Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1997
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1997
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,259
- AB
- 4,685
- R
- 618
- H
- 1,264
- HR
- 156
- RBI
- 667
- SB
- 127
- AVG
- .270
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | DET | 11 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .212 |
| 1998 | DET | 40 | 164 | 30 | 54 | 7 | 21 | 7 | .329 |
| 1999 | DET | 132 | 509 | 62 | 130 | 19 | 74 | 33 | .255 |
| 2000 | DET | 141 | 547 | 75 | 158 | 14 | 72 | 16 | .289 |
| 2001 | DET | 120 | 417 | 52 | 101 | 12 | 52 | 9 | .242 |
| 2002 |  CIN/MIA | 152 | 584 | 77 | 158 | 24 | 85 | 21 | .271 |
| 2003 | MIA | 156 | 601 | 80 | 162 | 19 | 94 | 19 | .270 |
| 2004 | LAD/MIA | 135 | 484 | 63 | 114 | 16 | 62 | 5 | .236 |
| 2005 | MIA | 141 | 506 | 59 | 145 | 16 | 76 | 6 | .287 |
| 2006 | STL | 153 | 557 | 74 | 155 | 19 | 79 | 6 | .278 |
| 2007 | STL | 78 | 283 | 43 | 80 | 9 | 47 | 2 | .283 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- AB
- 82
- R
- 5
- H
- 15
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .183
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,095
- TB
- 2,066
- XBH
- 444
- HBP
- 54
- IBB
- 13
- GIDP
- 116
- P/PA
- 2.34
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | DET | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 175 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 538 | 229 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET | 590 | 237 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | DET | 457 | 170 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | CIN/MIA | 644 | 262 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | MIA | 653 | 268 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | LAD/MIA | 532 | 196 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | MIA | 563 | 226 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | STL | 598 | 247 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | STL | 307 | 126 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.5
- RC
- 636.7
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .171
- SECA
- .247
- BB/K
- 0.34
- AB/HR
- 30.0
- GO/FO
- 0.80
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | DET | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 1.0 | 31.2 | 7.1 | .232 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET | 1.6 | 64.3 | 4.2 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 26.8 | 0 |
| 2000 | DET | 1.6 | 76.5 | 5 | .144 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39.1 | 0 |
| 2001 | DET | -0.6 | 48.5 | 3.9 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 2002 | CIN/MIA | 1.9 | 82.4 | 4.8 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIA | -0.2 | 81.4 | 4.6 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 31.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | LAD/MIA | 0.0 | 57.1 | 4 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30.3 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | MIA | 0.4 | 77.6 | 5.5 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.6 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | STL | 0.8 | 75.8 | 4.8 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 29.3 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | STL | 0.0 | 37.7 | 4.6 | .163 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.4 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Juan Encarnacion's career stats?
Juan Encarnacion played 11 seasons for the Tigers, the Marlins and the Cardinals. He was a career .270 hitter with 1,264 hits, 156 home runs and 667 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .329 batting average, 7 home runs and 21 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1997 to 2007
Championships ×2
- 2003 World Series with the Miami Marlins
- 2006 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
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