Rafael Furcal

Full Name: Rafael Furcal Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 5'9"/195 First Game: April 4, 2000 Birthdate: October 24, 1977 MLB Experience: 8 years Birthplace: Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon (Dominican Republic) Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Rafael Furcal (Rafael Furcal) was born on October 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabon (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 4, 2000 for the Atlanta Braves. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 4 home runs and 37 RBI. Furcal played for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Rafael Furcal's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 25 bases, hit for a .292 average and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 2005, when he stole 46 bases, hit for a .284 average and knocked in 58 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2000	ATL	N	131	455	87	134	4	37	.295	.394	.382	20	4	73	80	3	9	40	0	2
2001	ATL	N	79	324	39	89	4	30	.275	.321	.370	19	0	24	56	1	4	22	1	5
2002	ATL	N	154	636	95	175	8	47	.275	.323	.387	31	8	43	114	3	9	27	0	8
2003	ATL	N	156	664	130	194	15	61	.292	.352	.443	35	10	60	76	3	3	25	2	1
2004	ATL	N	143	563	103	157	14	59	.279	.344	.414	24	5	58	71	1	5	29	4	9
2005	ATL	N	154	616	100	175	12	58	.284	.348	.429	31	11	62	78	1	5	46	3	11
2006	LAD	N	159	654	113	196	15	63	.300	.369	.445	32	9	73	98	1	5	37	3	7
2007	LAD	N	138	581	87	157	6	47	.270	.333	.355	23	4	55	68	1	2	25	3	11
Total			1114	4493	754	1277	78	402	.284	.349	.407	215	51	448	641	14	42	251	16	54

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2000	ATL	N	SS	110	92	839.1	147	289	23	54	0	0	0	0	0	.950
2000	ATL	N	2B	31	26	223	45	71	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	.991
2001	ATL	N	SS	79	79	694.1	126	224	11	49	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2002	ATL	N	SS	150	147	1314.1	245	466	27	111	0	0	0	0	0	.963
2002	ATL	N	2B	4	4	30	7	12	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	ATL	N	SS	155	154	1350	237	481	31	108	1	0	0	0	0	.959
2004	ATL	N	SS	131	130	1134	192	411	24	101	0	0	0	0	0	.962
2004	ATL	N	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	ATL	N	SS	152	152	1306.1	255	504	15	119	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2006	LAD	N	SS	156	156	1371	269	492	27	117	0	0	0	0	0	.966
2007	LAD	N	SS	138	138	1210	241	426	19	99	0	0	0	0	0	.972
Total			2B	36	30	255	52	83	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			SS	1071	1048	9219.1	1712	3293	177	758	1	0	0	0	0	.966

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (November 9, 1996).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2005).
• Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 19, 2005).