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Rafael Furcal

Rafael Furcal

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon, D.R.
High School: Jose Cabrera (Loma de Cabrera, DO)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 2000
Teams (by GP): Braves/Dodgers 2000-2010
2011 Contract Status: Signed thru 2011, 3 yrs/$30M (09-11) & 12 team option (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 10.000, Free Agent: 2012 [?], Agents: Paul Kinzer, previously: Adam Katz [?]
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Standard Batting

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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
2000 22 ATL NL 131 542 455 87 134 20 4 4 37 40 14 73 80 .295 .394 .382 .776 97 174 2 3 9 2 0 *64 RoY-1
2001 23 ATL NL 79 359 324 39 89 19 0 4 30 22 6 24 56 .275 .321 .370 .691 77 120 5 1 4 6 1 6
2002 24 ATL NL 154 693 636 95 175 31 8 8 47 27 15 43 114 .275 .323 .387 .710 85 246 8 3 9 2 0 *6/4
2003 25 ATL NL 156 734 664 130 194 35 10 15 61 25 2 60 76 .292 .352 .443 .794 105 294 1 3 3 4 2 *6 AS,MVP-33
2004 26 ATL NL 143 632 563 103 157 24 5 14 59 29 6 58 71 .279 .344 .414 .758 95 233 9 1 5 5 4 *6/4
2005 27 ATL NL 154 689 616 100 175 31 11 12 58 46 10 62 78 .284 .348 .429 .777 102 264 11 1 5 5 3 *6
2006 28 LAD NL 159 736 654 113 196 32 9 15 63 37 13 73 98 .300 .369 .445 .814 107 291 7 1 5 3 3 *6 MVP-14
2007 29 LAD NL 138 642 581 87 157 23 4 6 47 25 6 55 68 .270 .333 .355 .687 78 206 11 1 2 3 3 *6
2008 30 LAD NL 36 164 143 34 51 12 2 5 16 8 3 20 17 .357 .439 .573 1.012 166 82 3 1 0 0 0 6
2009 31 LAD NL 150 680 613 92 165 28 5 9 47 12 6 61 89 .269 .335 .375 .711 92 230 11 1 3 2 2 *6
2010 32 LAD NL 78 351 314 58 98 20 5 8 39 19 4 33 48 .312 .377 .484 .861 135 152 4 1 1 2 5 6 AS
11 Seasons 1378 6222 5563 938 1591 275 63 100 504 290 85 562 795 .286 .351 .412 .763 98 2292 72 17 46 34 23
162 Game Avg. 162 731 654 110 187 32 7 12 59 34 10 66 93 .286 .351 .412 .763 98 269 8 2 5 4 3
ATL (6 yrs) 817 3649 3258 554 924 160 38 57 292 189 53 320 475 .284 .348 .409 .756 95 1331 36 12 35 24 10
LAD (5 yrs) 561 2573 2305 384 667 115 25 43 212 101 32 242 320 .289 .357 .417 .774 103 961 36 5 11 10 13

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
2000 22 ATL NL 542 2 4 1 3 6 5 15 36 3.6 $200,000 *64 RoY-1
2001 23 ATL NL 359 -10 1 -2 1 -2 4 9 1 0.1 $355,000 6
2002 24 ATL NL 693 -14 2 -3 0 12 7 18 22 2.1 $405,000 *6/4
2003 25 ATL NL 734 7 7 -2 3 8 8 18 49 4.9 $2,200,000 *6 AS,MVP-33
2004 26 ATL NL 632 -5 6 1 0 1 6 16 25 2.6 $3,700,000 *6/4
2005 27 ATL NL 689 5 8 3 -1 18 7 18 58 5.9 $5,600,000 *6
2006 28 LAD NL 736 9 4 -1 1 -9 8 18 30 3.0 $8,715,508 *6 MVP-14
2007 29 LAD NL 642 -19 4 -2 1 6 7 16 13 1.3 $13,730,196 *6
2008 30 LAD NL 164 13 1 -1 0 2 2 4 21 2.2 $15,730,195 6
2009 31 LAD NL 680 -5 4 0 1 4 7 17 28 2.8 $7,500,000 *6
2010 32 LAD NL 312 16 2 0 0 1 4 10 32 3.3 $9,500,000 6 AS
11 Seasons 6183 -1 43 -6 9 47 65 159 315 31.8 $67,635,899
ATL (6 yrs) 3649 -15 28 -2 6 43 37 94 191 19.2 $12,460,000
LAD (5 yrs) 2534 14 15 -4 3 4 28 65 124 12.6 $55,175,899

