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Billy Ripken
William Oliver Ripken

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 186 lb.

MLB Debut July 11, 1987
Final Game July 13, 1998
Born December 16, 1964 in Havre De Grace, MD (age 59)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 22 OAA AL  114  250   36   79  12   0   1   22   0   0   18   20  .316  .362  .376  .738   102    94   9   0   0   0   3  
 1988 23 OAA AL   77  126   12   29   3   0   2   17   1   1   11   23  .230  .307  .302  .609    88    38   6   0   0   3   1  
 1989 24 OAA AL  124  277   23   64  11   3   1   25   1   2   10   36  .231  .257  .303  .560    77    84   7   1   0   0   6  
 1990 25 OAA AL  129  429   45  135  27   1   2   45   3   0   24   44  .315  .349  .396  .746   102   170   2   6   3   2  10  
 1991 26 OAA AL  123  328   29   69  20   0   0   20   0   0   23   39  .210  .261  .271  .532    75    89   5   2   0   0  14  
 1992 27 OAA AL  137  349   29   76  17   0   4   28   1   0   15   36  .218  .255  .301  .556    80   105   9   1   0   3  12  
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 SLN NL   42  118   12   37  10   0   0   11   1   1    6   17  .314  .347  .398  .745    99    47   2   0   0   0   2  
 1995 30 SEA AL    9   20    6    8   0   0   3    9   0   0    0    4  .400  .400  .850 1.250   163    17   0   0   0   0   0  
 1996 31 DEA AL   49  139   16   33   9   0   4   10   0   0   12   31  .237  .307  .388  .696    87    54   6   0   1   2   5  
 1997 32 SFN NL   73  207   31   63   7   1   6   27   0   0    6   37  .304  .321  .435  .756   104    90   1   2   0   0   3  
 1998 33 PIN NL   21   72    2   20   3   0   0    9   6   0    0   12  .278  .288  .319  .607    78    23   0   0   0   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      898 2315  241  613 119   5  23  223  13   4  125  299  .265  .304  .350  .654         811  47  12   4  11  56
 Per 600 PA           553   58  147  28   1   5   53   3   1   30   71                                 194  11   3   1   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With OAA      704 1759  174  452  90   4  10  157   6   3  101  198  .257  .299  .330  .628         580  38  10   3   8  46
   With SFN       73  207   31   63   7   1   6   27   0   0    6   37  .304  .321  .435  .756          90   1   2   0   0   3
   With DEA       49  139   16   33   9   0   4   10   0   0   12   31  .237  .307  .388  .696          54   6   0   1   2   5
   With SLN       42  118   12   37  10   0   0   11   1   1    6   17  .314  .347  .398  .745          47   2   0   0   0   2
   With PIN       21   72    2   20   3   0   0    9   6   0    0   12  .278  .288  .319  .607          23   0   0   0   1   0
   With SEA        9   20    6    8   0   0   3    9   0   0    0    4  .400  .400  .850 1.250          17   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      912 2729  287  674 121   6  20  229  25  16  174  332  .247  .294  .318  .612         867  72  22   3  18  81
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1987 22 OAA AL  18   35   5.2   4   3   0  .750   4   85   75  .882    0    0  .000  2B   2e8         3   
 1988 23 OAA AL  23   12   3.3   6   1   0  .167   4   52   44  .846    0    0  .000  2B   2e13       91   
 1989 24 OAA AL  53   20   2.4   5   0   0  .000   7   80   72  .900    0    0  .000  2B   1e14      -29   
 1990 25 OAA AL  15   59   5.1  11   5   1  .455   6  110   90  .818    0    0  .000  2B   2e11       17   
 1991 26 OAA AL  47   21   2.1   1   0   0  .000   8  102   82  .804    0    0  .000  2B   2e12       17   
 1992 27 OAA AL   8   25   2.3   9   3   0  .333   4  107   92  .860    0    0  .000  2B   2e8       -31   
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 SLN NL  26   15   5.0   1   1   0 1.000   2   42   30  .714    0    0  .000  SS   4e10       41   
 1995 30 SEA AL  90    6  15.3   4   1   0  .250   1    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  2B   3e41       74   
 1996 31 DEA AL  19   15   3.7   2   0   0  .000   1   47   42  .894    0    0  .000  2B   2e26       82   
 1997 32 SFN NL  18   28   5.1   2   2   0 1.000   4   49   39  .796    0    0  .000  SS   3e20       82   
 1998 33 PIN NL  35    7   3.9   0   0   0  .000   2   17   12  .706    0    0  .000  UT             -25   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          248   3.7  45  16   1  .356  43  695  581  .836    0    0  .000                  17   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1987 22 OAA AL  2B   110   190   194    4   56   .990    37   676.0   5.11
 1988 23 OAA AL  2B    76   123   111    4   34   .983    13   385.1   5.47
                 3B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1989 24 OAA AL  2B   123   222   184    7   60   .983    68   736.0   4.96
 1990 25 OAA AL  2B   128   303   341    6   94   .991   102   967.2   5.99
 1991 26 OAA AL  2B   120   296   267    8   64   .986   103   885.1   5.72
 1992 27 OAA AL  2B   135   315   362    4   86   .994   116   984.2   6.19
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 SLN NL  SS    22    41    68    2   11   .982    22   195.1   5.02
                 2B    17    16    22    0    6  1.000     5    63.2   5.37
                 3B     2     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     6.2   2.70
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1995 30 SEA AL  2B     8     6    10    1    0   .941     3    28.2   5.02
 1996 31 DEA AL  2B    49    89   127    1   25   .995    44   389.2   4.99
 1997 32 SFN NL  SS    54    77   144    4   27   .982    43   375.0   5.30
                 3B    15     3    16    0    1  1.000     7    75.0   2.28
                 2B     6     7    13    0    5  1.000     5    45.0   4.00
                 1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1998 33 PIN NL  3B    12     7    19    0    0  1.000    12    92.0   2.54
                 2B     9    20    27    2    6   .959     9    79.0   5.35
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   781  1587  1658   37  436   .989   505  5241.0   5.57
                 SS    76   118   212    6   38   .982    65   570.1   5.21
                 3B    31    10    37    0    1  1.000    19   176.2   2.39
                 1B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1989 ALCS  OAA TOA   L    3  10  1  1  1  0  0   0  1  2  .100  .182  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1987  OAA   99-63   Drew Kennedy
 1988  OAA  102-60   Drew Kennedy
 1989  OAA   97-65   Drew Kennedy
 1990  OAA   84-78   Drew Kennedy
 1991  OAA   62-100  Drew Kennedy
 1992  OAA   77-85   Drew Kennedy
 1994  SLN   67-95   Mike Rescigno
 1995  SEA  101-61   Jeff Tripodi
 1996  DEA   65-97   Mike Mashanic
 1997  SFN   87-75   Pat Carr
 1998  PIN   90-72   Mike Mashanic

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