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David DeJesus
David Christopher DeJesus
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 20, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ)
School: Rutgers University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed August 22, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2003
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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
2003 23 KCR AL 12 10 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .444 .571 1.016 159 4 0 1 1 0 0 /89
2004 24 KCR AL 96 413 363 58 104 15 3 7 39 8 11 33 53 .287 .360 .402 .763 97 146 6 9 8 0 0 8/97 RoY-6
2005 25 KCR AL 122 523 461 69 135 31 6 9 56 5 5 42 76 .293 .359 .445 .804 114 205 6 9 5 6 1 *8
2006 26 KCR AL 119 552 491 83 145 36 7 8 56 6 3 43 70 .295 .364 .446 .810 108 219 10 12 2 4 4 *78
2007 27 KCR AL 157 703 605 101 157 29 9 7 58 10 4 64 83 .260 .351 .372 .722 91 225 10 23 7 4 7 *8
2008 28 KCR AL 135 577 518 70 159 25 7 12 73 11 8 46 71 .307 .366 .452 .818 118 234 10 5 4 4 3 *789/D
2009 29 KCR AL 144 627 558 74 157 28 9 13 71 4 9 51 87 .281 .347 .434 .781 106 242 10 8 5 5 0 *7/89
7 Seasons 785 3405 3003 455 859 164 42 56 353 44 40 280 442 .286 .358 .425 .782 106 1275 52 67 32 23 15
162 Game Avg. 162 703 620 94 177 34 9 12 73 9 8 58 91 .286 .358 .425 .782 106 263 11 14 7 5 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 KCR AL 23 OF 9 0 22.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -141.8 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 -1 0.82 0.22 1.000 2.33 2.08
2003 KCR AL 23 CF 8 0 21.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -148.6 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 -1 0.86 0.25 1.000 2.79 2.45
2003 KCR AL 23 RF 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
2004 KCR AL 24 OF 94 92 796.1 253 246 3 4 0 .984 -4.2 -6.3 0.8 -1.8 2.6 -5 2.81 2.65 .985 2.30 2.05 RoY-6
2004 KCR AL 24 CF 85 85 732.1 238 231 3 4 0 .983 -2.7 -4.4 2.3 0.4 1.9 -5 2.88 2.75 .988 2.64 2.35 RoY-6
2004 KCR AL 24 RF 6 3 32.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -82.5 -2.2 -1.3 -0.9 0 1.69 1.00 .983 2.22 1.92 RoY-6
2004 KCR AL 24 LF 4 4 32.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 26.2 0.7 -0.9 1.6 0 2.53 2.25 .978 2.05 1.72 RoY-6
2005 KCR AL 25 CF 119 118 1005.1 317 306 7 4 3 .987 11.2 13.4 9.2 0.0 9.2 2 2.80 2.63 .989 2.69 2.38
2005 KCR AL 25 OF 119 118 1005.1 317 306 7 4 3 .987 11.2 13.4 9.2 0.0 9.2 2 2.80 2.63 .986 2.30 2.05
2006 KCR AL 26 OF 119 118 1024.1 302 287 12 3 1 .990 11.3 13.2 7.3 2.1 5.2 4 2.63 2.51 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 KCR AL 26 LF 73 60 544.2 145 138 5 2 0 .986 5.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 0.7 4 2.36 1.96 .986 2.06 1.69
2006 KCR AL 26 CF 61 58 479.2 157 149 7 1 1 .994 6.2 15.5 6.2 1.7 4.5 0 2.93 2.56 .989 2.65 2.29
2007 KCR AL 27 CF 156 153 1351.1 410 401 5 4 0 .990 8.5 7.5 10.5 12.2 -1.7 -2 2.70 2.60 .989 2.71 2.42
2007 KCR AL 27 OF 156 153 1351.1 410 401 5 4 0 .990 8.5 7.5 10.5 12.2 -1.7 -2 2.70 2.60 .987 2.30 2.00
2008 KCR AL 28 OF 134 130 1112.2 314 310 3 1 1 .997 12.6 13.6 18.6 10.0 8.6 -6 2.53 2.34 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 KCR AL 28 LF 71 54 482.2 137 136 1 0 0 1.000 12.7 31.6 12.7 5.8 6.9 0 2.55 1.93 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 KCR AL 28 CF 68 64 507.0 154 151 2 1 1 .994 0.9 2.1 5.9 3.9 2.0 -5 2.72 2.25 .989 2.71 2.35
2008 KCR AL 28 RF 24 12 123.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -9.8 0.0 0.3 -0.3 -1 1.68 0.96 .983 2.15 1.83
2008 KCR AL 28 DH 1
2009 KCR AL 29 OF 144 142 1239.1 323 310 13 0 3 1.000 16.6 16.1 13.6 13.3 0.3 3 2.35 2.24 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 KCR AL 29 LF 139 138 1204.1 307 294 13 0 3 1.000 15.0 14.9 12.0 11.5 0.5 3 2.29 2.21 .987 2.12 1.80
2009 KCR AL 29 CF 3 3 25.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.60 3.33 .990 2.74 2.37
2009 KCR AL 29 RF 2 1 10.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 192.0 1.6 1.8 -0.2 0 5.40 3.00 .983 2.16 1.75
7 Seasons OF 775 753 6551.1 1921 1862 43 16 8 .992 53.4 9.8 58.4 35.8 22.6 -5 2.62 2.46 .986 2.31 2.02
7 Seasons CF 500 481 4121.2 1288 1250 24 14 5 .989 21.5 6.3 32.5 18.2 14.3 -11 2.78 2.55 .989 2.69 2.37
4 Seasons LF 287 256 2263.2 598 577 19 2 3 .997 33.5 17.8 26.5 16.8 9.7 7 2.37 2.08 .986 2.09 1.74
4 Seasons RF 33 16 166.0 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -11.6 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 -1 1.90 1.06 .983 2.16 1.84
1 Season DH 1
7 Seasons TOT 820 753 6551.1 1921 1862 43 16 8 .992 53.4 9.8 58.4 35.8 22.6 -5 2.62 2.32 .980 2.47 2.13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
2008 AL  .307 (8th)
Active  .286 (48th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2007 AL  703 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
2005 AL  6 (7th)
2006 AL  7 (7th)
2007 AL  9 (3rd)
2008 AL  7 (6th)
2009 AL  9 (3rd)
Active  42 (31st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2006 AL  12 (6th)
2007 AL  23 (1st)
Active  67 (45th)
Career  67 (206th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2004 AL  11 (6th)
2008 AL  8 (8th)
2009 AL  9 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2007 AL  473 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 9 (1431), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1343), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1568), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Dave Robertson (949)
  6. George Watkins (947)
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  8. Reed Johnson (942)
  9. Terrence Long (942)
  10. Floyd Robinson (941)
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  8. Floyd Robinson (953)
  9. Mule Haas (952)
  10. Bob Skinner (947)
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  3. Jim Russell (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Roy Weatherly (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Gonzalez (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 43rd round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 2000.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Kansas City Royals$320,000
2006Kansas City Royals$500,000
2007Kansas City Royals$2,000,000
2008Kansas City Royals$2,500,000
2009Kansas City Royals$3,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,920,000
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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