| J.D. Drew |
Full Name: David Jonathan Drew School: Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Georgia |
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| Stephen and JD Drew |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1995 39 OF 6-1 190 L R Fr * Hahira, GA 1996 39 OF 6-1 195 L R So * Hahira, GA 1997 39 OF 6-1 195 L R Jr * Hahira, GA |
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| Awards |
| Baseball |
Year Award
1995 Baseball America - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team Freshman All-American
1996 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
1997 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2003 |
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J.D. Drew was an outfielder from the small town of Hahira, Ga., near Valdosta. He wasn't a heralded player being recruited by colleges from all over, but it didn't take long for coach Martin to
realize that this kid from Hahira was destined for greatness. Drew had picked up the game of baseball at age 13 playing with his brothers and neighbors in the cow pastures across from his family home.
He joined the Boys Club team in Valdosta and from there baseball became his focus. Drew went on to be named the Vikings' best offensive player all four years, all-regional MVP and a member of the Team
Georgia All-Star squad his senior year. Drew's college career was impressive. He rewrote history as he established himself as one of the best hitters in college baseball. He was a consensus first-team All-American after becoming the only player in Division I baseball history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases. He was named Player of the Year by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, The Sporting News and the ACC, and received the Dick Howser Award given by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Drew was also a member of Team USA and crowned the Golden Spikes Award winner, given by USA Baseball to the best amateur baseball player. Drew batted an FSU-record .455 in 1997 while becoming one of just three players in Division I history to record a triple-triple - 100 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBI. He broke a total of 17 Florida State and ACC records, including the FSU season batting average, FSU and ACC career slugging percentage and ACC season and career home runs. Drew completed his third and final season being named to the College World Series All-Decade team and eighth in Baseball America's collegiate "Player of the Century" poll. The left-handed outfielder was a first round draft pick by the St. Louis Cardinals and is currently in his tenth season in the pros.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 .325 64 56 209 54 68 7 3 17 63 132 .632 36 3 54 2 .430 1 1 11 12 1996 .386 69 69 241 90 93 17 5 21 94 183 .759 55 12 53 4 .508 7 2 10 14 1997 .455 67 67 233 110 106 15 5 31 100 224 .961 84 8 37 3 .604 3 1 32 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .391 200 192 683 254 267 39 13 69 257 539 .789 175 23 144 9 .521 11 4 53 68 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1995 74 0 0 1.000 0 1996 139 9 6 .961 2 1997 122 2 1 .992 1 ---------------------------- Tot 335 11 7 .980 3 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1996
Date Opponent AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 3 MARSHALL .250 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
Feb 4 MARSHALL .375 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 2 0 0 0
Feb 10 UNC-ASHEVILLE .333 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 UNC-ASHEVILLE .375 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 0
Feb 16 MINNESOTA .421 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
Feb 17 MINNESOTA .450 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 1
Feb 18 MINNESOTA .375 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 23 CAL ST-FULLERTON .393 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 24 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA .394 1 1 5 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 29 FLORIDA .405 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 5 2 1 0 2 0
Mar 2 FLORIDA .375 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 3 FLORIDA .370 1 1 6 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 5 0
Mar 6 MERCER .367 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1
Mar 8 COASTAL CAROLINA .385 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 9 COASTAL CAROLINA .400 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 4 6 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 10 COASTAL CAROLINA .407 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 12 MAINE .397 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0
Mar 13 MAINE .433 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 14 MAINE .435 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 0
Mar 15 MARYLAND .452 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 7 0 1 1 0 0
Mar 16 MARYLAND .468 1 1 4 1 3 1 6 6 0 1 0 1 1
Mar 17 MARYLAND .457 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 20 NORTH CAROLINA .452 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0
Mar 20 NORTH CAROLINA .443 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
Mar 21 NORTH CAROLINA .451 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 0
Mar 22 WAKE FOREST .441 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 WAKE FOREST .448 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 0
Mar 24 WAKE FOREST .455 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 29 NORTH CAROLINA STATE .455 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Mar 31 NORTH CAROLINA STATE .471 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 3 0
Mar 31 NORTH CAROLINA STATE .472 1 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 3 JACKSONVILLE .473 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 5 MIAMI .478 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 6 2 0 0 3 0
Apr 6 MIAMI .462 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Apr 7 MIAMI .463 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 9 JACKSONVILLE .460 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 5 0
Apr 10 JACKSONVILLE .469 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Apr 12 MIAMI .462 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1
