Miguel Tejada

Shortstop

1997—2013

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#58

Player Detail

Miguel Odalis
GIVEN NAME
Tejada
SURNAME
May 25, 1974, in Bani, Peravia, D.R.
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1997—2013
Playing Career
Played from 23-39
PLAYING AGE
Oakland A's
Baltimore Orioles
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Kansas City Royals
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Oakland A's
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Miggy, La Gua Gua
NICKNAME
4
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 220
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 27, 1997
Major League Debut
August 10, 2013
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Miguel Tejada?

Durable shortstop lost in shadow of Jeter and ARod, played lots of games in a row.
Tejada’s nickname “La Guagua” means “the bus” in Spanish dialects, in reference to his ability to drive in runs.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2171
2407
307
1302
.285
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
2002 AL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
41.8
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.791
.715
111.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.285
.336
.456

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.288
.335
.469

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

Miguel Tejada Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Tejada
550
157
80
31
1
20
85
36
70
6
250
201
.285
.336
.456
791
AVG SS
542
144
74
27
4
11
42
88
12
212
192
.266
.323
.392
.715

Miguel Tejada Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
58
32
21
28
19
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
23
24
17
28
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Miguel Tejada PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
47.1
36.6
28.2
18.8
3.51
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Miguel Tejada
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
278.6
175.2
129.5
80.3
20.7
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Miguel Tejada
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS