Alex Rodriguez: MLB’s most enigmatic superstar

Friday November 25, 2022

Position	Shortstop and Third Baseman
Active years	1994-2016
Teams (years)	Seattle Mariners (1994–2000)
	Texas Rangers (2001–2003)
	New York Yankees (2004–2013, 2015–2016)
Draft	1993
Debut	July 8, 1994 (Age 18 vs. Boston Red Sox)
Last game	August 12, 2016 (Age 41 vs. Tampa Bay Rays)
Date of Birth	July 27, 1975
Native place	New York, NY
Batted	Right
Threw	Right
All-Star	×14 (1996–1998, 2000–2008, 2010, 2011)
World Champions	×1 (2009)
AL MVP	×3 (2003, 2005, 2007)
Shirt retired	New York Yankees No. 13
MLB Awards	2× Gold Glove Award (2002, 2003) 10× Silver Slugger Award (1996, 1998–2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) 4× AL Hank Aaron Award (2001–2003, 2007) 1x MLB batting champion (1996) 5× AL home run leader (2001–2003, 2005, 2007) 2× MLB RBI leader (2002, 2007)
Legacy	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida (the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami)
	Miami-Dade Boys & Girls Clubs scholarship program
Nickname	A-Rod

The Bio

As a Yankee, A-Rod is more than just a celebrity. Alex Rodriguez was one of the most talked-about prospects in baseball when he started playing professionally. He is now thought to be one of the best baseball players of all time. Still, he is the Yankees player who is known the most for big-hitting offense as well as bad things. He’s that baseball player who got banned for using steroids, but what he did on the field made him a lot more famous than that. When people think of Alex Rodriguez, they think of both good and bad things. His image has been in the public eye for almost 30 years, and often for all the wrong reasons. But if there are times, he seems to be the most hated, there are also times when A-Rod seems to be the most loved.

Many people were jealous of his record-high salary in 2001 when he was 25 years old. However, his 156 home runs over the next three seasons seemed to prove that all that money was worth it. In 2009, after eight years, Alex Rodriguez was at the center of a scandal that he mostly caused himself. But he came out of it to become history in himself.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez was born in New York City on July 27, 1975. His parents were from the Dominican Republic and lived and ran a shoe store in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. At Westminster Christian School in Miami, Alex Rodriguez did well and became one of the best high school players in the country.

In 1993, the Mariners took Alex Rodriguez with the first pick in the MLB draft. He made his big league debut the next year when he was only 18. In 1996, he was the starting shortstop for the Mariners and won the major league batting title while coming second in the voting for the AL Most Valuable Player Award. His combination of power, speed, and defense made him a key player for the team, but Alex Rodriguez left Seattle after the 2000 season to join the Rangers after becoming a free agent. At the time, his 10-year, $252 million deal was the richest in baseball history. During his three years with Texas, Alex Rodriguez played well. His best year was 2003 when he won his first AL MVP Award. However, the team never made the playoffs while he was there. Before the 2004 season, Alex Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees. To make room for shortstop Derek Jeter, the Yankees turned A-Rod into a third baseman.

Aaron Boone, the Yankees’ third baseman, hurt his knee while playing pick-up basketball. He missed the whole 2004 season and left a hole at third base. On February 15, 2004, the Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for second-baseman Alfonso Soriano and Joaquín Árias. This was only the second time in the history of MLB that the reigning MVP was traded. The first time was in 1914 when Eddie Collins was sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash.

Alex Rodriguez also had to change his uniform number. He had always worn 3, but the Yankees retired that number to honor Babe Ruth. Instead, Rodriguez changed his number to 13 to honor quarterback Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins. He grew up in Miami and used to watch Marino play. When he played quarterback in high school, he also wore number 13.

Alex Rodriguez’s first year with the Yankees, he hit .286 with 36 home runs, 106 RBIs, 112 runs scored, and 28 stolen bases. He joined Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, two of the greatest ever baseball hitters, as one of only three players in Major League history to hit at least 35 home runs, 100 runs, and 100 RBIs in seven straight seasons. During the 2004 season, he also became the youngest player to hit 350 home runs and the third youngest to reach 1,000 RBIs.

In 2005, Alex Rodriguez hit .321, which was the best in the American League. He scored 124 runs, hit 48 home runs, and drove in 130 runs. A-Rod became the first Yankee since Reggie Jackson in 1980 to win the American League home run title. He also became one of only two players in the history of the Major League to hit at least 35 home runs, score at least 100 runs, and drive in at least 100 runs. Jimmie Foxx was the first one to have this record for nine seasons in a row between 1932 and 1940. Alex Rodriguez broke Joe DiMaggio’s record of 46 home runs in a single season, which was the team record for a right-handed batter. His 47 home runs from the third base are an American League single-season record. Rodriguez hit 26 home runs at Yankee Stadium in 2005. Alex Rodriguez won the MVP award for the second time, making him one of only five players to do so with two different teams.

Alex Rodriguez was the first player in Major League history to hit at least 35 home runs, 100 runs, and 100 RBIs in 10 straight seasons. He did this in 2007. Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras, said on October 28, 2007, that he would not renew his contract with the Yankees because he “didn’t know what the team would look like in the future.” It caused a lot of criticism. On November 15, 2007, Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees agreed on the “basic framework” of a 10-year, $275 million contract that would keep him playing until he was 42. Rodriguez hit a home run about once every 14.6 times he went up to bat in 2008. This was the second-best rate on the team, behind Jason Giambi. Even though Alex Rodriguez was hurt and only played in 124 games in 2009, Rodriguez was second on the Yankees in home runs (30) and RBIs (100).

