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Jose Guillen RFRoyals

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
16 6414 .270 .321 .440 98 13.5
Birth Date5-17-1976
Height6' 0"
Weight215 lbs
Age47 years, 11 months, 21 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 PIT 21 143 526 133 20 5 14 17 88 8 1 2 .267 .300 .412 80 -11.0 -1.8 0.3 -0.4
1998 PIT 22 153 605 153 38 2 14 21 100 6 3 5 .267 .298 .414 81 -13.2 -1.9 8.2 0.2
1999 PIT 23 40 132 32 6 0 1 10 21 0 1 0 .267 .321 .342 67 -5.2 0.7 -0.9 -0.3
1999 TBA 23 47 186 41 10 0 2 10 36 7 0 0 .244 .312 .339 68 -7.2 2.9 0.9 0.0
2000 TBA 24 105 349 80 16 5 10 18 65 13 3 1 .253 .320 .430 82 -6.5 0.3 8.0 0.8
2001 TBA 25 41 145 37 5 0 3 6 26 3 2 3 .274 .317 .378 78 -3.4 -1.4 10.0 0.8
2002 ARI 26 54 141 30 4 0 4 7 25 2 3 4 .229 .277 .351 74 -3.9 -0.5 -2.3 -0.4
2002 CIN 26 31 118 27 3 0 4 7 18 1 1 1 .248 .299 .385 74 -3.3 -1.1 -1.2 -0.3
2003 CIN 27 91 349 106 21 1 23 17 63 9 1 3 .337 .385 .629 124 12.0 2.4 7.3 2.7
2003 OAK 27 45 185 45 7 1 8 7 32 5 0 0 .265 .311 .459 123 6.0 0.5 -6.0 0.4
2004 ANA 28 148 620 166 28 3 27 37 92 15 5 4 .294 .352 .497 121 17.4 -2.3 9.4 3.7
2005 WAS 29 148 611 156 32 2 24 31 102 19 1 1 .283 .338 .479 118 13.6 -1.1 10.6 3.5
2006 WAS 30 69 268 52 15 1 9 15 48 7 1 0 .216 .276 .398 78 -6.5 1.7 6.6 0.7
2007 SEA 31 153 658 172 28 2 23 41 118 19 5 1 .290 .353 .460 114 14.0 0.6 -9.2 1.7
2008 KCA 32 153 633 158 42 1 20 23 106 9 2 1 .264 .300 .438 94 -3.5 -3.7 1.7 0.5
2009 KCA 33 81 312 68 8 0 9 22 50 8 1 0 .242 .314 .367 96 -0.6 -0.6 -10.1 -0.6
2010 KCA 34 106 437 101 17 2 16 27 84 9 1 0 .255 .314 .429 100 0.5 -0.8 0.2 0.5
2010 SFN 34 42 139 34 5 0 3 5 29 5 0 0 .266 .317 .375 99 0.0 -1.1 -1.2 0.0
Career1650641415913052521432111031453126.270.321.44098-0.7-7.132.313.5

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
1995 AUG A SAL 10 38 .000 .000 .000 .261 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 ERI A- NYP 66 281 .000 .000 .000 .342 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 LYN A+ CRL 136 570 .000 .000 .000 .343 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 PIT MLB NL 143 526 .264 .332 .415 .298 102 -13.2 14.0 -5.5 80 8 0.3 -1.8 -11.0 -0.4
1998 PIT MLB NL 153 605 .264 .326 .416 .300 101 -12.7 15.7 -6.5 81 7 8.2 -1.9 -13.2 0.2
1999 PIT MLB NL 40 132 .272 .342 .436 .313 95 -6 3.6 -1.5 67 10 -0.9 0.7 -5.2 -0.3
1999 TBA MLB AL 47 186 .268 .343 .426 .298 96 -7.8 5.2 -2.2 68 9 0.9 2.9 -7.2 0.0
1999 DUR AAA INT 0 41 .000 .000 .000 .417 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 NAS AAA PCL 0 142 .000 .000 .000 .368 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 TBA MLB AL 105 349 .271 .340 .435 .290 88 -0.2 11.0 -4 82 7 8.0 0.3 -6.5 0.8
2000 DUR AAA INT 0 87 .000 .000 .000 .414 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 TBA MLB AL 41 145 .271 .335 .433 .318 97 -0.3 4.3 -1.6 78 15 10.0 -1.4 -3.4 0.8
2001 DUR AAA INT 33 124 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 ARI MLB NL 54 141 .257 .327 .405 .252 105 -9.3 4.1 -1.2 74 14 -2.3 -0.5 -3.9 -0.4
2002 CIN MLB NL 31 118 .254 .328 .405 .264 104 -4.9 3.4 -1.2 74 14 -1.2 -1.1 -3.3 -0.3
2002 CSP AAA PCL 5 19 .000 .000 .000 .467 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 LOU AAA INT 8 29 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 CIN MLB NL 91 349 .260 .328 .420 .359 103 27 9.2 -3.3 124 9 7.3 2.4 12.0 2.7
