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Cal Ripken   |   Major Leaguer   1981-2001

Full Name:  Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.
Born:  August 24,1960  in  Havre de Grace, Maryland
Height:  6-4  Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Aberdeen (Aberdeen,MD)
College:  

Brother of Billy Ripken

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle ... MLB All-Star Game History ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Retired Numbers ... Home Run Derby Participants ... Relatives Playing Together on Same team ... Hall of Famers

Debut:  August 10,1981

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Drafted:  Selected by Baltimore Orioles in 2nd Round (48th overall) of 1978 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 16,2001] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1978BluefieldApp17BalRk ss 632392763710241124462 14  .264.331.301632--
1979MiamiFSL18BalA+ 3b-ss 105393511192815544331641 41  .303.354.417771--
 CharlotteSou18BalAA 3b 17616110138103130 10  .180.219.361580--
1980CharlotteSou19BalAA 3b-ss 1445229114428525784217813 09  .276.298.492790--
1981RochesterIL20BalAAA 3b-ss 1144377412631423750266852611  .288.383.535918--
 BaltimoreAL20BalMLB ss-3b9,82339150000001800004 .128.150.12827842%
1982BaltimoreAL21BalMLB ss-3b6,7160598901583252893334695332616 .264.317.47579247%
1983BaltimoreAL22BalMLB ss316266312121147227102045897000524 .318.371.51788849%
1984BaltimoreAL23BalMLB ss31626411031953772786217189210216 .304.374.51088447%
1985BaltimoreAL24BalMLB ss316164211618132526110236768110832 .282.347.46981650%
1986BaltimoreAL25BalMLB ss3,5162627981773512581427060450619 .282.355.46181649%
1987BaltimoreAL26BalMLB ss31626249715728327983581771001119 .252.333.43676945%
1988BaltimoreAL27BalMLB ss316157587152251238122102692701010 .264.372.43180346%
1989BaltimoreAL28BalMLB ss3162646801663002193325772350622 .257.317.40171844%
1990BaltimoreAL29BalMLB ss31616007815028421843182665181712 .250.341.41575647%
1991BaltimoreAL30BalMLB ss316265099210465341146153465150919 .323.374.56694043%
1992BaltimoreAL31BalMLB ss31626377316029114724364507140713 .251.323.36668945%
1993BaltimoreAL32BalMLB ss3,51626418716526324901465586190617 .257.329.42074949%
1994BaltimoreAL33BalMLB ss4,5112444711401931375103241430417 .315.364.45982345%
1995BaltimoreAL34BalMLB ss4,5144550711443321788015259261815 .262.324.42274646%
1996BaltimoreAL35BalMLB ss6,51636409417840126102125978430428 .278.341.46680745%
1997BaltimoreAL36BalMLB 3b5,61626157916630017841056735301019 .270.331.402733--
1998BaltimoreAL37BalMLB 3b6,516160165163271146102516840129 .271.331.38972056%
1999BaltimoreAL38BalMLB 3b 86332511132701857011331333314 .340.368.584952--
2000BaltimoreAL39BalMLB 3b68330943791601556002337300410 .256.310.45376345%
2001BaltimoreAL40BalMLB 3b5,7,6128477431141601468022663212915 .239.276.36163745%
 
Major League Totals - 21 Season(s)300111551164731846034443116953639112913056610710127350 .276.340.44778747%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)44316522494639412562391081412898715 .280.337.453790--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1983BaltimoreAL22BalCh415562001002300000 .400.471.5331004--
 BaltimoreAL22BalWs518230001003400000 .167.286.167453--
1996BaltimoreAL35BalDiv418283002000300000 .444.444.6111055--
 BaltimoreAL35BalCh520151000001400000 .250.286.300586--
1997BaltimoreAL36BalDiv416172001002200000 .438.500.5631063--
 BaltimoreAL36BalCh620382013004600000 .400.500.6501150--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)2810714371001800122200000 .346.412.467879--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978BluefieldApp17BalRkSS62922043332931---.900--
 
1979MiamiFSL18BalA+2B134180---.875--
1979MiamiFSL18BalA+3B58631221219717---.939--
1979MiamiFSL18BalA+SS52831351723537---.928--
1979CharlotteSou18BalAA3B1513263421---.929--
 
