#16 Albert "Joey" Belle, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubbies

#16 Albert "Joey" Belle, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubbies
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Albert Belle
Joey
8/25/1966
32
USA,LA,SHREVEPORT
6"2
215

Leftfield
R
R

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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 9,000,000
2001
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	8	9	5	6
Versus LHP	8	8	10	6	6
Versus RHP	6	7	9	4	6
Talent	7	8	8	5	7

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2
6
6
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 2 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 2 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 6

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/22	@PHI	L 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/23	CIN	L 2-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#3
9/25	@SD	L 2-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#4
9/26	@SD	L 8-10	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/28	@MON	W 3-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	#4
9/29	NYM	L 10-11	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#4
9/30	@MON	L 0-6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
10/1	STL	W 5-2	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	#4
10/3	NYM	L 1-8	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	#4
10/5	@PIT	W 10-4	4	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	#4

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	151	575	166	41	4	36	122	103	57	130	.289	.357	.562	.918	.908	.273
Projected	151	575	166	41	4	36	122	103	57	130	.289	.357	.562	.918	.908	.273

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	143	643	6	11	0	16	1	4	323	81	0	0	.0	113.0	7.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	134	42	8	2	11	36	29	15	27	2	0	0	.313	.377	.649	1.027
vs. RHP	441	124	33	2	25	86	74	42	103	2	1	6	.281	.350	.535	.885
Close/Late	61	15	2	0	1	2	8	14	12	0	1	2	.246	.397	.328	.725
Scoring Position	147	37	12	3	7	77	0	19	39	4	0	2	.252	.337	.517	.854
Pinch Hitting	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	.167	.143	.333	.476

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	292	92	21	3	21	64	55	31	63	.315	.381	.623	1.004
Road	74	283	74	20	1	15	58	48	26	67	.261	.330	.498	.828
March/April	23	90	17	4	0	7	12	19	12	29	.189	.291	.467	.758
May	27	97	38	13	1	6	32	17	6	22	.392	.434	.732	1.166
June	24	93	22	6	0	3	15	12	9	25	.237	.308	.398	.706
July	22	86	20	4	0	5	15	13	7	18	.233	.292	.453	.745
August	26	94	28	7	2	5	18	18	11	20	.298	.377	.574	.952
Sept/Oct	29	115	41	7	1	10	30	24	12	16	.357	.414	.696	1.110

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1989	150	530	130	35	6	29	99	86	60	4	4	98	0	0	.245	.324	.498	.823	CHN
1990	156	601	197	48	2	47	127	112	52	10	3	98	0	0	.328	.389	.649	1.038	CHN,NL
1991	155	584	185	51	2	38	119	112	80	7	4	65	1	0	.317	.403	.606	1.009	CHN,NL,NL
1992	156	593	179	35	2	42	102	106	73	8	2	92	0	0	.302	.385	.580	.965	CHN
1993	155	566	172	31	3	38	105	116	87	13	5	83	1	0	.304	.405	.571	.976	CHN,NL
1994	156	593	199	55	4	38	133	122	71	9	2	83	2	0	.336	.413	.634	1.047	CHN,NL
1995	157	587	191	36	4	36	133	129	74	12	6	80	1	0	.325	.408	.584	.992	CHN,NL
1996	145	559	166	46	1	49	134	120	67	8	2	90	3	0	.297	.379	.646	1.025	CHN,NL
1997	157	582	179	44	6	39	117	121	78	6	3	93	0	0	.308	.393	.605	.998	CHN
1998	151	575	166	41	4	36	122	103	57	6	4	130	0	0	.289	.357	.562	.918	CHN
Total	1538	5770	1764	422	34	392	1191	1127	699	83	35	912	8	0	.306	.387	.594	.981

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993	5	20	5	2	0	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	.250	.318	.350	.668
1995	16	63	21	6	0	3	13	12	5	17	1	0	.333	.382	.571	.954
Total	21	83	26	8	0	3	15	14	7	20	1	0	.313	.367	.518	.885

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	108	104	150	11	2	168	7	.958	921.0	1.64
Centerfield	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00
Rightfield	41	39	74	1	1	75	0	1.000	342.2	1.97

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1989...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1989, off Jack Morris (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1989, off John Smiley (PHI)...
Injured on 9/29/1989 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1990, hitting .340 with 9 HR, 25 RBI...
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game...
Drove in 9 runs against New York (N) on 9/6/1990...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1990, hitting .483 with 4 HR, 20 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1990, hitting .368 with 7 HR, 27 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1990, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1990, hitting .328 with 47 HR, 127 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Pittsburgh on 5/2/1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1991, hitting .474 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1991, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1992, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/7/1993...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1993, hitting .361 with 10 HR, 21 RBI...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration...
6/20/1994: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $9,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1994, hitting .519 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1995, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1995, hitting .471 with 5 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1995, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1995...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/3/1996 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/17/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1998, hitting .652 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 9/4/1998...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG 1990 - .328 - 7th 1994 - .336 - 4th 1995 - .325 - 7th	OBP 1994 - .413 - 9th	SLG 1990 - .649 - 1st 1991 - .606 - 5th 1992 - .580 - 5th 1994 - .634 - 5th 1995 - .584 - 6th 1996 - .646 - 5th	OPS 1990 - 1.038 - 2nd 1991 - 1.009 - 6th 1992 - .965 - 7th 1993 - .976 - 9th 1994 - 1.047 - 5th 1995 - .992 - 6th 1996 - 1.025 - 10th	Hits 1990 - 197 - 4th 1994 - 199 - 2nd 1995 - 191 - 6th
Doubles 1990 - 48 - 7th 1991 - 51 - 5th 1994 - 55 - 1st 1996 - 46 - 5th	Homeruns 1990 - 47 - 2nd 1991 - 38 - 10th 1992 - 42 - 5th 1993 - 38 - 10th 1995 - 36 - 10th 1996 - 49 - 5th	RBI 1990 - 127 - 2nd 1994 - 133 - 4th 1995 - 133 - 4th 1996 - 134 - 4th	Runs 1990 - 112 - 7th 1993 - 116 - 3rd 1994 - 122 - 4th 1995 - 129 - 6th 1996 - 120 - 9th

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