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Álex "A-Rod" Rodríguez
Born: NYC, New York (Dominican Heritage).
6-3, 210 pounds
Career Batting Statistics
Year Team Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K's SLG 1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008SEA
SEA
SEA
SEA
SEA
SEA
SEA
TEX
TEX
TEX
NYY
NYY
NYY
NYY
NYY.204
.232
.358
.300
.310
.285
.316
.318
.300
.298
.295
.321
.290
.314
.28617
48
146
141
161
129
148
162
162
161
155
162
154
158
2454
142
601
587
686
502
554
632
624
607
601
605
572
583
914
15
141
100
123
110
134
133
125
124
112
124
113
143
1411
33
215
176
213
143
175
201
187
181
172
194
166
183
260
6
54
40
35
25
34
34
27
30
24
29
26
31
70
2
1
3
5
0
2
1
2
6
2
1
1
0
00
5
36
23
42
42
41
52
57
47
36
48
35
54
42
19
123
84
124
111
132
135
142
118
106
130
121
156
113
6
59
41
45
56
100
75
87
87
80
91
90
95
620
42
104
99
121
109
121
131
122
126
131
139
139
120
19.204
.408
.631
.496
.560
.586
.606
.622
.623
.600
.512
.610
.523
.645
.49515 Seasons Total:
AVG
.306G
1928AB
7441R
1514H
22762B
4023B
26HR
522RBI
1514BB
921K's
1543SLG
.577How to read: AVG=Average, G=Games, AB=At Bats, R=Runs, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, HR=Home Runs, RBI=Runs Batted In, BB= Bases on balls (walks), K's= Strike outs, SLG=Slugging Percentage.
*As of 5/5/2008
Career Post-Season Batting Stats
Year Team Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SLG 1995
1997
1999
2004
2005
2006
2007SEA
SEA
SEA
NYY
NYY
NYY
NYY.000
.313
.371
.320
.133
.071
.2672
4
9
11
5
4
42
16
35
50
15
14
151
1
4
11
2
0
20
5
13
16
2
1
40
1
2
5
1
0
00
0
0
0
0
0
00
1
2
3
0
0
10
1
7
8
0
0
10
0
3
6
6
0
21
5
10
7
5
5
6.000
.563
.600
.600
.200
.071
.467* 2007 Post-Season final
Career Highlights
Was named 2007 American League Most Valuable Player (MVP)
8/4/07 -- A-Rod hit his 500th career home run against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium
Hit his 15th career grand slam against Barry Zito of the A's at the 2006 season opener. (April 3, 2006)
Was named 2005 American League Most Valuable Player (MVP)
6/8/05 -- Became the youngest player in MLB history to reach 400 career home runs (Came off Milwaukee Brewers' left-hander Jorge De La Rosa).
5/4/04 -- Against the Oakland A's, A-Rod became the youngest player to hit 350 career home runs.
Was named 2003 American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) 11/17/03
A-Rod wins his second Gold Glove Award at shortstop (2003).
Alex Rodriguez and Philadelphia Jim Thome lead the major leagues in 2003 with 47.
4/3/03 -- A-Rod became the youngest player to hit 300 career home runs.
A-Rod wins his first Gold Glove Award at shortstop (2002).
Rodríguez is named "Player of the Year" by The Sporting News for 2002.
In 2002, A-Rod led the Major League in home runs (57), RBIs (142) and total bases (389).
A-Rod hits his 53rd home run and breaks his own home run record mark for shortstops. (September 9, 2002)
Won back to back "AL Player of the Month Awards" (July & August 2002)
At 26 years old, A-Rod became the second-youngest player in MLB history to reach 250 career home runs. (April 30, 2002)
Seven-time, All Star (1996-2002).
Led the American League in home runs in 2001 with 52.
In 2001, A-Rod breaks the record for home runs in a single season by a shortstop (Ernie Banks' record of 47 in 1958). Hits 52 home runs in 2001.
Played the entire 162 games during the 2001 season.
Won the Hank Aaron Award in 2001 as the league's top offense player.
In 2001, received the Josh Gibson Legacy Award from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for winning the A.L. home run crown.
In 2001, was selected to the A.L. Silver Slugger team for 4th straight year and 5th time overall.
Drove in 135 runs in 2001, the 5th most ever for a shortstop and most since Banks in 1959 (143).
Became the highest paid player in baseball when he signed a $252 million dollar contract with the Texas Rangers in 2000.
Led the American League in 1998 with 213 hits.
Led the American League with a .358 batting average in 1996.
Was second in the A.L. MVP voting in 1996
Led the American League in Runs in 1996 (141) and 2001 (133).
Has a career post-season batting average of .340 (18-53) in 15 games.
Made his Major League debut on July 8th, 1994.
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