Xavier Fernández
Xavier Antonio Fernández
Born: July 15, 1995
Guaynabo, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 197
Draft: Round 11 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Puerto Rico BB Academy
Career: 2013-2023
Xavier Fernández compiled a career batting average of .277 with 55 home runs and 262 RBI in his 557-game career with the Royals, Burlington Royals, Idaho Falls Chukars, Lexington Legends, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Storm Chasers, Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Dash and Charlotte Knights. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 Royals |
 Burlington Royals |
 Idaho Falls Chukars |
 Lexington Legends |
 Wilmington Blue Rocks |
 Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
 Omaha Storm Chasers |
 Winston-Salem Dash |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Charlotte Knights |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 21 | 89 | 79 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .316 | .375 | .354 | .729 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 26 | 89 | 79 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .152 | .239 | .215 | .454 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 42 | 159 | 140 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .329 | .396 | .500 | .896 | 70 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | 5 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .316 | .435 | .421 | .856 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 92 | 363 | 328 | 37 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 51 | .259 | .320 | .387 | .708 | 127 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 36 | 144 | 135 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .252 | .292 | .393 | .684 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 36 | 131 | 119 | 21 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | .328 | .382 | .504 | .886 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .353 | .688 | 1.040 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 39 | 146 | 132 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | .273 | .326 | .432 | .758 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 15 | 58 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .196 | .293 | .314 | .607 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Birmingham Barons | 58 | 221 | 195 | 27 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 44 | .282 | .353 | .446 | .799 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAEA | Winston-Salem Dash | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .312 | .429 | .741 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 30 | 131 | 119 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .311 | .366 | .387 | .753 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 49 | 180 | 168 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 24 | .238 | .289 | .345 | .634 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 36 | 141 | 124 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | .331 | .397 | .548 | .946 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 63 | 255 | 222 | 29 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 39 | .284 | .365 | .500 | .865 | 111 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 557 | 2163 | 1940 | 243 | 538 | 114 | 3 | 55 | 262 | 9 | 9 | 179 | 319 | .277 | .342 | .424 | .766 | 823 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Royals | C | 15 | 122 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .964 | 9.000 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 38.1 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | C | 26 | 170 | 32 | 7 | 2 | .967 | 7.769 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 39.4 |
| 2015 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | C | 5 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 8.200 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 2015 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | C | 30 | 186 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 7.267 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 44.1 |
| 2015 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2016 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | C | 71 | 501 | 87 | 8 | 3 | .987 | 8.282 | 10 | 76 | 44 | 36.7 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 1B | 6 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | C | 34 | 229 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .992 | 7.088 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 41.4 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | C | 21 | 147 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .975 | 7.524 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 32.0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | C | 37 | 278 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .976 | 7.811 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Royals | C | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | C | 14 | 130 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .971 | 9.571 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 1B | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 8 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.875 | ||||
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAEA | Winston-Salem Dash | C | 4 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .975 | 9.750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Birmingham Barons | C | 26 | 248 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .985 | 1.231 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 40.7 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.400 | ||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 26 | 192 | 10 | 1 | 28 | .995 | 7.769 | ||||
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 22 | 173 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 8.500 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 28.1 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 16 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 7.500 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 34 | 234 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 1.000 | 7.265 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 30 | 284 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 1.067 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 34.2 |
| 2023 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 20 | 128 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .993 | 6.800 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 389 | 2867 | 274 | 52 | 66 | .984 | 8.075 | 48 | 245 | 140 | 36.4 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | June 22, 2013 | August 28, 2013 |
| 2014 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 19, 2014 | August 29, 2014 |
| 2015 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 25, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2015 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Chukars | KCA | August 31, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | KCA | April 9, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | April 6, 2018 | June 15, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | June 19, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 6, 2019 | May 22, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | May 24, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | July 14, 2019 | July 19, 2019 |
| 2021 | AA | AA South | Birmingham Barons | CHA | May 5, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | High-A East | Winston-Salem Dash | CHA | June 3, 2021 | June 9, 2021 |
| 2022 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 8, 2022 | June 8, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | June 10, 2022 | September 27, 2022 |
| 2023 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 7, 2023 | July 27, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | July 30, 2023 | September 16, 2023 |
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