Eric Cesar Chavez
Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Mount Carmel (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed August 27, 1996.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1998
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees 1998-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$1.5M (11) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 13.020, Free Agent: 2012 [*], Agents: ABC Mgmt Leventhal & Lapa [*]
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| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #359. Mike Griffin… #360. David Justice… #361. Paul Hines… #362. ERIC CHAVEZ… #363. Del Pratt… #364. Mike Cameron… #365. Travis Fryman… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | OAK | AL | 16 | 48 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .311 | .354 | .444 | .799 | 110 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 21 | OAK | AL | 115 | 402 | 356 | 47 | 88 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 56 | .247 | .333 | .427 | .760 | 98 | 152 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5/6 | |
| 2000 | 22 | OAK | AL | 153 | 569 | 501 | 89 | 139 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 94 | .277 | .355 | .495 | .850 | 117 | 248 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | *5/6 | |
| 2001 | 23 | OAK | AL | 151 | 604 | 552 | 91 | 159 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 114 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 99 | .288 | .338 | .540 | .878 | 127 | 298 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | *5/36 | GG |
| 2002 | 24 | OAK | AL | 153 | 653 | 585 | 87 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 109 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 119 | .275 | .348 | .513 | .860 | 128 | 300 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | *5/ | MVP-14,GG,SS |
| 2003 | 25 | OAK | AL | 156 | 654 | 588 | 94 | 166 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 89 | .282 | .350 | .514 | .864 | 126 | 302 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | *5 | MVP-17,GG |
| 2004 | 26 | OAK | AL | 125 | 577 | 475 | 87 | 131 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 99 | .276 | .397 | .501 | .898 | 134 | 238 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | *5/ | MVP-30,GG |
| 2005 | 27 | OAK | AL | 160 | 694 | 625 | 92 | 168 | 40 | 1 | 27 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 129 | .269 | .329 | .466 | .794 | 108 | 291 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | *5 | MVP-21,GG |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | AL | 137 | 576 | 485 | 74 | 117 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 100 | .241 | .351 | .435 | .786 | 105 | 211 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | *5 | GG |
| 2007 | 29 | OAK | AL | 90 | 379 | 341 | 43 | 82 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 76 | .240 | .306 | .446 | .752 | 101 | 152 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 30 | OAK | AL | 23 | 95 | 89 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .247 | .295 | .393 | .688 | 85 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 31 | OAK | AL | 8 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .129 | .133 | .262 | -30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /5 | |
| 2010 | 32 | OAK | AL | 33 | 123 | 111 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | .234 | .276 | .333 | .610 | 67 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | /3 | |
| 2011 | 33 | NYY | AL | 58 | 175 | 160 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | .263 | .320 | .356 | .676 | 79 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5/D3 | |
| 14 Seasons | 1378 | 5580 | 4943 | 746 | 1318 | 289 | 21 | 232 | 813 | 47 | 17 | 579 | 956 | .267 | .342 | .474 | .817 | 114 | 2345 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 70 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 656 | 581 | 88 | 155 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 96 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 112 | .267 | .342 | .474 | .817 | 114 | 276 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| OAK (13 yrs) | 1320 | 5405 | 4783 | 730 | 1276 | 282 | 20 | 230 | 787 | 47 | 17 | 565 | 922 | .267 | .343 | .478 | .821 | 115 | 2288 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 67 | |||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 58 | 175 | 160 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | .263 | .320 | .356 | .676 | 79 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | OAK | AL | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | $170,000 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 21 | OAK | AL | 402 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.1 | $201,000 | 5/6 | |
