Rich Rodriguez
[edit] Biography
Born on March 1, 1963 in Downey, California, Rich Rodriguez (Richard Anthony Rodriguez) played for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 13 year career. Rodriguez broke into the bigs on June 30, 1990 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 3.26 ERA in 80 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rich Rodriguez's best season was 1992, when he posted a 2.37 ERA and struck out 64 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.83
| 22
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 47.2
| 52
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 64
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3.26
| 40
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 66
| 8
| 44
| 8
| 4
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 61
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 2.37
| 64
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 77
| 4
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1993
| SD
| N
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.30
| 22
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 34
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1993
| FLA
| N
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.11
| 21
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 39
| 8
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 70
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.79
| 43
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 76
| 73
| 10
| 33
| 8
| 3
| 2
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4.03
| 43
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60.1
| 62
| 6
| 26
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 71
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.17
| 32
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 65.1
| 65
| 7
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3.70
| 44
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 65.2
| 69
| 7
| 20
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5.24
| 44
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 56.2
| 60
| 8
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.78
| 18
| 40
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 59
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.15
| 31
| 24
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 41
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.40
| 12
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16.2
| 14
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| ANA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.45
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 517
| 2
| 26
| 18
| 3.75
| 350
| 269
| 242
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 581.1
| 583
| 59
| 232
| 42
| 19
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 92
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 4.40
| 46
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 59.1
| 59
| 3
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 609
| 2
| 31
| 22
| 3.81
| 396
| 304
| 271
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 640.2
| 642
| 62
| 261
| 46
| 20
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| SD
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 47.2
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| P
| 64
| 1
| 80
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| P
| 61
| 1
| 91
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .955
|
| 1993
| SD
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| FLA
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 46
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 76
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .941
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 60.1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .800
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| P
| 71
| 0
| 65.1
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| .957
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 65.2
| 9
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .952
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 56.2
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 37
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| P
| 53
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 16.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .833
|
| 2003
| ANA
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 609
| 2
| 640.2
| 37
| 112
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 35
| 24
| 5
| .961
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 65
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| SD
| N
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| FLA
| N
| 36
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| 56
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 71
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 68
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 62
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| ANA
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 518
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .107
| .194
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 610
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .107
| .194
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by New York Mets in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1984 - signed June 13, 1984).
- Traded by New York Mets to San Diego Padres in exchange for Brad Pounders and Bill Stevenson (January 13, 1989).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Gary Sheffield to Florida Marlins in exchange for Trevor Hoffman, Jose Martinez and Andres Berumen (June 24, 1993).
- Released by Florida Marlins (March 29, 1994).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 1, 1994).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (November 20, 1995).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 2, 1996).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (March 24, 1996).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 9, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (November 25, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1997).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 7, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1999).
- Signed by New York Mets (February 8, 2000).
- Released by New York Mets (March 29, 2001).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 8, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (February 1, 2002).
- Sent to Texas Rangers by Atlanta Braves for future considerations (March 25, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (January 23, 2003).
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