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Chris Speier
Chris Edward Speier

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 182 lb.
School University of California, Santa Barbara

Debut April 7, 1971
  vs. SDP 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1989
Born June 28, 1950 in Alameda, CA

Father of Justin Speier

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 21 SFG NL 157  601   74  141  17  6   8   46   4  7  56  90  .235  .307  .323   80  194   5   1   6   7  15
 1972 22 SFG NL 150  562   74  151  25  2  15   71   9  4  82  92  .269  .361  .400  115  225   4   7   2   3   8 MVP-28,AS
 1973 23 SFG NL 153  542   58  135  17  4  11   71   4  5  66  69  .249  .332  .356   87  193   5   2   4   2  18 AS
 1974 24 SFG NL 141  501   55  125  19  5   9   53   3  2  62  64  .250  .336  .361   92  181   8   2   8   4   7 AS
 1975 25 SFG NL 141  487   60  132  30  5  10   69   4  5  70  50  .271  .362  .415  112  202   3   3   7   1  13
 1976 26 SFG NL 145  495   51  112  18  4   3   40   2  2  60  52  .226  .311  .297   72  147   6   7   1   4  16
 1977 27 TOT NL 145  548   59  128  31  6   5   38   1  2  67  81  .234  .317  .339   79  186   3   2   3   1  14
         SFG NL   6   17    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .176  .176  .235   10    4   0   0   0   0   0
         MON NL 139  531   58  125  30  6   5   38   1  2  67  78  .235  .321  .343   81  182   3   2   3   1  14
 1978 28 MON NL 150  501   47  126  18  3   5   51   1  0  60  75  .251  .329  .329   86  165   2   6  10   1  14
 1979 29 MON NL 113  344   31   78  13  1   7   26   0  0  43  45  .227  .317  .331   79  114   0   1  10   3  13
 1980 30 MON NL 128  388   35  103  14  4   1   32   0  3  52  38  .265  .351  .330   92  128   6   1  18   0  10
 1981 31 MON NL  96  307   33   69  10  2   2   25   1  2  38  29  .225  .310  .290   71   89   6   0  10   0   9
 1982 32 MON NL 156  530   41  136  26  4   7   60   1  6  47  67  .257  .316  .360   88  191   3   4  12   1  13
 1983 33 MON NL  88  261   31   67  12  2   2   22   2  1  29  37  .257  .332  .341   88   89   3   3   4   2   4
 1984 34 TOT     75  191   12   34   7  1   3   10   0  0  13  34  .178  .234  .272   43   52   4   0   1   1   6
         TOT NL  63  158   10   27   7  1   3    9   0  0  10  27  .171  .225  .285   44   45   3   0   1   1   5
         MON NL  25   40    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .150  .171  .150   -7    6   2   0   0   0   1
         STL NL  38  118    9   21   7  1   3    8   0  0   9  19  .178  .242  .331   61   39   1   0   1   1   4
         MIN AL  12   33    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   7  .212  .278  .212   36    7   1   0   0   0   1
 1985 35 CHC NL 106  218   16   53  11  0   4   24   1  3  17  34  .243  .295  .349   73   76   3   2   0   0   7
 1986 36 CHC NL  95  155   21   44   8  0   6   23   2  2  15  32  .284  .349  .452  114   70   4   1   3   1   4
 1987 37 SFG NL 111  317   39   79  13  0  11   39   4  7  42  51  .249  .342  .394   98  125   1   1   5   3   3
 1988 38 SFG NL  82  171   26   37   9  1   3   18   3  3  23  39  .216  .311  .333   89   57   5   1   2   1   7
 1989 39 SFG NL  28   37    7    9   4  0   0    2   0  0   5   9  .243  .333  .351   99   13   2   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons    2260 7156  770 1759 302 50 112  720  42 54 847 988  .246  .327  .349   88 2497  73  44 106  35 183
