Manny Ramirez, baseball player, 555 home runs, 1993-2011

Manny Ramirez

Born: 5/30/1972 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

MLB Debut: 1993-09-02 | Final Game: 2011-04-06

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 225 lbs

Full name: Manuel Aristides Ramirez

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Biography

Manny Ramirez, born in 1972, was a formidable presence in Major League Baseball from 1993 until his retirement in 2011. He played primarily as a position player and is best known for his powerful hitting and keen ability to drive in runs. Over the course of his illustrious career, Ramirez amassed impressive statistics, appearing in 2,302 games and recording 2,574 hits. His offensive prowess was highlighted by 555 home runs and 1,831 RBIs, contributing to a remarkable career batting average of .312. Additionally, he showcased speed on the bases, finishing his career with 38 stolen bases. Ramirez was a key figure in the evolution of hitting during the late 1990s and early 2000s, a period marked by offensive explosions in baseball. His career was punctuated by significant achievements, including being selected as an All-Star 12 times and earning the World Series MVP award. Renowned for his unique batting style and magnetic personality, Ramirez left an indelible mark on the game, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in baseball history. His legacy continues to influence aspiring hitters and fans alike, as he remains a symbol of offensive excellence in the sport.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2302 8244 1544 2574 547 20 555 1831 38 1329 1813 0.312 0.411 0.585 0.996 56616.0

Career AVG .312 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Career OBP .411 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +22.8% above league average.

Career SLG .585 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — +39.3% above league average.

Career OPS 0.996 vs. league average 0.755 across their career seasons — +32.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 CLE AL 22 53 5 9 1 0 2 5 0 2 8 0.170 .265 (-36%) .332 (-40%) .403 (-25%) .735 (-32%) -293.7
1994 CLE AL 91 290 51 78 22 0 17 60 4 42 72 0.269 .269 (avg) .338 (+5%) .424 (+23%) .763 (+15%) 830.1
1995 CLE AL 137 484 85 149 26 1 31 107 6 75 112 0.308 .266 (+15%) .337 (+19%) .417 (+34%) .755 (+27%) 2882.8
1996 CLE AL 152 550 94 170 45 3 33 112 8 85 104 0.309 .269 (+15%) .340 (+17%) .426 (+36%) .767 (+28%) 3321.6
1997 CLE AL 150 561 99 184 40 0 26 88 2 79 115 0.328 .266 (+23%) .336 (+23%) .419 (+28%) .756 (+26%) 3338.0
1998 CLE AL 150 571 108 168 35 2 45 145 5 76 121 0.294 .266 (+11%) .335 (+13%) .420 (+43%) .755 (+29%) 3454.8
1999 CLE AL 147 522 131 174 34 3 44 165 2 96 131 0.333 .271 (+23%) .344 (+28%) .433 (+53%) .778 (+42%) 5009.4
2000 CLE AL 118 439 92 154 34 2 38 122 1 86 117 0.351 .270 (+30%) .344 (+32%) .437 (+59%) .782 (+48%) 4575.2
2001 BOS AL 142 529 93 162 33 2 41 125 0 81 147 0.306 .263 (+16%) .332 (+22%) .426 (+43%) .758 (+34%) 3904.2
2002 BOS AL 120 436 84 152 31 0 33 107 0 73 85 0.349 .261 (+33%) .331 (+36%) .416 (+55%) .747 (+47%) 4374.0
2003 BOS AL 154 569 117 185 36 1 37 104 3 97 94 0.325 .264 (+23%) .332 (+28%) .422 (+39%) .754 (+34%) 4508.4
2004 BOS AL 152 568 108 175 44 0 43 130 2 82 124 0.308 .266 (+16%) .335 (+18%) .427 (+43%) .762 (+32%) 3974.8
2005 BOS AL 152 554 112 162 30 1 45 144 1 80 119 0.292 .264 (+11%) .330 (+17%) .418 (+42%) .749 (+31%) 3724.6
2006 BOS AL 130 449 79 144 27 1 35 102 0 100 102 0.321 .269 (+19%) .336 (+30%) .431 (+43%) .768 (+38%) 3866.4
2007 BOS AL 133 483 84 143 33 1 20 88 0 71 92 0.296 .268 (+10%) .335 (+16%) .422 (+17%) .758 (+16%) 1765.9
2008 BOS AL 100 365 66 109 22 1 20 68 1 52 86 0.299 .263 (+13%) .333 (+19%) .416 (+27%) .749 (+24%) 1845.0
2008 LAD NL 53 187 36 74 14 0 17 53 2 35 38 0.396 .263 (+50%) .333 (+47%) .416 (+79%) .749 (+64%) 1845.0
2009 LAD NL 104 352 62 102 24 2 19 63 0 71 81 0.290 .262 (+10%) .332 (+25%) .417 (+27%) .750 (+26%) 2109.2
2010 LAD NL 66 196 32 61 15 0 8 40 1 32 38 0.311 .257 (+21%) .325 (+24%) .402 (+27%) .728 (+26%) 984.7
2010 CHW AL 24 69 6 18 1 0 1 2 0 14 23 0.261 .257 (+1%) .325 (+29%) .402 (-21%) .728 (+2%) 984.7
2011 TBR AL 5 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.059 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
111 410 67 117 19 0 29 78 72 91 0.285

