Xavier Paul: Not bad!
Late bloomers are problematic. For one thing, the development curve we normally use on baseball players makes them seems suspicious. For another, a lot of slackers like myself use the "late...
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 69 | 264 | 60 | 81 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 58 | 11 | 4 | .307 | .384 | .489 | |
| 2004 | 128 | 465 | 69 | 122 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 56 | 127 | 10 | 7 | .262 | .341 | .402 | |
| 2005 | 85 | 288 | 42 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 81 | 1 | 5 | .247 | .328 | .392 | |
| 2006 | 120 | 470 | 62 | 134 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 38 | 114 | 22 | 15 | .285 | .343 | .430 | |
| 2007 | 118 | 422 | 64 | 123 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 112 | 17 | 9 | .291 | .366 | .429 | |
| 2008 | 115 | 443 | 82 | 140 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 43 | 96 | 17 | 7 | .316 | .378 | .463 | |
| 2009 | Dodgers | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .313 | .500 |
| 2009 | 31 | 116 | 13 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .328 | .378 | .500 | |
| 2010 | Dodgers | 44 | 121 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .277 | .314 |
| 2010 | 57 | 228 | 46 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 3 | .325 | .384 | .579 | |
| 2011 | Pirates | 121 | 232 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 57 | 16 | 6 | .254 | .293 | .349 |
| 2011 | Dodgers | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 |
| 2011 | 128 | 243 | 30 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 62 | 16 | 6 | .255 | .292 | .346 | |
| 2012 | Reds | 55 | 86 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .314 | .379 | .465 |
| 2012 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .480 | .500 | .680 | |
| Career Total | 238 | 464 | 57 | 120 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 108 | 23 | 10 | .259 | .305 | .364 | |
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