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Tony Batista
Leocadio Batista
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 9, 1973 in Puerto Plata, D.R.
Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1996
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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
1996 22 OAK AL 74 260 238 38 71 10 2 6 25 7 3 19 49 .298 .350 .433 .783 96 103 2 1 0 2 0 45/D6 RoY-7
1997 23 OAK AL 68 207 188 22 38 10 1 4 18 2 2 14 31 .202 .265 .330 .594 57 62 8 2 3 0 0 6/54D
1998 24 ARI NL 106 318 293 46 80 16 1 18 41 1 1 18 52 .273 .318 .519 .836 116 152 7 3 0 4 0 465
1999 25 TOT 142 573 519 77 144 30 1 31 100 4 0 38 96 .277 .330 .518 .848 111 269 12 6 3 7 4 *6
1999 25 ARI NL 44 164 144 16 37 5 0 5 21 2 0 16 17 .257 .335 .396 .731 84 57 1 2 0 2 3 6
1999 25 TOR AL 98 409 375 61 107 25 1 26 79 2 0 22 79 .285 .328 .565 .893 122 212 11 4 3 5 1 6
2000 26 TOR AL 154 664 620 96 163 32 2 41 114 5 4 35 121 .263 .307 .519 .827 102 322 15 6 0 3 1 *5 AS
2001 27 TOT AL 156 622 579 70 138 27 6 25 87 5 2 32 113 .238 .280 .435 .715 87 252 9 4 0 7 2 5D6
2001 27 TOR AL 72 291 271 29 56 11 1 13 45 0 1 13 66 .207 .251 .399 .649 67 108 2 4 0 3 1 5
2001 27 BAL AL 84 331 308 41 82 16 5 12 42 5 1 19 47 .266 .305 .468 .773 105 144 7 0 0 4 1 D56
2002 28 BAL AL 161 682 615 90 150 36 1 31 87 5 4 50 107 .244 .309 .457 .766 105 281 13 11 0 6 9 *5/D AS
2003 29 BAL AL 161 670 631 76 148 20 1 26 99 4 3 28 102 .235 .270 .393 .663 73 248 20 5 0 6 4 *5/D
2004 30 MON NL 157 650 606 76 146 30 2 32 110 14 6 26 78 .241 .272 .455 .728 80 276 14 4 4 10 4 *5
2006 32 MIN AL 50 195 178 24 42 12 0 5 21 0 1 15 27 .236 .303 .388 .690 79 69 5 2 0 0 1 5
2007 33 WSN NL 80 118 101 10 26 3 0 2 16 0 0 12 14 .257 .347 .347 .694 86 35 4 3 0 2 3 3/5
11 Seasons 1309 4959 4568 625 1146 226 17 221 718 47 26 287 790 .251 .299 .453 .752 92 2069 109 47 10 47 28
162 Game Avg. 162 614 565 77 142 28 2 27 89 6 3 36 98 .251 .299 .453 .752 92 256 13 6 1 6 3
BAL (3 yrs) 406 1683 1554 207 380 72 7 69 228 14 8 97 256 .245 .293 .433 .726 92 673 40 16 0 16 14
TOR (3 yrs) 324 1364 1266 186 326 68 4 80 238 7 5 70 266 .258 .301 .507 .808 101 642 28 14 3 11 3
ARI (2 yrs) 150 482 437 62 117 21 1 23 62 3 1 34 69 .268 .324 .478 .802 105 209 8 5 0 6 3
OAK (2 yrs) 142 467 426 60 109 20 3 10 43 9 5 33 80 .256 .313 .387 .700 80 165 10 3 3 2 0
WSN (2 yrs) 237 768 707 86 172 33 2 34 126 14 6 38 92 .243 .284 .440 .724 81 311 18 7 4 12 7
MIN (1 yr) 50 195 178 24 42 12 0 5 21 0 1 15 27 .236 .303 .388 .690 79 69 5 2 0 0 1
AL (8 yrs) 922 3709 3424 477 857 172 14 164 530 30 19 215 629 .250 .299 .452 .751 93 1549 83 35 6 29 18
NL (4 yrs) 387 1250 1144 148 289 54 3 57 188 17 7 72 161 .253 .299 .455 .754 90 520 26 12 4 18 10
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 OAK AL 22 2B 52 46 405.1 248 83 162 3 36 .988 5.3 15.7 4.3 2.6 1.7 1 5.44 4.71 .980 5.05 4.33 RoY-7
1996 OAK AL 22 3B 18 5 68.0 29 9 18 2 3 .931 -1.0 -17.6 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 3.57 1.50 .959 2.57 2.18 RoY-7
1996 OAK AL 22 DH 4 0.0 RoY-7
1996 OAK AL 22 SS 4 3 27.0 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 0.3 13.3 0.3 1.0 -0.7 0 5.00 3.75 .973 4.67 4.20 RoY-7
1997 OAK AL 23 SS 61 54 468.2 268 91 169 8 38 .970 -1.5 -3.8 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 0 4.99 4.26 .974 4.55 4.05
1997 OAK AL 23 3B 4 0 11.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -43.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 3.27 1.00 .950 2.70 2.33
1997 OAK AL 23 2B 1 1 6.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 0.6 120.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 9.00 6.00 .983 4.95 4.30
1997 OAK AL 23 DH 1 0.0
1998 ARI NL 24 2B 41 31 280.2 156 71 84 1 23 .994 4.1 17.5 3.1 0.8 2.3 1 4.97 3.78 .982 5.09 4.38
1998 ARI NL 24 SS 34 26 246.2 140 43 93 4 13 .971 3.0 14.6 3.0 -2.8 5.8 0 4.96 4.00 .968 4.52 3.88
1998 ARI NL 24 3B 15 12 111.0 38 9 28 1 1 .974 2.0 21.6 2.0 0.4 1.6 0 3.00 2.47 .955 2.73 2.37
1999 TOT 25 SS 141 136 1207.2 679 225 438 16 99 .976 8.6 8.5 7.6 5.9 1.7 1 4.94 4.70 .969 4.64 4.07
1999 ARI NL 25 SS 43 38 347.0 194 60 130 4 27 .979 0.5 1.7 -0.5 1.2 -1.7 1 4.93 4.42 .966 4.42 3.80
1999 TOR AL 25 SS 98 98 860.2 485 165 308 12 72 .975 8.1 11.3 8.1 4.7 3.4 0 4.95 4.83 .970 4.73 4.19
2000 TOR AL 26 3B 154 154 1367.0 454 120 317 17 35 .963 2.5 2.2 0.5 3.0 -2.6 2 2.88 2.84 .946 2.67 2.31 AS
2001 TOT AL 27 3B 101 97 865.2 287 74 198 15 26 .948 6.5 9.0 5.5 3.2 2.4 1 2.83 2.69 .947 2.73 2.41
2001 TOR AL 27 3B 72 68 618.0 211 56 145 10 21 .953 3.9 7.6 2.9 2.1 0.9 1 2.93 2.79 .947 2.73 2.41
2001 BAL AL 27 DH 33 0.0
2001 BAL AL 27 3B 29 29 247.2 76 18 53 5 5 .934 2.6 12.6 2.6 1.1 1.5 0 2.58 2.45 .947 2.73 2.41
2001 BAL AL 27 SS 20 19 177.1 97 33 63 1 11 .990 5.3 35.9 5.3 3.6 1.7 0 4.87 4.80 .972 4.49 4.03
2002 BAL AL 28 3B 154 154 1374.2 416 111 289 16 35 .962 4.2 3.7 3.2 0.2 3.0 1 2.62 2.60 .950 2.68 2.40 AS
2002 BAL AL 28 DH 7 0.0 AS
2003 BAL AL 29 3B 154 154 1364.1 404 92 292 20 33 .950 -1.4 -1.2 -3.4 -5.1 1.7 2 2.53 2.49 .955 2.67 2.35
2003 BAL AL 29 DH 7 0.0
2004 MON NL 30 3B 155 149 1326.0 410 82 309 19 35 .954 4.8 4.3 3.8 -1.6 5.4 1 2.65 2.52 .956 2.76 2.35
2006 MIN AL 32 3B 50 50 434.0 130 27 97 6 6 .954 -1.8 -5.0 -1.8 -1.9 0.1 0 2.57 2.48 .960 2.84 2.54
2007 WSN NL 33 1B 27 12 127.0 125 121 3 1 16 .992 -1.9 -18.0 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 0 8.79 4.59 .993 9.21 7.85
2007 WSN NL 33 3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.25
10 Seasons 3B 807 775 6924.2 2173 527 1550 96 174 .956 15.6 2.7 8.6 -2.5 11.1 7 2.70 2.57 .952 2.71 2.37
5 Seasons SS 260 238 2127.1 1199 396 774 29 162 .976 15.7 8.9 14.7 7.9 6.8 1 4.95 4.50 .970 4.59 4.04
3 Seasons 2B 94 78 692.0 410 156 250 4 59 .990 10.0 17.3 8.0 3.4 4.6 2 5.28 4.32 .981 5.07 4.35
5 Seasons DH 52 0.0
1 Season 1B 27 12 127.0 125 121 3 1 16 .992 -1.9 -18.0 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 0 8.79 4.59 .993 9.21 7.85
11 Seasons TOT 1188 1103 9871.0 3907 1200 2577 130 411 .967 39.4 4.8 29.4 8.5 20.9 10 3.44 3.18 .929 3.36 3.01
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2000 *
2002 *

