1963
Born March 1, 1963
Downey, CA, USA
Rich Rodriguez Notable
b. March 1, 1963 · San Diego Padres 1990–1993, Florida Marlins 1993, St. Louis Cardinals 1994–1995, San Francisco Giants 1997–1999, New York Mets 2000, Cleveland Indians 2001, Texas Rangers 2002, Anaheim Angels 2003
Rich Rodriguez played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1990 and closing with the Anaheim Angels in 2003.
He went 31 and 22 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 640 innings in 609 games. He struck out 396. Across 610 games he batted .107, with 3 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Downey, CA, USA on March 1, 1963. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | SDP | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | SDP | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | SDP | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | FLA/SDP | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | STL | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | SFG | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1998 | SFG | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 1999 | SFG | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | NYM | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | CLE | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | TEX | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | ANA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 610 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .107 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | SDP | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 52 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 2.83 |
| 1991 | SDP | 3 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 66 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 3.26 |
| 1992 | SDP | 6 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 77 | 24 | 29 | 64 | 2.37 |
| 1993 | FLA/SDP | 2 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 76.0 | 73 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 3.79 |
| 1994 | STL | 3 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 62 | 27 | 26 | 43 | 4.03 |
| 1995 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1997 | SFG | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 65.1 | 65 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 3.17 |
| 1998 | SFG | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 65.2 | 69 | 27 | 20 | 44 | 3.70 |
| 1999 | SFG | 3 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 60 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 5.24 |
| 2000 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 7.78 |
| 2001 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | TEX | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 16.2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5.40 |
| 2003 | ANA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Career | — | 31 | 22 | 609 | 2 | 8 | 640.2 | 642 | 271 | 261 | 396 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez made a major-league debut on June 30, 1990.
2003
Final major-league game: Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez played a final major-league game on May 3, 2003.