Christian Yelich

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: December 5, 1991 in Thousand Oaks, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1st round (23rd) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA).

High School: Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA)

Debut: July 23, 2013 (Age 21-230d, 18,081st in MLB history)
vs. COL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2013 season

2019 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 7 yrs/$49.57M (15-21) & 22 team option

Service Time (01/2019): 5.069 • Free Agent: 2022

Agents: Paragon Sports International

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Christian Stephen Yelich

Nicknames: Yeli

Pronunciation: \YELL-itch\

Twitter: @ChristianYelich

MVP
1x All-Star
Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

7.6

26.2

AB

574

3052

R

118

487

H

187

906

BA

.326

.297

HR

RBI

110

403

SB

OBP

.402

.375

SLG

.598

.463

OPS

1.000

.838

OPS+

164

129

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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
2010	18	FLA-min	Rk,A	12	50	47	5	17	3	1	0	5	1	0	3	13	.362	.400	.468	.868		22	4	0	0	0	0		JUM,GBO · GULF,SALL
2011	19	FLA-min	A	122	521	461	73	144	32	1	15	77	32	5	55	102	.312	.388	.484	.871		223	10	3	0	2	1		GBO · SALL
2012	20	FLA-min	A+,Rk	107	451	401	76	132	29	5	12	48	20	6	49	85	.329	.402	.516	.918		207	10	0	1	0	2		JUP,JUM · FLOR,GULF
2013	21	FLA-min	AA,A+,Rk	61	270	236	38	65	13	7	9	33	5	5	31	65	.275	.359	.504	.863		119	3	1	0	2	1		JCK,JUP,JUM · SOUL,FLOR,GULF
2013	21	MIA	NL	62	273	240	34	69	12	1	4	16	10	0	31	66	.288	.370	.396	.766	112	95	4	1	0	1	1	7/8
2014	22	FLA-min	AAA,A+	4	16	15	3	3	0	0	1	5	1	0	1	6	.200	.250	.400	.650		6	0	0	0	0	0		NOR,JUP · PCL,FLOR
2014	22	MIA	NL	144	660	582	94	165	30	6	9	54	21	7	70	137	.284	.362	.402	.764	115	234	9	3	3	2	3	*78	GG
2015	23	FLA-min	A+	3	10	9	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	.333	.400	.444	.844		4	0	0	0	0	0		JUP · FLOR
2015	23	MIA	NL	126	525	476	63	143	30	2	7	44	16	5	47	101	.300	.366	.416	.782	118	198	13	2	0	0	2	*78
2016	24	MIA	NL	155	659	578	78	172	38	3	21	98	9	4	72	138	.298	.376	.483	.859	135	279	20	4	0	5	4	*78/D	MVP-19,SS
2017	25	MIA	NL	156	695	602	100	170	36	2	18	81	16	2	80	137	.282	.369	.439	.807	120	264	13	6	0	6	4	*8
2018	26	MIL	NL	147	651	574	118	187	34	7	36	110	22	4	68	135	.326	.402	.598	1.000	164	343	14	7	0	2	2	*798	AS,MVP-1,SS
6 Yrs				790	3463	3052	487	906	180	21	95	403	94	22	368	714	.297	.375	.463	.838	129	1413	73	23	3	16	16
162 Game Avg.				162	710	626	100	186	37	4	19	83	19	5	75	146	.297	.375	.463	.838	129	290	15	5	1	3	3

MIA (5 yrs)				643	2812	2478	369	719	146	14	59	293	72	18	300	579	.290	.369	.432	.800	121	1070	59	16	3	14	14
MIL (1 yr)				147	651	574	118	187	34	7	36	110	22	4	68	135	.326	.402	.598	1.000	164	343	14	7	0	2	2

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

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Christian Yelich

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Projections

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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