California Athletics Hall of Fame
One of Cal's all-time leaders in a number of statistical categories, Nady was a three-time All-American and All-Pac-10 selection. He finished his career as Cal's all-time leader in home runs (57), RBI (191), total bases (479) and slugging percentage (.729) while also ranking fourth in runs (174) and fifth in batting average (.370) in Cal history. One of two Golden Bears to hit a Cal single-season record 23 home runs (1999), Nady is also second on the single-season RBI list (70, 1998). Nady was named the National Freshman of the Year by Baseball America in 1998 after batting .404 when he became one of four Bears to post a single-season batting average above .400. Nady went on to enjoy a highly productive 12-year major league career in which he hit .268 with 104 home runs and 410 RBIs. His best year came in 2008 when he played for the Pirates and Yankees and finished the year with a .305 average, 25 home runs and 97 RBI.