| 2000 | 22 | OAK | AL | 569 | 16 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 2.7 | 37 | 3.6 | -0.9 | $240,000 | *5/6 | |
| 2001 | 23 | OAK | AL | 604 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 64 | 6.4 | 51 | 5.1 | 1.3 | $625,000 | *5/36 | GG |
| 2002 | 24 | OAK | AL | 653 | 17 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 3.6 | 40 | 4.0 | -0.4 | $2,125,000 | *5/ | MVP-14,GG,SS |
| 2003 | 25 | OAK | AL | 654 | 21 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 5.7 | 45 | 4.5 | 1.2 | $3,675,000 | *5 | MVP-17,GG |
| 2004 | 26 | OAK | AL | 577 | 23 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 5.5 | 41 | 4.1 | 1.4 | $5,325,000 | *5/ | MVP-30,GG |
| 2005 | 27 | OAK | AL | 694 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 55 | 5.5 | 37 | 3.7 | 1.8 | $8,500,000 | *5 | MVP-21,GG |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | AL | 576 | 8 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 3.7 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.2 | $9,500,000 | *5 | GG |
| 2007 | 29 | OAK | AL | 379 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5 | $9,500,000 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 30 | OAK | AL | 95 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -0.2 | -1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | $11,500,000 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 31 | OAK | AL | 31 | -6 | -0 | -0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -0.4 | -5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | $11,500,000 | /5 | |
| 2010 | 32 | OAK | AL | 123 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | -2 | -0.2 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | $12,500,000 | /3 | |
| 2011 | 33 | NYY | AL | 175 | -5 | 0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 6 | -0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $1,500,000 | 5/D3 | |
| 14 Seasons | 5580 | 98 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 63 | 9 | 188 | 363 | 36.0 | 299 | 29.8 | 6.2 | $76,861,000 | |||||
| OAK (13 yrs) | 5405 | 103 | 5 | -4 | 4 | 63 | 9 | 182 | 363 | 36.0 | 299 | 29.8 | 6.2 | $75,361,000 | |||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 175 | -5 | 0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 6 | -0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $1,500,000 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | OAK | AL | ALDS | NYY | L | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .476 | .810 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | OAK | AL | ALDS | NYY | L | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .190 | .333 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | OAK | AL | ALDS | MIN | L | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .381 | .435 | .524 | .959 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | OAK | AL | ALDS | BOS | L | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .045 | .087 | .091 | .178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .600 | .933 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | AL | ALCS | DET | L | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .333 | .538 | .872 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | NYY | AL | ALDS | DET | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Seasons (7 Series) | 28 | 116 | 109 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .220 | .267 | .367 | .634 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 ALDS | 24 | 101 | 96 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .219 | .257 | .344 | .601 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 ALCS | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .333 | .538 | .872 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | OAK | AL | 20 | 3B | 13 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2.46 | .948 | 2.52 | |||||||||
| 1999 | OAK | AL | 21 | 3B | 105 | 233 | 69 | 155 | 9 | 13 | .961 | 1 | 2.13 | .950 | 2.54 | |||||||||
| 1999 | OAK | AL | 21 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.65 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | OAK | AL | 22 | 3B | 146 | 365 | 91 | 256 | 18 | 17 | .951 | -8 | 2.38 | .947 | 2.64 | |||||||||
| 2000 | OAK | AL | 22 | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | 0.50 | .970 | 4.65 | |||||||||
| 2001 | OAK | AL | 23 | 3B | 149 | 433 | 100 | 321 | 12 | 27 | .972 | 12 | 2.83 | .947 | 2.71 | GG | ||||||||
| 2001 | OAK | AL | 23 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.30 | GG | ||||||||||
| 2001 | OAK | AL | 23 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0.00 | 4.40 | GG | ||||||||||
| 2001 | OAK | AL | 23 | DH | 1 | 1 | GG | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 24 | 3B | 143 | 438 | 120 | 301 | 17 | 24 | .961 | -2 | 2.94 | .951 | 2.65 | MVP-14,GG,SS | ||||||||
