Research Guide

Research Guide

Categorical

categorical · geographic

state of birth

birthState

State or province where the player was born: a two-letter postal code for US states, a region name elsewhere (e.g. La Romana); blank if unknown

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 115 (17.0%)
Missing/NA 17 (2.5%)

PREVIEW:

CA · TX · FL · Distrito Nacional · GA · TN · IL · PA · Carabobo · NY · OH · IN · MO
San Cristobal · NC · NJ · CT · MI · KY · San Pedro de Macoris · AL · MS · VA · LA
NV · Anzoategui · AZ · La Habana · La Romana · MA · MN · OK · SC · Bolivar · WA · BC
KS · Miranda · Aragua · Cienfuegos · DC · Distrito Federal · HI · IA · Monte Cristi

FACTOR LEVELS:

Frequency (%) Label
102 (15.0%) CA
53 (7.8%) TX
50 (7.4%) FL
26 (3.8%) Distrito Nacional
21 (3.1%) GA
17 (2.5%) TN
16 (2.4%) IL
16 (2.4%) PA
14 (2.1%) Carabobo
14 (2.1%) NY
14 (2.1%) OH
12 (1.8%) IN
12 (1.8%) MO
12 (1.8%) San Cristobal
11 (1.6%) NC
11 (1.6%) NJ
10 (1.5%) CT
10 (1.5%) MI
9 (1.3%) KY
9 (1.3%) San Pedro de Macoris
8 (1.2%) AL
8 (1.2%) MS
8 (1.2%) VA
7 (1.0%) LA
7 (1.0%) NV
6 (0.9%) Anzoategui
6 (0.9%) AZ
6 (0.9%) La Habana
6 (0.9%) La Romana
6 (0.9%) MA
6 (0.9%) MN
6 (0.9%) OK
6 (0.9%) SC
5 (0.7%) Bolivar
5 (0.7%) WA
4 (0.6%) BC
4 (0.6%) KS
4 (0.6%) Miranda
3 (0.4%) Aragua
3 (0.4%) Cienfuegos
3 (0.4%) DC
3 (0.4%) Distrito Federal
3 (0.4%) HI
3 (0.4%) IA
3 (0.4%) Monte Cristi
3 (0.4%) NM
3 (0.4%) Villa Clara
2 (0.3%) AR
2 (0.3%) Azua
2 (0.3%) DE

+ 64 more levels

categorical · geographic

city of birth

birthCity

City where the player was born; blank if unknown

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 452 (66.7%)

PREVIEW:

Santo Domingo · Valencia · Dallas · San Pedro de Macoris · Houston · Miami
La Habana · Las Vegas · San Cristobal · Atlanta · La Romana · Newport Beach
Anaheim · Birmingham · Fort Worth · Los Angeles · Lubbock · Memphis · Orlando
San Diego · San Jose · Caracas · Cienfuegos · Cincinnati · Columbus · Denton

FACTOR LEVELS:

Frequency (%) Label
24 (3.5%) Santo Domingo
10 (1.5%) Valencia
9 (1.3%) Dallas
9 (1.3%) San Pedro de Macoris
8 (1.2%) Houston
7 (1.0%) Miami
6 (0.9%) La Habana
6 (0.9%) Las Vegas
6 (0.9%) San Cristobal
5 (0.7%) Atlanta
5 (0.7%) La Romana
5 (0.7%) Newport Beach
4 (0.6%) Anaheim
4 (0.6%) Birmingham
4 (0.6%) Fort Worth
4 (0.6%) Los Angeles
4 (0.6%) Lubbock
4 (0.6%) Memphis
4 (0.6%) Orlando
4 (0.6%) San Diego
4 (0.6%) San Jose
3 (0.4%) Caracas
3 (0.4%) Cienfuegos
3 (0.4%) Cincinnati
3 (0.4%) Columbus
3 (0.4%) Denton
3 (0.4%) Fort Lauderdale
3 (0.4%) Fullerton
3 (0.4%) Indianapolis
3 (0.4%) Knoxville
3 (0.4%) Long Beach
3 (0.4%) Maracaibo
3 (0.4%) Phoenix
3 (0.4%) Puerto Cabello
3 (0.4%) Redwood City
3 (0.4%) Santiago
3 (0.4%) Tulsa
3 (0.4%) Virginia Beach
3 (0.4%) Washington
3 (0.4%) Willemstad
3 (0.4%) Yaguate
2 (0.3%) Albuquerque
2 (0.3%) Anaco
2 (0.3%) Arlington
2 (0.3%) Bakersfield
2 (0.3%) Bani
2 (0.3%) Barcelona
2 (0.3%) Bayamon
2 (0.3%) Bellflower
2 (0.3%) Berkeley

