Chone Figgins

Full Name: Desmond DeChone Figgins	Primary Position: OF, 3B, 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/180	First Game: August 25, 2002
Birthdate: January 22, 1978	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Leary, Georgia
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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1 Biography
2 Highlights
3 Scouting Report
4 Statistics
- 4.1 Batting Stats
- 4.2 Fielding Stats
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
7 Video Gallery
8 Picture Gallery
9 See Also
- 9.1 Recent Chone Figgins ArmchairGM Stories
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Desmond DeChone ("Chone") Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a third baseman who plays for the Los Angeles Angels. ("Chone" is pronounced like "Shawn".)

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A fourth-round draft pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 1997 amateur draft, Figgins attended Brandon High School in Florida where he was third-team High School All-American as a senior. He was acquired by the Angels in a trade in 2001 for Kimera Bartee.

Figgins made his major-league debut in 2002 for the World Series-winning Angels, used mostly as a pinch runner. His first full season in the majors was 2004. His breakout year came in 2005, when he was moved from nearly the bottom of the batting order to leadoff hitter and used his speed to steal a major-league high 62 bases, which also set a new Angels team record.

Prior to the 2006 season, the Angels signed Figgins to a 3-year, $10.5-million deal. He had been eligible for salary arbitration, which could have been substantial considering his accomplishments the year before.

Along with third base, Figgins can also play shortstop, second base, and all three outfield positions. He is known as being one of the top utility players in the game of baseball. Although he was initially considered the most likely starter for center field in 2006, when the Angels decided to move Darin Erstad back to that position it opened up Figgins to be the starter at third base.

Listed generously at 5'7" or 5'8", Figgins is one of the shortest players in Major League Baseball.

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In 2005, led Major League Baseball with 62 stolen bases.
Was named team co-MVP of the 2005 season for the Angels, with Bartolo Colon.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2002	ANA	15	12	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	2	1	.167	.167	.250	.417
2003	ANA	71	240	34	71	9	4	0	27	20	38	13	7	.296	.345	.367	.711
2004	ANA	148	577	83	171	22	17	5	60	49	94	34	13	.296	.350	.419	.770
2005	LAA	158	642	113	186	25	10	8	57	64	101	62	17	.290	.352	.397	.749
2006	LAA	155	604	93	161	23	8	9	62	65	100	52	16	.267	.336	.376	.712
2007	LAA	115	442	81	146	24	6	3	58	51	81	41	12	.330	.393	.432	.825
Career		662	2517	410	737	104	45	25	265	249	419	204	66	.293	.354	.400	.753

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2002	ANA	2B	8	1	29	7	17	9	1	2	.941
2003	ANA	CF	44	40	354	108	109	1	0	0	1.000
2003	ANA	LF	3	1	13	5	5	0	0	0	1.000
2003	ANA	SS	8	6	56	11	31	18	2	4	.935
2003	ANA	2B	14	12	105	23	51	27	1	6	.980
2004	ANA	RF	2	1	10	4	5	1	0	0	1.000
2004	ANA	CF	54	35	336	92	93	0	1	0	.989
2004	ANA	LF	1	1	9	4	4	0	0	0	1.000
2004	ANA	SS	13	10	80	19	45	24	2	5	.956
2004	ANA	3B	92	80	705	57	197	129	11	9	.944
2004	ANA	2B	20	15	141	27	70	42	1	8	.986
2005	LAA	2B	42	36	322	67	173	101	5	20	.971
2005	LAA	RF	8	7	53	12	13	1	0	0	1.000
2005	LAA	CF	50	45	398	131	134	1	2	0	.985
2005	LAA	LF	15	13	130	27	28	1	0	1	1.000
2005	LAA	SS	4	1	11	2	6	4	0	1	1.000
2005	LAA	3B	56	48	437	34	132	95	3	8	.977
2006	LAA	RF	6	4	37	7	7	0	0	0	1.000
2006	LAA	CF	96	93	829	242	254	7	5	3	.980
2006	LAA	LF	16	9	90	16	17	1	0	0	1.000
2006	LAA	SS	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
2006	LAA	3B	34	32	280	22	82	50	10	5	.878
2006	LAA	2B	9	7	62	9	30	20	1	6	.967
2007	LAA	RF	11	11	86	17	18	1	0	0	1.000
2007	LAA	3B	99	96	836	52	230	165	13	14	.943
2007	LAA	2B	9	6	58	9	25	15	1	1	.960
Total			756	638	5617	1021	1826	743	62	100	.966

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Selected by Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1997 - signed June 9, 1997).
Traded by Colorado Rockies to Anaheim Angels in exchange for [[Kimera Bartee[[ (July 13, 2001).