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Rich
Gedman		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 26, 1959 in Usa, MA, WORCESTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 20 BOS AL     5 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7
1981 21 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 7 8 7
1982 22 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 6 8 7
1983 23 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 7
1984 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 8 8 3 4 3 6 8 7
1985 25 BOS AL     6 6 5 5 6 5 7 8 8 3 4 4 7 8 7
1986 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 4 6 8 7
1987 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 6 7 6
1988 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 5 6 6
1989 29 BOS AL $ 492,857   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 5 6 6
1990 30 BOS AL $ 1,028,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 4 3 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,028,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 7 8 7
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
1980 20 AA   137 534 71 136 31 1 26 76 0 1 59 51 .255 .329 .463 .791 81.3  
1981 21 AAA   106 351 37 88 27 1 12 37 0 0 32 42 .251 .313 .436 .749 47.4  
    AA   25 94 7 19 4 0 3 14 0 0 8 18 .202 .265 .340 .605 8.7  
1982 22 AAA   75 104 16 30 6 1 3 18 0 0 10 11 .288 .351 .452 .803 16.0  
1983 23 AAA   48 69 10 24 6 0 4 20 0 0 2 3 .348 .366 .609 .975 13.4  
1984 24 BOS AL 34 96 9 22 4 0 0 9 0 0 7 11 .229 .286 .271 .557 6.8 0.0
    AAA   13 16 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 .188 .381 .250 .631 2.2  
1985 25 AAA   132 475 71 113 22 2 15 76 1 1 45 54 .238 .304 .387 .691 56.9  
1986 26 BOS AL 54 128 14 31 12 0 3 17 0 0 1 16 .242 .250 .406 .656 11.0 0.5
1987 27 BOS AL 88 182 27 43 12 3 4 27 0 0 13 23 .236 .291 .401 .693 19.8 2.4
1988 28 BOS AL 82 178 29 47 12 0 3 23 0 0 17 35 .264 .327 .382 .709 22.0 3.9
1989 29 BOS AL 111 370 40 82 32 2 6 50 0 1 23 75 .222 .268 .368 .635 32.9 2.5
1990 30 BOS AL 98 224 23 55 14 0 6 37 1 0 15 35 .246 .292 .388 .680 23.8 3.7
6 Years Sim 467 1178 142 280 86 5 22 163 1 1 76 195 .238 .285 .375 .660 116.2 13.1
5 Years AAA 374 1015 134 258 62 4 34 154 1 1 94 112 .254 .319 .424 .742 135.9  
2 Years AA 162 628 78 155 35 1 29 90 0 1 67 69 .247 .322 .444 .766 90.1  
7 Years Minors 536 1643 212 413 97 5 63 244 1 2 161 181 .251 .320 .432 .752 226.0  
162 Game Average 408 49 97 29 1 7 56 0 0 26 67 .238 .285 .375 .660 40.3  
Career Highs 111 370 40 82 32 3 6 50 1 1 23 75 .264 .327 .406 .709 32.9  
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   874 107 227 67 5 14 135 1 1 62 133 .260 .309 .396 .705 102.9
vs LH   304 35 53 19 0 8 28 0 0 14 62 .174 .213 .316 .528 18.9
Home 228 601 67 140 47 3 11 91 0 1 43 103 .233 .284 .376 .660 62.3
Away 239 577 75 140 39 2 11 72 1 0 33 92 .243 .286 .374 .660 59.4
RISP   331 0 94 26 3 7 131 0 0 22 63 .284 .322 .444 .766 45.6
Pinch Hitting   145 17 34 7 2 2 31 1 0 17 24 .234 .311 .352 .663 16.8
Close/Late   180 18 37 11 2 5 30 0 0 13 27 .206 .262 .372 .634 17.4
Mar/Apr 66 149 24 31 12 0 2 12 0 0 7 30 .208 .253 .329 .582 11.1
May 78 187 17 35 11 1 4 29 1 0 10 30 .187 .226 .321 .547 13.2
June 79 210 33 53 21 2 4 32 0 0 11 28 .252 .290 .429 .718 24.6
July 83 207 22 51 17 0 5 31 0 0 15 35 .246 .298 .401 .699 24.1
August 81 206 19 52 10 1 2 24 0 0 19 35 .252 .314 .340 .654 22.3
Sep/Oct 80 219 27 58 15 1 5 35 0 1 14 37 .265 .309 .411 .720 26.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1984 24 BOS AL C 33 27 243.3 136 7 3 1 .979 5.29 29 5 .172 0 0.9
1986 26 BOS AL C 39 32 277.0 180 15 1 0 .995 6.34 34 10 .294 1 1.7
    RF 1 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1987 27 BOS AL C 38 35 292.0 199 14 1 0 .995 6.57 28 11 .393 1 1.6
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1988 28 BOS AL C 35 31 266.0 155 15 0 0 1.000 5.75 32 12 .375 1 1.7
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 29 BOS AL C 91 88 785.3 532 27 6 0 .989 6.41 57 16 .281 2 4.0
    2B 1 0 3.7 2 1 0 0 1.000 7.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 30 BOS AL C 44 42 350.7 200 17 2 0 .991 5.57 39 10 .256 1 1.7
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 280 255 2214.3 1402 95 13 1 .991 6.08 219 64 .292 6 11.7
  LF 5 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 2 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 3.7 2 1 0 0 1.000 7.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   290 255 2233.3 1405 98 13 2 .991 6.06 219 64 .292 6 11.8
Career Highs   93 88 791.0 534 29 6 1 1.000 6.46 57 16 .393 2  
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
1987 27 BOS AL 10 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700
Career Post-Season Batting 10 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700
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  4. Hal Smith (962)
  5. Johnny Edwards (962)
  6. Bennie Tate (960)
  7. John Orsino (956)
  8. Jerry McNertney (952)
  9. Dutch Dotterer (952)
  10. Wayne Nordhagen (951)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 42nd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1980
Had first career hit on 5/1/1984, off Floyd Bannister (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1986, off Willie Hernandez (LAD)
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,028,571 through salary arbitration
 
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