Ulysses
Chang
 
Nickname: Sledgehammer
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 6, 1960 in San Antonio, TX
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1984    1987    1992   
All-Star Selections 1984    1991   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 18 NO FL   3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
1980 19 NO FL   3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings   3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 HON JL $ 300,000   13 13 12 13 15 14 11 12 12 9 10 10 7 7 7
1982 21 HON JL $ 300,000   12 12 11 15 16 15 11 12 12 11 12 12 9 9 9
1983 22 HON JL $ 300,000   12 12 12 16 16 16 12 13 13 15 16 16 9 9 9
1984 23 HON JL $ 2,078,571   13 13 13 16 16 16 14 14 14 15 17 16 9 9 9
1985 24 HON JL $ 3,364,286   13 13 13 16 16 16 14 14 14 15 16 16 10 10 10
1986 25 HAW JL $ 3,364,286   12 12 11 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 10 10 10
1987 26 LBC FL $ 5,420,000   11 11 11 17 17 17 15 16 16 15 16 16 10 10 10
1988 27 LBC FL $ 5,420,000   12 12 11 17 17 17 15 16 16 15 16 16 10 10 10
1989 28 LBC FL $ 5,420,000   12 12 11 17 17 17 15 16 16 15 16 16 9 9 9
1990 29 LBC FL $ 5,420,000   12 12 11 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 16 16 10 10 10
1991 30 CLG FL $ 5,420,000   11 11 11 17 17 17 17 18 18 15 16 16 9 9 9
1992 31 PHX JL $ 2,464,000   10 10 10 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 16 16 9 9 9
1993 32 WAS JL $ 2,816,530   10 10 10 18 18 18 16 17 17 15 16 15 9 9 9
1994 33 WAS JL $ 2,816,530   10 10 10 17 17 17 16 17 16 14 15 15 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   10 10 10 13 15 14 11 12 12 9 10 10 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,420,000   13 13 13 18 18 18 17 18 18 15 17 16 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 18 AAA   40 161 20 40 5 0 8 25 2 3 9 50 .248 .288 .429 .717 19.5  
    AA   93 373 49 114 13 0 9 42 8 7 40 113 .306 .373 .413 .786 56.3  
1980 19 AAA   137 518 81 142 26 1 15 78 8 8 60 126 .274 .349 .415 .765 74.5  
1981 20 HON JL 145 434 68 121 28 2 11 60 1 1 46 113 .279 .350 .429 .778 60.6 9.3
1982 21 HON JL 155 504 49 109 22 1 11 60 2 4 44 155 .216 .282 .329 .611 45.5 1.8
1983 22 HON JL 138 449 61 110 26 3 18 73 1 0 36 144 .245 .300 .437 .737 58.8 9.9
1984 23 HON JL 154 537 75 142 37 4 24 82 1 0 69 170 .264 .350 .482 .833 88.6 17.3
1985 24 HON JL 153 492 64 105 26 4 10 57 0 2 77 153 .213 .320 .343 .663 55.9 6.4
1986 25 HAW JL 155 557 80 135 31 2 31 91 1 1 81 167 .242 .341 .472 .813 92.3 11.6
1987 26 LBC FL 153 507 86 128 37 1 23 86 0 0 78 166 .252 .355 .465 .821 85.9 11.7
1988 27 LBC FL 153 487 56 103 36 7 19 59 0 1 51 133 .211 .289 .431 .720 60.4 6.6
1989 28 LBC FL 155 510 70 130 37 1 22 75 1 0 58 156 .255 .332 .461 .792 77.6 10.4
1990 29 LBC FL 148 525 73 126 32 5 26 78 0 0 55 155 .240 .315 .469 .784 74.6 10.7
1991 30 CLG FL 156 495 87 134 43 7 25 80 2 0 49 117 .271 .335 .537 .873 83.6 17.1
1992 31 PHX JL 145 513 81 116 43 5 29 95 3 0 67 160 .226 .314 .499 .813 82.1 14.2
1993 32 WAS JL 152 457 61 118 32 3 22 77 3 0 65 127 .258 .345 .486 .830 79.6 10.9
1994 33 WAS JL 152 565 79 126 36 2 24 75 1 0 61 178 .223 .300 .421 .721 70.7 6.3
14 Years Sim 2114 7032 990 1703 466 47 295 1048 16 9 837 2094 .242 .324 .448 .771 1016.2 144.2
2 Years AAA 177 679 101 182 31 1 23 103 10 11 69 176 .268 .332 .418 .750 94.0  
1 Years AA 93 373 49 114 13 0 9 42 8 7 40 113 .306 .372 .413 .785 56.3  
3 Years Minors 270 1052 150 296 44 1 32 145 18 18 109 289 .281 .346 .416 .762 150.3  
162 Game Average 538 75 130 35 3 22 80 1 0 64 160 .242 .324 .448 .771 77.9  
Career Highs 156 565 87 142 43 7 31 95 3 4 81 178 .279 .355 .537 .873 92.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5116 756 1282 340 34 231 800 13 8 630 1488 .251 .334 .466 .799 797.2
