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Number #20
Position Left Fielder
Bats Both
Throws Right
Age 54
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place San Leandro, CA
Born Jul 6, 1972

Key Insights

2009
He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Norton has an OPS of .714; with the bases empty it is .375.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 59 with the bases empty.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Norton walks in 20.6% of his plate appearances, 100th percentile.

97 plate appearances in 2009. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 1st in MLB.
The power is not there this season

Norton is slugging .171, 10th percentile in the league.

97 plate appearances in 2009. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 553rd in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Norton is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .714 OPS there against .501 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.
He is not producing at the plate this season

Norton's OPS+ of 40 sits 20th percentile among hitters this season.

97 plate appearances in 2009. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 489th in MLB.
He swings through too many pitches

Norton swings through 24.5% of what he offers at, 27th percentile.

97 plate appearances in 2009. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 450th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 6, 1972
Birth Place San Leandro, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Both/Right
College/Draft Oklahoma