Chris Basak
Christopher Joseph Basak
Born: December 6, 1978
North Platte, NE US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 6 (2000 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Illinois
Career: 2000-2008
Major League Statistics
Chris Basak compiled a career batting average of .263 with 59 home runs and 368 RBI in his 1011-game career with the Pittsfield Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Norfolk Tides, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 2000 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.
 Pittsfield Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 4 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .412 | .524 | .471 | .994 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 63 | 281 | 249 | 46 | 87 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 26 | 36 | .349 | .417 | .454 | .871 | 113 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 13 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .372 | .429 | .628 | 1.056 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 126 | 536 | 472 | 71 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 47 | 125 | .233 | .305 | .316 | .620 | 149 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 17 | 63 | 60 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .217 | .254 | .267 | .521 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 109 | 427 | 377 | 54 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 38 | 94 | .255 | .323 | .350 | .673 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 113 | 460 | 404 | 59 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 101 | .272 | .332 | .396 | .728 | 160 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 19 | 81 | 71 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | .239 | .316 | .324 | .640 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 58 | 213 | 193 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 58 | .223 | .260 | .415 | .674 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 80 | 322 | 276 | 42 | 71 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 67 | .257 | .353 | .457 | .810 | 126 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 93 | 326 | 279 | 52 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 54 | .272 | .344 | .448 | .792 | 125 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 119 | 417 | 371 | 53 | 99 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 76 | .267 | .345 | .407 | .752 | 151 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 12 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .242 | .265 | .273 | .537 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 84 | 340 | 308 | 47 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 55 | .253 | .306 | .390 | .695 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 56 | 192 | 173 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 38 | .260 | .321 | .428 | .749 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 45 | 157 | 146 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .253 | .282 | .342 | .625 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 1011 | 3920 | 3472 | 517 | 913 | 205 | 34 | 59 | 368 | 186 | 73 | 323 | 789 | .263 | .329 | .393 | .721 | 1363 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 37 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | SS | 58 | 93 | 155 | 9 | 37 | .965 | 4.276 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | SS | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 5.000 |
| 2000 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 2B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 12 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.333 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | SS | 119 | 177 | 392 | 25 | 76 | .958 | 4.782 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 70 | 126 | 204 | 10 | 49 | .971 | 4.714 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 2B | 17 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 4.059 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 17 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.353 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 16 | 8 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .962 | 3.125 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 2B | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .923 | 4.000 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 112 | 160 | 306 | 15 | 75 | .969 | 4.161 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | SS | 11 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 12 | .966 | 5.091 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3B | 45 | 26 | 85 | 5 | 7 | .957 | 2.467 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 2B | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | SS | 33 | 42 | 95 | 5 | 23 | .965 | 4.152 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 27 | 54 | 68 | 3 | 23 | .976 | 4.519 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | SS | 26 | 31 | 73 | 4 | 21 | .963 | 4.000 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | SS | 47 | 59 | 110 | 7 | 29 | .960 | 3.596 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 38 | 77 | 119 | 2 | 29 | .990 | 5.158 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | SS | 67 | 101 | 200 | 15 | 47 | .953 | 4.493 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 26 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.654 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.364 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 10 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 3.300 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | LF | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 9 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.556 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 3B | 73 | 44 | 149 | 9 | 14 | .955 | 2.644 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 2B | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.500 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | LF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | SS | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.250 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 6 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 9.500 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 2B | 27 | 37 | 66 | 2 | 10 | .981 | 3.815 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 20 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .938 | 3.050 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | SS | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 17 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 3 | .952 | 2.353 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 3B | 15 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.067 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 14 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 10 | .952 | 4.286 |
| Totals | 1011 | 1363 | 2523 | 126 | 534 | .969 | 3.844 |
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