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Rod Beck

Q: When was Rod Beck born?

Rod Beck was born on August 3, 1968.

Q: Where was Rod Beck born?

Rod Beck was born in Burbank, CA .

Q: How tall was Rod Beck?

Rod Beck was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rod Beck weigh when playing?

Rod Beck weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Rod Beck in the Hall of Fame?

Rod Beck has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Rod Beck drafted?

Rod Beck was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Rod Beck have?

Rod Beck had 644 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rod Beck played for?

Rod Beck played for 4 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres.

Q: How many World Series has Rod Beck won?

Rod Beck never won a World Series.

Q: What are Rod Beck's nicknames?

Shooter is a nickname for Rod Beck.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: August 3, 1968 in Burbank, CA us

Died: June 23, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ

Buried: Desert Hills Memorial Park, Scottsdale, AZ

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA).

High School: Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA)

Debut: May 6, 1991 (Age 22-276d, 15,920th in major league history)
vs. MON 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 14, 2004 (Age 36-011d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Rodney Roy Beck

Nicknames: Shooter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.3

ERA

3.30

704

286

768.0

644

WHIP

1.164

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	17	OAK-min	A-	1	3	.250	5.23	13	6	5	0	0	1	32.2	47	25	19	4	11	1	21	1	0	4				1.776	12.9	1.1	3.0	5.8	1.91	MED NORW
1987	18	OAK-min	A-	5	8	.385	5.18	17	12	1	2	0	0	92.0	106	74	53	5	26	0	69	4	1	12				1.435	10.4	0.5	2.5	6.8	2.65	MED NORW
1988	19	SFG-min	A	12	7	.632	3.00	28	23	1	5	1	0	177.0	177	68	59	11	27	2	123	0	5	3				1.153	9.0	0.6	1.4	6.3	4.56	CLI MIDW
1989	20	SFG-min	AA,A	18	5	.783	2.98	29	27	0	8	1	0	196.1	199	74	65	11	42	3	162	4	3	5				1.228	9.1	0.5	1.9	7.4	3.86	SHV,SJO TL,CALL
1990	21	SFG-min	AA,AAA	14	10	.583	3.45	26	26	0	4	1	0	169.2	185	77	65	12	35	2	114	2	0	13				1.297	9.8	0.6	1.9	6.0	3.26	SHV,PHX TL,PCL
1991	22	SFG-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.02	23	5	14	3	0	6	71.1	56	18	16	3	13	2	35	2	0	2	280			0.967	7.1	0.4	1.6	4.4	2.69	PHX PCL
1991	22	SFG	NL	1	1	.500	3.78	31	0	10	0	0	1	52.1	53	22	22	4	13	2	38	1	0	0	214	95	3.20	1.261	9.1	0.7	2.2	6.5	2.92
1992	23	SFG	NL	3	3	.500	1.76	65	0	42	0	0	17	92.0	62	20	18	4	15	2	87	2	2	5	352	190	2.01	0.837	6.1	0.4	1.5	8.5	5.80
1993	24	SFG	NL	3	1	.750	2.16	76	0	71	0	0	48	79.1	57	20	19	11	13	4	86	3	0	4	309	181	3.23	0.882	6.5	1.2	1.5	9.8	6.62	AS,MVP-12
1994	25	SFG	NL	2	4	.333	2.77	48	0	47	0	0	28	48.2	49	17	15	10	13	2	39	0	0	0	207	144	5.00	1.274	9.1	1.8	2.4	7.2	3.00	AS,CYA-8
1995	26	SFG	NL	5	6	.455	4.45	60	0	52	0	0	33	58.2	60	31	29	7	21	3	42	2	0	2	255	91	4.40	1.381	9.2	1.1	3.2	6.4	2.00
1996	27	SFG	NL	0	9	.000	3.34	63	0	58	0	0	35	62.0	56	23	23	9	10	2	48	1	0	1	248	122	4.04	1.065	8.1	1.3	1.5	7.0	4.80
1997	28	SFG	NL	7	4	.636	3.47	73	0	66	0	0	37	70.0	67	31	27	7	8	2	53	2	0	1	281	119	3.32	1.071	8.6	0.9	1.0	6.8	6.63	AS,MVP-24
1998	29	CHC	NL	3	4	.429	3.02	81	0	70	0	0	51	80.1	86	33	27	11	20	4	81	2	0	2	349	145	3.72	1.320	9.6	1.2	2.2	9.1	4.05	MVP-18
1999	30	CHC-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	9.0		IWA PCL
1999	30	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	5.93	43	0	27	0	0	10	44.0	50	29	29	5	18	3	25	1	0	1	196	80	4.77	1.545	10.2	1.0	3.7	5.1	1.39
1999	30	CHC	NL	2	4	.333	7.80	31	0	19	0	0	7	30.0	41	26	26	5	13	3	13	0	0	1	141	58	5.73	1.800	12.3	1.5	3.9	3.9	1.00
1999	30	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	1.93	12	0	8	0	0	3	14.0	9	3	3	0	5	0	12	1	0	0	55	266	2.71	1.000	5.8	0.0	3.2	7.7	2.40
2000	31	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	22			0.667	6.0	0.0	0.0	10.5		PAW IL
2000	31	BOS	AL	3	0	1.000	3.10	34	0	8	0	0	0	40.2	34	15	14	2	12	1	35	2	0	1	169	165	3.08	1.131	7.5	0.4	2.7	7.7	2.92
2001	32	BOS	AL	6	4	.600	3.90	68	0	28	0	0	6	80.2	77	42	35	15	28	6	63	3	1	5	342	115	5.06	1.302	8.6	1.7	3.1	7.0	2.25
2002			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
2003	34	CHC-min	AAA	1	1	.500	0.59	21	0	9	0	0	4	30.2	25	3	2	2	7	0	26	0	0	1	122			1.043	7.3	0.6	2.1	7.6	3.71	IWA PCL
2003	34	SDP	NL	3	2	.600	1.78	36	0	30	0	0	20	35.1	25	7	7	4	11	2	32	1	0	0	140	224	3.71	1.019	6.4	1.0	2.8	8.2	2.91
2004	35	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	6.38	26	0	10	0	0	0	24.0	27	18	17	8	9	0	15	0	0	1	108	62	7.26	1.500	10.1	3.0	3.4	5.6	1.67
13 Yrs				38	45	.458	3.30	704	0	519	0	0	286	768.0	703	308	282	97	191	33	644	20	3	23	3170	124	3.83	1.164	8.2	1.1	2.2	7.5	3.37
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.458	3.30	68	0	50	0	0	28	74	68	30	27	9	18	3	62	2	0	2	306	124	3.83	1.164	8.2	1.1	2.2	7.5	3.37

