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Steve
Jeltz		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 28, 1959 in France, , PARIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1988    1989   
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
1983 24 IND AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1984 25 IND AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1985 26 IND AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1986 27 IND AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1987 28 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
1988 29 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
1989 30 IND AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1990 31 IND AL $ 1,528,571   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,528,571   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 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
1983 24 A   137 428 55 97 11 3 4 32 17 8 123 70 .227 .399 .294 .694 66.8  
1984 25 A   137 455 58 147 15 1 7 47 16 8 104 48 .323 .449 .407 .856 90.0  
1985 26 A   137 424 44 112 15 2 4 36 23 11 135 52 .264 .442 .337 .779 80.7  
1986 27 A   137 453 74 133 14 2 11 45 18 9 119 52 .294 .441 .406 .847 91.1  
1987 28 IND AL 35 49 9 9 2 0 0 6 2 1 12 5 .184 .344 .224 .569 5.4 0.4
1988 29 IND AL 150 559 55 124 25 4 4 35 11 9 67 83 .222 .305 .302 .608 51.6 3.3
1989 30 IND AL 152 515 47 131 22 5 1 42 17 8 86 77 .254 .360 .322 .683 61.8 6.6
1990 31 IND AL 149 567 74 143 27 1 2 39 23 10 68 98 .252 .332 .314 .646 60.6 9.4
4 Years Sim 486 1690 185 407 76 10 7 122 53 28 233 263 .241 .333 .310 .643 179.5 19.7
4 Years A 548 1760 231 489 55 8 26 160 74 36 481 222 .278 .433 .363 .795 328.7  
162 Game Average 563 61 135 25 3 2 40 17 9 77 87 .241 .333 .310 .643 59.8  
Career Highs 152 567 74 143 27 5 4 42 23 10 86 98 .254 .360 .322 .683 61.8  
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   1147 125 282 52 8 5 79 33 20 153 181 .246 .334 .318 .652 130.0
vs LH   543 60 125 24 2 2 43 20 8 80 82 .230 .330 .293 .623 58.9
Home 247 858 104 211 40 6 4 61 27 13 114 135 .246 .335 .321 .656 98.6
Away 239 832 81 196 36 4 3 61 26 15 119 128 .236 .330 .299 .629 90.2
RISP   297 0 81 17 4 0 105 0 0 47 44 .273 .369 .357 .726 41.6
Pinch Hitting   8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
Close/Late   191 18 40 5 1 0 14 0 0 30 24 .209 .314 .246 .560 17.3
Mar/Apr 74 257 26 64 12 1 1 24 5 5 40 31 .249 .350 .315 .665 30.5
May 89 311 40 69 16 1 0 17 11 3 42 46 .222 .314 .280 .593 30.6
June 80 285 27 66 13 0 3 23 9 4 37 48 .232 .320 .309 .629 30.6
July 73 260 27 67 12 2 0 14 7 4 34 44 .258 .346 .319 .665 30.2
August 86 294 37 82 12 4 1 23 11 8 38 48 .279 .360 .357 .718 38.7
Sep/Oct 84 283 28 59 11 2 2 21 10 4 42 46 .208 .310 .283 .593 28.2
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
1987 28 IND AL SS 27 14 141.0 20 71 3 10 .968 5.81   0.6
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1988 29 IND AL SS 150 149 1310.3 204 586 15 127 .981 5.43   8.0
1989 30 IND AL SS 152 148 1269.7 203 559 26 102 .967 5.40   7.3
1990 31 IND AL SS 148 147 1276.7 196 495 20 94 .972 4.87   5.5
  SS 477 458 3997.7 623 1711 64 333 .973 5.25   21.5
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   478 458 3998.7 624 1711 64 333 .973 5.26   21.5
Career Highs   152 149 1310.3 204 586 26 127 .981 5.83    
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.
Walks
1989-5-86
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1967
Injured on 7/31/1968 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 9/22/1968, off Steve Hamilton (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 9/30/1968, off Joe Sparma (KCR)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1969, hitting .550 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1969, hitting .381 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1971, hitting .375 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 7/27/1971 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 6 weeks
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland (A), driving in 6 runs on 7/20/1972
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1972, hitting .290 with 11 HR, 32 RBI
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,114,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1973, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,578,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1974, hitting .348 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Washington , driving in 8 runs on 5/4/1974
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1974, hitting .440 with 6 HR, 14 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1974, hitting .320 with 11 HR, 33 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1974, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,021,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1975: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Hit 3 homeruns against Kansas City, driving in 5 runs on 6/14/1975
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1975, hitting .347 with 9 HR, 22 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Injured on 9/25/1976 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 4/17/1977
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1977, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1977, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Traded from Tampa Bay to Kansas City on 7/31/1979 (Going to KCR: DH Reggie Jackson, C Duffy Dyer, RF Larry Hisle. Going to TAM: 3B Kevin Bell, 1B John Mayberry, RF Tony Conigliaro)
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/3/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $6,250,000 per year
Injured on 9/25/1980 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Traded from Philadelphia to Montreal on 6/1/1981 (Going to MON: C Jerry Narron, RF Reggie Jackson, 2B Felix Millan, P Les Cain, C Charlie Sands. Going to PHN: C John Ellis, P Tom Underwood, 1B Hal Mcrae)
3/4/1982: Signed a minor league contract extension with Montreal
Injured on 6/18/1982 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Drafted in 3rd round, 67th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1983
Injured on 4/17/1983 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/27/1983 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/31/1983 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 5/6/1987, off Charlie Leibrandt (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1988, off Jose Deleon (TOR)
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1988
Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1989
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
 
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