Raúl Casanova

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: August 23, 1972 in Humacao, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ponce HS (Ponce, Puerto Rico).

High School: Ponce HS (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Debut: May 24, 1996 (Age 23-275d, 16,883rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 2008 (Age 35-290d)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Raul Casanova

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

1081

255

.236

RBI

130

OBP

.304

SLG

.379

OPS

.683

OPS+

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
1990	17	NYM-min	Rk	23	69	65	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	16	.077	.130	.077	.207		5		0	0	0	0		MET · GULF
1991	18	NYM-min	Rk	37	146	129	19	28	4	2	0	9	3	0	13	32	.217	.297	.279	.576		36	5	2	1	1	0		MET,KPT · GULF,APPY
1992	19	NYM-min	Rk,A	47	186	155	27	40	9	1	4	28	3	1	27	29	.258	.382	.406	.788		63	9	4	0	0	2		KPT,CLM · APPY,SALL
1993	20	SDP-min	A	76	254	227	32	58	12	0	6	30	0	1	21	46	.256	.321	.388	.709		88	5	1	5	0	2		WLO · MIDW
1994	21	SDP-min	A+	123	526	471	83	160	27	2	23	120	1	4	43	97	.340	.403	.552	.955		260	16	9	0	3	2		RCU · CALL
1995	22	SDP-min	AA	89	339	306	42	83	18	0	12	44	4	1	25	51	.271	.330	.448	.778		137	7	4	0	4	2		MEM · SOUL
1996	23	DET-min	AAA,AA	57	220	191	28	54	13	0	12	37	0	1	22	31	.283	.356	.539	.895		103	11	2	1	4	0		TOL,JCK · IL,SOUL
1996	23	DET	AL	25	91	85	6	16	1	0	4	9	0	0	6	18	.188	.242	.341	.583	46	29	6	0	0	0	0	2/DH
1997	24	DET-min	AAA	12	45	41	1	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	8	.195	.244	.268	.513		11	1	0	0	1	0		TOL · IL
1997	24	DET	AL	101	334	304	27	74	10	1	5	24	1	1	26	48	.243	.308	.332	.641	69	101	10	3	0	1	1	2H/D
1998	25	DET-min	AAA	50	197	171	17	44	8	0	7	26	0	1	22	28	.257	.350	.427	.777		73	6	3	0	1	1		TOL · IL
1998	25	DET	AL	16	48	42	4	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	5	10	.143	.250	.262	.512	34	11	0	1	0	0	0	2/H

1999	26	DET-min	AAA,A+,Rk	50	187	177	25	43	11	0	8	30	0	1	7	29	.243	.278	.441	.719		78	8	2	0	1	0		TOL,LAK,TIG · IL,FLOR,GULF
2000	27	MIL-min	AAA	20	82	73	10	21	2	0	5	12	0	1	7	10	.288	.354	.521	.874		38	3	1	0	1	0		INA · IL
2000	27	MIL	NL	86	265	231	20	57	13	3	6	36	1	2	26	48	.247	.331	.407	.738	88	94	5	4	2	2	1	2H/D
2001	28	MIL	NL	71	208	192	21	50	10	0	11	33	0	0	12	29	.260	.303	.484	.787	102	93	3	1	0	3	2	2H/D
2002	29	MIL-min	AAA	14	48	43	2	12	4	0	0	8	0	0	3	8	.279	.313	.372	.685		16	3	0	0	2	0		INA · IL
2002	29	TOT	MLB	33	100	88	3	16	1	0	1	8	0	0	10	19	.182	.270	.227	.497	34	20	3	1	0	1	4	2/H
2002	29	MIL	NL	31	99	87	3	16	1	0	1	8	0	0	10	18	.184	.273	.230	.503	36	20	3	1	0	1	4	2/H
2002	29	BAL	AL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2

2003	30	COL-BAL-min	AAA	86	314	284	37	84	25	0	7	50	0	0	24	36	.296	.355	.458	.812		130	13	3	1	2	2		CSP,OTT · PCL,IL
2004	31	KCR-BOS-min	AAA	81	328	297	41	92	14	1	11	58	1	0	25	51	.310	.366	.475	.841		141	12	3	0	3	1		OMA,PAW · PCL,IL
2005	32	CHW-min	AAA	70	255	233	25	62	13	0	13	42	0	0	20	29	.266	.325	.489	.815		114	13	1	0	1	2		CHR · IL
2005	32	CHW	AL	6	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H

2006	33	OAK-min	AAA,AA,A+	8	35	34	1	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.265	.286	.294	.580		10	3	0	0	0	0		SAC,MDL,STK · PCL,TL,CALL
2007	34	TBD-min	AAA	44	153	141	14	41	9	0	5	21	0	0	12	32	.291	.346	.461	.807		65	3	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2007	34	TBD	AL	29	89	79	12	20	1	1	6	11	0	0	7	17	.253	.315	.519	.834	117	41	3	1	0	2	1	2/HD
2008	35	NYM-min	AAA	44	168	156	18	46	12	0	4	23	0	0	11	29	.295	.345	.449	.794		70	4	1	0	0	0		NOR · PCL
2008	35	NYM	NL	20	61	55	5	15	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	10	.273	.344	.364	.708	88	20	1	0	0	0	0	2/H
9 Yrs				387	1201	1081	98	255	40	5	35	130	2	3	98	200	.236	.304	.379	.683	77	410	31	11	2	9	9
162 Game Avg.				162	503	453	41	107	17	2	15	54	1	1	41	84	.236	.304	.379	.683	77	172	13	5	1	4	4

DET (3 yrs)				142	473	431	37	96	13	1	10	36	1	1	37	76	.223	.290	.327	.617	61	141	16	4	0	1	1
MIL (3 yrs)				188	572	510	44	123	24	3	18	77	1	2	48	95	.241	.311	.406	.716	85	207	11	6	2	6	7
NYM (1 yr)				20	61	55	5	15	2	0	1	6	0	0	6	10	.273	.344	.364	.708	88	20	1	0	0	0	0
TBD (1 yr)				29	89	79	12	20	1	1	6	11	0	0	7	17	.253	.315	.519	.834	117	41	3	1	0	2	1
BAL (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				6	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				179	568	516	49	117	14	2	16	47	1	1	44	95	.227	.292	.355	.647	68	183	19	5	0	3	2
NL (4 yrs)				208	633	565	49	138	26	3	19	83	1	2	54	105	.244	.314	.402	.716	85	227	12	6	2	6	7

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