Going out at the top of your game.

JW · 01-03-2004, 11:14 PM

I was interested to see how my first career character, an outfielder with good contact and gap numbers but low power, would fare at the end of his career. I had read other posts and expected my character to decline and hang around and look really woeful in his last year or two. But that didn't happen. My character's numbers did start to slowly decline in his last two seasons, but I knew by then to be ready with some money to buy books, and reading the books kept his contact number at the peak, 80, while his other numbers stayed near his peak. But his retirement still surprised me. He retired suddenly at the end of one of his best seasons, in which he made the All-Star team for the 3rd time in his career, at age 37. Talk about going out on top. Here are his career stats.

Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
2004 58 222 59 6 3 4 17 33 26 28 14 4 .266 .343 .374 .717 MON
2005 160 611 198 35 2 23 97 125 120 73 18 12 .324 .435 .501 .936 MON,NL
2006 157 565 183 31 4 10 68 126 121 67 24 19 .324 .443 .446 .889 MON
2007 161 598 196 21 12 10 66 114 102 75 27 16 .328 .426 .453 .879 MON CHN
2008 144 559 169 25 5 14 66 83 69 60 29 11 .302 .379 .440 .819 CHN
2009 158 610 207 28 10 15 74 97 74 69 47 22 .339 .411 .492 .903 CHN,NL
2010 158 586 165 19 5 10 44 85 90 80 36 22 .282 .377 .382 .759 CHN
2011 156 606 209 38 8 11 77 113 73 70 43 26 .345 .415 .488 .904 FLO
2012 154 592 167 28 3 7 55 82 79 79 45 15 .282 .367 .375 .742 FLO
2013 154 594 178 34 11 9 57 111 90 78 68 25 .300 .392 .439 .831 FLO
2014 159 628 192 25 8 9 80 115 75 73 74 23 .306 .380 .414 .794 FLO
2015 157 606 193 26 9 9 76 109 75 68 74 18 .318 .394 .436 .829 ARI
2016 157 643 186 33 12 10 62 100 61 92 70 24 .289 .351 .425 .775 ARI SFN
2017 160 643 184 38 7 8 68 126 77 83 61 28 .286 .363 .404 .767 SFN
2018 158 622 186 37 11 16 91 110 70 64 51 27 .299 .370 .471 .841 SFN,NL
Total 2251 8685 2672 424 110 165 998 1529 1202 1059 681 292 .308 .392 .439 .831

He started his career from college in 2003 and came up to the majors the next year, playing through to 2018. He was an all-star in 2005, 2009, and 2018. He won one World Series ring, in 2016. He led the league in hits twice, 09 and 11, and in average one, in 2011. He also led the league four times in stolen bases, 2013-16 (after I finished reading the Henderson books). He finished high on the career hits, triples, and stolen base lists. And he was voted into the Hall of Fame. It was quite a surprise after the 2018 season to find that he had retired. But I think he (I) made the right decision.

Rockpile · 01-04-2004, 11:49 AM

Yeah, there are several curves that player careers might follow. I would think a guy who doesn't depend on power might stay around longer if his speed sticks around.

01-03-2004, 11:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
JW Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 43	Going out at the top of your game. I was interested to see how my first career character, an outfielder with good contact and gap numbers but low power, would fare at the end of his career. I had read other posts and expected my character to decline and hang around and look really woeful in his last year or two. But that didn't happen. My character's numbers did start to slowly decline in his last two seasons, but I knew by then to be ready with some money to buy books, and reading the books kept his contact number at the peak, 80, while his other numbers stayed near his peak. But his retirement still surprised me. He retired suddenly at the end of one of his best seasons, in which he made the All-Star team for the 3rd time in his career, at age 37. Talk about going out on top. Here are his career stats. Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2004 58 222 59 6 3 4 17 33 26 28 14 4 .266 .343 .374 .717 MON 2005 160 611 198 35 2 23 97 125 120 73 18 12 .324 .435 .501 .936 MON,NL 2006 157 565 183 31 4 10 68 126 121 67 24 19 .324 .443 .446 .889 MON 2007 161 598 196 21 12 10 66 114 102 75 27 16 .328 .426 .453 .879 MON CHN 2008 144 559 169 25 5 14 66 83 69 60 29 11 .302 .379 .440 .819 CHN 2009 158 610 207 28 10 15 74 97 74 69 47 22 .339 .411 .492 .903 CHN,NL 2010 158 586 165 19 5 10 44 85 90 80 36 22 .282 .377 .382 .759 CHN 2011 156 606 209 38 8 11 77 113 73 70 43 26 .345 .415 .488 .904 FLO 2012 154 592 167 28 3 7 55 82 79 79 45 15 .282 .367 .375 .742 FLO 2013 154 594 178 34 11 9 57 111 90 78 68 25 .300 .392 .439 .831 FLO 2014 159 628 192 25 8 9 80 115 75 73 74 23 .306 .380 .414 .794 FLO 2015 157 606 193 26 9 9 76 109 75 68 74 18 .318 .394 .436 .829 ARI 2016 157 643 186 33 12 10 62 100 61 92 70 24 .289 .351 .425 .775 ARI SFN 2017 160 643 184 38 7 8 68 126 77 83 61 28 .286 .363 .404 .767 SFN 2018 158 622 186 37 11 16 91 110 70 64 51 27 .299 .370 .471 .841 SFN,NL Total 2251 8685 2672 424 110 165 998 1529 1202 1059 681 292 .308 .392 .439 .831 He started his career from college in 2003 and came up to the majors the next year, playing through to 2018. He was an all-star in 2005, 2009, and 2018. He won one World Series ring, in 2016. He led the league in hits twice, 09 and 11, and in average one, in 2011. He also led the league four times in stolen bases, 2013-16 (after I finished reading the Henderson books). He finished high on the career hits, triples, and stolen base lists. And he was voted into the Hall of Fame. It was quite a surprise after the 2018 season to find that he had retired. But I think he (I) made the right decision.

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01-04-2004, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rockpile All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 620	Yeah, there are several curves that player careers might follow. I would think a guy who doesn't depend on power might stay around longer if his speed sticks around.