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José López

José López Notable

b. November 24, 1983 · Seattle Mariners 2004–2010, Colorado Rockies 2011, Florida Marlins 2011, Cleveland Indians 2012, Chicago White Sox 2012

José López played for five clubs across nine seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2004 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 2012.

Across 1,036 games he batted .262, with 1,005 hits and 421 runs. He finished with 92 home runs, 215 doubles and 25 stolen bases.

He played 651 games at second base, with 1,859 assists and 57 errors. He turned 431 double plays. He also played 236 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 2006. He hit three home runs in a game in 2010.

He was born in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela on November 24, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 2006

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2004 SEA 572072848 1305 228310 .232
2005 SEA 541901847 1902 256254 .247
2006 SEA 15160378170 28810 7926805 .282
2007 SEA 14952458132 17211 6220642 .252
2008 SEA 15964480191 41117 8927676 .297
2009 SEA 15361369167 42025 9624693 .272
2010 SEA 15059349142 29010 5823663 .239
2011 COL/FLA 822312350 1208 217282 .216
2012 CHW/CLE 812361858 1404 289410 .246
Career 103638414211005 2151192 48015047125 .262

On this day & linked events

1983

Born November 24, 1983

Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

2004

Major-league debut: José López

José López made a major-league debut on July 31, 2004.

2010

José López's Three-Home-Run Game, 2010

José López hit three home runs for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 22, 2010.

2012

Final major-league game: José López

José López played a final major-league game on October 3, 2012.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0