Xavier Nady

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2014)

Xavier Nady was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2014 for 8 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 15 seasons. In 961 career games, he hit .268 with 797 hits, 104 home runs, and 410 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 622.

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

AVG .268
HR 104
RBI 410
H 797
OPS .755
PIV 622
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 215 lb
Born
11/14/1978 in Salinas, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2000-09-30
Last Game
2014-05-04

Full name: Xavier Clifford Nady

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Career Batting Statistics

Xavier Nady — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
961 2,969 365 797 159 7 104 410 19 189 626 .268 .323 .432 .755 622

Career AVG .268 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .755 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Xavier Nady 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
2000 SDN NL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SDN NL 110 371 50 99 17 1 9 39 6 24 74 .267 .264 (+1%) .332 (-4%) .422 (-7%) .754 (-6%) -332.3
2004 SDN NL 34 77 7 19 4 0 3 9 0 5 13 .247 .266 (-7%) .335 (-10%) .427 (-3%) .762 (-6%) -82.5
2005 SDN NL 124 326 40 85 15 2 13 43 2 22 67 .261 .264 (-1%) .330 (-3%) .418 (+5%) .749 (+1%) 87.7
2006 NYN NL 75 265 37 70 15 1 14 40 2 19 51 .264 .269 (-2%) .336 (-3%) .431 (+13%) .768 (+6%) 264.3
2006 PIT NL 55 203 20 61 13 0 3 23 1 11 34 .300 .269 (+12%) .336 (+4%) .431 (-5%) .768 (-1%) 264.3
2007 PIT NL 125 431 55 120 23 1 20 72 3 23 101 .278 .268 (+4%) .335 (-2%) .422 (+13%) .758 (+6%) 474.4
2008 PIT NL 89 327 50 108 26 1 13 57 1 25 55 .330 .263 (+25%) .333 (+15%) .416 (+29%) .749 (+23%) 1384.2
2008 NYA AL 59 228 26 61 11 0 12 40 1 14 48 .268 .263 (+1%) .333 (-4%) .416 (+14%) .749 (+6%) 1384.2
2009 NYA AL 7 28 4 8 4 0 0 2 0 1 6 .286 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHN NL 119 317 33 81 13 0 6 33 0 17 85 .256 .257 (-1%) .325 (-6%) .402 (-12%) .728 (-9%) -480.5
2011 ARI NL 82 206 26 51 11 0 4 35 2 10 46 .248 .255 (-3%) .320 (-10%) .399 (-10%) .719 (-10%) -374.5
2012 WAS NL 40 102 6 16 3 0 3 6 1 7 24 .157 .254 (-38%) .318 (-34%) .405 (-32%) .724 (-33%) -543.9
2012 SFN NL 19 50 6 12 3 1 1 7 0 6 13 .240 .254 (-6%) .318 (+5%) .405 (-1%) .724 (+1%) -543.9
2014 SDN NL 22 37 4 5 1 0 3 4 0 5 9 .135 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 961 2,969 365 797 159 7 104 410 19 189 626 .268 — — — — 1,502

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

Xavier Nady — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Xavier Nady — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 NLDS2 SFN 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
2005 NLDS1 SDN 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Xavier Nady — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home481138916336947184.266
Away480158020242857226.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

Xavier Nady — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-05-04 SDPAZW 100000001
2014-05-03 SDPAZL 200000000
2014-04-28 SDPSFGW 200000010
2014-04-27 SDPWASW 100000000
2014-04-26 SDPWASL 100000000
2014-04-25 SDPWASL 400000002
2014-04-24 SDPWASW 201000100
2014-04-23 SDPMILL 100000001
2014-04-21 SDPMILL 000000010
2014-04-20 SDPSFGL 300000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Xavier Nady — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 187 151 1275 128 10 139
3B 3 2 0 6 0 0
OF 644 575 1054 40 21 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Xavier Nady — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2003 SDN OF 105 98 170 12 6 2
2004 SDN OF 22 16 23 1 2 0
2005 SDN 1B 44 34 261 27 4 26
2005 SDN 3B 3 2 0 6 0 0
2005 SDN OF 68 41 83 0 2 0
2006 NYN 1B 1 0 3 0 0 1
2006 NYN OF 71 70 137 5 4 0
2006 PIT 1B 34 25 247 32 2 29
2006 PIT OF 28 27 50 1 0 0
2007 PIT OF 109 108 192 4 1 0
2008 PIT OF 82 82 189 10 2 5
2008 NYA 1B 3 0 3 1 0 0
2008 NYA OF 52 51 97 2 2 0
2009 NYA OF 6 6 10 0 0 0
2010 CHN 1B 52 48 389 36 1 47
2010 CHN OF 28 26 30 2 1 0
2011 ARI 1B 52 44 372 32 3 36
2011 ARI OF 10 5 10 1 0 0
2012 WAS OF 35 24 32 1 1 0
2012 SFN OF 16 15 20 1 0 0
2014 SDN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 SDN OF 12 6 11 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Xavier Nady Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 187
Third Base 3
Left Field 161
Center Field 45
Right Field 454
Designated Hitter 18

