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Alcides Escobar

Alcides Escobar

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 16, 1986 in La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela
Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 2008
Teams (by GP): Royals/Brewers 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2015, 4 yrs/$10.5M (12-15) & 16-17 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.082, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]
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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
2008 21 MIL NL 9 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 2 0 0 0 0 0 /6
2009 22 MIL NL 38 134 125 20 38 3 1 1 11 4 2 4 18 .304 .333 .368 .701 87 46 0 2 2 1 0 6
2010 23 MIL NL 145 552 506 57 119 14 10 4 41 10 4 36 70 .235 .288 .326 .614 66 165 8 3 4 3 7 *6/798
2011 24 KCR AL 158 598 548 69 139 21 8 4 46 26 9 25 73 .254 .290 .343 .633 74 188 10 4 18 3 1 *6
2012 25 KCR AL 48 191 178 21 54 13 1 1 13 8 1 7 30 .303 .344 .404 .748 106 72 5 4 2 0 0 *6
5 Yrs 398 1479 1361 169 352 51 20 10 111 48 16 72 192 .259 .301 .348 .648 76 473 23 13 26 7 8
162 Game Avg. 162 602 554 69 143 21 8 4 45 20 7 29 78 .259 .301 .348 .648 76 193 9 5 11 3 3
MIL (3 yrs) 192 690 635 79 159 17 11 5 52 14 6 40 89 .250 .298 .335 .634 71 213 8 5 6 4 7
KCR (2 yrs) 206 789 726 90 193 34 9 5 59 34 10 32 103 .266 .303 .358 .661 82 260 15 8 20 3 1
NL (3 yrs) 192 690 635 79 159 17 11 5 52 14 6 40 89 .250 .298 .335 .634 71 213 8 5 6 4 7
AL (2 yrs) 206 789 726 90 193 34 9 5 59 34 10 32 103 .266 .303 .358 .661 82 260 15 8 20 3 1

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 Awards
2008 21 MIL NL 9 4 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /6
2009 22 MIL NL 38 134 -2 1 1 -2 2 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .499 0.5 -0.0 5 $ 6
2010 23 MIL NL 145 552 -25 -1 2 7 6 -10 -1.1 15 5 0.4 .492 .493 -0.4 1.4 -2 $405,500 *6/798
2011 24 KCR AL 158 598 -16 0 1 10 7 3 0.4 20 23 2.3 .502 .502 1.3 1.9 13 $428,000 *6
2012 25 KCR AL 48 191 1 1 0 2 2 6 0.6 6 13 1.2 .514 .504 1.1 0.4 11 $ *6
5 Seasons 398 1479 -43 2 5 17 17 -2 -0.1 46 43 4.2 .499 .500 2.5 3.7 26 $833,500
MIL (3 yrs) 192 690 -27 -0 3 5 8 -11 -1.2 19 8 0.7 .494 .498 0.1 1.3 3 $405,500
KCR (2 yrs) 206 789 -16 2 1 12 9 9 1.1 27 36 3.5 .505 .503 2.4 2.3 24 $428,000

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
2008 21 MIL NL 4 2 1 13.4 106 .667 .500 .265 .500 .336 .500 .422 1.000 .759 167 .863 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
2009 22 MIL NL 134 92 16 4.6 105 .346 .304 .263 .333 .336 .368 .418 .701 .755 87 .486 -2.6 -0.2 .607 .112 .064 1.6
2010 23 MIL NL 552 406 48 3.2 102 .264 .235 .262 .288 .332 .326 .413 .614 .745 66 .336 -26.3 -2.6 .526 .174 .091 5.7
2011 24 KCR AL 598 449 55 3.3 99 .285 .254 .258 .290 .323 .343 .409 .633 .732 74 .350 -21.6 -2.1 .547 .166 .089 6.9
2012 25 KCR AL 191 132 25 5.1 98 .361 .303 .253 .344 .320 .404 .410 .748 .730 106 .546 1.5 0.1 .692 .180 .101 1.8
5 Yrs 1479 1081 145 3.6 101 .293 .259 .259 .301 .327 .348 .411 .648 .739 76 .387 -48.7 -4.8 .563 .165 .089 16.6
162 Game Avg. 602 440 59 3.6 101 .293 .259 .259 .301 .327 .348 .411 .648 .739 76 .387 -48.7 -4.8 .563 .165 .089 7
MIL (3 yrs) 690 500 65 3.5 103 .283 .250 .262 .298 .333 .335 .414 .634 .747 71 .372 -28.5 -2.8 .543 .161 .085 7.4
KCR (2 yrs) 789 581 80 3.7 99 .303 .266 .257 .303 .322 .358 .409 .661 .731 82 .400 -20.2 -2.0 .581 .169 .092 8.7
NL (3 yrs) 690 500 65 3.5 103 .283 .250 .262 .298 .333 .335 .414 .634 .747 71 .372 -28.5 -2.8 .543 .161 .085 7.4
AL (2 yrs) 789 581 80 3.7 99 .303 .266 .257 .303 .322 .358 .409 .661 .731 82 .400 -20.2 -2.0 .581 .169 .092 8.7

