What years did Rich Aurilia play?

Rich Aurilia played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.

Was Rich Aurilia a pitcher?

No. Rich Aurilia was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Rich Aurilia hit?

Rich Aurilia hit 186 career home runs with 1576 hits.

Rich Aurilia

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2009)

AVG .275

HR 186

RBI 756

H 1,576

OPS .762

PIV 245

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 9/2/1971 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-09-06
Last Game: 2009-10-04
Awards: All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Richard Santo Aurilia

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,652	5,721	745	1,576	301	22	186	756	23	450	861	.275	.328	.433	.762	245

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .762 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	SFN	NL	9	19	4	9	3	0	2	4	1	1	2	.474	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SFN	NL	105	318	27	76	7	1	3	26	4	25	52	.239	.269 (-11%)	.340 (-13%)	.426 (-31%)	.767 (-23%)	-1204.0
1997	SFN	NL	46	102	16	28	8	0	5	19	1	8	15	.275	.266 (+3%)	.336 (-5%)	.419 (+19%)	.756 (+9%)	112.9
1998	SFN	NL	122	413	54	110	27	2	9	49	3	31	62	.266	.266 (avg)	.335 (-5%)	.420 (-3%)	.755 (-4%)	-306.2
1999	SFN	NL	152	558	68	157	23	1	22	80	2	43	71	.281	.271 (+4%)	.344 (-3%)	.433 (+2%)	.778 (avg)	-21.2
2000	SFN	NL	141	509	67	138	24	2	20	79	1	54	90	.271	.270 (avg)	.344 (-2%)	.437 (+2%)	.782 (avg)	-17.1
2001	SFN	NL	156	636	114	206	37	5	37	97	1	47	83	.324	.263 (+23%)	.332 (+11%)	.426 (+34%)	.758 (+24%)	3106.4
2002	SFN	NL	133	538	76	138	35	2	15	61	1	37	90	.257	.261 (-2%)	.331 (-8%)	.416 (-1%)	.747 (-4%)	-473.0
2003	SFN	NL	129	505	65	140	26	1	13	58	2	36	82	.277	.264 (+5%)	.332 (-2%)	.422 (-3%)	.754 (-3%)	-244.4
2004	SEA	AL	73	261	27	63	13	0	4	28	1	22	43	.241	.266 (-9%)	.335 (-9%)	.427 (-21%)	.762 (-16%)	-674.7
2004	SDN	NL	51	138	22	35	8	2	2	16	0	15	28	.254	.266 (-5%)	.335 (-1%)	.427 (-10%)	.762 (-6%)	-674.7
2005	CIN	NL	114	426	61	120	23	2	14	68	2	37	67	.282	.264 (+7%)	.330 (+2%)	.418 (+6%)	.749 (+4%)	348.4
2006	CIN	NL	122	440	61	132	25	1	23	70	3	34	51	.300	.269 (+11%)	.336 (+4%)	.431 (+20%)	.768 (+13%)	1073.3
2007	SFN	NL	99	329	40	83	19	2	5	33	0	22	45	.252	.268 (-6%)	.335 (-9%)	.422 (-13%)	.758 (-11%)	-652.1
2008	SFN	NL	140	407	33	115	21	1	10	52	1	30	56	.283	.263 (+7%)	.333 (avg)	.416 (-1%)	.749 (-1%)	-53.6
2009	SFN	NL	60	122	10	26	2	0	2	16	0	8	24	.213	.262 (-19%)	.332 (-23%)	.417 (-33%)	.750 (-29%)	-602.9
Career · 16 seasons			1,652	5,721	745	1,576	301	22	186	756	23	450	861	.275	—	—	—	—	-283

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	98	17	22	6	0	6	18	7	22	.224

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLDS1	SFN	4	15	4	2	1	0	1	3	3	.133
2002	NLCS	SFN	5	15	4	5	1	2	5	2	2	.333
2002	NLDS1	SFN	5	21	4	5	1	2	7	1	5	.238
2002	WS	SFN	7	32	5	8	2	2	5	1	9	.250
2000	NLDS2	SFN	4	15	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	.133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	836	2815	388	795	89	373	.282
Away	815	2903	357	781	97	383	.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
2009-10-04	SFG	SDP	W	1	0	0	0
2009-10-01	SFG	AZ	W	4	0	1	0
2009-09-29	SFG	AZ	W	1	0	0	1
2009-09-22	SFG	AZ	L	1	0	0	0
2009-09-20	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	1
2009-09-19	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	0
2009-09-16	SFG	COL	L	1	1	0	0
2009-09-13	SFG	LAD	W	1	0	0	0
2009-09-11	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	0
2009-09-01	SFG	PHI	L	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	207	144	1193	84	8	141
2B	106	85	181	236	8	58
3B	197	158	101	269	20	26
SS	1095	1029	1604	2927	123	708

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	SFN	SS	6	4	8	16	0	4
1996	SFN	2B	11	9	16	18	0	8
1996	SFN	SS	93	71	126	228	10	44
1997	SFN	SS	36	22	47	91	3	19
1998	SFN	SS	120	107	154	313	10	71
1999	SFN	SS	150	146	218	411	28	97
2000	SFN	SS	140	139	218	403	21	110
2001	SFN	SS	149	146	246	423	17	108
2002	SFN	SS	131	130	213	334	11	97
2003	SFN	SS	123	123	173	316	13	80
2004	SEA	SS	73	71	113	186	3	39
2004	SDN	1B	1	0	7	0	0	0
2004	SDN	2B	7	1	6	9	1	3
2004	SDN	3B	29	28	16	41	5	3
2004	SDN	SS	6	5	8	17	1	2
2005	CIN	2B	68	64	128	175	6	38
2005	CIN	3B	18	14	12	33	1	4
2005	CIN	SS	30	29	29	86	3	14
2006	CIN	1B	47	37	302	26	2	34
2006	CIN	2B	10	4	13	15	0	2
2006	CIN	3B	52	39	24	78	5	7
2006	CIN	SS	26	25	37	68	1	17
2007	SFN	1B	55	42	375	18	2	42
2007	SFN	2B	9	7	18	19	1	7
2007	SFN	3B	22	21	15	39	4	6
2007	SFN	SS	12	11	14	35	2	6
2008	SFN	1B	82	49	384	26	4	52
2008	SFN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	SFN	3B	63	50	31	67	5	4
2009	SFN	1B	22	16	125	14	0	13
2009	SFN	3B	13	6	3	11	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	207
Second Base	106
Third Base	197
Shortstop	1095
Designated Hitter	5

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-07-19
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-07-28
2001	Silver Slugger	SS
2001	TSN All-Star	SS

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	SFN	NL	$1,000,000
2008	SFN	NL	$4,500,000
2007	SFN	NL	$3,500,000
2006	CIN	NL	$1,300,000
2005	CIN	NL	$600,000
2004	SEA	AL	$3,150,000
2003	SFN	NL	$6,250,000
2002	SFN	NL	$5,250,000
2001	SFN	NL	$3,250,000
2000	SFN	NL	$1,550,000
1999	SFN	NL	$950,000
1998	SFN	NL	$265,000
1997	SFN	NL	$175,000
1996	SFN	NL	$110,500
1995	SFN	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$31,959,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. John's University	Queens	NY	1990, 1991, 1992

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	20.0	448	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Aurilia

What years did Rich Aurilia play?: Rich Aurilia played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.
Was Rich Aurilia a pitcher?: No. Rich Aurilia was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Rich Aurilia hit?: Rich Aurilia hit 186 career home runs with 1576 hits.