Alex Gonzalez (baseball 1998)

Full Name: Alexander Gonzalez Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170 First Game: August 25, 1998 Birthdate: February 15, 1977 MLB Experience: 9 years Birthplace: Cagua, Aragua (Venezuela) Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Alex Gonzalez (Alexander Gonzalez) was born on February 15, 1977 in Cagua, Aragua (Venezuela). He made his Major League debut on August 25, 1998 for the Florida Marlins. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI. Gonzalez played for the Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Alex Gonzalez's best season was 2004, when he slugged 23 home runs and knocked in 79 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1998	FLA	N	25	86	11	13	3	7	.151	.240	.279	2	0	9	30	1	2	0	0	2
1999	FLA	N	136	560	81	155	14	59	.277	.308	.430	28	8	15	113	12	1	3	0	13
2000	FLA	N	109	385	35	77	7	42	.200	.229	.319	17	4	13	77	2	5	7	0	7
2001	FLA	N	145	515	57	129	9	48	.250	.303	.377	36	1	30	107	10	3	2	6	13
2002	FLA	N	42	151	15	34	2	18	.225	.296	.325	7	1	12	32	4	3	3	1	2
2003	FLA	N	150	528	52	135	18	77	.256	.313	.443	33	6	33	106	13	3	0	13	8
2004	FLA	N	159	561	67	130	23	79	.232	.270	.419	30	3	27	126	4	3	3	9	17
2005	FLA	N	130	435	45	115	5	45	.264	.319	.368	30	0	31	81	5	4	5	10	11
2006	BOS	A	111	388	48	99	9	50	.255	.299	.397	24	2	22	67	5	7	1	1	6
2007	CIN	N	110	393	55	107	16	55	.272	.325	.468	27	1	24	75	8	2	0	1	13
Total	NL		1006	3614	418	895	97	430	.248	.295	.400	210	24	194	747	59	26	23	40	86
Total	AL		111	388	48	99	9	50	.255	.299	.397	24	2	22	67	5	7	1	1	6
Total			1117	4002	466	994	106	480	.248	.295	.399	234	26	216	814	64	33	24	41	92

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1998	FLA	N	SS	25	23	209.1	29	58	2	17	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1999	FLA	N	SS	135	130	1144.1	237	339	27	85	0	0	0	0	0	.955
2000	FLA	N	SS	104	98	855.2	141	288	19	63	0	0	0	0	0	.958
2001	FLA	N	SS	142	139	1220.1	219	397	26	101	0	0	0	0	0	.960
2002	FLA	N	SS	42	41	348.1	72	113	3	32	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2003	FLA	N	SS	150	150	1315.2	236	426	16	109	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2004	FLA	N	SS	158	155	1351.2	225	425	16	99	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2005	FLA	N	SS	124	124	1087.1	221	368	16	102	0	0	0	0	0	.974
2006	BOS	A	SS	111	110	966.1	163	305	7	68	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2007	CIN	N	SS	103	98	872.2	147	264	16	73	0	0	0	0	0	.963
Total			SS	1094	1068	9371.2	1690	2983	148	749	0	0	0	0	0	.969

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Florida Marlins (April 18, 1994).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
• Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 6, 2006).
• Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
• Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 20, 2006).