Felix Rodriguez
Born: 9/9/1972 in Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1995-05-13 | Final Game: 2006-09-30
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 170 lbs
Full name: Felix Antonio Rodriguez
Biography
Felix Rodriguez, born in 1972, was a talented pitcher who enjoyed a professional baseball career spanning from 1995 to 2006. Over the course of his eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, he established himself as a reliable arm on the mound, finishing his career with a record of 38-26 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.71. His prowess in striking out batters was evident, as he recorded a total of 512 strikeouts, and he contributed to his teams' successes with 11 saves.
Rodriguez played during a dynamic era in baseball marked by both the resurgence of offensive prowess and the looming specter of performance-enhancing controversies. Known for his competitive spirit and consistent performance, he was a valuable asset to several teams, particularly in high-leverage situations. Rodriguez's ability to navigate the challenges of the game, coupled with his effective pitching style, made him a memorable figure in the landscape of baseball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 26 | 563 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 586.3 | 526 | 242 | 50 | 283 | 512 | 3.71 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | LAD | NL | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2.53 | - |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 48 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 4.30 | -28.0 |
| 1998 | AZ | NL | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44.0 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 6.14 | - |
| 1999 | SFG | NL | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 67 | 28 | 29 | 55 | 3.80 | - |
| 2000 | SFG | NL | 4 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81.7 | 65 | 24 | 42 | 95 | 2.64 | - |
| 2001 | SFG | NL | 9 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.3 | 53 | 15 | 27 | 91 | 1.68 | - |
| 2002 | SFG | NL | 8 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 53 | 32 | 29 | 58 | 4.17 | - |
| 2003 | SFG | NL | 8 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61.0 | 59 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 3.10 | - |
| 2004 | PHI | NL | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 3.00 | 997.4 |
| 2004 | SFG | NL | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 3.43 | - |
| 2005 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 5.01 | - |
| 2006 | WAS | NL | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 7.67 | -1371.2 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 563 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.235 | 0.278 | 0.471 | 0.748 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | LAD | NL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | AZ | NL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | SFG | NL | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | SFG | NL | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | SFG | NL | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | SFG | NL | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | SFG | NL | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | PHI | NL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | SFG | NL | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | NYY | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | WAS | NL | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NLDS1 | SFN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | NLCS | SFN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | NLDS1 | SFN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | WS | SFN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | NLDS2 | SFN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 3.32 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NLDS1 | SFN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 2002 | NLCS | SFN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.93 |
| 2002 | NLDS1 | SFN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | WS | SFN | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.76 |
| 2000 | NLDS2 | SFN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.23 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 563 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 4 | 5 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | LAN | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | CIN | P | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | ARI | P | 43 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | SFN | P | 47 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | SFN | P | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | SFN | P | 80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | SFN | P | 71 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | SFN | P | 68 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | PHI | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | SFN | P | 53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | NYA | P | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | WAS | P | 31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 563 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | WAS | NL | $600,000 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | $3,150,000 |
| 2004 | SFN | NL | $3,050,000 |
| 2003 | SFN | NL | $3,166,667 |
| 2002 | SFN | NL | $2,516,667 |
| 2001 | SFN | NL | $1,037,500 |
| 2000 | SFN | NL | $537,500 |
| 1999 | SFN | NL | $250,000 |
| 1998 | ARI | NL | $210,000 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | $175,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $14,693,334 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 20th | 4.0 | 448 | 0 |