Jorge Posada

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: August 17, 1970 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL) and the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL).

High School: Colegio Alejandrino (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

School: Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL)

Debut: September 4, 1995 (Age 25-018d, 16,771st in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 41-042d)
vs. TBR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Jorge Rafael Posada

Nicknames: Sado

Pronunciation: \hor-hay po-SAH-dah\

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Relatives: Nephew of Leo Posada

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

6092

1664

275

.273

900

RBI

1065

OBP

.374

SLG

.474

OPS

.848

OPS+

121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	NYY		BOS	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
2	2	Apr 5	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
3	3	Apr 6	NYY		BOS	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
4	5 (1)	Apr 9	NYY		BAL	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	6	Apr 10	NYY		BAL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	7	Apr 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
7	8	Apr 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	9	Apr 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
9	10	Apr 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	11	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	12	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
12	13	Apr 18	NYY		TBD	W,19-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	14	Apr 19	NYY		TBD	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
14	15	Apr 20	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	16	Apr 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
16	18 (1)	Apr 23	NYY		TEX	L,2-10	GS	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	19	Apr 24	NYY		TEX	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
18	20	Apr 26	NYY		LAA	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	21	Apr 27	NYY		LAA	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
20	22	Apr 28	NYY		LAA	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
21	23	Apr 29	NYY		TOR	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	25 (1)	May 1	NYY		TOR	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
23	27 (1)	May 3	NYY	@	TBD	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	28	May 4	NYY	@	TBD	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
25	29	May 5	NYY	@	TBD	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
26	30	May 6	NYY		OAK	L,3-6	GF	12	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
27	31	May 7	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	32	May 8	NYY		OAK	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	33	May 9	NYY		SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
30	35 (1)	May 11	NYY		SEA	W,13-9	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
31	36	May 13	NYY	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
32	37	May 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,15-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	38	May 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	40 (1)	May 17	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	41	May 18	NYY	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
36	42	May 20	NYY	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	43	May 21	NYY	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
38	45 (1)	May 24	NYY		DET	W,12-3	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	46	May 25	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	47	May 26	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
41	48	May 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
42	50 (1)	May 29	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
43	51	May 31	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	52	Jun 1	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
45	53	Jun 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	54	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
47	55	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
48	56	Jun 5	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
49	57	Jun 6	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
50	58	Jun 7	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	60 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
52	62 (1)	Jun 12	NYY	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	63	Jun 14	NYY		PIT	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
54	64	Jun 15	NYY		PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
55	66 (1)	Jun 17	NYY		CHC	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
56	67	Jun 18	NYY		CHC	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	68	Jun 19	NYY		CHC	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
58	69	Jun 20	NYY		TBD	L,4-5	GS	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
59	70	Jun 21	NYY		TBD	W,20-11	GF	18	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH C
60	72 (1)	Jun 23	NYY		TBD	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	73	Jun 24	NYY		NYM	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
62	74	Jun 25	NYY		NYM	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	75	Jun 26	NYY		NYM	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
64	76	Jun 27	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
65	77	Jun 28	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	78	Jul 1	NYY	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
67	79	Jul 2	NYY	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
68	81 (1)	Jul 4	NYY		BAL	W,13-8	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
69	83 (1)	Jul 7	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
70	84	Jul 8	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
71	85	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
72	87 (1)	Jul 14	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	32	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
73	88	Jul 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-17	GS	40	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
74	90 (1)	Jul 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
75	91	Jul 18	NYY	@	TEX	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
76	92	Jul 19	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
77	93	Jul 20	NYY	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
78	95 (1)	Jul 22	NYY	@	LAA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
79	96	Jul 23	NYY	@	LAA	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
80	97	Jul 24	NYY	@	LAA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
81	99 (1)	Jul 27	NYY		MIN	L,3-7	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
82	100	Jul 28	NYY		MIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
83	101	Jul 29	NYY		LAA	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
84	102	Jul 30	NYY		LAA	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
85	103	Jul 31	NYY		LAA	W,8-7	GF	17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	104	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
87	105	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
88	107 (1)	Aug 5	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
89	108	Aug 6	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH C
90	109	Aug 7	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
91	110	Aug 8	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
92	111	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
93	112	Aug 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	GF	10	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH C
94	113	Aug 11	NYY		TEX	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
95	114	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
96	116 (1)	Aug 14	NYY		TEX	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
97	117	Aug 15	NYY	@	TBD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
98	118	Aug 16	NYY	@	TBD	L,3-4	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
99	119	Aug 17	NYY	@	TBD	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
100	120	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
101	121	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
102	123 (1)	Aug 22	NYY		TOR	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
103	124	Aug 23	NYY		TOR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
104	125	Aug 24	NYY		TOR	L,5-9	GS	30	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
105	126	Aug 25	NYY		TOR	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
106	128 (1)	Aug 27	NYY		KCR	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
107	129	Aug 28	NYY		KCR	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
108	130	Aug 29	NYY	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
109	131	Aug 30	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	133 (1)	Sep 1	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
111	134	Sep 2	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-12	GS	31	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
112	135	Sep 3	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
113	136	Sep 4	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
114	138 (1)	Sep 7	NYY		TBD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
115	139	Sep 8	NYY		TBD	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
116	140	Sep 9	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
117	143 (2)	Sep 13	NYY	@	TBD	W,17-3	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
118	144	Sep 14	NYY	@	TBD	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
119	145	Sep 15	NYY	@	TBD	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
120	146	Sep 16	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
121	147	Sep 17	NYY	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
122	148	Sep 18	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
123	149	Sep 19	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
124	150	Sep 20	NYY		BAL	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
125	152 (1)	Sep 22	NYY		BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
126	153	Sep 23	NYY		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
127	154	Sep 24	NYY		TOR	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
128	155	Sep 25	NYY		TOR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
129	157 (1)	Sep 27	NYY	@	BAL	L,9-17	CG	48	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
130	158	Sep 28	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
131	159	Sep 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
132	160	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
133	162 (1)	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-10	GS	29	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							133gm		1076.2	718	76	3	797	6