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2012 Official Hall of Fame Ballot – Baseball-Reference.com

20th December 2011

2012 Official Hall of Fame Ballot w/ player stats

A rundown of everyone on the ballot for this year's election.

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2011 Japanese League Stats Now on Baseball-Reference.com

19th December 2011

NPB: Pacific League and Central League

To go along with our coverage of all North American professional leagues, we have coverage for NPB back to 2007.

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2011 Independent League Stats – Baseball-Reference.com

19th December 2011

2011 Independent League Stats

We've updated the minor league section with the 2011 independent league stats where available. We now have stats for the following leagues:

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Yu Darvish Minor League Statistics & History – Baseball-Reference.com

19th December 2011

Yu Darvish Japanese League Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com.

Get Darvish's foreign league statistics from 2007 through 2011. The 25-year-old pitcher is likely coming to the States next season.

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CBB: College Basketball Boxscores

16th December 2011

College Basketball box scores

Check out boxscores from the past two college hoops seasons (2011-12 updated daily).

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OLY: Medal Finder

15th December 2011

Medal Finder

Search every medal in modern Olympic history using various criteria.

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B-R: Wins Above Replacement Leaders

14th December 2011

2011 MLB Batting WAR Leaders
2011 MLB Pitching WAR Leaders

Take a look at the major-league players who added the most value in 2011.

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B-R: HoF Candidate – Brian Jordan

13th December 2011

Brian Jordan

Brian O'Neal Jordan

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 29, 1967 in Baltimore, MD (Age 44)
High School: Milford Mill (Baltimore, MD)
School: University of Richmond
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed July 7, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1992
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Braves/Dodgers/Rangers 1992-2006

Final Game: September 30, 2006

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1988 21 STL-min A- 19 81 71 12 22 3 1 4 12 3 3 6 15 .310 .388 .549 .937 39 3 1 0 1 HAM · NYPL
1989 22 STL-min A 11 45 43 7 15 4 1 2 11 0 2 0 8 .349 .378 .628 1.006 27 1 2 0 0 0 SPT · FLOR
1990 23 STL-min AA,A+ 25 83 80 7 13 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 22 .163 .193 .200 .393 16 1 0 0 0 ARK,SPT · TL,FLOR
1991 24 STL-min AAA 61 238 212 35 56 11 4 4 24 10 3 17 41 .264 .342 .410 .752 87 5 8 1 0 1 LOU · AA
1992 25 STL-min AAA 43 169 155 23 45 3 1 4 16 13 2 8 21 .290 .337 .400 .737 62 1 4 0 2 1 LOU · AA
