|

Resides in Sykeston, ND and Rocky River, OH
Played for Cowley 1996 and 1997
Most Valuable Player 1997 NJCAA World Series
Led Tigers to 53-11 record and first of two consecutive national championships
Third-Team All-American in 1997 at First Base
Signed with the Texas Rangers organization
Made his Major League Baseball debut on Aug. 6, 2002
Traded Dec. 6, 2002 to the Cleveland Indians
Named Upper Midwest Player of the Year by the Minnesota BBWAA Chapter
in 2005.
2002 Season Statistics (Texas Rangers)
2003 Season Statistics (Cleveland Indians)
2004 Season Statistics (Cleveland Indians)
2005 Season Statistics (Cleveland Indians)
2006 Season Statistics (Cleveland Indians)
2007 Season Statistics (Cleveland Indians)
Hitting
Stats: Stats through 2003 Season |
| SEASON |
TEAM |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
AVG |
| 2002 |
Texas Rangers
|
23 |
62 |
6 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
.329 |
.387 |
.242 |
| 2003 |
Cleveland Indians |
91 |
291 |
35 |
74 |
19 |
3 |
14 |
40 |
141 |
22 |
81 |
2 |
1 |
.327 |
.485 |
.254 |
| 2004 |
Cleveland Indians
|
140
|
482
|
96
|
150
|
41
|
3
|
28
|
109
|
28
|
68
|
111
|
3
|
2
|
.410
|
.583
|
.311
|
| 2005 |
Cleveland Indians
|
137
|
486
|
94
|
148
|
42
|
0
|
33
|
108
|
289
|
79
|
123
|
0
|
0
|
.408
|
.595
|
.305
|
| 2006 |
Cleveland Indians
|
129
|
454
|
100
|
140
|
31
|
1
|
42
|
117
|
299
|
100
|
111
|
0
|
0
|
.439
|
.659
|
.308
|
| 2007 |
Cleveland Indians
|
67
|
241
|
42
|
62
|
8
|
2
|
10
|
46
|
104
|
57
|
56
|
1
|
0
|
.401
|
.432
|
.257
|
| Career Totals |
|
587
|
2,016
|
373
|
589
|
145
|
10
|
128
|
426
|
1,138
|
334
|
497
|
6
|
4
|
.402
|
.564
|
.292
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fielding
Stats: |
| SEASON |
TEAM |
POS |
G |
GS |
INN |
TC |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
PB |
SB |
CS |
FPCT |
|
|
|
| 2002 |
Texas Rangers |
1B |
3 |
3 |
22.0 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.909 |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Cleveland Indians |
1B |
42 |
40 |
329.2 |
393 |
369 |
18 |
6 |
47 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.985 |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Cleveland Indians
|
1B
|
11
|
10
|
81.2
|
90
|
81
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Cleveland Indians
|
1B
|
1
|
1
|
7.0
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
Cleveland Indians
|
1B
|
4
|
4
|
33.3
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
Cleveland Indians
|
1B
|
9
|
9
|
79.0
|
85
|
81
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| Career Totals |
|
|
70
|
67
|
552.2
|
609
|
562
|
40
|
7
|
58
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
.989
|
|
|
|

Newton, Kansas native
Member of Cowley’s back-to-back national championship teams in
1997 and 1998
Draft: 1997 - 19th round by the Texas Rangers
Member of Washington Nationals organization 2005 and 2006
Signed with Boston Red Sox December 2006
2004 Season Statistics (Texas Rangers)
2005 Season Statistics (Washington Nationals)
2006 Season Statistics (Washington Nationals)
Pitching
Statistics |
| SEASON |
TEAM |
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
HBP
|
BB
|
SO
|
W
|
WPCT |
L
|
SV
|
SVO
|
HLD
|
BSLV
|
ERA
|
| 2004 |
Texas Rangers |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
13.50
|
| 2005 |
WA |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13.0
|
18
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
8
|
1
|
.500
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5.54
|
| 2006 |
WA
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.1
|
13
|
8
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
6.35
|
| Total |
--
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25.2
|
35
|
18
|
18
|
6
|
4
|
16
|
16
|
1
|
.500
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6.31
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hitting Statistics |
| SEASON |
TEAM |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
AVG |
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Texas Rangers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
WA |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
Wa
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1.000
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
--
