What years did Yuniesky Betancourt play?

Yuniesky Betancourt played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2013.

Was Yuniesky Betancourt a pitcher?

No. Yuniesky Betancourt was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Yuniesky Betancourt hit?

Yuniesky Betancourt hit 80 career home runs with 1,057 hits.

What teams did Yuniesky Betancourt play for?

Yuniesky Betancourt played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2005–2009), the Kansas City Royals (2009–2010, 2012), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2011, 2013).

What were Yuniesky Betancourt's career stats?

In 1,156 games, Yuniesky Betancourt had 1,057 hits, 80 home runs, 457 RBI, 437 runs, and 30 stolen bases, with a .261 batting average.

What was Yuniesky Betancourt's salary?

Yuniesky Betancourt's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $677,500, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2013.

What position did Yuniesky Betancourt play?

Yuniesky Betancourt played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Yuniesky Betancourt and how much did he weigh?

Yuniesky Betancourt was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 205 pounds.

How many home runs did Yuniesky Betancourt hit each season?

Yuniesky Betancourt's home runs by season: 1 in 2005, 8 in 2006, 9 in 2007, 7 in 2008, 6 in 2009, 16 in 2010, 13 in 2011, 7 in 2012, and 13 in 2013. His most in one season was 16, in 2010.

What was Yuniesky Betancourt's career batting average?

Yuniesky Betancourt batted .261 over his career, with 1,057 hits in 4,052 at bats.

How many RBI did Yuniesky Betancourt have?

Yuniesky Betancourt drove in 457 runs in his career.

Is Yuniesky Betancourt in the Hall of Fame?

No. Yuniesky Betancourt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yuniesky Betancourt

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2013)

Yuniesky Betancourt was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2013 for the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals, and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 9 seasons. In 1,156 career games, he hit .261 with 1,057 hits, 80 home runs, and 457 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 17, 2026

AVG .261

HR 80

RBI 457

H 1,057

OPS .673

PIV -7,181

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 205 lb
Born: 1/31/1982 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Cuba
MLB Debut: 2005-07-28
Last Game: 2013-09-29

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Career Batting Statistics

Yuniesky Betancourt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,156	4,052	437	1,057	218	29	80	457	30	143	435	.261	.285	.388	.673	-7,181

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 13.1% below league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career OPS .673 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Yuniesky Betancourt 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
2005	SEA	AL	60	211	24	54	11	5	1	15	1	11	24	.256	.264 (-3%)	.330 (-10%)	.418 (-12%)	.749 (-11%)	-435.4
2006	SEA	AL	157	558	68	161	28	6	8	47	11	17	54	.289	.269 (+7%)	.336 (-8%)	.431 (-7%)	.768 (-7%)	-748.9
2007	SEA	AL	155	536	72	155	38	2	9	67	5	15	48	.289	.268 (+8%)	.335 (-8%)	.422 (-1%)	.758 (-4%)	-524.2
2008	SEA	AL	153	559	66	156	36	3	7	51	4	17	42	.279	.263 (+6%)	.333 (-10%)	.416 (-6%)	.749 (-8%)	-859.4
2009	SEA	AL	63	224	15	56	10	1	2	22	3	10	18	.250	.262 (-5%)	.332 (-16%)	.417 (-21%)	.750 (-19%)	-739.7
2009	KCA	AL	71	246	25	59	10	5	4	27	0	11	26	.240	.262 (-9%)	.332 (-19%)	.417 (-11%)	.750 (-15%)	-739.7
2010	KCA	AL	151	556	60	144	29	2	16	78	2	23	64	.259	.257 (+1%)	.325 (-12%)	.402 (avg)	.728 (-5%)	-589.6
2011	MIL	NL	152	556	51	140	27	3	13	68	4	16	63	.252	.255 (-1%)	.320 (-16%)	.399 (-4%)	.719 (-9%)	-1038.7
2012	KCA	AL	57	215	21	49	14	1	7	36	0	9	25	.228	.254 (-10%)	.318 (-20%)	.405 (-1%)	.724 (-9%)	-416.6
2013	MIL	NL	137	391	35	83	15	1	13	46	0	14	71	.212	.253 (-16%)	.317 (-25%)	.396 (-10%)	.714 (-17%)	-1135.0
Career · 10 seasons			1,156	4,052	437	1,057	218	29	80	457	30	143	435	.261	—	—	—	—	-7,227

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

Yuniesky Betancourt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	42	7	13	3	1	1	6	1	4	.310

Playoff Batting by Year

Yuniesky Betancourt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2011	NLCS	MIL	6	24	2	8	2	0	1	5	0	3	.333
2011	NLDS2	MIL	5	18	5	5	1	1	0	1	1	1	.278

