Not Doing The Big Things Or Little Things
It's very strange to see a player not having much power not have to bunt much. Who are the few who took that concept to the extreme?
- Born: 1974/06/26
- Age: 38
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 190
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 15
- Place of birth: San Diego, CA
- Drafted by: the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33 | 111 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .261 | .317 | .279 | |
| 1993 | 102 | 366 | 43 | 101 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 5 | .276 | .325 | .352 | |
| 1994 | 101 | 371 | 68 | 118 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 3 | .318 | .406 | .437 | |
| 1995 | 117 | 429 | 87 | 140 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 56 | 22 | 10 | 7 | .326 | .414 | .448 | |
| 1996 | Pirates | 130 | 414 | 54 | 124 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 2 | .300 | .372 | .401 |
| 1997 | Pirates | 144 | 486 | 71 | 143 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 18 | 6 | .294 | .391 | .434 |
| 1998 | Pirates | 149 | 535 | 95 | 175 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 51 | 51 | 26 | 5 | .327 | .411 | .473 |
| 1999 | Pirates | 78 | 280 | 61 | 93 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 3 | .332 | .428 | .511 |
| 2000 | Pirates | 152 | 579 | 112 | 185 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 22 | 12 | .320 | .412 | .470 |
| 2001 | Pirates | 157 | 606 | 84 | 161 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 14 | .266 | .335 | .358 |
| 2002 | Pirates | 145 | 545 | 59 | 154 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 8 | .283 | .350 | .356 |
| 2003 | Pirates | 150 | 587 | 84 | 191 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 49 | 40 | 8 | 7 | .325 | .399 | .416 |
| 2004 | Pirates | 147 | 574 | 86 | 183 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 60 | 41 | 11 | 8 | .319 | .399 | .390 |
| 2005 | Athletics | 150 | 601 | 70 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 8 | 3 | .271 | .345 | .321 |
| 2006 | Athletics | 143 | 552 | 76 | 163 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 11 | 5 | .295 | .367 | .342 |
| 2007 | Cubs | 57 | 174 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .270 | .362 | .356 |
| 2007 | Athletics | 80 | 292 | 24 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .226 | .261 | .281 |
| 2007 | 137 | 466 | 45 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 42 | 3 | 4 | .242 | .301 | .309 | |
| 2008 | Brewers | 151 | 516 | 46 | 127 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 8 | 3 | .246 | .327 | .324 |
| 2009 | Brewers | 134 | 452 | 48 | 109 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 46 | 58 | 7 | 2 | .241 | .331 | .305 |
| 2010 | Royals | 118 | 434 | 39 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 12 | 7 | .256 | .318 | .297 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | |
| Career Total | 2085 | 7627 | 1030 | 2195 | 394 | 35 | 75 | 744 | 721 | 686 | 189 | 89 | .288 | .366 | .378 | |
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