#12 Joseph Desousa, Catcher, 38 yrs, Chicago Cardinals
Tuesday, 10/29/2010 |
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| Joseph Desousa
9/1/1972
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USA
6"5
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Catcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,250,000
2011
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 34 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 27 |
| Versus LHP | 32 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| Versus RHP | 35 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 27 |
| Talent | 32 | 31 | 15 | 31 | 30 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 77 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 94
Infield Arm : 34
Outfield Arm : 10
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/18 | @CLE | W 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/20 | @DET | L 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 9/21 | @DET | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/22 | IND | W 5-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/23 | IND | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/24 | IND | W 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/25 | IND | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/27 | @CLE | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 9/28 | @CLE | W 9-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/29 | @CLE | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 143 | 544 | 148 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 53 | 21 | 117 | .272 | .296 | .314 | .611 | .473 | .042 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 139 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 49.9 | 3.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 129 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .256 | .271 | .527 |
| vs. RHP | 415 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .309 | .328 | .637 |
| Close/Late | 72 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .284 | .264 | .548 |
| Scoring Position | 137 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .248 | .270 | .518 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 71 | 270 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 62 | .289 | .315 | .337 | .652 |
| Road | 72 | 274 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 55 | .255 | .278 | .292 | .570 |
| March/April | 25 | 102 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 14 | .324 | .336 | .392 | .729 |
| May | 25 | 89 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .281 | .304 | .326 | .630 |
| June | 24 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | .237 | .263 | .258 | .521 |
| July | 21 | 84 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | .238 | .253 | .286 | .539 |
| August | 25 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 22 | .260 | .290 | .292 | .582 |
| Sept/Oct | 23 | 80 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 18 | .287 | .329 | .325 | .654 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 150 | 526 | 187 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 61 | 67 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 3 | 0 | .356 | .396 | .468 | .864 | ATL |
| 2005 | 147 | 545 | 171 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 84 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .359 | .428 | .787 | ATL,SL |
| 2006 | 150 | 529 | 154 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 82 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 84 | 0 | 3 | .291 | .339 | .448 | .787 | ATL CHI |
| 2007 | 147 | 556 | 176 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 94 | 69 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .352 | .442 | .795 | CHI,NL |
| 2008 | 145 | 524 | 172 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 2 | .328 | .369 | .468 | .837 | CHI,NL |
| 2009 | 141 | 557 | 205 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 73 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .403 | .445 | .849 | CHI,NL |
| 2010 | 143 | 544 | 148 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 53 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 2 | 1 | .272 | .296 | .314 | .611 | CHI |
| Total | 1023 | 3781 | 1213 | 177 | 7 | 74 | 513 | 508 | 247 | 3 | 39 | 614 | 7 | 7 | .321 | .359 | .430 | .790 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2006 | 16 | 62 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .452 | .485 | .629 | 1.114 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2008 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .409 | .462 | .871 |
| 2009 | 11 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .378 | .489 | .867 |
| Total | 39 | 149 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .430 | .537 | .967 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 134 | 133 | 1004 | 91 | 3 | 1103 | 8 | .993 | 1192.2 | 8.32 | 0 | 198 | 74 | 37.4 |
| Leftfield | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .667 | 47.0 | 1.15 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 9th round, 143rd overall pick, by Atlanta in 2004...
Had first career hit on 4/4/2004, off Marc Poles (CAR)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/2004, off Millard Salters (LA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/2004, hitting .647 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Won SL and Overall Squatter Award in 2004...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at C in 2004...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New Orleans on 4/21/2005...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against New Orleans on 4/23/2005...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at C in 2005...
Won SL and Overall Squatter Award in 2005...
Traded from Atlanta to Chicago on 2/3/2006 (Going to ATL: C Mateo Suarez, 2B Rich Triggs. Going to CHI: C Joseph Desousa)...
Played for USA in the 2006 World Cup...
Won World Championship with Chicago in 2006...
Won Postseason Best Hitter Award in 2006 with Chicago...
2/1/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Injured on 10/4/2007 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 2 weeks...
Won Platinum Glove at Catcher in 2007...
Selected to the All-ABL 3rd Team at C in 2007...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
Played for USA in the 2008 World Cup...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Philadelphia on 5/2/2009...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
10/5/2009: Signed a contract extension with Chicago, $5,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won Platinum Glove at Catcher in 2009...
Won NL and Overall Squatter Award in 2009...
NL Batting Champ in 2009 with a BA of .368...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at C in 2009...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2004 - .356 - 4th
2009 - .368 - 1st
| OBP
2004 - .396 - 8th
2009 - .403 - 3rd
| Hits
2009 - 205 - 9th
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