What years did Rajai Davis play?

Rajai Davis played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.

Was Rajai Davis a pitcher?

No. Rajai Davis was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Rajai Davis hit?

Rajai Davis hit 62 career home runs with 1,111 hits.

What teams did Rajai Davis play for?

Rajai Davis played for 8 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006–2007), the San Francisco Giants (2007–2008), the Oakland Athletics (2008–2010, 2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011–2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014–2015), the Cleveland Indians (2016, 2018), the Boston Red Sox (2017), and the New York Mets (2019).

What were Rajai Davis's career stats?

In 1,448 games, Rajai Davis had 1,111 hits, 62 home runs, 387 RBI, 637 runs, and 415 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.

What was Rajai Davis's salary?

Rajai Davis's last recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $392,500, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.

What position did Rajai Davis play?

Rajai Davis played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rajai Davis and how much did he weigh?

Rajai Davis was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 195 pounds.

How many home runs did Rajai Davis hit each season?

Rajai Davis's home runs by season: 0 in 2006, 1 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 3 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 8 in 2012, 6 in 2013, 8 in 2014, 8 in 2015, 12 in 2016, 5 in 2017, 1 in 2018, and 1 in 2019. His most in one season was 12, in 2016.

What was Rajai Davis's career batting average?

Rajai Davis batted .262 over his career, with 1,111 hits in 4,244 at bats.

How many RBI did Rajai Davis have?

Rajai Davis drove in 387 runs in his career.

Is Rajai Davis in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rajai Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rajai Davis

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2019)

Rajai Davis was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019 for 8 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,448 career games, he hit .262 with 1,111 hits, 62 home runs, and 387 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 15, 2026

AVG .262

HR 62

RBI 387

H 1,111

OPS .690

PIV -3,474

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 195 lb
Born: 10/19/1980 in Norwich, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-08-14
Last Game: 2019-09-29

Full name: Rajai Lavae Davis

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Career Batting Statistics

Rajai Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,448	4,244	637	1,111	226	43	62	387	415	267	844	.262	.311	.379	.690	-3,474

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .311 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OPS .690 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rajai Davis 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
2006	PIT	NL	20	14	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PIT	NL	24	48	6	13	2	1	0	2	5	7	3	.271	—	—	—	—	-42.1
2007	SFN	NL	51	142	26	40	9	1	1	7	17	14	25	.282	.268 (+5%)	.335 (+8%)	.422 (-10%)	.758 (-2%)	-42.1
2008	SFN	NL	12	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	101	196	28	51	5	4	3	19	25	7	34	.260	.263 (-1%)	.333 (-14%)	.416 (-11%)	.749 (-12%)	0.0
2009	OAK	AL	125	390	65	119	27	5	3	48	41	29	70	.305	.262 (+16%)	.332 (+8%)	.417 (+1%)	.750 (+4%)	344.8
2010	OAK	AL	143	525	66	149	28	3	5	52	50	26	78	.284	.257 (+10%)	.325 (-2%)	.402 (-6%)	.728 (-4%)	-419.7
2011	TOR	AL	95	320	44	76	21	6	1	29	34	15	63	.237	.255 (-7%)	.320 (-15%)	.399 (-12%)	.719 (-13%)	-764.1
2012	TOR	AL	142	447	64	115	24	3	8	43	46	29	102	.257	.254 (+1%)	.318 (-3%)	.405 (-7%)	.724 (-5%)	-393.6
2013	TOR	AL	108	331	49	86	16	2	6	24	45	21	67	.260	.253 (+3%)	.317 (-2%)	.396 (-6%)	.714 (-4%)	-204.3
2014	DET	AL	134	461	64	130	27	2	8	51	36	22	75	.282	.251 (+12%)	.313 (+2%)	.386 (+4%)	.700 (+3%)	203.3
2015	DET	AL	112	341	55	88	16	11	8	30	18	22	76	.258	.254 (+1%)	.316 (-3%)	.404 (+9%)	.721 (+3%)	88.6
2016	CLE	AL	134	454	74	113	23	2	12	48	43	33	106	.249	.255 (-3%)	.321 (-5%)	.417 (-7%)	.738 (-6%)	-462.0
2017	OAK	AL	100	300	49	70	17	2	5	18	26	26	70	.233	.254 (-8%)	.324 (-10%)	.425 (-17%)	.750 (-14%)	-691.5
2017	BOS	AL	17	36	7	9	2	0	0	2	3	1	13	.250	—	—	—	—	-691.5
2018	CLE	AL	101	196	33	44	6	1	1	6	21	11	48	.224	.247 (-9%)	.318 (-13%)	.409 (-31%)	.727 (-23%)	-706.8
2019	NYN	NL	29	25	4	5	2	0	1	8	0	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,448	4,244	637	1,111	226	43	62	387	415	267	844	.262	—	—	—	—	-3,781

