Toward a Unified Theory of Ty Wigginton
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton because the slower he gets, the more like Ty Wigginton he becomes.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70 | 272 | 39 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 72 | 11 | 2 | .239 | .284 | .408 | |
| 1999 | 123 | 456 | 69 | 133 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 56 | 82 | 9 | 12 | .292 | .373 | .502 | |
| 2000 | 122 | 453 | 64 | 129 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 77 | 24 | 107 | 5 | 5 | .285 | .319 | .490 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .571 | .444 | |
| 2002 | Mets | 46 | 116 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .302 | .354 | .526 |
| 2002 | 104 | 383 | 49 | 115 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 5 | 3 | .300 | .366 | .431 | |
| 2003 | Mets | 156 | 573 | 73 | 146 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 46 | 124 | 12 | 2 | .255 | .318 | .396 |
| 2004 | Pirates | 58 | 182 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .306 | .341 |
| 2004 | Mets | 86 | 312 | 46 | 89 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 1 | .285 | .334 | .487 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | |
| 2005 | Pirates | 57 | 155 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .324 | .465 |
| 2005 | 72 | 280 | 53 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 56 | 8 | 5 | .293 | .390 | .507 | |
| 2006 | Rays | 122 | 444 | 55 | 122 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 79 | 32 | 97 | 4 | 3 | .275 | .330 | .498 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Astros | 50 | 169 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .342 | .462 |
| 2007 | Rays | 98 | 378 | 47 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 28 | 73 | 1 | 4 | .275 | .329 | .458 |
| 2007 | 148 | 547 | 71 | 152 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 67 | 41 | 113 | 3 | 4 | .278 | .333 | .459 | |
| 2008 | Astros | 111 | 386 | 50 | 110 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 32 | 69 | 4 | 6 | .285 | .350 | .526 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .385 | .333 | |
| 2009 | Orioles | 122 | 410 | 44 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 23 | 57 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .314 | .400 |
| 2010 | Orioles | 154 | 581 | 63 | 144 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 76 | 50 | 116 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .312 | .415 |
| 2011 | Rockies | 130 | 401 | 52 | 97 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 38 | 84 | 8 | 1 | .242 | .315 | .416 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .286 | |
| 2012 | Phillies | 125 | 315 | 40 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 81 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .314 | .375 |
| Career Total | 1315 | 4422 | 549 | 1161 | 243 | 14 | 169 | 591 | 366 | 872 | 42 | 22 | .263 | .324 | .438 | |
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