What years did Ryan Ludwick play?

Ryan Ludwick played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2014.

Was Ryan Ludwick a pitcher?

No. Ryan Ludwick was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ryan Ludwick hit?

Ryan Ludwick hit 154 career home runs with 923 hits.

Ryan Ludwick

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2014)

AVG .260

HR 154

RBI 587

H 923

OPS .781

PIV 4,799

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 7/13/1978 in Satellite Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-06-05
Last Game: 2014-09-27
Awards: All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Ryan Andrew Ludwick

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,065	3,549	454	923	201	8	154	587	17	339	888	.260	.330	.451	.781	4,799

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .451 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.

Career OPS .781 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +5.8% 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
2002	TEX	AL	23	81	10	19	6	0	1	9	2	7	24	.235	.261 (-10%)	.331 (-11%)	.416 (-17%)	.747 (-14%)	-190.7
2003	TEX	AL	8	26	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CLE	AL	39	136	14	36	7	1	7	26	2	8	39	.265	.264 (avg)	.332 (-8%)	.422 (+15%)	.754 (+5%)	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	15	50	3	11	2	0	2	4	0	2	14	.220	.266 (-17%)	.335 (-17%)	.427 (-11%)	.762 (-14%)	-116.2
2005	CLE	AL	19	41	8	9	0	0	4	5	0	7	13	.220	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	120	303	42	81	22	0	14	52	4	26	72	.267	.268 (avg)	.335 (+1%)	.422 (+13%)	.758 (+8%)	483.4
2008	SLN	NL	152	538	104	161	40	3	37	113	4	62	146	.299	.263 (+13%)	.333 (+13%)	.416 (+42%)	.749 (+29%)	3175.2
2009	SLN	NL	139	486	63	129	20	1	22	97	4	41	106	.265	.262 (+1%)	.332 (-1%)	.417 (+7%)	.750 (+3%)	305.1
2010	SLN	NL	77	281	44	79	20	2	11	43	0	24	64	.281	.257 (+9%)	.325 (+5%)	.402 (+20%)	.728 (+14%)	645.3
2010	SDN	NL	59	209	19	44	7	0	6	26	0	24	57	.211	.257 (-18%)	.325 (-7%)	.402 (-18%)	.728 (-13%)	645.3
2011	SDN	NL	101	378	42	90	18	0	11	64	1	32	87	.238	.255 (-7%)	.320 (-6%)	.399 (-7%)	.719 (-6%)	-402.0
2011	PIT	NL	38	112	14	26	5	0	2	11	0	19	37	.232	.255 (-9%)	.320 (+6%)	.399 (-17%)	.719 (-7%)	-402.0
2012	CIN	NL	125	422	53	116	28	1	26	80	0	42	97	.275	.254 (+8%)	.318 (+9%)	.405 (+31%)	.724 (+21%)	1704.5
2013	CIN	NL	38	129	7	31	5	0	2	12	0	10	29	.240	.253 (-5%)	.317 (-8%)	.396 (-18%)	.714 (-13%)	-268.3
2014	CIN	NL	112	357	28	87	20	0	9	45	0	31	94	.244	.251 (-3%)	.313 (-2%)	.386 (-3%)	.700 (-2%)	-131.7
Career · 15 seasons			1,065	3,549	454	923	201	8	154	587	17	339	888	.260	—	—	—	—	5,448

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
9	34	5	13	2	0	3	5	5	5	.382

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2013	NLWC	CIN	1	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	.750
2012	NLDS2	CIN	5	18	4	6	0	3	4	4	5	.333
2009	NLDS1	SLN	3	12	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	.333

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	533	1707	214	442	71	262	.259
Away	532	1842	240	481	83	325	.261

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2014-09-27	CIN	PIT	W	3	1	1	0	1	2	1
2014-09-25	CIN	MIL	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-20	CIN	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-19	CIN	STL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-17	CIN	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-14	CIN	MIL	L	3	0	2	0	1	1	0
2014-09-13	CIN	MIL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
2014-09-10	CIN	STL	W	4	1	1	1	1	0	3
2014-09-09	CIN	STL	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
2014-09-08	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	956	885	1682	39	12	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	TEX	OF	22	21	41	0	0	0
2003	TEX	OF	8	8	16	0	0	0
2003	CLE	OF	32	30	70	2	0	0
2004	CLE	OF	15	13	32	0	1	0
2005	CLE	OF	15	11	22	0	1	0
2007	SLN	OF	92	65	153	1	1	0
2008	SLN	OF	149	132	293	12	3	3
2009	SLN	OF	134	122	213	9	1	4
2010	SLN	OF	68	67	143	2	0	0
2010	SDN	OF	58	57	117	2	2	0
2011	SDN	OF	96	96	158	9	1	2
2011	PIT	OF	35	33	59	1	1	1
2012	CIN	OF	108	107	191	0	1	0
2013	CIN	OF	32	32	39	0	0	0
2014	CIN	OF	92	91	135	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	457
Center Field	47
Right Field	484
Designated Hitter	21

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2009	Player of the Month	July
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-07-11
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-08-02
2008	Silver Slugger	OF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	CIN	NL	$8,500,000
2013	CIN	NL	$2,000,000
2012	CIN	NL	$2,000,000
2011	SDN	NL	$6,775,000
2010	SLN	NL	$5,450,000
2009	SLN	NL	$3,700,000
2008	SLN	NL	$411,000
2005	CLE	AL	$317,500
2004	CLE	AL	$304,700
Total Career Earnings			$29,458,200

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas	NV	1997, 1998, 1999

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	17.0	448	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Ludwick

What years did Ryan Ludwick play?: Ryan Ludwick played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2014.
Was Ryan Ludwick a pitcher?: No. Ryan Ludwick was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ryan Ludwick hit?: Ryan Ludwick hit 154 career home runs with 923 hits.