Former Dodger Juan Pierre Retires
- Updated: February 28, 2015
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Longtime outfielder and former Los Angeles Dodger Juan Pierre announced his retirement yesterday.
Thanks for all the tweets keep them coming it’s true today I’m officially retiring today.Blessed and grateful to have played the game I love
— Juan Pierre (@JPBeastMode) February 27, 2015
The support for Pierre was unbelievable as many reports, players, and coaches reached out to the World Series champion. Ken Rosenthanal of FoxSports.com congratulated the veteran on Twitter.
Congratulations to the retiring @JPBeastMode (Juan Pierre) on a great career. Fantastic guy, one of the best I’ve had the privilege to cover — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 27, 2015
The speedster spent three seasons in Los Angeles with the Dodgers where he had one of best seasons on the base paths stealing 64 bases in 2007. The Dodgers thanked Pierre for his services via Twitter.
Congratulations on your retirement, @JPBeastMode! #ThankYouJP pic.twitter.com/NyUOfm1sSY — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 27, 2015
Pierre retired with a career batting average of .295 and 614 stolen bases. Below is his career numbers.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | COL | NL | 51 | 219 | 200 | 26 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | .310 | .353 | .320 | .673 | 57 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 23 | COL | NL | 156 | 683 | 617 | 108 | 202 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 41 | 29 | .327 | .378 | .415 | .793 | 89 | 256 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 24 | COL | NL | 152 | 640 | 592 | 90 | 170 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 47 | 12 | 31 | 52 | .287 | .332 | .343 | .675 | 69 | 203 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 25 | FLA | NL | 162 | 747 | 668 | 100 | 204 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 65 | 20 | 55 | 35 | .305 | .361 | .373 | .734 | 94 | 249 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 2004 | 26 | FLA | NL | 162 | 748 | 678 | 100 | 221 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 45 | 24 | 45 | 35 | .326 | .374 | .407 | .781 | 107 | 276 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
| 2005 | 27 | FLA | NL | 162 | 719 | 656 | 96 | 181 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 57 | 17 | 41 | 45 | .276 | .326 | .354 | .680 | 84 | 232 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 28 | CHC | NL | 162 | 750 | 699 | 87 | 204 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 58 | 20 | 32 | 38 | .292 | .330 | .388 | .717 | 82 | 271 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 29 | LAD | NL | 162 | 729 | 668 | 96 | 196 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 15 | 33 | 37 | .293 | .331 | .353 | .685 | 77 | 236 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 2008 | 30 | LAD | NL | 119 | 406 | 375 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 24 | .283 | .327 | .328 | .655 | 75 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 31 | LAD | NL | 145 | 425 | 380 | 57 | 117 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 27 | .308 | .365 | .392 | .757 | 105 | 149 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 32 | CHW | AL | 160 | 734 | 651 | 96 | 179 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 18 | 45 | 47 | .275 | .341 | .316 | .657 | 79 | 206 | 8 | 21 | 15 |
| 2011 | 33 | CHW | AL | 158 | 711 | 639 | 80 | 178 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 43 | 41 | .279 | .329 | .327 | .657 | 78 | 209 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2012 | 34 | PHI | NL | 130 | 439 | 394 | 59 | 121 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 27 | .307 | .351 | .371 | .721 | 95 | 146 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 2013 | 35 | MIA | NL | 113 | 330 | 308 | 36 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 27 | .247 | .284 | .305 | .589 | 63 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 Yrs | 1994 | 8280 | 7525 | 1075 | 2217 | 255 | 94 | 18 | 517 | 614 | 203 | 464 | 479 | .295 | .343 | .361 | .704 | 84 | 2714 | 92 | 102 | 167 | |||
On behalf of CaliSports News congratulations Juan! Enjoy retirement!
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