Eric Chavez to DL, Willie Bloomquist Activated
Eric Chavez has hit the DL with a strained oblique, but we have brought Willie Bloomquist back from DL where he was with... a strained oblique. What are the odds?
- Born: 1977/11/27
- Age: 35
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 185
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 11
- Place of birth: Bremerton, WA
- Drafted by: the Seattle Mariners in 1999 (3rd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42 | 178 | 35 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 5 | .287 | .366 | .410 | |
| 2000 | 64 | 256 | 63 | 97 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 12 | .379 | .456 | .523 | |
| 2001 | 123 | 491 | 59 | 125 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 34 | 9 | .255 | .294 | .310 | |
| 2002 | Mariners | 12 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .455 | .526 | .576 |
| 2002 | 104 | 337 | 47 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 44 | 20 | 10 | .270 | .331 | .383 | |
| 2003 | Mariners | 89 | 196 | 30 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .317 | .321 |
| 2004 | Mariners | 93 | 188 | 27 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 13 | 2 | .245 | .283 | .330 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .667 | |
| 2005 | Mariners | 82 | 249 | 27 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 38 | 14 | 1 | .257 | .289 | .333 |
| 2006 | Mariners | 102 | 251 | 36 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 40 | 16 | 3 | .247 | .320 | .299 |
| 2007 | Mariners | 91 | 173 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 5 | .277 | .321 | .329 |
| 2008 | Mariners | 71 | 165 | 32 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 3 | .279 | .377 | .285 |
| 2009 | Royals | 125 | 434 | 52 | 115 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 73 | 25 | 6 | .265 | .308 | .355 |
| 2010 | Reds | 11 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .294 |
| 2010 | Royals | 72 | 170 | 31 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 5 | .265 | .296 | .388 |
| 2010 | 83 | 187 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 5 | .267 | .299 | .380 | |
| 2011 | Diamondbacks | 97 | 350 | 44 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 51 | 20 | 10 | .266 | .317 | .340 |
| 2012 | Diamondbacks | 80 | 324 | 47 | 98 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 10 | .302 | .325 | .398 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .667 | |
| Career Total | 925 | 2550 | 365 | 686 | 98 | 22 | 17 | 193 | 175 | 438 | 131 | 47 | .269 | .318 | .345 | |
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