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 22 ATL NL NLDS STL L 3 14 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .091 .286 .091 .377 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 24 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 5 24 24 2 6 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 .250 .250 .375 .625 9 0 0 0 0 0
2003 25 ATL NL NLDS CHC L 5 23 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 .211 .318 .211 .529 4 0 0 1 0 1
2004 26 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 5 26 21 5 8 0 1 2 4 3 0 3 3 .381 .480 .762 1.242 16 0 1 1 0 0
2005 27 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 4 24 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 .150 .261 .150 .411 3 1 0 1 0 0
2006 28 LAD NL NLDS NYM L 3 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 .182 .357 .182 .539 2 0 0 0 0 0
2008 30 LAD NL NLDS CHC W 3 15 12 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .333 .467 .333 .800 4 0 0 0 0 0
2008 30 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 5 23 19 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 .211 .318 .368 .687 7 0 0 1 0 0
2009 31 LAD NL NLDS STL W 3 14 12 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 8 0 0 0 1 0
2009 31 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 5 23 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .143 .174 .190 .364 4 0 0 0 1 0
8 Seasons (10 Series) 41 200 170 25 41 2 3 3 13 12 2 23 25 .241 .332 .341 .673 58 1 1 4 2 1
8 NLDS 31 154 130 20 34 1 3 2 11 11 2 19 20 .262 .358 .362 .719 47 1 1 3 1 1
2 NLCS 10 46 40 5 7 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 5 .175 .244 .275 .519 11 0 0 1 1 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 ATL NL 22 SS 110 92 839.1 459 147 289 23 54 .950 3 4 4.68 3.96 .968 4.51 4.47 RoY-1
2000 ATL NL 22 2B 31 26 223.0 119 45 73 1 18 .992 3 15 4.76 3.81 .982 4.96 4.91 RoY-1
2001 ATL NL 23 SS 79 79 694.1 361 126 224 11 49 .970 -2 -3 4.54 4.43 .968 4.47 4.42
2002 ATL NL 24 SS 150 147 1314.1 738 245 466 27 111 .963 10 9 4.87 4.74 .970 4.52 4.49
2002 ATL NL 24 2B 4 4 30.0 19 7 12 0 5 1.000 2 60 5.70 4.75 .979 4.95 4.92
2003 ATL NL 25 SS 155 154 1350.0 749 237 481 31 108 .959 8 8 7 7 4.79 4.63 .973 4.52 4.48 AS,MVP-33
2004 ATL NL 26 SS 131 130 1134.0 625 190 411 24 101 .962 1 2 1 2 4.77 4.59 .973 4.45 4.42
2004 ATL NL 26 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 5.00
2005 ATL NL 27 SS 152 152 1306.1 774 255 504 15 119 .981 18 23 16 21 5.23 4.99 .976 4.51 4.45
2006 LAD NL 28 SS 156 156 1371.0 788 269 492 27 117 .966 -9 2 -8 2 5.00 4.88 .972 4.41 4.38 MVP-14
2007 LAD NL 29 SS 138 138 1210.0 686 241 426 19 99 .972 6 7 6 7 4.96 4.83 .975 4.44 4.42
2008 LAD NL 30 SS 36 35 296.0 142 46 92 4 17 .972 2 0 9 0 4.20 3.83 .976 4.43 4.40
2009 LAD NL 31 SS 149 141 1282.1 626 187 419 20 76 .968 3 7 3 7 4.25 4.07 .974 4.38 4.34
2010 LAD NL 32 SS 76 74 658.2 355 103 236 16 41 .955 1 5 2 9 4.63 4.46 .972 4.36 4.32 AS
11 Seasons SS 1332 1298 11456.1 6303 2046 4040 217 892 .966 41 54 4 7 4.78 4.57 .973 4.46 4.42
3 Seasons 2B 36 30 255.0 138 52 85 1 23 .993 4 0 20 0 4.84 3.81 .981 4.96 4.91
11 Seasons TOT 1368 1328 11711.1 6441 2098 4125 218 915 .966 46 54 5 7 4.78 4.55 .973 4.47 4.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2003 *
2010 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2000 NL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2003 NL (33, 0%)
2006 NL (14, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2005 NL  5.9 (8th)
Active  31.8 (49th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2005 NL  5.9 (6th)
Active  31.8 (36th)

Batting Average s c a p y
Active  .286 (43rd)

Games Played s c a p y
2006 NL  159 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
2002 NL  636 (2nd)
2003 NL  664 (2nd)
2005 NL  616 (6th)
2006 NL  654 (4th)
2009 NL  613 (6th)
Active  5563 (50th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2002 NL  693 (3rd)
2003 NL  734 (2nd)
2005 NL  689 (9th)
2006 NL  736 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2003 NL  130 (3rd)
2005 NL  100 (9th)
2006 NL  113 (10th)
Active  938 (35th)

Hits s c a p y
2002 NL  175 (10th)
2003 NL  194 (4th)
2006 NL  196 (5th)
Active  1591 (46th)

Triples s c a p y
2002 NL  8 (2nd)
2003 NL  10 (1st)
2005 NL  11 (3rd)
2006 NL  9 (9th)
Active  63 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active  562 (40th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2000 NL  40 (5th)
2003 NL  25 (7th)
2004 NL  29 (9th)
2005 NL  46 (3rd)
2006 NL  37 (7th)
Active  290 (15th)
Career  290 (167th)

