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Jorge Posada
Jorge Rafael (Villeta) Posada
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 17, 1971 in Santurce, P.R.
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed May 24, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1995
Relatives: Nephew of Leo Posada
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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 23 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1996 24 NYY AL 8 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .071 .205 -46 1 1 0 0 0 0 /2D
1997 25 NYY AL 60 224 188 29 47 12 0 6 25 1 2 30 33 .250 .359 .410 .768 101 77 2 3 1 2 2 2
1998 26 NYY AL 111 409 358 56 96 23 0 17 63 0 1 47 92 .268 .350 .475 .824 115 170 14 0 0 4 7 2/D3
1999 27 NYY AL 112 437 379 50 93 19 2 12 57 1 0 53 91 .245 .341 .401 .742 91 152 9 3 0 2 2 *2/3D
2000 28 NYY AL 151 624 505 92 145 35 1 28 86 2 2 107 151 .287 .417 .527 .943 139 266 11 8 0 4 10 *23/D AS,SS
2001 29 NYY AL 138 557 484 59 134 28 1 22 95 2 6 62 132 .277 .363 .475 .838 117 230 10 6 0 5 10 *2/D3 AS,SS
2002 30 NYY AL 143 598 511 79 137 40 1 20 99 1 0 81 143 .268 .370 .468 .837 121 239 23 3 0 3 9 *2/D AS,SS
2003 31 NYY AL 142 588 481 83 135 24 0 30 101 2 4 93 110 .281 .405 .518 .922 144 249 13 10 0 4 6 *2/D AS,MVP-3,SS
2004 32 NYY AL 137 547 449 72 122 31 0 21 81 1 3 88 92 .272 .400 .481 .881 131 216 24 9 0 1 5 *2
2005 33 NYY AL 142 546 474 67 124 23 0 19 71 1 0 66 94 .262 .352 .430 .782 109 204 8 2 0 4 5 *2/D
2006 34 NYY AL 143 545 465 65 129 27 2 23 93 3 0 64 97 .277 .374 .492 .867 122 229 10 11 0 5 1 *2/D3
2007 35 NYY AL 144 589 506 91 171 42 1 20 90 2 0 74 98 .338 .426 .543 .970 154 275 18 6 0 3 7 *2/D3 AS,MVP-6,SS
2008 36 NYY AL 51 195 168 18 45 13 1 3 22 0 0 24 38 .268 .364 .411 .775 103 69 7 2 0 1 3 2D/3
2009 37 NYY AL 49 193 165 22 44 8 0 10 33 1 0 24 39 .267 .358 .497 .854 122 82 4 1 0 3 3 2/D3
15 Seasons 1532 6067 5147 784 1423 325 9 231 916 17 18 814 1216 .276 .379 .478 .857 123 2459 154 64 1 41 70
162 Game Avg. 162 642 544 83 150 34 1 24 97 2 2 86 129 .276 .379 .478 .857 123 260 16 7 0 4 7

