Javy Lopez was born on Thursday, November 5, 1970, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Lopez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1992, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Javy Lopez baseball stats page.
"I still think Javy's underrated. He's the total package. You can count total package catchers on one hand. He's one of them. He's everything you want in a baseball catcher. He plays hard, gives you everything he's got. And he's tough." - Former Braves Coach Ned Yost (Samantha Carr, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 12/13/2011, 'Sweet-Swinging Backstop', Source)
Javy LopezJavy Lopez Autograph on a 1994 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#255) |
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Javy LopezJavy Lopez Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Javy LopezJavy Lopez Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1992 | 22 | Braves | 9 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 |
1993 | 23 | Braves | 8 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .750 |
1994 | 24 | Braves | 80 | 277 | 27 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .245 | .299 | .419 |
1995 | 25 | Braves | 100 | 333 | 37 | 105 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .315 | .344 | .498 |
1996 | 26 | Braves | 138 | 489 | 56 | 138 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 69 | 28 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .282 | .322 | .466 |
1997 | 27 | Braves | 123 | 414 | 52 | 122 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 68 | 40 | 10 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .295 | .361 | .534 |
1998 | 28 | Braves | 133 | 489 | 73 | 139 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 106 | 30 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | .284 | .328 | .540 |
1999 | 29 | Braves | 65 | 246 | 34 | 78 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .317 | .375 | .533 |
2000 | 30 | Braves | 134 | 481 | 60 | 138 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 89 | 35 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .287 | .337 | .484 |
2001 | 31 | Braves | 128 | 438 | 45 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 28 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | .267 | .322 | .425 |
2002 | 32 | Braves | 109 | 347 | 31 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .233 | .299 | .372 |
2003 | 33 | Braves | 129 | 457 | 89 | 150 | 29 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 109 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .328 | .378 | .687 |
2004 | 34 | Orioles | 150 | 579 | 83 | 183 | 33 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 86 | 47 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .316 | .370 | .503 |
2005 | 35 | Orioles | 103 | 395 | 47 | 110 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | .278 | .322 | .458 |
2006 | 36 | Orioles | 76 | 279 | 30 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .265 | .314 | .412 |
2006 | 36 | Red Sox | 18 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .190 | .215 | .270 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,503 | 5,319 | 674 | 1,527 | 267 | 19 | 260 | 7 | 864 | 357 | 43 | 969 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 172 | .287 | .337 | .491 |
Javy LopezJavy Lopez Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1992 Braves | C | 9 | 2 | 123 | 30 | 3.3 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.59 |
1993 Braves | C | 7 | 4 | 111 | 40 | 5.7 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .975 | 9.49 |
1994 Braves | C | 75 | 72 | 1,929 | 597 | 8.0 | 594 | 559 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 20 | .995 | 8.31 |
1995 Braves | C | 93 | 86 | 2,268 | 683 | 7.3 | 675 | 625 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 17 | .988 | 8.04 |
1996 Braves | C | 135 | 125 | 3,336 | 1,080 | 8.0 | 1,074 | 993 | 81 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 36 | .994 | 8.69 |
1997 Braves | C | 117 | 107 | 2,853 | 854 | 7.3 | 848 | 792 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 33 | .993 | 8.03 |
1998 Braves | C | 128 | 123 | 3,276 | 1,051 | 8.2 | 1,046 | 978 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 27 | .995 | 8.62 |
1999 Braves | C | 59 | 56 | 1,485 | 443 | 7.5 | 439 | 412 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 15 | .991 | 7.98 |
2000 Braves | C | 132 | 121 | 3,257 | 884 | 6.7 | 878 | 820 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 23 | .993 | 7.28 |
2001 Braves | C | 127 | 115 | 3,078 | 886 | 7.0 | 876 | 826 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 31 | .989 | 7.68 |
2002 Braves | C | 103 | 92 | 2,446 | 699 | 6.8 | 689 | 635 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 33 | .986 | 7.61 |
2003 Braves | C | 120 | 114 | 2,976 | 776 | 6.5 | 771 | 718 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 23 | .994 | 6.99 |
2004 Orioles | C | 132 | 125 | 3,273 | 902 | 6.8 | 897 | 848 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 26 | .994 | 7.40 |
2005 Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
2005 Orioles | C | 75 | 75 | 1,887 | 529 | 7.1 | 526 | 500 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 16 | .994 | 7.53 |
2006 Orioles | C | 21 | 19 | 516 | 133 | 6.3 | 133 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.96 |
