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Rick
Manning		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 2, 1954 in Usa, NY, NIAGARA FALLS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1984   
All-Star Selections 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
1975 20 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 8 8
1976 21 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1977 22 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1978 23 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8
1979 24 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8
1980 25 COL NL $ 1,042,857   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 8 8
1981 26 COL NL $ 1,528,571   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
1982 27 COL NL $ 1,528,571   9 9 8 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 8
1983 28 COL NL $ 6,000,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 3 3 7 7 7
1984 29 COL NL $ 6,000,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 7 7 7
1985 30 COL NL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 7 7 7
1986 31 COL NL $ 6,000,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 7 7 7
1987 32 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 7 7 7
1988 33 BSN NL $ 1,040,000   7 7 6 1 1 1 4 5 4 2 3 3 5 5 5
1989 34 BSN NL $ 1,040,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 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
1975 20 COL NL 19 44 5 15 0 1 1 5 2 4 3 3 .341 .383 .455 .838 5.7 0.9
    AAA   135 534 85 193 30 7 6 72 19 10 71 47 .361 .436 .478 .914 104.1  
1976 21 COL NL 11 31 2 10 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 .323 .323 .355 .677 3.3 0.6
    AAA   134 531 73 157 24 2 1 55 10 4 69 40 .296 .377 .354 .731 73.9  
1977 22 COL NL 135 440 55 130 17 0 2 48 13 7 35 34 .295 .347 .348 .694 49.6 9.3
1978 23 COL NL 140 493 65 165 29 3 5 61 1 0 47 31 .335 .391 .436 .827 78.4 18.1
1979 24 COL NL 145 532 56 150 21 4 2 50 1 1 40 37 .282 .332 .348 .679 58.9 9.6
1980 25 COL NL 133 479 48 135 21 1 2 32 3 2 37 46 .282 .335 .342 .677 48.0 8.7
1981 26 COL NL 153 594 54 171 24 1 4 53 1 1 39 45 .288 .331 .352 .683 65.4 12.0
1982 27 COL NL 153 609 65 184 24 8 2 63 3 1 36 44 .302 .344 .378 .721 74.6 14.0
1983 28 COL NL 148 581 68 190 27 4 3 83 2 1 21 58 .327 .350 .403 .753 73.1 16.8
1984 29 COL NL 126 361 46 98 10 0 3 32 1 0 28 34 .271 .323 .324 .647 38.4 5.7
1985 30 COL NL 125 387 46 102 8 3 1 29 0 3 30 46 .264 .317 .307 .624 37.2 4.6
1986 31 COL NL 130 441 60 130 10 3 2 43 0 2 31 58 .295 .342 .345 .686 49.9 8.9
1987 32 COL NL 138 459 48 130 20 3 2 51 1 1 15 50 .283 .302 .353 .655 46.9 6.8
1988 33 BSN NL 121 357 37 114 20 1 0 41 3 9 22 64 .319 .360 .381 .741 42.9 7.9
1989 34 AAA   137 548 53 151 23 1 3 28 3 5 53 119 .276 .339 .338 .677 62.8  
14 Years Sim 1677 5808 655 1724 232 32 29 594 33 32 384 552 .297 .340 .363 .703 672.4 123.9
3 Years AAA 406 1613 211 501 77 10 10 155 32 19 193 206 .311 .384 .389 .773 240.8  
162 Game Average 561 63 166 22 3 2 57 3 3 37 53 .297 .340 .363 .703 65.0  
Career Highs 153 609 68 190 29 8 5 83 13 9 47 64 .341 .391 .455 .838 78.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4489 529 1388 175 24 20 458 30 29 339 402 .309 .358 .372 .730 577.9
vs LH   1319 126 336 57 8 9 136 3 3 45 150 .255 .278 .331 .609 113.8
Home 834 2881 339 878 130 13 20 334 15 11 188 282 .305 .346 .380 .726 364.2
Away 843 2927 316 846 102 19 9 260 18 21 196 270 .289 .335 .346 .681 327.5
RISP   1417 0 418 58 7 1 513 0 0 107 145 .295 .340 .348 .688 167.0
Pinch Hitting   64 6 19 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 3 .297 .338 .391 .729 8.1
Close/Late   695 60 204 23 3 6 64 0 0 42 55 .294 .334 .361 .695 81.5
Mar/Apr 244 830 84 242 23 5 6 88 8 6 53 71 .292 .334 .353 .687 95.5
May 286 996 108 299 48 4 4 106 7 7 60 90 .300 .338 .368 .707 118.5
June 287 981 116 292 45 5 5 108 4 5 84 89 .298 .353 .369 .722 124.8
July 267 957 112 306 37 6 4 87 3 7 63 112 .320 .361 .383 .744 125.4
August 291 1046 124 316 44 5 7 109 5 2 62 97 .302 .341 .374 .715 128.2
Sep/Oct 302 998 111 269 35 7 3 96 6 5 62 93 .270 .313 .328 .641 99.4
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
1975 20 COL NL SS 3 1 20.0 6 13 0 3 1.000 8.55   0.2
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1976 21 COL NL SS 8 7 60.0 2 20 1 2 .957 3.30   0.2
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
1977 22 COL NL SS 128 113 1027.0 148 438 14 76 .977 5.14   5.1
    2B 6 0 13.0 4 3 0 2 1.000 4.85   0.0
    CF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
1978 23 COL NL SS 116 110 955.7 133 408 13 73 .977 5.09   4.6
