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Alex
Rodriguez		  
Nickname: A
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: July 27, 1975 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1996   
Ted Williams Batting Title 2001    2002    2003    2005   
All-Star Selections 1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1995 19 TEX AL 99 406 57 106 20 4 16 36 17 1 26 96 .261 .306 .448 .755 57.6 7.9
1996 20 TEX AL 149 608 90 170 36 5 29 107 25 4 54 157 .280 .339 .498 .838 97.6 14.5
1997 21 TEX AL 156 633 138 188 44 10 36 136 17 5 78 147 .297 .371 .569 .940 125.5 21.7
1998 22 TEX AL 159 647 139 192 56 3 51 137 27 4 78 159 .297 .371 .629 1.000 144.5 24.8
1999 23 TEX AL 157 639 139 188 48 9 53 142 18 1 87 160 .294 .378 .646 1.025 145.6 24.7
2000 24 TEX AL 158 643 152 191 42 8 62 153 21 5 90 179 .297 .385 .677 1.061 151.7 26.6
2001 25 TEX AL 150 614 143 193 36 7 60 163 20 1 82 143 .314 .394 .689 1.083 149.3 27.0
2002 26 TEX AL 158 661 168 228 57 4 69 196 16 1 77 129 .345 .414 .756 1.171 176.0 36.1
2003 27 TEX AL 161 637 138 207 55 8 75 180 12 4 86 118 .325 .409 .790 1.199 174.0 33.0
2004 28 TEX AL 152 622 149 198 50 5 65 182 12 7 81 140 .318 .398 .728 1.127 154.2 32.4
2005 29 TEX AL 160 638 151 224 39 8 69 173 17 2 84 125 .351 .428 .762 1.190 176.1 40.1
11 Years Sim 1659 6748 1464 2085 483 71 585 1605 202 35 823 1553 .309 .384 .662 1.046 1552.2 288.8
162 Game Average 658 142 203 47 6 57 156 19 3 80 151 .309 .384 .662 1.046 151.6  
Career Highs 161 661 168 228 57 10 75 196 27 7 90 179 .351 .428 .790 1.199 176.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1995 19 TEX AL SS 95 90 806.7 133 324 22 52 .954 5.10   3.0
1996 20 TEX AL SS 124 123 1097.3 155 405 23 80 .961 4.59   6.3
    2B 3 3 26.0 3 8 0 3 1.000 3.81   0.2
1997 21 TEX AL SS 3 3 25.0 3 5 1 0 .889 2.88   0.0
1998 22 TEX AL SS 66 61 546.0 63 170 10 34 .959 3.84   2.0
1999 23 TEX AL SS 157 155 1352.0 206 483 34 107 .953 4.59   5.8
2000 24 TEX AL SS 156 154 1365.7 179 493 24 90 .966 4.43   3.4
    2B 1 1 9.0 1 3 1 1 .800 4.00   0.0
2001 25 TEX AL SS 148 147 1307.0 180 472 34 100 .950 4.49   7.1
2002 26 TEX AL SS 157 156 1374.3 180 471 23 87 .966 4.26   6.8
2003 27 TEX AL SS 161 158 1392.3 180 460 26 99 .961 4.14   7.9
2004 28 TEX AL SS 151 151 1324.3 150 425 26 85 .957 3.91   8.0
2005 29 TEX AL SS 157 156 1374.7 171 449 21 94 .967 4.06   7.7
  SS 1375 1354 11965.3 1600 4157 244 828 .959 4.33   58.0
  2B 4 4 35.0 4 11 1 4 .938 3.86   0.2
Career Totals   1379 1358 12000.3 1604 4168 245 832 .959 4.33   58.2
Career Highs   161 158 1392.3 206 496 34 107 .967 5.10    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1996 20 TEX AL 16 63 6 15 3 0 3 11 4 0 5 21 .238 .294 .429 .723
1997 21 TEX AL 5 20 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 .150 .261 .300 .561
1999 23 TEX AL 8 33 7 8 2 2 2 6 0 0 5 8 .242 .342 .606 .948
2000 24 TEX AL 9 38 6 8 0 0 5 11 1 0 2 11 .211 .250 .605 .855
2001 25 TEX AL 5 22 4 5 2 0 2 8 0 0 2 5 .227 .292 .591 .883
2002 26 TEX AL 6 18 7 8 2 0 3 6 2 0 5 2 .444 .583 1.056 1.639
2003 27 TEX AL 4 18 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .111 .200 .111 .311
2004 28 TEX AL 10 36 13 11 3 1 5 9 1 0 9 8 .306 .444 .861 1.306
2005 29 TEX AL 11 47 7 13 3 1 4 11 2 1 3 12 .277 .320 .638 .958
Career Post-Season Batting 74 295 55 73 16 5 24 63 10 1 36 80 .247 .331 .580 .911
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2002-1-.345
2003-6-.325
2005-1-.351
CAR-27-.309
 On-Base Pct
2002-5-.414
2003-7-.409
2005-4-.428
CAR-31-.384
 Slugging Pct
1997-5-.569
1998-2-.629
1999-4-.646
2000-5-.677
2001-2-.689
2002-2-.756
2003-1-.790
2004-2-.728
2005-1-.762
CAR-4-.662
 OPS
1997-4-.940
1998-5-1.000
1999-5-1.025
2000-5-1.061
2001-3-1.083
2002-2-1.171
2003-1-1.199
2004-2-1.127
2005-1-1.190
CAR-6-1.046
 XR
1997-2-125.5
1998-1-144.5
1999-3-145.6
2000-4-151.7
2001-3-149.3
2002-1-176.0
2003-1-174.0
2004-2-154.2
2005-1-176.1
CAR-13-1552.2
 Games
1998-7-159
2003-9-161
2005-7-160
At-Bats
1998-4-647
1999-4-639
2000-3-643
2002-4-661
2003-10-637
2005-5-638
 Runs
1997-1-138
1998-1-139
1999-2-139
2000-4-152
2001-2-143
2002-1-168
2003-1-138
2004-2-149
2005-1-151
CAR-17-1464
 Hits
2000-10-191
2001-10-193
2002-1-228
2003-4-207
2005-1-224
 Total Bases
1997-1-360
1998-2-407
1999-2-413
2000-4-435
2001-1-423
2002-1-500
2003-1-503
2004-1-453
2005-1-486
CAR-13-4465
 Doubles
1998-5-56
2002-7-57
2003-6-55
CAR-35-483
 Triples
1997-8-10
1999-8-9
Homeruns
1997-9-36
1998-4-51
1999-4-53
2000-3-62
2001-1-60
2002-1-69
2003-1-75
2004-1-65
2005-1-69
CAR-5-585
 RBIs
1997-3-136
1998-3-137
1999-6-142
2000-5-153
2001-1-163
2002-1-196
2003-1-180
2004-1-182
2005-1-173
CAR-9-1605
 Stolen Bases
1998-10-27
2005-8-17
 Strikeouts
2000-10-179
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 75    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 174    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 77    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Texas in 1994
Injured on 9/13/1994 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 6/16/1995, off Charlie Kerfeld (NOR)
Hit first career homerun on 6/18/1995, off Dave Von ohlen (NOR)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 4/7/1996
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/29/1996
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1996, hitting .350 with 10 HR, 32 RBI
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Injured on 8/3/1996 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Championship with Texas in 1996
