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Dan Uggla

Dan Uggla Notable

b. March 11, 1980 · Florida Marlins 2006–2010, Atlanta Braves 2011–2014, San Francisco Giants 2014, Washington Nationals 2015

Dan Uggla played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Florida Marlins in 2006 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2015.

Across 1,346 games he batted .241, with 1,149 hits and 759 runs. He finished with 235 home runs, 238 doubles, 626 walks and 26 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 2012, with 94. He played 1,283 games at second base, with 3,472 assists and 127 errors. He turned 784 double plays.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2006 and 2012.

He was born in Louisville, KY, USA on March 11, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 3 2006, 2008, 2012
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie 1 2006
Player of the Month 1 2011
Rookie of the Month 1 2006
Silver Slugger 1 2010
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year 1 2006

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 FLA 154611105172 26727 90481236 .282
2007 FLA 159632113155 49331 88681672 .245
2008 FLA 14653197138 37132 92771715 .260
2009 FLA 15856484137 27131 90921502 .243
2010 FLA 159589100169 31033 105781494 .287
2011 ATL 16160088140 22136 82621561 .233
2012 ATL 15452386115 29019 78941684 .220
2013 ATL 1364486080 10322 55771712 .179
2014 ATL/SFG 521411421 302 1011460 .149
2015 WSN 671201222 422 1619400 .183
Career 134647597591149 23818235 706626134126 .241

On this day & linked events

1980

Born March 11, 1980

Louisville, KY, USA

2006

Major-league debut: Dan Uggla

Dan Uggla made a major-league debut on April 3, 2006.

2015

Final major-league game: Dan Uggla

Dan Uggla played a final major-league game on October 3, 2015.

Image: dbking on Flickr, CC BY 2.0