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Gerald Laird
Gerald Lee Laird

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 30, 2003

Born November 13, 1979 in Westminster, CA

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 23 TEX AL  19   44    9   12   2  1   1    4   0  0   5  11  .273  .360  .432  100   19   0   0   0   1   2
 2004 24 TEX AL  49  147   20   33   6  0   1   16   0  1  12  35  .224  .287  .286   46   42   4   3   0   2   5
 2005 25 TEX AL  13   40    7    9   2  0   1    4   0  0   2   7  .225  .262  .350   58   14   0   0   0   0   1
 2006 26 TEX AL  78  243   46   72  20  1   7   22   3  1  12  54  .296  .332  .473  105  115   1   2   0   2   7
 2007 27 TEX AL 120  407   48   91  18  3   9   47   6  2  30 103  .224  .278  .349   64  142   5   4   1   2   3
 2008 28 TEX AL  95  344   54   95  24  0   6   41   2  4  23  63  .276  .329  .398   92  137   4   4   2   6   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      374 1225  184  312  72  5  25  134  11  8  84 273  .255  .306  .383   79  469  14  13   3  13  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        531   80  135  31  2  11   58   5  3  36 118  .255  .306  .383   79  203   6   6   1   6  10
 Career High    120  407   54   95  24  3   9   47   6  4  30 103  .296  .332  .473  105  142   5   4   2   6   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 23 TEX AL   50   34    7   5.5   116| .273  .280| .360  .348| .432  .449| .792  .796| 100  .541  -0.1   0.0   0%
 2004 24 TEX AL  168  127   12   2.5   116| .224  .280| .287  .349| .286  .449| .573  .798|  46  .212 -12.2  -1.1   0%
 2005 25 TEX AL   42   32    3   2.5   110| .225  .275| .262  .339| .350  .436| .612  .775|  58  .226  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 2006 26 TEX AL  260  182   37   5.4   112| .296  .277| .332  .341| .473  .440| .805  .781| 105  .517   1.5   0.1  75%
 2007 27 TEX AL  448  330   42   3.4   107| .224  .271| .278  .339| .349  .424| .627  .762|  64  .327 -22.3  -2.1  75%
 2008 28 TEX AL  381  266   45   4.5   106| .276  .268| .329  .336| .398  .421| .727  .757|  92  .459  -3.3  -0.3  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1349  971  146   4.0   109| .255  .273| .306  .340| .383  .430| .689  .770|  79  .395 -38.9  -3.7  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 23 TEX AL C 16 65 8 1 2 .986 .991 4.56 5.88 5.92 6.79 12 111.0 1 4 4 3 2004 24 TEX AL C 49 275 19 5 6 .983 .992 6.00 6.19 6.66 7.12 46 397.0 6 11 17 14 2005 25 TEX AL C 13 61 5 3 2 .957 .992 5.08 5.96 6.00 6.80 11 99.0 1 3 8 3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2006 26 TEX AL C 71 392 30 6 5 .986 .992 5.94 6.32 6.57 7.09 65 578.3 5 15 25 21 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1 2007 27 TEX AL C 119 675 75 12 13 .984 .991 6.30 6.41 6.84 7.28 114 987.3 9 33 59 39 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2008 28 TEX AL C 88 523 35 8 7 .986 .991 6.34 6.47 6.67 7.26 86 753.0 6 53 21 DH 4 3B 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.35 2.70 2.70 1 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2008 28 TEX AL 3B 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.35 2.70 2.70 1 10.0 2003 23 TEX AL C 16 65 8 1 2 .986 .991 4.56 5.88 5.92 6.79 12 111.0 1 4 4 3 2004 24 TEX AL C 49 275 19 5 6 .983 .992 6.00 6.19 6.66 7.12 46 397.0 6 11 17 14 2005 25 TEX AL C 13 61 5 3 2 .957 .992 5.08 5.96 6.00 6.80 11 99.0 1 3 8 3 2006 26 TEX AL C 71 392 30 6 5 .986 .992 5.94 6.32 6.57 7.09 65 578.3 5 15 25 21 2007 27 TEX AL C 119 675 75 12 13 .984 .991 6.30 6.41 6.84 7.28 114 987.3 9 33 59 39 2008 28 TEX AL C 88 523 35 8 7 .986 .991 6.34 6.47 6.67 7.26 86 753.0 6 53 21 2006 26 TEX AL DH 1 2008 28 TEX AL DH 4 2007 27 TEX AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2005 25 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2006 26 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 2007 27 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2005 25 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2006 26 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 356 1991 172 35 35 .984 .991 6.08 6.34 6.65 7.18 334 2925.7 28 66 166 101 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.48 0 4.0 1 0 2# 3B* 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.35 2.70 2.70 1 10.0 RF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 361 1991 175 35 35 .984 .991 6.00 6.28 6.63 7.16 335 2940
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1999.

January 14, 2002: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jason Hart, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Texas Rangers$300,000
2006Texas Rangers$332,330
2007Texas Rangers$400,322
2008Texas Rangers$1,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,632,652

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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