1980CharlotteSou19BalAA3B1201192882943636---.933--
1980CharlotteSou19BalAASS253273711215---.938--
 
1981RochesterIL20BalAAA3B85742041429225---.952--
1981RochesterIL20BalAAASS3554116717718---.960--
1981BaltimoreAL20BalMLB3B626191---.889--
1981BaltimoreAL20BalMLBSS1211242375---.946--
 
1982BaltimoreAL21BalMLB3B7166151622317---.973--
1982BaltimoreAL21BalMLBSS941552891345747---.972--
 
1983BaltimoreAL22BalMLBSS16227253425831113---.970--
 
1984BaltimoreAL23BalMLBSS16229758326906122---.971--
 
1985BaltimoreAL24BalMLBSS16128647426786123---.967--
 
1986BaltimoreAL25BalMLBSS16224048213735105---.982--
 
1987BaltimoreAL26BalMLBSS16224048020740103---.973--
 
1988BaltimoreAL27BalMLBSS16128448021785119---.973--
 
1989BaltimoreAL28BalMLBSS1622765318815119---.990--
 
1990BaltimoreAL29BalMLBSS161242435368094---.996--
 
1991BaltimoreAL30BalMLBSS16226752811806114---.986--
 
1992BaltimoreAL31BalMLBSS16228744512744119---.984--
 
1993BaltimoreAL32BalMLBSS16222649517738101---.977--
 
1994BaltimoreAL33BalMLBSS112132321746072---.985--
 
1995BaltimoreAL34BalMLBSS1442064097622100---.989--
 
1996BaltimoreAL35BalMLB3B65160211---1.000--
1996BaltimoreAL35BalMLBSS15822846714709109---.980--
 
1997BaltimoreAL36BalMLB3B162983142243425---.949--
1997BaltimoreAL36BalMLBSS320020---1.000--
 
1998BaltimoreAL37BalMLB3B161101265837422---.979--
 
1999BaltimoreAL38BalMLB3B85361421319111---.932--
 
2000BaltimoreAL39BalMLB3B73608.156134519517---.9742.81
2000BaltimoreAL39BalMLBDH10--------
 
2001BaltimoreAL40BalMLB3B111981.2972091432023---.9562.81
2001BaltimoreAL40BalMLBDH14--------
 


 Awards
[1982] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #30), American League Rookie of the Year  [1983] - American League Most Valuable Player, AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1984] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #27), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Silver Slugger Award (SS)  [1985] - AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #17), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1986] - AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1987] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1988] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1989] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1990] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #24), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1991] - American League Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Gold Glove Award (SS), AL Silver Slugger Award (SS)  [1992] - Roberto Clemente Award, AL Gold Glove Award (SS), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1993] - Baseball America American League All-Star SS, Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19)  [1994] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), Baseball America American League All-Star SS  [1995] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19)  [1996] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1997] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1998] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1999] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2000] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2001] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player  [2007] - Elected to Hall of Fame (537 votes - 98.5%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985800,00083  299,10810
19861,150,00035  325,4664
19871,350,00025  292,8533
19881,700,00021  325,3053
19892,466,6674  375,2571
19901,316,66788  426,3589
19912,566,66751  617,6276
19922,100,000  798,18517
19935,200,00010  815,7231
19945,500,0004  914,1571
19956,700,0009  831,5041
19966,650,0008  835,2621
19976,850,00015  996,9902
19986,400,00027  1,054,0373
19996,500,00038  1,222,5374
20006,300,00064  1,369,5056
20016,300,00096  1,609,5129
 
Career:  $69,850,001   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Claim to Fame: The Streak.

Cal Ripken will forever be known for "The Streak" and for being "The Iron Man" after playing in 2,632 consecutive games. Most people will overlook the fact that Ripken also won MVP Awards, gold gloves, a World Series and played in more than 15 all-star games during his career. Not to mention the 431 career home runs and 3184 hits.

In 2001, the Baltimore Orioles retired Ripken's uniform number (#8).

Notes: Winner of the 1991 Home Run Derby at the All-Star game. Also placed 3rd in 1992. Participated in the 1985 Home Run Derby during the all-star weekend...Member of the World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1983....Played in 19 All-Star games during his career (1983-2001)

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