Morgan Ensberg

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2008)

AVG .263
HR 110
RBI 347
H 579
OPS .830
PIV 5,294
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
8/26/1975 in Redondo Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2000-09-20
Last Game
2008-05-25
Awards
All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Morgan Paul Ensberg

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
731 2,204 340 579 102 10 110 347 22 332 436 .263 .362 .468 .830 5,294

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career SLG .468 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career OPS .830 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — +9.4% above 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
2000 HOU NL 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
2002 HOU NL 49 132 14 32 7 2 3 19 2 18 25 .242 .261 (-7%) .331 (+5%) .416 (-5%) .747 (-1%) 15.3
2003 HOU NL 127 385 69 112 15 1 25 60 7 48 60 .291 .264 (+10%) .332 (+13%) .422 (+26%) .754 (+20%) 1688.1
2004 HOU NL 131 411 51 113 20 3 10 66 6 36 46 .275 .266 (+3%) .335 (-1%) .427 (-4%) .762 (-3%) -217.1
2005 HOU NL 150 526 86 149 30 3 36 101 6 85 119 .283 .264 (+7%) .330 (+17%) .418 (+33%) .749 (+26%) 3050.8
2006 HOU NL 127 387 67 91 17 1 23 58 1 101 96 .235 .269 (-13%) .336 (+18%) .431 (+7%) .768 (+12%) 1333.5
2007 HOU NL 85 224 36 52 10 0 8 31 0 31 48 .232 .268 (-13%) .335 (-4%) .422 (-9%) .758 (-7%) -230.3
2007 SDN NL 30 58 11 13 3 0 4 8 0 7 19 .224 .268 (-16%) .335 (-8%) .422 (+14%) .758 (+4%) -230.3
2008 NYA AL 28 74 6 15 0 0 1 4 0 6 22 .203 .263 (-23%) .333 (-21%) .416 (-42%) .749 (-33%) -381.5
Career · 9 seasons 731 2,204 340 579 102 10 110 347 22 332 436 .263 — — — — 5,029

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
26 98 8 22 5 0 2 18 9 16 .224

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS HOU 6 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 .238
2005 NLDS2 HOU 4 18 2 5 2 0 0 7 2 3 .278
2005 WS HOU 4 18 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 7 .111
2004 NLCS HOU 7 22 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 .136
2004 NLDS2 HOU 5 19 1 7 2 0 0 5 3 1 .368

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home371109818329868197.271
Away359110515728142150.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-05-25 NYYSEAW 000000000
2008-05-24 NYYSEAW 100000001
2008-05-23 NYYSEAW 100000000
2008-05-21 NYYBALW 100000001
2008-05-20 NYYBALL 100000000
2008-05-17 NYYNYNL 100000001
2008-05-15 NYYTBRL 200000021
2008-05-14 NYYTBRW 311000010
2008-05-13 NYYTBRL 100000000
2008-05-10 NYYDETW 100000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 4 45 1 1 2
3B 639 558 413 1119 71 119
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 HOU 3B 1 1 1 1 1 0
2002 HOU 3B 43 37 28 76 8 5
2003 HOU 3B 111 89 77 184 9 18
2004 HOU 3B 118 103 80 164 13 23
2004 HOU SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU 3B 148 147 100 296 15 31
2006 HOU 3B 117 106 80 230 12 25
2007 HOU 3B 68 52 36 107 11 12
2007 SDN 1B 1 1 7 1 1 1
2007 SDN 3B 12 10 3 29 1 3
2008 NYA 1B 7 3 38 0 0 1
2008 NYA 3B 21 13 8 32 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 8
Third Base 639
Shortstop 1
Designated Hitter 2

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-07-02
2005 Silver Slugger 3B
2005 TSN All-Star 3B
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-06-07

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 NYA AL $1,750,000
2007 HOU NL $4,350,000
2006 HOU NL $3,800,000
2005 HOU NL $450,000
2004 HOU NL $380,000
2003 HOU NL $300,000
2002 HOU NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $11,230,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 160.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Morgan Ensberg (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Willie Aikens
    .271 avg, 110 HR
  2. 91
    John Jaha
    .263 avg, 141 HR
  3. 89
    Luke Easter
    .276 avg, 104 HR
  4. 87
    Brian Daubach
    .259 avg, 93 HR
  5. 84
    Gunnar Henderson
    .259 avg, 108 HR
  6. 76
    Olmedo Saenz
    .263 avg, 73 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan Ensberg

What years did Morgan Ensberg play?
Morgan Ensberg played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008.
Was Morgan Ensberg a pitcher?
No. Morgan Ensberg was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Morgan Ensberg hit?
Morgan Ensberg hit 110 career home runs with 579 hits.