Aaron
Shirley
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: August 23, 1939 in Usa
 
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
1973 33 MON FL $ 2,390,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 4 5 5 9 12 11 5 4 4
1974 34 MON FL $ 2,890,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 4 5 5 9 12 11 5 4 4
1975 35 MON FL $ 2,890,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 4 5 5 9 11 11 5 4 4
1976 36 LOU JL $ 2,550,000 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 7 6 4 5 4 9 11 10 5 4 4
1977 37 LOU JL $ 3,200,000 2 5 4 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 7 9 9 4 3 3
1978 38 HON JL $ 608,000 1 4 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 9 8 3 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 608,000 1 4 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 9 8 3 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,200,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 4 5 5 9 12 11 5 4 4
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
1973 33 MON FL 154 546 96 146 29 11 11 51 30 12 94 103 .267 .377 .421 .798 91.3 16.5
1974 34 MON FL 156 527 96 144 29 3 19 62 37 22 107 92 .273 .404 .448 .852 101.3 20.3
1975 35 MON FL 155 553 107 134 25 9 17 47 28 21 107 106 .242 .371 .412 .783 90.4 17.0
1976 36 LOU JL 155 565 91 141 27 6 10 69 18 12 101 118 .250 .370 .372 .742 85.5 16.3
1977 37 LOU JL 131 441 76 109 21 6 13 36 18 14 69 120 .247 .360 .410 .771 65.3 11.7
1978 38 HON JL 6 6 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 .429 .667 1.095 1.2 0.2
    AAA   101 121 14 29 6 1 1 12 5 2 29 21 .240 .387 .331 .717 18.6  
6 Years Sim 757 2638 468 676 131 36 70 266 131 82 479 540 .256 .377 .413 .790 434.9 82.0
1 Years AAA 101 121 14 29 6 1 1 12 5 2 29 21 .240 .390 .331 .720 18.6  
162 Game Average 564 100 144 28 7 14 56 28 17 102 115 .256 .377 .413 .790 93.1  
Career Highs 156 565 107 146 29 11 19 69 37 22 107 120 .333 .429 .667 1.095 101.3  
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   1981 361 539 105 31 56 208 102 65 375 450 .272 .395 .441 .836 348.6
vs LH   657 107 137 26 5 14 58 29 17 104 90 .209 .322 .327 .649 75.3
Home 379 1293 223 330 60 16 35 127 61 37 238 251 .255 .378 .408 .785 207.4
Away 378 1345 245 346 71 20 35 139 70 45 241 289 .257 .376 .418 .794 216.6
RISP   496 0 135 25 8 16 194 0 0 109 97 .272 .406 .452 .858 94.8
Pinch Hitting   33 7 8 2 0 2 7 0 0 8 11 .242 .444 .485 .929 6.6
Close/Late   283 51 76 17 1 10 39 0 0 52 50 .269 .399 .442 .841 49.5
Mar/Apr 121 436 75 111 17 6 17 45 25 14 93 85 .255 .391 .438 .829 78.9
May 126 424 76 112 27 2 14 40 24 16 89 87 .264 .400 .436 .836 75.7
June 119 402 61 98 18 7 5 41 17 13 56 79 .244 .344 .361 .705 50.2
July 122 428 82 110 19 10 10 31 16 10 82 97 .257 .382 .418 .800 71.0
August 134 495 83 132 27 6 14 60 20 9 64 89 .267 .358 .430 .788 76.0
Sep/Oct 135 453 91 113 23 5 10 49 29 20 95 103 .249 .384 .389 .773 72.1
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
1973 33 MON FL CF 153 141 1249.3 360 10 2 1 .995 2.67   4.1
1974 34 MON FL CF 155 145 1290.3 365 8 4 4 .989 2.60   5.6
1975 35 MON FL CF 154 150 1318.0 387 7 4 2 .990 2.69   3.7
1976 36 LOU JL CF 152 149 1328.7 320 6 2 1 .994 2.21   4.0
    SS 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00   0.0
1977 37 LOU JL CF 123 109 990.3 258 4 2 4 .992 2.38   4.7
1978 38 HON JL CF 2 1 12.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75   0.0
  CF 739 695 6188.7 1691 35 14 12 .992 2.51   22.2
  SS 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00   0.0
Career Totals   740 696 6197.7 1693 37 14 13 .992 2.51   22.2
Career Highs   155 150 1337.7 387 10 4 4 1.000 2.69    
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
1973 33 MON FL 10 39 5 9 2 1 2 5 1 0 6 7 .231 .333 .487 .821
1974 34 MON FL 4 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 .231 .333 .308 .641
1975 35 MON FL 5 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .105 .150 .105 .255
1977 37 LOU JL 10 43 4 10 1 0 1 4 0 4 5 14 .233 .320 .326 .646
Career Post-Season Batting 29 114 10 24 4 1 3 9 2 4 14 32 .211 .300 .342 .642
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.
On-Base Pct
1974-5-.404
1975-10-.371
1976-10-.370
CAR-29-.377
XR
1974-9-101.3
Games
1974-7-156
1975-9-155
Runs
1975-2-107
1976-7-91
Triples
1973-2-11
1975-9-9
Stolen Bases
1973-9-30
1974-7-37
Caught Stealing
1973-5-12
1974-2-22
1975-4-21
1977-6-14
Walks
1973-3-94
1974-3-107
1975-3-107
1976-3-101
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  4. Andrew Backstrom (945)
  5. Pat Lorenzen (938)
  6. Kirk Gibson (937)
  7. Bobby Rayburn (935)
  8. Danny Mantle (932)
  9. Archibald Graham (931)
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 145th overall pick, by Montreal in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Jim McGraw (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1973, off Kal Baron (BIR)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Seattle on 9/7/1973
Drove in 6 runs against Lexington on 9/14/1974
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/4/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $2,550,000 per year
Drove in 7 runs against Jacksonville on 4/5/1976
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/7/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $3,200,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 3/2/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $608,000 per year