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Rafael Belliard

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Full Name: Rafael Leonidas (Matias) Belliard Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 6"/160 First Game: September 6, 1982
Birthdate: October 24, 1961 Final Game: April 9, 1998
Birthplace: Pueblo Nuevo, Valverde (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

A veteran of 17 seasons at the major league level, he was named the Tigers infield coach on October 11, 2005. Prior to joining the Tigers coaching staff, he spent the previous six seasons (2000-05) as a roving minor league infield instructor for the Atlanta Braves.

His playing career spanned 20 seasons (1980-99) after he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent on July 30, 1980. Compiled a .977 fielding percentage during his major league career, seeing action at second base, third base and shortstop. Was a member of eight division-winning teams during his major league career with Pittsburgh (1990) and Atlanta (1991-93, 1995-98). Was a member of the Braves World Championship club in 1995. Concluded his playing career with Albany-Colonie of the independent Northern League in 1999.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1982 PIT N 9 2 3 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1983 PIT N 4 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 PIT N 20 22 3 5 0 0 .227 .227 .227 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
1985 PIT N 17 20 1 4 0 1 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1986 PIT N 117 309 33 72 0 31 .233 .298 .262 5 2 26 54 3 11 12 6 8
1987 PIT N 81 203 26 42 1 15 .207 .286 .271 4 3 20 25 3 2 5 6 4
1988 PIT N 122 286 28 61 0 11 .213 .288 .241 0 4 26 47 4 5 7 3 10
1989 PIT N 67 154 10 33 0 8 .214 .253 .240 4 0 8 22 0 3 5 2 1
1990 PIT N 47 54 10 11 0 6 .204 .283 .259 3 0 5 13 1 1 1 0 2
1991 ATL N 149 353 36 88 0 27 .249 .296 .286 9 2 22 63 2 7 3 2 4
1992 ATL N 144 285 20 60 0 14 .211 .255 .239 6 1 14 43 3 13 0 4 6
1993 ATL N 91 79 6 18 0 6 .228 .291 .291 5 0 4 13 3 3 0 0 1
1994 ATL N 46 120 9 29 0 9 .242 .264 .317 7 1 2 29 2 2 0 1 4
1995 ATL N 75 180 12 40 0 7 .222 .255 .244 2 1 6 28 2 4 2 2 4
1996 ATL N 87 142 9 24 0 3 .169 .179 .218 7 0 2 22 0 3 3 0 6
1997 ATL N 72 71 9 15 1 3 .211 .219 .296 3 0 1 17 0 4 0 0 1
1998 ATL N 7 20 1 5 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Total 1155 2301 217 508 2 142 .221 .270 .259 55 14 136 384 23 58 43 26 53

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1982 PIT N SS 4 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 PIT N SS 3 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 PIT N SS 12 6 56 11 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1984 PIT N 2B 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 PIT N SS 12 7 57.2 13 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1986 PIT N SS 96 85 700 117 269 12 42 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1986 PIT N 2B 23 15 131 30 48 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 PIT N 2B 7 4 28 9 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 PIT N SS 71 63 530 104 176 6 29 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1988 PIT N SS 117 92 811 131 258 9 50 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1988 PIT N 2B 3 1 7.2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 PIT N SS 40 32 267.1 46 90 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1989 PIT N 2B 20 14 134.2 23 46 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 PIT N 3B 6 1 16.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 PIT N 2B 21 4 65.2 23 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 PIT N SS 10 9 61 11 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1990 PIT N 3B 5 0 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 ATL N SS 145 110 990 168 361 18 53 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1992 ATL N SS 139 90 860.2 151 289 14 47 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1992 ATL N 2B 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 ATL N SS 58 3 125.1 27 49 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 ATL N 2B 24 13 138 26 50 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1994 ATL N SS 26 18 176.2 17 44 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1994 ATL N 2B 18 12 126.1 28 42 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 ATL N 2B 32 24 226.1 41 91 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 ATL N SS 40 30 280 33 90 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1996 ATL N SS 62 33 337.1 51 125 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1996 ATL N 2B 15 6 63 14 25 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1997 ATL N SS 53 15 219.2 36 64 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1997 ATL N 2B 7 0 10.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 ATL N SS 7 6 51 7 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .952
Total 2B 172 93 937.1 200 343 3 56 0 0 0 0 0 .995
Total 3B 11 1 24.2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 895 600 5534.2 926 1886 76 319 0 0 0 0 0 .974

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 10, 1980).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 18, 1990).
  • Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (October 28, 1994).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 1996).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 6, 1996).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 1997).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 5, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).

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