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Robert Fick

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: March 15, 1974 in Torrance, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 45th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Newbury Park HS (Thousand Oaks, CA), the Detroit Tigers in the 43rd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Newbury Park HS (Thousand Oaks, CA)

Schools: Ventura College (Ventura, CA), California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 19, 1998 (Age 24-188d, 17,380th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2007 (Age 33-198d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Joe Longo • Previously: Lonnie Cooper

Full Name: Robert Charles John Fick

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

2373

613

.258

287

RBI

324

OBP

.328

SLG

.405

OPS

.732

OPS+

Summary of 69 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 16 go ahead

5 Tms
DET	45
ATL	11
TBD	6
WSN	4
SDP	3

Platoon
vs RHP	58
vs LHP	11

Home/Road
Away	39
Home	30

Outs
1	28
0	21
2	20

24 Opps
KCR	9
MIN	6
BAL	6
MON	5
CHW	5
ARI	4
TEX	4
NYY	4
CLE	3
TOR	3
COL	2
CIN	2
NYM	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
FLA	2
TBD	1
SFG	1
STL	1
OAK	1
SEA	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
MIL	1

63 Pitchers
Javier Vázquez	3
Roger Clemens	2
Bob Wells	2
Jeff Suppan	2
Joaquín Benoit	2
Adrián Hernández	1
Carlos Silva	1
CC Sabathia	1
Sidney Ponson	1
Paul Wilson	1
Rick Bauer	1
Armando Benítez	1
Keith Foulke	1
Andy Pettitte	1
Bartolo Colón	1
James Baldwin	1
Jaime Cerda	1
Curt Schilling	1
Kyle Lohse	1
Mike Koplove	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Todd Ritchie	1
Jae Weong Seo	1
John Rocker	1
Jeff Montgomery	1
Kurt Ainsworth	1
Greg Swindell	1
Brad Thompson	1
Eric Milton	1
Pat Hentgen	1
Clay Condrey	1
Willis Roberts	1
Jorge Julio	1
Dan Reichert	1
Tomo Ohka	1
Tim Drew	1
Terry Mulholland	1
Scott Mullen	1
Tim Belcher	1
Dave Burba	1
Aaron Cook	1
Ryan Franklin	1
Casey Fossum	1
Brian Barber	1
Rocky Biddle	1
Brian Meadows	1
Brad Radke	1
Jamey Wright	1
John Frascatore	1
Dan Wright	1
Chris Nichting	1
Kris Wilson	1
Lance Cormier	1
John Snyder	1
Dave Bush	1
Luis Ayala	1
Liván Hernández	1
Pat Rapp	1
Mark Hendrickson	1
Miguel Batista	1
Armando Almanza	1
Logan Kensing	1
Jose Acevedo	1

24 Parks
Comerica Pk (DET)	20
KauffmanStad (KAN)	5
Turner Fld (ATL)	4
TropicanaFld (STP)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	4
Guaranteed (CHI)	4
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
RFK Stad (WAS)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
9	54
89	11
8	2
7	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
4	12
5	12
7+	11
3	10
6	6
2	6

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
-2-	10
1--	8
1-3	5
12-	3
123	3
--3	1
-23	1

115 RBI
RISP	23
0 on	38
1 on	19
2 on	9
3 on	3
Any on	31

Inning
1	5
2	9
3	8
4	10
5	6
6	10
7	1
8	11
9	8
Extra	1

1-3	22
4-6	26
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	6
+2	7
+1	11
Tied	14
-1	7
-2	8
-3	6
-4..	6

Ahead	28
Tied	14
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	15
0-0	12
1-2	7
2-1	7
3-1	7
1-0	5
1-1	5
2-2	5
2-0	3
0-2	2
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	21
C	17
RF	17
DH	11
PH	3

