Marlon Byrd

Full Name: Marlon Jerrard Byrd	Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/245	First Game: September 8, 2002
Birthdate: August 30, 1977	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Boynton Beach, Florida	College: Georgia Perimeter JC
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Awards
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
7 Video Gallery
8 Picture Gallery
9 See Also
- 9.1 Recent Marlon Byrd ArmchairGM Stories
10 Categories

[edit] Biography

Marlon Byrd (Marlon Jerrard Byrd) was born on August 30, 1977 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Byrd attended Georgia Premier College and was selected in the 10th round (#306 overall) in the 1999 MLB draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Before Georgia Perimeter, he attended Georgia Tech after graduating from Sprayberry High School, where his team won the State Championship in 1995. He made his Major League debut just over three years later, on September 8, 2002, for the Phils. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 7 home runs and 45 RBI. Byrd played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Marlon Byrd's best season was 2003, when he hit for a .303 average.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2002	PHI	10	35	2	8	2	0	1	1	1	8	0	2	.229	.250	.371	.621
2003	PHI	135	495	86	150	28	4	7	45	44	94	11	1	.303	.366	.418	.784
2004	PHI	106	346	48	79	13	2	5	33	22	68	2	2	.228	.287	.321	.608
2005	PHI	5	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708
2005	WAS	74	216	20	57	15	2	2	26	18	47	5	1	.264	.318	.380	.698
2006	WAS	78	197	28	44	8	1	5	18	22	47	3	3	.223	.317	.350	.667
2007	TEX	109	414	60	127	17	8	10	70	29	88	5	3	.307	.355	.459	.814
Career		517	1716	244	469	83	17	30	193	137	355	26	12	.273	.334	.394	.728

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2002	PHI	CF	8	8	66	15	15	0	0	0	1.000
2002	PHI	RF	2	1	11	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2003	PHI	CF	131	124	1100	295	305	5	5	1	.984
2004	PHI	CF	92	86	753	195	201	4	2	1	.990
2005	PHI	CF	5	4	34	6	6	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	CF	11	6	61	14	14	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	LF	54	41	386	100	107	5	2	2	.981
2005	WAS	RF	4	3	34	10	10	0	0	0	1.000
2006	WAS	RF	18	7	83	23	24	0	1	0	.958
2006	WAS	CF	57	44	393	125	127	1	1	0	.992
2006	WAS	LF	3	0	6	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2007	TEX	LF	18	13	116	31	31	0	0	0	1.000
2007	TEX	RF	40	36	304	78	84	5	1	4	.988
2007	TEX	CF	63	54	496	114	120	4	2	1	.983
Total		OF	508	429	3846	1010	1048	24	14	9	.987

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[edit] Transactions

Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1999 - signed June 4, 1999).
Traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Endy Chavez (May 14, 2005).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
Signed with the Texas Rangers (December 8, 2006).