Edwin Encarnacion
Edwin Elpidio Encarnacion
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 7, 1983 in La Romana, D.R.
High School: Caguas (Caguas, PR)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 9th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 2005
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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
2005 22 CIN NL 69 234 211 25 49 16 0 9 31 3 0 20 60 .232 .308 .436 .744 93 92 8 3 0 0 2 5
2006 23 CIN NL 117 463 406 60 112 33 1 15 72 6 3 41 78 .276 .359 .473 .831 108 192 9 13 0 3 3 *5/3
2007 24 CIN NL 139 556 502 66 145 25 1 16 76 8 1 39 86 .289 .356 .438 .794 101 220 5 14 0 1 4 *5
2008 25 CIN NL 146 582 506 75 127 29 1 26 68 1 0 61 102 .251 .340 .466 .807 108 236 13 10 0 5 1 *5
2009 26 TOT MLB 85 338 293 35 66 11 2 13 39 2 1 37 67 .225 .320 .410 .729 92 120 5 5 0 3 0 5
2009 26 CIN NL 43 165 139 10 29 6 1 5 16 1 1 24 38 .209 .333 .374 .707 86 52 3 2 0 0 0 5
2009 26 TOR AL 42 173 154 25 37 5 1 8 23 1 0 13 29 .240 .306 .442 .748 97 68 2 3 0 3 0 5
5 Seasons 556 2173 1918 261 499 114 5 79 286 20 5 198 393 .260 .341 .448 .790 102 860 40 45 0 12 10
162 Game Avg. 162 633 559 76 145 33 1 23 83 6 1 58 115 .260 .341 .448 .790 102 251 12 13 0 3 3
CIN (5 yrs) 514 2000 1764 236 462 109 4 71 263 19 5 185 364 .262 .345 .449 .793 103 792 38 42 0 9 10
TOR (1 yr) 42 173 154 25 37 5 1 8 23 1 0 13 29 .240 .306 .442 .748 97 68 2 3 0 3 0
NL (5 yrs) 514 2000 1764 236 462 109 4 71 263 19 5 185 364 .262 .345 .449 .793 103 792 38 42 0 9 10
AL (1 yr) 42 173 154 25 37 5 1 8 23 1 0 13 29 .240 .306 .442 .748 97 68 2 3 0 3 0

Advanced Batting

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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
2005 22 CIN NL 234 170 27 4.2 108 .282 .232 .269 .308 .339 .436 .428 .744 .767 93 .441 -2.7 -0.3 .694 .313 .204 4.5
2006 23 CIN NL 463 309 70 6.1 116 .307 .276 .277 .359 .348 .473 .450 .831 .798 108 .579 5.8 0.5 .814 .305 .197 8.6
2007 24 CIN NL 556 364 82 6.1 115 .322 .289 .278 .356 .348 .438 .444 .794 .791 101 .580 0.4 0.0 .771 .241 .149 10.7
2008 25 CIN NL 582 397 82 5.5 110 .264 .251 .270 .340 .342 .466 .430 .807 .772 108 .556 5.9 0.6 .786 .338 .215 1.9
2009 26 TOT MLB 338 236 40 4.5 106 .245 .225 .265 .320 .336 .410 .424 .729 .760 92 .461 -3.7 -0.4 .700 .314 .184 3.5
2009 26 CIN NL 165 114 18 4.2 108 .250 .209 .267 .333 .340 .374 .424 .707 .764 86 .441 -2.7 -0.3 .684 .338 .165 1.7
2009 26 TOR AL 173 122 22 4.8 105 .242 .240 .264 .306 .332 .442 .423 .748 .756 97 .477 -1.0 -0.1 .714 .292 .201 1.8
5 Seasons 2173 1476 301 5.5 112 .288 .260 .272 .341 .343 .448 .437 .790 .780 102 .542 5.7 0.4 .764 .299 .188 31.9
162 Game Avg. 633 430 88 5.5 112 .288 .260 .272 .341 .343 .448 .437 .790 .780 102 .542 2 0 .764 .299 .188 9
CIN (5 yrs) 2000 1354 279 5.5 112 .292 .262 .273 .345 .344 .449 .438 .793 .782 103 .547 6.7 0.5 .768 .300 .187 30.0
TOR (1 yr) 173 122 22 4.8 105 .242 .240 .264 .306 .332 .442 .423 .748 .756 97 .477 -1.0 -0.1 .714 .292 .201 1.8
NL (5 yrs) 2000 1354 279 5.5 112 .292 .262 .273 .345 .344 .449 .438 .793 .782 103 .547 6.7 0.5 .768 .300 .187 30.0
AL (1 yr) 173 122 22 4.8 105 .242 .240 .264 .306 .332 .442 .423 .748 .756 97 .477 -1.0 -0.1 .714 .292 .201 1.8

