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Rick Miller
Richard Alan Miller (Miller Time)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Michigan State

MLB Debut September 4, 1971
Final Game October 4, 1985
Born April 19, 1948 in Grand Rapids, MI (age 76)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 23 BOA AL   17   36    6   10   2   1   0    3   0   0    3    9  .278  .325  .389  .714   103    14   0   1   0   0   0  
 1972 24 BOA AL   93  107   18   26   8   1   5   19   0   0   12   32  .243  .314  .477  .791   116    51   1   2   1   0   2  
 1973 25 BOA AL  130  463   73  118  20   8   7   45   4   1   54   52  .255  .336  .378  .714    97   175  12   5   2   5   3  
 1974 26 BOA AL  110  292   47   78   4   2   2   30   9   0   52   49  .267  .375  .315  .690    95    92   2   3   0   0   7  
 1975 27 BOA AL   23   78    7   15   0   0   0   11   4   1   12   11  .192  .300  .192  .492    64    15   2   0   0   0   5  
 1976 28 BOA AL   81  249   53   80  17   2   0   21   3   5   33   46  .321  .399  .406  .805   108   101  12   1   0   0   5  
 1977 29 BOA AL   82  175   30   60   8   4   0   14  11   0   21   28  .343  .422  .434  .856   111    76  12   0   0   3   1  
 1978 30 OAA AL  142  511   87  143  27   2   4   32   0   0   70   71  .280  .370  .364  .734   105   186   4   2   1   4   8  
 1979 31 OAA AL  144  476   85  142  25   4   4   41   3   1   49   72  .298  .366  .393  .759   102   187   2   2   1   3  10  
 1980 32 MON NL   86  243   33   69   5   1   1   20   0   0   20   41  .284  .337  .325  .662    94    79   6   1   0   0   4  
 1981 33 MON NL  136  358   54   98  19   4   8   44   1   0   28   60  .274  .331  .416  .747   107   149   6   1   3   3   4  
 1982 34 MON NL  100  136   14   44   4   0   0   14   0   0    9   14  .324  .361  .353  .713   102    48   0   2   0   0   4  
 1983 35 MON NL   88   96    9   30   2   1   0    8   0   1    7    9  .312  .358  .354  .713   102    34   0   2   2   1   5  
 1984 36 MON NL   22   45    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .133  .188  .133  .321    45     6   0   0   0   0   2  
 1985 37 CIN NL   14   19    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .368  .400  .421  .821   112     8   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     1268 3284  519  926 142  30  31  303  35   9  374  506  .282  .357  .372  .728        1221  59  22  10  19  60
 Per 600 PA           524   83  148  23   5   5   48   6   1   60   81                                 195   9   4   2   3  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      536 1400  234  387  59  18  14  143  31   7  187  227  .276  .362  .374  .736         524  41  12   3   8  23
   With MON      432  878  112  247  30   6   9   87   1   1   67  133  .281  .333  .360  .693         316  12   6   5   4  19
   With OAA      286  987  172  285  52   6   8   73   3   1  119  143  .289  .368  .378  .746         373   6   4   2   7  18
   With CIN       14   19    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .368  .400  .421  .821           8   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1482 3887  552 1046 161  35  28  369  78  65  454  583  .269  .346  .350  .696        1361  60  23  23  16  68
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 23 BOA AL  15    4   5.0   5   2   0  .400   1    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e13  -314   
 1972 24 BOA AL  49   16   5.1  27   8   0  .296   0   16   14  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e6   132   
 1973 25 BOA AL  27   64   4.8   8   0   0  .000   8   53   48  .906    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e8     3   
 1974 26 BOA AL  14   39   4.7  13   4   0  .308   4   22   21  .955    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e5    -7   
 1975 27 BOA AL  17    4   1.8   0   0   0  .000   0    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e5   -65   
 1976 28 BOA AL   7   41   5.8   2   1   0  .500   0   23   23 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e4    85   
 1977 29 BOA AL  20   37   7.8   4   2   0  .500   1   18   17  .944    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e3   182   
 1978 30 OAA AL  20   73   5.2   1   0   0  .000   5   57   54  .947    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e5    54   
 1979 31 OAA AL  15   70   5.4  12   1   1  .083   7   76   60  .789    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6     26   
 1980 32 MON NL  14   27   4.0   9   2   0  .222   3   21   19  .905    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8    -24   
 1981 33 MON NL  36   50   5.0  20   6   0  .300   3   32   22  .688    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e5     22   
 1982 34 MON NL  22   17   4.7  23   6   0  .261   1    7    6  .857    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e7     65   
 1983 35 MON NL  18   11   4.0  59  21   0  .356   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3     -6   
 1984 36 MON NL  15    0    .7  10   1   0  .100   0    5    5 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10  -344   
 1985 37 CIN NL   5    3   7.4  11   4   0  .364   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH              51   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          463   5.0 204  58   1  .284  33  342  297  .868    0    0  .000                  26   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 16.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 23 BOA AL  RF     9    15     3    1    0   .947     6    56.2   2.86
