NAME     : John Flaherty
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/21/1967
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $824,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .986)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Doubles      : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .255  1   3  51  13  4  0   5  1  0   2   5 .283 .392 
  vs RHP        .222  0   2  45  10  3  0   3  1  0   2   4 .255 .289 
  vs LHP        .500  1   1   6   3  1  0   2  0  0   0   1 .500 1.167 
  At Home       .250  0   1  36   9  2  0   3  1  0   2   3 .289 .306 
  Away          .267  1   2  15   4  2  0   2  0  0   0   2 .267 .600 
  R.I.S.P.      .167  0   2  12   2  1  0   0  0  0   0   2 .167 .250 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .500  0   0   4   2  0  0   1  0  0   0   0 .500 .500 
  Apr/Mar       .200  0   0  10   2  1  0   2  0  0   1   2 .273 .300 
  May           .333  1   1   9   3  1  0   2  0  0   0   0 .333 .778 
  June          .333  0   1   9   3  1  0   0  1  0   1   0 .400 .444 
  July          .217  0   1  23   5  1  0   1  0  0   0   3 .217 .261 
  August        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1992  .197  0   2  35  66  13  2  0   3  0  0   3   7 .232 .227   BOS
  1993  .120  0   2  13  25   3  2  0   3  0  0   2   6 .185 .200   BOS
  1994  .150  0   4  34  40   6  1  0   2  0  1   1  11 .171 .175   DET
  1995  .243 11  40 112 354  86 22  1  39  0  0  18  47 .280 .404   DET
  1996  .250  4  23  47 152  38 12  0  18  1  0   8  25 .287 .408   DET
  1996  .303  9  41  72 264  80 12  0  22  2  3   9  36 .326 .451   SDN
  1997  .273  9  46 129 439 120 21  1  38  4  4  33  62 .324 .387   SDN
  1998  .207  3  24  91 304  63 11  0  21  0  5  22  46 .261 .273   TBA
  1999  .278 14  71 117 446 124 19  0  53  0  2  19  64 .308 .415   TBA
  2000  .261 10  39 109 394 103 15  0  36  0  0  20  57 .297 .376   TBA
  2001  .238  4  29  78 248  59 17  1  20  1  0  10  33 .267 .363   TBA
 
  Total AB  : 2783
  Total AVG : .254
  Total Hits: 708
  Total HR  : 65
  Total RBI : 324
  Total Runs: 260
  Total SB  : 9