1987
Born January 29, 1987
Hialeah, FL, USA
Alex Avila Notable
b. January 29, 1987 · Detroit Tigers 2009–2015, 2017, Chicago White Sox 2016, Chicago Cubs 2017, Arizona Diamondbacks 2018–2019, Minnesota Twins 2020, Washington Nationals 2021
Alex Avila played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2009 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2021.
Across 1,052 games he batted .233, with 714 hits and 352 runs. He finished with 105 home runs, 155 doubles, 528 walks and 8 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 2.25 earned run average, pitching 4 innings in 3 games. He struck out 1.
He played 929 games behind the plate, with 6,658 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 59 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2011.
He was born in Hialeah, FL, USA on January 29, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2011 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2011 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 29 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .279 |
| 2010 | DET | 104 | 294 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 71 | 2 | .228 |
| 2011 | DET | 141 | 464 | 63 | 137 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 73 | 131 | 3 | .295 |
| 2012 | DET | 116 | 367 | 42 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 61 | 104 | 2 | .243 |
| 2013 | DET | 102 | 330 | 39 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 112 | 0 | .227 |
| 2014 | DET | 124 | 390 | 44 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 61 | 151 | 0 | .218 |
| 2015 | DET | 67 | 178 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 66 | 0 | .191 |
| 2016 | CHW | 57 | 169 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 78 | 0 | .213 |
| 2017 | CHC/DET | 112 | 311 | 41 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 62 | 120 | 0 | .264 |
| 2018 | ARI | 80 | 194 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 90 | 0 | .165 |
| 2019 | ARI | 63 | 164 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 68 | 1 | .207 |
| 2020 | MIN | 23 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .184 |
| 2021 | WSN | 34 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 0 | .191 |
| Career | — | 1052 | 3060 | 352 | 714 | 155 | 9 | 105 | 397 | 528 | 1068 | 8 | .233 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: Alex Avila
Alex Avila made a major-league debut on August 6, 2009.
2021
Final major-league game: Alex Avila
Alex Avila played a final major-league game on October 3, 2021.