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Brian Dorsett
Brian Richard Dorsett

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
School Indiana State University

Debut September 8, 1987
  vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 4, 1996
Born April 9, 1961 in Terre Haute, IN

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 26 CLE AL   5   11    2    3   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   3  .273  .333  .545  128    6   0   0   0   1   0
 1988 27 CAL AL   7   11    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   5  .091  .167  .091  -24    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 28 NYY AL   8   22    3    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   1   3  .364  .391  .409  128    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 29 NYY AL  14   35    2    5   2  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .143  .189  .200    9    7   0   0   0   0   2
 1991 30 SDP NL  11   12    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .083  .083  .083  -53    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 32 CIN NL  25   63    7   16   4  0   2   12   0  0   3  14  .254  .288  .413   85   26   0   0   0   0   1
 1994 33 CIN NL  76  216   21   53   8  0   5   26   0  0  21  33  .245  .313  .352   74   76   1   2   7   1  10
 1996 35 CHC NL  17   41    3    5   0  0   1    3   0  0   4   8  .122  .196  .195    3    8   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      163  411   38   92  15  0   9   51   0  0  32  73  .224  .281  .326   62  134   1   3   7   2  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        408   38   91  15  0   9   51   0  0  32  73  .224  .281  .326   62  133   1   3   7   2  15
 Career High     76  216   21   53   8  0   5   26   0  0  21  33  .245  .313  .352   74   76   1   2   7   1  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 26 CLE AL   12    8    2   6.7   106| .273  .265| .333  .333| .545  .425| .878  .759| 128  .631   0.4   0.0   0%
 1988 27 CAL AL   12   10    0   0.0    92| .091  .256| .167  .320| .091  .385| .258  .706| -24  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1989 28 NYY AL   23   14    4   7.6    92| .364  .260| .391  .324| .409  .382| .800  .706| 128  .738   0.8   0.1   0%
 1990 29 NYY AL   37   32    1   0.8    95| .143  .259| .189  .327| .200  .388| .389  .715|   9  .045  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1991 30 SDP NL   12   11    0   0.0    96| .083  .261| .083  .329| .083  .391| .166  .720| -53  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1993 32 CIN NL   66   48    7   3.9   104| .254  .272| .288  .337| .413  .415| .701  .752|  85  .422  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1994 33 CIN NL  241  176   22   3.4   108| .245  .273| .313  .340| .352  .427| .665  .768|  74  .331  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 1996 35 CHC NL   46   39    1   0.7   109| .122  .273| .196  .343| .195  .428| .391  .771|   3  .028  -6.1  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       449  338   37   2.9   105| .224  .270| .281  .337| .326  .417| .607  .755|  62  .292 -23.4  -2.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 26 CLE AL C 4 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 3.00 5.50 5.14 6.73 2 21.0 1 0 4 0 1988 27 CAL AL C 7 19 3 0 1 1.000 .991 3.14 5.29 6.00 6.22 3 33.0 3 1 2 2 1989 28 NYY AL C 8 29 3 0 1 1.000 .988 4.00 5.20 5.33 6.23 6 54.0 0 2 2 2 1990 29 NYY AL C 9 31 0 0 1 1.000 .990 3.44 5.36 5.81 6.41 5 48.0 0 3 5 0 DH 5 1991 30 SDP NL 1B 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.45 9.00 9.72 0 5.0 1993 32 CIN NL C 18 111 5 0 0 1.000 .989 6.44 5.75 8.20 6.74 14 127.3 0 4 9 3 1B 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.00 7.20 9.72 1 10.0 1994 33 CIN NL C 73 412 34 4 6 .991 .991 6.11 6.15 7.46 7.10 61 538.3 9 14 31 20 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.10 3.00 9.60 0 3.0 1996 35 CHC NL C 15 79 5 0 1 1.000 .989 5.60 6.33 8.34 7.50 9 90.7 1 2 2 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 30 SDP NL 1B 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.45 9.00 9.72 0 5.0 1993 32 CIN NL 1B 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.00 7.20 9.72 1 10.0 1994 33 CIN NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.10 3.00 9.60 0 3.0 1987 26 CLE AL C 4 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 3.00 5.50 5.14 6.73 2 21.0 1 0 4 0 1988 27 CAL AL C 7 19 3 0 1 1.000 .991 3.14 5.29 6.00 6.22 3 33.0 3 1 2 2 1989 28 NYY AL C 8 29 3 0 1 1.000 .988 4.00 5.20 5.33 6.23 6 54.0 0 2 2 2 1990 29 NYY AL C 9 31 0 0 1 1.000 .990 3.44 5.36 5.81 6.41 5 48.0 0 3 5 0 1993 32 CIN NL C 18 111 5 0 0 1.000 .989 6.44 5.75 8.20 6.74 14 127.3 0 4 9 3 1994 33 CIN NL C 73 412 34 4 6 .991 .991 6.11 6.15 7.46 7.10 61 538.3 9 14 31 20 1996 35 CHC NL C 15 79 5 0 1 1.000 .989 5.60 6.33 8.34 7.50 9 90.7 1 2 2 3 1990 29 NYY AL DH 5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 134 693 50 4 10 .995 .990 5.54 5.94 7.33 6.96 100 912.3 14 26 55 30 1B* 6 13 1 0 0 1.000 .993 2.33 8.17 7.00 9.70 1 18.0 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 140 706 51 4 10 .995 .990 5.41 6.04 7.33 7.02 101 930
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1983 amateur draft.

July 15, 1987: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Darrel Akerfelds to the Cleveland Indians for Tony Bernazard.

June 7, 1988: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Colby Ward (July 15, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 17, 1988: Traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for Eric Schmidt (minors).

November 19, 1990: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 15, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

August 2, 1991: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lynn Carlson (minors).

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

February 6, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990New York Yankees$107,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$170,000
1996Chicago Cubs$210,000
Career (may be incomplete)$487,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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