Detroit Tigers (ML)
Edwin Encarnacion
Birthdate:
Jan. 7, 1983 (29 y, 8 m, 3 d)Born In:
La Romana, LA , DOMNationality:
Dominican
Position:
3BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/222Entry:
1999 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 16, Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract:
$20M / 8 years (2010-2017)
ML Service Time:
9 years, 161 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 2002 | Licey (WDL) |
| Rookie of the Year | 2003 (3rd) | Detroit (MLB) |
| All-Star | 2002 | None (MLB) |
| 2002 | Amarillo (TL) | |
| 2001 | None (MLB) | |
| 2000 | None (MLB) | |
| League Champ | 2004 | Detroit (MLB) |
| Gold Glove | 2001 - 3B | Amarillo (TL) |
| Silver Slugger | 2002 - 3B | Licey (WDL) |
| 2002 - 3B | Amarillo (TL) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 2003 | Detroit (MLB) |
| Player of the Week | Apr 21, 2003 | Toledo (IL) |
| Feb 10, 2002 | Licey (WDL) | |
| Jan 13, 2002 | Licey (WDL) | |
| Jul 22, 2002 | Amarillo (TL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 19.7 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 11 | 130.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 20 | 43.9 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 13.0 | 52.9 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 13.8 | 35.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 13.4 | 44.3 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (3B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Howard Johnson R | 908 |
| Gorman Thomas R | 906 |
| Ray Martinez R | 894 |
| Doug Rader R | 886 |
| Rob Deer R | 882 |
| Clete Boyer R | 881 |
| Jeff Blauser R | 877 |
| Ken McMullen R | 876 |
| Dwayne Murphy R | 868 |
| Jesse Barfield R | 867 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 29
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Tom Brunansky R | 889 |
| Chris Testa | 888 |
| Mike Schmidt R | 875 |
| Troy Glaus R | 865 |
| Bob Bailey R | 858 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez R | 857 |
| Ruben Mateo R | 852 |
| Jeff Burroughs R | 848 |
| David Bell R | 846 |
| Dean Palmer R | 846 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 159 | 5 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 106 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 84 | 5 |
| 2009 | 94 | 5 |
| 2010 | 93 | 7 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 4 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 159 | 8 |