David Ross

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2016)

David Ross was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2016 for 7 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 15 seasons. In 883 career games, he hit .229 with 521 hits, 106 home runs, and 314 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 121.

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 .229
HR 106
RBI 314
H 521
OPS .739
PIV 121
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 230 lb
Born
3/19/1977 in Bainbridge, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2002-06-29
Last Game
2016-10-01

Full name: David Wade Ross

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Career Batting Statistics

David Ross — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
883 2,280 254 521 116 5 106 314 3 287 735 .229 .316 .423 .739 121

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .423 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .739 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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David Ross 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
2002 LAN NL 8 10 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
2003 LAN NL 40 124 19 32 7 0 10 18 0 13 42 .258 .264 (-2%) .332 (+1%) .422 (+32%) .754 (+18%) 377.8
2004 LAN NL 70 165 13 28 3 1 5 15 0 15 62 .170 .266 (-36%) .335 (-25%) .427 (-32%) .762 (-29%) -839.2
2005 PIT NL 40 108 9 24 8 0 3 15 0 6 24 .222 .264 (-16%) .330 (-20%) .418 (-9%) .749 (-14%) -304.1
2005 SDN NL 11 17 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 .353 — — — — -304.1
2006 CIN NL 90 247 37 63 15 1 21 52 0 37 75 .255 .269 (-5%) .336 (+5%) .431 (+34%) .768 (+21%) 980.4
2007 CIN NL 112 311 32 63 10 0 17 39 0 30 92 .203 .268 (-24%) .335 (-19%) .422 (-6%) .758 (-12%) -662.2
2008 CIN NL 52 134 17 31 9 0 3 13 0 32 36 .231 .263 (-12%) .333 (+14%) .416 (-12%) .749 (avg) 107.7
2008 BOS AL 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 107.7
2009 ATL NL 54 128 18 35 9 0 7 20 0 21 39 .273 .262 (+4%) .332 (+14%) .417 (+22%) .750 (+18%) 467.6
2010 ATL NL 59 121 15 35 13 2 2 28 0 20 28 .289 .257 (+12%) .325 (+20%) .402 (+19%) .728 (+20%) 454.3
2011 ATL NL 52 152 14 40 7 0 6 23 0 16 51 .263 .255 (+3%) .320 (+4%) .399 (+7%) .719 (+6%) 168.9
2012 ATL NL 62 176 18 45 7 0 9 23 1 18 60 .256 .254 (avg) .318 (+1%) .405 (+11%) .724 (+6%) 187.4
2013 BOS AL 36 102 11 22 5 0 4 10 1 11 42 .216 .253 (-15%) .317 (-6%) .396 (-4%) .714 (-5%) -67.6
2014 BOS AL 50 152 16 28 7 0 7 15 0 16 58 .184 .251 (-27%) .313 (-17%) .386 (-5%) .700 (-10%) -261.8
2015 CHN NL 72 159 6 28 9 0 1 9 1 20 61 .176 .254 (-31%) .316 (-16%) .404 (-38%) .721 (-28%) -689.0
2016 CHN NL 67 166 24 38 6 0 10 32 0 30 54 .229 .255 (-10%) .321 (+5%) .417 (+7%) .738 (+6%) 200.6
Career · 17 seasons 883 2,280 254 521 116 5 106 314 3 287 735 .229 — — — — -76

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

David Ross — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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David Ross — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2015 CHN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

David Ross — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
25 52 5 13 4 0 3 8 6 17 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

David Ross — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 NLCS CHN 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200
2016 NLDS1 CHN 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .167
2016 WS CHN 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .400
2015 NLCS CHN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
2015 NLDS1 CHN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2013 ALCS BOS 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500
2013 ALDS1 BOS 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .200
2013 WS BOS 4 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 8 .188
2012 NLWC ATL 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .750
2010 NLDS2 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS1 LAN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Ross — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home449110714125260165.228
Away434117311326946149.229

