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Yuniesky Betancourt    \yoon-ee-ESS-kee BET-en-court\

Yuniesky (Perez) Betancourt

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 31, 1982 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 2005 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Royals/Brewers 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$900k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.028, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Miami Sports Management (J.M. Guarch), previously: Jaime Torres,Gus Dominguez [*]
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 5:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1786. Shorty Fuller… #1787. Bubba Phillips… #1788. Roger Cedeno… #1789. YUNIESKY BETANCOURT… #1790. Phil Todt… #1791. Mark Teahen… #1792. Jim Presley… 

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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
2005 23 SEA AL 60 228 211 24 54 11 5 1 15 1 3 11 24 .256 .296 .370 .666 80 78 2 2 2 2 0 6/4
2006 24 SEA AL 157 584 558 68 161 28 6 8 47 11 8 17 54 .289 .310 .403 .713 86 225 10 1 7 1 0 *6
2007 25 SEA AL 155 559 536 72 155 38 2 9 67 5 4 15 48 .289 .308 .418 .725 93 224 10 1 3 4 3 *6
2008 26 SEA AL 153 590 559 66 156 36 3 7 51 4 4 17 42 .279 .300 .392 .691 85 219 23 2 6 6 0 *6
2009 27 TOT AL 134 508 470 40 115 20 6 6 49 3 3 21 44 .245 .274 .351 .625 66 165 17 0 11 6 0 *6
2009 27 SEA AL 63 245 224 15 56 10 1 2 22 3 1 10 18 .250 .278 .330 .609 64 74 9 0 8 3 0 6
2009 27 KCR AL 71 263 246 25 59 10 5 4 27 0 2 11 26 .240 .269 .370 .639 68 91 8 0 3 3 0 6
2010 28 KCR AL 151 588 556 60 144 29 2 16 78 2 3 23 64 .259 .288 .405 .692 88 225 13 1 4 4 1 *6
2011 29 MIL NL 152 584 556 51 140 27 3 13 68 4 4 16 63 .252 .271 .381 .652 75 212 16 2 0 10 3 *6
2012 30 KCR AL 57 228 215 21 49 14 1 7 36 0 1 9 25 .228 .256 .400 .656 77 86 10 0 1 3 0 4/5D6
2013 31 MIL NL 36 137 130 14 31 5 0 8 24 0 0 4 19 .238 .263 .462 .724 91 60 3 1 0 2 2 53/476
9 Yrs 1055 4006 3791 416 1005 208 28 75 435 30 30 133 383 .265 .289 .394 .683 82 1494 104 10 34 38 9
162 Game Avg. 162 615 582 64 154 32 4 12 67 5 5 20 59 .265 .289 .394 .683 82 229 16 2 5 6 1
SEA (5 yrs) 588 2206 2088 245 582 123 17 27 202 24 20 70 186 .279 .302 .393 .695 85 820 54 6 26 16 3
KCR (3 yrs) 279 1079 1017 106 252 53 8 27 141 2 6 43 115 .248 .276 .395 .672 81 402 31 1 8 10 1
MIL (2 yrs) 188 721 686 65 171 32 3 21 92 4 4 20 82 .249 .269 .397 .666 78 272 19 3 0 12 5
AL (7 yrs) 867 3285 3105 351 834 176 25 54 343 26 26 113 301 .269 .293 .394 .687 83 1222 85 7 34 26 4
NL (2 yrs) 188 721 686 65 171 32 3 21 92 4 4 20 82 .249 .269 .397 .666 78 272 19 3 0 12 5

