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CAREER SUMMARY
◆ During eight-year career, is a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove award winner
(2013, 2014, 2017 & 2018) and six-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year glove story
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019) at shortstop...Is the 11th player to win
four-or-more Gold Gloves as a shortstop.
◆ Has captured six Fielding Bible Awards (2013-18) for outstanding defensive Andrelton Simmons is one
efforts...The six awards are tied with Yadier Molina for the most in the history of three shortstops all-
of award which has been given annually since 2003. time to win a Gold Glove
◆ Since the start of the 2012 season, is leading the Majors with a 27.3 defensive in both the American and
bWAR and 198 defensive runs saved...Led the National League in Defensive National Leagues, joining
Runs Saved from 2013-15 (2015 - 25; 2014 - 28; 2013 - 41) and the American Omar Vizquel and Orlando
League in 2017 (32) . . .Per Baseball-Reference.com his 27.3 defensive WAR Cabrera.
ranks 14th all-time.
◆ Played with Team Netherlands during the 2013 and the 2017 World Baseball
Classics .
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2018
◆ In third season with the Angels and seventh in the Majors, posted a career-high .292 batting average and drove in a
career-best 75 runs...The 75 RBI were the third-most by a shortstop in franchise history, trailing only Orlando Cabrera’s
86 in 2007 and Jim Fregosi’s 82 in 1970...162 hits, five triples and 10 stolen bases were second-highest totals of career
(10 SB were T2nd).
◆ Led the Angels in hits for the second consecutive season...Is the second shortstop (third occurrence) in franchise
history to lead the team in hits in consecutive seasons, joining Jim Fregosi (1964-65 & 1967-68).
◆ Captured fourth career Rawlings Gold Glove award and second in as many seasons...Is the first Angels shortstop to win
the award twice and first Halo tabbed as the winner in back-to-back seasons since Torii Hunter in 2008 and 2009...Is
the eighth player in Major League history to have won multiple Gold Gloves in each league...Is the fourth shortstop to
win multiple Gloves with two teams: Luis Aparicio (6 with CWS & 2 with BAL), Omar Vizquel (8 with CLE & 2 with SF) and
Ozzie Smith (11 with STL & 2 with SD)...Also selected as the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time in
career...21 defensive runs saved led A.L. shortstops and were tied for second overall in the Majors...Led the Majors with
a 19.7 Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR), 3.8 points over second place Mookie Betts (15.3).
siMMons
◆ Finished season as the Majors’ most difficult player to strike out with a 13.64 PA/SO rate...Had a streak of 90
consecutive PA without a strikeout from May 18-June 21, the fourth-longest stretch in franchise history.
◆ For the second straight year, tallied 25 doubles and 10 home runs...Is the first shortstop in franchise history with
consecutive 25 2B/10 HR campaigns.
2017
◆ In second season with Angels and sixth in the Majors, voted by Angels teammates as Co-Team MVP with Mike Trout.
◆ Set new career highs in hits (164), runs (77), doubles (38), RBI (69), stolen bases (19), walks (47), on-base percentage
(.331), slugging (.421) and games played (158 G)...Home runs were the most by an Angels shortstop since Jim Fregosi’s
22 in 1970, while his 38 doubles were the most since Orlando Cabrera’s 45 in 2006.
◆ Became the only shortstop in franchise history to tally 35 doubles, 10 home runs and 15 stolen bases in a season.
◆ Named the American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop...Became fourth Angels shortstop to
win a Gold Glove, joining Jim Fregosi (1967), Orlando Cabrera (2007) and Erick Aybar (2011)...Led the Majors with
32 defensive runs saved, the second-highest mark of career (41 in 2013 with Atlanta) and a new franchise record,
surpassing Chone Figgins’ previous mark of 29 in 2009...Also named the winner of Wilson’s Defensive Player of the
Year at shortstop .
◆ Club’s winner of the MLBPAA’s Heart and Hustle Award.
◆ Prior to season, played with Team Netherlands during the 2017 World Baseball Classic and hit .344 (11/32).
2016
◆ Set career-best mark with a .281 batting average during first season with the Angels...After batting .204 (28/137) during
his first 38 tilts, went on to hit .315 (98/311) over his final 86 games...The .315 clip during that span ranked third in the
Majors by a shortstop (min. 300 PA).
◆ Despite missing 33 games due to injury, led American League shortstops with 18 defensive runs saved, according to
FanGraphs.com, good for fourth overall in the A.L...Also ranked second in the American League with a 2.6 defensive
WAR (Baseball-Reference.com).
◆ Stole career-high 10 bases...Became the sixth shortstop in franchise history to log a 20 2B/10 SB season: Erick Aybar,
David Eckstein, Orlando Cabrera, Gary DiSarcina and Jim Fregosi.
2015
◆ In fourth big league season with the Braves, led all N.L. players in Defensive Runs Saved (25 DRS) for the third
consecutive season, while his .988 fielding percentage as a shortstop led the Majors (min. 1000 innings)...Won the
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honors and finished second in the N.L. Gold Glove voting for shortstops...Posted a
National League-leading 3.5 defensive WAR, finishing second in the Majors behind only Tampa Bay’s Kevin Kiermaier
(5.0).
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