J. J. Hardy Notable

b. August 19, 1982 · Milwaukee Brewers 2005–2009, Minnesota Twins 2010, Baltimore Orioles 2011–2017

J. J. Hardy played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2017.

Across 1,561 games he batted .256, with 1,488 hits and 718 runs. He finished with 188 home runs, 291 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 1,544 games at shortstop, with 4,340 assists and 110 errors. He turned 953 double plays.

He took three Gold Gloves, between 2012 and 2014. He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2007 and 2013.

He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on August 19, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2007, 2013
Gold Glove	3	2012, 2013, 2014
Player of the Week	2	2008, 2011
Silver Slugger	1	2013

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2005	MIL	124	372	46	92	22	1	9	50	44	48	0	.247
2006	MIL	35	128	13	31	5	0	5	14	10	23	1	.242
2007	MIL	151	592	89	164	30	1	26	80	40	73	2	.277
2008	MIL	146	569	78	161	31	4	24	74	52	98	2	.283
2009	MIL	115	414	53	95	16	2	11	47	43	85	0	.229
2010	MIN	101	340	44	91	19	3	6	38	28	54	1	.268
2011	BAL	129	527	76	142	27	0	30	80	31	92	0	.269
2012	BAL	158	663	85	158	30	2	22	68	38	106	0	.238
2013	BAL	159	601	66	158	27	0	25	76	38	73	2	.263
2014	BAL	141	529	56	142	28	0	9	52	29	104	0	.268
2015	BAL	114	411	45	90	14	0	8	37	20	88	0	.219
2016	BAL	115	405	43	109	29	0	9	48	26	68	0	.269
2017	BAL	73	254	24	55	13	1	4	24	12	48	0	.217
Career	—	1561	5805	718	1488	291	14	188	688	411	960	8	.256

On this day & linked events

1982

Born August 19, 1982

Tucson, AZ, USA

2005

Major-league debut: J. J. Hardy

J. J. Hardy made a major-league debut on April 4, 2005.

2017

Final major-league game: J. J. Hardy

J. J. Hardy played a final major-league game on October 1, 2017.

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