OrderPos
5th	19
6th	14
2nd	12
3rd	6
7th	6
4th	6
9th	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-09-21	DET	@	KCR	Brian Barber	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	-2-	6,(3-2) FBBBSX	2	6	2	0.140	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Easley Scores
2	2	2	1	1998-09-22	DET	@	KCR	Tim Belcher	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	6	2	0.097	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
3	3	3	1	1998-09-26	DET	@	TOR	Roger Clemens	behind 1-2	t 6	1	---	7,(3-2) SBBBFFX	1	2	DH	0.153	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1999-09-13	DET	@	CHW	John Snyder	tied 0-0	t 4	1	-23	4,(1-2) BCSX	3	6	DH	0.182	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Palmer Scores; D. Easley Scores
5	5	2	1	1999-09-17	DET	@	BOS	Pat Rapp	behind 2-7	t 4	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	6	DH	0.048	15%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
6	6	3	1	1999-09-27	DET		KCR	Jeff Montgomery	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	DH	0.039	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Easley Scores; K. García Scores; G. Kapler Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2000-06-20	DET	@	TOR	John Frascatore	ahead 14-6	t 9	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	2	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Halter Scores; D. Easley Scores
8	8	2	1	2000-06-30	DET	@	KCR	Dan Reichert	tied 0-0	t 3	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	2	3	0.216	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Ausmus Scores; L. Polonia Scores
9	9	3	1	2000-09-28	DET	@	KCR	Brian Meadows	ahead 3-0	t 4	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	9	DH	0.072	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2001-04-09	DET	@	MIN	Brad Radke	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	8,(3-2) BCFFBBFX	1	2	3	0.094	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	2001-04-21	DET	@	CLE	Tim Drew	tied 1-1	t 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	5	3	0.222	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); T. Clark Scores
12	12	3	1	2001-04-24	DET		BAL	Pat Hentgen	behind 1-5	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	5	DH	0.051	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
13	13	4	1	2001-05-17	DET	@	BAL	Willis Roberts	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	2	2	0.170	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); D. Easley Scores
14	14	5	1	2001-05-22	DET	@	CLE	Bartolo Colón	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	1	3	2	0.095	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	6	1	2001-05-25	DET		CHW	James Baldwin	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	2	0.058	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	7	1	2001-06-03	DET	@	CHW	Rocky Biddle	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	-2-	7,(3-2) FBBBFFX	2	3	2	0.189	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Macias Scores
17	17	8	1	2001-06-10	DET		MIL	Jamey Wright	behind 0-3	b 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	0.086	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	9	1	2001-06-15	DET	@	ARI	Miguel Batista	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	5	2	0.099	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
19	19	10	1	2001-06-20	DET		NYY	Adrián Hernández	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	7,(3-2) BBBCFFX	1	5	2	0.111	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	11	1	2001-06-22	DET		MIN	Bob Wells	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	3	0.260	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	12	1	2001-06-24	DET		MIN	Eric Milton	behind 0-2	b 2	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	3	0.147	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Palmer Scores
22	22	13	1	2001-07-04	DET		KCR	Jeff Suppan	behind 1-3	b 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	4	2	0.125	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	14	1	2001-07-05	DET		KCR	Kris Wilson	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	4	2	0.031	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	15	1	2001-07-15	DET	@	CIN	Jose Acevedo	behind 0-5	t 4	0	1--	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	2	4	2	0.086	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Higginson Scores
25	25	16	2	2001-07-15	DET	@	CIN	Chris Nichting	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	2	0.052	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	17	1	2001-07-24	DET	@	NYY	Andy Pettitte	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	2	0.068	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	18	1	2001-08-08	DET	@	TEX	Joaquín Benoit	behind 1-4	t 3	1	---	8,(3-2) BBSBFFFX	1	2	2	0.078	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	19	1	2001-09-05	DET	@	CHW	Dan Wright	behind 1-3	t 5	1	---	3,(0-2) FSX	1	6	DH	0.106	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2002-04-03	DET	@	TBD	Paul Wilson	tied 0-0	t 6	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	DH	0.172	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	2	1	2002-04-26	DET		MIN	Bob Wells	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	9	0.363	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
31	31	3	1	2002-05-05	DET	@	MIN	Kyle Lohse	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	9	0.131	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Macias Scores
32	32	4	1	2002-05-17	DET		TEX	Dave Burba	ahead 3-2	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	9	0.097	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	5	2	2002-05-17	DET		TEX	John Rocker	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	2	9	0.089	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Santiago Scores
34	34	6	1	2002-06-06	DET		BOS	Casey Fossum	behind 0-4	b 9	1	12-	5,(2-2) FBBSX	3	6	9	0.069	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Higginson Scores; R. Simon Scores/unER
35	35	7	1	2002-06-10	DET		MON	Javier Vázquez	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	4,(1-2) FBFX	2	5	9	0.173	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Simon Scores
