06/01/1996 |
Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick) by the Texas Rangers. |
06/30/1996 |
Named the #16 prospect in the MLB |
09/19/1996 |
Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/05/1996 |
Named the #14 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/01/1997 |
Named the #18 prospect in the MLB |
04/07/1997 |
Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with 3B Dean Palmer, in exchange for 3B Scott Rolen. |
04/11/1997 |
Hits 4 home runs against the Shawinigan Chanticleers, going 4-5 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
04/14/1997 |
Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
05/21/1997 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/30/1997 |
Named the #22 prospect in the MLB |
08/11/1997 |
Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
09/17/1997 |
Injured (Groin tightness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/15/1997 |
Wins the 1997 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
11/06/1997 |
Named the #11 prospect in the MLB |
11/28/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $139,200 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
03/31/1998 |
Named the #15 prospect in the MLB |
11/29/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $144,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55). |
12/04/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,400 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/30/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,229,250. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (55). |
09/11/2001 |
Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week. |
11/25/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,688,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
05/27/2002 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/01/2002 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/25/2002 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/26/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,550,000. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
03/05/2003 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $56,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
06/02/2003 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/13/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/28/2003 |
Goes 0-4 against the Chicago Cubs, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60). |
04/19/2004 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/04/2004 |
Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day. |
06/17/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/08/2004 |
Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
08/09/2004 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/2004 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/17/2004 |
Hits three home runs against the Montreal Expos, going 4-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
10/17/2004 |
Wins the 2004 MLB NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/27/2004 |
Wins the 2004 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. |
11/07/2004 |
Wins the 2004 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
11/10/2004 |
Finished 2nd in 2004 MLB NL 162 voting. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (60). |
05/02/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/15/2005 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/27/2005 |
Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days. |
11/11/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/11/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/08/2006 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/03/2007 |
Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
04/09/2007 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/14/2007 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
05/26/2007 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
06/26/2007 |
Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/15/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
06/30/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/06/2009 |
Goes 5-5 against the New York Mets, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
05/22/2009 |
Injured (fractured wrist),out for 4 weeks. |
07/22/2009 |
Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days. |
08/15/2009 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
09/05/2009 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/08/2010 |
Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
11/07/2010 |
Wins the 2010 MLB NL Great Glove Award at 1B. |
11/21/2010 |
Became a free agent. |
12/22/2010 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45). |
04/02/2011 |
Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
06/25/2011 |
Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Expos, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
07/27/2012 |
Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks. |
10/04/2012 |
Wins the 2012 MLB Triple A Round 3 with the Omaha Ambassadors! |
10/30/2012 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
11/18/2013 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2014 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
02/08/2014 |
Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1999 |
160 |
2 |
2000 |
161 |
1 |
2001 |
154 |
6 |
2002 |
156 |
3 |
2003 |
155 |
3 |
2004 |
153 |
7 |
2005 |
154 |
6 |
2006 |
154 |
9 |
2007 |
156 |
5 |
2008 |
154 |
7 |
2010 |
150 |
9 |
2011 |
154 |
8 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
2003 |
707 |
5 |
2004 |
732 |
2 |
2005 |
714 |
6 |
2006 |
710 |
7 |
2007 |
721 |
2 |
2008 |
699 |
8 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
2004 |
643 |
1 |
2007 |
643 |
5 |
2011 |
621 |
10 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
2004 |
214 |
1 |
2006 |
195 |
5 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
2000 |
164 |
7 |
2001 |
154 |
8 |
2011 |
181 |
2 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
2003 |
348 |
6 |
2004 |
404 |
1 |
2006 |
370 |
2 |
2008 |
321 |
3 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
2003 |
43 |
10 |
2004 |
56 |
1 |
2007 |
46 |
6 |
2008 |
47 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
2003 |
38 |
7 |
2004 |
44 |
2 |
2006 |
45 |
5 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
2002 |
112 |
9 |
2003 |
136 |
4 |
2004 |
122 |
5 |
2005 |
128 |
3 |
2006 |
131 |
4 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
2001 |
113 |
8 |
2003 |
126 |
4 |
2004 |
142 |
1 |
2006 |
132 |
3 |
2007 |
105 |
7 |
2008 |
110 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2005 |
96 |
4 |
2006 |
82 |
9 |
2008 |
83 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
2003 |
84 |
5 |
2004 |
101 |
1 |
2006 |
82 |
5 |
2007 |
71 |
7 |
2008 |
79 |
2 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
2004 |
.333 |
2 |
2006 |
.319 |
9 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
2004 |
.408 |
4 |
2006 |
.407 |
5 |
2008 |
.386 |
9 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
2003 |
.570 |
7 |
2004 |
.628 |
2 |
2006 |
.606 |
7 |
2008 |
.531 |
7 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
2003 |
142.76 |
5 |
2004 |
167.89 |
2 |
2006 |
152.80 |
4 |
2008 |
124.79 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2003 |
8.70 |
7 |
2004 |
10.07 |
2 |
2006 |
9.42 |
5 |
2008 |
7.52 |
10 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
2003 |
.267 |
7 |
2004 |
.295 |
3 |
2006 |
.286 |
7 |
2008 |
.230 |
6 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
2003 |
.407 |
8 |
2004 |
.435 |
2 |
2006 |
.426 |
4 |
2008 |
.395 |
7 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2003 |
.957 |
6 |
2004 |
1.036 |
2 |
2006 |
1.013 |
6 |
2008 |
.917 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2003 |
6.5 |
10 |
2004 |
7.5 |
2 |
2006 |
6.6 |
4 |
2008 |
4.3 |
9 |
|
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