Chad Epperson
Chad Aaron Epperson
Born: March 26, 1972
Elizabethtown, KY US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 40 (1992 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Seminole Community College
Career: 1992-2000
Chad Epperson compiled a career batting average of .251 with 57 home runs and 294 RBI in his 644-game career with the Mets, Kingsport Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Lafayette Leopards, Sarasota Red Sox, Trenton Thunder, Nashua Pride and Bowie Baysox. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Kingsport Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Lafayette Leopards |
 Sarasota Red Sox |
 Trenton Thunder |
 Nashua Pride |
 Bowie Baysox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Mets | 37 | 115 | 97 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | .165 | .270 | .216 | .486 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 38 | 137 | 117 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 24 | .342 | .434 | .556 | .989 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 50 | 167 | 148 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 42 | .216 | .289 | .304 | .593 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 7 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .059 | .111 | .176 | .288 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 42 | 141 | 121 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | .190 | .286 | .289 | .575 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | Ind | HEAR | Lafayette Leopards | 56 | 250 | 217 | 46 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 44 | .336 | .410 | .581 | .990 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 107 | 402 | 367 | 45 | 100 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 95 | .272 | .332 | .411 | .743 | 151 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 109 | 434 | 383 | 53 | 97 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 129 | .253 | .327 | .452 | .779 | 173 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 55 | 219 | 188 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 46 | .197 | .311 | .293 | .603 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 26 | 102 | 99 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .242 | .265 | .364 | .628 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 10 | 45 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .214 | .267 | .357 | .624 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 104 | 408 | 361 | 57 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 92 | .247 | .324 | .380 | .703 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 644 | 2447 | 2166 | 286 | 544 | 123 | 14 | 57 | 294 | 46 | 30 | 243 | 561 | .251 | .327 | .400 | .727 | 866 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Mets | 1B | 7 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .967 | 8.286 | ||||
| 1992 | R | GULF | Mets | C | 17 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .965 | 4.882 | 5 | |||
| 1993 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | C | 16 | 111 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .976 | 7.562 | 5 | |||
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 20 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.800 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 43.8 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1B | 10 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 9.100 | ||||
| 1995 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.800 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 17 | 81 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 6.176 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 46.9 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1B | 15 | 123 | 17 | 4 | 16 | .972 | 9.333 | ||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | HEAR | Lafayette Leopards | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | ||||
| 1996 | Ind | HEAR | Lafayette Leopards | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | Ind | HEAR | Lafayette Leopards | 1B | 30 | 277 | 14 | 6 | 22 | .980 | 9.700 | ||||
| 1996 | Ind | HEAR | Lafayette Leopards | C | 17 | 104 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 7.235 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 45.5 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | C | 42 | 265 | 31 | 7 | 0 | .977 | 7.048 | 14 | 61 | 15 | 19.7 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 1B | 30 | 206 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | 7.667 | ||||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 19 | 135 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 7.789 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 33.3 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 1B | 17 | 152 | 12 | 1 | 10 | .994 | 9.647 | ||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 1B | 9 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 8.889 | ||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 1B | 14 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .982 | 7.786 | ||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 12 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.333 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 46.7 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | C | 10 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 7.800 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 46.2 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 1B | 8 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .971 | 8.250 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | C | 70 | 406 | 37 | 4 | 1 | .991 | 6.329 | 19 | 59 | 20 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | C | 7 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 8.571 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 41.2 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | OF | 21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.381 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | LF | 20 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 1B | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 467 | 2688 | 277 | 41 | 116 | .986 | 6.349 | 62 | 209 | 101 | 32.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | ||
| 1993 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Heartland League | Lafayette Leopards | |||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | BOS | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | BOS | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | BOS | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Nashua Pride | |||
| 2000 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL |
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