Blue Jays DFA Andy LaRoche
The Blue Jays needed to make room for Chien-Ming Wang so they DFAed Andy LaRoche.
- Born: 1983/09/13
- Age: 29
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 195
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Fort Scott, KS
- Drafted by: the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003 (39th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .238 | .263 | |
| 2004 | 62 | 219 | 26 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .233 | .290 | .429 | |
| 2005 | 63 | 249 | 54 | 83 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 51 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 1 | .333 | .380 | .651 | |
| 2006 | 62 | 230 | 42 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 3 | .309 | .419 | .483 | |
| 2007 | Dodgers | 35 | 93 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .365 | .312 |
| 2007 | 73 | 265 | 55 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 39 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .309 | .399 | .589 | |
| 2008 | Pirates | 49 | 164 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .152 | .227 | .232 |
| 2008 | Dodgers | 27 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .319 | .322 |
| 2008 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .364 | |
| 2009 | Pirates | 150 | 524 | 64 | 135 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 84 | 3 | 1 | .258 | .330 | .401 |
| 2010 | Pirates | 102 | 247 | 26 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .206 | .268 | .287 |
| 2011 | Athletics | 40 | 93 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .320 | .333 |
| 2011 | 54 | 197 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .254 | .335 | .376 | |
| 2012 | 46 | 145 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .331 | .372 | |
| Career Total | 403 | 1180 | 133 | 267 | 53 | 6 | 22 | 113 | 121 | 207 | 8 | 3 | .226 | .305 | .337 | |
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