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Cody Ross

Q: When was Cody Ross born?

Cody Ross was born on December 23, 1980.

Q: Where was Cody Ross born?

Cody Ross was born in Portales, NM .

Q: How tall is Cody Ross?

Cody Ross is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Cody Ross weigh when playing?

Cody Ross weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Cody Ross in the Hall of Fame?

Cody Ross has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Cody Ross drafted?

Cody Ross was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlsbad HS (Carlsbad, NM) .

Q: How many hits did Cody Ross have?

Cody Ross had 904 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Cody Ross have?

Cody Ross had 132 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Cody Ross' average?

Cody Ross had a .262 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Cody Ross played for?

Cody Ross played for 8 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics.

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: December 23, 1980 in Portales, NM us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlsbad HS (Carlsbad, NM).

High School: Carlsbad HS (Carlsbad, NM)

Debut: July 4, 2003 (Age 22-193d, 18,307th in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 2015 (Age 34-129d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Cody Joseph Ross

Nicknames: Toy Cannon, Ross the Boss or Smiles

Twitter: @IamCodyRoss

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Relatives: Cousin of Trevor Rogers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.5

3453

904

132

.262

449

RBI

508

OBP

.322

SLG

.445

OPS

.768

OPS+

104

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
1999	18	DET-min	Rk	42	163	142	19	31	8	3	4	18	3	1	16	28	.218	.304	.401	.706		57	3	2	2	1	0		TIG · GULF
2000	19	DET-min	A	122	507	434	71	116	17	9	7	68	11	3	55	83	.267	.356	.396	.753		172	14	9	2	7	0		WMI · MIDW
2001	20	DET-min	A+	127	546	482	84	133	34	5	15	80	28	5	44	96	.276	.337	.461	.798		222	9	5	6	9	0		LAK · FLOR
2002	21	DET-min	AA	105	454	400	73	112	28	3	19	72	16	2	44	86	.280	.352	.508	.859		203	11	3	2	5	1		ERI · EL
2003	22	DET-min	AAA	124	520	470	74	135	35	6	20	61	15	6	32	86	.287	.333	.515	.848		242	12	5	4	9	0		TOL · IL
2003	22	DET	AL	6	22	19	1	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	3	.211	.286	.421	.707	90	8	0	1	1	0	0	/9