In 2009, the Yankees were back in the playoffs. They beat the Minnesota Twins in the Division Series in three straight games and then beat the Los Angeles Angels in six games in the ALCS to get back to the World Series for the first time in eight years. In both series, Alex Rodriguez did a great job. He went 5-for-11 against the Twins and hit two home runs, including one in the third game’s seventh inning that gave the Yankees their first run of the game. He went 9 for 21 with three home runs and six RBIs against the Angels.

In the World Series, the Yankees played against the Philadelphia Phillies and won the title in six games. In Games 3 and 4, New York’s wins, Alex Rodriguez was a key player. In Game 3, his two-run homer in the fourth inning got the Yankees on the board, and they went on to win 8-5. The next day, Alex Rodriguez came up to bat in the top of the ninth inning with the score tied at 4-4. There were two outs, and runners were on second and third. Through his double, Johnny Damon scored the game’s first run, and the Yankees went on to win 7–4.

Alex Rodriguez had at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs for the 13th straight year in 2010. He was accused of playing in illegal underground poker games and had his first season without his much-praised offense the following year. A-Rod had surgery on January 16, 2013, to fix a torn labrum in his hip. The surgery was done with arthroscopy. Alex Rodriguez was in a lot of bad news while he was recuperating. He was at the center of the Biogenesis baseball scandal, and MLB was looking into whether he used drugs to improve his performance.

Alex Rodriguez came back with the Yankees on August 5, 2013. On the same day, MLB said he would be suspended for the 2014 season for his part in the Biogenesis scandal unless he wins an appeal. Because of the fight between him and the team, the Yankees’ president Randy Levine said that he would be happy if A-Rod never play again.

On August 18, 2013, Alex Rodriguez played an important role against Ryan Dempster during a game against the Red Sox. He was hit by a pitch when he first faced Dempster. Home plate umpire Brian O’Nora warned both benches and threw out Girardi, but Dempster was allowed to stay in the game. Later in the top of the sixth inning, Alex Rodriguez faced Dempster again. This time, he hit a home run that went 442 feet to straightaway center.

In August 2013, MLB said that Alex Rodriguez would be banned for 211 games because he was involved in the scandal. After a hearing, the suspension was cut down to 162 games, which meant he couldn’t play on the field for the whole 2014 season. In 2014, he was officially suspended after it was found that he had broken the league’s Performance Enhancing Drugs policy. Specifically, he had “used and possessed numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone, over the course of multiple years” and “tried to cover up his violations of the Program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner.”

Alex Rodriguez wrote a letter of apology on February 17, 2015, and sent it to “Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association, and you, the fans.” His first game back after his suspension was against the Blue Jays on the first day of the season at Yankee Stadium. He was the designated hitter, and the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 1–6. He went 1 for 2 and walked. On April 17, Alex Rodriguez hit his third and fourth home runs of the season. One of them was a 471-foot (144-meter) blast off Nate Karns of Tampa Bay, which gave him four RBIs in a 5–4 win. He was the Yankees’ leader in home runs, getting on base, slugging, getting on base and slugging, and bases on balls. Alex Rodriguez became the 15th player in baseball history to hit 30 or more home runs.

Alex Rodriguez told reporters at a press conference on August 7, 2016, that he would play his last game for the Yankees on August 12 against the Rays at Yankee Stadium. Also, it was said that the Yankees would give him a new contract that would keep him with the team as a special instructor and advisor until 2017. A-Rod would work as a special advisor in the front office of the Yankees during the off-season. The club remembered Alex Rodriguez’s last game as a Yankee by showing highlights of his career on the stadium videoboard, giving him a framed number 13 jersey and a base signed by teammates. The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd. He hit third and was the designated hitter to start the game. He went 1 for 4 with a double that drove in a run. In the ninth inning, he played third base for one batter. This was his only defensive appearance for the Yankees in 2016. When he left the field, the fans gave him a “raucous ovation.” The Yankees let him go the next day without any conditions.

Alex Rodriguez had a career batting average of .295. He hit more than 600 home runs (696), drove in more than 2,000 runs, scored more than 2,000 runs, had more than 3,000 hits, and stole more than 300 bases. He is the only player in MLB history to do all of these things. He was also an All-Star 14 times. He won three Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards from the American League (AL), 10 Silver Slugger awards, and two Gold Glove awards. Alex Rodriguez also has 25 grand slams, which is the most of any player in history. He signed two of baseball’s most lucrative deals.

