What years did Joaquin Arias play?

Joaquin Arias played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015.

Was Joaquin Arias a pitcher?

No. Joaquin Arias was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Joaquin Arias hit?

Joaquin Arias hit 7 career home runs with 279 hits.

What was Joaquin Arias's career batting average?

Joaquin Arias batted .265 over his career, with 279 hits in 1,052 at bats.

How many RBI did Joaquin Arias have?

Joaquin Arias drove in 95 runs in his career.

Is Joaquin Arias in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joaquin Arias has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joaquin Arias

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2015)

Joaquin Arias was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015 for the Texas Rangers, the New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 10 seasons. In 474 career games, he hit .265 with 279 hits, 7 home runs, and 95 RBI.

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 12, 2026

AVG .265

HR 7

RBI 95

H 279

OPS .643

PIV -1,803

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 9/21/1984 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-09-13
Last Game: 2015-07-24

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Career Batting Statistics

Joaquin Arias — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
474	1,052	112	279	46	11	7	95	13	37	150	.265	.293	.350	.643	-1,803

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Career SLG .350 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career OPS .643 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joaquin Arias Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	TEX	AL	6	11	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.545	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	32	110	15	32	7	3	0	9	4	7	12	.291	.263 (+10%)	.333 (+3%)	.416 (-2%)	.749 (+1%)	3.3
2009	TEX	AL	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TEX	AL	50	98	18	27	5	1	0	9	1	2	17	.276	.257 (+7%)	.325 (-11%)	.402 (-14%)	.728 (-13%)	-212.3
2010	NYN	NL	22	30	5	6	1	0	0	4	0	2	6	.200	—	—	—	—	-212.3
2012	SFN	NL	112	319	30	86	13	5	5	34	5	13	44	.270	.254 (+6%)	.318 (-5%)	.405 (-4%)	.724 (-4%)	-290.8
2013	SFN	NL	102	225	17	61	9	2	1	19	1	4	33	.271	.253 (+7%)	.317 (-10%)	.396 (-14%)	.714 (-12%)	-476.7
2014	SFN	NL	107	193	18	49	9	0	0	15	1	8	23	.254	.251 (+1%)	.313 (-10%)	.386 (-22%)	.700 (-17%)	-519.3
2015	SFN	NL	40	58	5	12	1	0	1	4	1	0	12	.207	.254 (-19%)	.316 (-35%)	.404 (-32%)	.721 (-33%)	-306.9
Career · 9 seasons			474	1,052	112	279	46	11	7	95	13	37	150	.265	—	—	—	—	-2,015

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Joaquin Arias — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	12	5	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	.417

Playoff Batting by Year

Joaquin Arias — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG
2014	NLCS	SFN	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	.500
2014	NLDS1	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	NLWC	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	WS	SFN	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
2012	NLCS	SFN	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	NLDS2	SFN	4	6	3	3	2	0	1	.500
2012	WS	SFN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joaquin Arias — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	237	472	42	102	1	41	.216
Away	237	580	70	177	6	54	.305

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joaquin Arias — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
2015-07-24	SFG	OAK	W	1	0	0	1
2015-07-17	SFG	AZ	W	1	0	0	0
2015-07-07	SFG	NYN	W	1	0	1	0
2015-07-06	SFG	NYN	L	3	0	2	0
2015-07-04	SFG	WAS	L	1	0	0	0
2015-07-03	SFG	WAS	L	1	0	0	1
2015-07-02	SFG	MIA	L	1	0	0	1
2015-06-27	SFG	COL	W	1	0	0	1
2015-06-25	SFG	SDP	W	0	1	0	0
2015-06-23	SFG	SDP	L	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joaquin Arias — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	29	18	178	8	1	15
2B	104	69	149	183	6	55
3B	183	70	55	190	8	19
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	103	75	95	202	12	43

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joaquin Arias — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	TEX	3B	1	1	1	4	0	0
2006	TEX	SS	5	2	6	9	0	2
2008	TEX	2B	30	26	48	67	2	19
2009	TEX	2B	2	2	4	4	0	2
2009	TEX	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	TEX	1B	5	5	34	2	1	4
2010	TEX	2B	25	16	27	45	1	13
2010	TEX	SS	3	1	5	6	0	2
2010	NYN	2B	13	4	19	13	1	4
2010	NYN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	NYN	SS	2	1	1	0	1	0
2012	SFN	2B	4	2	6	7	1	1
2012	SFN	3B	74	39	26	90	4	8
2012	SFN	SS	50	38	41	98	4	16
2013	SFN	1B	6	4	41	1	0	4
2013	SFN	2B	13	8	28	21	1	9
2013	SFN	3B	55	18	15	55	3	4
2013	SFN	SS	24	17	21	42	1	12
2014	SFN	1B	16	8	90	5	0	4
2014	SFN	2B	15	10	14	23	0	7
2014	SFN	3B	44	11	11	36	1	6
2014	SFN	SS	11	10	17	21	2	9
2015	SFN	1B	2	1	13	0	0	3
2015	SFN	2B	2	1	3	3	0	0
2015	SFN	3B	8	1	2	5	0	1
2015	SFN	SS	8	6	4	26	4	2

Career Games by Position

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Joaquin Arias Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	29
Second Base	104
Third Base	183
Shortstop	103
Left Field	1
Designated Hitter	8

Salary History

Joaquin Arias — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	SFN	NL	$1,450,000
2014	SFN	NL	$1,150,000
2013	SFN	NL	$925,000
2010	TEX	AL	$402,000
2007	TEX	AL	$381,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,308,000

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Joaquin Arias: the record in brief

Joaquin Arias played a first major league game on September 13, 2006 and a last one on July 24, 2015. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (2006 through 2010), the New York Mets (2010), and the San Francisco Giants (2012 to 2015). Arias, born on September 21, 1984, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R., is listed as a third baseman and threw and hit right-handed. Arias's listed size is 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame.

Arias collected 279 hits in 1,052 at bats across 474 games, good for a .265 batting average, along with 7 homers and 95 RBI. Reaching base at a .293 clip and slugging .350, Arias finished with a .643 OPS. The .265 career average is close to the .258 the league hit across the same seasons. The OPS comparison is .643 to a league .732, 12.2% below average. The hits column peaks at 86, in 2012. 2013 was the strongest of the full seasons by average: .271 against a league .253, a 7% edge. Apart from 2015, each compared season finished above the league average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joaquin Arias

What years did Joaquin Arias play?: Joaquin Arias played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015.
Was Joaquin Arias a pitcher?: No. Joaquin Arias was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Joaquin Arias hit?: Joaquin Arias hit 7 career home runs with 279 hits.
What was Joaquin Arias's career batting average?: Joaquin Arias batted .265 over his career, with 279 hits in 1,052 at bats.
How many RBI did Joaquin Arias have?: Joaquin Arias drove in 95 runs in his career.
Is Joaquin Arias in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joaquin Arias has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	29	18	178	8	1	15
2B	104	69	149	183	6	55
3B	183	70	55	190	8	19
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	103	75	95	202	12	43

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	29	18	178	8	1	15
2B	104	69	149	183	6	55
3B	183	70	55	190	8	19
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	103	75	95	202	12	43