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.
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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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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | 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 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 1 (730), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 38 (640), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 36 (516), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 30 (304), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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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.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 2000 | 22 | Atlanta Braves | $200,000 | 4/5/00 AP | |
| 2001 | 23 | Atlanta Braves | $355,000 | 4/6/01 USA Today | |
| 2002 | 24 | Atlanta Braves | $405,000 | 4/3/02 AP | |
| 2003 | 25 | Atlanta Braves | $2,200,000 | 4/3/03 AP | |
| 2004 | 26 | Atlanta Braves | $3,700,000 | 4/7/04 AP | |
| 2005 | 27 | Atlanta Braves | $5,600,000 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $8,715,508 | ||
| 2007 | 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $13,730,196 | ||
| 2008 | 30 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $15,730,195 | ||
| 2009 | 31 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $7,500,000 | ||
| 2010 | 32 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2011 | 33 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2012 | 34 | Los Angeles Dodgers | *$12,000,000 | $12M Team Option | Option becomes guaranteed with 600 Pas in 2011 |
| Earliest Free Agent: 2012 | |||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $67,635,899 | Does not include future salaries | |||
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