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        513   55  126  22  4   8   52   3  4  61  71  .246  .327  .349   88  179   5   3   8   3  13
 Career High    157  601   74  151  31  6  15   71   9  7  82  92  .271  .362  .415  115  225   8   7  18   7  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 21 SFG NL  670  488   58   3.2    92| .235  .258| .307  .325| .323  .378| .630  .703|  80  .391 -16.3  -1.7  36%
 1972 22 SFG NL  658  434   87   5.4    93| .269  .259| .361  .327| .400  .382| .761  .710| 115  .629  14.2   1.5  69%
 1973 23 SFG NL  617  437   63   3.9   101| .249  .268| .332  .338| .356  .399| .688  .737|  87  .455  -9.4  -1.0  44%
 1974 24 SFG NL  577  395   64   4.4    99| .250  .268| .336  .341| .361  .387| .697  .728|  92  .512  -5.7  -0.6  60%
 1975 25 SFG NL  564  379   73   5.2    99| .271  .270| .362  .342| .415  .390| .777  .732| 112  .583   9.5   1.0  44%
 1976 26 SFG NL  572  414   47   3.1    94| .226  .266| .311  .333| .297  .379| .608  .712|  72  .370 -17.3  -1.8  50%
 1977 27 TOT NL  621  441   60   3.7   101| .234  .266| .317  .333| .339  .405| .656  .738|  79  .396 -14.9  -1.5  33%
         SFG NL   17   14    1   1.9   102| .176  .268| .176  .336| .235  .408| .411  .744|  10  .168  -2.2  -0.2   0%
         MON NL  604  427   59   3.7   101| .235  .266| .321  .333| .343  .405| .664  .738|  81  .402 -12.8  -1.3  33%
 1978 28 MON NL  570  397   56   3.8    94| .251  .261| .329  .328| .329  .384| .658  .712|  86  .454  -7.9  -0.8 100%
 1979 29 MON NL  391  280   35   3.4    99| .227  .268| .317  .333| .331  .397| .648  .730|  79  .378  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1980 30 MON NL  447  305   45   4.0    95| .265  .267| .351  .329| .330  .387| .681  .716|  92  .472  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1981 31 MON NL  351  255   27   2.9    93| .225  .264| .310  .329| .290  .378| .600  .707|  71  .340 -11.5  -1.2  33%
 1982 32 MON NL  585  420   58   3.7    96| .257  .268| .316  .331| .360  .389| .676  .721|  88  .444  -8.8  -0.9  14%
 1983 33 MON NL  298  205   31   4.1    96| .257  .262| .332  .330| .341  .388| .673  .719|  88  .481  -3.3  -0.3  66%
 1984 34 TOT     209  167   12   1.9    93| .178  .262| .234  .326| .272  .383| .506  .709|  43  .191 -15.1  -1.6   0%
         TOT NL  172  139   10   1.9    92| .171  .260| .225  .325| .285  .379| .510  .704|  44  .197 -12.2  -1.3   0%
         MON NL   43   37    1   0.7    90| .150  .259| .171  .323| .150  .376| .321  .699|  -7  .039  -5.7  -0.6   0%
         STL NL  129  102    9   2.4    92| .178  .261| .242  .326| .331  .380| .573  .705|  61  .261  -6.4  -0.7   0%
         MIN AL   37   28    2   1.9   100| .212  .268| .278  .331| .212  .405| .490  .736|  36  .173  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1985 35 CHC NL  240  180   21   3.2   103| .243  .271| .295  .341| .349  .404| .644  .745|  73  .370  -8.4  -0.9  25%
 1986 36 CHC NL  176  122   24   5.3   103| .284  .269| .349  .341| .452  .406| .801  .747| 114  .594   2.8   0.3  50%
 1987 37 SFG NL  364  250   43   4.6   102| .249  .264| .342  .333| .394  .412| .736  .745|  98  .487   0.0   0.0  36%
 1988 38 SFG NL  201  150   17   3.1    86| .216  .252| .311  .315| .333  .369| .644  .684|  89  .381  -1.7  -0.2  50%
 1989 39 SFG NL   44   32    4   3.4    88| .243  .250| .333  .317| .351  .373| .684  .690|  99  .417   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons     8155 5751  825   3.9    96| .246  .265| .327  .332| .349  .389| .676  .722|  88  .456 -106.0 -11.0  43%

