What years did Jose Bautista play?

Jose Bautista played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2018.

Was Jose Bautista a pitcher?

No. Jose Bautista was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jose Bautista hit?

Jose Bautista hit 344 career home runs with 1,496 hits.

What teams did Jose Bautista play for?

Jose Bautista played for 8 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the Kansas City Royals (2004), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004–2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008–2017), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the New York Mets (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018).

Did Jose Bautista win an MVP award?

No. Jose Bautista did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Jose Bautista win?

Jose Bautista won 3 Silver Slugger awards (2010, 2011, and 2014). He was selected to 6 All-Star Games.

What were Jose Bautista's career stats?

In 1,798 games, Jose Bautista had 1,496 hits, 344 home runs, 975 RBI, 1,022 runs, and 70 stolen bases, with a .247 batting average.

What was Jose Bautista's salary?

Jose Bautista's last recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.

What position did Jose Bautista play?

Jose Bautista played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jose Bautista and how much did he weigh?

Jose Bautista was listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.

How many home runs did Jose Bautista hit each season?

Jose Bautista's home runs by season: 0 in 2004, 0 in 2005, 16 in 2006, 15 in 2007, 15 in 2008, 13 in 2009, 54 in 2010, 43 in 2011, 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013, 35 in 2014, 40 in 2015, 22 in 2016, 23 in 2017, and 13 in 2018. His most in one season was 54, in 2010.

What was Jose Bautista's career batting average?

Jose Bautista batted .247 over his career, with 1,496 hits in 6,051 at bats.

How many RBI did Jose Bautista have?

Jose Bautista drove in 975 runs in his career.

Jose Bautista

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2018)

Jose Bautista was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2018 for 8 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,798 career games, he hit .247 with 1,496 hits, 344 home runs, and 975 RBI. Jose Bautista was a 6-time All-Star, a 3-time Silver Slugger, and a 2-time Hank Aaron Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 20,890.

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 .247

HR 344

RBI 975

H 1,496

OPS .836

PIV 20,890

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 10/19/1980 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2004-04-04
Last Game: 2018-09-30
Awards: 6× All-Star · 3× Silver Slugger · 2× Hank Aaron Award

Full name: Jose Antonio Bautista

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Career Batting Statistics

Jose Bautista — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,798	6,051	1,022	1,496	312	17	344	975	70	1,032	1,394	.247	.361	.475	.836	20,890

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — +15.2% above league average.

Career OPS .836 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Bautista (b. 1980) 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
2004	BAL	AL	16	11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	13	25	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	PIT	NL	23	40	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	18	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	PIT	NL	11	28	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	3	7	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	117	400	58	94	20	3	16	51	2	46	110	.235	.269 (-13%)	.336 (-1%)	.431 (-3%)	.768 (-2%)	-67.2
2007	PIT	NL	142	532	75	135	36	2	15	63	6	68	101	.254	.268 (-5%)	.335 (+1%)	.422 (-2%)	.758 (-1%)	-36.3
2008	PIT	NL	107	314	38	76	15	0	12	44	1	38	77	.242	.263 (-8%)	.333 (-2%)	.416 (-3%)	.749 (-3%)	-122.1
2008	TOR	AL	21	56	7	12	2	0	3	10	0	2	14	.214	.263 (-19%)	.333 (-29%)	.416 (-1%)	.749 (-14%)	-122.1
2009	TOR	AL	113	336	54	79	13	3	13	40	4	56	85	.235	.262 (-10%)	.332 (+5%)	.417 (-2%)	.750 (+1%)	178.7
2010	TOR	AL	161	569	109	148	35	3	54	124	9	100	116	.260	.257 (+1%)	.325 (+16%)	.402 (+53%)	.728 (+37%)	4428.6
2011	TOR	AL	149	513	105	155	24	2	43	103	9	132	111	.302	.255 (+18%)	.320 (+40%)	.399 (+52%)	.719 (+47%)	5565.4
2012	TOR	AL	92	332	64	80	14	0	27	65	5	59	63	.241	.254 (-5%)	.318 (+12%)	.405 (+30%)	.724 (+22%)	1478.2
2013	TOR	AL	118	452	82	117	24	0	28	73	7	69	84	.259	.253 (+2%)	.317 (+13%)	.396 (+26%)	.714 (+20%)	1826.9
2014	TOR	AL	155	553	101	158	27	0	35	103	6	104	96	.286	.251 (+14%)	.313 (+29%)	.386 (+36%)	.700 (+33%)	4046.5
2015	TOR	AL	153	543	108	136	29	3	40	114	8	110	106	.250	.254 (-2%)	.316 (+19%)	.404 (+32%)	.721 (+27%)	3209.6
2016	TOR	AL	116	423	68	99	24	1	22	69	2	87	103	.234	.255 (-8%)	.321 (+14%)	.417 (+8%)	.738 (+11%)	1125.8
2017	TOR	AL	157	587	92	119	27	0	23	65	6	84	170	.203	.254 (-20%)	.324 (-5%)	.425 (-14%)	.750 (-10%)	-919.8
2018	ATL	NL	12	35	3	5	1	0	2	5	0	5	12	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	83	245	37	50	13	0	9	37	2	51	84	.204	.247 (-18%)	.318 (+10%)	.409 (-10%)	.727 (-1%)	0.0
2018	PHI	NL	27	45	12	11	4	0	2	6	2	11	15	.244	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			1,798	6,051	1,022	1,496	312	17	344	975	70	1,032	1,394	.247	—	—	—	—	20,592

