What years did Brian Dozier play?

Brian Dozier played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020.

Was Brian Dozier a pitcher?

No. Brian Dozier was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Brian Dozier hit?

Brian Dozier hit 192 career home runs with 1,055 hits.

What teams did Brian Dozier play for?

Brian Dozier played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2012–2018), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018), the Washington Nationals (2019), and the New York Mets (2020).

Did Brian Dozier win an MVP award?

No. Brian Dozier did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Brian Dozier win?

Brian Dozier won the Gold Glove (2017). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brian Dozier's career stats?

In 1,144 games, Brian Dozier had 1,055 hits, 192 home runs, 561 RBI, 664 runs, and 105 stolen bases, with a .244 batting average.

What was Brian Dozier's salary?

Brian Dozier's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $497,500, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Brian Dozier play?

Brian Dozier played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brian Dozier and how much did he weigh?

Brian Dozier was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds.

How many home runs did Brian Dozier hit each season?

Brian Dozier's home runs by season: 6 in 2012, 18 in 2013, 23 in 2014, 28 in 2015, 42 in 2016, 34 in 2017, 21 in 2018, 20 in 2019, and 0 in 2020. His most in one season was 42, in 2016.

What was Brian Dozier's career batting average?

Brian Dozier batted .244 over his career, with 1,055 hits in 4,316 at bats.

How many RBI did Brian Dozier have?

Brian Dozier drove in 561 runs in his career.

Brian Dozier

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2020)

Brian Dozier was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 9 seasons. In 1,144 career games, he hit .244 with 1,055 hits, 192 home runs, and 561 RBI. Brian Dozier was an All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,196.

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 .244

HR 192

RBI 561

H 1,055

OPS .767

PIV 5,196

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 5/15/1987 in Tupelo, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-05-07
Last Game: 2020-08-14
Awards: All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: James Brian Dozier

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Career Batting Statistics

Brian Dozier — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,144	4,316	664	1,055	231	21	192	561	105	488	973	.244	.325	.441	.767	5,196

Career AVG .244 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .441 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OPS .767 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Dozier 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
2012	MIN	AL	84	316	33	74	11	1	6	33	9	16	58	.234	.254 (-8%)	.318 (-15%)	.405 (-18%)	.724 (-17%)	-876.4
2013	MIN	AL	147	558	72	136	33	4	18	66	14	51	120	.244	.253 (-4%)	.317 (-2%)	.396 (+4%)	.714 (+2%)	125.3
2014	MIN	AL	156	598	112	145	33	1	23	71	21	89	129	.242	.251 (-3%)	.313 (+10%)	.386 (+8%)	.700 (+9%)	1270.5
2015	MIN	AL	157	628	101	148	39	4	28	77	12	61	148	.236	.254 (-7%)	.316 (-3%)	.404 (+10%)	.721 (+4%)	395.5
2016	MIN	AL	155	615	104	165	35	5	42	99	18	61	138	.268	.255 (+5%)	.321 (+6%)	.417 (+31%)	.738 (+20%)	2417.2
2017	MIN	AL	152	617	106	167	30	4	34	93	16	78	141	.271	.254 (+6%)	.324 (+11%)	.425 (+17%)	.750 (+14%)	1954.0
2018	MIN	AL	104	410	65	93	21	2	16	52	8	46	96	.227	.247 (-9%)	.318 (-3%)	.409 (-1%)	.727 (-2%)	-147.4
2018	LAN	NL	47	143	16	26	9	0	5	20	4	24	33	.182	.247 (-27%)	.318 (-6%)	.409 (-15%)	.727 (-11%)	-147.4
2019	WAS	NL	135	416	54	99	20	0	20	50	3	61	105	.238	.252 (-6%)	.322 (+5%)	.434 (-1%)	.757 (+2%)	288.4
2020	NYN	NL	7	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			1,144	4,316	664	1,055	231	21	192	561	105	488	973	.244	—	—	—	—	5,280

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Dozier — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	18.00	0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 299.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Dozier — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	WAS	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00	—	0

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

Brian Dozier — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	26	4	4	0	0	1	3	7	8	.154

