Rich Rodriguez

Q: How old is Rich Rodriguez?

Rich Rodriguez is 61 years old.

Q: When was Rich Rodriguez born?

Rich Rodriguez was born on March 1, 1963.

Q: Where was Rich Rodriguez born?

Rich Rodriguez was born in Downey, CA .

Q: How tall is Rich Rodriguez?

Rich Rodriguez is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rich Rodriguez weigh when playing?

Rich Rodriguez weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Rich Rodriguez play?

Rich Rodriguez played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Rich Rodriguez in the Hall of Fame?

Rich Rodriguez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Rich Rodriguez drafted?

Rich Rodriguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain View HS (El Monte, CA) and the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Rich Rodriguez have?

Rich Rodriguez had 396 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rich Rodriguez played for?

Rich Rodriguez played for 8 teams; the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: March 1, 1963 in Downey, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain View HS (El Monte, CA) and the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

High School: Mountain View HS (El Monte, CA)

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: June 30, 1990 (Age 27-121d, 15,782nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 3, 2003 (Age 40-063d)
vs. TOR 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Richard Anthony Rodriguez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.81

609

640.2

396

WHIP

1.409

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1984	21	NYM-min	A-	2	1	.667	2.80	25	1	6	0	0	0	35.1	28	21	11	0	36	7	27	1	0	3				1.811	7.1	0.0	9.2	6.9	0.75	LFA NYPL
1985	22	NYM-min	A	6	3	.667	4.03	49	3	19	0	0	6	80.1	89	41	36	4	36	2	71	1	1	7				1.556	10.0	0.4	4.0	8.0	1.97	CLM SALL
1986	23	NYM-min	A,AA	5	5	.500	5.86	49	5	18	1	0	3	78.1	88	55	51	7	34	2	53	1	1	6				1.557	10.1	0.8	3.9	6.1	1.56	LBG,JAC CARL,TL
1987	24	NYM-min	A	3	1	.750	2.78	69	0	30	0	0	5	68.0	69	23	21	3	26	6	59	0	0	8				1.397	9.1	0.4	3.4	7.8	2.27	LBG CARL
1988	25	NYM-min	AA	2	7	.222	2.87	47	1	25	0	0	6	78.1	66	35	25	3	42	6	68	1	5	6				1.379	7.6	0.3	4.8	7.8	1.62	JAC TL
1989	26	SDP-min	AA	8	3	.727	3.63	54	0	38	0	0	8	74.1	74	30	30	3	37	11	40	2	1	4				1.493	9.0	0.4	4.5	4.8	1.08	WCH TL
1990	27	SDP-min	AAA	3	4	.429	3.51	27	2	13	0	0	8	59.0	50	24	23	5	22	1	46	1	1	3				1.220	7.6	0.8	3.4	7.0	2.09	LVG PCL
1990	27	SDP	NL	1	1	.500	2.83	32	0	15	0	0	1	47.2	52	17	15	2	16	4	22	1	1	1	201	137	3.50	1.427	9.8	0.4	3.0	4.2	1.38
1991	28	SDP	NL	3	1	.750	3.26	64	1	19	0	0	0	80.0	66	31	29	8	44	8	40	0	1	4	335	117	4.81	1.375	7.4	0.9	5.0	4.5	0.91
1992	29	SDP	NL	6	3	.667	2.37	61	1	15	0	0	0	91.0	77	28	24	4	29	4	64	0	1	1	369	151	2.90	1.165	7.6	0.4	2.9	6.3	2.21
1993	30	TOT	NL	2	4	.333	3.79	70	0	21	0	0	3	76.0	73	38	32	10	33	8	43	2	0	3	331	112	4.95	1.395	8.6	1.2	3.9	5.1	1.30
1993	30	SDP	NL	2	3	.400	3.30	34	0	10	0	0	2	30.0	34	15	11	2	9	3	22	1	0	1	133	127	3.39	1.433	10.2	0.6	2.7	6.6	2.44
1993	30	FLA	NL	0	1	.000	4.11	36	0	11	0	0	1	46.0	39	23	21	8	24	5	21	1	0	2	198	104	5.97	1.370	7.6	1.6	4.7	4.1	0.88
1994	31	STL	NL	3	5	.375	4.03	56	0	15	0	0	0	60.1	62	30	27	6	26	4	43	1	0	4	260	103	4.34	1.459	9.2	0.9	3.9	6.4	1.65
1995	32	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		3.10	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

