What years did Aaron Altherr play?

Aaron Altherr played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2019.

Was Aaron Altherr a pitcher?

No. Aaron Altherr was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Aaron Altherr hit?

Aaron Altherr hit 37 career home runs with 222 hits.

What teams did Aaron Altherr play for?

Aaron Altherr played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2014–2019), the San Francisco Giants (2019), and the New York Mets (2019).

What were Aaron Altherr's career stats?

In 359 games, Aaron Altherr had 222 hits, 37 home runs, 150 RBI, 142 runs, and 21 stolen bases, with a .219 batting average.

What was Aaron Altherr's salary?

Aaron Altherr's recorded salary was $515,500 in 2016.

What position did Aaron Altherr play?

Aaron Altherr played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Aaron Altherr and how much did he weigh?

Aaron Altherr was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 215 pounds.

How many home runs did Aaron Altherr hit each season?

Aaron Altherr's home runs by season: 0 in 2014, 5 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 19 in 2017, 8 in 2018, and 1 in 2019. His most in one season was 19, in 2017.

What was Aaron Altherr's career batting average?

Aaron Altherr batted .219 over his career, with 222 hits in 1,016 at bats.

How many RBI did Aaron Altherr have?

Aaron Altherr drove in 150 runs in his career.

What was Aaron Altherr's career ERA?

Aaron Altherr finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.

Is Aaron Altherr in the Hall of Fame?

No. Aaron Altherr has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Aaron Altherr

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2019)

Aaron Altherr was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2019 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets, a span of 6 seasons. In 359 career games, he hit .219 with 222 hits, 37 home runs, and 150 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 217.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .219

HR 37

RBI 150

H 222

OPS .708

PIV 217

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 1/14/1991 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
MLB Debut: 2014-06-16
Last Game: 2019-08-23

Full name: Aaron Samuel Altherr

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Career Batting Statistics

Aaron Altherr — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
359	1,016	142	222	54	10	37	150	21	110	332	.219	.307	.401	.708	217

Career AVG .219 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .401 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .708 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Aaron Altherr — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	PHI	NL	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	PHI	NL	39	137	25	33	11	4	5	22	6	16	41	.241	.254 (-5%)	.316 (+7%)	.404 (+21%)	.721 (+15%)	321.4
2016	PHI	NL	57	198	23	39	6	0	4	22	7	23	69	.197	.255 (-23%)	.321 (-7%)	.417 (-31%)	.738 (-21%)	-581.7
2017	PHI	NL	107	372	58	101	24	5	19	65	5	32	104	.272	.254 (+6%)	.324 (+5%)	.425 (+21%)	.750 (+14%)	971.5
2018	PHI	NL	105	243	28	44	11	1	8	38	3	36	91	.181	.247 (-27%)	.318 (-7%)	.409 (-19%)	.727 (-14%)	-494.1
2019	PHI	NL	22	29	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	9	.034	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SFN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	26	31	6	4	1	0	1	2	0	2	15	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			359	1,016	142	222	54	10	37	150	21	110	332	.219	—	—	—	—	217

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Aaron Altherr — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	2	9.00	0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 99.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Aaron Altherr — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	PHI	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	2	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	2	9.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Aaron Altherr — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	186	524	79	121	25	93	.231
Away	173	492	63	101	12	57	.205

Pitching — Home / Away

Aaron Altherr — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	2	1	0	2	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Aaron Altherr — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
2019-08-23	NYN	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-21	NYN	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-18	NYN	KCR	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
2019-08-17	NYN	KCR	W	3	1	1	0	0	1
2019-08-16	NYN	KCR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-15	NYN	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-08-14	NYN	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-11	NYN	WAS	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-08-10	NYN	WAS	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-07	NYN	MIA	W	2	1	1	1	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Aaron Altherr — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-04-10	PHI	WAS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aaron Altherr — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	311	247	534	15	6	6
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aaron Altherr — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	PHI	OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
2015	PHI	OF	37	35	80	3	0	1
2016	PHI	OF	57	54	109	3	1	1
2017	PHI	OF	106	92	211	7	3	4
2018	PHI	OF	79	57	95	2	1	0
2019	PHI	OF	11	3	15	0	1	0
2019	PHI	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019	NYN	OF	20	5	21	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Aaron Altherr — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Left Field	116
Center Field	64
Right Field	177

Salary History

Aaron Altherr's recorded salaries total $515,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Altherr's career ran from 2014 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.

Aaron Altherr — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PHI	NL	$515,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$515,500

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Aaron Altherr: the record in brief

The profile opens with Aaron Altherr's first major league game on June 16, 2014; the last one listed came on August 23, 2019. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (2014 through 2019), the San Francisco Giants (2019), and the New York Mets (2019). Born on January 14, 1991, in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Altherr is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds. The bio lists the given name Aaron Samuel.

Across 359 games at the plate, Altherr's career line reads 222 hits in 1,016 at bats for a .219 average, plus 37 home runs, 150 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Altherr's career OPS of .708 combines a .307 on-base mark with .401 slugging. Over the seasons Altherr played, league hitters batted .253; the .219 career figure is 13.5% below that. 2017 was Altherr's biggest home run year, with 19. The highest hit total in a season was 101, in 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Altherr

What years did Aaron Altherr play?: Aaron Altherr played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2019.
Was Aaron Altherr a pitcher?: No. Aaron Altherr was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Aaron Altherr hit?: Aaron Altherr hit 37 career home runs with 222 hits.
What teams did Aaron Altherr play for?: Aaron Altherr played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2014–2019), the San Francisco Giants (2019), and the New York Mets (2019).
What were Aaron Altherr's career stats?: In 359 games, Aaron Altherr had 222 hits, 37 home runs, 150 RBI, 142 runs, and 21 stolen bases, with a .219 batting average.
How much did Aaron Altherr earn in his career?: Aaron Altherr's recorded salaries total $515,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Altherr's career ran from 2014 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.
What was Aaron Altherr's salary?: Aaron Altherr's recorded salary was $515,500 in 2016.
What position did Aaron Altherr play?: Aaron Altherr played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Aaron Altherr and how much did he weigh?: Aaron Altherr was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Aaron Altherr hit each season?: Aaron Altherr's home runs by season: 0 in 2014, 5 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 19 in 2017, 8 in 2018, and 1 in 2019. His most in one season was 19, in 2017.
What was Aaron Altherr's career batting average?: Aaron Altherr batted .219 over his career, with 222 hits in 1,016 at bats.
How many RBI did Aaron Altherr have?: Aaron Altherr drove in 150 runs in his career.
What was Aaron Altherr's career ERA?: Aaron Altherr finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.
Is Aaron Altherr in the Hall of Fame?: No. Aaron Altherr has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.