#28 Jim Edmonds, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#28 Jim Edmonds, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Jim Edmonds

6/27/1970
28
USA,CA,FULLERTON
6"1
190

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Big League Contract
$ 9,478,571
1999
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

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

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Fielding Ratings
CF : 8 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
10/11	@COL	L 3-4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	#5
10/12	@COL	W 2-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#5
10/13	@COL	L 4-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	#4
10/15	COL	W 9-8	5	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	#5	PoG
10/16	COL	W 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
10/18	NYM	L 8-12	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	#5
10/19	NYM	L 4-13	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	#5
10/21	@NYM	W 9-6	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
10/22	@NYM	L 3-18	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	#4
10/23	@NYM	L 3-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	151	506	156	43	7	39	108	109	93	128	.308	.418	.652	1.070	1.158	.344
Projected	151	506	156	43	7	39	108	109	93	128	.308	.418	.652	1.070	1.158	.344

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	129	603	3	5	0	18	0	1	330	89	0	0	.0	137.7	10.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	111	35	9	4	6	30	20	24	33	1	0	0	.315	.434	.631	1.064
vs. RHP	395	121	34	3	33	78	89	69	95	0	0	3	.306	.413	.658	1.072
Close/Late	60	20	5	2	3	16	10	14	18	0	0	0	.333	.459	.633	1.093
Scoring Position	155	40	9	3	10	61	0	33	46	1	0	0	.258	.386	.548	.935
Pinch Hitting	18	5	1	0	3	7	5	4	9	0	0	0	.278	.409	.833	1.242

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	72	235	76	18	3	19	50	53	42	59	.323	.428	.668	1.096
Road	79	271	80	25	4	20	58	56	51	69	.295	.409	.638	1.048
Last Week	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250
March/April	24	87	24	7	0	5	11	16	16	25	.276	.394	.529	.923
May	26	90	27	10	0	7	15	17	14	26	.300	.400	.644	1.044
June	23	66	19	5	1	7	19	18	13	13	.288	.400	.712	1.112
July	23	75	26	8	1	4	15	21	17	14	.347	.467	.640	1.107
August	25	86	35	8	4	6	24	19	17	18	.407	.510	.802	1.312
Sept/Oct	30	102	25	5	1	10	24	18	16	32	.245	.347	.608	.955
Postseason	12	42	12	2	0	2	3	12	11	14	.286	.434	.476	.910

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	154	462	132	33	1	26	86	82	103	1	2	108	0	0	.286	.415	.530	.946	PIT
1994	159	562	157	41	2	34	121	117	90	3	1	147	0	0	.279	.381	.541	.922	PIT
1995	155	563	164	41	5	37	110	101	95	7	4	133	0	0	.291	.398	.579	.977	PIT
1996	155	552	165	58	4	38	118	124	103	4	3	144	0	0	.299	.411	.625	1.036	PIT
1997	153	541	170	46	3	41	133	136	105	7	2	150	0	0	.314	.431	.638	1.068	PIT,NL
1998	151	506	156	43	7	39	108	109	93	3	1	128	0	0	.308	.418	.652	1.070	PIT
Total	927	3186	944	262	22	215	676	669	589	25	13	810	0	0	.296	.409	.595	1.003

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
1997	4	13	6	2	0	1	3	4	4	2	0	0	.462	.588	.846	1.434
1998	12	42	12	2	0	2	3	12	11	14	0	0	.286	.434	.476	.910
Total	16	55	18	4	0	3	6	16	15	16	0	0	.327	.471	.564	1.035

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Centerfield	139	129	269	4	1	276	3	.989	1158.1	2.14
Rightfield	8	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	13.0	1.38

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1993...
Had first career hit on 4/5/1993, off John Smiley (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1993, off Bob Sebra (MON)...
Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 7/18/1994...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 8/29/1994...
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/26/1995...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1995, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,507,143 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 7/21/1996...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1996, hitting .417 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,178,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1997, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1997, hitting .400 with 10 HR, 25 RBI...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 8/18/1997...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1997, hitting .404 with 10 HR, 36 RBI...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $9,478,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/5/1998...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

OBP 1993 - .415 - 9th 1997 - .431 - 3rd	SLG 1995 - .579 - 9th 1996 - .625 - 9th 1997 - .638 - 8th	OPS 1995 - .977 - 9th 1996 - 1.036 - 8th 1997 - 1.068 - 6th	Doubles 1996 - 58 - 1st 1997 - 46 - 9th	Homeruns 1995 - 37 - 9th
RBI 1997 - 133 - 8th	Runs 1994 - 117 - 9th 1996 - 124 - 8th 1997 - 136 - 5th	BB 1993 - 103 - 6th 1997 - 105 - 9th

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