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2009 NLCS LAN 5 19 3 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 0.263
2009 NLDS1 LAN 3 13 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 2 0.308
2008 NLCS LAN 5 15 4 8 2 0 2 7 7 1 0.533
2008 NLDS1 LAN 3 10 5 5 0 0 2 3 4 3 0.500
2007 ALCS BOS 7 22 5 9 1 0 2 10 9 5 0.409
2007 ALDS1 BOS 3 8 3 3 0 0 2 4 5 2 0.375
2007 WS BOS 4 16 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0.250
2005 ALDS1 BOS 3 10 2 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.300
2004 ALCS BOS 7 30 3 9 1 0 0 0 5 4 0.300
2004 ALDS1 BOS 3 13 3 5 2 0 1 7 1 4 0.385
2004 WS BOS 4 17 2 7 0 0 1 4 3 3 0.412
2003 ALCS BOS 7 29 6 9 1 0 2 4 1 4 0.310
2003 ALDS2 BOS 5 20 2 4 0 0 1 3 3 7 0.200
1999 ALDS1 CLE 5 18 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 8 0.056
1998 ALCS CLE 6 21 2 7 1 0 2 4 4 9 0.333
1998 ALDS1 CLE 4 14 2 5 2 0 2 3 1 4 0.357
1997 ALCS CLE 6 21 3 6 1 0 2 3 5 5 0.286
1997 ALDS1 CLE 5 21 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0.143
1997 WS CLE 7 26 3 4 0 0 2 6 6 5 0.154
1996 ALDS1 CLE 4 16 4 6 2 0 2 2 1 4 0.375
1995 ALCS CLE 6 21 2 6 0 0 2 2 2 5 0.286
1995 ALDS1 CLE 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
1995 WS CLE 6 18 2 4 0 0 1 2 4 5 0.222

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1939 1921 3206 129 75 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 CLE OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1994 CLE OF 84 79 150 7 1 2
1995 CLE OF 131 129 220 3 5 2
1996 CLE OF 149 146 272 19 9 4
1997 CLE OF 146 145 259 10 7 2
1998 CLE OF 148 147 291 10 7 1
1999 CLE OF 146 144 267 7 7 2
2000 CLE OF 93 93 134 7 2 1
2001 BOS OF 55 55 98 1 0 0
2002 BOS OF 68 68 110 6 5 1
2003 BOS OF 128 126 207 11 4 1
2004 BOS OF 132 132 198 4 7 0
2005 BOS OF 149 147 243 17 7 0
2006 BOS OF 123 123 175 7 2 0
2007 BOS OF 120 120 182 8 2 0
2008 BOS OF 66 66 99 6 1 2
2008 LAN OF 53 53 91 1 2 0
2009 LAN OF 101 99 139 3 4 0
2010 LAN OF 46 48 68 2 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Left Field 1037
Right Field 904
Designated Hitter 332

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2008 Player of the Month August
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-04-19
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-07-28
2006 Silver Slugger OF
2006 TSN All-Star OF
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-04-23
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-06-25
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-08-06
2005 Silver Slugger OF
2005 TSN All-Star OF
2004 Hank Aaron Award
2004 Silver Slugger OF
2004 TSN All-Star OF
2004 World Series MVP
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-07-26
2003 Silver Slugger OF
2002 Player of the Month September
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-04-20
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-09-14
2002 Silver Slugger DH
2002 TSN All-Star DH
2001 Player of the Month April
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-04-21
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-05-12
2001 Silver Slugger OF
2001 TSN All-Star OF
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-22
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-09-16
2000 Silver Slugger OF
1999 Hank Aaron Award OF
1999 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1999 Player of the Month April
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-07-10
1999 Silver Slugger OF
1999 TSN All-Star OF
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-09-19
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-06-21
1995 Player of the Month May
1995 Silver Slugger OF
1995 TSN All-Star OF
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-06-11

Featured In Rankings

#22
Top 30 Outfielders in History of MLB Baseball
Ranked 22 of 30
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2011 TBA AL $2,020,000
2010 LAN NL $18,695,006
2009 LAN NL $23,854,494
2008 BOS AL $18,929,923
2007 BOS AL $17,016,381
2006 BOS AL $18,279,238
2005 BOS AL $22,000,000
2004 BOS AL $22,500,000
2003 BOS AL $20,000,000
2002 BOS AL $15,462,727
2001 BOS AL $13,050,000
2000 CLE AL $4,250,000
1999 CLE AL $4,350,000
1998 CLE AL $2,850,000
1997 CLE AL $2,100,000
1996 CLE AL $1,100,000
1995 CLE AL $150,000
1994 CLE AL $111,000
1993 CLE AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $206,827,769

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 138.0 448 0
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 6.0 392 0
2005 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 156.0 392 0
2004 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 238.0 392 1
2003 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 100.0 392 1
2002 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 39.0 392 0
2001 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 50.0 392 0
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 97.0 392 0
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 226.0 392 4
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 127.0 392 0
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 30.0 392 0
1994 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 44.0 140 0