Álex Escobar

Alexander Jose Escobar

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 6, 1978 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
High School: El Santuario (Valencia, VE)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 8, 2001
Teams (by GP): Indians/Nationals/Mets 2001-2006
Agents: Arn Tellem [*]
Final Game: August 25, 2006
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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
1996	17	NYM-min	Rk	24	83	75	15	27	4	0	0	10	7	1	4	9	.360	.410	.413	.823		31	0	3	0	1	0		MET · GULF
1997	18	NYM-min	Rk	36	125	109	18	25	7	1	1	14	1	0	13	25	.229	.312	.339	.651		37	4	1	0	2	1		MET,KPT · GULF,APPY
1998	19	NYM-min	A	112	483	416	90	129	23	5	27	91	49	7	54	133	.310	.393	.584	.977		243	1	5	5	3	1		CLM · SALL
1999	20	NYM-min	Rk,A+	3	14	11	2	5	2	0	1	4	1	1	2	3	.455	.500	.909	1.409		10	0	0	0	1	0		MET,SCE · GULF,FLOR
2000	21	NYM-min	AA	122	506	437	79	126	25	7	16	67	24	5	57	114	.288	.375	.487	.863		213	8	7	0	5	5		BNG · EL
2001	22	NYM-min	AAA	111	441	397	55	106	21	4	12	52	18	3	35	146	.267	.327	.431	.758		171	10	3	1	5	2		NFK · IL
2001	22	NYM	NL	18	53	50	3	10	1	0	3	8	1	0	3	19	.200	.245	.400	.645	67	20	1	0	0	0	0	/89
2002		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003	24	CLE-min	AAA	118	476	439	63	110	21	2	24	78	8	3	24	133	.251	.296	.472	.768		207	11	7	0	6	3		BFL · IL
2003	24	CLE	AL	28	108	99	16	27	2	0	5	14	1	0	7	33	.273	.324	.444	.769	104	44	0	1	0	1	1	9
2004	25	CLE-min	AAA	16	69	63	10	18	5	0	4	10	0	1	4	15	.286	.348	.556	.903		35	0	2	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2004	25	CLE	AL	46	179	152	20	32	8	2	1	12	1	1	23	42	.211	.318	.309	.627	70	47	1	1	3	0	0	89/7D
2005		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2006	27	WSN-min	AA,Rk	38	159	129	22	39	11	0	5	27	2	2	22	24	.302	.434	.504	.938		65	2	8	0	0	1		HRB,NAT · EL,GULF
2006	27	WSN	NL	33	99	87	14	31	3	2	4	18	2	0	8	18	.356	.394	.575	.969	151	50	3	0	0	4	0	8/9
2007	28	WSN-min	AAA,AA,A+	14	57	51	4	8	3	0	0	3	1	0	5	12	.157	.228	.216	.444		11	2	0	0	1	0		CLB,HRB,POT · IL,EL,CARL
2008	29	WSN-min	AAA	67	255	230	29	59	12	0	6	31	3	3	20	47	.257	.318	.387	.705		89	11	2	0	3	0		CLB · IL
4 Yrs				125	439	388	53	100	14	4	13	52	5	1	41	112	.258	.328	.415	.743	97	161	5	2	3	5	1
162 Game Avg.				162	569	503	69	130	18	5	17	67	6	1	53	145	.258	.328	.415	.743	97	209	6	3	4	6	1

CLE (2 yrs)				74	287	251	36	59	10	2	6	26	2	1	30	75	.235	.320	.363	.683	83	91	1	2	3	1	1
NYM (1 yr)				18	53	50	3	10	1	0	3	8	1	0	3	19	.200	.245	.400	.645	67	20	1	0	0	0	0
WSN (1 yr)				33	99	87	14	31	3	2	4	18	2	0	8	18	.356	.394	.575	.969	151	50	3	0	0	4	0

AL (2 yrs)				74	287	251	36	59	10	2	6	26	2	1	30	75	.235	.320	.363	.683	83	91	1	2	3	1	1
NL (2 yrs)				51	152	137	17	41	4	2	7	26	3	0	11	37	.299	.342	.511	.853	121	70	4	0	0	4	0

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
2001	22	NYM	NL	18	53	-3	0	-0	-3	-0	-6	-0.6	1	-4	-0.4	.468	.496	-0.1	-0.3	-1	$	/89

2003	24	CLE	AL	28	108	0	1	0	1	-1	2	0.2	4	5	0.5	.506	.501	0.4	0.0	4	$	9
2004	25	CLE	AL	46	179	-5	0	1	8	-1	3	0.3	6	9	0.9	.506	.502	0.1	0.7	1	$302,200	89/7D

