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

#84 Phil "The Nerd" Norton , Shortstop, 34 yrs, Houston Heifers
Tuesday, 4/15/2009

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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), 36 Days (1584 total Days)
17 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 20 Days (1740 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	35	47	6	91	33
Versus LHP	42	55	6	99	39
Versus RHP	32	44	6	88	31
Talent	30	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
3/29	LA	L 1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
3/30	LA	W 6-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#9
4/2	@DL	L 2-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
4/3	@DL	L 4-12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#8
4/4	@DL	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
4/5	@TH	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
4/7	@TH	L 4-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
4/10	@RF	L 2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8

Batting Stats 2009

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	8	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	.111	.200	.111	.311	.250	.000
Projected	86	97	11	0	0	0	11	0	11	54	.111	.200	.111	.311	.250	.000

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.0	.3	.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393
vs. RHP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Close/Late	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Scoring Position	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Pinch Hitting	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Road	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.125	.000	.125
Last Week	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
March/April	8	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	.111	.200	.111	.311

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	8	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	HF
Total	972	2380	590	86	14	5	195	264	316	0	3	553	79	21	.248	.336	.302	.638

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%
Third Base	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00
Shortstop	1	1	2	7	0	9	0	1.000	8.0	10.13

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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