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
2008 21 MIL NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 0.50 75% 33% 0.0% 0%
2009 22 MIL NL 134 0.8% 13.4% 3.0% 3.7% 13% 4.50 6.9 125.0 11.4 1.23 1.12 80% 15% 2.3% 10%
2010 23 MIL NL 552 0.7% 12.7% 6.5% 5.1% 24% 1.94 7.2 126.5 12.3 0.81 0.89 79% 22% 2.0% 16%
2011 24 KCR AL 598 0.7% 12.2% 4.2% 5.5% 24% 2.92 7.5 137.0 11.9 1.13 1.45 79% 15% 2.2% 15%
2012 25 KCR AL 191 0.5% 15.7% 3.7% 7.9% 28% 4.29 5.9 178.0 13.7 1.13 2.23 77% 23% 1.6% 7%
5 Yrs 1479 0.7% 13.0% 4.9% 5.5% 23% 2.67 7.1 136.1 12.3 1.00 1.23 79% 19% 2.0% 14%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 21 MIL NL 0.4 0.0 4 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .09 0.1 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.78 0.3 0.11 3
2009 22 MIL NL -2.6 -0.2 144 0.8 2.3 -1.5 .83 0.0 1.0 2.4 0.2 0.95 -0.8 0
2010 23 MIL NL -26.3 -2.6 573 -3.2 6.9 -10.1 .94 -2.7 -0.8 -32.8 -3.3 0.97 -28.4 0.38 5
2011 24 KCR AL -20.9 -2.1 636 -4.8 8.4 -13.2 1.14 -2.0 -2.3 -25.7 -2.6 1.04 -22.6 0
2012 25 KCR AL 1.5 0.1 202 -0.6 3.1 -3.7 1.03 -0.1 -0.4 -1.8 -0.2 0.92 -0.6 0
5 Yrs -48.0 -4.8 1559 -7.8 20.6 -28.5 1.02 -4.7 -3.0 -58.0 -5.8 0.99 -52.2 0.28 8

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 21 MIL NL 0 0 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
2009 22 MIL NL 1 0 44% 52 4 2 67% 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 40% 8 6 2 4 2 2 3 1 2
2010 23 MIL NL 6 0 34% 206 10 4 71% 9 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 10 62% 19 12 7 8 2 6 12 1 11
2011 24 KCR AL 12 0 40% 190 26 9 74% 19 9 7 0 0 0 3 2 2 8 43% 28 17 11 7 5 2 21 10 11
2012 25 KCR AL 1 0 31% 85 8 1 89% 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 33% 8 7 1 3 2 1 10 5 5
5 Yrs 20 0 37% 542 48 16 75% 36 15 12 1 0 0 5 3 9 28 47% 64 43 21 23 11 12 47 17 30

