2013 Tigers Player Preview: Alex Avila
Alex Avila struggled in 2012, especially when it came to hitting for power. Expect him to improve quite a bit in that regard in 2013.
- Born: 1979/11/13
- Age: 33
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 225
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 10
- Place of birth: Westminster, CA
- Drafted by: the Oakland Athletics in 1998 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60 | 228 | 45 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 0 | .285 | .361 | .360 | |
| 2000 | 14 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .379 | .380 | |
| 2001 | 119 | 443 | 71 | 113 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 48 | 101 | 10 | 9 | .255 | .337 | .341 | |
| 2002 | 123 | 442 | 70 | 122 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 95 | 8 | 6 | .276 | .343 | .416 | |
| 2003 | Rangers | 19 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .360 | .432 |
| 2003 | 99 | 338 | 50 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 61 | 9 | 3 | .260 | .344 | .429 | |
| 2004 | Rangers | 49 | 147 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .287 | .286 |
| 2004 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | |
| 2005 | Rangers | 13 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .262 | .350 |
| 2005 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .276 | .423 | |
| 2006 | Rangers | 78 | 243 | 46 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 1 | .296 | .332 | .473 |
| 2007 | Rangers | 120 | 407 | 48 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 103 | 6 | 2 | .224 | .278 | .349 |
| 2008 | Rangers | 95 | 344 | 54 | 95 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 63 | 2 | 4 | .276 | .329 | .398 |
| 2008 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Tigers | 135 | 413 | 49 | 93 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 68 | 5 | 0 | .225 | .306 | .320 |
| 2010 | Tigers | 89 | 270 | 22 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 57 | 3 | 1 | .207 | .263 | .304 |
| 2011 | Cardinals | 37 | 95 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .302 | .358 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .571 | |
| 2012 | Tigers | 63 | 174 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .337 | .374 |
| Career Total | 698 | 2177 | 290 | 532 | 121 | 9 | 37 | 215 | 165 | 438 | 20 | 10 | .244 | .303 | .359 | |
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