NAME     : Cristian Guzman
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/21/1978
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,240,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .959)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : B
  Stealing Ability : B
  Sacrifice Bunt   : B
  Bunt for Hit     : D
  Hitter Type      : Spray Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 0, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .285  9  39 467 133 17  7  75 24  8  13  60 .309 .409 
  vs RHP        .307  8  35 345 106 15  6  62 20  5  11  47 .330 .455 
  vs LHP        .221  1   4 122  27  2  1  13  2  3   2  13 .236 .279 
  At Home       .307  6  20 251  77  9  4  41 14  4   6  37 .322 .446 
  Away          .259  3  19 216  56  8  3  34  8  4   7  23 .286 .366 
  R.I.S.P.      .250  1  27  92  23  1  1   0  0  0   1   9 .260 .315 
  Pinch Hitting .500  0   1   2   1  0  1   0  0  0   0   1 .500 1.500 
  Close/Late    .255  0   5  51  13  3  1   7  0  0   0  11 .255 .353 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .138  0   0  29   4  1  1   3  1  0   0   7 .138 .241 
  Apr/Mar       .206  0   3 107  22  3  1  14  5  3   2  16 .220 .252 
  May           .355  2  12 107  38  6  3  26  6  3   5   8 .389 .523 
  June          .357  4  10 129  46  6  1  20  6  0   1  15 .362 .512 
  July          .220  3  14 109  24  1  1  13  5  2   5  17 .254 .330 
  August        .200  0   0  15   3  1  1   2  0  0   0   4 .200 .400 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1999  .226  1  26 131 420  95 12  3  47  9  7  22  90 .265 .276   MIN
  2000  .247  8  54 156 631 156 25 20  89 28 10  46 101 .298 .388   MIN
  2001  .302 10  51 118 493 149 28 14  80 25  8  21  78 .331 .477   MIN
 
  Total AB  : 2011
  Total AVG : .265
  Total Hits: 533
  Total HR  : 28
  Total RBI : 170
  Total Runs: 291
  Total SB  : 86
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Minnesota to Texas on 3/31/2002...