#18 Johnny "Caveman" Damon, Leftfield, 29 yrs, Oakland Athletics
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Johnny Damon
Caveman
11/5/1973
29
USA,KS,Fort Riley
6"2
210
Leftfield
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,600,000
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 77 Days (765 total Days)
77 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 33 Days (893 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Talent | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 9 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/2 | SEA | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/3 | SEA | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 6/4 | TEX | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 6/5 | TEX | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 6/6 | TEX | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/7 | @LAD | L 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 6/8 | @LAD | W 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/9 | @LAD | L 7-10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 6/11 | @ARI | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/12 | @ARI | W 11-7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 59 | 241 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 45 | .274 | .361 | .369 | .731 | .745 | .095 |
| Projected | 152 | 620 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 100 | 80 | 116 | .274 | .361 | .369 | .731 | .745 | .095 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 56 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 71.4 | 37.2 | 5.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 68 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .380 | .353 | .733 |
| vs. RHP | 173 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .354 | .376 | .730 |
| Close/Late | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .250 | .614 |
| Scoring Position | 49 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .433 | .367 | .801 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 22 | 83 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | .241 | .337 | .289 | .626 |
| Road | 37 | 158 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 29 | .291 | .374 | .411 | .786 |
| This Week | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .389 | .500 | .389 | .889 |
| Last Week | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .304 | .200 | .504 |
| March/April | 23 | 101 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 15 | .307 | .381 | .475 | .856 |
| May | 25 | 107 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 22 | .224 | .314 | .280 | .594 |
| June | 11 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .333 | .450 | .333 | .783 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1999 | 137 | 562 | 180 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 93 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 42 | 9 | .320 | .359 | .475 | .834 | CHW |
| 2000 | 152 | 635 | 199 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 78 | 136 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 56 | 14 | .313 | .380 | .471 | .851 | CHW |
| 2001 | 151 | 610 | 178 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 93 | 125 | 64 | 4 | 8 | 115 | 60 | 12 | .292 | .359 | .461 | .819 | CHW,AL |
| 2002 | 153 | 550 | 157 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 88 | 107 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 127 | 37 | 12 | .285 | .367 | .475 | .842 | CHW |
| 2003 | 59 | 241 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 6 | .274 | .361 | .369 | .731 | CHW OAK |
| Total | 652 | 2598 | 780 | 188 | 62 | 35 | 355 | 500 | 256 | 23 | 16 | 457 | 211 | 53 | .300 | .366 | .461 | .827 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1992, A | 111 | 396 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 59 | 31 | 73 | 32 | 7 | .205 | .258 | .301 | .559 |
| 1993, A | 116 | 412 | 99 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 69 | 58 | 79 | 27 | 3 | .240 | .328 | .386 | .714 |
| 1994, A | 61 | 251 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 1 | .291 | .338 | .514 | .852 |
| 1994, AA | 58 | 196 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 5 | .214 | .275 | .398 | .673 |
| 1995, AA | 114 | 457 | 124 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 82 | 52 | 73 | 32 | 6 | .271 | .340 | .468 | .809 |
| 1996, AA | 89 | 335 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 12 | 2 | .251 | .335 | .406 | .741 |
| 1996, AAA | 11 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .308 | .522 |
| 1997, AAA | 118 | 487 | 140 | 31 | 7 | 27 | 90 | 89 | 43 | 67 | 22 | 3 | .287 | .336 | .546 | .883 |
| 1998, AAA | 131 | 565 | 150 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 79 | 100 | 54 | 83 | 31 | 4 | .265 | .324 | .439 | .763 |
| 1999, AAA | 15 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .322 | .403 | .525 | .928 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .474 | .706 | 1.180 |
| 2000 | 17 | 71 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .268 | .307 | .423 | .729 |
| 2001 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .657 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .368 | .471 | .839 |
| Total | 30 | 116 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .293 | .349 | .457 | .806 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 56 | 56 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 1.000 | 505.1 | 1.82 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/4/1992 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 7/5/1995 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days...
Traded from Kansas City to Chicago (W) on 8/1/1996 (Going to KC: P Paxton Crawford, C Humberto Cota. Going to CHW: RF Johnny Damon)...
Injured on 5/23/1997 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1999, off Mike Mussina (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1999, off Shawn Boskie (MIN)...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against California on 6/12/1999...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Toronto on 8/10/1999...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1999...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Texas on 5/3/2000...
Won World Series with Chicago (W) in 2000...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 2000...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 2002...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Chicago (W) to Oakland on 4/3/2003 (Going to OAK: LF Johnny Damon. Going to CHW: C Michael Barrett, CF Lastings Milledge)...
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Hits
2000 - 199 - 5th
2001 - 178 - 10th
| Doubles
2000 - 52 - 10th
| Triples
2000 - 15 - 9th
2001 - 14 - 10th
2002 - 16 - 7th
| Runs
2000 - 136 - 8th
2001 - 125 - 10th
| SB
1999 - 42 - 6th
2000 - 56 - 1st
2001 - 60 - 3rd
2002 - 37 - 7th
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