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CF Lance Blankenship #5
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
CF LANCE BLANKENSHIP #5 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 272 61 17 1 6 33 68 59 .224 .379 .360 15 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 10 10 10
Gap 15 16 15 15
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 20 20 20 20
Avoid K's 13 13 13 13
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 12 16
Errors: - 15 10
Arm: - 13 7
Turn DP: - 15 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 7
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 12
2nd Base: 14 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 8
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 12
Stealing Ability: 17
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 12
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1997 OAK Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/12/1997 OAK Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/1997 OAK Win, 5-1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
07/09/1997 SD Win, 4-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/08/1997 SD Win, 6-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/06/1997 @ LA Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/05/1997 @ LA Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1997 @ LA Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/03/1997 @ SD Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/02/1997 @ SD Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:12/06/1963
Born in:Portland, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:1987, 7th Pick in Round 1
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 87 272 61 17 1 6 33 47 68 59 .224 .379 .360 .739 .317 .136 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 355 1 0 1 4 11 2 98 24 15 6 71.4 44.2 5.10 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 15 4 0 1 2 11 26 18 0 3 0 .190 .390 .278 .669
Versus Right   193 46 13 1 5 31 36 42 41 2 8 1 .238 .374 .394 .768
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508
March   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
April   71 15 1 0 2 9 7 17 14 0 4 0 .211 .364 .310 .673
May   84 22 11 1 0 9 16 16 20 0 3 0 .262 .380 .417 .797
June   77 19 3 0 4 13 22 30 12 2 3 1 .247 .455 .442 .896
July   35 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 10 0 0 0 .114 .225 .171 .396
Last Year   457 94 34 0 2 34 67 100 93 4 9 1 .206 .347 .293 .640
2 Years Ago   432 95 29 0 4 45 68 91 102 2 14 2 .220 .357 .315 .672
Career   4704 1088 322 10 53 413 794 967 948 21 132 33 .231 .365 .338 .703
Home   153 39 13 1 3 20 30 35 27 2 6 1 .255 .393 .412 .804
Road   119 22 4 0 3 13 17 33 32 0 5 0 .185 .362 .294 .656
Grass   233 53 16 1 5 30 44 59 50 2 8 1 .227 .383 .369 .752
Turf   39 8 1 0 1 3 3 9 9 0 3 0 .205 .354 .308 .662
Day   222 52 17 1 3 27 39 52 46 2 9 1 .234 .379 .360 .739
Night   50 9 0 0 3 6 8 16 13 0 2 0 .180 .379 .360 .739
As Starter   272 61 17 1 6 33 47 68 59 2 11 1 .224 .379 .360 .739
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   58 10 2 0 1 2 9 23 19 0 5 0 .172 .407 .259 .666
Inning 1-3   89 20 4 1 1 12 13 18 19 1 3 1 .225 .358 .326 .684
Inning 4-6   100 26 10 0 4 17 21 21 18 1 3 0 .260 .385 .480 .865
Inning 7-9   74 12 3 0 0 3 11 27 20 0 4 0 .162 .386 .203 .589
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
0 Outs   98 23 7 0 2 6 21 25 19 1 10 0 .235 .387 .367 .754
1 Outs   93 18 4 1 3 14 19 26 22 1 1 1 .194 .372 .355 .727
2 Outs   81 20 6 0 1 13 7 17 18 0 0 0 .247 .378 .358 .736
Scoring Position   58 15 5 0 2 23 12 22 14 2 11 0 .259 .451 .448 .899
Bases Empty   154 32 9 0 2 2 23 31 35 0 0 1 .208 .344 .305 .649
Runner on 1st   60 14 3 1 2 8 12 15 10 0 0 0 .233 .387 .417 .803
Runner on 2nd   25 8 1 0 2 9 5 10 4 0 5 0 .320 .514 .600 1.114
Runner on 3rd   6 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 2 2 3 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 4 1 0 0 4 6 9 2 0 0 0 .267 .542 .333 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   182 40 15 0 4 19 29 30 59 2 0 1 .220 .330 .368 .698
First Pitch   28 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 .179 .179 .179 .357
Count 0-1   16 5 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 0 .313 .313 .563 .875
Count 0-2   19 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .105 .105 .158 .263
