What years did Xander Bogaerts play?

Xander Bogaerts played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.

Was Xander Bogaerts a pitcher?

No. Xander Bogaerts was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Xander Bogaerts hit?

Xander Bogaerts hit 210 career home runs with 1,942 hits.

What teams has Xander Bogaerts played for?

Xander Bogaerts has played for 2 teams: the Boston Red Sox (2013–2022) and the San Diego Padres (2023–2026).

Has Xander Bogaerts won an MVP award?

No. Xander Bogaerts has not won the MVP award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has Xander Bogaerts won?

Xander Bogaerts has won 5 Silver Slugger awards (2015–2016, 2019, 2021–2022). He has been selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What are Xander Bogaerts's career stats?

In 1,819 games, Xander Bogaerts has 1,942 hits, 210 home runs, 895 RBI, 1,016 runs, and 148 stolen bases, with a .283 batting average.

What was Xander Bogaerts's salary?

Xander Bogaerts's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $650,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $517,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position does Xander Bogaerts play?

Xander Bogaerts plays primarily as a shortstop, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Xander Bogaerts and how much does he weigh?

Xander Bogaerts is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 218 pounds.

What number does Xander Bogaerts wear?

Xander Bogaerts wears number 2, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

How many home runs has Xander Bogaerts hit each season?

Xander Bogaerts's home runs by season: 1 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 7 in 2015, 21 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 23 in 2018, 33 in 2019, 11 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 19 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 13 in 2026. His most in one season was 33, in 2019.

What was Xander Bogaerts's career batting average?

Xander Bogaerts batted .283 over his career, with 1,942 hits in 6,869 at bats.

Xander Bogaerts

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Xander Bogaerts is a shortstop who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,819 career games, he has hit .283 with 1,942 hits, 210 home runs, and 895 RBI. Xander Bogaerts is a 4-time All-Star and a 5-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 12,603.

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

Active Player

AVG .283

HR 210

RBI 895

H 1,942

OPS .787

PIV thru 2025 12,603

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 15, 2026.

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 218 lb
Born: 10/1/1992 in Oranjestad, Oranjestad, Aruba
MLB Debut: 2013-08-20
Awards: 4× All-Star · 5× Silver Slugger
Jersey: #2

Full name: Xander Jan Bogaerts

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Career Batting Statistics

Xander Bogaerts — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,819	6,869	1,016	1,942	402	19	210	895	148	670	1,379	.283	.349	.438	.787	12,603

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — +13.6% above league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Career SLG .438 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OPS .787 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Xander Bogaerts 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
2013	BOS	AL	18	44	7	11	2	0	1	5	1	5	13	.250	—	—	—	—	-28.7
2014	BOS	AL	144	538	60	129	28	1	12	46	2	39	138	.240	.251 (-5%)	.313 (-5%)	.386 (-6%)	.700 (-6%)	-511.6
2015	BOS	AL	156	613	84	196	35	3	7	81	10	32	101	.320	.254 (+26%)	.316 (+12%)	.404 (+4%)	.721 (+8%)	956.4
2016	BOS	AL	157	652	115	192	34	1	21	89	13	58	123	.294	.255 (+15%)	.321 (+11%)	.417 (+7%)	.738 (+9%)	1282.4
2017	BOS	AL	148	571	94	156	32	6	10	62	15	56	116	.273	.254 (+7%)	.324 (+6%)	.425 (-5%)	.750 (-1%)	22.3
2018	BOS	AL	136	513	72	148	45	3	23	103	8	55	102	.288	.247 (+16%)	.318 (+13%)	.409 (+28%)	.727 (+21%)	2131.1
2019	BOS	AL	155	614	110	190	52	0	33	117	4	76	122	.309	.252 (+23%)	.322 (+19%)	.434 (+28%)	.757 (+24%)	3192.9
2020	BOS	AL	56	203	36	61	8	0	11	28	8	21	41	.300	.244 (+23%)	.321 (+13%)	.417 (+20%)	.739 (+17%)	635.7
2021	BOS	AL	144	529	90	156	34	1	23	79	5	62	113	.295	.243 (+21%)	.317 (+17%)	.410 (+20%)	.727 (+19%)	2047.5
2022	BOS	AL	150	557	84	171	38	0	15	73	8	57	118	.307	.242 (+26%)	.311 (+21%)	.394 (+15%)	.706 (+18%)	2136.3
2023	SDN	NL	155	596	83	170	31	2	19	58	19	56	110	.285	.248 (+15%)	.320 (+9%)	.414 (+6%)	.734 (+8%)	989.6
2024	SDN	NL	111	428	50	113	15	1	11	44	13	28	79	.264	.243 (+9%)	.312 (-2%)	.399 (-5%)	.711 (-3%)	-267.4
2025	SDN	NL	136	491	63	129	30	0	11	53	20	48	94	.263	.245 (+7%)	.315 (+4%)	.403 (-3%)	.718 (avg)	16.3
2026	SD	NL	153	520	68	120	18	1	13	57	22	77	109	.231	.243 (-5%)	.318 (+4%)	.400 (-14%)	.718 (-6%)	0
Career · 14 seasons			1,819	6,869	1,016	1,942	402	19	210	895	148	670	1,379	.283	—	—	—	—	12,603

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

Xander Bogaerts — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
54	196	26	45	9	1	6	21	21	45	.230

