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Raul Chavez
Raul Alexander Chavez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut August 30, 1996

Born March 18, 1973 in Valencia, Venezuela

Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1996 23 MON NL   4    5    1    1   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   44    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1997 24 MON NL  13   26    0    7   0  0   0    2   1  0   0   5  .269  .259  .269   40    7   0   1   0   0   0
 1998 25 SEA AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 27 HOU NL  14   43    3   11   2  0   1    5   0  0   3   6  .256  .298  .372   64   16   0   1   2   0   5
 2002 29 HOU NL   2    4    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .250  .500  .500  159    2   0   0   0   1   0
 2003 30 HOU NL  19   37    5   10   1  1   1    4   0  0   1   6  .270  .289  .432   83   16   0   0   0   0   3
 2004 31 HOU NL  64  162    9   34   8  0   0   23   0  1  10  38  .210  .256  .259   33   42   4   0   3   0   9
 2005 32 HOU NL  37   99    6   17   3  0   2    6   1  0   4  18  .172  .210  .263   23   26   0   1   0   1   5
 2006 33 BAL AL  16   28    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .179  .207  .179    2    5   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 35 PIT NL  42  116   12   30   4  0   1   10   0  0   4  14  .259  .287  .319   61   37   0   1   1   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     212  521   38  116  19  1   5   50   3  1  25  92  .223  .260  .292   43  152   4   4   6   3  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        398   29   89  15  1   4   38   2  1  19  70  .223  .260  .292   43  116   3   3   5   2  19
 Career High     64  162   12   34   8  1   2   23   1  1  10  38                          42   4   1   3   1   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1996 23 MON NL    6    5    0   0.0   108| .200  .272| .333  .342| .200  .426| .533  .768|  44  .000  -0.4   0.0 100%
 1997 24 MON NL   27   20    2   2.7   107| .269  .269| .259  .341| .269  .423| .528  .764|  40  .251  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 1998 25 SEA AL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .000  .339| .000  .430| .000  .769|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2000 27 HOU NL   47   38    3   2.1   122| .256  .281| .298  .360| .372  .460| .670  .820|  64  .155  -2.6  -0.2   0%
 2002 29 HOU NL    6    3    1   8.9   112| .250  .273| .500  .348| .500  .434|1.000  .782| 159  .757   0.6   0.1   0%
 2003 30 HOU NL   38   30    3   2.7   112| .270  .272| .289  .344| .432  .436| .721  .781|  83  .247  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 2004 31 HOU NL  176  142    9   1.7   113| .210  .272| .256  .344| .259  .441| .515  .785|  33  .121 -16.6  -1.6   0%
 2005 32 HOU NL  105   88    5   1.5   109| .172  .270| .210  .340| .263  .430| .473  .770|  23  .107 -11.6  -1.1 100%
 2006 33 BAL AL   29   23    1   1.2   110| .179  .274| .207  .339| .179  .436| .386  .775|   2  .060  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 2008 35 PIT NL  122   89   10   3.0   106| .259  .265| .287  .336| .319  .423| .606  .759|  61  .291  -6.8  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      557  439   34   2.1   111| .223  .271| .260  .343| .292  .434| .552  .777|  43  .167 -45.4  -4.2  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1996 23 MON NL C 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 4.67 6.33 9.69 7.48 1 13.0 0 0 0 0 1997 24 MON NL C 13 47 8 0 1 1.000 .989 4.23 6.58 7.39 7.68 5 67.0 1 3 5 3 1998 25 SEA AL C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 6.20 6.75 7.20 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 2000 27 HOU NL C 14 67 6 1 1 .986 .991 5.21 6.38 5.97 7.45 12 110.0 0 4 9 2 2002 29 HOU NL C 2 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 6.40 6.43 7.52 1 14.0 0 0 0 0 2003 30 HOU NL C 16 55 3 0 0 1.000 .991 3.62 6.46 6.72 7.33 7 77.7 0 1 2 3 2004 31 HOU NL C 61 395 29 4 2 .991 .993 6.95 6.46 9.01 7.45 48 423.7 2 16 23 11 2005 32 HOU NL C 36 213 19 2 2 .991 .992 6.44 6.26 8.24 7.26 30 253.3 1 9 7 11 2006 33 BAL AL C 15 60 5 1 1 .985 .992 4.33 6.32 7.80 7.09 8 75.0 0 3 2 3 2008 35 PIT NL C 35 188 23 1 2 .995 .993 6.03 6.72 6.83 7.65 31 278.0 3 11 13 12
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1996 23 MON NL C 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 4.67 6.33 9.69 7.48 1 13.0 0 0 0 0 1997 24 MON NL C 13 47 8 0 1 1.000 .989 4.23 6.58 7.39 7.68 5 67.0 1 3 5 3 1998 25 SEA AL C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 6.20 6.75 7.20 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 2000 27 HOU NL C 14 67 6 1 1 .986 .991 5.21 6.38 5.97 7.45 12 110.0 0 4 9 2 2002 29 HOU NL C 2 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 6.40 6.43 7.52 1 14.0 0 0 0 0 2003 30 HOU NL C 16 55 3 0 0 1.000 .991 3.62 6.46 6.72 7.33 7 77.7 0 1 2 3 2004 31 HOU NL C 61 395 29 4 2 .991 .993 6.95 6.46 9.01 7.45 48 423.7 2 16 23 11 2005 32 HOU NL C 36 213 19 2 2 .991 .992 6.44 6.26 8.24 7.26 30 253.3 1 9 7 11 2006 33 BAL AL C 15 60 5 1 1 .985 .992 4.33 6.32 7.80 7.09 8 75.0 0 3 2 3 2008 35 PIT NL C 35 188 23 1 2 .995 .993 6.03 6.72 6.83 7.65 31 278.0 3 11 13 12
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 196 1052 93 9 9 .992 .992 5.84 6.46 7.83 7.44 143 1315.7 7 47 61 45 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 196 1052 93 9 9 .992 .992 5.84 6.46 7.83 7.44 143 1316
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   2   5   1   3  0  0  1   1   0   0  .600  .600 1.200   0  0   1   0   0 
        NLCS  HOU STL     L   2   4   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   1  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   3   6   1   3  0  0  1   1   1   0  .500  .571 1.000   0  0   1   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1   5  10   1   4  0  0  1   2   1   1  .400  .455  .700   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

January 10, 1990: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

December 20, 1995: Traded by the Houston Astros with Dave Veres to the Montreal Expos for Sean Berry.

May 8, 1998: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Seattle Mariners for Robert Perez.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

March 31, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Houston Astros.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1996Montreal Expos$109,000
2003Houston Astros$300,000
2004Houston Astros$315,000
2005Houston Astros$360,000
2006Baltimore Orioles$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,484,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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