#2 Barak Blackburn, Second Base, 35 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Sunday, 10/6/2005 |
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| Barak Blackburn
11/10/1969
35
Peconic, NY
5"8
183
Second Base
R
R
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| Strong
Average
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Durable
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,680,000
2006
16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 8 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 5 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 8 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 10
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/22 | CIN | L 3-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/23 | CIN | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/24 | CIN | L 8-11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
| 9/25 | CIN | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/26 | HOU | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/28 | HOU | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #2 | | |
| 9/29 | @SLN | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/30 | @SLN | L 5-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 10/1 | @SLN | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 10/2 | @SLN | L 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 155 | 639 | 196 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 74 | 35 | 128 | .307 | .341 | .397 | .739 | .667 | .091 |
| Projected | 155 | 639 | 196 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 74 | 35 | 128 | .307 | .341 | .397 | .739 | .667 | .091 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 146 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 254 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 90.8 | 5.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 170 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .361 | .382 | .743 |
| vs. RHP | 469 | 142 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 54 | 23 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .334 | .403 | .737 |
| Close/Late | 64 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .359 | .693 |
| Scoring Position | 199 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .352 | .384 | .437 | .821 |
| Pinch Hitting | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | .500 | 1.056 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 77 | 309 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 68 | .307 | .331 | .401 | .733 |
| Road | 78 | 330 | 101 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 60 | .306 | .349 | .394 | .743 |
| This Week | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Last Week | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .130 | .167 | .174 | .341 |
| March/April | 24 | 102 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | .275 | .302 | .294 | .596 |
| May | 27 | 107 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 26 | .318 | .392 | .421 | .812 |
| June | 25 | 105 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | .362 | .384 | .429 | .813 |
| July | 25 | 103 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | .301 | .336 | .417 | .754 |
| August | 26 | 106 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 18 | .330 | .357 | .443 | .801 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 116 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | .259 | .271 | .379 | .650 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1990 | 156 | 597 | 225 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 93 | 84 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 24 | 5 | .377 | .416 | .492 | .908 | CHN,NL |
| 1991 | 155 | 595 | 185 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 70 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 24 | 8 | .311 | .360 | .402 | .762 | CHN,NL |
| 1992 | 153 | 632 | 208 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 80 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 96 | 15 | 9 | .329 | .374 | .453 | .827 | CHN,NL |
| 1993 | 151 | 659 | 228 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 85 | 101 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 12 | 4 | .346 | .379 | .489 | .868 | CHN,NL |
| 1994 | 151 | 655 | 240 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 97 | 112 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 21 | 6 | .366 | .410 | .507 | .917 | CHN,NL |
| 1995 | 155 | 639 | 211 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 111 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 18 | 6 | .330 | .363 | .474 | .838 | CHN |
| 1996 | 156 | 666 | 218 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 82 | 107 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 14 | 3 | .327 | .365 | .450 | .815 | CHN,NL |
| 1997 | 155 | 673 | 241 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 78 | 115 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 9 | 7 | .358 | .385 | .475 | .860 | CHN,NL |
| 1998 | 156 | 677 | 221 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 7 | 3 | .326 | .346 | .449 | .796 | CHN,NL |
| 1999 | 154 | 627 | 199 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 89 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 97 | 6 | 5 | .317 | .351 | .445 | .796 | CHN |
| 2000 | 154 | 678 | 226 | 48 | 6 | 18 | 101 | 117 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .369 | .501 | .870 | CHN |
| 2001 | 150 | 643 | 195 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 92 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 5 | 1 | .303 | .341 | .420 | .761 | CHN |
| 2002 | 153 | 637 | 227 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 92 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 106 | 7 | 3 | .356 | .399 | .498 | .897 | CHN,NL |
| 2003 | 155 | 634 | 201 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 91 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 14 | 8 | .317 | .357 | .442 | .799 | CHN |
| 2004 | 154 | 618 | 183 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 84 | 96 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 137 | 14 | 4 | .296 | .345 | .450 | .795 | CHN |
| 2005 | 155 | 639 | 196 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 74 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 11 | 3 | .307 | .341 | .397 | .739 | CHN |
| Total | 2463 | 10269 | 3404 | 690 | 75 | 158 | 1272 | 1529 | 615 | 30 | 61 | 1632 | 207 | 77 | .331 | .369 | .459 | .828 | |
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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 |
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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 |
| 1990 | 17 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .373 | .390 | .547 | .936 |
| 1991 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .409 | .316 | .725 |
| 1992 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 1993 | 18 | 83 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .301 | .318 | .386 | .703 |
| 1994 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .394 | .500 | .894 |
| 1995 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .381 | .524 | .905 |
| 1996 | 10 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .422 | .822 |
| 1997 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
| 1998 | 12 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .321 | .436 | .758 |
| 1999 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .333 | .464 | .798 |
| Total | 94 | 410 | 138 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 55 | 15 | 78 | 14 | 4 | .337 | .360 | .449 | .809 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 152 | 146 | 300 | 513 | 109 | 825 | 12 | .985 | 1296.1 | 5.73 | | | | |
| Third Base | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Xalapa in 1974...
