Marlon Byrd (Marlon Jerrard Byrd) was born on August 30, 1977 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Byrd attended Georgia Premier College and was selected in the 10th round (#306 overall) in the 1999 MLB draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Before Georgia Perimeter, he attended Georgia Tech after graduating from Sprayberry High School, where his team won the State Championship in 1995. He made his Major League debut just over three years later, on September 8, 2002, for the Phils. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 7 home runs and 45 RBI. Byrd played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Marlon Byrd's best season was 2003, when he hit for a .303 average.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
K
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
2002
PHI
10
35
2
8
2
0
1
1
1
8
0
2
.229
.250
.371
.621
2003
PHI
135
495
86
150
28
4
7
45
44
94
11
1
.303
.366
.418
.784
2004
PHI
106
346
48
79
13
2
5
33
22
68
2
2
.228
.287
.321
.608
2005
PHI
5
13
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
.308
.400
.308
.708
2005
WAS
74
216
20
57
15
2
2
26
18
47
5
1
.264
.318
.380
.698
2006
WAS
78
197
28
44
8
1
5
18
22
47
3
3
.223
.317
.350
.667
2007
TEX
109
414
60
127
17
8
10
70
29
88
5
3
.307
.355
.459
.814
Career
517
1716
244
469
83
17
30
193
137
355
26
12
.273
.334
.394
.728
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
TC
A
E
DP
FPCT
2002
PHI
CF
8
8
66
15
15
0
0
0
1.000
2002
PHI
RF
2
1
11
2
2
0
0
0
1.000
2003
PHI
CF
131
124
1100
295
305
5
5
1
.984
2004
PHI
CF
92
86
753
195
201
4
2
1
.990
2005
PHI
CF
5
4
34
6
6
0
0
0
1.000
2005
WAS
CF
11
6
61
14
14
0
0
0
1.000
2005
WAS
LF
54
41
386
100
107
5
2
2
.981
2005
WAS
RF
4
3
34
10
10
0
0
0
1.000
2006
WAS
RF
18
7
83
23
24
0
1
0
.958
2006
WAS
CF
57
44
393
125
127
1
1
0
.992
2006
WAS
LF
3
0
6
2
2
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TEX
LF
18
13
116
31
31
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TEX
RF
40
36
304
78
84
5
1
4
.988
2007
TEX
CF
63
54
496
114
120
4
2
1
.983
Total
OF
508
429
3846
1010
1048
24
14
9
.987
Awards
Transactions
Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1999 - signed June 4, 1999).