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

Jose Bautista — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	74	12	18	4	0	6	16	14	19	.243

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Bautista — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALCS	TOR	5	18	1	3	1	0	0	3	7	.167
2016	ALDS1	TOR	3	12	3	2	0	1	4	2	3	.167
2016	ALWC	TOR	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	.333
2015	ALCS	TOR	6	19	4	6	1	2	6	7	5	.316
2015	ALDS2	TOR	5	22	3	6	2	2	5	1	2	.273

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Bautista — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	886	2920	520	734	175	504	.251
Away	912	3131	502	762	169	471	.243

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jose Bautista — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2018-09-30	PHI	ATL	W	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
2018-09-29	PHI	ATL	W	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2018-09-28	PHI	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-27	PHI	COL	L	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
2018-09-25	PHI	COL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2018-09-24	PHI	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2018-09-23	PHI	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2018-09-22	PHI	ATL	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-09-21	PHI	ATL	L	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2018-09-19	PHI	NYN	W	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Bautista — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	30	18	159	11	0	10
2B	6	4	11	15	0	5
3B	415	366	250	794	44	60
OF	1202	1137	2157	103	41	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Bautista — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	BAL	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
2004	BAL	OF	6	2	4	1	0	0
2004	TBA	3B	2	0	0	2	0	0
2004	TBA	OF	8	3	4	0	0	0
2004	KCA	3B	11	6	5	17	1	2
2004	KCA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004	PIT	OF	12	9	19	0	3	0
2005	PIT	3B	8	7	6	14	1	2
2006	PIT	2B	3	2	9	9	0	3
2006	PIT	3B	33	31	22	54	6	5
2006	PIT	OF	85	68	154	8	2	1
2007	PIT	3B	126	122	95	251	15	16
2007	PIT	OF	21	18	30	1	2	0
2008	PIT	3B	91	81	45	196	11	16
2008	TOR	1B	5	4	29	0	0	1
2008	TOR	2B	2	2	2	6	0	2
2008	TOR	3B	8	4	5	11	0	1
2009	TOR	3B	26	22	18	48	3	4
2009	TOR	OF	79	70	132	11	1	2
2010	TOR	1B	4	1	26	0	0	0
2010	TOR	3B	48	45	26	100	4	7
2010	TOR	OF	113	113	180	12	3	5
2011	TOR	3B	25	25	17	62	2	1
2011	TOR	OF	116	115	233	13	6	5
2012	TOR	1B	4	0	8	2	0	1
2012	TOR	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012	TOR	OF	90	90	155	11	2	4
2013	TOR	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2013	TOR	3B	3	2	1	1	0	0
2013	TOR	OF	109	109	192	8	5	4
2014	TOR	1B	12	11	75	6	0	6
2014	TOR	OF	133	130	282	12	4	2
2015	TOR	OF	118	118	224	4	3	1
2016	TOR	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2016	TOR	OF	91	90	149	5	2	0
2017	TOR	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2017	TOR	3B	8	4	4	10	0	2
2017	TOR	OF	143	140	274	10	5	2
2018	ATL	3B	8	8	3	11	1	2
2018	NYN	1B	2	2	14	3	0	2
2018	NYN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018	NYN	3B	11	9	3	16	0	2
2018	NYN	OF	58	54	110	5	3	2
2018	PHI	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
2018	PHI	OF	19	8	15	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jose Bautista (b. 1980) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	30
Second Base	6
Third Base	415
Left Field	69
Center Field	84
Right Field	1071
Designated Hitter	120