* 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 ------+
1971 21 SFG NL SS 156 239 517 33 95 .958 .968 4.85 4.46 5.04 5.14 155 1349.0 1972 22 SFG NL SS 150 243 517 20 69 .974 .967 5.07 4.48 5.18 5.04 150 1320.3 AS 1973 23 SFG NL SS 150 255 470 33 92 .956 .961 4.83 4.31 5.02 4.93 147 1299.7 AS 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 AS 1974 24 SFG NL SS 135 210 445 21 82 .969 .961 4.85 4.26 5.09 4.97 132 1157.3 AS 2B 4 5 8 0 2 1.000 .970 3.25 4.65 5.57 5.49 2 21.0 AS 1975 25 SFG NL SS 136 247 420 12 81 .982 .963 4.90 4.21 5.14 4.99 135 1169.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 1.80 3.06 1 5.0 1976 26 SFG NL SS 135 225 441 18 81 .974 .964 4.93 4.48 5.12 5.05 129 1170.0 2B 7 8 18 0 2 1.000 .974 3.71 4.93 5.61 5.48 5 41.7 3B 5 4 4 1 2 .889 .952 1.60 2.60 3.27 2.95 2 22.0 1B 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 13.64 9.82 0 3.3 1977 27 TOT NL SS 143 239 455 23 77 .968 .963 4.85 4.30 4.92 5.02 142 1269.3 SFG NL SS 5 3 20 2 2 .920 .962 4.60 4.30 5.75 5.03 4 36.0 MON NL SS 138 236 435 21 75 .970 .963 4.86 4.30 4.90 5.02 138 1233.3 1978 28 MON NL SS 148 245 467 18 93 .975 .966 4.81 4.25 4.98 4.88 148 1287.0 1979 29 MON NL SS 112 194 355 17 52 .970 .965 4.90 4.51 5.21 5.00 110 949.0 1980 30 MON NL SS 127 187 396 21 62 .965 .966 4.59 4.30 4.98 5.02 122 1053.7 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1981 31 MON NL SS 96 175 280 17 57 .964 .960 4.74 4.44 4.91 5.10 96 834.7 1982 32 MON NL SS 155 291 405 13 76 .982 .967 4.49 4.38 4.70 5.01 152 1332.7 1983 33 MON NL SS 74 107 196 12 31 .962 .967 4.09 4.16 4.73 4.85 62 577.0 3B 12 10 7 2 1 .895 .950 1.42 2.29 2.70 2.70 5 56.7 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.45 0.00 5.40 0 5.0 1984 34 TOT SS 59 70 169 5 35 .980 .964 4.05 3.97 4.99 4.85 48 431.4 TOT NL SS 47 56 141 4 29 .980 .965 4.19 3.98 5.25 4.87 37 337.4 TOT NL 3B 6 0 11 0 0 1.000 .948 1.83 2.35 2.91 2.78 4 34.0 MON NL SS 13 7 17 1 4 .960 .964 1.85 3.98 4.35 4.87 4 49.7 3B 4 0 9 0 0 1.000 .947 2.25 2.35 4.26 2.79 2 19.0 STL NL SS 34 49 124 3 25 .983 .965 5.09 3.98 5.41 4.87 33 287.7 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 1.20 2.76 2 15.0 MIN AL SS 12 14 28 1 6 .977 .961 3.50 3.93 4.02 4.76 11 94.0 1985 35 CHC NL SS 58 61 125 7 33 .964 .963 3.21 4.26 5.42 4.88 30 309.0 3B 31 5 24 2 1 .935 .948 0.94 2.47 2.42 2.88 6 107.7 2B 13 21 28 2 9 .961 .982 3.77 4.82 4.79 5.47 10 92.0 1986 36 CHC NL 3B 53 21 42 1 3 .984 .946 1.19 2.20 2.68 2.72 14 211.3 SS 23 32 46 2 11 .975 .963 3.39 3.96 5.31 4.75 12 132.3 2B 7 9 18 0 1 1.000 .978 3.86 4.54 6.08 5.22 4 40.0 1987 37 SFG NL 2B 55 80 105 2 23 .989 .982 3.36 4.44 4.80 5.19 33 346.7 3B 44 22 84 1 10 .991 .951 2.41 2.34 3.11 2.82 35 306.3 SS 22 16 40 1 8 .982 .966 2.55 3.89 5.20 4.72 7 97.0 1988 38 SFG NL 2B 45 46 87 2 18 .985 .980 2.96 4.58 4.89 5.22 22 244.7 3B 22 9 26 0 1 1.000 .946 1.59 2.35 2.90 2.77 8 108.7 SS 12 15 29 1 7 .978 .967 3.67 3.99 5.97 4.63 6 66.3 1989 39 SFG NL SS 9 6 8 1 1 .933 .966 1.56 3.88 3.85 4.51 2 32.7 3B 9 2 4 0 0 1.000 .938 0.67 2.24 2.35 2.70 0 23.0 2B 4 7 7 0 4 1.000 .979 3.50 4.42 5.73 5.11 2 22.0 1B 1 4 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.40 15.00 9.60 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 26 SFG NL 1B 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 