#84 Phil "The Nerd" Norton , Shortstop, 34 yrs, Houston Heifers

#84 Phil "The Nerd" Norton , Shortstop, 34 yrs, Houston Heifers
Friday, 7/25/2009

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Phil Norton
The Nerd
1/1/1975
34
Texarkana, TX
6"0
210

Shortstop
R
R

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Some ability
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,100,000
2010
9 Year(s), 139 Days (1687 total Days)
120 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 123 Days (1843 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	22	34	6	91	27
Versus LHP	29	42	6	99	27
Versus RHP	19	30	6	88	27
Talent	24	40	14	99	30

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4
9
10
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
2B : 9 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 10
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/27	TH	L 4-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
7/10	@NJ	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
7/11	@NJ	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
7/12	@NJ	W 5-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
7/13	@NJ	L 5-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	#1
7/15	TH	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
7/16	TH	L 4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
7/17	TH	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
7/21	CO	L 1-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
7/24	@LA	L 4-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#2

Batting Stats 2009

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	47	67	16	1	0	1	7	14	12	25	.239	.354	.299	.653	.615	.060
Projected	75	106	25	2	0	2	11	22	19	40	.239	.354	.299	.653	.615	.060

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	15	79	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	2	0	0	.0	7.9	4.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	38	9	1	0	0	3	7	6	16	0	0	0	.237	.341	.263	.604
vs. RHP	29	7	0	0	1	4	7	6	9	0	0	0	.241	.371	.345	.716
Close/Late	12	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298
Scoring Position	13	5	0	0	1	7	0	3	2	0	0	0	.385	.500	.615	1.115
Pinch Hitting	9	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	21	28	9	1	0	0	2	4	4	10	.321	.406	.357	.763
Road	26	39	7	0	0	1	5	10	8	15	.179	.319	.256	.576
This Week	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500
March/April	12	12	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	.167	.286	.167	.452
May	17	26	7	0	0	0	2	7	5	10	.269	.387	.269	.656
June	9	21	6	1	0	1	4	4	3	5	.286	.375	.476	.851
July	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.125	.300	.125	.425

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	126	429	115	9	1	1	38	51	51	0	0	68	11	6	.268	.346	.301	.647	CR
1994	117	367	92	16	2	1	22	31	57	0	0	62	5	2	.251	.351	.313	.665	CR
2001	162	483	111	25	1	1	49	44	50	0	0	106	14	2	.230	.302	.292	.594	DL
2002	93	239	67	4	2	0	19	27	30	0	0	58	18	1	.280	.361	.314	.674	DL
2003	95	214	57	3	3	0	17	22	24	0	0	66	8	2	.266	.340	.308	.649	DL
2004	85	96	25	7	0	0	9	13	16	0	1	25	2	0	.260	.363	.333	.696	RM
2005	71	116	22	7	1	0	7	10	20	0	1	37	3	1	.190	.307	.267	.574	RM
2006	72	161	45	3	2	0	17	25	19	0	0	41	6	2	.280	.356	.323	.679	WW HF WW HF
2007	52	89	20	4	0	1	5	18	17	0	1	25	4	4	.225	.346	.303	.649	HF
2008	91	177	35	8	2	1	11	23	31	0	0	60	8	1	.198	.317	.282	.600	HF
2009	47	67	16	1	0	1	7	14	12	0	0	25	0	0	.239	.354	.299	.653	HF
Total	1011	2438	605	87	14	6	201	278	327	0	3	573	79	21	.248	.337	.303	.639

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2007	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.667	1.500	2.167
2008	6	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Total	11	7	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946

Fielding Stats 2009

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	8	6	7	16	1	23	0	1.000	49.0	4.22
Third Base	19	2	2	7	0	9	0	1.000	46.0	1.76
Shortstop	7	7	10	21	3	31	0	1.000	54.0	5.17

Player History

Injured on 5/31/2003 with a Fractured Foot, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 9/10/2003 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/11/2004 with a Bruised Foot, out for one week... 2/
1/2005: Gets a new one-year contract worth $150,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Walla Walla on 2/5/2006 to a 2-year deal worth $508,800 per year...
Traded from Walla Walla to Houston on 6/15/2006 (Going to WW: 3B Hospice Ward , P Enrique Menendez. Going to HF: SS Phil Norton )...
Traded from Houston to Walla Walla on 6/15/2006 (Going to WW: SS Phil Norton . Going to HF: P Enrique Menendez, 3B Hospice Ward )...
Traded from Walla Walla to Houston on 6/15/2006 (Going to WW: P Enrique Menendez, 3B Hospice Ward . Going to HF: SS Phil Norton )...
6/30/2007: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $1,100,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 6/30/2008 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks...

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