Darin Erstad

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2009)

AVG .282
HR 124
RBI 699
H 1,697
OPS .743
PIV -1,260
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
6/4/1974 in Jamestown, ND, USA
MLB Debut
1996-06-14
Last Game
2009-10-04
Awards
2× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Darin Charles Erstad

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,654 6,024 913 1,697 316 33 124 699 179 475 939 .282 .336 .407 .743 -1,260

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .407 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .743 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — near 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
1996 CAL AL 57 208 34 59 5 1 4 20 3 17 29 .284 .269 (+5%) .340 (-2%) .426 (-12%) .767 (-8%) -266.6
1997 ANA AL 139 539 99 161 34 4 16 77 23 51 86 .299 .266 (+12%) .336 (+7%) .419 (+11%) .756 (+9%) 1000.6
1998 ANA AL 133 537 84 159 39 3 19 82 20 43 77 .296 .266 (+11%) .335 (+5%) .420 (+16%) .755 (+11%) 1164.7
1999 ANA AL 142 585 84 148 22 5 13 53 13 47 101 .253 .271 (-7%) .344 (-11%) .433 (-14%) .778 (-12%) -1269.2
2000 ANA AL 157 676 121 240 39 6 25 100 28 64 82 .355 .270 (+31%) .344 (+19%) .437 (+24%) .782 (+22%) 3262.7
2001 ANA AL 157 631 89 163 35 1 9 63 24 62 113 .258 .263 (-2%) .332 (avg) .426 (-16%) .758 (-9%) -852.8
2002 ANA AL 150 625 99 177 28 4 10 73 23 27 67 .283 .261 (+8%) .331 (-5%) .416 (-7%) .747 (-6%) -707.1
2003 ANA AL 67 258 35 65 7 1 4 17 9 18 40 .252 .264 (-5%) .332 (-7%) .422 (-21%) .754 (-15%) -613.5
2004 ANA AL 125 495 79 146 29 1 7 69 16 37 74 .295 .266 (+11%) .335 (+3%) .427 (-6%) .762 (-2%) -151.2
2005 LAA AL 153 609 86 166 33 3 7 66 10 47 109 .273 .264 (+3%) .330 (-2%) .418 (-11%) .749 (-7%) -685.0
2006 LAA AL 40 95 8 21 8 1 0 5 1 6 18 .221 .269 (-18%) .336 (-17%) .431 (-24%) .768 (-21%) -357.1
2007 CHA AL 87 310 33 77 13 1 4 32 7 28 44 .248 .268 (-7%) .335 (-8%) .422 (-21%) .758 (-15%) -741.1
2008 HOU NL 140 322 49 89 16 0 4 31 2 14 68 .276 .263 (+5%) .333 (-7%) .416 (-13%) .749 (-10%) -562.0
2009 HOU NL 107 134 13 26 8 2 2 11 0 14 31 .194 .262 (-26%) .332 (-19%) .417 (-21%) .750 (-20%) -482.0
Career · 14 seasons 1,654 6,024 913 1,697 316 33 124 699 179 475 939 .282 — — — — -1,260

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
29 118 18 40 9 0 3 12 5 17 .339

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 ALCS LAA 5 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .235
2005 ALDS2 LAA 5 20 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 6 .300
2004 ALDS1 ANA 3 10 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 1 .500
2002 ALCS ANA 5 22 4 8 0 0 1 2 0 3 .364
2002 ALDS1 ANA 4 19 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 .421
2002 WS ANA 7 30 6 9 3 0 1 3 1 4 .300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home836296446485154338.287
Away818306044984670361.276

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-10-04 HOUNYNL 100000001
2009-10-03 HOUNYNL 100000000
2009-10-02 HOUNYNL 101000000
2009-09-30 HOUPHIL 100000000
2009-09-29 HOUPHIL 100000000
2009-09-26 HOUCINL 100000000
2009-09-25 HOUCINL 100000000
2009-09-23 HOUSTLW 100000001
2009-09-22 HOUSTLL 100000001
2009-09-20 HOUMILL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 627 559 4784 320 23 435
OF 887 822 2179 50 10 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1996 CAL OF 48 47 121 2 3 0
1997 ANA 1B 126 120 999 64 11 92
1997 ANA OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1998 ANA 1B 70 57 464 39 2 46
1998 ANA OF 72 70 116 4 1 2
1999 ANA 1B 78 72 669 41 1 59
1999 ANA OF 69 68 185 7 0 1
2000 ANA 1B 3 0 5 0 0 0
2000 ANA OF 136 136 350 9 3 2
2001 ANA 1B 12 7 64 7 0 8
2001 ANA OF 146 146 398 10 1 3
2002 ANA 1B 5 0 9 0 0 2
2002 ANA OF 143 142 452 11 1 3
2003 ANA OF 66 66 190 2 0 1
2004 ANA 1B 124 124 986 66 4 83
2005 LAA 1B 147 144 1218 79 4 109
2006 LAA 1B 13 0 31 1 0 1
2006 LAA OF 27 25 71 1 0 0
2007 CHA 1B 22 19 174 14 1 18
2007 CHA OF 63 55 132 2 1 0
2008 HOU 1B 12 6 71 2 0 4
2008 HOU OF 88 58 146 2 0 1
2009 HOU 1B 15 10 94 7 0 13
2009 HOU OF 28 8 15 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 627
Left Field 352
Center Field 540
Right Field 20
Designated Hitter 49

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 Gold Glove 1B
2002 Gold Glove OF
2000 Gold Glove OF
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-05-27
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-08
2000 Silver Slugger OF
2000 TSN All-Star OF
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-06-13

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2009 HOU NL $1,750,000
2008 HOU NL $1,000,000
2007 CHA AL $750,000
2006 LAA AL $8,750,000
2005 LAA AL $8,250,000
2004 ANA AL $7,750,000
2003 ANA AL $7,250,000
2002 ANA AL $6,250,000
2001 ANA AL $3,450,000
2000 ANA AL $2,500,000
1999 ANA AL $800,000
1998 ANA AL $550,000
1997 ANA AL $175,000
Total Career Earnings $49,225,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Nebraska at Lincoln Lincoln NE 1993, 1994, 1995

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 94.0 392 0
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 7.0 392 0
1996 Rookie of the Year AL 6th 3.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Darin Erstad (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Randy Winn
    .284 avg, 110 HR
  2. 95
    Mark Kotsay
    .276 avg, 127 HR
  3. 87
    Melky Cabrera
    .285 avg, 144 HR
  4. 85
    Garry Maddox
    .285 avg, 117 HR
  5. 80
    Dave Martinez
    .276 avg, 91 HR
  6. 80
    Jim Piersall
    .272 avg, 104 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Darin Erstad

What years did Darin Erstad play?
Darin Erstad played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2009.
Was Darin Erstad a pitcher?
No. Darin Erstad was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Darin Erstad hit?
Darin Erstad hit 124 career home runs with 1697 hits.