Miguel
Tejada
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 25, 1976 in D.R., , BANI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2001   
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 23 ATL NL 61 195 22 55 8 2 4 31 0 0 8 31 .282 .341 .405 .746 26.6 3.2
2000 24 ATL NL 155 552 91 154 34 4 24 92 0 0 39 120 .279 .351 .486 .837 88.4 13.0
2001 25 ATL NL 155 545 97 157 36 1 29 93 0 0 61 103 .288 .392 .517 .909 105.8 17.4
2002 26 ATL NL 160 576 112 184 56 6 31 119 0 0 76 86 .319 .420 .599 1.019 125.1 21.9
2003 27 ATL NL 160 603 122 180 64 4 31 99 0 0 64 99 .299 .388 .572 .961 118.6 18.6
2004 28 ATL NL 112 399 77 119 28 4 21 91 0 1 51 69 .298 .404 .546 .951 81.6 14.6
2005 29 ATL NL 3 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .364 .333 .697 1.3 0.1
  TOR AL 104 377 74 110 34 4 24 79 2 1 32 57 .292 .383 .594 .977 75.7 12.8
  TOT   107 386 74 112 35 4 24 79 2 1 33 59 .290 .383 .588 .971 77.0 12.8
7 Years Sim 910 3256 595 961 261 25 164 604 2 2 332 567 .295 .387 .542 .929 623.0 101.6
162 Game Average 579 105 171 46 4 29 107 0 0 59 100 .295 .387 .542 .929 110.9  
Career Highs 160 603 122 184 64 6 31 119 2 1 76 120 .319 .420 .599 1.019 125.1  
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   DWS
1999 23 ATL NL SS 59 58 468.0 65 185 7 34 .973 4.81   2.0
2000 24 ATL NL SS 151 147 1256.0 184 498 17 84 .976 4.89   6.5
2001 25 ATL NL SS 139 135 1198.3 189 463 17 90 .975 4.90   7.5
    3B 11 11 93.0 2 23 1 1 .962 2.42   0.4
    2B 1 1 9.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00   0.0
2002 26 ATL NL SS 158 153 1341.3 194 543 23 115 .970 4.95   8.1
2003 27 ATL NL SS 157 154 1345.0 207 556 25 114 .968 5.11   6.4
2004 28 ATL NL SS 110 109 955.7 132 318 22 68 .953 4.24   4.3
2005 29 ATL NL SS 3 3 21.5 3 6 0 1 1.000 3.77   0.0
  TOR AL SS 100 96 854.5 112 240 20 56 .946 3.71   3.9
  SS 877 855 7440.3 1086 2809 131 562 .967 4.71   38.9
  3B 11 11 93.0 2 23 1 1 .962 2.42   0.4
  2B 1 1 9.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00   0.0
Career Totals   889 867 7542.3 1089 2836 132 563 .967 4.68   39.3
Career Highs   158 154 1345.0 207 556 25 115 .976 5.11    
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.
On-Base Pct
2002-8-.420
CAR-28-.387
Slugging Pct
2002-10-.599
CAR-24-.542
OPS
2002-8-1.019
CAR-22-.929
Games
2002-3-160
2003-3-160
Doubles
2002-6-56
2003-1-64
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 47    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Paul Lo Duca (883)
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  3. Carlos Guillen (862)
  4. Mark Derosa (856)
  5. Bobby Higginson (851)
  6. Miguel Cairo (851)
  7. Placido Polanco (847)
  8. Alex Gonzalez (844)
  9. Julio Lugo (843)
  10. Eli Marrero (842)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Carolina in 1997
Injured on 4/17/1997 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Carolina to Atlanta on 5/1/1997 (Going to ATL: SS Miguel Tejada. Going to CAR: CF Mark Kotsay)
Injured on 5/13/1997 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/21/1997 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (double) on 7/31/1999, off Benj Sampson (CAR)
Hit first career homerun on 8/2/1999, off John Briscoe (CAR)
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 8/31/2001
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2001
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,900,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/2003, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 10/5/2003
1/31/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,900,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 8/4/2004
Injured on 8/16/2004 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8-9 weeks
1/31/2005: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,900,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/18/2005 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Atlanta to Toronto on 6/1/2005 (Going to ATL: P Steve Sparks. Going to TOR: SS Miguel Tejada)