Released by Xalapa on 3/2/1976...
Had first career hit on 4/16/1979, off Jose Ramon Lopez (MON)...
Injured on 5/18/1979 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 6/7/1980...
Released by Xalapa on 3/2/1981...
Injured on 4/29/1981 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 6/20/1981 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 9/8/1985, off Sergio Busquets (XAL)...
Released by Santurce on 4/10/1988...
Signed as a free agent by Beijing on 4/17/1988.
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1990...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1990, off Steve Donaldson (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1990, off Larry Laffer (PIT)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/13/1990, hitting .607 with 1 HR, 3 RBI...
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1990, hitting .430 with 3 HR, 18 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against San Francisco on 9/18/1990...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1990, hitting .465 with 0 HR, 18 RBI...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1990, hitting .377 with 9 HR, 93 RBI...
Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1990, hitting .377 with 9 HR, 93 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1990...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Colorado on 4/27/1991...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1992, hitting .538 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Diego on 6/22/1992...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1992, hitting .519 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game...
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 5/3/1993...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/24/1993...
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1993...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9/1994...
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1994, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1994...
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia on 4/20/1995...
Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia on 4/20/1995...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/10/1995...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1995...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 9/12/1996...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Shortstop in 1996...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Houston on 4/5/1997...
Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 4/10/1997...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/11/1997...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Cincinnati on 9/23/1997...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against St. Louis on 7/18/1998...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1998, hitting .588 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 4/20/1999, off Ciro Montes (NYN)...
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 4/30/1999...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cincinnati on 9/22/1999...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/1999, hitting .542 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Atlanta on 4/23/2000...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis on 7/17/2000...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/2000, hitting .486 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 9/2/2000...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Diego on 4/26/2001...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against St. Louis on 5/14/2001...
Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against Colorado on 7/4/2002...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/1/2002, hitting .514 with 0 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/2003, hitting .556 with 0 HR, 6 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/22/2003...
Had 3000th career hit on 9/6/2003, off Bert McMillan (SLN)...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1990 - .377 - 1st
1991 - .311 - 5th
1992 - .329 - 3rd
1993 - .346 - 1st
1994 - .366 - 1st
1995 - .330 - 4th
1996 - .327 - 6th
1997 - .358 - 2nd
1998 - .326 - 7th
2000 - .333 - 6th
2002 - .356 - 4th
| OBP
1990 - .416 - 1st
1992 - .374 - 7th
1994 - .410 - 5th
2002 - .399 - 5th
| SLG
1990 - .492 - 5th
| OPS
1990 - .908 - 2nd
1992 - .827 - 6th
| Hits
1990 - 225 - 1st
1991 - 185 - 2nd
1992 - 208 - 2nd
1993 - 228 - 1st
1994 - 240 - 1st
1995 - 211 - 2nd
1996 - 218 - 1st
1997 - 241 - 1st
1998 - 221 - 1st
1999 - 199 - 5th
2000 - 226 - 2nd
2001 - 195 - 5th
2002 - 227 - 1st
2003 - 201 - 7th
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Doubles
1992 - 47 - 2nd
1993 - 53 - 1st
1994 - 56 - 2nd
1996 - 45 - 4th
1997 - 45 - 3rd
1998 - 49 - 4th
1999 - 49 - 6th
2000 - 48 - 6th
2002 - 50 - 3rd
2003 - 45 - 8th
| Triples
1995 - 9 - 3rd
2000 - 6 - 10th
2001 - 8 - 3rd
| Runs
1997 - 115 - 7th
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