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James Loney

James Loney Notable

b. May 7, 1984 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2006–2012, Boston Red Sox 2012, Tampa Bay Rays 2013–2015, New York Mets 2016

James Loney played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 and closing with the New York Mets in 2016.

Across 1,443 games he batted .284, with 1,425 hits and 528 runs. He finished with 108 home runs, 267 doubles and 38 stolen bases.

He played 1,392 games at first base, with 10,607 putouts and 75 errors. He turned 938 double plays.

He was born in Houston, TX, USA on May 7, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 2013
Rookie of the Month 1 2007

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 LAD 481022029 654 188101 .284
2007 LAD 9634441114 18415 6728480 .331
2008 LAD 16159566172 35613 9045857 .289
2009 LAD 15857673162 25213 9070687 .281
2010 LAD 16158867157 41210 88529510 .267
2011 LAD 15853156153 30112 6542674 .288
2012 BOS/LAD 14443437108 2006 4128510 .249
2013 TBR 15854954164 33013 7544773 .299
2014 TBR 15560059174 2709 6941804 .290
2015 TBR 10436125101 1604 3223342 .280
2016 NYM 1003433091 1619 3416370 .265
Career 144350235281425 26721108 66939765238 .284

On this day & linked events

1984

Born May 7, 1984

Houston, TX, USA

2006

Major-league debut: James Loney

James Loney made a major-league debut on April 4, 2006.

2016

Final major-league game: James Loney

James Loney played a final major-league game on October 2, 2016.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0