What years did Jacoby Ellsbury play?

Jacoby Ellsbury played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2017.

Was Jacoby Ellsbury a pitcher?

No. Jacoby Ellsbury was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jacoby Ellsbury hit?

Jacoby Ellsbury hit 104 career home runs with 1376 hits.

What was Jacoby Ellsbury's career batting average?

Jacoby Ellsbury batted .284 over his career, with 1,376 hits in 4,846 at bats.

How many RBI did Jacoby Ellsbury have?

Jacoby Ellsbury drove in 512 runs in his career.

Is Jacoby Ellsbury in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jacoby Ellsbury has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jacoby Ellsbury

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2017)

Jacoby Ellsbury was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2017 for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,235 career games, he hit .284 with 1,376 hits, 104 home runs, and 512 RBI. Jacoby Ellsbury was an All-Star, a Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,620.

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 12, 2026

AVG .284

HR 104

RBI 512

H 1,376

OPS .760

PIV 4,620

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 9/11/1983 in Madras, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-06-30
Last Game: 2017-09-30
Awards: All-Star · Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury

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Career Batting Statistics

Jacoby Ellsbury — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,235	4,846	749	1,376	241	47	104	512	343	399	737	.284	.342	.417	.760	4,620

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

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

Career OPS .760 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jacoby Ellsbury 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
2007	BOS	AL	33	116	20	41	7	1	3	18	9	8	15	.353	.268 (+32%)	.335 (+17%)	.422 (+20%)	.758 (+19%)	378.7
2008	BOS	AL	145	554	98	155	22	7	9	47	50	41	80	.280	.263 (+6%)	.333 (+1%)	.416 (-5%)	.749 (-3%)	-234.8
2009	BOS	AL	153	624	94	188	27	10	8	60	70	49	74	.301	.262 (+15%)	.332 (+7%)	.417 (-1%)	.750 (+3%)	336.8
2010	BOS	AL	18	78	10	15	4	0	0	5	7	4	9	.192	.257 (-25%)	.325 (-26%)	.402 (-40%)	.728 (-33%)	-416.5
2011	BOS	AL	158	660	119	212	46	5	32	105	39	52	98	.321	.255 (+26%)	.320 (+17%)	.399 (+38%)	.719 (+29%)	3798.3
2012	BOS	AL	74	303	43	82	18	0	4	26	14	19	43	.271	.254 (+6%)	.318 (-2%)	.405 (-9%)	.724 (-6%)	-279.4
2013	BOS	AL	134	577	92	172	31	8	9	53	52	47	92	.298	.253 (+18%)	.317 (+12%)	.396 (+8%)	.714 (+9%)	1099.7
2014	NYA	AL	149	575	71	156	27	5	16	70	39	49	93	.271	.251 (+8%)	.313 (+5%)	.386 (+8%)	.700 (+7%)	708.5
2015	NYA	AL	111	452	66	116	15	2	7	33	21	35	86	.257	.254 (+1%)	.316 (avg)	.404 (-15%)	.721 (-8%)	-500.7
2016	NYA	AL	148	551	71	145	24	5	9	56	20	54	84	.263	.255 (+3%)	.321 (+2%)	.417 (-10%)	.738 (-5%)	-365.3
2017	NYA	AL	112	356	65	94	20	4	7	39	22	41	63	.264	.254 (+4%)	.324 (+7%)	.425 (-6%)	.750 (avg)	95.0
Career · 11 seasons			1,235	4,846	749	1,376	241	47	104	512	343	399	737	.284	—	—	—	—	4,620

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

Jacoby Ellsbury — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
45	143	27	40	11	2	0	17	15	27	.280

Playoff Batting by Year

Jacoby Ellsbury — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	ALCS	NYA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2017	ALDS1	NYA	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2013	ALCS	BOS	6	22	3	7	1	1	3	4	6	.318
2013	ALDS1	BOS	4	18	7	9	2	0	2	1	2	.500
2013	WS	BOS	6	24	4	6	1	0	1	2	6	.250
2009	ALDS2	BOS	3	12	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	.250
2008	ALCS	BOS	4	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000
2008	ALDS1	BOS	4	18	2	6	3	0	6	2	2	.333
2007	ALCS	BOS	5	8	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	.250
2007	ALDS1	BOS	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	WS	BOS	4	16	4	7	4	0	3	2	2	.438

