What years did Aurelio Rodriguez play?

Aurelio Rodriguez played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1983.

Was Aurelio Rodriguez a pitcher?

No. Aurelio Rodriguez was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Aurelio Rodriguez hit?

Aurelio Rodriguez hit 124 career home runs with 1570 hits.

What was Aurelio Rodriguez's career batting average?

Aurelio Rodriguez batted .237 over his career, with 1,570 hits in 6,611 at bats.

How many RBI did Aurelio Rodriguez have?

Aurelio Rodriguez drove in 648 runs in his career.

Is Aurelio Rodriguez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Aurelio Rodriguez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Aurelio Rodriguez

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1983)

Aurelio Rodriguez was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1983 for 7 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,017 career games, he hit .237 with 1,570 hits, 124 home runs, and 648 RBI. Aurelio Rodriguez was a 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 October 12, 2026

AVG .237

HR 124

RBI 648

H 1,570

OPS .626

PIV -11,670

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 180 lb
Born: 12/28/1947 in Cananea, Sonora, México
Died: 9/23/2000 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-01
Last Game: 1983-10-01
Awards: Gold Glove

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Career Batting Statistics

Aurelio Rodriguez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,017	6,611	612	1,570	287	46	124	648	35	324	943	.237	.275	.351	.626	-11,670

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 7.0% below league average.

Career OBP .275 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Career OPS .626 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Aurelio Rodriguez 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
1967	CAL	AL	29	130	14	31	3	1	1	8	1	2	21	.238	.242 (-2%)	.306 (-18%)	.357 (-16%)	.663 (-17%)	-352.8
1968	CAL	AL	76	223	14	54	10	1	1	16	0	17	36	.242	.236 (+2%)	.298 (avg)	.340 (-9%)	.638 (-5%)	-137.5
1969	CAL	AL	159	561	47	130	17	2	7	49	5	32	88	.232	.248 (-7%)	.320 (-15%)	.369 (-17%)	.689 (-16%)	-1480.0
1970	CAL	AL	17	63	6	17	2	2	0	7	0	3	6	.270	.253 (+6%)	.325 (-4%)	.385 (-5%)	.711 (-5%)	-57.0
1970	WS2	AL	142	547	64	135	31	5	19	76	15	37	81	.247	.253 (-3%)	.325 (-8%)	.385 (+11%)	.711 (+2%)	-57.0
1971	DET	AL	154	604	68	153	30	7	15	39	4	27	93	.253	.249 (+2%)	.316 (-9%)	.365 (+10%)	.682 (+1%)	-129.2
1972	DET	AL	153	601	65	142	23	5	13	56	2	28	104	.236	.243 (-3%)	.310 (-12%)	.353 (+1%)	.664 (-5%)	-642.6
1973	DET	AL	160	555	46	123	27	3	9	58	3	31	85	.222	.256 (-14%)	.325 (-18%)	.378 (-13%)	.703 (-15%)	-1429.8
1974	DET	AL	159	571	54	127	23	5	5	49	2	26	70	.222	.256 (-13%)	.324 (-21%)	.369 (-17%)	.693 (-19%)	-1823.3
1975	DET	AL	151	507	47	124	20	6	13	60	1	30	63	.245	.257 (-5%)	.327 (-13%)	.374 (+3%)	.701 (-4%)	-487.7
1976	DET	AL	128	480	40	115	13	2	8	50	0	19	61	.240	.255 (-6%)	.320 (-17%)	.360 (-10%)	.681 (-13%)	-1058.6
1977	DET	AL	96	306	30	67	14	1	10	32	1	16	36	.219	.264 (-17%)	.329 (-22%)	.401 (-8%)	.730 (-14%)	-771.9
1978	DET	AL	134	385	40	102	25	2	7	43	0	19	37	.265	.257 (+3%)	.323 (-6%)	.378 (+4%)	.702 (-1%)	-122.1
1979	DET	AL	106	343	27	87	18	0	5	36	0	11	40	.254	.265 (-4%)	.329 (-16%)	.397 (-12%)	.727 (-14%)	-830.6
1980	SDN	NL	89	175	7	35	7	2	2	13	1	6	26	.200	.264 (-24%)	.326 (-31%)	.387 (-23%)	.714 (-27%)	-771.6
1980	NYA	AL	52	164	14	36	6	1	3	14	0	7	35	.220	.264 (-17%)	.326 (-23%)	.387 (-17%)	.714 (-20%)	-771.6
1981	NYA	AL	27	52	4	18	2	0	2	8	0	2	10	.346	.255 (+35%)	.320 (+16%)	.368 (+36%)	.688 (+26%)	207.9
1982	CHA	AL	118	257	24	62	15	1	3	31	0	11	35	.241	.261 (-8%)	.324 (-15%)	.388 (-12%)	.712 (-13%)	-574.5
1983	BAL	AL	45	67	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	.119	.260 (-54%)	.324 (-60%)	.389 (-69%)	.714 (-65%)	-692.0
1983	CHA	AL	22	20	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	-692.0
Career · 20 seasons			2,017	6,611	612	1,570	287	46	124	648	35	324	943	.237	—	—	—	—	-12,674