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 Awards
2005 23 SEA AL 60 228 -7 -1 -0 1 3 -4 -0.4 9 4 0.4 .493 .497 0.3 0.4 3 6/4
2006 24 SEA AL 157 584 -10 -2 1 -1 8 -4 -0.3 22 18 1.8 .497 .497 1.9 0.7 19 $677,500 *6
2007 25 SEA AL 155 559 -5 1 0 -5 7 -1 -0.0 21 20 2.0 .499 .499 2.5 0.3 25 $727,500 *6
2008 26 SEA AL 153 590 -13 -3 -2 -14 8 -25 -2.3 22 -3 -0.2 .484 .485 1.1 -0.5 11 $1,550,000 *6
2009 27 SEA AL 63 245 -10 -1 -1 -7 3 -16 -1.5 9 -6 -0.6 .476 .491 0.1 -0.4 1 $2,300,000 6
2009 27 KCR AL 71 263 -13 -3 -1 -11 3 -24 -2.3 10 -14 -1.4 .467 .485 -0.3 -0.7 -3 6
2010 28 KCR AL 151 588 -11 0 -1 -27 8 -31 -3.0 22 -9 -0.9 .479 .480 1.9 -1.9 18 $3,300,000 *6
2011 29 MIL NL 152 584 -20 1 -1 -7 7 -21 -2.3 18 -3 -0.5 .485 .486 0.2 0.0 4 $4,300,000 *6
2012 30 KCR AL 57 228 -6 -1 -1 -11 1 -18 -1.9 9 -10 -1.1 .466 .488 0.1 -1.0 1 $2,000,000 4/5D6
2013 31 MIL NL 36 137 -3 -1 0 2 -1 -3 -0.4 4 2 0.1 .492 .498 -0.1 0.1 -0 $900,000 53/476
9 Seasons 1055 4006 -100 -9 -5 -80 48 -146 -14.4 146 -0 -0.4 .486 .491 7.6 -3.0 80 $15,755,000
SEA (5 yrs) 588 2206 -46 -5 -2 -26 29 -50 -4.5 83 33 3.4 .492 .494 5.9 0.5 59 $5,255,000
KCR (3 yrs) 279 1079 -30 -4 -2 -49 12 -73 -7.3 40 -32 -3.4 .473 .485 1.6 -3.6 17 $5,300,000
MIL (2 yrs) 188 721 -24 -0 -1 -5 7 -23 -2.7 23 -1 -0.4 .486 .492 0.1 0.1 4 $5,200,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2011 29 MIL NL NLDS ARI W 5 19 18 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .316 .444 .760 8 1 0 0 0 0
2011 29 MIL NL NLCS STL L 6 24 24 2 8 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .542 .875 13 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (2 Series) 11 43 42 7 13 3 1 1 6 0 0 1 4 .310 .326 .500 .826 21 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 5 19 18 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .316 .444 .760 8 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 6 24 24 2 8 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .542 .875 13 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 SEA AL 23 SS 53 52 47 454.0 226 83 138 5 34 .978 -4 -1 -10 -3 4.38 4.17 .972 4.60 4.55
2005 SEA AL 23 2B 9 6 6 63.0 44 23 21 0 5 1.000 1 2 19 34 6.29 4.89 .983 4.96 4.90
2006 SEA AL 24 SS 157 156 143 1374.1 701 251 430 20 95 .971 2 -1 2 -1 4.46 4.34 .970 4.49 4.42
2007 SEA AL 25 SS 152 147 141 1302.1 697 239 435 23 110 .967 -1 -5 -1 -5 4.66 4.43 .970 4.47 4.42
2008 SEA AL 26 SS 153 150 146 1325.1 659 237 401 21 98 .968 -8 -14 -8 -13 4.33 4.17 .971 4.39 4.35
2009 TOT AL 27 SS 133 131 126 1159.0 570 212 340 18 78 .968 -12 -18 -12 -18 4.29 4.15 .972 4.36 4.31
2009 SEA AL 27 SS 62 61 60 548.0 269 101 159 9 38 .967 -3 -7 -6 -16 4.27 4.19 .972 4.36 4.31
2009 KCR AL 27 SS 71 70 66 611.0 301 111 181 9 40 .970 -9 -11 -18 -22 4.30 4.11 .972 4.36 4.31
2010 KCR AL 28 SS 151 151 148 1331.2 692 256 418 18 84 .974 -2 -27 -1 -24 4.56 4.46 .973 4.40 4.36
2011 MIL NL 29 SS 149 146 131 1278.2 606 167 418 21 85 .965 5 -7 5 -6 4.12 3.93 .971 4.41 4.40
2012 KCR AL 30 2B 46 43 38 382.1 201 89 107 5 40 .975 -11 -10 -34 -31 4.61 4.26 .983 4.63 4.60
2012 KCR AL 30 3B 8 6 5 58.0 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 1 0 29 0 2.17 1.75 .952 2.61 2.59
2012 KCR AL 30 DH 1 1
2012 KCR AL 30 SS 1 1 1 9.0 5 1 3 1 1 .800 -1 -1 -103 -133 4.00 4.00 .976 4.40 4.40
2013 MIL NL 31 3B 22 15 14 154.0 55 8 45 2 1 .964 4 3 28 23 3.10 2.41 .955 2.61 2.59
2013 MIL NL 31 1B 20 17 8 132.1 126 116 9 1 10 .992 -0 -1 -2 -9 8.50 6.25 .994 9.42 9.35
2013 MIL NL 31 2B 2 1 1 11.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0 0 -31 0 2.38 1.50 .983 4.76 4.70
2013 MIL NL 31 LF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2013 MIL NL 31 OF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
2013 MIL NL 31 SS 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 0 -132 0 4.50 1.00 .980 4.50 4.40
9 Seasons SS 950 934 883 8236.1 4157 1447 2583 127 585 .969 -20 -74 -3 -10 4.40 4.24 .971 4.43 4.39
3 Seasons 2B 57 50 45 456.2 248 113 130 5 45 .980 -10 -8 -27 -21 4.79 4.26 .983 4.68 4.65
2 Seasons 3B 30 21 19 212.0 69 11 56 2 2 .971 5 3 28 16 2.84 2.23 .954 2.61 2.59
1 Season 1B 20 17 8 132.1 126 116 9 1 10 .992 -0 -1 -2 -9 8.50 6.25 .994 9.42 9.35
1 Season OF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
1 Season LF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
9 Seasons TOT 1058 1022 955 9039.1 4600 1687 2778 135 642 .971 -26 -81 -3 -9 4.45 4.22 .972 4.47 4.44
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
2006 AL  6 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2013 NL  8 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2009 AL  11 (7th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2011 NL  10 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2008 AL  23 (6th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2006 AL  8 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2006 AL  10.3 (6th)
2007 AL  11.2 (4th)
2008 AL  13.3 (2nd)
2009 AL  10.7 (4th)
2011 NL  8.8 (8th)
Active  9.9 (6th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2013 NL  16.3 (10th)

