#81 Darrin Fletcher, Catcher, 32 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers

#81 Darrin Fletcher, Catcher, 32 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Darrin Fletcher

10/3/1966
32
USA,IL,ELMHURST
6"1
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 8,505,000
2001
7 Year(s), 62 Days (1266 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 62 Days (1266 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	7	5	3	9
Versus LHP	6	7	5	3	9
Versus RHP	8	7	5	3	9
Talent	7	7	5	4	8

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Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 4 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	@HOU	W 7-1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	#2
9/24	@HOU	W 5-1	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	#2
9/25	NYM	L 1-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/26	NYM	L 3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/28	PIT	W 10-9	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	#2
9/29	@ATL	L 2-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/30	@STL	L 6-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
10/1	MON	W 14-3	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	#2
10/3	@PHI	W 7-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
10/5	SD	W 9-7	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	149	585	187	52	2	12	82	70	40	42	.320	.367	.477	.844	.781	.157
Projected	149	585	187	52	2	12	82	70	40	42	.320	.367	.477	.844	.781	.157

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	138	635	6	1	0	18	0	4	279	66	0	0	.0	99.8	6.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	145	46	16	0	0	18	15	11	7	0	0	1	.317	.369	.428	.797
vs. RHP	440	141	36	2	12	64	55	29	35	4	0	5	.320	.366	.493	.859
Close/Late	65	23	3	0	1	10	2	6	7	0	0	1	.354	.417	.446	.863
Scoring Position	134	51	16	0	2	64	0	10	10	4	0	1	.381	.416	.545	.961
Pinch Hitting	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.125	.143	.268

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	73	290	96	21	2	8	42	39	17	15	.331	.367	.500	.867
Road	76	295	91	31	0	4	40	31	23	27	.308	.367	.454	.822
March/April	23	84	24	7	0	1	6	7	7	7	.286	.341	.405	.745
May	26	91	28	9	2	2	10	10	13	6	.308	.406	.516	.922
June	24	99	31	9	0	3	17	10	6	8	.313	.352	.495	.847
July	23	92	36	11	0	0	16	11	2	5	.391	.411	.511	.921
August	25	112	31	8	0	2	16	12	2	10	.277	.289	.402	.691
Sept/Oct	28	107	37	8	0	4	17	20	10	6	.346	.405	.533	.938

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1991	45	166	50	8	0	5	33	18	13	1	1	13	0	0	.301	.354	.440	.793	LAN
1992	150	506	127	18	1	10	58	51	43	5	4	37	0	0	.251	.314	.350	.663	LAN
1993	152	545	159	38	3	14	80	81	36	9	2	39	0	1	.292	.345	.450	.794	LAN,NL
1994	119	424	142	28	4	21	84	77	35	7	2	39	0	0	.335	.393	.568	.962	LAN
1995	152	558	161	34	3	13	69	66	37	7	3	48	0	0	.289	.339	.430	.769	LAN
1996	147	535	179	38	2	16	84	85	41	12	2	29	0	0	.335	.393	.503	.896	LAN
1997	150	532	167	35	2	17	109	81	58	7	7	34	1	0	.314	.384	.483	.867	LAN
1998	149	585	187	52	2	12	82	70	40	6	4	42	0	0	.320	.367	.477	.844	LAN
Total	1064	3851	1172	251	17	108	599	529	303	54	25	281	1	1	.304	.361	.462	.824

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989, A	28	93	40	7	0	7	24	16	13	3	0	1	.430	.495	.731	1.227
1989, AA	110	488	160	22	0	26	87	89	25	29	3	1	.328	.352	.533	.884
1990, AA	76	311	100	15	2	11	54	51	33	16	4	0	.322	.373	.489	.861
1990, AAA	61	229	67	8	0	9	36	37	17	20	0	0	.293	.333	.445	.779
1991, AAA	104	382	128	17	1	19	69	59	25	32	1	0	.335	.368	.534	.902

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1994	18	75	26	8	0	2	14	17	4	4	0	0	.347	.380	.533	.913
Total	18	75	26	8	0	2	14	17	4	4	0	0	.347	.380	.533	.913

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	143	138	1391	98	143	1497	8	.995	1208.2	11.15
Second Base	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	3.1	8.10

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 25th overall pick, by Los Angeles (N) in 1989...
Had first career hit on 8/10/1991, off Rob Mallicoat (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/29/1991, off Bill Landrum (PHI)...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1992...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1993, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 7/7/1993...
Injured on 5/27/1994 with a Broken Ribs, out for 5-6 weeks...
Won World Series with Los Angeles (N) in 1994...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/4/1996...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration...
9/9/1997: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (N), $8,505,000 per year, for 4 years.
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/14/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1997, hitting .619 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1997...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1996 - .335 - 5th

Hits
1996 - 179 - 9th

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