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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
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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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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
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Generated 12/13/2011.

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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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PFR: HoF Candidate – Don Coryell

13th December 2011

Don Coryell

Donald David Coryell

Born: October 17, 1924 in Seattle, WA
College: Washington

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
1973 49 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 4 9 1 .308 4
1974 50 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 10 4 0 .714 1 0 1 .000 1
1975 51 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 11 3 0 .786 1 0 1 .000 1
1976 52 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 10 4 0 .714 2
1977 53 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 7 7 0 .500 3
1978 54 San Diego Chargers NFL 12 8 4 0 .667 2
1979 55 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 12 4 0 .750 1 0 1 .000 1
1980 56 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 2 1 1 .500 1
1981 57 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 2 1 1 .500 1
1982 58 San Diego Chargers NFL 9 6 3 0 .667 2 1 1 .500 2
1983 59 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 6 10 0 .375 4
1984 60 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 5
1985 61 San Diego Chargers NFL 16 8 8 0 .500 3
1986 62 San Diego Chargers NFL 8 1 7 0 .125 5
14 yrs 195 111 83 1 .572 9 3 6 .333 2.5 Avg Finish
9 yrs SDG 125 69 56 0 .552 7 3 4 .429 2.7
5 yrs STL 70 42 27 1 .609 2 0 2 .000 2.2
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Generated 12/13/2011.
Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
1973 STL 26 20 18 19 25 12 11 8 25 22 12 13 8 5 5 9 10 12 26 23 24 14 17 19 18 13 26 26 25 26 26
1974 STL 26 4 4 7 12 10 9 1 16 13 16 5 2 8 7 4 1 12 17 8 22 9 15 12 19 24 23 19 4 19 12
1975 STL 26 4 16 9 10 5 7 17 8 6 7 3 19 18 6 6 15 1 18 11 13 11 10 15 11 16 26 24 12 10 16
1976 STL 28 7 14 12 6 3 8 20 4 8 8 18 26 7 5 7 5 3 12 16 9 10 12 22 17 9 7 15 9 12 19
1977 STL 28 14 19 18 15 7 11 17 16 12 4 10 16 12 2 14 13 1 24 23 19 11 22 10 26 20 21 26 27 17 22
1978 SDG 28 8 27 7 4 4 6 26 9 20 12 25 21 4 1 2 23 3 8 21 19 4 15 5 24 18 18 7 27 13 3
1979 SDG 28 1 5 1 4 5 2 8 25 27 2 26 1 5 1 6 22 3 5 2 3 1 8 17 15 10 19 7 1 3 5
1980 SDG 28 4 25 6 1 1 4 28 17 16 8 24 27 2 1 3 22 2 6 18 13 8 10 20 16 5 20 6 8 18 4
1981 SDG 28 6 13 5 6 1 1 13 20 16 1 10 24 2 1 1 7 1 27 26 11 9 5 27 7 12 28 28 14 11 27
1982 SDG 28 5 5 3 1 1 1 10 19 11 1 4 5 2 1 1 13 1 25 24 7 2 9 21 24 5 27 28 8 10 24
1983 SDG 28 23 27 26 11 1 12 27 25 25 14 24 23 2 1 9 28 3 26 28 22 21 18 27 11 13 24 25 24 24 24
1984 SDG 28 17 15 17 7 4 6 16 22 24 6 24 20 1 2 7 13 5 26 24 12 8 10 26 18 9 21 28 23 16 27
1985 SDG 28 12 22 11 10 1 1 27 20 20 4 21 18 1 1 1 27 1 28 25 7 12 13 27 18 15 27 28 25 5 27
1986 SDG 28 24 26 23 17 12 15 27 15 24 6 27 13 2 7 13 28 14 23 24 12 13 7 15 3 1 13 25 25 24 24
14 yrs %tile 65 43 61 70 86 79 41 41 41 77 44 46 85 93 82 45 87 33 33 53 69 59 36 45 59 26 28 44 49 36
9 yrs SDG 64 38 64 79 92 85 31 35 31 82 30 43 95 97 87 31 90 35 27 62 73 66 30 50 69 25 31 42 54 38
5 yrs ARI 67 51 55 53 76 69 57 52 58 68 68 51 66 85 74 71 82 31 44 38 63 47 45 36 42 26 21 46 41 33
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Generated 12/13/2011.
Name Role
Joe Gibbs Offensive Coordinator
Jim Mora Defensive Quality Control, Defensive Assistant/Secondary
Jack Pardee Defensive Coordinator
Ray Perkins Offensive Coordinator
Ray Willsey Defensive Coordinator
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B-R: HoF Candidate – Vinny Castilla

