Jeffrey Darrin Closser
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: January 15, 1980 in Beech Grove, Indiana, US
High Schools: Alexandria HS (Alexandria, IN), Alexandria-Monroe HS (Alexandria, IN)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 5th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alexandria HS (Alexandria, IN).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | ARI | 49 | 207 | 164 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 43 | .305 | .442 | .488 | .930 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 18 | Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | ARI | 45 | 190 | 150 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 36 | .313 | .453 | .507 | .959 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 18 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .214 | .313 | .286 | .598 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | ARI | 128 | 567 | 449 | 102 | 131 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 9 | 4 | 105 | 94 | .292 | .422 | .445 | .868 | 200 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1999 | 19 | Missoula | PION | Rk | ARI | 76 | 355 | 275 | 73 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 71 | 57 | .324 | .458 | .513 | .970 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1999 | 19 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 52 | 212 | 174 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 37 | .241 | .363 | .339 | .702 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 101 | 396 | 331 | 54 | 74 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 61 | .224 | .347 | .360 | .706 | 119 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 21 | Lancaster | CALL | A+ | ARI | 128 | 540 | 468 | 85 | 136 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 106 | .291 | .377 | .506 | .883 | 237 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 22 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | COL | 95 | 360 | 315 | 43 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 69 | .283 | .369 | .498 | .868 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 23 | Tulsa | TL | AA | COL | 118 | 463 | 410 | 62 | 116 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 79 | .283 | .359 | .471 | .829 | 193 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 24 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | COL | 83 | 348 | 298 | 53 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | .299 | .384 | .440 | .823 | 131 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | COL | 70 | 258 | 225 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 38 | .298 | .384 | .480 | .864 | 108 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | OAK,MIL | 98 | 399 | 334 | 54 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 77 | .231 | .343 | .413 | .756 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento,Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL,OAK | 98 | 399 | 334 | 54 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 77 | .231 | .343 | .413 | .756 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 17 | 61 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | .188 | .328 | .354 | .682 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 81 | 338 | 286 | 45 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 67 | .238 | .345 | .423 | .768 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 28 | 3 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | NYY,SDP,CHC | 72 | 240 | 207 | 21 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 45 | .227 | .328 | .343 | .671 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 28 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | 50 | 173 | 149 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 28 | .248 | .353 | .376 | .728 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 28 | Portland,Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC,SDP | 22 | 67 | 58 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .172 | .262 | .259 | .520 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 28 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | 17 | 55 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .130 | .245 | .217 | .463 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | LAD | 99 | 367 | 321 | 37 | 88 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 62 | .274 | .355 | .368 | .723 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | LAD | 30 | 115 | 101 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | .228 | .313 | .327 | .640 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 29 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 69 | 252 | 220 | 28 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 41 | .295 | .375 | .386 | .761 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 92 | 284 | 254 | 34 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 48 | .268 | .332 | .339 | .671 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Ind | LAD | 99 | 369 | 308 | 74 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 47 | .308 | .409 | .481 | .890 | 148 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 31 | Edmonton | NABL | Ind | 30 | 123 | 96 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | .333 | .472 | .469 | .940 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 31 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 69 | 246 | 212 | 45 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 33 | .297 | .378 | .486 | .864 | 103 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 Seasons | 1232 | 4798 | 4084 | 680 | 1127 | 248 | 21 | 123 | 635 | 61 | 32 | 641 | 816 | .276 | .374 | .437 | .811 | 1786 | 86 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 26 | |||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 553 | 2027 | 1750 | 267 | 476 | 94 | 4 | 48 | 256 | 20 | 12 | 244 | 329 | .272 | .360 | .413 | .773 | 722 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | ||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 157 | 625 | 519 | 86 | 119 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 105 | .229 | .352 | .351 | .702 | 182 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 243 | 938 | 826 | 114 | 228 | 62 | 6 | 27 | 128 | 13 | 5 | 104 | 169 | .276 | .357 | .464 | .821 | 383 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Rk (2 seasons) | Rk | 121 | 545 | 425 | 99 | 136 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 108 | 93 | .320 | .456 | .511 | .966 | 217 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 128 | 540 | 468 | 85 | 136 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 106 | .291 | .377 | .506 | .883 | 237 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Ind (1 season) | Ind | 30 | 123 | 96 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | .333 | .472 | .469 | .940 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | ARI | C | 40 | 384 | 333 | 39 | 12 | 2 | .969 | 9.30 | 12 | 72 | 23 | 24% | |||||
| 1998 | 18 | Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | ARI | 1B | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 6.00 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 18 | Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | ARI | C | 37 | 361 | 311 | 38 | 12 | 2 | .967 | 9.43 | 10 | 67 | 23 | 26% | |||||
| 1998 | 18 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | C | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 1999 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-A | ARI | C | 99 | 830 | 694 | 103 | 33 | 6 | .960 | 8.05 | 28 | 105 | 47 | 31% | |||||
| 1999 | 19 | Missoula | PION | Rk | ARI | C | 65 | 587 | 492 | 74 | 21 | 4 | .964 | 8.71 | 16 | 68 | 34 | 33% | |||||
| 1999 | 19 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | C | 34 | 243 | 202 | 29 | 12 | 2 | .951 | 6.79 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 26% | |||||
