Furcal undergoes TJ surgery
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, and it was a success.
- Born: 1977/10/24
- Age: 35
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 190
- Bats/Throws: B / R
- Seasons: 13
- Place of birth: Loma de Cabrera, Dom. Rep.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50 | 190 | 31 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 2 | .258 | .335 | .342 | |
| 1998 | 66 | 268 | 56 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 60 | 15 | .328 | .412 | .414 | |
| 1999 | 83 | 335 | 73 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 73 | 22 | .337 | .417 | .397 | |
| 2000 | Braves | 131 | 455 | 87 | 134 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 73 | 80 | 40 | 14 | .295 | .394 | .382 |
| 2000 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .500 | |
| 2001 | Braves | 79 | 324 | 39 | 89 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 56 | 22 | 6 | .275 | .321 | .370 |
| 2002 | Braves | 154 | 636 | 95 | 175 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 43 | 114 | 27 | 15 | .275 | .323 | .387 |
| 2003 | Braves | 156 | 664 | 130 | 194 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 60 | 76 | 25 | 2 | .292 | .352 | .443 |
| 2004 | Braves | 143 | 563 | 103 | 157 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 58 | 71 | 29 | 6 | .279 | .344 | .414 |
| 2005 | Braves | 154 | 616 | 100 | 175 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 62 | 78 | 46 | 10 | .284 | .348 | .429 |
| 2006 | Dodgers | 159 | 654 | 113 | 196 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 73 | 98 | 37 | 13 | .300 | .369 | .445 |
| 2007 | Dodgers | 138 | 581 | 87 | 157 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 55 | 68 | 25 | 6 | .270 | .333 | .355 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .167 | |
| 2008 | Dodgers | 36 | 143 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .357 | .439 | .573 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 2009 | Dodgers | 150 | 613 | 92 | 165 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 61 | 89 | 12 | 6 | .269 | .335 | .375 |
| 2010 | Dodgers | 97 | 383 | 66 | 115 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 22 | 4 | .300 | .366 | .460 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Cardinals | 50 | 196 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .255 | .316 | .418 |
| 2011 | Dodgers | 37 | 137 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .197 | .272 | .248 |
| 2011 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .318 | |
| 2012 | Cardinals | 121 | 477 | 69 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 44 | 57 | 12 | 4 | .264 | .325 | .346 |
| Career Total | 1605 | 6442 | 1059 | 1811 | 311 | 68 | 113 | 585 | 641 | 903 | 314 | 94 | .281 | .346 | .403 | |
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