Juan Samuel
[edit] Biography
Juan Samuel (Juan Milton Samuel) was born on December 9, 1960 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on August 24, 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 15 home runs and 69 RBI. Samuel played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 16 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Juan Samuel's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1987, when he slugged 28 home runs, stole 35 bases and knocked in 100 runs. However, others believe that it was 1984, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 72 bases and knocked in 69 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 18
| 65
| 14
| 18
| 2
| 5
| .277
| .324
| .446
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 160
| 701
| 105
| 191
| 15
| 69
| .272
| .307
| .442
| 36
| 19
| 28
| 168
| 7
| 0
| 72
| 2
| 6
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 161
| 663
| 101
| 175
| 19
| 74
| .264
| .303
| .436
| 31
| 13
| 33
| 141
| 6
| 2
| 53
| 2
| 8
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 145
| 591
| 90
| 157
| 16
| 78
| .266
| .302
| .448
| 36
| 12
| 26
| 142
| 8
| 1
| 42
| 3
| 8
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 160
| 655
| 113
| 178
| 28
| 100
| .272
| .335
| .502
| 37
| 15
| 60
| 162
| 5
| 0
| 35
| 5
| 12
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 157
| 629
| 68
| 153
| 12
| 67
| .243
| .298
| .380
| 32
| 9
| 39
| 151
| 12
| 0
| 33
| 6
| 8
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 51
| 199
| 32
| 49
| 8
| 20
| .246
| .311
| .392
| 3
| 1
| 18
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 2
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 86
| 333
| 37
| 76
| 3
| 28
| .228
| .299
| .300
| 13
| 1
| 24
| 75
| 10
| 2
| 31
| 1
| 5
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 137
| 532
| 69
| 125
| 11
| 48
| .235
| .303
| .335
| 16
| 2
| 42
| 120
| 11
| 2
| 42
| 2
| 7
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 143
| 492
| 62
| 119
| 13
| 52
| .242
| .316
| .382
| 24
| 3
| 51
| 126
| 5
| 5
| 38
| 5
| 8
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 153
| 594
| 74
| 161
| 12
| 58
| .271
| .328
| .389
| 22
| 6
| 49
| 133
| 3
| 10
| 23
| 4
| 8
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 47
| 122
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 15
| .262
| .303
| .303
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 29
| 102
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 8
| .284
| .336
| .392
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 76
| 224
| 22
| 61
| 0
| 23
| .272
| .318
| .344
| 8
| 4
| 14
| 49
| 2
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 2
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 103
| 261
| 31
| 60
| 4
| 26
| .230
| .298
| .345
| 10
| 4
| 23
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 59
| 136
| 32
| 42
| 5
| 21
| .309
| .364
| .559
| 9
| 5
| 10
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 15
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 5
| .176
| .282
| .353
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 76
| 171
| 28
| 48
| 10
| 34
| .281
| .376
| .526
| 10
| 1
| 24
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 91
| 205
| 31
| 54
| 12
| 39
| .263
| .360
| .498
| 10
| 1
| 29
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 3
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 69
| 188
| 34
| 48
| 8
| 26
| .255
| .319
| .457
| 8
| 3
| 15
| 65
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 45
| 95
| 13
| 27
| 3
| 15
| .284
| .364
| .516
| 5
| 4
| 10
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 43
| 50
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .180
| .293
| .280
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1384
| 5305
| 734
| 1369
| 132
| 592
| .258
| .311
| .412
| 248
| 86
| 362
| 1234
| 62
| 24
| 352
| 36
| 68
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 336
| 776
| 139
| 209
| 29
| 111
| .269
| .344
| .473
| 39
| 16
| 78
| 208
| 12
| 3
| 44
| 2
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 1720
| 6081
| 873
| 1578
| 161
| 703
| .259
| .315
| .420
| 287
| 102
| 440
| 1442
| 74
| 27
| 396
| 38
| 81
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 15
| 145.2
| 44
| 54
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 160
| 158
| 1401
| 388
| 438
| 33
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 159
| 159
| 1382
| 389
| 463
| 15
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 143
| 143
| 1252.2
| 290
| 440
| 25
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 160
| 159
| 1420.1
| 374
| 434
| 18
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 151
| 1341
| 343
| 385
| 16
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1988
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 50
| 50
| 425
| 133
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 50
| 50
| 425
| 130
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| OF
| 84
| 83
| 721.2
| 206
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| CF
| 84
| 83
| 721.2
| 205
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 134
| 133
| 1146.2
| 339
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 134
| 133
| 1146.2
| 335
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 108
| 101
| 881.2
| 194
| 258
| 13
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| CF
| 31
| 31
| 269
| 79
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| OF
| 31
| 31
| 269
| 79
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 150
| 1317.2
| 300
| 442
| 17
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 38
| 29
| 254.1
| 75
| 77
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 9
| 79.1
| 19
| 27
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| OF
| 18
| 18
| 137
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| RF
| 18
| 18
| 137
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| OF
| 19
| 19
| 140
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| RF
| 19
| 19
| 140
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 2B
| 48
| 38
| 333.2
| 94
| 104
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 12.2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 70
| 58
| 529
| 135
| 164
| 9
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| DH
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| OF
| 27
| 23
| 206.1
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 6
| 52
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| CF
| 25
| 23
| 205
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 31.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 31.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| OF
| 9
| 5
| 47.1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 37
| 27
| 255.1
| 271
| 23
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| LF
| 9
| 5
| 47.1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| DH
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 31
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 14
| 9
| 78.2
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 38
| 28
| 264.1
| 279
| 23
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 14
| 9
| 78.2
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 24
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 8
| 3
| 37
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 12
| 105
| 90
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 24
| 13
| 142.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 15
| 8
| 77.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 7
| 71.1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 4
| 32
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 68
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 8
| 8
| 54
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1190
| 1142
| 10116.2
| 2580
| 3228
| 164
| 630
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 83
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 40
| 32
| 254.2
| 52
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 14
| 8
| 92
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 34
| 20
| 179
| 32
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 73
| 45
| 426.1
| 414
| 33
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 197
| 191
| 1666.2
| 482
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 267
| 243
| 2100.1
| 573
| 15
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (April 29, 1980).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Mets in exchange for Lenny Dykstra, Roger McDowell and a player to be named later (June 18, 1989); Philadelphia Phillies received Tom Edens (July 27, 1989).
- Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Alejandro Pena and Mike Marshall (December 20, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 16, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1991).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 27, 1992).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (July 30, 1992).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (August 6, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1992).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 11, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 14, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 17, 1995).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (September 8, 1995); Detroit Tigers received Phil Hiatt (September 14, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 16, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 18, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 6, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1998).
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