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Ryan Ludwick
Ryan Andrew Ludwick

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 203 lb.
School University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Debut June 5, 2002
  vs. ANA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Born July 13, 1978 in Satellite Beach, FL

Brother of Eric Ludwick

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 23 TEX AL  23   81   10   19   6  0   1    9   2  1   7  24  .235  .295  .346   66   28   0   0   0   0   4
 2003 24 TOT AL  47  162   17   40   8  1   7   26   2  0  12  48  .247  .299  .438   93   71   1   0   1   0   1
         TEX AL   8   26    3    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   4   9  .154  .267  .192   20    5   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL  39  136   14   36   7  1   7   26   2  0   8  39  .265  .306  .485  108   66   1   0   1   0   1
 2004 25 CLE AL  15   50    3   11   2  0   2    4   0  0   2  14  .220  .278  .380   74   19   0   0   0   2   0
 2005 26 CLE AL  19   41    8    9   0  0   4    5   0  1   7  13  .220  .333  .512  125   21   0   0   0   0   1
 2007 28 STL NL 120  303   42   81  22  0  14   52   4  4  26  72  .267  .339  .479  110  145   3   0   1   7   1
 2008 29 STL NL 152  538  104  161  40  3  37  113   4  4  62 146  .299  .375  .591  150  318   1   8   3   8   8 SS,MVP-16,AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      376 1175  184  321  78  4  65  209  12 10 116 317  .273  .345  .512  122  602   5   8   5  17  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        506   79  138  34  2  28   90   5  4  50 137  .273  .345  .512  122  259   2   3   2   7   6
 Career High    152  538  104  161  40  3  37  113   4  4  62 146  .299  .375  .591  150  318   3   8   3   8   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 23 TEX AL   88   67    7   2.8   110| .235  .271| .295  .339| .346  .436| .641  .776|  66  .260  -4.1  -0.4  66%
 2003 24 TOT AL  175  124   23   5.0   105| .247  .266| .299  .332| .438  .425| .737  .757|  93  .494  -2.3  -0.2 100%
         TEX AL   30   22    2   2.4   116| .154  .280| .267  .348| .192  .448| .459  .796|  20  .209  -3.2  -0.3   0%
         CLE AL  145  102   21   5.5   103| .265  .263| .306  .328| .485  .421| .791  .749| 108  .541   1.0   0.1 100%
 2004 25 CLE AL   54   39    6   4.1   104| .220  .263| .278  .330| .380  .423| .658  .753|  74  .396  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 2005 26 CLE AL   48   34    7   5.5   102| .220  .263| .333  .326| .512  .418| .845  .743| 125  .553   1.3   0.1   0%
 2007 28 STL NL  339  230   50   5.8   110| .267  .272| .339  .341| .479  .434| .818  .775| 110  .563   4.0   0.4  50%
 2008 29 STL NL  617  398  121   8.2   107| .299  .266| .375  .338| .591  .424| .966  .762| 150  .717  39.9   3.8  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1321  892  214   6.4   108| .273  .268| .345  .337| .512  .428| .857  .765| 122  .615  36.9   3.5  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 23 TEX AL OF 22 41 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.86 2.05 1.98 2.35 21 186.0 CF 21 41 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.95 2.49 2.01 2.78 21 183.7 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 2003 24 TOT AL OF 40 86 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.20 2.08 2.28 2.35 38 347.0 TOT AL RF 25 51 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.12 1.79 2.22 2.11 23 215.0 TOT AL LF 17 35 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.06 1.84 2.39 2.17 15 132.0 TEX AL OF 8 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.08 2.00 2.35 8 72.0 RF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 1.78 2.48 2.12 4 40.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.85 1.41 2.17 4 32.0 CLE AL OF 32 70 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.25 2.08 2.36 2.35 30 275.0 RF 19 40 2 0 0 1.000 .979 2.21 1.79 2.16 2.11 19 175.0 LF 13 30 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.31 1.84 2.70 2.17 11 100.0 DH 3 2004 25 CLE AL RF 15 32 0 1 0 .970 .982 2.13 1.92 2.41 2.22 13 119.7 2005 26 CLE AL OF 15 22 0 1 0 .957 .987 1.47 2.05 2.13 2.30 11 93.0 LF 9 16 0 1 0 .941 .988 1.78 1.79 2.44 2.11 8 59.0 RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.83 1.59 2.12 3 34.0 DH 3 2007 28 STL NL OF 92 153 1 1 0 .994 .984 1.67 1.94 2.32 2.30 65 598.3 LF 49 86 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.78 1.55 2.42 2.00 37 