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Greg
Golson		  
Nickname: The Future
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 5, 1987 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year 2007   
Gold Glove Award 2014    2019    2020   
All-Star Selections 2012   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2006 18 MIL NL $ 100,000   66 66 59 52 55 54 87 103 98 40 51 48 48 65 60
2007 19 MIL NL $ 100,000   66 66 59 61 64 63 89 105 100 57 68 65 49 66 61
2008 20 MIL NL $ 100,000   63 63 57 63 66 65 93 108 104 53 64 61 43 60 55
2009 21 MIL NL $ 100,000   62 62 56 63 66 65 91 106 101 53 64 61 43 60 55
2010 22 MIL NL $ 3,785,714   63 63 57 64 68 67 99 114 110 52 63 60 43 60 55
2011 23 MIL NL $ 5,200,000   61 61 55 64 68 67 99 114 110 34 46 42 43 60 55
2012 24 MIL NL $ 5,200,000   60 60 54 66 70 69 95 110 106 34 46 42 42 59 54
2013 25 MIL NL $ 5,200,000   57 57 52 66 70 69 99 114 110 33 44 41 40 57 52
2014 26 MIL NL $ 6,000,000   55 55 50 64 68 67 99 114 110 31 42 39 38 55 50
2015 27 MIL NL $ 6,000,000   56 56 51 64 68 67 97 112 107 30 41 38 40 57 52
2016 28 MIL NL $ 6,000,000   55 55 50 64 68 67 97 112 107 27 38 35 37 54 49
2017 29 MIL NL $ 6,000,001   51 51 46 61 64 63 95 110 106 23 34 31 35 52 47
2018 30 MIL NL $ 6,000,001   50 50 46 61 64 63 93 108 104 21 32 29 39 56 51
2019 31 MIL NL $ 6,000,001   48 48 43 59 63 62 93 108 104 18 29 26 40 57 52
2020 32 MIL NL $ 5,000,000   49 49 45 59 63 62 91 106 101 18 29 26 39 56 51
2021 33 MIL NL $ 5,000,000   46 46 42 59 63 62 91 106 101 18 29 26 36 53 48
2022 34 MIL NL $ 5,000,000   43 43 39 50 54 53 74 89 85 19 30 27 29 46 41
2023 35 MIL NL $ 490,000   43 43 39 44 50 48 74 89 85 19 30 27 32 49 44
2024 36 MIL NL $ 490,000   41 41 37 38 44 42 63 78 74 18 29 26 29 31 30
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 100,000   41 41 37 38 44 42 63 78 74 18 29 26 29 31 30
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,001   66 66 59 66 70 69 99 114 110 57 68 65 49 66 61
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
2006 18 MIL NL 26 97 16 28 5 0 4 17 11 0 8 17 .289 .343 .464 .807 16.8 3.6
    AAA   77 293 52 83 20 6 18 61 14 3 45 55 .283 .379 .577 .955 62.8  
    AA   56 218 39 50 11 1 8 27 20 2 33 46 .229 .331 .399 .730 33.5  
2007 19 MIL NL 154 554 109 155 45 13 22 79 60 17 60 109 .280 .351 .527 .878 102.6 20.4
2008 20 MIL NL 129 492 93 128 30 6 26 76 56 5 65 104 .260 .350 .504 .854 95.0 15.5
2009 21 MIL NL 159 597 118 155 42 15 35 91 73 6 83 136 .260 .352 .556 .908 124.0 22.0
2010 22 MIL NL 156 564 88 119 37 8 21 82 49 9 79 129 .211 .313 .417 .730 82.8 11.6
2011 23 MIL NL 154 602 108 146 47 13 27 97 53 12 75 110 .243 .328 .498 .827 104.5 18.2
2012 24 MIL NL 157 626 106 160 41 11 24 97 69 10 43 157 .256 .308 .471 .779 98.7 17.1
2013 25 MIL NL 158 595 82 130 48 15 18 70 47 6 45 153 .218 .276 .440 .717 78.1 10.4
2014 26 MIL NL 156 570 85 137 50 12 17 72 43 6 47 173 .240 .301 .460 .760 84.2 16.6
2015 27 MIL NL 151 517 97 128 33 11 23 93 60 10 36 130 .248 .301 .487 .789 80.7 13.6
2016 28 MIL NL 148 499 88 122 32 9 17 97 46 11 43 128 .244 .312 .447 .759 74.5 14.4
2017 29 MIL NL 112 397 78 111 28 15 27 100 30 8 32 116 .280 .343 .630 .973 81.5 15.9
2018 30 MIL NL 157 563 87 125 44 3 26 99 38 7 42 155 .222 .281 .449 .730 73.9 11.1
2019 31 MIL NL 156 590 74 136 38 6 26 99 39 11 31 146 .231 .275 .447 .722 73.9 12.7
2020 32 MIL NL 158 618 70 125 36 5 16 48 41 9 37 170 .202 .253 .354 .607 59.0 5.4
2021 33 MIL NL 135 411 52 96 24 11 11 67 33 2 25 102 .234 .290 .426 .715 55.0 7.7
2022 34 MIL NL 135 396 50 78 25 2 8 46 28 6 25 133 .197 .247 .331 .578 33.1 1.4