2003 OAK MLB AL 45 185 .265 .329 .424 .282 95 -1.9 5.0 -1.7 123 9 -6.0 0.5 6.0 0.4
2003 LOU AAA INT 4 17 .000 .000 .000 .417 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 ANA MLB AL 148 620 .268 .334 .430 .310 103 13.6 18.5 -4.9 121 9 9.4 -2.3 17.4 3.7
2005 WAS MLB NL 148 611 .263 .325 .416 .304 91 24.9 17.6 -6.5 118 10 10.6 -1.1 13.6 3.5
2006 WAS MLB NL 69 268 .269 .336 .432 .228 91 -8.5 8.1 -3 78 11 6.6 1.7 -6.5 0.7
2006 POT A+ CRL 3 7 .243 .338 .396 .250 113 2.1 0.2 -0.1 185 0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1
2007 SEA MLB AL 153 658 .269 .333 .421 .326 96 23.3 19.5 -7.3 114 10 -9.2 0.6 14.0 1.7
2008 KCA MLB AL 153 633 .269 .332 .424 .291 102 -6.7 18.3 -7.5 94 8 1.7 -3.7 -3.5 0.5
2009 KCA MLB AL 81 312 .265 .329 .427 .265 104 -8.4 9.0 -3.6 96 10 -10.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6
2010 KCA MLB AL 106 437 .259 .323 .404 .282 111 -4.2 12.0 -7.1 100 8 0.2 -0.8 0.5 0.5
2010 SFN MLB NL 42 139 .247 .312 .393 .320 89 -2.4 3.8 -1.4 99 8 -1.2 -1.1 0.0 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1995 AUG A SAL 38 34 6 8 1 1 2 17 6 2 9 0 0 .235 .316 .500 .265 0 0
1995 ERI A- NYP 281 258 41 81 17 1 12 136 46 10 44 1 5 .314 .368 .527 .213 0 0
1996 LYN A+ CRL 570 528 78 170 30 0 21 263 94 20 73 24 13 .322 .361 .498 .176 1 1
1997 PIT MLB NL 526 498 58 133 20 5 14 205 70 17 88 1 2 .267 .300 .412 .145 3 0
1998 PIT MLB NL 605 573 60 153 38 2 14 237 84 21 100 3 5 .267 .298 .414 .147 4 1
1999 NAS AAA PCL 142 132 28 44 10 0 5 69 22 8 21 0 1 .333 .380 .523 .189 0 0
1999 DUR AAA INT 41 34 8 13 1 0 3 23 12 7 7 0 1 .382 .488 .676 .294 0 0
1999 PIT MLB NL 132 120 18 32 6 0 1 41 18 10 21 1 0 .267 .321 .342 .075 1 1
1999 TBA MLB AL 186 168 24 41 10 0 2 57 13 10 36 0 0 .244 .312 .339 .095 1 0
2000 TBA MLB AL 349 316 40 80 16 5 10 136 41 18 65 3 1 .253 .320 .430 .177 0 2
2000 DUR AAA INT 87 78 20 33 8 2 9 72 31 8 11 0 1 .423 .483 .923 .500 0 0
2001 DUR AAA INT 124 119 18 35 9 0 7 65 29 3 28 0 0 .294 .311 .546 .252 0 0
2001 TBA MLB AL 145 135 14 37 5 0 3 51 11 6 26 2 3 .274 .317 .378 .104 1 0
2002 CSP AAA PCL 19 17 2 7 3 0 0 10 5 1 2 0 1 .412 .474 .588 .176 0 0
2002 CIN MLB NL 118 109 12 27 3 0 4 42 16 7 18 1 1 .248 .299 .385 .138 0 1
2002 LOU AAA INT 29 29 4 9 4 0 2 19 8 0 5 0 0 .310 .310 .655 .345 0 0
2002 ARI MLB NL 141 131 13 30 4 0 4 46 15 7 25 3 4 .229 .277 .351 .122 1 0
2003 LOU AAA INT 17 15 4 5 1 0 0 6 3 1 3 1 0 .333 .375 .400 .067 0 0
2003 CIN MLB NL 349 315 52 106 21 1 23 198 63 17 63 1 3 .337 .385 .629 .292 2 6
2003 OAK MLB AL 185 170 25 45 7 1 8 78 23 7 32 0 0 .265 .311 .459 .194 1 2
2004 ANA MLB AL 620 565 88 166 28 3 27 281 104 37 92 5 4 .294 .352 .497 .204 3 0
2005 WAS MLB NL 611 551 81 156 32 2 24 264 76 31 102 1 1 .283 .338 .479 .196 9 1
2006 POT A+ CRL 7 6 2 3 0 0 2 9 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.500 1.000 0 0
2006 WAS MLB NL 268 241 28 52 15 1 9 96 40 15 48 1 0 .216 .276 .398 .183 5 0
2007 SEA MLB AL 658 593 84 172 28 2 23 273 99 41 118 5 1 .290 .353 .460 .170 5 0
2008 KCA MLB AL 633 598 66 158 42 1 20 262 97 23 106 2 1 .264 .300 .438 .174 3 0
2009 KCA MLB AL 312 281 30 68 8 0 9 103 40 22 50 1 0 .242 .314 .367 .125 1 0
