Gerardo Parra

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2021)

Gerardo Parra was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021 for 6 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,519 career games, he hit .275 with 1,335 hits, 90 home runs, and 532 RBI. Gerardo Parra was a 2-time Gold Glove.

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 .275
HR 90
RBI 532
H 1,335
OPS .725
PIV -209
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 209 lb
Born
5/6/1987 in Santa Barbara, Zulia, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2009-05-13
Last Game
2021-10-03
Awards
2× Gold Glove

Full name: Gerardo Enrique Parra

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Career Batting Statistics

Gerardo Parra — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,519 4,858 633 1,335 269 42 90 532 97 318 920 .275 .322 .403 .725 -209

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .725 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gerardo Parra 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
2009 ARI NL 120 455 59 132 21 8 5 60 5 25 89 .290 .262 (+11%) .332 (-3%) .417 (-3%) .750 (-3%) -321.8
2010 ARI NL 133 364 31 95 19 6 3 30 1 23 76 .261 .257 (+1%) .325 (-5%) .402 (-8%) .728 (-7%) -442.6
2011 ARI NL 141 445 55 130 20 8 8 46 15 43 82 .292 .255 (+15%) .320 (+11%) .399 (+7%) .719 (+9%) 838.5
2012 ARI NL 133 385 58 105 21 2 7 36 15 33 77 .273 .254 (+7%) .318 (+5%) .405 (-3%) .724 (avg) 80.7
2013 ARI NL 156 601 79 161 43 4 10 48 10 48 100 .268 .253 (+6%) .317 (+2%) .396 (+2%) .714 (+2%) 140.4
2014 ARI NL 104 406 51 105 18 3 6 30 5 24 72 .259 .251 (+3%) .313 (-3%) .386 (-6%) .700 (-5%) -308.6
2014 MIL NL 46 123 13 33 4 1 3 10 4 8 28 .268 .251 (+7%) .313 (+1%) .386 (+1%) .700 (+1%) -308.6
2015 MIL NL 100 323 53 106 24 5 9 31 9 20 57 .328 .254 (+29%) .316 (+16%) .404 (+28%) .721 (+23%) 1298.3
2015 BAL AL 55 224 30 53 12 0 5 20 5 8 35 .237 .254 (-7%) .316 (-15%) .404 (-12%) .721 (-13%) 1298.3
2016 COL NL 102 368 45 93 27 3 7 39 6 9 73 .253 .255 (-1%) .321 (-16%) .417 (-4%) .738 (-9%) -672.3
2017 COL NL 115 392 56 121 24 1 10 71 2 20 67 .309 .254 (+21%) .324 (+5%) .425 (+6%) .750 (+6%) 340.1
2018 COL NL 142 401 52 114 17 0 6 53 11 32 75 .284 .247 (+15%) .318 (+8%) .409 (-9%) .727 (-2%) -40.7
2019 SFN NL 30 86 8 17 3 0 1 6 2 8 18 .198 .252 (-22%) .322 (-14%) .434 (-38%) .757 (-28%) -386.6
2019 WAS NL 89 188 30 47 11 1 8 42 6 11 41 .250 .252 (-1%) .322 (-7%) .434 (+3%) .757 (-1%) -386.6
2021 WAS NL 53 97 13 23 5 0 2 10 1 6 30 .237 .243 (-3%) .317 (-8%) .410 (-15%) .727 (-12%) -185.3
Career · 15 seasons 1,519 4,858 633 1,335 269 42 90 532 97 318 920 .275 — — — — 943

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Gerardo Parra — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 0 4 0 0.00 0.0

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gerardo Parra — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2019 WAS NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 4 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 4 0 — — 0

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

Gerardo Parra — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 36 4 8 1 0 0 1 3 10 .222

Playoff Batting by Year

Gerardo Parra — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2019 NLDS1 WAS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2018 NLDS1 COL 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
2018 NLWC COL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
2017 NLWC COL 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
2011 NLDS2 ARI 5 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 .056

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gerardo Parra — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home754234733068250287.291
Away764251030365340245.260

