Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1998
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1998
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 538
- AB
- 1,671
- R
- 208
- H
- 438
- HR
- 59
- RBI
- 242
- SB
- 13
- AVG
- .262
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYY | 27 | 67 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .373 |
| 1999 | NYY | 71 | 205 | 25 | 48 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .234 |
| 2000 | NYY | 73 | 248 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 40 | 1 | .282 |
| 2001 | NYY | 80 | 283 | 40 | 73 | 10 | 46 | 4 | .258 |
| 2002 | NYY | 94 | 288 | 32 | 71 | 6 | 34 | 0 | .247 |
| 2003 |  CLE/TEX | 119 | 395 | 39 | 99 | 12 | 49 | 2 | .251 |
| 2004 | NYM | 74 | 185 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 26 | 6 | .281 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 25
- AB
- 63
- R
- 9
- H
- 14
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 6
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .222
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,867
- TB
- 715
- XBH
- 151
- HBP
- 17
- IBB
- 4
- GIDP
- 23
- P/PA
- 2.08
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYY | 73 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYY | 226 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | 276 | 114 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYY | 311 | 121 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYY | 329 | 108 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | CLE/TEX | 448 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | NYM | 204 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.0
- RC
- 236.2
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .166
- SECA
- .258
- BB/K
- 0.43
- AB/HR
- 28.3
- GO/FO
- 0.80
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYY | 1.0 | 21.8 | 13.4 | .537 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYY | 0.2 | 23.5 | 3.9 | .156 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | 0.4 | 37.6 | 5.3 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 27.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYY | 1.9 | 38.9 | 4.8 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYY | -0.2 | 35.3 | 4.1 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 48 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE/TEX | 0.4 | 52.3 | 4.6 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 32.9 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYM | 0.3 | 27.2 | 5.3 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 46.3 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Shane Spencer's career stats?
Shane Spencer played 7 seasons for the Yankees and the Mets. He was a career .262 hitter with 438 hits, 59 home runs and 242 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .373 batting average, 10 home runs and 27 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1998 to 2004
Championships ×3
- 1998 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1999 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
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