Dustin Pedroia Second Base

     
 

Age: 37
Born: August 17, 1983
Resides: Woodland, CA
Height: 5-9
Weight: 180
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 2nd round, 2004
How Acquired: Draft
College: Arizona State
High School: Woodland HS (CA)

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Retired (Feb. 2021)

Scouting Report: Small infielder who had a tremendous career at Arizona State. Average power for a middle infielder, with good bat speed and excellent plate discipline. Loves the game and has fantastic instincts. Plays top-notch defense up the middle - he was named the 2003 Collegiate Defensive Player of the Year. Very scrappy, said to be a great teammate. Oozes confidence. Has pro experience at both shortstop and second base; likely will stick at second base through his big-league career. Coming out of the minors, scouts projected Pedroia as a dependable second baseman at the major-league level. However, he has proven to be an All-Star caliber player.

  
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2002 Arizona State NCAA Coll   18 58 236 51 82 13 2 1 45 102 24 19 5 4 0.347 0.432 0.417 0.849
  2003 Arizona State NCAA Coll   19 68 297 83 120 34 3 4 52 172 36 13 3 4 0.404 0.570 0.472 1.042
  2004 Arizona State NCAA Coll   20 53 220 74 90 23 1 9 48 142 43 11 8 5 0.409 0.645 0.515 1.160
  2004 Augusta SAL A Bos 20 12 50 11 20 5 0 1 5 28 6 3 2 0 0.400 0.560 0.474 1.034
  2004 Sarasota FSL A+ Bos 20 30 107 23 36 8 3 2 14 56 13 4 0 2 0.336 0.523 0.417 0.940
  2004 Scottsdale AFL Fall Bos 20 16 54 13 15 2 0 1 7 20 7 4 1 0 0.278 0.370 0.375 0.745
  2005 Portland East AA Bos 21 66 256 39 83 19 2 8 40 130 34 26 7 3 0.324 0.409 0.508 0.917
  2005 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 21 51 204 39 52 9 1 5 24 78 24 17 1 0 0.255 0.356 0.382 0.738
  2006 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 22 111 423 55 129 30 3 5 50 180 48 27 1 4 0.305 0.384 0.426 0.810
  2006 Boston AL MLB Bos 22 31 89 5 17 4 0 2 7 27 7 7 0 1 0.191 0.258 0.303 0.561
  2007 Boston AL MLB Bos 23 139 520 86 165 39 1 8 50 230 47 42 7 1 0.317 0.380 0.442 0.822
2008 Boston AL MLB Bos 24 157 653 118 213 54 2 17 83 322 50 52 20 1 0.326 0.376 0.493 0.869
2009 U.S.A. --- WBC --- 25 3 16 1 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.375
2009 Boston AL MLB Bos 25 154 626 115 185 48 1 15 72 280 74 45 20 8 0.296 0.371 0.447 0.818
2010 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452
2010 Boston AL MLB Bos 26 75 302 53 87 24 1 12 41 149 37 38 9 1 0.288 0.367 0.493 0.860
2011 Boston AL MLB Bos 27 159 635 102 195 37 3 21 91 301 86 85 26 8 0.307 0.387 0.474 0.861
  2012 Boston AL MLB Bos 28 141 563 81 163 39 3 15 65 253 48 60 20 6 0.290 0.347 0.449 0.797
  2013 Boston AL MLB Bos 29 160 641 91 193 42 2 9 84 266 73 75 17 5 0.301 0.372 0.415 0.787
  2014 Boston AL MLB Bos 30 135 551 72 153 33 0 7 53 207 51 75 6 6 0.278 0.337 0.376 0.712
  2015 Boston AL MLB Bos 31 93 381 46 111 19 1 12 42 168 38 51 2 2 0.291 0.356 0.441 0.797
  2016 Boston AL MLB Bos 32 154 633 105 201 36 1 15 74 284 61 73 7 4 0.318 0.378 0.449 0.827
  2017 Boston AL MLB Bos 33 105 406 46 119 19 0 7 62 159 49 48 4 3 0.293 0.369 0.392 0.760
  2018 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 34 5 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.071 0.235 0.071 0.307
  2018 Boston AL MLB Bos 34 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.091 0.231 0.091 0.322
  2019 Greenville SAL A Bos 35 3 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0.333 0.455 0.444 0.899
  2019 Portland East AA Bos 35 6 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0.222 0.222 0.222 0.444
  2019 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 35 5 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0.148 0.200 0.158 0.358
  2019 Boston AL MLB Bos 35 6 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0.100 0.143 0.100 0.243
  2020 Boston (DNP-Injured) AL MLB Bos 36 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: pe-DROY-uh
First Pro Contract: July 13, 2004 by Dan Madsen
Signing Bonus: $575,000
MiLB Debut: July 19, 2004 (Augusta)
 Added to 40-man: August 22, 2006
MLB Debut: August 22, 2006 (Boston)
     
  Awards
 2003 First Team All-American (Louisville Slugger)
2003 D1 First Team All-American (ABCA)
2004 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
2004 First-Team Baseball America and USA Today All-American
2003 Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year
2003 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year
Red Sox ML Base Runner of the Month (Apr. 2005)
Red Sox ML "Quality Plate Appearances" Award (Jun. 2005)
2005 Post-Season Eastern League All-Star
2005 Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year
Red Sox ML Defensive Player of the Month (June 2006)
Red Sox ML Offensive Player of the Month (July 2006)
 2006 International League All-Star
American League Rookie of the Month (May 2007)
American League Player of the Week (May 28 - June 3, 2007)		 Awards (cont.)
2007 Larry Doby Award (Legacy ROY)
American League Rookie of the Year (2007)
American League All-Star (2008)
American League Gold Glove - 2B (2008)
American League Silver Slugger - 2B (2008)
2008 American League MVP
American League All-Star (2009)
American League All-Star (2010)
American League Player of the Month (July 2011)
American League Gold Glove - 2B (2011)
2013 American League All-Star
American League Gold Glove - 2B (2014)

SoxProspects.com Awards
 2005 SoxProspects.com All-Star - 2B
2006 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - 2B
 2006 SoxProspects.com All-Star - Shortstop
 
 

 
     
 
 		  
     
 
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