Awards & Honors

Xavier Nady — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-08-02
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-04-05
2003 Rookie of the Month May

Salary History

Xavier Nady's recorded salaries total $20,240,000 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Nady's career ran from 2000 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2000 and 2004.

Xavier Nady — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2014 SDN NL $775,000
2012 WAS NL $700,000
2011 ARI NL $1,750,000
2010 CHN NL $3,300,000
2009 NYA AL $6,550,000
2008 PIT NL $3,350,000
2007 PIT NL $2,150,000
2006 NYN NL $427,000
2005 SDN NL $488,000
2003 SDN NL $750,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $20,240,000

College History

Xavier Nady — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley Berkeley CA 1998, 1999, 2000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Xavier Nady (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rip Repulski
    .269 avg, 106 HR
  2. 84
    George Altman
    .269 avg, 101 HR
  3. 82
    Odubel Herrera
    .271 avg, 78 HR
  4. 81
    Gabe Kapler
    .268 avg, 82 HR
  5. 80
    Todd Hollandsworth
    .273 avg, 98 HR
  6. 78
    Daryle Ward
    .263 avg, 90 HR

Xavier Nady: the record in brief

Xavier Nady's major league career runs from a debut on September 30, 2000 to a final game on May 4, 2014. The team column moves through the San Diego Padres (2000 to 2014), the New York Mets (2006), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006 through 2008), the New York Yankees (2008 through 2009), the Chicago Cubs (2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012), and the San Francisco Giants (2012). Nady, born on November 14, 1978, in Salinas, CA, USA, is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds. Nady's full given name, per the bio, is Xavier Clifford Nady.

In 961 games and 2,969 at bats, Nady batted .268 with 797 hits, adding 104 homers and 410 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .323 and .432 give Nady a career OPS of .755. Against a .262 league average for those years, Nady's .268 average was near the norm. 2007 was Nady's biggest home run year, with 20. Nady collected a career-high 120 hits in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Xavier Nady

What years did Xavier Nady play?
Xavier Nady played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2014.
Was Xavier Nady a pitcher?
No. Xavier Nady was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Xavier Nady hit?
Xavier Nady hit 104 career home runs with 797 hits.
What teams did Xavier Nady play for?
Xavier Nady played for 8 teams: the San Diego Padres (2000, 2003–2005, 2014), the New York Mets (2006), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006–2008), the New York Yankees (2008–2009), the Chicago Cubs (2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012), and the San Francisco Giants (2012).
What were Xavier Nady's career stats?
In 961 games, Xavier Nady had 797 hits, 104 home runs, 410 RBI, 365 runs, and 19 stolen bases, with a .268 batting average.
How much did Xavier Nady earn in his career?
Xavier Nady's recorded salaries total $20,240,000 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Nady's career ran from 2000 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2000 and 2004.
What was Xavier Nady's salary?
Xavier Nady's last recorded salary was $775,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $6,550,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $427,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2014.
What position did Xavier Nady play?
Xavier Nady played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Xavier Nady and how much did he weigh?
Xavier Nady was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Xavier Nady hit each season?
Xavier Nady's home runs by season: 0 in 2000, 9 in 2003, 3 in 2004, 13 in 2005, 17 in 2006, 20 in 2007, 25 in 2008, 0 in 2009, 6 in 2010, 4 in 2011, 4 in 2012, and 3 in 2014. His most in one season was 25, in 2008.
What was Xavier Nady's career batting average?
Xavier Nady batted .268 over his career, with 797 hits in 2,969 at bats.
How many RBI did Xavier Nady have?
Xavier Nady drove in 410 runs in his career.
Is Xavier Nady in the Hall of Fame?
No. Xavier Nady has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.