J.D. Drew Likely to Retire
It sounds like outfielder J.D. Drew is going to retire, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (via twitter). Heyman points out that he was a good player, but made a whole lot of money on being 'pretty good.'
- Born: 1975/11/20
- Age: 37
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: L / R
- Seasons: 14
- Place of birth: Valdosta, GA
- Drafted by: the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44 | 170 | 51 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 3 | .341 | .443 | .706 | |
| 1998 | Cardinals | 14 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .463 | .972 |
| 1998 | 30 | 114 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 1 | .386 | .504 | .754 | |
| 1999 | Cardinals | 104 | 368 | 72 | 89 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 50 | 77 | 19 | 3 | .242 | .340 | .424 |
| 1999 | 25 | 87 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | .299 | .371 | .448 | |
| 2000 | Cardinals | 135 | 407 | 73 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 67 | 99 | 17 | 9 | .295 | .401 | .479 |
| 2001 | Cardinals | 109 | 375 | 80 | 121 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 73 | 57 | 75 | 13 | 3 | .323 | .414 | .613 |
| 2001 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .583 | .727 | |
| 2002 | Cardinals | 135 | 424 | 61 | 107 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 57 | 104 | 8 | 2 | .252 | .349 | .429 |
| 2003 | Cardinals | 100 | 287 | 60 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 36 | 48 | 2 | 2 | .289 | .374 | .512 |
| 2003 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .556 | .526 | |
| 2004 | Braves | 145 | 518 | 118 | 158 | 28 | 8 | 31 | 93 | 118 | 116 | 12 | 3 | .305 | .436 | .569 |
| 2005 | Dodgers | 72 | 252 | 48 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .412 | .520 |
| 2006 | Dodgers | 146 | 494 | 84 | 140 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 100 | 89 | 106 | 2 | 3 | .283 | .393 | .498 |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 140 | 466 | 84 | 126 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 79 | 100 | 4 | 2 | .270 | .373 | .423 |
| 2008 | Red Sox | 109 | 368 | 79 | 103 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 64 | 79 | 80 | 4 | 1 | .280 | .408 | .519 |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 137 | 452 | 84 | 126 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 68 | 82 | 109 | 2 | 6 | .279 | .392 | .522 |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 139 | 478 | 69 | 122 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 68 | 60 | 105 | 3 | 1 | .255 | .341 | .452 |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 81 | 248 | 23 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .315 | .302 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 1566 | 5173 | 944 | 1437 | 273 | 48 | 242 | 795 | 862 | 1137 | 87 | 37 | .278 | .384 | .489 | |
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