Geoff Blum

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2012)

Geoff Blum was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012 for 6 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,389 career games, he hit .250 with 990 hits, 99 home runs, and 479 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

AVG .250
HR 99
RBI 479
H 990
OPS .694
PIV -5,319
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 220 lb
Born
4/26/1973 in Redwood City, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-08-09
Last Game
2012-07-17

Full name: Geoffrey Edward Blum

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Career Batting Statistics

Geoff Blum — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,389 3,966 446 990 206 15 99 479 19 332 667 .250 .310 .384 .694 -5,319

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .384 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OPS .694 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Geoff Blum 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
1999 MON NL 45 133 21 32 7 2 8 18 1 17 25 .241 .271 (-11%) .344 (-5%) .433 (+16%) .778 (+7%) 135.4
2000 MON NL 124 343 40 97 20 2 11 45 1 26 60 .283 .270 (+5%) .344 (-3%) .437 (+3%) .782 (avg) -39.7
2001 MON NL 148 453 57 107 25 0 9 50 9 43 94 .236 .263 (-11%) .332 (-6%) .426 (-18%) .758 (-12%) -899.2
2002 HOU NL 130 368 45 104 20 4 10 52 2 49 70 .283 .261 (+8%) .331 (+11%) .416 (+6%) .747 (+8%) 675.1
2003 HOU NL 123 420 51 110 19 0 10 52 0 20 50 .262 .264 (-1%) .332 (-11%) .422 (-10%) .754 (-11%) -808.5
2004 TBA AL 112 339 38 73 21 0 8 35 2 24 58 .215 .266 (-19%) .335 (-21%) .427 (-19%) .762 (-20%) -1166.2
2005 SDN NL 78 224 26 54 13 1 5 22 3 24 28 .241 .264 (-9%) .330 (-3%) .418 (-10%) .749 (-7%) -235.6
2005 CHA AL 31 95 6 19 2 1 1 3 0 4 15 .200 .264 (-24%) .330 (-30%) .418 (-35%) .749 (-32%) -235.6
2006 SDN NL 109 276 27 70 17 1 4 34 0 17 51 .254 .269 (-6%) .336 (-13%) .431 (-15%) .768 (-14%) -717.2
2007 SDN NL 122 330 34 83 21 1 5 33 0 32 52 .252 .268 (-6%) .335 (-5%) .422 (-13%) .758 (-10%) -525.9
2008 HOU NL 114 325 36 78 14 1 14 53 1 21 54 .240 .263 (-9%) .333 (-14%) .416 (+1%) .749 (-6%) -432.2
2009 HOU NL 120 381 34 94 14 1 10 49 0 33 61 .247 .262 (-6%) .332 (-6%) .417 (-12%) .750 (-9%) -582.9
2010 HOU NL 93 202 22 54 10 1 2 22 0 15 33 .267 .257 (+4%) .325 (-1%) .402 (-12%) .728 (-7%) -210.0
2011 ARI NL 23 49 8 11 3 0 2 10 0 5 9 .224 — — — — 1.0
2012 ARI NL 17 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,389 3,966 446 990 206 15 99 479 19 332 667 .250 — — — — -5,041

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

Geoff Blum — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 12 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Geoff Blum — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 NLDS2 ARI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2006 NLDS2 SDN 4 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 .125
2005 ALDS1 CHA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 WS CHA 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Geoff Blum — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home691187322849939230.266
Away697208921749060249.235

Last 10 Games — Batting

Geoff Blum — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-07-17 AZCINL 101000000
2012-07-16 AZCINW 100000000
2012-07-15 AZCHCL 100000001
2012-07-14 AZCHCL 400000001
2012-07-13 AZCHCL 100000000
2012-07-08 AZLADW 100000000
2012-07-07 AZLADW 311000000
2012-07-06 AZLADW 100000000
2012-07-03 AZSDPL 401000001
2012-04-16 AZPITW 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Geoff Blum — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 80 42 406 26 2 45
2B 217 170 309 484 5 82
3B 677 561 355 1137 47 110
OF 64 41 86 3 1 1
SS 208 148 225 425 27 85

