1985
Born May 2, 1985
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Jarrod Saltalamacchia Notable
b. May 2, 1985 · Atlanta Braves 2007, Texas Rangers 2007–2010, Boston Red Sox 2010–2013, Miami Marlins 2014–2015, Arizona Diamondbacks 2015, Detroit Tigers 2016, 2018, Toronto Blue Jays 2017
Jarrod Saltalamacchia played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2007 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2018.
Across 895 games he batted .232, with 662 hits and 377 runs. He finished with 110 home runs, 161 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 745 games behind the plate, with 5,049 putouts and 60 errors. He turned 34 double plays.
He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, USA on May 2, 1985. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ATL/TEX | 93 | 308 | 39 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 75 | 0 | .266 |
| 2008 | TEX | 61 | 198 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 74 | 0 | .253 |
| 2009 | TEX | 84 | 283 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 97 | 0 | .233 |
| 2010 | BOS/TEX | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 2011 | BOS | 103 | 358 | 52 | 84 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 56 | 24 | 119 | 1 | .235 |
| 2012 | BOS | 121 | 405 | 55 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 59 | 38 | 139 | 0 | .222 |
| 2013 | BOS | 121 | 425 | 68 | 116 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 43 | 139 | 4 | .273 |
| 2014 | MIA | 114 | 373 | 43 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 143 | 0 | .220 |
| 2015 | ARI/MIA | 79 | 200 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 69 | 0 | .225 |
| 2016 | DET | 92 | 246 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 104 | 0 | .171 |
| 2017 | TOR | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .040 |
| 2018 | DET | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 895 | 2852 | 377 | 662 | 161 | 6 | 110 | 381 | 304 | 984 | 5 | .232 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Saltalamacchia made a major-league debut on May 2, 2007.
2018
Final major-league game: Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Saltalamacchia played a final major-league game on September 29, 2018.