13.64 9.82 0 3.3 1989 39 SFG NL 1B 1 4 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.40 15.00 9.60 0 3.0 1973 23 SFG NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 1974 24 SFG NL 2B 4 5 8 0 2 1.000 .970 3.25 4.65 5.57 5.49 2 21.0 1976 26 SFG NL 2B 7 8 18 0 2 1.000 .974 3.71 4.93 5.61 5.48 5 41.7 1983 33 MON NL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.45 0.00 5.40 0 5.0 1985 35 CHC NL 2B 13 21 28 2 9 .961 .982 3.77 4.82 4.79 5.47 10 92.0 1986 36 CHC NL 2B 7 9 18 0 1 1.000 .978 3.86 4.54 6.08 5.22 4 40.0 1987 37 SFG NL 2B 55 80 105 2 23 .989 .982 3.36 4.44 4.80 5.19 33 346.7 1988 38 SFG NL 2B 45 46 87 2 18 .985 .980 2.96 4.58 4.89 5.22 22 244.7 1989 39 SFG NL 2B 4 7 7 0 4 1.000 .979 3.50 4.42 5.73 5.11 2 22.0 1975 25 SFG NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 1.80 3.06 1 5.0 1976 26 SFG NL 3B 5 4 4 1 2 .889 .952 1.60 2.60 3.27 2.95 2 22.0 1980 30 MON NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1983 33 MON NL 3B 12 10 7 2 1 .895 .950 1.42 2.29 2.70 2.70 5 56.7 1984 34 TOT NL 3B 6 0 11 0 0 1.000 .948 1.83 2.35 2.91 2.78 4 34.0 MON NL 3B 4 0 9 0 0 1.000 .947 2.25 2.35 4.26 2.79 2 19.0 STL NL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 1.20 2.76 2 15.0 1985 35 CHC NL 3B 31 5 24 2 1 .935 .948 0.94 2.47 2.42 2.88 6 107.7 1986 36 CHC NL 3B 53 21 42 1 3 .984 .946 1.19 2.20 2.68 2.72 14 211.3 1987 37 SFG NL 3B 44 22 84 1 10 .991 .951 2.41 2.34 3.11 2.82 35 306.3 1988 38 SFG NL 3B 22 9 26 0 1 1.000 .946 1.59 2.35 2.90 2.77 8 108.7 1989 39 SFG NL 3B 9 2 4 0 0 1.000 .938 0.67 2.24 2.35 2.70 0 23.0 1971 21 SFG NL SS 156 239 517 33 95 .958 .968 4.85 4.46 5.04 5.14 155 1349.0 1972 22 SFG NL SS 150 243 517 20 69 .974 .967 5.07 4.48 5.18 5.04 150 1320.3 1973 23 SFG NL SS 150 255 470 33 92 .956 .961 4.83 4.31 5.02 4.93 147 1299.7 1974 24 SFG NL SS 135 210 445 21 82 .969 .961 4.85 4.26 5.09 4.97 132 1157.3 1975 25 SFG NL SS 136 247 420 12 81 .982 .963 4.90 4.21 5.14 4.99 135 1169.0 1976 26 SFG NL SS 135 225 441 18 81 .974 .964 4.93 4.48 5.12 5.05 129 1170.0 1977 27 TOT NL SS 143 239 455 23 77 .968 .963 4.85 4.30 4.92 5.02 142 1269.3 SFG NL SS 5 3 20 2 2 .920 .962 4.60 4.30 5.75 5.03 4 36.0 MON NL SS 138 236 435 21 75 .970 .963 4.86 4.30 4.90 5.02 138 1233.3 1978 28 MON NL SS 148 245 467 18 93 .975 .966 4.81 4.25 4.98 4.88 148 1287.0 1979 29 MON NL SS 112 194 355 17 52 .970 .965 4.90 4.51 5.21 5.00 110 949.0 1980 30 MON NL SS 127 187 396 21 62 .965 .966 4.59 4.30 4.98 5.02 122 1053.7 1981 31 MON NL SS 96 175 280 17 57 .964 .960 4.74 4.44 4.91 5.10 96 834.7 1982 32 MON NL SS 155 291 405 13 76 .982 .967 4.49 4.38 4.70 5.01 152 1332.7 1983 33 MON NL SS 74 107 196 12 31 .962 .967 4.09 4.16 4.73 4.85 62 577.0 1984 34 TOT SS 59 70 169 5 35 .980 .964 4.05 3.97 4.99 4.85 48 431.4 TOT NL SS 47 56 141 4 29 .980 .965 4.19 3.98 5.25 4.87 37 337.4 MON NL SS 13 7 17 1 4 .960 .964 1.85 3.98 4.35 4.87 4 49.7 STL NL SS 34 49 124 3 25 .983 .965 5.09 3.98 5.41 4.87 33 287.7 MIN AL SS 12 14 28 1 6 .977 .961 3.50 3.93 4.02 4.76 11 94.0 1985 35 CHC NL SS 58 61 125 7 33 .964 .963 3.21 4.26 5.42 4.88 30 309.0 1986 36 CHC NL SS 23 32 46 2 11 .975 .963 3.39 3.96 5.31 4.75 12 132.3 1987 37 SFG NL SS 22 16 40 1 8 .982 .966 2.55 3.89 5.20 4.72 7 97.0 1988 38 SFG NL SS 12 15 29 1 7 .978 .967 3.67 3.99 5.97 4.63 6 66.3 1989 39 SFG NL SS 9 6 8 1 1 .933 .966 1.56 3.88 3.85 4.51 2 32.