JD Closser

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 205lb (178cm, 92kg)

Born: January 15, 1980 in Beech Grove, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 5th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alexandria-Monroe HS (Alexandria, IN).

High School: Alexandria-Monroe HS (Alexandria, IN)

Debut: June 30, 2004 (Age 24-167d, 18,494th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2006 (Age 26-259d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Jeffrey Darrin Closser

Pronunciation: \CLAUS-sir\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

447

107

.239

RBI

OBP

.320

SLG

.367

OPS

.687

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1998	18	ARI-min	Rk,A	49	207	164	29	50	14	2	4	23	3	2	39	43	.305	.442	.488	.930		80	3	2	1	1	2		DBK,SBN · ARIZ,MIDW
1999	19	ARI-min	Rk,A	128	567	449	102	131	30	0	13	81	9	4	105	94	.292	.422	.445	.868		200	11	3	1	9	2		MSO,SBN · PION,MIDW
2000	20	ARI-min	A	101	396	331	54	74	19	1	8	37	6	2	60	61	.224	.347	.360	.706		119	7	3	1	1	4		SBN · MIDW
2001	21	ARI-min	A+	128	540	468	85	136	26	6	21	87	6	7	65	106	.291	.377	.506	.883		237	9	2	1	4	4		LNR · CALL
2002	22	COL-min	AA	95	360	315	43	89	27	1	13	62	9	3	44	69	.283	.369	.498	.868		157	7	0	0	1	4		CAR · SOUL
2003	23	COL-min	AA	118	463	410	62	116	28	5	13	54	3	2	47	79	.283	.359	.471	.829		193	10	3	0	3	3		TUL · TL
2004	24	COL-min	AAA	83	348	298	53	89	19	1	7	54	0	2	41	47	.299	.384	.440	.823		131	3	2	4	3	0		CSP · PCL
2004	24	COL	NL	36	124	113	5	36	6	0	1	10	0	0	6	22	.319	.364	.398	.762	88	45	3	2	3	0	0	2/H
2005	25	COL	NL	92	272	237	31	52	12	2	7	27	1	0	32	48	.219	.314	.376	.689	72	89	9	1	1	1	1	2H
2006	26	COL-min	AAA	70	258	225	32	67	15	1	8	30	8	2	31	38	.298	.384	.480	.864		108	6	1	0	1	0		CSP · PCL
2006	26	COL	NL	32	112	97	10	19	3	1	2	11	0	1	12	23	.196	.288	.309	.598	49	30	1	1	1	1	2	2/H
2007	27	OAK-MIL-min	AAA	98	399	334	54	77	18	2	13	51	3	3	59	77	.231	.343	.413	.756		138	7	0	2	4	2		SAC,NVL · PCL
2008	28	NYY-SDP-CHC-min	AAA	72	240	207	21	47	9	0	5	24	0	1	30	45	.227	.328	.343	.671		71	3	1	2	0	3		SWB,POR,IWA · IL,PCL
2009	29	LAD-min	AAA,AA	99	367	321	37	88	21	0	3	43	5	3	42	62	.274	.355	.368	.723		118	5	0	1	3	1		ABQ,CNG · PCL,SOUL
2010	30	LAD-min	AAA	92	284	254	34	68	9	0	3	27	3	1	24	48	.268	.332	.339	.671		86	7	1	4	1	0		ABQ · PCL
2011	31	LAD-min	AAA	69	246	212	45	63	10	0	10	39	2	0	30	33	.297	.378	.486	.864		103	8	0	0	4	1		ABQ · PCL
3 Yrs				160	508	447	46	107	21	3	10	48	1	1	50	93	.239	.320	.367	.687	71	164	13	4	5	2	3
162 Game Avg.				162	514	453	47	108	21	3	10	49	1	1	51	94	.239	.320	.367	.687	71	166	13	4	5	2	3

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