Rich Becker
[edit] Biography
Rich Becker (Richard Godhard Becker) was born on February 1, 1972 in Aurora, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1993 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 2 home runs and 33 RBI. Becker played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Rich Becker's best season was 1996, when he hit for a .291 average and knocked in 71 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .583
| .571
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| 28
| 98
| 12
| 26
| 1
| 8
| .265
| .351
| .327
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| 106
| 392
| 45
| 93
| 2
| 33
| .237
| .303
| .296
| 15
| 1
| 34
| 95
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 9
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 148
| 525
| 92
| 153
| 12
| 71
| .291
| .372
| .434
| 31
| 4
| 68
| 118
| 2
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 14
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 132
| 443
| 61
| 117
| 10
| 45
| .264
| .354
| .395
| 22
| 3
| 62
| 130
| 1
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 4
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 49
| 100
| 15
| 19
| 3
| 10
| .190
| .331
| .360
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 79
| 113
| 22
| 23
| 3
| 11
| .204
| .343
| .292
| 1
| 0
| 22
| 34
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 128
| 213
| 37
| 42
| 6
| 21
| .197
| .337
| .324
| 5
| 2
| 43
| 76
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 7
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| 40
| 125
| 21
| 33
| 1
| 10
| .264
| .395
| .312
| 3
| 0
| 25
| 43
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 89
| 139
| 15
| 35
| 5
| 16
| .252
| .395
| .424
| 5
| 2
| 33
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 129
| 264
| 36
| 68
| 6
| 26
| .258
| .395
| .371
| 8
| 2
| 58
| 81
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 7
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 47
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .234
| .390
| .340
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 92
| 238
| 48
| 58
| 7
| 34
| .244
| .383
| .382
| 12
| 0
| 56
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| 115
| 285
| 59
| 69
| 8
| 39
| .242
| .384
| .375
| 14
| 0
| 67
| 87
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 138
| 239
| 30
| 54
| 8
| 26
| .226
| .369
| .397
| 9
| 4
| 54
| 80
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 651
| 1988
| 315
| 516
| 37
| 217
| .260
| .357
| .369
| 91
| 8
| 296
| 536
| 12
| 17
| 58
| 2
| 39
|
| Total
|
|
| 789
| 2227
| 345
| 570
| 45
| 243
| .256
| .358
| .372
| 100
| 12
| 350
| 616
| 12
| 19
| 66
| 4
| 44
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 26
| 25
| 227.2
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 23
| 23
| 208.2
| 81
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 99
| 97
| 848.1
| 261
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 39.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 105
| 101
| 892
| 275
| 12
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 15
| 12
| 108.1
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 146
| 133
| 1186.2
| 391
| 18
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 10
| 7
| 66
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 121
| 114
| 1012.1
| 336
| 16
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 114
| 105
| 924
| 285
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 14
| 6
| 65.2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 128
| 116
| 1041.2
| 319
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 9
| 5
| 52
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| OF
| 41
| 23
| 227.1
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| RF
| 13
| 8
| 71
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| LF
| 17
| 7
| 81
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| CF
| 14
| 8
| 75.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 13
| 8
| 76.2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 61
| 26
| 281.1
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 44
| 17
| 190.2
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| OF
| 102
| 49
| 508.2
| 115
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| CF
| 27
| 16
| 152
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| RF
| 57
| 25
| 261.2
| 61
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| LF
| 22
| 8
| 95
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 32
| 29
| 216
| 49
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 17
| 1
| 36
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 39
| 32
| 277
| 66
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 25
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 50
| 24
| 260
| 62
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 16
| 1
| 39.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| CF
| 19
| 12
| 108.1
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 17
| 11
| 112
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| RF
| 25
| 13
| 137
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| LF
| 33
| 2
| 75.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| CF
| 51
| 41
| 324.1
| 85
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| OF
| 89
| 56
| 537
| 128
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 8
| 0
| 12.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 19
| 11
| 107.2
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 14
| 11
| 92
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| CF
| 24
| 19
| 168.2
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| OF
| 80
| 55
| 536
| 128
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| LF
| 14
| 5
| 59
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| RF
| 47
| 31
| 308.1
| 59
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 48
| 31
| 311.1
| 60
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 22
| 5
| 71.2
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 38
| 30
| 260.2
| 82
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 99
| 66
| 643.2
| 161
| 5
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 476
| 429
| 3751.1
| 1166
| 40
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 698
| 549
| 5058.1
| 1483
| 54
| 27
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 161
| 87
| 892.1
| 209
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 104
| 33
| 414.2
| 105
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed June 6, 1990).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Mets in exchange for Alex Ochoa (December 12, 1997).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from New York Mets (June 16, 1998).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (December 11, 1998).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 11, 1999).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later (August 18, 1999); Milwaukee Brewers received Carl Dale (August 20, 1999).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 1999).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 30, 1999).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (May 5, 2000).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (May 10, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).
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