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  • Gerardo Parra

    Birth Date: 05/06/1987

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    Gerardo Enrique Parra was born in Santa Barbara, Venezuela and was signed in 2004 by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He made his professional debut at Missoula (Montana) in the rookie Pioneer League, slashing .328/.386/.469 with 23 stolen bases.

    The left-handed hitting Parra made his debut in ‘The Show’ in his third year. Called up in mid-May, Parra slashed .290/.324/.404 and finished eighth in the National League Rookie of the Year award balloting.

    Over the next four-plus years, Parra was a consistent performer in the Diamondbacks outfield, averaging 141 games per season. Over that time, he slashed .274/.331/.400 with 151 extra-base hits and 41 stolen bases. The outfielder won a Gold Glove in 2011 and 2013. Parra was traded to the Brewers before the July 2014 trading deadline for pitcher Anthony Banda and outfielder Mitch Haniger. In 46 games for Milwaukee, Parra slashed .268/.318/.390 across 123 at-bats.

    In 2015 Parra had a 2.0 bWAR, third best on the Brewers. His batting line of .328/.369/.517 across 323 at-bats included a team-high five triples and an OPS+ of 140. In July Parra was smoking-hot with a slash line of .435/.495/.718 in 85 at-bats. On July 31 he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Zach Davies. His time in Baltimore was disappointing as he posted a sub-par OPS+ of 69. He was granted free agency and signed with the Colorado Rockies the following January.

    Parra lasted three seasons in Denver and had a combined slash line of .283/.320/.407 with an OPS+ of 80 through the 2018 season. Once again a free agent, Parra signed with the San Francisco Giants in January 2019. He lasted only 30 games before his .198/.278/.267 slash line caused the Giants to release him. He was soon picked up by the Washington Nationals and batted .250/.300/.447 in 89 games. Parra appeared four times in the World Series that the Nationals won in seven games. After, Parra became a free agent and spent the 2020 season in Japan before returning to the Nationals in 2021. After splitting the year between Triple-A Rochester and Washington, Parra signed a minor league contract for 2022. In May he was released and a few days later, retired.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • While on the Nationals, his walk-up song was "Baby Shark"
    • Parra is currently the Nationals first base coach
    • First ML hit was a home run off Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto

    Gerardo Parra Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    2009 22 ARI NL 0.2 120 491 455 59 132 21 8 5 60 5 7 25 89 .290 .324 .404 .729 88 .323 85 184 18 1 4 6 1 *78H/9 ROY-8
    2010 23 ARI NL 0.5 133 393 364 31 95 19 6 3 30 1 0 23 76 .261 .308 .371 .679 79 .302 70 135 8 2 3 1 10 *79H/8  
    2011 24 ARI NL 3.0 141 493 445 55 130 20 8 8 46 15 1 43 82 .292 .357 .427 .784 113 .349 107 190 8 3 0 2 16 *79H/8 GG
    2012 25 ARI NL 2.0 133 430 385 58 105 21 2 7 36 15 9 33 77 .273 .335 .392 .727 95 .325 94 151 4 4 6 2 4 *87H9  
    2013 26 ARI NL 5.3 156 663 601 79 161 43 4 10 48 10 10 48 100 .268 .323 .403 .726 99 .320 96 242 12 3 7 4 3 *98/7H GG
    2014 27 2TM NL -0.5 150 574 529 64 138 22 4 9 40 9 7 32 100 .261 .308 .369 .677 88 .304 84 195 10 5 6 2 5 *978H  
    2014 27 ARI NL -0.3 104 440 406 51 105 18 3 6 30 5 5 24 72 .259 .305 .362 .667 85 .301 83 147 6 4 4 2 3 9/8H  
    2014 27 MIL NL -0.2 46 134 123 13 33 4 1 3 10 4 2 8 28 .268 .318 .390 .708 96 .311 87 48 4 1 2 0 2 7/8H9  
    2015 28 2TM 2LG 1.2 155 589 547 83 159 36 5 14 51 14 4 28 92 .291 .328 .452 .780 111 .341 108 247 8 5 4 5 3 *978H  
    2015 28 MIL NL 2.0 100 351 323 53 106 24 5 9 31 9 3 20 57 .328 .369 .517 .886 140 .387 142 167 7 3 1 4 2 78H9  
    2015 28 BAL AL -0.7 55 238 224 30 53 12 0 5 20 5 1 8 35 .237 .268 .357 .625 69 .273 57 80 1 2 3 1 1 98/7H  
    2016 29 COL NL -2.4 102 381 368 45 93 27 3 7 39 6 4 9 73 .253 .271 .399 .671 65 .293 58 147 16 1 1 2 1 7398/H  
    2017 30 COL NL 0.7 115 425 392 56 121 24 1 10 71 2 5 20 67 .309 .341 .452 .793 93 .340 91 177 13 4 0 9 0 79H/38D  
    2018 31 COL NL 0.4 142 443 401 52 114 17 0 6 53 11 4 32 75 .284 .342 .372 .714 82 .325 80 149 6 5 2 3 3 *7H9  
    2019 32 2TM NL 0.8 119 301 274 38 64 14 1 9 48 8 3 19 59 .234 .293 .391 .684 77 .309 81 107 7 5 1 2 3 H9738/145  
    2019 32 SFG NL 0.3 30 97 86 8 17 3 0 1 6 2 1 8 18 .198 .278 .267 .546 47 .267 56 23 0 2 0 1 2 79/H  
    2019 32 WSN NL 0.5 89 204 188 30 47 11 1 8 42 6 2 11 41 .250 .300 .447 .747 90 .329 92 84 7 3 1 1 1 H938/7145  
                                                                     
