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Karim Garcia
Gustavo Karim Garcia
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 29, 1975 in Ciudad Obregon, 26, Mexico
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1995
Final Game: August 24, 2004
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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
1995 19 LAD NL 13 20 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1996 20 LAD NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 21 LAD NL 15 46 39 5 5 0 0 1 8 0 0 6 14 .128 .239 .205 .444 22 8 0 0 0 1 1 7/9
1998 22 ARI NL 113 354 333 39 74 10 8 9 43 5 4 18 78 .222 .260 .381 .641 66 127 6 0 0 3 1 9/8
1999 23 DET AL 96 309 288 38 69 10 3 14 32 2 4 20 67 .240 .288 .441 .729 84 127 2 0 0 1 1 97/D
2000 24 TOT AL 16 33 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 3 1 0 0 0 0 /9D7
2000 24 DET AL 8 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .176 .353 -8 3 1 0 0 0 0 /9D
2000 24 BAL AL 8 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7D
2001 25 CLE AL 20 50 45 8 14 3 0 5 9 0 0 3 13 .311 .360 .711 1.071 174 32 1 1 0 1 0 9/73
2002 26 TOT AL 53 210 202 30 60 8 0 16 52 0 3 6 41 .297 .314 .574 .889 133 116 6 0 0 2 0 9/87
2002 26 NYY AL 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 /79
2002 26 CLE AL 51 205 197 29 59 8 0 16 52 0 3 6 40 .299 .317 .584 .901 136 115 6 0 0 2 0 9/87
2003 27 TOT AL 76 262 244 25 64 6 0 11 35 0 2 14 52 .262 .302 .422 .724 91 103 8 1 0 3 2 978/D
2003 27 CLE AL 24 101 93 8 18 1 0 5 14 0 0 5 20 .194 .238 .366 .603 59 34 4 1 0 2 1 9/8D
2003 27 NYY AL 52 161 151 17 46 5 0 6 21 0 2 9 32 .305 .342 .457 .799 111 69 4 0 0 1 1 97/8D
2004 28 TOT 85 275 258 33 59 7 2 10 33 3 0 14 50 .229 .265 .388 .653 68 100 7 0 0 3 1 98/3
2004 28 NYM NL 62 202 192 24 45 7 2 7 22 3 0 10 35 .234 .272 .401 .673 72 77 6 0 0 0 0 9
2004 28 BAL AL 23 73 66 9 14 0 0 3 11 0 0 4 15 .212 .247 .348 .595 54 23 1 0 0 3 1 8/93
10 Seasons 488 1560 1463 180 352 44 13 66 212 10 13 81 330 .241 .279 .424 .703 82 620 31 2 0 14 6
162 Game Avg. 162 518 486 60 117 15 4 22 70 3 4 27 110 .241 .279 .424 .703 82 206 10 1 0 5 2
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
LAD (3 yrs) 29 67 60 6 9 0 0 1 8 0 0 6 19 .150 .224 .200 .424 17 12 0 0 0 1 1
CLE (3 yrs) 95 356 335 45 91 12 0 26 75 0 3 14 73 .272 .301 .540 .841 120 181 11 2 0 5 1
NYY (2 yrs) 54 166 156 18 47 5 0 6 21 0 2 9 33 .301 .337 .449 .786 107 70 4 0 0 1 1
BAL (2 yrs) 31 89 82 9 14 0 0 3 11 0 0 4 21 .171 .202 .280 .483 25 23 1 0 0 3 1
DET (2 yrs) 104 326 305 39 72 10 3 14 32 2 4 20 71 .236 .282 .426 .708 79 130 3 0 0 1 1
ARI (1 yr) 113 354 333 39 74 10 8 9 43 5 4 18 78 .222 .260 .381 .641 66 127 6 0 0 3 1
NYM (1 yr) 62 202 192 24 45 7 2 7 22 3 0 10 35 .234 .272 .401 .673 72 77 6 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 284 937 878 111 224 27 3 49 139 2 9 47 198 .255 .291 .460 .751 94 404 19 2 0 10 4
NL (5 yrs) 204 623 585 69 128 17 10 17 73 8 4 34 132 .219 .260 .369 .629 63 216 12 0 0 4 2

