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1992-1994 CF Zanesville, OH |
Georgia Tech Hall of Fame 2005
Consensus First Team All-America 1994
First Team Atlantic Coast Conference 1994
Second Team Atlantic Coast Conference 1993
Chosen by Mets following first round of 1994 June draft--29th player selected.
In 2006, became only outfielder in the Major Leagues since 1957, when these records starting being kept, to start at least 40 games in each of the three outfield positions in one season.
Major League Firsts:
First Hit: Single in first at-bat 9/1/98 vs. Dan Miceli (San Diego).
First Home Run: 4/8/2000 vs. Kevin Brown (Los Angeles).
Georgia Tech Statistics
Year G-GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
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1992 62-60 .302 248 46 75 12 6 2 27 12
1993 61-61 .346 240 61 83 12 12 14 64 23
1994 67-67 .434 297 78 129 27 4 20 102 8
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Career 190-188 .366 785 185 287 51 22 36 193 43
Professional Career
YEAR CLUB AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1994 Pittsfield .365 58 219 47 80 16 2 3 37 23 18 10 2
Binghamton .280 8 25 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1
1995 Binghamton .345 85 357 59 123 20 3 14 54 29 32 16 7
Norfolk .240 50 196 33 47 11 4 4 30 11 22 11 3
1996 Norfolk .307 55 153 30 47 6 3 6 26 11 25 10 1
Binghamton .200 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1
St. Lucie .308 9 26 4 8 2 0 0 1 4 5 2 1
Port St. Lucie .385 3 13 3 5 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
1997 Norfolk Injured - Did not play
1998 Norfolk .261 82 322 45 84 14 4 8 30 26 50 12 7
St. Lucie .143 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
NEW YORK .318 15 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
1999 St. Lucie .346 7 26 3 9 1 1 0 3 4 5 0 1
Norfolk .389 38 144 27 56 13 2 8 35 12 13 2 2
NEW YORK .250 13 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
2000 NEW YORK .291 149 488 63 142 23 1 17 62 30 60 5 11
2001 NEW YORK .255 104 361 44 92 16 1 8 34 18 52 4 3
St. Lucie .375 4 16 7 6 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
2002 NEW YORK .284 87 275 33 78 6 3 8 31 21 34 4 1
COLORADO .335 47 170 36 57 14 4 8 28 8 20 3 3
2003 COLORADO .302 157 600 93 181 32 5 28 89 43 77 6 4
2004 SAN DIEGO .260 143 458 57 119 17 4 8 55 43 56 2 0
2005 BOSTON .263 55 133 24 35 7 0 5 21 10 14 0 0
OAKLAND .269 69 275 38 74 9 1 13 42 14 33 0 1
2006 OAKLAND .296 142 557 78 165 32 3 10 59 22 52 8 4
2007 Norfolk .250 2 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
BALTIMORE
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Major League Totals .284 981 3347 469 952 158 22 105 422 210 404 33 29
2000 World Series: 7-for-21, one home run