Danny Ardoin

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: July 8, 1974 in Mamou, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 41st round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX), the Cleveland Indians in the 39th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX) and the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA).

High School: Sacred Heart HS (Villa Platte, LA)

Schools: Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX), McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)

Debut: August 2, 2000 (Age 26-025d, 17,741st in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 2008 (Age 34-080d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Full Name: Daniel Wayne Ardoin

Pronunciation: \ar-DWAH\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

423

.206

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.307

OPS

.603

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1995	20	OAK-min	A-	58	224	175	28	41	9	1	2	23	2	1	31	50	.234	.370	.331	.701		58	2	9	5	4	0		SOR · NORW
1996	21	OAK-min	A+	91	378	317	55	83	13	3	6	34	5	7	47	81	.262	.371	.379	.749		120	9	9	3	2	0		MOD · CALL
1997	22	OAK-min	AA,A+	100	401	353	42	82	17	2	7	42	2	4	38	77	.232	.318	.351	.669		124	10	7	1	2	0		HVL,VIS · SOUL,CALL
1998	23	OAK-min	AA	109	439	363	67	90	21	0	16	62	8	4	62	87	.248	.367	.438	.805		159	10	7	6	1	0		HVL · SOUL
1999	24	OAK-min	AAA	109	405	336	53	85	13	2	8	46	3	3	50	78	.253	.364	.375	.739		126	12	9	9	1	0		VAN · PCL
2000	25	OAK-MIN-min	A+,AAA	74	304	253	44	70	17	1	6	36	6	0	37	80	.277	.385	.423	.808		107	5	9	3	2	3		SAC,MOD,SLK · CALL,PCL
2000	25	MIN	AL	15	40	32	4	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	8	10	.125	.300	.250	.550	40	8	0	0	0	0	0	2/H

2001	26	MIN-min	AAA	88	331	302	37	77	18	1	5	37	2	6	22	81	.255	.304	.371	.675		112	8	1	2	4	1		EDM · PCL
2002	27	TEX-KCR-min	AAA,AA	66	237	204	21	43	8	0	5	21	1	0	25	65	.211	.298	.324	.621		66	3	2	2	4	1		OKC,OMA,TUL · PCL,TL
2003	28	TEX-min	AAA	74	265	239	35	58	11	2	7	35	0	2	21	58	.243	.311	.393	.704		94	9	3	1	1	0		OKC · PCL
2004	29	TEX-min	AAA	68	291	237	50	73	12	0	10	44	1	1	41	66	.308	.422	.485	.907		115	9	8	2	3	0		OKC · PCL
2004	29	TEX	AL	6	11	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.125	.364	.125	.489	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2005	30	COL-min	AAA	44	170	142	27	48	12	2	6	24	3	1	20	38	.338	.438	.577	1.015		82	7	6	1	1	2		CSP · PCL
2005	30	COL	NL	80	248	210	28	48	10	0	6	22	1	1	20	69	.229	.320	.362	.681	71	76	8	9	7	2	2	2/H
2006	31	COL-min	A+,AAA	13	49	41	6	6	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	13	.146	.271	.244	.515		10	0	3	1	0	0		MOD,CSP · CALL,PCL
2006	31	TOT	MLB	40	135	122	14	22	5	1	0	3	0	0	9	33	.180	.254	.238	.491	24	29	3	3	1	0	2	2
2006	31	COL	NL	35	120	109	12	21	5	1	0	2	0	0	8	27	.193	.261	.257	.517	29	28	2	2	1	0	2	2
2006	31	BAL	AL	5	15	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.077	.200	.077	.277	-23	1	1	1	0	0	0	/2

2007	32	HOU-STL-min	AAA	61	232	197	24	41	13	0	2	11	1	0	27	52	.208	.319	.305	.623		60	5	5	3	0	3		RRK,MEM · PCL
2008	33	LAD-min	AAA	29	114	99	14	30	6	0	4	16	0	0	8	24	.303	.369	.485	.854		48	1	3	3	1	0		LVG · PCL
2008	33	LAD	NL	24	54	51	3	12	1	0	1	4	1	0	2	10	.235	.278	.314	.592	57	16	2	1	0	0	0	2/H
2009	34	LAD-min	AAA	30	110	104	11	28	7	1	0	10	0	1	5	19	.269	.309	.356	.665		37	3	1	0	0	0		ABQ · PCL
5 Yrs				165	488	423	50	87	17	1	8	35	2	1	42	124	.206	.296	.307	.603	53	130	13	13	8	2	4
162 Game Avg.				162	479	415	49	85	17	1	8	34	2	1	41	122	.206	.296	.307	.603	53	128	13	13	8	2	4

COL (2 yrs)				115	368	319	40	69	15	1	6	24	1	1	28	96	.216	.300	.326	.626	57	104	10	11	8	2	4
MIN (1 yr)				15	40	32	4	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	8	10	.125	.300	.250	.550	40	8	0	0	0	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				24	54	51	3	12	1	0	1	4	1	0	2	10	.235	.278	.314	.592	57	16	2	1	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				6	11	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.125	.364	.125	.489	32	1	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				5	15	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.077	.200	.077	.277	-23	1	1	1	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				139	422	370	43	81	16	1	7	28	2	1	30	106	.219	.297	.324	.621	57	120	12	12	8	2	4
AL (3 yrs)				26	66	53	7	6	1	0	1	7	0	0	12	18	.113	.288	.189	.477	24	10	1	1	0	0	0

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