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
2003 27 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 5 19 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .250 .368 .250 .618 4 0 1 0 0 0
2003 27 NYY AL WS FLA L 5 14 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 10 33 30 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .267 .333 .267 .600 8 0 1 0 0 0
1 ALCS 5 19 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .250 .368 .250 .618 4 0 1 0 0 0
1 WS 5 14 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 LAD NL 19 OF 5 3 26.1 7 5 2 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -45.6 -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 0 2.39 1.40 .971 2.15 1.82
1995 LAD NL 19 RF 3 3 18.0 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.50 1.67 .980 2.10 1.77
1995 LAD NL 19 LF 2 0 8.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -115.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 2.16 1.00 .950 1.84 1.45
1997 LAD NL 21 LF 12 10 81.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -35.4 -2.4 -0.6 -1.8 0 1.44 1.08 .977 1.95 1.48
1997 LAD NL 21 OF 12 10 85.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -33.8 -2.4 -0.6 -1.8 0 1.37 1.08 .977 2.13 1.77
1997 LAD NL 21 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.65
1998 ARI NL 22 OF 103 84 763.2 202 191 6 5 1 .975 -3.3 -5.2 -5.3 -2.7 -2.6 2 2.32 1.91 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 ARI NL 22 RF 100 83 736.2 195 185 6 4 1 .979 -3.7 -6.0 -5.7 -2.8 -2.9 2 2.33 1.91 .976 2.08 1.66
1998 ARI NL 22 CF 8 1 27.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.4 17.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 2.33 0.88 .988 2.53 2.15
1999 DET AL 23 OF 81 75 657.0 167 153 7 7 1 .958 3.5 6.4 3.5 3.9 -0.4 0 2.19 1.98 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 DET AL 23 RF 55 51 432.0 110 99 4 7 1 .936 3.5 9.7 2.5 3.2 -0.7 1 2.15 1.87 .983 2.11 1.82
1999 DET AL 23 LF 35 24 225.0 57 54 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 -1 2.28 1.63 .984 2.08 1.73
1999 DET AL 23 DH 6 0.0
2000 TOT AL 24 OF 9 5 51.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -14.1 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 0 1.94 1.22 .991 2.35 2.01
2000 TOT AL 24 DH 5 0.0
2000 DET AL 24 OF 7 5 47.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -28.1 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 0 1.72 1.29 .989 2.36 2.01
2000 DET AL 24 RF 7 5 47.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -28.1 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 0 1.53 1.14 .988 2.16 1.76
2000 DET AL 24 DH 4 0.0
2000 BAL AL 24 LF 2 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 150.0 0.5 -0.2 0.6 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.75
2000 BAL AL 24 OF 2 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 150.0 0.5 -0.2 0.6 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
2000 BAL AL 24 DH 1 0.0
2001 CLE AL 25 OF 18 12 117.2 21 15 4 2 0 .905 -3.8 -38.8 -4.8 -2.9 -1.8 1 1.45 1.06 .986 2.30 2.01
2001 CLE AL 25 RF 13 6 74.2 15 11 3 1 0 .933 -1.3 -20.9 -2.3 -1.1 -1.2 1 1.69 1.08 .980 2.09 1.82
2001 CLE AL 25 LF 6 6 43.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -2.5 -69.8 -2.5 -1.8 -0.6 0 1.05 0.83 .983 2.13 1.72
2001 CLE AL 25 1B 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.30 8.25
2002 TOT AL 26 OF 53 50 453.0 102 99 2 1 0 .990 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.9 1.0 0 2.01 1.91 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 TOT AL 26 RF 49 46 415.0 94 91 2 1 0 .989 0.6 1.7 0.6 -0.2 0.8 0 2.02 1.90 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 TOT AL 26 LF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .975 2.10 1.70
2002 NYY AL 26 OF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.34 2.05
2002 NYY AL 26 LF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
2002 NYY AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2002 CLE AL 26 OF 51 49 443.0 101 98 2 1 0 .990 0.6 1.6 0.6 -0.9 1.5 0 2.03 1.96 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 CLE AL 26 RF 48 46 414.0 94 91 2 1 0 .989 0.7 2.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 0 2.02 1.94 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 CLE AL 26 CF 3 2 20.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -42.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.35 1.00 1.000 2.79 2.50
2002 CLE AL 26 LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 80.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.10 1.70
