Wayne
Cage
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 23, 1951 in Usa, LA, MONROE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 26 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1979 27 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1980 28 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1981 29 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1982 30 IND AL     5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1983 31 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1984 32 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1985 33 IND AL $ 350,000   5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
1986 34 IND AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
1987 35 NYG NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 26 AA   82 301 46 85 20 2 14 47 3 4 47 60 .282 .379 .502 .881 55.6  
    A   50 148 24 43 5 0 10 27 2 2 27 21 .291 .400 .527 .927 30.8  
1979 27 IND AL 148 475 40 97 19 3 8 54 1 0 49 109 .204 .277 .307 .585 43.4 3.4
1980 28 AAA   129 495 64 119 32 2 26 83 5 2 57 95 .240 .319 .471 .790 75.6  
1981 29 AAA   137 532 93 145 32 2 33 107 4 3 64 104 .273 .351 .526 .877 96.0  
1982 30 AAA   137 531 82 142 36 1 31 82 5 4 60 100 .267 .342 .514 .856 91.3  
1983 31 IND AL 119 415 49 97 22 7 7 45 1 1 38 91 .234 .298 .371 .669 45.9 6.5
1984 32 IND AL 15 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .190 .227 .238 .465 1.0 0.0
1985 33 IND AL 28 30 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 8 .267 .303 .400 .703 4.2 0.7
1986 34 IND AL 28 42 5 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 8 13 .167 .300 .286 .586 4.1 0.2
1987 35 A   94 134 21 38 2 1 5 21 1 1 16 24 .284 .360 .425 .785 20.8  
5 Years Sim 338 983 99 213 45 10 17 111 2 1 98 227 .217 .287 .335 .621 98.6 10.8
3 Years AAA 403 1558 239 406 100 5 90 272 14 9 181 299 .261 .336 .504 .841 262.9  
1 Years AA 82 301 46 85 20 2 14 47 3 4 47 60 .282 .378 .502 .880 55.6  
2 Years A 144 282 45 81 7 1 15 48 3 3 43 45 .287 .381 .479 .859 51.6  
6 Years Minors 629 2141 330 572 127 8 119 367 20 16 271 404 .267 .348 .501 .849 370.1  
162 Game Average 471 47 102 21 4 8 53 0 0 46 108 .217 .287 .335 .621 47.3  
Career Highs 148 475 49 97 22 7 8 54 1 1 49 109 .267 .303 .400 .703 45.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   809 85 179 35 7 15 89 2 1 85 178 .221 .294 .337 .632 83.5
vs LH   174 14 34 10 3 2 22 0 0 13 49 .195 .250 .322 .572 13.7
Home 169 480 49 105 21 5 7 52 1 1 54 115 .219 .296 .327 .623 48.6
Away 169 503 50 108 24 5 10 59 1 0 44 112 .215 .278 .342 .620 48.6
RISP   228 0 59 13 1 4 85 0 0 19 56 .259 .307 .377 .685 26.9
Pinch Hitting   32 1 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 13 .219 .289 .344 .633 3.6
Close/Late   123 20 28 4 1 3 10 0 0 14 21 .228 .302 .350 .652 13.9
Mar/Apr 52 155 24 35 8 2 3 22 0 0 11 34 .226 .280 .361 .641 15.4
May 59 165 13 30 6 1 2 18 1 0 17 50 .182 .258 .267 .525 11.7
June 60 176 20 39 7 4 3 17 0 0 18 40 .222 .292 .358 .650 19.0
July 47 137 14 24 5 1 2 9 0 0 16 36 .175 .261 .270 .532 10.1
August 62 192 15 47 12 1 4 25 1 0 14 41 .245 .292 .380 .672 21.5
Sep/Oct 58 158 13 38 7 1 3 20 0 1 22 26 .241 .330 .354 .684 19.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 27 IND AL 1B 148 147 1227.3 1509 104 5 137 .997 11.83   4.2
1984 32 IND AL 1B 5 3 24.3 34 2 0 5 1.000 13.32   0.0
1985 33 IND AL 1B 9 2 31.7 49 3 1 3 .981 14.78   0.1
1986 34 IND AL 1B 25 11 119.3 164 7 1 14 .994 12.90   0.3
Career Totals   187 163 1402.7 1756 116 7 159 .996 12.01   4.6
Career Highs   148 147 1227.3 1509 104 5 137 1.000 14.78    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 31 IND AL 3 10 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .500 .583 .700 1.283
1985 33 IND AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 12 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1983-10-7
Strikeouts
1979-6-109
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Brooks Robinson (988)
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  4. Roger Freed (976)
  5. Ted Kazanski (973)
  6. Tim Wallach (971)
  7. Pat Tabler (970)
  8. Bill Schuster (969)
  9. Ron Hunt (969)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1978
Had first career hit on 4/4/1979, off Dennis Leonard (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1979, off Tom Hausman (DET)
Injured on 4/11/1980 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/28/1980 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Indianapolis to New York (N) on 2/14/1987 (Going to NYG: RF John Morris, 3B Kelly Paris, 1B Wayne Cage, P Mark Thurmond. Going to IND: C Tim Blackwell)
7/31/1987: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)