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Brian
Giles		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: April 27, 1960 in Usa, KS, MANHATTAN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986    1988    1989   
Gold Glove 1984    1986    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
1981 21 TAM AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5
1982 22 TAM AL     4 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6
1983 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6
1984 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 7
1985 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7
1986 26 TAM AL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7
1987 27 TAM AL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7
1988 28 NYG NL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 8
1989 29 NYG NL $ 3,570,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 8
1990 30 NYG NL $ 3,570,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,570,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 8
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
1981 21 A   129 467 66 130 23 2 8 48 12 6 86 61 .278 .391 .388 .778 75.8  
1982 22 AAA   137 587 69 157 17 5 19 62 15 10 61 92 .267 .336 .411 .747 81.8  
1983 23 TAM AL 151 499 53 120 24 2 10 41 3 3 39 79 .240 .294 .357 .650 50.9 6.8
1984 24 TAM AL 152 560 62 138 20 4 9 54 5 2 48 71 .246 .308 .345 .652 56.1 8.1
1985 25 TAM AL 151 586 87 174 38 2 7 68 8 4 45 73 .297 .346 .404 .751 74.7 13.8
1986 26 TAM AL 144 545 83 155 40 2 9 57 5 4 47 65 .284 .340 .415 .755 71.4 12.6
1987 27 TAM AL 148 529 63 143 25 3 9 68 3 2 47 77 .270 .329 .380 .709 65.0 9.8
1988 28 NYG NL 151 572 76 147 28 0 12 71 18 7 45 76 .257 .309 .369 .678 64.7 9.3
1989 29 NYG NL 149 607 86 154 49 3 7 69 20 10 38 64 .254 .296 .379 .675 62.2 8.4
1990 30 NYG NL 150 547 62 135 32 3 4 66 18 11 53 59 .247 .314 .338 .652 54.9 4.9
8 Years Sim 1196 4445 572 1166 256 19 67 494 80 43 362 564 .262 .317 .374 .691 499.9 73.7
1 Years AAA 137 587 69 157 17 5 19 62 15 10 61 92 .267 .337 .411 .748 81.8  
1 Years A 129 467 66 130 23 2 8 48 12 6 86 61 .278 .390 .388 .777 75.8  
2 Years Minors 266 1054 135 287 40 7 27 110 27 16 147 153 .272 .362 .400 .762 157.5  
162 Game Average 602 77 157 34 2 9 66 10 5 49 76 .262 .317 .374 .691 67.7  
Career Highs 152 607 87 174 49 4 12 71 20 11 53 79 .297 .346 .415 .755 74.7  
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   3201 385 796 180 15 46 342 60 32 246 446 .249 .301 .357 .658 342.3
vs LH   1244 187 370 76 4 21 152 20 11 116 118 .297 .358 .416 .774 179.2
Home 601 2191 285 587 138 10 38 265 41 21 192 279 .268 .326 .392 .718 276.9
Away 595 2254 287 579 118 9 29 229 39 22 170 285 .257 .309 .356 .664 244.6
RISP   1111 0 284 68 4 12 388 0 0 114 156 .256 .319 .356 .675 129.8
Pinch Hitting   34 5 11 0 0 2 12 0 0 2 4 .324 .351 .500 .851 5.9
Close/Late   554 67 145 27 2 10 75 0 0 59 64 .262 .332 .372 .704 69.7
Mar/Apr 191 696 80 180 35 2 15 81 10 8 55 86 .259 .314 .379 .694 81.3
May 215 809 115 224 52 2 8 90 11 5 81 107 .277 .341 .376 .717 103.8
June 201 743 98 203 41 6 14 93 17 6 61 90 .273 .327 .401 .728 97.0
July 187 678 78 171 42 1 8 66 16 6 52 88 .252 .306 .353 .659 72.8
August 203 772 98 193 41 2 12 84 13 8 58 96 .250 .301 .355 .656 81.8
Sep/Oct 199 747 103 195 45 6 10 80 13 10 55 97 .261 .311 .378 .688 84.9
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
1983 23 TAM AL SS 150 147 1251.7 219 587 17 110 .979 5.80   7.7
1984 24 TAM AL SS 152 148 1320.7 221 614 10 103 .988 5.69   7.9
1985 25 TAM AL SS 146 144 1301.7 190 581 13 88 .983 5.33   7.3
    2B 2 0 4.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 7.73   0.0
1986 26 TAM AL SS 138 134 1188.7 184 550 7 94 .991 5.56   8.4
    2B 5 0 15.0 5 5 1 0 .909 6.00   0.0
1987 27 TAM AL SS 146 141 1228.3 190 535 11 89 .985 5.31   6.1
    2B 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1988 28 NYG NL SS 148 143 1268.0 167 544 10 89 .986 5.05   8.3
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1989 29 NYG NL SS 149 146 1302.3 165 549 12 89 .983 4.93   8.1
1990 30 NYG NL SS 145 142 1290.0 167 574 14 101 .981 5.17   7.3
    2B 5 0 10.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 5.40   0.1
  SS 1174 1145 10151.3 1503 4534 94 763 .985 5.35   61.2
  2B 15 0 34.7 8 14 1 1 .957 5.71   0.2
Career Totals   1189 1145 10186.0 1511 4548 95 764 .985 5.35   61.4
Career Highs   152 148 1320.7 221 614 17 110 .989 5.80    
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
1985 25 TAM AL 10 40 6 9 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 9 .225 .262 .225 .487
1986 26 TAM AL 14 52 6 19 3 3 0 8 1 0 5 3 .365 .421 .538 .960
1987 27 TAM AL 5 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .200 .400 .200 .600
1988 28 NYG NL 17 64 11 17 6 0 2 10 1 0 6 11 .266 .329 .453 .782
1989 29 NYG NL 15 59 18 25 13 0 2 8 2 0 2 5 .424 .443 .746 1.188
1990 30 NYG NL 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200
Career Post-Season Batting 66 250 44 75 22 3 4 28 5 2 20 35 .300 .352 .460 .812
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.
At-Bats
1989-5-607
 Singles
1985-10-127
 Doubles
1989-5-49
 Caught Stealing
1989-10-10
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 45th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1981
Injured on 3/10/1981 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/31/1981 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/8/1981 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/3/1983, off Ray Corbin (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1983, off Matt Young (TOR)
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1984
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/8/1986 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 10/7/1986 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 5/4/1987
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1987
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 2/14/1988 (Going to NYG: SS Brian Giles. Going to TAM: 1B Rafael Palmeiro)
6/1/1988: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,570,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1988
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1989
 
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