Juan Encarnacion

Full Name: Juan de Dios Encarnacion Primary Position: OF,RF,CF Height/Weight: 6' 2"/160 First Game: September 2, 1997 Birthdate: March 8, 1976 MLB Experience: 10 years Birthplace: Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan (Dominican Republic) Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Juan Encarnacion (Juan de Dios Encarnacion) was born on March 8, 1976 in Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1997 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .329 with 7 home runs and 21 RBI. Encarnacion played for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Juan Encarnacion's best season was 2003, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 94 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	DET	A	11	33	3	7	1	5	.212	.316	.394	1	1	3	12	2	0	3	0	1
1998	DET	A	40	164	30	54	7	21	.329	.354	.561	9	4	7	31	1	0	7	0	2
1999	DET	A	132	509	62	130	19	74	.255	.287	.450	30	6	14	113	9	4	33	1	12
2000	DET	A	141	547	75	158	14	72	.289	.330	.433	25	6	29	90	7	3	16	1	15
2001	DET	A	120	417	52	101	12	52	.242	.292	.408	19	7	25	93	6	5	9	1	9
2002	FLA	N	69	263	34	69	8	34	.262	.317	.418	11	3	20	50	3	0	12	0	11
2002	CIN	N	83	321	43	89	16	51	.277	.330	.474	11	2	26	63	1	3	9	0	7
2002	TOT	N	152	584	77	158	24	85	.271	.324	.449	22	5	46	113	4	3	21	0	18
2003	FLA	N	156	601	80	162	19	94	.270	.313	.446	37	6	37	82	4	5	19	0	17
2004	LA	N	86	324	42	76	13	43	.235	.289	.417	18	1	21	53	4	0	3	0	9
2004	FLA	N	49	160	21	38	3	19	.237	.320	.381	12	1	17	33	3	1	2	2	2
2004	TOT	N	135	484	63	114	16	62	.236	.299	.405	30	2	38	86	7	1	5	2	11
2005	FLA	N	141	506	59	145	16	76	.287	.349	.447	27	3	41	104	9	4	6	2	9
2006	STL	N	153	557	74	155	19	79	.278	.317	.443	25	5	30	86	4	1	6	6	11
2007	STL	N	78	283	43	80	9	47	.283	.324	.445	17	1	18	43	1	1	2	0	11
Total	NL		815	3015	396	814	103	443	.270	.321	.439	158	22	210	514	29	15	59	10	77
Total	AL		444	1670	222	450	53	224	.269	.310	.444	84	24	78	339	25	12	68	3	39
Total			1259	4685	618	1264	156	667	.270	.317	.441	242	46	288	853	54	27	127	13	116

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	DET	A	CF	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	DET	A	OF	10	9	86	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	DET	A	RF	10	9	83	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	DET	A	CF	13	12	107	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	DET	A	OF	39	39	349.1	60	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1998	DET	A	LF	8	7	65.1	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	DET	A	RF	21	20	177	34	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1998	DET	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	DET	A	OF	131	127	1111	264	10	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1999	DET	A	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	DET	A	LF	118	107	949	216	10	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1999	DET	A	CF	22	20	161	47	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.959
2000	DET	A	OF	141	138	1212.2	365	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2000	DET	A	CF	141	138	1212.2	365	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2001	DET	A	OF	116	114	1003.1	246	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2001	DET	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	DET	A	RF	63	62	529	121	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2001	DET	A	CF	56	52	474.1	126	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2002	FLA	N	CF	12	12	87.1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	FLA	N	OF	67	66	591	134	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2002	FLA	N	RF	61	54	503.2	114	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.992
2002	CIN	N	RF	31	23	207.2	49	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.945
2002	CIN	N	OF	82	80	704.2	210	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2002	CIN	N	CF	59	57	497	161	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2002	TOT	N	CF	71	69	584.1	181	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2002	TOT	N	OF	149	146	1295.2	344	9	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2002	TOT	N	RF	92	77	711.1	163	7	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2003	FLA	N	OF	155	155	1355.1	329	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	FLA	N	RF	155	155	1355.1	329	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	LA	N	LF	9	8	79	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	LA	N	OF	85	85	752.1	161	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2004	LA	N	RF	77	77	673.1	151	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.975
2004	FLA	N	OF	48	46	398.2	96	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2004	FLA	N	RF	48	46	398.2	96	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2004	TOT	N	OF	133	131	1151	257	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2004	TOT	N	RF	125	123	1072	247	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2005	FLA	N	OF	139	132	1165	226	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2005	FLA	N	RF	135	126	1112.2	216	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2005	FLA	N	CF	11	6	52.1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	STL	N	OF	148	139	1220	265	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2006	STL	N	LF	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	STL	N	RF	125	111	983.1	219	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2006	STL	N	CF	32	27	230.2	46	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.958
2007	STL	N	OF	74	72	619	125	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.941
2007	STL	N	RF	74	72	615.1	124	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.940
2007	STL	N	CF	2	0	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	136	123	1099.1	240	11	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.973
Total			CF	350	324	2829	788	9	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			OF	1235	1202	10568.1	2503	54	51	14	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	801	755	6640	1475	33	29	9	0	0	0	0	0	.981

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (December 27, 1992).
• Traded by Detroit Tigers with Luis Pineda to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dmitri Young (December 11, 2001).
• Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Wilton Guerrero and Ryan Snare to Florida Marlins in exchange for Ryan Dempster (July 11, 2002).
• Traded by Florida Marlins to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Travis Ezi (December 13, 2003).
• Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Paul Lo Duca and Guillermo Mota to Florida Marlins in exchange for Hee-Seop Choi, Brad Penny and Bill Murphy (July 30, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
• Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 10, 2006).