1996	33	KCR-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.99	47	0	22	0	0	3	70.0	75	40	31	11	20	1	68	3	0	2	304			1.357	9.6	1.4	2.6	8.7	3.40	OMA AA
1997	34	SFG	NL	4	3	.571	3.17	71	0	15	0	0	1	65.1	65	24	23	7	21	4	32	1	0	0	271	131	4.53	1.316	9.0	1.0	2.9	4.4	1.52
1998	35	SFG	NL	4	0	1.000	3.70	68	0	11	0	0	2	65.2	69	28	27	7	20	5	44	0	0	3	278	109	4.10	1.355	9.5	1.0	2.7	6.0	2.20
1999	36	SFG	NL	3	0	1.000	5.24	62	0	8	0	0	0	56.2	60	33	33	8	28	5	44	1	0	1	255	82	4.95	1.553	9.5	1.3	4.4	7.0	1.57
2000	37	NYM-min	AAA	0	1	.000	3.05	14	3	7	0	0	1	20.2	17	7	7	2	6	3	16	0	0	0	84			1.113	7.4	0.9	2.6	7.0	2.67	NFK IL
2000	37	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	7.78	32	0	13	0	0	0	37.0	59	40	32	7	15	0	18	3	1	2	185	58	6.08	2.000	14.4	1.7	3.6	4.4	1.20
2001	38	CLE-min	AA	0	0		0.00	4	0	1	0	0	1	5.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	17			0.400	3.6	0.0	0.0	7.2		AKR EL
2001	38	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	4.15	53	0	6	0	0	0	39.0	41	24	18	2	17	3	31	2	1	1	174	109	3.59	1.487	9.5	0.5	3.9	7.2	1.82
2002	39	TEX-min	AAA,AA	0	0		10.12	6	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	10	6	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	28			2.250	16.9	0.0	3.4	6.8	2.00	OKC,TUL PCL,TL
2002	39	TEX	AL	3	2	.600	5.40	36	0	6	0	0	1	16.2	14	10	10	1	11	1	12	1	0	0	72	89	4.46	1.500	7.6	0.5	5.9	6.5	1.09
2003	40	ANA-min	AAA	3	2	.600	2.47	34	0	12	0	0	1	43.2	47	14	12	3	12	0	18	0	0	3	181			1.351	9.7	0.6	2.5	3.7	1.50	SLK PCL
2003	40	ANA	AL	0	0		2.45	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	15	196	2.21	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	7.4	3.00
13 Yrs				31	22	.585	3.81	609	2	146	0	0	8	640.2	642	304	271	62	261	46	396	12	5	20	2750	107	4.30	1.409	9.0	0.9	3.7	5.6	1.52
162 Game Avg.				3	2	.585	3.81	68	0	16	0	0	1	71	71	34	30	7	29	5	44	1	1	2	306	107	4.30	1.409	9.0	0.9	3.7	5.6	1.52

SDP (4 yrs)				12	8	.600	2.86	191	2	59	0	0	3	248.2	229	91	79	16	98	19	148	2	3	7	1038	133	3.69	1.315	8.3	0.6	3.5	5.4	1.51
SFG (3 yrs)				11	3	.786	3.98	201	0	34	0	0	3	187.2	194	85	83	22	69	14	120	2	0	4	804	105	4.51	1.401	9.3	1.1	3.3	5.8	1.74
STL (2 yrs)				3	5	.375	3.92	57	0	15	0	0	0	62.0	62	30	27	6	26	4	43	1	0	4	264	107	4.31	1.419	9.0	0.9	3.8	6.2	1.65
NYM (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.78	32	0	13	0	0	0	37.0	59	40	32	7	15	0	18	3	1	2	185	58	6.08	2.000	14.4	1.7	3.6	4.4	1.20
TEX (1 yr)				3	2	.600	5.40	36	0	6	0	0	1	16.2	14	10	10	1	11	1	12	1	0	0	72	89	4.46	1.500	7.6	0.5	5.9	6.5	1.09
ANA (1 yr)				0	0		2.45	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	15	196	2.21	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	7.4	3.00
CLE (1 yr)				2	2	.500	4.15	53	0	6	0	0	0	39.0	41	24	18	2	17	3	31	2	1	1	174	109	3.59	1.487	9.5	0.5	3.9	7.2	1.82
FLA (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.11	36	0	11	0	0	1	46.0	39	23	21	8	24	5	21	1	0	2	198	104	5.97	1.370	7.6	1.6	4.7	4.1	0.88

NL (10 yrs)				26	18	.591	3.75	517	2	132	0	0	7	581.1	583	269	242	59	232	42	350	9	4	19	2489	108	4.35	1.402	9.0	0.9	3.6	5.4	1.51
AL (3 yrs)				5	4	.556	4.40	92	0	14	0	0	1	59.1	59	35	29	3	29	4	46	3	1	1	261	105	3.75	1.483	8.9	0.5	4.4	7.0	1.59

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rich Rodriguez?

Rich Rodriguez is 61 years old.

When was Rich Rodriguez born?

Rich Rodriguez was born on March 1, 1963.

Where was Rich Rodriguez born?

Rich Rodriguez was born in Downey, CA.

How tall is Rich Rodriguez?

Rich Rodriguez is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Rich Rodriguez weigh when playing?

Rich Rodriguez weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rich Rodriguez play?

Rich Rodriguez played 13 seasons.

Is Rich Rodriguez in the Hall of Fame?

Rich Rodriguez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Rich Rodriguez drafted?

Rich Rodriguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain View HS (El Monte, CA) and the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

What position did Rich Rodriguez play?

Rich Rodriguez was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rich Rodriguez have?

Rich Rodriguez had 396 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rich Rodriguez played for?

Rich Rodriguez played for 8 teams; the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels.

When did Rich Rodriguez retire?

Rich Rodriguez last played in 2003.

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