Count 1-0   17 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 1-1   14 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 1-2   42 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 23 1 0 1 .143 .159 .167 .326
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-2   45 11 7 0 0 3 5 0 19 0 0 0 .244 .244 .400 .644
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 4 21 0 0 0 0 .500 .957 .500 1.457
Full Count   76 21 6 0 4 13 20 30 9 1 0 0 .276 .477 .513 .990
Behind in Count   77 13 3 0 1 8 5 0 31 1 4 1 .169 .177 .247 .424
Ahead in Count   32 8 1 1 0 4 14 38 0 0 2 0 .250 .657 .344 1.001
Batting Leadoff   20 4 0 1 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Batting 2nd   35 8 1 0 1 2 5 6 8 1 0 1 .229 .349 .343 .692
Batting 4th   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Batting 5th   71 23 9 0 3 16 19 18 16 0 5 0 .324 .461 .577 1.038
Batting 6th   88 16 5 0 2 10 13 28 20 1 3 0 .182 .376 .307 .683
Batting 7th   18 6 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 .333 .478 .444 .923
Batting 9th   32 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 3 0 .094 .256 .094 .350
Low Leverage   117 25 8 0 0 5 16 28 23 0 5 1 .214 .370 .282 .652
Medium Leverage   102 23 6 1 3 16 19 22 22 1 3 0 .225 .360 .392 .752
High Leverage   52 13 3 0 3 12 12 18 14 1 3 0 .250 .437 .481 .917
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
1988 Chicago - DBL 24 51 202 50 10 0 2 16 34 30 2 0 35 13 4 .248 .350 .327 .677 83 89 0.9
1989 Chicago - DBL 25 157 587 144 45 1 11 54 117 122 5 2 87 30 5 .245 .378 .382 .760 113 114 5.3
1990 Chicago - DBL 26 156 606 143 46 0 8 50 101 101 2 2 120 28 13 .236 .346 .351 .697 93 95 3.4
1991 Chicago - DBL 27 157 578 128 35 2 2 54 101 131 7 3 121 21 18 .221 .370 .299 .669 89 98 3.0
1992 Pittsburgh - DBL 28 155 560 129 30 2 10 54 91 111 6 4 124 35 23 .230 .361 .345 .706 94 99 2.7
1993 Pittsburgh - DBL 29 121 445 109 30 1 1 39 71 87 3 2 90 31 17 .245 .371 .324 .694 93 98 2.7
1994 Pittsburgh - DBL 30 154 565 135 46 3 7 34 97 126 4 0 117 40 18 .239 .381 .368 .749 102 105 3.8
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 127 432 95 29 0 4 45 68 91 2 2 102 44 12 .220 .357 .315 .672 84 89 2.6
1996 Florida - DBL 32 131 457 94 34 0 2 34 67 100 1 4 93 22 18 .206 .347 .293 .640 77 84 -0.2
1997 Florida - DBL 33 14 37 4 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 8 0 0 .108 .283 .108 .391 16 22 -0.5
1997 Arizona - DBL 33 73 235 57 17 1 6 32 45 59 1 2 51 15 6 .243 .394 .400 .794 125 124 2.3
1997 Total - DBL 33 87 272 61 17 1 6 33 47 68 1 2 59 15 6 .224 .379 .360 .739 110 110 1.8
Total DBL 1296 4704 1088 322 10 53 413 794 967 33 21 948 279 134 .231 .365 .338 .703 95 99 26.1
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
1988 Manoa - WL 24 28 104 34 7 0 0 10 16 18 0 0 16 2 0 .327 .426 .394 .820 100 135 0.0
1988 Buffalo - CBL 24 101 365 90 9 0 2 31 54 85 1 4 67 23 16 .247 .387 .288 .674 90 93 0.0
1989 Manoa - WL 25 30 114 28 7 0 2 13 22 25 0 0 10 5 2 .246 .381 .360 .741 100 112 0.0
Total CBL 101 365 90 9 0 2 31 54 85 1 4 67 23 16 .247 .387 .288 .674 90 93
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
1989 Chicago - DBL 25 4 14 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .071 .278 .143 .421 0 0 0.0
1990 Chicago - DBL 26 7 25 3 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 3 0 2 .120 .313 .120 .432 0 0 0.0
1991 Chicago - DBL 27 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 .071 .235 .071 .307 0 0 0.0
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 6 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .316 .188 .503 0 0 0.0
1996 Florida - DBL 32 7 24 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 .167 .259 .167 .426 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 28 93 12 1 0 0 4 11 19 1 0 16 2 3 .129 .283 .140 .423 22 36
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Chicago - DBL 2B 50 50 99 143 40 247 5 .980 442.0 4.93 +0.4 1.041
1988 Buffalo - CBL 2B 15 13 38 46 9 84 0 1.000 127.0 5.95 +1.9 1.053
1988 Manoa - WL 2B 17 17 38 44 14 84 2 .976 144.1 5.11 +1.6 .970
1988 Chicago - DBL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1988 Buffalo - CBL 3B 9 9 3 16 1 19 0 1.000 70.0 2.44 +0.5 1.090
1988 Buffalo - CBL CF 76 76 263 3 0 269 3 .989 680.2 3.52 +9.6 1.040
1988 Manoa - WL CF 11 11 39 1 0 42 2 .952 99.0 3.64 +1.5 1.054
1989 Chicago - DBL 2B 156 156 265 430 70 710 15 .979 1390.1 4.50 +4.5 1.023
1989 Manoa - WL 2B 30 30 60 99 27 160 1 .994 264.0 5.42 +4.2 .989
