Eric Chavez

Full Name: Eric Cesar Chavez Primary Position: 3B Height/Weight: 6'1"/220 First Game: September 8, 1998 Birthdate: December 7, 1977 MLB Experience: 10 years Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

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.

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.