Jon Mark
Sprowl
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 1, 1980 in N/a
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 23 NYA AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 2 4 4
2005 24 NYA AL     6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 2 5 4
2006 25 NYA AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 5 3 5 5
2007 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5
2008 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5
2009 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 5 4
2010 29 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 5 4
2011 30 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 5 4
2012 31 NYA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 5 5 3 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 23 A   132 453 60 121 25 5 18 55 2 1 52 109 .267 .343 .464 .806 71.5  
2005 24 AAA   32 116 11 27 8 0 3 10 0 0 11 32 .233 .299 .379 .679 13.3  
    AA   105 381 51 123 24 0 14 64 0 1 50 84 .323 .401 .496 .897 71.9  
2006 25 AAA   136 449 67 132 21 1 16 63 0 0 56 103 .294 .372 .452 .824 74.8  
2007 26 NYA AL 66 126 9 30 6 0 4 17 0 0 6 31 .238 .299 .381 .680 13.2 1.2
2008 27 NYA AL 26 49 5 12 2 0 0 10 0 0 9 11 .245 .373 .286 .659 6.1 0.6
  MIN AL 39 98 12 26 10 0 3 12 0 1 5 20 .265 .321 .459 .780 13.1 1.8
  TOT   65 147 17 38 12 0 3 22 0 1 14 31 .259 .339 .401 .741 19.2 2.4
2009 28 MIN AL 3 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .286 .536 0.5 0.1
  NYA AL 25 73 19 16 4 0 3 10 0 0 12 23 .219 .367 .397 .764 12.2 1.7
  TOT   28 80 19 17 5 0 3 10 0 0 12 25 .213 .357 .388 .745 12.7 1.8
2010 29 NYA AL 44 132 19 30 8 0 0 14 0 0 17 35 .227 .335 .288 .623 14.6 1.1
2011 30 NYA AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   127 423 50 111 14 4 15 52 2 0 45 112 .262 .333 .421 .754 60.5  
2012 31 AAA   138 522 63 128 25 1 16 56 0 4 50 134 .245 .311 .389 .700 63.0  
5 Years Sim 204 488 64 115 31 0 10 63 0 1 50 123 .236 .331 .361 .692 59.3 6.4
4 Years AAA 433 1510 191 398 68 6 50 181 2 4 162 381 .264 .349 .416 .765 211.6  
1 Years AA 105 381 51 123 24 0 14 64 0 1 50 84 .323 .406 .496 .902 71.9  
1 Years A 132 453 60 121 25 5 18 55 2 1 52 109 .267 .353 .464 .816 71.5  
6 Years Minors 670 2344 302 642 117 11 82 300 4 6 264 574 .274 .359 .438 .797 354.9  
162 Game Average 387 50 91 24 0 7 50 0 0 39 97 .236 .331 .361 .692 47.1  
Career Highs 66 147 19 38 12 0 4 22 0 1 17 35 .259 .357 .401 .745 19.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   380 46 92 22 0 8 50 0 1 38 87 .242 .335 .363 .698 43.3
vs LH   108 18 23 9 0 2 13 0 0 12 36 .213 .317 .352 .669 11.3
Home 103 239 38 52 16 0 5 30 0 0 28 62 .218 .322 .347 .670 25.8
Away 101 249 26 63 15 0 5 33 0 1 22 61 .253 .339 .373 .713 28.8
RISP   138 0 30 8 0 5 50 0 0 12 42 .217 .314 .384 .699 15.2
Pinch Hitting   66 3 13 1 0 1 9 0 0 2 16 .197 .232 .258 .489 3.3
Close/Late   84 5 18 3 0 1 10 0 0 3 23 .214 .280 .286 .565 5.3
Mar/Apr 26 48 6 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 9 .208 .269 .250 .519 2.8
May 35 83 7 22 4 0 2 11 0 0 11 22 .265 .374 .386 .759 11.6
June 32 67 12 15 3 0 3 13 0 1 8 23 .224 .342 .403 .745 8.4
July 31 61 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 18 .115 .206 .131 .337 -0.1
August 32 85 12 27 5 0 3 12 0 0 9 22 .318 .402 .482 .884 14.9
Sep/Oct 48 144 22 34 16 0 2 21 0 0 15 29 .236 .329 .389 .718 16.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2007 26 NYA AL C 26 24 210.0 181 12 0 0 1.000 8.27 31 7 .226 0 1.5
    RF 4 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2008 27 NYA AL C 14 14 106.2 80 5 0 0 1.000 7.20 14 3 .214 0 0.6
    LF 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  MIN AL C 22 20 191.1 145 8 0 1 1.000 7.21 26 6 .231 1 1.2
    LF 1 0 2.8 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 36 34 297.3 225 13 0 1 1.000 7.20 40 9 .225 1 1.8
      LF 1 0 4.3 0 0 1 0 .000 .00   0.0
2009 28 MIN AL C 3 2 16.3 14 0 1 0 .933 7.73 2 0 .000 0 0.0
  NYA AL C 22 19 183.7 162 6 6 0 .966 8.23 23 4 .174 0 1.1
  TOT   C 25 21 200.0 176 6 7 0 .963 8.19 25 4 .160 0 1.2
2010 29 NYA AL C 38 34 311.7 284 20 6 1 .981 8.78 59 15 .254 0 2.0
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2011 30 NYA AL C 1 1 7.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 14.14 3 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 126 114 1026.0 877 51 13 2 .986 8.14 158 35 .222 1 6.5
  RF 4 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 4.3 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   132 114 1039.3 878 51 14 2 .985 8.05 158 35 .222 1 6.5
Career Highs   39 34 314.7 284 20 7 1 1.000 14.14 59 15 .254 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 29 NYA AL 9 29 4 6 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 12 .207 .303 .379 .682
Career Post-Season Batting 9 29 4 6 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 12 .207 .303 .379 .682
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  1. William Lutes (982)
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  6. Brandon Inge (971)
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  8. Alfred Lomas (969)
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History
Had first career hit on 4/15/2007, off John Riedling (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/2007, off John Lackey (ANA)
Traded from New York (A) to Minnesota on 6/23/2008 (Going to MIN: C Jon Mark Sprowl, 2B George Opitz, LF Garrett Guzman, P Francisco Liriano, RF John Boyd. Going to NYA: P Johan Santana, P Eddie Oropesa, C Brandon Inge)
Was claimed off waivers by New York (A) on 4/27/2009
1/29/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/29/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/6/2012 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/4/2012 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 7 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 10/31/2012