Edgar Renteria

Full Name: Edgar Enrique Renteria Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 6' 1"/172 First Game: May 10, 1996 Birthdate: August 7, 1976 MLB Experience: 12 years Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Edgar Renteria (Edgar Enrique Renteria) was born on August 7, 1976 in Barranquilla, Colombia. He made his Major League debut on May 10, 1996 for the Florida Marlins. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI. Renteria played for the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Edgar Renteria's best season was 2003, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .330 average and knocked in 100 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996	FLA	106	431	68	133	18	3	5	31	33	68	16	2	.309	.358	.399	.757
1997	FLA	154	617	90	171	21	3	4	52	45	108	32	15	.277	.327	.340	.668
1998	FLA	133	517	79	146	18	2	3	31	48	78	41	22	.282	.347	.342	.689
1999	STL	154	585	92	161	36	2	11	63	53	82	37	8	.275	.334	.400	.734
2000	STL	150	562	94	156	32	1	16	76	63	77	21	13	.278	.346	.423	.770
2001	STL	141	493	54	128	19	3	10	57	39	73	17	4	.260	.314	.371	.685
2002	STL	152	544	77	166	36	2	11	83	49	57	22	7	.305	.364	.439	.803
2003	STL	157	587	96	194	47	1	13	100	65	54	34	7	.330	.394	.480	.874
2004	STL	149	586	84	168	37	0	10	72	39	78	17	11	.287	.327	.401	.728
2005	BOS	153	623	100	172	36	4	8	70	55	100	9	4	.276	.335	.385	.721
2006	ATL	149	598	100	175	40	2	14	70	62	89	17	6	.293	.361	.436	.797
2007	ATL	124	494	87	164	30	1	12	57	46	77	11	2	.332	.390	.470	.860
Career		1722	6637	1021	1934	370	24	117	762	597	941	274	101	.291	.349	.407	.757

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
1997	FLA	SS	153	149	1328	243	675	415	17	95	.975
1998	FLA	SS	130	129	1129	194	588	374	20	93	.966
1999	STL	SS	151	140	1258	222	640	392	26	87	.959
2000	STL	SS	149	144	1258	230	636	379	27	79	.958
2001	STL	SS	137	133	1153	206	621	391	24	85	.961
2001	STL	1B	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1.000
2002	STL	SS	149	147	1287	202	631	410	19	72	.970
2003	STL	SS	156	154	1367	191	646	439	16	83	.975
2004	STL	SS	149	148	1307	222	652	419	11	92	.983
2005	BOS	SS	153	150	1293	227	655	398	30	90	.954
2006	ATL	SS	146	146	1265	185	597	399	13	76	.978
2007	ATL	SS	121	121	1019	147	480	322	11	71	.977
Total			1652	1618	14150	2374	7067	4471	222	952	.969

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Florida Marlins (February 14, 1992).
• Traded from the Florida Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna (December 14, 1998).
• Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
• Signed with the Boston Red Sox (December 19, 2004).
• Traded from the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Andy Marte (December 8, 2005).
• Traded from the Atlanta Braves with cash to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernandez (October 30, 2007).