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
1995 23 NYY AL ALDS SEA L 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 25 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 26 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 26 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 5 15 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 2 .182 .400 .455 .855 5 1 0 0 0 0
1998 26 NYY AL WS SDP W 3 11 9 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .333 .455 .667 1.121 6 1 0 0 0 0
1999 27 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 3 11 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .400 .582 4 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 NYY AL WS ATL W 2 8 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 3 1 0 0 0 0
2000 28 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 20 17 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .235 .350 .353 .703 6 0 0 0 0 1
2000 28 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 6 25 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 5 .158 .360 .211 .571 4 0 1 0 0 1
2000 28 NYY AL WS NYM W 5 23 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .222 .391 .278 .669 5 1 0 0 0 3
2001 29 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 20 18 3 8 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 .444 .500 .667 1.167 12 1 0 0 0 0
2001 29 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 5 20 14 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .214 .450 .286 .736 4 0 0 0 0 1
2001 29 NYY AL WS ARI L 7 26 23 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .174 .269 .348 .617 8 2 0 0 0 0
2002 30 NYY AL ALDS ANA L 4 18 17 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .235 .222 .412 .634 7 1 0 0 1 0
2003 31 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 4 17 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .235 .412 4 0 0 0 0 0
2003 31 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 7 30 27 5 8 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .556 .922 15 1 0 0 0 0
2003 31 NYY AL WS FLA L 6 24 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 7 .158 .333 .211 .544 4 0 0 0 0 0
2004 32 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 4 18 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .222 .444 4 1 0 0 0 0
2004 32 NYY AL ALCS BOS L 7 36 27 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 .259 .417 .296 .713 8 1 1 0 1 2
2005 33 NYY AL ALDS LAA L 5 19 13 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 2 .231 .474 .538 1.012 7
2006 34 NYY AL ALDS DET L 4 16 14 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .500 .563 .786 1.348 11
2007 35 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 4 17 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .133 .235 .200 .435 3 0 0 0
12 Seasons (23 Series) 96 383 322 41 76 19 0 9 31 2 3 57 77 .236 .352 .379 .731 122 11 2 0 2 8
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
12 ALDS 40 154 137 18 36 8 0 4 10 1 0 16 32 .263 .338 .409 .746 56 3 0 0 1 1
6 ALCS 33 137 108 17 24 7 0 3 15 0 2 26 21 .222 .380 .370 .750 40 3 2 0 1 4
5 WS 23 92 77 6 16 4 0 2 6 1 1 15 24 .208 .337 .338 .675 26 5 0 0 0 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1995 NYY AL 23 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 6.30 5.60 0 0 0 0
1996 NYY AL 24 C 4 2 24.1 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.03 4.75 .989 6.92 5.85 0 2 0 0
1996 NYY AL 24 DH 3
1997 NYY AL 25 C 60 52 479.1 393 367 23 3 3 .992 -6.0 -15.0 -6 7.32 6.50 .991 7.15 6.08 8 23 40 10 20%
1998 NYY AL 26 C 99 85 792.0 637 587 46 4 3 .994 7.0 10.6 7 7.19 6.39 .990 7.13 6.17 7 21 48 32 40%
1998 NYY AL 26 DH 6
1998 NYY AL 26 1B 1 1 5.2 8 7 1 0 2 1.000 0.4 84.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 12.71 8.00 .988 9.53 8.30
1999 NYY AL 27 C 109 98 885.2 756 705 46 5 7 .993 -4.0 -5.4 -4 7.63 6.89 .991 6.98 6.11 17 36 75 29 28%
1999 NYY AL 27 1B 1 1 8.0 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 5.62 5.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
1999 NYY AL 27 DH 1
2000 NYY AL 28 C 142 136 1182.0 955 892 56 7 7 .993 0.0 0.0 0 7.22 6.68 .991 6.93 6.02 11 41 70 34 33% AS,SS
2000 NYY AL 28 1B 12 8 68.0 72 63 8 1 6 .986 1.1 19.4 1.1 0.0 1.0 0 9.40 5.92 .993 9.37 8.17 AS,SS
2000 NYY AL 28 DH 4 AS,SS
2001 NYY AL 29 C 131 126 1111.2 1059 996 52 11 11 .990 -4.0 -4.3 -4 8.48 8.00 .990 7.17 6.12 18 41 94 37 28% AS,SS
2001 NYY AL 29 DH 6 AS,SS
2001 NYY AL 29 1B 2 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 7.00 3.50 1.000 9.40 8.25 AS,SS
2002 NYY AL 30 C 138 131 1191.2 1043 965 66 12 5 .988 -4.0 -4.0 -4 7.79 7.47 .993 6.96 6.16 7 49 76 31 29% AS,SS
2002 NYY AL 30 DH 5 AS,SS
2003 NYY AL 31 C 137 131 1165.0 1014 933 75 6 4 .994 1.0 1.0 1 7.79 7.36 .991 6.79 5.88 13 30 72 28 28% AS,MVP-3,SS
2003 NYY AL 31 DH 2 AS,MVP-3,SS
2004 NYY AL 32 C 134 126 1102.1 897 835 53 9 13 .990 -3.0 -3.3 -3 7.25 6.63 .992 7.12 6.19 8 50 67 25 27%
2005 NYY AL 33 C 133 123 1076.2 797 718 76 3 6 .996 4.0 4.5 4 6.64 5.97 .992 6.80 5.96 8 32 90 39 30%
2005 NYY AL 33 DH 3
2006 NYY AL 34 C 134 121 1050.1 864 789 66 9 7 .990 6.0 6.9 6 7.33 6.38 .992 7.09 6.32 13 37 64 38 37%
2006 NYY AL 34 DH 2
2006 NYY AL 34 1B 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 2 1.000 -0.6 -240.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 9.60 8.00
2007 NYY AL 35 C 138 125 1111.1 858 799 54 5 6 .994 -8.0 -8.6 -8 6.91 6.18 .991 7.28 6.41 13 52 102 32 24% AS,MVP-6,SS
2007 NYY AL 35 DH 5 AS,MVP-6,SS
2007 NYY AL 35 1B 1 1 6.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 6.00 1.000 9.30 7.90 AS,MVP-6,SS
2008 NYY AL 36 C 30 28 234.1 205 197 7 1 1 .995 -4.0 -20.5 -4 7.83 6.80 .991 7.26 6.47 2 12 34 7 17%
2008 NYY AL 36 DH 15
2008 NYY AL 36 1B 7 3 31.0 25 25 0 0 2 1.000 -0.9 -34.8 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 7.26 3.57 .992 9.26 8.01
2009 NYY AL 37 C 42 37 330.1 301 275 22 4 4 .987 8.09 7.07 .992 7.44 6.76 2 41 18 31%
2009 NYY AL 37 DH 5 0 0 0
2009 NYY AL 37 1B 2 0 5.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 2.50 1.000 9.18 8.20 0 0 0
15 Seasons C 1432 1321 11738.0 9799 9076 644 79 77 .992 -15.0 -1.5 -15 7.45 6.79 .991 7.04 6.16 127 426 873 360 29%
12 Seasons DH 57 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1B 27 15 135.2 130 117 12 1 15 .992 -0.4 -3.5 -0.4 -1.3 0.8 0 8.56 4.78 .994 9.35 8.13 0 0 0
15 Seasons TOT 1459 1336 11873.2 9929 9193 656 80 92 .992 -15.4 -1.6 -0.4 -1.3 0.8 0 -15 7.47 6.75 .983 7.07 6.19 127 426 873 360 29%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2000 *
2001 *
2002 (C)
2003 (C)
2007 *