Pitching — Home / Away

Gerardo Parra — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.01540—

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gerardo Parra — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-10-03 WASBOSL 100000000
2021-10-02 WASBOSL 101000000
2021-09-04 WASNYNL 100000001
2021-09-03 WASNYNL 100000001
2021-08-30 WASPHIL 100000001
2021-08-29 WASNYNL 100000000
2021-08-28 WASNYNL 100000000
2021-08-27 WASNYNW 000000010
2021-08-26 WASMIAL 101000000
2021-08-25 WASMIAL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gerardo Parra — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 39 32 239 21 1 26
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 1302 1137 2396 106 45 19
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gerardo Parra — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 ARI OF 113 106 229 8 6 0
2010 ARI OF 113 93 220 9 4 3
2011 ARI OF 135 124 288 12 3 5
2012 ARI OF 109 90 189 8 4 1
2013 ARI OF 155 147 343 17 5 1
2014 ARI OF 103 98 186 8 4 2
2014 MIL OF 39 28 66 1 3 1
2015 MIL OF 89 75 154 4 2 0
2015 BAL OF 55 51 100 5 0 0
2016 COL 1B 19 16 120 7 0 11
2016 COL OF 79 71 116 9 5 0
2017 COL 1B 6 4 34 0 0 4
2017 COL OF 103 94 155 9 2 1
2018 COL OF 119 97 194 9 4 3
2019 SFN OF 29 23 53 4 1 1
2019 WAS 1B 14 12 85 14 1 11
2019 WAS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 WAS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 WAS OF 34 24 59 3 0 1
2019 WAS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 WAS OF 27 16 44 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Gerardo Parra Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 39
Second Base 1
Third Base 1
Left Field 705
Center Field 218
Right Field 456
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Gerardo Parra — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2013 Gold Glove RF
2011 Gold Glove LF
2009 Rookie of the Month May

Salary History

Gerardo Parra — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 COL NL $8,000,000
2015 MIL NL $6,237,500
2014 ARI NL $4,850,000
2013 ARI NL $2,350,000
2012 ARI NL $502,000
2011 ARI NL $426,000
2010 ARI NL $405,500
Total Career Earnings $22,771,000

Award Voting History

Gerardo Parra — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2009 Rookie of the Year NL 8th 1.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Gerardo Parra (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kevin Bass
    .270 avg, 118 HR
  2. 92
    Larry Herndon
    .274 avg, 107 HR
  3. 91
    Tom Paciorek
    .282 avg, 86 HR
  4. 88
    Jay Johnstone
    .267 avg, 102 HR
  5. 87
    Al Cowens
    .270 avg, 108 HR
  6. 83
    Juan Beniquez
    .274 avg, 79 HR

Gerardo Parra: the record in brief

The profile opens with Gerardo Parra's first major league game on May 13, 2009; the last one listed came on October 3, 2021. Club by club, the record runs the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009 through 2014), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014 through 2015), the Baltimore Orioles (2015), the Colorado Rockies (2016 through 2018), the San Francisco Giants (2019), and the Washington Nationals (2019 through 2021). Parra played primarily as an outfielder and threw and hit left-handed. Born on May 6, 1987, in Santa Barbara, Zulia, Venezuela, Parra was listed at 5-foot-11 and 209 pounds. Gerardo Parra was the playing name; the full given name is Gerardo Enrique.

Across 1,519 games at the plate, Parra's career line reads 1,335 hits in 4,858 at bats for a .275 average; the totals also include 90 home runs, 532 RBI, and 97 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .322 and the slugging percentage .403, for an OPS of .725. Set against a .254 league average for the same years, Parra's .275 average sits 8.4% above it. 2013 was Parra's biggest home run year, with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gerardo Parra

What years did Gerardo Parra play?
Gerardo Parra played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.
Was Gerardo Parra a pitcher?
No. Gerardo Parra was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Gerardo Parra hit?
Gerardo Parra hit 90 career home runs with 1335 hits.
What was Gerardo Parra's career batting average?
Gerardo Parra batted .275 over his career, with 1,335 hits in 4,858 at bats.
How many RBI did Gerardo Parra have?
Gerardo Parra drove in 532 runs in his career.
Is Gerardo Parra in the Hall of Fame?
No. Gerardo Parra has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.