2023 35 MIL NL 49 55 18 14 4 0 2 9 13 2 2 16 .255 .293 .436 .729 8.6 1.6
2024 36 AAA   34 110 21 29 4 2 7 18 6 2 10 24 .264 .325 .527 .852 19.1  
18 Years Sim 2450 8743 1419 2093 609 155 350 1339 789 137 778 2184 .239 .306 .465 .771 1326.8 219.4
2 Years AAA 111 403 73 112 24 8 25 79 20 5 55 79 .278 .370 .563 .933 81.9  
1 Years AA 56 218 39 50 11 1 8 27 20 2 33 46 .229 .336 .399 .735 33.5  
3 Years Minors 167 621 112 162 35 9 33 106 40 7 88 125 .261 .358 .506 .863 115.4  
162 Game Average 578 93 138 40 10 23 88 52 9 51 144 .239 .306 .465 .771 87.7  
Career Highs 159 626 118 160 50 15 35 100 73 17 83 173 .289 .352 .630 .973 124.0  
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   6527 1127 1637 476 115 265 985 633 102 632 1503 .251 .321 .481 .802 1061.2
vs LH   2216 292 456 133 40 85 354 156 35 146 681 .206 .259 .417 .676 256.3
Home 1227 4299 715 1057 274 75 194 700 379 69 369 1077 .246 .310 .480 .790 672.0
Away 1223 4444 704 1036 335 80 156 639 410 68 409 1107 .233 .302 .450 .752 645.5
RISP   2229 0 549 163 40 105 936 0 0 272 547 .246 .328 .497 .824 361.9
Pinch Hitting   145 21 41 11 1 5 28 6 4 19 36 .283 .366 .476 .842 24.4
Close/Late   969 164 240 77 13 35 140 0 0 103 266 .248 .324 .462 .786 141.9
Mar/Apr 385 1413 219 328 105 21 44 211 117 22 125 384 .232 .297 .430 .726 192.2
May 422 1511 261 388 114 28 74 256 154 26 137 368 .257 .323 .516 .839 261.9
June 392 1412 232 341 107 22 49 197 138 22 118 354 .242 .304 .453 .757 207.1
July 346 1211 210 294 84 25 47 182 127 13 124 299 .243 .317 .470 .787 196.0
August 430 1524 232 359 92 30 71 255 113 23 132 377 .236 .301 .475 .776 228.7
Sep/Oct 475 1672 265 383 107 29 65 238 140 31 142 402 .229 .296 .444 .740 231.6
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   DWS
2006 18 MIL NL RF 24 22 194.0 36 2 1 0 .974 1.76   0.5
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2007 19 MIL NL RF 106 104 916.7 188 9 9 3 .956 1.93   3.4
    CF 35 31 286.0 64 4 0 1 1.000 2.14    
2008 20 MIL NL CF 109 105 929.3 218 17 4 5 .983 2.28   5.3
    RF 19 17 164.0 40 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
2009 21 MIL NL CF 152 148 1320.0 299 8 5 0 .984 2.09   4.5
    3B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    RF 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2010 22 MIL NL CF 150 149 1312.7 344 12 4 4 .989 2.44   3.6
    RF 3 0 9.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00    
2011 23 MIL NL CF 152 150 1338.3 333 9 2 1 .994 2.30   5.9
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2012 24 MIL NL CF 153 149 1333.3 324 11 3 2 .991 2.26   5.6
    RF 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2013 25 MIL NL CF 152 147 1301.3 334 8 1 1 .997 2.37   4.9
    RF 3 0 5.0 2 0 1 0 .667 3.60    
2014 26 MIL NL CF 154 150 1336.7 349 9 1 2 .997 2.41   4.6
    RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2015 27 MIL NL CF 123 122 1073.7 275 13 3 5 .990 2.41   3.3
    RF 14 0 32.3 16 1 0 0 1.000 4.73    
    LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2016 28 MIL NL RF 136 126 1128.3 214 11 7 2 .970 1.79   1.6
    CF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2017 29 MIL NL RF 100 97 869.0 153 6 2 1 .988 1.65   1.5
    CF 9 4 46.3 16 1 0 0 1.000 3.30    
2018 30 MIL NL RF 155 152 1342.3 261 9 4 2 .985 1.81   2.9
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2019 31 MIL NL RF 148 145 1260.7 324 8 2 0 .994 2.37   1.0
    CF 2 1 10.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 5.40    
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2020 32 MIL NL RF 158 157 1370.0 340 20 4 5 .989 2.36   1.3
2021 33 MIL NL RF 122 107 953.3 236 3 7 1 .972 2.26   1.5
