Rich Rodriguez
Richard Anthony Rodriguez
Born: March 1, 1963
Downey, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 17 (1981 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
Draft: Round 9 (1984 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Mountain View HS (El Monte, CA)
Tennessee
Career: 1984-2003
Major League Statistics
Rich Rodriguez compiled a career record of 34 wins and 30 losses, with 42 saves, and a 3.68 ERA in his 425-game pitching career with the Little Falls Mets, Columbia Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Jackson Mets, Wichita Wranglers, Las Vegas Stars, Omaha Royals, Norfolk Tides, Akron Aeros, Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma RedHawks and Salt Lake Stingers. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.80 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.03 | 49 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 80.3 | 89 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1986 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.3 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 3 | 4 | .429 | 9.00 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1987 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.78 | 69 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68.0 | 69 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 2 | 7 | .222 | 2.87 | 47 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78.3 | 66 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.63 | 54 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 74.3 | 74 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.51 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59.0 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.99 | 47 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70.0 | 75 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 304 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.05 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.47 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 181 |
| Totals | 34 | 30 | .531 | 3.68 | 425 | 15 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 618.3 | 615 | 296 | 253 | 41 | 273 | 39 | 474 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 614 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 49 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 54 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 334 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .129 | .206 | .129 | .335 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | P | 25 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .765 | .520 |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | P | 49 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .367 |
| 1986 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | P | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .306 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .692 |
| 1987 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | P | 69 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .246 |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 47 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .800 | .255 |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 54 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .407 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .519 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 47 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .149 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | P | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .176 |
| Totals | 425 | 35 | 98 | 10 | 5 | .930 | .313 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Little Falls Mets | NYN | ||
| 1985 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1986 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1987 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1988 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
| 2002 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | July 4, 2002 | July 7, 2002 |
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | ANA |
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