Édgar Rentería

Shortstop 1996–2011 5× All-Star

2,327H

140HR

.286AVG

923RBI

.741OPS

Édgar Rentería, born in Barranquilla, Colombia, played 16 seasons (1996–2011) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves. He collected 2,327 hits and 140 home runs with a .286 batting average, ranking 1st in hits among Colombian-born players. He was selected to 5 All-Star games.

Born: August 7, 1976 · Barranquilla, Colombia · 6 major leaguers from Barranquilla
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1996	Florida Marlins	106	431	68	133	18	3	5	31	16	33	68	.309
1997	Florida Marlins	154	617	90	171	21	3	4	52	32	45	108	.277
1998	Florida Marlins	133	517	79	146	18	2	3	31	41	48	78	.282
1999	St. Louis Cardinals	154	585	92	161	36	2	11	63	37	53	82	.275
2000	St. Louis Cardinals	150	562	94	156	32	1	16	76	21	63	77	.278
2001	St. Louis Cardinals	141	493	54	128	19	3	10	57	17	39	73	.260
2002	St. Louis Cardinals	152	544	77	166	36	2	11	83	22	49	57	.305
2003	St. Louis Cardinals	157	587	96	194	47	1	13	100	34	65	54	.330
2004	St. Louis Cardinals	149	586	84	168	37	0	10	72	17	39	78	.287
2005	Boston Red Sox	153	623	100	172	36	4	8	70	9	55	100	.276
2006	Atlanta Braves	149	598	100	175	40	2	14	70	17	62	89	.293
2007	Atlanta Braves	124	494	87	164	30	1	12	57	11	46	77	.332
2008	Detroit Tigers	138	503	69	136	22	2	10	55	6	37	64	.270
2009	San Francisco Giants	124	460	50	115	19	1	5	48	7	39	69	.250
2010	San Francisco Giants	72	243	26	67	11	2	3	22	3	21	43	.276
2011	Cincinnati Reds	96	299	34	75	14	0	5	36	4	24	65	.251
Career		2,152	8,142	1,200	2,327	436	29	140	923	294	718	1,182	.286

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