Mexico City Aztecs (ML)
Rafael Costa
Nickname:
FlounderBirthdate:
Nov. 21, 1977 (37 y, 5 m, 27 d)Born In:
Santo Domingo, DIS, DOMNationality:
Dominican
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'2"/202Entry:
Unknown
Inj Prone:
Normal
Contract:
$92M / 4 years (2014-2017)
ML Service Time:
15 years, 127 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) |
| 2013 (2nd) | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| 2010 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2009 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2003 (2nd) | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| All-Star | 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) |
| 2013 | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| 2012 | Reno (BSBL) | |
| 2011 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2010 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2009 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2007 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| 2004 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| 2003 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| 2002 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| League Champ | 2001 | Oakland (BSBL) |
| Gold Glove | 2012 - LF | Reno (BSBL) |
| 2011 - LF | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| 2010 - LF | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Silver Slugger | 2014 - LF | Mexico City (BSBL) |
| 2004 - LF | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| 2003 - LF | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| 2002 - 1B | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Batter of the Month | Jul 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) |
| Jul 2013 | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| Aug 2012 | Reno (BSBL) | |
| Aug 2010 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| May 2010 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Jul 2008 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Oct 2007 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| May 2004 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Aug 2003 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Jun 2003 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Jun 2002 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| May 2002 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Jun 1999 | Memphis (BSBLAAA) | |
| Player of the Week | Sep 8, 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) |
| Jun 30, 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| May 26, 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| Apr 14, 2014 | Mexico City (BSBL) | |
| Jul 9, 2012 | Reno (BSBL) | |
| Sep 5, 2011 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Apr 25, 2011 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Jun 14, 2010 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Jun 29, 2009 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| May 18, 2009 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Apr 27, 2009 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Jun 23, 2008 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Sep 10, 2007 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Jul 9, 2007 | Sacramento (BSBL) | |
| Sep 18, 2006 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Aug 21, 2006 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| May 10, 2004 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Sep 15, 2003 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Sep 16, 2002 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Jun 3, 2002 | Oakland (BSBL) | |
| Jun 7, 1999 | Memphis (BSBLAAA) | |
| Jul 27, 1998 | Memphis (BSBLAAA) | |
| May 26, 1997 | Casa Grande (BSBLA) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 31 | 6.5 | 26.4 |
| Grey Ink | 291 | 128.0 | 153.8 |
| HoF Standard | 60 | 53.0 | 55.5 |
| WAR | 96.3 | 72.9 | 81.6 |
| WAR7 | 55.2 | 46.9 | 51.8 |
| JAWS | 75.8 | 59.9 | 66.7 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Randy McKay R | 866 |
| John Krum R | 853 |
| Bill Jackson R | 829 |
| Tyler Daniels R | 821 |
| Tom Schaefer R | 813 |
| Peter Sánchez | 807 |
| Christopher Jones R | 802 |
| Christian Woods R | 801 |
| Dan Kerry R | 778 |
| Leo Walter R | 778 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 37
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Randy McKay R | 876 |
| Kurt Todd R | 857 |
| Wilson Gonzáles R | 830 |
| Bill Jackson R | 829 |
| John Krum R | 808 |
| Christian Woods R | 807 |
| Peter Sánchez | 797 |
| Dan Kerry R | 778 |
| Tyler Daniels R | 755 |
| Caleb Riley | 752 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 149 | 6 |
| 2004 | 149 | 4 |
| 2005 | 154 | 3 |
| 2009 | 140 | 7 |
| 2011 | 138 | 10 |
| 2013 | 139 | 10 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 663 | 8 |
| 2004 | 639 | 10 |
| 2011 | 635 | 4 |
| 2012 | 638 | 5 |
| 2013 | 628 | 5 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 595 | 6 |
| 2003 | 595 | 6 |
| 2004 | 581 | 6 |
| 2004 | 581 | 6 |
