David Aardsma Stats

David Aardsma was born on Sunday, December 27, 1981, in Denver, Colorado. Aardsma was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 2004, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive David Aardsma baseball stats page.

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"It was a great experience. I got to face some big league hitters. I'll go down, get some innings in and try to get back here. Guys were coming back, so I knew it would be a numbers game. I don't feel like I've been pitching all that great. I realize you can't throw fastballs by these guys. You have to work your pitches and hit your spots." - David Aardsma in the San Francisco Examiner (John Crowley, 04/22/2004)

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David Aardsma Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#837)

David Aardsma Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#837)

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Birth Name:   David Allan Aardsma (Twitter: @TheDA53)
Nickname:   The DA
Born On:   12-27-1981  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Denver, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, CO)
College:   Pennsylvania State University & Rice University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   04-06-2004 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-23-2015
Draft:   2003 : 1st Round (22nd) / Signing Bonus = $1,425,000

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David Aardsma Pitching Stats

2004 23 Giants 11 0 5 1 0 1.000 6.75 0 0 0 10.2 61 20 8 8 1 10 0 5 0 2 0 0
2006 25 Cubs 45 0 9 3 0 1.000 4.08 0 0 0 53.0 225 41 24 25 9 28 0 49 1 1 0 5
2007 26 White Sox 25 0 7 2 1 .667 6.40 0 0 0 32.1 151 39 23 24 4 17 3 36 2 1 0 3
2008 27 Red Sox 47 0 7 4 2 .667 5.55 0 0 0 48.2 228 49 30 32 4 35 2 49 3 5 0 4
2009 28 Mariners 73 0 53 3 6 .333 2.52 0 0 38 71.1 296 49 20 23 4 34 3 80 2 0 0 6
2010 29 Mariners 53 0 43 0 6 .000 3.44 0 0 31 49.2 202 33 19 19 5 25 5 49 2 2 0 0
2012 31 Yankees 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013 32 Mets 43 0 3 2 2 .500 4.31 0 0 0 39.2 178 39 19 20 7 19 6 36 1 4 1 4
2015 34 Braves 33 0 8 1 1 .500 4.70 0 0 0 30.2 129 25 16 17 6 14 3 35 1 1 0 6
9 Years 331 0 136 16 18 .471 4.27 0 0 69 337.0 1,475 296 160 169 41 183 22 340 12 16 1 28

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David Aardsma Hitting Stats

2004 23 Giants 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2006 25 Cubs 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2007 26 White Sox 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2008 27 Red Sox 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2009 28 Mariners 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2010 29 Mariners 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2012 31 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2013 32 Mets 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2015 34 Braves 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
9 Years 331 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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David Aardsma Fielding Stats

2004 Giants P 11 0 32 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2006 Cubs P 45 0 159 6 0.1 6 1 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
2007 White Sox P 25 0 96 7 0.3 6 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.69
2008 Red Sox P 47 0 147 9 0.2 9 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
2009 Mariners P 73 0 213 7 0.1 7 2 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.89
2010 Mariners P 53 0 150 6 0.1 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.90
2012 Yankees P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2013 Mets P 43 0 119 6 0.1 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.36
2015 Braves P 33 0 92 2 0.1 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.29
P Totals 331 0 1,011 43 0.1 40 11 29 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.07
9 Years 331 0 1,011 43 0.1 40 11 29 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.07

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David Aardsma Miscellaneous Stats

2004 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 4.22 8.44
2006 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.75 8.32 4.75
2007 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.12 10.02 4.73
2008 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.40 9.06 6.47
2009 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.35 10.09 4.29
2010 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.96 8.88 4.53
2012 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
2013 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.89 8.17 4.31
2015 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.50 10.27 4.11
9 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.86 9.08 4.89

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David Aardsma Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2004 San Francisco Giants 33 $300,000.00 - -
2006 Chicago Cubs 54 $327,500.00 - -
2007 Chicago White Sox 54 $387,500.00 - -
2008 Boston Red Sox 53 $403,250.00 - -
2009 Seattle Mariners 53 $419,000.00 - -
2010 Seattle Mariners 53 $2,750,000.00 - -
2012 New York Yankees 35 $500,000.00 - -
2013 New York Mets 30 $500,000.00 - -
2015 Atlanta Braves 32 $500,000.00 - -

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David Allan Aardsma was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the San Francisco Giants (2004), Chicago Cubs (2006), Chicago White Sox (2007), Boston Red Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010), New York Yankees (2012), New York Mets (2013), and Atlanta Braves (2015). Aardsma was signed by scout Tom Korenek, sent to the San Jose Giants (Class A), and less than a year later, made his big league debut, skipping Double-A and Triple-A in the minors! The last Giant to make the Opening Day roster in the season after being drafted was 6x All-Star Will Clark!

David Aardsma Rookie Baseball Card

David Aardsma Rookie Baseball Card | 2004 Bowman Baseball Card (#174)
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When Hank Aaron made it to the majors in 1954, his surname (Aaron) was first, alphabetically, in the list of all-time Major League Baseball players, listed in Baseball Almanac before Ed Abbaticchio. When Aardsma made it to the show in 2004, he displaced Hank, and remains first alphabetically through today!

When David Aardsma pitched in a career high 73 games in 2009, he "kinda" tied the Seattle Mariners single season record for most games pitched in a season by a right-handed pitcher, set previously by Michael Jackson in 1996. Aardsma's teammate on the 2009 Mariners, Mark Lowe, also a right-handed pitcher, had pitched in his 73rd game of the year a few days earlier and ended the year with a team record 75 appearances!

When David Aardsma (38 saves in 2009) saved 31 games in 2010, he became just the fourth Mariners' pitcher to record multiple 30-save seasons; joining Mike Schooler (1989, 1990), Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000, 2001, 2002), and J.J. Putz (2006, 2007).

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