Álvaro Espinoza

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: February 19, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela ve

High School: Valencia (Valencia, Venezuela)

Debut: September 14, 1984 (Age 22-208d, 14,992nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 1997 (Age 35-143d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Pat Gibbons

Full Name: Alvaro Alberto Espinoza

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

2478

630

.254

252

RBI

201

OBP

.279

SLG

.331

OPS

.610

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
1979	17	HOU-min	Rk	11	37	32	3	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	4	6	.219	.306	.219	.524		7		0	1	0			AST · GULF
1980	18	HOU-min	Rk	59	223	200	24	43	5	0	0	14	6	1	15	18	.215	.285	.240	.525		48		5	2	1			ASO · GULF
1981			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1982	20	MIN-min	A	112	409	379	41	101	9	0	5	29	9	3	16	66	.266	.298	.330	.628		125		2	10	2	1		WRA · MIDW
1983	21	MIN-min	A	130	510	486	57	155	20	1	4	57	6	4	14	50	.319	.339	.389	.728		189		1	8	1	1		VIS · CALL
1984	22	MIN-min	AAA	104	368	344	22	80	12	5	0	30	3	1	3	49	.233	.244	.297	.541		102		3	16	2	0		TOL · IL
1984	22	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/6
1985	23	MIN-min	AAA	82	293	266	24	61	11	0	1	33	1	3	14	30	.229	.274	.282	.556		75		3	8	2	0		TOL · IL
1985	23	MIN	AL	32	62	57	5	15	2	0	0	9	0	1	1	9	.263	.288	.298	.586	58	17	2	1	3	0	0	6/H
1986	24	MIN-min	AAA	73	267	253	18	71	8	1	2	27	1	1	6	30	.281	.296	.344	.640		87		0	7	1	1		TOL · IL
1986	24	MIN	AL	37	45	42	4	9	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	10	.214	.233	.238	.471	28	10	0	0	2	0	0	46/H

1987	25	MIN-min	AAA	91	309	291	28	80	3	2	4	28	2	1	12	37	.275	.308	.340	.648		99		2	4	0	1		POR · PCL
1988	26	NYY-min	AAA	119	456	435	42	107	10	5	2	30	4	3	7	53	.246	.262	.306	.567		133		3	9	2	1		CLB · IL
1988	26	NYY	AL	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/46
1989	27	NYY	AL	146	544	503	51	142	23	1	0	41	3	3	14	60	.282	.301	.332	.633	80	167	14	1	23	3	1	*6
1990	28	NYY	AL	150	472	438	31	98	12	2	2	20	1	2	16	54	.224	.258	.274	.532	50	120	13	5	11	2	0	*6
1991	29	NYY	AL	148	509	480	51	123	23	2	5	33	4	1	16	57	.256	.282	.344	.626	73	165	10	2	9	2	0	*6/5H1

1992	30	CLE-min	AAA	122	515	483	64	145	36	6	9	79	2	5	21	55	.300	.333	.455	.788		220	15	4	4	3	0		CSP · PCL
1993	31	CLE	AL	129	283	263	34	73	15	0	4	27	2	2	8	36	.278	.298	.380	.678	82	100	7	1	8	3	0	56/H4
1994	32	CLE	AL	90	244	231	27	55	13	0	1	19	1	3	6	33	.238	.258	.307	.566	47	71	7	1	4	2	0	564/3H
1995	33	CLE	AL	66	150	143	15	36	4	0	2	17	0	2	2	16	.252	.264	.322	.585	51	46	3	1	2	2	0	456/HD3
1996	34	TOT	MLB	107	269	246	31	66	11	4	8	27	1	3	10	37	.268	.303	.443	.746	93	109	8	3	8	2	0	563/H4D
1996	34	CLE	AL	59	125	112	12	25	4	2	4	11	1	1	6	18	.223	.279	.402	.680	71	45	4	3	3	1	0	536/4HD
1996	34	NYM	NL	48	144	134	19	41	7	2	4	16	0	2	4	19	.306	.324	.478	.801	113	64	4	0	5	1	0	5/6H43
1997	35	SEA-min	AAA	4	14	12	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.333	.429	.333	.762		4	0	0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1997	35	SEA	AL	33	78	72	3	13	1	0	0	7	1	1	2	12	.181	.213	.194	.408	9	14	2	1	3	0	0	64/H5
12 Yrs				942	2659	2478	252	630	105	9	22	201	13	19	76	324	.254	.279	.331	.610	66	819	66	16	73	16	1
162 Game Avg.				162	457	426	43	108	18	2	4	35	2	3	13	56	.254	.279	.331	.610	66	141	11	3	13	3	0

CLE (4 yrs)				344	802	749	88	189	36	2	11	74	4	8	22	103	.252	.276	.350	.626	63	262	21	6	17	8	0
NYY (4 yrs)				447	1528	1424	133	363	58	5	7	94	8	6	46	171	.255	.281	.317	.598	68	452	37	8	43	7	1
MIN (3 yrs)				70	107	99	9	24	3	0	0	10	0	2	2	19	.242	.265	.273	.537	46	27	2	1	5	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				48	144	134	19	41	7	2	4	16	0	2	4	19	.306	.324	.478	.801	113	64	4	0	5	1	0
SEA (1 yr)				33	78	72	3	13	1	0	0	7	1	1	2	12	.181	.213	.194	.408	9	14	2	1	3	0	0

AL (12 yrs)				894	2515	2344	233	589	98	7	18	185	13	17	72	305	.251	.277	.322	.599	63	755	62	16	68	15	1
NL (1 yr)				48	144	134	19	41	7	2	4	16	0	2	4	19	.306	.324	.478	.801	113	64	4	0	5	1	0