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Dozier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLCS	WAS	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	NLDS1	WAS	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2019	NLWC	WAS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	WS	WAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2018	NLCS	LAN	6	9	1	1	0	2	2	2	.111
2018	NLDS2	LAN	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500
2018	WS	LAN	4	5	2	0	0	0	3	1	.000
2017	ALWC	MIN	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	.500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Dozier — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	576	2116	347	523	92	286	.247
Away	568	2200	317	532	100	275	.242

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Dozier — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brian Dozier — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2020-08-14	NYN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-08-10	NYN	WAS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-08-08	NYN	MIA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2020-08-07	NYN	MIA	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2020-08-04	NYN	WAS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-08-03	NYN	ATL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2020-07-30	NYN	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-29	WAS	CLE	W	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2019-09-27	WAS	CLE	W	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-25	WAS	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	2

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Brian Dozier — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-08-03	WAS	AZ	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Dozier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1038	1013	1753	2813	60	689
P	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	83	81	111	287	15	70

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Dozier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	MIN	SS	83	81	111	287	15	70
2013	MIN	2B	146	141	267	461	6	110
2014	MIN	2B	156	155	261	475	15	98
2015	MIN	2B	157	157	303	456	8	111
2016	MIN	2B	151	151	286	419	8	118
2017	MIN	2B	152	151	264	405	5	109
2018	MIN	2B	103	101	150	260	8	60
2018	LAN	2B	45	40	68	82	4	19
2019	WAS	2B	123	114	145	248	5	61
2019	WAS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2020	NYN	2B	5	3	9	7	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brian Dozier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Second Base	1038
Shortstop	83
Designated Hitter	3

Awards & Honors

Brian Dozier — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2017	Gold Glove	2B

Salary History

Brian Dozier's recorded salaries total $6,037,500 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dozier's career ran from 2012 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

Brian Dozier — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIN	AL	$3,000,000
2015	MIN	AL	$2,000,000
2014	MIN	AL	$540,000
2013	MIN	AL	$497,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$6,037,500

College History

Brian Dozier — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg	MS	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Award Voting History

Brian Dozier — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2017	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	25.0	420
2016	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	9.0	420
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	28th	1.0	420

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Brian Dozier: the record in brief

Brian Dozier played a first major league game on May 7, 2012 and a last one on August 14, 2020. Dozier played for the Minnesota Twins (2012 to 2018), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018), the Washington Nationals (2019), and the New York Mets (2020). Dozier, a second baseman by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Dozier is listed at 5 feet, 11 inches and 200 pounds. The birth record reads May 15, 1987, in Tupelo, MS, USA. The given name on file is James Brian Dozier.

Dozier finished with 1,055 hits from 4,316 at bats in 1,144 games, which works out to .244, adding 192 homers, 561 runs batted in, and 105 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .325 and the slugging percentage .441, for an OPS of .767. The .244 career average is close to the .253 the league hit across the same seasons. The home run peak was 42 in 2016 with the Minnesota Twins. Dozier collected a career-high 167 hits in 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Dozier

What years did Brian Dozier play?: Brian Dozier played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2020.
Was Brian Dozier a pitcher?: No. Brian Dozier was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Brian Dozier hit?: Brian Dozier hit 192 career home runs with 1,055 hits.
What teams did Brian Dozier play for?: Brian Dozier played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2012–2018), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018), the Washington Nationals (2019), and the New York Mets (2020).
Did Brian Dozier win an MVP award?: No. Brian Dozier did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Brian Dozier win?: Brian Dozier won the Gold Glove (2017). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brian Dozier's career stats?: In 1,144 games, Brian Dozier had 1,055 hits, 192 home runs, 561 RBI, 664 runs, and 105 stolen bases, with a .244 batting average.
How much did Brian Dozier earn in his career?: Brian Dozier's recorded salaries total $6,037,500 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dozier's career ran from 2012 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Brian Dozier's salary?: Brian Dozier's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $497,500, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Brian Dozier play?: Brian Dozier played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brian Dozier and how much did he weigh?: Brian Dozier was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Brian Dozier hit each season?: Brian Dozier's home runs by season: 6 in 2012, 18 in 2013, 23 in 2014, 28 in 2015, 42 in 2016, 34 in 2017, 21 in 2018, 20 in 2019, and 0 in 2020. His most in one season was 42, in 2016.
What was Brian Dozier's career batting average?: Brian Dozier batted .244 over his career, with 1,055 hits in 4,316 at bats.
How many RBI did Brian Dozier have?: Brian Dozier drove in 561 runs in his career.