2004	23	LAD-min	AAA	60	259	238	44	65	17	2	14	49	2	0	18	43	.273	.328	.538	.866		128	11	2	0	1	0		LVG · PCL
2005	24	LAD-min	AAA	115	448	393	79	105	21	4	22	63	4	2	49	103	.267	.348	.509	.857		200	8	2	0	4	1		LVG · PCL
2005	24	LAD	NL	14	26	25	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	.160	.192	.200	.392	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	/9H
2006	25	CIN-min	AAA	15	64	50	11	17	1	0	3	6	0	2	13	12	.340	.484	.540	1.024		27	4	1	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2006	25	TOT	NL	101	298	269	34	61	12	2	13	46	1	1	22	65	.227	.293	.431	.724	87	116	8	4	1	2	0	79H8
2006	25	LAD	NL	8	14	14	4	7	1	1	2	9	1	0	0	2	.500	.500	1.143	1.643	303	16	0	0	0	0	0	/H97
2006	25	CIN	NL	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	/7H
2006	25	FLA	NL	91	279	250	30	53	11	1	11	37	0	1	22	61	.212	.284	.396	.680	76	99	8	4	1	2	0	798H
2007	26	FLA-min	A+	7	24	23	2	6	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	6	.261	.292	.565	.857		13	0	0	0	0	0		JUP · FLOR
2007	26	FLA	NL	66	197	173	35	58	19	0	12	39	2	0	20	38	.335	.411	.653	1.064	173	113	2	3	0	1	3	89H/7
2008	27	FLA	NL	145	506	461	59	120	29	5	22	73	6	1	33	116	.260	.316	.488	.804	107	225	5	7	0	5	2	*89H7/D
2009	28	FLA	NL	151	604	559	73	151	37	1	24	90	5	2	34	122	.270	.321	.469	.790	104	262	18	9	0	2	1	*89/1H
2010	29	TOT	NL	153	569	525	71	141	28	3	14	65	9	2	37	121	.269	.322	.413	.735	95	217	9	5	0	2	4	*897/H
2010	29	FLA	NL	120	487	452	60	120	24	3	11	58	9	1	30	100	.265	.316	.405	.721	91	183	7	4	0	1	4	*89/7H
2010	29	SFG	NL	33	82	73	11	21	4	0	3	7	0	1	7	21	.288	.354	.466	.819	122	34	2	1	0	1	0	78/9H
2011	30	SFG-min	AAA	2	8	6	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.500	.625	.667	1.292		4	0	0	0	0	0		FRE · PCL
2011	30	SFG	NL	121	461	405	54	97	25	0	14	52	5	2	49	96	.240	.325	.405	.730	107	164	10	4	0	3	4	*798/H
2012	31	BOS-min	AAA	2	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.333	.143	.476		1	0	1	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2012	31	BOS	AL	130	528	476	70	127	34	1	22	81	2	3	42	129	.267	.326	.481	.807	115	229	11	3	1	6	3	*97D/8H
2013	32	ARI-min	A+,AAA	7	23	19	3	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	4	.211	.304	.263	.568		5	0	1	0	1	0		VIS,REN · CALL,PCL
2013	32	ARI	NL	94	351	317	33	88	17	1	8	38	3	2	25	50	.278	.331	.413	.745	104	131	10	3	1	5	1	79H
2014	33	ARI-min	AAA	9	32	31	2	9	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	5	.290	.313	.323	.635		10	2	0	0	0	0		REN · PCL
2014	33	ARI	NL	83	219	202	15	51	8	0	2	15	0	0	15	44	.252	.306	.322	.628	75	65	3	1	0	1	0	7H9
2015	34	OAK	AL	9	25	22	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	.091	.200	.091	.291	-14	2	0	0	0	0	0	/97HD
12 Yrs				1073	3806	3453	449	904	211	13	132	508	33	13	282	800	.262	.322	.445	.768	104	1537	77	40	4	27	18
162 Game Avg.				162	575	521	68	136	32	2	20	77	5	2	43	121	.262	.322	.445	.768	104	232	12	6	1	4	3
				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
FLA (5 yrs)				573	2073	1895	257	502	120	10	80	297	22	5	139	437	.265	.322	.465	.788	104	882	40	27	1	11	10
ARI (2 yrs)				177	570	519	48	139	25	1	10	53	3	2	40	94	.268	.322	.378	.699	93	196	13	4	1	6	1
SFG (2 yrs)				154	543	478	65	118	29	0	17	59	5	3	56	117	.247	.330	.414	.744	110	198	12	5	0	4	4
LAD (2 yrs)				22	40	39	5	11	2	1	2	10	1	0	1	12	.282	.300	.538	.838	113	21	1	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				9	25	22	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	.091	.200	.091	.291	-14	2	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				130	528	476	70	127	34	1	22	81	2	3	42	129	.267	.326	.481	.807	115	229	11	3	1	6	3
CIN (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				6	22	19	1	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	3	.211	.286	.421	.707	90	8	0	1	1	0	0

NL (9 yrs)				928	3231	2936	375	771	176	12	109	419	31	10	236	662	.263	.323	.442	.765	103	1298	66	36	2	21	15
AL (3 yrs)				145	575	517	74	133	35	1	23	89	2	3	46	138	.257	.319	.462	.782	109	239	11	4	2	6	3

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Cody Ross?

Cody Ross is 43 years old.

When was Cody Ross born?

Cody Ross was born on December 23, 1980.

Where was Cody Ross born?

Cody Ross was born in Portales, NM.

How tall is Cody Ross?

Cody Ross is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Cody Ross weigh when playing?

Cody Ross weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Cody Ross play?

Cody Ross played 12 seasons.

Is Cody Ross in the Hall of Fame?

Cody Ross has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Cody Ross drafted?

Cody Ross was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlsbad HS (Carlsbad, NM).

What position did Cody Ross play?

Cody Ross was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Cody Ross have?

Cody Ross had 904 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Cody Ross have?

Cody Ross had 132 home runs over his career.

What was Cody Ross' average?

Cody Ross had a .262 average over his career.

How many teams has Cody Ross played for?

Cody Ross played for 8 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics.

How many World Series has Cody Ross won?

Cody Ross has won 1 World Series.

When did Cody Ross retire?

Cody Ross last played in 2015.

What is Cody Ross' Twitter account?

Cody Ross is on Twitter at IamCodyRoss.

What are Cody Ross' nicknames?

Toy Cannon, Ross the Boss, Smiles are nicknames for Cody Ross.

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