    2021 34 WSN NL -0.5 53 107 97 13 23 5 0 2 10 1 1 6 30 .237 .292 .351 .643 77 .291 79 34 3 2 1 1 0 H7/89  
    12 Yrs 10.8 1519 5290 4858 633 1335 269 42 90 532 97 55 318 920 .275 .322 .403 .725 91 .321 88 1958 113 40 35 39 49 *79H83/145D  
    162 Game Avg 1.2 162 564 518 68 142 29 4 10 57 10 6 34 98 .275 .322 .403 .725 91 .321 88 209 12 4 4 4 5    
                                                               
    ARI (6 Yrs) 10.8 787 2910 2656 333 728 142 31 39 250 51 32 196 496 .274 .326 .395 .721 94 .321 90 1049 56 17 24 17 37 *798H  
    COL (3 Yrs) -1.4 359 1249 1161 153 328 68 4 23 163 19 13 61 215 .283 .320 .407 .728 80 .320 77 473 35 10 3 14 4 7H938/D  
    MIL (2 Yrs) 1.8 146 485 446 66 139 28 6 12 41 13 5 28 85 .312 .355 .482 .837 128 .366 128 215 11 4 3 4 4 78H9  
    WSN (2 Yrs) 0.1 142 311 285 43 70 16 1 10 52 7 3 17 71 .246 .298 .414 .712 86 .316 88 118 10 5 2 2 1 H9783/145  
    BAL (1 Yr) -0.7 55 238 224 30 53 12 0 5 20 5 1 8 35 .237 .268 .357 .625 69 .273 57 80 1 2 3 1 1 98/7H  
    SFG (1 Yr) 0.3 30 97 86 8 17 3 0 1 6 2 1 8 18 .198 .278 .267 .546 47 .267 56 23 0 2 0 1 2 79/H  
                                                               
    NL (12 Yrs) 11.6 1464 5052 4634 603 1282 257 42 85 512 92 54 310 885 .277 .325 .405 .730 92 .324 89 1878 112 38 32 38 48 79H83/145D  
    AL (1 Yr) -0.7 55 238 224 30 53 12 0 5 20 5 1 8 35 .237 .268 .357 .625 69 .273 57 80 1 2 3 1 1 98/7H  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 1/21/2025.

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