Mark Teixeira

Full Name: Mark Charles Teixeira	Current Team: New York Yankees
Height/Weight: 6'3"/220	Uniform Number: 25
Birthdate: April 11, 1981	Entry Draft: 1st round (5th) in 2001
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland	Drafted By: Texas Rangers
Primary Position: 1B	College: Georgia Tech

Biography[]

Mark Teixeira (Mark Charles Teixeira) was born on April 11, 1981 in Annapolis, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 2003 for the Texas Rangers. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 26 home runs and 84 RBI. Teixeira played for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Mark Teixeira's best season was 2005, when he slugged 43 home runs, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 144 runs.

Scouting Report[]

Power hitter. Good from both sides of the plate. Patient approach. Above-average contact hitter. Very good defensive 1B, has good hands and agility. Not the fastest player around.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	K	HBP	SB	IBB	GDP
2003	TEX	146	529	66	137	26	84	.259	.331	.480	29	5	44	120	14	1	5	14
2004	TEX	145	545	101	153	38	112	.281	.370	.560	34	2	68	117	10	4	12	6
2005	TEX	162	644	112	194	43	144	.301	.379	.575	41	3	72	124	11	4	5	18
2006	TEX	162	628	99	177	33	110	.282	.371	.514	45	1	89	128	4	2	12	17
2007	TEX	78	286	48	85	13	49	.297	.397	.524	24	1	45	66	3	0	10	15
2007	ATL	54	208	38	66	17	56	.317	.404	.615	9	1	27	46	4	0	3	2
2007	Total	132	494	86	151	30	105	.306	.400	.563	33	2	72	112	7	0	13	7
2008	ATL	103	381	63	108	20	78	.283	.390	.512	27	0	65	70	3	0	9	13
2008	LAA	54	193	39	69	13	43	.358	.449	.632	14	0	32	23	4	2	4	4
2008	Total	157	574	102	177	33	121	.308	.410	.552	41	0	97	93	7	2	13	17
2009	NYY	156	609	103	178	39	122	.292	.383	.565	43	3	81	114	12	2	9	13
Total	NL	157	589	101	174	37	134	.295	.395	.548	36	1	92	116	7	0	12	15
Total	AL	903	3434	568	993	205	664	.289	.375	.544	230	15	431	692	58	15	57	77
Career		1060	4023	669	1167	242	748	.290	.378	.545	266	16	523	808	65	15	69	92

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team	PO	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	FPCT
2003	TEX	1B	116	104	932.2	931	71	4	95	.996
2003	TEX	OF	25	18	144.2	29	0	1	0	.967
2003	TEX	3B	15	11	99.2	10	20	7	0	.811
2003	TEX	LF	14	10	79.2	14	0	1	0	.933
2003	TEX	RF	11	8	65	15	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	TEX	1B	142	138	1223	1210	98	10	114	.992
2004	TEX	RF	7	4	36.2	8	0	0	0	1.000
2004	TEX	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	TEX	1B	155	154	1358	1378	102	3	127	.998
2005	TEX	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TEX	1B	159	159	1399	1480	88	4	158	.997
2006	TEX	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	TEX	1B	74	74	624	614	47	1	74	.998
2007	TEX	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	ATL	1B	54	54	474	494	30	4	46	.992
2007	Total	1B	128	128	1098	1108	77	5	120	.996
2008	ATL	1B	102	102	898.2	963	65	2	85	.998
2008	ATL	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	LAA	1B	51	51	436.1	431	34	3	45	.994
2008	LAA	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	Total	1B	153	153	1335	1394	99	5	130	.997
2008	Total	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	NYY	1B	152	150	1303.2	1222	49	4	110	.997
2009	NYY	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total		1B	1005	986	8649.1	8722	583	35	853	.996
Total		OF	32	22	181.1	37	0	1	0	.974
Total		DH	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total		RF	18	12	101.2	23	0	0	0	1.000
Total		3B	15	11	99.2	10	20	7	0	.811
Total		LF	14	10	79.2	14	0	1	0	.933

Awards[]

Transactions[]

Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1998).
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2001 - signed August 24, 2001).
Traded by the Texas Rangers along with Ron Mahay to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Beau Jones, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, and Neftali Feliz (July 31, 2007).