What years did Adam Eaton play?

Adam Eaton played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.

Was Adam Eaton a pitcher?

No. Adam Eaton was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit?

Adam Eaton hit 66 career home runs with 950 hits.

What teams did Adam Eaton play for?

Adam Eaton played for 4 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012–2013), the Chicago White Sox (2014–2016, 2021), the Washington Nationals (2017–2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).

What were Adam Eaton's career stats?

In 915 games, Adam Eaton had 950 hits, 66 home runs, 319 RBI, 566 runs, and 87 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.

What was Adam Eaton's salary?

Adam Eaton's last recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $491,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Adam Eaton play?

Adam Eaton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Adam Eaton and how much did he weigh?

Adam Eaton was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit each season?

Adam Eaton's home runs by season: 2 in 2012, 3 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 14 in 2015, 14 in 2016, 2 in 2017, 5 in 2018, 15 in 2019, 4 in 2020, and 6 in 2021. His most in one season was 15, in 2019.

What was Adam Eaton's career batting average?

Adam Eaton batted .276 over his career, with 950 hits in 3,439 at bats.

How many RBI did Adam Eaton have?

Adam Eaton drove in 319 runs in his career.

What was Adam Eaton's career ERA?

Adam Eaton finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Is Adam Eaton in the Hall of Fame?

No. Adam Eaton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Adam Eaton

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2021)

Adam Eaton was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 10 seasons. In 915 career games, he hit .276 with 950 hits, 66 home runs, and 319 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,325.

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 .276

HR 66

RBI 319

H 950

OPS .763

PIV 4,325

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 12/6/1988 in Springfield, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-09-04
Last Game: 2021-08-14

Full name: Adam Cory Eaton

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Career Batting Statistics

Adam Eaton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
915	3,439	566	950	167	46	66	319	87	346	679	.276	.354	.409	.763	4,325

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .763 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Adam Eaton (b. 1988) 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	ARI	NL	22	85	19	22	3	2	2	5	2	14	15	.259	.254 (+2%)	.318 (+20%)	.405 (+2%)	.724 (+10%)	196.0
2013	ARI	NL	66	250	40	63	10	4	3	22	5	17	44	.252	.253 (-1%)	.317 (-1%)	.396 (-9%)	.714 (-6%)	-210.3
2014	CHA	AL	123	486	76	146	26	10	1	35	15	43	83	.300	.251 (+20%)	.313 (+15%)	.386 (+4%)	.700 (+9%)	902.7
2015	CHA	AL	153	610	98	175	28	9	14	56	18	58	131	.287	.254 (+13%)	.316 (+14%)	.404 (+7%)	.721 (+10%)	1398.4
2016	CHA	AL	157	619	91	176	29	9	14	59	14	63	115	.284	.255 (+11%)	.321 (+13%)	.417 (+3%)	.738 (+7%)	1076.6
2017	WAS	NL	23	91	24	27	7	1	2	13	3	14	18	.297	.254 (+16%)	.324 (+21%)	.425 (+8%)	.750 (+14%)	249.0
2018	WAS	NL	95	319	55	96	18	1	5	33	9	38	64	.301	.247 (+21%)	.318 (+24%)	.409 (avg)	.727 (+11%)	872.7
2019	WAS	NL	151	566	103	158	25	7	15	49	15	65	106	.279	.252 (+11%)	.322 (+13%)	.434 (-2%)	.757 (+5%)	768.8
2020	WAS	NL	41	159	22	36	11	1	4	17	3	12	32	.226	.244 (-7%)	.321 (-11%)	.417 (-8%)	.739 (-10%)	-273.9
2021	CHA	AL	58	189	33	38	8	2	5	28	2	20	55	.201	.243 (-18%)	.317 (-6%)	.410 (-16%)	.727 (-12%)	-330.2
2021	LAA	AL	26	65	5	13	2	0	1	2	1	2	16	.200	.243 (-18%)	.317 (-27%)	.410 (-33%)	.727 (-30%)	-330.2
Career · 11 seasons			915	3,439	566	950	167	46	66	319	87	346	679	.276	—	—	—	—	4,319

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

Adam Eaton — 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	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Adam Eaton — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2021	LAA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	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

Adam Eaton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	61	11	15	2	1	2	10	10	9	.246