2006	27	WSN	NL	33	99	6	-0	0	-5	0	1	0.1	3	4	0.3	.503	.501	0.8	-0.5	8	$	8/9
4 Seasons				125	439	-2	2	1	1	-2	-0	0.1	13	13	1.3	.500	.500	1.2	-0.1	12	$302,200

CLE (2 yrs)				74	287	-5	1	1	9	-2	4	0.5	10	14	1.4	.506	.501	0.5	0.7	5	$302,200
NYM (1 yr)				18	53	-3	0	-0	-3	-0	-6	-0.6	1	-4	-0.4	.468	.496	-0.1	-0.3	-1	$
WSN (1 yr)				33	99	6	-0	0	-5	0	1	0.1	3	4	0.3	.503	.501	0.8	-0.5	8	$

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
2001	22	NYM	NL	53	41	5	3.3	107	.250	.200	.262	.245	.333	.400	.430	.645	.763	67	.312	-2.8	-0.3	.585	.280	.200	1.5

2003	24	CLE	AL	108	73	15	5.5	103	.355	.273	.263	.324	.328	.444	.421	.769	.749	104	.540	0.4	0.0	.736	.253	.172	1.7
2004	25	CLE	AL	179	125	17	3.6	104	.284	.211	.263	.318	.330	.309	.423	.627	.753	70	.344	-6.1	-0.6	.582	.250	.099	1.0

2006	27	WSN	NL	99	63	20	8.5	107	.391	.356	.265	.394	.335	.575	.430	.969	.765	151	.718	7.0	0.6	1.017	.333	.218	2.7
4 Yrs				439	302	57	5.0	105	.325	.258	.263	.328	.331	.415	.425	.743	.756	97	.495	-1.5	-0.2	.707	.273	.157	7.2
162 Game Avg.				569	391	74	5.0	105	.325	.258	.263	.328	.331	.415	.425	.743	.756	97	.495	-1.5	-0.2	.707	.273	.157	9

CLE (2 yrs)				287	198	32	4.3	104	.310	.235	.263	.320	.330	.363	.422	.683	.752	83	.423	-5.7	-0.5	.639	.251	.127	3.0
NYM (1 yr)				53	41	5	3.3	107	.250	.200	.262	.245	.333	.400	.430	.645	.763	67	.312	-2.8	-0.3	.585	.280	.200	1.5
WSN (1 yr)				99	63	20	8.5	107	.391	.356	.265	.394	.335	.575	.430	.969	.765	151	.718	7.0	0.6	1.017	.333	.218	2.7

AL (2 yrs)				287	198	32	4.3	104	.310	.235	.263	.320	.330	.363	.422	.683	.752	83	.423	-5.7	-0.5	.639	.251	.127	3.0
NL (2 yrs)				152	104	25	6.4	107	.351	.299	.264	.342	.334	.511	.430	.853	.764	121	.607	4.2	0.4	.840	.314	.212	4.2

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
2001	22	NYM	NL	53	5.7%	35.9%	5.7%	7.6%	40%	6.33	2.6	16.7	6.3	0.75	0.69	53%	10%	21.4%	13%

2003	24	CLE	AL	108	4.6%	30.6%	6.5%	6.5%	26%	4.71	3.0	19.8	7.1	0.89	1.05	57%	16%	15.6%	9%
2004	25	CLE	AL	179	0.6%	23.5%	12.9%	6.2%	34%	1.83	3.6	152.0	12.7	1.04	1.29	61%	11%	2.0%	4%

2006	27	WSN	NL	99	4.0%	18.2%	8.1%	9.1%	29%	2.25	4.8	21.8	4.8	0.83	1.37	70%	22%	12.1%	18%
4 Yrs				439	3.0%	25.5%	9.3%	7.1%	31%	2.73	3.5	29.8	7.5	0.91	1.16	61%	15%	10.0%	10%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.8%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	1.98	5.3	31.7	7.6	0.79	1.08	70%	20%	8.0%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2001	22	NYM	NL	-2.9	-0.3	55	-0.4	0.6	-1.0	.95	-0.2	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2	0.92	-3.1	0.65	2

2003	24	CLE	AL	0.4	0.0	110	-0.8	1.8	-2.6	1.29	0.0	-0.6	-1.0	-0.1	0.97	1.5	2.90	3
2004	25	CLE	AL	-6.1	-0.6	183	-0.5	2.9	-3.4	1.07	-0.4	-0.1	-2.8	-0.3	0.89	-5.5	4.75	1

