Alejandro De Aza

Alejandro Alberto (Ceda) De Aza

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 11, 1984 in Guaymate, La Romana, D.R.
High School: Hicayagua (Hicayagua, DO)
Signed
by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 2007
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Marlins 2007-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$495k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.139, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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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
2007 23 FLA NL 45 158 144 14 33 8 2 0 8 2 0 6 37 .229 .261 .313 .574 50 45 2 1 5 2 1 8
2009 25 FLA NL 22 27 20 6 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 5 .250 .385 .300 .685 83 6 0 0 1 1 0 /78D
2010 26 CHW AL 19 32 30 7 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 .300 .323 .400 .723 94 12 0 0 1 0 0 /89D
2011 27 CHW AL 54 171 152 29 50 11 3 4 23 12 5 17 34 .329 .400 .520 .920 146 79 2 1 1 0 1 98/7D
2012 28 CHW AL 50 220 194 36 55 9 3 4 22 9 4 22 45 .284 .361 .423 .783 112 82 0 2 1 1 1 *8/D
5 Yrs 190 608 540 92 152 32 8 8 58 25 10 51 125 .281 .346 .415 .760 103 224 4 4 9 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 518 460 78 130 27 7 7 49 21 9 43 107 .281 .346 .415 .760 103 191 3 3 8 3 3
CHW (3 yrs) 123 423 376 72 114 23 6 8 47 23 10 40 83 .303 .374 .460 .834 124 173 2 3 3 1 2
FLA (2 yrs) 67 185 164 20 38 9 2 0 11 2 0 11 42 .232 .279 .311 .590 55 51 2 1 6 3 1
AL (3 yrs) 123 423 376 72 114 23 6 8 47 23 10 40 83 .303 .374 .460 .834 124 173 2 3 3 1 2
NL (2 yrs) 67 185 164 20 38 9 2 0 11 2 0 11 42 .232 .279 .311 .590 55 51 2 1 6 3 1

