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Cesar Izturis
Cesar David Izturis

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.

Debut June 23, 2001

Born February 10, 1980 in Lara, Venezuela

Brother of Maicer Izturis

Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 21 TOR AL  46  134   19   36   6  2   2    9   8  1   2  15  .269  .279  .388   73   52   4   0   0   0   0
 2002 22 LAD NL 135  439   43  102  24  2   1   31   7  7  14  39  .232  .253  .303   51  133  10   5   1   0  12
 2003 23 LAD NL 158  558   47  140  21  6   1   40  10  5  25  70  .251  .282  .315   60  176   7   3   8   0   8
 2004 24 LAD NL 159  670   90  193  32  9   4   62  25  9  43  70  .288  .330  .381   88  255  12   3   2   0   6
 2005 25 LAD NL 106  444   48  114  19  2   2   31   8  8  25  51  .257  .302  .322   66  143   4   1   1   4  11 AS
 2006 26 TOT NL  54  192   14   47   9  1   1   18   1  4  12  14  .245  .295  .318   57   61   1   1   3   2   4
         LAD NL  32  119   10   30   7  1   1   12   1  3   7   6  .252  .302  .353   67   42   0   1   3   2   1
         CHC NL  22   73    4   17   2  0   0    6   0  1   5   8  .233  .282  .260   39   19   1   0   0   0   3
 2007 27 TOT NL 110  314   31   81  14  2   0   16   3  3  19  19  .258  .302  .315   60   99   3   0   2   1   7
         CHC NL  65  191   15   47  11  0   0    8   3  0  13  16  .246  .298  .304   54   58   2   0   2   1   6
         PIT NL  45  123   16   34   3  2   0    8   0  3   6   3  .276  .310  .333   69   41   1   0   0   0   1
 2008 28 STL NL 135  414   50  109  10  3   1   24  24  6  29  26  .263  .319  .309   67  128   3   2   1   6   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      903 3165  342  822 135 27  12  231  86 43 169 304  .260  .299  .331   67 1047  44  15  18  13  54
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        568   61  147  24  5   2   41  15  8  30  55  .260  .299  .331   67  188   8   3   3   2  10
 Career High    159  670   90  193  32  9   4   62  25  9  43  70  .288  .330  .381   88  255  12   5   8   6  12
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 21 TOR AL  140  103   16   4.2   109| .269  .270| .279  .337| .388  .433| .667  .770|  73  .411  -6.1  -0.6  88%
 2002 22 LAD NL  468  371   31   2.2   100| .232  .256| .253  .329| .303  .408| .556  .736|  51  .199 -29.9  -2.9  50%
 2003 23 LAD NL  593  441   49   3.0   104| .251  .261| .282  .332| .315  .419| .597  .751|  60  .283 -33.0  -3.2  66%
 2004 24 LAD NL  728  507   87   4.6   107| .288  .263| .330  .334| .381  .427| .711  .762|  88  .459 -12.4  -1.2  73%
 2005 25 LAD NL  478  354   41   3.1   106| .257  .266| .302  .336| .322  .424| .624  .760|  66  .307 -22.6  -2.2  50%
 2006 26 TOT NL  208  155   17   2.9   114| .245  .274| .295  .345| .318  .445| .613  .791|  57  .267 -12.9  -1.3  20%
         LAD NL  129   94   12   3.4   114| .252  .273| .302  .344| .353  .444| .655  .788|  67  .325  -6.0  -0.6  25%
         CHC NL   79   61    5   2.2   116| .233  .276| .282  .347| .260  .448| .542  .795|  39  .177  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 2007 27 TOT NL  337  246   29   3.2   113| .258  .275| .302  .344| .315  .439| .617  .783|  60  .297 -19.7  -1.9  50%
         CHC NL  207  152   17   3.0   115| .246  .278| .298  .348| .304  .443| .602  .791|  54  .277 -13.5  -1.3 100%
         PIT NL  130   94   12   3.4   109| .276  .270| .310  .339| .333  .432| .643  .772|  69  .328  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 2008 28 STL NL  454  322   44   3.7   107| .263  .266| .319  .338| .309  .424| .628  .762|  67  .370 -20.0  -1.9  80%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3406 2499  314   3.4   106| .260  .265| .299  .336| .331  .425| .630  .760|  67  .331 -156.7 -15.2  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 21 TOR AL 2B 41 56 111 2 23 .988 .981 4.07 4.44 4.91 4.87 34 306.0 SS 6 16 11 1 5 .964 .975 4.50 4.03 4.76 4.48 6 51.0 2002 22 LAD NL SS 128 155 306 10 69 .979 .970 3.60 4.00 4.18 4.52 109 992.7 2B 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.30 12.00 5.10 0 3.0 DH 1 2003 23 LAD NL SS 158 198 482 16 94 .977 .973 4.30 3.99 4.48 4.52 154 1365.3 2004 24 LAD NL SS 