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Wily Mo Pena
Wily Modesto Pena

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 10, 2002

Born January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, D.R.

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 20 CIN NL  13   18    1    4   0  0   1    1   0  0   0  11  .222  .222  .389   55    7   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 21 CIN NL  80  165   20   36   6  1   5   16   3  2  12  53  .218  .283  .358   70   59   1   0   2   3   2
 2004 22 CIN NL 110  336   45   87  10  1  26   66   5  2  22 108  .259  .316  .527  115  177   0   0   1   6   7
 2005 23 CIN NL  99  311   42   79  17  0  19   51   2  1  20 116  .254  .304  .492  105  153   0   1   0   3   7
 2006 24 BOS AL  84  276   36   83  15  2  11   42   0  1  20  90  .301  .349  .489  110  135   0   5   0   3   7
 2007 25 TOT    110  289   42   73  13  1  13   39   2  1  22  94  .253  .319  .439   96  127   0   0   2   6   7
         BOS AL  73  156   18   34   9  1   5   17   0  1  14  58  .218  .291  .385   72   60   0   0   0   2   5
         WSN NL  37  133   24   39   4  0   8   22   2  0   8  36  .293  .352  .504  124   67   0   0   2   4   2
 2008 26 WSN NL  64  195   10   40   6  0   2   10   0  1  10  48  .205  .243  .267   34   52   0   1   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      560 1590  196  402  67  5  77  225  12  8 106 520  .253  .307  .447   94  710   1   7   5  21  35
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        460   57  116  19  1  22   65   3  2  31 150  .253  .307  .447   94  205   0   2   1   6  10
 Career High    110  336   45   87  17  2  26   66   5  2  22 116  .301  .349  .527  115  177   1   5   2   6   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 20 CIN NL   18   14    2   3.8   111| .222  .270| .222  .345| .389  .430| .611  .776|  55  .398  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 2003 21 CIN NL  181  134   17   3.4   105| .218  .263| .283  .334| .358  .421| .641  .755|  70  .336  -7.7  -0.7  60%
 2004 22 CIN NL  364  258   54   5.6   109| .259  .267| .316  .339| .527  .433| .843  .772| 115  .550   4.9   0.5  71%
 2005 23 CIN NL  335  241   45   5.0   108| .254  .269| .304  .339| .492  .428| .796  .767| 105  .515   0.5   0.0  66%
 2006 24 BOS AL  304  206   46   5.9   115| .301  .281| .349  .347| .489  .447| .838  .794| 110  .560   3.9   0.4   0%
 2007 25 TOT     317  224   40   4.8   109| .253  .272| .319  .341| .439  .430| .758  .771|  96  .474  -2.9  -0.3  66%
         BOS AL  172  128   16   3.3   112| .218  .278| .291  .346| .385  .435| .676  .781|  72  .319  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         WSN NL  145   96   24   6.7   106| .293  .265| .352  .334| .504  .424| .856  .758| 124  .625   4.2   0.4 100%
 2008 26 WSN NL  206  162   12   2.0   109| .205  .269| .243  .340| .267  .428| .510  .769|  34  .161 -19.6  -1.9   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1725 1239  216   4.7   110| .253  .270| .307  .340| .447  .432| .754  .772|  94  .468 -22.4  -2.1  60%