Alex Rodriguez’s Greatest Moments

14-time AL All-Star (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010 & 2011)
3-time AL MVP (2003, 2005 & 2007)
2-time AL Gold Glove Winner (2002/SS & 2003/SS)
10-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1996/SS, 1998-2003/SS, 2005/3B, 2007/3B & 2008/3B)
AL Batting Average Leader (1996)
4-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (2003, 2005, 2007 & 2008)
2-time AL OPS Leader (2005 & 2007)
AL At Bats Leader (1998)
5-time AL Runs Scored Leader (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 & 2007)
AL Hits Leader (1998)
4-time AL Total Bases Leader (1996, 2001, 2002 & 2007)
AL Doubles Leader (2002)
5-time AL Home Runs Leader (2001-2003, 2005 & 2007)
2-time AL RBI Leader (2002 & 2007)
20-Home Run Seasons: 16 (1996-2010 & 2015)
30-Home Run Seasons: 15 (1996, 1998-2010 & 2015)
40-Home Run Seasons: 7 (1998-2003, 2005 & 2007)
50-Home Run Seasons: 3 (2001, 2002 & 2007)
100 RBI Seasons: 14 (1996 & 1998-2010)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 13 (1996-2008)
200 Hits Seasons: 3 (1996, 1998 & 2001)
Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 2009
1st Team High School All-American at infield (1993)
Babe Ruth Award (2009)
3× Babe Ruth Home Run Award (2002, 2003, 2007)
Baseball America 1st-Team Minor League All-Star at shortstop (1995)
4× Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star
- 3× at shortstop (1998, 2000–03)
- at third base (2005)
2× Baseball America Major League Player of the Year (2000, 2002)
Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year (1993)
GIBBY/This Year in Baseball Awards for Hitter of the Year (2007)
GIBBY/This Year in Baseball Awards for Individual Performance of the Year (2005)
6× GIBBY/This Year in Baseball Awards for Outstanding Player of the Year (1996, 1998, 2001–03, 2007)
4× Hank Aaron Award (2001–03, 2007)
10× Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award
13× Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award
2× Minor League Baseball All-Star (1994 Midwest League, 1995 Triple-A)
Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year (2007)
2× Rawlings Gold Glove Award at shortstop (2002, 2003)
Seattle Mariners Minor League Player of the Year (1994)
2× Seattle Mariners Player of the Year (1998, 2000)
10× Silver Slugger Award
- 7× at shortstop (1996, 1998–2003)
- 3× at third base (2005, 2007, 2008)
3× The Sporting News Player of the Year (1996, 2002, 2007)
3× Texas Rangers Player of the Year (2001–03)
World Baseball Classic participant for United States (2006)

Achievements of Alex Rodriguez

American League statistical leader

Category	Times	Seasons
Batting champion	1	1996
Doubles leader	1	1996
Extra base hits leader	1	2001
Hits leader	1	1998
Home run leader	5	2001–03, 2005, 2007
On-base plus slugging leader	2	2005, 2007
Runs batted in leader	2	2002, 2007
Runs scored leader	5	1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
Slugging percentage leader	4	2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
Total bases leader	4	1996, 2001, 2002, 2007

Alex Rodriguez Records

Major League Records

Record	Total	Season
Most home runs by a New York-born player	696	since 1994
Most career grand slams	25	since 1994
Most runs in a season (SS)	141	1996
Most extra-base hits in a season (SS)	91	1996
Highest slugging percentage in a season (SS)	.631	1996
Most total bases in a season (SS)	393	2001
Most home runs in a season (SS)	57	2002
Most home runs in the month of April (tied)	14	2007
Fewest games to hit 12 home runs to start a season (tied)	15	2007
Fewest games to hit 13 and 14 home runs to start a season	18	2007
Youngest ever to hit 500 home runs	32y, 8d	2007
Most home runs by a third baseman (season)	52^†	2007
Most stolen bases in a 50-home run season	24^*	2007

American League Records

Record	Total	Season(s)
Most home runs in consecutive seasons (RH)	109	2001–2002
Most home runs in the month of April	14	2007
Fewest games to hit 10 home runs to start a season	14	2007
Fewest games to hit 12 home runs to start a season	15	2007

New York Yankees Records

Record	Total	Season(s)
Most home runs in a season at home (RH)	26	2005, 2007
Most home runs in a season (RH)	54	2007
Most RBIs in a postseason	18	2009
Most home runs in a postseason	6^†	2009

FAQs about Alex Rodriguez

Who is Alex Rodriguez dating?

Jaclyn Cordeiro, 42, a fitness and lifestyle expert.

How many home runs does Alex Rodriguez have?

696 home runs

How tall is Alex Rodriguez?

1.9 m

How much is an Alex Rodriguez rookie card worth?

The average value of “Alex Rodriguez rookie” is $8.76.

How much is a Alex Rodriguez baseball card worth?

Approx. $19100

How rich is Alex Rodriguez?

As of November 2022, Alex Rodriguez’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $350 million.

What country is Alex Rodriguez from?

American

Who else has Alex Rodriguez dated?

Cynthia Scurtis, Madonna, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Torrie Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Bethenny Frankel, Anne Wojcicki, Kathryne Padgett, Jaclyn Cordeiro.

Where did Alex Rodriguez grow up?

Miami

Where did Alex Rodriguez go to college?

Christopher Columbus High School

Where are Alex Rodriguez parents from?

Dominican Republic

Who is the mother of Alex Rodriguez’s daughters?

Cynthia Scurtis, a former psychologist.

Who is Alex Rodriguez ex-wife?

Cynthia Scurtis

How many kids does Alex Rodriguez have?

2 daughters

Where was Alex Rodriguez born?

Washington Heights, New York, United States

Where does Alex Rodriguez live?

Manhattan and Miami

When did Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez break up?

April 2021

What happened to Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez?

According to a statement by the two, “We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so. We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects.” However, media reports say JLo had trouble trusting A-Rod.

What position did Alex Rodriguez play?

Shortstop, infielder, designated hitter

How long have JLo and Alex Rodriguez been together?

Four years

What team did Alex Rodriguez buy?

NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves

What team does Alex Rodriguez play for?

Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), New York Yankees (2004–2013, 2015–2016)

How many hits did Alex Rodriguez have?

3,115

What baseball team does Alex Rodriguez own?

No, he didn’t win any baseball team. He owns a basketball team Minnesota Timberwolves

The Stats

SUMMARY	WAR	AB	H	HR	BA	R	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
Career	117.6	10566	3115	696	.295	2021	2086	329	.380	.550	.930	140

Alex Rodriguez Standard Batting Record

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1994	17	59	54	4	11	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	20	0.204	0.241	0.204	0.445	16	11	0	0	1	1	0	6
1995	48	149	142	15	33	6	2	5	19	4	2	6	42	0.232	0.264	0.408	0.672	72	58	0	0	1	0	0	6/HD
1996	146	677	601	141	215	54	1	36	123	15	4	59	104	0.358	0.414	0.631	1.045	161	379	15	4	6	7	1	*6/H
1997	141	638	587	100	176	40	3	23	84	29	6	41	99	0.3	0.35	0.496	0.846	120	291	14	5	4	1	1	*6/D
1998	161	748	686	123	213	35	5	42	124	46	13	45	121	0.31	0.36	0.56	0.919	136	384	12	10	3	4	0	*6/D
1999	129	572	502	110	143	25	0	42	111	21	7	56	109	0.285	0.357	0.586	0.943	134	294	12	5	1	8	2	*6
2000	148	672	554	134	175	34	2	41	132	15	4	100	121	0.316	0.42	0.606	1.026	163	336	10	7	0	11	5	*6
2001	162	732	632	133	201	34	1	52	135	18	3	75	131	0.318	0.399	0.622	1.021	160	393	17	16	0	9	6	*6/D
2002	162	725	624	125	187	27	2	57	142	9	4	87	122	0.3	0.392	0.623	1.015	158	389	14	10	0	4	12	*6/H
2003	161	715	607	124	181	30	6	47	118	17	3	87	126	0.298	0.396	0.6	0.995	147	364	16	15	0	6	10	*6/HD
2004	155	698	601	112	172	24	2	36	106	28	4	80	131	0.286	0.375	0.512	0.888	131	308	18	10	0	7	6	*5/6
2005	162	715	605	124	194	29	1	48	130	21	6	91	139	0.321	0.421	0.61	1.031	173	369	8	16	0	3	8	*5/6D
2006	154	674	572	113	166	26	1	35	121	15	4	90	139	0.29	0.392	0.523	0.914	134	299	22	8	0	4	8	*5/DH
2007	158	708	583	143	183	31	0	54	156	24	4	95	120	0.314	0.422	0.645	1.067	176	376	15	21	0	9	11	*5/D
2008	138	594	510	104	154	33	0	35	103	18	3	65	117	0.302	0.392	0.573	0.965	150	292	16	14	0	5	9	*5/D
2009	124	535	444	78	127	17	1	30	100	14	2	80	97	0.286	0.402	0.532	0.933	138	236	13	8	0	3	7	*5/DH
2010	137	595	522	74	141	29	2	30	125	4	3	59	98	0.27	0.341	0.506	0.847	123	264	7	3	0	11	1	*5D/H
2011	99	428	373	67	103	21	0	16	62	4	1	47	80	0.276	0.362	0.461	0.823	119	172	13	5	0	3	1	5D/H
2012	122	529	463	74	126	17	1	18	57	13	1	51	116	0.272	0.353	0.43	0.783	111	199	13	10	0	5	3	5D/H
2013	44	181	156	21	38	7	0	7	19	4	2	23	43	0.244	0.348	0.423	0.771	113	66	5	2	0	0	1	5D/H
2014	Did not play in major or minor leagues (Suspended)
2015	151	620	523	83	131	22	1	33	86	4	0	84	145	0.25	0.356	0.486	0.842	129	254	17	6	0	7	5	*DH/53
2016	65	243	225	19	45	7	0	9	31	3	0	14	67	0.2	0.247	0.351	0.598	58	79	4	1	0	3	0	D/H5
22 Yrs	2784	12207	10566	2021	3115	548	31	696	2086	329	76	1338	2287	0.295	0.38	0.55	0.93	140	5813	261	176	16	111	97
162 Game Avg.	162	710	615	118	181	32	2	40	121	19	4	78	133	0.295	0.38	0.55	0.93	140	338	15	10	1	6	6
	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
NYY (12 yrs)	1509	6520	5577	1012	1580	263	9	351	1096	152	30	779	1292	0.283	0.378	0.523	0.9	136	2914	151	104	0	60	60
SEA (7 yrs)	790	3515	3126	627	966	194	13	189	595	133	36	310	616	0.309	0.374	0.561	0.934	138	1753	63	31	16	32	9
TEX (3 yrs)	485	2172	1863	382	569	91	9	156	395	44	10	249	379	0.305	0.395	0.615	1.011	155	1146	47	41	0	19	28

Alex Rodriguez Postseason Batting Record

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	WPA	cWPA
1995	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.12	-2.80%
1995	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%

1997	4	16	16	1	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0.313	0.313	0.563	0.875	9	0	0	0	0	0	-0.26	-2.30%

2000	3	14	13	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0.308	0.308	0.308	0.615	4	1	0	1	0	0	-0.14	-0.80%
2000	6	25	22	4	9	2	0	2	5	1	0	3	8	0.409	0.48	0.773	1.253	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	8.10%

