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Wade
Boggs		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 202
 
Born: June 15, 1958 in Usa, NE, OMAHA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1982   
Gold Glove 1985   
All-Star Selections 1983    1986    1987   
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
1982 24 LAD NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 9 8 9 9 9
1983 25 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 3 3 7 9 8 7 9 8 9 10 10
1984 26 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 10 10
1985 27 LAD NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 2 3 3 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 9 9
1986 28 LAD NL $ 2,285,714   9 9 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 9 9
1987 29 LAD NL $ 3,542,857   9 9 8 3 4 4 8 9 8 7 9 9 9 10 10
1988 30 WAS NL $ 4,478,571   9 9 8 4 4 4 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 10 10
1989 31 WAS NL $ 10,500,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 9 9
1990 32 WAS NL $ 10,500,000   9 9 8 4 5 5 7 9 8 7 9 8 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 9 8 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,500,000   9 9 8 4 5 5 8 9 9 7 9 9 9 10 10
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 24 LAD NL 84 283 37 87 16 2 6 31 2 1 20 16 .307 .354 .442 .796 40.5 15.0
    AAA   53 194 20 61 18 1 0 13 0 4 36 11 .314 .422 .418 .839 33.2  
1983 25 LAD NL 154 568 59 173 42 5 2 43 2 1 60 20 .305 .370 .407 .777 79.9 13.8
1984 26 LAD NL 157 531 57 155 35 5 5 59 1 2 80 23 .292 .383 .405 .788 83.6 21.2
1985 27 LAD NL 158 584 64 146 35 2 5 66 2 5 75 34 .250 .334 .342 .676 67.2 15.6
1986 28 LAD NL 155 532 70 161 40 4 4 73 2 2 80 34 .303 .393 .415 .809 83.9 22.2
1987 29 LAD NL 156 530 67 163 36 5 10 68 4 2 91 32 .308 .406 .451 .857 92.9 22.4
1988 30 LAD NL 76 267 40 76 21 1 4 35 0 1 36 14 .285 .368 .416 .784 40.1 9.7
  WAS NL 75 271 40 79 23 1 7 39 1 1 38 8 .292 .379 .461 .840 46.0 10.2
  TOT   151 538 80 155 44 2 11 74 1 2 74 22 .288 .374 .439 .812 86.1 20.0
1989 31 WAS NL 155 543 85 172 58 3 11 96 3 1 69 24 .317 .389 .495 .884 96.3 24.9
1990 32 WAS NL 117 444 71 131 41 2 1 56 0 0 55 26 .295 .373 .403 .776 65.3 13.8
9 Years Sim 1287 4553 590 1343 347 30 55 566 17 16 604 231 .295 .376 .421 .797 695.7 168.7
1 Years AAA 53 194 20 61 18 1 0 13 0 4 36 11 .314 .422 .418 .840 33.2  
162 Game Average 573 74 169 43 3 6 71 2 2 76 29 .295 .376 .421 .797 87.6  
Career Highs 158 584 85 173 58 5 11 96 4 5 91 34 .317 .406 .495 .884 96.3  
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   3308 444 1027 266 21 40 433 16 11 469 151 .310 .395 .440 .835 560.8
vs LH   1245 146 316 81 9 15 133 1 5 135 80 .254 .325 .369 .695 150.1
Home 637 2210 296 650 167 10 32 276 6 8 299 107 .294 .376 .422 .798 347.6
Away 650 2343 294 693 180 20 23 290 11 8 305 124 .296 .377 .419 .796 363.2
RISP   1143 0 342 89 6 12 468 0 0 223 49 .299 .404 .419 .823 204.0
Pinch Hitting   67 3 23 7 0 0 13 0 0 11 2 .343 .436 .448 .884 12.6
Close/Late   533 61 168 36 2 12 78 0 0 87 28 .315 .410 .458 .867 98.8
Mar/Apr 192 687 97 208 50 3 11 73 4 2 87 32 .303 .381 .432 .813 110.6
May 217 771 103 239 65 4 9 102 4 4 105 31 .310 .391 .440 .831 128.5
June 224 739 99 201 63 8 7 96 1 2 130 38 .272 .380 .407 .787 117.4
July 216 801 106 230 57 3 7 95 5 3 105 40 .287 .370 .392 .762 116.6