Games Played s c a p y
2002 AL--161--5th
2003 AL--161--4th

At Bats s c a p y
2000 AL--620--6th
2003 AL--631--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
2000 AL--41--4th
Career--221--240th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2004 NL--110--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2000 AL--75--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2002 AL--11--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2004 NL--10--3rd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2002 AL--9--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2003 AL--20--6th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2004 NL--19.5--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
Active--20.670--41st
Career--20.670--133rd

Outs Made s c a p y
2000 AL--479--5th
2002 AL--488--4th
2003 AL--512--1st
2004 NL--494--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 12 (1266), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 26 (653), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (802), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Lance Parrish (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

February 8, 1991: Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Oakland Athletics as the 27th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

June 12, 1999: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with John Frascatore to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dan Plesac.

June 25, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

November 4, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

June 14, 2006: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

Before 2007 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

February 20, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

October 15, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

March 10, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1996Oakland Athletics$109,000
1997Oakland Athletics$162,500
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$210,000
1999Arizona Diamondbacks$375,000
2001Toronto Blue Jays$3,300,000
2002Baltimore Orioles$4,900,000
2003Baltimore Orioles$6,400,000
2004Montreal Expos$1,500,000
2006Minnesota Twins$1,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,206,500
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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Name and misspellings: Leocadio Tony Batista bautista

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