Template:Infobox MLB player/doc

This template can be used to add at-a-glance comparative infoamtion to articles on Major League Baseball players.

Team colors are now added to the infobox automatically when a team is entered into the team field. The colors are taken from Template:MLBPrimaryColor, Template:MLBSecondaryColor, Template:MLBAltPrimaryColor and Template:MLBAltSecondaryColor.

Usage

Copy and paste the template below:

{{Infobox MLB player | name = | image = | width = | alt = | caption = | team = | number = | level = | position = | positionplain = | birthdate = | birthplace = | deathdate = | deathplace = | bats = | throws = | debutdate = | debutyear = | debutteam = | finaldate = | finalyear = | finalteam = | statyear = | stat1label = | stat1value = | stat2label = | stat2value = | stat3label = | stat3value = | stat4label = | stat4value = | stat5label = | stat5value = | stat6label = | stat6value = | awards = | teams = | hofdate = | hofvote = | hofmethod = | hoffuture = (set to true if the player has been announced but not inducted) }}

Parameters

Note that all of these parameters are optional--it is better not to include one than to include misleading or incomplete information. For a nineteenth-century player about whom almost nothing is known, it may be better to forgo the infobox completely than to have an empty skeleton.

Field Name	Description
name	name of player
image	filename of the image of the player, not preceded by "Image:" (optional)
width	width of image in pixels, don't use unless smaller than 200 (optional, defaults to 200)
alt	alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT
caption	caption text for image (optional)
team	current team
number	current uniform number	level
position	the position primarily played by the player: Pitcher, Catcher, First baseman, Second baseman, Third baseman, Shortstop, Left fielder, Center fielder or Right fielder.
birthdate	Use: {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} Where YYYY is the year, MM is month, and DD is day
bats	Left, Right, or Unknown
throws	Left, Right, or Unknown
debutdate	debut date (Month and day only)
debutyear	debut year
debutteam	debut team
statyear	the year or date that the stats listed below apply to
stat1label	the most important statistic for evaluating this player. Will vary according to what the player is most well-known for.
stat1value	the value of that statistic.
stat2label	another statistic (up to six can be used--in exceptional cases!)
stat2value	etc.
stat3label
stat3value
stat4label
stat4value
stat5label
stat5value
stat6label
stat6value
awards	list of awards
teams	list of teams (former and present) the player has played for, with their years. Note that the "formerteams" option is deprecated and should be converted to teams.
hofdate	if the player is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, enter the date (or at least year) that he was elected. Setting this tag will make a Hall of Fame banner appear. (note that {{Infobox baseball biography}} also has these fields and may be more appropriate)
hofvote	put details of the HoF vote (if any) here.
hofmethod	put details of the method elected (veteran's committee, Negro league, etc.) here. Leave blank if a standard vote
hoffuture	declare this variable (any value, but "true" is an obvious choice) for players who have elected to the HoF but who have not yet been inducted. This variable will modify the HoF banner to say "Incoming Member"; the purpose of this is to reduce arguments from editors about whether or not to include the HoF section before the induction date.

Team	bgcolor1	bgcolor2	textcolor1	textcolor2	Color Set 1 Example	Color Set 2 Example
Arizona Diamondbacks	#af0039	black	white	white	Example	Example
Atlanta Braves	#0f437c	#af0039	white	white	Example	Example
Baltimore Orioles	black	#F87217	white	white	Example	Example
Boston Red Sox	#ba313c	#0d2b56	white	white	Example	Example
Chicago Cubs	#0e3386	#d82427	white	white	Example	Example
Chicago White Sox	black	silver	white	white	Example	Example
Cincinnati Reds	#c6011f	black	white	white	Example	Example
Cleveland Indians	#990000	#023465	white	white	Example	Example
Colorado Rockies	#333366	black	white	white	Example	Example
Detroit Tigers	#bd5d29	#003366	white	white	Example	Example
Florida Marlins	#009494	black	white	white	Example	Example
Houston Astros	#95322c	black	white	white	Example	Example
Kansas City Royals	#15317E	#15317E	white	white	Example	Example
Los Angeles Angels	#ff0000	#999999	white	white	Example	Example
Los Angeles Dodgers	#083c6b	#083c6b	white	white	Example	Example
Milwaukee Brewers	#0a2252	#b6922e	white	white	Example	Example
Minnesota Twins	#072764	#c6011f	white	white	Example	Example
New York Mets	#003581	#ff5700	white	white	Example	Example
New York Yankees	#1c2841	#6d7380	white	white	Example	Example
Oakland Athletics	#003831	gold	white	white	Example	Example
Philadelphia Phillies	#A50024	#263473	white	white	Example	Example
Pittsburgh Pirates	#e1b81e	black	black	white	Example	Example
San Diego Padres	#d0ad7f	#000066	black	white	Example	Example
San Francisco Giants	#fd5a1e	black	white	white	Example	Example
Seattle Mariners	#005c5c	#0c2c56	white	white	Example	Example
St. Louis Cardinals	#c41e3a	#0a2252	white	white	Example	Example
Tampa Ray Devil Bays	#00653A	#151B54	white	white	Example	Example
Texas Rangers	#003279	#bd1021	white	white	Example	Example
Toronto Blue Jays	#005ac0	black	white	white	Example	Example
Washington Nationals	#ba122b	#11225b	white	white	Example	Example
No Team / Free Agent	do not specify colors				Example	Example

Examples

All Options On (+HoF)
Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Career statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present)
[[{{{hoflink}}}|Member of the {{{hoftype}}}]]
[[{{{hoflink}}}|Baseball Hall of Fame]]
Induction	March 20, 2007
Vote	88% (first ballot)
Election method	Veteran's Committee

No Teams Listed
Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Career statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233

No Stats
Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present)

No Stats, No Teams
Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name

Two Stats
Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Career statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present

No Caption
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Career statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present

No Image
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name
Career statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present)

All Options Off
Team Name – No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats Throws: Throws
debut
June 1, 2000, for the Team Name

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Redirects

• {{Infobox MLB retired}}

See also

• {{Infobox baseball player}}