Bobby Estalella

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: August 23, 1974 in Hialeah, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 23rd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cooper City HS (Cooper City, FL).

High School: Cooper City HS (Cooper City, FL)

School: Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: September 17, 1996 (Age 22-025d, 14,611th in MLB history)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 6, 2004 (Age 29-288d)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Robert M. Estalella

Pronunciation: \ES-ta-LAY-yuh\

Relatives: Grandson of Bobby Estalella

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

AB

904

H

195

HR

BA

.216

R

126

RBI

147

SB

OBP

.315

SLG

.440

OPS

.755

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
1993	18	PHI-min	Rk,A+	46	175	157	18	44	11	0	3	23	0	1	16	27	.280	.354	.408	.762		64	7	2	0	0	2		MTV,CLW · APPY,FLOR
1994	19	PHI-min	A,A+	99	388	345	37	77	20	1	11	50	0	1	34	102	.223	.291	.383	.674		132	6	1	3	5	0		SPB,CLW · SALL,FLOR
1995	20	PHI-min	A+,AA	127	508	438	66	113	25	1	17	67	0	3	60	83	.258	.349	.436	.785		191	13	3	3	4	3		CLW,REA · FLOR,EL
1996	21	PHI-min	AA,AAA	122	483	401	55	98	17	2	26	80	2	4	72	114	.244	.363	.491	.854		197	8	5	1	4	5		REA,SWB · EL,IL
1996	21	PHI	NL	7	18	17	5	6	0	0	2	4	1	0	1	6	.353	.389	.706	1.095	183	12	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1997	22	PHI-min	AAA	123	500	433	63	101	32	0	16	65	3	0	56	109	.233	.332	.418	.750		181	14	9	0	2	0		SWB · IL
1997	22	PHI	NL	13	36	29	9	10	1	0	4	9	0	0	7	7	.345	.472	.793	1.265	225	23	2	0	0	0	0	2/H
1998	23	PHI-min	AAA	76	312	242	49	68	14	1	17	49	0	0	66	49	.281	.436	.558	.994		135	13	2	0	2	0		SWB · IL
1998	23	PHI	NL	47	182	165	16	31	6	1	8	20	0	0	13	49	.188	.247	.382	.629	61	63	4	1	0	3	0	2
1999	24	PHI-min	AAA,A+	118	481	412	61	100	26	2	16	70	4	1	58	103	.243	.339	.432	.771		178	12	5	0	6	1		SWB,CLW · IL,FLOR
1999	24	PHI	NL	9	22	18	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	7	.167	.318	.167	.485	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2000	25	SFG	NL	106	361	299	45	70	22	3	14	53	3	0	57	92	.234	.357	.468	.826	113	140	4	2	0	3	9	2/H
2001	26	NYY-SFG-min	AAA	54	220	193	29	51	11	1	11	42	0	2	22	54	.264	.341	.503	.843		97	8	2	0	3	1		CLB,FRE · IL,PCL
2001	26	TOT	MLB	32	111	97	12	19	5	1	3	10	0	0	12	30	.196	.297	.361	.658	75	35	2	2	0	0	2	2/H
2001	26	SFG	NL	29	105	93	11	19	5	1	3	10	0	0	11	28	.204	.295	.376	.672	78	35	2	1	0	0	2	2/H
2001	26	NYY	AL	3	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	/2
2002	27	COL-min	AAA	23	91	79	16	23	9	0	6	20	0	0	11	20	.291	.374	.633	1.007		50	0	0	0	1	0		CSP · PCL
2002	27	COL	NL	38	130	112	17	23	8	0	8	25	0	1	14	33	.205	.285	.491	.776	88	55	1	0	0	4	0	2
2003	28	COL	NL	46	165	140	17	28	7	0	7	21	2	0	19	55	.200	.294	.400	.694	69	56	4	1	2	3	0	2
2004	29	TOR-min	AAA	6	25	24	3	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	6	.250	.280	.500	.780		12	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
2004	29	TOT	MLB	12	31	27	3	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3	11	.185	.290	.407	.698	76	11	1	1	0	0	0	/2HD
2004	29	ARI	NL	7	14	14	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.571	.714	69	8	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2004	29	TOR	AL	5	17	13	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.231	.412	.231	.643	72	3	1	1	0	0	0	/2DH
9 Yrs				310	1056	904	126	195	49	5	48	147	6	2	130	290	.216	.315	.440	.755	92	398	18	7	2	13	11
162 Game Avg.				162	552	472	66	102	26	3	25	77	3	1	68	152	.216	.315	.440	.755	92	208	9	4	1	7	6

PHI (4 yrs)				76	258	229	32	50	7	1	14	34	1	1	25	69	.218	.295	.441	.736	89	101	6	1	0	3	0
COL (2 yrs)				84	295	252	34	51	15	0	15	46	2	1	33	88	.202	.290	.440	.731	78	111	5	1	2	7	0
SFG (2 yrs)				135	466	392	56	89	27	4	17	63	3	0	68	120	.227	.343	.446	.790	105	175	6	3	0	3	11
ARI (1 yr)				7	14	14	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.571	.714	69	8	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				3	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				5	17	13	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.231	.412	.231	.643	72	3	1	1	0	0	0

NL (9 yrs)				302	1033	887	124	192	49	5	48	147	6	2	126	283	.216	.313	.445	.759	92	395	17	5	2	13	11
AL (2 yrs)				8	23	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	.176	.391	.176	.568	55	3	1	2	0	0	0

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