Jorge Posada

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2011)

AVG .273
HR 275
RBI 1,065
H 1,664
OPS .848
PIV 17,843
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 215 lb
Born
8/17/1970 in Santurce, P.R.
MLB Debut
1995-09-04
Last Game
2011-09-28
Awards
5× All-Star · 5× Silver Slugger

Full name: Jorge Rafael Posada

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,829 6,092 900 1,664 379 10 275 1,065 20 936 1,453 .273 .374 .474 .848 17,843

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .374 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career SLG .474 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Career OPS .848 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — +12.3% 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
1995 NYA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYA AL 8 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYA AL 60 188 29 47 12 0 6 25 1 30 33 .250 .266 (-6%) .336 (+7%) .419 (-2%) .756 (+2%) 119.6
1998 NYA AL 111 358 56 96 23 0 17 63 0 47 92 .268 .266 (+1%) .335 (+4%) .420 (+13%) .755 (+9%) 651.5
1999 NYA AL 112 379 50 93 19 2 12 57 1 53 91 .245 .271 (-10%) .344 (-1%) .433 (-8%) .778 (-5%) -251.7
2000 NYA AL 151 505 92 145 35 1 28 86 2 107 151 .287 .270 (+6%) .344 (+21%) .437 (+20%) .782 (+21%) 2663.0
2001 NYA AL 138 484 59 134 28 1 22 95 2 62 132 .277 .263 (+5%) .332 (+9%) .426 (+11%) .758 (+10%) 1140.6
2002 NYA AL 143 511 79 137 40 1 20 99 1 81 143 .268 .261 (+3%) .331 (+12%) .416 (+12%) .747 (+12%) 1423.1
2003 NYA AL 142 481 83 135 24 0 30 101 2 93 110 .281 .264 (+6%) .332 (+22%) .422 (+23%) .754 (+22%) 2612.8
2004 NYA AL 137 449 72 122 31 0 21 81 1 88 92 .272 .266 (+2%) .335 (+19%) .427 (+12%) .762 (+16%) 1827.8
2005 NYA AL 142 474 67 124 23 0 19 71 1 66 94 .262 .264 (-1%) .330 (+6%) .418 (+3%) .749 (+4%) 558.2
2006 NYA AL 143 465 65 129 27 2 23 93 3 64 97 .277 .269 (+3%) .336 (+11%) .431 (+14%) .768 (+13%) 1398.2
2007 NYA AL 144 506 91 171 42 1 20 90 2 74 98 .338 .268 (+26%) .335 (+27%) .422 (+29%) .758 (+28%) 3227.2
2008 NYA AL 51 168 18 45 13 1 3 22 0 24 38 .268 .263 (+2%) .333 (+9%) .416 (-1%) .749 (+3%) 151.7
2009 NYA AL 111 383 55 109 25 0 22 81 1 48 101 .285 .262 (+8%) .332 (+9%) .417 (+25%) .750 (+18%) 1348.3
2010 NYA AL 120 383 49 95 23 1 18 57 3 59 99 .248 .257 (-4%) .325 (+10%) .402 (+13%) .728 (+11%) 989.4
2011 NYA AL 115 344 34 81 14 0 14 44 0 39 76 .235 .255 (-8%) .320 (-2%) .399 (avg) .719 (-1%) -16.9
Career · 17 seasons 1,829 6,092 900 1,664 379 10 275 1,065 20 936 1,453 .273 — — — — 17,843

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
125 416 53 103 23 1 11 42 70 109 .248

