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2B Billy Ripken #9
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
2B BILLY RIPKEN #9 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
162 567 108 25 0 4 35 35 146 .190 .241 .256 3 -1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 12 12 12
Gap 12 12 11 12
Power 2 2 2 2
Eye 8 8 8 8
Avoid K's 14 14 14 14
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 11 1
Errors: - 16 1
Arm: - 13 2
Turn DP: - 16 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 10
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 17 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 14 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 11
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 18
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1997 @ ORL Win, 7-6 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1997 @ ORL Win, 7-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/26/1997 @ ORL Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1997 CIN Loss, 0-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1997 CIN Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1997 CIN Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/22/1997 CIN Win, 8-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1997 @ FLA Loss, 3-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1997 @ FLA Win, 9-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1997 @ FLA Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Birthday:12/16/1964
Born in:Havre de Grace, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1986, 20th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 162 567 108 25 0 4 35 41 35 146 .190 .241 .256 .496 .217 .065 38
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 162 611 4 0 0 15 0 5 145 29 3 2 60.0 33.9 1.90 -1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   188 41 10 0 1 14 9 9 47 4 0 0 .218 .249 .287 .536
Versus Right   379 67 15 0 3 21 32 26 99 1 0 4 .177 .237 .240 .477
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .259 .481
March   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   92 18 3 0 1 5 7 2 16 2 0 0 .196 .208 .261 .469
May   105 29 10 0 0 10 7 3 14 0 0 1 .276 .303 .371 .674
June   97 18 5 0 2 9 9 5 33 0 0 1 .186 .233 .299 .532
July   80 16 2 0 1 6 8 10 22 3 0 1 .200 .287 .263 .550
August   101 10 1 0 0 2 8 7 32 0 0 1 .099 .165 .109 .274
September   89 16 4 0 0 3 2 8 28 0 0 0 .180 .247 .225 .472
Last Year   565 129 31 4 5 55 58 32 142 5 0 4 .228 .272 .324 .596
2 Years Ago   571 142 37 4 6 57 71 46 90 5 3 3 .249 .306 .359 .665
Career   3624 843 193 13 36 329 369 248 684 27 24 27 .233 .285 .323 .608
Home   271 62 16 0 2 21 18 17 68 3 0 1 .229 .274 .310 .584
Road   296 46 9 0 2 14 23 18 78 2 0 3 .155 .210 .206 .416
Grass   469 96 22 0 3 32 34 28 120 4 0 4 .205 .253 .271 .524
Turf   98 12 3 0 1 3 7 7 26 1 0 0 .122 .179 .184 .363
Day   204 42 12 0 0 13 13 11 54 1 0 0 .206 .245 .265 .510
Night   363 66 13 0 4 22 28 24 92 4 0 4 .182 .238 .251 .489
As Starter   567 108 25 0 4 35 41 35 146 5 0 4 .190 .241 .256 .496
Close/Late   143 23 5 0 1 6 13 11 44 0 0 2 .161 .231 .217 .448
Inning 1-3   159 27 8 0 0 10 10 9 40 2 0 0 .170 .212 .220 .432
Inning 4-6   192 42 11 0 3 13 11 13 46 2 0 2 .219 .273 .323 .596
Inning 7-9   194 35 5 0 1 12 18 13 50 1 0 1 .180 .234 .222 .456
Extra Innings   22 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 1 .182 .217 .227 .445
0 Outs   170 26 4 0 1 5 14 9 49 0 0 2 .153 .204 .194 .399
1 Outs   187 41 12 0 2 20 14 12 41 5 0 1 .219 .263 .316 .579
2 Outs   210 41 9 0 1 10 13 14 56 0 0 1 .195 .249 .252 .501
Scoring Position   147 25 6 0 0 30 11 11 41 5 0 1 .170 .226 .211 .436
Bases Empty   330 66 15 0 4 4 24 20 89 0 0 2 .200 .250 .282 .532
Runner on 1st   90 17 4 0 0 1 6 4 16 0 0 1 .189 .232 .233 .465