| 2005 | 578 | 9 |
| 2005 | 578 | 9 |
| 2008 | 554 | 9 |
| 2008 | 554 | 9 |
| 2009 | 561 | 8 |
| 2009 | 561 | 8 |
| 2010 | 560 | 5 |
| 2010 | 560 | 5 |
| 2011 | 568 | 2 |
| 2011 | 568 | 2 |
| 2013 | 558 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 200 | 5 |
| 2004 | 177 | 9 |
| 2007 | 159 | 6 |
| 2009 | 174 | 4 |
| 2010 | 178 | 3 |
| 2011 | 169 | 3 |
| 2013 | 175 | 4 |
| 2014 | 168 | 4 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 178 | 5 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 325 | 7 |
| 2003 | 377 | 1 |
| 2004 | 357 | 3 |
| 2005 | 296 | 10 |
| 2007 | 303 | 2 |
| 2009 | 350 | 1 |
| 2010 | 378 | 1 |
| 2011 | 306 | 1 |
| 2012 | 325 | 4 |
| 2013 | 311 | 4 |
| 2014 | 323 | 2 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39 | 9 |
| 2003 | 47 | 3 |
| 2010 | 40 | 6 |
| 2011 | 41 | 2 |
| 2013 | 40 | 5 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16 | 7 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | 9 |
| 2002 | 31 | 6 |
| 2003 | 38 | 2 |
| 2004 | 37 | 5 |
| 2005 | 30 | 8 |
| 2006 | 29 | 6 |
| 2007 | 32 | 3 |
| 2009 | 40 | 2 |
| 2010 | 46 | 1 |
| 2011 | 28 | 8 |
| 2012 | 33 | 8 |
| 2013 | 28 | 6 |
| 2014 | 35 | 3 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83 | 7 |
| 2004 | 83 | 7 |
| 2005 | 72 | 8 |
| 2008 | 42 | 6 |
| 2009 | 38 | 8 |
| 2012 | 41 | 8 |
| 2013 | 46 | 7 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93 | 6 |
| 2001 | 97 | 7 |
| 2002 | 120 | 3 |
| 2003 | 135 | 1 |
| 2004 | 115 | 3 |
| 2005 | 97 | 7 |
| 2007 | 104 | 2 |
| 2008 | 101 | 4 |
| 2009 | 129 | 1 |
| 2010 | 149 | 1 |
| 2011 | 100 | 4 |
| 2012 | 94 | 8 |
| 2013 | 101 | 3 |
| 2014 | 120 | 2 |
| 2015 | 32 | 7 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 115 | 2 |
| 2004 | 114 | 2 |
| 2005 | 103 | 5 |
| 2007 | 84 | 8 |
| 2009 | 108 | 2 |
| 2010 | 103 | 2 |
| 2012 | 100 | 4 |
| 2013 | 108 | 1 |
| 2014 | 104 | 3 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | 17 | 2 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 79 | 5 |
| 2003 | 93 | 1 |
| 2004 | 90 | 1 |
| 2006 | 70 | 9 |
| 2007 | 70 | 2 |
| 2009 | 89 | 1 |
| 2010 | 97 | 1 |
| 2011 | 75 | 2 |
| 2012 | 83 | 4 |
| 2013 | 74 | 4 |
| 2014 | 76 | 3 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.333 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0.336 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0.297 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0.310 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.318 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0.298 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0.314 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0.312 | 3 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.389 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0.379 | 10 |
| 2014 | 0.371 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.513 | 9 |
| 2002 | 0.630 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0.634 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0.615 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0.526 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0.566 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0.624 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.675 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.539 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0.579 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0.557 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0.600 | 2 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.218 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0.297 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0.298 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0.310 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0.266 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0.269 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0.314 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0.357 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 2012 | 0.296 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0.288 | 4 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.020 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1.023 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0.977 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0.918 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0.996 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.048 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.903 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0.935 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0.936 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0.971 | 2 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 159 | 1 |
| 2004 | 157 | 4 |
| 2005 | 158 | 5 |
| 2007 | 156 | 3 |
| 2008 | 153 | 6 |
| 2010 | 155 | 4 |
| 2011 | 156 | 1 |
| 2013 | 160 | 1 |
| 2014 | 154 | 7 |
| 2015 | 37 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8.2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 9.1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 2 |