#20 Jorge Posada, Catcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia Phillies

#20 Jorge Posada, Catcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia Phillies
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Jorge Posada

8/17/1971
31
P.R.,,Santurce
6"2
215

Catcher
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4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,100,000
2003
$ 6,460,000 (4 year(s))
5 Year(s), 74 Days (934 total Days)
74 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 74 Days (934 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	9	8	6	10	7
Versus LHP	9	8	6	10	8
Versus RHP	8	8	6	10	7
Talent	9	8	7	10	7

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1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/1	@NYM	W 6-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
6/2	ATL	W 6-3	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#4
6/3	ATL	L 3-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
6/4	@FLO	W 7-4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#8
6/6	@FLO	L 4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#9
6/7	TOR	W 6-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	#4
6/8	TOR	W 5-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
6/9	TOR	W 5-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
6/11	NYY	L 0-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
6/12	NYY	W 9-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	57	158	48	10	0	7	30	39	33	26	.304	.426	.500	.926	1.027	.196
Projected	147	406	123	26	0	18	77	100	85	67	.304	.426	.500	.926	1.027	.196

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	39	197	3	5	0	3	0	3	79	17	1	0	100.0	37.0	8.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	33	10	2	0	2	6	8	5	4	1	0	2	.303	.415	.545	.960
vs. RHP	125	38	8	0	5	24	31	28	22	2	0	1	.304	.429	.488	.917
Close/Late	30	10	3	0	1	6	6	9	4	1	0	2	.333	.500	.533	1.033
Scoring Position	55	14	2	0	2	23	0	14	11	3	0	1	.255	.397	.400	.797
Pinch Hitting	14	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	1	.214	.389	.286	.675

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	28	88	23	3	0	5	14	19	9	16	.261	.343	.466	.809
Road	29	70	25	7	0	2	16	20	24	10	.357	.510	.543	1.053
This Week	5	14	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	.071	.071	.286	.357
Last Week	6	12	3	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	.250	.400	.250	.650
March/April	23	66	21	4	0	2	12	17	12	15	.318	.425	.470	.895
May	24	69	23	6	0	4	15	20	19	5	.333	.478	.594	1.072
June	10	23	4	0	0	1	3	2	2	6	.174	.240	.304	.544

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	139	441	125	39	2	15	76	76	69	9	1	78	1	1	.283	.390	.483	.873	PHI
1999	152	479	131	32	3	22	100	89	89	10	1	112	1	0	.273	.397	.491	.888	PHI
2000	139	312	88	18	0	11	59	56	66	0	0	74	0	0	.282	.407	.446	.853	PHI
2001	102	232	69	12	2	12	51	46	59	6	4	58	1	0	.297	.445	.522	.967	PHI
2002	146	414	133	39	1	17	74	103	119	6	2	110	0	0	.321	.477	.543	1.020	PHI
2003	57	158	48	10	0	7	30	39	33	3	3	26	1	0	.304	.426	.500	.926	PHI
Total	735	2036	594	150	8	84	390	409	435	34	11	458	4	1	.292	.422	.497	.920

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1990, A	118	335	71	18	0	8	29	39	50	57	3	1	.212	.306	.337	.643
1991, A	128	364	101	19	1	15	49	55	51	37	1	1	.277	.352	.459	.811
1992, A	70	228	67	11	0	10	43	40	42	38	0	2	.294	.398	.474	.871
1992, AA	32	122	35	7	0	5	17	16	14	11	0	0	.287	.345	.467	.812
1993, AA	102	364	94	24	2	15	63	55	54	46	1	1	.258	.348	.459	.807
1994, AAA	84	267	69	15	2	14	40	50	35	47	0	3	.258	.337	.487	.823
1995, AAA	108	365	105	25	0	21	75	62	57	62	1	2	.288	.377	.529	.906
1996, AAA	114	377	116	32	0	26	77	72	83	68	2	0	.308	.421	.599	1.020
1997, AAA	129	432	136	35	1	32	96	88	96	71	0	1	.315	.431	.623	1.054

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1998	3	12	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
2000	5	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300
Total	8	17	4	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	49	39	407	19	1	427	1	.998	375.2	10.23	1	32	12	37.5

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 3/3/1990 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 6/15/1991 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days...
Injured on 8/16/1991 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
Injured on 8/14/1992 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/9/1993 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Injured on 5/17/1994 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5-6 weeks...
Injured on 8/23/1994 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days...
Injured on 4/3/1995 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days...
Injured on 7/14/1997 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/1998, off Daryl Irvine (HOU)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1998, off Hideo Nomo (FLO)...
Hit for the cycle against New York (M) on 7/12/1999...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (M) on 7/12/1999...
2/2/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,507,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/18/2001 with a Broken Wrist, out for 8 weeks...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,931,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/20/2002 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,100,000 through salary arbitration...
5/29/2003: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $6,460,000 per year, for 4 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
2002 - .321 - 5th

OBP
1998 - .390 - 8th
1999 - .397 - 9th
2002 - .477 - 1st

OPS
2002 - 1.020 - 9th

BB
1999 - 89 - 10th
2002 - 119 - 4th

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