Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 11, 1983 in Madras, OR
High School: Madras (Madras, OR)
School: Oregon State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed July 1, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 2007
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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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 BOS AL 23 OF 33 28 257.0 75 75 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 3.3 2.7 1.1 1.6 -2 2.63 2.27 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 BOS AL 23 LF 22 15 144.0 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -1.7 1.8 0.0 1.8 -2 2.31 1.68 .984 2.11 1.71
2007 BOS AL 23 CF 16 12 107.0 38 38 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 10.1 0.9 1.1 -0.2 0 3.20 2.38 .989 2.71 2.42
2007 BOS AL 23 RF 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
2008 BOS AL 24 OF 140 129 1174.0 336 332 4 0 2 1.000 21.8 22.3 22.8 15.4 7.4 -1 2.58 2.40 .986 2.31 2.02 RoY-3
2008 BOS AL 24 CF 66 63 546.2 174 171 3 0 1 1.000 5.3 11.6 6.3 1.3 5.0 -1 2.86 2.64 .989 2.71 2.35 RoY-3
2008 BOS AL 24 LF 58 36 346.1 90 89 1 0 1 1.000 6.8 23.6 6.8 5.9 0.9 0 2.34 1.55 .983 2.05 1.66 RoY-3
2008 BOS AL 24 RF 36 30 281.0 72 72 0 0 0 1.000 9.7 41.4 9.7 8.2 1.5 0 2.31 2.00 .985 2.15 1.83 RoY-3
2009 BOS AL 25 CF 153 150 1302.2 363 357 4 2 1 .994 2.49 2.36 .992 2.73 2.38
2009 BOS AL 25 OF 153 150 1302.2 363 357 4 2 1 .994 2.49 2.36 .987 2.33 2.04
3 Seasons OF 326 307 2733.2 774 764 8 2 3 .997 22.5 9.9 25.5 16.5 9.0 -3 2.54 2.37 .986 2.32 2.03
3 Seasons CF 235 225 1956.1 575 566 7 2 2 .997 6.2 3.8 7.2 2.4 4.8 -1 2.64 2.44 .991 2.72 2.37
2 Seasons LF 80 51 490.1 127 126 1 0 1 1.000 6.6 16.2 8.6 5.9 2.7 -2 2.33 1.59 .983 2.07 1.67
2 Seasons RF 37 31 287.0 72 72 0 0 0 1.000 9.7 40.6 9.7 8.2 1.5 0 2.26 1.95 .985 2.15 1.83
3 Seasons TOT 352 307 2733.2 774 764 8 2 3 .997 22.5 9.9 25.5 16.5 9.0 -3 2.54 2.19 .987 2.55 2.16

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2007 BOS AL 23 33 28 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 1 33 0 1 1
2008 BOS AL 24 145 129 145 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 66 36 140 0 1 5
2009 BOS AL 25 153 150 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 153 0 2 0
3 Seasons 331 307 331 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 235 37 326 0 4 6
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2007 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 7 53.8% 6 0 0.0% 0 467 52% 69% 39% 62 61%
2008 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 26 20 0 26 1 0 8 3 1 9 3 0 12 8 0 81 35 43.2% 44 1 1.2% 2 2468 50% 73% 39% 319 54%
2009 BOS AL 25 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 53 32 0 49 7 3 26 12 0 18 1 0 43 23 1 189 75 39.7% 110 4 2.1% 0 5934 50% 72% 39% 724 50%
3 Seasons 2 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 83 54 0 76 9 3 38 17 1 29 4 0 57 33 1 283 117 41.3% 160 5 1.8% 2 8869 50% 72% 39% 1105 52%
MLB Averages 44.1% 1.7% 56% 74% 39% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2007 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17 8 47.1% 9 0 0.0% 0 622 51% 75% 42% 82 45%
2008 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 13 0 14 6 0 5 3 0 4 0 1 7 6 0 45 28 62.2% 16 1 2.2% 0 1500 48% 71% 38% 176 51%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22 17 0 21 7 0 6 4 0 4 0 1 9 8 0 62 36 58.1% 25 1 1.6% 0 2122 49% 72% 39% 258 49%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.0% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2007 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 23 52% 78% 22% 1 0%
2008 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 0 6 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 26 15 57.7% 11 0 0.0% 0 1207 53% 69% 36% 119 61%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 0 6 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 27 16 59.3% 11 0 0.0% 0 1230 53% 69% 36% 120 60%
MLB Averages 50.0% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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