36	36	8	2	2002-06-10	DET		MON	Javier Vázquez	tied 3-3	b 5	2	1-3	8,(3-2) BCBFBFFX	3	5	9	0.304	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Santiago Scores/unER; D. Jackson Scores/unER; R. Fick Scores/unER
37	37	9	1	2002-06-14	DET	@	ARI	Greg Swindell	ahead 4-1	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	5	9	0.038	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
38	38	10	1	2002-06-25	DET	@	KCR	Jeff Suppan	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	0.147	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Simon Scores
39	39	11	1	2002-07-02	DET	@	CHW	Todd Ritchie	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	6,(1-2) CBFFFX	2	5	9	0.162	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Simon Scores
40	40	12	1	2002-07-25	DET		KCR	Scott Mullen	ahead 3-2	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	0.102	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Monroe Scores
41	41	13	1	2002-08-07	DET		TEX	Joaquín Benoit	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	5	9	0.110	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
42	42	14	1	2002-08-09	DET		BAL	Rick Bauer	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	5	9	0.039	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	15	1	2002-08-22	DET		SEA	Ryan Franklin	behind 1-4	b 6	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	9	0.082	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	16	1	2002-09-02	DET		CLE	CC Sabathia	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	0.095	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
45	45	17	1	2002-09-20	DET		NYY	Roger Clemens	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	0.138	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2003-04-06	ATL		FLA	Armando Almanza	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	3	0.070	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Furcal Scores
47	47	2	1	2003-04-10	ATL	@	PHI	Carlos Silva	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	3	0.049	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
48	48	3	1	2003-05-03	ATL	@	ARI	Curt Schilling	behind 1-3	t 3	0	-2-	9,(3-2) FFB*BBFFFX	2	5	3	0.140	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Jones Scores
49	49	4	1	2003-05-08 (1)	ATL		COL	Nelson Cruz	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	6	3	0.172	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. DeRosa Scores; C. Jones Scores; A. Jones Scores
50	50	5	1	2003-05-24	ATL		NYM	Jaime Cerda	ahead 7-0	b 4	2	1-3	4,(1-2) SC*BX	3	6	3	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); C. Jones Scores; A. Jones Scores
51	51	6	1	2003-06-10	ATL	@	OAK	Keith Foulke	behind 2-3	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	6	3	0.344	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
52	52	7	1	2003-06-20	ATL		BAL	Sidney Ponson	tied 0-0	b 4	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	6	3	0.166	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Sheffield Scores; C. Jones Scores; A. Jones Scores
53	53	8	1	2003-07-07	ATL	@	NYM	Jae Weong Seo	ahead 3-0	t 6	1	1-3	8,(3-2) BB1FFB>F>F>X	3	6	3	0.074	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Sheffield Scores; A. Jones Scores
54	54	9	1	2003-07-27	ATL	@	MON	Tomo Ohka	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	6	3	0.141	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF); G. Sheffield Scores/unER; R. Fick Scores/unER
55	55	10	2	2003-07-27	ATL	@	MON	Luis Ayala	behind 8-11	t 8	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	3	0.113	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Jones Scores
56	56	11	1	2003-09-15	ATL	@	MON	Liván Hernández	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	3	0.190	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Jones Scores; J. López Scores/unER
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2004-04-09	TBD		BAL	Jorge Julio	behind 2-3	b 9	1	---	6,(1-2) .FBFFFX	1	8	PH	0.465	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
58	58	2	1	2004-04-22	TBD	@	BAL	Kurt Ainsworth	tied 4-4	t 6	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	4	DH	0.181	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Huff Scores
59	59	3	1	2004-06-01	TBD	@	MIN	Terry Mulholland	behind 2-16	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	7	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Gipson Scores
60	60	4	1	2004-06-11	TBD		COL	Aaron Cook	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	7,(3-2) CFFBBBX	1	7	DH	0.107	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
61	61	5	1	2004-07-09	TBD	@	NYY	Javier Vázquez	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	5	DH	0.108	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
62	62	6	1	2004-07-31	TBD		TOR	Dave Bush	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	3	0.184	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Lugo Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	2005-05-08	SDP	@	STL	Brad Thompson	behind 4-15	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) CFBBFBFX	1	6	9	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
64	64	2	1	2005-05-24	SDP	@	ARI	Mike Koplove	ahead 4-3	t 8	0	---	3,(0-2) .CFX	1	9	PH	0.119	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
65	65	3	1	2005-09-13	SDP	@	SFG	Armando Benítez	behind 3-5	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	9	3	0.054	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
66	66	1	1	2006-06-11	WSN		PHI	Clay Condrey	ahead 4-0	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
67	67	2	1	2006-07-18	WSN	@	FLA	Logan Kensing	behind 5-6	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.257	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	2007-08-29	WSN	@	LAD	Mark Hendrickson	ahead 6-3	t 6	1	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	7	3	0.060	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
69	69	2	1	2007-09-15	WSN		ATL	Lance Cormier	behind 2-3	b 3	0	1-3	10,(3-2) .BBF1FFFBFFX	3	4	PH	0.182	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Jimenez Scores; R. Zimmerman Scores