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Greg Norton

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Full Name: Gregory Blakemoor Norton Primary Position: LF, RF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200 First Game: August 18, 1996
Birthdate: July 6, 1972 MLB Experience: 11 years
Birthplace: San Leandro, California College: Oklahoma
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Batting Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
    • 8.1 Recent Greg Norton ArmchairGM Stories
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Greg Norton (Gregory Blakemoor Norton) was born on July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, California. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1996 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 9 home runs and 36 RBI. Norton played for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Greg Norton's best season was 1999, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 50 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1996 CWS 11 23 4 5 0 0 2 3 4 6 0 1 .217 .333 .478 .812
1997 CWS 18 34 5 9 2 2 0 1 2 8 0 0 .265 .306 .441 .747
1998 CWS 105 299 38 71 17 2 9 36 26 77 3 3 .237 .301 .398 .699
1999 CWS 132 436 62 111 26 0 16 50 69 93 4 4 .255 .358 .424 .782
2000 CWS 71 201 25 49 6 1 6 28 26 47 1 0 .244 .333 .373 .706
2001 COL 117 225 30 60 13 2 13 40 19 65 1 0 .267 .321 .516 .837
2002 COL 113 168 19 37 8 1 7 37 24 52 2 3 .220 .314 .405 .719
2003 COL 114 179 19 47 15 0 6 31 16 47 2 1 .263 .325 .447 .772
2004 DET 41 86 9 15 1 0 2 2 12 21 0 0 .174 .276 .256 .531
2006 TB 98 294 47 87 15 0 17 45 35 69 1 5 .296 .374 .520 .895
2007 TB 75 202 25 49 9 0 4 23 37 55 1 1 .243 .358 .347 .705
Career 895 2147 283 540 112 8 82 296 270 540 15 18 .252 .336 .426 .762

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO TC A E DP FPCT
1997 CWS 3B 11 6 67 4 22 15 3 0 .864
1998 CWS 3B 11 5 46 12 24 10 2 0 .917
1998 CWS 2B 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.000
1998 CWS 1B 79 67 630 643 677 30 4 57 .994
1999 CWS 3B 120 113 982 93 319 201 25 17 .922
1999 CWS 1B 26 7 90 67 72 3 2 9 .972
2000 CWS 3B 47 45 368 32 95 56 7 5 .926
2000 CWS 1B 17 10 107 94 105 10 1 12 .990
2001 COL 1B 13 5 55 66 70 4 0 6 1.000
2001 COL RF 4 1 10 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
2001 COL LF 22 13 108 14 15 1 0 0 1.000
2001 COL 3B 24 20 170 8 38 26 4 2 .895
2002 COL LF 2 2 14 4 4 0 0 0 1.000
2002 COL 3B 22 20 154 16 48 27 5 4 .896
2002 COL 1B 15 5 64 55 58 3 0 5 1.000
2003 COL RF 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 COL 3B 34 27 229 24 79 49 6 3 .924
2003 COL 1B 9 0 16 20 22 2 0 0 1.000
2004 DET 1B 7 5 43 36 38 2 0 6 1.000
2004 DET LF 6 0 15 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
2004 DET 3B 18 12 117 7 27 19 1 0 .963
2006 TB 1B 25 22 172 154 164 9 1 12 .994
2006 TB RF 28 26 207 40 42 0 2 0 .952
2006 TB LF 3 2 17 2 3 1 0 0 1.000
2007 TB RF 6 4 31 3 4 1 0 0 1.000
2007 TB LF 3 2 20 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
2007 TB 1B 3 1 8 5 6 1 0 0 1.000
Total 661 501 3754 1404 1939 472 63 138 .968

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
  • Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 15, 1993).
  • Granted free agency (December 21, 2000).
  • Signed by the Colorado Rockies (January 5, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 28, 2003).
  • Signed by the Detroit Tigers (January 14, 2004).
  • Granted free agency (October 4, 2004).
  • Signed by the Colorado Rockies (December 21, 2004).
  • Released by the Colorado Rockies (March 29, 2005).
  • Signed by the Chicago White Sox (April 21, 2005).
  • Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
  • Signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 11, 2006).

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