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 Awards
2007 23 FLA NL 45 158 -9 1 0 2 1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .489 .497 -0.3 0.3 -3 $380,000 8
2009 25 FLA NL 22 27 0 1 0 2 -0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .515 .502 0.2 0.2 2 $ /78D
2010 26 CHW AL 19 32 -0 0 1 0 -0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /89D
2011 27 CHW AL 54 171 13 1 1 5 -2 18 1.9 6 23 2.4 .534 .511 1.9 0.4 18 $ 98/7D
2012 28 CHW AL 50 220 4 0 1 0 1 6 0.7 7 14 1.3 .514 .504 1.4 0.1 14 $ *8/D
5 Seasons 190 608 8 3 3 9 -1 22 2.4 19 41 4.1 .512 .503 3.3 0.9 32 $380,000
CHW (3 yrs) 123 423 16 1 2 5 -1 24 2.5 14 38 3.8 .520 .505 3.4 0.4 33 $
FLA (2 yrs) 67 185 -9 2 1 4 0 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.3 .497 .499 -0.1 0.4 -1 $380,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2007 23 FLA NL 158 120 12 2.7 108 .303 .229 .269 .261 .338 .313 .430 .574 .768 50 .238 -10.8 -1.0 .478 .139 .083 .0
2009 25 FLA NL 27 17 3 4.7 108 .313 .250 .268 .385 .342 .300 .426 .685 .767 83 .492 -0.1 -0.0 .733 .300 .050
2010 26 CHW AL 32 23 4 4.6 102 .346 .300 .264 .323 .332 .400 .413 .723 .745 94 .497 -0.3 -0.0 .636 .167 .100 .0
2011 27 CHW AL 171 110 32 7.8 103 .404 .329 .264 .400 .330 .520 .418 .920 .747 146 .723 9.9 1.0 .954 .349 .191 6.0
2012 28 CHW AL 220 145 32 5.9 102 .349 .284 .258 .361 .326 .423 .418 .783 .744 112 .616 3.4 0.3 .776 .278 .139 5.5
5 Yrs 608 415 83 5.4 104 .350 .281 .263 .346 .331 .415 .421 .760 .752 103 .557 2.2 0.2 .731 .256 .133 12.1
162 Game Avg. 518 354 71 5.4 104 .350 .281 .263 .346 .331 .415 .421 .760 .752 103 .557 2 0 .731 .256 .133 10
CHW (3 yrs) 423 278 68 6.6 102 .371 .303 .261 .374 .328 .460 .417 .834 .745 124 .657 13.0 1.3 .836 .298 .157 11.9
FLA (2 yrs) 185 137 15 2.9 108 .304 .232 .269 .279 .339 .311 .430 .590 .768 55 .272 -10.8 -1.0 .508 .159 .079 .0
AL (3 yrs) 423 278 68 6.6 102 .371 .303 .261 .374 .328 .460 .417 .834 .745 124 .657 13.0 1.3 .836 .298 .157 11.9
NL (2 yrs) 185 137 15 2.9 108 .304 .232 .269 .279 .339 .311 .430 .590 .768 55 .272 -10.8 -1.0 .508 .159 .079 .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 23 FLA NL 158 0.0% 23.4% 3.8% 6.3% 30% 6.17 3.9 18.0 0.78 1.03 69% 23% 0.0% 3%
2009 25 FLA NL 27 0.0% 18.5% 18.5% 3.7% 20% 1.00 4.0 6.7 1.00 1.20 59% 18% 0.0% 25%
2010 26 CHW AL 32 0.0% 12.5% 3.1% 9.4% 33% 4.00 7.5 15.0 1.08 1.25 81% 7% 0.0% 0%
2011 27 CHW AL 171 2.3% 19.9% 9.9% 10.5% 36% 2.00 4.5 38.0 6.6 1.00 1.34 67% 19% 7.4% 7%
2012 28 CHW AL 220 1.8% 20.5% 10.0% 7.3% 29% 2.05 4.3 48.5 8.8 0.81 0.98 66% 24% 5.5% 9%
5 Yrs 608 1.3% 20.6% 8.4% 7.9% 32% 2.45 4.3 67.5 9.3 0.88 1.10 68% 21% 4.0% 7%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.0% 8.5% 7.8% 33% 2.11 4.9 34.6 7.9 0.80 1.07 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2007 23 FLA NL -10.8 -1.0 164 -0.5 2.1 -2.6 .98 -0.6 0.0 -4.6 -0.4 0.98 -8.1 0.88 10
2009 25 FLA NL -0.1 -0.0 28 0.6 0.9 -0.3 1.21 0.2 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.99 2.3 0.96 8
2010 26 CHW AL -0.3 -0.0 36 0.5 0.9 -0.3 1.10 -0.0 0.5 2.2 0.2 1.00 0.1 0.09 4
2011 27 CHW AL 10.3 1.0 194 1.8 4.3 -2.4 .98 1.6 0.2 18.5 1.7 0.97 16.8 0.40 3
2012 28 CHW AL 3.4 0.3 239 0.1 3.3 -3.2 .88 0.3 -0.2 3.8 0.4 0.92 3.2 2.57 1
5 Yrs 2.5 0.3 661 2.5 11.4 -8.9 .96 1.5 1.1 22.8 2.2 0.96 14.4 0.79 26

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2007 23 FLA NL 4 0 35% 52 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 30% 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 1
2009 25 FLA NL 1 0 60% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 26 CHW AL 0 0 70% 20 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56% 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 4
2011 27 CHW AL 5 0 39% 79 12 5 71% 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 53% 11 7 4 1 0 1 5 1 4
2012 28 CHW AL 3 0 43% 106 9 4 69% 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 67% 8 5 3 3 0 3 13 3 10
5 Yrs 13 0 42% 281 25 10 71% 21 10 4 0 0 0 3 0 9 23 55% 29 18 11 5 1 4 28 8 19