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
2008 21 MIL NL 4 75% 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 22 MIL NL 134 20% 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 19 0 0% 9 5 56% 79 12 15% 7 5 71% 5 2 40% 0
2010 23 MIL NL 552 26% 119 18 2 5 3 1 1 0.38 4 0 16 4 0 3 1 0 6 4 67% 98 8 8% 58 14 24% 357 37 10% 34 13 38% 17 9 53% 0
2011 24 KCR AL 598 25% 139 32 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 14 4 0 0 4 0 24 18 75% 126 10 8% 61 29 48% 395 43 11% 33 18 55% 23 14 61% 0
2012 25 KCR AL 191 26% 54 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 50% 27 5 19% 13 7 54% 106 14 13% 9 4 44% 5 3 60% 0
5 Yrs 1479 25% 352 73 9 8 4 1 1 0.28 10 0 42 10 0 4 6 0 36 26 72% 270 23 9% 141 55 39% 938 106 11% 83 40 48% 50 28 56% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

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
2008 21 MIL NL 4 14 3.50 9 64% 33% 33% 0% 33% 67% 0% 43% 50% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2009 22 MIL NL 134 490 3.66 324 66% 29% 13% 24% 34% 71% 0% 47% 82% 23% 2% 3 0 13% 17 9 7% 9 6 28% 0 0 0
2010 23 MIL NL 553 2109 3.81 1389 66% 29% 11% 28% 32% 71% 4% 47% 84% 22% 5% 26 0 13% 73 26 8% 47 20 19% -1 0 0
2011 24 KCR AL 599 2254 3.76 1534 68% 26% 12% 30% 32% 74% 0% 50% 84% 24% 3% 16 0 13% 77 32 7% 39 21 18% -1 0 0
2012 25 KCR AL 193 730 3.78 486 67% 28% 15% 26% 31% 72% 0% 48% 79% 26% 6% 11 0 10% 20 2 9% 18 11 10% -2 0 0
5 Yrs 1483 5597 3.77 3742 67% 28% 12% 28% 32% 72% 1% 48% 83% 23% 4% 56 0 13% 187 69 8% 113 58 18% -4 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2008 21 9 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 167 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 22 47 138 129 22 40 3 1 1 11 4 2 4 19 .310 .338 .372 .710 90 48 0 2 2 1 0
2010 23 192 690 635 79 159 17 11 5 52 14 6 40 89 .250 .298 .335 .634 71 213 8 5 6 4 7
2011 24 350 1288 1183 148 298 38 19 9 98 40 15 65 162 .252 .294 .339 .633 72 401 18 9 24 7 8
2012 25 398 1479 1361 169 352 51 20 10 111 48 16 72 192 .259 .301 .348 .648 76 473 23 13 26 7 8

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
2008 21 9 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 9
2009 22 38 134 125 20 38 3 1 1 11 4 4 18 .304 .333 .368 .701 15 38
2010 23 145 553 507 58 120 14 10 4 42 10 36 70 .237 .290 .327 .617 48 145
2011 24 158 604 553 73 144 22 8 4 49 27 26 73 .260 .297 .351 .648 57 158
2012 25 48 193 180 22 56 13 1 1 14 8 7 30 .311 .351 .411 .762 25 48
5 Yrs 398 1488 1369 175 360 52 20 10 116 49 73 192 .263 .305 .352 .657 146 398
162 Game Avg. 162 606 557 71 147 21 8 4 47 20 30 78 .263 .305 .352 .657 59 398

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
2011 AL  1.9 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
2011 AL  158 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
2010 NL  10 (3rd)
2011 AL  8 (4th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2012 AL  8 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2012 AL  4 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2011 AL  18 (2nd)

SB % s c a p y
2012 AL  88.89 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
2008 NL  born 1986-12-16 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1780), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Frank Croucher (968)
  2. Joe Hoover (963)
  3. Mike Caruso (961)
  4. Milt Bolling (959)
  5. Gordon Slade (957)
  6. Red Shannon (956)
  7. Bobby Sturgeon (954)
  8. Simon Nicholls (953)
  9. Domingo Cedeno (953)
  10. Johnny Mitchell (953)
Similar Batters through 24 
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  1. Royce Clayton (979)
  2. Jay Bell (971)
  3. Toby Harrah (969)
  4. Spike Owen (968)
  5. Terry Turner (968)
  6. Jack Glasscock (967)
  7. Jose Offerman (965)
  8. Rafael Ramirez (965)
  9. Leo Durocher (963) *
  10. Ivan de Jesus (960)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ronny Cedeno (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Royce Clayton (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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