+ 402 more levels

categorical

height (inches)

height

Player's height in inches

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 15 (2.2%)

PREVIEW:

74 · 75 · 73 · 72 · 76 · 71 · 70 · 77 · 69 · 78 · 68 · 79 · 67 · 80 · 66

FACTOR LEVELS:

Frequency (%) Label
109 (16.1%) 74
99 (14.6%) 75
94 (13.9%) 73
90 (13.3%) 72
81 (11.9%) 76
67 (9.9%) 71
43 (6.3%) 70
39 (5.8%) 77
16 (2.4%) 69
15 (2.2%) 78
8 (1.2%) 68
6 (0.9%) 79
5 (0.7%) 67
4 (0.6%) 80
2 (0.3%) 66

categorical · unordered

side of plate (R/L/B)

bats

Player's batting hand, coded R (right), L (left) or B (both)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 3 (0.4%)

PREVIEW:

R · L · B

FACTOR LEVELS:

Frequency (%) Label Meaning
431 (63.6%) R R (right)
192 (28.3%) L L (left)
55 (8.1%) B B (both)

categorical · unordered

throwing hand (L/R)

throws

Player's throwing hand, coded R (right) or L (left)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 2 (0.3%)

PREVIEW:

R · L

FACTOR LEVELS:

Frequency (%) Label Meaning
539 (79.5%) R R (right)
139 (20.5%) L L (left)

Numeric

number · measurement

weight (lbs)

weight

Player's weight in pounds

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 74 (10.9%)

PREVIEW:

205 · 200 · 220 · 210 · 215 · 190 · 225 · 195 · 230 · 235 · 240 · 180 · 185 · 245
250 · 175 · 255 · 218 · 170 · 232 · 160 · 212 · 216 · 227 · 191 · 207 · 217 · 224
165 · 166 · 201 · 213 · 229 · 233 · 265 · 270 · 183 · 188 · 196 · 198 · 203 · 206
211 · 214 · 222 · 223 · 226 · 238 · 246 · 174 · 184 · 186 · 187 · 192 · 197 · 199

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
160 180 200 210 212.32 225 246.15 315

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 0.34 LOW
Kurtosis 0.87 LOW

number · measurement

games

G

Average game appearances per season

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 139 (20.5%)

PREVIEW:

32 · 29 · 30 · 48 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 34 · 13 · 28 · 40 · 54 · 56 · 35 · 60 · 62 · 18
20 · 22 · 36 · 43 · 52 · 64 · 11 · 16 · 23 · 37 · 46 · 47 · 57 · 80 · 14 · 19 · 27
31 · 38 · 39 · 110 · 33 · 45 · 58 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 86 · 124 · 130 · 15 · 17 · 21
41 · 44 · 50 · 61 · 65 · 72 · 109 · 115 · 120 · 122 · 152 · 12 · 49 · 53 · 55 · 59

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
11 15 30 51.5 61.78 86 141.15 159

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 0.79 MED
Kurtosis -0.5 LOW

number

at bats

AB

Average at bats per season; blank if the player has no recorded at bats

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 284 (41.9%)
Missing/NA 136 (20.1%)

PREVIEW:

