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Bob
Meacham		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: August 25, 1960 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1990   
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 22 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1984 23 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1985 24 CLE AL     7 7 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1986 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
1987 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8
1988 27 KCR AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1989 28 KCR AL $ 1,764,286   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1990 29 PHN NL $ 2,785,714   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,785,714   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7 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
1983 22 A   137 476 50 116 18 0 6 44 22 3 84 51 .244 .357 .319 .676 64.6  
1984 23 AAA   4 14 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 .286 .412 .429 .840 2.9  
    AA   130 486 56 124 16 1 6 52 16 6 77 56 .255 .357 .329 .686 64.1  
1985 24 AAA   136 547 84 160 17 3 6 45 10 6 61 65 .293 .363 .367 .731 74.5  
1986 25 CLE AL 119 364 47 108 15 2 5 55 3 2 30 41 .297 .349 .390 .739 49.5 9.0
1987 26 CLE AL 76 175 22 45 6 2 3 18 2 0 12 23 .257 .312 .366 .678 19.1 2.4
1988 27 KCR AL 114 370 54 95 21 1 1 30 0 0 42 31 .257 .338 .327 .665 41.0 5.4
1989 28 KCR AL 144 508 71 150 31 4 3 58 1 0 40 57 .295 .350 .390 .740 64.2 11.9
1990 29 PHN NL 152 605 79 173 32 3 8 65 17 3 56 71 .286 .350 .388 .738 81.3 17.2
5 Years Sim 605 2022 273 571 105 12 20 226 23 5 180 223 .282 .344 .376 .720 255.3 45.8
2 Years AAA 140 561 86 164 19 3 6 47 12 6 64 67 .292 .370 .369 .739 77.3  
1 Years AA 130 486 56 124 16 1 6 52 16 6 77 56 .255 .363 .329 .693 64.1  
1 Years A 137 476 50 116 18 0 6 44 22 3 84 51 .244 .363 .319 .682 64.6  
4 Years Minors 407 1523 192 404 53 4 18 143 50 15 225 174 .265 .365 .341 .706 206.0  
162 Game Average 541 73 152 28 3 5 60 6 1 48 59 .282 .344 .376 .720 68.4  
Career Highs 152 605 79 173 32 4 8 65 17 3 56 71 .297 .350 .390 .740 81.3  
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   1349 185 367 67 7 16 153 14 3 118 126 .272 .334 .368 .702 164.5
vs LH   673 88 204 38 5 4 73 9 2 62 97 .303 .364 .392 .757 93.9
Home 301 993 136 280 54 7 14 118 10 2 83 96 .282 .342 .393 .734 129.8
Away 304 1029 137 291 51 5 6 108 13 3 97 127 .283 .347 .360 .707 128.6
RISP   463 0 136 22 5 5 196 0 0 53 58 .294 .359 .395 .754 66.9
Pinch Hitting   53 5 12 0 1 0 9 0 0 2 7 .226 .268 .264 .532 3.3
Close/Late   248 26 64 12 1 1 28 0 0 23 28 .258 .322 .327 .649 26.3
Mar/Apr 94 348 46 112 17 5 4 37 4 1 30 41 .322 .378 .434 .812 54.1
May 99 344 38 97 18 0 2 40 6 1 34 36 .282 .350 .352 .702 42.9
June 100 346 55 93 19 1 4 37 2 1 23 44 .269 .315 .364 .680 38.6
July 91 272 37 66 15 2 3 30 2 1 25 32 .243 .316 .346 .661 29.0
August 117 341 50 106 23 4 4 45 2 0 34 36 .311 .379 .437 .816 53.3
Sep/Oct 104 371 47 97 13 0 3 37 7 1 34 34 .261 .323 .321 .643 40.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1986 25 CLE AL SS 106 87 781.3 121 345 19 58 .961 5.37 0 0 .000 0 3.1
    2B 7 6 60.0 10 30 3 4 .930 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1987 26 CLE AL SS 68 29 327.0 54 136 8 24 .960 5.23 0 0 .000 0 1.9
1988 27 KCR AL SS 114 111 973.3 165 428 28 74 .955 5.48 0 0 .000 0 1.6
1989 28 KCR AL SS 144 141 1256.0 190 550 22 98 .971 5.30 0 0 .000 0 2.5
1990 29 PHN NL SS 149 145 1285.7 218 562 33 114 .959 5.46 0 0 .000 0 5.2
    C 1 0 6.7 6 0 0 0 1.000 8.11 0 0 .000 3 0.0
  SS 581 513 4623.3 748 2021 110 368 .962 5.39 0 0 .000 0 14.2
  2B 7 6 60.0 10 30 3 4 .930 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  C 1 0 6.7 6 0 0 0 1.000 8.11 0 0 .000 3 0.0
Career Totals   589 519 4690.0 764 2051 113 372 .961 5.40 0 0 .000 3 14.5
Career Highs   150 145 1292.3 224 562 33 114 .971 5.48 0 0 .000 3  
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
1990-3-605
 Hits
1990-9-173
 Singles
1990-5-130
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ernest Riles (979)
  2. Doc Farrell (975)
  3. Hal Rhyne (952)
  4. Bobby Adams (948)
  5. Tommy Helms (947)
  6. Bobby Cox (946)
  7. Frank Malzone (941)
  8. Riggs Stephenson (940)
  9. Denny Doyle (940)
  10. Dave Concepcion (934)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by San Diego in 1973
Earned first career win on 9/6/1973
Injured on 4/8/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/23/1977 with a Fractured Socket Eye, out for 9 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 4/3/1979 (Going to SDP: CF Cleon Jones, DH Craig Kusick. Going to KCR: P Don Hood)
Injured on 8/8/1981 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 3/8/1982 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Drafted in 4th round, 87th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1983
Injured on 6/2/1983 with a Concussion, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 4/4/1986, off Victor Cruz (TOR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1986, off Sid Fernandez (NYA)
Injured on 4/27/1987 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 3/4/1988 (Going to KCR: SS Bob Meacham, 3B Dave Hostetler, LF Al Woods, P Doug Sisk. Going to CLE: 1B Russ Morman, 2B Tommy Hinzo)
Injured on 4/2/1988 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 9/2/1988 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,764,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/30/1989 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Kansas City to Philadelphia on 3/4/1990 (Going to PHN: SS Bob Meacham. Going to KCR: RF Jim Vatcher, P John Butcher, P Bob Knepper, 1B Cecil Cooper, RF Mike Vail)
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/7/1990
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
 
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