13th December 2011

Vinny Castilla

Vinicio (Soria) Castilla

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico (Age 44)
High School: Carlos Gracita Institute (Oaxaca, MX) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1991
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Braves/Nationals/Astros/DevilRays/... 1991-2006
Agents: Eric Goldschmidt [*]
Final Game: September 28, 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
1990 22 ATL-min A,AA 139 567 509 67 131 20 3 13 69 6 9 41 77 .257 .322 .385 .707 196 10 1 6 4 SUM,GRV · SALL,SOUL
1991 23 ATL-min AA,AAA 133 538 499 59 124 24 7 14 80 1 2 23 67 .248 .284 .409 .692 204 8 5 2 9 3 GRV,RMD · SOUL,IL
1991 23 ATL NL 12 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
1992 24 ATL-min AAA 127 483 449 49 113 29 1 7 44 1 2 21 68 .252 .288 .367 .655 165 19 4 3 6 1 RMD · IL
1992 24 ATL NL 9 18 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .333 .313 .646 79 5 0 1 0 0 1 /56
1993 25 COL NL 105 357 337 36 86 9 7 9 30 2 5 13 45 .255 .283 .404 .686 70 136 10 2 0 5 4 6
1994 26 COL-min AAA 22 90 78 13 19 6 1 1 11 0 0 7 11 .244 .303 .385 .688 30 6 1 1 3 0 CSP · PCL
1994 26 COL NL 52 141 130 16 43 11 1 3 18 2 1 7 23 .331 .357 .500 .857 107 65 3 0 1 3 1 64/53
1995 27 COL NL 139 571 527 82 163 34 2 32 90 2 8 30 87 .309 .347 .564 .911 112 297 15 4 4 6 2 *5/6 AS,MVP-18,SS
1996 28 COL NL 160 673 629 97 191 34 0 40 113 7 2 35 88 .304 .343 .548 .892 112 345 20 5 0 4 7 *5
1997 29 COL NL 159 668 612 94 186 25 2 40 113 2 4 44 108 .304 .356 .547 .904 115 335 17 8 0 4 9 *5 MVP-22,SS
1998 30 COL NL 162 697 645 108 206 28 4 46 144 5 9 40 89 .319 .362 .589 .951 127 380 24 6 0 6 7 *5/6 AS,MVP-11,SS
1999 31 COL NL 158 674 615 83 169 24 1 33 102 2 3 53 75 .275 .331 .478 .809 83 294 15 1 0 5 7 *5
2000 32 TBD-min AAA 2 8 8 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .875 1.250 7 0 0 0 0 0 DHM · IL
2000 32 TBD AL 85 354 331 22 73 9 1 6 42 1 2 14 41 .221 .254 .308 .562 43 102 9 3 0 6 3 5
2001 33 TOT MLB 146 581 538 69 140 34 1 25 91 1 4 35 108 .260 .308 .467 .775 93 251 22 4 0 4 3 *5/6
2001 33 TBD AL 24 97 93 7 20 6 0 2 9 0 0 3 22 .215 .247 .344 .592 56 32 3 1 0 0 0 5
2001 33 HOU NL 122 484 445 62 120 28 1 23 82 1 4 32 86 .270 .320 .492 .812 100 219 19 3 0 4 3 *5/6
2002 34 ATL NL 143 578 543 56 126 23 2 12 61 4 1 22 69 .232 .268 .348 .616 60 189 22 7 0 6 4 *5
2003 35 ATL NL 147 578 542 65 150 28 3 22 76 1 2 26 86 .277 .310 .461 .771 97 250 22 3 1 6 3 *5
2004 36 COL NL 148 648 583 93 158 43 3 35 131 0 0 51 113 .271 .332 .535 .867 109 312 22 6 0 8 6 *5 MVP-23
2005 37 WSN NL 142 549 494 53 125 36 1 12 66 4 2 43 82 .253 .319 .403 .722 93 199 16 7 1 4 7 *5
2006 38 COL-min AAA 8 34 31 6 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .387 .441 .484 .925 15 0 1 0 0 0 CSP · PCL
2006 38 TOT NL 87 291 275 26 63 10 0 5 27 0 0 9 49 .229 .258 .320 .578 53 88 7 3 0 4 0 5/3
2006 38 SDP NL 72 269 254 24 59 10 0 4 23 0 0 9 46 .232 .260 .319 .579 54 81 5 2 0 4 0 5
2006 38 COL NL 15 22 21 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 .190 .227 .333 .561 37 7 2 1 0 0 0 /35
16 Seasons 1854 7384 6822 902 1884 349 28 320 1105 33 43 423 1069 .276 .321 .476 .797 95 3249 224 60 8 71 64
162 Game Avg. 162 645 596 79 165 30 2 28 97 3 4 37 93 .276 .321 .476 .797 95 284 20 5 1 6 6
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
COL (9 yrs) 1098 4451 4099 611 1206 208 20 239 745 22 32 273 631 .294 .340 .530 .870 106 2171 128 33 5 41 43
ATL (4 yrs) 311 1180 1106 123 281 52 5 34 138 5 3 49 161 .254 .289 .402 .692 78 445 44 11 2 12 8
TBD (2 yrs) 109 451 424 29 93 15 1 8 51 1 2 17 63 .219 .253 .316 .569 45 134 12 4 0 6 3
SDP (1 yr) 72 269 254 24 59 10 0 4 23 0 0 9 46 .232 .260 .319 .579 54 81 5 2 0 4 0
WSN (1 yr) 142 549 494 53 125 36 1 12 66 4 2 43 82 .253 .319 .403 .722 93 199 16 7 1 4 7
HOU (1 yr) 122 484 445 62 120 28 1 23 82 1 4 32 86 .270 .320 .492 .812 100 219 19 3 0 4 3
NL (15 yrs) 1745 6933 6398 873 1791 334 27 312 1054 32 41 406 1006 .280 .325 .487 .812 98 3115 212 56 8 65 61
AL (2 yrs) 109 451 424 29 93 15 1 8 51 1 2 17 63 .219 .253 .316 .569 45 134 12 4 0 6 3
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Generated 12/13/2011.

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  1. Aramis Ramirez (932)
  2. Adrian Beltre (925)
  3. Matt Williams (921)
  4. Jermaine Dye (904)
  5. Ron Cey (900)
  6. Greg Luzinski (897)
  7. Torii Hunter (891)
  8. Fred Lynn (882)
  9. Robin Ventura (882)
  10. George Hendrick (879)
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  1. Junior Spivey (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Al Rosen (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Al Rosen (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Al Rosen (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Al Rosen (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Al Rosen (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tony Batista (898)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Mike Lowell (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Mike Lowell (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Joe Adcock (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Matt Williams (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Ron Cey (904)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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PFR: HoF Candidate – Cris Carter

13th December 2011

Cris Carter

Christopher D. Carter

Position: WR
Height: 6-3    Weight: 202 lbs.

