U L
Washington
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 27, 1953 in Usa, OK, STRINGTOWN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1983   
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
1977 23 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1978 24 PHN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1979 25 PHN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1980 26 PHN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1981 27 PHN NL $ 462,857   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 7 6
1982 28 PHN NL $ 713,571   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 4 6 7 6
1983 29 PHN NL $ 713,571   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1984 30 LAD NL $ 900,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1985 31 LAD NL $ 900,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6
1986 32 LAD NL $ 900,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 900,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 6 4 5 5 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
1977 23 LAD NL 89 222 25 44 11 4 0 17 9 3 27 36 .198 .285 .284 .569 18.9 1.4
    AAA   28 118 11 33 3 0 1 14 3 4 12 19 .280 .346 .331 .677 13.3  
    AA   25 102 21 25 2 3 0 7 6 2 15 10 .245 .342 .324 .665 12.7  
1978 24 PHN NL 88 226 31 54 12 3 3 23 14 5 32 29 .239 .333 .358 .692 26.2 4.2
    AAA   53 188 23 59 6 1 5 16 14 8 20 22 .314 .380 .436 .816 30.4  
1979 25 PHN NL 65 212 28 54 6 2 2 18 17 11 14 27 .255 .301 .330 .631 20.1 2.2
1980 26 PHN NL 113 290 36 77 12 3 2 35 20 8 17 33 .266 .305 .348 .653 28.8 4.5
1981 27 PHN NL 124 348 34 90 17 4 2 43 28 9 18 53 .259 .295 .348 .643 34.6 4.6
1982 28 PHN NL 126 347 32 81 16 1 1 32 23 18 23 51 .233 .282 .294 .575 26.7 0.3
1983 29 PHN NL 81 177 24 45 13 2 4 22 5 8 10 35 .254 .291 .418 .709 18.7 2.5
1984 30 LAD NL 147 433 52 92 20 2 1 33 28 11 29 80 .212 .261 .275 .536 30.8 0.9
1985 31 LAD NL 153 425 41 86 11 4 2 37 23 15 31 76 .202 .259 .261 .520 28.3 0.3
1986 32 LAD NL 78 181 18 39 7 3 0 13 6 10 7 31 .215 .243 .287 .531 7.7 0.0
10 Years Sim 1064 2861 321 662 125 28 17 273 173 98 208 451 .231 .283 .312 .596 240.7 20.9
2 Years AAA 81 306 34 92 9 1 6 30 17 12 32 41 .301 .366 .395 .761 43.7  
1 Years AA 25 102 21 25 2 3 0 7 6 2 15 10 .245 .342 .324 .665 12.7  
3 Years Minors 106 408 55 117 11 4 6 37 23 14 47 51 .287 .360 .377 .737 56.4  
162 Game Average 435 48 100 19 4 2 41 26 14 31 68 .231 .283 .312 .596 36.7  
Career Highs 153 433 52 92 20 4 4 43 28 18 32 80 .266 .333 .418 .709 34.6  
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   2323 263 547 102 23 16 227 139 76 177 360 .235 .289 .320 .609 213.8
vs LH   538 58 115 23 5 1 46 34 22 31 91 .214 .256 .281 .537 35.2
Home 520 1358 137 301 57 11 5 117 89 37 99 210 .222 .275 .291 .566 110.0
Away 544 1503 184 361 68 17 12 156 84 61 109 241 .240 .291 .332 .623 138.9
RISP   672 0 166 23 9 7 241 0 0 47 109 .247 .293 .339 .632 66.9
Pinch Hitting   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Close/Late   277 44 79 13 2 0 13 0 0 19 28 .285 .331 .347 .678 30.9
Mar/Apr 141 404 41 98 16 2 2 27 27 13 22 80 .243 .281 .307 .588 34.3
May 156 450 55 105 19 6 4 70 23 13 28 78 .233 .279 .329 .608 40.1
June 178 424 60 93 14 4 2 28 27 16 42 81 .219 .288 .285 .574 35.9
July 182 500 54 128 28 7 4 55 25 25 38 70 .256 .309 .364 .673 51.4
August 192 505 61 117 24 5 1 46 37 13 33 63 .232 .280 .305 .585 43.9
Sep/Oct 215 578 50 121 24 4 4 47 34 18 45 79 .209 .265 .285 .550 43.5
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
1977 23 LAD NL SS 82 79 646.3 97 306 12 57 .971 5.61   2.6
    2B 4 2 22.0 5 10 1 5 .938 6.14   0.1
    RF 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1978 24 PHN NL SS 81 78 649.3 110 280 16 59 .961 5.41   1.9
    2B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1979 25 PHN NL SS 49 49 416.0 57 208 13 32 .953 5.73   1.5
1980 26 PHN NL SS 79 57 532.0 81 224 11 33 .965 5.16   1.0
    2B 19 14 128.0 30 55 1 14 .988 5.98   0.7
    3B 10 5 62.0 3 22 0 5 1.000 3.63   0.3
1981 27 PHN NL SS 110 107 869.7 138 370 20 78 .962 5.26   5.1
    2B 4 2 18.7 5 9 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.1
    3B 9 0 18.0 3 2 1 1 .833 2.50   0.0
1982 28 PHN NL SS 120 113 909.0 136 390 24 72 .956 5.21   5.1
    3B 2 0 9.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86   0.0
    2B 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1983 29 PHN NL 3B 63 55 457.3 31 110 6 9 .959 2.77   1.8
    SS 10 0 20.0 2 8 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
    2B 7 0 8.7 4 1 1 1 .833 5.20   0.0
1984 30 LAD NL SS 146 145 1210.7 180 485 30 82 .957 4.94   4.5
    3B 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1985 31 LAD NL 2B 150 147 1215.3 257 488 19 96 .975 5.52   3.8
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1986 32 LAD NL SS 29 21 203.3 29 86 4 13 .966 5.09   0.5
    3B 23 14 138.0 9 43 1 2 .981 3.39   0.8
    2B 27 11 133.0 20 65 3 11 .966 5.75   0.7
  SS 706 649 5456.3 830 2357 130 427 .961 5.26   22.4
  2B 214 177 1539.7 324 633 25 130 .975 5.59   5.5
  3B 111 74 697.0 47 180 8 17 .966 2.93   2.9
  RF 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   1034 900 7696.6 1202 3170 163 574 .964 5.11   30.8
Career Highs   152 147 1220.7 257 488 30 96 .975 5.73    
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
1981 27 PHN NL 5 14 6 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .429 .467 .714 1.181
1983 29 PHN NL 16 48 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 .200 .188 .388
Career Post-Season Batting 21 62 10 14 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 7 .226 .262 .306 .568
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.
Caught Stealing
1979-9-11
1982-5-18
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1977
Injured on 5/4/1977 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/3/1977, off Bill Stoneman (TOR)
Traded from Los Angeles to Philadelphia on 2/4/1978 (Going to LAD: 2B Tom Heintzelman, SS Chris Speier, C Bill Fahey. Going to PHN: C Tim Blackwell, SS U l Washington, SS Toby Harrah)
Hit first career homerun on 6/25/1978, off Pete Vuckovich (PIT)
Injured on 4/13/1979 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1979 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1979 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against Miami on 5/22/1980
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $462,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $713,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $713,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/19/1983 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Won World Championship with Philadelphia in 1983
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/3/1984 to a 3-year deal worth $900,000 per year