Silver Sluggers
2000-AL-C
2001-AL-C
2002-AL-C
2003-AL-C
2007-AL-C
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2003-AL-3-49%
2007-AL-6-28%
0.78 Career Shares (295th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2007 AL--.338--4th

On-Base% s c a p y
2000 AL--.417--8th
2003 AL--.405--5th
2004 AL--.400--4th
2007 AL--.426--3rd
Active--.379--22nd
Career--.379--175th

Slugging % s c a p y
2007 AL--.543--8th
Career--.478--188th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2003 AL--.922--10th
2007 AL--.970--6th
Active--.857--34th
Career--.857--139th

Games Played s c a p y
Active--1532--45th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Active--6067--47th

Doubles s c a p y
2002 AL--40--7th
2007 AL--42--8th
Active--325--45th

Home Runs s c a p y
Active--231--41st
Career--231--228th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
Active--916--33rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 AL--107--6th
2003 AL--93--6th
2004 AL--88--3rd
Active--814--20th
Career--814--226th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2000 AL--151--4th
2001 AL--132--9th
2002 AL--143--4th
Active--1216--20th
Career--1216--130th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2003 AL--144--8th
2007 AL--154--5th
Active--123--32nd

Runs Created s c a p y
2007 AL--117--9th
Active--953--40th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2000 AL--35--10th
2003 AL--35--9th
2007 AL--44--5th
Active--206--24th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2000 AL--3.1--10th
2003 AL--3.3--9th
2007 AL--4.1--5th
Active--19.1--24th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
Active--565--44th

Times On Base s c a p y
Active--2301--39th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2003 AL--.679--10th
2007 AL--.733--5th
Active--.603--40th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Active--64--46th
Career--64--221st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 AL--10--9th
2001 AL--10--8th
2002 AL--9--10th
Active--70--26th
Career--70--208th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2002 AL--23--1st
2004 AL--24--1st
Active--154--27th
Career--154--233rd

AB per HR s c a p y
2003 AL--16.033--9th
Active--22.281--46th
Career--22.281--180th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 17 (1096), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 91 (172), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 31 (235), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1991.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

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1997New York Yankees$158,500
1998New York Yankees$250,000
1999New York Yankees$350,000
2000New York Yankees$1,250,000
2001New York Yankees$4,050,000
2002New York Yankees$7,000,000
2003New York Yankees$8,000,000
2004New York Yankees$9,000,000
2005New York Yankees$11,000,000
2006New York Yankees$12,000,000
2007New York Yankees$12,000,000
2008New York Yankees$13,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$78,158,500
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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