Álex Cora

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: October 18, 1975 in Caguas, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Bautista HS (Caguas, Puerto Rico)

School: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

Debut: June 7, 1998 (Age 22-232d, 14,875th in MLB history)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 35-345d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Jose Alexander Cora

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Relatives: Brother of Joey Cora

2007 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

AB

3408

R

360

H

828

BA

.243

HR

RBI

286

SB

OBP

.310

SLG

.338

OPS

.648

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1996	20	LAD-min	A+	61	233	214	26	55	5	4	0	26	5	5	12	36	.257	.306	.318	.623		68	1	3	4	0	0		VRO · FLOR
1997	21	LAD-min	AA	127	484	448	52	105	20	4	3	48	12	9	25	60	.234	.279	.317	.596		142	17	3	7	1	4		SAN · TL
1998	22	LAD-min	AAA	81	326	299	42	79	17	5	5	45	10	7	15	38	.264	.303	.405	.708		121	1	3	6	3	1		ABQ · PCL
1998	22	LAD	NL	29	38	33	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	.121	.194	.182	.376	2	6	0	1	2	0	0	6/4
1999	23	LAD-min	AAA	80	334	302	51	93	11	7	4	37	9	5	12	37	.308	.348	.430	.778		130	8	8	9	3	0		ABQ · PCL
1999	23	LAD	NL	11	31	30	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.167	.194	.200	.394	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	/64
2000	24	LAD-min	AAA	30	122	110	18	41	8	3	0	20	5	3	7	10	.373	.417	.500	.917		55	1	2	2	1	0		ABQ · PCL
2000	24	LAD	NL	109	394	353	39	84	18	6	4	32	4	1	26	53	.238	.302	.357	.658	70	126	6	7	6	2	4	6/4
2001	25	LAD	NL	134	449	405	38	88	18	3	4	29	0	2	31	58	.217	.285	.306	.591	59	124	16	8	3	2	6	*6/4
2002	26	LAD	NL	115	293	258	37	75	14	4	5	28	7	2	26	38	.291	.371	.434	.805	119	112	3	7	2	0	4	64
2003	27	LAD	NL	148	514	477	39	119	24	3	4	34	4	2	16	59	.249	.287	.338	.625	67	161	5	10	9	2	3	*46
2004	28	CGU	FgW																										CGU · PRWL
2004	28	LAD	NL	138	484	405	47	107	9	4	10	47	3	4	47	41	.264	.364	.380	.745	98	154	9	18	12	2	10	*4
2005	29	CGU	FgW																										CGU · PRWL
2005	29	TOT	AL	96	273	250	25	58	8	4	3	24	7	2	11	30	.232	.275	.332	.607	62	83	6	5	4	3	0	46/57
2005	29	CLE	AL	49	157	146	11	30	5	2	1	8	6	0	5	18	.205	.250	.288	.538	46	42	3	4	1	1	0	64/7
2005	29	BOS	AL	47	116	104	14	28	3	2	2	16	1	2	6	12	.269	.310	.394	.704	83	41	3	1	3	2	0	46/5
2006	30	BOS	AL	96	264	235	31	56	7	2	1	18	6	2	19	29	.238	.312	.298	.609	56	70	4	6	4	0	1	645/D
2007	31	BOS	AL	83	232	207	30	51	10	5	3	18	1	1	7	23	.246	.298	.386	.684	75	80	5	9	7	2	2	46/D3
2008	32	BOS-min	AAA	3	11	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.273	.273	.545		3	1	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2008	32	BOS	AL	75	179	152	14	41	8	2	0	9	1	1	16	13	.270	.371	.349	.719	88	53	3	9	1	1	1	6/4
2009	33	NYM-min	FgW,AAA	9	36	35	1	8	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	.229	.229	.286	.514		10	1	0	1	0	0		CGU,BFL · PRWL,IL
2009	33	NYM	NL	82	308	271	31	68	11	1	1	18	8	3	25	28	.251	.320	.310	.630	70	84	2	3	8	1	1	64/3
2010	34	TEX-min	FgW,AAA	37	150	133	24	34	7	0	1	7	3	1	14	10	.256	.336	.331	.666		44	5	2	1	0	0		CGU,OKC · PRWL,PCL
2010	34	TOT	MLB	66	194	176	14	37	6	3	0	20	4	1	10	16	.210	.266	.278	.544	49	49	4	4	2	2	1	4/635
2010	34	NYM	NL	62	187	169	14	35	6	3	0	20	4	1	10	16	.207	.265	.278	.543	49	47	4	4	2	2	1	4/63
2010	34	TEX	AL	4	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	52	2	0	0	0	0	0	/45
2011	35	CGU	FgW	37	171	149	22	37	7	0	0	9	5	2	14	19	.248	.325	.295	.621		44	0	4	2	2	2		CGU · PRWL
2011	35	WSN	NL	91	172	156	12	35	6	1	0	6	2	0	12	23	.224	.287	.276	.562	56	43	4	2	1	1	0	56/34
14 Yrs				1273	3825	3408	360	828	140	39	35	286	47	21	248	423	.243	.310	.338	.648	72	1151	68	90	61	18	33
162 Game Avg.				162	487	434	46	105	18	5	4	36	6	3	32	54	.243	.310	.338	.648	72	146	9	11	8	2	4
				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 (7 yrs)				684	2203	1961	203	482	84	21	27	173	18	11	148	261	.246	.314	.351	.666	77	689	40	52	34	8	27
BOS (4 yrs)				301	791	698	89	176	28	11	6	61	9	6	48	77	.252	.321	.350	.670	73	244	15	25	15	5	4
NYM (2 yrs)				144	495	440	45	103	17	4	1	38	12	4	35	44	.234	.299	.298	.597	62	131	6	7	10	3	2
TEX (1 yr)				4	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	52	2	0	0	0	0	0
WSN (1 yr)				91	172	156	12	35	6	1	0	6	2	0	12	23	.224	.287	.276	.562	56	43	4	2	1	1	0
CLE (1 yr)				49	157	146	11	30	5	2	1	8	6	0	5	18	.205	.250	.288	.538	46	42	3	4	1	1	0

NL (10 yrs)				919	2870	2557	260	620	107	26	28	217	32	15	195	328	.242	.310	.338	.648	73	863	50	61	45	12	29
AL (5 yrs)				354	955	851	100	208	33	13	7	69	15	6	53	95	.244	.309	.338	.647	68	288	18	29	16	6	4

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

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