Playoff Batting by Year

Adam Eaton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLCS	WAS	4	17	3	4	2	1	0	3	1	4	.235
2019	NLDS1	WAS	5	16	3	3	0	0	0	1	5	2	.188
2019	NLWC	WAS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2019	WS	WAS	7	25	5	8	0	0	2	6	4	2	.320

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Adam Eaton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	468	1706	291	467	34	151	.274
Away	447	1733	275	483	32	168	.279

Pitching — Home / Away

Adam Eaton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Adam Eaton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2021-08-14	LAA	HOU	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2021-08-13	LAA	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-12	LAA	TOR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-11	LAA	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-08-10	LAA	TOR	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-08-08	LAA	LAD	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-08-06	LAA	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-05	LAA	TEX	W	4	1	2	1	1	0	2
2021-08-04	LAA	TEX	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-02	LAA	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Adam Eaton — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-07-27	LAA	COL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Adam Eaton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
OF	868	844	1895	53	33	12
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Adam Eaton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	ARI	OF	21	21	37	2	1	1
2013	ARI	OF	60	56	103	6	4	1
2014	CHA	OF	121	123	312	9	4	1
2015	CHA	OF	145	144	343	8	5	2
2016	CHA	OF	156	154	417	18	5	4
2017	WAS	OF	23	22	50	2	0	0
2018	WAS	OF	76	73	147	2	3	0
2019	WAS	OF	145	143	277	3	6	1
2020	WAS	OF	41	40	81	0	1	0
2021	CHA	OF	56	49	97	2	4	2
2021	LAA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2021	LAA	OF	24	19	31	1	0	0
2021	LAA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Adam Eaton (b. 1988) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	1
Left Field	61
Center Field	385
Right Field	453
Designated Hitter	12

Awards & Honors

Adam Eaton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2018	Player of the Week	Week of 2018-03-31
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-08-02

Salary History

Adam Eaton's recorded salaries total $4,602,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Eaton's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

Adam Eaton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$2,750,000
2015	CHA	AL	$850,000
2014	CHA	AL	$511,000
2013	ARI	NL	$491,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,602,000

College History

Adam Eaton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami University of Ohio	Oxford	OH	2008, 2009, 2010

Award Voting History

Adam Eaton — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	1.0	420	0

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Adam Eaton: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 4, 2012 and the final game on August 14, 2021, Adam Eaton built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012 through 2013), the Chicago White Sox (2014 to 2021), the Washington Nationals (2017 through 2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021). Eaton, born on December 6, 1988, in Springfield, OH, USA, is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 5'9" and 180 pounds. On the record, Adam Eaton was born Adam Cory Eaton.

Across 915 games at the plate, Eaton's career line reads 950 hits in 3,439 at bats for a .276 average, along with 66 homers, 319 RBI, and 87 stolen bases. Eaton got on base at a .354 rate and slugged .409 (.763 OPS). Over the seasons Eaton played, league hitters batted .252; the .276 career figure is 9.7% above that. No season beat the 15 home runs Eaton hit in 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Eaton

What years did Adam Eaton play?: Adam Eaton played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.
Was Adam Eaton a pitcher?: No. Adam Eaton was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit?: Adam Eaton hit 66 career home runs with 950 hits.
What teams did Adam Eaton play for?: Adam Eaton played for 4 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012–2013), the Chicago White Sox (2014–2016, 2021), the Washington Nationals (2017–2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).
What were Adam Eaton's career stats?: In 915 games, Adam Eaton had 950 hits, 66 home runs, 319 RBI, 566 runs, and 87 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.
How much did Adam Eaton earn in his career?: Adam Eaton's recorded salaries total $4,602,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Eaton's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Adam Eaton's salary?: Adam Eaton's last recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $491,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Adam Eaton play?: Adam Eaton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Adam Eaton and how much did he weigh?: Adam Eaton was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit each season?: Adam Eaton's home runs by season: 2 in 2012, 3 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 14 in 2015, 14 in 2016, 2 in 2017, 5 in 2018, 15 in 2019, 4 in 2020, and 6 in 2021. His most in one season was 15, in 2019.
What was Adam Eaton's career batting average?: Adam Eaton batted .276 over his career, with 950 hits in 3,439 at bats.
How many RBI did Adam Eaton have?: Adam Eaton drove in 319 runs in his career.
What was Adam Eaton's career ERA?: Adam Eaton finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Adam Eaton in the Hall of Fame?: No. Adam Eaton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.