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Alex Cora
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 18, 1975 in Caguas, P.R.
Schools: University of Miami
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Joey Cora
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Standard Batting

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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
1998 22 LAD NL 29 38 33 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 .121 .194 .182 .376 2 6 0 1 2 0 0 6/4
1999 23 LAD NL 11 31 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .167 .194 .200 .394 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 /64
2000 24 LAD NL 109 394 353 39 84 18 6 4 32 4 1 26 53 .238 .302 .357 .658 70 126 6 7 6 2 4 6/4
2001 25 LAD NL 134 449 405 38 88 18 3 4 29 0 2 31 58 .217 .285 .306 .591 59 124 16 8 3 2 6 *6/4
2002 26 LAD NL 115 293 258 37 75 14 4 5 28 7 2 26 38 .291 .371 .434 .805 119 112 3 7 2 0 4 64
2003 27 LAD NL 148 514 477 39 119 24 3 4 34 4 2 16 59 .249 .287 .338 .625 67 161 5 10 9 2 3 *46
2004 28 LAD NL 138 484 405 47 107 9 4 10 47 3 4 47 41 .264 .364 .380 .745 98 154 9 18 12 2 10 *4
2005 29 TOT AL 96 273 250 25 58 8 4 3 24 7 2 11 30 .232 .275 .332 .607 62 83 6 5 4 3 0 46/57
2005 29 CLE AL 49 157 146 11 30 5 2 1 8 6 0 5 18 .205 .250 .288 .538 46 42 3 4 1 1 0 64/7
2005 29 BOS AL 47 116 104 14 28 3 2 2 16 1 2 6 12 .269 .310 .394 .704 83 41 3 1 3 2 0 46/5
2006 30 BOS AL 96 264 235 31 56 7 2 1 18 6 2 19 29 .238 .312 .298 .609 56 70 4 6 4 0 1 645/D
2007 31 BOS AL 83 232 207 30 51 10 5 3 18 1 1 7 23 .246 .298 .386 .684 75 80 5 9 7 2 2 46/3
2008 32 BOS AL 75 179 152 14 41 8 2 0 9 1 1 16 13 .270 .371 .349 .719 87 53 3 9 1 1 1 6/4
2009 33 NYM NL 51 184 152 19 39 9 1 0 11 7 2 22 19 .257 .356 .329 .685 84 50 0 2 7 1 1 64/3
12 Seasons 1085 3335 2957 322 727 126 35 34 253 40 19 223 375 .246 .315 .347 .662 75 1025 58 83 57 15 32
162 Game Avg. 162 498 442 48 109 19 5 5 38 6 3 33 56 .246 .315 .347 .662 75 153 9 12 9 2 5
LAD (7 yrs) 684 2203 1961 203 482 84 21 27 173 18 11 148 261 .246 .314 .351 .666 77 689 40 52 34 8 27
BOS (4 yrs) 301 791 698 89 176 28 11 6 61 9 6 48 77 .252 .321 .350 .670 73 244 15 25 15 5 4
NYM (1 yr) 51 184 152 19 39 9 1 0 11 7 2 22 19 .257 .356 .329 .685 84 50 0 2 7 1 1
CLE (1 yr) 49 157 146 11 30 5 2 1 8 6 0 5 18 .205 .250 .288 .538 46 42 3 4 1 1 0
NL (8 yrs) 735 2387 2113 222 521 93 22 27 184 25 13 170 280 .247 .318 .350 .667 78 739 40 54 41 9 28
AL (4 yrs) 350 948 844 100 206 33 13 7 69 15 6 53 95 .244 .309 .339 .648 68 286 18 29 16 6 4

