What years did Anthony Recker play?

Anthony Recker played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2017.

Was Anthony Recker a pitcher?

No. Anthony Recker was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Anthony Recker hit?

Anthony Recker hit 18 career home runs with 110 hits.

Anthony Recker

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2017)

AVG .199

HR 18

RBI 70

H 110

OPS .630

PIV -705

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 240 lb
Born: 8/29/1983 in Allentown, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-08-25
Last Game: 2017-04-19

Full name: Anthony Vito Recker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
206	552	55	110	28	0	18	70	3	60	193	.199	.283	.348	.630	-705

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 11.5% below league average.

Career SLG .348 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Career OPS .630 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	OAK	AL	5	17	3	3	1	0	0	0	4	7	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	13	31	3	4	1	0	0	0	4	13	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CHN	NL	9	18	1	3	1	1	4	0	2	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYN	NL	50	135	17	29	7	6	19	0	13	49	.215	.253 (-15%)	.317 (-12%)	.396 (+1%)	.714 (-5%)	-133.0
2014	NYN	NL	58	174	18	35	9	7	27	1	10	64	.201	.251 (-20%)	.313 (-22%)	.386 (-3%)	.700 (-11%)	-364.9
2015	NYN	NL	32	80	6	10	1	2	5	1	11	35	.125	.254 (-51%)	.316 (-25%)	.404 (-47%)	.721 (-37%)	-454.5
2016	ATL	NL	33	90	6	25	8	2	15	1	16	22	.278	.255 (+9%)	.321 (+23%)	.417 (+4%)	.738 (+12%)	247.1
2017	ATL	NL	6	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			206	552	55	110	28	18	70	3	60	193	.199	—	—	—	—	-705

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	1	0	18.00	0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 365.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	NYN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	0	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	0	18.00	—	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.

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	100	248	22	45	7	30	.181
Away	106	304	33	65	11	40	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	1	2	1	0	18.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2017-04-19	ATL	WAS	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-04-17	ATL	SDP	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-04-16	ATL	SDP	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-04-12	ATL	MIA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-04-07	ATL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2017-04-05	ATL	NYN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-10-01	ATL	DET	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-09-29	ATL	PHI	W	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
2016-09-24	ATL	MIA	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
2016-09-21	ATL	NYN	W	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	1

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-06-30	NYN	WAS	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	2	16	0	0	3
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	172	144	1157	70	13	11
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	OAK	C	5	5	44	1	1	0
2012	OAK	C	12	9	57	4	0	2
2012	CHN	1B	1	1	7	0	0	2
2012	CHN	C	5	3	27	4	1	1
2013	NYN	C	38	34	289	17	3	2
2013	NYN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	NYN	C	52	43	378	28	5	2
2015	NYN	1B	1	1	9	0	0	1
2015	NYN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	NYN	C	28	23	171	6	1	0
2016	ATL	C	28	26	179	10	1	4
2017	ATL	C	4	1	12	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Catcher	172
First Base	2
Third Base	1
Designated Hitter	2

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	NYN	NL	$517,880
2014	NYN	NL	$505,340
2013	NYN	NL	$490,840
2012	OAK	AL	$480,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,994,060

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Alvernia College	Reading	PA	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Recker

What years did Anthony Recker play?: Anthony Recker played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2017.
Was Anthony Recker a pitcher?: No. Anthony Recker was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Anthony Recker hit?: Anthony Recker hit 18 career home runs with 110 hits.