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2022 34 MIL NL RF 95 93 782.7 178 6 3 1 .984 2.12   1.7
    CF 12 11 81.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.78    
    LF 8 8 59.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.14    
    1B 1 0 4.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.16   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
2023 35 MIL NL CF 14 12 98.0 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.3
    RF 2 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 1219 1179 10473.6 2616 92 23 21 .992 2.33   38.2
  RF 1093 1021 9050.6 1994 77 40 15 .981 2.06   15.6
  LF 12 9 73.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.85    
  3B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 4.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.16   0.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   2328 2210 19613.6 4627 173 63 36 .987 2.20   53.8
Career Highs   158 157 1370.0 349 20 9 5 1.000 2.48    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Manager of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2016 28 MIL NL 3 10 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 1.100 1.500
Career Post-Season Batting 3 10 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 1.100 1.500
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2007-10-.527
2009-6-.556
2017-4-.545*
 XR
2009-5-124.0
CAR-24-1326.8
 Games
2009-1-159
2010-10-156
2012-3-157
2013-2-158
2018-2-157
2019-10-156
2020-3-158
CAR-14-2450
 At-Bats
2011-9-602
2012-2-626
2020-6-618
CAR-15-8743
 Runs
2007-6-109
2009-5-118
2012-8-106
CAR-17-1419
 Hits
CAR-47-2093
Total Bases
2007-10-292
2009-4-332
2012-9-295
CAR-14-4062
 Doubles
2007-5-45
2009-4-42
2011-3-47
2012-8-41
2013-4-48
2014-2-50
2018-3-44
2019-6-38
CAR-6-609
 Triples
2007-3-13
2009-1-15
2011-4-13
2012-8-11
2013-3-15
2014-4-12
2015-5-11
2016-5-9
2017-1-15
2021-5-11
CAR-6-155
 Homeruns
2009-5-35
2012-9-24
2017-7-27
CAR-21-350
 RBIs
2016-8-97
2017-7-100
2019-8-99
CAR-23-1339
 Stolen Bases
2007-4-60
2008-8-56
2009-1-73
2010-9-49
2011-8-53
2012-3-69
2013-8-47
2015-8-60
2016-9-46
2020-10-41
CAR-9-789
Walks
2009-6-83
CAR-40-778
 Strikeouts
2012-6-157
2013-10-153
2014-3-173
2018-8-155
2020-4-170
CAR-11-2184
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 15)
   Gray Ink Test: 100    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 75)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 2006
Had first career hit on 9/1/2006, off Danys Baez (PHI)
Hit first career homerun on 9/2/2006, off Rett Johnson (PHI)
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/2007, hitting .379 with 6 HR, 14 RBI
Won Rookie of the Year in 2007, hitting .280 with 22 HR, 79 RBI
Injured on 6/21/2008 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks
2/3/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
8/16/2010: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $5,200,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game
8/16/2010: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $5,200,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game
6/24/2013: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2014
6/4/2016: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $6,000,001 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 4/30/2017
Won Player of the Week award on 5/16/2017, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2017, hitting .340 with 12 HR, 33 RBI
Injured on 6/8/2017 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 9/16/2018
 
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