159 234 430 10 96 .985 .973 4.18 3.94 4.31 4.45 156 1386.0 GG 2005 25 LAD NL SS 106 146 325 11 62 .977 .976 4.44 4.04 4.62 4.51 105 918.0 AS 2006 26 TOT NL SS 23 34 49 2 10 .976 .972 3.61 4.00 4.33 4.41 18 172.7 LAD NL 3B 28 12 73 4 3 .955 .954 3.04 2.37 3.04 2.69 28 252.0 SS 2 1 5 0 2 1.000 .968 3.00 4.00 4.50 4.42 1 12.0 2B 1 4 8 0 2 1.000 .984 12.00 4.40 12.00 5.00 1 9.0 CHC NL SS 21 33 44 2 8 .975 .972 3.67 4.00 4.31 4.41 17 160.7 2007 27 TOT NL SS 90 96 196 8 53 .973 .975 3.24 4.00 4.01 4.44 69 655.7 CHC NL SS 60 57 130 7 28 .964 .975 3.12 4.00 3.73 4.44 48 450.7 PIT NL SS 30 39 66 1 25 .991 .975 3.50 4.00 4.61 4.44 21 205.0 3B 11 3 11 0 0 1.000 .952 1.27 2.25 2.57 2.68 5 49.0 2008 28 STL NL SS 130 170 370 11 77 .980 .976 4.15 3.95 4.85 4.43 110 1001.3 3B 8 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.75 2.23 3.44 2.58 1 15.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2001 21 TOR AL 2B 41 56 111 2 23 .988 .981 4.07 4.44 4.91 4.87 34 306.0 2002 22 LAD NL 2B 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.30 12.00 5.10 0 3.0 2006 26 LAD NL 2B 1 4 8 0 2 1.000 .984 12.00 4.40 12.00 5.00 1 9.0 2006 26 LAD NL 3B 28 12 73 4 3 .955 .954 3.04 2.37 3.04 2.69 28 252.0 2007 27 PIT NL 3B 11 3 11 0 0 1.000 .952 1.27 2.25 2.57 2.68 5 49.0 2008 28 STL NL 3B 8 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.75 2.23 3.44 2.58 1 15.7 2002 22 LAD NL DH 1 2001 21 TOR AL SS 6 16 11 1 5 .964 .975 4.50 4.03 4.76 4.48 6 51.0 2002 22 LAD NL SS 128 155 306 10 69 .979 .970 3.60 4.00 4.18 4.52 109 992.7 2003 23 LAD NL SS 158 198 482 16 94 .977 .973 4.30 3.99 4.48 4.52 154 1365.3 2004 24 LAD NL SS 159 234 430 10 96 .985 .973 4.18 3.94 4.31 4.45 156 1386.0 2005 25 LAD NL SS 106 146 325 11 62 .977 .976 4.44 4.04 4.62 4.51 105 918.0 2006 26 TOT NL SS 23 34 49 2 10 .976 .972 3.61 4.00 4.33 4.41 18 172.7 LAD NL SS 2 1 5 0 2 1.000 .968 3.00 4.00 4.50 4.42 1 12.0 CHC NL SS 21 33 44 2 8 .975 .972 3.67 4.00 4.31 4.41 17 160.7 2007 27 TOT NL SS 90 96 196 8 53 .973 .975 3.24 4.00 4.01 4.44 69 655.7 CHC NL SS 60 57 130 7 28 .964 .975 3.12 4.00 3.73 4.44 48 450.7 PIT NL SS 30 39 66 1 25 .991 .975 3.50 4.00 4.61 4.44 21 205.0 2008 28 STL NL SS 130 170 370 11 77 .980 .976 4.15 3.95 4.85 4.43 110 1001.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 800 1049 2169 69 466 .979 .974 4.02 3.98 4.43 4.48 727 6542.7 3B* 47 18 87 4 3 .963 .954 2.23 2.32 2.98 2.68 34 316.7 2B* 43 61 122 2 25 .989 .981 4.26 4.43 5.18 4.88 35 318.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 890 1128 2378 75 494 .979 .973 3.94 3.92 4.40 4.42 796 7177
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  LAD STL     L   4  17   1   3  1  0  0   0   1   2  .176  .222  .235   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2005   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2005

Gold Gloves
2004-NL--SS

Games
2003 NL-158-9
2004 NL-159-8

At Bats
2004 NL-670-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2004 NL-728-2

Hits
2004 NL-193-6

Triples
2003 NL-6-9
2004 NL-9-4

Singles
2004 NL-148-2

Sac. Hits
2004 NL-12-9

Caught Stealing
2004 NL-9-6

At Bats per Strikeout
Act-10.4-8

Outs
2004 NL-507-2

Youngest Player
2001 AL-21-3

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1481) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.0 (1292) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 3, 1996: Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 2001: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Paul Quantrill to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Luke Prokopec and Chad Ricketts (minors).

July 31, 2006: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Maddux.

July 19, 2007: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for PTBNL.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Los Angeles Dodgers$215,000
2003Los Angeles Dodgers$335,000
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$358,500
2005Los Angeles Dodgers$2,150,000
2006Los Angeles Dodgers$3,200,000
2007Chicago Cubs$4,150,000
2008St. Louis Cardinals$2,850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$13,258,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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