Edwin Encarnacion

Designated Hitter · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2020)

Edwin Encarnacion was a designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2020 for 6 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,960 career games, he hit .260 with 1,832 hits, 424 home runs, and 1,261 RBI. Edwin Encarnacion was a 3-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 22,361.

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

AVG .260
HR 424
RBI 1,261
H 1,832
OPS .846
PIV 22,361
Position
Designated Hitter
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 230 lb
Born
1/7/1983 in La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
MLB Debut
2005-06-24
Last Game
2020-09-27
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Edwin Elpidio Encarnacion

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Career Batting Statistics

Edwin Encarnacion — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,960 7,040 1,099 1,832 370 10 424 1,261 61 903 1,426 .260 .350 .496 .846 22,361

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career SLG .496 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +20.2% above league average.

Career OPS .846 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +14.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Edwin Encarnacion 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
2005 CIN NL 69 211 25 49 16 0 9 31 3 20 60 .232 .264 (-12%) .330 (-7%) .418 (+4%) .749 (-1%) -39.6
2006 CIN NL 117 406 60 112 33 1 15 72 6 41 78 .276 .269 (+2%) .336 (+7%) .431 (+10%) .768 (+8%) 730.5
2007 CIN NL 139 502 66 145 25 1 16 76 8 39 86 .289 .268 (+8%) .335 (+6%) .422 (+4%) .758 (+5%) 608.3
2008 CIN NL 146 506 75 127 29 1 26 68 1 61 102 .251 .263 (-5%) .333 (+2%) .416 (+12%) .749 (+8%) 824.9
2009 CIN NL 43 139 10 29 6 1 5 16 1 24 38 .209 .262 (-20%) .332 (avg) .417 (-10%) .750 (-6%) -85.1
2009 TOR AL 42 154 25 37 5 1 8 23 1 13 29 .240 .262 (-8%) .332 (-8%) .417 (+6%) .750 (avg) -85.1
2010 TOR AL 96 332 47 81 16 0 21 51 1 29 60 .244 .257 (-5%) .325 (-6%) .402 (+20%) .728 (+8%) 396.8
2011 TOR AL 134 481 70 131 36 0 17 55 8 43 77 .272 .255 (+7%) .320 (+4%) .399 (+14%) .719 (+9%) 852.0
2012 TOR AL 151 542 93 152 24 0 42 110 13 84 94 .280 .254 (+10%) .318 (+20%) .405 (+37%) .724 (+30%) 3521.3
2013 TOR AL 142 530 90 144 29 1 36 104 7 82 62 .272 .253 (+7%) .317 (+17%) .396 (+35%) .714 (+27%) 2933.6
2014 TOR AL 128 477 75 128 27 2 34 98 2 62 82 .268 .251 (+7%) .313 (+13%) .386 (+42%) .700 (+29%) 2628.4
2015 TOR AL 146 528 94 146 31 0 39 111 3 77 98 .277 .254 (+9%) .316 (+17%) .404 (+38%) .721 (+29%) 3152.4
2016 TOR AL 160 601 99 158 34 0 42 127 2 87 138 .263 .255 (+3%) .321 (+11%) .417 (+27%) .738 (+20%) 2563.9
2017 CLE AL 157 554 96 143 20 1 38 107 2 104 133 .258 .254 (+1%) .324 (+16%) .425 (+18%) .750 (+17%) 2349.6
2018 CLE AL 137 500 74 123 16 1 32 107 3 63 132 .246 .247 (-1%) .318 (+5%) .409 (+16%) .727 (+11%) 1168.6
2019 SEA AL 65 241 48 58 7 0 21 49 0 41 55 .241 .252 (-5%) .322 (+10%) .434 (+22%) .757 (+17%) 828.5
2019 NYA AL 44 177 33 44 11 0 13 37 0 17 48 .249 .252 (-1%) .322 (+1%) .434 (+22%) .757 (+13%) 828.5
2020 CHA AL 44 159 19 25 5 0 10 19 0 16 54 .157 .244 (-36%) .321 (-22%) .417 (-10%) .739 (-15%) -423.2
Career · 18 seasons 1,960 7,040 1,099 1,832 370 10 424 1,261 61 903 1,426 .260 — — — — 22,754

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

Edwin Encarnacion — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
35 125 14 27 6 0 4 16 19 34 .216

Playoff Batting by Year

Edwin Encarnacion — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 ALWC4 CHA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2019 ALCS NYA 5 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 11 .056
2019 ALDS2 NYA 3 13 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 .308
2018 ALDS2 CLE 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100
2017 ALDS1 CLE 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
2016 ALCS TOR 5 19 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 .211
2016 ALDS1 TOR 3 12 4 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 .417
2016 ALWC TOR 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 .250
2015 ALCS TOR 6 22 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 7 .227
2015 ALDS2 TOR 5 18 3 6 1 0 1 3 5 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Edwin Encarnacion — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9803414537912207665.267
Away9803626562920217596.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Edwin Encarnacion — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-09-27 CHWCHCL 410000013
2020-09-26 CHWCHCW 500000000
2020-09-25 CHWCHCL 300000001
2020-09-24 CHWCLEL 300000001
2020-09-23 CHWCLEL 301000110
2020-09-22 CHWCLEL 302100010
2020-09-21 CHWCLEL 400000002
2020-09-20 CHWCINL 411001103
2020-09-19 CHWCINW 400000000
2020-09-18 CHWCINL 400000002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Edwin Encarnacion — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 491 481 3919 225 30 355
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 674 658 491 1130 114 105
OF 5 4 5 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Edwin Encarnacion — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 CIN 3B 56 55 54 116 10 10
2006 CIN 1B 2 1 9 0 0 1
2006 CIN 3B 111 109 74 197 25 17
2007 CIN 3B 137 134 112 212 16 21
2008 CIN 3B 143 141 91 216 23 23
2009 CIN 3B 43 42 25 69 4 8
2009 TOR 3B 42 42 27 77 7 6
2010 TOR 3B 95 95 71 174 18 16
2011 TOR 1B 25 22 192 9 4 16
2011 TOR 3B 36 30 23 43 8 2
2012 TOR 1B 68 66 602 32 3 61
2012 TOR 3B 1 1 2 0 1 0
2012 TOR OF 3 2 3 0 0 0
2013 TOR 1B 79 78 689 44 6 66
2013 TOR 3B 10 9 12 26 2 2
2014 TOR 1B 80 79 625 33 8 51
2014 TOR OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
2015 TOR 1B 59 59 466 32 3 33
2016 TOR 1B 75 74 602 27 2 57
2017 CLE 1B 23 23 152 10 1 16
2018 CLE 1B 23 22 147 14 1 16
2019 SEA 1B 45 45 347 22 2 32
2019 SEA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NYA 1B 12 12 88 2 0 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Edwin Encarnacion Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 491
Second Base 1
Third Base 674
Left Field 5
Designated Hitter 766

