Rod Beck
[edit] Biography
Born on August 3, 1968 in Burbank, California, Rod Beck (Rodney Roy Beck) played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres over the course of his 13 year career. Beck broke into the bigs on May 6, 1991 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 3.78 ERA in 52.1 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rod Beck's best season was 1993, when he posted a 2.16 ERA, notched 48 saves and struck out 86 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.78
| 38
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 52.1
| 53
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1.76
| 87
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 92
| 62
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 76
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2.16
| 86
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 79.1
| 57
| 11
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.77
| 39
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 48.2
| 49
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 4.45
| 42
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 58.2
| 60
| 7
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3.34
| 48
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 62
| 56
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 73
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3.47
| 53
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 70
| 67
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| CHI
| N
| 81
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.02
| 81
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 80.1
| 86
| 11
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1999
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7.80
| 13
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 30
| 41
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.93
| 12
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5.93
| 25
| 29
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 44
| 50
| 5
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3.10
| 35
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.2
| 34
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.90
| 63
| 42
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 80.2
| 77
| 15
| 28
| 6
| 5
| 3
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1.78
| 32
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 35.1
| 25
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6.38
| 15
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 27
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 590
| 0
| 29
| 40
| 3.27
| 534
| 248
| 230
| 0
| 0
| 277
| 632.2
| 583
| 80
| 146
| 26
| 17
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 114
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 3.46
| 110
| 60
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 135.1
| 120
| 17
| 45
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 704
| 0
| 38
| 45
| 3.30
| 644
| 308
| 282
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 768
| 703
| 97
| 191
| 33
| 23
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| SF
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 52.1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 92
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .938
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| P
| 76
| 0
| 79.1
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 48.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 58.2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 70
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1998
| CHI
| N
| P
| 81
| 0
| 80.1
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 30
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| P
| 43
| 0
| 44
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 40.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 80.2
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 35.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 704
| 0
| 768
| 39
| 96
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 17
| 2
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 76
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 48
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 63
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CHI
| N
| 81
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 590
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 114
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 704
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .211
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 22, 1986).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Charlie Corbell (March 23, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1997).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 15, 1998).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Guthrie and a player to be named later (August 31, 1999); Chicago Cubs received Cole Liniak (September 1, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 2, 2003).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (May 31, 2003).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (June 2, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 6, 2003).
- Released by San Diego Padres (August 19, 2004).
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- All-Star in 1993, 1994, and 1997
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