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 ALDS1 NYA 5 14 4 6 0 1 0 0 4 6 .429
2010 ALCS NYA 6 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 8 .263
2010 ALDS2 NYA 3 11 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .273
2009 ALCS NYA 6 20 3 4 1 0 1 1 5 5 .200
2009 ALDS1 NYA 3 11 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 .364
2009 WS NYA 6 19 1 5 1 0 0 5 2 7 .263
2007 ALDS2 NYA 4 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 .133
2006 ALDS1 NYA 4 14 2 7 1 0 1 2 2 2 .500
2005 ALDS2 NYA 5 13 3 3 1 0 1 2 6 2 .231
2004 ALCS NYA 7 27 4 7 1 0 0 2 7 1 .259
2004 ALDS2 NYA 4 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222
2003 ALCS NYA 7 27 5 8 4 0 1 6 3 4 .296
2003 ALDS1 NYA 4 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 .176
2003 WS NYA 6 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 7 .158
2002 ALDS1 NYA 4 17 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 3 .235
2001 ALCS NYA 5 14 4 3 1 0 0 0 6 7 .214
2001 ALDS2 NYA 5 18 3 8 1 0 1 2 2 2 .444
2001 WS NYA 7 23 2 4 1 0 1 1 3 8 .174
2000 ALCS NYA 6 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 5 5 .158
2000 ALDS1 NYA 5 17 2 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 .235
2000 WS NYA 5 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 4 .222
1999 ALCS NYA 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .100
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1999 WS NYA 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .250
1998 ALCS NYA 5 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 2 .182
1998 ALDS2 NYA 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1998 WS NYA 3 9 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 .333
1997 ALDS1 NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1995 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8922913458828152543.284
Away9373179442836123522.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-28 NYYTBRL 200000001
2011-09-27 NYYTBRL 300000011
2011-09-26 NYYTBRL 400000000
2011-09-25 NYYBOSL 000000010
2011-09-25 NYYBOSW 312001210
2011-09-22 NYYTBRL 501000004
2011-09-21 NYYTBRW 101000200
2011-09-21 NYYTBRW 200000011
2011-09-19 NYYMINW 100000000
2011-09-16 NYYTORL 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 42 26 191 18 2 23
2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
C 1574 1450 10016 696 90 81

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 NYA C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1996 NYA C 4 2 17 2 0 0
1997 NYA C 60 52 367 23 3 3
1998 NYA 1B 1 1 7 1 0 2
1998 NYA C 99 85 587 46 4 3
1999 NYA 1B 1 1 4 1 0 1
1999 NYA C 109 98 705 46 5 7
2000 NYA 1B 12 8 63 8 1 6
2000 NYA C 142 136 892 56 7 7
2001 NYA 1B 2 1 7 0 0 1
2001 NYA C 131 126 996 52 11 11
2002 NYA C 138 131 965 66 12 5
2003 NYA C 137 131 933 75 6 4
2004 NYA C 134 126 835 53 9 13
2005 NYA C 133 123 718 76 3 6
2006 NYA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2
2006 NYA C 134 121 787 68 9 7
2007 NYA 1B 1 1 6 0 0 1
2007 NYA C 138 125 799 54 5 6
2008 NYA 1B 7 3 25 0 0 2
2008 NYA C 30 28 197 7 1 1
2009 NYA 1B 2 0 3 2 0 0
2009 NYA C 100 88 648 48 7 6
2010 NYA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 NYA C 83 78 562 22 8 2
2011 NYA 1B 14 11 74 6 1 8
2011 NYA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011 NYA C 1 0 7 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1574
First Base 42
Second Base 1
Designated Hitter 181

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2007 Silver Slugger C
2007 TSN All-Star C
2003 Silver Slugger C
2003 TSN All-Star C
2002 Silver Slugger C
2002 TSN All-Star C
2001 Silver Slugger C
2001 TSN All-Star C
2000 Silver Slugger C
2000 TSN All-Star C

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2011 NYA AL $13,100,000
2010 NYA AL $13,100,000
2009 NYA AL $13,100,000
2008 NYA AL $13,100,000
2007 NYA AL $12,000,000
2006 NYA AL $12,000,000
2005 NYA AL $11,000,000
2004 NYA AL $9,000,000
2003 NYA AL $8,000,000
2002 NYA AL $7,000,000
2001 NYA AL $4,050,000
2000 NYA AL $1,250,000
1999 NYA AL $350,000
1998 NYA AL $250,000
1997 NYA AL $158,500
Total Career Earnings $117,458,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Calhoun Community College Decatur AL 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 112.0 392 0
2003 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 194.0 392 5

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Jorge Posada (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Brian McCann
    .262 avg, 282 HR
  2. 89
    Mickey Tettleton
    .241 avg, 245 HR
  3. 89
    Gary Carter HOF
    .262 avg, 324 HR
  4. 88
    Gabby Hartnett HOF
    .297 avg, 236 HR
  5. 88
    Roy Campanella HOF
    .283 avg, 260 HR
  6. 88
    Johnny Bench HOF
    .267 avg, 389 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jorge Posada

What years did Jorge Posada play?
Jorge Posada played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2011.
Was Jorge Posada a pitcher?
No. Jorge Posada was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jorge Posada hit?
Jorge Posada hit 275 career home runs with 1664 hits.