1 · 2 · 4 · 3 · 5 · 50 · 17 · 30 · 35 · 179 · 9 · 20 · 26 · 38 · 75 · 6 · 7 · 12
27 · 29 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 41 · 48 · 52 · 56 · 74 · 127 · 128 · 162 · 225 · 252 · 273
366 · 372 · 392 · 10 · 14 · 16 · 18 · 19 · 25 · 28 · 36 · 42 · 44 · 46 · 49 · 53
54 · 60 · 65 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 99 · 104 · 108 · 116 · 124 · 148 · 152 · 167 · 178

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
1 1 9 99.5 173.8 308 532 634

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 0.8 MED
Kurtosis -0.7 LOW

number

hits

H

Average hits per season

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 145 (21.4%)
Zero 264 (38.9%)

PREVIEW:

0 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 8 · 3 · 6 · 7 · 20 · 5 · 37 · 98 · 100 · 13 · 26 · 32 · 36 · 46 · 65
78 · 88 · 115 · 10 · 14 · 16 · 17 · 21 · 24 · 34 · 47 · 67 · 69 · 106 · 107 · 112
11 · 28 · 30 · 35 · 39 · 42 · 49 · 53 · 56 · 60 · 68 · 74 · 76 · 82 · 95 · 138 · 140
154 · 161 · 9 · 12 · 18 · 19 · 25 · 27 · 29 · 33 · 38 · 40 · 41 · 43 · 45

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
0 0 0 6 34.55 62 138 197

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 1.29 HIGH
Kurtosis 0.52 LOW

number · measurement

batting average

AVG

Career batting average (hits / at bats over all seasons); blank if the player has no recorded at bats

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 406 (59.9%)
Missing/NA 136 (20.1%)
Zero 97 (14.3%)

PREVIEW:

0 · 0.071 · 0.111 · 0.062 · 0.5 · 0.056 · 0.059 · 0.067 · 0.133 · 0.2 · 0.25 · 0.333
0.037 · 0.083 · 0.086 · 0.143 · 0.15 · 0.154 · 0.16 · 0.167 · 0.182 · 0.208 · 0.214
0.235

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
0 0 0.08 0.21 0.18 0.25 0.29 1

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 0.55 MED
Kurtosis 4.7 HIGH

number

slugging percentage

SLUG

Career slugging percentage (total bases / at bats over all seasons); blank if the player has no recorded at bats

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 411 (60.6%)
Missing/NA 136 (20.1%)
Zero 97 (14.3%)

PREVIEW:

0 · 0.5 · 0.071 · 0.111 · 0.143 · 0.056 · 0.059 · 0.133 · 0.167 · 0.2 · 0.667
0.062 · 0.067 · 0.1 · 0.222 · 0.25 · 0.296 · 0.333 · 0.336 · 0.356 · 0.375 · 0.01
0.02 · 0.029

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
0 0 0.1 0.3 0.26 0.39 0.48 1

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew -0.15 LOW
Kurtosis -0.58 LOW

number · usd

salary

Average annual salary over the player's career, in US dollars (written $851,950)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 507 (74.8%)

PREVIEW:

$510,000 · $414,000 · $509,500 · $507,500 · $512,500 · $480,000 · $508,500
$520,000 · $500,000 · $490,000 · $515,000 · $517,500 · $400,000 · $492,500
$501,000 · $507,000 · $510,500 · $512,000 · $516,250 · $518,000 · $3,000,000
$417,000 · $483,000 · $488,000 · $491,000 · $502,250 · $505,000 · $505,700

STATS:

MIN Q05 Q25 Q50 MEAN Q75 Q95 MAX
4e+05 453,525 507,000 516,950 1,054,828 998,525 3,327,430 2.2e+07

DISTRIBUTION SHAPE:

stat num interpretation
Skew 6.92 HIGH
Kurtosis 75.17 HIGH

Text

text · person

first name

nameFirst

Player's first name

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 337 (49.7%)

PREVIEW:

Chris · Matt · Brandon · Michael · Jose · Josh · Mike · Alex · Ryan · David · Jake
Kyle · Tyler · Aaron · Anthony · Brad · Danny · Hector · Justin · Andrew · Christian
Drew · Kevin · Luis · Nick · Zach · Eric · Jason · Joe · Jordan · Pedro · Sam
Scott · Steve · Tommy · Tony · Adam · Brett · Brian · Carlos · Cory · Dan · Daniel

