Darin Erstad - Professional Career

Professional Career

Darin Erstad
First baseman / Center fielder / Left fielder
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 14, 1996 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average .282
Home runs 124
Runs batted in 699
Teams
  • California / Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1996–2006)
  • Chicago White Sox (2007)
  • Houston Astros (2008–2009)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-Star (1998, 2000)
  • World Series champion (2002)
  • 3× Gold Glove Award winner (2000, 2002, 2004)
  • Silver Slugger Award winner (2000)

In his 14-season career, Erstad compiled a .282 batting average with 124 home runs and 699 RBIs in 1654 games. He was selected to the American League All-Star team twice (1998, 2000) and had eight game-ending, or "walk-off," RBI in his career.

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