Luis Ayala

Luis Ignacio Ayala

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 12, 1978 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
High School: Los Mochis (Los Mochis, MX)(All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 2003
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Expos/Yankees/Twins/Orioles/... 2003-2012
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 1 yr/$925k (12) & 13 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.121, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Joe Longo [*]
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Standard Batting

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	19	SLT	AAA																										SLT · MEX
1997		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1998	20	SLT	AAA																										SLT · MEX
1998		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
1999	21	SLT	AAA																										SLT · MEX
1999		Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
2000	22	SLT	AAA	55	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		SLT · MEX
2001	23	COL-min	AAA,A+	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLT,SAL · MEX,CARL
2002	24	WSN-min	AAA	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLT,OTT · MEX,IL
2003	25	WSN-min	Rk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		EXO · GULF
2003	25	MON	NL	65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	26	MON	NL	81	10	9	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	96	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
2005	27	WSN	NL	68	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	80	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

2007	29	WSN-min	AAA,A+	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB,POT · IL,CARL
2007	29	WSN	NL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	30	TOT	NL	81	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	30	WSN	NL	62	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	30	NYM	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	31	FLA-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · PCL
2009	31	TOT	MLB	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2009	31	MIN	AL	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2009	31	FLA	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2010	32	ARI-COL-LAD-min	AAA	36	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1	0	0	0	0	0		REN,CSP,ABQ · PCL
2011	33	NYY-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
2011	33	NYY	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	34	BAL	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Yrs				450	17	14	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	0	0	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	2	0	0	1	0	0

WSN (5 yrs)				320	16	14	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	0	0	2	0	0
MIN (1 yr)				28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				349	16	14	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	0	0	2	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				101	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2003	25	MON	NL	65	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$300,000	1
2004	26	MON	NL	81	10	-0	-0	0	0	2	1	0.1	0	2	0.1	.502	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$317,500	1
2005	27	WSN	NL	68	4	-0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$363,000	1

2007	29	WSN	NL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,300,000	1
2008	30	WSN	NL	62	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$1,700,000	1
2008	30	NYM	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2009	31	MIN	AL	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,300,000	1
2009	31	FLA	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1

2011	33	NYY	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$650,000	1
2012	34	BAL	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	1
8 Seasons				450	17	-1	-0	0	0	2	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.500	.500	0.2	0.0	2	$5,930,500

WSN (5 yrs)				320	16	-1	-0	0	0	2	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.501	.500	0.2	-0.0	2	$3,980,500
MIN (1 yr)				28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,300,000
NYM (1 yr)				19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
NYY (1 yr)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$650,000
BAL (1 yr)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$
FLA (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2003	25	MON	NL	1	1	0	0.0	114	.000	.000	.274	.000	.347	.000	.440	.000	.787	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2004	26	MON	NL	10	7	1	3.8	115	.500	.333	.274	.333	.347	.444	.445	.778	.791	96	.378	-0.1	-0.0	.667	.111	.111
2005	27	WSN	NL	4	3	0	0.0	104	.333	.333	.263	.333	.332	.333	.418	.667	.750	80	.000	-0.1	-0.0	.500	.000	.000

2008	30	TOT	NL	1	1	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.265	.000	.336	.000	.423	.000	.759	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2008	30	WSN	NL	1	1	0	0.0	106	.000	.000	.265	.000	.336	.000	.423	.000	.759	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2009	31	TOT	MLB	1	1	0	0.0												.000	0.0	0.0
2009	31	MIN	AL	1	1	0	0.0												.000	0.0	0.0
8 Yrs				17	13	1	2.1	112	.364	.286	.271	.286	.343	.357	.437	.643	.780	65	.166	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.071	.071
162 Game Avg.				6	5	0	2.1	112	.364	.286	.271	.286	.343	.357	.437	.643	.780	65	.166	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.071	.071

WSN (5 yrs)				16	12	1	2.2	112	.364	.286	.271	.286	.343	.357	.437	.643	.780	65	.188	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.071	.071
MIN (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0												.000	0.0	0.0

NL (6 yrs)				16	12	1	2.2	112	.364	.286	.271	.286	.343	.357	.437	.643	.780	65	.188	-0.8	-0.1	.500	.071	.071
AL (3 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0												.000	0.0	0.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

