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Full Name: Javier (Torres) Lopez Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/185 First Game: September 18, 1992
Birthdate: November 5, 1970 MLB Experience: 15 years
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Javy Lopez (Javier (Torres) Lopez) was born on November 5, 1970 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1992 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1994, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI. Lopez played for the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Javy Lopez's best season was 2003, when he slugged 43 home runs, hit for a .328 average and knocked in 109 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
1992 ATL N 9 16 3 6 0 2 .375 .375 .500 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 ATL N 8 16 1 6 1 2 .375 .412 .750 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
1994 ATL N 80 277 27 68 13 35 .245 .299 .419 9 0 17 61 5 2 0 0 12
1995 ATL N 100 333 37 105 14 51 .315 .344 .498 11 4 14 57 2 0 0 0 13
1996 ATL N 138 489 56 138 23 69 .282 .322 .466 19 1 28 84 3 1 1 5 17
1997 ATL N 123 414 52 122 23 68 .295 .361 .534 28 1 40 82 5 1 1 10 9
1998 ATL N 133 489 73 139 34 106 .284 .328 .540 21 1 30 85 6 1 5 1 22
1999 ATL N 65 246 34 78 11 45 .317 .375 .533 18 1 20 41 3 0 0 2 6
2000 ATL N 134 481 60 138 24 89 .287 .337 .484 21 1 35 80 4 0 0 3 20
2001 ATL N 128 438 45 117 17 66 .267 .322 .425 16 1 28 82 10 1 1 3 12
2002 ATL N 109 347 31 81 11 52 .233 .299 .372 15 0 26 63 8 0 0 8 15
2003 ATL N 129 457 89 150 43 109 .328 .378 .687 29 3 33 90 4 0 0 5 10
2004 BAL A 150 579 83 183 23 86 .316 .370 .503 33 3 47 97 6 0 0 4 16
2005 BAL A 103 395 47 110 15 49 .278 .322 .458 24 1 19 68 7 0 0 2 10
2006 BOS A 18 63 6 12 0 4 .190 .215 .270 5 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 5
2006 BAL A 76 279 30 74 8 31 .265 .314 .412 15 1 18 60 2 0 0 0 5
2006 TOT A 94 342 36 86 8 35 .251 .297 .386 20 1 20 76 2 0 0 0 10
Total NL 1156 4003 508 1148 214 694 .287 .337 .502 190 14 271 728 51 6 8 37 136
Total AL 347 1316 166 379 46 170 .288 .337 .459 77 5 86 241 15 0 0 6 36
Total 1503 5319 674 1527 260 864 .287 .337 .491 267 19 357 969 66 6 8 43 172

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1992 ATL N C 9 2 41 28 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1.000
1993 ATL N C 7 4 37 37 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 .975
1994 ATL N C 75 72 643.1 559 35 3 3 0 10 66 20 1 .995
1995 ATL N C 93 86 756.2 625 50 8 5 0 8 61 17 4 .988
1996 ATL N C 135 125 1112.2 993 81 6 9 0 11 97 36 3 .994
1997 ATL N C 117 107 951 792 56 6 7 0 9 72 33 3 .993
1998 ATL N C 128 123 1092.1 978 68 5 6 0 11 53 27 1 .995
1998 ATL N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ATL N C 60 56 494.2 413 29 4 3 0 6 46 15 1 .991
1999 ATL N DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ATL N C 132 121 1084.2 817 62 6 5 0 8 69 23 1 .993
2001 ATL N C 127 115 1026 826 50 10 7 0 5 64 31 2 .989
2002 ATL N C 103 92 814.1 635 54 10 8 0 5 54 33 1 .986
2003 ATL N DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ATL N C 120 114 992 718 53 5 6 0 6 52 23 2 .994
2004 BAL A C 132 125 1092.1 848 49 5 11 0 9 68 26 2 .994
2004 BAL A DH 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 BAL A C 75 75 628.2 499 26 3 4 0 4 52 16 0 .994
2005 BAL A DH 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 BAL A 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 BOS A C 17 15 137 98 5 1 1 0 2 15 2 0 .990
2006 BAL A DH 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 BAL A C 21 19 171.2 124 9 0 1 0 1 18 4 0 1.000
2006 TOT A C 38 34 308.2 222 14 1 2 0 3 33 6 0 .996
Total DH 110 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 1351 1251 11075.1 8990 631 73 76 0 96 798 309 21 .992

Transactions[]

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (November 6, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 7, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
  • Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 6, 2004).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (August 4, 2006); Baltimore Orioles received Adam Stern (October 3, 2006).
  • Released by Boston Red Sox (September 8, 2006).

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