Awards & Honors

Jose Bautista — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	This Year in Baseball Best Play - Offense	Esurance
2014	Silver Slugger	OF
2012	Player of the Month	June
2011	Hank Aaron Award
2011	Player of the Month	April
2011	Player of the Month	May
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-07-04
2011	Silver Slugger	OF
2010	Hank Aaron Award
2010	Player of the Month	August
2010	Player of the Month	July
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-05-16
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-08-29
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-08-01
2010	Silver Slugger	OF

Salary History

Jose Bautista's recorded salaries total $85,297,500 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bautista's career ran from 2004 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2006.

Jose Bautista — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TOR	AL	$14,000,000
2015	TOR	AL	$14,000,000
2014	TOR	AL	$14,000,000
2013	TOR	AL	$14,000,000
2012	TOR	AL	$14,000,000
2011	TOR	AL	$8,000,000
2010	TOR	AL	$2,400,000
2009	TOR	AL	$2,400,000
2008	PIT	NL	$1,800,000
2007	PIT	NL	$397,500
2004	BAL	AL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$85,297,500

College History

Jose Bautista — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Chipola College	Marianna	FL	2000, 2001

Award Voting History

Jose Bautista — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	8th	82.0	420	0
2014	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	122.0	420	0
2011	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	231.0	392	5
2010	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	165.0	392	1

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Jose Bautista: the record in brief

Jose Bautista played a first major league game on April 4, 2004 and a last one on September 30, 2018. By club, Bautista's seasons break down as the Baltimore Orioles (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the Kansas City Royals (2004), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004 to 2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008 through 2017), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the New York Mets (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018). At 205 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Bautista is listed as an outfielder. Bautista batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Bautista was born on October 19, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. The bio lists the given name Jose Antonio.

Across 1,798 games at the plate, Bautista's career line reads 1,496 hits in 6,051 at bats for a .247 average, adding 344 home runs, 975 runs batted in, and 70 stolen bases. Bautista got on base at a .361 rate and slugged .475 (.836 OPS).

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Bautista

What years did Jose Bautista play?: Jose Bautista played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2018.
Was Jose Bautista a pitcher?: No. Jose Bautista was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jose Bautista hit?: Jose Bautista hit 344 career home runs with 1,496 hits.
What teams did Jose Bautista play for?: Jose Bautista played for 8 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the Kansas City Royals (2004), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004–2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008–2017), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the New York Mets (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018).
Did Jose Bautista win an MVP award?: No. Jose Bautista did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jose Bautista win?: Jose Bautista won 3 Silver Slugger awards (2010, 2011, and 2014). He was selected to 6 All-Star Games.
What were Jose Bautista's career stats?: In 1,798 games, Jose Bautista had 1,496 hits, 344 home runs, 975 RBI, 1,022 runs, and 70 stolen bases, with a .247 batting average.
How much did Jose Bautista earn in his career?: Jose Bautista's recorded salaries total $85,297,500 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bautista's career ran from 2004 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2006.
What was Jose Bautista's salary?: Jose Bautista's last recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.
What position did Jose Bautista play?: Jose Bautista played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jose Bautista and how much did he weigh?: Jose Bautista was listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.
How many home runs did Jose Bautista hit each season?: Jose Bautista's home runs by season: 0 in 2004, 0 in 2005, 16 in 2006, 15 in 2007, 15 in 2008, 13 in 2009, 54 in 2010, 43 in 2011, 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013, 35 in 2014, 40 in 2015, 22 in 2016, 23 in 2017, and 13 in 2018. His most in one season was 54, in 2010.
What was Jose Bautista's career batting average?: Jose Bautista batted .247 over his career, with 1,496 hits in 6,051 at bats.
How many RBI did Jose Bautista have?: Jose Bautista drove in 975 runs in his career.