Felix Escalona

Born: 3/12/1979 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela

MLB Debut: 2002-04-04 | Final Game: 2005-10-02

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 185 lbs

Full name: Felix Eduardo Escalona

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Biography

Felix Escalona, born in 1979, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned from 2002 to 2005. Primarily a position player, Escalona made his mark in Major League Baseball during an era characterized by the increasing importance of power hitting and offensive production. Over the course of his career, he appeared in 84 games, where he recorded 43 hits and finished with a batting average of .209. While he did not hit any home runs, he contributed to his teams with 13 RBIs and demonstrated his speed on the base paths by stealing 8 bases. Escalona's playing style was marked by his agility and ability to contribute in various ways, even amid a league increasingly focused on power hitters. Despite not achieving the offensive numbers of some of his contemporaries, his role as a versatile player provided depth to the rosters he filled. His career may not have reached the heights of superstardom, but Escalona remains a part of the fabric of early 2000s baseball, representing the hard-working players who contributed in significant ways even without gaudy statistics.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
84	206	20	43	11	2	0	13	8	6	56	0.209	0.261	0.282	0.543	-752.4

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OBP .261 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Career SLG .282 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Career OPS 0.543 vs. league average 0.754 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	TBR	AL	59	157	17	34	8	2	9	7	3	44	0.217	.261 (-17%)	.331 (-21%)	.416 (-30%)	.747 (-26%)	-752.4
2003	TBR	AL	10	27	2	5	2	0	2	1	2	6	0.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYY	AL	5	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYY	AL	10	14	0	4	1	0	2	0	1	4	0.286	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2B	27	22	50	69	4	16
3B	9	4	1	9	2	1
SS	43	28	54	94	5	28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	TBA	2B	25	20	46	61	4	12
2002	TBA	3B	4	4	1	8	2	1
2002	TBA	SS	26	16	28	58	5	16
2003	TBA	2B	1	1	3	4	0	3
2003	TBA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003	TBA	SS	8	8	15	21	0	8
2004	NYA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004	NYA	SS	4	2	3	7	0	1
2005	NYA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2005	NYA	2B	1	1	1	4	0	1
2005	NYA	3B	3	0	0	1	0	0
2005	NYA	SS	5	2	8	8	0	3