Runner on 2nd   64 9 3 0 0 6 2 3 17 0 0 1 .141 .191 .188 .379
Runner on 3rd   19 4 1 0 0 7 1 6 5 3 0 0 .211 .357 .263 .620
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 4 1 0 0 4 4 2 11 0 0 0 .133 .188 .167 .354
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 0 0 0 8 3 0 3 1 0 0 .357 .333 .357 .690
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Bases Loaded   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   273 43 7 0 1 15 14 13 146 1 0 3 .158 .203 .194 .398
First Pitch   83 19 6 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .238 .301 .539
Count 0-1   40 12 4 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .550 .850
Count 0-2   30 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 16 1 0 0 .167 .161 .233 .395
Count 1-0   58 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .172 .169 .172 .342
Count 1-1   46 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .152 .149 .239 .388
Count 1-2   99 12 1 0 0 4 4 0 55 0 0 2 .121 .139 .131 .270
Count 2-0   19 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 2-1   34 11 5 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .324 .314 .471 .785
Count 2-2   101 16 3 0 1 9 5 0 58 0 0 0 .158 .158 .218 .376
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 1 0 0 0 1 7 19 0 1 0 0 .071 .588 .071 .660
Full Count   43 10 1 0 0 1 2 13 17 0 0 1 .233 .421 .256 .677
Behind in Count   169 29 7 0 2 9 13 0 71 1 0 2 .172 .180 .249 .429
Ahead in Count   125 27 7 0 0 8 14 22 0 3 0 0 .216 .327 .272 .599
Batting 8th   17 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .471 .471 .529 1.000
Batting 9th   550 100 24 0 4 34 39 35 143 5 0 4 .182 .234 .247 .481
Low Leverage   254 50 10 0 2 8 19 21 58 1 0 0 .197 .257 .260 .517
Medium Leverage   207 37 11 0 2 12 13 9 58 2 0 1 .179 .215 .261 .475
High Leverage   103 20 4 0 0 15 9 5 30 2 0 3 .194 .248 .233 .481
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 St. Louis - DBL 22 15 42 12 1 0 1 4 8 5 0 0 6 2 0 .286 .362 .381 .743 99 98 0.2
1988 St. Louis - DBL 23 46 147 40 3 1 3 18 22 11 1 1 21 3 0 .272 .325 .367 .692 80 87 0.4
1989 St. Louis - DBL 24 49 88 18 5 0 0 5 8 12 2 1 9 1 0 .205 .311 .261 .572 58 69 -0.1
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 24 19 52 8 0 0 3 6 7 5 0 0 11 0 0 .154 .228 .327 .555 48 56 -0.2
1989 Total - DBL 24 68 140 26 5 0 3 11 15 17 2 1 20 1 0 .186 .281 .286 .567 59 67 -0.3
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 25 109 383 100 26 1 5 42 31 22 3 1 61 4 2 .261 .306 .373 .679 82 85 1.0
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 26 9 20 7 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 .350 .381 .650 1.031 170 175 0.3
1991 San Francisco - DBL 26 75 255 66 10 0 2 23 24 16 2 2 46 2 0 .259 .305 .322 .627 81 79 0.8
1991 Total - DBL 26 84 275 73 11 1 3 26 29 17 2 2 49 2 0 .265 .311 .345 .656 82 83 0.9
1992 San Francisco - DBL 27 84 252 76 17 0 1 32 27 20 1 2 28 3 1 .302 .353 .381 .734 112 112 1.6
1993 San Francisco - DBL 28 146 495 99 26 2 5 39 49 29 7 4 81 1 1 .200 .252 .291 .543 55 53 -0.4
1994 San Francisco - DBL 29 81 187 38 11 0 0 10 18 14 0 1 40 3 0 .203 .257 .262 .519 48 45 0.2
1995 Cleveland - DBL 30 159 571 142 37 4 6 57 71 46 3 5 90 8 1 .249 .306 .359 .665 77 82 0.1
1996 Cleveland - DBL 31 162 565 129 31 4 5 55 58 32 4 5 142 6 0 .228 .272 .324 .596 59 63 -0.9
1997 Cleveland - DBL 32 162 567 108 25 0 4 35 41 35 4 5 146 3 2 .190 .241 .256 .496 36 38 -1.8
Total DBL 1116 3624 843 193 13 36 329 369 248 27 27 684 36 7 .233 .285 .323 .608 67 69 1.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Kalihi - WL 22 31 111 35 4 1 0 12 20 11 1 1 8 1 0 .315 .379 .369 .748 100 115 0.0
1987 San Antonio - CBL 22 120 493 147 30 0 6 61 65 42 3 9 39 7 1 .298 .351 .396 .747 99 101 0.0