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

Aurelio Rodriguez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	34	1	7	1	0	0	0	3	4	.206

Playoff Batting by Year

Aurelio Rodriguez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	WS	NYA	4	12	1	5	0	1	2	.417
1980	ALCS	NYA	2	6	0	2	1	0	0	.333
1972	ALCS	DET	5	16	0	0	0	2	2	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Aurelio Rodriguez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1019	3285	306	769	62	316	.234
Away	998	3326	306	801	62	332	.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

Aurelio Rodriguez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
1983-10-01	CHW	SEA	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-30	CHW	SEA	W	3	1	3	1	1	1	0
1983-09-29	CHW	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-28	CHW	OAK	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1983-09-27	CHW	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983-09-24	CHW	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-23	CHW	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-22	CHW	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-21	CHW	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-21	CHW	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aurelio Rodriguez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	1	8	1	0	2
2B	14	5	13	24	2	6
3B	1983	1778	1529	4150	215	408
SS	16	5	12	32	1	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aurelio Rodriguez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	CAL	3B	29	29	19	75	1	11
1968	CAL	2B	2	2	4	3	0	0
1968	CAL	3B	70	62	61	113	15	18
1969	CAL	3B	159	156	145	352	24	42
1970	CAL	3B	17	17	15	41	0	7
1970	WS2	3B	136	137	103	336	18	34
1970	WS2	SS	7	5	9	21	0	1
1971	DET	3B	153	148	127	341	23	33
1971	DET	SS	1	0	1	3	0	2
1972	DET	3B	153	150	150	348	16	33
1972	DET	SS	2	0	0	2	1	1
1973	DET	3B	160	156	135	335	14	30
1973	DET	SS	1	0	2	3	0	1
1974	DET	3B	159	157	132	389	21	40
1975	DET	3B	151	150	136	375	25	33
1976	DET	3B	128	128	120	280	9	21
1977	DET	3B	95	84	60	222	8	19
1977	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978	DET	3B	131	85	79	228	4	20
1979	DET	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	DET	3B	106	97	72	211	13	23
1980	SDN	3B	88	57	38	128	6	12
1980	SDN	SS	2	0	0	2	0	0
1980	NYA	2B	6	3	7	12	2	4
1980	NYA	3B	49	43	26	77	5	5
1981	NYA	1B	1	1	8	1	0	2
1981	NYA	2B	3	0	1	5	0	1
1981	NYA	3B	20	11	11	28	2	1
1982	CHA	2B	3	0	1	4	0	1
1982	CHA	3B	112	87	78	204	9	19
1982	CHA	SS	2	0	0	1	0	0
1983	BAL	3B	45	18	18	45	2	2
1983	CHA	3B	22	6	4	22	0	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Aurelio Rodriguez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	2
Second Base	11
Third Base	1987
Shortstop	14
Designated Hitter	3

Awards & Honors

Aurelio Rodriguez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1976	Gold Glove	3B

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Career Spans

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Aurelio Rodriguez: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 1, 1967 and the final game on October 1, 1983, Aurelio Rodriguez built the record summarized on this page. Rodriguez played for the California Angels (1967 to 1970), the Washington Senators (1970), the Detroit Tigers (1971 to 1979), the San Diego Padres (1980), the New York Yankees (1980 to 1981), the Chicago White Sox (1982 through 1983), and the Baltimore Orioles (1983). At 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, Rodriguez is listed as a third baseman. Rodriguez threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Rodriguez was born on December 28, 1947, in Cananea, Sonora, México. Rodriguez's death is recorded on September 23, 2000, in Detroit, MI, USA.

Rodriguez's career batting table shows 2,017 games, 6,611 at bats and 1,570 hits, a .237 average; the totals also include 124 homers, 648 runs batted in, and 35 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .275 clip and slugging .351, Rodriguez finished with a .626 OPS. Rodriguez's .237 average ran 7.0% below the .255 that the league posted over the same seasons. 1970 was Rodriguez's biggest home run year, with 19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurelio Rodriguez

What years did Aurelio Rodriguez play?: Aurelio Rodriguez played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1983.
Was Aurelio Rodriguez a pitcher?: No. Aurelio Rodriguez was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Aurelio Rodriguez hit?: Aurelio Rodriguez hit 124 career home runs with 1570 hits.
What was Aurelio Rodriguez's career batting average?: Aurelio Rodriguez batted .237 over his career, with 1,570 hits in 6,611 at bats.
How many RBI did Aurelio Rodriguez have?: Aurelio Rodriguez drove in 648 runs in his career.
Is Aurelio Rodriguez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Aurelio Rodriguez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.