Born: November 25, 1965 in Troy, OH
College: Ohio St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 4th round (3rd overall) of the 1987 NFL Supplemental Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 98 (164th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Hall of Fame finalist in 2008, 2009, 2010

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1987 22 PHI 80 9 0 5 84 16.8 2 25 0.6 9.3 84 2 0 1
1988 23 PHI WR 80 16 16 39 761 19.5 6 80 2.4 47.6 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 762 6 0 7
1989 24 PHI WR 80 16 15 45 605 13.4 11 42 2.8 37.8 2 16 0 11 8.0 1.0 0.1 621 11 1 6
1990 25 MIN wr 80 16 5 27 413 15.3 3 78 1.7 25.8 2 6 0 8 3.0 0.4 0.1 419 3 0 4
1991 26 MIN WR 80 16 16 72 962 13.4 5 50 4.5 60.1 962 5 1 11
1992 27 MIN WR 80 12 12 53 681 12.8 6 44 4.4 56.8 5 15 0 6 3.0 1.3 0.4 696 6 1 7
1993* 28 MIN WR 80 16 16 86 1071 12.5 9 58 5.4 66.9 1071 9 0 9
1994*+ 29 MIN WR 80 16 16 122 1256 10.3 7 65 7.6 78.5 1256 7 4 9
1995* 30 MIN WR 80 16 16 122 1371 11.2 17 60 7.6 85.7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1371 17 0 12
1996* 31 MIN WR 80 16 16 96 1163 12.1 10 43 6.0 72.7 1163 10 1 9
1997* 32 MIN WR 80 16 16 89 1069 12.0 13 43 5.6 66.8 1069 13 3 11
1998* 33 MIN WR 80 16 16 78 1011 13.0 12 54 4.9 63.2 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 1010 12 0 13
1999*+ 34 MIN WR 80 16 16 90 1241 13.8 13 68 5.6 77.6 1241 13 0 12
2000* 35 MIN WR 80 16 16 96 1274 13.3 9 53 6.0 79.6 1274 9 3 15
2001 36 MIN WR 80 16 16 73 871 11.9 6 52 4.6 54.4 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 875 6 2 8
2002 37 MIA 88 5 1 8 66 8.3 1 15 1.6 13.2 66 1 1 1
Career 234 209 1101 13899 12.6 130 80 4.7 59.4 13 41 0 11 3.2 0.2 0.1 13940 130 17 135
12 yrs MIN 188 177 1004 12383 12.3 110 78 5.3 65.9 10 24 0 8 2.4 0.1 0.1 12407 110 15 120
3 yrs PHI 41 31 89 1450 16.3 19 80 2.2 35.4 3 17 0 11 5.7 0.4 0.1 1467 19 1 14
1 yr MIA 5 1 8 66 8.3 1 15 1.6 13.2 66 1 1 1
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Generated 12/13/2011.
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Johnny Morris, Mel Gray, Bo Farrington, Ernest Wilford, Frank Lewis, Hassan Jones, Lawrence Dawsey, Bob Chandler, Dave L. Williams, Vincent Jackson
4 Ben Hawkins, Reggie Langhorne, Willie Green, Charlie Joiner*, Shawn Jefferson, Don Herrmann, Frank Lewis, Ray Butler, James Jett, Bernard Berrian
5 John Carson, Peter Warrick, Bernard Berrian, Justin McCareins, Wendell Davis, Chris Sanders, Dave Logan, Darryl Stingley, Drew Bennett, Robert Clark
6 James Scott, Bernard Berrian, Buddy Dial, Roy E. Williams, Drew Bennett, Michael Jackson, Tim Brown, Reggie Rucker, Michael Haynes, Braylon Edwards
7 Peerless Price, Vance Johnson, Kevin House, Mike Quick, Carlos Carson, Jimmy Orr, Ron Jessie, Pat Tilley, Reggie Rucker, Fred Barnett
8 Carlos Carson, Michael Haynes, Pat Tilley, Mike Quick, Ron Jessie, Charley Hennigan, Reggie Rucker, Terry Glenn, Willie Gault, Bill Brooks
9 Mel Gray, Darrell Jackson, Carl Pickens, Jimmy Orr, Al Toon, Brian Blades, Amani Toomer, Duriel Harris, Derrick Alexander, Bobby Mitchell*
10 Ernest Givins, Mel Gray, Roy Jefferson, Anthony Carter, Laveranues Coles, Darrell Jackson, Lynn Swann*, Brian Blades, Tony Hill, Eric Martin
11 Andre Rison, Tony Hill, Eric Martin, Laveranues Coles, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Tommy McDonald*, Tim Brown, Johnnie Morton, Isaac Curtis
12 Harold Carmichael, Andre Rison, Keyshawn Johnson, Charley Taylor*, Stanley Morgan, Hines Ward, Nat Moore, Drew Pearson, Tim Brown, Anthony Miller
13 Hines Ward, James Lofton*, Charley Taylor*, Andre Rison, Joey Galloway, Henry Ellard, Harold Carmichael, Tim Brown, John Stallworth*, Fred Biletnikoff*
14 James Lofton*, Henry Ellard, Andre Reed, Art Monk*, Paul Warfield*, Tim Brown, Isaac Bruce, Steve Largent*, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff*
15 Henry Ellard, James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Tim Brown, Art Monk*, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Raymond Berry*, Harold Jackson, Paul Warfield*
16 Henry Ellard, James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Art Monk*, Tim Brown, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Raymond Berry*, Harold Jackson, Paul Warfield*
Career Henry Ellard, James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Art Monk*, Tim Brown, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Raymond Berry*, Harold Jackson, Paul Warfield*
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B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeromy Burnitz

