NAME     : Alex Gonzalez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/15/1977
  AGE      : 25
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 170
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $819,000 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  C  (Fielding Pct. : .987)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : D
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Spray Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  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       .252  3  28 306  77 12  0  37  3  0  25  61 .322 .320 
  vs RHP        .237  2  22 236  56 10  0  26  0  0  18  45 .300 .305 
  vs LHP        .300  1   6  70  21  2  0  11  2  0   7  16 .359 .371 
  At Home       .239  2  16 142  34  4  0  16  1  0   9  23 .289 .310 
  Away          .262  1  12 164  43  8  0  21  1  0  16  38 .333 .329 
  R.I.S.P.      .230  0  22  61  14  3  0   0  0  0   4  15 .286 .279 
  Pinch Hitting .750  0   1   4   3  1  0   2  0  0   0   0 .750 1.000 
  Close/Late    .241  0   2  29   7  1  0   3  0  0   3   7 .324 .276 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .136  0   0  22   3  0  0   2  0  0   2   9 .208 .136 
  Apr/Mar       .284  1   9  95  27  4  0  14  1  0   5  15 .333 .358 
  May           .296  2   4  27   8  2  0   4  0  0   0   6 .296 .593 
  June          .229  0   4  83  19  3  0   9  1  0  12  15 .326 .265 
  July          .256  0  11  86  22  3  0  10  0  0   7  19 .316 .291 
  August        .067  0   0  15   1  0  0   0  0  0   1   6 .125 .067 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1998  .151  3   7  25  86  13  2  0  11  0  0   9  30 .232 .279   FLO
  1999  .277 14  59 136 560 155 28  8  81  3  5  15 113 .296 .430   FLO
  2000  .200  7  42 109 385  77 17  4  35  7  1  13  77 .226 .319   FLO
  2001  .250  9  48 145 515 129 36  1  57  2  2  30 107 .292 .377   FLO
 
  Total AB  : 1852
  Total AVG : .244
  Total Hits: 451
  Total HR  : 36
  Total RBI : 184
  Total Runs: 221
  Total SB  : 15
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Florida to Detroit on 3/31/2002... Traded from Detroit to Chicago (A) on 5/6/2002...