2003 TOT AL 27 OF 73 68 583.4 149 136 7 6 0 .960 -8.6 -17.7 -9.6 -11.8 2.2 1 2.21 1.96 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 TOT AL 27 RF 54 48 415.4 89 81 4 4 0 .955 -7.0 -20.2 -7.0 -6.1 -0.9 0 1.84 1.57 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 TOT AL 27 CF 10 8 70.0 25 22 2 1 0 .960 -2.1 -36.0 -2.1 -2.9 0.8 0 3.09 2.40 .988 2.78 2.46
2003 TOT AL 27 DH 2 0.0
2003 CLE AL 27 OF 23 22 196.2 42 36 2 4 0 .905 -8.0 -48.8 -7.0 -7.2 0.2 -1 1.74 1.65 .986 2.35 2.08
2003 CLE AL 27 RF 17 16 148.2 26 22 1 3 0 .885 -5.8 -46.8 -4.8 -4.9 0.1 -1 1.39 1.35 .981 2.11 1.79
2003 CLE AL 27 CF 7 6 48.0 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -2.2 -55.0 -2.2 -2.3 0.1 0 2.81 2.14 .988 2.78 2.46
2003 CLE AL 27 DH 1 0.0
2003 NYY AL 27 OF 50 46 386.2 107 100 5 2 0 .981 -0.6 -1.9 -2.6 -4.6 2.0 2 2.44 2.10 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 NYY AL 27 RF 37 32 266.2 63 59 3 1 0 .984 -1.2 -5.4 -2.2 -1.2 -1.0 1 2.09 1.68 .979 2.11 1.79
2003 NYY AL 27 LF 13 12 98.0 34 32 1 1 0 .971 0.5 6.1 -0.5 -2.8 2.3 1 3.03 2.54 .985 2.17 1.84
2003 NYY AL 27 CF 3 2 22.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.5 0.1 -0.6 0.7 0 3.68 3.00 .989 2.78 2.47
2003 NYY AL 27 DH 1 0.0
2004 TOT 28 OF 70 60 530.2 127 124 0 3 0 .976 -2.4 -5.4 -0.4 2.0 -2.4 -2 2.10 1.77 .983 2.20 1.90
2004 TOT 28 RF 58 48 431.0 103 100 0 3 0 .971 2.0 5.6 3.0 3.5 -0.5 -1 2.09 1.72 .980 2.10 1.73
2004 NYM NL 28 OF 51 44 386.1 94 91 0 3 0 .968 2.2 6.8 2.2 4.0 -1.8 0 2.12 1.78 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 NYM NL 28 RF 51 44 386.1 94 91 0 3 0 .968 2.2 6.8 2.2 4.0 -1.8 0 2.12 1.78 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 BAL AL 28 OF 19 16 144.1 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 -4.6 -38.2 -2.6 -2.0 -0.6 -2 2.06 1.74 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 BAL AL 28 CF 15 12 99.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -4.4 -53.0 -3.4 -1.5 -1.9 -1 2.17 1.60 .987 2.64 2.35
2004 BAL AL 28 RF 7 4 44.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -5.4 0.8 -0.5 1.3 -1 1.81 1.29 .978 2.22 1.91
2004 BAL AL 28 1B 1 1 9.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 11.00 11.00 .991 9.30 8.00
9 Seasons OF 424 367 3268.0 799 747 28 24 3 .970 -18.5 -6.8 -20.5 -14.0 -6.5 2 2.13 1.83 .983 2.26 1.95
9 Seasons RF 341 290 2573.2 619 578 21 20 3 .968 -7.2 -3.4 -10.2 -4.2 -6.0 3 2.09 1.76 .979 2.10 1.75
7 Seasons LF 72 54 477.2 118 111 5 2 0 .983 -4.5 -11.3 -4.5 -4.8 0.3 0 2.19 1.61 .983 2.08 1.70
4 Seasons CF 36 23 216.2 60 56 2 2 0 .967 -6.8 -37.7 -5.8 -5.0 -0.8 -1 2.41 1.61 .988 2.68 2.35
3 Seasons DH 13 0.0
2 Seasons 1B 3 1 12.0 14 13 1 0 1 1.000 0.6 60.0 0.6 0.7 0.0 0 10.50 4.67 .993 9.30 8.17
10 Seasons TOT 452 368 3280.0 811 758 29 24 4 .970 -17.9 -6.5 -19.9 -13.3 -6.5 2 0 2.16 1.74 .951 2.16 1.83
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1998 NL--8--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1995 NL--born 1975-10-29--1st
1996 NL--born 1975-10-29--2nd
1997 NL--born 1975-10-29--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2493), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2504), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

July 16, 1992: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 9th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

December 28, 1998: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers for Luis Gonzalez.

June 12, 2000: Sent to the Baltimore Orioles by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

October 17, 2000: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 22, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 27, 2002: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 2, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 2, 2002: Released by the New York Yankees.

July 12, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

June 25, 2003: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Cleveland Indians.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

July 19, 2004: Traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike DeJean.

August 30, 2004: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Los Angeles Dodgers$109,000
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$187,500
1999Detroit Tigers$270,000
2000Detroit Tigers$700,000
2003Cleveland Indians$900,000
2004New York Mets$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,966,500
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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