#1 Bobby Avila, Second Base, 35 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bobby Avila
4/2/1924 35 MEXICO,,VERACRUZ 5"10 175
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,550,000 1959 11 Year(s), 1 Days (1893 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 36 Days (1928 total Days) 11 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 4 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | @CHA | W 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @WS1 | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @WS1 | L 9-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @WS1 | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | CIN | L 3-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | CIN | W 12-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @CIN | W 11-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | @CIN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @CIN | W 14-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | CIN | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 482 | 141 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 75 | 52 | 30 | .293 | .357 | .400 | .758 | .685 | .108 |
Projected | 146 | 507 | 148 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 79 | 55 | 32 | .293 | .357 | .400 | .758 | .685 | .108 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 131 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 193 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 71.0 | 5.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 141 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .298 | .352 | .376 | .728 |
vs. RHP | 341 | 99 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .290 | .357 | .411 | .767 |
Close/Late | 58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .328 | .379 | .707 |
Scoring Position | 110 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .321 | .400 | .721 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 67 | 226 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 10 | .314 | .364 | .451 | .815 |
Road | 72 | 256 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 31 | 20 | .273 | .338 | .355 | .693 |
This Week | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
Last Week | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
March/April | 23 | 95 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | .274 | .355 | .326 | .681 |
May | 25 | 92 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | .283 | .311 | .370 | .681 |
June | 21 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .217 | .228 | .391 | .619 |
July | 22 | 77 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | .416 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 |
August | 27 | 90 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .267 | .337 | .356 | .692 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .305 | .362 | .424 | .786 |
Postseason | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .350 | .333 | .683 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 138 | 500 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 73 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 9 | 6 | .252 | .324 | .348 | .672 | CLE |
1950 | 111 | 338 | 97 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .287 | .369 | .402 | .771 | CLE |
1951 | 115 | 366 | 114 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 74 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .311 | .378 | .448 | .826 | CLE |
1952 | 120 | 470 | 155 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 95 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | .330 | .405 | .534 | .939 | CLE,AL |
1953 | 110 | 263 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .374 | .418 | .792 | CLE |
1954 | 118 | 431 | 146 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 75 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 5 | .339 | .409 | .455 | .863 | CLE |
1955 | 150 | 592 | 195 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 76 | 106 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 12 | .329 | .396 | .414 | .810 | NYY |
1956 | 145 | 536 | 164 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 74 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 10 | .306 | .386 | .405 | .791 | NYY |
1957 | 144 | 545 | 167 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 92 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 14 | .306 | .378 | .409 | .787 | NYY |
1958 | 146 | 560 | 191 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 104 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 4 | .341 | .405 | .480 | .885 | NYY,AL |
1959 | 139 | 482 | 141 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 75 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 5 | .293 | .357 | .400 | .758 | NYY |
Total | 1436 | 5083 | 1574 | 195 | 26 | 119 | 606 | 853 | 594 | 7 | 25 | 316 | 78 | 63 | .310 | .381 | .428 | .809 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .423 | .520 | .943 |
1957 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .421 | .450 | .526 | .976 |
1958 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .281 | .387 | .668 |
1959 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .333 | .683 |
Total | 23 | 93 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .367 | .441 | .808 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 135 | 131 | 242 | 407 | 92 | 667 | 18 | .973 | 1144.2 | 5.24 | | | | |
Third Base | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1952, hitting .483 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Injuries Injured on 8/27/1952 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/4/1955 to a 5-year deal worth $7,550,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1955, hitting .533 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 9/15/1955... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1955... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1955... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston on 6/27/1958... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1958, hitting .520 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 6/24/1959 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1952 - .330 - 8th 1954 - .339 - 2nd 1955 - .329 - 7th 1958 - .341 - 3rd
| OBP 1954 - .409 - 9th 1958 - .405 - 10th
| SLG 1952 - .534 - 8th
| OPS 1952 - .939 - 7th
| Hits 1955 - 195 - 3rd 1958 - 191 - 4th
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Triples 1952 - 7 - 6th
| Runs 1955 - 106 - 7th 1958 - 104 - 4th
| SB 1955 - 12 - 8th 1957 - 15 - 9th
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