Assists† s c a p y
2006 AL  430 (5th)
2010 AL  418 (4th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
2006 AL  20 (4th)
2007 AL  23 (3rd)
2008 AL  21 (1st)
2011 NL  21 (3rd)
Active  135 (12th)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (1st)
2007 AL  152 (3rd)
2008 AL  153 (2nd)
2010 AL  151 (3rd)
2011 NL  149 (3rd)
Active  950 (11th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  251 (2nd)
2007 AL  239 (3rd)
2008 AL  237 (2nd)
2009 AL  212 (5th)
2010 AL  256 (1st)
Active  1,447 (11th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  430 (3rd)
2007 AL  435 (5th)
2008 AL  401 (4th)
2010 AL  418 (3rd)
2011 NL  418 (4th)
Active  2,583 (12th)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  20 (2nd)
2007 AL  23 (3rd)
2008 AL  21 (1st)
2009 AL  18 (5th)
2010 AL  18 (5th)
2011 NL  21 (3rd)
Active  127 (8th)

Double Plays Turned as SS s c a p y
2006 AL  95 (4th)
2007 AL  110 (1st)
2008 AL  98 (5th)
2010 AL  84 (5th)
2011 NL  85 (2nd)
Active  585 (12th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
2013 NL  4 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
2013 NL  3.10 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
2013 NL  2.41 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
2007 AL  4.66 (5th)
Active  4.40 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
2007 AL  4.43 (5th)
2008 AL  4.17 (5th)
2010 AL  4.46 (3rd)
Active  4.24 (15th)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
2010 AL  .974 (5th)
Active  .969 (24th)
Career  .969 (92nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1688), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (983), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Shortstop (370th), -0.6 career WAR/2.8 7yr-peak WAR/1.1 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 66.6 career WAR/42.7 7yr-peak WAR/54.7 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  7. Clint Barmes (920)
  8. Stephen Drew (915)
  9. Tony Bernazard (915)
  10. Ricky Gutierrez (914)
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  6. Greg Gagne (934)
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  8. B.J. Surhoff (929)
  9. Bill Knickerbocker (929)
  10. Julio Lugo (924)
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200624Seattle Mariners$677,500
200725Seattle Mariners$727,500
200826Seattle Mariners$1,550,000
200927Seattle Mariners$2,300,000
201028Kansas City Royals$3,300,000 $1.38M paid by Seattle Mariners
201129Milwaukee Brewers$4,300,000 $2M paid by Kansas City Royals
201230Kansas City Royals$2,000,000contracts
201331Milwaukee Brewers$900,000
2013 StatusSigned thru 2013, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$15,755,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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