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Ivan Rodriguez Cards & Plaques

13 Gold Gloves on the wall — for the Rangers fan who lived the Pudge years.

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Career snapshot

Career: .296 BA · 2,844 hits · 311 HR · 1,332 RBI · 127 SB · 2,543 games · 1991–2011 across Texas Rangers (13 seasons over two stints), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Washington Nationals.

Hardware: 1999 AL MVP, 2003 World Series Champion, 14× All-Star, 13× Gold Glove (catcher, MLB position player record), 7× Silver Slugger. Caught 2,427 games — MLB record for the position. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 (76.0%, first ballot).

Accolades

★ 1999 AL MVP

★ 2003 World Series Champion (Florida Marlins)

★ 14× MLB All-Star

★ 13× Gold Glove Award (catcher) — MLB record for any position player

★ 7× Silver Slugger Award

★ Caught 2,427 games — MLB all-time record

★ 46% career caught-stealing rate — best of the modern era at the position

★ Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 (76.0%, first ballot)

The card collector's view

Pudge's flagship rookie is the 1991 Bowman #272 RC—the recognized standard, with PSA 10 copies commanding strong premiums during Rangers anniversary years. The 1991 Topps Traded #98T RC and 1991 Score Traded #29T RC round out the rookie tier. 1991 Stadium Club issues are the premium chase. His 1999 MVP-season Topps Chrome and Bowman's Best cards hold steady collector value. Panini retired-legends inserts in Diamond Kings feature Rodríguez in classic Rangers red-white-and-blue.

About Ivan Rodriguez Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Best defensive catcher of his era. Iván 'Pudge' Rodríguez won thirteen Gold Gloves behind the plate—the most by any position player in MLB history—and the 1999 AL MVP, the rare catcher to take home that award. He caught 2,427 games (MLB record), threw out runners at a 46% career clip, and won a 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins. Fourteen All-Star nods, seven Silver Sluggers, 2,844 career hits, 311 home runs, .296 average across twenty-one seasons. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2017 (76.0%, first ballot).