1992 25 STL NL 55 204 193 17 40 9 4 5 22 7 2 10 48 .207 .250 .373 .623 77 72 6 1 0 0 1 79/8
1993 26 STL-min AAA 38 165 144 24 54 13 2 5 35 9 4 16 17 .375 .442 .597 1.040 86 3 3 0 2 0 LOU · AA
1993 26 STL NL 67 242 223 33 69 10 6 10 44 6 6 12 35 .309 .351 .543 .894 138 121 6 4 0 3 0 879
1994 27 STL NL 53 197 178 14 46 8 2 5 15 4 3 16 40 .258 .320 .410 .730 91 73 6 1 0 2 0 97/83
1995 28 STL NL 131 525 490 83 145 20 4 22 81 24 9 22 79 .296 .339 .488 .827 116 239 5 11 0 2 4 *98
1996 29 STL NL 140 560 513 82 159 36 1 17 104 22 5 29 84 .310 .349 .483 .833 118 248 6 7 2 9 4 *98/3 MVP-8
1997 30 STL-min AAA 6 22 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 .150 .227 .150 .377 3 0 1 0 0 0 LOU · AA
1997 30 STL NL 47 161 145 17 34 5 0 0 10 6 1 10 21 .234 .311 .269 .580 55 39 4 6 0 0 1 98
1998 31 STL NL 150 617 564 100 178 34 7 25 91 17 5 40 66 .316 .368 .534 .902 134 301 18 9 0 4 1 *98/D5
1999 32 ATL NL 153 645 576 100 163 28 4 23 115 13 8 51 81 .283 .346 .465 .811 103 268 9 9 0 9 2 *9 AS,MVP-19
2000 33 ATL NL 133 537 489 71 129 26 0 17 77 10 2 38 80 .264 .320 .421 .742 85 206 12 5 0 5 1 *9
2001 34 ATL NL 148 605 560 82 165 32 3 25 97 3 2 31 88 .295 .334 .496 .830 109 278 18 6 0 8 3 *9/D8 MVP-18
2002 35 LAD NL 128 515 471 65 134 27 3 18 80 2 2 34 86 .285 .338 .469 .807 118 221 10 6 0 4 3 *7/9D
2003 36 LAD NL 66 253 224 28 67 9 0 6 28 1 1 23 30 .299 .372 .420 .791 112 94 3 4 0 2 3 78/9D
2004 37 TEX-min AAA,AA 13 49 45 4 13 3 0 0 8 1 0 3 9 .289 .347 .356 .702 16 0 1 0 0 1 OKC,FRI · PCL,TL
2004 37 TEX AL 61 233 212 27 47 13 1 5 23 2 2 16 35 .222 .275 .363 .638 60 77 7 1 0 4 2 9D/7
2005 38 ATL-min A 5 20 16 5 8 1 0 1 7 1 0 2 2 .500 .500 .750 1.250 12 0 0 0 2 1 ROM · SALL
2005 38 ATL NL 76 251 231 25 57 8 2 3 24 2 0 14 46 .247 .295 .338 .632 65 78 5 3 0 3 0 79
2006 39 ATL-min AAA,A 5 20 16 3 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 4 7 .313 .450 .750 1.200 12 0 0 0 0 0 RMD,ROM · IL,SALL
2006 39 ATL NL 48 101 91 11 21 2 0 3 10 0 0 7 23 .231 .287 .352 .639 63 32 3 1 0 2 0 3/789
15 Seasons 1456 5646 5160 755 1454 267 37 184 821 119 48 353 842 .282 .333 .455 .788 104 2347 118 74 2 57 25
162 Game Avg. 162 628 574 84 162 30 4 20 91 13 5 39 94 .282 .333 .455 .788 104 261 13 8 0 6 3
STL (7 yrs) 643 2506 2306 346 671 122 24 84 367 86 31 139 373 .291 .339 .474 .813 114 1093 51 39 2 20 11
ATL (5 yrs) 558 2139 1947 289 535 96 9 71 323 28 12 141 318 .275 .327 .443 .770 94 862 47 24 0 27 6
LAD (2 yrs) 194 768 695 93 201 36 3 24 108 3 3 57 116 .289 .349 .453 .802 116 315 13 10 0 6 6
TEX (1 yr) 61 233 212 27 47 13 1 5 23 2 2 16 35 .222 .275 .363 .638 60 77 7 1 0 4 2
NL (14 yrs) 1395 5413 4948 728 1407 254 36 179 798 117 46 337 807 .284 .336 .459 .795 106 2270 111 73 2 53 23
AL (1 yr) 61 233 212 27 47 13 1 5 23 2 2 16 35 .222 .275 .363 .638 60 77 7 1 0 4 2
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Generated 12/13/2011.

