Garrett Atkins

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2010)

Garrett Atkins was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010 for the Colorado Rockies and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 8 seasons. In 817 career games, he hit .285 with 835 hits, 99 home runs, and 488 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,053.

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

AVG .285
HR 99
RBI 488
H 835
OPS .799
PIV 4,053
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
12/12/1979 in Orange, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2003-08-03
Last Game
2010-06-25

Full name: Garrett Bernard Atkins

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Career Batting Statistics

Garrett Atkins — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
817 2,928 399 835 169 7 99 488 8 291 449 .285 .350 .449 .799 4,053

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career SLG .449 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Career OPS .799 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Garrett Atkins — 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
2003 COL NL 25 69 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 3 14 .159 .264 (-40%) .332 (-38%) .422 (-55%) .754 (-48%) -541.2
2004 COL NL 15 28 3 10 2 0 1 8 0 4 3 .357 — — — — 0.0
2005 COL NL 138 519 62 149 31 1 13 89 0 45 72 .287 .264 (+9%) .330 (+5%) .418 (+2%) .749 (+3%) 379.8
2006 COL NL 157 602 117 198 48 1 29 120 4 79 76 .329 .269 (+22%) .336 (+21%) .431 (+29%) .768 (+26%) 3500.5
2007 COL NL 157 605 83 182 35 1 25 111 3 67 96 .301 .268 (+12%) .335 (+9%) .422 (+15%) .758 (+12%) 1613.6
2008 COL NL 155 611 86 175 32 3 21 99 1 40 100 .286 .263 (+9%) .333 (-1%) .416 (+9%) .749 (+4%) 341.9
2009 COL NL 126 354 37 80 12 1 9 48 0 41 58 .226 .262 (-14%) .332 (-7%) .417 (-18%) .750 (-13%) -740.1
2010 BAL AL 44 140 5 30 7 0 1 9 0 12 30 .214 .257 (-17%) .325 (-15%) .402 (-29%) .728 (-23%) -501.9
Career · 8 seasons 817 2,928 399 835 169 7 99 488 8 291 449 .285 — — — — 4,053

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

Garrett Atkins — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 53 6 10 5 0 1 5 5 8 .189

Playoff Batting by Year

Garrett Atkins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2009 NLDS2 COL 4 13 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .231
2007 NLCS COL 4 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143
2007 NLDS2 COL 3 13 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .231
2007 WS COL 4 13 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 .154

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Garrett Atkins — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home399141922345449267.320
Away417150617637950220.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Garrett Atkins — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-06-25 BALWASW 300000000
2010-06-18 BALSDPL 000000000
2010-06-14 BALSFGL 301000011
2010-06-09 BALNYYL 301000101
2010-06-05 BALBOSL 201000021
2010-06-03 BALNYYL 300000010
2010-05-29 BALTORL 300000001
2010-05-27 BALOAKL 300000122
2010-05-26 BALOAKL 311001100
2010-05-25 BALOAKW 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Garrett Atkins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 135 105 975 48 9 97
2B 1 0 3 5 0 2
3B 642 632 355 1163 73 128
OF 3 2 5 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Garrett Atkins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2003 COL 3B 19 16 9 25 6 0
2004 COL 1B 3 2 22 1 0 6
2004 COL 3B 4 3 2 4 0 1
2004 COL OF 3 2 5 0 0 0
2005 COL 3B 136 136 78 262 18 23
2006 COL 1B 3 0 5 0 0 1
2006 COL 3B 157 157 98 286 19 36
2007 COL 1B 10 2 31 3 1 3
2007 COL 3B 154 153 84 252 13 34
2008 COL 1B 61 60 551 23 6 55
2008 COL 2B 1 0 3 5 0 2
2008 COL 3B 94 92 47 197 9 21
2009 COL 1B 28 11 124 5 1 8
2009 COL 3B 78 75 37 137 8 13
2010 BAL 1B 30 30 242 16 1 24

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Garrett Atkins — Career Games by Position
Position Games
First Base 135
Second Base 1
Third Base 642
Left Field 3
Designated Hitter 14

Awards & Honors

Garrett Atkins — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-04-08
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-30
2005 Rookie of the Month June

Salary History

Garrett Atkins's recorded salaries total $16,489,500 over 6 seasons, 2005 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Atkins's career ran from 2003 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2004.

Garrett Atkins — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2010 BAL AL $4,000,000
2009 COL NL $7,050,000
2008 COL NL $4,387,500
2007 COL NL $400,000
2006 COL NL $335,000
2005 COL NL $317,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $16,489,500

College History

Garrett Atkins — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 1998, 1999, 2000

Award Voting History

Garrett Atkins — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2006 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 10.0 448 0
2005 Rookie of the Year NL 4th 17.0 160 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Garrett Atkins (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Greg Colbrunn
    .289 avg, 98 HR
  2. 94
    Jeff McNeil
    .281 avg, 89 HR
  3. 90
    Willie Aikens
    .271 avg, 110 HR
  4. 86
    Whitey Kurowski
    .286 avg, 106 HR
  5. 85
    Marcus Giles
    .277 avg, 76 HR
  6. 84
    Yandy Diaz
    .291 avg, 122 HR

Garrett Atkins: the record in brief

August 3, 2003 and June 25, 2010 bracket Garrett Atkins's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Colorado Rockies (2003 to 2009) and the Baltimore Orioles (2010). Atkins, born on December 12, 1979, in Orange, CA, USA, is listed as a third baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 2 inches and 190 pounds. On the record, Garrett Atkins was born Garrett Bernard Atkins.

In 817 games and 2,928 at bats, Atkins batted .285 with 835 hits, along with 99 home runs and 488 runs batted in. Atkins's career OPS of .799 combines a .350 on-base mark with .449 slugging. Atkins's .285 average ran 7.8% above the .264 that the league posted over the same seasons. Atkins's most home runs in a season came in 2006, when the total reached 29 for the Colorado Rockies. The highest hit total in a season was 198, in 2006.

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Atkins

What years did Garrett Atkins play?
Garrett Atkins played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.
Was Garrett Atkins a pitcher?
No. Garrett Atkins was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Garrett Atkins hit?
Garrett Atkins hit 99 career home runs with 835 hits.
What teams did Garrett Atkins play for?
Garrett Atkins played for 2 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2003–2009) and the Baltimore Orioles (2010).
What were Garrett Atkins's career stats?
In 817 games, Garrett Atkins had 835 hits, 99 home runs, 488 RBI, 399 runs, and 8 stolen bases, with a .285 batting average.
How much did Garrett Atkins earn in his career?
Garrett Atkins's recorded salaries total $16,489,500 over 6 seasons, 2005 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Atkins's career ran from 2003 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2004.
What was Garrett Atkins's salary?
Garrett Atkins's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $7,050,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $317,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2010.
What position did Garrett Atkins play?
Garrett Atkins played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Garrett Atkins and how much did he weigh?
Garrett Atkins was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Garrett Atkins hit each season?
Garrett Atkins's home runs by season: 0 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 13 in 2005, 29 in 2006, 25 in 2007, 21 in 2008, 9 in 2009, and 1 in 2010. His most in one season was 29, in 2006.
What was Garrett Atkins's career batting average?
Garrett Atkins batted .285 over his career, with 835 hits in 2,928 at bats.
How many RBI did Garrett Atkins have?
Garrett Atkins drove in 488 runs in his career.
Is Garrett Atkins in the Hall of Fame?
No. Garrett Atkins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.