What years did Rod Booker play?

Rod Booker played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1991.

Was Rod Booker a pitcher?

No. Rod Booker was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Rod Booker hit?

Rod Booker hit 0 career home runs with 68 hits.

Rod Booker

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1991)

AVG .248

HR 0

RBI 28

H 68

OPS .621

PIV -614

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 9/4/1958 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-04-29
Last Game: 1991-07-14

Full name: Roderick Stewart Booker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
173	274	38	68	10	3	0	28	7	27	44	.248	.315	.307	.621	-614

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .307 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OPS .621 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	SLN	NL	44	47	9	13	1	1	8	2	7	7	.277	—	—	—	—	-14.4
1988	SLN	NL	18	35	6	12	3	0	3	2	4	3	.343	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SLN	NL	10	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	73	131	19	29	5	2	10	3	15	26	.221	.257 (-14%)	.324 (-7%)	.385 (-25%)	.710 (-17%)	-324.6
1991	PHI	NL	28	53	3	12	1	0	7	0	1	7	.226	.255 (-11%)	.323 (-27%)	.384 (-36%)	.708 (-32%)	-274.7
Career · 5 seasons			173	274	38	68	10	3	28	7	27	44	.248	—	—	—	—	-614

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.

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	90	140	15	31	0	17	.221
Away	83	134	23	37	0	11	.276

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1991-07-14	PHI	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1991-07-13	PHI	SFG	L	3	0	1	1	1	0
1991-07-07	PHI	NYN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1991-07-05	PHI	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1991-06-26	PHI	STL	L	3	0	2	0	0	0
1991-06-22	PHI	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991-06-21	PHI	HOU	W	2	1	1	0	0	0
1991-06-18	PHI	ATL	W	4	0	0	1	0	0
1991-06-16	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991-06-15	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	47	11	46	56	5	9
3B	31	10	9	26	3	2
SS	48	32	51	77	2	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	SLN	2B	18	5	24	24	2	3
1987	SLN	3B	4	0	1	3	0	2
1987	SLN	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1988	SLN	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1988	SLN	3B	13	6	2	14	2	0
1989	SLN	2B	5	1	4	9	2	2
1989	SLN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990	PHI	2B	23	5	17	22	1	4
1990	PHI	3B	10	3	5	5	1	0
1990	PHI	SS	27	21	35	47	2	11
1991	PHI	3B	3	1	1	4	0	0
1991	PHI	SS	20	11	16	29	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	46
Third Base	32
Shortstop	48

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1991	PHI	NL	$140,000
1988	SLN	NL	$70,000
Total Career Earnings			$210,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	1979, 1980
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	CA	1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Rod Booker

What years did Rod Booker play?: Rod Booker played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1991.
Was Rod Booker a pitcher?: No. Rod Booker was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Rod Booker hit?: Rod Booker hit 0 career home runs with 68 hits.