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 28 LAD NL NLDS STL L 4 16 15 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .188 .267 .454 4 2 1 0 0 0
2005 29 BOS AL ALDS CHW L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 31 BOS AL ALCS CLE W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 31 BOS AL WS COL W 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 2 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 2 0 0 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALCS TBR L 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0
4 Seasons (6 Series) 13 29 26 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 .154 .214 .269 .484 7 2 1 1 0 0
2 ALDS 3 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 2 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 16 15 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .188 .267 .454 4 2 1 0 0 0
2 ALCS 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0
1 WS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1998 LAD NL 22 SS 21 4 76.1 45 22 21 2 6 .956 0.5 7.9 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 5.07 2.05 .969 4.52 3.88
1998 LAD NL 22 2B 4 1 14.0 12 4 8 0 3 1.000 0.2 17.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 7.71 3.00 .983 5.08 4.38
1999 LAD NL 23 SS 8 3 37.1 21 10 11 0 2 1.000 -0.4 -12.9 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 5.06 2.63 .967 4.41 3.80
1999 LAD NL 23 2B 3 3 23.0 14 3 9 2 2 .857 -1.6 -83.5 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 4.70 4.00 .986 5.05 4.20
2000 LAD NL 24 SS 101 94 828.1 423 151 260 12 70 .972 -2.7 -3.9 -3.7 -3.9 0.3 1 4.47 4.07 .967 4.52 3.88
2000 LAD NL 24 2B 8 7 59.0 24 11 13 0 5 1.000 -1.6 -32.5 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 0 3.66 3.00 .983 4.96 4.34
2001 LAD NL 25 SS 132 119 1062.2 525 178 327 20 63 .962 1.6 1.8 1.6 -0.6 2.2 0 4.28 3.83 .968 4.47 3.93
2001 LAD NL 25 2B 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 4.84 4.20
2002 LAD NL 26 SS 61 53 453.0 216 67 144 5 32 .977 2.0 5.3 2.0 1.6 0.5 0 4.19 3.46 .970 4.52 4.00
2002 LAD NL 26 2B 40 10 153.0 85 30 53 2 11 .976 2.2 17.3 2.2 0.5 1.6 0 4.88 2.08 .982 4.96 4.28
2003 LAD NL 27 2B 141 122 1103.0 678 287 376 15 112 .978 -2.1 -2.3 -3.1 -4.8 1.7 1 5.41 4.70 .983 5.12 4.39
2003 LAD NL 27 SS 15 5 55.1 27 10 17 0 4 1.000 0.4 8.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 4.39 1.80 .974 4.52 3.99
2004 LAD NL 28 2B 138 122 1091.1 611 261 342 8 91 .987 4.6 5.1 -0.4 -2.3 1.9 5 4.97 4.37 .982 5.01 4.31
2005 TOT AL 29 2B 50 35 328.1 185 76 107 2 29 .989 3.0 11.0 1.0 -2.1 3.1 2 5.02 3.66 .983 4.96 4.48
2005 TOT AL 29 SS 35 27 245.2 147 37 107 3 16 .980 6.5 31.8 6.5 4.5 2.0 0 5.28 4.11 .971 4.60 4.17
2005 CLE AL 29 SS 24 22 197.1 114 28 83 3 11 .974 4.8 29.2 4.8 3.0 1.8 0 5.06 4.63 .972 4.60 4.17
2005 CLE AL 29 2B 15 14 119.0 69 24 45 0 11 1.000 4.6 46.4 3.6 1.4 2.2 1 5.22 4.60 .983 4.96 4.48
2005 CLE AL 29 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2005 CLE AL 29 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2005 BOS AL 29 2B 35 21 209.1 116 52 62 2 18 .983 -1.6 -9.2 -2.6 -3.5 0.9 1 4.90 3.26 .983 4.96 4.48
2005 BOS AL 29 SS 11 5 48.1 33 9 24 0 5 1.000 1.7 42.2 1.7 1.5 0.2 0 6.14 3.00 .970 4.60 4.17
2005 BOS AL 29 3B 5 2 24.2 12 2 7 3 0 .750 -2.3 -111.9 -2.3 -1.7 -0.6 0 3.28 1.80 .967 2.77 2.50
2006 BOS AL 30 SS 63 47 434.0 238 66 166 6 46 .975 -0.5 -1.4 -1.5 -5.7 4.2 1 4.81 3.68 .970 4.49 4.02
2006 BOS AL 30 2B 18 10 95.1 43 18 24 1 6 .977 -2.6 -32.7 -3.6 -2.4 -1.2 1 3.97 2.33 .986 4.92 4.47
2006 BOS AL 30 3B 11 4 50.2 10 3 7 0 2 1.000 -1.7 -40.3 -1.7 -0.6 -1.1 0 1.78 0.91 .960 2.84 2.54
2006 BOS AL 30 DH 1
2007 BOS AL 31 2B 47 30 297.1 163 67 95 1 20 .994 3.2 12.9 3.2 1.9 1.3 0 4.90 3.45 .985 4.98 4.54
2007 BOS AL 31 SS 33 22 202.1 97 25 69 3 18 .969 3.4 20.2 2.4 0.3 2.1 1 4.18 2.85 .970 4.47 3.97
2007 BOS AL 31 1B 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -2.3 -920.0 -2.3 0.0 -2.3 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 9.30 7.90
2008 BOS AL 32 SS 69 38 386.0 216 74 136 6 39 .972 -4.0 -12.4 -5.0 -5.6 0.6 1 4.90 3.04 .971 4.39 3.84
2008 BOS AL 32 2B 7 3 35.0 20 6 14 0 3 1.000 0.2 6.9 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0 5.14 2.86 .985 5.01 4.51
2009 NYM NL 33 SS 28 27 237.0 129 48 78 3 21 .977 4.78 4.50 .974 4.32 3.94
2009 NYM NL 33 2B 14 9 95.1 65 33 32 0 6 1.000 6.14 4.64 .983 4.86 4.20
2009 NYM NL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.00 8.60
11 Seasons SS 566 439 4018.0 2084 688 1336 60 317 .971 6.8 2.0 2.8 -9.7 12.7 4 4.53 3.58 .969 4.48 3.94
12 Seasons 2B 471 353 3302.2 1902 797 1074 31 288 .984 5.3 1.9 -3.7 -9.3 5.5 9 5.10 3.97 .983 5.03 4.38
2 Seasons 3B 16 6 75.1 22 5 14 3 2 .864 -4.0 -63.7 -4.0 -2.3 -1.7 0 2.27 1.19 .964 2.82 2.52
2 Seasons 1B 2 0 4.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -2.3 -690.0 -2.3 0.0 -2.3 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 9.22 8.25
1 Season DH 1
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
12 Seasons TOT 1056 798 7401.0 4010 1491 2424 95 607 .976 5.8 0.9 -7.2 -21.3 14.2 13 4.76 3.71 .952 4.71 4.12
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

Triples s c a p y
Active--35--43rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 NL--18--4th
Active--83--26th
Career--83--126th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2004 NL--12--9th
2009 NL--7--7th
Active--57--33rd

AB per SO s c a p y
Active--7.885--28th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2396), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.

December 21, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 18, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 7, 2005: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Ramon Vazquez.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Los Angeles Dodgers$210,000
2001Los Angeles Dodgers$240,000
2002Los Angeles Dodgers$625,000
2003Los Angeles Dodgers$1,150,000
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$1,300,000
2005Cleveland Indians$1,300,000
2006Boston Red Sox$1,400,000
2007Boston Red Sox$2,000,000
2008Boston Red Sox$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,225,000
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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