What years did J. D. Drew play?

J. D. Drew played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011.

Was J. D. Drew a pitcher?

No. J. D. Drew was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did J. D. Drew hit?

J. D. Drew hit 242 career home runs with 1437 hits.

What was J. D. Drew's career batting average?

J. D. Drew batted .278 over his career, with 1,437 hits in 5,173 at bats.

How many RBI did J. D. Drew have?

J. D. Drew drove in 795 runs in his career.

Is J. D. Drew in the Hall of Fame?

No. J. D. Drew has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

J. D. Drew

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2011)

J. D. Drew was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,566 career games, he hit .278 with 1,437 hits, 242 home runs, and 795 RBI. J. D. Drew was an All-Star and an All-Star Game MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 17,918.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .278

HR 242

RBI 795

H 1,437

OPS .873

PIV 17,918

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 11/20/1975 in Tallahassee, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-09-08
Last Game: 2011-09-28
Awards: All-Star · All-Star Game MVP

Full name: David Jonathan Drew

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Career Batting Statistics

J. D. Drew — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,566	5,173	944	1,437	273	48	242	795	87	862	1,137	.278	.384	.489	.873	17,918

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .384 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career SLG .489 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OPS .873 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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J. D. Drew Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	SLN	NL	14	36	9	15	3	1	5	13	0	4	10	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	104	368	72	89	16	6	13	39	19	50	77	.242	.271 (-11%)	.344 (-1%)	.433 (-2%)	.778 (-2%)	-111.7
2000	SLN	NL	135	407	73	120	17	2	18	57	17	67	99	.295	.270 (+9%)	.344 (+16%)	.437 (+10%)	.782 (+13%)	1341.7
2001	SLN	NL	109	375	80	121	18	5	27	73	13	57	75	.323	.263 (+22%)	.332 (+25%)	.426 (+44%)	.758 (+35%)	2740.9
2002	SLN	NL	135	424	61	107	19	1	18	56	8	57	104	.252	.261 (-3%)	.331 (+5%)	.416 (+3%)	.747 (+4%)	465.9
2003	SLN	NL	100	287	60	83	13	3	15	42	2	36	48	.289	.264 (+9%)	.332 (+13%)	.422 (+21%)	.754 (+17%)	1038.0
2004	ATL	NL	145	518	118	158	28	8	31	93	12	118	116	.305	.266 (+15%)	.335 (+30%)	.427 (+33%)	.762 (+32%)	3982.3
2005	LAN	NL	72	252	48	72	12	1	15	36	1	51	50	.286	.264 (+8%)	.330 (+25%)	.418 (+24%)	.749 (+24%)	1335.5
2006	LAN	NL	146	494	84	140	34	6	20	100	2	89	106	.283	.269 (+5%)	.336 (+17%)	.431 (+15%)	.768 (+16%)	1879.8
2007	BOS	AL	140	466	84	126	30	4	11	64	4	79	100	.270	.268 (+1%)	.335 (+11%)	.422 (avg)	.758 (+5%)	652.1
2008	BOS	AL	109	368	79	103	23	4	19	64	4	79	80	.280	.263 (+6%)	.333 (+22%)	.416 (+25%)	.749 (+24%)	1962.9
2009	BOS	AL	137	452	84	126	30	4	24	68	2	82	109	.279	.262 (+6%)	.332 (+18%)	.417 (+25%)	.750 (+22%)	2235.6
2010	BOS	AL	139	478	69	122	24	2	22	68	3	60	105	.255	.257 (-1%)	.325 (+5%)	.402 (+12%)	.728 (+9%)	883.1
2011	BOS	AL	81	248	23	55	6	1	4	22	0	33	58	.222	.255 (-13%)	.320 (-2%)	.399 (-24%)	.719 (-14%)	-488.4
Career · 14 seasons			1,566	5,173	944	1,437	273	48	242	795	87	862	1,137	.278	—	—	—	—	17,918

