Alex Avila stats
Bio
- Age
- 39 yearsJan 29, 1987
- Height
- 5' 11"
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2011
Alex Avila played 13 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2021.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,053
- AB
- 3,060
- R
- 352
- H
- 714
- HR
- 105
- RBI
- 397
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .233
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 29 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .279 |
| 2010 | DET | 104 | 294 | 28 | 67 | 7 | 31 | 2 | .228 |
| 2011 | DET | 141 | 464 | 63 | 137 | 19 | 82 | 3 | .295 |
| 2012 | DET | 116 | 367 | 42 | 89 | 9 | 48 | 2 | .243 |
| 2013 | DET | 102 | 330 | 39 | 75 | 11 | 47 | 0 | .227 |
| 2014 | DET | 124 | 390 | 44 | 85 | 11 | 47 | 0 | .218 |
| 2015 | DET | 67 | 178 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .191 |
| 2016 | CHW | 57 | 169 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .213 |
| 2017 |  DET/CHC | 112 | 311 | 41 | 82 | 14 | 49 | 0 | .264 |
| 2018 | ARI | 80 | 194 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .165 |
| 2019 | ARI | 63 | 164 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 1 | .207 |
| 2020 | MIN | 24 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .184 |
| 2021 | WSH | 34 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .191 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 35
- AB
- 111
- R
- 6
- H
- 17
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .153
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,638
- TB
- 1,202
- XBH
- 269
- HBP
- 19
- IBB
- 24
- GIDP
- 83
- P/PA
- 4.18
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 72 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | DET | 333 | 100 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | DET | 551 | 235 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | DET | 434 | 141 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | DET | 379 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | DET | 457 | 140 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | DET | 219 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | CHW | 209 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | DET/CHC | 376 | 139 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | ARI | 234 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | ARI | 201 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | MIN | 62 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | WSH | 111 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 16.2
- RC
- 429.5
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .159
- SECA
- .332
- BB/K
- 0.49
- AB/HR
- 29.1
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 0.5 | 13.7 | 8.2 | .311 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | DET | -0.1 | 29.6 | 3.3 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | DET | 4.9 | 92.5 | 7.2 | .211 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | DET | 2.2 | 51 | 4.7 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 40.8 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | DET | 0.7 | 39 | 3.9 | .148 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | DET | 2.0 | 47.2 | 4 | .141 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 35.5 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | DET | -0.1 | 19.2 | 3.5 | .096 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 44.5 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | CHW | 1.0 | 24.9 | 4.9 | .160 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 24.1 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | DET/CHC | 2.7 | 53.9 | 6 | .183 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | ARI | -0.1 | 18.6 | 3 | .139 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 2019 | ARI | 1.4 | 24.2 | 4.7 | .213 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | MIN | 0.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | .102 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 49 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | WSH | 0.7 | 11 | 3.9 | .157 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 89 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 39 yearsJan 29, 1987
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2009
- Birthplace
- Hialeah, FL
- Draft
- 2008Rd 5, Pk 163
- College
- Alabama
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2011
Latest performance
Alex Avila
Oct 03 · vs BOS · L 7-5
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .191
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 03 | vs BOSL 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 29 | at COLL 10-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 24 | at CINL 8-7 F/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 22 | at MIAW 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 20 | atMIAL 8-7 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 18 | vsCOLL 6-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Alex Avila's career stats?
Alex Avila played 13 seasons for the Tigers, the White Sox, the Diamondbacks, the Twins and the Nationals. He was a career .233 hitter with 714 hits, 105 home runs and 397 RBI. His best season was 2011: a .295 batting average, 19 home runs and 82 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2009 to 2021
Awards
More on Alex Avila
Playoff series
Alex Avila played 36 games across 6 MLB postseasons in 10 series — 4 won, 6 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 |  BAL | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 |  ATH | Won 3-2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | BOS | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | ATH | Won 3-1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 |  NYY | Won 3-0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 |  SF | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NYY | Won 3-2 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 |  TEX | Lost 2-4 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Alex Avila’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Alex Avila against each club
- vs Kansas City Royals (106)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (102)
- vs Minnesota Twins (93)
- vs Chicago White Sox (90)
- vs Texas Rangers (48)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (47)
- vs Seattle Mariners (44)
- vs New York Yankees (43)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (43)
- vs Boston Red Sox (42)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (40)
- vs Athletics (39)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (35)
- vs Houston Astros (30)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (29)
- vs San Francisco Giants (29)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (28)
- vs San Diego Padres (23)
- vs Colorado Rockies (22)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (20)
- vs New York Mets (20)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (19)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (16)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (15)
- vs Washington Nationals (14)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (13)
- vs Atlanta Braves (12)
- vs Miami Marlins (12)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
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