The Second Base Battle, Two Weeks In
Taking a second look at the race between Maicer Izturis and Emilio Bonifacio for the Blue Jays second base job.
- Born: 1980/09/12
- Age: 32
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 170
- Bats/Throws: B / R
- Seasons: 9
- Place of birth: Barquisimeto, Venezuela
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55 | 217 | 33 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 6 | .290 | .342 | .373 | |
| 1999 | 57 | 220 | 46 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 2 | .300 | .357 | .405 | |
| 2000 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .344 | .310 | |
| 2001 | 114 | 433 | 47 | 104 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 81 | 32 | 9 | .240 | .300 | .312 | |
| 2002 | 58 | 233 | 28 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 6 | .262 | .332 | .339 | |
| 2003 | 54 | 218 | 31 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 6 | .280 | .351 | .390 | |
| 2004 | Expos | 32 | 107 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .206 | .286 | .318 |
| 2004 | 99 | 376 | 65 | 127 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 30 | 14 | 12 | .338 | .428 | .423 | |
| 2005 | Angels | 77 | 191 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | .246 | .306 | .346 |
| 2005 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .452 | .553 | .581 | |
| 2006 | Angels | 104 | 352 | 64 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | .293 | .365 | .412 |
| 2006 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .372 | .500 | |
| 2007 | Angels | 102 | 336 | 47 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 1 | .289 | .349 | .405 |
| 2007 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .448 | .364 | |
| 2008 | Angels | 79 | 290 | 44 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 2 | .269 | .329 | .362 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| 2009 | Angels | 114 | 387 | 74 | 116 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 41 | 13 | 5 | .300 | .359 | .434 |
| 2010 | Angels | 61 | 212 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 3 | .250 | .321 | .363 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | |
| 2011 | Angels | 122 | 449 | 51 | 124 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 6 | .276 | .334 | .388 |
| 2012 | Angels | 100 | 289 | 35 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 2 | .256 | .320 | .315 |
| Career Total | 791 | 2613 | 370 | 714 | 146 | 17 | 34 | 301 | 238 | 313 | 91 | 28 | .273 | .337 | .381 | |
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