Singles s c a p y
2002 NL  128 (4th)
2003 NL  134 (5th)
2005 NL  121 (8th)
2006 NL  140 (2nd)
2007 NL  124 (7th)
2009 NL  123 (8th)
Active  1153 (29th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2006 NL  270 (8th)
Active  2170 (50th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2000 NL  14 (2nd)
2002 NL  15 (2nd)
2005 NL  10 (6th)
2006 NL  13 (5th)
Active  85 (13th)
Career  85 (185th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2003 NL  18.8 (10th)
2004 NL  18.9 (9th)
2005 NL  19.0 (7th)
2006 NL  21.3 (9th)
Active  148.7 (24th)
Career  148.7 (178th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Active  7.0 (45th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2002 NL  495 (2nd)
2003 NL  480 (3rd)
2005 NL  472 (6th)
2006 NL  486 (5th)
2009 NL  470 (4th)
Active  4209 (49th)

Assists† s c a p y
2002 NL  478 (3rd)
2003 NL  481 (1st)
2005 NL  504 (3rd)
2006 NL  492 (2nd)
2009 NL  419 (5th)
Active  4125 (13th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
2002 NL  27 (2nd)
2003 NL  31 (2nd)
2004 NL  24 (2nd)
2006 NL  27 (2nd)
2009 NL  20 (5th)
2010 NL  16 (5th)
Active  218 (8th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2005 NL  18 (4th)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
2002 NL  150 (4th)
2003 NL  155 (4th)
2005 NL  152 (5th)
2006 NL  156 (2nd)
2009 NL  149 (5th)
Active  1332 (8th)
Career  1332 (78th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
2002 NL  245 (2nd)
2003 NL  237 (2nd)
2005 NL  255 (1st)
2006 NL  269 (1st)
2007 NL  241 (2nd)
Active  2046 (6th)
Career  2046 (96th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
2002 NL  466 (3rd)
2003 NL  481 (1st)
2005 NL  504 (3rd)
2006 NL  492 (1st)
2009 NL  419 (3rd)
Active  4040 (7th)
Career  4040 (74th)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
2000 NL  23 (3rd)
2002 NL  27 (2nd)
2003 NL  31 (1st)
2004 NL  24 (1st)
2005 NL  15 (5th)
2006 NL  27 (2nd)
2007 NL  19 (4th)
2009 NL  20 (3rd)
2010 NL  16 (4th)
Active  217 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as SS s c a p y
2002 NL  10 (4th)
2003 NL  8 (5th)
2005 NL  18 (1st)
Active  41 (8th)
Career  41 (42nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
2000 NL  4.68 (5th)
2002 NL  4.87 (5th)
2003 NL  4.79 (2nd)
2004 NL  4.77 (2nd)
2005 NL  5.23 (1st)
2006 NL  5.00 (2nd)
2007 NL  4.96 (2nd)
2010 NL  4.63 (5th)
Active  4.78 (4th)
Career  4.78 (38th)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
2002 NL  4.74 (3rd)
2003 NL  4.63 (1st)
2004 NL  4.59 (2nd)
2005 NL  4.99 (1st)
2006 NL  4.88 (1st)
2007 NL  4.83 (2nd)
2010 NL  4.46 (4th)
Active  4.57 (3rd)

Salary s c a p y
2007 NL  $13,730,196 (9th)
2008 NL  $15,730,195 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (730), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 38 (640), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 36 (516), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 30 (304), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Woody English (878)
  6. Rick Burleson (877)
  7. Lyn Lary (877)
  8. Neifi Perez (875)
  9. Phil Rizzuto (874) *
  10. Lonny Frey (873)
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  5. Barry Larkin (895)
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  7. Herman Long (887)
  8. Orlando Cabrera (885)
  9. Lou Whitaker (885)
  10. Frankie Crosetti (885)
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  3. Tony Fernandez (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Fernandez (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Fernandez (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tony Fernandez (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Craig Biggio (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Craig Biggio (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Craig Biggio (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

November 9, 1996: Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200022Atlanta Braves$200,0004/5/00 AP
200123Atlanta Braves$355,0004/6/01 USA Today
200224Atlanta Braves$405,0004/3/02 AP
200325Atlanta Braves$2,200,0004/3/03 AP
200426Atlanta Braves$3,700,0004/7/04 AP
200527Atlanta Braves$5,600,000
200628Los Angeles Dodgers$8,715,508
200729Los Angeles Dodgers$13,730,196
200830Los Angeles Dodgers$15,730,195
200931Los Angeles Dodgers$7,500,000
201032Los Angeles Dodgers$9,500,000
201133Los Angeles Dodgers$12,000,000
201234Los Angeles Dodgers*$12,000,000$12M Team OptionOption becomes guaranteed with 600 Pas in 2011
Earliest Free Agent: 2012
Career to date (may be incomplete)$67,635,899Does not include future salaries
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