Tony
Phillips
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 25, 1959 in Usa, GA, ATLANTA
 
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
1982 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 5 5 5
1983 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 5 4 4
1984 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 9 5 4 4
1985 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 9 5 4 4
1986 27 TOR AL $ 1,390,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 10 9 10 5 4 5
1987 28 TOR AL $ 1,390,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 10 9 9 5 4 4
1988 29 TOR AL $ 1,614,286   4 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 10 4 4 4
1989 30 OAK AL $ 3,100,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 9 4 4 4
1990 31 OAK AL $ 3,100,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 9 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 9 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,100,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 10 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
1982 23 TOR AL 14 30 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 4 .100 .206 .267 .473 1.1 0.0
    AAA   73 249 36 83 14 1 6 40 3 3 44 37 .333 .433 .470 .903 49.4  
    AA   53 182 26 58 12 2 4 29 3 5 45 29 .319 .454 .473 .926 38.8  
1983 24 TOR AL 153 434 40 87 18 1 7 49 6 2 58 99 .200 .295 .295 .590 40.8 2.8
1984 25 TOR AL 152 520 54 99 19 4 3 37 5 6 93 145 .190 .312 .260 .572 46.5 1.0
1985 26 TOR AL 91 214 34 50 8 2 7 40 3 1 43 40 .234 .368 .388 .756 34.5 6.8
1986 27 TOR AL 126 268 28 59 19 1 3 29 2 1 34 76 .220 .306 .332 .638 28.9 3.8
1987 28 TOR AL 153 469 42 111 28 1 6 45 3 1 66 114 .237 .332 .339 .671 52.6 8.0
1988 29 TOR AL 91 188 28 45 13 0 8 26 0 1 24 54 .239 .324 .436 .760 25.6 5.3
1989 30 OAK AL 106 287 35 59 19 2 3 29 1 0 47 68 .206 .318 .317 .636 30.9 4.6
1990 31 OAK AL 151 527 73 135 39 2 12 53 1 0 64 124 .256 .338 .406 .744 71.4 13.1
9 Years Sim 1037 2937 339 648 165 13 50 309 21 13 433 724 .221 .321 .337 .658 332.3 45.5
1 Years AAA 73 249 36 83 14 1 6 40 3 3 44 37 .333 .436 .470 .906 49.4  
1 Years AA 53 182 26 58 12 2 4 29 3 5 45 29 .319 .456 .473 .929 38.8  
2 Years Minors 126 431 62 141 26 3 10 69 6 8 89 66 .327 .445 .471 .916 88.2  
162 Game Average 458 52 101 25 2 7 48 3 2 67 113 .221 .321 .337 .658 51.9  
Career Highs 153 527 73 135 39 4 12 53 6 6 93 145 .256 .368 .436 .760 71.4  
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   1989 229 429 105 10 36 209 12 9 274 494 .216 .312 .333 .645 219.5
vs LH   948 110 219 60 3 14 100 9 4 159 230 .231 .340 .345 .685 121.9
Home 510 1388 160 293 70 2 20 132 9 7 199 350 .211 .311 .308 .618 143.7
Away 527 1549 179 355 95 11 30 177 12 6 234 374 .229 .331 .363 .694 197.7
RISP   729 0 162 48 2 10 239 0 0 128 168 .222 .334 .335 .669 91.1
Pinch Hitting   86 11 15 2 1 2 17 0 0 18 27 .174 .314 .291 .605 9.7
Close/Late   374 43 82 17 3 5 32 0 0 71 94 .219 .347 .321 .668 47.2
Mar/Apr 177 508 54 93 19 2 7 47 3 0 71 141 .183 .284 .270 .553 43.2
May 198 551 86 139 41 3 15 75 3 3 88 112 .252 .356 .419 .775 84.2
June 175 509 56 108 24 5 9 45 6 3 81 105 .212 .322 .332 .654 59.6
July 140 405 50 87 17 0 10 45 1 4 49 104 .215 .299 .331 .630 41.7
August 165 460 46 105 33 2 5 55 5 0 78 126 .228 .340 .341 .681 58.9
Sep/Oct 182 504 47 116 31 1 4 42 3 3 66 136 .230 .321 .319 .640 53.9
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
1982 23 TOR AL LF 4 4 32.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
    2B 3 1 13.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 3.46   0.0
    3B 3 1 12.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
    SS 1 1 9.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00   0.0
1983 24 TOR AL 2B 150 149 1226.7 308 560 14 118 .984 6.37   6.7
    SS 2 0 4.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1984 25 TOR AL 2B 152 152 1366.3 297 597 19 128 .979 5.89   5.8
    SS 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1985 26 TOR AL 2B 74 69 570.3 89 222 5 31 .984 4.91   2.0
    SS 7 0 22.0 4 6 0 1 1.000 4.09   0.1
    3B 4 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 3 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
1986 27 TOR AL 2B 52 11 168.3 26 73 1 12 .990 5.29   0.7
    3B 23 14 131.0 4 34 1 2 .974 2.61   0.6
    SS 14 10 96.3 13 34 0 4 1.000 4.39   0.5
    LF 14 10 89.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.53   0.4
1987 28 TOR AL 2B 151 148 1275.7 271 521 17 101 .979 5.59   6.1
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1988 29 TOR AL 2B 34 10 135.7 30 49 2 6 .975 5.24   0.6
    SS 26 11 126.0 14 44 1 6 .983 4.14   0.6
    3B 14 9 82.0 7 23 1 3 .968 3.29   0.6
    LF 11 8 80.3 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.90   0.2
1989 30 OAK AL 2B 46 45 359.0 84 172 3 33 .988 6.42   1.2
    3B 42 37 325.0 21 67 2 6 .978 2.44   0.9
    SS 7 6 52.0 10 18 0 6 1.000 4.85   0.2
    LF 4 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1990 31 OAK AL 3B 149 149 1283.0 60 254 28 21 .918 2.20   3.2
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 663 585 5116.0 1107 2197 61 430 .982 5.81   23.1
  3B 235 210 1841.0 92 384 32 32 .937 2.33   5.4
  SS 59 28 314.3 44 108 1 18 .993 4.35   1.6
  LF 37 22 216.3 50 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.8
Career Totals   994 845 7487.6 1293 2689 94 480 .977 4.79   30.8
Career Highs   153 152 1369.3 308 597 28 128 1.000 6.36    
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.
Walks
1984-4-93
Strikeouts
1984-5-145
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Toronto in 1982
Injured on 7/9/1982 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/7/1982, off Rich Wortham (SEM)
Injured on 5/2/1984 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/25/1985 with a Fractured Hand, out for 6-7 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,390,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,390,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,614,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/24/1989 to a 3-year deal worth $3,100,000 per year