1988 Kalihi - WL 23 28 112 38 11 1 1 17 18 4 0 1 10 1 0 .339 .359 .482 .841 100 134 0.0
1988 San Antonio - CBL 23 15 62 17 6 0 0 3 10 5 0 1 9 2 0 .274 .324 .371 .694 86 89 0.0
Total CBL 135 555 164 36 0 6 64 75 47 3 10 48 9 1 .295 .348 .393 .741 98 99
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 St. Louis - DBL 22 15 50 18 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 .360 .385 .360 .745 0 0 0.0
1992 San Francisco - DBL 27 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 0 0 0.0
1993 San Francisco - DBL 28 17 57 16 2 0 2 6 7 3 1 0 10 1 0 .281 .328 .421 .749 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 34 114 36 3 0 2 13 10 5 1 0 14 2 3 .316 .350 .395 .745 107 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 St. Louis - DBL 1B 7 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 23.0 4.70 +0.1 1.057
1987 San Antonio - CBL 1B 33 33 270 15 20 287 2 .993 280.2 9.14 -2.5 .924
1987 St. Louis - DBL 2B 3 3 4 10 2 15 1 .933 27.0 4.67 -0.3 .920
1987 San Antonio - CBL 2B 11 3 11 15 5 27 1 .963 38.1 6.10 -0.3 .977
1987 Kalihi - WL 2B 31 31 71 72 16 145 2 .986 282.2 4.55 +3.7 .972
1987 St. Louis - DBL 3B 7 4 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 33.0 1.64 +0.0 1.051
1987 San Antonio - CBL 3B 86 84 41 170 18 221 10 .955 754.1 2.52 +2.1 1.026
1987 St. Louis - DBL SS 3 2 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 -0.1 1.039
1987 San Antonio - CBL SS 7 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 15.2 3.45 -0.0 1.073
1988 St. Louis - DBL 1B 10 0 22 1 1 23 0 1.000 25.0 8.28 +0.1 1.051
1988 Kalihi - WL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1988 St. Louis - DBL 2B 7 6 14 18 7 32 0 1.000 54.1 5.30 -0.1 1.041
1988 San Antonio - CBL 2B 15 15 33 34 11 68 1 .985 133.0 4.53 +0.6 1.053
1988 Kalihi - WL 2B 28 28 64 81 19 149 4 .973 238.0 5.48 +3.0 .972
1988 St. Louis - DBL 3B 13 9 3 18 2 21 0 1.000 98.0 1.93 -0.1 1.002
1988 Kalihi - WL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 1.000
1988 St. Louis - DBL SS 25 23 25 59 6 88 4 .955 190.0 3.98 -0.8 .951
1988 San Antonio - CBL SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.2 1.112
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 1B 2 2 20 0 1 20 0 1.000 18.0 10.00 +0.1 1.047
1989 St. Louis - DBL 1B 37 5 112 9 12 122 1 .992 118.2 9.18 -0.0 .998
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 7 3 9 15 4 24 0 1.000 30.2 7.04 +0.4 1.042
1989 St. Louis - DBL 2B 3 3 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 28.0 4.50 +0.2 1.042
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 4 3 1 8 1 10 1 .900 27.0 3.00 -0.8 .843
1989 St. Louis - DBL 3B 16 15 10 16 2 26 0 1.000 109.0 2.15 -0.0 1.053
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 7 7 13 10 2 23 0 1.000 62.0 3.34 -0.6 .915
1989 St. Louis - DBL SS 4 3 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 26.1 4.78 -0.4 .926
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 26 24 49 68 12 117 0 1.000 218.0 4.83 +1.5 1.070
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 82 82 40 139 7 187 8 .957 722.0 2.23 -0.7 1.003
1991 San Francisco - DBL 1B 12 11 100 2 3 102 0 1.000 98.0 9.37 +0.4 1.065
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 4 2 5 4 3 9 0 1.000 20.0 4.05 +0.0 1.047
1991 San Francisco - DBL 2B 11 11 22 26 6 48 0 1.000 96.0 4.50 +0.6 1.047
1991 San Francisco - DBL 3B 45 45 26 81 3 108 1 .991 393.1 2.45 +2.9 1.041
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 4 2 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 +0.1 1.052
1991 San Francisco - DBL SS 6 6 7 12 4 20 1 .950 53.0 3.23 -2.1 .718
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 San Francisco - DBL 1B 23 22 208 9 11 217 0 1.000 191.0 10.23 +2.4 1.116
1992 San Francisco - DBL 2B 26 16 28 42 6 71 1 .986 148.0 4.26 +0.7 1.020
