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Mark Teixeira

1980 - Today

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Mark Charles Teixeira ( tay-SHAIR-ə; born April 11, 1980), nicknamed "Tex", is an American professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was an integral part of the Yankees' 27th World Series championship in 2009, leading the American League (AL) in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) while finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) balloting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Teixeira has received more than 1,651,617 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mark Teixeira is the 77th most popular baseball player (down from 70th in 2019), the 17,649th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,730th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Baseball Player.

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  • 30.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Mark Teixeira ranks 77 out of 91. Before him are Zack Greinke, Carlos Beltrán, Paul Goldschmidt, Johnny Damon, Ryan Howard, and Joey Votto. After him are Bryce Harper, Adrián González, Dustin Pedroia, Buster Posey, Evan Longoria, and Josh Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Mark Teixeira ranks 945. Before him are Carlos Aranda, Paúl Ambrosi, Monika Michalik, Víctor Núñez, Ari, and Titi Buengo. After him are Danny O'Donoghue, Tomasz Wróblewski, Andy Hurley, Paul London, Tony Romo, and Dawid Jung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Teixeira ranks 17,649 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Plummer (1999), Pierre J. Thuot (1955), Spencer Bachus (1947), Emma Kenney (1999), Bobby Campo (1983), and Jesse James (1989). After him are Brenda K. Starr (1966), Sara Evans (1971), Steve Chabot (1953), Frank Pallone (1951), Jana Kramer (1983), and Steve Alford (1964).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Mark Teixeira ranks 52. Before him are Roy Halladay (1977), Stephen Strasburg (1988), Zack Greinke (1983), Paul Goldschmidt (1987), Johnny Damon (1973), and Ryan Howard (1979). After him are Bryce Harper (1992), Adrián González (1982), Dustin Pedroia (1983), Buster Posey (1987), Evan Longoria (1985), and Josh Hamilton (1981).

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