Alex Rodriguez, baseball player, 696 home runs, 1994-2016

Alex Rodriguez

Born: 7/27/1975 in New York, NY, USA

MLB Debut: 1994-07-08 | Final Game: 2016-08-12

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 230 lbs

Full name: Alexander Enmanuel Rodriguez

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Biography

Alex Rodriguez, born in 1975, was a prominent figure in Major League Baseball who played from 1994 until his retirement in 2016. His career spanned over two decades, during which he established himself as one of the game's most dynamic position players. Over 2,784 games, Rodriguez accumulated 3,115 hits, 696 home runs, and 2,086 RBIs, showcasing a powerful offensive presence that contributed to his reputation as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. With a career batting average of .295 and 329 stolen bases, he demonstrated versatility and athleticism, blending power with speed in a manner that captivated fans and analysts alike. Rodriguez's career was marked by numerous accolades, including 14 All-Star selections, which underscored his status as a perennial standout in the league. His impact extended beyond the diamond as he played significant roles with teams such as the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. Rodriguez's tenure coincided with various baseball eras, including the late '90s and early 2000s, a time characterized by a surge in offensive statistics and controversies surrounding performance-enhancing substances. Despite facing challenges and scrutiny throughout his career, Rodriguez's legacy remains, defined by his incredible achievements and indelible mark on the game of baseball.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2784 10566 2021 3115 548 31 696 2086 329 1338 2287 0.295 0.380 0.550 0.930 54259.7

Career AVG .295 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Career OBP .380 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +14.5% above league average.

Career SLG .550 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — +31.5% above league average.

Career OPS 0.930 vs. league average 0.750 across their career seasons — +24.0% 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
1994 SEA AL 17 54 4 11 0 0 0 2 3 3 20 0.204 .269 (-24%) .338 (-29%) .424 (-52%) .763 (-42%) -388.7
1995 SEA AL 48 142 15 33 6 2 5 19 4 6 42 0.232 .266 (-13%) .337 (-22%) .417 (-2%) .755 (-11%) -333.6
1996 SEA AL 146 601 141 215 54 1 36 123 15 59 104 0.358 .269 (+33%) .340 (+22%) .426 (+48%) .767 (+36%) 4552.6
1997 SEA AL 141 587 100 176 40 3 23 84 29 41 99 0.300 .266 (+12%) .336 (+4%) .419 (+18%) .756 (+12%) 1361.8
1998 SEA AL 161 686 123 213 35 5 42 124 46 45 121 0.310 .266 (+17%) .335 (+7%) .420 (+33%) .755 (+22%) 3023.6
1999 SEA AL 129 502 110 143 25 0 42 111 21 56 109 0.285 .271 (+5%) .344 (+4%) .433 (+35%) .778 (+21%) 2095.6
2000 SEA AL 148 554 134 175 34 2 41 132 15 100 121 0.316 .270 (+17%) .344 (+22%) .437 (+39%) .782 (+31%) 3952.8
2001 TEX AL 162 632 133 201 34 1 52 135 18 75 131 0.318 .263 (+20%) .332 (+20%) .426 (+46%) .758 (+35%) 4787.0
2002 TEX AL 162 624 125 187 27 2 57 142 9 87 122 0.300 .261 (+15%) .331 (+18%) .416 (+50%) .747 (+36%) 4850.9
2003 TEX AL 161 607 124 181 30 6 47 118 17 87 126 0.298 .264 (+13%) .332 (+19%) .422 (+42%) .754 (+32%) 4295.4
2004 NYY AL 155 601 112 172 24 2 36 106 28 80 131 0.286 .266 (+8%) .335 (+12%) .427 (+20%) .762 (+16%) 2253.8
2005 NYY AL 162 605 124 194 29 1 48 130 21 91 139 0.321 .264 (+21%) .330 (+27%) .418 (+46%) .749 (+38%) 5213.6
2006 NYY AL 154 572 113 166 26 1 35 121 15 90 139 0.290 .269 (+8%) .336 (+16%) .431 (+21%) .768 (+19%) 2614.7
2007 NYY AL 158 583 143 183 31 0 54 156 24 95 120 0.314 .268 (+17%) .335 (+26%) .422 (+53%) .758 (+41%) 5404.9
2008 NYY AL 138 510 104 154 33 0 35 103 18 65 117 0.302 .263 (+14%) .333 (+18%) .416 (+38%) .749 (+29%) 3140.2
2009 NYY AL 124 444 78 127 17 1 30 100 14 80 97 0.286 .262 (+9%) .332 (+21%) .417 (+27%) .750 (+24%) 2473.2
2010 NYY AL 137 522 74 141 29 2 30 125 4 59 98 0.270 .257 (+5%) .325 (+5%) .402 (+26%) .728 (+16%) 1576.0
2011 NYY AL 99 373 67 103 21 0 16 62 4 47 80 0.276 .255 (+8%) .320 (+13%) .399 (+16%) .719 (+14%) 1107.4
2012 NYY AL 122 463 74 126 17 1 18 57 13 51 116 0.272 .254 (+7%) .318 (+11%) .405 (+6%) .724 (+8%) 882.1
2013 NYY AL 44 156 21 38 7 0 7 19 4 23 43 0.244 .253 (-4%) .317 (+10%) .396 (+7%) .714 (+8%) 276.5
2015 NYY AL 151 523 83 131 22 1 33 86 4 84 145 0.250 .254 (-2%) .316 (+13%) .404 (+20%) .721 (+17%) 1957.8
2016 NYY AL 65 225 19 45 7 0 9 31 3 14 67 0.200 .255 (-22%) .321 (-23%) .417 (-16%) .738 (-19%) -837.8

