.3

 1983 24 NYY AL  OF    9     14    1    1    0  .938  .980  1.67  2.16  3.29  2.50    3   41.0
 1984 25 CLE AL  OF   46     81    3    0    0 1.000  .982  1.83  2.17  2.60  2.51   29  291.3
 1985 26 CLE AL  OF   80    129    5    4    1  .971  .982  1.68  2.10  3.11  2.44   36  388.3
 1986 27 CLE AL  OF   95     90    3    3    0  .969  .980  0.98  2.06  2.80  2.39   19  299.3
 1987 28 CLE AL  OF   17     21    0    0    0 1.000  .981  1.24  2.00  3.06  2.30    4   61.7
 1988 29 MON NL  OF   82    176    2    1    1  .994  .982  2.17  1.98  2.55  2.28   63  627.3
 1989 30 MON NL  OF   98    160    2    2    0  .988  .981  1.65  1.96  2.61  2.32   52  559.3
 1990 31 MON NL  OF   88    149    5    1    0  .994  .981  1.75  2.01  2.71  2.39   45  511.7
 1991 32 ATL NL  OF  115    218    6    3    1  .987  .983  1.95  1.88  2.31  2.28   93  872.3
 1992 33 ATL NL  OF  111    333    6    3    1  .991  .983  3.05  1.96  3.17  2.34  105  962.0
 1993 34 ATL NL  OF  116    308    4    3    1  .990  .979  2.69  2.00  2.81  2.34  111  998.7
 1994 35 BOS AL  OF  103    254    4    3    1  .989  .982  2.50  2.09  2.68  2.37   99  865.3
 1995 36 TEX AL  OF  138    357    4    4    1  .989  .983  2.62  1.99  2.66  2.33  138 1221.0
 1996 37 TOR AL  OF  125    342    5    2    2  .994  .983  2.78  2.02  2.89  2.37  125 1079.3
 1997 38 TOT     OF  144    350    2    2    0  .994  .981  2.44  1.95  2.51  2.26  143 1263.7
         TOR AL  OF  102    253    1    1    0  .996  .982  2.49  2.02  2.56  2.32  102  892.0
         LAD NL  OF   42     97    1    1    0  .990  .980  2.33  1.77  2.37  2.13   41  371.7
 1998 39 MIN AL  OF  108    278    4    3    0  .989  .985  2.61  2.02  2.75  2.31  106  922.7
 1999 40 ATL NL  OF   52     51    0    1    0  .981  .981  0.98  1.86  1.49  2.26   32  308.3

 1983 24 NYY AL  RF    6      8    0    1    0  .889  .976  1.33  1.85  2.77  2.25    2   26.0
 1989 30 MON NL  RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.57    0    0.7
 1991 32 ATL NL  RF   48     88    1    3    0  .967  .980  1.85  1.65  2.03  2.06   46  394.3
 1992 33 ATL NL  RF   16     38    0    1    0  .974  .979  2.38  1.66  2.74  2.08   15  125.0
 1993 34 ATL NL  RF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  1.80  2.25  2.25    0    4.0

 1990 31 MON NL  SS    1      0    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.00 12.86  5.14    0    0.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF*1527   3311   56   36    9  .989  .982  2.20  2.00  2.69  2.33 1203 11273.3  357 1137   73#
                 CF*1137   2751   40   24    6  .991  .987  2.45  2.36  2.79  2.73  982 8997.3
                 LF* 357    410   13    7    2  .984  .979  1.18  1.71  2.21  2.17  158 1726.0
                 RF*  73    135    1    5    0  .965  .980  1.86  1.67  2.23  2.08   63  550.0
                 DH   19   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 SS*   1      0    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.00 12.86  5.14    0    0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1528   3311   57   36   10  .989  .982  2.20  2.00  2.69  2.33 1203  11274
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1992   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   7  28   5   8  2  0  0   2   4   4  .286  .375  .357   3  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL TOR     L   6  27   3   8  1  0  0   1   1   3  .296  .321  .333   5  1   0   0   0 
 1993   NLCS  ATL PHI     L   6  23   3   8  2  0  0   4   5   6  .348  .464  .435   0  2   2   0   0 
 1999   NLDS  ATL HOU     W   1   1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   1  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL NYM     W   2   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     2  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL NYY     L   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1  15  51   9  16  4  0  0   6   9  10  .314  .417  .392   5  2   2   0   0 
  2 World Series        0-2   8  29   3   9  1  0  0   1   1   3  .310  .333  .345   5  2   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   3-3  24  81  13  26  5  0  0   7  10  13  .321  .396  .383  11  4   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

At Bats
1995 AL-589-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1995 AL-656-3

Hits
1995 AL-174-6

Triples
1998 AL-6-10

Stolen Bases
1988 NL-46-4
1989 NL-37-7
1990 NL-50-5
1991 NL-72-2
1992 NL-41-7
1993 NL-47-3
1994 AL-42-3
1995 AL-50-2
1996 AL-54-3
1997 AL-47-4
1998 AL-37-8
Car-620-16

Singles
1994 AL-93-7
1995 AL-151-1
1996 AL-125-10

Caught Stealing
1985 AL-11-7
1988 NL-13-8
1989 NL-12-5
1990 NL-13-8
1991 NL-21-3
1992 NL-18-4
1993 NL-13-7
1994 AL-10-6
1995 AL-21-1
1996 AL-13-4
Car-186-7

Outs
1995 AL-451-2

Oldest Player
1998 AL-39-10
1999 NL-40-5

      

Gray Ink: Batting - 27 (837) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 15.2 (989) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.0 (1601) (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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  5. John Cangelosi (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jo-Jo White (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jo-Jo White (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Davy Jones (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Davy Jones (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Burt Shotton (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jimmy Austin (851)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jimmy Austin (851)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1979: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 9, 1979.

February 5, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later and George Frazier to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and Toby Harrah. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Browne (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Guy Elston (minors) (February 8, 1984) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

March 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

April 1, 1991: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Boi Rodriguez (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later and Jimmy Kremers. The Atlanta Braves sent Keith Morrison (minors) (June 3, 1991) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

November 11, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

December 9, 1994: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Luis Ortiz to the Texas Rangers for Jose Canseco.

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 12, 1997: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bobby Cripps (minors).

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 27, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 28, 1999: 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
1986Cleveland Indians$97,500
1989Montreal Expos$177,500
1990Montreal Expos$315,000
1992Atlanta Braves$1,810,000
1993Atlanta Braves$2,815,000
1994Boston Red Sox$3,250,000
1995Texas Rangers$3,150,000
1996Toronto Blue Jays$1,900,000
Texas Rangers$350,000
1997Toronto Blue Jays$2,500,000
1998Minnesota Twins$2,000,000
1999Atlanta Braves$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$19,865,000
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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