What years did Rod Barajas play?

Rod Barajas played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.

Was Rod Barajas a pitcher?

No. Rod Barajas was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Rod Barajas hit?

Rod Barajas hit 136 career home runs with 812 hits.

Rod Barajas

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2012)

AVG .235

HR 136

RBI 480

H 812

OPS .691

PIV -4,975

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 250 lb
Born: 9/5/1975 in Ontario, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-09-25
Last Game: 2012-10-03

Full name: Rodrigo Richard Barajas

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,114	3,460	396	812	187	1	136	480	2	207	638	.235	.284	.407	.691	-4,975

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Career SLG .407 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .691 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	ARI	NL	5	16	3	4	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	5	13	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ARI	NL	51	106	9	17	3	0	3	9	0	4	26	.160	.263 (-39%)	.332 (-43%)	.426 (-36%)	.758 (-39%)	-697.0
2002	ARI	NL	70	154	12	36	10	0	3	23	1	10	25	.234	.261 (-11%)	.331 (-13%)	.416 (-14%)	.747 (-14%)	-377.4
2003	ARI	NL	80	220	19	48	15	0	3	28	0	14	43	.218	.264 (-17%)	.332 (-20%)	.422 (-22%)	.754 (-22%)	-833.7
2004	TEX	AL	108	358	50	89	26	1	15	58	0	13	63	.249	.266 (-7%)	.335 (-18%)	.427 (+6%)	.762 (-5%)	-455.6
2005	TEX	AL	120	410	53	104	24	0	21	60	0	26	70	.254	.264 (-4%)	.330 (-7%)	.418 (+11%)	.749 (+3%)	138.7
2006	TEX	AL	97	344	49	88	20	0	11	41	0	17	51	.256	.269 (-5%)	.336 (-12%)	.431 (-5%)	.768 (-8%)	-494.4
2007	PHI	NL	48	122	16	28	8	0	4	10	0	21	24	.230	.268 (-14%)	.335 (+5%)	.422 (-7%)	.758 (-2%)	17.3
2008	TOR	AL	104	349	44	87	23	0	11	49	0	17	61	.249	.263 (-5%)	.333 (-12%)	.416 (-2%)	.749 (-6%)	-425.7
2009	TOR	AL	125	429	43	97	19	0	19	71	1	20	76	.226	.262 (-14%)	.332 (-22%)	.417 (-3%)	.750 (-12%)	-1010.8
2010	NYN	NL	74	249	30	56	11	0	12	34	0	8	39	.225	.257 (-13%)	.325 (-19%)	.402 (+3%)	.728 (-7%)	-364.3
2010	LAN	NL	25	64	9	19	3	0	5	13	0	5	15	.297	.257 (+15%)	.325 (+11%)	.402 (+44%)	.728 (+29%)	-364.3
2011	LAN	NL	98	305	29	70	13	0	16	47	0	22	71	.230	.255 (-10%)	.320 (-10%)	.399 (+8%)	.719 (avg)	-79.3
2012	PIT	NL	104	321	29	66	11	0	11	31	0	29	69	.206	.254 (-19%)	.318 (-11%)	.405 (-15%)	.724 (-14%)	-693.2
Career · 15 seasons			1,114	3,460	396	812	187	1	136	480	2	207	638	.235	—	—	—	—	-5,640

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	9	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG
2002	NLDS2	ARI	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250
2001	NLDS2	ARI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	WS	ARI	2	5	1	2	1	1	0	.400

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	559	1698	194	390	55	209	.230
Away	555	1762	202	422	81	271	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2012-10-03	PIT	ATL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-30	PIT	CIN	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-28	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-27	PIT	NYN	L	4	1	2	1	1	2	0	0
2012-09-25	PIT	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2012-09-23	PIT	HOU	W	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2012-09-20	PIT	MIL	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
2012-09-18	PIT	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-16	PIT	CHC	L	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
2012-09-15	PIT	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	15	4	49	8	0	4
C	1065	965	6768	401	51	47

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	ARI	C	5	5	30	1	0	0
2000	ARI	C	5	3	23	0	0	0
2001	ARI	C	50	31	179	11	1	3
2002	ARI	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2002	ARI	C	69	41	293	18	1	1
2003	ARI	C	79	65	543	40	0	6
2004	TEX	1B	2	0	3	1	0	0
2004	TEX	C	105	102	656	23	7	2
2005	TEX	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2005	TEX	C	119	117	689	41	9	5
2006	TEX	1B	5	1	14	1	0	0
2006	TEX	C	94	94	591	35	10	2
2007	PHI	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0
2007	PHI	C	38	37	252	14	0	3
2008	TOR	1B	4	3	27	5	0	4
2008	TOR	C	98	90	674	47	4	5
2009	TOR	C	120	110	806	55	8	7
2010	NYN	C	73	67	516	21	3	5
2010	LAN	C	23	20	165	6	0	0
2011	LAN	C	88	85	651	48	2	4
2012	PIT	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2012	PIT	C	99	98	700	41	6	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1065
First Base	15
Designated Hitter	2

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	PIT	NL	$4,000,000
2011	LAN	NL	$3,250,000
2010	NYN	NL	$500,000
2009	TOR	AL	$2,500,000
2008	TOR	AL	$700,000
2007	PHI	NL	$2,500,000
2006	TEX	AL	$3,200,000
2005	TEX	AL	$1,850,000
2004	TEX	AL	$500,000
2003	ARI	NL	$300,000
2002	ARI	NL	$215,000
2001	ARI	NL	$208,000
Total Career Earnings			$19,723,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cerritos College	Norwalk	CA	1994, 1995

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rod Barajas

What years did Rod Barajas play?: Rod Barajas played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.
Was Rod Barajas a pitcher?: No. Rod Barajas was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Rod Barajas hit?: Rod Barajas hit 136 career home runs with 812 hits.