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2B Billy Ripken #9
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
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
95 334 73 19 0 3 27 13 78 .219 .249 .302 1 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 13 13 13 13
Gap 12 12 12 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: 12
       
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
07/13/1997 FLA Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1997 FLA Win, 6-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/1997 FLA Win, 4-2 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/09/1997 NYY Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/08/1997 NYY Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/07/1997 NYY Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1997 ORL Loss, 8-10 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0
07/05/1997 ORL Loss, 2-10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/04/1997 ORL Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/1997 @ NYY Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 95 334 73 19 0 3 27 23 13 78 .219 .249 .302 .551 .235 .084 50
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 354 2 0 0 11 0 5 101 22 1 0 100.0 23.5 2.29 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 25 7 0 0 10 4 2 31 4 0 0 .217 .223 .278 .501
Versus Right   219 48 12 0 3 17 19 11 47 1 0 2 .219 .262 .315 .577
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 .278 .300 .333 .633
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   37 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 14 3 0 0 .189 .233 .216 .449
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   3391 808 187 13 35 321 351 226 616 27 24 25 .238 .289 .332 .621
Home   162 43 13 0 2 18 13 6 37 3 0 1 .265 .291 .383 .673
Road   172 30 6 0 1 9 10 7 41 2 0 1 .174 .209 .227 .436
Grass   278 64 16 0 3 25 18 9 66 4 0 2 .230 .256 .320 .576
Turf   56 9 3 0 0 2 5 4 12 1 0 0 .161 .213 .214 .427
Day   115 27 7 0 0 9 9 4 27 1 0 0 .235 .258 .296 .554
Night   219 46 12 0 3 18 14 9 51 4 0 2 .210 .244 .306 .550
As Starter   334 73 19 0 3 27 23 13 78 5 0 2 .219 .249 .302 .551
Close/Late   90 14 3 0 0 4 6 7 28 0 0 0 .156 .216 .189 .405
Inning 1-3   95 20 7 0 0 9 8 3 23 2 0 0 .211 .230 .284 .514
Inning 4-6   113 33 9 0 3 11 7 3 21 2 0 2 .292 .317 .451 .768
Inning 7-9   112 16 2 0 0 7 7 7 29 1 0 0 .143 .192 .161 .352
Extra Innings   14 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
0 Outs   103 16 3 0 0 3 6 3 29 0 0 1 .155 .187 .184 .371
1 Outs   110 29 9 0 2 17 8 5 20 5 0 0 .264 .283 .400 .683
2 Outs   121 28 7 0 1 7 9 5 29 0 0 1 .231 .268 .314 .582
Scoring Position   87 19 5 0 0 23 7 3 21 5 0 1 .218 .240 .276 .515
Bases Empty   191 43 11 0 3 3 13 9 47 0 0 1 .225 .264 .330 .594
Runner on 1st   56 11 3 0 0 1 3 1 10 0 0 0 .196 .211 .250 .461
Runner on 2nd   38 6 2 0 0 3 2 1 10 0 0 1 .158 .200 .211 .411
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 3 0 0 .231 .278 .308 .585
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 .364 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   162 30 5 0 1 13 8 4 78 1 0 2 .185 .213 .235 .448
First Pitch   40 11 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .400 .675
Count 0-1   29 9 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .586 .897
Count 0-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 .133 .125 .133 .258
Count 1-0   36 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .194 .189 .194 .384
Count 1-1   26 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .185 .231 .416
Count 1-2   62 8 1 0 0 4 3 0 33 0 0 1 .129 .143 .145 .288
Count 2-0   13 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 2-1   20 7 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .350 .333 .550 .883
Count 2-2   61 13 3 0 1 8 5 0 27 0 0 0 .213 .213 .311 .525
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 1 0 0 .125 .556 .125 .681
Full Count   24 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 1 .292 .414 .333 .747
Behind in Count   106 19 3 0 2 9 8 0 42 1 0 1 .179 .185 .264 .449
Ahead in Count   77 18 6 0 0 6 7 9 0 3 0 0 .234 .303 .312 .615
Batting 8th   13 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Batting 9th   321 68 19 0 3 26 22 13 75 5 0 2 .212 .243 .299 .542
Low Leverage   149 32 7 0 1 4 7 8 31 1 0 0 .215 .253 .282 .535
Medium Leverage   122 26 8 0 2 10 10 3 31 2 0 1 .213 .234 .328 .562
High Leverage   62 15 4 0 0 13 6 2 16 2 0 1 .242 .269 .306 .575
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 95 334 73 19 0 3 27 23 13 2 5 78 1 0 .219 .249 .302 .551 49 50 -0.5
Total DBL 1049 3391 808 187 13 35 321 351 226 25 27 616 34 5 .238 .289 .332 .621 70 72 2.6
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 54 54 91 150 26 247 6 .976 490.2 4.42 +1.6 1.004
1997 Cleveland - DBL SS 41 41 36 96 13 136 4 .971 366.0 3.25 -1.5 .997
TOTAL 1B 289 238 2014 94 120 2120 12 .994 2185.2 8.68 +5.1 1.032
TOTAL 2B 291 231 480 634 129 1131 17 .985 2133.1 4.70 +16.1 1.018
TOTAL 3B 437 421 211 758 54 1006 37 .963 3748.1 2.33 +7.2 1.012
TOTAL SS 275 258 337 591 92 954 26 .973 2304.1 3.62 -20.5 .939
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
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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