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Alex Avila

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 228lb (180cm, 103kg)

Born: January 29, 1987 in Hialeah, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop McCarthy HS (Southwest Ranches, FL) and the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Archbishop McCarthy HS (Southwest Ranches, FL)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: August 6, 2009 (Age 22-189d, 19,625th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2021 (Age 34-247d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Alexander Thomas Avila

Nicknames: Titanium Catcher or Parkman

Pronunciation: \a-VEE-la\

Instagram: @reelalexavila

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.1

3060

714

105

.233

352

RBI

397

OBP

.348

SLG

.393

OPS

.740

OPS+

101

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
2008	21	DET-min	A	58	244	213	21	65	14	0	1	22	0	1	27	41	.305	.383	.385	.768		82	8	1	1	2	0		WMI · MIDW
2009	22	DET-min	AA	93	387	329	52	87	23	1	12	55	2	1	52	77	.264	.365	.450	.814		148	4	1	3	2	2		ERI · EL
2009	22	DET	AL	29	72	61	9	17	4	0	5	14	0	0	10	18	.279	.375	.590	.965	148	36	0	0	0	1	0	2/H
2010	23	DET	AL	104	333	294	28	67	12	0	7	31	2	2	36	71	.228	.316	.340	.656	78	100	12	2	1	0	0	2/HD
2011	24	DET	AL	141	551	464	63	137	33	4	19	82	3	1	73	131	.295	.389	.506	.895	142	235	8	3	3	8	9	*2/DH5	AS,MVP-12,SS
2012	25	DET-min	AAA	3	8	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.429	.500	.429	.929		3	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2012	25	DET	AL	116	434	367	42	89	21	2	9	48	2	0	61	104	.243	.352	.384	.736	99	141	12	2	2	2	2	*2/H
2013	26	DET-min	AAA	12	51	44	5	11	3	0	1	5	0	0	7	12	.250	.353	.386	.739		17	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2013	26	DET	AL	102	379	330	39	75	14	1	11	47	0	0	44	112	.227	.317	.376	.693	88	124	10	1	1	3	0	2/H
2014	27	DET	AL	124	457	390	44	85	22	0	11	47	0	3	61	151	.218	.327	.359	.686	94	140	6	3	1	2	1	*2/H3D
2015	28	DET-min	AAA	6	22	20	2	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	8	.300	.273	.450	.723		9	1	0	0	2	0		TOL · IL
2015	28	DET	AL	67	219	178	21	34	5	0	4	13	0	1	40	66	.191	.339	.287	.626	77	51	4	0	1	0	0	23/HD
2016	29	CHW-min	AAA	9	30	24	4	8	1	0	1	3	0	0	6	7	.333	.467	.500	.967		12	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
2016	29	CHW	AL	57	209	169	19	36	6	0	7	11	0	0	38	78	.213	.359	.373	.732	103	63	3	1	0	1	0	2/DH
2017	30	TOT	MLB	112	376	311	41	82	13	1	14	49	0	1	62	120	.264	.387	.447	.834	120	139	10	1	1	1	2	2H3/D
2017	30	DET	AL	77	264	219	30	60	11	0	11	32	0	1	43	80	.274	.394	.475	.869	131	104	6	1	0	1	2	23H/D
2017	30	CHC	NL	35	112	92	11	22	2	1	3	17	0	0	19	40	.239	.369	.380	.750	95	35	4	0	1	0	0	2/H3
2018	31	ARI	NL	80	234	194	13	32	6	0	7	20	0	0	37	90	.165	.299	.304	.603	61	59	4	1	0	2	2	2H/31
2019	32	ARI	NL	63	201	164	22	34	8	0	9	24	1	0	36	68	.207	.353	.421	.774	100	69	8	1	0	0	7	2/H1
2020	33	MIN	AL	23	62	49	6	9	2	0	1	2	0	0	11	22	.184	.355	.286	.641	82	14	2	2	0	0	0	2/DH
2021	34	WSN-min	Rk	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		NAT · FCL
2021	34	WSN	NL	34	111	89	5	17	9	1	1	9	0	0	19	37	.191	.345	.348	.694	93	31	4	2	1	0	1	2/H4
13 Yrs				1052	3638	3060	352	714	155	9	105	397	8	8	528	1068	.233	.348	.393	.740	101	1202	83	19	11	20	24
162 Game Avg.				162	560	471	54	110	24	1	16	61	1	1	81	164	.233	.348	.393	.740	101	185	13	3	2	3	4

DET (8 yrs)				760	2709	2303	276	564	122	7	77	314	7	8	368	733	.245	.350	.404	.754	106	931	58	12	9	17	14
ARI (2 yrs)				143	435	358	35	66	14	0	16	44	1	0	73	158	.184	.324	.358	.682	79	128	12	2	0	2	9
MIN (1 yr)				23	62	49	6	9	2	0	1	2	0	0	11	22	.184	.355	.286	.641	82	14	2	2	0	0	0
WSN (1 yr)				34	111	89	5	17	9	1	1	9	0	0	19	37	.191	.345	.348	.694	93	31	4	2	1	0	1
CHC (1 yr)				35	112	92	11	22	2	1	3	17	0	0	19	40	.239	.369	.380	.750	95	35	4	0	1	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				57	209	169	19	36	6	0	7	11	0	0	38	78	.213	.359	.373	.732	103	63	3	1	0	1	0

AL (10 yrs)				840	2980	2521	301	609	130	7	85	327	7	8	417	833	.242	.350	.400	.750	105	1008	63	15	9	18	14
NL (4 yrs)				212	658	539	51	105	25	2	20	70	1	0	111	235	.195	.335	.360	.695	84	194	20	4	2	2	10

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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