The Weekend Thinker: Shortstops With Power
Can you name baseball's greatest power-hitting shortstops?
- Born: 1977/02/15
- Age: 35
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 210
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 14
- Place of birth: Cagua, Venezuela
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53 | 187 | 30 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2 | .294 | .358 | .406 | |
| 1996 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .390 | .419 | .463 | |
| 1997 | 133 | 449 | 69 | 114 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 65 | 27 | 83 | 4 | 7 | .254 | .305 | .434 | |
| 1998 | Marlins | 25 | 86 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .240 | .279 |
| 1998 | 108 | 422 | 71 | 117 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 28 | 80 | 4 | 7 | .277 | .330 | .443 | |
| 1999 | Marlins | 136 | 560 | 81 | 155 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 15 | 113 | 3 | 5 | .277 | .308 | .430 |
| 2000 | Marlins | 109 | 385 | 35 | 77 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 13 | 77 | 7 | 1 | .200 | .229 | .319 |
| 2000 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 | |
| 2001 | Marlins | 145 | 515 | 57 | 129 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 30 | 107 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .303 | .377 |
| 2002 | Marlins | 42 | 151 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .225 | .296 | .325 |
| 2002 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .154 | .250 | |
| 2003 | Marlins | 150 | 528 | 52 | 135 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 33 | 106 | 0 | 4 | .256 | .313 | .443 |
| 2004 | Marlins | 159 | 561 | 67 | 130 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 79 | 27 | 126 | 3 | 1 | .232 | .270 | .419 |
| 2005 | Marlins | 130 | 435 | 45 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 81 | 5 | 3 | .264 | .319 | .368 |
| 2006 | Red Sox | 111 | 388 | 48 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 67 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .299 | .397 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | |
| 2007 | Reds | 110 | 393 | 55 | 107 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 55 | 24 | 75 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .325 | .468 |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 44 | 148 | 26 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .316 | .453 |
| 2009 | Reds | 68 | 243 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .258 | .296 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .200 | .077 | |
| 2010 | Braves | 72 | 267 | 27 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .291 | .386 |
| 2010 | Blue Jays | 85 | 328 | 47 | 85 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .296 | .497 |
| 2010 | 157 | 595 | 74 | 149 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 88 | 31 | 118 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .294 | .447 | |
| 2011 | Braves | 149 | 564 | 59 | 136 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 22 | 126 | 2 | 0 | .241 | .270 | .372 |
| 2012 | Brewers | 24 | 81 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .326 | .457 |
| Career Total | 1559 | 5633 | 649 | 1393 | 329 | 30 | 156 | 680 | 295 | 1138 | 30 | 22 | .247 | .292 | .399 | |
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