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 1832 hits.

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.

Is Edwin Encarnacion in the Hall of Fame?

No. Edwin Encarnacion has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 September 8, 2026

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	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2020	ALWC4	CHA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2019	ALCS	NYA	5	18	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	.056
2019	ALDS2	NYA	3	13	2	4	2	0	2	1	2	.308
2018	ALDS2	CLE	3	10	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	.100
2017	ALDS1	CLE	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
2016	ALCS	TOR	5	19	0	4	1	0	2	1	4	.211
2016	ALDS1	TOR	3	12	4	5	0	2	4	2	0	.417
2016	ALWC	TOR	1	4	1	1	0	1	3	1	1	.250
2015	ALCS	TOR	6	22	2	5	1	0	2	2	7	.227
2015	ALDS2	TOR	5	18	3	6	1	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	980	3414	537	912	207	665	.267
Away	980	3626	562	920	217	596	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Edwin Encarnacion — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2020-09-27	CHW	CHC	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
2020-09-26	CHW	CHC	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-25	CHW	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2020-09-24	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2020-09-23	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2020-09-22	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
2020-09-21	CHW	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2020-09-20	CHW	CIN	L	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	3
2020-09-19	CHW	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-18	CHW	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

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

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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 — 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 Career Earnings			$51,790,000

Award Voting History

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

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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 1832 hits.
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.
Is Edwin Encarnacion in the Hall of Fame?: No. Edwin Encarnacion has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.