What's wrong with Jacoby Ellsbury?
Jacoby Ellsbury has never again reached the MVP-caliber level he showed in 2011, and it's not looking like he will this year either. With a few adjustments, though, he can get much closer than he is now.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 68 | 244 | 48 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 35 | 46 | 4 | 3 | .307 | .406 | .586 | |
| 1997 | 123 | 435 | 95 | 138 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 104 | 67 | 66 | 25 | 9 | .317 | .407 | .561 | |
| 1998 | Dodgers | 77 | 195 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 1 | .215 | .278 | .369 |
| 1998 | 64 | 246 | 49 | 79 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 4 | .321 | .411 | .581 | |
| 1999 | Dodgers | 152 | 538 | 84 | 148 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 105 | 18 | 7 | .275 | .352 | .428 |
| 2000 | Dodgers | 138 | 510 | 71 | 148 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 85 | 56 | 80 | 12 | 5 | .290 | .360 | .475 |
| 2001 | Dodgers | 126 | 475 | 59 | 126 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 28 | 82 | 13 | 4 | .265 | .310 | .411 |
| 2001 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .583 | .556 | |
| 2002 | Dodgers | 159 | 587 | 70 | 151 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 75 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 5 | .257 | .303 | .426 |
| 2003 | Dodgers | 158 | 559 | 50 | 134 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 80 | 37 | 103 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .290 | .424 |
| 2004 | Dodgers | 156 | 598 | 104 | 200 | 32 | 0 | 48 | 121 | 53 | 87 | 7 | 2 | .334 | .388 | .629 |
| 2005 | Mariners | 156 | 603 | 69 | 154 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 87 | 38 | 108 | 3 | 1 | .255 | .303 | .413 |
| 2006 | Mariners | 156 | 620 | 88 | 166 | 39 | 4 | 25 | 89 | 47 | 118 | 11 | 5 | .268 | .328 | .465 |
| 2007 | Mariners | 149 | 595 | 87 | 164 | 41 | 2 | 26 | 99 | 38 | 104 | 14 | 2 | .276 | .319 | .482 |
| 2008 | Mariners | 143 | 556 | 74 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 77 | 50 | 90 | 8 | 2 | .266 | .327 | .457 |
| 2009 | Mariners | 111 | 449 | 54 | 119 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 19 | 74 | 13 | 2 | .265 | .304 | .379 |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 154 | 589 | 84 | 189 | 49 | 2 | 28 | 102 | 40 | 82 | 2 | 1 | .321 | .365 | .553 |
| 2011 | Rangers | 124 | 487 | 82 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 105 | 25 | 53 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .331 | .561 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
| 2012 | Rangers | 156 | 604 | 95 | 194 | 33 | 2 | 36 | 102 | 36 | 82 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .359 | .561 |
| Career Total | 2115 | 7965 | 1089 | 2227 | 463 | 30 | 346 | 1215 | 579 | 1301 | 115 | 40 | .280 | .331 | .476 | |
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