2004	4	21	19	3	8	3	0	1	3	2	1	2	1	0.421	0.476	0.737	1.213	14	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	12.10%
2004	7	37	31	8	8	2	0	2	5	0	0	4	6	0.258	0.378	0.516	0.895	16	1	2	0	0	0	0.11	-0.80%
2005	5	23	15	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	0.133	0.435	0.2	0.635	3	2	2	0	0	0	-0.13	-3.50%
2006	4	15	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.071	0.133	0.071	0.205	1	0	1	0	0	0	-0.29	-2.90%
2007	4	17	15	2	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	0.267	0.353	0.467	0.82	7	0	0	0	0	1	-0.19	-1.90%

2009	3	12	11	4	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	2	0.455	0.5	1	1.5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.81	7.30%
2009	6	30	21	6	9	2	0	3	6	1	0	8	3	0.429	0.567	0.952	1.519	20	0	0	0	1	3	0.54	10.30%
2009	6	26	20	5	5	3	0	1	6	1	0	3	8	0.25	0.423	0.55	0.973	11	0	3	0	0	0	0.35	12.80%
2010	3	13	11	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0.273	0.308	0.273	0.58	3	0	0	0	1	0	-0.09	-0.60%
2010	6	25	21	4	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	3	4	0.19	0.32	0.286	0.606	6	1	1	0	0	0	0.04	0.30%
2011	5	23	18	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	6	0.111	0.261	0.111	0.372	2	0	0	0	1	0	-0.23	-5.10%
2012	4	18	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0.125	0.222	0.125	0.347	2	0	0	0	0	0	-0.61	-6.00%
2012	3	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.111	0.111	0.111	0.222	1	1	0	0	0	0	-0.31	-4.70%

2015	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.13	-1.70%
12 Yrs (19 Series)	76	330	278	43	72	16	0	13	41	8	3	39	77	0.259	0.365	0.457	0.822	127	6	9	1	3	4	1	17.70%
	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	WPA	cWPA
1 ALWC	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.13	-1.70%
11 ALDS	40	173	149	16	36	5	0	5	17	4	3	18	42	0.242	0.331	0.376	0.707	56	3	3	1	2	1	-0.04	-6.60%
6 ALCS	29	127	105	22	31	8	0	7	18	3	0	18	25	0.295	0.409	0.571	0.981	60	3	3	0	1	3	0.83	13.30%
1 WS	6	26	20	5	5	3	0	1	6	1	0	3	8	0.25	0.423	0.55	0.973	11	0	3	0	0	0	0.35	12.80%

