Joe Mauer Injury: Back Spasms Keep Him On Bench
Joe Mauer was scratched from Tuesday night's game with the Royals due to back spasms.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | 85 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .282 | .410 | .376 | |
| 2000 | 66 | 246 | 25 | 77 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .313 | .371 | .439 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .353 | |
| 2002 | 68 | 258 | 46 | 83 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 5 | .322 | .377 | .453 | |
| 2003 | 127 | 458 | 75 | 126 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 77 | 45 | 79 | 4 | 0 | .275 | .351 | .434 | |
| 2004 | 67 | 221 | 31 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .343 | .489 | |
| 2005 | Pirates | 75 | 231 | 25 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .324 | .398 |
| 2005 | 51 | 165 | 41 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .345 | .415 | .630 | |
| 2006 | Pirates | 61 | 149 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .322 | .389 |
| 2006 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Pirates | 83 | 252 | 33 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 59 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .341 | .472 |
| 2007 | 16 | 53 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .415 | .493 | .717 | |
| 2008 | Pirates | 116 | 431 | 71 | 137 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 69 | 23 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .318 | .357 | .501 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | |
| 2009 | Pirates | 75 | 280 | 31 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .299 | .414 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Pirates | 124 | 406 | 42 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 87 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .331 | .406 |
| 2010 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .500 | |
| 2011 | Pirates | 77 | 218 | 17 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .353 | .477 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | |
| 2012 | Twins | 134 | 484 | 56 | 133 | 34 | 1 | 18 | 75 | 29 | 98 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .320 | .461 |
| Career Total | 745 | 2451 | 290 | 667 | 159 | 6 | 85 | 341 | 177 | 473 | 10 | 6 | .272 | .331 | .446 | |
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Joe Mauer was scratched from Tuesday night's game with the Royals due to back spasms.
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