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jacoby Ellsbury — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	601	2277	390	671	51	243	.295
Away	634	2569	359	705	53	269	.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jacoby Ellsbury — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	BB	SO
2017-09-30	NYY	TOR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-29	NYY	TOR	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
2017-09-28	NYY	TBR	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
2017-09-27	NYY	TBR	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
2017-09-25	NYY	KCR	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2017-09-24	NYY	TOR	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	2
2017-09-23	NYY	TOR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2017-09-22	NYY	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-20	NYY	MIN	W	4	2	3	1	1	1	0
2017-09-19	NYY	MIN	W	4	1	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jacoby Ellsbury — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1201	1154	2784	33	15	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jacoby Ellsbury — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	BOS	OF	33	28	75	0	0	0
2008	BOS	OF	140	129	332	4	0	2
2009	BOS	OF	153	150	357	4	2	1
2010	BOS	OF	18	18	44	0	0	0
2011	BOS	OF	154	152	388	6	0	3
2012	BOS	OF	73	71	164	2	3	1
2013	BOS	OF	134	134	347	3	3	2
2014	NYA	OF	141	138	380	3	1	1
2015	NYA	OF	110	106	232	5	0	2
2016	NYA	OF	148	138	272	5	3	1
2017	NYA	OF	97	90	193	1	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jacoby Ellsbury Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	86
Center Field	1105
Right Field	37
Designated Hitter	19

Awards & Honors

Jacoby Ellsbury — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-09-01
2011	Comeback Player of the Year
2011	Gold Glove	CF
2011	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-06-12
2011	Silver Slugger	OF
2011	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2009	This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2007	Rookie of the Month	September

Salary History

Jacoby Ellsbury — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$21,142,857
2015	NYA	AL	$21,142,857
2014	NYA	AL	$21,142,857
2013	BOS	AL	$9,000,000
2012	BOS	AL	$8,050,000
2011	BOS	AL	$2,400,000
2010	BOS	AL	$496,500
2009	BOS	AL	$449,500
2008	BOS	AL	$406,000
Total Career Earnings			$84,230,571

College History

Jacoby Ellsbury — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Oregon State University	Corvallis	OR	2003, 2004, 2005

Award Voting History

Jacoby Ellsbury — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2013	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	3.0	420	0
2011	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	242.0	392	4
2008	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	26.0	140	0

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Jacoby Ellsbury: the record in brief

Jacoby Ellsbury's major league career runs from a debut on June 30, 2007 to a final game on September 30, 2017. By club, Ellsbury's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (2007 through 2013) and the New York Yankees (2014 to 2017). Ellsbury played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. Born on September 11, 1983, in Madras, OR, USA, Ellsbury was listed at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The given name on file is Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury.

The batting record for Ellsbury: 1,235 games, 1,376 hits in 4,846 at bats, and a .284 average, adding 104 home runs, 512 runs batted in, and 343 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .342 and .417 give Ellsbury a career OPS of .760. Measured against the leagues Ellsbury played in, the .284 career average compares with a .257 league average over the same seasons, 10.3% above the league. For power, 2011 stands out: 32 home runs with the Boston Red Sox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacoby Ellsbury

What years did Jacoby Ellsbury play?: Jacoby Ellsbury played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2017.
Was Jacoby Ellsbury a pitcher?: No. Jacoby Ellsbury was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jacoby Ellsbury hit?: Jacoby Ellsbury hit 104 career home runs with 1376 hits.
What was Jacoby Ellsbury's career batting average?: Jacoby Ellsbury batted .284 over his career, with 1,376 hits in 4,846 at bats.
How many RBI did Jacoby Ellsbury have?: Jacoby Ellsbury drove in 512 runs in his career.
Is Jacoby Ellsbury in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jacoby Ellsbury has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.