J. D. Drew Notable

b. November 20, 1975 · St. Louis Cardinals 1998–2003, Atlanta Braves 2004, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005–2006, Boston Red Sox 2007–2011

J. D. Drew played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2011.

Across 1,566 games he batted .278, with 1,437 hits and 944 runs. He finished with 242 home runs, 273 doubles, 862 walks and 87 stolen bases.

He played 1,468 games in the outfield, with 2,845 putouts and 49 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2008.

He was born in Tallahassee, FL, USA on November 20, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2008
All-Star Game MVP	1	2008
Player of the Month	1	2008
This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year	1	2007
The Sporting News All-Star	1	2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	STL	14	36	9	15	3	1	5	13	4	10	0	.417
1999	STL	104	368	72	89	16	6	13	39	50	77	19	.242
2000	STL	135	407	73	120	17	2	18	57	67	99	17	.295
2001	STL	109	375	80	121	18	5	27	73	57	75	13	.323
2002	STL	135	424	61	107	19	1	18	56	57	104	8	.252
2003	STL	100	287	60	83	13	3	15	42	36	48	2	.289
2004	ATL	145	518	118	158	28	8	31	93	118	116	12	.305
2005	LAD	72	252	48	72	12	1	15	36	51	50	1	.286
2006	LAD	146	494	84	140	34	6	20	100	89	106	2	.283
2007	BOS	140	466	84	126	30	4	11	64	79	100	4	.270
2008	BOS	109	368	79	103	23	4	19	64	79	80	4	.280
2009	BOS	137	452	84	126	30	4	24	68	82	109	2	.279
2010	BOS	139	478	69	122	24	2	22	68	60	105	3	.255
2011	BOS	81	248	23	55	6	1	4	22	33	58	0	.222
Career	—	1566	5173	944	1437	273	48	242	795	862	1137	87	.278

On this day & linked events

1975

Born November 20, 1975

Tallahassee, FL, USA

1998

Major-league debut: J. D. Drew

J. D. Drew made a major-league debut on September 8, 1998.

2011

Final major-league game: J. D. Drew

J. D. Drew played a final major-league game on September 28, 2011.

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