GIF of the Game: Lessons in two-out bunting
I would say "This is why we can't have nice things," but bunts aren't really "nice things."
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 42 | 158 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .354 | |
| 2003 | 76 | 217 | 18 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .294 | .290 | |
| 2004 | 83 | 260 | 26 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 59 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .299 | .300 | |
| 2005 | 95 | 311 | 39 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .286 | .341 | .460 | |
| 2006 | White Sox | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 89 | 272 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 0 | .265 | .314 | .393 | |
| 2007 | Rangers | 17 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .300 | .297 |
| 2007 | 45 | 153 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .294 | .333 | |
| 2008 | Yankees | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 86 | 272 | 32 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .279 | .352 | .371 | |
| 2009 | 78 | 232 | 33 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .375 | .341 | |
| 2010 | Padres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 85 | 266 | 31 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .337 | .395 | |
| 2011 | Giants | 67 | 162 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .283 | .309 |
| 2011 | 33 | 95 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .221 | .312 | .274 | |
| 2012 | Yankees | 55 | 141 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .241 | .292 | .319 |
| Career Total | 148 | 351 | 39 | 76 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 48 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .281 | .302 | |
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