SFG (7 yrs)				21	28	.429	2.97	416	0	346	0	0	199	463.0	404	164	153	52	93	17	393	11	2	13	1866	129	3.44	1.073	7.9	1.0	1.8	7.6	4.23
BOS (3 yrs)				9	5	.643	3.46	114	0	44	0	0	9	135.1	120	60	52	17	45	7	110	6	1	6	566	137	4.22	1.219	8.0	1.1	3.0	7.3	2.44
SDP (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	3.64	62	0	40	0	0	20	59.1	52	25	24	12	20	2	47	1	0	1	248	109	5.15	1.213	7.9	1.8	3.0	7.1	2.35
CHC (2 yrs)				5	8	.385	4.32	112	0	89	0	0	58	110.1	127	59	53	16	33	7	94	2	0	3	490	102	4.27	1.450	10.4	1.3	2.7	7.7	2.85

NL (11 yrs)				29	40	.420	3.27	590	0	475	0	0	277	632.2	583	248	230	80	146	26	534	14	2	17	2604	121	3.75	1.152	8.3	1.1	2.1	7.6	3.66
AL (3 yrs)				9	5	.643	3.46	114	0	44	0	0	9	135.1	120	60	52	17	45	7	110	6	1	6	566	137	4.22	1.219	8.0	1.1	3.0	7.3	2.44

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rod Beck born?

Rod Beck was born on August 3, 1968.

Where was Rod Beck born?

Rod Beck was born in Burbank, CA.

How tall was Rod Beck?

Rod Beck was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Rod Beck weigh when playing?

Rod Beck weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rod Beck play?

Rod Beck played 13 seasons.

Is Rod Beck in the Hall of Fame?

Rod Beck has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Rod Beck drafted?

Rod Beck was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA).

What position did Rod Beck play?

Rod Beck was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rod Beck have?

Rod Beck had 644 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rod Beck played for?

Rod Beck played for 4 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres.

How many World Series has Rod Beck won?

Rod Beck never won a World Series.

When did Rod Beck retire?

Rod Beck last played in 2004.

What are Rod Beck's nicknames?