Rich Aurilia and the beauty of team MVP awards
Yes, lately Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto have starred for the Reds. But it wasn't so long ago that a distinguished group of experts rated Aurilia as the No. 1 Redleg.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 59 | 202 | 37 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 9 | .337 | .447 | .465 | |
| 1993 | 122 | 440 | 80 | 136 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 75 | 57 | 15 | 18 | .309 | .408 | .402 | |
| 1994 | 129 | 458 | 67 | 107 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 74 | 10 | 13 | .234 | .315 | .378 | |
| 1995 | Giants | 9 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .474 | .476 | .947 |
| 1995 | 64 | 226 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 3 | .327 | .398 | .465 | |
| 1996 | Giants | 105 | 318 | 27 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 1 | .239 | .295 | .296 |
| 1996 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .433 | .469 | .667 | |
| 1997 | Giants | 46 | 102 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .321 | .500 |
| 1997 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .385 | .441 | |
| 1998 | Giants | 122 | 413 | 54 | 110 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 31 | 62 | 3 | 3 | .266 | .319 | .407 |
| 1999 | Giants | 152 | 558 | 68 | 157 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 80 | 43 | 71 | 2 | 3 | .281 | .336 | .444 |
| 2000 | Giants | 141 | 509 | 67 | 138 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 54 | 90 | 1 | 2 | .271 | .339 | .444 |
| 2001 | Giants | 156 | 636 | 114 | 206 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 97 | 47 | 83 | 1 | 3 | .324 | .369 | .572 |
| 2002 | Giants | 133 | 538 | 76 | 138 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 37 | 90 | 1 | 2 | .257 | .305 | .413 |
| 2003 | Giants | 129 | 505 | 65 | 140 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 58 | 36 | 82 | 2 | 2 | .277 | .325 | .410 |
| 2004 | Padres | 51 | 138 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .331 | .384 |
| 2004 | Mariners | 73 | 261 | 27 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .304 | .337 |
| 2004 | 124 | 399 | 49 | 98 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .314 | .353 | |
| 2005 | Reds | 114 | 426 | 61 | 120 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 68 | 37 | 67 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .338 | .444 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .667 | |
| 2006 | Reds | 122 | 440 | 61 | 132 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 34 | 51 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .349 | .518 |
| 2007 | Giants | 99 | 329 | 40 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .304 | .368 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | |
| 2008 | Giants | 140 | 407 | 33 | 115 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .332 | .413 |
| 2009 | Giants | 60 | 122 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .256 | .279 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .400 | |
| Career Total | 1652 | 5721 | 745 | 1576 | 301 | 22 | 186 | 756 | 450 | 861 | 23 | 18 | .275 | .328 | .433 | |
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