NAME     : Alex Rodriguez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/27/1975
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $13,000,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .976)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : B
  Stealing Ability : A
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : A
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 14  (VS. RHP : 13, VS. LHP : 14, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .337 31  78 415 140 22  5  79 26 10  52  86 .421 .639 
  vs RHP        .318 20  51 311  99 14  3  57 13  8  40  69 .403 .576 
  vs LHP        .394 11  27 104  41  8  2  22  6  2  12  17 .466 .827 
  At Home       .340 16  40 200  68 11  2  37 11  6  34  44 .446 .655 
  Away          .335 15  38 215  72 11  3  42  8  4  18  42 .391 .623 
  R.I.S.P.      .295  4  40 105  31  9  2   0  0  0  18  29 .405 .533 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .273  1   3  33   9  1  0   5  0  0  10  10 .455 .394 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .273  1   2  22   6  0  0   3  4  0   5   5 .407 .409 
  Apr/Mar       .357  9  22  98  35  6  3  25  5  1  11  26 .427 .755 
  May           .381 14  26 105  40  7  1  24  2  3   6  19 .411 .867 
  June          .313  3  15  99  31  6  1  13  5  4  22  23 .447 .485 
  July          .303  4  13  99  30  3  0  14  4  2  10  14 .389 .455 
  August        .286  1   2  14   4  0  0   3  3  0   3   4 .412 .500 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1994  .204  0   2  17  54  11  0  0   4  3  0   3  20 .246 .204   SEA
  1995  .232  5  19  48 142  33  6  2  15  4  2   6  42 .264 .408   SEA
  1996  .358 36 123 146 601 215 54  1 141 15  4  59 104 .415 .631   SEA
  1997  .300 23  84 141 587 176 40  3 100 29  6  41  99 .346 .496   SEA
  1998  .310 42 124 161 686 213 35  5 123 46 13  45 121 .353 .560   SEA
  1999  .285 42 111 129 502 143 25  0 110 21  7  56 109 .357 .586   SEA
  2000  .316 41 132 148 554 175 34  2 134 15  4 100 121 .420 .606   SEA
  2001  .318 52 135 162 632 201 34  1 133 18  3  75 131 .390 .622   TEX
 
  Total AB  : 4173
  Total AVG : .313
  Total Hits: 1307
  Total HR  : 272
  Total RBI : 808
  Total Runs: 839
  Total SB  : 177
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Texas to Minnesota on 3/31/2002... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2002, hitting .357 with 9 HR, 22 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 5 runs on 5/5/2002... Hit 3 homeruns against Anaheim, driving in 6 runs on 5/24/2002... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2002, hitting .381 with 14 HR, 26 RBI... Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...