Similarity Scores

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  1. Rondell White (963)
  2. Jackie Jensen (944)
  3. Bobby Higginson (942)
  4. Kevin McReynolds (941)
  5. Carl Everett (940)
  6. Sid Gordon (936)
  7. Richie Zisk (934)
  8. Joe Rudi (928)
  9. Hank Bauer (925)
  10. Sam Chapman (920)
Most Similar by Ages 

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  1. Eric Byrnes (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Josh Willingham (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Gary Ward (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jerry Lynch (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Wally Judnich (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Sid Gordon (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sid Gordon (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Sid Gordon (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Raul Ibanez (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Raul Ibanez (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Sid Gordon (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Hank Bauer (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Melvin Mora (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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PFR: HoF Candidate – Roger Craig

13th December 2011

Roger Craig

Roger Timothy Craig

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 222 lbs.

Born: July 10, 1960 in Davenport, IA
College: Nebraska   (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 93 (211th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Hall of Fame finalist in 2010, semi-finalist in 2009

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1983 23 SFO FB 33 16 13 176 725 8 71 4.1 45.3 11.0 48 427 8.9 4 23 3.0 26.7 1152 12 6 10
1984 24 SFO FB 33 16 16 155 649 7 28 4.2 40.6 9.7 71 675 9.5 3 64 4.4 42.2 1324 10 3 13
1985* 25 SFO FB 33 16 16 214 1050 9 62 4.9 65.6 13.4 92 1016 11.0 6 73 5.8 63.5 2066 15 5 17
1986 26 SFO FB 33 16 15 204 830 7 25 4.1 51.9 12.8 81 624 7.7 0 48 5.1 39.0 1454 7 4 10
1987* 27 SFO RB/fb 33 14 14 215 815 3 25 3.8 58.2 15.4 66 492 7.5 1 35 4.7 35.1 1307 4 5 13
1988*+ 28 SFO RB 33 16 15 310 1502 9 46 4.8 93.9 19.4 76 534 7.0 1 22 4.8 33.4 2036 10 8 17
1989* 29 SFO RB 33 16 16 271 1054 6 27 3.9 65.9 16.9 49 473 9.7 1 44 3.1 29.6 1527 7 4 15
1990 30 SFO RB 33 11 11 141 439 1 26 3.1 39.9 12.8 25 201 8.0 0 31 2.3 18.3 640 1 2 5
1991 31 RAI RB 22 15 13 162 590 1 15 3.6 39.3 10.8 17 136 8.0 0 20 1.1 9.1 726 1 2 6
1992 32 MIN 33 15 1 105 416 4 21 4.0 27.7 7.0 22 164 7.5 0 22 1.5 10.9 580 4 2 5
1993 33 MIN 33 14 3 38 119 1 11 3.1 8.5 2.7 19 169 8.9 1 31 1.4 12.1 288 2 1 2
Career 165 133 1991 8189 56 71 4.1 49.6 12.1 566 4911 8.7 17 73 3.4 29.8 13100 73 42 113
8 yrs SFO 121 116 1686 7064 50 71 4.2 58.4 13.9 508 4442 8.7 16 73 4.2 36.7 11506 66 37 100
2 yrs MIN 29 4 143 535 5 21 3.7 18.4 4.9 41 333 8.1 1 31 1.4 11.5 868 6 3 7
1 yr RAI 15 13 162 590 1 15 3.6 39.3 10.8 17 136 8.0 0 20 1.1 9.1 726 1 2 6
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/13/2011.
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 John L. Williams, Adrian Peterson, Terry Metcalf, Marshall Faulk*, Eric Dickerson*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Warrick Dunn, John Brockington, Curtis Martin, Maurice Jones-Drew
4 John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Gale Sayers*, Warrick Dunn, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk*, Eric Dickerson*, Joseph Addai, Earl Campbell*, Eddie George
5 John L. Williams, Eric Dickerson*, Terry Metcalf, Franco Harris*, Earl Campbell*, Barry Sanders*, Curtis Martin, Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, Gale Sayers*
6 Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, John L. Williams, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Jim Brown*, Tony Dorsett*, Larry Brown, Lenny Moore*, Franco Harris*
7 Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett*, Jim Brown*, Marcus Allen*, Barry Sanders*, Franco Harris*, Lenny Moore*, Walter Payton*
8 Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, Walter Payton*, Tony Dorsett*, Ricky Watters, John L. Williams, Curtis Martin, Eddie George, Franco Harris*, Lenny Moore*
9 Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, Lenny Moore*, John L. Williams, Walter Payton*, Tiki Barber, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Franco Harris*, Fred Taylor
10 Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, James Brooks, Lenny Moore*, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett*, Warrick Dunn
11 Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, James Brooks, Fred Taylor, Lenny Moore*, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, Ricky Watters, Warrick Dunn, Tony Dorsett*
Career Eric Dickerson*, Tiki Barber, James Brooks, John L. Williams, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore*, Ottis Anderson, Eddie George, Leroy Kelly*
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Generated 12/13/2011.

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B-R: HoF Candidate – Juan Gonzalez

13th December 2011

Juan González

Juan Alberto (Vazquez) Gonzalez (Juan Gone or Igor)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 20, 1969 in Arecibo, P.R. (Age 42)
High School: Vega Baja (Vega Baja, PR)
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1989
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Indians/Tigers/Royals 1989-2005
Agents: Scott Pucino, previously: Bob Gilhooley,Jim Bronner,Scott Boras [*]
Final Game: May 31, 2005

