Gerald Laird
Gerald Lee Laird
Born: November 13, 1979
Garden Grove, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
Draft: Round 2 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: La Quinta HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Career: 1999-2016
Major League Statistics
Gerald Laird compiled a career batting average of .270 with 44 home runs and 283 RBI in his 557-game career with the Southern Oregon Timberjacks, Athletics, Visalia Oaks, Modesto A's, Tulsa Drillers, Team USA, Oklahoma RedHawks, Rangers, Memphis Redbirds, Gwinnett Braves, Diamondbacks, Reno Aces and Tijuana Toros. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
 Southern Oregon Timberjacks |
 Visalia Oaks |
 Athletics |
 Modesto A's |
 Tulsa Drillers |
 Oklahoma RedHawks |
 Rangers |
 Memphis Redbirds |
 Gwinnett Braves |
 Diamondbacks |
 Reno Aces |
 Tijuana Toros |
 Tijuana Toros |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Short Season A | NORW | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | 60 | 265 | 228 | 45 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 43 | .285 | .361 | .360 | .721 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 33 | 120 | 103 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 27 | .243 | .333 | .272 | .605 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 14 | 58 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .300 | .379 | .380 | .759 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 119 | 511 | 443 | 71 | 113 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 101 | .255 | .337 | .341 | .678 | 151 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 123 | 503 | 442 | 70 | 122 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 95 | .276 | .343 | .416 | .759 | 184 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 99 | 385 | 338 | 50 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 61 | .260 | .344 | .429 | .773 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 8 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .192 | .276 | .423 | .699 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 75 | 317 | 281 | 51 | 87 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 61 | .310 | .380 | .562 | .942 | 158 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .176 | .000 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .429 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .462 | .364 | .825 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 557 | 2274 | 1985 | 321 | 535 | 84 | 23 | 44 | 283 | 60 | 27 | 215 | 412 | .270 | .346 | .402 | .748 | 797 | 47 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Short Season A | NORW | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | C | 51 | 305 | 70 | 11 | 4 | .972 | 7.353 | 19 | 45 | 32 | 41.6 |
| 2000 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | C | 9 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.111 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 61.5 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | C | 27 | 220 | 31 | 8 | 1 | .969 | 9.296 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 45.9 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | OF | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.556 | ||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | C | 85 | 583 | 82 | 16 | 6 | .977 | 7.824 | 17 | 59 | 48 | 44.9 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 1B | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.286 | ||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | CF | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | LF | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | OF | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | ||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | LF | 11 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 101 | 565 | 72 | 8 | 2 | .988 | 6.307 | 9 | 65 | 52 | 44.4 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | C | 89 | 552 | 71 | 11 | 5 | .983 | 7.000 | 8 | 61 | 39 | 39.0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | C | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 5.250 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | C | 73 | 463 | 50 | 6 | 5 | .988 | 7.027 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 47.7 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | C | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.600 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | C | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | C | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 5.500 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | C | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.250 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AAA | MEX | Tijuana Toros | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 517 | 2924 | 403 | 64 | 29 | .981 | 6.435 | 76 | 299 | 233 | 43.8 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | OAK | ||
| 2000 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | OAK | ||
| 2001 | Advanced A | California League | Modesto A's | OAK | ||
| 2002 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Team USA | |||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | July 17, 2004 | July 22, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | April 9, 2005 | August 30, 2005 |
| 2005 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | August 5, 2005 | August 18, 2005 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | July 22, 2008 | July 25, 2008 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | July 5, 2011 | July 6, 2011 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | August 9, 2013 | August 10, 2013 |
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Diamondbacks | ARI | August 2, 2015 | August 8, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | August 11, 2015 | August 19, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | Mexican League | Tijuana Toros | July 6, 2016 | July 7, 2016 |
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