Derek
Comerford
 
Nickname: Kid
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 28, 1980 in USA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 2005   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 20 COL VL $ 2,590,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
2002 21 COL VL $ 2,590,000 7 6 7 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2003 22 COL VL $ 2,590,000 7 7 7 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2004 23 COL VL $ 2,590,000 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
2005 24 COL VL $ 2,590,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
2006 25 COL VL $ 4,420,000 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
2007 26 COL VL $ 4,420,000 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2008 27 COL VL $ 4,420,000 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2009 28 COL VL $ 4,420,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2010 29 COL VL $ 4,420,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
2011 30 AYR GL $ 3,470,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
2012 31 AYR GL $ 3,470,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
2013 32 AYR GL $ 3,470,000 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2014 33 AYR GL $ 2,340,000 7 7 7 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2015 34 AYR GL $ 2,340,000 7 7 7 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2016 35 AYR GL $ 2,340,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2017 36 AYR GL $ 1,580,000 5 5 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 37 AYR GL $ 1,580,000 2 2 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 38 PHI VL $ 100,000 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Min Ratings $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 4,420,000 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player 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
2001 20 COL VL 162 674 101 214 35 8 22 95 24 9 78 129 .318 .389 .491 .880 122.5 19.3
2002 21 COL VL 134 575 120 198 23 1 26 104 14 6 51 112 .344 .397 .523 .921 111.0 21.9
2003 22 COL VL 162 665 117 202 21 3 30 102 32 9 64 135 .304 .364 .480 .843 114.0 18.6
2004 23 COL VL 162 664 139 236 34 4 15 110 31 9 84 141 .355 .426 .486 .913 133.0 18.7
2005 24 COL VL 153 594 115 188 17 4 24 98 21 5 57 98 .316 .376 .480 .855 104.8 15.2
2006 25 COL VL 155 645 116 205 29 2 31 113 30 11 48 124 .318 .365 .513 .879 111.5 18.9
2007 26 COL VL 126 509 75 156 28 1 15 78 21 10 36 98 .306 .353 .454 .807 79.1 12.1
2008 27 COL VL 161 662 122 217 17 6 29 112 35 7 55 118 .328 .380 .503 .883 123.8 22.6
2009 28 COL VL 158 618 96 179 25 4 17 80 30 13 45 129 .290 .337 .426 .762 87.5 12.1
2010 29 COL VL 157 622 93 189 31 4 20 132 21 10 39 126 .304 .340 .463 .803 96.8 19.9
2011 30 AYR GL 162 659 107 188 27 2 21 87 29 6 54 136 .285 .342 .428 .770 97.3 15.1
2012 31 AYR GL 159 662 78 188 23 3 14 67 32 8 43 90 .284 .332 .391 .723 88.0 15.3
2013 32 AYR GL 157 666 83 194 25 6 8 62 31 8 41 88 .291 .334 .383 .717 87.9 15.1
2014 33 AYR GL 156 638 82 165 26 9 18 66 21 10 38 74 .259 .301 .412 .713 77.5 15.4
2015 34 AYR GL 156 662 84 188 30 4 11 55 32 9 45 86 .284 .330 .391 .721 84.4 20.4
2016 35 AYR GL 157 627 98 189 24 2 12 81 25 7 39 88 .301 .342 .404 .745 84.4 15.1
2017 36 AYR GL 154 592 68 174 18 3 13 72 17 11 34 87 .294 .331 .400 .731 76.1 10.7
2018 37 AYR GL 103 235 16 56 6 3 1 31 3 1 9 61 .238 .264 .302 .566 17.9 1.4
2019 38 AAA   22 35 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 5 .257 .278 .257 .535 2.0  
18 Years Sim 2734 10969 1710 3326 439 69 327 1545 449 149 860 1920 .303 .354 .445 .799 1697.5 287.8
1 Years AAA 22 35 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 5 .257 .278 .257 .535 2.0  
162 Game Average 649 101 197 26 4 19 91 26 8 50 113 .303 .354 .445 .799 100.6  
Career Highs 162 674 139 236 35 9 31 132 35 13 84 141 .355 .426 .523 .921 133.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8019 1187 2348 319 45 232 1085 328 99 568 1400 .293 .340 .431 .770 1162.6
vs LH   2950 523 978 120 24 95 460 107 50 292 520 .332 .391 .485 .876 530.9
Home 1363 5358 887 1683 214 35 171 790 205 73 411 954 .314 .363 .463 .826 868.7
Away 1371 5611 823 1643 225 34 156 755 230 76 449 966 .293 .345 .428 .774 824.8
RISP   2745 0 871 122 16 86 1184 0 0 216 501 .317 .360 .467 .827 445.4
Pinch Hitting   29 2 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 3 .414 .485 .552 1.037 6.9
Close/Late   1074 134 332 37 4 36 152 0 0 91 190 .309 .363 .452 .814 169.8
Mar/Apr 447 1810 295 558 76 9 60 268 64 23 152 319 .308 .360 .460 .819 292.6
May 461 1866 264 547 72 13 50 231 74 25 126 315 .293 .338 .426 .764 264.9
June 447 1780 255 509 77 7 41 233 58 23 145 314 .286 .341 .406 .747 244.1
July 341 1351 219 393 50 8 39 198 64 13 117 220 .291 .347 .426 .773 203.7
