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Juan
Samuel		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: December 9, 1960 in D.R., , SAN PEDRO DE M
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1986   
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 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 3 3 5 4 5
1984 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 4 4
1985 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1986 25 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1987 26 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 4 5
1988 27 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 4
1989 28 PIT NL $ 2,442,857   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4
1990 29 MIA NL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 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
1983 22 PIT NL 145 503 59 118 22 6 10 58 29 5 18 100 .235 .268 .362 .630 47.7 5.0
1984 23 PIT NL 153 549 58 120 27 4 11 53 37 10 38 137 .219 .275 .342 .617 51.4 3.5
1985 24 PIT NL 151 550 82 142 36 11 14 59 33 7 50 136 .258 .321 .440 .761 78.0 17.3
1986 25 PIT NL 151 542 56 118 25 8 9 66 18 13 45 126 .218 .280 .343 .623 49.7 4.9
1987 26 PIT NL 156 557 71 129 30 2 14 59 27 6 43 136 .232 .292 .368 .660 60.2 9.2
1988 27 PIT NL 36 135 17 28 9 0 1 13 3 5 8 36 .207 .262 .296 .558 8.5 0.0
1989 28 PIT NL 153 490 57 109 25 8 8 46 22 6 29 144 .222 .268 .355 .623 45.2 4.6
1990 29 MIA NL 156 579 70 136 35 11 16 92 25 3 30 152 .235 .274 .416 .690 66.9 8.6
8 Years Sim 1101 3905 470 900 209 50 83 446 194 55 261 967 .230 .282 .373 .656 407.6 53.0
162 Game Average 574 69 132 30 7 12 65 28 8 38 142 .230 .282 .373 .656 60.0  
Career Highs 156 579 82 142 36 11 16 92 37 13 50 152 .258 .321 .440 .761 78.0  
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   2851 337 644 154 42 59 325 135 39 175 722 .226 .275 .371 .646 293.5
vs LH   1054 133 256 55 8 24 121 59 16 86 245 .243 .302 .379 .681 125.1
Home 538 1887 230 434 98 24 38 208 89 19 108 466 .230 .276 .368 .643 194.4
Away 563 2018 240 466 111 26 45 238 105 36 153 501 .231 .289 .379 .667 224.2
RISP   950 0 237 49 10 26 338 0 0 83 226 .249 .307 .404 .711 118.9
Pinch Hitting   29 2 6 2 1 0 8 0 1 1 6 .207 .226 .345 .571 1.8
Close/Late   528 58 109 20 6 10 57 0 0 41 150 .206 .269 .324 .593 45.3
Mar/Apr 188 669 93 163 39 5 18 80 28 11 45 145 .244 .296 .398 .693 77.9
May 193 678 73 143 35 8 14 77 36 11 50 184 .211 .270 .348 .618 65.3
June 184 651 61 136 34 4 7 60 30 5 44 164 .209 .261 .306 .567 53.5
July 168 608 84 139 32 12 16 79 25 13 44 143 .229 .281 .400 .681 68.3
August 188 633 74 153 37 13 16 75 33 7 39 159 .242 .290 .417 .707 77.6
Sep/Oct 180 666 85 166 32 8 12 75 42 8 39 172 .249 .297 .375 .673 75.9
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
1983 22 PIT NL 2B 141 137 1201.3 243 532 19 105 .976 5.81   3.9
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1984 23 PIT NL 2B 149 147 1304.3 282 609 26 109 .972 6.15   6.5
    CF 2 0 3.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 5.41   0.0
1985 24 PIT NL 2B 150 146 1310.7 260 614 21 122 .977 6.00   6.4
    CF 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.0
1986 25 PIT NL 2B 147 146 1306.0 305 578 21 112 .977 6.08   6.3
    SS 1 0 5.7 2 5 0 2 1.000 11.13   0.1
    CF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1987 26 PIT NL 2B 148 148 1313.0 237 563 20 105 .976 5.48   5.0
    CF 7 0 14.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.84   0.0
1988 27 PIT NL 2B 36 36 314.0 66 132 3 31 .985 5.68   1.5
1989 28 PIT NL 2B 152 149 1297.7 212 529 16 90 .979 5.14   5.0
1990 29 MIA NL 2B 148 146 1290.0 257 512 17 100 .978 5.37   2.6
    CF 5 0 14.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
  2B 1071 1055 9337.0 1862 4069 143 774 .976 5.72   37.2
  CF 19 0 46.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.35   0.1
  SS 1 0 5.7 2 5 0 2 1.000 11.13   0.1
Career Totals   1091 1055 9388.6 1876 4074 143 776 .977 5.70   37.5
Career Highs   155 149 1327.7 308 614 26 122 .985 6.15    
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.
Games
1987-2-156
1990-2-156
 Doubles
1985-9-36
 Triples
1985-3-11
1986-5-8
1989-5-8
1990-1-11
 Stolen Bases
1983-10-29
 Strikeouts
1984-3-137
1985-2-136
1986-8-126
1987-3-136
1989-1-144
1990-2-152
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Charley Smith (939)
  2. Don Buddin (926)
  3. Bill Melton (914)
  4. Bernie Allen (911)
  5. Bama Rowell (899)
  6. Charlie Gehringer (897)
  7. Jim Davenport (895)
  8. Stu Martin (894)
  9. Johnny Goryl (894)
  10. Dick Williams (893)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 85th overall pick, by Washington in 1976
Released by Washington on 3/3/1977
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1977 to a minor league deal
Earned first career win on 4/13/1977
Released by Baltimore on 5/1/1980
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1983
Had first career hit on 4/5/1983, off Dan Quisenberry (PHN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1983, off Bruce Hurst (TOR)
Injured on 4/26/1983 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/13/1988 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Miami on 2/3/1990 to a 4-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
 
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