13th December 2011

Jeromy Burnitz

Jeromy Neal Burnitz

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 15, 1969 in Westminster, CA (Age 42)
High School: Conroe (Conroe, TX)
School: Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1993
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Mets/Cubs/Rockies/Pirates/... 1993-2006
Agents: Howard Simon [*]
Final Game: September 27, 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
1990 21 NYM-min A-,A+ 62 268 205 43 57 7 5 6 25 13 5 52 51 .278 .433 .449 .882 92 7 0 4 6 PFD,SCE · NYPL,FLOR
1991 22 NYM-min AA 135 573 457 80 103 16 10 31 85 31 13 104 127 .225 .368 .508 .876 232 7 4 0 8 4 WPT · EL
1992 23 NYM-min AAA 121 486 445 56 108 21 3 8 40 30 7 33 84 .243 .298 .357 .655 159 7 3 2 3 2 TID · IL
1993 24 NYM-min AAA 65 285 255 33 58 15 3 8 44 10 7 25 53 .227 .298 .404 .702 103 6 2 0 3 2 NFK · IL
1993 24 NYM NL 86 306 263 49 64 10 6 13 38 3 6 38 66 .243 .339 .475 .814 117 125 2 1 2 2 4 98
1994 25 NYM-min AAA 85 370 314 58 75 15 5 14 49 18 6 49 82 .239 .340 .452 .792 142 0 1 2 4 4 NFK · IL
1994 25 NYM NL 45 168 143 26 34 4 0 3 15 1 1 23 45 .238 .347 .329 .676 79 47 2 1 1 0 0 9
1995 26 CLE-min AAA 128 500 443 72 126 26 7 19 85 13 5 50 83 .284 .359 .503 .862 223 6 3 1 3 8 BFL · AA
1995 26 CLE AL 9 7 7 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286 232 5 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1996 27 TOT AL 94 239 200 38 53 14 0 9 40 4 1 33 47 .265 .377 .470 .847 112 94 4 4 0 2 2 98D7
1996 27 CLE AL 71 155 128 30 36 10 0 7 26 2 1 25 31 .281 .406 .523 .930 135 67 3 2 0 0 1 9D7/8
1996 27 MIL AL 23 84 72 8 17 4 0 2 14 2 0 8 16 .236 .321 .375 .696 73 27 1 2 0 2 1 9/8
1997 28 MIL AL 153 577 494 85 139 37 8 27 85 20 13 75 111 .281 .382 .553 .934 140 273 8 5 3 0 8 *98/7 MVP-29
1998 29 MIL NL 161 691 609 92 160 28 1 38 125 7 4 70 158 .263 .339 .499 .838 118 304 9 4 1 7 7 *9/8 MVP-19
1999 30 MIL NL 130 580 467 87 126 33 2 33 103 7 3 91 124 .270 .402 .561 .963 142 262 11 16 0 6 7 *9/D AS
2000 31 MIL NL 161 686 564 91 131 29 2 31 98 6 4 99 121 .232 .356 .456 .811 106 257 12 14 0 9 10 *9/D
2001 32 MIL NL 154 651 562 104 141 32 4 34 100 0 4 80 150 .251 .347 .504 .851 118 283 8 5 0 4 9 *9
2002 33 NYM NL 154 550 479 65 103 15 0 19 54 10 7 58 135 .215 .311 .365 .677 80 175 11 10 1 2 5 *9/D
2003 34 NYM-min AA 3 13 13 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 .231 .231 .462 .692 6 0 0 0 0 0 BNG · EL
2003 34 TOT NL 126 505 464 63 111 22 0 31 77 5 4 35 112 .239 .299 .487 .786 105 226 5 5 0 1 9 *798
2003 34 NYM NL 65 259 234 38 64 18 0 18 45 1 4 21 55 .274 .344 .581 .925 139 136 4 4 0 0 6 987
2003 34 LAD NL 61 246 230 25 47 4 0 13 32 4 0 14 57 .204 .252 .391 .643 69 90 1 1 0 1 3 78/9
2004 35 COL NL 150 606 540 94 153 30 4 37 110 5 6 58 124 .283 .356 .559 .916 121 302 7 5 0 3 7 *987/D MVP-23
2005 36 CHC NL 160 671 605 84 156 31 2 24 87 5 4 57 109 .258 .322 .435 .757 94 263 12 3 1 5 3 *9/8
2006 37 PIT NL 111 342 313 35 72 12 0 16 49 1 1 22 74 .230 .289 .422 .711 81 132 8 5 0 2 4 9
14 Seasons 1694 6579 5710 917 1447 298 29 315 981 74 58 739 1376 .253 .345 .481 .826 111 2748 99 78 9 43 75
162 Game Avg. 162 629 546 88 138 28 3 30 94 7 6 71 132 .253 .345 .481 .826 111 263 9 7 1 4 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
MIL (6 yrs) 782 3269 2768 467 714 163 17 165 525 42 28 423 680 .258 .362 .508 .870 122 1406 49 46 4 28 42
NYM (4 yrs) 350 1283 1119 178 265 47 6 53 152 15 18 140 301 .237 .329 .432 .761 101 483 19 16 4 4 15
CLE (2 yrs) 80 162 135 34 40 11 0 7 26 2 1 25 31 .296 .414 .533 .947 139 72 3 2 0 0 1
COL (1 yr) 150 606 540 94 153 30 4 37 110 5 6 58 124 .283 .356 .559 .916 121 302 7 5 0 3 7
PIT (1 yr) 111 342 313 35 72 12 0 16 49 1 1 22 74 .230 .289 .422 .711 81 132 8 5 0 2 4
LAD (1 yr) 61 246 230 25 47 4 0 13 32 4 0 14 57 .204 .252 .391 .643 69 90 1 1 0 1 3
CHC (1 yr) 160 671 605 84 156 31 2 24 87 5 4 57 109 .258 .322 .435 .757 94 263 12 3 1 5 3
NL (11 yrs) 1438 5756 5009 790 1251 246 21 279 856 50 44 631 1218 .250 .339 .474 .814 108 2376 87 69 6 41 65
AL (3 yrs) 256 823 701 127 196 52 8 36 125 24 14 108 158 .280 .382 .531 .912 133 372 12 9 3 2 10
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  5. Eric Davis (923)
  6. Ron Gant (921)
  7. David Justice (917)
  8. Greg Vaughn (910)
  9. Reggie Sanders (907)
  10. Rudy York (902)
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  2. Josh Willingham (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Craig Wilson (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Brad Hawpe (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Henry Rodriguez (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Gus Zernial (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Eric Davis (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Eric Davis (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jay Buhner (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jay Buhner (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Darryl Strawberry (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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PFR: HoF Candidate – Tim Brown

