Eli
Marrero
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: November 17, 1973 in Cuba, , HAVANA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2000    2005   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1999 25 CHW AL 114 285 41 79 17 3 13 55 4 1 32 59 .277 .348 .495 .843 46.2 5.4
2000 26 CHW AL 144 572 107 172 42 1 25 93 8 0 44 112 .301 .347 .509 .856 95.5 14.2
2001 27 CHW AL 130 518 80 149 37 2 17 81 10 1 34 96 .288 .333 .465 .798 73.9 11.4
2002 28 CHW AL 154 544 73 142 33 3 19 96 9 1 56 117 .261 .331 .438 .768 76.9 8.2
2003 29 CHW AL 147 603 97 161 41 3 19 82 16 1 51 132 .267 .324 .439 .764 81.8 9.9
2004 30 CHW AL 141 573 85 156 43 5 13 60 11 7 44 129 .272 .325 .433 .758 77.1 9.6
2005 31 CHW AL 143 569 91 189 53 9 19 83 17 2 49 120 .332 .384 .557 .941 110.7 22.1
7 Years Sim 973 3664 574 1048 266 26 125 550 75 13 310 765 .286 .341 .475 .816 562.1 80.9
162 Game Average 610 95 174 44 4 20 91 12 2 51 127 .286 .341 .475 .816 93.6  
Career Highs 154 603 107 189 53 9 25 96 17 7 56 132 .332 .384 .557 .941 110.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1999 25 CHW AL C 82 54 504.3 457 10 4 0 .992 8.33 35 4 .114 2 1.7
    CF 3 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
2000 26 CHW AL C 113 106 955.7 1023 21 8 0 .992 9.83 53 9 .170 0 1.5
2001 27 CHW AL C 127 118 1055.3 1076 23 4 0 .996 9.37 54 9 .167 5 2.4
2002 28 CHW AL C 149 131 1180.3 1246 33 2 0 .998 9.75 48 10 .208 3 7.1
2003 29 CHW AL C 145 137 1233.0 1394 27 11 1 .992 10.37 63 11 .175 1 0.8
2004 30 CHW AL C 136 131 1163.0 1249 31 8 2 .994 9.91 60 9 .150 1 0.2
2005 31 CHW AL C 133 123 1103.7 1214 21 7 0 .994 10.07 46 7 .152 4 2.8
  C 885 800 7195.3 7659 166 44 3 .994 9.79 359 59 .164 16 16.5
  CF 3 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   890 800 7210.3 7662 166 44 3 .994 9.77 359 59 .164 16 16.5
Career Highs   149 137 1233.0 1394 33 11 2 .998 10.37 63 11 .208 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2000 26 CHW AL 4 18 3 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .389 .389 .611 1.000
2003 29 CHW AL 9 38 4 12 3 0 0 5 2 1 0 6 .316 .316 .395 .711
Career Post-Season Batting 13 56 7 19 4 0 1 6 2 1 0 10 .339 .339 .464 .804
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2005-4-.332
Hits
2005-10-189
Doubles
2005-8-53
Triples
2005-10-9
Stolen Bases
2005-8-17
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Javy Lopez (939)
  2. Paul Lo Duca (921)
  3. Mike Lieberthal (919)
  4. Joe Girardi (914)
  5. Paul Bako (911)
  6. Jason Varitek (904)
  7. Tyler Houston (902)
  8. Joe Oliver (886)
  9. Eddie Taubensee (876)
  10. Jeff Reed (872)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 28th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1997
Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (A) on 3/2/1997 (Going to PHI: LF Chuck Carr. Going to CHW: C Eli Marrero)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1999, off Steve Foster (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1999, off Terry Mulholland (CAL)
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Toronto, driving in 5 runs on 7/22/2000
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/2000, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 8 RBI
Hit for the cycle against California on 6/25/2001
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against California on 6/25/2001
Injured on 9/23/2001 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 3 weeks
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
5/16/2003: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 10/28/2003 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 8 runs against California on 5/9/2005
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Had 6 hits with 2 RBI against California on 8/20/2005