MOST COMMON VALUES:

Value Frequency (%)
Chris 14 (2.1%)
Matt 14 (2.1%)
Brandon 13 (1.9%)
Michael 12 (1.8%)
Jose 11 (1.6%)
Josh 11 (1.6%)

text

last name

nameLast

Player's last name

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 607 (89.5%)

PREVIEW:

Perez · Garcia · Alvarez · Martinez · Ramirez · Sanchez · Adams · Brown · Castillo
Miller · Santana · Wood · Baez · Barnes · Carpenter · Castro · Chapman · Collins
Cruz · Davis · Duffy · Dyson · Freeman · Gomes · Gomez · Gonzalez · Hernandez
Herrera · Herrmann · Hicks · Holt · Jennings · Marte · Martin · Moore · Navarro

MOST COMMON VALUES:

Value Frequency (%)
Perez 6 (0.9%)
Garcia 5 (0.7%)
Alvarez 4 (0.6%)
Martinez 4 (0.6%)
Ramirez 4 (0.6%)
Sanchez 4 (0.6%)

Temporal

temporal · calendar

date of birth

birthDate

Player's birth date, written Mon DD, YYYY (e.g. Dec 27, 1981)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 616 (90.9%)

PREVIEW:

Apr 18, 1990 · Aug 26, 1986 · Dec 08, 1987 · Apr 08, 1987 · Apr 16, 1991
Aug 08, 1989 · Aug 10, 1987 · Aug 16, 1986 · Aug 18, 1986 · Aug 21, 1989
Aug 25, 1987 · Aug 26, 1985 · Feb 01, 1986 · Feb 06, 1987 · Feb 10, 1989
Feb 26, 1988 · Jan 05, 1990 · Jan 21, 1987 · Jan 26, 1987 · Jan 28, 1986

temporal · year

year of birth

birthYear

Year in which the player was born (YYYY)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 18 (2.7%)

PREVIEW:

1987 · 1986 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1985 · 1991 · 1984 · 1992 · 1983 · 1982 · 1993
1981 · 1975 · 1980 · 1977 · 1979 · 1994

temporal · month_of_year

month of birth (Mon)

birthMonth

Month in which the player was born, as a three-letter abbreviation (Jan-Dec)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 12 (1.8%)

PREVIEW:

Aug · Sep · Jan · Oct · May · Nov · Jul · Mar · Feb · Jun · Apr · Dec

temporal · calendar

date of first appearance

debut

Date of the player's first major league appearance (YYYY-MM-DD)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 428 (63.1%)

PREVIEW:

2011-09-06 · 2010-04-05 · 2010-09-01 · 2011-04-03 · 2012-04-07 · 2013-04-01
2014-09-01 · 2010-04-08 · 2011-03-31 · 2011-09-02 · 2010-04-07 · 2010-09-07
2011-04-01 · 2011-05-18 · 2011-08-10 · 2011-09-01 · 2011-09-11 · 2012-04-06
2013-05-30 · 2013-09-01 · 2014-05-22 · 2010-08-09 · 2010-09-08 · 2010-09-10

temporal · calendar

date of last appearance

finalGame

Date of the player's last major league appearance (YYYY-MM-DD)

PROPERTIES:

STAT VAL PER
Rows 678
Distinct 399 (58.8%)

PREVIEW:

2022-10-05 · 2022-10-04 · 2016-10-02 · 2022-10-03 · 2017-10-01 · 2015-10-04
2019-09-29 · 2021-10-03 · 2022-10-02 · 2020-09-27 · 2022-10-01 · 2017-09-30
2022-09-30 · 2013-09-28 · 2013-09-29 · 2014-09-28 · 2015-10-02 · 2015-10-03
2016-10-01 · 2018-09-30 · 2022-07-23 · 2022-09-10 · 2014-09-19 · 2014-09-26