C Carlos 'Chooch' Ruiz #51
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/20/2009
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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C CARLOS 'CHOOCH' RUIZ #51 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
43 154 33 7 2 2 30 9 18 .214 .258 .325 1 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 25 25
Arm: 55 25 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/18/2009 @ MIL Loss, 4-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/2009 SF Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/09/2009 HOU Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/05/2009 @ STL Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/01/2009 @ NYM Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
06/27/2009 DET Loss, 3-10 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/2009 @ CLE Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2009 @ BAL Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/2009 KC Loss, 11-14 5 0 2 5 0 0 0 0
06/11/2009 @ CIN Loss, 3-13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ruiz has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Birthday:01/22/1978
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Panamanian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,000,000
Signed Through:2011 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:103 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1998, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 154 33 7 2 2 30 16 9 18 .214 .258 .325 .582 .255 .110 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 38 163 0 1 0 5 0 0 50 11 1 1 50.0 11.6 2.47 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 10 1 1 1 9 6 6 6 0 0 0 .208 .296 .333 .630
Versus Right   106 23 6 1 1 21 10 3 12 0 0 0 .217 .239 .321 .559
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   61 13 4 1 1 10 5 2 9 0 0 0 .213 .238 .361 .599
May   61 14 0 1 1 10 10 3 5 0 0 0 .230 .266 .311 .577
June   19 5 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .263 .421 .684
July   13 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 .077 .294 .077 .371
Spring Training   65 16 3 2 0 7 4 2 10 1 0 0 .246 .265 .354 .619
Last Year   421 114 22 4 9 52 49 28 67 1 0 3 .271 .320 .406 .726
2 Years Ago   522 153 30 2 14 71 76 43 74 3 4 3 .293 .349 .439 .787
Career   3101 891 226 35 61 436 409 258 372 22 11 20 .287 .344 .442 .786
Home   85 16 4 1 0 14 8 6 14 0 0 0 .188 .242 .259 .501
Road   69 17 3 1 2 16 8 3 4 0 0 0 .246 .278 .406 .684
Grass   154 33 7 2 2 30 16 9 18 0 0 0 .214 .258 .325 .582
Day   78 17 4 0 1 17 9 5 7 0 0 0 .218 .265 .308 .573
Night   76 16 3 2 1 13 7 4 11 0 0 0 .211 .250 .342 .592
As Starter   147 32 6 2 2 28 16 9 17 0 0 0 .218 .263 .327 .589
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   31 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .129 .182 .161 .343
Inning 1-3   41 9 1 0 1 9 4 1 5 0 0 0 .220 .238 .317 .555
Inning 4-6   53 14 2 2 0 14 8 6 8 0 0 0 .264 .339 .377 .716
Inning 7-9   52 9 4 0 1 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 .173 .204 .308 .511
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   52 12 1 0 2 12 9 3 5 0 0 0 .231 .273 .365 .638
1 Outs   48 8 3 0 0 9 4 4 7 0 0 0 .167 .231 .229 .460
2 Outs   54 13 3 2 0 9 3 2 6 0 0 0 .241 .268 .370 .638
Scoring Position   50 16 5 2 1 29 7 3 4 0 0 0 .320 .358 .560 .918
Bases Empty   70 11 1 0 1 1 5 4 8 0 0 0 .157 .203 .214 .417
Runner on 1st   34 6 1 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 .176 .222 .206 .428
Runner on 2nd   14 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 5 1 0 1 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 .625 .667 1.125 1.792
Bases Loaded   5 3 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.400 2.000
Two Strikes   64 11 3 1 1 12 4 2 18 0 0 0 .172 .197 .297 .494
First Pitch   25 6 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 .269 .320 .589
Count 0-1   21 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-0   14 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 1-1   11 4 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .818 1.182
Count 1-2   17 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .176 .176 .294 .471
Count 2-0   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 2-2   27 5 2 0 1 7 2 0 7 0 0 0 .185 .185 .370 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .556 .000 .556
Full Count   16 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Behind in Count   42 11 1 1 0 5 7 0 6 0 0 0 .262 .262 .333 .595
Ahead in Count   33 5 2 0 0 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 .152 .282 .212 .494
Batting 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 6th   38 8 0 1 1 7 4 2 3 0 0 0 .211 .250 .342 .592
Batting 7th   74 18 4 1 1 11 8 2 8 0 0 0 .243 .263 .365 .628
Batting 8th   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
Batting 9th   31 5 2 0 0 9 4 2 5 0 0 0 .161 .212 .226 .438
Low Leverage   52 11 3 0 2 7 5 3 6 0 0 0 .212 .255 .385 .639
Medium Leverage   70 14 1 1 0 11 8 4 10 0 0 0 .200 .243 .243 .486
High Leverage   31 8 3 1 0 12 3 2 2 0 0 0 .258 .303 .419 .722
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 49 135 45 15 0 3 21 22 15 1 2 16 1 1 .333 .399 .511 .910 139 137 1.2
2003 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 132 497 160 42 4 10 65 82 46 2 3 53 14 4 .322 .380 .483 .862 123 124 4.5
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 134 490 134 33 3 10 66 49 42 0 3 53 7 3 .273 .329 .414 .743 96 100 2.3
2005 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 132 487 144 45 11 8 81 71 47 6 8 54 7 1 .296 .359 .483 .842 117 119 3.7
2006 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 104 395 108 32 9 5 50 44 28 5 2 37 5 0 .273 .328 .438 .766 101 101 2.3