August 233 845 93 259 61 5 8 108 1 4 94 52 .307 .372 .419 .791 127.7
Sep/Oct 205 710 92 206 51 7 13 92 2 1 83 38 .290 .363 .437 .800 110.1
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 24 LAD NL 3B 79 64 581.3 40 158 10 21 .952 3.07   1.4
1983 25 LAD NL 3B 153 148 1295.3 80 341 21 22 .952 2.93   3.6
1984 26 LAD NL 3B 154 146 1291.0 83 311 26 17 .938 2.75   4.1
1985 27 LAD NL 3B 158 158 1406.0 98 362 20 26 .958 2.94   4.4
1986 28 LAD NL 3B 152 146 1287.7 75 297 20 18 .949 2.60   3.9
1987 29 LAD NL 3B 153 144 1313.7 85 305 27 15 .935 2.67   3.2
1988 30 LAD NL 3B 73 70 613.2 32 157 8 11 .959 2.77   2.0
    SS 2 2 18.1 4 8 2 1 .857 5.97   0.0
  WAS NL 3B 72 69 627.2 32 161 9 11 .955 2.77   2.3
    SS 2 2 18.5 4 8 2 1 .857 5.84   0.1
  TOT   3B 145 139 1240.4 64 318 17 22 .957 2.77   4.3
      SS 4 4 36.6 8 16 4 2 .857 5.90   0.1
1989 31 WAS NL 3B 151 144 1294.0 72 281 19 17 .949 2.46   4.9
1990 32 WAS NL 3B 116 115 1008.3 54 233 14 21 .953 2.56   4.8
  3B 1261 1204 10717.7 651 2606 174 179 .949 2.74   34.7
  SS 4 4 36.6 8 16 4 2 .857 5.90   0.1
Career Totals   1265 1208 10754.3 659 2622 178 181 .949 2.75   34.8
Career Highs   158 158 1406.0 98 362 27 26 .958 3.07    
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
1988 30 WAS NL 6 23 5 8 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 2 .348 .348 .696 1.043
1989 31 WAS NL 9 34 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 .235 .297 .235 .533
Career Post-Season Batting 15 57 7 16 2 0 2 8 1 0 3 5 .281 .317 .421 .738
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
1983-10-.305
1989-4-.317
 On-Base Pct
1983-8-.370
1984-2-.383
1986-3-.393
1987-5-.406
1988-9-.374
1989-4-.389
 Slugging Pct
1989-5-.495
 OPS
1987-8-.857
1988-10-.812
1989-4-.884
 XR
1989-8-96.3
 Games
1984-1-157
1985-3-158
1986-4-155
1987-2-156
1989-6-155
Hits
1989-8-172
 Total Bases
1989-8-269
 Doubles
1983-6-42
1986-7-40
1988-7-44
1989-1-58
 RBIs
1989-10-96
 Walks
1984-6-80
1985-9-75
1986-8-80
1987-4-91
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Gee Walker (907)
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  6. Lew Riggs (905)
  7. Eddie Waitkus (902)
  8. Red Worthington (897)
  9. Gerald Perry (897)
  10. Joe Garagiola (897)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1982
Injured on 4/7/1982 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Had first career hit (double) on 6/1/1982, off John Tudor (TOR)
Hit first career homerun on 7/4/1982, off George Lauzerique (KCR)
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Indianapolis on 9/24/1984
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1985
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,285,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1987, hitting .519 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,478,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Los Angeles to Washington on 7/1/1988 (Going to LAD: 3B Jim Presley. Going to WAS: P Calvin Schiraldi, 3B Wade Boggs)
7/31/1988: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $10,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 8/21/1989
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1989, hitting .517 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1989, hitting .423 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 8/18/1990 with a Broken Foot, out for entire career
 
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