Alex Rodriguez Career Graph

Hall of Fame	All-Star Games	Awards	MVP (rank, share)
2022 BBWAA (34.3%)	1996 * 1997 (SS) 1998 (SS) 2000 2001 (3B) 2002 (SS) 2003 (SS) 2004 (3B) 2005 (3B) 2006 (3B) 2007 (3B) 2008 (3B) 2010 2011	1996 AP All-Star 1996 AL TSN All-Star 1996 AL Batting Title 1996 Major League Player of the Year 1998 AP All-Star 1998 AL TSN All-Star 2000 AP All-Star 2001 AL Hank Aaron Award 2002 AL Hank Aaron Award 2002 Major League Player of the Year 2003 AL Hank Aaron Award 2003 AL MVP 2005 AL MVP 2007 AL Hank Aaron Award 2007 Major League Player of the Year 2007 AL MVP 2009 AL Babe Ruth Award	1996 AL (2, 73%) 1998 AL (9, 23%) 1999 AL (15, 1%) 2000 AL (3, 56%) 2001 AL (6, 36%) 2002 AL (2, 65%) 2003 AL (1, 62%) 2004 AL (14, 2%) 2005 AL (1, 84%) 2006 AL (13, 3%) 2007 AL (1, 97%) 2008 AL (8, 11%) 2009 AL (10, 8%) 2010 AL (15, 2%) 2015 AL (28, 0%) 3 MVPs 5.23 Career Shares (11th)
Gold Gloves	Silver Sluggers	Monthly Awards	Weekly Awards
2002 AL (SS) 2003 AL (SS) All multiple winners	1996 AL (SS) 1998 AL (SS) 1999 AL (SS) 2000 AL (SS) 2001 AL (SS) 2002 AL (SS) 2003 AL (SS) 2005 AL (3B) 2007 AL (3B) 2008 AL (3B) All multiple winners	1996 August AL Player of the Month 2002 July AL Player of the Month 2002 August AL Player of the Month 2003 August AL Player of the Month 2005 May AL Player of the Month 2005 August AL Player of the Month 2006 May AL Player of the Month 2007 April AL Player of the Month 2007 June AL Player of the Month 2010 September AL Player of the Month	1996 Aug 25th AL Player of the Week 1996 Sep 1st AL Player of the Week 1998 Jun 28th AL Player of the Week 2000 Apr 16th AL Player of the Week 2001 Apr 15th AL Player of the Week 2001 Sep 23rd AL Player of the Week 2002 Jul 14th AL Player of the Week 2002 Aug 18th AL Player of the Week 2005 May 1st AL Player of the Week 2006 Sep 3rd AL Player of the Week 2007 Apr 8th AL Player of the Week 2007 Jun 10th AL Player of the Week 2007 Sep 9th AL Player of the Week
Home Run Derby	Wins Above Replacement	WAR Position Players	Offensive WAR
1998 2001 2002	1996 AL 9.4 (2nd) 1998 AL 8.5 (1st) 2000 AL 10.4 (2nd) 2001 AL 8.3 (3rd) 2002 AL 8.8 (1st) 2003 AL 8.4 (1st) 2004 AL 7.6 (4th) 2005 AL 9.4 (1st) 2007 AL 9.4 (1st) 2008 AL 6.8 (3rd) Career 117.6 (16th)	1996 AL 9.4 (2nd) 1997 AL 5.7 (7th) 1998 AL 8.5 (1st) 2000 AL 10.4 (1st) 2001 AL 8.3 (3rd) 2002 AL 8.8 (1st) 2003 AL 8.4 (1st) 2004 AL 7.6 (2nd) 2005 AL 9.4 (1st) 2007 AL 9.4 (1st) 2008 AL 6.8 (3rd) Career 117.6 (12th)	1996 AL 8.5 (1st) 1997 AL 6.2 (4th) 1998 AL 7.8 (1st) 2000 AL 8.9 (1st) 2001 AL 9.2 (1st) 2002 AL 8.7 (1st) 2003 AL 7.6 (1st) 2004 AL 6.2 (4th) 2005 AL 9.4 (1st) 2006 AL 5.7 (6th) 2007 AL 9.5 (1st) 2008 AL 6.5 (1st) Career 115.3 (13th)
Defensive WAR	Batting Average	On-Base%	Slugging %
1996 AL 1.8 (10th) 2000 AL 2.4 (2nd) 2003 AL 1.7 (6th) 2004 AL 1.8 (6th) Career 10.4 (236th)	1996 AL .358 (1st) 2001 AL .318 (7th) 2005 AL .321 (2nd)	1996 AL .414 (8th) 2000 AL .420 (7th) 2001 AL .399 (8th) 2002 AL .392 (8th) 2003 AL .396 (8th) 2005 AL .421 (2nd) 2006 AL .392 (9th) 2007 AL .422 (4th) 2008 AL .392 (5th) 2009 AL .402 (5th) Career .380 (184th)	1996 AL .631 (4th) 1999 AL .586 (6th) 2000 AL .606 (5th) 2001 AL .622 (3rd) 2002 AL .623 (3rd) 2003 AL .600 (1st) 2005 AL .610 (1st) 2007 AL .645 (1st) 2008 AL .573 (1st) Career .550 (28th)
On-Base Plus Slugging	Games Played	At Bats	Plate Appearances
1996 AL 1.045 (5th) 2000 AL 1.026 (6th) 2001 AL 1.021 (3rd) 2002 AL 1.015 (4th) 2003 AL .995 (3rd) 2005 AL 1.031 (1st) 2007 AL 1.067 (1st) 2008 AL .965 (2nd) 2009 AL .933 (6th) Career .930 (41st)	1998 AL 161 (4th) 2001 AL 162 (1st) 2002 AL 162 (1st) 2003 AL 161 (4th) 2005 AL 162 (1st) 2007 AL 158 (9th) Career 2,784 (27th)	1998 AL 686 (1st) 2001 AL 632 (6th) 2002 AL 624 (10th) Career 10,566 (19th)	1998 AL 748 (1st) 2001 AL 732 (2nd) 2002 AL 725 (4th) 2003 AL 715 (5th) 2004 AL 698 (9th) 2005 AL 715 (6th) 2007 AL 708 (7th) Career 12,207 (16th)
