Alex Escobar
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 6, 1978 in Valencia, 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
Final Game: August 25, 2006
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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
2001 NYM NL 22 OF 15 13 117.2 31 26 3 2 1 .935 -3.1 -31.6 -4.1 -2.1 -2.0 1 2.22 1.93 .984 2.20 1.86
2001 NYM NL 22 CF 9 7 61.2 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -3.2 -62.3 -3.2 -2.1 -1.1 0 2.48 1.89 .989 2.60 2.18
2001 NYM NL 22 RF 7 6 56.0 13 10 2 1 1 .923 0.1 2.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 1 1.93 1.71 .985 2.11 1.73
2003 CLE AL 24 OF 25 25 221.0 64 59 3 2 2 .969 2.6 14.1 3.6 -1.7 5.3 -1 2.52 2.48 .986 2.35 2.08
2003 CLE AL 24 RF 25 25 221.0 64 59 3 2 2 .969 2.6 14.1 3.6 -1.7 5.3 -1 2.52 2.48 .980 2.11 1.79
2004 CLE AL 25 OF 42 42 383.1 112 102 9 1 3 .991 0.0 0.0 -3.0 -0.8 -2.2 3 2.61 2.64 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 CLE AL 25 CF 21 21 188.1 56 53 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 2 2.68 2.67 .987 2.64 2.35
2004 CLE AL 25 RF 16 16 129.1 36 29 6 1 2 .972 -0.4 -3.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 1 2.44 2.19 .983 2.22 1.92
2004 CLE AL 25 LF 8 5 65.2 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 7.3 0.4 1.0 -0.6 0 2.74 2.50 .985 2.04 1.72
2004 CLE AL 25 DH 3
2006 WSN NL 27 CF 23 19 174.2 63 61 1 1 0 .984 -3.2 -22.0 -3.2 -3.9 0.7 0 3.19 2.70 .987 2.58 2.20
2006 WSN NL 27 OF 23 19 176.2 64 62 1 1 0 .984 -3.1 -21.1 -3.1 -3.8 0.7 0 3.21 2.74 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 WSN NL 27 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
4 Seasons OF 105 99 898.2 271 249 16 6 6 .978 -3.6 -4.8 -6.6 -8.4 1.8 3 2.65 2.52 .985 2.28 1.99
3 Seasons CF 53 47 424.2 137 130 5 2 1 .985 -6.4 -18.1 -8.4 -7.0 -1.4 2 2.86 2.55 .988 2.61 2.26
4 Seasons RF 49 47 408.1 114 99 11 4 5 .965 2.4 7.1 1.4 -2.4 3.8 1 2.42 2.24 .982 2.14 1.82
1 Season LF 8 5 65.2 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 7.3 0.4 1.0 -0.6 0 2.74 2.50 .985 2.04 1.72
1 Season DH 3
4 Seasons TOT 110 99 898.2 271 249 16 6 6 .978 -3.6 -4.8 -6.6 -8.4 1.8 3 2.65 2.41 .963 2.36 2.03

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
2001 NYM NL 22 18 13 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 15 0 2 3
2003 CLE AL 24 28 25 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 3 0
2004 CLE AL 25 46 45 46 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 16 42 3 1 0
2006 WSN NL 27 33 19 33 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 23 0 12 0
4 Seasons 125 102 125 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 53 49 105 3 18 3
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%
2001 NYM NL 22 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 6 50.0% 5 1 8.3% 0 324 39% 77% 37% 42 40%
2004 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 9 8 0 11 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 4 3 0 29 15 51.7% 13 1 3.4% 2 838 59% 77% 40% 108 51%
2006 WSN NL 27 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 4 1 11 2 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 6 5 0 31 14 45.2% 16 1 3.2% 0 805 53% 76% 43% 123 50%
3 Seasons 2 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 2 2 22 16 2 25 5 0 6 3 0 7 1 1 12 10 0 72 35 48.6% 34 3 4.2% 2 1967 53% 77% 41% 273 49%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.0% 56% 75% 39% 54%

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%
2001 NYM NL 22 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 9 5 55.6% 3 1 11.1% 1 246 59% 72% 35% 24 46%
2003 CLE AL 24 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 8 4 0 10 1 1 3 1 0 6 1 1 4 1 1 31 8 25.8% 20 3 9.7% 0 990 58% 75% 39% 114 53%
2004 CLE AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 6 4 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 18 8 44.4% 9 1 5.6% 5 584 57% 75% 37% 58 55%
2006 WSN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83% 100% 50% 1 100%
4 Seasons 4 0 2 2 0 11 2 3 2 4 15 9 1 15 1 1 10 5 0 10 2 2 8 4 1 58 21 36.2% 32 5 8.6% 6 1826 58% 75% 38% 197 53%
MLB Averages 47.9% 2.3% 56% 75% 39% 50%

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%
2004 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 60.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 321 51% 77% 37% 36 56%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 60.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 321 51% 77% 37% 36 56%
MLB Averages 62.6% 2.4% 56% 75% 39% 47%

* 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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