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Tim
Salmon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: August 24, 1968 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1995   
Rookie Of The Year 1995   
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
1995 26 NYY AL 157 600 104 159 27 4 42 115 0 0 43 179 .265 .317 .533 .850 98.9 19.7
1996 27 NYY AL 158 581 103 156 40 2 32 107 0 0 73 162 .269 .358 .509 .868 101.9 17.7
1997 28 NYY AL 156 580 98 166 38 4 29 108 0 0 73 162 .286 .373 .516 .889 104.8 18.6
1998 29 NYY AL 162 596 75 135 36 3 23 93 0 0 81 182 .227 .324 .413 .737 81.4 9.4
1999 30 NYY AL 162 585 88 151 47 4 34 112 2 0 88 192 .258 .362 .526 .888 107.9 17.9
2000 31 NYY AL 162 582 104 136 41 1 26 95 2 0 101 170 .234 .358 .442 .800 95.1 13.6
2001 32 CLE AL 137 504 90 150 33 4 29 102 0 0 81 148 .298 .408 .552 .959 107.8 21.9
2002 33 CLE AL 152 535 91 130 36 1 31 109 0 0 85 171 .243 .366 .488 .854 94.0 12.7
2003 34 CLE AL 151 558 90 130 36 1 31 112 0 0 75 175 .233 .340 .468 .808 90.4 10.6
2004 35 TEX AL 21 58 8 9 3 2 3 11 0 0 9 24 .155 .269 .431 .700 6.8 0.4
  DET AL 3 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .111 .200 .222 .422 0.3 0.0
  TOT   24 67 9 10 4 2 3 12 0 0 10 25 .149 .260 .403 .663 7.1 0.4
10 Years Sim 1421 5188 852 1323 338 26 280 965 4 0 710 1566 .255 .355 .492 .847 889.3 142.5
162 Game Average 591 97 150 38 2 31 110 0 0 80 178 .255 .355 .492 .847 101.4  
Career Highs 162 600 104 166 47 4 42 115 2 0 101 192 .298 .408 .552 .959 107.9  
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   DWS
1995 26 NYY AL RF 155 155 1381.7 275 12 11 3 .963 1.87   2.9
1996 27 NYY AL RF 154 153 1342.0 268 7 17 1 .942 1.84   2.2
1997 28 NYY AL RF 156 155 1354.7 245 7 22 1 .920 1.67   1.0
1998 29 NYY AL RF 162 162 1421.3 255 13 19 4 .934 1.70   1.0
1999 30 NYY AL RF 162 162 1446.3 301 4 17 0 .947 1.90   3.7
2000 31 NYY AL RF 162 162 1442.3 265 8 10 3 .965 1.70   3.8
2001 32 CLE AL RF 135 134 1174.3 263 6 14 2 .951 2.06   1.6
2002 33 CLE AL RF 151 136 1228.3 215 4 18 1 .924 1.60   1.7
2003 34 CLE AL RF 150 148 1283.0 218 4 14 1 .941 1.56   1.9
2004 35 TEX AL RF 16 15 120.9 27 1 1 1 .966 2.08   0.4
    1B 2 2 14.8 14 0 0 1 1.000 8.51   0.0
  DET AL RF 2 2 18.1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.0
    1B 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 1.000 8.18   0.0
  RF 1405 1384 12213.0 2336 66 143 17 .944 1.77   20.3
  1B 2 2 17.0 16 0 0 1 1.000 8.47   0.0
Career Totals   1407 1386 12230.0 2352 66 143 18 .944 1.78   20.4
Career Highs   162 162 1446.3 301 13 22 4 .980 2.77    
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
1995 26 NYY AL 16 62 11 16 2 0 6 19 0 0 8 13 .258 .333 .581 .914
Career Post-Season Batting 16 62 11 16 2 0 6 19 0 0 8 13 .258 .333 .581 .914
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.
On-Base Pct
2001-9-.408
 Slugging Pct
1995-8-.533
 Games
1998-1-162
1999-1-162
2000-1-162
 Total Bases
1995-9-320
 Homeruns
1995-3-42
 RBIs
1995-6-115
Walks
2000-9-101
 Strikeouts
1995-8-179
1998-3-182
1999-5-192
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mike Cameron (921)
  2. Phil Nevin (912)
  3. Kelly Stinnett (909)
  4. Jeff Burroughs (903)
  5. Reggie Jackson (900)
  6. Moises Alou (898)
  7. Mike Schmidt (895)
  8. Bobby Abreu (894)
  9. Candy Maldonado (892)
  10. Eric Anthony (886)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Houston in 1992
Traded from Houston to New York (A) on 1/31/1992 (Going to HOU: 1B Mark Mcgwire, 3B Travis Fryman. Going to NYY: RF Tim Salmon, 3B Ken Caminiti)
Injured on 8/16/1994 with a Stiff Neck, out for 5 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1995, off Bob Milacki (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1995, off Britt Burns (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1995, hitting .517 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 8 runs on 10/5/1995
Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1995
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1995, hitting .265 with 42 HR, 115 RBI
Injured on 3/15/1997 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1997, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/26/1999
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/2000, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/16/2001 to a 3-year deal worth $8,100,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 4/2/2001
Injured on 9/15/2001 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks
Drove in 7 runs against New Orleans on 7/29/2002
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 8/29/2002
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/24/2004 to a 2-year deal worth $801,000 per year
Released by Texas on 7/1/2004
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 7/16/2004 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
7/31/2004: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $775,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 9/6/2004 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 4 days
 
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