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

J. D. Drew — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
55	184	19	48	6	0	7	25	18	36	.261

Playoff Batting by Year

J. D. Drew — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	ALDS2	BOS	3	9	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	.222
2008	ALCS	BOS	7	24	1	6	1	1	3	4	6	.250
2008	ALDS1	BOS	4	14	2	4	1	1	3	0	4	.286
2007	ALCS	BOS	7	25	5	9	1	1	6	1	2	.360
2007	ALDS1	BOS	3	11	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	.182
2007	WS	BOS	4	15	1	5	2	0	2	1	3	.333
2006	NLDS1	LAN	3	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.154
2004	NLDS2	ATL	5	20	1	4	0	0	1	4	7	.200
2002	NLCS	SLN	5	13	1	5	0	1	1	1	2	.385
2002	NLDS2	SLN	2	9	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	.222
2001	NLDS2	SLN	5	13	1	2	0	1	2	3	1	.154
2000	NLCS	SLN	5	12	2	4	1	0	1	0	3	.333
2000	NLDS1	SLN	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

J. D. Drew — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	781	2518	508	716	123	408	.284
Away	785	2655	436	721	119	387	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

J. D. Drew — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2011-09-28	BOS	BAL	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-27	BOS	BAL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-26	BOS	BAL	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
2011-09-25	BOS	NYY	W	5	0	1	0	1	0	1
2011-07-19	BOS	BAL	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011-07-18	BOS	BAL	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011-07-17	BOS	TBR	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2011-07-16	BOS	TBR	W	5	0	1	1	1	0	2
2011-07-15	BOS	TBR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-07-10	BOS	BAL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

J. D. Drew — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1468	1384	2845	70	49	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

J. D. Drew — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	SLN	OF	11	8	19	1	0	1
1999	SLN	OF	98	93	235	9	7	6
2000	SLN	OF	127	108	248	6	9	2
2001	SLN	OF	107	104	209	7	6	1
2002	SLN	OF	120	108	223	4	3	1
2003	SLN	OF	75	70	154	7	1	1
2004	ATL	OF	142	142	296	12	3	0
2005	LAN	OF	72	72	147	3	2	0
2006	LAN	OF	135	131	284	3	5	0
2007	BOS	OF	135	126	224	3	6	1
2008	BOS	OF	106	105	184	6	4	1
2009	BOS	OF	131	125	242	5	2	2
2010	BOS	OF	133	127	234	1	1	1
2011	BOS	OF	76	65	146	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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J. D. Drew Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	33
Center Field	220
Right Field	1268
Designated Hitter	10

Awards & Honors

J. D. Drew — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2008	All-Star Game MVP
2008	Player of the Month	June
2007	This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2004	TSN All-Star	OF

Salary History

J. D. Drew — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	BOS	AL	$14,000,000
2010	BOS	AL	$14,000,000
2009	BOS	AL	$14,000,000
2008	BOS	AL	$14,000,000
2007	BOS	AL	$14,000,000
2006	LAN	NL	$11,400,000
2005	LAN	NL	$9,400,000
2004	ATL	NL	$4,200,000
2003	SLN	NL	$3,700,000
2002	SLN	NL	$3,100,000
2001	SLN	NL	$2,750,000
2000	SLN	NL	$1,750,000
1999	SLN	NL	$1,791,688
Total Career Earnings			$108,091,688

College History

J. D. Drew — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	1995, 1996, 1997

Award Voting History

J. D. Drew — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	114.0	448	0

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J. D. Drew: the record in brief

September 8, 1998 and September 28, 2011 bracket J. D. Drew's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Drew played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1998 to 2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005 through 2006), and the Boston Red Sox (2007 to 2011). Drew played primarily as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Born on November 20, 1975, in Tallahassee, FL, USA, Drew was listed at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The given name on file is David Jonathan Drew.

In 1,566 games and 5,173 at bats, Drew batted .278 with 1,437 hits, along with 242 home runs, 795 runs batted in, and 87 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .384 clip and slugging .489, Drew finished with a .873 OPS. The .278 career average is close to the .265 the league hit across the same seasons. In OPS terms, Drew's .873 stands 15.7% above the league's .755.

Frequently Asked Questions about J. D. Drew

What years did J. D. Drew play?: J. D. Drew played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011.
Was J. D. Drew a pitcher?: No. J. D. Drew was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did J. D. Drew hit?: J. D. Drew hit 242 career home runs with 1437 hits.
What was J. D. Drew's career batting average?: J. D. Drew batted .278 over his career, with 1,437 hits in 5,173 at bats.
How many RBI did J. D. Drew have?: J. D. Drew drove in 795 runs in his career.
Is J. D. Drew in the Hall of Fame?: No. J. D. Drew has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.