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Willy Taveras

Astros Career team 2004–2006
Number #37
Position Center Fielder
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 0"
Weight 160 lbs
Birth Place Tenares, Dominican Republic
Born Dec 25, 1981

Key Insights

2010
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Taveras is 11 for 20 against Ian Snell, a .550 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

23 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Taveras swings through more against Paul Maholm than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

18 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 48 matchups on his own record.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Tony Pena has struck Taveras out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Taveras more often than Jason Marquis: 37 plate appearances, in which Taveras has hit .294/.297/.353.

10 hits, 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts across 37 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the SEA, Taveras has hit .455 and slugged .545 over 49 plate appearances, his best of any club.

20 hits, 0 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .324 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Taveras has hit .091/.083/.091 against Randy Wolf in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 11 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .642 OPS median across his matchups.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 25, 1981
Birth Place Tenares, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 0"
Weight 160 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right