Ratio Batting*

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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
2005 22 CIN NL 234 3.9% 25.6% 8.6% 10.7% 51% 3.00 3.5 23.4 6.8 0.68 1.04 61% 24% 11.7% 14%
2006 23 CIN NL 463 3.2% 16.9% 8.9% 10.6% 44% 1.90 5.2 27.1 5.6 0.72 0.93 68% 22% 9.0% 13%
2007 24 CIN NL 556 2.9% 15.5% 7.0% 7.6% 29% 2.21 5.8 31.4 6.6 0.61 0.68 72% 21% 8.0% 23%
2008 25 CIN NL 582 4.5% 17.5% 10.5% 9.6% 44% 1.67 5.0 19.5 7.4 0.52 0.64 66% 20% 13.7% 29%
2009 26 TOT MLB 338 3.9% 19.8% 11.0% 7.7% 39% 1.81 4.4 22.5 7.5 0.57 0.81 64% 21% 10.4% 14%
2009 26 CIN NL 165 3.0% 23.0% 14.6% 7.3% 41% 1.58 3.7 27.8 8.7 0.68 0.93 58% 19% 10.0% 17%
2009 26 TOR AL 173 4.6% 16.8% 7.5% 8.1% 38% 2.23 5.3 19.3 6.7 0.49 0.72 69% 22% 10.7% 13%
5 Seasons 2173 3.6% 18.1% 9.1% 9.1% 40% 1.98 4.9 24.3 6.7 0.61 0.77 67% 21% 10.4% 20%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
2005 22 CIN NL 4 0 25% 100 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 40% 7 5 2 3 1 2 5 1 2
2006 23 CIN NL 4 4 30% 152 6 3 67% 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 47% 24 14 9 11 8 3 14 3 11
2007 24 CIN NL 8 4 28% 215 8 1 89% 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 39% 31 23 8 11 5 6 12 4 7
2008 25 CIN NL 7 0 29% 209 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 29% 29 22 7 11 6 5 15 11 4
2009 26 TOT MLB 2 0 23% 123 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 37% 16 12 4 5 3 2 6 2 4
2009 26 CIN NL 1 0 10% 65 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 36% 8 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 1
2009 26 TOR AL 1 0 38% 58 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 38% 8 7 1 4 2 2 4 1 3
5 Seasons 25 8 28% 799 20 5 80% 18 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 19 40 38% 107 76 30 41 23 18 52 21 28
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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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
2005 22 CIN NL 234 32% 49 3 0 11 3 0 1 1.30 9 0 8 6 3 3 6 0 0 0 44 8 18% 26 3 12% 152 23 15% 13 8 62% 9 3 33% 0
2006 23 CIN NL 467 30% 112 6 0 3 2 0 2 3.17 15 1 17 10 5 7 8 0 0 0 98 9 9% 36 6 17% 336 58 17% 30 16 53% 27 12 44% 0
2007 24 CIN NL 560 33% 145 9 0 3 1 1 1 0.92 16 0 20 12 4 10 6 1 0 0 100 5 5% 34 6 18% 372 61 16% 23 14 61% 29 14 48% 0
2008 25 CIN NL 582 30% 127 15 0 2 0 0 0 1.36 26 1 22 19 7 15 11 0 0 0 112 13 12% 50 10 20% 372 43 12% 29 13 45% 33 11 33% 0
2009 26 TOT MLB 338 20% 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 12 10 3 5 8 0 0 0 54 5 9% 30 9 30% 193 30 16% 19 8 42% 20 8 40% 0
2009 26 CIN NL 165 23% 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 22 3 14% 16 4 25% 85 14 16% 10 2 20% 9 1 11% 0
2009 26 TOR AL 173 18% 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 6 2 2 6 0 0 0 32 2 6% 14 5 36% 108 16 15% 9 6 67% 11 7 64% 0
5 Seasons 2181 29% 499 36 0 19 6 1 4 1.54 79 3 79 57 22 40 39 1 0 0 408 40 10% 176 34 19% 1425 215 15% 114 59 52% 118 48 41% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
2005 22 CIN NL 234 933 3.99 569 61% 27% 17% 29% 27% 73% 1% 44% 76% 28% 5% 11 1 15% 36 17 9% 21 12 33% 0 0 0
2006 23 CIN NL 467 1791 3.84 1087 61% 25% 15% 29% 30% 74% 2% 45% 80% 31% 7% 31 4 15% 69 27 10% 49 28 29% 0 0 4
2007 24 CIN NL 560 2074 3.70 1328 64% 22% 15% 31% 31% 78% 2% 50% 80% 32% 4% 20 1 17% 94 56 7% 38 26 19% 0 0 4
2008 25 CIN NL 582 2247 3.86 1394 62% 27% 15% 29% 29% 73% 0% 45% 80% 29% 5% 30 0 16% 92 37 11% 65 43 38% 0 0 0
2009 26 TOT MLB 338 1346 3.98 804 60% 29% 14% 29% 28% 71% 0% 43% 81% 28% 5% 16 0 17% 56 24 12% 42 17 33% 0 0 0
2009 26 CIN NL 165 696 4.22 406 58% 29% 16% 31% 25% 71% 0% 42% 78% 30% 5% 8 0 17% 28 14 10% 17 4 34% 0 0 0
2009 26 TOR AL 173 650 3.76 398 61% 29% 12% 28% 32% 71% 0% 44% 84% 27% 5% 8 0 16% 28 10 14% 25 13 31% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 2181 8391 3.85 5182 62% 26% 15% 29% 30% 74% 1% 46% 80% 30% 5% 108 6 16% 347 161 10% 215 126 31% 0 0 8
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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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
2005 22 69 234 211 25 49 16 0 9 31 3 0 20 60 .232 .308 .436 .744 93 92 8 3 0 0 2
2006 23 186 697 617 85 161 49 1 24 103 9 3 61 138 .261 .341 .460 .802 103 284 17 16 0 3 5
2007 24 325 1253 1119 151 306 74 2 40 179 17 4 100 224 .273 .348 .450 .798 102 504 22 30 0 4 9
2008 25 471 1835 1625 226 433 103 3 66 247 18 4 161 326 .266 .346 .455 .801 104 740 35 40 0 9 10
2009 26 556 2173 1918 261 499 114 5 79 286 20 5 198 393 .260 .341 .448 .790 102 860 40 45 0 12 10

