#1 Bobby Avila, Second Base, 37 yrs, Los Angeles (A) Angels Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bobby Avila
4/2/1924 37 MEXICO,,VERACRUZ 5"10 180
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 4,420,000 1962 13 Year(s), 1 Days (2237 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 36 Days (2272 total Days) 13 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
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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 | | |
9/28 | @BAL | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | CLE | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | CLE | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @CHA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/4 | KC | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/5 | WS2 | L 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/7 | @MIN | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/9 | BOS | L 2-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/10 | @BOS | L 7-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 496 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 41 | .276 | .363 | .351 | .714 | .661 | .075 |
Projected | 155 | 496 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 41 | .276 | .363 | .351 | .714 | .661 | .075 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 124 | 572 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 174 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | 70.1 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 187 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .305 | .402 | .417 | .819 |
vs. RHP | 309 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .334 | .311 | .645 |
Close/Late | 75 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .293 | .356 | .387 | .743 |
Scoring Position | 132 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .414 | .432 | .846 |
Pinch Hitting | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .182 | .300 | .482 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 243 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 19 | .284 | .380 | .379 | .758 |
Road | 78 | 253 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 22 | .269 | .340 | .324 | .664 |
Last Week | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
March/April | 23 | 89 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | .303 | .357 | .427 | .784 |
May | 28 | 101 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | .277 | .375 | .337 | .712 |
June | 26 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | .170 | .250 | .170 | .420 |
July | 20 | 70 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | .343 | .432 | .486 | .918 |
August | 25 | 76 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 2 | .355 | .462 | .447 | .910 |
Sept/Oct | 33 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | .222 | .287 | .264 | .551 |
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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 |
1960 | 141 | 524 | 151 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 84 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 9 | .288 | .357 | .406 | .763 | NYY |
1961 | 155 | 496 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 12 | .276 | .363 | .351 | .714 | NYY LAA |
Total | 1732 | 6103 | 1862 | 225 | 29 | 140 | 741 | 1002 | 721 | 8 | 33 | 397 | 103 | 84 | .305 | .377 | .420 | .798 | |
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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 | 114 | 103 | 265 | 374 | 89 | 651 | 12 | .982 | 928.1 | 6.31 | | | | |
Third Base | 30 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 6 | 89 | 4 | .955 | 207.0 | 3.87 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 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... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/5/1960 to a 3-year deal worth $4,420,000 per year... Traded from New York (A) to Los Angeles (A) on 2/3/1961 (Going to LAA: P Al Worthington, 2B Bobby Avila, P Don Ferrarese, P Art Houtteman. Going to NYY: C Bruno A8)...
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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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