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Maldonado
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 5, 1960 in Humacao, , P.R.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Ted Williams Batting Title 1993   
All-Star Selections 1993   
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
1984 23 BOS AL 108 255 31 71 22 3 3 20 7 3 8 51 .278 .297 .424 .721 28.2 4.3
1985 24 BOS AL 141 428 41 98 23 7 6 45 15 0 27 90 .229 .272 .357 .629 40.3 5.8
1986 25 OAK AL 155 596 80 146 35 9 13 58 18 7 60 107 .245 .312 .399 .711 73.9 13.3
1987 26 OAK AL 162 649 87 162 42 4 18 80 9 2 54 66 .250 .306 .410 .716 77.5 14.1
1988 27 OAK AL 158 625 101 166 28 6 37 105 8 7 54 61 .266 .321 .507 .828 96.9 19.3
1989 28 OAK AL 150 549 75 153 27 3 20 90 4 6 47 56 .279 .334 .448 .782 75.3 16.6
1990 29 OAK AL 154 599 95 150 31 2 36 106 7 6 56 46 .250 .312 .489 .801 86.5 17.6
1991 30 OAK AL 162 645 72 165 36 2 29 105 12 7 59 72 .256 .316 .453 .769 85.2 15.5
1992 31 OAK AL 155 600 86 158 33 4 27 87 7 4 60 47 .263 .328 .467 .795 85.9 18.0
1993 32 OAK AL 154 610 103 178 37 5 44 127 12 6 53 40 .292 .346 .585 .931 113.3 28.7
1994 33 OAK AL 156 612 91 159 36 3 30 82 3 1 57 83 .260 .320 .475 .796 88.4 15.1
1995 34 OAK AL 98 350 35 64 13 1 13 42 1 0 24 88 .183 .232 .337 .569 29.5 0.0
1996 35 OAK AL 10 38 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .079 .125 .105 .230 -1.9 0.0
13 Years Sim 1763 6556 898 1673 364 49 276 948 103 49 561 817 .255 .312 .452 .764 878.8 168.3
162 Game Average 602 82 153 33 4 25 87 9 4 51 75 .255 .312 .452 .764 80.8  
Career Highs 162 649 103 178 42 9 44 127 18 7 60 107 .292 .346 .585 .931 113.3  
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
1984 23 BOS AL RF 46 14 183.7 46 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    CF 25 18 169.7 44 0 0 0 1.000 2.33 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 17 11 110.3 23 1 0 1 1.000 1.96 0 0 .000 0  
1985 24 BOS AL LF 101 94 838.3 190 7 1 0 .995 2.11 0 0 .000 0 3.9
    RF 17 8 93.0 32 1 0 0 1.000 3.19 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 21 4 68.7 15 1 0 1 1.000 2.10 0 0 .000 0  
1986 25 OAK AL CF 153 145 1305.3 386 9 0 1 1.000 2.72 0 0 .000 0 4.3
1987 26 OAK AL CF 162 162 1457.3 404 6 1 3 .998 2.53 0 0 .000 0 6.7
1988 27 OAK AL CF 155 155 1381.0 362 12 0 5 1.000 2.44 0 0 .000 0 3.4
    RF 3 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
1989 28 OAK AL CF 126 126 1091.0 295 6 0 1 1.000 2.48 0 0 .000 0 3.8
    RF 16 4 63.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 4 4 36.0 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.75 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
1990 29 OAK AL CF 153 153 1340.3 357 7 2 5 .995 2.44 0 0 .000 0 5.8
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1991 30 OAK AL CF 162 162 1436.7 332 6 0 3 1.000 2.12 0 0 .000 0 3.9
1992 31 OAK AL CF 151 150 1333.0 352 10 1 4 .997 2.44 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0  
1993 32 OAK AL LF 149 148 1334.7 223 8 0 3 1.000 1.56 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    C 1 1 9.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 8.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.1
    RF 3 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
1994 33 OAK AL LF 133 131 1175.3 211 7 0 1 1.000 1.67 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    CF 21 20 176.3 58 1 1 0 .983 3.01 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
1995 34 OAK AL LF 46 46 403.7 79 1 0 0 1.000 1.78 0 0 .000 0 3.1
    CF 42 38 349.0 93 1 0 0 1.000 2.42 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 4 36.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.75 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 1 0 8.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1996 35 OAK AL LF 6 6 54.7 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.98 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 5 4 35.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 1172 1133 10109.3 2699 59 5 23 .998 2.46 0 0 .000 0 30.7
  LF 456 436 3925.0 740 25 1 5 .999 1.75 0 0 .000 0 13.3
  RF 99 34 432.0 108 1 0 0 1.000 2.27 0 0 .000 0 1.0
  3B 5 4 44.0 3 10 0 2 1.000 2.66 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 1 1 9.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 8.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.1
Career Totals   1733 1608 14519.3 3557 96 6 30 .998 2.26 1 1 1.000 0 45.2
Career Highs   162 162 1457.3 404 14 2 5 1.000 2.72 1 1 1.000 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
1993 32 OAK AL 4 20 3 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 2 .400 .429 .750 1.179
Career Post-Season Batting 4 20 3 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 2 .400 .429 .750 1.179
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1988-8-.507
1990-7-.489
1993-2-.585
OPS
1993-3-.931
XR
1988-10-96.9
1993-6-113.3
Games
1987-1-162
1988-6-158
1991-1-162
At-Bats
1987-1-649
1988-9-625
1991-2-645
Runs
1988-8-101
1993-7-103
Total Bases
1988-2-317
1990-8-293
1991-6-292
1993-1-357
Homeruns
1988-1-37
1990-3-36
1991-6-29
1993-2-44
1994-9-30
RBIs
1988-5-105
1990-5-106
1991-6-105
1993-1-127
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  6. Raul Mondesi (896)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1981
Drafted in 1st round, 26th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1981
Injured on 8/27/1981 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/6/1982 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Cincinnati to Boston on 1/31/1984 (Going to CIN: 3B R. Knight. Going to BOS: LF C. Maldonado)
Had first career hit on 4/11/1984, off Nolan Ryan (TEX)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1984, off Dennis Lewallyn (MIL)
Traded from Boston to Oakland on 3/2/1986 (Going to OAK: LF C. Maldonado, DH D. Winfield. Going to BOS: LF L. Durham, CF J. Clark)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston on 7/8/1986
Hit 3 homeruns against Kansas City, driving in 5 runs on 8/14/1987
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1988, hitting .464 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/29/1989
Injured on 8/31/1990 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Hit 3 homeruns against Seattle, driving in 5 runs on 4/4/1991
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1991, hitting .360 with 5 HR, 17 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1991, hitting .348 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 5/5/1992
Injured on 5/19/1992 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1992, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1993, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1993, hitting .326 with 6 HR, 23 RBI
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 1993, hitting .292 with 44 HR, 127 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1994, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1994, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/8/1995, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
7/31/1995: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $850,000 per year, for 2 years