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 136 522 153 30 2 14 71 76 43 3 3 74 5 4 .293 .349 .439 .787 110 111 3.6
2008 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 113 421 114 22 4 9 52 49 28 3 1 67 6 5 .271 .320 .406 .726 94 99 1.0
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 43 154 33 7 2 2 30 16 9 0 0 18 1 1 .214 .258 .325 .582 60 58 -0.0
Total MLB 843 3101 891 226 35 61 436 409 258 20 22 372 46 19 .287 .344 .442 .786 107 109 18.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 Bluefield - DE 20 22 92 20 6 2 0 9 6 4 0 0 5 1 0 .217 .250 .326 .576 71 66 -0.3
1998 Salem - A 20 18 61 19 4 1 0 11 8 4 0 1 3 0 0 .311 .348 .410 .758 101 102 0.1
1998 Carolina - AA 20 22 90 19 6 2 1 13 11 5 0 1 11 1 1 .211 .250 .356 .606 67 63 -0.4
1999 Altoona - AA 21 20 65 21 4 0 3 8 9 9 0 0 10 2 2 .323 .405 .523 .928 186 194 1.2
1999 Nashville - AAA 21 98 380 88 18 0 3 39 27 22 3 5 45 13 4 .232 .276 .303 .578 85 76 1.8
2000 Nashville - AAA 22 122 416 123 31 3 7 50 57 39 2 4 56 11 7 .296 .356 .435 .791 140 142 4.3
2001 Nashville - AAA 23 123 424 95 22 3 2 37 39 43 1 9 52 13 10 .224 .291 .304 .596 83 79 1.2
2002 Nashville - AAA 24 39 153 48 16 1 11 45 36 14 1 2 15 9 0 .314 .371 .647 1.018 157 149 2.2
Total PCL 382 1373 354 87 7 23 171 159 118 7 20 168 46 21 .258 .316 .382 .697 109 105
Total EL 20 65 21 4 0 3 8 9 9 0 0 10 2 2 .323 .405 .523 .928 186 194
Total SOUL 22 90 19 6 2 1 13 11 5 0 1 11 1 1 .211 .250 .356 .606 67 63
Total CARL 18 61 19 4 1 0 11 8 4 0 1 3 0 0 .311 .348 .410 .758 101 102
Total APPY 22 92 20 6 2 0 9 6 4 0 0 5 1 0 .217 .250 .326 .576 71 66
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167 201 203 0.6
2006 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 2 8 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 286 293 0.9
Total MLB 4 14 6 3 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357 244 248
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Nashville - AAA C 95 95 683 83 4 768 2 .997 875.1 7.88 +2.1 1.050 6 118 48 40.7
1999 Altoona - AA C 16 16 118 15 2 133 0 1.000 145.2 8.22 +0.9 1.140 3 18 9 50.0
2000 Nashville - AAA C 112 103 810 80 6 896 6 .993 947.2 8.45 -1.6 .916 9 138 52 37.7
2000 Nashville - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Nashville - AAA C 116 113 785 82 11 874 7 .992 1025.1 7.61 +1.8 .753 9 99 43 43.4
2002 Pittsburgh - LGS C 23 23 109 12 0 122 1 .992 199.1 5.46 -0.7 .700 0 13 4 30.8
2002 Nashville - AAA C 35 35 227 20 0 248 1 .996 313.1 7.09 -0.5 .809 5 36 12 33.3
2003 Pittsburgh - LGS C 131 129 838 77 4 922 7 .992 1152.2 7.14 +0.5 .920 11 70 25 35.7
2004 Pittsburgh - LGS C 131 130 851 72 9 929 6 .994 1164.0 7.14 +0.4 .993 7 96 28 29.2
2005 Pittsburgh - LGS C 132 132 883 76 3 964 5 .995 1176.2 7.34 +0.9 .990 6 99 31 31.3
2006 Pittsburgh - LGS C 104 103 631 53 5 688 4 .994 909.1 6.77 +0.5 1.013 13 61 21 34.4
2007 Pittsburgh - LGS C 136 130 963 82 4 1051 6 .994 1176.2 7.99 -0.8 .889 9 90 28 31.1
2008 Pittsburgh - LGS C 75 74 493 42 5 538 3 .994 640.0 7.52 +0.1 .873 4 54 20 37.0
2009 Pittsburgh - LGS C 41 38 295 27 4 325 3 .991 351.1 8.25 -0.2 .836 3 41 12 29.3
TOTAL C 1147 1121 7686 721 57 8458 51 .994 10077.1 7.51 +3.4 .925 85 933 333 35.7
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1998 Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the Baltimore Orioles.
07/20/1998 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with LF Reed Johnson and 2B Oscar Omar Ramirez, in exchange for SP Jacopo Rebellin and $500,000.
09/22/1998 Wins the 1998 Appalachian League Round 1 with the Bluefield Orioles!
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
05/12/1999 Goes 5-9 against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R.
10/23/1999 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
07/14/2000 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/04/2000 Wins the 2000 PCL AmericanL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
06/15/2001 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/08/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
10/06/2001 Wins the 2001 PCL AmericanL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/01/2001 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/31/2002 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
05/13/2002 Wins the PCL AmericanL Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2002 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
11/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/07/2003 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/27/2003 Wins the 2003 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/10/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/29/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
04/05/2005 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/27/2005 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/21/2005 Goes 0-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
11/26/2005 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,924,200.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/21/2006 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/10/2006 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/17/2006 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/25/2006 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,177,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
03/23/2007 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
07/15/2007 Was selected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
02/05/2008 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Pittsburgh Pirates development complex.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2005 11 3
2006 9 4
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