2010 SFN MLB NL 139 128 9 34 5 0 3 48 15 5 29 0 0 .266 .317 .375 .109 1 0
2010 KCA MLB AL 437 396 46 101 17 2 16 170 62 27 84 1 0 .255 .314 .429 .174 5 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2216 0.4874 0.5266 0.7961 0.7111 0.3512 0.8424 0.7068 0.2039 -0.0063
2009 1070 0.4785 0.4776 0.7867 0.6641 0.3065 0.8735 0.6140 0.2133 -0.0027
2010 2194 0.4913 0.4845 0.7761 0.6234 0.3504 0.8601 0.6317 0.2239 0.0000
Career54800.48720.50020.78630.66680.34220.85560.65860.2137-0.0031

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
2010-10-04 2010-11-01 DTD 28 0 Neck Soreness -
2010-09-15 2010-09-16 DTD 1 1 Neck Soreness Had Injection -
2010-08-22 2010-08-22 DTD 0 0 Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2010-07-07 2010-07-10 DTD 3 2 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2010-06-24 2010-06-25 DTD 1 0 Left Blister Under Big Toe for Several Days -
2009-10-05 2009-10-05 Off 0 0 Bilateral Circulatory Issue Blood Clot -
2009-09-03 2009-10-05 60-DL 32 29 Left Ankle Surgery 2009-09-20
2009-09-02 2009-09-02 On-Alr 0 0 Low Back Surgery Cyst -
2009-07-23 2009-09-01 15-DL 40 37 Right Knee Sprain LCL and Strained Posterior Muscle -
2009-07-17 2009-07-17 DTD 0 0 Left Ankle Contusion -
2009-07-07 2009-07-07 DTD 0 0 Bilateral General Medical Tightness Arms and Legs -
2009-06-29 2009-06-30 DTD 1 1 Left Trunk Tightness -
2009-04-10 2009-04-25 15-DL 15 13 Right Hip Strain Flexor -
2009-02-19 2009-02-22 Camp 3 0 Right Ingrown Nail Big Toe -
2008-09-16 2008-09-17 DTD 1 1 General Medical Illness -
2008-08-24 2008-08-24 DTD 0 0 Left Tightness -
2008-08-01 2008-08-02 DTD 1 1 Left Hip Soreness Hip Flexor -
2008-07-27 2008-07-28 DTD 1 1 Left Groin Soreness -
2008-07-18 2008-07-20 DTD 2 2 Low Back Spasms -
2008-07-11 2008-07-12 DTD 1 1 Neck Soreness -
2008-05-12 2008-05-13 DTD 1 0 Hip Soreness Hip Flexor -
2008-05-08 2008-05-09 DTD 1 1 Shoulder Soreness -
2008-03-13 2008-03-20 Camp 7 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2007-06-01 2007-06-01 DTD 0 0 Right Elbow Tightness -
2007-03-16 2007-03-17 Camp 1 0 Trunk Soreness Rib Cage -
2006-07-19 2006-10-01 60-DL 74 66 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2006-07-25
2006-07-05 2006-07-06 DTD 1 1 Right Elbow Soreness -
2006-07-02 2006-07-02 DTD 0 0 Right Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2006-05-26 2006-06-10 15-DL 15 14 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2006-05-18 2006-05-23 DTD 5 5 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2006-04-27 2006-04-27 DTD 0 0 Left Abdomen Soreness Oblique -
2006-04-14 2006-04-19 DTD 5 4 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2006-04-07 2006-04-07 DTD 0 0 Left Forearm Contusion HBP -
2006-03-03 2006-03-20 Camp 17 0 Left Wrist Strain -
2005-11-21 2005-11-21 Off 0 0 Left Shoulder Surgery Partial Rotator Cuff Tear and Frayed Labrum 2005-11-21
2005-10-01 2005-10-02 DTD 1 1 Hand Soreness -
2005-09-15 2005-09-15 DTD 0 0 Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2005-08-16 2005-08-17 DTD 1 0 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2005-08-06 2005-08-10 DTD 4 3 Left Shoulder Strain Partial Rotator Cuff Tear -
2005-08-04 2005-08-05 DTD 1 1 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2005-07-30 2005-07-31 DTD 1 1 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2005-07-25 2005-07-26 DTD 1 0 Right Wrist Contusion HBP -
