Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1993Rd 2, Pk 59
- College
- Oklahoma
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1993Rd 2, Pk 59
- College
- Oklahoma
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,107
- AB
- 2,410
- R
- 315
- H
- 600
- HR
- 89
- RBI
- 338
- SB
- 15
- AVG
- .249
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CHW | 11 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .217 |
| 1997 | CHW | 18 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| 1998 | CHW | 105 | 299 | 38 | 71 | 9 | 36 | 3 | .237 |
| 1999 | CHW | 132 | 436 | 62 | 111 | 16 | 50 | 4 | .255 |
| 2000 | CHW | 71 | 201 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .244 |
| 2001 | COL | 117 | 225 | 30 | 60 | 13 | 40 | 1 | .267 |
| 2002 | COL | 113 | 168 | 19 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 2 | .220 |
| 2003 | COL | 114 | 179 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 31 | 2 | .263 |
| 2004 | DET | 41 | 86 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .174 |
| 2006 | TB | 98 | 294 | 47 | 87 | 17 | 45 | 1 | .296 |
| 2007 | TB | 75 | 202 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .243 |
| 2008 |  SEA/ATL | 117 | 187 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 35 | 0 | .262 |
| 2009 | ATL | 95 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .145 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,764
- TB
- 1,009
- XBH
- 223
- HBP
- 11
- IBB
- 16
- GIDP
- 52
- P/PA
- 1.99
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CHW | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHW | 37 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHW | 330 | 119 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHW | 510 | 185 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | CHW | 231 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | COL | 246 | 116 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | 195 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | COL | 197 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | DET | 99 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | TB | 335 | 153 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | TB | 240 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | SEA/ATL | 220 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | ATL | 97 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -3.5
- RC
- 342.5
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .170
- SECA
- .302
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 27.1
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CHW | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5 | .261 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHW | 0.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | .176 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHW | -1.0 | 33 | 3.6 | .161 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.2 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHW | -0.7 | 66.7 | 5.3 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | CHW | -0.5 | 26.9 | 4.7 | .129 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 2001 | COL | -0.4 | 35.9 | 5.6 | .249 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | -0.6 | 21 | 4 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 2003 | COL | 0.4 | 25.4 | 5 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 29.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | DET | -1.1 | 5.4 | 2 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 43 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | TB | 0.7 | 55.7 | 6.9 | .224 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | TB | -0.2 | 28.2 | 4.9 | .104 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.5 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | SEA/ATL | 0.1 | 30.2 | 5.6 | .176 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 26.7 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | ATL | -0.3 | 6 | 2.5 | .026 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Greg Norton's career stats?
Greg Norton played 13 seasons for the White Sox, the Rockies, the Tigers, the Rays and the Braves. He was a career .249 hitter with 600 hits, 89 home runs and 338 RBI. His best season was 2006: a .296 batting average, 17 home runs and 45 RBI.
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