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Bats: L Β· Throws: L Β· Born 1955-03-12 Β· Played 1976–1987 Β· Career WAR 22.6 (bWAR) Β·

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πŸ“‹ Game logs β†’

Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1976KCAAL2851911111702316.216.259.333.592-0.3
1977SEAAL16059785157268247613955120.263.324.454.7784.1
1978SEAAL129472481112436462265585.235.312.337.6490.5
1979SEAAL162622109166299217833128578.267.356.444.8003.5
1980NYAAL8332838731139421883450.223.299.357.6560.5
1981SDNNL1053975399341439794366.249.318.370.6881.6
1982SDNNL11642469120202126118156290.283.373.425.7984.2
1983SDNNL1333354278123124911113558.233.305.394.6991.1
1984DETAL7921526611211237242147.284.346.516.8622.3
1985CALAL12538966901722167745782.231.328.447.7752.1
1986CALAL126393739021317491036487.229.339.427.7662.7
1987CALAL85192254782828212038.245.316.432.7480.3
Total1331441564311032153814757914384534817.250.331.416.74622.6

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1976KCAALOF17786.221000
1977SEAALOF1551541357.24651193
1978SEAALOF1281281131.03931062
1979SEAALOF1611611408.04531354
1980NYAALOF8282732.2246431
1981SDNNLOF104102927.0295923
1982SDNNLOF1141131016.1314351
1983SDNNL1B5326.019311
1983SDNNLOF11182777.1249352
1984DETALOF7358484.2150401
1985CALALOF7365601.21791215
1986CALALOF121103945.2205540
1987CALALOF6639376.281130
Total121010979871.13070784423

Ejections (4)

DateAsReason
1977-04-28PlayerChecked swing
1977-06-20PlayerCall at 1B
1986-07-18PlayerBalls and strikes (from bench)
1987-08-19PlayerCall at 1B