Bruce Aven
[edit] Biography
Bruce Aven (David Bruce Aven) was born on March 4, 1972 in Orange, Texas. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 1997 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .289 with 12 home runs and 70 RBI. Aven played for the Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Bruce Aven's best season was 1999, when he hit for a .289 average and knocked in 70 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 19
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .250
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| 137
| 381
| 57
| 110
| 12
| 70
| .289
| .370
| .444
| 19
| 2
| 44
| 82
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| 72
| 148
| 18
| 37
| 5
| 25
| .250
| .275
| .426
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 2000
| LA
| N
| 9
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 4
| .250
| .348
| .550
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| 81
| 168
| 20
| 42
| 7
| 29
| .250
| .284
| .440
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 21
| 24
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .385
| .542
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .286
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 239
| 573
| 80
| 160
| 20
| 101
| .279
| .347
| .447
| 32
| 2
| 52
| 126
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 20
| 36
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .268
| .194
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 259
| 609
| 85
| 166
| 20
| 103
| .273
| .343
| .432
| 33
| 2
| 57
| 135
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 13
| 3
| 52
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 10
| 2
| 37
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| LF
| 78
| 62
| 546
| 138
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| RF
| 24
| 17
| 135
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| OF
| 102
| 84
| 735
| 181
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| CF
| 9
| 5
| 54
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 20
| 11
| 104.1
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 17
| 10
| 89
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 41
| 26
| 239
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 8
| 5
| 45.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| LA
| N
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 60
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| LA
| N
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 60
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 50
| 32
| 299
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 26
| 16
| 149
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| OF
| 9
| 1
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 50
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 19
| 10
| 102.2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 181
| 126
| 1166
| 274
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 51
| 30
| 268.1
| 59
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 124
| 86
| 795
| 188
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 4, 1994).
- Claimed on waivers by Florida Marlins from Cleveland Indians (October 28, 1998).
- Traded by Florida Marlins to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Brant Brown (December 13, 1999).
- Sent to Los Angeles Dodgers by Pittsburgh Pirates for future considerations (August 6, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 2001).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 9, 2002).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jeff D'Amico (June 25, 2002).
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