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Sam
Khalifa		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 5, 1963 in Usa, CA, FONTANA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1992   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 22 BAL AL 56 116 11 26 7 0 0 8 2 1 15 22 .224 .313 .284 .597 10.7 1.3
1987 23 BAL AL 65 160 13 34 10 1 0 19 5 0 15 29 .213 .278 .288 .566 12.1 0.7
1989 25 BAL AL 43 93 9 21 4 0 0 8 4 1 6 17 .226 .280 .269 .549 7.2 0.5
1990 26 CHW AL 153 471 46 108 24 3 2 51 11 4 45 95 .229 .294 .306 .600 40.7 3.0
1991 27 CHW AL 155 448 51 88 21 3 2 32 18 3 30 103 .196 .246 .270 .516 28.3 0.0
1992 28 CHW AL 61 109 11 22 2 0 1 5 1 0 7 30 .202 .248 .248 .496 6.2 0.0
1993 29 CHW AL 59 87 19 27 5 0 1 16 3 0 9 12 .310 .378 .402 .780 13.7 3.2
1994 30 CAL AL 78 136 22 26 7 1 1 20 5 0 8 32 .191 .236 .279 .516 8.9 0.0
1995 31 CAL AL 35 66 9 16 3 0 1 6 1 1 5 13 .242 .296 .333 .629 6.0 0.3
1996 32 CAL AL 31 91 10 11 3 1 0 9 2 0 6 20 .121 .173 .176 .349 1.5 0.0
10 Years Sim 736 1777 201 379 86 9 8 174 52 10 146 373 .213 .272 .285 .558 135.1 9.1
162 Game Average 391 44 83 18 1 1 38 11 2 32 82 .213 .272 .285 .558 29.7  
Career Highs 155 471 51 108 24 3 2 51 18 4 45 103 .310 .378 .402 .780 40.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1986 22 BAL AL SS 38 33 279.0 41 148 3 28 .984 6.10 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    2B 11 6 56.7 13 29 1 6 .977 6.67 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    3B 7 0 25.7 1 10 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1987 23 BAL AL SS 28 24 240.0 36 103 6 21 .959 5.21 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    3B 24 24 193.0 15 59 2 5 .974 3.45 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    2B 12 0 19.0 6 8 0 1 1.000 6.63 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1989 25 BAL AL 1B 11 11 96.0 124 10 0 10 1.000 12.56 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 10 5 52.0 5 15 1 2 .952 3.46 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 11 4 46.0 14 23 2 7 .949 7.24 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    SS 7 4 33.0 6 16 2 4 .917 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 26 CHW AL 2B 152 151 1284.7 237 460 11 86 .984 4.88 0 0 .000 0 6.1
    3B 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1991 27 CHW AL 2B 155 155 1258.7 219 451 10 102 .985 4.79 0 0 .000 0 7.4
1992 28 CHW AL 1B 34 13 159.7 159 15 3 12 .983 9.81 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    2B 14 7 71.0 10 31 0 8 1.000 5.20 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    3B 9 5 61.0 3 20 0 1 1.000 3.39 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    SS 1 1 8.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1993 29 CHW AL 1B 28 8 113.7 115 8 0 8 1.000 9.74 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    3B 11 8 62.0 2 15 0 1 1.000 2.47 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    2B 18 3 55.7 11 27 0 3 1.000 6.14 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    SS 3 1 14.0 4 7 0 1 1.000 7.07 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    C 1 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 27.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1994 30 CAL AL 2B 31 7 126.3 23 45 2 12 .971 4.84 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    3B 17 13 120.0 8 28 2 4 .947 2.70 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 13 7 87.7 16 38 2 6 .964 5.54 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1995 31 CAL AL 2B 14 6 81.7 16 27 1 7 .977 4.74 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    3B 7 5 44.0 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.64 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 5 4 37.0 2 12 0 2 1.000 3.41 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 1 0 4.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1996 32 CAL AL 2B 10 8 76.7 14 31 0 4 1.000 5.28 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 9 7 74.7 14 37 0 11 1.000 6.15 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    3B 11 6 58.7 3 11 0 1 1.000 2.15 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 428 347 3076.3 563 1132 27 236 .984 4.96 0 0 .000 0 16.5
  SS 104 81 773.3 121 362 13 73 .974 5.62 0 0 .000 0 4.4
  3B 97 67 622.3 38 165 5 14 .976 2.94 0 0 .000 0 2.7
  1B 74 32 370.3 400 33 3 31 .993 10.52 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  RF 2 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 2 0 5.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 16.20 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   708 527 4854.3 1133 1692 48 354 .983 5.24 0 0 .000 0 24.4
Career Highs   155 155 1290.7 237 460 11 102 1.000 8.41 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 26 CHW AL 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 .000 .143 .000 .143
1992 28 CHW AL 7 10 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
1993 29 CHW AL 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
1994 30 CAL AL 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .071 .000 .071
Career Post-Season Batting 25 40 5 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 5 11 .125 .222 .175 .397
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 94th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1985
Had first career hit (double) on 7/8/1986, off Bret Saberhagen (CLE)
Traded from Baltimore to Chicago (A) on 4/1/1990 (Going to CHW: SS Sam Khalifa. Going to BAL: RF Darryl Hamilton)
Hit first career homerun on 6/10/1990, off Matt Young (CAL)
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1992
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by California on 2/8/1994 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 5/27/1996 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 7/20/1997 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
 
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