Alex Avila
Alexander Thomas Avila
Born: January 29, 1987
Hialeah, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 228
College: University of Alabama
Career: 2009-2021
Draft: Round 34 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 5 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Archbishop McCarthy HS, FL
Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Minor League Statistics
Alex Avila compiled a career batting average of .233 with 105 home runs and 397 RBI in his 1052-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
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 Chicago White Sox |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Arizona Diamondbacks |
 Minnesota Twins |
 Washington Nationals |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 72 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .279 | .375 | .590 | .965 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 104 | 333 | 294 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 71 | .228 | .316 | .340 | .656 | 100 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 551 | 464 | 63 | 137 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 131 | .295 | .389 | .506 | .895 | 235 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 434 | 367 | 42 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 104 | .243 | .352 | .384 | .736 | 141 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 379 | 330 | 39 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 112 | .227 | .317 | .376 | .693 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 124 | 457 | 390 | 44 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 151 | .218 | .327 | .359 | .686 | 140 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 67 | 219 | 178 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 66 | .191 | .339 | .287 | .626 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 209 | 169 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 78 | .213 | .359 | .373 | .732 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 77 | 264 | 219 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 80 | .274 | .394 | .475 | .869 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 112 | 92 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | .239 | .369 | .380 | .750 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 80 | 234 | 194 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 90 | .165 | .299 | .304 | .603 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 63 | 201 | 164 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 68 | .207 | .353 | .421 | .774 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 23 | 62 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .184 | .355 | .286 | .641 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | 34 | 111 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .191 | .345 | .348 | .694 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1052 | 3638 | 3060 | 352 | 714 | 155 | 9 | 105 | 397 | 8 | 8 | 528 | 1068 | .233 | .348 | .393 | .740 | 1202 | 83 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 24 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 25 | 17 | 153.3 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.339 | 4.320 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 2010 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 98 | 84 | 756.7 | 556 | 34 | 4 | 5 | .993 | 7.018 | 6.020 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 31.7 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 133 | 130 | 1157.0 | 940 | 73 | 5 | 14 | .995 | 7.880 | 7.617 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 32.0 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 113 | 107 | 937.7 | 897 | 57 | 6 | 7 | .994 | 9.157 | 8.442 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 34 | 30.1 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 98 | 96 | 836.7 | 815 | 29 | 6 | 4 | .993 | 9.079 | 8.612 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 17.0 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 122 | 116 | 1017.7 | 883 | 52 | 5 | 9 | .995 | 8.269 | 7.664 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 36 | 33.6 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 44 | 43 | 365.7 | 291 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.605 | 7.023 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 34.4 |
| 2015 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 23 | 13 | 134.0 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 12 | .992 | 8.664 | 5.609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 54 | 52 | 453.0 | 414 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .995 | 8.642 | 8.056 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 21.9 |
| 2017 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 50 | 46 | 405.3 | 323 | 18 | 1 | 4 | .997 | 7.572 | 6.820 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 33.3 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 28 | 24 | 209.0 | 210 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 9.689 | 8.036 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 27.3 |
| 2017 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 16 | 10 | 97.7 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 6.727 | 4.563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 61 | 57 | 488.0 | 456 | 39 | 1 | 2 | .998 | 9.129 | 8.115 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 30.0 |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.391 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 54 | 49 | 431.0 | 384 | 29 | 2 | 2 | .995 | 8.624 | 7.648 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 52.4 |
| 2019 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 22 | 19 | 150.3 | 153 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .981 | 9.519 | 7.227 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | C | 27 | 27 | 232.0 | 235 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .996 | 9.466 | 9.037 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 37.5 |
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | 2B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 980 | 893 | 7862.7 | 6866 | 421 | 40 | 83 | .995 | 8.341 | 7.436 | 56 | 0 | 495 | 213 | 30.1 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .080 | .080 | .200 | .280 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .583 | .833 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .133 | .316 | .133 | .449 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 6 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .188 | .381 | .375 | .756 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 36 | 124 | 111 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 43 | .153 | .236 | .252 | .488 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | C | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.256 | 9.800 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.018 | 8.167 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | C | 4 | 3 | 27.7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.687 | 9.750 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.450 | 7.000 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.647 | 11.000 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.659 | 11.400 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 6 | 6 | 47.0 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.404 | 11.667 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | C | 3 | 3 | 21.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.286 | 5.667 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC3 | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 36 | 32 | 277.7 | 313 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.567 | 9.056 |
Awards
2011 - AL Silver Slugger C
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