Runs Scored	Hits	Total Bases	Doubles
1996 AL 141 (1st) 1998 AL 123 (3rd) 2000 AL 134 (2nd) 2001 AL 133 (1st) 2002 AL 125 (2nd) 2003 AL 124 (1st) 2004 AL 112 (5th) 2005 AL 124 (1st) 2006 AL 113 (5th) 2007 AL 143 (1st) 2008 AL 104 (5th) Career 2,021 (8th)	1996 AL 215 (2nd) 1998 AL 213 (1st) 2001 AL 201 (4th) 2002 AL 187 (9th) 2005 AL 194 (6th) Career 3,115 (22nd)	1996 AL 379 (1st) 1998 AL 384 (3rd) 2000 AL 336 (6th) 2001 AL 393 (1st) 2002 AL 389 (1st) 2003 AL 364 (2nd) 2004 AL 308 (10th) 2005 AL 369 (2nd) 2007 AL 376 (1st) Career 5,813 (7th)	1996 AL 54 (1st) 1997 AL 40 (9th) Career 548 (33rd)
Home Runs	Runs Batted In	Bases on Balls	Strikeouts
1998 AL 42 (7th) 1999 AL 42 (5th) 2000 AL 41 (4th) 2001 AL 52 (1st) 2002 AL 57 (1st) 2003 AL 47 (1st) 2004 AL 36 (6th) 2005 AL 48 (1st) 2006 AL 35 (8th) 2007 AL 54 (1st) 2008 AL 35 (3rd) 2010 AL 30 (8th) Career 696 (5th)	1996 AL 123 (8th) 1998 AL 124 (5th) 2000 AL 132 (6th) 2001 AL 135 (3rd) 2002 AL 142 (1st) 2003 AL 118 (2nd) 2005 AL 130 (4th) 2006 AL 121 (4th) 2007 AL 156 (1st) 2008 AL 103 (8th) 2010 AL 125 (2nd) Career 2,086 (4th)	2000 AL 100 (10th) 2002 AL 87 (9th) 2003 AL 87 (8th) 2004 AL 80 (9th) 2005 AL 91 (3rd) 2006 AL 90 (8th) 2007 AL 95 (7th) 2015 AL 84 (4th) Career 1,338 (36th)	2003 AL 126 (7th) 2004 AL 131 (9th) 2005 AL 139 (3rd) 2006 AL 139 (7th) Career 2,287 (5th)
Stolen Bases	Singles	Adjusted OPS+	Runs Created
1997 AL 29 (7th) 1998 AL 46 (4th) 2004 AL 28 (5th) Career 329 (130th)	1998 AL 131 (6th) Career 1,840 (80th)	1996 AL 161 (5th) 2000 AL 163 (4th) 2001 AL 160 (4th) 2002 AL 158 (4th) 2003 AL 147 (5th) 2005 AL 173 (1st) 2007 AL 176 (1st) 2008 AL 150 (2nd) 2009 AL 138 (8th) Career 140 (83rd)	1996 AL 157 (2nd) 1998 AL 138 (5th) 2000 AL 150 (5th) 2001 AL 159 (2nd) 2002 AL 153 (2nd) 2003 AL 148 (2nd) 2004 AL 120 (9th) 2005 AL 163 (1st) 2007 AL 166 (1st) 2008 AL 116 (7th) Career 2,274 (9th)
Adj. Batting Runs	Adj. Batting Wins	Extra Base Hits	Times On Base
1996 AL 57 (5th) 2000 AL 58 (5th) 2001 AL 57 (3rd) 2002 AL 53 (4th) 2003 AL 44 (4th) 2005 AL 66 (1st) 2007 AL 68 (1st) 2008 AL 38 (2nd) Career 637 (20th)	1996 AL 5.1 (5th) 2000 AL 5.2 (5th) 2001 AL 5.3 (3rd) 2002 AL 5.0 (4th) 2003 AL 4.1 (4th) 2005 AL 6.2 (1st) 2007 AL 6.3 (1st) 2008 AL 3.6 (2nd) Career 58.6 (25th)	1996 AL 91 (2nd) 1998 AL 82 (4th) 2000 AL 77 (6th) 2001 AL 87 (1st) 2002 AL 86 (3rd) 2003 AL 83 (3rd) 2005 AL 78 (5th) 2007 AL 85 (2nd) Career 1,275 (7th)	1998 AL 268 (7th) 2000 AL 282 (6th) 2001 AL 292 (2nd) 2002 AL 284 (3rd) 2003 AL 283 (4th) 2004 AL 262 (8th) 2005 AL 301 (1st) 2006 AL 264 (8th) 2007 AL 299 (1st) Career 4,629 (16th)
Offensive Win %	Hit By Pitch	Sacrifice Flies	Intentional Bases on Balls
1996 AL .746 (5th) 2000 AL .744 (6th) 2001 AL .751 (4th) 2002 AL .746 (5th) 2003 AL .735 (4th) 2005 AL .792 (1st) 2007 AL .788 (2nd) 2008 AL .714 (2nd) 2009 AL .692 (5th) Career .684 (114th)	1998 AL 10 (10th) 2001 AL 16 (3rd) 2003 AL 15 (6th) 2005 AL 16 (5th) 2007 AL 21 (2nd) 2008 AL 14 (4th) 2012 AL 10 (8th) Career 176 (15th)	1999 AL 8 (10th) 2000 AL 11 (4th) 2001 AL 9 (6th) 2007 AL 9 (4th) 2010 AL 11 (2nd) Career 111 (14th)	2002 AL 12 (7th) 2003 AL 10 (8th) 2007 AL 11 (8th) 2008 AL 9 (10th) 2009 AL 7 (10th) Career 97 (154th)
Double Plays Grounded Into	Caught Stealing	SB %	Power-Speed #
2001 AL 17 (6th) 2006 AL 22 (7th) Career 261 (31st)	1998 AL 13 (4th)	1997 AL 82.86 (6th) 2001 AL 85.71 (7th) 2003 AL 85.00 (3rd) 2004 AL 87.50 (5th) 2007 AL 85.71 (7th) 2008 AL 85.71 (6th) 2009 AL 87.50 (3rd) Career 81.24 (46th)	1996 AL 21.2 (5th) 1997 AL 25.7 (1st) 1998 AL 43.9 (1st) 1999 AL 28.0 (5th) 2000 AL 22.0 (6th) 2001 AL 26.7 (6th) 2003 AL 25.0 (3rd) 2004 AL 31.5 (1st) 2005 AL 29.2 (2nd) 2006 AL 21.0 (6th) 2007 AL 33.2 (1st) 2008 AL 23.8 (2nd) Career 446.8 (4th)
