River Cats stats              Major League stats   

Player-Years with River Cats           G: AVG.-HR-RBI        G: AVG,-HR-RBI - Current team 

                                                             G: W-L-S-ERA            G: W-L-S-ERA - Current team

1. Barry Zito lhp 2000                         18: 8-5, 3.19                 321: 133-106, 3.84 - San Francisco 

47-17 in first four years with A’s; compiled 23-5, 2.75 in 2002 and named A.L. Cy Young winner; signed 7-year, $126 million contract with San Francisco in 2006.

 

2. Justin Duchscherer rhp 2003-04      36: 16-7, 3.92                219: 31-24-14, 3.14 - Oakland

2003 PCL Pitcher of the Year and All-Star with 14-2, 3.25 mark; A.L. All-Star with A’s in 2005 and 2007.

 

3. Rich Harden rhp 2003-04                 17: 9-4, 3.05                  135: 50-29, 3.39 - Texas 

PCL All-Star in 2003; devastating Cy Young stuff; the skies the limit IF only could stay healthy. 

4. Eric Byrnes of 2000-02                   198: .294-33-114           948: .260-109-396 - Seattle

His play on the field is raw and reckless with a Pete Rose-type hustle that is contagious and entertaining.

5. Nick Swisher of 2004                      131: .269-29-93             761: .245-133-406 - New York Yankees 

Switch-hitter with power has averaged 26 home runs and 82 runs batted in that past five seasons. 

6. Carlos Pena 1b 2002                        44: .240-10-33                929: .247-202-566 - Tampa Bay

All-Star in 2009, Silver Slugger Award winner in 2007 and Gold Glove winner in 2008 with Tampa Bay.

7. Mark Ellis ss 2001-02                    153: .275-10-58             870: .265-80-369 - Oakland 

A’s record holder for games played and home runs by a second baseman; 2002 All-Rookie Team selection. 

8. Eric Hinske 3b 2001                       121: .282-25-79             996: .254-113-424 - Alanta

A.L. Rookie of the Year in 2002 with Toronto, hitting .279 with 24 home runs and 84 runs batted in.

9. Bobby Crosby ss 2003                    127: .308-22-90             677: .238-61-263 - Pittsburgh 

PCL Rookie of the Year in 2003; A.L. Rookie of the Year in 2004 with 22 homers and 64 runs batted in. 

10. Dan Johnson 1b 2003-06               238: .308-45-199           328: .248-44-161 - Tampa Bay (Durham)

PCL MVP in 2004, batting .299 with 29 homers and 11 RBIs; River Cats MVP and playoff MVP in 2004. 

11. Kurt Suzuki c 2007                       55: .280-3-27                 363: .272-29-169 - Oakland 

Caught 295 games for the A’s the past two season and is only going to get better; future all-star. 

12. Jose Ortiz ss 2000-01                   196: .312-31-147           136: .243-14-51 - Fukuoka Hawks (Japan)

PCL MVP and All-Star in 2000, hitting .351 with 24 homer runs, 108 RBIs and .408 on-base percentage.

13. Graham Koonce 1b 2003-04        258: .259-56-192           6: .125-0-0 - free agent 

PCL MVP and All-Star in 2003, batting .277 with 34 HR and 115 RBIs; minor league HR leader. 

14. Aaron Harang rhp 202-03            20: 11-5, 2.91                218: 75-80, 4.24 - Cincinnati

N.L. wins leader in 2006 with 16-7 mark; finished fourth in Cy Young voting; won 16 games in 2007.

15. Brad Ziegler rhp 2006-08            58: 10-4-9, 2.97             116: 5-4-18, 2.17 - Oakland 

Submariner set a Major League record, throwing 39 scoreless innings to begin a career.  

16. Joe Blanton rhp 2003-04              28: 11-8, 4.19                 166: 63-54, 4.21 - Philadelphia

Won 42 games for the A’s from 2005 to 2007 then gets traded to Philadelphia.

17. Esteban German 2b 2001-04        329: .295-11-137             385: .278-7-106 - Texas (Oklahoma City) 

Rock-solid backup infielder throughout his career; played in more games than any River Cats player.

 

18. Luis Vizcaino rhp 2000-01         50: 8-4-12, 3.69                543: 35-30-8. 4.33 - free agent

Well-traveled reliever has played 11 seasons in the big leagues for eight different teams

19. Mark Bellhorn 3b 2000-01        160: .268-36-109               731: .230-69-246 - free agent 

Very serviceable major league middle infielder; earned World Series ring with Boston in 2005. 

20. Daric Barton 1b 2006-07, 09     257: 276-29-143                212: .249-16-79 - Oakland

PCL All-Star and River Cats MVP in 2007; holds River Cats hitting-streak record at 24 games.

21. David McCarty 1b 2003            91: .270-15-72                  .242-36-175 - retired 

PCL All-Star in 2003; earned World Series ring performing in 89 games with Boston in 2004.  

22. Matt Watson of 2004-06           270: .310-41-205               34: .183-0-7 - free agent

Slugged a home run and drove in three runs in the PCL All-Star Game in 2005, River Cats MVP in 2005.

23. Mike Wood rhp 2003-04           81: 20-6, 2.93                    115: 16-22, 5.49 - free agent 

Hard, sinking fastball hurler named PCL All-Star in 2004 and again with Oklahoma in 2007. 

24. Mike Edwards 3b 2003-04       265: .293-27-176               106: .243-5-23 - free agent

One of the most popular players and hands down most clutch hitter in River Cats history.

25. Paul Sorrento 1b 2000             40: .273-6-32                     1093: .257-166-565 - retired 

Played 11 major league seasons and posted all his big league statistics before he became a River Cat.