1982
Born January 7, 1982
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Francisco Rodríguez Marquee
b. January 7, 1982 · Anaheim Angels 2002–2004, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005–2008, New York Mets 2009–2011, Milwaukee Brewers 2011–2015, Baltimore Orioles 2013, Detroit Tigers 2016–2017
Francisco Rodríguez pitched for the Angels for his first seven seasons before moving through the Mets, the Brewers, the Orioles and the Tigers, retiring in 2017.
He saved 437 games and struck out 1,142 batters across 976 innings, with a 2.86 earned run average over 948 appearances, almost all of them in relief, and a 52-53 record that reflects how little decision-making a closer's role leaves him.
Six All-Star teams chose him across his career, spread between 2004 and 2015, recognition for one of the more prolific relief careers in this database.
Caracas, Venezuela is where he was born, on January 7, 1982; he batted and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 |
| Reliever of the Month | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2008 |
| This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year | 1 | 2004 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ANA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | ANA | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | ANA | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | LAA | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | LAA | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | LAA | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | LAA | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | NYM | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | NYM | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | MIL/NYM | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2012 | MIL | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | BAL/MIL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | MIL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | MIL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | DET | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 948 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ANA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | ANA | 8 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 86.0 | 50 | 29 | 35 | 95 | 3.03 |
| 2004 | ANA | 4 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 12 | 84.0 | 51 | 17 | 33 | 123 | 1.82 |
| 2005 | LAA | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 45 | 67.1 | 45 | 20 | 32 | 91 | 2.67 |
| 2006 | LAA | 2 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 47 | 73.0 | 52 | 14 | 28 | 98 | 1.73 |
| 2007 | LAA | 5 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 40 | 67.1 | 50 | 21 | 34 | 90 | 2.81 |
| 2008 | LAA | 2 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 62 | 68.1 | 54 | 17 | 34 | 77 | 2.24 |
| 2009 | NYM | 3 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 35 | 68.0 | 51 | 28 | 38 | 73 | 3.71 |
| 2010 | NYM | 4 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 57.1 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 67 | 2.20 |
| 2011 | MIL/NYM | 6 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 23 | 71.2 | 67 | 21 | 26 | 79 | 2.64 |
| 2012 | MIL | 2 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 72.0 | 65 | 35 | 31 | 72 | 4.38 |
| 2013 | BAL/MIL | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 46.2 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 2.70 |
| 2014 | MIL | 5 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 44 | 68.0 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 73 | 3.04 |
| 2015 | MIL | 1 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 57.0 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 2.21 |
| 2016 | DET | 3 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 58.1 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 3.24 |
| 2017 | DET | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 25.1 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 7.82 |
| Career | — | 52 | 53 | 948 | 0 | 437 | 976.0 | 738 | 310 | 389 | 1142 | 2.86 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Francisco Rodríguez
Francisco Rodríguez made a major-league debut on September 18, 2002.
2017
Final major-league game: Francisco Rodríguez
Francisco Rodríguez played a final major-league game on June 22, 2017.