Robin Ventura
[edit] Biography
Robin Ventura (Robin Mark Ventura) was born on July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1989 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .249 with 5 home runs and 54 RBI. Ventura played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Robin Ventura's best season was 1999, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 120 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 45
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 7
| .178
| .298
| .244
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| CHI
| A
| 150
| 493
| 48
| 123
| 5
| 54
| .249
| .324
| .318
| 17
| 1
| 55
| 53
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1991
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 606
| 92
| 172
| 23
| 100
| .284
| .367
| .442
| 25
| 1
| 80
| 67
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 22
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 592
| 85
| 167
| 16
| 93
| .282
| .375
| .431
| 38
| 1
| 93
| 71
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 14
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 157
| 554
| 85
| 145
| 22
| 94
| .262
| .379
| .433
| 27
| 1
| 105
| 82
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 18
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 109
| 401
| 57
| 113
| 18
| 78
| .282
| .373
| .459
| 15
| 1
| 61
| 69
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 15
| 8
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 135
| 492
| 79
| 145
| 26
| 93
| .295
| .384
| .498
| 22
| 0
| 75
| 98
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 11
| 8
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 158
| 586
| 96
| 168
| 34
| 105
| .287
| .368
| .520
| 31
| 2
| 78
| 81
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 18
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 54
| 183
| 27
| 48
| 6
| 26
| .262
| .373
| .426
| 10
| 1
| 34
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 161
| 590
| 84
| 155
| 21
| 91
| .263
| .349
| .436
| 31
| 4
| 79
| 111
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 15
| 10
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 161
| 588
| 88
| 177
| 32
| 120
| .301
| .379
| .529
| 38
| 0
| 74
| 109
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 14
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 141
| 469
| 61
| 109
| 24
| 84
| .232
| .338
| .439
| 23
| 1
| 75
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 14
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 142
| 456
| 70
| 108
| 21
| 61
| .237
| .359
| .419
| 20
| 0
| 88
| 101
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 13
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 141
| 465
| 68
| 115
| 27
| 93
| .247
| .368
| .458
| 17
| 0
| 90
| 101
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 14
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 89
| 283
| 31
| 71
| 9
| 42
| .251
| .344
| .392
| 13
| 0
| 40
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 49
| 109
| 11
| 24
| 5
| 13
| .220
| .331
| .422
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 138
| 392
| 42
| 95
| 14
| 55
| .242
| .340
| .401
| 18
| 1
| 58
| 87
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 11
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 102
| 152
| 19
| 37
| 5
| 28
| .243
| .337
| .362
| 3
| 0
| 22
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 595
| 1774
| 249
| 455
| 87
| 306
| .256
| .356
| .456
| 89
| 2
| 277
| 357
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 35
| 47
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1484
| 5290
| 757
| 1430
| 207
| 876
| .270
| .364
| .439
| 249
| 12
| 798
| 822
| 17
| 31
| 18
| 97
| 129
|
| Total
|
|
| 2079
| 7064
| 1006
| 1885
| 294
| 1182
| .267
| .362
| .444
| 338
| 14
| 1075
| 1179
| 23
| 33
| 24
| 132
| 176
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 15
| 135.2
| 17
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1990
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 147
| 135
| 1210
| 116
| 268
| 25
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1990
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 151
| 146
| 1275.2
| 134
| 287
| 18
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1991
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 31
| 7
| 96.1
| 91
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 157
| 157
| 1395.1
| 141
| 372
| 23
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 155
| 155
| 1367
| 112
| 278
| 14
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 108
| 107
| 930
| 81
| 176
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 8.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 121
| 117
| 1016.1
| 106
| 206
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 10
| 107
| 95
| 10
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 150
| 141
| 1274.1
| 133
| 239
| 10
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 6
| 62
| 56
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 54
| 54
| 460.2
| 53
| 99
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 161
| 158
| 1381.2
| 102
| 330
| 15
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 160
| 157
| 1356
| 123
| 320
| 9
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 137
| 131
| 1110.2
| 95
| 261
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 139
| 130
| 1141.1
| 89
| 263
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 130
| 1129.1
| 109
| 261
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 20.2
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 80
| 76
| 666.2
| 44
| 146
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| DH
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 42
| 25
| 255.2
| 252
| 17
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 3B
| 83
| 78
| 682.2
| 45
| 147
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 5
| 62
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 40
| 20
| 210
| 214
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1887
| 1816
| 15928.2
| 1469
| 3551
| 220
| 357
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 161
| 68
| 772
| 742
| 58
| 5
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed October 21, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 1, 1998).
- Traded by New York Mets to New York Yankees in exchange for David Justice (December 7, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 6, 2002).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor (July 31, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 7, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
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