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2005 22 69 233 210 25 48 16 0 9 31 3 20 60 .229 .305 .433 .738 27 69
2006 23 117 458 402 53 108 32 1 14 64 6 40 78 .269 .352 .458 .809 62 117
2007 24 139 555 501 60 144 25 1 16 69 8 39 86 .287 .355 .437 .792 74 139
2008 25 146 582 506 72 127 29 1 26 65 1 61 102 .251 .340 .466 .807 78 146
2009 26 85 341 295 34 68 11 2 13 38 2 38 67 .231 .326 .414 .739 39 85
5 Seasons 556 2169 1914 244 495 113 5 78 267 20 198 393 .259 .340 .445 .785 280 556
162 Game Avg. 162 632 558 71 144 33 1 23 78 6 58 115 .259 .340 .445 .785 82 556

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2006 NL--13--10th
2007 NL--14--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Nate McLouth (940)
  6. Bubba Trammell (938)
  7. J.J. Hardy (937)
  8. Josh Willingham (930)
  9. Morgan Ensberg (929)
  10. Mike Blowers (929)
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  4. Tim Wallach (957)
  5. Howard Johnson (957)
  6. Gene Freese (952)
  7. Sal Bando (949)
  8. Ron Gant (946)
  9. Willie Jones (946)
  10. Eric Hinske (943)
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  3. Willie Jones (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Melton (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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