Apr 13 MIAMI .453 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 0
Apr 14 MIAMI .450 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 0
Apr 17 JACKSONVILLE .441 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Apr 19 DUKE .442 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0
Apr 26 GEORGIA TECH .443 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0
Apr 27 GEORGIA TECH .444 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0
Apr 28 GEORGIA TECH .433 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 30 FLORIDA ATLANTIC .431 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0
May 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC .433 1 1 4 2 2 1 4 5 0 1 1 0 3 0
May 4 CLEMSON .423 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
May 5 CLEMSON .413 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1
May 6 CLEMSON .409 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
May 10 VIRGINIA .411 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 0 3 0
May 11 VIRGINIA .410 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 3 0 1
May 12 VIRGINIA .410 1 1 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
May 15 WAKE FOREST .416 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 3 1
May 16 VIRGINIA .415 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
May 17 DUKE .418 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 1
May 18 CLEMSON .412 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
May 19 VIRGINIA .404 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
May 23 NORTHEASTERN IL .403 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0
May 24 CAL-SANTA BARBARA .403 1 1 5 1 2 1 2 5 0 1 0 2 0
May 25 STANFORD .404 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1
May 26 CAL ST-NORTHRIDGE .398 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0
Jun 1 FLORIDA .393 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
Jun 3 WICHITA STATE .396 1 1 3 0 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 0
Jun 4 FLORIDA .394 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 0
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.394 65 65 226 86 89 16 5 21 93 178 51 11 48 7 2 8 11 130 9 5
1997
Date Opponent AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Apr 2 MERCER .000 1 1 2 6 0
Apr 5 CLEMSON .000 1 1 6 0 0
Apr 9 JACKSONVILLE .000 1 1 4 4 4 0
Apr 26 MARYLAND .000 1 1 2 6 0
Apr 28 MARYLAND .000 1 1 2 6 0
May 17 DUKE .000 1 1 0 4 4
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.000 6 6 0 0 4 0 0 6 10 22 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Throws: Right Bats: Left
Drafted: 1997, 1st Round #2, Philadelphia Phillies, OF
1998, 1st Round #5, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
Debut: September 8, 1998
Year Abbr Team No Pos
1998 StL St. Louis Cardinals 8 OF
1999 StL St. Louis Cardinals 7 OF
2000 StL St. Louis Cardinals 7 OF
2001 StL St. Louis Cardinals 7 OF
2002 StL St. Louis Cardinals 7 OF
2003 StL St. Louis Cardinals 7 OF
2004 Atl Atlanta Braves 7 OF
2005 LA Los Angeles Dodgers 7 OF
2006 LA Los Angeles Dodgers 7 OF
2007 Bos Boston Red Sox 7 OF
2008 Bos Boston Red Sox 7 OF
2009 Bos Boston Red Sox 7 OF
2010 Bos Boston Red Sox 7 OF
2011 Bos Boston Red Sox 7 OF
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| Comments |
| Baseball |
2004 - The Sporting News National League All-Star - voted by the players of MLB 2008 - All-Star 2008 - MVP of the All-Star Game |
| Pro Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 StL .417 14 8 36 9 15 3 1 5 13 35 .972 4 0 10 4 .463 1 0 0 0 1999 StL .242 104 93 368 72 89 16 6 13 39 156 .424 50 6 77 4 .340 3 3 19 22 2000 StL .295 135 108 407 73 120 17 2 18 57 195 .479 67 6 99 3 .401 1 5 17 26 2001 StL .323 109 104 375 80 121 18 5 27 73 230 .613 57 4 75 6 .414 4 3 13 16 2002 StL .252 135 108 424 61 107 19 1 18 56 182 .429 57 8 104 4 .349 4 3 8 10 2003 StL .289 100 70 287 60 83 13 3 15 42 147 .512 36 3 48 6 .374 0 2 2 4 2004 Atl .305 145 142 518 118 158 28 8 31 93 295 .569 118 5 116 6 .436 3 1 12 15 2005 LA .286 72 72 252 48 72 12 1 15 36 131 .520 51 5 50 3 .412 3 0 1 2 2006 LA .283 146 131 494 84 140 34 6 20 100 246 .498 89 4 106 4 .393 6 1 2 5 2007 Bos .270 140 126 466 84 126 30 4 11 64 197 .423 79 1 100 12 .373 6 0 4 6 2008 Bos .280 109 105 368 79 103 23 4 19 64 191 .519 79 4 80 11 .408 5 0 4 5 2009 Bos .279 137 124 452 84 126 30 4 24 68 236 .522 82 3 109 6 .392 1 1 2 8 2010 Bos .255 139 127 478 69 122 24 2 22 68 216 .452 60 4 105 12 .341 4 0 3 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Years .281 1485 1318 4925 921 1382 267 47 238 773 2457 .499 829 53 *** 81 .387 41 19 87 123 |
All-Star Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Bos .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 |
Playoff Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 StL .278 7 18 3 5 1 0 0 1 6 .333 2 0 4 0 .350 0 1 2 2001 StL .154 5 13 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 .385 3 0 1 0 .313 0 1 0 0 2002 StL .318 7 22 2 7 0 0 2 2 13 .591 2 0 4 1 .375 0 0 0 2004 Atl .200 5 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 .200 4 0 7 0 .333 0 0 1 2 2006 LA .154 3 3 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0 3 0 .154 0 0 0 0 2007 Bos .306 10 36 6 11 1 0 1 9 15 .417 1 1 3 2 .342 0 0 0 0 2008 Bos .263 11 38 3 10 2 0 2 6 18 .474 4 1 6 1 .349 0 0 0 0 2009 Bos .222 3 3 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 .556 1 0 1 0 .300 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Years .254 51 11 169 18 43 4 0 7 23 68 .402 17 2 29 4 .330 0 2 3 2 |
World Series Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Bos .333 4 15 1 5 2 0 0 2 7 .467 1 1 3 .412 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year .333 4 0 15 1 5 2 0 0 2 7 .467 1 1 3 0 .412 0 0 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 1998 StL OF 13 19 1 0 1 1.000 1999 StL OF 98 236 9 7 6 .972 2000 StL OF 148 248 6 9 2 .966 2001 StL OF 118 209 7 6 1 .973 2002 StL OF 125 223 4 3 1 .987 2003 StL OF 80 154 7 1 1 .994 2004 Atl OF 146 296 13 3 0 .990 2005 LA OF 72 147 3 2 0 .987 2006 LA OF 135 284 3 5 0 .983 2007 Bos OF 137 224 3 6 1 .974 2008 Bos OF 107 184 6 4 1 .979 2009 Bos OF 131 242 5 2 2 .992 2010 Bos OF 133 234 1 1 1 .996 ------------------------------------------ 13 Years 1443 2700 68 49 17 .983 |