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Paco
Alvarez		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 20, 1942 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1975   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 32 VAL JL $ 2,000,000 5 4 5 7 6 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
1975 33 VAL JL $ 2,000,000 5 4 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4
1976 34 VAL JL $ 3,000,000 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1977 35 VAL JL $ 3,000,000 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1978 36 VAL JL $ 3,000,000 5 4 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1979 37 PHX JL $ 300,000 5 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1980 38 BRK FL   3 3 3 6 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 3 3 6 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 32 VAL JL 34 81 9 19 4 0 2 7 0 0 4 17 .235 .303 .358 .661 9.3 1.6
    AAA   97 366 48 109 26 5 8 66 3 3 39 81 .298 .365 .462 .827 58.6  
1975 33 VAL JL 147 500 71 150 37 2 10 55 9 3 39 111 .300 .375 .442 .817 79.8 17.3
1976 34 VAL JL 141 427 51 101 25 4 8 31 4 6 25 106 .237 .305 .370 .675 46.3 8.0
1977 35 VAL JL 145 431 67 118 30 2 17 57 1 1 37 116 .274 .357 .471 .828 70.0 17.6
1978 36 VAL JL 87 189 28 44 13 0 2 22 1 0 13 46 .233 .298 .333 .631 18.6 1.7
1979 37 PHX JL 13 23 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .130 .200 .174 .374 0.6 0.0
    AAA   35 100 18 35 9 1 1 13 2 0 11 12 .350 .414 .490 .904 18.8  
1980 38 AAA   50 52 5 17 5 0 0 15 0 0 12 10 .327 .453 .423 .876 10.3  
6 Years Sim 567 1651 228 435 110 8 39 175 15 10 120 402 .263 .338 .411 .749 224.5 46.2
3 Years AAA 182 518 71 161 40 6 9 94 5 3 62 103 .311 .395 .463 .858 87.7  
162 Game Average 471 65 124 31 2 11 50 4 2 34 114 .263 .338 .411 .749 64.1  
Career Highs 147 500 71 150 37 4 17 57 9 6 39 116 .300 .375 .471 .828 79.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   941 126 243 60 5 24 87 10 7 71 239 .258 .340 .409 .749 116.7
vs LH   710 102 192 50 3 15 88 5 3 49 163 .270 .335 .413 .747 89.6
Home 284 807 102 201 49 5 17 83 9 3 59 204 .249 .323 .385 .708 92.5
Away 283 844 126 234 61 3 22 92 6 7 61 198 .277 .352 .435 .787 113.7
RISP   398 0 108 24 1 7 125 0 0 32 108 .271 .350 .389 .740 49.4
Pinch Hitting   101 21 31 8 0 5 16 1 1 10 28 .307 .391 .535 .926 18.5
Close/Late   207 29 61 23 2 7 24 0 0 11 47 .295 .336 .527 .863 32.9
Mar/Apr 79 218 35 60 17 1 3 22 2 0 15 55 .275 .340 .404 .744 27.4
May 101 328 39 76 15 2 6 39 3 0 25 73 .232 .313 .345 .657 32.9
June 89 245 36 63 17 0 7 26 6 3 24 54 .257 .348 .412 .760 32.6
July 93 289 33 79 21 1 7 22 2 4 17 80 .273 .336 .426 .762 35.9
August 101 314 46 89 20 4 10 37 1 2 14 85 .283 .336 .468 .804 43.2
Sep/Oct 104 257 39 68 20 0 6 29 1 1 25 55 .265 .361 .412 .774 34.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1974 32 VAL JL RF 28 19 183.7 48 1 5 0 .907 2.40   0.2
1975 33 VAL JL RF 141 139 1180.3 306 10 7 1 .978 2.41   2.5
    2B 2 2 16.7 7 8 0 3 1.000 8.10   0.1
1976 34 VAL JL RF 122 97 880.7 227 5 9 1 .963 2.37   2.5
    CF 8 8 67.0 17 0 1 0 .944 2.28    
1977 35 VAL JL RF 126 102 913.0 228 5 4 1 .983 2.30   3.0
    LF 14 14 123.3 23 0 1 0 .958 1.68    
    CF 1 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1978 36 VAL JL RF 46 34 309.3 56 0 4 0 .933 1.63   0.5
    CF 8 7 63.0 12 0 2 0 .857 1.71    
    LF 2 2 16.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81    
1979 37 PHX JL RF 7 4 36.7 8 0 1 0 .889 1.96   0.0
  RF 470 395 3503.7 873 21 30 3 .968 2.30   8.8
  LF 16 16 139.3 28 0 1 0 .966 1.81    
  CF 17 16 139.0 32 0 3 0 .914 2.07    
  2B 2 2 16.7 7 8 0 3 1.000 8.10   0.1
Career Totals   505 429 3798.7 940 29 34 6 .966 2.30   8.8
Career Highs   143 141 1197.0 313 18 10 4 .981 2.49    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1975-4-37
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  5. Billy Joe Baron (961)
  6. Rafeal Ostrin (960)
  7. Jorge Abad (959)
  8. Kevin Werden (958)
  9. Antonio Cade (957)
  10. Steve Sakis (956)
History
Drafted in 20th round, 465th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Hollis Wayne (LEX)
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1973, off Dolf Guayma (DM)
Traded from New Orleans to Valencia on 7/21/1974 (Going to VAL: LF R. Nee, P E. Peters, CF E. Steffan, 3B E. Gilson, RF P. Alvarez. Going to NO: 3B C. Almonte)
Won Slick Fielder Award at Rightfield in 1975.Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on 7/21/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 8/4/1979 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days
 
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