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John
Shelby		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 175
 
Born: February 23, 1958 in Usa, KY, LEXINGTON
 
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
1981 23 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1982 24 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1983 25 MIN AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
1984 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1985 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1986 28 MIN AL     3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
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 23 A   136 542 79 158 27 2 23 74 18 4 44 83 .292 .345 .476 .821 87.7  
1982 24 A   136 534 82 162 22 1 24 79 13 3 59 84 .303 .373 .483 .856 94.7  
1983 25 A   137 536 77 184 34 0 27 95 11 3 54 79 .343 .403 .558 .961 110.4  
1984 26 MIN AL 46 108 11 28 6 1 1 12 0 0 4 20 .259 .286 .361 .647 9.4 0.9
1985 27 MIN AL 37 51 7 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 14 .098 .132 .118 .250 -0.7 0.0
    AAA   33 112 12 22 4 3 1 6 3 0 6 25 .196 .237 .313 .550 8.4  
1986 28 MIN AL 28 23 7 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 2 .174 .269 .217 .487 1.9 0.1
    AA   22 94 17 27 6 1 4 8 1 0 7 10 .287 .337 .500 .837 15.2  
3 Years Sim 111 182 25 37 8 1 1 18 3 0 9 36 .203 .241 .275 .516 10.6 1.1
1 Years AAA 33 112 12 22 4 3 1 6 3 0 6 25 .196 .240 .313 .552 8.4  
1 Years AA 22 94 17 27 6 1 4 8 1 0 7 10 .287 .337 .500 .837 15.2  
3 Years A 409 1612 238 504 83 3 74 248 42 10 157 246 .313 .373 .506 .879 292.8  
5 Years Minors 464 1818 267 553 93 7 79 262 46 10 170 281 .304 .364 .493 .857 316.4  
162 Game Average 265 36 54 11 1 1 26 4 0 13 52 .203 .241 .275 .516 15.5  
Career Highs 46 108 11 28 6 1 1 12 2 0 4 20 .259 .286 .361 .647 9.4  
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   136 20 25 6 1 1 11 3 0 5 30 .184 .213 .265 .477 6.9
vs LH   46 5 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 6 .261 .320 .304 .624 4.5
Home 49 79 13 11 0 1 1 4 2 0 5 18 .139 .190 .203 .393 2.5
Away 62 103 12 26 8 0 0 14 1 0 4 18 .252 .280 .330 .610 8.9
RISP   39 0 12 4 0 0 17 0 0 2 9 .308 .341 .410 .752 5.0
Pinch Hitting   12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.2
Close/Late   32 17 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .219 .265 .344 .608 2.7
Mar/Apr 11 18 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 1.3
May 16 30 3 9 4 1 0 8 1 0 0 4 .300 .300 .500 .800 4.1
June 31 41 6 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 13 .146 .205 .220 .424 1.6
July 25 39 5 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .256 .293 .308 .600 3.3
August 14 20 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .050 .136 .050 .186 -0.5
Sep/Oct 14 34 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 .206 .206 .265 .471 1.5
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
1984 26 MIN AL LF 15 12 116.0 29 2 1 0 .969 2.41   0.8
    CF 16 11 107.0 29 1 1 0 .968 2.52    
1985 27 MIN AL CF 11 8 74.7 23 1 0 1 1.000 2.89   0.2
    LF 14 1 33.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.73    
1986 28 MIN AL CF 9 4 37.0 8 0 1 0 .889 1.95   0.0
    LF 4 1 13.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.69    
  CF 36 23 218.7 60 2 2 1 .969 2.55   0.2
  LF 33 14 162.0 40 2 1 0 .977 2.33   0.8
Career Totals   69 37 380.7 100 4 3 1 .972 2.46   1.1
Career Highs   31 23 223.0 58 3 2 1 1.000 2.84    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 79th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1981
Injured on 8/11/1981 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/21/1984, off Mike Griffin (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 6/19/1984, off John Butcher (PHN)
Injured on 4/14/1986 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks
Released by Minnesota on 10/28/1986
 
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