Pitching — Home / Away

David Ross — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.000000.00
Away11.000000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

David Ross — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2016-10-01 CHCCINL 300000001
2016-09-25 CHCSTLW 211001111
2016-09-20 CHCCINW 411000000
2016-09-16 CHCMILW 100000000
2016-09-14 CHCSTLW 411001202
2016-09-11 CHCHOUW 300000102
2016-09-09 CHCHOUW 400000002
2016-09-03 CHCSFGL 101000000
2016-09-02 CHCSFGW 311100102
2016-09-01 CHCSFGW 201000020

Last 2 Games — Pitching

David Ross — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-07-26 CHCPHI — 1.0000000
2015-05-09 CHCMIL — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Ross — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
C 805 669 5124 422 54 46
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Ross — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 LAN C 6 2 19 2 0 0
2003 LAN C 38 35 259 26 4 2
2004 LAN C 67 51 355 21 3 0
2005 PIT C 35 31 183 23 3 4
2005 SDN C 7 2 28 0 0 1
2006 CIN C 75 73 480 33 8 5
2007 CIN C 108 98 662 50 5 7
2008 CIN C 46 43 323 29 3 4
2008 BOS C 8 0 23 0 0 0
2009 ATL C 52 36 314 37 1 6
2010 ATL C 57 33 276 22 4 0
2011 ATL C 49 42 337 32 3 2
2012 ATL C 54 47 366 27 2 4
2013 BOS C 36 33 288 13 1 2
2014 BOS C 50 47 381 27 7 3
2015 CHN C 59 46 397 36 1 3
2015 CHN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 CHN C 58 50 433 44 9 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

David Ross Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 805
Designated Hitter 1

Salary History

David Ross — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 CHN NL $2,500,000
2015 CHN NL $2,500,000
2014 BOS AL $3,100,000
2013 BOS AL $3,100,000
2012 ATL NL $1,625,000
2011 ATL NL $1,625,000
2010 ATL NL $1,600,000
2009 ATL NL $1,400,000
2008 CIN NL $2,525,000
2007 CIN NL $1,600,000
2006 CIN NL $500,000
2005 PIT NL $338,500
2004 LAN NL $310,000
Total Career Earnings $22,723,500

College History

David Ross — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Auburn University Auburn AL 1996, 1997
University of Florida Gainesville FL 1998

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

David Ross (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Robinson Chirinos
    .226 avg, 95 HR
  2. 75
    Sean Murphy
    .226 avg, 96 HR
  3. 71
    Mitch Garver
    .229 avg, 110 HR
  4. 68
    Jason LaRue
    .231 avg, 96 HR
  5. 59
    Jarrod Saltalamacchia
    .232 avg, 110 HR
  6. 58
    Tyler Flowers
    .237 avg, 86 HR

David Ross: the record in brief

David Ross's major league career runs from a debut on June 29, 2002 to a final game on October 1, 2016. Ross played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002 to 2004), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005), the San Diego Padres (2005), the Cincinnati Reds (2006 through 2008), the Boston Red Sox (2008 to 2014), the Atlanta Braves (2009 to 2012), and the Chicago Cubs (2015 to 2016). Ross played primarily as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 19, 1977, in Bainbridge, GA, USA and a listed size of 230 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Ross's full given name, per the bio, is David Wade Ross.

In 883 games and 2,280 at bats, Ross batted .229 with 521 hits, plus 106 homers and 314 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .316 clip and slugging .423, Ross finished with a .739 OPS. Set against a .260 league average for the same years, Ross's .229 average sits 12.1% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Ross

What years did David Ross play?
David Ross played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2016.
Was David Ross a pitcher?
No. David Ross was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did David Ross hit?
David Ross hit 106 career home runs with 521 hits.
What was David Ross's career batting average?
David Ross batted .229 over his career, with 521 hits in 2,280 at bats.
How many RBI did David Ross have?
David Ross drove in 314 runs in his career.
What was David Ross's career ERA?
David Ross finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.