2005-07-22 2005-07-22 DTD 0 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2005-07-07 2005-07-07 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness Bronchitis -
2005-06-08 2005-06-08 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Contusion HBP -
2005-06-05 2005-06-05 DTD 0 0 Right Hand Swelling -
2005-05-17 2005-05-20 DTD 3 3 Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2004-09-20 2004-09-20 DTD 0 0 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor -
2004-09-10 2004-09-10 DTD 0 0 Right Arm Soreness From Stretched Nerve for Several Weeks -
2004-09-04 2004-09-07 DTD 3 2 Right Wrist Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -
2004-07-18 2004-07-21 DTD 3 3 Low Back Soreness -
2004-06-13 2004-06-13 DTD 0 0 Left Knee Soreness -
2004-05-10 2004-05-10 On-Alr 0 0 Left Ankle Sprain Sliding -
2004-05-10 2004-05-12 DTD 2 1 Left Knee Sprain From Slide -
2004-04-15 2004-04-15 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Contusion HBP -
2004-03-14 2004-03-17 Camp 3 0 Right Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2004-03-11 2004-03-11 Camp 0 0 Left Ankle Soreness Foul Ball -
2003-10-08 2003-10-08 Off 0 0 Left Wrist Surgery Hamate 2003-10-08
2003-09-15 2003-09-21 DTD 6 5 Left Wrist Fracture Hamate -
2003-08-11 2003-08-11 DTD 0 0 Face Contusion Loose Teeth After Colliding with Player -
2001-05-18 2001-08-01 15-DL 75 66 Left Knee Sprain -
2000-04-02 2000-04-12 15-DL 10 8 Right Shoulder Inflammation Tendonitis - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 KCA $12,000,000
2009 KCA $12,000,000
2008 KCA $12,000,000
2007 SEA $5,000,000
2006 WAS $4,000,000
2005 WAS $3,500,000
2004 ANA $2,200,000
2003 CIN $
2002 ARI $500,000
2001 TBA $975,000
2000 TBA $375,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$52,550,000
10 yrTotal$52,550,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
12 y 51 dAdam Katz3 years/$36M (2008-10)

Details
  • 3 years/$36M (2008-10), 08-10:$12M/year. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/4/07.
  • 1 year/$5.5M (2007), plus 2008 mutual option. Signed as a free agent 12/06. $1M signing bonus. 07:$4M, 08:$9M club option, $0.5M buyout (or player may void & forfeit buyout or exercise $5M 2008 option). Performance bonuses (for both 2007 & '08 if option is exercised by player): $0.125M for 300 plate appearances, $0.25M each for 350, 400, 450, 500, 550 PAs. $0.125M for each game @ any position other than DH: $0.125M for 90 games started, $0.25M each for 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 games started. Award bonus:$0.15M for MVP, $0.1M for WSMVP, $50,000 each for LCS MVP, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, All-Star ($25,000 for All-Star selection). Seattle declined 2008 club option 11/2/07.
  • 2 years/$6M (2004-05), plus 2006 club option, 04:$2.2M, 05:$3.5M, 06:$6M club option $0.3M buyout. Signed as a free agent 12/03. Acquired in trade for Anaheim 11/04. Washington exercised 2006 option 4/05.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2003). Contract purchased 4/03. Acquired in trade from Cincinnati 7/03.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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