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Endy Chávez

Endy Chávez Notable

b. February 7, 1978 · Kansas City Royals 2001, Montreal Expos 2002–2004, Washington Nationals 2005, Philadelphia Phillies 2005, New York Mets 2006–2008, Seattle Mariners 2009, 2013–2014, Texas Rangers 2011, Baltimore Orioles 2012

Endy Chávez played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2001 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2014.

Across 1,151 games he batted .270, with 849 hits and 385 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 140 doubles and 106 stolen bases.

He played 1,011 games in the outfield, with 1,781 putouts and 19 errors.

He was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela on February 7, 1978. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Rookie of the Month 1 2002
This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year 1 2006

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2001 KCR 2977416 200 5380 .208
2002 MON 361252037 851 95163 .296
2003 MON 14148366121 2555 47315918 .251
2004 MON 13250265139 2065 34304032 .277
2005 PHI/WSN 981161925 430 117142 .216
2006 NYM 13335348108 2254 42244412 .306
2007 NYM 711502043 721 179165 .287
2008 NYM 1332703072 1021 1217226 .267
2009 SEA 541611744 312 1314229 .273
2011 TEX 832563777 1135 27103010 .301
2012 BAL 641581532 602 126243 .203
2013 SEA 972662271 1002 149311 .267
2014 SEA 802322264 1222 2315305 .276
Career 11513149385849 1403430 266180356106 .270

On this day & linked events

1978

Born February 7, 1978

Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

2001

Major-league debut: Endy Chávez

Endy Chávez made a major-league debut on May 29, 2001.

2014

Final major-league game: Endy Chávez

Endy Chávez played a final major-league game on September 27, 2014.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0