1990 Chicago - DBL 2B 154 154 291 422 80 722 9 .988 1360.0 4.72 +4.1 1.026
1990 Chicago - DBL 3B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.048
1990 Chicago - DBL CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1991 Chicago - DBL 2B 149 149 271 381 63 663 11 .983 1317.0 4.46 +2.6 1.020
1991 Chicago - DBL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.052
1991 Chicago - DBL LF 2 2 3 0 0 4 1 .750 18.0 1.50 +0.6 1.475
1991 Chicago - DBL CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.006
1991 Chicago - DBL RF 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 -1.3 .766
1992 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 47 47 88 140 21 231 3 .987 421.1 4.87 +4.0 1.051
1992 Pittsburgh - DBL CF 108 108 372 8 2 386 6 .984 959.0 3.57 +1.1 1.023
1993 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 4 3 7 7 1 14 0 1.000 29.1 4.30 +0.5 1.191
1993 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 3 2 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.1 1.039
1993 Pittsburgh - DBL CF 114 114 363 6 1 373 4 .989 998.1 3.33 +7.1 1.035
1994 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 Pittsburgh - DBL CF 153 153 458 9 0 480 13 .973 1367.2 3.07 +4.9 1.031
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 110 110 203 312 56 526 11 .979 989.0 4.69 +3.4 1.033
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.060
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.055
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL CF 17 17 63 0 0 64 1 .984 153.2 3.69 +0.2 .982
1996 Florida - DBL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.3 .985
1996 Florida - DBL CF 130 129 367 4 1 379 8 .979 1161.0 2.88 -2.1 1.007
1997 Arizona - DBL 2B 8 7 13 16 3 29 0 1.000 61.0 4.28 +0.1 1.040
1997 Arizona - DBL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .523
1997 Arizona - DBL SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Florida - DBL CF 14 14 32 0 0 33 1 .970 127.0 2.27 -2.1 .965
1997 Arizona - DBL CF 65 64 194 2 0 201 5 .975 574.1 3.07 +1.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 742 736 1373 2040 384 3470 57 .984 6548.1 4.69 +27.2 1.026
TOTAL 3B 15 10 4 21 1 26 1 .962 89.0 2.53 +0.1 1.034
TOTAL SS 4 2 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.1 1.042
TOTAL LF 5 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 25.1 1.42 +0.3 1.312
TOTAL CF 691 688 2153 33 4 2229 43 .981 6139.2 3.20 +20.7 1.022
TOTAL RF 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 -1.3 .766
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Chicago White Sox.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 15 (20).
01/15/1988 Named to the 1988 Hawaii Winter League for the Manoa Surfers.
03/28/1988 Named the #12 prospect in the DBL
07/20/1988 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1988 Injured (Fractured thumb), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 17 (20).
01/15/1989 Named to the 1989 Hawaii Winter League for the Manoa Surfers.
04/12/1989 Injured (Hamstring tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
05/15/1991 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 4 days.
12/25/1991 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for 3B Travis Fryman, 2B Robby Thompson, RF Henry Cotto.
12/25/1991 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SS Craig Grebeck.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
04/03/1992 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
06/30/1993 Injured (Biceps strain), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
05/11/1995 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 20 (20).
04/18/1997 Was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with RP Pedro Martinez, in exchange for LF Alex Cole.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1989 140 4
1989 731 3
1990 728 2
1991 730 1
1992 698 9
1994 717 3
Year 2B Rank
1989 7 6
1989 45 2
1990 46 2
1994 46 1
Year SB Rank
1989 5 5
1995 44 5
Year R Rank
1989 22 4
1989 117 3
Year BB Rank
1988 18 3
1989 25 1
1989 122 1
1990 101 3
1991 131 1
1992 111 3
1993 87 6
1994 126 1
1995 91 5
1996 100 5
Year IBB Rank
1989 1 5
Year SH Rank
1988 2 2
1989 1 1
1989 15 6
1990 17 4
1992 17 2
1994 22 1
1995 14 6
Year EBH Rank
1989 9 9
Year OBP Rank
1988 .426 8
1989 .378 4
1991 .370 8
1992 .361 10
1993 .371 8
1994 .381 8
Year WAR Rank
1989 5.7 10
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