13th December 2011

Tim Brown

Timothy Donell Brown

Position: WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: July 22, 1966 in Dallas, TX
College: Notre Dame   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 104 (102nd overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Hall of Fame finalist in 2010

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1988* 22 RAI WR/PR/KR 81 16 9 43 725 16.9 5 65 2.7 45.3 14 50 1 12 3.6 3.1 0.9 775 6 5 8
1989 23 RAI 81 1 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.0 8.0 8 0 1 0
1990 24 RAI PR 81 16 0 18 265 14.7 3 51 1.1 16.6 265 3 3 3
1991* 25 RAI PR 81 16 1 36 554 15.4 5 78 2.3 34.6 5 16 0 9 3.2 1.0 0.3 570 5 1 7
1992 26 RAI WR/PR 81 15 12 49 693 14.1 7 68 3.3 46.2 3 -4 0 3 -1.3 -0.3 0.2 689 7 6 6
1993* 27 RAI WR/PR 81 16 16 80 1180 14.8 7 71 5.0 73.8 2 7 0 14 3.5 0.4 0.1 1187 7 1 12
1994* 28 RAI WR/PR 81 16 16 89 1309 14.7 9 77 5.6 81.8 1309 9 3 11
1995* 29 OAK WR/PR 81 16 16 89 1342 15.1 10 80 5.6 83.9 1342 10 0 11
1996* 30 OAK WR/PR 81 16 16 90 1104 12.3 9 42 5.6 69.0 6 35 0 15 5.8 2.2 0.4 1139 9 3 11
1997* 31 OAK WR 81 16 16 104 1408 13.5 5 59 6.5 88.0 5 19 0 12 3.8 1.2 0.3 1427 5 1 12
1998 32 OAK WR 81 16 16 81 1012 12.5 9 49 5.1 63.3 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 1005 9 3 6
1999* 33 OAK WR 81 16 16 90 1344 14.9 6 47 5.6 84.0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 1348 6 0 14
2000 34 OAK WR 81 16 16 76 1128 14.8 11 45 4.8 70.5 3 12 0 7 4.0 0.8 0.2 1140 11 0 14
2001* 35 OAK WR 81 16 16 91 1165 12.8 9 46 5.7 72.8 4 39 0 19 9.8 2.4 0.3 1204 9 1 14
2002 36 OAK WR 81 16 16 81 930 11.5 2 45 5.1 58.1 6 19 0 9 3.2 1.2 0.4 949 2 3 9
2003 37 OAK WR 81 16 15 52 567 10.9 2 36 3.3 35.4 567 2 0 5
2004 38 TAM 81 15 4 24 200 8.3 1 21 1.6 13.3 200 1 2 2
Career 255 202 1094 14934 13.7 100 80 4.3 58.6 50 190 1 19 3.8 0.7 0.2 15124 101 33 145
16 yrs OAK-RAI 240 198 1070 14734 13.8 99 80 4.5 61.4 50 190 1 19 3.8 0.8 0.2 14924 100 31 143
1 yr TAM 15 4 24 200 8.3 1 21 1.6 13.3 200 1 2 2
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Generated 12/13/2011.
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Derek Russell, Donald Hayes, Mike Sims-Walker, Jerry Porter, Lance Moore, Frank Grant, Kevin Curtis, Keary Colbert, Eppie Barney, Dorne Dibble
4 Jim Lash, Dennis Northcutt, Jermaine Lewis, Patrick Crayton, Vincent Brisby, Andre Hastings, Ted Ginn Jr., Kevin Dyson, Mike Siani, Lonzell Hill
5 Vincent Brisby, Reggie Rucker, Chris Sanders, Ernest Wilford, Kevin Curtis, Reggie Williams, Dennis Northcutt, Gary Ballman, Ahmad Rashad, Malcolm Barnwell
6 Bob Chandler, James Scott, Michael Jackson, Cris Carter, Braylon Edwards, Reggie Rucker, Buddy Dial, Willie Davis, Bernard Berrian, Ron Shanklin
7 Ron Jessie, Gary Collins, Fred Barnett, Haywood Jeffires, Carlos Carson, Cris Carter, Flipper Anderson, Alfred Jenkins, Reggie Rucker, Bob Chandler
8 John Jefferson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Joey Galloway, Jimmy Orr, Mel Gray, Al Toon, Haywood Jeffires, Amani Toomer, Isaac Curtis, John Taylor
9 John Stallworth*, Cris Carter, Louis Lipps, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Tommy McDonald*, Joey Galloway, Anquan Boldin, Al Toon, Laveranues Coles, Mel Gray
10 Plaxico Burress, Eric Moulds, Lynn Swann*, Eric Martin, Cris Carter, Tony Hill, Gene A. Washington, Hines Ward, Eddie Kennison, Harold Carmichael
11 Harold Carmichael, Laveranues Coles, Cris Carter, Andre Rison, Joey Galloway, Gene A. Washington, Eric Moulds, Anthony Miller, Eddie Kennison, Plaxico Burress
12 Harold Carmichael, John Stallworth*, Drew Pearson, Cris Carter, Keyshawn Johnson, Anthony Miller, Andre Rison, Andre Reed, Mark Clayton, Derrick Mason
13 James Lofton*, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Cris Carter, Henry Ellard, Jimmy Smith, Charley Taylor*, Paul Warfield*, Hines Ward, Drew Pearson
14 Andre Reed, Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Isaac Bruce, Cris Carter, Jimmy Smith, Henry Ellard, Raymond Berry*, Paul Warfield*, Art Monk*
15 Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Cris Carter, Isaac Bruce, Andre Reed, Henry Ellard, Raymond Berry*, Jimmy Smith, Terrell Owens, Art Monk*
16 Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Isaac Bruce, Henry Ellard, Art Monk*, Terrell Owens, Raymond Berry*, Jimmy Smith
17 Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Isaac Bruce, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Henry Ellard, Art Monk*, Terrell Owens, Charlie Joiner*, Raymond Berry*
Career Steve Largent*, James Lofton*, Isaac Bruce, Cris Carter, Andre Reed, Henry Ellard, Art Monk*, Terrell Owens, Raymond Berry*, Jimmy Smith
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B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeff Bagwell

