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CAREER SUMMARY

◆ ◆ During seven-year career, is a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove award winner
(2013, 2014, 2017 & 2018) and five-time Wilson Defensive Player of the Year glove story
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 & 2018) at shortstop...Is the 11th player to win four-
or-more Gold Gloves as a shortstop.
◆ ◆ Has captured six straight Fielding Bible Awards 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 25.3 defensive in both the American and
WAR and 184 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). Cabrera.
◆ ◆ Played with team Netherlands during the 2013 and the 2017 World Baseball
Classics.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
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). simmons
2016
◆ ◆ Set career-best 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).
◆ ◆ Hit .283 (60/212) following the All-Star break, the highest mark by any N.L. shortstop (min. 175 AB).
2014
◆ ◆ In third Major League season (second full), named Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner among National League
shortstops for the second straight year...Was named the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year among Major League
shortstops...Was named by ESPN as the Defensive Player of the Year...Was unanimously selected as the 2014 Fielding
Bible Award winner at the shortstop position.
◆ ◆ His defensive WAR mark of 3.89 led the majors.
2013
◆ ◆ With the Braves, was the first shortstop during their age-23 season or younger to hit five triples, 15 home runs and
25 doubles since Troy Tulowitzki in 2007 and was just the 10th player to turn the trick...The 17 homers were tied for
the second most by a Braves shortstop in Club history, trailing only Denis Menke’s 20 in 1964 (Milwaukee Braves).
◆ ◆ Won first career Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive shortstop in the National League...First Braves
infielder to win a Gold Glove since Terry Pendleton earned the honor at third base in 1992...Was named the Rawlings
Platinum Glove Award winner for the National League as the senior circuit’s top defensive player...Named by ESPN as
the Defensive Player of the Year.
◆ ◆ Compiled a defensive WAR of 5.4, the highest single-season mark in Major League history...Tied shortstop Terry
Turner (5.4) of the 1906 Cleveland Naps for the best defensive WAR season in history...Defensively saved 41 runs, tied
for most (with Arizona’s Gerardo Parra) since the stat began to be tracked in 2003 (credit ESPN)...Was unanimously
named The Fielding Bible’s best fielder in baseball.

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