Rafael Furcal
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[edit] Biography
Rafael Furcal (Rafael Furcal) was born on August 24, 1978 in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 4, 2000 for the Atlanta Braves. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 4 home runs and 37 RBI. Furcal played for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Rafael Furcal's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 25 bases, hit for a .292 average and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 2005, when he stole 46 bases, hit for a .284 average and knocked in 58 runs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
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| 2000 | ATL | N | 131 | 455 | 87 | 134 | 4 | 37 | .295 | .394 | .382 | 20 | 4 | 73 | 80 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | ATL | N | 79 | 324 | 39 | 89 | 4 | 30 | .275 | .321 | .370 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | ATL | N | 154 | 636 | 95 | 175 | 8 | 47 | .275 | .323 | .387 | 31 | 8 | 43 | 114 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | ATL | N | 156 | 664 | 130 | 194 | 15 | 61 | .292 | .352 | .443 | 35 | 10 | 60 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | ATL | N | 143 | 563 | 103 | 157 | 14 | 59 | .279 | .344 | .414 | 24 | 5 | 58 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | ATL | N | 154 | 616 | 100 | 175 | 12 | 58 | .284 | .348 | .429 | 31 | 11 | 62 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | LAD | N | 159 | 654 | 113 | 196 | 15 | 63 | .300 | .369 | .445 | 32 | 9 | 73 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | LAD | N | 138 | 581 | 87 | 157 | 6 | 47 | .270 | .333 | .355 | 23 | 4 | 55 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 11 |
| Total | 1114 | 4493 | 754 | 1277 | 78 | 402 | .284 | .349 | .407 | 215 | 51 | 448 | 641 | 14 | 42 | 251 | 16 | 54 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 2000 | ATL | N | SS | 110 | 92 | 839.1 | 147 | 289 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .950 |
| 2000 | ATL | N | 2B | 31 | 26 | 223 | 45 | 71 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 2001 | ATL | N | SS | 79 | 79 | 694.1 | 126 | 224 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 2002 | ATL | N | SS | 150 | 147 | 1314.1 | 245 | 466 | 27 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 2002 | ATL | N | 2B | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | ATL | N | SS | 155 | 154 | 1350 | 237 | 481 | 31 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .959 |
| 2004 | ATL | N | SS | 131 | 130 | 1134 | 192 | 411 | 24 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 2004 | ATL | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | ATL | N | SS | 152 | 152 | 1306.1 | 255 | 504 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 2006 | LAD | N | SS | 156 | 156 | 1371 | 269 | 492 | 27 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 2007 | LAD | N | SS | 138 | 138 | 1210 | 241 | 426 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| Total | 2B | 36 | 30 | 255 | 52 | 83 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 | ||
| Total | SS | 1071 | 1048 | 9219.1 | 1712 | 3293 | 177 | 758 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (November 9, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2005).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 19, 2005).
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