Rich Aurilia and the beauty of team MVP awards
Yes, lately Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto have starred for the Reds. But it wasn't so long ago that a distinguished group of experts rated Aurilia as the No. 1 Redleg.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30 | 110 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .264 | .341 | .427 | |
| 1995 | 66 | 258 | 41 | 81 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .367 | .527 | |
| 1996 | 136 | 528 | 78 | 170 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 94 | 20 | 73 | 24 | 0 | .322 | .357 | .498 | |
| 1997 | Pirates | 143 | 498 | 58 | 133 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .300 | .412 |
| 1998 | Pirates | 153 | 573 | 60 | 153 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 84 | 21 | 100 | 3 | 5 | .267 | .298 | .414 |
| 1999 | Rays | 47 | 168 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .312 | .339 |
| 1999 | Pirates | 40 | 120 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .321 | .342 |
| 1999 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .382 | .476 | .676 | |
| 2000 | Rays | 105 | 316 | 40 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 65 | 3 | 1 | .253 | .320 | .430 |
| 2000 | 19 | 78 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .423 | .477 | .923 | |
| 2001 | Rays | 41 | 135 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .274 | .317 | .378 |
| 2001 | 33 | 119 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .306 | .546 | |
| 2002 | Reds | 31 | 109 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .248 | .299 | .385 |
| 2002 | Diamondbacks | 54 | 131 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 4 | .229 | .277 | .351 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .474 | .588 | |
| 2003 | Athletics | 45 | 170 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .311 | .459 |
| 2003 | Reds | 91 | 315 | 52 | 106 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 17 | 63 | 1 | 3 | .337 | .385 | .629 |
| 2003 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .353 | .400 | |
| 2004 | Angels | 148 | 565 | 88 | 166 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 104 | 37 | 92 | 5 | 4 | .294 | .352 | .497 |
| 2005 | Nationals | 148 | 551 | 81 | 156 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 76 | 31 | 102 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .339 | .479 |
| 2006 | Nationals | 69 | 241 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .276 | .398 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .571 | 1.5 | |
| 2007 | Mariners | 153 | 593 | 84 | 172 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 99 | 41 | 118 | 5 | 1 | .290 | .353 | .460 |
| 2008 | Royals | 153 | 598 | 66 | 158 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 97 | 23 | 106 | 2 | 1 | .264 | .300 | .438 |
| 2009 | Royals | 81 | 281 | 30 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .314 | .367 |
| 2010 | Giants | 42 | 128 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .317 | .375 |
| 2010 | Royals | 106 | 396 | 46 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 27 | 84 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .314 | .429 |
| 2010 | 148 | 524 | 55 | 135 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 32 | 113 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .314 | .416 | |
| Career Total | 1650 | 5888 | 748 | 1591 | 305 | 25 | 214 | 887 | 321 | 1103 | 31 | 26 | .270 | .321 | .440 | |
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