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Wilson Alvarez
Wilson Eduardo (Fuenmayor) Alvarez
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 235 lb.

Born: March 24, 1970 in Maracaibo, Venezuela
High School: Maracaibo (Maracaibo, VE)
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 24, 1989
Final Game: September 28, 2005
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1989 19 TEX AL 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
1991 21 CHW AL 3 2 .600 3.51 10 9 0 2 1 0 56.1 47 26 22 9 29 0 32 0 0 2 237 113 1.349 7.5 1.4 4.6 5.1 1.10
1992 22 CHW AL 5 3 .625 5.20 34 9 4 0 0 1 100.1 103 64 58 12 65 2 66 4 0 2 455 75 1.674 9.2 1.1 5.8 5.9 1.02
1993 23 CHW AL 15 8 .652 2.95 31 31 0 1 1 0 207.2 168 78 68 14 122 8 155 7 1 2 877 143 1.396 7.3 0.6 5.3 6.7 1.27
1994 24 CHW AL 12 8 .600 3.45 24 24 0 2 1 0 161.2 147 72 62 16 62 1 108 0 0 3 682 136 1.293 8.2 0.9 3.5 6.0 1.74 AS
1995 25 CHW AL 8 11 .421 4.32 29 29 0 3 0 0 175.0 171 96 84 21 93 4 118 2 2 1 769 104 1.509 8.8 1.1 4.8 6.1 1.27
1996 26 CHW AL 15 10 .600 4.22 35 35 0 0 0 0 217.1 216 106 102 21 97 3 181 4 0 2 946 112 1.440 8.9 0.9 4.0 7.5 1.87
1997 27 TOT MLB 13 11 .542 3.48 33 33 0 2 1 0 212.0 180 97 82 18 91 4 179 4 1 5 896 124 1.278 7.6 0.8 3.9 7.6 1.97
1997 27 CHW AL 9 8 .529 3.03 22 22 0 2 1 0 145.2 126 61 49 9 55 1 110 3 0 4 613 145 1.243 7.8 0.6 3.4 6.8 2.00
1997 27 SFG NL 4 3 .571 4.48 11 11 0 0 0 0 66.1 54 36 33 9 36 3 69 1 1 1 283 92 1.357 7.3 1.2 4.9 9.4 1.92
1998 28 TBD AL 6 14 .300 4.73 25 25 0 0 0 0 142.2 130 78 75 18 68 0 107 9 0 4 624 100 1.388 8.2 1.1 4.3 6.8 1.57
1999 29 TBD AL 9 9 .500 4.22 28 28 0 1 0 0 160.0 159 92 75 22 79 1 128 6 0 3 703 118 1.488 8.9 1.2 4.4 7.2 1.62
2002 32 TBD AL 2 3 .400 5.28 23 10 3 0 0 1 75.0 80 47 44 13 36 3 56 4 0 2 339 84 1.547 9.6 1.6 4.3 6.7 1.56
2003 33 LAD NL 6 2 .750 2.37 21 12 2 1 1 1 95.0 80 27 25 5 23 1 82 5 0 1 377 170 1.084 7.6 0.5 2.2 7.8 3.57
2004 34 LAD NL 7 6 .538 4.03 40 15 6 0 0 1 120.2 109 56 54 12 31 2 102 5 0 1 499 102 1.160 8.1 0.9 2.3 7.6 3.29
2005 35 LAD NL 1 4 .200 5.62 21 2 3 0 0 0 24.0 31 15 15 7 7 0 16 0 0 0 109 73 1.583 11.6 2.6 2.6 6.0 2.29
14 Seasons 102 92 .526 3.96 355 263 18 12 5 4 1747.2 1624 857 769 190 805 29 1330 50 4 28 7518 112 1.390 8.4 1.0 4.1 6.8 1.65
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .526 3.96 39 29 2 1 1 0 192 179 94 85 21 89 3 146 6 0 3 827 112 1.390 8.4 1.0 4.1 6.8 1.65
CHW (7 yrs) 67 50 .573 3.76 185 159 4 10 4 1 1064.0 978 503 445 102 523 19 770 20 3 16 4579 118 1.411 8.3 0.9 4.4 6.5 1.47
TBD (3 yrs) 17 26 .395 4.62 76 63 3 1 0 1 377.2 369 217 194 53 183 4 291 19 0 9 1666 103 1.462 8.8 1.3 4.4 6.9 1.59
LAD (3 yrs) 14 12 .538 3.53 82 29 11 1 1 2 239.2 220 98 94 24 61 3 200 10 0 2 985 115 1.172 8.3 0.9 2.3 7.5 3.28
SFG (1 yr) 4 3 .571 4.48 11 11 0 0 0 0 66.1 54 36 33 9 36 3 69 1 1 1 283 92 1.357 7.3 1.2 4.9 9.4 1.92
TEX (1 yr) 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
AL (11 yrs) 84 77 .522 4.01 262 223 7 11 4 2 1441.2 1350 723 642 157 708 23 1061 39 3 25 6250 113 1.428 8.4 1.0 4.4 6.6 1.50
NL (4 yrs) 18 15 .545 3.74 93 40 11 1 1 2 306.0 274 134 127 33 97 6 269 11 1 3 1268 109 1.212 8.1 1.0 2.9 7.9 2.77

