J. D. Drew

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7812518508716123408.284
Away7852655436721119387.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-28 BOSBALL 401000000
2011-09-27 BOSBALW 200000001
2011-09-26 BOSBALL 402000000
2011-09-25 BOSNYYW 501000101
2011-07-19 BOSBALL 301000000
2011-07-18 BOSBALW 300000001
2011-07-17 BOSTBRW 300000011
2011-07-16 BOSTBRW 501100102
2011-07-15 BOSTBRL 100000000
2011-07-10 BOSBALW 411000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1468 1384 2845 70 49 17

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 33
Center Field 220
Right Field 1268
Designated Hitter 10

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

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

School Name City State Years Attended
Florida State University Tallahassee FL 1995, 1996, 1997

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 114.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

J. D. Drew (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ryan Klesko
    .279 avg, 278 HR
  2. 96
    Danny Tartabull
    .273 avg, 262 HR
  3. 95
    David Justice
    .279 avg, 305 HR
  4. 91
    Tim Salmon
    .282 avg, 299 HR
  5. 90
    Larry Doby HOF
    .288 avg, 273 HR
  6. 84
    Bill Nicholson
    .268 avg, 235 HR

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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.