Eric Chavez (Eric Cesar Chavez) was born on December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1998 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI. Chavez played for the Oakland Athletics for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that Eric Chavez's best season was 2001, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .288 average and knocked in 114 runs.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1998
OAK
A
16
45
6
14
0
6
.311
.354
.444
4
1
3
5
0
0
1
1
1
1999
OAK
A
115
356
47
88
13
50
.247
.333
.427
21
2
46
56
0
0
1
4
7
2000
OAK
A
153
501
89
139
26
86
.277
.355
.495
23
4
62
94
1
0
2
8
9
2001
OAK
A
151
552
91
159
32
114
.288
.338
.540
43
0
41
99
4
0
8
9
7
2002
OAK
A
153
585
87
161
34
109
.275
.348
.513
31
3
65
119
1
0
8
13
8
2003
OAK
A
156
588
94
166
29
101
.282
.350
.514
39
5
62
89
1
0
8
10
14
2004
OAK
A
125
475
87
131
29
77
.276
.397
.501
20
0
95
99
3
0
6
10
21
2005
OAK
A
160
625
92
168
27
101
.269
.329
.466
40
1
58
129
2
0
6
4
9
2006
OAK
A
137
485
74
117
22
72
.241
.351
.435
24
2
84
100
1
0
3
6
19
2007
OAK
A
90
341
43
82
15
46
.240
.306
.446
21
2
34
76
0
0
4
2
9
Total
1256
4553
710
1225
227
762
.269
.347
.486
266
20
550
866
13
0
47
67
104
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1998
OAK
A
3B
13
11
95
11
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1999
OAK
A
DH
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1999
OAK
A
SS
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1999
OAK
A
3B
105
98
847.1
69
155
9
13
0
0
0
0
0
.961
2000
OAK
A
SS
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2000
OAK
A
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2000
OAK
A
3B
146
135
1206.1
91
256
18
17
0
0
0
0
0
.951
2001
OAK
A
1B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2001
OAK
A
DH
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2001
OAK
A
3B
149
146
1300.2
100
321
12
27
0
0
0
0
0
.972
2001
OAK
A
SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2002
OAK
A
3B
143
143
1262
120
301
17
24
0
0
0
0
0
.961
2002
OAK
A
LF
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2002
OAK
A
DH
9
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2002
OAK
A
OF
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2003
OAK
A
3B
154
153
1333.1
125
343
14
33
0
0
0
0
0
.971
2004
OAK
A
3B
125
125
1129
113
276
13
31
0
0
0
0
0
.968
2004
OAK
A
LF
1
0
4.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2004
OAK
A
OF
1
0
4.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2005
OAK
A
3B
153
153
1348.1
121
302
15
28
0
0
0
0
0
.966
2005
OAK
A
DH
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2006
OAK
A
DH
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2006
OAK
A
3B
134
133
1165.2
105
281
5
43
0
0
0
0
0
.987
2007
OAK
A
3B
88
87
774.2
66
69
6
16
0
0
0
0
0
.975
2007
OAK
A
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
DH
24
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
SS
5
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
LF
2
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
3B
1210
1184
10462.1
921
2425
109
234
0
0
0
0
0
.968
Total
OF
2
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions
Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed August 27, 1996).
Trivia
Chavez is one of 6 players in MLB history to achieve 6 Gold Glove awards.
He is one of 5 players to achieve 6 consecutive Gold Glove awards.