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
2011	33	NYY	AL	ALDS	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALDS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2003	25	MON	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						0.00	0.00	100%	0%	0.0%	0%
2004	26	MON	NL	10	0.0%	30.0%	0.0%	10.0%	33%		3.0			0.20	0.25	60%	14%	0.0%	0%
2005	27	WSN	NL	4	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					0.50	2.00	75%	25%	0.0%	0%

2008	30	TOT	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
2008	30	WSN	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
2009	31	TOT	MLB	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								0%	0%
2009	31	MIN	AL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								0%	0%
8 Yrs				17	0.0%	17.7%	0.0%	5.9%	25%		4.7			0.25	0.83	65%	14%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.4%	8.5%	7.9%	34%	2.05	5.1	33.3	7.8	0.80	1.08	70%	19%	7.7%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2003	25	MON	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.44	-0.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0	0.86	-0.3		0
2004	26	MON	NL	-0.1	-0.0	10	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.69	-0.0	0.1	-1.4	-0.1	0.94	-0.6		0
2005	27	WSN	NL	-0.1	-0.0	4	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.69	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.00	-0.2	0.83	1

2007	29	WSN	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2008	30	TOT	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.92	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.82	-0.2		0
2008	30	WSN	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.92	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.82	-0.2		0
2008	30	NYM	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	31	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.79	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	1.38	-0.2		0
2009	31	MIN	AL	0.0	0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.79	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	1.38	-0.2		0
2009	31	FLA	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

2011	33	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2012	34	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
8 Yrs				-0.8	-0.1	17	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	.69	-0.1	0.1	-2.6	-0.2	1.02	-1.6	0.83	1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2003	25	MON	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	26	MON	NL	0	0	0%	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	27	WSN	NL	0	0	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2008	30	TOT	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	30	WSN	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	31	TOT	MLB	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	31	MIN	AL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Yrs				0	0	0%	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2003	25	MON	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2004	26	MON	NL	10	40%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	6	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
2005	27	WSN	NL	4	25%	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2008	30	TOT	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2008	30	WSN	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2009	31	TOT	MLB	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2009	31	MIN	AL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
8 Yrs				17	35%	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	60%	5	0	0%	7	2	29%	11	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2003	25	MON	NL	1	4	4.00	3	75%	33%	0%	33%	33%	67%	0%	50%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2004	26	MON	NL	10	22	2.20	18	82%	17%	17%	28%	39%	83%	0%	68%	80%	70%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
2005	27	WSN	NL	4	8	2.00	5	63%	20%	0%	0%	80%	80%	0%	50%	100%	50%	0%	0	0	25%	1	1	0%	0	0		0	0	0

2008	30	TOT	NL	1	2	2.00	2	100%	0%	50%	0%	50%	100%		100%	50%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2008	30	WSN	NL	1	2	2.00	2	100%	0%	50%	0%	50%	100%		100%	50%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2009	31	TOT	MLB	1	1	1.00	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2009	31	MIN	AL	1	1	1.00	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
5 Yrs				17	37	2.18	29	78%	17%	14%	21%	48%	83%	0%	65%	83%	65%	0%	0	0	6%	1	1	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.78		63%	27%	15%	27%	31%	73%	2%	45%	80%	27%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	2B	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
2003	25	65	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
2004	26	146	11	10	3	1	3	.300	.300	.400	.700	77	4	1
2005	27	214	15	13	4	1	3	.308	.308	.385	.692	77	5	2
2006	28	214	15	13	4	1	3	.308	.308	.385	.692	77	5	2
2007	29	258	15	13	4	1	3	.308	.308	.385	.692	77	5	2
2008	30	339	16	14	4	1	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	2
2009	31	377	17	14	4	1	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	3
2010	32	377	17	14	4	1	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	3
2011	33	429	17	14	4	1	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	3
2012	34	450	17	14	4	1	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	65	5	3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2003	25	65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	65
2004	26	81	10	9	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	1	81
2005	27	68	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	68

2008	30	81	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	81
2009	31	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	38
5 Yrs		333	17	14	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.214	.214	.286	.500	1	333
162 Game Avg.		162	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214	.214	.286	.500	0	333

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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