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Yuniesky Betancourt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	575	1970	226	533	41	231	.271
Away	581	2082	211	524	39	226	.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Yuniesky Betancourt — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2013-09-29	MIL	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2013-09-28	MIL	NYN	W	4	0	2	1	2	0	0
2013-09-27	MIL	NYN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2013-09-26	MIL	NYN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2013-09-25	MIL	ATL	W	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
2013-09-23	MIL	ATL	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2013-09-22	MIL	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-21	MIL	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2013-09-20	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-18	MIL	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Yuniesky Betancourt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	68	46	389	25	3	38
2B	60	52	117	135	5	45
3B	67	49	32	95	8	4
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
SS	952	934	1449	2584	127	585

Season-by-Season Fielding

Yuniesky Betancourt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	SEA	2B	9	6	23	21	0	5
2005	SEA	SS	53	52	83	138	5	34
2006	SEA	SS	157	156	251	430	20	95
2007	SEA	SS	152	147	239	435	23	110
2008	SEA	SS	153	150	237	401	21	98
2009	SEA	SS	62	61	101	159	9	38
2009	KCA	SS	71	70	111	181	9	40
2010	KCA	SS	151	151	256	418	18	84
2011	MIL	SS	149	146	167	418	21	85
2012	KCA	2B	46	43	89	107	5	40
2012	KCA	3B	8	6	3	11	0	1
2012	KCA	SS	1	1	1	3	1	1
2013	MIL	1B	68	46	389	25	3	38
2013	MIL	2B	5	3	5	7	0	0
2013	MIL	3B	59	43	29	84	8	3
2013	MIL	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013	MIL	SS	3	0	3	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Yuniesky Betancourt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	68
Second Base	60
Third Base	67
Shortstop	952
Left Field	2
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Yuniesky Betancourt's recorded salaries total $15,755,000 over 8 seasons, 2006 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Betancourt's career ran from 2005 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2005.

Yuniesky Betancourt — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	MIL	NL	$900,000
2012	KCA	AL	$2,000,000
2011	MIL	NL	$4,300,000
2010	KCA	AL	$3,300,000
2009	SEA	AL	$2,300,000
2008	SEA	AL	$1,550,000
2007	SEA	AL	$727,500
2006	SEA	AL	$677,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$15,755,000

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Yuniesky Betancourt: the record in brief

July 28, 2005 and September 29, 2013 bracket Yuniesky Betancourt's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Betancourt played for the Seattle Mariners (2005 through 2009), the Kansas City Royals (2009 to 2012), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2011 through 2013). Betancourt, born on January 31, 1982, in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Cuba, is listed as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds.

Betancourt's career batting table shows 1,156 games, 4,052 at bats and 1,057 hits, a .261 average, along with 80 homers, 457 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .285 and the slugging percentage .388, for an OPS of .673. The .261 career average is close to the .261 the league hit across the same seasons. No season beat the 16 home runs Betancourt hit in 2010. The highest hit total in a season was 161, in 2006. 2007 was the strongest of the full seasons by average: .289 against a league .268, an 8% edge.

Frequently Asked Questions about Yuniesky Betancourt

What years did Yuniesky Betancourt play?: Yuniesky Betancourt played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2013.
Was Yuniesky Betancourt a pitcher?: No. Yuniesky Betancourt was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Yuniesky Betancourt hit?: Yuniesky Betancourt hit 80 career home runs with 1,057 hits.
What teams did Yuniesky Betancourt play for?: Yuniesky Betancourt played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2005–2009), the Kansas City Royals (2009–2010, 2012), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2011, 2013).
What were Yuniesky Betancourt's career stats?: In 1,156 games, Yuniesky Betancourt had 1,057 hits, 80 home runs, 457 RBI, 437 runs, and 30 stolen bases, with a .261 batting average.
How much did Yuniesky Betancourt earn in his career?: Yuniesky Betancourt's recorded salaries total $15,755,000 over 8 seasons, 2006 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Betancourt's career ran from 2005 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2005.
What was Yuniesky Betancourt's salary?: Yuniesky Betancourt's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $677,500, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2013.
What position did Yuniesky Betancourt play?: Yuniesky Betancourt played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Yuniesky Betancourt and how much did he weigh?: Yuniesky Betancourt was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 205 pounds.
How many home runs did Yuniesky Betancourt hit each season?: Yuniesky Betancourt's home runs by season: 1 in 2005, 8 in 2006, 9 in 2007, 7 in 2008, 6 in 2009, 16 in 2010, 13 in 2011, 7 in 2012, and 13 in 2013. His most in one season was 16, in 2010.
What was Yuniesky Betancourt's career batting average?: Yuniesky Betancourt batted .261 over his career, with 1,057 hits in 4,052 at bats.
How many RBI did Yuniesky Betancourt have?: Yuniesky Betancourt drove in 457 runs in his career.
Is Yuniesky Betancourt in the Hall of Fame?: No. Yuniesky Betancourt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.