Bruce Aven

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: March 4, 1972 in Orange, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lamar University (Beaumont, TX).

High School: West Orange-Stark HS (Orange, TX)

School: Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)

Debut: August 27, 1997 (Age 25-176d, 17,134th in major league history)
vs. ANA 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 27, 2002 (Age 30-084d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: David Bruce Aven

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

609

166

.273

RBI

103

OBP

.343

SLG

.432

OPS

.775

OPS+

100

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
FLA	12
PIT	5
LAD	3

Platoon
vs RHP	14
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	8

Outs
0	7
2	7
1	6

10 Opps
MIL	4
LAD	3
ARI	2
TBD	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
NYY	2
NYM	1
COL	1
MON	1

19 Pitchers
Kerry Wood	2
Ted Lilly	1
Will Cunnane	1
Todd Erdos	1
Alberto Reyes	1
Andy Pettitte	1
Rigo Beltrán	1
Jeff D'Amico	1
Gregg Olson	1
Alan Mills	1
Juan Acevedo	1
Julio Santana	1
Horacio Estrada	1
Mike Judd	1
Bobby Jones	1
Curt Schilling	1
Matt Clement	1
Ryan Rupe	1
Omar Daal	1

10 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
SunLife Stad (MIA)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
78	2
8	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	8
3	4
2	3
4	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	4
12-	3
123	2
-2-	2
-23	1

40 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	8
1 on	6
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	5
6	1
7	5
8	2
9	1

1-3	4
4-6	8
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	3
-1	2
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	10
Tied	3
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
1-0	3
2-0	3
2-1	2
2-2	2
1-1	1
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	12
CF	4
PH	2
RF	2

OrderPos
3rd	7
7th	4
5th	3
6th	3
9th	2
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-04-15	FLA	@	NYM	Rigo Beltrán	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	-2-	7,(3-2) SBSBBFX	2	9	PH	0.025	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Orie Scores/unER; B. Aven Scores/unER
2	2	2	1	1999-05-07	FLA	@	LAD	Alan Mills	behind 2-3	t 7	1	123	5,(2-2) BBFFX	4	9	PH	0.390	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Lee Scores; T. Dunwoody Scores; J. Fábregas Scores
3	3	3	1	1999-05-14	FLA	@	MIL	Alberto Reyes	ahead 11-6	t 9	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	9	0.005	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Kotsay Scores; K. Orie Scores
4	4	4	1	1999-06-04	FLA	@	TBD	Ryan Rupe	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	12-	4,(2-1) BBSX	3	5	7	0.192	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Floyd Scores; K. Millar Scores
5	5	5	1	1999-06-06	FLA	@	TBD	Julio Santana	ahead 7-5	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	5	8	0.088	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Berg Scores; C. Floyd Scores/unER; K. Millar Scores
6	6	6	1	1999-06-13	FLA		NYY	Andy Pettitte	tied 2-2	b 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	3	7	0.200	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Á. González Scores
7	7	7	2	1999-06-13	FLA		NYY	Todd Erdos	ahead 7-2	b 8	2	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	3	7	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	8	1	1999-08-06	FLA		COL	Bobby Jones	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	-23	2,(1-0) B.X	3	3	7	0.100	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Castillo Scores; D. Berg Scores
9	9	9	1	1999-08-13	FLA	@	SDP	Will Cunnane	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	0.120	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	1999-08-14	FLA	@	SDP	Matt Clement	behind 2-4	t 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	0.227	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Berg Scores
11	11	11	1	1999-08-17	FLA	@	LAD	Mike Judd	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) CB1BX	2	3	7	0.165	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Á. González Scores
12	12	12	1	1999-09-29	FLA	@	MON	Ted Lilly	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	0.122	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2000-05-13	PIT		MIL	Horacio Estrada	behind 1-5	b 2	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	8	0.110	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Cordero Scores
14	14	2	2	2000-05-13	PIT		MIL	Juan Acevedo	tied 8-8	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	0.190	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	2000-05-14	PIT		MIL	Jeff D'Amico	ahead 1-0	b 7	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	8	0.098	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	4	1	2000-05-25	PIT	@	ARI	Omar Daal	behind 0-3	t 5	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	9	0.273	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Giles Scores; K. Young Scores
17	17	5	1	2000-08-01 (1)	PIT		LAD	Gregg Olson	ahead 5-0	b 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
18	18	6	1	2000-08-27	LAD	@	CHC	Kerry Wood	behind 0-3	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	7	0.082	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	7	2	2000-08-27	LAD	@	CHC	Kerry Wood	behind 1-5	t 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	7	0.116	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Beltré Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2001-09-23	LAD		ARI	Curt Schilling	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	7	0.143	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)