324.0 RF 41 60 0 1 0 .984 .980 1.46 1.81 2.14 2.18 25 252.3 CF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.17 2.30 2.86 2.70 3 22.0 2008 29 STL NL RF 124 231 10 2 3 .992 .982 1.94 1.83 2.25 2.12 105 962.3 AS LF 29 42 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.52 1.47 2.33 1.90 17 169.7 AS CF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .990 1.43 2.26 2.81 2.62 10 64.0 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 23 TEX AL CF 21 41 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.95 2.49 2.01 2.78 21 183.7 2007 28 STL NL CF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.17 2.30 2.86 2.70 3 22.0 2008 29 STL NL CF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .990 1.43 2.26 2.81 2.62 10 64.0 2003 24 CLE AL DH 3 2005 26 CLE AL DH 3 2002 23 TEX AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 2003 24 TOT AL LF 17 35 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.06 1.84 2.39 2.17 15 132.0 TEX AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.85 1.41 2.17 4 32.0 CLE AL LF 13 30 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.31 1.84 2.70 2.17 11 100.0 2005 26 CLE AL LF 9 16 0 1 0 .941 .988 1.78 1.79 2.44 2.11 8 59.0 2007 28 STL NL LF 49 86 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.78 1.55 2.42 2.00 37 324.0 2008 29 STL NL LF 29 42 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.52 1.47 2.33 1.90 17 169.7 2002 23 TEX AL OF 22 41 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.86 2.05 1.98 2.35 21 186.0 2003 24 TOT AL OF 40 86 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.20 2.08 2.28 2.35 38 347.0 TEX AL OF 8 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.08 2.00 2.35 8 72.0 CLE AL OF 32 70 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.25 2.08 2.36 2.35 30 275.0 2004 25 CLE AL OF 15 32 0 1 0 .970 .985 2.13 2.05 2.41 2.30 13 119.7 2005 26 CLE AL OF 15 22 0 1 0 .957 .987 1.47 2.05 2.13 2.30 11 93.0 2007 28 STL NL OF 92 153 1 1 0 .994 .984 1.67 1.94 2.32 2.30 65 598.3 2002 23 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 2003 24 TOT AL RF 25 51 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.12 1.79 2.22 2.11 23 215.0 TEX AL RF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 1.78 2.48 2.12 4 40.0 CLE AL RF 19 40 2 0 0 1.000 .979 2.21 1.79 2.16 2.11 19 175.0 2004 25 CLE AL RF 15 32 0 1 0 .970 .982 2.13 1.92 2.41 2.22 13 119.7 2005 26 CLE AL RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.83 1.59 2.12 3 34.0 2007 28 STL NL RF 41 60 0 1 0 .984 .980 1.46 1.81 2.14 2.18 25 252.3 2008 29 STL NL RF 124 231 10 2 3 .992 .982 1.94 1.83 2.25 2.12 105 962.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total RF* 212 380 12 4 3 .990 .981 1.85 1.83 2.23 2.14 169 1583.7 OF* 184 334 3 3 0 .991 .985 1.83 2.00 2.26 2.32 148 1344.0 106 41 212# LF* 106 179 3 1 0 .995 .984 1.72 1.60 2.39 2.02 77 686.7 CF* 41 68 0 1 0 .986 .988 1.66 2.38 2.27 2.73 34 269.7 DH 6 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 184 334 3 3 0 .991 .985 1.83 2.00 2.26 2.32 148 1344
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2008   STL NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .333  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2008 *

Silver Sluggers
2008-NL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2008-NL-16-0.04
Car-1148-0.04 shares

Slugging %
2008 NL-.591-2

OPS
2008 NL-.966-4

Runs
2008 NL-104-10

Total Bases
2008 NL-318-7

Home Runs
2008 NL-37-4

RBI
2008 NL-113-6

Strikeouts
2008 NL-146-7

Adjusted OPS+
2008 NL-150-4

Runs Created
2008 NL-121-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
2008 NL-40-6

Batting Wins
2008 NL-3.8-6

Extra-Base Hits
2008 NL-80-3

Offensive Win%
2008 NL-.717-6

Sac. Flies
2008 NL-8-7

At Bats per Home Run
2008 NL-14.5-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1185) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.0 (1084) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.0 (1030) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 1999.

January 14, 2002: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.

July 18, 2003: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Ricardo Rodriguez and Shane Spencer.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Cleveland Indians$304,700
2005Cleveland Indians$317,500
2008St. Louis Cardinals$411,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,033,200

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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