Pedro Feliz
San Francisco Giants — No. 7 | |
Third Baseman | |
Born: April 27, 1975 | |
Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
September 5, 2000 for the San Francisco Giants | |
Selected MLB statistics (through August 6, 2007) |
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Batting Average | .251 |
Home Runs | 105 |
Runs Batted In | 401 |
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Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Feliz has been with the Giants since 2000, and he became a semi-regular in 2004. He filled in for regular Edgardo Alfonzo for 51 games at third base, played 70 games for the injured J.T. Snow at first base, appeared in 20 at shortstop and four in the outfield. With the bat, Feliz posted career highs in batting average (.276), home runs (22), RBI (84), at bats (503), and games played (144).
Feliz has been moved around defensively throughout his career, especially during the Giants' injury-riddled 2005 season. However, as of 2007, he is the Giants' starting third baseman.
Although Feliz is a decent power hitter, his career batting average prior to the 2006 season was only .255, and he draws few walks, having never posted an on-base percentage above .305 or an OPS above .793. He has often been criticized for his lack of patience at the plate. In 2005, he struck out a career-high 102 times.
On June 8, 2007, in a game against the Oakland A's, Feliz played catcher for the first time in his major league career. During that game, the Giants' starting catcher Bengie Molina left on a double switch. Their backup catcher, Eliézer Alfonzo, was injured on a play at the plate and had to leave the game in the 10th inning. With the Giants out of position players, Feliz moved to catcher, Randy Winn moved from center field to third, Dan Ortmeier moved from right field to center, and pitcher Noah Lowry came into the game in right.
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Trivia
- Feliz was born on the same day as St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter.
- Feliz has four daughters.
Career Stats
- 2000/SFG: 0 HR, 0 RBI, .286 AVG
- 2001/SFG: 7 HR, 22 RBI, .227 AVG
- 2002/SFG: 2 HR, 13 RBI, .253 AVG
- 2003/SFG: 16 HR, 48 RBI, .247 AVG
- 2004/SFG: 22 HR, 84 RBI, .276 AVG
- 2005/SFG: 20 HR, 80 RBI, .250 AVG
- 2006/SFG: 22 HR, 98 RBI, .244 AVG
- 2007/SFG: 16 HR, 55 RBI, .249 AVG IN PROGRESS
TOTALS: 105 HR, 401 RBI, .251 AVG
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Pedro Feliz at ESPN.com
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