Position: Catcher
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)
Born: August 17, 1970 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr
Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL) and the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL).
High School: Colegio Alejandrino (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)
School: Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL)
Debut: September 4, 1995 (Age 25-018d, 16,785th in major league history)
vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 41-042d)
vs. TBR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season
Agents: ACES
Full Name: Jorge Rafael Posada
Nicknames: Sado
Pronunciation: \hor-hay po-SAH-dah\
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Relatives: Nephew of Leo Posada
Postseason Batting
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
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1995 | 24 | NYY | AL | ALDS | SEA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | |||||||||
1997 | 26 | NYY | AL | ALDS | CLE | L | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | -4.0% | ||
1998 | 27 | NYY | AL | ALDS | TEX | W | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | -0.3% | ||
1998 | 27 | NYY | AL | ALCS | CLE | W | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .182 | .400 | .455 | .855 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | -4.1% | 2.067 | 0.333 |
1998 | 27 | NYY | AL | WS | SDP | W | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | -1.2% | 2.672 | 0.261 |
1999 | 28 | NYY | AL | ALDS | TEX | W | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | -0.7% | ||
1999 | 28 | NYY | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .400 | .582 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | -2.1% | 1.500 | 0.260 |
1999 | 28 | NYY | AL | WS | ATL | W | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | -6.6% | 0.650 | 0.200 |
2000 | 29 | NYY | AL | ALDS | OAK | W | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .235 | .350 | .353 | .703 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.19 | -2.3% | ||
2000 | 29 | NYY | AL | ALCS | SEA | W | 6 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .158 | .360 | .211 | .571 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.01 | 0.0% | 2.172 | 0.218 |
2000 | 29 | NYY | AL | WS | NYM | W | 5 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .222 | .391 | .278 | .669 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.18 | -5.5% | 1.717 | 0.352 |
2001 | 30 | NYY | AL | ALDS | OAK | W | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .444 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.0% | ||
2001 | 30 | NYY | AL | ALCS | SEA | W | 5 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .214 | .450 | .286 | .736 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.9% | 2.286 | 0.660 |
2001 | 30 | NYY | AL | WS | ARI | L | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .174 | .269 | .348 | .617 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.36 | -23.3% | 1.500 | 0.609 |
2002 | 31 | NYY | AL | ALDS | ANA | L | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .222 | .412 | .634 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.28 | -2.9% | ||
2003 | 32 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | -2.7% | ||
2003 | 32 | NYY | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 7 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .296 | .367 | .556 | .922 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 10.7% | 6.683 | 0.966 |
2003 | 32 | NYY | AL | WS | FLA | L | 6 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .158 | .333 | .211 | .544 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 | -1.9% | 0.550 | 0.050 |
2004 | 33 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.62 | -6.1% | ||
2004 | 33 | NYY | AL | ALCS | BOS | L | 7 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .259 | .417 | .296 | .713 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.26 | -5.4% | 3.874 | 0.373 |
2005 | 34 | NYY | AL | ALDS | LAA | L | 5 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .231 | .474 | .538 | 1.012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1.9% | ||
2006 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALDS | DET | L | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .563 | .786 | 1.348 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.2% | ||
2007 | 36 | NYY | AL | ALDS | CLE | L | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .133 | .235 | .200 | .435 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.39 | -3.5% | ||
2009 | 38 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .636 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1.0% | ||
2009 | 38 | NYY | AL | ALCS | LAA | W | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .360 | .400 | .760 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | -0.1% | 3.055 | 0.123 |
2009 | 38 | NYY | AL | WS | PHI | W | 6 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .263 | .318 | .316 | .634 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 3.6% | 2.667 | 0.449 |
2010 | 39 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 1.2% | ||
2010 | 39 | NYY | AL | ALCS | TEX | L | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .263 | .300 | .368 | .668 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 | -2.2% | 1.018 | 0.101 |
2011 | 40 | NYY | AL | ALDS | DET | L | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .429 | .579 | .571 | 1.150 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 3.0% |