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Greg
Norton		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 6, 1972 in Usa, CA, SAN LEANDRO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2002    2003    2004   
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
1997 24 HOU NL 28 85 13 17 6 2 0 5 0 0 6 28 .200 .253 .318 .570 5.9 0.0
1998 25 HOU NL 100 132 19 28 7 0 7 17 0 1 10 40 .212 .266 .424 .690 14.5 0.9
1999 26 HOU NL 68 86 16 27 8 2 5 18 0 0 7 23 .314 .362 .628 .990 17.9 3.2
2000 27 HOU NL 125 204 36 48 16 0 8 34 1 1 45 63 .235 .378 .431 .810 34.0 4.4
2001 28 HOU NL 148 511 104 130 38 2 25 68 1 0 97 159 .254 .376 .483 .859 93.7 13.7
2002 29 HOU NL 157 550 106 132 34 2 35 109 0 0 99 174 .240 .353 .500 .853 98.7 13.8
2003 30 HOU NL 160 528 95 128 38 2 35 120 1 1 129 170 .242 .389 .521 .910 110.3 17.5
2004 31 HOU NL 140 498 91 108 33 2 34 106 1 0 102 171 .217 .349 .496 .845 90.8 12.1
2005 32 HOU NL 153 516 81 111 32 3 38 113 1 0 90 166 .215 .331 .510 .841 88.5 10.0
9 Years Sim 1079 3110 561 729 212 15 187 590 5 3 585 994 .234 .355 .493 .848 554.2 75.7
162 Game Average 466 84 109 31 2 28 88 0 0 87 149 .234 .355 .493 .848 83.2  
Career Highs 160 550 106 132 38 3 38 120 1 1 129 174 .314 .389 .628 .990 110.3  
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
1997 24 HOU NL 3B 28 27 222.7 13 52 2 4 .970 2.63 0 0 .000 0 1.0
1998 25 HOU NL 3B 15 11 106.7 5 25 0 2 1.000 2.53 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    SS 7 3 34.0 8 15 0 5 1.000 6.09 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1999 26 HOU NL 3B 11 8 69.0 2 17 0 2 1.000 2.48 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    SS 4 1 15.0 2 6 0 2 1.000 4.80 0 0 .000 0 0.1
2000 27 HOU NL 3B 42 37 319.0 13 59 1 5 .986 2.03 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    SS 7 6 49.7 11 21 2 4 .941 5.80 0 0 .000 0 0.3
2001 28 HOU NL 3B 132 122 1079.7 70 211 8 20 .972 2.34 0 0 .000 0 4.6
    SS 6 4 48.0 7 21 0 2 1.000 5.25 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    2B 2 2 18.0 5 6 0 2 1.000 5.50 0 0 .000 0 0.1
2002 29 HOU NL 3B 150 146 1285.0 75 270 11 23 .969 2.42 0 0 .000 0 4.0
    SS 2 1 8.0 1 5 0 2 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.1
2003 30 HOU NL 3B 156 153 1326.0 92 277 12 20 .969 2.50 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2004 31 HOU NL 3B 139 136 1216.7 78 290 8 27 .979 2.72 0 0 .000 0 5.3
2005 32 HOU NL 3B 141 137 1233.0 52 237 11 16 .963 2.11 0 0 .000 0 2.7
    SS 5 0 7.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 814 777 6857.6 400 1438 53 119 .972 2.41 0 0 .000 0 23.2
  SS 32 15 163.7 29 71 2 15 .980 5.50 0 0 .000 0 1.2
  2B 2 2 18.0 5 6 0 2 1.000 5.50 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   849 794 7040.3 435 1515 55 136 .973 2.49 0 0 .000 0 24.5
Career Highs   157 153 1328.0 92 290 12 27 1.000 3.43 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
1999 26 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
2001 28 HOU NL 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
2004 31 HOU NL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .063 .000 .063
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.
Games
2003-3-160
 Homeruns
2005-10-38
 Walks
2002-9-99
2003-3-129
2004-10-102
 Strikeouts
2003-10-170
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  3. Pat Burrell (902)
  4. Preston Wilson (893)
  5. Adrian Beltre (881)
  6. Paul Konerko (875)
  7. Shane Andrews (875)
  8. Richie Zisk (865)
  9. Mike Lowell (864)
  10. Mark Bellhorn (864)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Oakland in 1996
Traded from Oakland to Houston on 3/2/1996 (Going to HOU: SS Greg Norton. Going to OAK: P Dave Otto)
Injured on 5/17/1996 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/28/1996 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 9/4/1997, off Ismael Valdes (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1998, off Randy Veres (CAR)
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,325,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/2001, hitting .412 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 2002
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,992,857 through salary arbitration
10/1/2003: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $10,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 2003
Injured on 3/21/2004 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4-5 weeks
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against San Diego on 7/16/2004
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 2004
 
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