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Raul Chavez

Blue Jays Career team 2009
Number #19
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 53
Height 5' 11"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Merida, Venezuela
Born Mar 18, 1973

Key Insights

2009
He strikes out about the same against both hands

Chavez strikes out in 16.4% of his trips against right-handers and 6.5% of them against left-handers.

122 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.
He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Chavez walks in only 3.6% of his plate appearances, 14th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2009. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 525th in MLB.
He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Chavez strikes out in only 13.7% of his trips, 80th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2009. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 121st in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Chavez is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .812 OPS there against .631 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.
He does not get on base enough to help

Chavez is on base at a .285 clip, 30th percentile in the league.

168 plate appearances in 2009. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 431st in MLB.
When he swings, he tends to hit it

Chavez misses on only 14.6% of his swings, 79th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2009. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 129th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 18, 1973
Birth Place Merida, Venezuela
Height 5' 11"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right