    2B 5 0 9.0 1 8 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.1
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1979 24 COL NL 2B 109 106 934.7 211 409 12 102 .981 5.97   4.5
    1B 2 2 19.0 25 0 1 1 .962 11.84   0.0
    CF 8 0 14.0 9 0 2 0 .818 5.79   0.1
    SS 1 1 6.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1980 25 COL NL SS 88 84 744.3 134 292 8 46 .982 5.15   4.2
    CF 37 37 329.0 87 3 0 2 1.000 2.46   0.8
    2B 6 0 14.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 6.28   0.1
    LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.13    
1981 26 COL NL SS 142 139 1235.0 205 486 8 101 .989 5.04   3.9
    CF 7 0 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    2B 2 0 6.7 4 2 0 0 1.000 8.11   0.0
1982 27 COL NL SS 147 142 1301.7 192 533 12 101 .984 5.01   5.6
    CF 3 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
    2B 2 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1983 28 COL NL SS 145 145 1275.3 204 556 15 100 .981 5.36   6.4
    CF 1 1 8.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1984 29 COL NL SS 108 100 861.0 123 325 10 54 .978 4.68   4.5
    2B 14 3 52.0 8 17 0 5 1.000 4.33   0.3
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1985 30 COL NL SS 113 110 944.7 136 357 8 62 .984 4.70   4.1
    2B 8 4 42.0 10 14 0 2 1.000 5.14   0.2
    CF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
1986 31 COL NL SS 126 122 1066.3 167 437 17 81 .973 5.10   4.9
    CF 2 2 12.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.1
    2B 2 1 10.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1987 32 COL NL SS 132 130 1110.7 158 475 18 77 .972 5.13   4.9
    2B 4 1 14.0 3 4 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
    CF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
1988 33 BSN NL 2B 85 83 715.3 143 289 5 68 .989 5.44   2.6
    SS 17 6 82.0 11 30 1 4 .976 4.50   0.5
    CF 8 0 14.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.1
  SS 1274 1210 10689.6 1620 4372 125 781 .980 5.04   49.4
  2B 246 198 1820.0 392 759 17 183 .985 5.69   7.9
  CF 74 46 449.7 124 3 2 2 .984 2.54   1.3
  1B 2 2 19.0 25 0 1 1 .962 11.84   0.0
  LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.13    
Career Totals   1597 1457 12986.3 2162 5134 146 967 .980 5.06   58.5
Career Highs   152 146 1322.7 246 557 18 104 1.000 7.43    
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
1976 21 COL NL 7 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
1977 22 COL NL 12 40 4 12 3 1 0 9 0 0 2 3 .300 .333 .425 .758
1983 28 COL NL 6 21 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1984 29 COL NL 18 53 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .245 .259 .264 .523
1986 31 COL NL 12 40 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 .125 .186 .150 .336
1987 32 COL NL 10 34 3 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324 .343 .353 .696
Career Post-Season Batting 65 195 20 52 6 1 0 21 0 0 7 20 .267 .292 .308 .600
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.
Batting Average
1978-1-.335
1983-2-.327
 On-Base Pct
1978-8-.391
 At-Bats
1981-9-594
1982-7-609
 Hits
1981-10-171
1982-7-184
1983-1-190
 Singles
1978-10-128
1981-3-142
1982-3-150
1983-1-156
 Triples
1982-5-8
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Ted Sizemore (960)
  2. Mark Koenig (939)
  3. Kiko Garcia (930)
  4. Chico Carrasquel (923)
  5. Paul Schaal (917)
  6. Tito Fuentes (912)
  7. Chuck Schilling (911)
  8. Bobby Richardson (909)
  9. Tom Herr (905)
  10. Ron Cash (904)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 53rd overall pick, by Colorado in 1975
Had first career hit on 9/7/1975, off Jim Slaton (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 9/21/1975, off Jim Maloney (STL)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Toronto on 8/29/1979
Injured on 9/26/1979 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,042,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/20/1980 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 8/25/1980
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (N) on 7/12/1982
9/1/1982: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Injured on 7/14/1984 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1984
4/3/1986: Signed a minor league contract extension with Colorado
Injured on 5/25/1986 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/15/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $1,040,000 per year
Injured on 5/11/1989 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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