Awards & Honors

Edwin Encarnacion — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-06-02
2015 Player of the Month August
2015 Player of the Week Week of 2015-08-30
2014 Player of the Month May
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-05-11
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-07-28
2010 Player of the Week Week of 2010-10-03
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-08-12

Salary History

Edwin Encarnacion's recorded salaries total $51,790,000 over 11 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Encarnacion's career ran from 2005 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005.

Edwin Encarnacion — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 TOR AL $10,000,000
2015 TOR AL $10,000,000
2014 TOR AL $9,000,000
2013 TOR AL $8,000,000
2012 TOR AL $3,500,000
2011 TOR AL $2,500,000
2010 TOR AL $5,175,000
2009 CIN NL $2,425,000
2008 CIN NL $450,000
2007 CIN NL $407,500
2006 CIN NL $332,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $51,790,000

Award Voting History

Edwin Encarnacion — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2017 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 4.0 420 0
2016 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 7.0 420 0
2015 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 38.0 420 0
2013 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 7.0 420 0
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 33.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Edwin Encarnacion (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Teixeira
    .268 avg, 409 HR
  2. 72
    Gil Hodges HOF
    .273 avg, 370 HR
  3. 69
    Paul Konerko
    .279 avg, 439 HR
  4. 68
    Tino Martinez
    .271 avg, 339 HR
  5. 67
    Manny Machado
    .274 avg, 399 HR
  6. 66
    Ryan Howard
    .258 avg, 382 HR

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Edwin Encarnacion: the record in brief

June 24, 2005 and September 27, 2020 bracket Edwin Encarnacion's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (2005 to 2009), the Toronto Blue Jays (2009 through 2016), the Cleveland Indians (2017 through 2018), the Seattle Mariners (2019), the New York Yankees (2019), and the Chicago White Sox (2020). Encarnacion is listed as a designated hitter at 6 feet, 1 inch and 230 pounds. The bio says Encarnacion batted and threw right-handed. Encarnacion was born on January 7, 1983, in La Romana, La Romana, D.R. The given name on file is Edwin Elpidio Encarnacion.

The batting record for Encarnacion: 1,960 games, 1,832 hits in 7,040 at bats, and a .260 average, plus 424 home runs, 1,261 runs batted in, and 61 stolen bases. Encarnacion's career OPS of .846 combines a .350 on-base mark with .496 slugging. Against a .257 league average for those years, Encarnacion's .260 average was near the norm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin Encarnacion

What years did Edwin Encarnacion play?
Edwin Encarnacion played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2020.
Was Edwin Encarnacion a pitcher?
No. Edwin Encarnacion was a position player (Designated Hitter).
How many home runs did Edwin Encarnacion hit?
Edwin Encarnacion hit 424 career home runs with 1,832 hits.
What teams did Edwin Encarnacion play for?
Edwin Encarnacion played for 6 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (2005–2009), the Toronto Blue Jays (2009–2016), the Cleveland Indians (2017–2018), the Seattle Mariners (2019), the New York Yankees (2019), and the Chicago White Sox (2020).
Did Edwin Encarnacion win an MVP award?
No. Edwin Encarnacion did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Edwin Encarnacion win?
Edwin Encarnacion was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Edwin Encarnacion's career stats?
In 1,960 games, Edwin Encarnacion had 1,832 hits, 424 home runs, 1,261 RBI, 1,099 runs, and 61 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average.
How much did Edwin Encarnacion earn in his career?
Edwin Encarnacion's recorded salaries total $51,790,000 over 11 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Encarnacion's career ran from 2005 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005.
What was Edwin Encarnacion's salary?
Edwin Encarnacion's last recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $332,500, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did Edwin Encarnacion play?
Edwin Encarnacion played primarily as a designated hitter, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Edwin Encarnacion and how much did he weigh?
Edwin Encarnacion was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 230 pounds.
How many home runs did Edwin Encarnacion hit each season?
Edwin Encarnacion's home runs by season: 9 in 2005, 15 in 2006, 16 in 2007, 26 in 2008, 13 in 2009, 21 in 2010, 17 in 2011, 42 in 2012, 36 in 2013, 34 in 2014, 39 in 2015, 42 in 2016, 38 in 2017, 32 in 2018, 34 in 2019, and 10 in 2020. His most in one season was 42, in 2012 and 2016.
What was Edwin Encarnacion's career batting average?
Edwin Encarnacion batted .260 over his career, with 1,832 hits in 7,040 at bats.
How many RBI did Edwin Encarnacion have?
Edwin Encarnacion drove in 1,261 runs in his career.