NAME     : Cristian Guzman
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/21/1978
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,000,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .959)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : B
  Stealing Ability : B
  Sacrifice Bunt   : B
  Bunt for Hit     : D
  Hitter Type      : Spray Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 4  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 0, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .266  8  67 440 117 27 16  60 22 12  17  67 .296 .455 
  vs RHP        .268  6  56 362  97 23 13  46 16 10  14  63 .298 .453 
  vs LHP        .256  2  11  78  20  4  3  14  6  2   3   4 .284 .462 
  At Home       .282  5  33 216  61 11 11  31  9  6  11  32 .318 .505 
  Away          .250  3  34 224  56 16  5  29 13  6   6  35 .270 .406 
  R.I.S.P.      .281  3  50  89  25  6  3   0  0  0   4   9 .316 .517 
  Pinch Hitting .500  1   3   8   4  0  2   3  0  0   0   0 .500 1.375 
  Close/Late    .128  0   1  39   5  1  1   3  0  0   0   9 .122 .205 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .240  0   1  25   6  1  0   4  3  1   0   2 .240 .280 
  Apr/Mar       .321  2  16 109  35 10  2  18  7  5   9  20 .377 .505 
  May           .240  2  22 104  25  4  6  12  3  4   2  12 .252 .452 
  June          .229  1  15 109  25  5  4  11  7  0   4  19 .252 .376 
  July          .250  3  12  80  20  5  4  14  2  2   2  12 .274 .525 
  August        .316  0   2  38  12  3  0   5  3  1   0   4 .316 .395 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1999  .226  1  26 131 420  95 12  3  47  9  7  22  90 .265 .276   MIN
  2000  .247  8  54 156 631 156 25 20  89 28 10  46 101 .298 .388   MIN
  2001  .302 10  51 118 493 149 28 14  80 25  8  21  78 .331 .477   MIN
  2002  .303  3  81 160 565 171 36 15  76 38 14  39  54 .348 .435   MIN
 
  Total AB  : 2549
  Total AVG : .270
  Total Hits: 688
  Total HR  : 30
  Total RBI : 279
  Total Runs: 352
  Total SB  : 122
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Hit for the cycle against Cleveland on 7/18/2002... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 7/18/2002... Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game...