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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Sam Hammer Center Field
Retired (2025, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .812 Status Retired (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2190 Age 47 (OS 48) Date of Birth 04-26-1987
HR 299 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(2006)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(62 games)
RBI 1149
SB 224
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (98.5%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2009 DET
3
9
4
2
1
0
1
2
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
1.083
.417
.667
.444
.222
2010 ANA
141
564
57
144
24
2
19
68
38
 117 2 0
9
 6 6
.711
.305
.406
.151
.255
2011 ANA
122
457
81
142
25
6
11
57
45
 106 1 2
12
 3 5
.836
.372
.464
.153
.311
2012 ANA
154
636
89
174
31
5
25
97
61
 137 3 3
15
 8 2
.795
.339
.456
.182
.274
2013 ANA
110
375
54
117
18
6
13
60
41
 70 4 2
10
 6 2
.880
.384
.496
.184
.312
2014 ANA
153
590
75
151
29
4
22
71
51
 131 2 0
14
 3 5
.748
.317
.431
.175
.256
2015 ANA
140
541
69
134
20
5
22
70
52
 117 2 1
12
 8 6
.741
.315
.425
.177
.248
2016 ANA
153
619
77
167
28
9
17
83
49
 126 1 2
11
 3 4
.750
.323
.426
.157
.270
2017 ANA
153
605
91
173
26
8
24
111
59
 108 1 2
22
 16 4
.824
.349
.474
.188
.286
2018 ANA
153
605
94
168
29
5
18
78
60
 121 6 2
29
 9 3
.779
.348
.431
.154
.278
2019 ANA
153
590
79
177
22
11
19
86
61
 116 3 3
25
 14 2
.838
.367
.471
.171
.300
2020 ANA
153
581
96
175
33
5
28
104
70
 114 2 4
26
 12 6
.896
.376
.520
.219
.301
2021 ANA
153
619
105
178
21
11
34
101
54
 135 1 1
19
 9 3
.867
.345
.522
.234
.288
2022 ANA-CHN
131
413
72
127
26
6
21
69
42
 82 1 1
13
 7 0
.924
.372
.552
.245
.308
2023 CHN
102
300
44
93
12
3
16
52
25
 61 0 2
7
 8 1
.891
.361
.530
.220
.310
2024 CHN
63
184
30
52
14
1
7
28
14
 26 2 0
0
 3 3
.824
.340
.484
.201
.283
2025 CHN
21
76
8
16
4
1
2
12
5
 20 0 1
0
 2 0
.625
.256
.368
.158
.211
Total
2058
7764
1125
2190
363
88
299
1149
730
 1589 31 26
224
 117 52
.812
.345
.467
.185
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2025-11-01Sam Hammer has retired from the Chicago Fire
2025-08-14The Chicago Fire have promoted Sam Hammer to the major league team.
2025-06-29The Chicago Fire have promoted Mike Hermann to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have designated Sam Hammer for assignment.
2022-08-23Trade #1545228 has been completed between the Chicago Fire and the Anaheim LoOnEY TOoNs. The Anaheim LoOnEY TOoNs receive Draft Pick 2023 Round 2 CHN (Bill Busby) from the Chicago Fire in exchange for Sam Hammer.
2022-05-26Sam Hammer of the Anaheim LoOnEY TOoNs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2015-06-27Sam Hammer of the Anaheim ORANGE is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2013-08-13Sam Hammer of the Anaheim ORANGE is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2011-05-07The Anaheim Robots have promoted Sam Hammer to the major league team. The Anaheim Robots have designated Jason Regnier for assignment.
2011-04-29The Anaheim Robots have demoted Sam Hammer to the minor leagues.
2011-04-27The Anaheim Robots have promoted Sam Hammer to the major league team.
2011-03-01The Anaheim Robots have designated Kent Torphy for assignment. The Anaheim Robots have designated Bob Zeller for assignment. The Anaheim Robots have sent Sam Hammer to the minors. The Anaheim Robots have promoted Gus Johnson to the major league team. The Anaheim Robots have promoted Tim White to the major league team. The Anaheim Robots have promoted Terry Briggs to the major league team.
2010-03-07The Anaheim Earthquake have promoted Sam Hammer to the major league team. The Anaheim Earthquake have designated Frank Goodson for assignment.
2009-07-09The Detroit Survivors have promoted Terry Briggs to the major league team. The Detroit Survivors have sent Sam Hammer to the minors.
2009-07-05The Detroit Survivors have promoted Sam Hammer to the major league team. The Detroit Survivors have designated Lou Peroni for assignment.
2006-04-01The Detroit Mechanics have renamed Sam Hamner to Sam Hammer.