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1993 23 CHW AL ALCS L TOR 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 33 1.000 7.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 3.00
1997 27 SFG NL NLDS L FLA 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 27 1.667 9.0 1.5 6.0 6.0 1.00
2004 34 LAD NL NLDS L STL 0 1 .000 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 1.200 10.8 2.7 0.0 10.8
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 2 .333 4.42 4 2 0 1 0 0 18.1 17 9 9 2 6 0 14 0 0 0 74 1.255 8.3 1.0 2.9 6.9 2.33
2 NLDS 0 2 .000 7.71 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 10 8 8 2 4 0 8 0 0 0 41 1.500 9.6 1.9 3.9 7.7 2.00
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 33 1.000 7.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 3.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 27 TOT MLB 12 29 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .115 .179 .115 .294 -20 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1997 27 CHW AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 27 SFG NL 11 26 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .130 .200 .130 .330 -10 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1999 29 TBD AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 32 TBD AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 33 LAD NL 20 31 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .172 .200 .172 .372 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 1
2004 34 LAD NL 39 34 31 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .161 .188 .161 .349 -6 5 2 0 2 0 0 1
2005 35 LAD NL 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
14 Seasons 96 104 95 6 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 33 .137 .172 .137 .309 -16 13 4 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 176 160 10 22 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 56 .137 .172 .137 .309 -16 22 7 0 8 0 0
LAD (3 yrs) 80 68 62 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 .161 .188 .161 .349 -6 10 4 0 4 0 0
TBD (3 yrs) 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 11 26 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .130 .200 .130 .330 -10 3 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (7 yrs) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 91 94 85 6 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 29 .153 .191 .153 .344 -7 13 4 0 5 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 27 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 34 LAD NL NLDS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 TEX AL 19 P 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70
1991 CHW AL 21 P 10 9 56.1 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 1.28 0.80 .950 1.81 0.58
1992 CHW AL 22 P 34 9 100.1 20 4 14 2 0 .900 1.61 0.53 .955 1.72 0.56
1993 CHW AL 23 P 31 31 207.2 34 5 28 1 2 .971 1.43 1.06 .953 1.79 0.56
1994 CHW AL 24 P 24 24 161.2 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 1.06 0.79 .953 1.72 0.52 AS
1995 CHW AL 25 P 29 29 175.0 38 7 31 0 1 1.000 1.95 1.31 .958 1.79 0.53
1996 CHW AL 26 P 35 35 217.1 40 11 29 0 3 1.000 1.66 1.14 .957 1.77 0.52
1997 TOT MLB 27 P 33 33 212.0 33 8 23 2 0 .939 1.32 0.94 .955 1.75 0.50
1997 CHW AL 27 P 22 22 145.2 24 6 17 1 0 .958 1.42 1.05 .954 1.71 0.49
1997 SFG NL 27 P 11 11 66.1 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.09 0.73 .956 1.85 0.52
1998 TBD AL 28 P 25 25 142.2 11 5 6 0 1 1.000 0.69 0.44 .955 1.78 0.50
1999 TBD AL 29 P 28 28 160.0 29 2 24 3 1 .897 1.46 0.93 .955 1.69 0.47
2002 TBD AL 32 P 23 10 75.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.96 0.35 .950 1.69 0.48
2003 LAD NL 33 P 21 12 95.0 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 1.89 0.95 .955 1.85 0.48
2004 LAD NL 34 P 40 15 120.2 19 3 16 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.48 .963 1.84 0.47
2005 LAD NL 35 P 21 2 24.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.10 .950 1.76 0.46
14 Seasons P 355 263 1747.2 281 58 215 8 12 .972 1.41 0.77 .956 1.76 0.51
14 Seasons TOT 355 263 1747.2 281 58 215 8 12 .972 1.41 0.77 .927 1.76 0.51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1994 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1993 AL--2.947--2nd
1994 AL--3.452--9th

Wins s c a p y
1994 AL--12--7th
1996 AL--15--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1993 AL--7.281--4th
1996 AL--8.945--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1996 AL--7.495--6th
Career--6.849--100th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1996 AL--181--6th
Career--1330--233rd

Games Started s c a p y
1996 AL--35--2nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1993 AL--1--10th
1997 AL--1--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
Career--190--221st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1993 AL--122--1st
1995 AL--93--3rd
1996 AL--97--5th
Career--805--234th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1993 AL--.607--6th
1996 AL--.870--8th

Losses s c a p y
1998 AL--14--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1993 AL--143--4th
1994 AL--136--9th

Salary s c a p y
2000 AL--$9,000,000--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1989 AL--born 1970-03-24--1st
1991 AL--born 1970-03-24--6th
1992 AL--born 1970-03-24--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 27 (856), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (981), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 23, 1986: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent.

July 29, 1989: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Scott Fletcher and Sammy Sosa to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.

July 31, 1997: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez to the San Francisco Giants for Brian Manning (minors), Lorenzo Barcelo, Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bobby Howry and Ken Vining.

November 1, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

September 30, 2002: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

January 31, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 3, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 19, 2005: Retired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1991Chicago White Sox$100,000
1992Chicago White Sox$130,000
1993Chicago White Sox$180,000
1994Chicago White Sox$285,000
1995Chicago White Sox$2,250,000
1996Chicago White Sox$2,825,000
1997Chicago White Sox$4,662,500
1998Tampa Bay Devil Rays$4,500,000
1999Tampa Bay Devil Rays$4,500,000
2000Tampa Bay Devil Rays$9,000,000
2001Tampa Bay Devil Rays$9,000,000
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$8,000,000
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$1,500,000
2005Los Angeles Dodgers$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$48,932,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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