| 2000 | 20 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 1B | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 6.67 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 20 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | C | 74 | 546 | 484 | 51 | 11 | 7 | .980 | 7.23 | 25 | 70 | 31 | 31% | |||||
| 2001 | 21 | Lancaster | CALL | A+ | ARI | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 21 | Lancaster | CALL | A+ | ARI | RF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 21 | Lancaster | CALL | A+ | ARI | C | 95 | 835 | 745 | 74 | 16 | 0 | .981 | 8.62 | 18 | 83 | 40 | 33% | |||||
| 2002 | 22 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | COL | C | 64 | 524 | 456 | 56 | 12 | 7 | .977 | 8.00 | 10 | 77 | 27 | 26% | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | Tulsa | TL | AA | COL | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 23 | Tulsa | TL | AA | COL | RF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 23 | Tulsa | TL | AA | COL | C | 94 | 756 | 670 | 69 | 17 | 7 | .978 | 7.86 | 8 | 77 | 38 | 33% | |||||
| 2004 | 24 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | COL | C | 76 | 598 | 544 | 44 | 10 | 3 | .983 | 7.74 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 26 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | COL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 26 | Colorado Springs | PCL | AAA | COL | C | 57 | 407 | 371 | 31 | 5 | 7 | .988 | 7.05 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 35% | -1 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | OAK,MIL | 1B | 9 | 77 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .974 | 8.33 | -1 | -2 | |||||||
| 2007 | 27 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | OAK,MIL | C | 58 | 470 | 444 | 22 | 4 | 4 | .991 | 8.03 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 30% | -1 | -2 | |||
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento, Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL,OAK | 1B | 9 | 77 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .974 | 8.33 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento, Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL,OAK | C | 58 | 470 | 444 | 22 | 4 | 4 | .991 | 8.03 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 30% | -1 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1B | 8 | 66 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .970 | 8.00 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 27 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | C | 45 | 363 | 342 | 18 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 8.00 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 29% | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 1B | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | C | 13 | 107 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 8.15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 36% | -1 | ||||
| 2008 | 28 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | SDP,CHC | 1B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 28 | 3 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | NYY,SDP,CHC | C | 52 | 357 | 325 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 6.81 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 24% | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 28 | Portland, Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC,SDP | 1B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 28 | Portland, Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC,SDP | C | 12 | 96 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.00 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 29% | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 28 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 28 | Portland | PCL | AAA | SDP | C | 9 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.44 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 23% | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 28 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 28 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | CHC | C | 3 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 28 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | C | 40 | 261 | 240 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .989 | 6.45 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 22% | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | LAD | C | 59 | 526 | 481 | 36 | 9 | 4 | .983 | 8.76 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 31% | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | LAD | C | 28 | 254 | 234 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .984 | 8.93 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27% | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 29 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | LF | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 29 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 29 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 1B | 36 | 253 | 229 | 21 | 3 | 20 | .988 | 6.94 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 29 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | C | 31 | 272 | 247 | 20 | 5 | 2 | .982 | 8.61 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 35% | 5 | ||||
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | LF | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 3B | 11 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 1.55 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 1B | 31 | 151 | 138 | 10 | 3 | 14 | .980 | 4.77 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 30 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | C | 46 | 376 | 349 | 24 | 3 | 5 | .992 | 8.11 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 21% | |||||
| 2011 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Ind | LAD | 1B | 38 | 312 | 283 | 23 | 6 | 30 | .981 | 8.05 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Ind | LAD | C | 53 | 415 | 378 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .986 | 7.72 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 29% | |||||
| 2011 | 31 | Edmonton | NABL | Ind | 1B | 4 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.75 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 31 | Edmonton | NABL | Ind | C | 26 | 203 | 184 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .985 | 7.69 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 32% | ||||||
| 2011 | 31 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 31 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 31 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | 1B | 34 | 281 | 253 | 22 | 6 | 28 | .979 | 8.09 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 31 | Albuquerque | PCL | AAA | LAD | C | 27 | 212 | 194 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 7.74 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 27% | |||||
| 13 Seasons | 1011 | 7882 | 7032 | 690 | 160 | 133 | .980 | 7.64 | 133 | 705 | 296 | 30% | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| C (13 seasons) | C | 867 | 7024 | 6274 | 609 | 141 | 58 | .980 | 7.94 | 133 | 705 | 296 | 30% | 5 | |||||||||
| 1B (7 seasons) | 1B | 122 | 831 | 749 | 65 | 17 | 73 | .980 | 6.67 | -1 | |||||||||||||
| 3B (4 seasons) | 3B | 15 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 1.20 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| RF (3 seasons) | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| LF (3 seasons) | LF | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.75 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| OF (2 seasons) | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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