2006	27	WSN	NL	7.0	0.6	101	1.8	3.1	-1.4	1.11	0.9	0.7	9.7	0.9	1.00	9.2	1.49	10
4 Yrs				-1.6	-0.2	449	0.1	8.4	-8.3	1.11	0.3	-0.2	4.1	0.4	0.94	2.0	1.86	16

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2001	22	NYM	NL	0	0	0%	14	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

2003	24	CLE	AL	1	0	37%	30	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	54%	8	2	6	1	1	0	4	3	1
2004	25	CLE	AL	2	0	35%	55	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	55%	11	3	6	1	1	0	8	2	5

2006	27	WSN	NL	0	0	29%	29	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	56%	4	0	3	2	2	0	3	1	2
4 Yrs				3	0	31%	128	5	1	83%	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	55%	25	6	16	4	4	0	15	6	8

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
2001	22	NYM	NL	53	38%	10	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.65	3	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0		9	1	11%	4	1	25%	29	5	17%	3	3	100%	2	1	50%	0

2003	24	CLE	AL	108	43%	27	2	1	3	1	0	0	2.90	5	0	3	2	3	4	1	0	0	0		21	0	0%	8	2	25%	74	9	12%	7	4	57%	2	1	50%	0
2004	25	CLE	AL	179	35%	32	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.75	1	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	4	3	75%	33	1	3%	13	5	38%	106	13	12%	10	5	50%	9	5	56%	0

2006	27	WSN	NL	99	36%	31	4	0	10	3	2	3	1.49	4	0	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	0		22	3	14%	13	9	69%	79	14	18%	7	5	71%	7	5	71%	0
4 Yrs				439	37%	100	11	2	16	4	2	3	1.86	13	0	13	5	8	9	4	0	4	3	75%	85	5	6%	38	17	45%	288	41	14%	27	17	63%	20	12	60%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			69%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

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
2001	22	NYM	NL	53	196	3.70	130	66%	25%	28%	24%	24%	75%	0%	50%	63%	45%	4%	2	0	13%	7	4	6%	3	3	16%	0	0	0

2003	24	CLE	AL	109	434	3.98	278	64%	23%	27%	25%	24%	77%	3%	49%	64%	28%	1%	1	0	8%	9	5	6%	6	5	6%	-1	0	0
2004	25	CLE	AL	180	662	3.68	412	62%	26%	19%	27%	27%	74%	0%	46%	74%	32%	2%	4	2	13%	24	14	9%	16	7	24%	-1	0	0

2006	27	WSN	NL	100	389	3.89	251	65%	27%	14%	30%	29%	73%	0%	47%	80%	29%	1%	1	0	5%	5	3	8%	8	6	33%	-1	0	0
4 Yrs				442	1681	3.80	1071	64%	25%	21%	27%	27%	75%	1%	48%	72%	32%	2%	8	2	10%	45	26	7%	33	21	19%	-3	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	29%	5%			15%			9%			26%

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
2001	22	18	53	50	3	10	1	0	3	8	1	0	3	19	.200	.245	.400	.645	67	20	1	0	0	0	0
2002	23	18	53	50	3	10	1	0	3	8	1	0	3	19	.200	.245	.400	.645	67	20	1	0	0	0	0
2003	24	46	161	149	19	37	3	0	8	22	2	0	10	52	.248	.298	.430	.728	92	64	1	1	0	1	1
2004	25	92	340	301	39	69	11	2	9	34	3	1	33	94	.229	.309	.369	.677	81	111	2	2	3	1	1
2005	26	92	340	301	39	69	11	2	9	34	3	1	33	94	.229	.309	.369	.677	81	111	2	2	3	1	1
2006	27	125	439	388	53	100	14	4	13	52	5	1	41	112	.258	.328	.415	.743	97	161	5	2	3	5	1

Neutralized Batting

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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
2001	22	18	53	50	3	10	1	0	3	8	1	3	19	.200	.245	.400	.645	5	18

2003	24	28	108	99	16	27	2	0	5	14	1	7	33	.273	.324	.444	.769	14	28
2004	25	46	179	152	20	32	8	2	1	12	1	23	42	.211	.318	.309	.627	15	46

2006	27	33	98	86	14	30	3	2	4	18	2	8	18	.349	.388	.570	.958	20	33
4 Yrs		125	438	387	53	99	14	4	13	52	5	41	112	.256	.326	.413	.740	54	125
162 Game Avg.		162	568	502	69	128	18	5	17	67	6	53	145	.256	.326	.413	.740	70	125

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