Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1999Rd 2, Pk 60
- College
- UNLV
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2008
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1999Rd 2, Pk 60
- College
- UNLV
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2008
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,065
- AB
- 3,549
- R
- 454
- H
- 923
- HR
- 154
- RBI
- 587
- SB
- 17
- AVG
- .260
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TEX | 23 | 81 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .235 |
| 2003 |  TEX/CLE | 47 | 162 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 2 | .247 |
| 2004 | CLE | 15 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .220 |
| 2005 | CLE | 19 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .220 |
| 2007 | STL | 120 | 303 | 42 | 81 | 14 | 52 | 4 | .267 |
| 2008 | STL | 152 | 538 | 104 | 161 | 37 | 113 | 4 | .299 |
| 2009 | STL | 139 | 486 | 63 | 129 | 22 | 97 | 4 | .265 |
| 2010 |  STL/SD | 136 | 490 | 63 | 123 | 17 | 69 | 0 | .251 |
| 2011 |  SD/PIT | 139 | 490 | 56 | 116 | 13 | 75 | 1 | .237 |
| 2012 | CIN | 125 | 422 | 53 | 116 | 26 | 80 | 0 | .275 |
| 2013 | CIN | 38 | 129 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .240 |
| 2014 | CIN | 112 | 357 | 28 | 87 | 9 | 45 | 0 | .244 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- AB
- 34
- R
- 5
- H
- 13
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .382
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,986
- TB
- 1,602
- XBH
- 363
- HBP
- 45
- IBB
- 16
- GIDP
- 64
- P/PA
- 3.82
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TEX | 88 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | TEX/CLE | 175 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 54 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | CLE | 48 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | STL | 339 | 145 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | STL | 617 | 318 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | STL | 542 | 217 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | STL/SD | 553 | 205 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | SD/PIT | 558 | 178 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | CIN | 472 | 224 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | CIN | 140 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | CIN | 400 | 134 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.2
- RC
- 524.0
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .191
- SECA
- .286
- BB/K
- 0.38
- AB/HR
- 23.0
- GO/FO
- 0.50
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TEX | -0.7 | 7.1 | 2.9 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 81 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEX/CLE | 0.9 | 21.8 | 4.7 | .191 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 0.1 | 5.4 | 3.8 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | CLE | 0.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | .293 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| 2007 | STL | 1.4 | 49.5 | 5.8 | .211 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | STL | 5.3 | 115.1 | 7.8 | .292 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | STL | 1.1 | 72.6 | 5.3 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.1 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | STL/SD | 1.7 | 64.3 | 4.5 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | SD/PIT | -0.8 | 56.2 | 3.9 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.7 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | CIN | 1.7 | 74.9 | 6.3 | .256 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.2 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | CIN | -1.0 | 10.3 | 2.6 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 64.5 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | CIN | -0.5 | 41 | 3.9 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39.7 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ryan Ludwick's career stats?
Ryan Ludwick played 12 seasons for the Rangers, the Guardians, the Cardinals and the Reds. He was a career .260 hitter with 923 hits, 154 home runs and 587 RBI. His best season was 2008: a .299 batting average, 37 home runs and 113 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2002 to 2014
Ryan Ludwick finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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