August 435 1702 264 538 75 19 57 243 65 21 131 298 .316 .366 .483 .849 287.1
Sep/Oct 603 2460 413 781 89 13 80 372 110 44 189 454 .317 .367 .462 .829 401.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2001 20 COL VL 2B 162 162 1461.7 347 517 15 119 .983 5.32 0 0 .000 0 9.4
2002 21 COL VL 2B 134 133 1202.3 235 427 12 84 .982 4.96 0 0 .000 0 8.1
2003 22 COL VL 2B 162 162 1456.7 278 485 13 95 .983 4.71 0 0 .000 0 9.6
2004 23 COL VL 2B 162 162 1444.0 305 486 16 111 .980 4.93 0 0 .000 0 10.6
2005 24 COL VL 2B 149 147 1313.3 271 517 16 102 .980 5.40 0 0 .000 0 11.7
    3B 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2006 25 COL VL 2B 124 124 1089.3 218 385 12 74 .980 4.98 0 0 .000 0 7.3
    3B 31 30 277.3 16 68 5 6 .944 2.73 0 0 .000 0 0.8
2007 26 COL VL 2B 126 125 1103.7 226 414 14 91 .979 5.22 0 0 .000 0 9.7
2008 27 COL VL 2B 161 161 1456.0 286 524 26 123 .969 5.01 0 0 .000 0 9.4
2009 28 COL VL 2B 155 151 1348.0 317 524 18 144 .979 5.61 0 0 .000 0 7.9
2010 29 COL VL 2B 152 149 1355.0 259 488 17 107 .978 4.96 0 0 .000 0 9.2
    3B 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2011 30 AYR GL 2B 162 162 1403.3 284 471 9 127 .988 4.84 0 0 .000 0 8.0
2012 31 AYR GL 2B 156 156 1404.0 286 443 11 102 .985 4.67 0 0 .000 0 6.6
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2013 32 AYR GL 2B 156 155 1371.7 297 494 9 129 .989 5.19 0 0 .000 0 9.0
    C 1 0 7.7 4 1 0 0 1.000 5.87 1 1 1.000 2 0.0
2014 33 AYR GL 2B 155 153 1334.0 270 430 7 99 .990 4.72 0 0 .000 0 10.5
2015 34 AYR GL 2B 156 155 1370.0 262 447 9 91 .987 4.66 0 0 .000 0 6.9
2016 35 AYR GL 2B 154 154 1366.7 250 392 11 104 .983 4.23 0 0 .000 0 7.7
2017 36 AYR GL 2B 152 152 1349.7 239 408 17 90 .974 4.31 0 0 .000 0 6.4
2018 37 AYR GL 2B 103 75 651.3 118 219 11 56 .968 4.66 0 0 .000 0 4.7
    3B 3 0 5.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 7.20 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 2681 2638 23480.6 4748 8071 243 1848 .981 4.91 0 0 .000 0 152.6
  3B 39 30 289.6 18 73 5 6 .948 2.83 0 0 .000 0 1.0
  C 1 0 7.7 4 1 0 0 1.000 5.87 1 1 1.000 2 0.0
  RF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   2723 2668 23783.9 4770 8145 248 1854 .981 4.89 1 1 1.000 2 153.6
Career Highs   162 162 1461.7 347 524 26 144 .990 5.61 1 1 1.000 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2001 20 COL VL 14 56 11 18 1 0 1 7 4 0 5 12 .321 .387 .393 .780
2002 21 COL VL 4 16 3 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 4 .375 .444 .563 1.007
2003 22 COL VL 4 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .333 .500
2004 23 COL VL 5 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .211 .250 .211 .461
2005 24 COL VL 8 32 8 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 4 .281 .361 .406 .767
2006 25 COL VL 5 19 3 8 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 .421 .455 .684 1.139
2007 26 COL VL 13 56 6 14 1 0 1 6 2 3 4 15 .250 .300 .321 .621
2008 27 COL VL 5 20 2 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 .300 .333 .500 .833
Career Post-Season Batting 58 236 35 68 6 0 7 26 11 3 19 44 .288 .342 .403 .745
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.
Batting Average
2002-9-.344
2004-3-.355
2006-7-.318
2008-4-.328
XR
2008-7-123.8
CAR-12-1697.5
Games
2001-1-162
2003-1-162
2004-1-162
2011-1-162
CAR-8-2734
At-Bats
2001-3-674
2003-5-665
2008-7-662
2011-9-659
2012-3-662
2013-4-666
2015-2-662
CAR-5-10969
Runs
2008-2-122
CAR-10-1710
Hits
2001-5-214
2003-3-202
2004-2-236
2006-4-205
2008-4-217
2012-9-188
2013-7-194
CAR-4-3326
Total Bases
CAR-14-4884
Singles
2003-4-148
2004-3-183
2005-10-143
2006-7-143
2008-4-165
2012-4-148
2013-4-155
2015-8-143
2016-9-151
CAR-3-2491
Triples
2008-10-6
2014-4-9
CAR-45-69
RBIs
2010-1-132
CAR-27-1545
Stolen Bases
2008-4-35
2015-10-32
CAR-25-449
Caught Stealing
2009-7-13
2014-7-10
CAR-31-149
Strikeouts
2009-8-129
CAR-11-1920
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 74    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 59th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 2001
Won Solecismic Series with Columbus in 2001
Injured on 6/17/2002 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Was selected to the 2002 All-FOBL 2nd Team
Was selected to the 2004 All-FOBL 1st Team
Won VL Gold Glove in 2005
Injured on 8/25/2006 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/19/2007 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2008, hitting .390 with 8 HR, 25 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 5 runs on 9/16/2008
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Greenbelt on 9/10/2009
Traded from Columbus to Ayr on 3/2/2011 (Going to AYR: 2B D. Comerford. Going to COL: 3B W. Taylor)
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 4/9/2011
Had 2000th career hit on 4/16/2011, off Stephen Zeitz (MIN)