Jacoby Ellsbury

Center Field

2007—2017

jacoby-ellsbury
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
#66

Player Detail

Jacoby McCabe
GIVEN NAME
Ellsbury
SURNAME
September 11, 1983, in Madras, OR
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2007—2017
Playing Career
Played from 23-35
PLAYING AGE
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
2007, 2013
World Series titles
Tacoby Bellsbury, Chief
NICKNAME
2
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
June 30, 2007
Major League Debut
September 30, 2017
FINAL GAME

Related Content

WHO IS Jacoby Ellsbury?

Ellsbury was the first American Indian of Navajo descent to play Major League Baseball. In 2011, Ellsbury was named to the American League All-Star team, won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award, became the first Red Sox player in history to be a member of the 30–30 club, and was the runner-up to Justin Verlander for the American League Most Valuable Player Award. He led the American League in stolen bases three times and won World Series championships as a member of the Red Sox in 2007 and 2013. He later pulled a Johnny Damon, inking a free agent deal with the Yankees, wher ehe had one good season and three duds, and eventually was released after missing two full seasons with various injuries.
In 2011, Ellsbury became the first Red Sox player to be a member of the 30–30 club. As a result of his fine season, he finsihed runner-up for the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
  • Jacoby Ellsbury Scouting Report

60

HITTING

40

POWER

70

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1235
1376
104
512
.284
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
29.5
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.760
.738
103.2

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.284
.342
.417

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Adam Jones
Josh Hamilton

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Jacoby Ellsbury Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ellsbury
544
154
84
27
5
12
57
45
83
39
227
204
.284
.342
.417
760
AVG CF
539
143
78
27
5
14
48
114
20
221
195
.264
.328
.410
.738

Jacoby Ellsbury Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
66
80
65
74
98
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
77
68
83
48
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jacoby Ellsbury PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
31.0
28.0
20.3
17.6
4.06
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Jacoby Ellsbury
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
160.4
138.7
UNK
76.0
21.0
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Jacoby Ellsbury
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF