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Stephen Drew

Stephen Drew Notable

b. March 16, 1983 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2006–2012, Oakland Athletics 2012, Boston Red Sox 2013–2014, New York Yankees 2014–2015, Washington Nationals 2016–2017

Stephen Drew played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2017.

Across 1,268 games he batted .252, with 1,109 hits and 565 runs. He finished with 123 home runs, 258 doubles, 63 triples and 41 stolen bases.

He played 1,007 games at shortstop, with 2,627 assists and 86 errors. He turned 601 double plays. He also played 180 games at second base.

He hit for the cycle in 2008.

He was born in Hahira, GA, USA on March 16, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 ARI 592092766 1375 2314502 .316
2007 ARI 15054360129 28412 60601009 .238
2008 ARI 15261191178 441121 67411093 .291
2009 ARI 13553371139 291212 6549875 .261
2010 ARI 15156583157 331215 616210810 .278
2011 ARI 863214481 2155 4530744 .252
2012 ARI/OAK 792873864 1317 2837761 .223
2013 BOS 12444257112 29813 67541246 .253
2014 BOS/NYY 852711844 1417 2627751 .162
2015 NYY 1313834377 16117 4437710 .201
2016 WSN 701432438 1118 2116310 .266
2017 WSN 4695924 701 178210 .253
Career 126844035651109 25863123 52443592641 .252

On this day & linked events

1983

Born March 16, 1983

Hahira, GA, USA

2006

Major-league debut: Stephen Drew

Stephen Drew made a major-league debut on July 15, 2006.

2008

Stephen Drew Hits for the Cycle, 2008

Stephen Drew hit for the cycle for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 1, 2008.

2017

Final major-league game: Stephen Drew

Stephen Drew played a final major-league game on July 25, 2017.

Image: Magnetic Rag, public domain