Gerald Laird
Bats R Throws R6'1" 230 lbBorn 1979 Westminster, USADebut 2003Team ARIDraft 1998 R2 #45 Athletics, La Quinta HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2015 | ARI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -140.2 |
| 2014 | ATL | 53 | 167 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 0.204 | 0.275 | 0.257 | 0.532 | 46.2 |
| 2013 | ATL | 47 | 141 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 0.281 | 0.367 | 0.372 | 0.739 | 108.6 |
| 2012 | DET | 63 | 191 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0.282 | 0.337 | 0.374 | 0.710 | 93.3 |
| 2011 | STL | 37 | 108 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 0.232 | 0.302 | 0.358 | 0.660 | 77.8 |
| 2010 | DET | 89 | 299 | 22 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 57 | 0.207 | 0.263 | 0.304 | 0.567 | 51.4 |
| 2009 | DET | 135 | 477 | 49 | 93 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 0.225 | 0.306 | 0.320 | 0.626 | 66.5 |
| 2008 | TEX | 95 | 381 | 54 | 95 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 63 | 0.276 | 0.329 | 0.398 | 0.727 | 89.8 |
| 2007 | TEX | 120 | 448 | 48 | 91 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 30 | 103 | 0.224 | 0.278 | 0.349 | 0.627 | 62.5 |
| 2006 | TEX | 78 | 260 | 46 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 0.296 | 0.332 | 0.473 | 0.805 | 104.9 |
| 2005 | TEX | 13 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.225 | 0.262 | 0.350 | 0.612 | 52.5 |
| 2004 | TEX | 49 | 168 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 0.224 | 0.287 | 0.286 | 0.572 | 42.3 |
| 2003 | TEX | 19 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0.273 | 0.360 | 0.432 | 0.792 | 101.9 |
| Career | | 799 | 2734 | 314 | 597 | 137 | 9 | 38 | 238 | 21 | 193 | 494 | 0.243 | 0.305 | 0.353 | 0.658 | 73.2 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 64.7 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.024 | 0.030 | 0.021 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2015 | ARI | C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2014 | ATL | C | 48 | 378 | 339 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0.995 | |
| 2013 | ATL | C | 40 | 294 | 241 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | DET | C | 56 | 429 | 393 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0.990 | |
| 2011 | STL | C | 31 | 213 | 182 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.985 | |
| 2011 | STL | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | DET | C | 87 | 671 | 516 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 0.991 | |
| 2009 | DET | C | 135 | 1090 | 844 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 0.997 | |
| 2009 | DET | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | TEX | C | 88 | 753 | 523 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 0.986 | |
| 2008 | TEX | 3B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | TEX | C | 119 | 987 | 675 | 75 | 12 | 13 | 0.984 | |
| 2007 | TEX | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2006 | TEX | C | 71 | 578 | 392 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0.986 | |
| 2006 | TEX | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2005 | TEX | C | 13 | 99 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.957 | |
| 2005 | TEX | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2004 | TEX | C | 49 | 397 | 275 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0.983 | |
| 2003 | TEX | C | 16 | 111 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.986 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2005 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Bat | 317 | 17 HR, 12 SB | 0.310 | 0.942 |
| 2005 | Rk | AZL Rangers | Bat | 29 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.192 | 0.699 |
| 2004 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Bat | 24 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.182 | 0.523 |
| 2003 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Bat | 385 | 9 HR, 9 SB | 0.260 | 0.773 |
| 2002 | AA | Tulsa Drillers | Bat | 503 | 11 HR, 8 SB | 0.276 | 0.759 |
| 2001 | A+ | Modesto A's | Bat | 511 | 5 HR, 10 SB | 0.255 | 0.678 |
| 2000 | A+ | Visalia Oaks | Bat | 120 | 0 HR, 7 SB | 0.243 | 0.605 |
| 2000 | Rk | AZL Athletics | Bat | 58 | 0 HR, 2 SB | 0.300 | 0.759 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2015 | | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.050 | 0.095 | 0.050 | 0.145 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.045 | 0.087 | 0.045 | 0.132 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | ARI | $1,000,000 |
| 2014 | ATL | $1,500,000 |
| 2013 | ATL | $1,500,000 |
| 2012 | DET | $1,000,000 |
| 2011 | STL | $1,000,000 |
| 2010 | DET | $3,950,000 |
| 2009 | DET | $2,800,000 |
| 2008 | TEX | $1,600,000 |
| 2007 | TEX | $400,322 |
| 2006 | TEX | $332,330 |
| 2004 | TEX | $300,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.