In defense of Stephen Drew
Even with Jose Iglesias around, signing Drew wasn't a mistake, it was a smart decision
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 46 | 204 | 64 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 15 | .402 | .457 | .750 | |
| 2003 | 65 | 263 | 83 | 86 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 22 | 33 | 36 | .327 | .435 | .582 | |
| 2004 | 57 | 227 | 68 | 78 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 45 | 44 | 12 | 14 | .344 | .458 | .692 | |
| 2005 | 38 | 149 | 33 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .486 | .738 | |
| 2006 | Diamondbacks | 59 | 209 | 27 | 66 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .357 | .517 |
| 2006 | 83 | 342 | 55 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 33 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .284 | .340 | .462 | |
| 2007 | Diamondbacks | 150 | 543 | 60 | 129 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 9 | 0 | .238 | .313 | .370 |
| 2008 | Diamondbacks | 152 | 611 | 91 | 178 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 67 | 41 | 109 | 3 | 3 | .291 | .333 | .502 |
| 2009 | Diamondbacks | 135 | 533 | 71 | 139 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 49 | 87 | 5 | 1 | .261 | .320 | .428 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .556 | |
| 2010 | Diamondbacks | 151 | 565 | 83 | 157 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 62 | 108 | 10 | 5 | .278 | .352 | .458 |
| 2011 | Diamondbacks | 86 | 321 | 44 | 81 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 74 | 4 | 4 | .252 | .317 | .396 |
| 2012 | Athletics | 39 | 152 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .326 | .382 |
| 2012 | Diamondbacks | 40 | 135 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .193 | .290 | .311 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .556 | .200 | |
| Career Total | 812 | 3069 | 414 | 814 | 181 | 52 | 77 | 349 | 293 | 604 | 34 | 15 | .265 | .328 | .433 | |
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Even with Jose Iglesias around, signing Drew wasn't a mistake, it was a smart decision
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