13th December 2011

Jeff Bagwell

Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (BagPipes)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 27, 1968 in Boston, MA (Age 43)
High School: Xavier (Middletown, CT)
School: University of Hartford
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1991
Team: Astros 1991-2005
Agents: Barry Axelrod [*]
Final Game: October 2, 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
1989 21 BOS-min A,Rk 69 262 229 30 71 14 2 2 22 1 1 26 25 .310 .386 .415 .801 95 7 3 3 1 0 WHV,RES · FLOR,GULF
1990 22 BOS-min AA 136 569 481 63 160 34 7 4 61 5 7 73 57 .333 .422 .457 .880 220 6 3 6 12 NBR · EL
1991 23 HOU NL 156 650 554 79 163 26 4 15 82 7 4 75 116 .294 .387 .437 .824 139 242 12 13 1 7 5 *3 RoY-1
1992 24 HOU NL 162 697 586 87 160 34 6 18 96 10 6 84 97 .273 .368 .444 .812 135 260 17 12 2 13 13 *3 MVP-19
1993 25 HOU NL 142 609 535 76 171 37 4 20 88 13 4 62 73 .320 .388 .516 .903 144 276 20 3 0 9 6 *3 MVP-20
1994 26 HOU NL 110 479 400 104 147 32 2 39 116 15 4 65 65 .368 .451 .750 1.201 213 300 12 4 0 10 14 *3/9 AS,MVP-1,GG,SS
1995 27 HOU-min AA 4 16 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .167 .375 .167 .542 2 0 1 0 0 1 JAC · TL
1995 27 HOU NL 114 539 448 88 130 29 0 21 87 12 5 79 102 .290 .399 .496 .894 142 222 9 6 0 6 12 *3 MVP-15
1996 28 HOU NL 162 719 568 111 179 48 2 31 120 21 7 135 114 .315 .451 .570 1.021 178 324 15 10 0 6 20 *3 AS,MVP-9
1997 29 HOU NL 162 717 566 109 162 40 2 43 135 31 10 127 122 .286 .425 .592 1.017 168 335 10 16 0 8 27 *3/D AS,MVP-3,SS
1998 30 HOU NL 147 661 540 124 164 33 1 34 111 19 7 109 90 .304 .424 .557 .981 158 301 14 7 0 5 8 *3
1999 31 HOU NL 162 729 562 143 171 35 0 42 126 30 11 149 127 .304 .454 .591 1.045 162 332 18 11 0 7 16 *3/D AS,MVP-2,SS
2000 32 HOU NL 159 719 590 152 183 37 1 47 132 9 6 107 116 .310 .424 .615 1.039 152 363 19 15 0 7 11 *3/D MVP-7
2001 33 HOU NL 161 717 600 126 173 43 4 39 130 11 3 106 135 .288 .397 .568 .966 139 341 20 6 0 5 5 *3 MVP-7
2002 34 HOU NL 158 691 571 94 166 33 2 31 98 7 3 101 130 .291 .401 .518 .919 135 296 16 10 0 9 8 *3/D
2003 35 HOU NL 160 702 605 109 168 28 2 39 100 11 4 88 119 .278 .373 .524 .897 128 317 25 6 0 3 3 *3 MVP-14
2004 36 HOU NL 156 679 572 104 152 29 2 27 89 6 4 96 131 .266 .377 .465 .842 115 266 12 8 0 3 6 *3/D
2005 37 HOU-min AA 3 12 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .222 .417 .222 .639 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPC · TL
2005 37 HOU NL 39 123 100 11 25 4 0 3 19 0 0 18 21 .250 .358 .380 .738 94 38 2 1 0 4 1 3
15 Seasons 2150 9431 7797 1517 2314 488 32 449 1529 202 78 1401 1558 .297 .408 .540 .948 149 4213 221 128 3 102 155
162 Game Avg. 162 711 587 114 174 37 2 34 115 15 6 106 117 .297 .408 .540 .948 149 317 17 10 0 8 12
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Generated 12/13/2011.

