1973
Born March 17, 1973
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Raúl Chávez Notable
b. March 17, 1973 · Montreal Expos 1996–1997, Seattle Mariners 1998, Houston Astros 2000, 2002–2005, Baltimore Orioles 2006, Pittsburgh Pirates 2008, Toronto Blue Jays 2009
Raúl Chávez played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1996 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009.
Across 263 games he batted .231, with 157 hits and 48 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 27 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 247 games behind the plate, with 1,379 putouts and 11 errors. He turned 11 double plays.
He was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela on March 17, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MON | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1997 | MON | 13 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .269 |
| 1998 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | HOU | 14 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .256 |
| 2002 | HOU | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 2003 | HOU | 19 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .270 |
| 2004 | HOU | 64 | 162 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 38 | 0 | .210 |
| 2005 | HOU | 37 | 99 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .172 |
| 2006 | BAL | 16 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .179 |
| 2008 | PIT | 42 | 116 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .259 |
| 2009 | TOR | 51 | 159 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .258 |
| Career | — | 263 | 680 | 48 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 31 | 115 | 4 | .231 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Major-league debut: Raúl Chávez
Raúl Chávez made a major-league debut on August 30, 1996.
2009
Final major-league game: Raúl Chávez
Raúl Chávez played a final major-league game on September 24, 2009.