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
 1972 24 BOA AL  CF    24    43     2    0    1  1.000    13   132.0   3.07
                 RF    31    22     0    0    0  1.000     3    83.2   2.37
                 LF    10     5     1    0    0  1.000     0    20.0   2.70
 1973 25 BOA AL  CF   120   330    12    8    1   .977   110  1013.1   3.04
                 RF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     1    19.0   3.32
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1974 26 BOA AL  RF    40    91     3    4    1   .959    40   348.2   2.43
                 LF    36    43     4    0    0  1.000    23   232.0   1.82
                 CF    33    35     2    0    0  1.000     6    96.0   3.47
 1975 27 BOA AL  LF    13    30     1    0    1  1.000    12   113.0   2.47
                 CF     8     8     2    0    0  1.000     6    56.0   1.61
                 RF     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     4    30.0   1.80
 1976 28 BOA AL  RF    51   109     4    0    0  1.000    49   411.2   2.47
                 LF    25    12     1    0    0  1.000     6    86.0   1.36
                 CF    19    22     2    0    0  1.000     8    83.0   2.60
 1977 29 BOA AL  RF    38    41     3    1    1   .978    21   214.1   1.85
                 CF    35    60     3    0    2  1.000    18   186.2   3.04
                 LF     9     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    27.1   1.98
 1978 30 OAA AL  CF   140   325    19    5    1   .986   130  1173.1   2.64  GG
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1979 31 OAA AL  CF   126   310    13    7    0   .979    96   961.0   3.02
                 LF    17    24     2    0    1  1.000    11   109.0   2.15
 1980 32 MON NL  RF    36    49     2    2    0   .962    27   228.1   2.01
                 LF    44    24     0    0    0  1.000    10   149.2   1.44
                 CF    19    45     3    1    1   .980    15   141.0   3.06
 1981 33 MON NL  RF    84   148     3    3    0   .981    70   610.0   2.23
                 LF    47    30     0    0    0  1.000     9   153.2   1.76
                 CF     8    11     1    0    0  1.000     4    36.1   2.97
 1982 34 MON NL  LF    63    32     3    1    0   .972     0   151.2   2.08
                 CF    20    28     3    0    0  1.000    15   129.2   2.15
                 RF     6     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    11.1   2.38
 1983 35 MON NL  RF    13    12     0    0    0  1.000     1    38.0   2.84
                 LF     9     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    33.0   1.09
                 CF     7     7     1    0    0  1.000     2    28.0   2.57
                 1B     4     3     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.2   7.71
 1984 36 MON NL  LF     7    15     0    0    0  1.000     7    58.1   2.31
                 CF     4     8     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.1   3.72
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 1B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1985 37 CIN NL  LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   0.60
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   565  1235    63   21    6   .984   426  4063.2   2.87
                 RF   319   503    18   11    2   .979   222  2056.2   2.28
                 LF   284   227    12    1    2   .996    85  1152.2   1.87
                 1B     5     3     2    0    0  1.000     0     5.2   7.94
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1974 ALCS  BOA OAA   W    4  11  1  5  1  0  0   0  0  0  .455  .455  .545  0
      WS    BOA CIN   L    4  10  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  4  .000  .091  .000  0
 1976 ALCS  BOA KCA   L    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
 1977 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    3   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    BOA CIN   L    2   5  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  .200  .200  .200  0
 1981 NLCS  MON CIN   W    3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    MON OAA   L    3   2  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500 1.000  0
 1982 NLCS  MON LAN   W    4   4  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .250  .250  .250  0
      WS    MON CHA   L    4   6  2  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  .167  .167  .167  0
 1983 NLCS  MON ATN   L    5   4  0  1  0  0  0   0  1  2  .250  .400  .250  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  BOA   72-90   Mike Tomeo
 1972  BOA   79-83   Mike Tomeo
 1973  BOA   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1974  BOA   93-69   Mike Tomeo
 1975  BOA  107-55   Mike Tomeo
 1976  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1977  BOA  110-52   Mike Tomeo
 1978  OAA   67-95   Drew Kennedy
 1979  OAA   71-91   Drew Kennedy
 1980  MON  118-44   Steve Bivens
 1981  MON  103-59   Steve Bivens
 1982  MON  108-54   Steve Bivens
 1983  MON  107-55   Steve Bivens
 1984  MON   77-85   Steve Bivens
 1985  CIN   81-81   Alan Boodman

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