* 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 ------+
2002 20 CIN NL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.03 2.19 4 26.3 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.50 1.69 1.90 3 21.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 1 5.0 2003 21 CIN NL OF 47 85 1 2 1 .977 .984 1.83 1.85 2.24 2.17 39 346.0 CF 26 57 1 0 1 1.000 .988 2.23 2.14 2.54 2.50 24 205.3 RF 14 22 0 2 0 .917 .982 1.57 1.72 1.94 2.09 11 102.0 LF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.75 1.54 1.40 1.91 4 38.7 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 1.80 2.70 0 5.0 2004 22 CIN NL OF 91 212 6 7 0 .969 .982 2.40 1.85 2.73 2.16 85 718.0 RF 51 69 1 4 0 .946 .980 1.37 1.71 1.85 2.09 41 339.7 CF 46 143 5 3 0 .980 .987 3.22 2.26 3.52 2.53 44 378.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 2005 23 CIN NL OF 83 161 2 4 0 .976 .984 1.96 1.86 2.20 2.19 78 668.0 RF 50 92 2 1 0 .989 .980 1.88 1.75 2.11 2.10 47 401.7 CF 25 57 0 1 0 .983 .986 2.28 2.15 2.66 2.51 22 192.7 LF 10 12 0 2 0 .857 .984 1.20 1.52 1.47 1.94 9 73.7 2006 24 BOS AL OF 76 146 5 3 0 .981 .986 1.99 1.99 2.31 2.30 71 589.0 RF 39 63 2 2 0 .970 .983 1.67 1.85 2.07 2.20 35 282.0 CF 27 59 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.19 2.29 2.74 2.65 25 194.0 LF 18 24 3 1 0 .964 .985 1.50 1.69 2.15 2.06 11 113.0 DH 4 2007 25 TOT OF 101 136 3 3 1 .979 .986 1.38 1.98 1.89 2.30 74 663.6 TOT LF 55 68 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.25 1.61 1.71 2.03 41 363.3 TOT RF 37 45 0 1 0 .978 .985 1.22 1.77 1.89 2.08 23 214.3 BOS AL OF 67 79 3 3 1 .965 .987 1.22 2.00 1.94 2.30 40 380.3 RF 36 43 0 1 0 .977 .984 1.19 1.77 1.89 2.08 22 205.3 LF 22 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 0.64 1.71 1.42 2.11 8 89.0 CF 12 23 2 2 1 .926 .988 2.08 2.42 2.62 2.71 10 86.0 WSN NL OF 34 57 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.68 1.94 1.81 2.30 34 283.3 LF 33 55 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.67 1.55 1.80 2.00 33 274.3 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 2008 26 WSN NL LF 54 99 3 3 0 .971 .983 1.89 1.47 2.25 1.90 51 408.0 DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 21 CIN NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 1.80 2.70 0 5.0 2003 21 CIN NL CF 26 57 1 0 1 1.000 .988 2.23 2.14 2.54 2.50 24 205.3 2004 22 CIN NL CF 46 143 5 3 0 .980 .987 3.22 2.26 3.52 2.53 44 378.3 2005 23 CIN NL CF 25 57 0 1 0 .983 .986 2.28 2.15 2.66 2.51 22 192.7 2006 24 BOS AL CF 27 59 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.19 2.29 2.74 2.65 25 194.0 2007 25 BOS AL CF 12 23 2 2 1 .926 .988 2.08 2.42 2.62 2.71 10 86.0 2006 24 BOS AL DH 4 2008 26 WSN NL DH 2 2002 20 CIN NL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.50 1.69 1.90 3 21.3 2003 21 CIN NL LF 8 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.75 1.54 1.40 1.91 4 38.7 2004 22 CIN NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 2005 23 CIN NL LF 10 12 0 2 0 .857 .984 1.20 1.52 1.47 1.94 9 73.7 2006 24 BOS AL LF 18 24 3 1 0 .964 .985 1.50 1.69 2.15 2.06 11 113.0 2007 25 TOT LF 55 68 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.25 1.61 1.71 2.03 41 363.3 BOS AL LF 22 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 0.64 1.71 1.42 2.11 8 89.0 WSN NL LF 33 55 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.67 1.55 1.80 2.00 33 274.3 2008 26 WSN NL LF 54 99 3 3 0 .971 .983 1.89 1.47 2.25 1.90 51 408.0 2002 20 CIN NL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.03 2.19 4 26.3 2003 21 CIN NL OF 47 85 1 2 1 .977 .984 1.83 1.85 2.24 2.17 39 346.0 2004 22 CIN NL OF 91 212 6 7 0 .969 .982 2.40 1.85 2.73 2.16 85 718.0 2005 23 CIN NL OF 83 161 2 4 0 .976 .984 1.96 1.86 2.20 2.19 78 668.0 2006 24 BOS AL OF 76 146 5 3 0 .981 .986 1.99 1.99 2.31 2.30 71 589.0 2007 25 TOT OF 101 136 3 3 1 .979 .986 1.38 1.98 1.89 2.30 74 663.6 BOS AL OF 67 79 3 3 1 .965 .987 1.22 2.00 1.94 2.30 40 380.3 WSN NL OF 34 57 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.68 1.94 1.81 2.30 34 283.3 2002 20 CIN NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 1 5.0 2003 21 CIN NL RF 14 22 0 2 0 .917 .982 1.57 1.72 1.94 2.09 11 102.0 2004 22 CIN NL RF 51 69 1 4 0 .946 .980 1.37 1.71 1.85 2.09 41 339.7 2005 23 CIN NL RF 50 92 2 1 0 .989 .980 1.88 1.75 2.11 2.10 47 401.7 2006 24 BOS AL RF 39 63 2 2 0 .970 .983 1.67 1.85 2.07 2.20 35 282.0 2007 25 TOT RF 37 45 0 1 0 .978 .985 1.22 1.77 1.89 2.08 23 214.3 BOS AL RF 36 43 0 1 0 .977 .984 1.19 1.77 1.89 2.08 22 205.3 WSN NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.00 2.20 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 402 743 17 19 2 .976 .984 1.89 1.91 351 3011.0 149 136 192# RF* 192 291 5 10 0 .967 .982 1.54 1.76 158 1344.7 LF* 149 213 7 6 0 .973 .983 1.48 1.56 119 1018.0 CF* 136 339 8 6 2 .983 .987 2.55 2.24 125 1056.3 DH 6 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 0 5.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 403 743 18 19 2 .976 .984 1.89 1.91
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

Youngest Player
2002 NL-20-1
2003 NL-21-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 15, 1998: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

February 28, 1999: Free agent signing by the New York Mets voided.

April 5, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 21, 2001: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman.

March 20, 2006: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Bronson Arroyo and cash.

August 17, 2007: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later. The Washington Nationals sent Chris Carter (August 21, 2007) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Cincinnati Reds$788,000
2004Cincinnati Reds$345,000
2005Cincinnati Reds$440,000
2006Boston Red Sox$1,250,000
2007Boston Red Sox$1,875,000
2008Washington Nationals$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,698,000

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