Rafael Chaves
Rafael Chaves
Born: November 1, 1968
Isabela, PR
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1986-1997
Rafael Chaves compiled a career record of 35 wins and 41 losses, with 130 saves, and a 3.51 ERA in his 487-game pitching career with the Charleston Rainbows, Riverside Red Wave, Wichita Wranglers, High Desert Mavericks, Bowie Baysox, Portland Sea Dogs, Augusta GreenJackets, Lynchburg Hillcats and Carolina Mudcats. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
 Charleston Rainbows |
 Riverside Red Wave |
 Wichita Wranglers |
 High Desert Mavericks |
 Bowie Baysox |
 Portland Sea Dogs |
 Lynchburg Hillcats |
 Augusta GreenJackets |
 Carolina Mudcats |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.33 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81.0 | 77 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.99 | 53 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 87.3 | 86 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1988 | A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.37 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 64.7 | 58 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.33 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76.0 | 84 | 51 | 45 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.18 | 46 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 84.0 | 85 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.20 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71.0 | 80 | 54 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 338 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1.83 | 68 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 88.3 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 356 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.94 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 48.0 | 56 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 210 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 82 | |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.66 | 42 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47.3 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 191 |
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.37 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.53 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32.0 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 139 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.59 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Totals | 35 | 41 | .461 | 3.51 | 487 | 5 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 738.0 | 712 | 369 | 288 | 40 | 279 | 42 | 501 | 27 | 14 | 47 | 1500 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 53 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .800 | 1.400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 245 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .222 | .243 | .250 | .493 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | P | 39 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .812 | .333 |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | P | 53 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .857 | .340 |
| 1988 | A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | P | 46 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .152 |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .351 |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 46 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .964 | .587 |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .289 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 68 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .935 | .426 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | P | 45 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .833 | .222 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .417 |
| 1995 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .190 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .300 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .316 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Totals | 487 | 39 | 118 | 16 | 5 | .908 | .322 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1987 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1988 | A | California League | Riverside Red Wave | SDN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | FLO | ||
| 1995 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | PIT | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | BOS | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | ||
| 1996 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | PIT | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | PIT |
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