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Raul Chavez
Raul Alexander Chavez
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 18, 1973 in Valencia, Venezuela
High School: Valencia (Valencia, VE)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 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 23 MON NL 4 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1997 24 MON NL 13 27 26 0 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 .269 .259 .269 .528 40 7 0 0 0 1 0 2
1998 25 SEA AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2000 27 HOU NL 14 47 43 3 11 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 6 .256 .298 .372 .670 64 16 5 0 0 1 2 2
2002 29 HOU NL 2 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000 159 2 0 1 0 0 0 /2
2003 30 HOU NL 19 38 37 5 10 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 6 .270 .289 .432 .722 83 16 3 0 0 0 0 2
2004 31 HOU NL 64 176 162 9 34 8 0 0 23 0 1 10 38 .210 .256 .259 .515 33 42 9 0 4 0 3 2
2005 32 HOU NL 37 105 99 6 17 3 0 2 6 1 0 4 18 .172 .210 .263 .472 23 26 5 1 0 1 0 2
2006 33 BAL AL 16 29 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .179 .207 .179 .385 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2
2008 35 PIT NL 42 122 116 12 30 4 0 1 10 0 0 4 14 .259 .287 .319 .606 62 37 2 1 0 1 1 2
2009 36 TOR AL 51 168 159 10 41 8 0 2 15 1 1 6 23 .258 .285 .346 .631 67 55 4 0 3 0 0 2
11 Seasons 263 725 680 48 157 27 1 7 65 4 2 31 115 .231 .266 .304 .570 49 207 29 3 7 4 6
162 Game Avg. 162 447 419 30 97 17 1 4 40 2 1 19 71 .231 .266 .304 .570 49 128 18 2 4 2 4
HOU (5 yrs) 136 372 345 24 73 15 1 4 38 1 1 19 68 .212 .255 .296 .551 41 102 22 2 4 2 5
MON (2 yrs) 17 33 31 1 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 .258 .273 .258 .531 41 8 1 0 0 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 42 122 116 12 30 4 0 1 10 0 0 4 14 .259 .287 .319 .606 62 37 2 1 0 1 1
SEA (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 16 29 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .179 .207 .179 .385 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 51 168 159 10 41 8 0 2 15 1 1 6 23 .258 .285 .346 .631 67 55 4 0 3 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 195 527 492 37 111 19 1 5 50 3 1 24 88 .226 .264 .299 .563 46 147 25 3 4 4 6
AL (3 yrs) 68 198 188 11 46 8 0 2 15 1 1 7 27 .245 .272 .319 .591 57 60 4 0 3 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
2004 31 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 2 6 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 6 0 0 1 0 0
2004 31 HOU NL NLCS STL L 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 32 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 5 12 10 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 .455 .700 1.155 7 0 0 1 0 0
2 NLDS 3 8 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571 6 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1996 MON NL 23 C 3 1 13.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.69 4.67 .986 7.48 6.33 0 0 0 0
1997 MON NL 24 C 13 5 67.0 55 47 8 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.39 4.23 .989 7.68 6.58 1 3 5 3 38%
1998 SEA AL 25 C 1 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 3.00 1.000 7.20 6.20 0 0 0 0
2000 HOU NL 27 C 14 12 110.0 74 67 6 1 1 .986 0.0 0.0 0 5.97 5.21 .991 7.45 6.38 0 4 9 2 18%
2002 HOU NL 29 C 2 1 14.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.43 5.00 .990 7.52 6.40 0 0 0 0
2003 HOU NL 30 C 16 7 77.2 58 55 3 0 0 1.000 2.0 30.9 2 6.72 3.63 .991 7.34 6.46 0 1 2 3 60%
2004 HOU NL 31 C 61 48 423.2 428 395 29 4 2 .991 1.0 2.8 1 9.01 6.95 .993 7.45 6.46 2 16 23 11 32%
2005 HOU NL 32 C 36 30 253.1 234 213 19 2 2 .991 3.0 14.2 3 8.24 6.44 .992 7.26 6.26 1 9 7 11 61%
2006 BAL AL 33 C 15 8 75.0 66 60 5 1 1 .985 1.0 16.0 1 7.80 4.33 .992 7.09 6.32 0 3 2 3 60%
2008 PIT NL 35 C 35 31 278.0 212 188 23 1 2 .995 4.0 17.3 4 6.83 6.03 .993 7.65 6.72 3 11 13 12 48%
2009 TOR AL 36 C 51 44 399.0 369 327 40 2 2 .995 4.0 12.0 4 8.28 7.20 .992 7.48 6.63 5 29 18 38%
11 Seasons C 247 187 1714.2 1523 1379 133 11 11 .993 15.0 10.5 15 7.94 6.12 .992 7.45 6.49 12 47 90 63 41%
11 Seasons TOT 247 187 1714.2 1523 1379 133 11 11 .993 15.0 10.5 15 7.94 6.12 .985 7.45 6.49 12 47 90 63 41%

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Transactions

January 10, 1990: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

December 20, 1995: Traded by the Houston Astros with Dave Veres to the Montreal Expos for Sean Berry.

May 8, 1998: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Seattle Mariners for Robert Perez.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

March 31, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Houston Astros.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 10, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1996Montreal Expos$109,000
2003Houston Astros$300,000
2004Houston Astros$315,000
2005Houston Astros$360,000
2006Baltimore Orioles$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,484,000
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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