Rod Barajas Notable

b. September 5, 1975 · Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2003, Texas Rangers 2004–2006, Philadelphia Phillies 2007, Toronto Blue Jays 2008–2009, New York Mets 2010, Los Angeles Dodgers 2010–2011, Pittsburgh Pirates 2012

Rod Barajas played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012.

Across 1,114 games he batted .235, with 812 hits and 396 runs. He finished with 136 home runs, 187 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He played 1,065 games behind the plate, with 6,768 putouts and 51 errors. He turned 47 double plays.

He was born in Ontario, CA, USA on September 5, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1999	ARI	5	16	3	4	1	0	1	3	1	1	0	.250
2000	ARI	5	13	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	.231
2001	ARI	51	106	9	17	3	0	3	9	4	26	0	.160
2002	ARI	70	154	12	36	10	0	3	23	10	25	1	.234
2003	ARI	80	220	19	48	15	0	3	28	14	43	0	.218
2004	TEX	108	358	50	89	26	1	15	58	13	63	0	.249
2005	TEX	120	410	53	104	24	0	21	60	26	70	0	.254
2006	TEX	97	344	49	88	20	0	11	41	17	51	0	.256
2007	PHI	48	122	16	28	8	0	4	10	21	24	0	.230
2008	TOR	104	349	44	87	23	0	11	49	17	61	0	.249
2009	TOR	125	429	43	97	19	0	19	71	20	76	1	.226
2010	LAD/NYM	99	313	39	75	14	0	17	47	13	54	0	.240
2011	LAD	98	305	29	70	13	0	16	47	22	71	0	.230
2012	PIT	104	321	29	66	11	0	11	31	29	69	0	.206
Career	—	1114	3460	396	812	187	1	136	480	207	638	2	.235

On this day & linked events

1975

Born September 5, 1975

Ontario, CA, USA

1999

Major-league debut: Rod Barajas

Rod Barajas made a major-league debut on September 25, 1999.

2012

Final major-league game: Rod Barajas

Rod Barajas played a final major-league game on October 3, 2012.

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