Albie Lopez
[edit] Biography
Born on August 18, 1971 in Mesa, Arizona, Albie Lopez (Albert Anthony Lopez) played for the Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 11 year career. Lopez broke into the bigs on July 6, 1993 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 6.39 ERA in 62 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Albie Lopez's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2000, when he posted a 4.13 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 96 batters. However, others believe that it was 1998, when he posted a 2.60 ERA and struck out 62 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 5.98
| 25
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 49
| 7
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 4.24
| 18
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 20
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3.13
| 22
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 17
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 6.39
| 45
| 47
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 80
| 14
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 6.93
| 63
| 61
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 76.2
| 101
| 11
| 40
| 9
| 5
| 4
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 2.60
| 62
| 31
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 79.2
| 73
| 7
| 32
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.64
| 37
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 66
| 8
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| 45
| 24
| 11
| 13
| 4.13
| 96
| 95
| 85
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 185.1
| 199
| 24
| 70
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 20
| 20
| 5
| 12
| 5.34
| 67
| 87
| 74
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 124.2
| 152
| 16
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 13
| 13
| 4
| 7
| 4.00
| 69
| 36
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 81
| 74
| 10
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 33
| 33
| 9
| 19
| 4.81
| 136
| 123
| 110
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 205.2
| 226
| 26
| 75
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 4.37
| 39
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55.2
| 66
| 1
| 18
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 12.71
| 15
| 32
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 41
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 17
| 5
| 11
| 4.15
| 108
| 65
| 63
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 136.2
| 140
| 11
| 42
| 5
| 6
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 254
| 75
| 42
| 47
| 5.10
| 450
| 446
| 399
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 704.2
| 798
| 101
| 301
| 23
| 28
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 297
| 92
| 47
| 58
| 4.94
| 558
| 511
| 462
| 8
| 5
| 4
| 841.1
| 938
| 112
| 343
| 28
| 34
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 49.2
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .846
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .667
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 6
| 2
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 13
| 10
| 62
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .833
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 6
| 76.2
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 79.2
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 64
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| P
| 45
| 24
| 185.1
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 3
| 0
| .906
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 124.2
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 2
| .960
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| P
| 13
| 13
| 81
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 33
| 33
| 205.2
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 9
| 3
| .974
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| P
| 30
| 4
| 55.2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 22.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 297
| 92
| 841.1
| 43
| 106
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 67
| 33
| 3
| .937
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .042
| .148
| .042
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .034
| .125
| .034
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .061
| .139
| .061
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 254
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 297
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .043
| .102
| .043
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 46th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1989).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 19th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 12, 1991).
- Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Cleveland Indians (48th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
- Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Mike Difelice to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Jason Conti and Nick Bierbrodt (July 25, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 20, 2001).
- Granted free agency (December 28, 2002).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 7, 2003).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (June 19, 2003).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 26, 2005).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 23, 2005).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 19, 2005).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (May 15, 2005).
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