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 16 TEX-min Rk 60 259 233 24 56 4 1 0 36 7 5 21 57 .240 .302 .266 .568 62 1 1 3 0 RGS · GULF
1987 17 TEX-min A 127 549 509 69 135 21 2 14 74 9 4 30 92 .265 .310 .397 .707 202 5 1 4 2 GST · SALL
1988 18 TEX-min A 77 308 277 25 71 14 3 8 43 5 2 25 64 .256 .325 .415 .740 115 7 4 0 2 3 POE · FLOR
1989 19 TEX-min AA 133 547 502 73 147 30 7 21 85 1 8 31 98 .293 .342 .506 .848 254 9 1 4 3 TUL · TL
1989 19 TEX AL 24 68 60 6 9 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 17 .150 .227 .250 .477 34 15 4 0 2 0 0 8/7
1990 20 TEX-min AAA 128 537 496 78 128 29 4 29 101 2 2 32 109 .258 .300 .508 .808 252 1 0 8 2 OKC · AA
1990 20 TEX AL 25 95 90 11 26 7 1 4 12 0 1 2 18 .289 .316 .522 .838 131 47 2 2 0 1 0 8/D97
1991 21 TEX AL 142 595 545 78 144 34 1 27 102 4 4 42 118 .264 .321 .479 .800 121 261 10 5 0 3 7 *87/9D
1992 22 TEX AL 155 632 584 77 152 24 2 43 109 0 1 35 143 .260 .304 .529 .833 133 309 16 5 0 8 1 *87/D9 MVP-16,SS
1993 23 TEX AL 140 587 536 105 166 33 1 46 118 4 1 37 99 .310 .368 .632 1.000 169 339 12 13 0 1 7 *7D AS,MVP-4,SS
1994 24 TEX AL 107 463 422 57 116 18 4 19 85 6 4 30 66 .275 .330 .472 .802 104 199 18 7 0 4 10 *7
1995 25 TEX AL 90 374 352 57 104 20 2 27 82 0 0 17 66 .295 .324 .594 .917 130 209 15 0 0 5 3 D/7
1996 26 TEX AL 134 592 541 89 170 33 2 47 144 2 0 45 82 .314 .368 .643 1.011 145 348 10 3 0 3 12 9D MVP-1,SS
1997 27 TEX AL 133 579 533 87 158 24 3 42 131 0 0 33 107 .296 .335 .589 .924 131 314 12 3 0 10 7 D9 MVP-9,SS
1998 28 TEX AL 154 669 606 110 193 50 2 45 157 2 1 46 126 .318 .366 .630 .997 149 382 20 6 0 11 9 *9D AS,MVP-1,SS
1999 29 TEX AL 144 629 562 114 183 36 1 39 128 3 3 51 105 .326 .378 .601 .980 141 338 10 4 0 12 7 *9D MVP-13
2000 30 DET AL 115 496 461 69 133 30 2 22 67 1 2 32 84 .289 .337 .505 .842 115 233 13 2 0 1 3 9D
2001 31 CLE AL 140 595 532 97 173 34 1 35 140 1 0 41 94 .325 .370 .590 .960 148 314 18 6 0 16 5 *9D AS,MVP-5,SS
2002 32 TEX AL 70 296 277 38 78 21 1 8 35 2 0 17 56 .282 .324 .451 .776 99 125 11 1 0 1 1 9/D
2003 33 TEX AL 82 346 327 49 96 17 1 24 70 1 1 14 73 .294 .329 .572 .901 122 187 10 4 0 1 1 9D
2004 34 KCR-min Rk 9 33 26 6 9 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 8 .346 .455 .538 .993 14 1 0 0 1 0 ROY · ARIZ
2004 34 KCR AL 33 138 127 17 35 4 1 5 17 0 1 9 19 .276 .326 .441 .767 96 56 3 1 0 1 1 9/D
2005 35 CLE-min AAA 5 21 21 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 6 1 0 0 0 0 BFL · IL
2005 35 CLE AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9
17 Seasons 1689 7155 6556 1061 1936 388 25 434 1404 26 19 457 1273 .295 .343 .561 .904 132 3676 184 62 2 78 74
162 Game Avg. 162 686 629 102 186 37 2 42 135 2 2 44 122 .295 .343 .561 .904 132 353 18 6 0 7 7
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
TEX (13 yrs) 1400 5925 5435 878 1595 320 21 372 1180 24 16 375 1076 .293 .342 .565 .907 133 3073 150 53 2 60 65
CLE (2 yrs) 141 596 533 97 173 34 1 35 140 1 0 41 94 .325 .369 .589 .958 148 314 18 6 0 16 5
KCR (1 yr) 33 138 127 17 35 4 1 5 17 0 1 9 19 .276 .326 .441 .767 96 56 3 1 0 1 1
DET (1 yr) 115 496 461 69 133 30 2 22 67 1 2 32 84 .289 .337 .505 .842 115 233 13 2 0 1 3
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/13/2011.

Similarity Scores

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  1. Albert Belle (897)
  2. Lance Berkman (869)
  3. Jason Giambi (856)
  4. Duke Snider (849) *
  5. Jose Canseco (847)
  6. Johnny Mize (846) *
  7. Jim Edmonds (843)
  8. Dick Allen (843)
  9. David Ortiz (842)
  10. Moises Alou (839)

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 

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  1. Jose Canseco (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Boog Powell (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tony Conigliaro (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jose Canseco (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jose Canseco (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jose Canseco (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jose Canseco (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Robinson (870) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Duke Snider (875) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Duke Snider (885) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Manny Ramirez (878)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Manny Ramirez (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Albert Belle (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Carlos Delgado (877)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Carlos Delgado (885)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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