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Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: December 25, 1981 in Tenares, D.R.
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 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
2004 22 HOU NL 10 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /879
2005 23 HOU NL 152 635 592 82 172 13 4 3 29 34 11 25 103 .291 .325 .341 .666 75 202 4 7 7 4 1 *8 RoY-2
2006 24 HOU NL 149 587 529 83 147 19 5 1 30 33 9 34 88 .278 .333 .338 .672 74 179 6 11 11 2 0 *8
2007 25 COL NL 97 408 372 64 119 13 2 2 24 33 9 21 55 .320 .367 .382 .748 89 142 1 7 7 1 0 8/D
2008 26 COL NL 133 538 479 64 120 15 2 1 26 68 7 36 79 .251 .308 .296 .604 56 142 4 5 15 3 0 *8
2009 27 CIN NL 66 289 262 40 64 10 1 1 11 16 3 15 43 .244 .288 .302 .590 55 79 2 2 8 2 0 *8
6 Seasons 607 2459 2235 335 622 70 14 8 120 185 39 131 369 .278 .326 .333 .659 70 744 17 32 49 12 1
162 Game Avg. 162 656 596 89 166 19 4 2 32 49 10 35 98 .278 .326 .333 .659 70 199 5 9 13 3 0
HOU (3 yrs) 311 1224 1122 167 319 32 9 4 59 68 20 59 192 .284 .329 .340 .668 74 381 10 18 19 6 1
COL (2 yrs) 230 946 851 128 239 28 4 3 50 101 16 57 134 .281 .333 .334 .667 70 284 5 12 22 4 0
CIN (1 yr) 66 289 262 40 64 10 1 1 11 16 3 15 43 .244 .288 .302 .590 55 79 2 2 8 2 0

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
2005 23 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 4 15 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 .400 .429 .829 6
2005 23 HOU NL NLCS STL W 6 15 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .357 .400 .357 .757 5
2005 23 HOU NL WS CHW L 4 15 15 2 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .333 .333 .600 .933 9
2007 25 COL NL NLCS ARI W 4 20 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 .250 .222 .472 4 0 0 0
2007 25 COL NL WS BOS L 3 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 21 74 69 9 18 4 1 0 1 2 1 4 13 .261 .311 .348 .659 24 1 0 0
1 NLDS 4 15 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 .400 .429 .829 6
2 NLCS 10 35 32 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 .250 .314 .281 .596 9 0 0 0
2 WS 7 24 23 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .217 .250 .391 .641 9 1 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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 HOU NL 22 OF 7 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.82 0.14 1.000 2.13 1.86
2004 HOU NL 22 CF 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 0.25 1.000 2.55 2.25
2004 HOU NL 22 LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
2004 HOU NL 22 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2005 HOU NL 23 CF 148 144 1254.0 345 332 10 3 2 .991 -1.7 -1.6 -0.7 -6.8 6.1 -1 2.45 2.31 .987 2.51 2.15 RoY-2
2005 HOU NL 23 OF 148 144 1254.0 345 332 10 3 2 .991 -1.7 -1.6 -0.7 -6.8 6.1 -1 2.45 2.31 .984 2.19 1.86 RoY-2
2006 HOU NL 24 CF 138 120 1116.2 349 335 9 5 2 .986 16.6 17.8 12.6 6.0 6.6 4 2.77 2.49 .988 2.58 2.20
2006 HOU NL 24 OF 138 120 1116.2 349 335 9 5 3 .986 16.6 17.8 12.6 6.0 6.6 4 2.77 2.49 .984 2.22 1.88
2007 COL NL 25 CF 86 85 714.0 223 212 7 4 0 .982 3.9 6.6 1.9 1.8 0.1 2 2.76 2.55 .987 2.71 2.30
2007 COL NL 25 OF 86 85 714.0 223 212 7 4 0 .982 3.9 6.6 1.9 1.8 0.1 2 2.76 2.55 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 COL NL 25 DH 3
2008 COL NL 26 CF 124 110 993.0 295 282 6 7 2 .976 6.3 7.6 5.3 4.5 0.8 1 2.61 2.32 .990 2.61 2.26
2008 COL NL 26 OF 124 110 993.0 295 282 6 7 2 .976 6.3 7.6 5.3 4.5 0.8 1 2.61 2.32 .985 2.21 1.91
2009 CIN NL 27 CF 63 62 554.0 192 185 4 3 0 .984 3.07 3.00 .990 2.65 2.34
2009 CIN NL 27 OF 63 62 554.0 192 185 4 3 0 .984 3.07 3.00 .986 2.24 1.96
6 Seasons OF 566 521 4642.2 1405 1347 36 22 7 .984 25.1 6.5 19.1 5.5 13.6 6 2.68 2.44 .984 2.22 1.90
6 Seasons CF 563 521 4637.2 1405 1347 36 22 6 .984 25.1 6.5 19.1 5.5 13.6 6 2.68 2.46 .988 2.60 2.23
1 Season DH 3
1 Season LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
6 Seasons TOT 566 521 4642.2 1405 1347 36 22 6 .984 25.1 6.5 19.1 5.5 13.6 6 2.68 2.44 .973 2.59 2.23

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2005 NL--34--6th
2006 NL--33--10th
2007 NL--33--8th
2008 NL--68--1st
2009 NL--16--7th
Active--185--27th

Singles s c a p y
2005 NL--152--1st
2006 NL--122--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2008 NL--15--3rd
2009 NL--8--6th
Active--49--49th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2005 NL--11--5th
2006 NL--9--10th
2007 NL--9--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (678), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 10 (1377), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1230), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2792), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Alex Cole (967)
  2. Josh Devore (950)
  3. Tom Oliver (944)
  4. Jimmy Outlaw (943)
  5. Rich Amaral (943)
  6. Win Mercer (941)
  7. John Dobbs (939)
  8. Miguel Dilone (938)
  9. Chuck Carr (938)
  10. Fred Brickell (937)
Similar Batters through 26 
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  2. Mickey Rivers (949)
  3. Eddie Murphy (948)
  4. Farmer Weaver (946)
  5. Harry Bay (946)
  6. John Morrill (946)
  7. Brian Hunter (946)
  8. Jerry Mumphrey (942)
  9. Lou Finney (942)
  10. Tommy McCarthy (941) *
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  1. Hub Collins (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Larry Herndon (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Kirby Puckett (958) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Josh Devore (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

May 27, 1999: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 2003: Drafted by the Houston Astros from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 2006: Traded by the Houston Astros with Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh to the Colorado Rockies for Miguel Asencio and Jason Jennings.

December 12, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 27, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Houston Astros$316,000
2006Houston Astros$400,000
2007Colorado Rockies$402,000
2008Colorado Rockies$1,975,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,093,000
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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