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Rafael Betancourt
Rafael Jose Betancourt

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 176 lb.

Debut July 13, 2003

Born April 29, 1975 in Cumana, Venezuela

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2003 28 CLE AL   2   2  33   0   0   0  13  1   38.0   27   11    9   5   13   36   1   1   154   2   0  2.13  4.39  206 1.053
 2004 29 CLE AL   5   6  68   0   0   0  21  4   66.7   71   32   29   7   18   76   0   5   286   6   1  3.92  4.36  111 1.335
 2005 30 CLE AL   4   3  54   0   0   0  12  1   67.7   57   23   21   5   17   73   0   0   272   2   0  2.79  4.19  150 1.094
 2006 31 CLE AL   3   4  50   0   0   0  17  3   56.7   52   25   24   7   11   48   0   0   231   5   0  3.81  4.52  119 1.112
 2007 32 CLE AL   5   1  68   0   0   0  15  3   79.3   51   13   13   4    9   80   0   0   289   3   0  1.47  4.61  312 0.756
 2008 33 CLE AL   3   4  55   0   0   0  18  4   57.7   60   34   33  11   19   54   0   2   249   3   0  5.15  4.37   85 1.370
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .524  22  20 328   0   0   0  96 16  366.0  318  138  129  39   87  367   1   8  1481  21   1  3.17  4.41  139 1.107
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   4  68   0   0   0  19  3   75.7   65   28   26   8   18   76   0   1   307   4   0  3.17  4.41  139 1.107
 Career High      5   6  68   0   0   0  21  4   79.3   71   34   33  11   19   80   1   5   289   6   1  1.47  4.61  312 0.756

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2007 32 CLE AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      115    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     54    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2007 32 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .429| .000  .771|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons         1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .429| .000  .771|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 28 CLE AL P 33 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.09 0.49 0.71 1.73 0 38.0 2004 29 CLE AL P 68 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.07 0.45 0.67 1.66 0 66.7 2005 30 CLE AL P 54 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.46 0.80 1.69 0 67.7 2006 31 CLE AL P 50 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.41 0.48 1.56 0 56.7 2007 32 CLE AL P 68 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.09 0.42 0.68 1.60 0 79.3 2008 33 CLE AL P 55 2 5 1 0 .875 .959 0.13 0.43 1.09 1.62 0 57.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 28 CLE AL P 33 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.09 0.49 0.71 1.73 0 38.0 2004 29 CLE AL P 68 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.07 0.45 0.67 1.66 0 66.7 2005 30 CLE AL P 54 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.46 0.80 1.69 0 67.7 2006 31 CLE AL P 50 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.06 0.41 0.48 1.56 0 56.7 2007 32 CLE AL P 68 2 4 0 1 1.000 .952 0.09 0.42 0.68 1.60 0 79.3 2008 33 CLE AL P 55 2 5 1 0 .875 .959 0.13 0.43 1.09 1.62 0 57.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 328 12 18 1 1 .968 .955 0.09 0.44 0.74 1.64 0 366.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 328 12 18 1 1 .968 .955 0.09 0.44 0.74 1.64 0 366
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2007   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   3 
        ALCS  CLE BOS     L   5   0   6.75  0  0  0  0   8     6   6   1   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   7   0   5.40  0  0  0  0  10     7   6   1   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Transactions 

September 13, 1993: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1999: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

December 13, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Cleveland Indians$305,200
2005Cleveland Indians$338,600
2006Cleveland Indians$365,300
2007Cleveland Indians$840,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,849,100

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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