Rubén Gotay

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: December 25, 1982 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA).

High School: Santiago Veue Calzada (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)

School: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA)

Debut: August 3, 2004 (Age 21-222d, 16,124th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2008 (Age 25-278d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Ruben Bruce Gotay

Pronunciation: \GO-tie\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

AB

726

R

H

185

BA

.255

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.315

SLG

.371

OPS

.685

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
2001	18	KCR-min	Rk	52	213	184	29	58	15	1	3	19	5	6	26	22	.315	.398	.457	.855		84	2	0	2	1	1		DVT · GULF
2002	19	KCR-min	A	133	603	509	87	145	42	9	9	83	5	4	73	110	.285	.377	.456	.833		232	5	8	4	9	1		BUR · MIDW
2003	20	KCR-min	A+	134	582	502	68	131	31	2	9	72	8	1	60	97	.261	.343	.384	.727		193	7	7	4	9	1		WMT · CARL
2004	21	KCR-min	AA,MLB	150	642	557	88	158	29	9	10	84	9	11	60	96	.284	.358	.422	.779		235	13	8	10	7	0		WCH,KCA · TL,AL
2004	21	KCR	AL	44	166	152	17	41	7	3	1	16	0	1	9	36	.270	.315	.375	.690	79	57	4	2	1	2	0	4
2005	22	KCR-min	MLB,AA	114	439	392	54	91	22	2	8	44	2	4	34	64	.232	.297	.360	.656		141	5	4	4	5	0		KCA,WCH · AL,TL
2005	22	KCR	AL	86	317	282	32	64	14	2	5	29	2	2	22	51	.227	.288	.344	.632	69	97	3	4	4	5	0	4/D

2006	23	KCR-NYM-min	AAA	129	543	491	64	130	28	3	12	64	11	6	36	96	.265	.321	.407	.728		200	15	6	7	3	0		OMA,NFK · PCL,IL
2007	24	NYM-min	MLB,AAA	121	309	272	37	77	19	1	6	37	4	4	30	56	.283	.356	.426	.783		116	4	2	3	2	1		NYN,NOR · NL,PCL
2007	24	NYM	NL	98	211	190	25	56	12	0	4	24	3	3	16	42	.295	.351	.421	.772	101	80	2	1	3	1	1	4/65
2008	25	ATL-min	MLB,AAA	91	131	114	11	27	5	0	2	9	1	1	14	34	.237	.326	.333	.659		38	4	1	2	0	0		ATL,RMD · NL,IL
2008	25	ATL	NL	88	117	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	1	1	13	32	.235	.322	.343	.665	77	35	4	0	2	0	0	5/4
2009	26	ARI-min	AAA	118	479	371	65	101	29	2	11	57	2	4	102	69	.272	.429	.450	.879		167	5	1	3	2	1		REN · PCL
2010	27	STL-min	AAA	139	577	473	84	135	30	1	13	70	0	5	95	116	.285	.410	.436	.845		206	9	6	1	2	3		MEM · PCL
2011	28	ATL-FLA-min	AAA	134	518	450	58	111	12	3	9	47	11	4	57	81	.247	.333	.347	.679		156	18	3	4	4	0		GWI,NOR · IL,PCL
2012	29	ATL-TOR-min	AAA	79	305	259	45	71	11	1	5	36	4	0	44	65	.274	.380	.382	.763		99	4	1	0	1	3		GWI,LVG · IL,PCL
2013	30	STL-min	AA	133	576	498	75	139	31	0	16	89	16	7	72	95	.279	.366	.438	.804		218	20	0	0	6	3		SPD · TL
2014	31	CIN-min	AAA	136	584	518	86	132	22	1	17	59	3	3	61	127	.255	.332	.400	.732		207	5	1	0	4	1		LOU · IL
4 Yrs				316	811	726	84	185	38	5	12	77	6	7	60	161	.255	.315	.371	.685	80	269	13	7	10	8	1
162 Game Avg.				162	416	372	43	95	19	3	6	39	3	4	31	83	.255	.315	.371	.685	80	138	7	4	5	4	1

KCR (2 yrs)				130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0
NYM (1 yr)				98	211	190	25	56	12	0	4	24	3	3	16	42	.295	.351	.421	.772	101	80	2	1	3	1	1
ATL (1 yr)				88	117	102	10	24	5	0	2	8	1	1	13	32	.235	.322	.343	.665	77	35	4	0	2	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				186	328	292	35	80	17	0	6	32	4	4	29	74	.274	.341	.394	.734	92	115	6	1	5	1	1
AL (2 yrs)				130	483	434	49	105	21	5	6	45	2	3	31	87	.242	.297	.355	.652	72	154	7	6	5	7	0

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

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Rubén Gotay

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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