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1.000
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fielding Statistics |
| SEASON |
TEAM
|
POS |
G |
GS |
INN |
TC |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
PB |
SB |
CS |
RF |
FPCT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Texas Rangers |
P
|
2
|
0
|
1.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
0.00
|
.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
WA |
P
|
14
|
0
|
13.0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.38
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
WA
|
P
|
8
|
0
|
11.1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
2.38
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
--
|
|
24
|
0
|
25.2
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.75
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Oklahoma City, Okla. native
Played for Cowley 1995 and 1996
Played second base in 1995, shortstop in 1996
Led Tigers to 51-13 record in 1996
Signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization
Made his Major League Baseball debut on June 2, 2001
Played 72 games in 2001, helping the Diamondbacks to the World Series
title
Starting second baseman in 2002
Batted .301 with 34 doubles, 6 triples, 16 home runs and 78 runs batted
in
Named to the National League All-Star Team
2002 Season Statistics (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Traded after 2003 season to the Milwaukee Brewers
2003 Season Statistics (Milwaukee Brewers)
2004 Season Statistics (Milwaukee Brewers)
2005 Season Statistics (Milwaukee Brewers)
Traded June 10, 2005 to the Washington Nationals
2005 Season Statistic (Washington Nationals)
Signed free agent contract Dec. 23, 2005 with the St. Louis Cardinals
Hitting
Stats: Stats through 2003 Season |
| SEASON |
|
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
AVG |
| 2001 |
Arizona
|
72
|
163
|
33
|
42
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
21
|
69
|
23
|
47
|
3
|
0
|
.354
|
.423
|
.258
|
| 2002 |
Arizona
|
143
|
538
|
103
|
162
|
34
|
6
|
16
|
78
|
256
|
65
|
100
|
11
|
6
|
.389
|
.476
|
.301
|
| 2003 |
Arizona
|
106
|
365
|
52
|
93
|
22
|
2
|
13
|
50
|
158
|
33
|
95
|
4
|
3
|
.326
|
.433
|
.255
|
| 2004 |
Milwaukee
|
59
|
228
|
33
|
62
|
13
|
0
|
7
|
28
|
96
|
25
|
48
|
5
|
3
|
.359
|
.421
|
.272
|
| 2005 |
Milwaukee
|
49
|
182
|
22
|
43
|
8
|
1
|
5
|
17
|
68
|
18
|
57
|
7
|
3
|
.308
|
.374
|
.236
|
| 2005 |
Washington
|
28
|
77
|
15
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
30
|
11
|
26
|
2
|
0
|
.330
|
.390
|
.221
|
| Career Totals |
|
457 |
1553 |
258 |
419 |
90 |
12 |
48 |
201 |
677 |
175 |
373 |
32 |
15 |
.354 |
.436 |
.270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fielding
Stats: |
| SEASON |
TEAM
|
POS |
G |
GS |
INN |
TC |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
PB |
SB |
CS |
FPCT |
|
|
|
| 2001 |
Arizona
|
2B |
66 |
39 |
392.0 |
203 |
96 |
104 |
3 |
27 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.985 |
|
|
|
| 2001 |
Arizona
|
SS |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
|
|
| 2002 |
Arizona
|
2B |
143 |
138 |
1230.2 |
661 |
288 |
358 |
15 |
64 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.977 |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Arizona
|
2B |
98 |
90 |
808.2 |
446 |
169 |
269 |
8 |
54 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.982 |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Arizona
|
OF |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Milwaukee
|
2B
|
58
|
58
|
517.2
|
299
|
111
|
177
|
11
|
41
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
.963
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Milwaukee
|
SS
|
1
|
0
|
3.2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Milwaukee
|
2B
|
48
|
46
|
404
|
217
|
93
|
117
|
7
|
27
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
.968
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Washington
|
2B
|
22
|
21
|
190
|
96
|
34
|
62
|
0
|
14
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
1.000
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Total
|
2B
|
70
|
67
|
594
|
313
|
127
|
179
|
7
|
41
|
|
|
|
.978
|
|
|
|
| Career Totals |
|
|
439 |
392 |
3552 |
1924 |
792 |
1088 |
44 |
227 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
.980 |
|
|
|
|