JD Closser
C · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2007
- B/T
- S/R
- Size
- 5' 10", 205 lb
- Born
- 1980-01-15 · Beech Grove, IN, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 1998, round 5, pick 163, by Arizona Diamondbacks
- MLB debut
- 2004-06-30
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK1998AZL Diamondbacks
- A1998South Bend Silver Hawks
- ROK1999Missoula Osprey
- A1999South Bend Silver Hawks
- A2000South Bend Silver Hawks
- A+2001Lancaster Jethawks
- AA2002Carolina Mudcats
- AA2003Tulsa Drillers
- AAA2004Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2006Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2007Nashville Sounds
- AAA2007Sacramento River Cats
- AAA2007
- AAA2008Iowa Cubs
- AAA2008Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
- AAA2008Portland Beavers
- AAA2008
- AA2009Chattanooga Lookouts
- AAA2009Albuquerque Isotopes
- AAA2010Albuquerque Isotopes
- AAA2011Albuquerque Isotopes
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | ROK | AZL Diamondbacks | 18 | 45 | 190 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 3 | .313 | .453 | .507 | .960 | .194 | 18.9% | 19.5% | .387 |
| 1998 | A | South Bend Silver Hawks | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .286 | .599 | .072 | 41.2% | 11.8% | .429 |
| 1999 | ROK | Missoula Osprey | 19 | 76 | 355 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 54 | 71 | 57 | 9 | .324 | .458 | .513 | .971 | .189 | 16.1% | 20.0% | .369 |
| 1999 | A | South Bend Silver Hawks | 19 | 52 | 212 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 0 | .241 | .363 | .339 | .702 | .098 | 17.5% | 16.0% | .285 |
| 2000 | A | South Bend Silver Hawks | 20 | 101 | 396 | 74 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 60 | 61 | 6 | .224 | .347 | .360 | .707 | .136 | 15.4% | 15.2% | .251 |
| 2001 | A+ | Lancaster Jethawks | 21 | 128 | 540 | 136 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 85 | 87 | 65 | 106 | 6 | .291 | .377 | .506 | .883 | .215 | 19.6% | 12.0% | .333 |
| 2002 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | 22 | 95 | 360 | 89 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 9 | .283 | .369 | .498 | .867 | .215 | 19.2% | 12.2% | .325 |
| 2003 | AA | Tulsa Drillers | 23 | 118 | 463 | 116 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 79 | 3 | .283 | .359 | .471 | .830 | .188 | 17.1% | 10.2% | .321 |
| 2004 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 24 | 83 | 348 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 54 | 41 | 47 | 0 | .299 | .384 | .440 | .824 | .141 | 13.5% | 11.8% | .332 |
| 2006 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 26 | 70 | 259 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 8 | .298 | .384 | .480 | .864 | .182 | 14.7% | 12.0% | .328 |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 17 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | .188 | .328 | .354 | .682 | .166 | 16.4% | 18.0% | .184 |
| 2007 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 27 | 81 | 338 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 67 | 0 | .238 | .345 | .423 | .768 | .185 | 19.8% | 14.2% | .271 |
| 2007 | AAA | — | 27 | 98 | 399 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 77 | 3 | .231 | .343 | .413 | .756 | .182 | 19.3% | 14.8% | .258 |
| 2008 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 28 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .084 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2008 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 28 | 50 | 173 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 0 | .248 | .353 | .376 | .729 | .128 | 16.2% | 13.3% | .282 |
| 2008 | AAA | Portland Beavers | 28 | 17 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .130 | .245 | .217 | .462 | .087 | 23.6% | 12.7% | .156 |
| 2008 | AAA | — | 28 | 72 | 240 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .227 | .328 | .343 | .671 | .116 | 18.8% | 12.5% | .268 |
| 2009 | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 29 | 30 | 115 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 1 | .228 | .313 | .327 | .640 | .099 | 18.3% | 11.3% | .275 |
| 2009 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 29 | 69 | 252 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 4 | .295 | .375 | .386 | .761 | .091 | 16.3% | 11.5% | .352 |
| 2010 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 30 | 92 | 284 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 48 | 3 | .268 | .332 | .339 | .671 | .071 | 16.9% | 8.5% | .319 |
| 2011 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 31 | 69 | 246 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 2 | .297 | .378 | .486 | .864 | .189 | 13.4% | 12.2% | .306 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Colorado Rockies | 24 | 36 | 124 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .319 | .364 | .398 | .762 | .079 | 17.7% | 4.8% | .389 |
| 2005 | Colorado Rockies | 25 | 92 | 272 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 48 | 1 | .219 | .314 | .376 | .690 | .157 | 17.6% | 11.8% | .246 |
| 2006 | Colorado Rockies | 26 | 32 | 112 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | .196 | .288 | .309 | .597 | .113 | 20.5% | 10.7% | .233 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.