Chris Shelton

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 220lb (183cm, 99kg)

Born: June 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 33rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT).

High School: Cottonwood HS (Salt Lake City, UT)

Schools: Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City, UT), University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Debut: April 15, 2004 (Age 23-294d, 18,414th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 2009 (Age 29-034d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Lon Babby

Full Name: Christopher Bob Shelton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

930

254

.273

132

RBI

124

OBP

.345

SLG

.457

OPS

.802

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	51 (50)	Jun 2	DET		TEX	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
2	54 (2)	Jun 5	DET		BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
3	63 (8)	Jun 16	DET		SDP	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
4	64	Jun 17	DET		SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
5	66 (1)	Jun 19	DET		SFG	W,10-8	CG	48	10.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
6	67	Jun 21	DET	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
7	69 (1)	Jun 23	DET	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
8	70	Jun 24	DET	@	ARI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
9	72 (1)	Jun 26	DET	@	ARI	L,7-13	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
10	73	Jun 28	DET		CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
11	74	Jun 29	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	51	13.0	19	0	0	19	1	1B
12	75	Jun 30	DET		CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	76	Jul 1	DET		NYY	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
14	78 (1)	Jul 3	DET		NYY	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
15	79	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
16	80	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
17	81	Jul 5	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
18	82	Jul 6	DET	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
19	83	Jul 7	DET	@	TBD	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
20	84	Jul 8	DET	@	TBD	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
21	85	Jul 9	DET	@	TBD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	11	2	0	13	1	1B
22	86	Jul 10	DET	@	TBD	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
23	87	Jul 14	DET		KCR	L,9-12	CG	47	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
24	88	Jul 15	DET		KCR	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
25	89	Jul 16	DET		KCR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
26	90	Jul 17	DET		KCR	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
27	91	Jul 18	DET	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
28	92	Jul 19	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
29	93	Jul 20	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
30	94	Jul 21	DET		MIN	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
31	95	Jul 22	DET		MIN	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
32	96	Jul 23 (1)	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
33	97	Jul 23 (2)	DET		MIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	12	4	0	16	2	1B
34	98	Jul 24	DET		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
35	99	Jul 25	DET	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
36	100	Jul 26	DET	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
37	101	Jul 27	DET	@	SEA	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
38	102	Jul 29	DET	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
39	103	Jul 30	DET	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	104	Jul 31	DET	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	105	Aug 2	DET		SEA	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
42	106	Aug 3	DET		SEA	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
43	107	Aug 4	DET		SEA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
44	108	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
45	109	Aug 6	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
46	110	Aug 7	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
47	112 (1)	Aug 9	DET	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
48	113	Aug 10	DET	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	12	1	0	13	0	1B
49	114	Aug 11	DET	@	TOR	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
50	115	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
51	116	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
52	117	Aug 15	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
53	118	Aug 16	DET		BOS	L,7-10	CG	42	10.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
54	119	Aug 17	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	5	1B
55	120	Aug 19	DET		TOR	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
56	121	Aug 20	DET		TOR	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
57	123 (1)	Aug 23	DET		OAK	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
58	125 (1)	Aug 25	DET		OAK	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
59	126	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
60	127	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
61	128	Aug 28	DET	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
62	130 (1)	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	132 (1)	Sep 2	DET	@	CHW	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
64	133	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
65	134	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
66	136 (1)	Sep 6	DET		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
67	137	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	17	2	0	19	0	1B
68	138	Sep 8	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
69	139	Sep 9	DET		KCR	L,2-12	CG	50	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
70	140	Sep 10	DET		KCR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
71	142 (1)	Sep 12	DET		MIN	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
72	143	Sep 13	DET		MIN	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
73	144	Sep 14	DET		MIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
74	146 (1)	Sep 16	DET	@	LAA	L,6-7	CG	53	11.1	10	2	0	12	2	1B
75	147	Sep 17	DET	@	LAA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
76	149 (1)	Sep 19	DET	@	KCR	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
77	150	Sep 20 (1)	DET	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	10	0	1	11	1	1B
78	152 (1)	Sep 21	DET	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
79	153	Sep 23	DET		SEA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
80	154	Sep 24	DET		SEA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
81	156 (1)	Sep 26	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
82	157	Sep 27	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
83	158	Sep 28	DET		CHW	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
84	160 (1)	Sep 30	DET	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
85	161	Oct 1	DET	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
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