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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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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
2007 24 ATL NL 94 355 319 54 104 25 0 5 28 5 3 27 44 .326 .385 .451 .837 118 144 6 5 2 2 1 654 RoY-6
2008 25 ATL NL 136 587 514 71 148 24 2 10 60 2 5 59 62 .288 .366 .401 .766 103 206 24 5 7 2 4 *6
2009 26 ATL NL 141 604 528 89 158 26 2 14 76 5 4 57 62 .299 .377 .436 .812 116 230 21 10 7 2 3 *6
3 Seasons 371 1546 1361 214 410 75 4 29 164 12 12 143 168 .301 .375 .426 .801 112 580 51 20 16 6 8
162 Game Avg. 162 675 594 93 179 33 2 13 72 5 5 62 73 .301 .375 .426 .801 112 253 22 9 7 3 3

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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 4.47 4.32 .974 4.38 3.95
3 Seasons SS 318 299 2677.1 1394 443 918 33 183 .976 10.7 4.8 11.7 3.4 8.3 -1 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 10.3 4.1 12.3 4.9 7.4 -2 4.46 4.12 .949 4.34 3.87

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2008 NL--24--4th
2009 NL--21--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
2009 NL--8.5--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1234), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (735), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Howie Kendrick (972)
  2. Asdrubal Cabrera (943)
  3. Kurt Suzuki (943)
  4. Emil Gross (939)
  5. Alexei Ramirez (937)
  6. Ronny Paulino (934)
  7. Ryan Doumit (934)
  8. Brendan Harris (933)
  9. Akinori Iwamura (933)
  10. Bill Kenworthy (932)
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  1. Tony Pena (975)
  2. Ernie Lombardi (970) *
  3. A.J. Pierzynski (965)
  4. Terry Kennedy (965)
  5. Andy High (957)
  6. Ron Belliard (954)
  7. Snuffy Stirnweiss (954)
  8. Marcus Giles (953)
  9. Alex Cintron (951)
  10. Lew Fonseca (950)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Tony Pena (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tony Pena (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 2005: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 2005.

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Salaries

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2008Atlanta Braves$402,500
2009Atlanta Braves$425,000
Career (may be incomplete)$827,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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