NAME     : Miguel Tejada
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/25/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 5"9
  WEIGHT   : 188
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $6,100,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .973)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : D
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 8  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Good)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .254 19  69 449 114 17  2  55  0  0  34  54 .308 .428 
  vs RHP        .283 17  56 336  95 14  2  46  0  0  25  37 .335 .488 
  vs LHP        .168  2  13 113  19  3  0   9  0  0   9  17 .230 .248 
  At Home       .235 10  32 221  52  8  0  28  0  0  13  25 .274 .407 
  Away          .272  9  37 228  62  9  2  27  0  0  21  29 .340 .447 
  R.I.S.P.      .311  4  45 106  33  7  0   0  0  0  14  14 .384 .491 
  Pinch Hitting .500  0   0   2   1  0  0   1  0  0   0   0 .500 .500 
  Close/Late    .277  5  14  47  13  2  0   6  0  0   4   4 .346 .638 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .318  2   5  22   7  2  1   4  0  0   2   2 .375 .773 
  Apr/Mar       .250  6  20 100  25  5  0  11  0  0   6  14 .296 .480 
  May           .252  5  14 111  28  4  0  18  0  0   6  15 .300 .423 
  June          .234  2  13 107  25  2  0  10  0  0   8  14 .282 .308 
  July          .281  3  14  96  27  4  1  11  0  0  11   9 .355 .438 
  August        .257  3   8  35   9  2  1   5  0  0   3   2 .316 .629 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1997  .202  2  10  26  99  20  3  2  10  2  0   2  22 .218 .333   OAK
  1998  .233 11  45 105 365  85 20  1  53  5  6  28  86 .288 .384   OAK
  1999  .251 21  84 159 593 149 33  4  93  8  7  57  94 .317 .427   OAK
  2000  .275 30 115 160 607 167 32  1 105  6  0  66 102 .346 .479   OAK
  2001  .267 31 113 162 622 166 31  3 107 11  5  43  89 .314 .476   OAK
  2002  .298 36 130 160 638 190 48  2 106  0  0  49  59 .348 .549   OAK
 
  Total AB  : 3373
  Total AVG : .264
  Total Hits: 891
  Total HR  : 150
  Total RBI : 566
  Total Runs: 529
  Total SB  : 32
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 5/8/2002... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 8/27/2002...