vs LH   1916 234 421 126 13 64 248 3 1 207 606 .220 .297 .399 .696 232.5
Home 1049 3443 482 828 235 22 140 516 9 7 391 1023 .240 .319 .444 .762 490.5
Away 1065 3589 508 875 231 25 155 532 7 2 446 1071 .244 .328 .452 .780 539.2
RISP   1876 0 439 118 11 77 705 0 0 289 551 .234 .333 .432 .764 284.1
Pinch Hitting   161 25 47 10 1 6 30 2 1 25 50 .292 .381 .478 .859 29.5
Close/Late   768 94 195 54 4 32 111 0 0 118 217 .254 .355 .460 .814 126.7
Mar/Apr 343 1162 161 298 99 10 36 152 3 0 132 345 .256 .333 .452 .785 172.5
May 366 1230 169 306 82 10 62 210 1 0 141 384 .249 .327 .483 .810 194.1
June 341 1130 163 272 81 2 54 177 5 5 122 324 .241 .316 .459 .775 164.1
July 346 1160 165 272 57 7 47 163 4 1 145 332 .234 .321 .417 .739 161.0
August 365 1209 171 257 66 9 41 164 1 0 158 388 .213 .305 .384 .688 148.9
Sep/Oct 353 1141 161 298 81 9 55 182 2 3 139 321 .261 .341 .493 .833 189.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1981 20 HON JL SS 128 106 964.0 120 310 20 50 .956 4.01   4.4
    2B 2 2 18.0 3 5 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
    3B 2 1 17.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.55   0.1
1982 21 HON JL SS 143 140 1210.0 156 439 22 68 .964 4.43   6.7
    2B 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 1 .750 3.38   0.0
1983 22 HON JL SS 127 121 1021.7 151 372 25 63 .954 4.61   6.4
    2B 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
1984 23 HON JL SS 148 143 1245.3 165 474 15 75 .977 4.62   10.2
1985 24 HON JL SS 135 130 1155.0 204 384 19 70 .969 4.58   3.4
    3B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1986 25 HAW JL SS 152 143 1274.3 200 462 21 85 .969 4.68   6.3
1987 26 LBC FL SS 149 148 1260.0 176 447 21 86 .967 4.45   5.6
1988 27 LBC FL SS 148 145 1233.7 188 365 15 69 .974 4.03   7.4
1989 28 LBC FL SS 151 147 1262.3 161 387 17 61 .970 3.91   4.5
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 29 LBC FL SS 144 140 1229.7 170 431 15 90 .976 4.40   6.8
1991 30 CLG FL SS 144 130 1180.0 154 426 15 61 .975 4.42   5.2
1992 31 PHX JL SS 143 140 1228.0 204 437 18 83 .973 4.70   7.2
1993 32 WAS JL SS 133 123 1077.0 145 361 17 74 .967 4.23   4.1
1994 33 WAS JL SS 150 149 1295.3 168 443 23 72 .964 4.25   6.2
  SS 1995 1905 16636.3 2362 5738 263 1007 .969 4.38   84.3
  2B 4 3 30.0 7 8 1 1 .938 4.50   0.1
  3B 4 2 27.7 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.60   0.1
Career Totals   2003 1910 16694.0 2370 5753 264 1008 .969 4.38   84.5
Career Highs   152 149 1295.3 204 474 25 90 .977 4.70    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 26 LBC FL 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .067 .125 .067 .192
1988 27 LBC FL 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298
1991 30 CLG FL 2 8 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .500 .556 .625 1.181
1994 33 WAS JL 15 48 7 11 4 1 2 6 0 0 7 13 .229 .321 .479 .801
Career Post-Season Batting 25 83 10 17 5 1 2 9 0 0 11 25 .205 .295 .361 .656
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
CAR-45-1016.2
Games
1991-9-156
CAR-20-2114
At-Bats
CAR-33-7032
Runs
CAR-48-990
Total Bases
CAR-38-3148
Doubles
1992-3-43
CAR-17-466
Homeruns
1992-10-29
CAR-34-295
RBIs
CAR-34-1048
Walks
1985-7-77
CAR-24-837
Strikeouts
1982-6-155
1983-6-144
1984-4-170
1985-7-153
1986-6-167
1987-3-166
1988-8-133
1989-6-156
1990-7-155
1992-3-160
1994-1-178
CAR-2-2094
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  4. Ed Miller (797)
  5. Doc Dahl (776)
  6. Al Bluhm (769)
  7. Mitchell Page (766)
  8. Rashardo Menne, Jr. (766)
  9. Henry Hill (764)
  10. Karl Samuels (763)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1979
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1981, off Roy Anderson (VAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1981, off Chad Lohr (VAL)