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Gerald Laird
Gerald Lee Laird
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 13, 1979 in Westminster, CA
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 1, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 23 TEX AL 19 50 44 9 12 2 1 1 4 0 0 5 11 .273 .360 .432 .792 100 19 2 1 0 0 0 2
2004 24 TEX AL 49 168 147 20 33 6 0 1 16 0 1 12 35 .224 .287 .286 .572 46 42 5 2 4 3 0 2
2005 25 TEX AL 13 42 40 7 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 7 .225 .262 .350 .612 58 14 1 0 0 0 0 2/9
2006 26 TEX AL 78 260 243 46 72 20 1 7 22 3 1 12 54 .296 .332 .473 .805 105 115 7 2 1 2 0 2/D9
2007 27 TEX AL 120 448 407 48 91 18 3 9 47 6 2 30 103 .224 .278 .349 .627 64 142 3 2 5 4 1 *2/7
2008 28 TEX AL 95 381 344 54 95 24 0 6 41 2 4 23 63 .276 .329 .398 .727 92 137 5 6 4 4 2 2/D5
2009 29 DET AL 68 243 209 28 50 11 2 4 22 1 0 22 39 .239 .322 .368 .691 80 77 2 5 4 3 0 *2/3
7 Seasons 442 1592 1434 212 362 83 7 29 156 12 8 106 312 .252 .309 .381 .690 79 546 25 18 18 16 3
162 Game Avg. 162 583 526 78 133 30 3 11 57 4 3 39 114 .252 .309 .381 .690 79 200 9 7 7 6 1
TEX (6 yrs) 374 1349 1225 184 312 72 5 25 134 11 8 84 273 .255 .306 .383 .689 79 469 23 13 14 13 3
DET (1 yr) 68 243 209 28 50 11 2 4 22 1 0 22 39 .239 .322 .368 .691 80 77 2 5 4 3 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
2003 TEX AL 23 C 16 12 111.0 74 65 8 1 2 .986 1.0 10.8 1 5.92 4.56 .991 6.79 5.88 1 4 4 3 43%
2004 TEX AL 24 C 49 46 397.0 299 275 19 5 6 .983 3.0 9.1 3 6.66 6.00 .992 7.12 6.19 6 11 17 14 45%
2005 TEX AL 25 C 13 11 99.0 69 61 5 3 2 .957 -1.0 -12.1 -1 6.00 5.08 .993 6.80 5.96 1 3 8 3 27%
2005 TEX AL 25 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2005 TEX AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2006 TEX AL 26 C 71 65 578.1 428 392 30 6 5 .986 6.0 12.4 6 6.57 5.94 .992 7.09 6.32 5 15 25 21 46%
2006 TEX AL 26 DH 1
2006 TEX AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -420.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
2006 TEX AL 26 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -420.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2007 TEX AL 27 C 119 114 987.1 762 675 75 12 13 .984 9.0 10.9 9 6.84 6.30 .991 7.28 6.41 9 33 59 39 40%
2007 TEX AL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2007 TEX AL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2008 TEX AL 28 C 88 86 753.0 566 523 35 8 7 .986 -1.0 -1.6 -1 6.67 6.34 .991 7.26 6.47 6 30 53 21 28%
2008 TEX AL 28 DH 4
2008 TEX AL 28 3B 2 1 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.70 1.50 .967 2.70 2.35
2009 DET AL 29 C 68 62 549.0 465 425 39 1 3 .998 7.61 6.82 .992 7.43 6.77 5 27 18 40%
2009 DET AL 29 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 8.20 0 0 0
7 Seasons C 424 396 3474.2 2663 2416 211 36 38 .986 17.0 5.9 17 6.80 6.20 .992 7.22 6.41 33 96 193 119 38%
2 Seasons DH 5
3 Seasons OF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -240.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.00
1 Season 3B 2 1 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.70 1.50 .967 2.70 2.35
2 Seasons RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -320.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 8.20 0 0 0
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
7 Seasons TOT 430 397 3489.2 2667 2417 214 36 39 .987 16.4 5.6 -0.6 -0.8 0.2 0 0 17 6.79 6.12 .978 7.20 6.36 33 96 193 119 38%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1999.

January 14, 2002: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jason Hart, Ryan Ludwick and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.

December 7, 2008: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Carlos Melo (minors) and Guillermo Moscoso (minors).

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Salaries

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2004Texas Rangers$300,000
2006Texas Rangers$332,330
2007Texas Rangers$400,322
2008Texas Rangers$1,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,632,652
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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