Dhani
Yetnikoff
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 18, 1940 in Iraq
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1974   
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 32 BIR FL $ 4,552,000 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9 3 4 4 5 5 5
1974 33 PHX JL $ 4,552,000 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 8 8 4 4 4 4 3 4
1975 34 SLC FL $ 1,053,400 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 8 8 3 4 4 4 3 4
1976 35 SLC FL $ 1,500,000 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 8 8 4 4 4 4 3 4
1977 36 CHI JL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 8 7 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 8 7 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,552,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 5
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 32 BIR FL 162 641 106 193 28 5 43 132 4 0 44 104 .301 .353 .562 .915 119.7 18.2
1974 33 PHX JL 148 521 77 151 35 7 22 96 1 1 35 90 .290 .334 .511 .845 90.8 19.2
1975 34 SLC FL 94 178 28 48 4 1 10 31 0 0 15 36 .270 .332 .472 .804 28.2 5.7
    AAA   8 13 4 6 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 2 .462 .500 1.000 1.500 4.8  
1976 35 SLC FL 46 117 16 30 3 0 10 22 0 0 13 23 .256 .338 .538 .877 20.7 4.4
    AAA   81 342 61 107 25 2 21 73 4 3 20 71 .313 .351 .582 .933 63.8  
1977 36 CHI JL 93 140 12 26 3 1 4 12 0 1 8 41 .186 .240 .307 .547 8.9 0.0
    AAA   33 133 30 35 7 0 13 33 4 2 18 32 .263 .351 .609 .960 28.1  
1978 37 AAA   96 389 54 111 23 3 22 81 2 0 31 88 .285 .338 .530 .868 67.1  
5 Years Sim 543 1597 239 448 73 14 89 293 5 2 115 294 .281 .334 .511 .845 268.3 47.4
4 Years AAA 218 877 149 259 56 5 58 194 10 5 70 193 .295 .348 .569 .917 163.7  
162 Game Average 476 71 133 21 4 26 87 1 0 34 87 .281 .334 .511 .845 80.0  
Career Highs 162 641 106 193 35 7 43 132 4 1 44 104 .301 .353 .562 .915 119.7  
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   1205 194 350 62 12 72 224 3 2 92 242 .290 .347 .541 .888 211.9
vs LH   392 45 98 11 2 17 69 2 0 23 52 .250 .293 .418 .712 48.4
Home 271 782 114 226 38 7 41 150 3 0 51 152 .289 .335 .513 .848 128.2
Away 272 815 125 222 35 7 48 143 2 2 64 142 .272 .333 .509 .842 132.2
RISP   417 0 123 15 3 25 192 0 0 41 77 .295 .347 .525 .872 75.6
Pinch Hitting   122 16 31 4 1 7 23 0 0 7 27 .254 .308 .475 .784 17.1
Close/Late   215 30 53 5 3 12 30 0 0 23 48 .247 .333 .465 .798 32.8
Mar/Apr 74 247 40 68 9 3 12 37 2 1 17 41 .275 .327 .482 .809 37.5
May 89 273 31 77 14 2 11 51 0 0 13 52 .282 .322 .469 .791 38.6
June 80 227 39 64 9 1 15 52 0 0 17 27 .282 .332 .529 .861 38.8
July 88 245 35 70 12 1 14 52 0 0 22 50 .286 .345 .514 .860 42.0
August 113 314 45 90 17 6 14 45 2 0 23 62 .287 .346 .513 .859 51.8
Sep/Oct 99 291 49 79 12 1 23 56 1 1 23 62 .271 .328 .557 .885 51.6
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 32 BIR FL 1B 162 162 1439.3 1357 108 11 142 .993 9.16   2.3
1974 33 PHX JL 1B 142 140 1189.3 1154 93 7 113 .994 9.44   3.1
    3B 1 0 4.0 0 1 1 0 .500 2.25   0.0
1975 34 SLC FL 3B 28 26 223.3 21 37 3 1 .951 2.34   0.9
    1B 18 11 107.3 110 8 3 12 .975 9.89   0.2
    LF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
1976 35 SLC FL 1B 39 30 283.7 268 24 3 30 .990 9.26   0.6
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 36 CHI JL 1B 40 20 189.3 197 14 3 14 .986 10.03   0.3
    3B 2 2 19.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.89   0.0
    RF 1 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 401 363 3209.0 3086 247 27 311 .992 9.35   6.6
  3B 31 28 246.3 21 42 4 1 .940 2.30   0.9
  LF 2 2 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
  RF 2 0 6.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   436 393 3479.6 3111 289 31 312 .991 8.79   7.6
Career Highs   162 162 1439.3 1357 108 11 142 .994 9.41    
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
1974 33 PHX JL 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .077 .000 .077
1975 34 SLC FL 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
1976 35 SLC FL 7 23 2 4 0 0 2 7 0 0 3 6 .174 .296 .435 .731
Career Post-Season Batting 11 43 2 5 0 0 2 8 0 0 3 12 .116 .208 .256 .464
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.
Slugging Pct
1973-6-.562
1974-8-.511
OPS
1973-10-.915
XR
1973-6-119.7
Games
1973-1-162
At-Bats
1973-7-641
Runs
1973-9-106
Hits
1973-9-193
Total Bases
1973-2-360
Homeruns
1973-4-43
RBIs
1973-1-132
1974-9-96
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 135th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Porter Ford (DM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1973, off Ron Vivero (DM)
Traded from Birmingham to Phoenix on 1/31/1974 (Going to BIR: RF P. Butte, 1B N. Chumley, 3B C. Quintana, C R. Barrett. Going to PHX: 1B D. Yetnikoff, 3B K. Woodson)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 5/1/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $1,053,400 per year
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/2/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 3/1/1977 to a minor league contract.Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 3/1/1978 to a minor league contract.Released by Las Vegas on 7/21/1978