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 23 FLA NL 158 78% 33 5 2 10 2 0 1 0.88 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 36 2 6% 18 8 44% 93 9 10% 6 3 50% 7 4 57% 0
2009 25 FLA NL 27 89% 5 0 0 8 1 0 1 0.96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 5 4 80% 14 3 21% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 0
2010 26 CHW AL 32 84% 9 2 1 4 0 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 8 0 0% 4 3 75% 17 2 12% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 27 CHW AL 171 88% 50 6 1 3 1 0 0 0.40 4 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 50% 37 2 5% 13 6 46% 81 20 25% 7 6 86% 2 1 50% 0
2012 28 CHW AL 220 73% 55 6 2 1 0 0 0 2.57 4 1 6 3 1 2 2 0 3 1 33% 25 0 0% 14 4 29% 101 19 19% 11 8 73% 4 0 0% 0
5 Yrs 608 80% 152 19 6 26 4 0 2 0.79 8 1 12 7 1 4 4 0 15 9 60% 113 4 4% 54 25 46% 306 53 17% 27 19 70% 15 7 47% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 14% 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 23 FLA NL 158 565 3.58 403 71% 24% 19% 30% 28% 76% 2% 55% 76% 33% 3% 5 0 8% 13 5 5% 8 3 19% 0 0 0
2009 25 FLA NL 27 119 4.41 69 58% 33% 17% 25% 25% 67% 0% 39% 74% 15% 4% 1 0 11% 3 1 7% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
2010 26 CHW AL 32 97 3.03 66 68% 15% 17% 27% 41% 85% 0% 58% 80% 31% 3% 1 0 9% 3 2 3% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
2011 27 CHW AL 172 677 3.94 434 64% 26% 16% 31% 27% 74% 2% 48% 79% 20% 8% 14 0 16% 28 10 9% 15 7 18% -1 0 0
2012 28 CHW AL 220 889 4.04 532 60% 31% 14% 26% 28% 69% 1% 41% 79% 21% 8% 17 1 17% 38 13 13% 28 15 20% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 609 2347 3.85 1504 64% 27% 16% 29% 28% 73% 1% 47% 78% 24% 6% 38 1 14% 85 31 9% 54 27 18% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 23 45 158 144 14 33 8 2 0 8 2 0 6 37 .229 .261 .313 .574 50 45 2 1 5 2 1
2008 24 45 158 144 14 33 8 2 0 8 2 0 6 37 .229 .261 .313 .574 50 45 2 1 5 2 1
2009 25 67 185 164 20 38 9 2 0 11 2 0 11 42 .232 .279 .311 .590 55 51 2 1 6 3 1
2010 26 86 217 194 27 47 12 2 0 13 4 1 12 46 .242 .286 .325 .610 61 63 2 1 7 3 1
2011 27 140 388 346 56 97 23 5 4 36 16 6 29 80 .280 .337 .410 .747 98 142 4 2 8 3 2
2012 28 190 608 540 92 152 32 8 8 58 25 10 51 125 .281 .346 .415 .760 103 224 4 4 9 4 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2007 23 45 157 143 13 32 8 2 0 8 2 6 37 .224 .257 .308 .564 11 45
2009 25 22 25 19 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 5 .211 .333 .263 .596 2 22
2010 26 19 32 30 7 9 3 0 0 2 2 1 4 .300 .323 .400 .723 4 19
2011 27 54 172 153 30 51 11 3 4 23 12 17 34 .333 .404 .523 .926 32 54
2012 28 50 220 194 36 55 9 3 4 22 9 22 45 .284 .361 .423 .783 29 50
5 Yrs 190 606 539 91 151 32 8 8 57 25 50 125 .280 .343 .414 .757 78 190
162 Game Avg. 162 517 460 78 129 27 7 7 49 21 43 107 .280 .343 .414 .757 67 190

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2012 AL  50 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2012 AL  220 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2012 AL  36 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
2012 AL  3 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2012 AL  45 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2012 AL  9 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
2012 AL  79 (10th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2012 AL  4 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (741), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 7 (1623), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2223), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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