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1997, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1997, hitting .407 with 2 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1997, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Toronto on 9/22/1997
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1998, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1998, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 7 RBI
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,242,857 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1999, hitting .354 with 11 HR, 25 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Seattle on 5/24/1999
Was selected to the 1999 Allstar game
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,550,000 through salary arbitration
Hit 3 homeruns against Seattle, driving in 8 runs on 5/20/2000
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 10/14/2000, hitting .563 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $10,857,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/2/2001 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
5/16/2001: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $14,280,000 per year, for 7 years
Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 8 runs on 5/18/2001
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 5 runs on 6/3/2001
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 6/6/2001
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/2001, hitting .550 with 5 HR, 16 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2001, hitting .323 with 15 HR, 35 RBI
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game
Hit 4 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 6 runs on 7/19/2001
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/2001, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 9 RBI
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2001, hitting .314 with 60 HR, 163 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New Orleans on 5/29/2002
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/2002, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Oakland on 7/15/2002
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/2002, hitting .550 with 3 HR, 15 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/2002, hitting .391 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2002, hitting .426 with 12 HR, 42 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 9/6/2002
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/2002, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 14 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/2002, hitting .550 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2002, hitting .418 with 13 HR, 37 RBI
Sets a new season AL-Record for RBI with 186 on 10/3/2002
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 10/6/2002
Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 69 on 10/7/2002
Injured on 10/27/2002 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2002, hitting .345 with 69 HR, 196 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Baltimore on 4/14/2003
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2003, hitting .357 with 13 HR, 35 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 6/2/2003
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/2003, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 16 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/2003, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/2003, hitting .433 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 7/27/2003
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2003, hitting .313 with 12 HR, 31 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/18/2003
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2003, hitting .363 with 13 HR, 22 RBI
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2003, hitting .325 with 75 HR, 180 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 5 runs on 4/4/2004
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 6/11/2004
Injured on 6/13/2004 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 6 runs on 7/4/2004
Won Player of the Week award on 7/8/2004, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Had 500th career homerun on 9/2/2004, off Scott Proctor (BAL)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/2004, hitting .480 with 6 HR, 17 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 9/18/2004
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2004, hitting .330 with 11 HR, 37 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 10/7/2004, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against California on 5/29/2005
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2005, hitting .327 with 14 HR, 40 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/2005, hitting .464 with 5 HR, 16 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Baltimore, driving in 5 runs on 6/23/2005
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2005, hitting .456 with 10 HR, 30 RBI
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/2005, hitting .357 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Had 2000th career hit on 7/27/2005, off Todd Erdos (CLE)
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2005, hitting .317 with 16 HR, 35 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/2005, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2005, hitting .351 with 69 HR, 173 RBI
 
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