Alex Avila was born on Thursday, January 29, 1987, in Hialeah, Florida. Avila was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 6, 2009, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Alex Avila baseball stats page.
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Alex Avila![]() Alex "Parkman" Avila Autograph on a 2012 Topps Baseball Card (#116) |
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Alex AvilaAlex Avila 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 |
| 2018 | 31 | Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 2 Years | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Alex AvilaAlex Avila 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 |
| 2009 | 22 | Tigers | 29 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .375 | .590 |
| 2010 | 23 | Tigers | 104 | 294 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .228 | .316 | .340 |
| 2011 | 24 | Tigers | 141 | 464 | 63 | 137 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 73 | 9 | 131 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .295 | .389 | .506 |
| 2012 | 25 | Tigers | 116 | 367 | 42 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .243 | .352 | .384 |
| 2013 | 26 | Tigers | 102 | 330 | 39 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .227 | .317 | .376 |
| 2014 | 27 | Tigers | 124 | 390 | 44 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 61 | 1 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .218 | .327 | .359 |
| 2015 | 28 | Tigers | 67 | 178 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .191 | .339 | .287 |
| 2016 | 29 | White Sox | 57 | 169 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .213 | .359 | .373 |
| 2017 | 30 | Tigers | 77 | 219 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .274 | .394 | .475 |
| 2017 | 30 | Cubs | 35 | 92 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 | .369 | .380 |
| 2018 | 31 | Diamondbacks | 80 | 194 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .165 | .299 | .304 |
| 2019 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 63 | 164 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .207 | .353 | .421 |
| 2020 | 33 | Twins | 23 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .184 | .355 | .286 |
| 2021 | 34 | Nationals | 34 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .191 | .345 | .348 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 1,052 | 3,060 | 352 | 714 | 155 | 9 | 105 | 1 | 397 | 528 | 24 | 1,068 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 83 | .233 | .348 | .393 | ||
Alex AvilaAlex Avila Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2009 Tigers | C | 25 | 17 | 459 | 108 | 4.3 | 108 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.35 |
| 2010 Tigers | C | 98 | 84 | 2,271 | 594 | 6.1 | 590 | 556 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 20 | .993 | 7.01 |
| 2011 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.13 |
| 2011 Tigers | C | 133 | 130 | 3,471 | 1,018 | 7.7 | 1,013 | 940 | 73 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 85 | 40 | .995 | 7.88 |
| 2012 Tigers | C | 113 | 107 | 2,813 | 960 | 8.5 | 954 | 897 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 34 | .994 | 9.16 |
| 2013 Tigers | C | 98 | 96 | 2,510 | 850 | 8.7 | 844 | 815 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 15 | .993 | 9.08 |
| 2014 Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2014 Tigers | C | 122 | 116 | 3,053 | 940 | 7.7 | 935 | 883 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 71 | 36 | .995 | 8.27 |
| 2015 Tigers | 1B | 23 | 13 | 402 | 130 | 5.7 | 129 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.66 |
| 2015 Tigers | C | 44 | 43 | 1,097 | 309 | 7.0 | 309 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1.000 | 7.61 |
| 2016 White Sox | C | 54 | 52 | 1,359 | 437 | 8.1 | 435 | 414 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 7 | .995 | 8.64 |
| 2017 Tigers | 1B | 16 | 10 | 293 | 73 | 4.6 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.73 |
| 2017 Tigers | C | 50 | 46 | 1,216 | 342 | 6.8 | 341 | 323 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | .997 | 7.57 |
| 2017 Cubs | 1B | 3 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 2017 Cubs | C | 28 | 24 | 627 | 227 | 8.1 | 225 | 210 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | .991 | 9.69 |
| 2018 Diamondbacks | 1B | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.39 |
| 2018 Diamondbacks | C | 61 | 57 | 1,464 | 496 | 8.1 | 495 | 456 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | .998 | 9.13 |
| 2018 Diamondbacks | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2019 Diamondbacks | C | 54 | 49 | 1,293 | 415 | 7.7 | 413 | 384 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .995 | 8.62 |
| 2019 Diamondbacks | P | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2020 Twins | C | 22 | 19 | 451 | 162 | 7.4 | 159 | 153 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .981 | 9.52 |
| 2021 Nationals | 2B | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 2021 Nationals | C | 27 | 27 | 696 | 245 | 9.1 | 244 | 235 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .996 | 9.47 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 929 | 867 | 22,780 | 7,103 | 7.6 | 7,065 | 6,658 | 407 | 38 | 59 | 56 | 496 | 212 | .995 | 8.37 | |
| 1B Totals | 46 | 24 | 757 | 220 | 4.8 | 219 | 207 | 12 | 1 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 7.81 | |
| P Totals | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.13 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 | |
| 13 Years | 980 | 893 | 23,588 | 7,327 | 7.5 | 7,287 | 6,866 | 421 | 40 | 83 | 56 | 496 | 212 | .995 | 8.34 | |
Alex AvilaAlex Avila 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 |
| 2009 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 2010 Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 4.1 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 2011 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24.4 | 3.5 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 2012 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40.8 | 3.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 2013 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 2.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Tigers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35.5 | 2.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44.5 | 2.7 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 2016 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | 2.2 | 15.4 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 2.3 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| 2020 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 2.2 | 24.5 | - | - | - |
| 2021 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 2.4 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 8 | 8 | .500 | 100 | 1 | 18 | 29.1 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
Alex AvilaAlex Avila Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $404,900.00 | - | - |
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $414,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $510,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $2,950,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $4,150,000.00 | - | - |
| 2015 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $5,400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 Chicago White Sox | 31 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Chicago Cubs | 13 | " " | - | - |
| 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
| 2020 Minnesota Twins | 16 | $1,572,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 2021 Washington Nationals | 6 | $950,000.00 | - | - |
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Did you know that Alex Avila's grandfather, Ralph Avila (a friend of Tommy Lasorda for fifty-plus years), won International Scout of the Year in 2006? Did you know that Tommy is actually Alex Avila's godfather and his middle name (Thomas), honors Lasorda?
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