Playoff Batting by Year

Xander Bogaerts — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2025	NLWC2	SDN	3	12	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.333
2024	NLDS2	SDN	5	17	2	4	1	0	1	4	2	3	.235
2024	NLWC2	SDN	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	ALCS	BOS	6	26	2	5	2	0	1	2	2	10	.192
2021	ALDS2	BOS	4	18	3	6	0	0	1	2	1	3	.333
2021	ALWC	BOS	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	.500
2018	ALCS	BOS	5	19	1	5	1	0	0	3	3	1	.263
2018	ALDS1	BOS	4	17	2	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	.294
2018	WS	BOS	5	22	2	3	1	0	0	2	3	6	.136
2017	ALDS2	BOS	4	17	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	.059
2016	ALDS2	BOS	3	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250
2013	ALCS	BOS	4	6	4	3	3	0	0	0	3	1	.500
2013	ALDS1	BOS	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
2013	WS	BOS	6	21	2	5	0	1	0	2	1	8	.238

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Xander Bogaerts — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	833	3136	501	952	111	485	.304
Away	833	3213	447	870	86	353	.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

Xander Bogaerts — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2025-09-28	SDP	AZ	W	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	1
2025-09-27	SDP	AZ	W	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	2
2025-09-26	SDP	AZ	W	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-24	SDP	MIL	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-23	SDP	MIL	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-08-27	SDP	SEA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2025-08-26	SDP	SEA	W	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
2025-08-25	SDP	SEA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
2025-08-24	SDP	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2025-08-23	SDP	LAD	W	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Xander Bogaerts — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	85	85	127	187	6	42
3B	53	50	46	73	10	3
SS	1483	1467	1817	3635	116	738

Season-by-Season Fielding

Xander Bogaerts — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	BOS	3B	9	6	9	9	0	1
2013	BOS	SS	8	6	6	20	0	1
2014	BOS	3B	44	44	37	64	10	2
2014	BOS	SS	99	98	138	256	10	54
2015	BOS	SS	156	154	236	429	11	95
2016	BOS	SS	157	157	195	355	12	73
2017	BOS	SS	146	143	199	336	17	75
2018	BOS	SS	136	134	163	336	10	65
2019	BOS	SS	153	153	165	347	13	70
2020	BOS	SS	53	52	59	130	5	26
2021	BOS	SS	138	137	152	362	9	76
2022	BOS	SS	146	146	170	401	10	78
2023	SDN	SS	146	146	167	368	8	64
2024	SDN	2B	85	85	127	187	6	42
2024	SDN	SS	20	16	20	40	3	6
2025	SDN	SS	125	125	147	255	8	55

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Xander Bogaerts Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	85
Third Base	53
Shortstop	1483
Designated Hitter	39

Awards & Honors

Xander Bogaerts — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2022	Player of the Week	Week of 2022-09-03
2022	Silver Slugger	SS
2022	TSN All-Star	SS
2021	Silver Slugger	SS
2019	All-MLB Team - First Team	SS
2019	Silver Slugger	SS
2018	Player of the Week	Week of 2018-07-07
2016	Silver Slugger	SS
2015	Silver Slugger	SS

Salary History

Xander Bogaerts's recorded salaries total $1,710,000 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bogaerts's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.

Xander Bogaerts — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BOS	AL	$650,000
2015	BOS	AL	$543,000
2014	BOS	AL	$517,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,710,000

Award Voting History

Xander Bogaerts — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2022	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	50.0	420
2021	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	7.0	420
2020	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	1.0	420
2019	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	147.0	420
2018	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	9.0	420

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Xander Bogaerts: the record in brief

Xander Bogaerts made a major league debut on August 20, 2013 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. By club, Bogaerts's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (2013 through 2022) and the San Diego Padres (2023 to 2026). Bogaerts played primarily as a shortstop and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 1, 1992, in Oranjestad, Oranjestad, Aruba and a listed size of 6'2" and 218 pounds. The bio lists the given name Xander Jan.

In 1,819 games and 6,869 at bats, Bogaerts has batted .283 with 1,942 hits, plus 210 home runs, 895 RBI, and 148 stolen bases. Bogaerts's career OPS of .787 combines a .349 on-base mark with .438 slugging. The league as a whole hit .249 across Bogaerts's seasons, which puts the .283 career mark 13.6% above average. 2019 was Bogaerts's biggest home run year, with 33. The hits column peaks at 196, in 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions about Xander Bogaerts

What years did Xander Bogaerts play?: Xander Bogaerts played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Xander Bogaerts a pitcher?: No. Xander Bogaerts was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Xander Bogaerts hit?: Xander Bogaerts hit 210 career home runs with 1,942 hits.
What teams has Xander Bogaerts played for?: Xander Bogaerts has played for 2 teams: the Boston Red Sox (2013–2022) and the San Diego Padres (2023–2026).
Has Xander Bogaerts won an MVP award?: No. Xander Bogaerts has not won the MVP award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Xander Bogaerts won?: Xander Bogaerts has won 5 Silver Slugger awards (2015–2016, 2019, 2021–2022). He has been selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What are Xander Bogaerts's career stats?: In 1,819 games, Xander Bogaerts has 1,942 hits, 210 home runs, 895 RBI, 1,016 runs, and 148 stolen bases, with a .283 batting average.
How much has Xander Bogaerts earned in his career?: Xander Bogaerts's recorded salaries total $1,710,000 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bogaerts's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Xander Bogaerts's salary?: Xander Bogaerts's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $650,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $517,000, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position does Xander Bogaerts play?: Xander Bogaerts plays primarily as a shortstop, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Xander Bogaerts and how much does he weigh?: Xander Bogaerts is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 218 pounds.
What number does Xander Bogaerts wear?: Xander Bogaerts wears number 2, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
How many home runs has Xander Bogaerts hit each season?: Xander Bogaerts's home runs by season: 1 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 7 in 2015, 21 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 23 in 2018, 33 in 2019, 11 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 19 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 13 in 2026. His most in one season was 33, in 2019.
What was Xander Bogaerts's career batting average?: Xander Bogaerts batted .283 over his career, with 1,942 hits in 6,869 at bats.