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David Wright

American former professional baseball player (born 1982)

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Also known as David Allen Wright

Born: December 20, 1982
Birthplace: Norfolk
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in ESPN Major League BaseballRetrieved 2022-04-04
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Education: Hickory High School
Height: 183 cm

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David Allen Wright is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets. Chosen by the Mets in the 2001 MLB draft, he made his MLB debut on July 21, 2004 at Shea Stadium. Internationally, Wright represented the United States. Wright was nicknamed "Captain America" after his performance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic where he led the tournament with 10 RBI and a .438 batting average and was named to the All-World Baseball Classic Team.

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MLB batting stats — season by season

14 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	New York Mets	69	263	41	77	17	1	14	40	6	14	40	.293	.332	.525	.857
2005	New York Mets	160	575	99	176	42	1	27	102	17	72	113	.306	.388	.523	.912
2006	New York Mets	154	582	96	181	40	5	26	116	20	66	113	.311	.381	.531	.912
2007	New York Mets	160	604	113	196	42	1	30	107	34	94	115	.325	.416	.546	.963
2008	New York Mets	160	626	115	189	42	2	33	124	15	94	118	.302	.390	.534	.924
2009	New York Mets	144	535	88	164	39	3	10	72	27	74	140	.307	.390	.447	.837
2010	New York Mets	157	587	87	166	36	3	29	103	19	69	161	.283	.354	.503	.856
2011	New York Mets	102	389	60	99	23	1	14	61	13	52	97	.254	.345	.427	.771
2012	New York Mets	156	581	91	178	41	2	21	93	15	81	112	.306	.391	.492	.883
2013	New York Mets	112	430	63	132	23	6	18	58	17	55	79	.307	.390	.514	.904
2014	New York Mets	134	535	54	144	30	1	8	63	8	42	113	.269	.324	.374	.698
2015	New York Mets	38	152	24	44	7	0	5	17	2	22	36	.289	.379	.434	.814
2016	New York Mets	37	137	18	31	8	0	7	14	3	26	55	.226	.350	.438	.788
2018	New York Mets	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Career		1,585	5,998	949	1,777	390	26	242	970	196	762	1,292	.296	.376	.491	.867

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: New York Mets(2004–2018) position played on team / speciality: third baseman
Given name: David
Sport: baseball
Position played on team / speciality: third baseman
Family name: Wright
Mass: 93 kg
Birth name: David Allen Wright
David Allen Wright
Country for sport: United States
Different from: David Wright
Name in native language: David Wright
Awards: New York Mets Hall of Fame(2025)
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1.“With tears and cheers, Wright and his No. 5 enshrined in Mets history”Retrieved 2025-09-28
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Rawlings Gold Glove Award(2007)
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1.Stated in Baseball Reference
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Silver Slugger Award(2007)
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1.Stated in Baseball Reference
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Major League Baseball All-Star(2006)
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1.Stated in Baseball Reference
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Significant event: Major League Baseball final game(September 29, 2018) age of subject at event: 35 years old
Major League Baseball debut(July 21, 2004) age of subject at event: 21 years old

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