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
76 278 43 72 16 0 13 41 39 77 0.259

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALWC NYA 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
2012 ALCS NYA 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.111
2012 ALDS1 NYA 4 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0.125
2011 ALDS1 NYA 5 18 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 6 0.111
2010 ALCS NYA 6 21 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 4 0.190
2010 ALDS2 NYA 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.273
2009 ALCS NYA 6 21 6 9 2 0 3 6 8 3 0.429
2009 ALDS1 NYA 3 11 4 5 0 0 2 6 1 2 0.455
2009 WS NYA 6 20 5 5 3 0 1 6 3 8 0.250
2007 ALDS2 NYA 4 15 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 6 0.267
2006 ALDS1 NYA 4 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.071
2005 ALDS2 NYA 5 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 5 0.133
2004 ALCS NYA 7 31 8 8 2 0 2 5 4 6 0.258
2004 ALDS2 NYA 4 19 3 8 3 0 1 3 2 1 0.421
2000 ALCS SEA 6 22 4 9 2 0 2 5 3 8 0.409
2000 ALDS2 SEA 3 13 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.308
1997 ALDS2 SEA 4 16 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 5 0.312
1995 ALCS SEA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 1 17 0 1 2
3B 1194 1181 750 2076 103 205
SS 1272 1256 2014 3605 131 853

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1994 SEA SS 17 17 20 45 6 9
1995 SEA SS 46 38 56 106 8 14
1996 SEA SS 146 145 238 404 15 92
1997 SEA SS 140 140 209 394 24 83
1998 SEA SS 160 160 268 445 18 90
1999 SEA SS 129 129 213 382 14 104
2000 SEA SS 148 148 243 438 10 123
2001 TEX SS 161 161 279 452 18 118
2002 TEX SS 162 160 259 472 10 108
2003 TEX SS 158 158 227 464 8 111
2004 NYA 3B 155 155 100 262 13 25
2004 NYA SS 2 0 1 1 0 1
2005 NYA 3B 161 161 115 288 12 26
2005 NYA SS 3 0 1 2 0 0
2006 NYA 3B 151 148 96 262 24 24
2007 NYA 3B 154 154 106 251 13 30
2008 NYA 3B 131 131 73 251 10 23
2009 NYA 3B 116 113 66 200 9 17
2010 NYA 3B 124 122 61 224 7 25
2011 NYA 3B 89 87 54 165 6 13
2012 NYA 3B 81 81 57 119 8 13
2013 NYA 3B 27 27 22 52 1 9
2015 NYA 1B 2 1 17 0 1 2
2015 NYA 3B 4 2 0 2 0 0
2016 NYA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
First Base 2
Third Base 1194
Shortstop 1272
Designated Hitter 298

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2010 Player of the Month September
2009 Babe Ruth Award 3B
2008 Silver Slugger 3B
2007 Hank Aaron Award
2007 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2007 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2007 Most Valuable Player
2007 Player of the Month April
2007 Player of the Month June
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-09-08
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-04-07
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-06-09
2007 Silver Slugger 3B
2007 This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2007 TSN All-Star 3B
2007 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2006 Player of the Month May
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-02
2005 Most Valuable Player
2005 Player of the Month August
2005 Player of the Month May
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-04-30
2005 Silver Slugger 3B
2005 This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2005 TSN All-Star 3B
2003 Gold Glove SS
2003 Hank Aaron Award
2003 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2003 Most Valuable Player
2003 Player of the Month August
2003 Silver Slugger SS
2003 TSN All-Star SS
2002 Gold Glove SS
2002 Hank Aaron Award SS
2002 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2002 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2002 Player of the Month August
2002 Player of the Month July
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-07-13
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-08-17
2002 Silver Slugger SS
2002 This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2002 TSN All-Star SS
2002 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2001 Hank Aaron Award SS
2001 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-04-14
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-09-22
2001 Silver Slugger SS
2001 TSN All-Star SS
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-04-15
2000 Silver Slugger SS
2000 TSN All-Star SS
1999 Silver Slugger SS
1998 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-06-27
1998 Silver Slugger SS
1998 TSN All-Star SS
1996 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1996 Player of the Month August
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-08-24
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-08-31
1996 Silver Slugger SS
1996 TSN All-Star SS
1996 TSN Major League Player of the Year

Featured In Rankings

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Top 20 Shortstops in MLB Baseball History
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#8
Top 20 Third Basemen in History of MLB Baseball
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 NYA AL $21,000,000
2015 NYA AL $22,000,000
2013 NYA AL $29,000,000
2012 NYA AL $30,000,000
2011 NYA AL $32,000,000
2010 NYA AL $33,000,000
2009 NYA AL $33,000,000
2008 NYA AL $28,000,000
2007 NYA AL $22,708,525
2006 NYA AL $21,680,727
2005 NYA AL $26,000,000
2004 NYA AL $22,000,000
2003 TEX AL $22,000,000
2002 TEX AL $22,000,000
2001 TEX AL $22,000,000
2000 SEA AL $4,362,500
1999 SEA AL $3,112,500
1998 SEA AL $2,162,500
1997 SEA AL $1,062,500
1996 SEA AL $442,334
1995 SEA AL $442,333
1994 SEA AL $442,333
Total Career Earnings $398,416,252

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Most Valuable Player AL 28th 1.0 420 0
2010 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 8.0 392 0
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 31.0 392 0
2008 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 45.0 392 0
2007 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 382.0 392 26
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 13.0 392 0
2005 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 331.0 392 16
2004 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 8.0 392 0
2003 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 242.0 392 6
2002 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 254.0 392 5
2001 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 141.0 392 0
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 218.0 392 4
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 4.0 392 0
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 92.0 392 0
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 287.0 392 10