What years did David Eckstein play?

David Eckstein played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.

Was David Eckstein a pitcher?

No. David Eckstein was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did David Eckstein hit?

David Eckstein hit 35 career home runs with 1414 hits.

David Eckstein

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2010)

AVG .280

HR 35

RBI 392

H 1,414

OPS .701

PIV -4,505

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'6" / 170 lb
Born: 1/20/1975 in Sanford, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-04-03
Last Game: 2010-10-03
Awards: 2× All-Star · World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: David Mark Eckstein

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,311	5,041	701	1,414	232	20	35	392	123	376	418	.280	.345	.355	.701	-4,505

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OBP .345 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .701 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 7.0% below 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
2001	ANA	AL	153	582	82	166	26	2	4	41	29	43	60	.285	.263 (+8%)	.332 (+7%)	.426 (-16%)	.758 (-6%)	-384.2
2002	ANA	AL	152	608	107	178	22	6	8	63	21	45	44	.293	.261 (+12%)	.331 (+10%)	.416 (-7%)	.747 (avg)	267.0
2003	ANA	AL	120	452	59	114	22	1	3	31	16	36	45	.252	.264 (-5%)	.332 (-2%)	.422 (-23%)	.754 (-14%)	-931.4
2004	ANA	AL	142	566	92	156	24	1	2	35	16	42	49	.276	.266 (+4%)	.335 (+1%)	.427 (-22%)	.762 (-12%)	-983.7
2005	SLN	NL	158	630	90	185	26	7	8	61	11	58	44	.294	.264 (+11%)	.330 (+10%)	.418 (-6%)	.749 (+1%)	363.6
2006	SLN	NL	123	500	68	146	18	1	2	23	7	31	41	.292	.269 (+8%)	.336 (+4%)	.431 (-20%)	.768 (-10%)	-663.9
2007	SLN	NL	117	434	58	134	23	0	3	31	10	24	22	.309	.268 (+15%)	.335 (+6%)	.422 (-10%)	.758 (-3%)	-134.0
2008	TOR	AL	76	260	27	72	18	0	1	23	2	24	27	.277	.263 (+5%)	.333 (+6%)	.416 (-14%)	.749 (-5%)	-140.6
2008	ARI	NL	18	64	5	14	3	0	1	4	0	7	5	.219	.263 (-17%)	.333 (-10%)	.416 (-25%)	.749 (-18%)	-140.6
2009	SDN	NL	136	503	64	131	27	2	2	51	3	39	46	.260	.262 (-1%)	.332 (-3%)	.417 (-20%)	.750 (-13%)	-984.8
2010	SDN	NL	116	442	49	118	23	0	1	29	8	27	35	.267	.257 (+4%)	.325 (-1%)	.402 (-19%)	.728 (-11%)	-726.6
Career · 11 seasons			1,311	5,041	701	1,414	232	20	35	392	123	376	418	.280	—	—	—	—	-4,459

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
44	176	26	49	4	0	2	18	12	9	.278

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	NLCS	SLN	7	26	3	6	1	1	1	4	0	.231
2006	NLDS2	SLN	4	15	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.133
2006	WS	SLN	5	22	3	8	3	0	4	1	1	.364
2005	NLCS	SLN	6	20	5	4	0	0	2	3	2	.200
2005	NLDS1	SLN	3	13	3	5	0	1	4	1	1	.385
2004	ALDS1	ANA	3	12	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.333
2002	ALCS	ANA	5	21	1	6	0	0	2	0	2	.286
2002	ALDS1	ANA	4	18	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	.278
2002	WS	ANA	7	29	6	9	0	0	3	3	2	.310

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	660	2488	344	706	18	216	.284
Away	651	2553	357	708	17	176	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2010-10-03	SDP	SFG	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-10-02	SDP	SFG	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
2010-10-01	SDP	SFG	W	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
2010-09-30	SDP	CHC	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
2010-09-29	SDP	CHC	W	4	0	1	1	1	0	1
2010-09-28	SDP	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-27	SDP	CHC	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2010-09-26	SDP	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-09-25	SDP	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-09-24	SDP	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	282	268	477	723	5	177
SS	974	956	1428	2667	93	601

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	ANA	2B	14	14	21	34	3	9
2001	ANA	SS	126	118	178	332	15	66
2002	ANA	SS	147	146	205	397	14	91
2003	ANA	SS	116	114	193	293	8	67
2004	ANA	SS	138	137	198	309	6	75
2005	SLN	SS	156	154	243	517	15	123
2006	SLN	SS	120	119	178	363	6	87
2007	SLN	SS	114	112	164	310	20	59
2008	TOR	2B	6	5	7	14	0	4
2008	TOR	SS	57	56	69	146	9	33
2008	ARI	2B	18	18	30	65	0	14
2009	SDN	2B	131	124	228	326	2	79
2010	SDN	2B	113	107	191	284	0	71

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	282
Shortstop	974
Designated Hitter	30

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2006	Babe Ruth Award	SS
2006	World Series MVP

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	SDN	NL	$1,000,000
2009	SDN	NL	$850,000
2008	TOR	AL	$4,500,000
2007	SLN	NL	$4,583,333
2006	SLN	NL	$3,333,333
2005	SLN	NL	$2,333,333
2004	ANA	AL	$2,150,000
2003	ANA	AL	$425,000
2002	ANA	AL	$280,000
2001	ANA	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$19,654,999

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2005	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	15.0	448
2002	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	24.0	392
2001	Rookie of the Year	AL	4th	6.0	140

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Frequently Asked Questions about David Eckstein

What years did David Eckstein play?: David Eckstein played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.
Was David Eckstein a pitcher?: No. David Eckstein was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did David Eckstein hit?: David Eckstein hit 35 career home runs with 1414 hits.