Season-by-Season Fielding

Geoff Blum — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 MON 2B 2 0 0 2 0 0
1999 MON SS 42 40 47 82 10 11
2000 MON 1B 11 3 33 2 0 2
2000 MON 2B 13 8 20 26 0 6
2000 MON 3B 55 46 26 93 6 6
2000 MON SS 44 23 43 89 3 22
2001 MON 1B 14 9 74 9 1 9
2001 MON 2B 25 17 39 47 1 5
2001 MON 3B 72 67 49 120 6 12
2001 MON OF 35 27 51 1 0 0
2001 MON SS 4 0 2 3 0 1
2002 HOU 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1
2002 HOU 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
2002 HOU 3B 104 91 68 199 8 27
2002 HOU OF 10 4 8 0 0 0
2002 HOU SS 2 0 0 0 0 0
2003 HOU 1B 6 0 11 0 0 1
2003 HOU 2B 25 18 34 42 1 8
2003 HOU 3B 83 72 32 135 5 18
2003 HOU OF 2 0 0 1 0 0
2003 HOU SS 11 3 3 18 1 6
2004 TBA 1B 2 1 13 0 0 2
2004 TBA 2B 52 40 76 104 1 22
2004 TBA 3B 59 40 35 78 8 8
2004 TBA OF 7 7 12 1 1 1
2004 TBA SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
2005 SDN 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0
2005 SDN 2B 19 18 28 48 0 9
2005 SDN 3B 34 26 20 62 3 7
2005 SDN SS 14 9 12 25 0 6
2005 CHA 1B 12 9 91 6 0 7
2005 CHA 2B 2 2 3 4 0 2
2005 CHA 3B 12 9 4 29 3 2
2005 CHA SS 6 4 6 10 0 2
2006 SDN 1B 2 0 4 0 0 2
2006 SDN 2B 1 1 3 6 0 1
2006 SDN 3B 34 17 18 36 0 1
2006 SDN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
2006 SDN SS 49 42 72 129 6 28
2007 SDN 1B 1 1 13 1 0 2
2007 SDN 2B 61 55 86 165 2 26
2007 SDN 3B 13 2 2 8 0 0
2007 SDN OF 9 3 14 0 0 0
2007 SDN SS 12 10 14 26 3 4
2008 HOU 1B 5 2 17 1 0 1
2008 HOU 2B 8 5 9 17 0 2
2008 HOU 3B 75 68 43 144 4 8
2008 HOU SS 4 3 2 7 0 0
2009 HOU 1B 10 7 58 3 0 2
2009 HOU 3B 102 94 45 164 3 15
2009 HOU SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 HOU 1B 14 10 90 4 1 16
2010 HOU 2B 8 6 9 21 0 1
2010 HOU 3B 14 12 8 32 1 1
2010 HOU SS 18 14 23 36 4 5
2011 ARI 3B 14 12 4 24 0 3
2012 ARI 3B 6 5 1 13 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Geoff Blum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 80
Second Base 217
Third Base 677
Shortstop 208
Left Field 61
Right Field 5
Designated Hitter 5

Salary History

Geoff Blum's recorded salaries total $12,660,000 over 14 seasons, 1999 to 2012. Blum's career, 1999 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Geoff Blum — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2012 ARI NL $1,350,000
2011 ARI NL $1,350,000
2010 HOU NL $1,500,000
2009 HOU NL $1,250,000
2008 HOU NL $1,100,000
2007 SDN NL $900,000
2006 SDN NL $650,000
2005 SDN NL $575,000
2004 TBA AL $1,500,000
2003 HOU NL $1,500,000
2002 HOU NL $315,000
2001 MON NL $260,000
2000 MON NL $210,000
1999 MON NL $200,000
Total recorded salary $12,660,000

College History

Geoff Blum — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley Berkeley CA 1992, 1993, 1994

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Geoff Blum (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Marwin Gonzalez
    .252 avg, 107 HR
  2. 95
    Steve Buechele
    .245 avg, 137 HR
  3. 92
    Mike Pagliarulo
    .241 avg, 134 HR
  4. 91
    Max Alvis
    .247 avg, 111 HR
  5. 90
    Clint Barmes
    .245 avg, 89 HR
  6. 89
    Vance Law
    .256 avg, 71 HR

Geoff Blum: the record in brief

According to the bio, Geoff Blum debuted on August 9, 1999 and played a final game on July 17, 2012. Blum played for the Montreal Expos (1999 to 2001), the Houston Astros (2002 to 2010), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the San Diego Padres (2005 through 2007), the Chicago White Sox (2005), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011 to 2012). Blum played primarily as a third baseman and switch-hit and threw right-handed. Born on April 26, 1973, in Redwood City, CA, USA, Blum was listed at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Blum's full given name, per the bio, is Geoffrey Edward Blum.

The batting record for Blum: 1,389 games, 990 hits in 3,966 at bats, and a .250 average, adding 99 home runs and 479 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .310 and .384 give Blum a career OPS of .694. Measured against the leagues Blum played in, the .250 career average compares with a .264 league average over the same seasons, 5.4% below the league. By OPS the gap is 7.8% below league average (.694 against .752). The home run peak was 14 in 2008 with the Houston Astros.

Frequently Asked Questions about Geoff Blum

What years did Geoff Blum play?
Geoff Blum played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2012.
Was Geoff Blum a pitcher?
No. Geoff Blum was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Geoff Blum hit?
Geoff Blum hit 99 career home runs with 990 hits.
What teams did Geoff Blum play for?
Geoff Blum played for 6 teams: the Montreal Expos (1999–2001), the Houston Astros (2002–2003, 2008–2010), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004), the San Diego Padres (2005–2007), the Chicago White Sox (2005), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–2012).
What were Geoff Blum's career stats?
In 1,389 games, Geoff Blum had 990 hits, 99 home runs, 479 RBI, 446 runs, and 19 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.
How much did Geoff Blum earn in his career?
Geoff Blum's recorded salaries total $12,660,000 over 14 seasons, 1999 to 2012. Blum's career, 1999 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Geoff Blum's salary?
Geoff Blum's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2012.
What position did Geoff Blum play?
Geoff Blum played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Geoff Blum and how much did he weigh?
Geoff Blum was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 220 pounds.
How many home runs did Geoff Blum hit each season?
Geoff Blum's home runs by season: 8 in 1999, 11 in 2000, 9 in 2001, 10 in 2002, 10 in 2003, 8 in 2004, 6 in 2005, 4 in 2006, 5 in 2007, 14 in 2008, 10 in 2009, 2 in 2010, 2 in 2011, and 0 in 2012. His most in one season was 14, in 2008.
What was Geoff Blum's career batting average?
Geoff Blum batted .250 over his career, with 990 hits in 3,966 at bats.
How many RBI did Geoff Blum have?
Geoff Blum drove in 479 runs in his career.
Is Geoff Blum in the Hall of Fame?
No. Geoff Blum has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.