2006 Red Sox | C | 17 | 15 | 411 | 104 | 6.1 | 103 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .990 | 6.77 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,350 | 1,251 | 33,225 | 9,691 | 7.2 | 9,618 | 8,993 | 625 | 73 | 75 | 98 | 798 | 309 | .992 | 7.82 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
15 Years | 1,351 | 1,251 | 33,231 | 9,692 | 7.2 | 9,619 | 8,994 | 625 | 73 | 76 | 98 | 798 | 309 | .992 | 7.82 |
Javy LopezJavy Lopez Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1992 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1993 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 16.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1994 Braves | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 21.3 | 4.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1995 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 23.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1996 Braves | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 21.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1997 Braves | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1998 Braves | 5 | 3 | .625 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1999 Braves | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
2000 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
2001 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
2002 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2003 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
2004 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 25.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2005 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
2006 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 34.9 | 4.7 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
2006 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 15.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 8 | 19 | .296 | 124 | 0 | 110 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
Javy LopezJavy Lopez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1992 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $111,500.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $150,000.00 | - | Stats |
1996 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $290,000.00 | - | Stats |
1997 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $2,050,000.00 | Stats | - |
1998 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $3,850,000.00 | Stats | - |
1999 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $5,250,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $6,250,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $7,750,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $6,000,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Atlanta Braves | 8 | $7,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2004 Baltimore Orioles | 18 | $6,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Baltimore Orioles | 18 | $7,500,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Baltimore Orioles | 18 | $9,000,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Boston Red Sox | 23 | " " | - | - |
Javy Lopez Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Javy Lopez holds the Major League record for home runs in a season by a catcher? In 1953, Roy Campanella became the first catcher to hit forty home runs in a season and held the record until 1996, when Todd Hundley hit forty-one. A 43-year-old record fell only to be broken again in 2003, when Javy set the new plateau at forty-two.
Did you know that on our Home Run Records in a Single Season page you can see not only Javy Lopez's record, but a list of every single catcher who has ever reach the 30 home runs in a season plateau?
Did you know that Javy Lopez was the catcher behind the plate when Kent Mercker threw his no-hitter on April 8, 1994?
Javy Lopez Book | Behind the Plate: A Catcher's View of the Braves Dynasty
On May 23, 2014, Javy Lopez - who has hit more home runs than any catcher in Braves history - was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame (Link). That year he was enshrined alongside Rabbit Maranville and Dave Pursley (team scout). Javy said, "I mean, my dream as a kid was to play professional baseball in the future, and my dream came true. And being inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Atlanta Braves, that's completely unexpected, and for me, that's a great honor and definitely a bonus. I thought my goal was completed, and having this is even better."
"For all the wins I got at the Major League level, Javy certainly had his hand in a lot of them -- both from an offensive standpoint and from a defensive standpoint. I'll never forget the instrumental play in the 1995 World Series Game 2, when he threw Manny Ramirez out at first base -- big, big play picking Manny off. It certainly went a long way toward us not only winning that game, but the Series." - Tom Glavine
"He was the first guy I was actually in the clubhouse when they got the call to the big leagues. I'm sitting here looking at the guy and thinking, 'OK, that's what a Major League body should look like.' I was thinking, 'I've got a ways to go.'" - Chipper Jones
The 2003 Atlanta Braves had 3 players win Silver Slugger Awards - the most they ever had as a franchise in a single season. Mike Hampton (pitcher), Gary Sheffield (outfield) and Javy Lopez (catcher) each captured a silver bat and the win by Lopez, was their first ever for a catcher.