Raúl Casanova

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: August 23, 1972 in Humacao, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ponce HS (Ponce, Puerto Rico).

High School: Ponce HS (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Debut: May 24, 1996 (Age 23-275d, 16,876th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 2008 (Age 35-290d)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Raúl Casanova

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

1081

255

.236

RBI

130

OBP

.304

SLG

.379

OPS

.683

OPS+

Summary of 35 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 7 go ahead

4 Tms
MIL	18
DET	10
TBD	6
NYM	1

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	16

Outs
2	15
1	12
0	8

19 Opps
BAL	4
NYY	3
ATL	3
SDP	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
MON	2
FLA	2
SFG	1
STL	1
SEA	1
KCR	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

35 Pitchers
Scott Proctor	1
John Smoltz	1
Tom Gordon	1
Bob Wolcott	1
Mark Clark	1
Kerry Ligtenberg	1
Kevin Appier	1
Brian Boehringer	1
Wes Obermueller	1
Kerry Wood	1
Steve Kline	1
Dave Coggin	1
Érik Bédard	1
Chris Reitsma	1
Félix Rodríguez	1
Terry Mulholland	1
Danny Graves	1
Jimmy Haynes	1
Justin Miller	1
Chris Brock	1
Jay Witasick	1
Darryl Kile	1
Ramiro Mendoza	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Rick Krivda	1
Kevin Millwood	1
Todd Ritchie	1
Tim Redding	1
Scott Chiasson	1
David Cone	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Mike Johnson	1
Jimmy Key	1
Rafael Pérez	1
Pat Hentgen	1

15 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	7
Tiger Stad (DET)	7
County Stad (MIL)	4
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
9	15
78	8
7	5
8	4
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	9
3	6
4	5
6	4
2	4
5	4
Unk	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	7
123	3
12-	2
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

59 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	20
1 on	9
2 on	3
3 on	3
Any on	15

Inning
2	6
3	2
4	6
5	5
6	2
7	5
8	8
9	1

1-3	8
4-6	13
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	4
-1	8
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	10

Ahead	9
Tied	4
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
3-2	4
0-2	3
1-2	3
2-1	3
Unk	2
1-0	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	35

OrderPos
8th	17
7th	9
6th	7
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-05-29	DET	@	KCR	Kevin Appier	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.174	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2	2	2	1	1996-06-06	DET	@	BAL	Jimmy Haynes	behind 3-5	t 3	0	---		1	6	2	0.093	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	1996-06-06	DET	@	BAL	Rick Krivda	behind 5-12	t 7	1	---		1	6	2	0.007	2%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	1996-09-19	DET		BOS	Tom Gordon	behind 0-7	b 6	2	--3	5,(2-2) BSFBX	2	8	2	0.028	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Fryman Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1997-06-07	DET		SEA	Bob Wolcott	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	5,(1-2) BSFFX	2	6	2	0.154	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Hamelin Scores
6	6	2	1	1997-06-24	DET		NYY	Ramiro Mendoza	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.092	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); R. Casanova Scores
7	7	3	1	1997-06-30	DET		NYM	Mark Clark	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	2	0.082	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	4	1	1997-07-03	DET		BAL	Jimmy Key	behind 0-10	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	5	1	1997-08-01	DET		TOR	Pat Hentgen	behind 2-3	b 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.326	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Easley Scores; P. Nevin Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1998-07-16	DET		NYY	David Cone	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.146	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2000-05-31	MIL	@	SDP	Brian Boehringer	behind 4-5	t 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	9	2	0.192	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	2	1	2000-06-13	MIL		MON	Steve Kline	behind 0-8	b 8	0	123	3,(0-2) CCX	4	7	2	0.029	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Jenkins Scores; C. Hayes Scores; T. Houston Scores
13	13	3	1	2000-06-14	MIL		MON	Mike Johnson	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.121	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2000-06-29	MIL	@	PHI	Dave Coggin	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	2	0.100	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	5	1	2000-08-26	MIL		SDP	Jay Witasick	behind 0-3	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.186	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Belliard Scores
16	16	6	1	2000-09-27	MIL		CIN	Danny Graves	ahead 6-4	b 8	2	123	4,(2-1) BFBX	4	8	2	0.057	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Burnitz Scores; J. Hernández Scores; L. López Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2001-05-01	MIL	@	ATL	Kevin Millwood	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.192	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Hernández Scores
18	18	2	1	2001-05-12	MIL		PIT	Todd Ritchie	behind 0-1	b 4	2	1--	4,(2-1) SBBX	2	7	2	0.258	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Hernández Scores/unER; R. Casanova Scores/unER
19	19	3	1	2001-05-14	MIL		PIT	Terry Mulholland	ahead 6-5	b 5	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.213	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Echevarria Scores; J. Hernández Scores
20	20	4	1	2001-05-15	MIL	@	PHI	Chris Brock	tied 9-9	t 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	8	2	0.139	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	5	1	2001-06-01	MIL		CHC	Kerry Wood	behind 0-4	b 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.133	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); R. Belliard Scores
22	22	6	1	2001-06-05	MIL		CIN	Chris Reitsma	behind 1-2	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.159	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	7	1	2001-07-02	MIL		HOU	Tim Redding	behind 0-6	b 7	1	12-	3,(1-1) BCX	3	7	2	0.066	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Sexson Scores; T. Houston Scores
24	24	8	1	2001-07-05	MIL		STL	Darryl Kile	behind 1-5	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.031	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	9	1	2001-07-08	MIL	@	SFG	Félix Rodríguez	behind 2-3	t 8	2	1--	8,(3-2) FBBFBFFX	2	8	2	0.526	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Burnitz Scores
26	26	10	1	2001-08-04	MIL		ATL	Kerry Ligtenberg	behind 1-12	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	6	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
27	27	11	1	2001-08-08	MIL	@	NYM	Steve Trachsel	behind 0-2	t 2	2	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	6	2	0.094	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2002-05-12	MIL	@	CHC	Scott Chiasson	ahead 5-1	t 7	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	8	2	0.046	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Hammonds Scores; G. Jenkins Scores; J. Hernández Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2007-06-09	TBD	@	FLA	Wes Obermueller	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	8	2	0.038	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	2	1	2007-06-10	TBD	@	FLA	Justin Miller	ahead 5-1	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.039	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	3	1	2007-06-30	TBD	@	CLE	Rafael Pérez	behind 3-8	t 9	1	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	8	2	0.009	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Wilson Scores
32	32	4	1	2007-07-04	TBD	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	8	2	0.097	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	5	1	2007-07-21 (1)	TBD	@	NYY	Scott Proctor	behind 2-7	t 8	2	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	8	2	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	6	1	2007-07-25	TBD	@	BAL	Érik Bédard	behind 0-3	t 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0.078	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2008-04-27	NYM		ATL	John Smoltz	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBF*BX	2	7	2	0.153	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Delgado Scores