AB per HR	Outs Made	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	Win Probability Added (WPA)
1999 AL 12.0 (2nd) 2000 AL 13.5 (5th) 2001 AL 12.2 (2nd) 2002 AL 10.9 (2nd) 2003 AL 12.9 (1st) 2004 AL 16.7 (10th) 2005 AL 12.6 (2nd) 2007 AL 10.8 (2nd) 2008 AL 14.6 (3rd) 2009 AL 14.8 (5th) 2010 AL 17.4 (8th) Career 15.2 (21st)	1998 AL 505 (1st) Career 7,915 (19th)	1996 AL 68.00 (1st) 1998 AL 44.03 (6th) 2000 AL 64.13 (5th) 2001 AL 61.26 (2nd) 2002 AL 57.36 (4th) 2003 AL 43.94 (2nd) 2005 AL 71.12 (2nd) 2007 AL 82.54 (1st) 2010 AL 36.47 (8th) Career 723.77 (15th)	1996 AL 4.0 (7th) 1998 AL 4.9 (1st) 2000 AL 5.1 (4th) 2001 AL 5.7 (2nd) 2002 AL 4.3 (7th) 2003 AL 4.7 (2nd) 2004 AL 3.2 (9th) 2005 AL 6.2 (2nd) 2007 AL 7.5 (1st) 2009 AL 3.7 (6th) 2010 AL 3.9 (8th) Career 59.2 (27th)
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Championship WPA (cWPA)	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	Assists
1996 AL 4.8 (5th) 1998 AL 4.3 (5th) 2000 AL 5.6 (3rd) 2001 AL 6.8 (2nd) 2002 AL 5.7 (3rd) 2003 AL 5.3 (1st) 2004 AL 3.3 (9th) 2005 AL 7.1 (1st) 2007 AL 6.5 (1st) 2008 AL 3.6 (4th) 2015 AL 3.1 (10th) Career 70.4 (13th)	1996 AL 4.2 (2nd) 1997 AL 2.1 (8th) 2000 AL 4.5 (4th) 2005 AL 6.0 (2nd) 2007 AL 6.0 (1st) Career 35.6 (100th)	1996 AL 6.0 (1st) 1998 AL 4.0 (6th) 2000 AL 5.8 (5th) 2001 AL 5.5 (2nd) 2002 AL 5.2 (4th) 2003 AL 3.9 (4th) 2005 AL 6.7 (2nd) 2007 AL 7.5 (1st) 2010 AL 3.4 (8th) Career 66.1 (18th)	1998 AL 445 (4th) 2000 AL 438 (5th) 2001 AL 452 (5th) 2002 AL 472 (2nd) 2003 AL 464 (5th) Career 5,681 (59th)
Errors Committed	Def. Games as 3B	Putouts as 3B	Assists as 3B
1997 AL 24 (2nd) 2006 AL 24 (2nd)	2004 AL 155 (2nd) 2005 AL 161 (1st) 2006 AL 151 (5th) 2007 AL 154 (1st) 2008 AL 131 (3rd) Career 1,194 (74th)	2005 AL 115 (4th) 2007 AL 106 (2nd)	2004 AL 262 (4th) 2008 AL 251 (3rd) Career 2,076 (91st)
Errors Committed as 3B	Double Plays Turned as 3B	Def. Games as SS	Putouts as SS
2006 AL 24 (1st)	2004 AL 25 (3rd) 2005 AL 26 (5th) 2007 AL 30 (2nd) 2008 AL 23 (5th) Career 205 (74th)	1998 AL 160 (1st) 2000 AL 148 (5th) 2001 AL 161 (2nd) 2002 AL 162 (1st) 2003 AL 158 (2nd) Career 1,272 (92nd)	1998 AL 268 (2nd) 2000 AL 243 (2nd) 2001 AL 279 (1st) 2002 AL 259 (1st) 2003 AL 227 (3rd)
Assists as SS	Errors Committed as SS	Double Plays Turned as SS	Total Zone Runs as 3B (s.1953)
1998 AL 445 (2nd) 2000 AL 438 (5th) 2001 AL 452 (3rd) 2002 AL 472 (2nd) 2003 AL 464 (3rd) Career 3,605 (99th)	1997 AL 24 (1st) 1998 AL 18 (5th) 2001 AL 18 (3rd)	1999 AL 104 (5th) 2000 AL 123 (1st) 2001 AL 118 (2nd) 2002 AL 108 (1st) 2003 AL 111 (1st) Career 853 (64th)	2011 AL 8 (5th)
Fielding % as 3B	Total Zone Runs as SS (s.1953)	Range Factor/9Inn as SS	Range Factor/Game as SS
2004 AL .965 (4th) 2005 AL .971 (4th) 2007 AL .965 (4th) 2008 AL .970 (1st) 2009 AL .967 (5th) 2010 AL .976 (2nd) Career .965 (36th)	1996 AL 8 (4th) 2000 AL 16 (3rd) 2003 AL 8 (5th) Career 18 (97th)	2001 AL 4.72 (3rd) 2002 AL 4.73 (4th) Career 4.62 (71st)	2000 AL 4.60 (4th) 2001 AL 4.54 (3rd) 2002 AL 4.51 (5th)
Fielding % as SS	Salary	Oldest	Youngest
1999 AL .977 (5th) 2000 AL .986 (3rd) 2001 AL .976 (5th) 2002 AL .987 (4th) 2003 AL .989 (1st) Career .977 (35th)	2001 AL $22,000,000 (1st) 2002 AL $22,000,000 (1st) 2003 AL $22,000,000 (1st) 2004 AL $22,000,000 (2nd) 2005 AL $26,000,000 (1st) 2006 AL $21,680,727 (1st) 2007 AL $22,708,525 (2nd) 2008 AL $28,000,000 (1st) 2009 AL $33,000,000 (1st) 2010 AL $33,000,000 (1st) 2011 AL $32,000,000 (1st) 2012 AL $29,000,000 (1st) 2013 AL $28,000,000 (1st)	2015 AL born 1975-07-27 (6th) 2016 AL born 1975-07-27 (3rd)	1994 AL born 1975-07-27 (1st) 1995 AL born 1975-07-27 (1st) 1996 AL born 1975-07-27 (3rd)