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1900 3057 5781 275 1043 .970 .964 4.65 4.32 5.02 4.99 1785 15837.3 3B* 184 73 204 7 18 .975 .948 1.51 2.32 2.84 2.79 75 876.7 2B* 138 176 272 6 59 .987 .980 3.25 4.56 4.95 5.25 78 815.0 1B* 2 8 2 0 1 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.50 14.29 9.71 0 6.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2224 3314 6259 288 1121 .971 .965 4.30 4.18 4.91 4.90 1938 17535
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1971   NLCS  SFG PIT     L   4  14   4   5  1  0  1   1   1   1  .357  .400  .643   0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  MON PHI     W   5  15   4   6  2  0  0   3   4   2  .400  .526  .533   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  MON LAD     L   5  16   0   3  0  0  0   0   2   0  .188  .278  .188   0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   3   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3  12  35   4   8  1  0  1   1   3   3  .229  .289  .343   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  17  50   8  14  3  0  1   4   7   5  .280  .368  .400   0  0   0   0   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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   SFG NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   1   0   0           
 1973   SFG NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1974   SFG NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      1   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   1   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1972 *
1973 (SS)
1974

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-NL-28-0.00

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1972 NL-658-8

Bases on Balls
1972 NL-82-6

Times on Base
1972 NL-236-8

Hit By Pitch
1971 NL-7-3

Sac. Flies
1972 NL-7-10

Intentional Walks
1980 NL-18-2
1981 NL-10-4
Car-106-99

Grounded into Double Plays
1973 NL-18-10

Outs
1971 NL-488-4

Oldest Player
1989 NL-39-10

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 15.9 (936) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 26.0 (648) (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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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 11th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 17, 1970: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 27, 1977: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Tim Foli.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

July 1, 1984: Traded by the Montreal Expos with cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Ramsey.

August 19, 1984: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later and cash. The Minnesota Twins sent Jay Pettibone (October 2, 1984) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 13, 1989: 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
1985Chicago Cubs$225,000
1986Chicago Cubs$275,000
1987San Francisco Giants$275,000
1988San Francisco Giants$400,000
1989San Francisco Giants$425,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,600,000

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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