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Gerald Laird

Rangers Career team 2003–2008
Number #18
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 1"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Garden Grove, CA
Born Nov 13, 1979

Key Insights

2015
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Laird is 11 for 18 against Kenny Rogers, a .611 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

18 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the CHW, Laird has hit .375 and slugged .667 over 26 plate appearances, his best of any club.

9 hits, 2 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .341 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Laird swings through more against Carl Pavano than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

15 plate appearances between them. 94th percentile of the 30 matchups on his own record.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Laird has hit .083/.083/.083 against Dan Haren in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 12 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .644 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Scott Kazmir has struck Laird out 5 times in 12 plate appearances, 41.7% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Laird more often than John Lackey: 32 plate appearances, in which Laird has hit .100/.156/.100.

3 hits, 0 home runs and 13 strikeouts across 32 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 13, 1979
Birth Place Garden Grove, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right