Gerald Laird
2003–2015 · bats R / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
799G
.243AVG
.305OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
597H
38HR
238RBI
21SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799 | 2,734 | 2,452 | 314 | 597 | 137 | 9 | 38 | 238 | 193 | 494 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 22 | 866 | .243 | .305 | .353 | .658 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2008-04-21 to 2008-05-08
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 2009-05-20 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 2006-06-04 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 2008-04-06 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 407 | 1373 | 307 | 18 | 125 | 102 | 259 | .251 | .298 | .358 |
| Away | 392 | 1361 | 290 | 20 | 113 | 91 | 235 | .236 | .280 | .348 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| April | 141 | 498 | 111 | 8 | 43 | 44 | 86 | .253 | .311 | .368 |
| May | 146 | 491 | 106 | 6 | 49 | 37 | 83 | .241 | .291 | .333 |
| June | 112 | 394 | 101 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 69 | .283 | .320 | .429 |
| July | 103 | 357 | 83 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 65 | .259 | .291 | .362 |
| August | 140 | 471 | 88 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 87 | .206 | .248 | .315 |
| September | 147 | 491 | 101 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 97 | .230 | .277 | .334 |
| October | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .259 | .286 | .296 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-angels | 73 | 260 | 47 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 59 | .206 | .254 | .351 |
| athletics | 64 | 235 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 47 | .233 | .285 | .314 |
| seattle-mariners | 61 | 211 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | .240 | .303 | .317 |
| minnesota-twins | 57 | 190 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 29 | .229 | .253 | .377 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 185 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 37 | .186 | .243 | .267 |
| kansas-city-royals | 53 | 189 | 53 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 25 | .315 | .344 | .512 |
| chicago-white-sox | 39 | 126 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 16 | .281 | .302 | .474 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 36 | 114 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 26 | .194 | .246 | .233 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Texas Rangers | 19 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 2004 | Texas Rangers | 49 | 147 | 33 | 1 | 16 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 2005 | Texas Rangers | 13 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 2006 | Texas Rangers | 78 | 243 | 72 | 7 | 22 | 3 | .296 | – | – |
| 2007 | Texas Rangers | 120 | 407 | 91 | 9 | 47 | 6 | .224 | – | – |
| 2008 | Texas Rangers | 95 | 344 | 95 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 2009 |  Detroit Tigers | 135 | 413 | 93 | 4 | 33 | 5 | .225 | – | – |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | 89 | 270 | 56 | 5 | 25 | 3 | .207 | – | – |
| 2011 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 95 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 63 | 174 | 49 | 2 | 11 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Atlanta Braves | 47 | 121 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 2014 | Atlanta Braves | 53 | 152 | 31 | – | 10 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 2015 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |