Dan Uggla, Second Base


Date of Birth: 3/11/1980
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
College: University of Memphis

Dan Uggla began his professional baseball career in the Arizona Diamondbacks' minor league teams in 2001. After five years in the minors, he was drafted by the Florida Marlins and became their second baseman. Uggla had a strong first season in 2006, batting .282 with 27 home runs and 172 hits in 611 at bats. The next season his batting average was low (.245) but he had 31 home runs and 155 hits in 632 at bats. Although he played well for the Marlins, they traded him to the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season. In 2011, Uggla signed a five year contract with the Braves.

Uggla won a Silver Slugger award in 2010. Another of his honors is having the distinction of being the last player to hit a home run at Shea Stadium (September 28, 2008).

In 2013, Uggla had his worst season. He had just a .179 batting average, with 80 hits and 22 home runs in 136 games. After a dismal start in 2014, the Braves gave Uggla an unconditional release on July 18, 2014. Three days later, he signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.

Uggla signed a minor league contract with the Nationals on December 26, 2014. He played in 67 games in 2015 and he had a .183 batting average and 22 hits.

Uggla became a free agent after the 2015 season. No team signed him for the 2016 season. He hasn't played professional baseball since 2015.

Uggla's statistics for his nine seasons in the major leagues (2006-2015) include:

  • 3 seasons with over 150 hits, with a high of 172 in 2006
  • 3 seasons with over 30 doubles, with a high of 49 in 2007
  • 7 seasons with over 20 home runs, with a high of 36 in 2011

Career batting statistics for Uggla through 2015 include:

  • 1,346 games played
  • 1,149 hits
  • 238 doubles
  • 235 home runs
  • 706 RBIs
  • 1,341 strikeouts to 626 walks
  • .241 batting average

Career fielding statistics for Uggla at second base through 2015 include:

  • 1,283 games played
  • 3,472 assists
  • 784 double plays
  • 2,415 putouts
  • 127 errors
  • .979 fielding percentage

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Dan Uggla
ESPN Sports - Dan Uggla