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11. Elvis Andrus

11. Elvis Andrus
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: August 26, 1988 in Maracay, Ar Venezuela
  • Weight: 210 lbs.
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: April 06, 2009
  • Final Game: September 25, 2021
  • Rookie of the Year - 2009
 
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The Venezuelan born, Elvis Andrus played the first 12 seasons of his career with the Texas Rangers (2009-20), two of which were All-Star (2010 & 2012) seasons.  Andrus would lead the American League in Sacrifice Hits three times and with the exception of his injury-plagued 2018 season, and COVID-stricken 2020 season, he never had less than 125 Hits or 20 Stolen Bases in a season.  With the Rangers, Andrus had 1,743 Hits, batted .274, and is the all-time leader for Texas in Stolen Bases (305).

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Short Stop
  • Acquired: Traded from the Atlanta Braves with Beau James, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Jarrod Saltalamacchia for Ron Mahay 7/31/07.
  • Departed: Traded to the Oakland Athletics with Aramis Ramirez and Cash for Dane Acker, Khris Davis and Jonah Helm 2/6/21
  • Games Played: 1,652
  • Notable Statistics: 893 Runs Scored
    1,743 Hits
    203 Doubles
    48 Triples
    76 Home Runs
    636 Runs Batted In
    302 Stolen Bases
    .274/.330/.372 Slash Line
    30.5 bWAR

    42 Playoff Games
    21 Runs Scored
    46 Hits
    4 Doubles
    1 Triple
    1 Home Run
    7 Runs Batted In
    9 Stolen Bases
    .266/.316/.318 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (2010 & 2012)
    Most Singles (2013)
    Most Sacrifice Hits (2010, 2012 & 2013)
    Most Sacrifice Flies (2019)
    Most Assists (2015 & 2017)
    Most Putouts by a Shortstop (2009, 2014, 2015 & 2017)
    Most Assists by a Shortstop (2015 & 2017)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Shortstop (2011 & 2015)
    Most Total Zone Runs by a Shortstop (2017)
    Highest Range Factor per Game by a Shortstop (2009, 2015, 2017 & 2018)

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