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

Born: September 11, 1983 in Madras, OR
Schools: 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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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 BOS AL 33 127 116 20 41 7 1 3 18 9 0 8 15 .353 .394 .509 .902 131 59 2 1 0 2 0 78/9
2008 24 BOS AL 145 609 554 98 155 22 7 9 47 50 11 41 80 .280 .336 .394 .729 87 218 9 7 4 3 2 *879 RoY-3
2009 25 BOS AL 73 325 299 41 91 12 3 4 26 33 6 20 29 .304 .352 .405 .757 93 121 6 3 1 2 2 *8
3 Seasons 251 1061 969 159 287 41 11 16 91 92 17 69 124 .296 .348 .411 .758 94 398 17 11 5 7 4
162 Game Avg. 162 685 625 103 185 26 7 10 59 59 11 45 80 .296 .348 .411 .758 94 257 11 7 3 5 3

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
2007 23 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
2007 23 BOS AL ALCS CLE W 5 9 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0
2007 23 BOS AL WS COL W 4 18 16 4 7 4 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 .438 .500 .688 1.188 11 0 0 0
2008 24 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 4 20 18 2 6 3 0 0 6 3 1 2 2 .333 .400 .500 .900 9 0 0 0
2008 24 BOS AL ALCS TBR L 4 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (5 Series) 19 64 57 10 15 7 0 0 11 5 1 6 8 .263 .328 .386 .714 22 0 0 1
2 ALDS 6 21 19 3 6 3 0 0 6 3 1 2 2 .316 .381 .474 .855 9 0 0 0
2 ALCS 9 25 22 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 4 .091 .160 .091 .251 2 0 0 1
1 WS 4 18 16 4 7 4 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 .438 .500 .688 1.188 11 0 0 0

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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 73 71 624.1 162 160 1 1 0 .994 2.32 2.21 .993 2.73 2.38
2009 BOS AL 25 OF 73 71 624.1 162 160 1 1 0 .994 2.32 2.21 .987 2.32 2.05
3 Seasons OF 246 228 2055.1 573 567 5 1 2 .998 22.5 13.1 25.5 16.5 9.0 -3 2.50 2.33 .986 2.31 2.03
3 Seasons CF 155 146 1278.0 374 369 4 1 1 .997 6.2 5.8 7.2 2.4 4.8 -1 2.63 2.41 .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 272 228 2055.1 573 567 5 1 2 .998 22.5 13.1 25.5 16.5 9.0 -3 2.50 2.10 .987 2.48 2.09

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
2008 AL--7--6th
2009 AL--3--9th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2008 AL--50--1st
2009 AL--33--2nd

Singles s c a p y
2009 AL--72--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2008 AL--11--3rd
2009 AL--6--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
2009 AL--10.310--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (679), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 6 (1665), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2134), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1189), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 23rd round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 2005: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2005.

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Salaries

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2008Boston Red Sox$406,000
Career (may be incomplete)$406,000
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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