Yunel Escobar
Yunel Escobar
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 2, 1982 in Havana, Cuba
High School: Matires de Barbados (Havana, CU)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 2007
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2007 ATL NL 24 SS 53 35 363.0 176 59 113 4 22 .977 1.8 6.0 0.8 -0.6 1.4 1 4.26 3.25 .975 4.44 4.00 RoY-6
2007 ATL NL 24 3B 22 19 159.1 52 20 28 4 4 .923 -1.9 -14.3 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 0 2.71 2.18 .956 2.68 2.25 RoY-6
2007 ATL NL 24 2B 21 20 164.1 80 28 49 3 10 .963 1.5 11.0 2.5 1.8 0.7 -1 4.22 3.67 .984 4.86 4.23 RoY-6
2008 ATL NL 25 SS 126 126 1105.2 605 193 396 16 78 .974 8.9 9.7 10.9 4.0 6.9 -2 4.79 4.67 .976 4.43 3.95
2009 ATL NL 26 SS 139 138 1208.2 613 191 409 13 83 .979 21.9 21.7 22.9 10.6 12.3 -1 4.47 4.32 .974 4.38 3.95 MVP-20
3 Seasons SS 318 299 2677.1 1394 443 918 33 183 .976 32.6 14.6 34.6 14.0 20.6 -2 4.58 4.28 .975 4.41 3.96
1 Season 3B 22 19 159.1 52 20 28 4 4 .923 -1.9 -14.3 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 0 2.71 2.18 .956 2.68 2.25
1 Season 2B 21 20 164.1 80 28 49 3 10 .963 1.5 11.0 2.5 1.8 0.7 -1 4.22 3.67 .984 4.86 4.23
3 Seasons TOT 361 338 3001.0 1526 491 995 40 197 .974 32.2 12.9 35.2 15.5 19.7 -3 4.46 4.12 .949 4.34 3.87

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
2007 ATL NL 24 94 74 94 85 0 0 0 21 22 53 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
2008 ATL NL 25 136 126 136 127 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2009 ATL NL 26 141 138 141 139 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Seasons 371 338 371 351 0 0 0 21 22 319 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2007 ATL NL 24 1610 55% 74% 31% 150 90% 0 59 35 22 2 113 95 17 0 1 4 1 1 2 2 22 7 1 10 2 0 21 8 13 0 0 0
2008 ATL NL 25 4961 60% 73% 33% 484 91% 1 193 77 97 17 396 315 73 0 5 16 0 6 10 11 78 28 11 23 5 1 75 41 30 3 0 3
2009 ATL NL 26 5287 51% 71% 31% 483 93% 5 191 84 88 19 409 326 64 3 6 13 0 7 6 10 82 34 9 20 6 6 77 44 33 3 2 1
3 Seasons 11858 55% 73% 32% 1117 92% 6 443 196 207 38 918 736 154 3 12 33 1 14 18 23 182 69 21 53 13 7 173 93 76 6 2 4
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2007 ATL NL 24 698 58% 75% 31% 45 87% 1 20 8 5 7 28 24 4 0 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 100%
1 Season 698 58% 75% 31% 45 87% 1 20 8 5 7 28 24 4 0 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 100%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 87% 65%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2007 ATL NL 24 721 60% 74% 30% 54 94% 0 28 8 15 5 49 44 5 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 10 7 0 3 0 10 3 7 0 0 0
1 Season 721 60% 74% 30% 54 94% 0 28 8 15 5 49 44 5 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 10 7 0 3 0 10 3 7 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93%

* 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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