Paul Lo Duca Notable

b. April 12, 1972 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2004, Florida Marlins 2004–2005, 2008, New York Mets 2006–2007, Washington Nationals 2008

Paul Lo Duca played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 and closing with the Florida Marlins in 2008.

Across 1,082 games he batted .286, with 1,112 hits and 483 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 222 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He played 932 games behind the plate, with 6,311 putouts and 66 errors. He turned 61 double plays.

He was selected to four consecutive All-Star teams, from 2003 to 2006.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on April 12, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
The Sporting News All-Star	1	2005

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	LAD	6	14	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.286
1999	LAD	36	95	11	22	1	0	3	11	10	9	1	.232
2000	LAD	34	65	6	16	2	0	2	8	6	8	0	.246
2001	LAD	125	460	71	147	28	0	25	90	39	30	2	.320
2002	LAD	149	580	74	163	38	1	10	64	34	31	3	.281
2003	LAD	147	568	64	155	34	2	7	52	44	54	0	.273
2004	FLA/LAD	143	535	68	153	29	2	13	80	36	49	4	.286
2005	FLA	132	445	45	126	23	1	6	57	34	31	4	.283
2006	NYM	124	512	80	163	39	1	5	49	24	38	3	.318
2007	NYM	119	445	46	121	18	1	9	54	24	33	2	.272
2008	FLA/WSN	67	173	16	42	9	0	0	15	15	11	1	.243
Career	—	1082	3892	483	1112	222	8	80	481	266	295	20	.286

On this day & linked events

1972

Born April 12, 1972

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Paul Lo Duca

Paul Lo Duca made a major-league debut on June 21, 1998.

2008

Final major-league game: Paul Lo Duca

Paul Lo Duca played a final major-league game on September 27, 2008.

Image: Malingering, CC BY 2.0