What years did Kole Calhoun play?

Kole Calhoun played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2023.

Was Kole Calhoun a pitcher?

No. Kole Calhoun was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Kole Calhoun hit?

Kole Calhoun hit 179 career home runs with 1076 hits.

Kole Calhoun

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2023)

AVG .242

HR 179

RBI 582

H 1,076

OPS .732

PIV 836

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 205 lb
Born: 10/14/1987 in Buckeye, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-05-22
Last Game: 2023-09-30
Awards: Gold Glove

Full name: Kole Alan Calhoun

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,239	4,448	636	1,076	205	18	179	582	34	450	1,126	.242	.315	.417	.732	836

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .417 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .732 vs. league average .728 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
2012	LAA	AL	21	23	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	6	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	LAA	AL	58	195	29	55	7	2	8	32	2	21	41	.282	.253 (+11%)	.317 (+9%)	.396 (+16%)	.714 (+13%)	427.5
2014	LAA	AL	127	493	90	134	31	3	17	58	5	38	104	.272	.251 (+8%)	.313 (+4%)	.386 (+17%)	.700 (+11%)	931.5
2015	LAA	AL	159	630	78	161	23	2	26	83	4	45	164	.256	.254 (avg)	.316 (-3%)	.404 (+4%)	.721 (+1%)	120.6
2016	LAA	AL	157	594	91	161	35	5	18	75	2	67	118	.271	.255 (+6%)	.321 (+8%)	.417 (+5%)	.738 (+6%)	865.9
2017	LAA	AL	155	569	77	139	23	2	19	71	5	71	134	.244	.254 (-4%)	.324 (+3%)	.425 (-8%)	.750 (-3%)	-209.4
2018	LAA	AL	137	491	71	102	18	2	19	57	6	53	133	.208	.247 (-16%)	.318 (-11%)	.409 (-10%)	.727 (-10%)	-869.9
2019	LAA	AL	152	552	92	128	29	1	33	74	4	70	162	.232	.252 (-8%)	.322 (+1%)	.434 (+7%)	.757 (+5%)	574.9
2020	ARI	NL	54	190	35	43	9	0	16	40	1	28	50	.226	.244 (-7%)	.321 (+5%)	.417 (+26%)	.739 (+17%)	562.1
2021	ARI	NL	51	166	17	39	8	0	5	17	1	15	41	.235	.243 (-4%)	.317 (-6%)	.410 (-9%)	.727 (-8%)	-217.8
2022	TEX	AL	125	388	36	76	14	1	12	49	3	27	136	.196	.242 (-19%)	.311 (-17%)	.394 (-16%)	.706 (-17%)	-1062.5
2023	CLE	AL	43	157	18	34	7	0	6	25	0	13	37	.217	.248 (-13%)	.320 (-12%)	.414 (-9%)	.734 (-10%)	-287.0
Career · 12 seasons			1,239	4,448	636	1,076	205	18	179	582	34	450	1,126	.242	—	—	—	—	836

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
3	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	ALDS1	LAA	3	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

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	607	2181	292	508	88	284	.233
Away	632	2267	344	568	91	298	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2023-09-30	CLE	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2023-09-26	CLE	CIN	L	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	1
2023-09-24	CLE	BAL	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023-09-23	CLE	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2023-09-22	CLE	BAL	W	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	2
2023-09-21	CLE	BAL	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2023-09-20	CLE	KCR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2023-09-19	CLE	KCR	L	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
2023-09-18	CLE	KCR	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
2023-09-16	CLE	TEX	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	34	29	213	15	2	22
OF	1135	1069	2190	64	33	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	LAA	OF	16	3	13	0	0	0
2013	LAA	1B	6	4	44	4	2	3
2013	LAA	OF	54	45	108	4	6	3
2014	LAA	1B	2	0	4	0	0	0
2014	LAA	OF	123	112	230	9	1	1
2015	LAA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2015	LAA	OF	157	157	342	11	4	1
2016	LAA	OF	154	153	306	9	5	1
2017	LAA	OF	154	153	312	10	4	1
2018	LAA	OF	136	129	231	8	4	4
2019	LAA	OF	150	146	312	7	6	2
2020	ARI	OF	48	48	102	1	1	1
2021	ARI	OF	39	36	67	2	2	0
2022	TEX	OF	101	85	160	3	0	1
2023	CLE	1B	25	25	164	11	0	19
2023	CLE	OF	3	2	7	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	34
Left Field	33
Center Field	7
Right Field	1107
Designated Hitter	47

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2020	Player of the Week	Week of 2020-09-19
2015	Gold Glove	RF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$3,400,000
2015	LAA	AL	$537,500
2014	LAA	AL	$506,000
2013	LAA	AL	$491,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,934,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	2009, 2010

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kole Calhoun

What years did Kole Calhoun play?: Kole Calhoun played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2023.
Was Kole Calhoun a pitcher?: No. Kole Calhoun was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kole Calhoun hit?: Kole Calhoun hit 179 career home runs with 1076 hits.