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  2. Frank Thomas (874)
  3. Fred McGriff (865)
  4. Vladimir Guerrero (860)
  5. Chipper Jones (859)
  6. Andres Galarraga (844)
  7. Willie Stargell (843) *
  8. Jason Giambi (842)
  9. Todd Helton (831)
  10. Orlando Cepeda (825) *

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  2. Alvin Davis (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. James Loney (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Don Hurst (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joey Votto (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Magglio Ordonez (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Adrian Gonzalez (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Hal Trosky (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Hal Trosky (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Frank Thomas (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Frank Thomas (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Frank Thomas (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Frank Thomas (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Rafael Palmeiro (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Gary Sheffield (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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PFR: Hof Candidate – Jerome Bettis

13th December 2011

Jerome Bettis

Jerome Abram Bettis

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 252 lbs.

Born: February 16, 1972 in Detroit, MI
College: Notre Dame   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 79 (386th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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
1993*+ 21 RAM RB 36 16 12 294 1429 7 71 4.9 89.3 18.4 26 244 9.4 0 28 1.6 15.3 1673 7 4 12
1994* 22 RAM RB 36 16 16 319 1025 3 19 3.2 64.1 19.9 31 293 9.5 1 34 1.9 18.3 1318 4 5 8
1995 23 STL RB 36 15 13 183 637 3 41 3.5 42.5 12.2 18 106 5.9 0 19 1.2 7.1 743 3 4 4
1996*+ 24 PIT RB 36 16 12 320 1431 11 50 4.5 89.4 20.0 22 122 5.5 0 16 1.4 7.6 1553 11 7 11
1997* 25 PIT RB 36 15 15 375 1665 7 34 4.4 111.0 25.0 15 110 7.3 2 19 1.0 7.3 1775 9 6 15
1998 26 PIT RB 36 15 15 316 1185 3 42 3.8 79.0 21.1 16 90 5.6 0 26 1.1 6.0 1275 3 2 6
1999 27 PIT RB 36 16 16 299 1091 7 35 3.6 68.2 18.7 21 110 5.2 0 17 1.3 6.9 1201 7 2 9
2000 28 PIT RB 36 16 16 355 1341 8 30 3.8 83.8 22.2 13 97 7.5 0 25 0.8 6.1 1438 8 1 10
2001* 29 PIT RB 36 11 11 225 1072 4 48 4.8 97.5 20.5 8 48 6.0 0 16 0.7 4.4 1120 4 3 8
2002 30 PIT RB 36 13 11 187 666 9 41 3.6 51.2 14.4 7 57 8.1 0 15 0.5 4.4 723 9 1 5
2003 31 PIT RB 36 16 10 246 811 7 21 3.3 50.7 15.4 13 86 6.6 0 16 0.8 5.4 897 7 5 4
2004* 32 PIT RB 36 15 6 250 941 13 29 3.8 62.7 16.7 6 46 7.7 0 20 0.4 3.1 987 13 1 7
2005 33 PIT 36 12 0 110 368 9 39 3.3 30.7 9.2 4 40 10.0 0 16 0.3 3.3 408 9 0 3
Career 192 153 3479 13662 91 71 3.9 71.2 18.1 200 1449 7.2 3 34 1.0 7.5 15111 94 41 102
10 yrs PIT 145 112 2683 10571 78 50 3.9 72.9 18.5 125 806 6.4 2 26 0.9 5.6 11377 80 28 78
3 yrs RAM-STL 47 41 796 3091 13 71 3.9 65.8 16.9 75 643 8.6 1 34 1.6 13.7 3734 14 13 24
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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Robert Holmes, Don Bosseler, Marion Barber, Kevan Barlow, Howie Ferguson, Floyd Little*, Gary W. Anderson, Napoleon Kaufman, Travis Henry, Marshawn Lynch
4 Ted Brown, Lynn Chandnois, Reggie Bush, Brian Westbrook, John Riggins*, Greg Pruitt, Floyd Little*, Dickie Post, Kevin Mack, Alex Webster
5 Brian Westbrook, Frank Gore, Sam Cunningham, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, John Brockington, John Riggins*, Larry Csonka*, Jim Taylor*, Sherman Smith
6 John Brockington, Sherman Smith, Sam Cunningham, John Riggins*, Jim Taylor*, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Chuck Muncie, Don Perkins, Larry Csonka*
7 Sam Cunningham, Don Perkins, Tony Nathan, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, John Riggins*, Floyd Little*, Mark van Eeghen, Earnest Byner, Larry Csonka*
8 Floyd Little*, Corey Dillon, Don Perkins, Neal Anderson, Earnest Byner, John Riggins*, Earl Campbell*, Greg Pruitt, Jim Taylor*, Ollie Matson*
9 Corey Dillon, Floyd Little*, Earnest Byner, John Riggins*, Jim Taylor*, Ollie Matson*, Ken Willard, Greg Pruitt, Don Perkins, Chuck Muncie
10 Corey Dillon, Floyd Little*, Freeman McNeil, Jim Taylor*, Earnest Byner, Ollie Matson*, Leroy Kelly*, John Riggins*, Ken Willard, John L. Williams
11 Corey Dillon, Freeman McNeil, John Riggins*, Earnest Byner, Floyd Little*, James Brooks, Jim Taylor*, Ollie Matson*, Greg Pruitt, Leroy Kelly*
12 Corey Dillon, John Riggins*, Earnest Byner, Freeman McNeil, Larry Csonka*, James Brooks, Ollie Matson*, Floyd Little*, Herschel Walker, Jim Taylor*
13 Corey Dillon, Earnest Byner, John Riggins*, Ollie Matson*, Freeman McNeil, Larry Csonka*, James Brooks, Floyd Little*, Herschel Walker, Jim Taylor*
Career Corey Dillon, Earnest Byner, Ollie Matson*, Freeman McNeil, Larry Csonka*, James Brooks, Floyd Little*, Herschel Walker, Jim Taylor*, John L. Williams
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B-R: HoF Candidate – Edgardo Alfonzo