1992 San Francisco - DBL 3B 29 27 14 52 7 72 6 .917 251.0 2.37 -1.0 .959
1992 San Francisco - DBL SS 7 6 10 19 4 29 0 1.000 57.0 4.58 -1.4 .857
1993 San Francisco - DBL 1B 5 5 46 4 6 50 0 1.000 42.0 10.71 +0.8 1.177
1993 San Francisco - DBL 2B 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.0 1.042
1993 San Francisco - DBL 3B 135 135 66 242 11 317 9 .972 1210.0 2.29 +4.7 1.020
1993 San Francisco - DBL SS 4 4 7 9 0 17 1 .941 39.0 3.69 -1.0 .866
1994 San Francisco - DBL 1B 2 2 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 +0.4 1.593
1994 San Francisco - DBL 2B 60 30 71 84 9 156 1 .994 306.0 4.56 +4.3 1.062
1994 San Francisco - DBL 3B 14 14 7 20 2 29 2 .931 118.2 2.05 -0.3 .930
1994 San Francisco - DBL SS 6 4 8 11 1 19 0 1.000 41.0 4.17 +0.6 1.058
1995 Cleveland - DBL 1B 157 157 1215 52 66 1276 9 .993 1372.1 8.31 +3.2 1.029
1995 Cleveland - DBL 2B 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.1 1.040
1995 Cleveland - DBL 3B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.060
1996 Cleveland - DBL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.1 1.044
1996 Cleveland - DBL SS 162 162 219 361 60 596 16 .973 1436.0 3.64 -13.5 .933
1997 Cleveland - DBL 2B 105 105 173 274 52 457 10 .978 956.0 4.21 +2.3 1.010
1997 Cleveland - DBL SS 57 57 53 130 19 187 4 .979 508.2 3.24 -0.9 .996
TOTAL 1B 289 238 2014 94 120 2120 12 .994 2185.2 8.68 +5.1 1.032
TOTAL 2B 342 282 562 758 155 1341 21 .984 2598.2 4.57 +16.8 1.018
TOTAL 3B 437 421 211 758 54 1006 37 .963 3748.1 2.33 +7.2 1.012
TOTAL SS 291 274 354 625 98 1005 26 .974 2447.0 3.60 -19.8 .942
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1986 Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 20, 44th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 9 (9).
01/15/1987 Named to the 1987 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
02/21/1987 Wins the 1987 HWL Championship with the Kalihi Beavers.
03/30/1987 Named the #59 prospect in the DBL
03/31/1987 Goes 5-9 against the Salt Lake City Gulls, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
10/25/1987 Wins the 1987 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 9 (9).
01/15/1988 Named to the 1988 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
03/28/1988 Named the #39 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 9 (9).
06/25/1989 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with CL Rudy Seanez, RF Eric Anthony, RP Tom Tellmann, in exchange for SS Mark Lemke, RP Steve Peters, RF Todd Benzinger, RF Joe Orsulak.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9).
06/05/1991 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants, along with SS Jay Bell, 2B Delino DeShields, LF Jim Eisenreich, in exchange for 3B Jeff King, 2B Geronimo Pena, RF Junior Felix, RF Carmelo Martinez.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 9 (9).
10/02/1993 Wins the 1993 DBL UL Division Series MVP Award.
12/07/1993 Injured (Burned arm), out for 6 days.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 9 (9).
11/02/1994 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with RF John Cangelosi, CF Darrin Jackson, in exchange for CF Steve Finley, 2B Alex Arias.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 8 (9).
03/03/1995 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for CF Duane Singleton.
12/30/1995 Injured (Dislocated shoulder, bruised ribs, lacerated finger), out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 8 (10).
05/27/1996 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 8 (8).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1987 31 1
1995 159 7
1996 162 1
1997 162 1
Year 2B Rank
1988 11 2
1995 37 8
Year 3B Rank
1987 1 9
1988 1 6
Year HP Rank
1987 1 8
Year EBH Rank
1988 13 6
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