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

Rajai Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	40	4	7	1	0	1	4	1	9	.175

Playoff Batting by Year

Rajai Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	ALDS2	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2016	ALCS	CLE	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2016	ALDS2	CLE	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000
2016	WS	CLE	7	22	3	5	1	1	3	1	4	.227
2014	ALDS2	DET	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rajai Davis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	731	2107	345	575	32	214	.273
Away	717	2137	292	536	30	173	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rajai Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
2019-09-29	NYN	ATL	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-28	NYN	ATL	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-27	NYN	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-26	NYN	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-25	NYN	MIA	W	1	0	1	0	1	0
2019-09-24	NYN	MIA	W	0	1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-23	NYN	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-18	NYN	COL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-15	NYN	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-14	NYN	LAD	W	1	0	1	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rajai Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1279	1012	2396	59	36	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rajai Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	PIT	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	PIT	OF	12	12	27	0	0	0
2007	SFN	OF	50	33	104	3	0	0
2008	SFN	OF	8	3	9	0	0	0
2008	OAK	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	OAK	OF	84	41	147	4	1	2
2009	OAK	OF	116	97	265	8	4	1
2010	OAK	OF	140	133	294	5	4	2
2011	TOR	OF	91	82	197	2	2	0
2012	TOR	OF	135	115	211	8	8	1
2013	TOR	OF	97	75	173	4	2	1
2014	DET	OF	125	118	277	6	5	1
2015	DET	OF	91	67	161	2	2	0
2016	CLE	OF	128	107	235	9	5	2
2017	OAK	OF	98	73	160	5	2	2
2017	BOS	OF	14	8	18	0	1	0
2018	CLE	OF	75	47	112	3	0	1
2019	NYN	OF	14	1	6	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rajai Davis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1
Left Field	502
Center Field	747
Right Field	125
Designated Hitter	57

Salary History

Rajai Davis's recorded salaries total $25,152,500 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Davis's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.

Rajai Davis — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$5,250,000
2015	DET	AL	$5,000,000
2014	DET	AL	$5,000,000
2013	TOR	AL	$2,500,000
2012	TOR	AL	$2,750,000
2011	TOR	AL	$2,500,000
2010	OAK	AL	$1,350,000
2009	OAK	AL	$410,000
2008	SFN	NL	$392,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$25,152,500

College History

Rajai Davis — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Connecticut at Avery Point	Groton	CT	2000, 2001

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Rajai Davis: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rajai Davis's first major league game on August 14, 2006; the last one listed came on September 29, 2019. Davis played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006 through 2007), the San Francisco Giants (2007 to 2008), the Oakland Athletics (2008 through 2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011 to 2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014 through 2015), the Cleveland Indians (2016 to 2018), the Boston Red Sox (2017), and the New York Mets (2019). Davis played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 19, 1980, in Norwich, CT, USA and a listed size of 5'10" and 195 pounds. Rajai Davis was the playing name; the full given name is Rajai Lavae.

Across 1,448 games at the plate, Davis's career line reads 1,111 hits in 4,244 at bats for a .262 average, plus 62 home runs, 387 runs batted in, and 415 stolen bases. Davis's career OPS of .690 combines a .311 on-base mark with .379 slugging. The .262 career average is close to the .257 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rajai Davis

What years did Rajai Davis play?: Rajai Davis played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Rajai Davis a pitcher?: No. Rajai Davis was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Rajai Davis hit?: Rajai Davis hit 62 career home runs with 1,111 hits.
What teams did Rajai Davis play for?: Rajai Davis played for 8 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006–2007), the San Francisco Giants (2007–2008), the Oakland Athletics (2008–2010, 2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011–2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014–2015), the Cleveland Indians (2016, 2018), the Boston Red Sox (2017), and the New York Mets (2019).
What were Rajai Davis's career stats?: In 1,448 games, Rajai Davis had 1,111 hits, 62 home runs, 387 RBI, 637 runs, and 415 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.
How much did Rajai Davis earn in his career?: Rajai Davis's recorded salaries total $25,152,500 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Davis's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006 and 2007.
What was Rajai Davis's salary?: Rajai Davis's last recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $392,500, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.
What position did Rajai Davis play?: Rajai Davis played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rajai Davis and how much did he weigh?: Rajai Davis was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Rajai Davis hit each season?: Rajai Davis's home runs by season: 0 in 2006, 1 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 3 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 8 in 2012, 6 in 2013, 8 in 2014, 8 in 2015, 12 in 2016, 5 in 2017, 1 in 2018, and 1 in 2019. His most in one season was 12, in 2016.
What was Rajai Davis's career batting average?: Rajai Davis batted .262 over his career, with 1,111 hits in 4,244 at bats.
How many RBI did Rajai Davis have?: Rajai Davis drove in 387 runs in his career.
Is Rajai Davis in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rajai Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.