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 24 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | 2.30 | MVP-14,GG,SS | ||||||||||
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 24 | DH | 8 | 8 | MVP-14,GG,SS | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 24 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -180 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 2.10 | MVP-14,GG,SS | ||||
| 2003 | OAK | AL | 25 | 3B | 154 | 482 | 125 | 343 | 14 | 33 | .971 | 12 | 7 | 3.04 | .955 | 2.64 | MVP-17,GG | |||||||
| 2004 | OAK | AL | 26 | 3B | 125 | 402 | 113 | 276 | 13 | 31 | .968 | 15 | 11 | 3.11 | .951 | 2.62 | MVP-30,GG | |||||||
| 2004 | OAK | AL | 26 | OF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .985 | 2.30 | MVP-30,GG | |||||||
| 2004 | OAK | AL | 26 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 4.15 | 2.00 | .985 | 2.08 | 2.00 | MVP-30,GG |
| 2005 | OAK | AL | 27 | 3B | 153 | 438 | 121 | 302 | 15 | 28 | .966 | 18 | 12 | 2.76 | .957 | 2.73 | MVP-21,GG | |||||||
| 2005 | OAK | AL | 27 | DH | 6 | 6 | MVP-21,GG | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | OAK | AL | 28 | 3B | 134 | 391 | 105 | 281 | 5 | 43 | .987 | 12 | 3 | 2.88 | .960 | 2.80 | GG | |||||||
| 2006 | OAK | AL | 28 | DH | 3 | 3 | GG | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | OAK | AL | 29 | 3B | 88 | 241 | 66 | 169 | 6 | 16 | .975 | 5 | 6 | 2.67 | .957 | 2.60 | ||||||||
| 2008 | OAK | AL | 30 | 3B | 15 | 45 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 4 | .978 | -1 | 0 | 2.93 | .958 | 2.71 | ||||||||
| 2008 | OAK | AL | 30 | DH | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | OAK | AL | 31 | 3B | 8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | -1 | 2.50 | .957 | 2.65 | ||||||||
| 2010 | OAK | AL | 32 | 1B | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | .994 | 9.20 | ||||||||
| 2010 | OAK | AL | 32 | DH | 31 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 33 | 3B | 42 | 33 | 29 | 305.2 | 86 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | -0 | 1 | -0 | 4 | 2.53 | 2.05 | .954 | 2.62 | 2.60 | |
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 33 | DH | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 33 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 7.31 | 4.33 | .993 | 9.28 | 9.23 | |
| 13 Seasons | 3B | 1275 | 33 | 29 | 305.2 | 3606 | 964 | 2532 | 110 | 249 | .969 | 65 | 39 | 254 | 153 | 2.53 | 2.74 | .953 | 2.62 | 2.66 | ||||
| 3 Seasons | 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16.0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 7.31 | 4.00 | .994 | 9.28 | 9.24 | ||||
| 3 Seasons | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | 0.20 | .970 | 4.60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 Seasons | OF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .985 | 2.30 | ||||||||||
| 2 Seasons | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | 0 | -58 | 0 | 2.16 | 1.00 | .985 | 2.16 | 2.05 | ||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1287 | 35 | 30 | 321.2 | 3629 | 986 | 2533 | 110 | 249 | .970 | 63 | 39 | 235 | 145 | 2.77 | 2.73 | .953 | 2.95 | 2.69 | ||||
| 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 | |||
MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
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Silver Sluggers
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| Black Ink | Batting - 2 (598), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 21 (988), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 29 (622), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 23 (616), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | Oakland Athletics | $170,000 | 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 | |
| 1999 | 21 | Oakland Athletics | $201,000 | 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 | |
| 2000 | 22 | Oakland Athletics | $240,000 | 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 | |
| 2001 | 23 | Oakland Athletics | $625,000 | 4/6/01 USA Today | |
| 2002 | 24 | Oakland Athletics | $2,125,000 | 4/3/02 AP | |
| 2003 | 25 | Oakland Athletics | $3,675,000 | 4/3/03 AP | |
| 2004 | 26 | Oakland Athletics | $5,325,000 | 4/7/04 AP | |
| 2005 | 27 | Oakland Athletics | $8,500,000 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | Oakland Athletics | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2007 | 29 | Oakland Athletics | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2008 | 30 | Oakland Athletics | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2009 | 31 | Oakland Athletics | $11,500,000 | ||
| 2010 | 32 | Oakland Athletics | $12,500,000 | ||
| 2011 | 33 | New York Yankees | $1,500,000 | ||
| 2012 Status | not updated, | ||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $76,861,000 | ||||
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