12th December 2011

Edgardo Alfonzo

Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 11, 1973 in Santa Teresa, Miranda, Venezuela (Age 38)
High School: Cecilio Acosto (Cecilio Acosto, VE)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1995
Teams (by GP): Mets/Giants/Angels/BlueJays 1995-2006
Agents: Peter Greenberg [*]
Final Game: June 11, 2006
Relatives: Cousin of Eliezer Alfonzo

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
1991 17 NYM-min Rk 54 221 175 29 58 8 4 0 27 6 4 34 12 .331 .433 .423 .856 74 0 2 4 6 0 MET · GULF
1992 18 NYM-min A-,A+ 78 327 303 41 106 13 5 1 44 7 5 18 31 .350 .382 .436 .817 132 6 0 2 4 1 PFD,SCE · NYPL,FLOR
1993 19 NYM-min A+ 128 569 494 75 145 18 3 11 86 26 16 57 51 .294 .366 .409 .775 202 13 5 4 9 3 SCE · FLOR
1994 20 NYM-min AA 127 574 498 89 146 34 2 15 75 14 11 64 55 .293 .369 .460 .829 229 9 0 5 7 6 BNG · EL
1995 21 NYM NL 101 356 335 26 93 13 5 4 41 1 1 12 37 .278 .301 .382 .683 82 128 7 1 4 4 1 54/6
1996 22 NYM NL 123 407 368 36 96 15 2 4 40 2 0 25 56 .261 .304 .345 .649 75 127 8 0 9 5 2 456
1997 23 NYM NL 151 599 518 84 163 27 2 10 72 11 6 63 56 .315 .391 .432 .823 119 224 4 5 8 5 0 *56/4 MVP-13
1998 24 NYM NL 144 630 557 94 155 28 2 17 78 8 3 65 77 .278 .355 .427 .782 106 238 11 3 2 3 1 *5/6
1999 25 NYM NL 158 726 628 123 191 41 1 27 108 9 2 85 85 .304 .385 .502 .886 125 315 14 3 1 9 2 *4 MVP-8,SS
2000 26 NYM NL 150 650 544 109 176 40 2 25 94 3 2 95 70 .324 .425 .542 .967 147 295 12 5 0 6 1 *4/D AS,MVP-15
2001 27 NYM-min AAA 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 NFK · IL
2001 27 NYM NL 124 519 457 64 111 22 0 17 49 5 0 51 62 .243 .322 .403 .725 90 184 7 5 1 5 0 *4
2002 28 NYM NL 135 562 490 78 151 26 0 16 56 6 0 62 55 .308 .391 .459 .851 127 225 5 7 0 3 8 *5
2003 29 SFG NL 142 586 514 56 133 25 2 13 81 5 2 58 41 .259 .334 .391 .726 90 201 14 4 3 7 4 *5/4
2004 30 SFG NL 139 576 519 66 150 26 1 11 77 1 1 46 40 .289 .350 .407 .757 95 211 15 5 2 4 2 *5/4
2005 31 SFG-min AAA 4 15 15 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .600 1.067 9 0 0 0 0 0 FRE · PCL
2005 31 SFG NL 109 402 368 36 102 17 1 2 43 2 0 27 34 .277 .327 .345 .672 76 127 11 2 1 4 1 5/4
2006 32 NYM-TOR-min AAA,AA 45 171 149 11 34 6 0 3 19 0 1 18 16 .228 .316 .329 .645 49 4 2 0 2 0 NFK,MAN · IL,EL
2006 32 TOT AL 30 95 87 5 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 4 .126 .200 .149 .349 -7 13 2 1 0 0 0 54/3D
2006 32 LAA AL 18 52 50 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .100 .135 .120 .255 -33 6 1 0 0 0 0 5/3D
2006 32 TOR AL 12 43 37 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 .162 .279 .189 .468 25 7 1 1 0 0 0 4
2008 34 -min AAA 55 244 214 25 60 12 0 3 17 1 2 23 17 .280 .355 .379 .734 81 6 3 2 2 1 QRO · MEX
2009 35 -min Fgn 21 46 41 3 6 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 10 .146 .217 .293 .510 12 1 0 0 1 0 YOM · JPCL
12 Seasons 1506 6108 5385 777 1532 282 18 146 744 53 17 596 617 .284 .357 .425 .782 104 2288 110 41 31 55 22
162 Game Avg. 162 657 579 84 165 30 2 16 80 6 2 64 66 .284 .357 .425 .782 104 246 12 4 3 6 2
NYM (8 yrs) 1086 4449 3897 614 1136 212 14 120 538 45 14 458 498 .292 .367 .445 .812 113 1736 68 29 25 40 15
SFG (3 yrs) 390 1564 1401 158 385 68 4 26 201 8 3 131 115 .275 .338 .385 .723 88 539 40 11 6 15 7
LAA (1 yr) 18 52 50 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .100 .135 .120 .255 -33 6 1 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 12 43 37 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 .162 .279 .189 .468 25 7 1 1 0 0 0
NL (11 yrs) 1476 6013 5298 772 1521 280 18 146 739 53 17 589 613 .287 .359 .429 .789 106 2275 108 40 31 55 22
AL (1 yr) 30 95 87 5 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 4 .126 .200 .149 .349 -7 13 2 1 0 0 0
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Generated 12/12/2011.

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