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Richard Hidalgo CFAstros

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
13 3927 .269 .345 .490 112 23.4
Birth Date6-28-1975
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age48 years, 9 months, 26 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1997 HOU 22 19 67 19 5 0 2 4 18 1 1 0 .306 .358 .484 90 -0.6 0.6 -1.5 0.0
1998 HOU 23 74 234 64 15 0 7 17 37 2 3 3 .303 .355 .474 98 -0.1 -0.6 4.4 1.0
1999 HOU 24 108 448 87 25 2 15 56 73 4 8 5 .227 .328 .420 102 3.3 -1.3 11.6 2.2
2000 HOU 25 153 644 175 42 3 44 56 110 21 13 6 .314 .391 .636 143 42.1 -1.8 16.1 7.2
2001 HOU 26 146 593 141 29 3 19 54 107 16 3 5 .275 .356 .455 105 6.4 -3.9 10.9 3.1
2002 HOU 27 114 439 91 17 4 15 43 85 6 6 2 .235 .319 .415 100 2.2 -4.0 13.7 2.0
2003 HOU 28 141 585 159 43 4 28 58 104 8 9 7 .309 .385 .572 134 27.5 -2.3 28.3 6.2
2004 HOU 29 58 220 51 15 2 4 17 53 0 1 2 .256 .309 .412 88 -2.9 -0.1 6.3 0.7
2004 NYN 29 86 358 74 11 1 21 27 76 5 3 2 .228 .296 .463 91 -3.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.2
2005 TEX 30 88 339 68 12 0 16 26 74 4 1 2 .221 .289 .416 104 1.9 -1.0 -1.0 0.6
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1993 ASH A SAL 111 444 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 QUD A MDW 124 511 .000 .000 .000 .330 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 JAC AA TXS 133 530 .000 .000 .000 .291 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 JAC AA TXS 130 561 .000 .000 .000 .308 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 HOU MLB NL 19 67 .256 .328 .405 .405 101 3 1.8 0.1 90 9 -1.5 0.6 -0.6 0.0
1997 NWO AAA AA 0 569 .000 .000 .000 .297 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 HOU MLB NL 74 234 .269 .334 .420 .333 98 4.4 6.1 0.3 98 16 4.4 -0.6 -0.1 1.0
1998 NWO AAA PCL 0 27 .000 .000 .000 .182 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 HOU MLB NL 108 448 .273 .344 .440 .240 98 2.1 12.2 -2.3 102 8 11.6 -1.3 3.3 2.2
2000 HOU MLB NL 153 644 .268 .343 .433 .317 120 27.6 20.3 0.3 143 9 16.1 -1.8 42.1 7.2
2001 HOU MLB NL 146 593 .267 .335 .438 .307 108 5.1 17.7 0.6 105 7 10.9 -3.9 6.4 3.1
2002 HOU MLB NL 114 439 .258 .327 .412 .262 105 -7.3 12.7 -4.6 100 11 13.7 -4.0 2.2 2.0
2003 HOU MLB NL 141 585 .268 .335 .431 .339 105 31.7 15.4 -6.4 134 8 28.3 -2.3 27.5 6.2
2004 HOU MLB NL 58 220 .272 .335 .433 .322 95 -4 6.5 -2.4 88 6 6.3 -0.1 -2.9 0.7
2004 NYN MLB NL 86 358 .267 .329 .436 .231 94 -4.5 10.7 -3.9 91 6 -0.7 -0.2 -3.4 0.2
2005 TEX MLB AL 88 339 .263 .326 .419 .237 106 -7.4 9.8 -3.5 104 11 -1.0 -1.0 1.9 0.6

Statistics For All Levels

Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1993 ASH A SAL 444 403 49 109 23 3 10 168 55 30 76 21 13 .270 .326 .417 .146 2 2
1994 QUD A MDW 511 476 68 139 47 8 12 238 76 23 80 12 12 .292 .333 .500 .208 1 1
1995 JAC AA TXS 530 489 59 130 28 6 14 212 59 32 76 8 9 .266 .314 .434 .168 0 0
1996 JAC AA TXS 561 513 66 151 34 2 14 231 78 29 55 11 7 .294 .345 .450 .156 1 1
1997 NWO AAA AA 569 526 74 147 37 5 11 227 78 35 57 6 10 .279 .334 .432 .152 0 0
1997 HOU MLB NL 67 62 8 19 5 0 2 30 6 4 18 1 0 .306 .358 .484 .177 0 0
1998 HOU MLB NL 234 211 31 64 15 0 7 100 35 17 37 3 3 .303 .355 .474 .171 4 0
1998 NWO AAA PCL 27 24 0 4 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 0 0 .167 .259 .250 .083 0 0
1999 HOU MLB NL 448 383 49 87 25 2 15 161 56 56 73 8 5 .227 .328 .420 .193 5 0
2000 HOU MLB NL 644 558 118 175 42 3 44 355 122 56 110 13 6 .314 .391 .636 .323 9 0
2001 HOU MLB NL 593 512 70 141 29 3 19 233 80 54 107 3 5 .275 .356 .455 .180 11 0
2002 HOU MLB NL 439 388 54 91 17 4 15 161 48 43 85 6 2 .235 .319 .415 .180 2 0
2003 HOU MLB NL 585 514 91 159 43 4 28 294 88 58 104 9 7 .309 .385 .572 .263 5 0
2004 HOU MLB NL 220 199 21 51 15 2 4 82 30 17 53 1 2 .256 .309 .412 .156 4 0
2004 NYN MLB NL 358 324 46 74 11 1 21 150 52 27 76 3 2 .228 .296 .463 .235 2 0
2005 TEX MLB AL 339 308 43 68 12 0 16 128 43 26 74 1 2 .221 .289 .416 .195 1 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2005-08-05 2005-10-03 15-DL 59 55 Left Wrist Fracture Chip Fracture -
2003-05-23 2003-06-08 15-DL 16 15 General Medical Illness -
2002-08-23 2002-09-09 15-DL 17 16 Right Hip Strain -
1999-08-09 1999-10-10 60-DL 62 49 Left Knee Surgery Bipartite Patella 1999-08-26 -
1998-05-30 1998-07-16 15-DL 47 41 Right Shoulder Separation Crashed Into Wall - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 TEX $5,000,000
2004 HOU, NYN $12,500,000
2003 HOU $8,000,000
2002 HOU $5,500,000
2001 HOU $3,500,000
2000 HOU $330,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$34,830,000
6 yrTotal$34,830,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 29 dPeter Greenberg1 yr (07)

Details
  • released 3/07 signed as a free agent from BAL 1/07 (minor-league contract)
  • released 3/06 signed as a free agent from TX 2/06, 1 year/$1M (06)+bonuses (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from NYM 12/04, 1 year/$5M (05)
  • $0.5M bonuses (plate appearances)
  • $0.5M of 05 salary deferred ($0.1M 06, $0.2M 07 & 08)
  • club declined $15M 05 option 11/04 acquired in trade from HOU 6/04 (HOU sent $4M cash)
  • 4 year/$32M (01-04)+$15M 05 club option
  • $2M signing bonus pd over 3 years
  • 01:$3M, 02:$5M, 03:$8M, 04:$12M, 05:$15M club option $2M buyout
  • poss additional $2M/year in bonuses
  • 5 year/$47M total with option included

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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