Rafael Betancourt

Rafael Jose Betancourt

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 29, 1975 in Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 13, 2003
Teams (by GP): Indians/Rockies 2003-2012
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 4 yrs/$16.05M (10-13) & 14 mutual option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 8.079, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Octagon, previously: Bill Rego,Mitch Frankel [*]
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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
1994	19	BOS-min	Rk	24	71	63	7	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	6	19	.111	.183	.111	.294		7	1	0	0	2	0		RES · GULF
1995	20	BOS-min	Rk	51	189	168	18	43	5	0	0	19	8	5	13	31	.256	.308	.286	.594		48	3	1	4	3	0		RES · GULF
1996	21	BOS-min	A	62	187	168	14	28	1	2	3	14	5	2	12	39	.167	.228	.250	.478		42	7	2	3	2	0		BTC · MIDW
1997	22	BOS-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BTC · MIDW
1998	23	BOS-min	Rk,A+,AA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		RES,SAR,TRE · GULF,FLOR,EL
1999	24	BOS-min	A+,AA	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAR,TRE · FLOR,EL
2000	25	YKO	Fgn																										YKO · JPCL
2001	26	BOS-min	AA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TRE · EL
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2003	28	CLE-min	AAA,AA	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BFL,AKR · IL,EL
2003	28	CLE	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	29	CLE-min	AA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		AKR · EL
2004	29	CLE	AL	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	30	CLE	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	31	CLE-min	AA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		AKR · EL
2006	31	CLE	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	32	CLE	AL	68	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	33	CLE	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	34	CLE-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
2009	34	TOT	MLB	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	34	CLE	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	34	COL	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	35	COL	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	36	COL	NL	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	37	COL	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
10 Yrs				562	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE (7 yrs)				371	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
COL (4 yrs)				191	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				371	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (4 yrs)				191	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	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	28	CLE	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2004	29	CLE	AL	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$305,200	1
2005	30	CLE	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$338,600	1
2006	31	CLE	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$365,300	1
2007	32	CLE	AL	68	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$840,000	1
2008	33	CLE	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$2,050,000	1
2009	34	CLE	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,350,000	1
2009	34	COL	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2010	35	COL	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,775,000	1
2011	36	COL	NL	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,775,000	1
2012	37	COL	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
10 Seasons				562	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.4	-0	$14,799,100

CLE (7 yrs)				371	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.3	-0	$7,249,100
COL (4 yrs)				191	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$7,550,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2007	32	CLE	AL	1	1	108	.000	.272	.000	.340	.000	.426	.000	.766	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
10 Yrs				1	1	108	.000	.272	.000	.340	.000	.426	.000	.766	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				0	0	108	.000	.272	.000	.340	.000	.426	.000	.766	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2007	32	CLE	AL	ALDS	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	32	CLE	AL	ALCS	BOS	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2009	34	COL	NL	NLDS	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs (3 Series)							10	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
1 NLDS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							5	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
2007	32	CLE	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
10 Yrs				1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					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-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2003	28	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2004	29	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2005	30	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	31	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2007	32	CLE	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	-0.0	.05	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.61	-0.3	0
2008	33	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	34	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	34	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2009	34	COL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2010	35	COL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2011	36	COL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2012	37	COL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
10 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	-0.0	.05	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.61	-0.3	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2007	32	CLE	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
10 Yrs				0	0		0	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
2007	32	CLE	AL	1	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		0
10 Yrs				1	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		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
2007	32	CLE	AL	1	4	4.00	3	75%	33%	33%	33%	0%	67%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1 Yr				1	4	4.00	3	75%	33%	33%	33%	0%	67%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	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	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2007	32	273	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2008	33	342	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2009	34	403	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2010	35	475	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2011	36	543	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2012	37	562	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

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	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
2007	32	68	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	68
1 Yr		68	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	68
162 Game Avg.		162	2	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	68

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