Chris Widger

Full Name: Christopher Jon Widger	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/195	First Game: June 23, 1995
Birthdate: May 21, 1971	MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Chris Widger (Christopher Jon Widger) was born on May 21, 1971 in Wilmington, Delaware. He made his Major League debut on June 23, 1995 for the Seattle Mariners. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI. Widger played for the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Chris Widger's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1999, when he knocked in 56 runs. However, others believe that it was 1998, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 53 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1995	SEA	A	23	45	2	9	1	2	.200	.245	.267	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0
1996	SEA	A	8	11	1	2	0	0	.182	.250	.182	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0
1997	MON	N	91	278	30	65	7	37	.234	.290	.403	20	3	22	59	1	2	2	1	7
1998	MON	N	125	417	36	97	15	53	.233	.281	.388	18	1	29	85	0	0	6	2	5
1999	MON	N	124	383	42	101	14	56	.264	.325	.441	24	1	28	86	7	0	1	0	5
2000	SEA	A	10	11	1	1	1	1	.091	.167	.364	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2000	MON	N	86	281	31	67	12	34	.238	.311	.441	17	2	29	61	1	0	1	3	5
2000	Total		96	292	32	68	13	35	.233	.306	.438	17	2	30	63	1	0	1	3	5
2002	NY	A	21	64	4	19	0	5	.297	.338	.375	5	0	2	9	2	0	0	0	0
2003	STL	N	44	102	9	24	0	14	.235	.279	.324	9	0	6	20	1	1	0	1	5
2005	CHI	A	45	141	18	34	4	11	.241	.296	.383	8	0	10	22	1	2	0	0	5
2006	CHI	A	27	76	6	14	1	7	.184	.264	.263	3	0	9	20	0	0	0	0	1
2006	BAL	A	9	17	0	2	0	2	.118	.211	.118	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	1
2006	TOT	A	36	93	6	16	1	9	.172	.255	.237	3	0	11	24	0	1	0	0	2
Total	NL		470	1461	148	354	48	194	.242	.300	.411	88	7	114	311	10	3	10	7	27
Total	AL		143	365	32	81	7	28	.222	.281	.323	16	0	27	73	4	3	0	0	7
Total			613	1826	180	435	55	222	.238	.296	.393	104	7	141	384	14	6	10	7	34

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1995	SEA	A	LF	2	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	SEA	A	C	19	9	96	61	1	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	1.000
1995	SEA	A	RF	1	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	SEA	A	OF	3	2	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	SEA	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	SEA	A	C	7	2	31	18	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.905
1997	MON	N	C	85	78	694.1	516	40	11	2	0	8	116	23	0	.981
1998	MON	N	C	123	118	1014	752	64	14	12	0	14	82	47	1	.983
1999	MON	N	C	117	104	887.2	662	54	6	6	0	8	101	29	0	.992
2000	SEA	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	SEA	A	OF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	SEA	A	1B	2	1	9	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	SEA	A	C	6	0	15	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
2000	SEA	A	RF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	MON	N	C	85	80	670.2	504	37	8	4	1	4	53	20	1	.985
2000	Total		C	91	80	685.2	515	37	8	4	1	5	53	20	1	.986
2002	NY	A	C	21	18	157.1	111	6	2	1	0	1	8	3	0	.983
2003	STL	N	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	STL	N	1B	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	STL	N	C	41	32	278.2	185	14	1	1	0	2	12	6	0	.995
2003	STL	N	OF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	CHI	A	C	42	38	344	251	12	5	1	0	2	24	2	0	.981
2005	CHI	A	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	CHI	A	3B	1	1	8.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	CHI	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	CHI	A	C	22	21	183	101	5	3	0	0	3	17	3	0	.972
2006	CHI	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	BAL	A	C	6	5	43	32	3	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1.000
2006	BAL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TOT	A	C	28	26	226	133	8	3	1	0	3	21	4	0	.979
2006	TOT	A	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	3	2	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1	1	8.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	2	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	574	505	4414.2	3204	237	52	28	1	45	426	134	2	.985
Total			OF	5	3	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	4	1	11	11	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 3, 1992).
Traded by Seattle Mariners with Trey Moore and Matt Wagner to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco (October 29, 1996).
Traded by Montreal Expos to Seattle Mariners in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 8, 2000); Montreal Expos received Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000).
Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
Signed by New York Yankees (February 1, 2002).
Granted free agency (November 8, 2002).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 7, 2002).
Released by New York Yankees (April 7, 2003).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 12, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 4, 2003).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (April 7, 2004).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 23, 2004).
Granted free agency (November 2, 2005).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (November 4, 2005).
Released by Chicago White Sox (July 24, 2006).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (August 4, 2006).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2006).

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