What years did Alcides Escobar play?

Alcides Escobar played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2022.

Was Alcides Escobar a pitcher?

No. Alcides Escobar was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Alcides Escobar hit?

Alcides Escobar hit 45 career home runs with 1486 hits.

What was Alcides Escobar's career batting average?

Alcides Escobar batted .258 over his career, with 1,486 hits in 5,750 at bats.

How many RBI did Alcides Escobar have?

Alcides Escobar drove in 478 runs in his career.

What was Alcides Escobar's career ERA?

Alcides Escobar finished with a 10.80 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Alcides Escobar

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2022)

Alcides Escobar was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2022 for the Milwaukee Brewers, the Kansas City Royals, and the Washington Nationals, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,554 career games, he hit .258 with 1,486 hits, 45 home runs, and 478 RBI. Alcides Escobar was an All-Star, an ALCS MVP, and a Gold Glove.

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 .258

HR 45

RBI 478

H 1,486

OPS .640

PIV -11,254

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 12/16/1986 in La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2008-09-03
Last Game: 2022-07-16
Awards: All-Star · ALCS MVP · Gold Glove

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

Alcides Escobar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,554	5,750	670	1,486	249	58	45	478	178	253	864	.258	.295	.345	.640	-11,254

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career SLG .345 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.

Career OPS .640 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 12.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Alcides Escobar 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
2008	MIL	NL	9	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	38	125	20	38	3	1	1	11	4	4	18	.304	.262 (+16%)	.332 (avg)	.417 (-12%)	.750 (-7%)	-132.5
2010	MIL	NL	145	506	57	119	14	10	4	41	10	36	70	.235	.257 (-9%)	.325 (-11%)	.402 (-19%)	.728 (-16%)	-1313.5
2011	KCA	AL	158	548	69	139	21	8	4	46	26	25	73	.254	.255 (-1%)	.320 (-10%)	.399 (-14%)	.719 (-12%)	-1115.3
2012	KCA	AL	155	605	68	177	30	7	5	52	35	27	100	.293	.254 (+15%)	.318 (+4%)	.405 (-4%)	.724 (avg)	-33.4
2013	KCA	AL	158	607	57	142	20	4	4	52	22	19	84	.234	.253 (-8%)	.317 (-18%)	.396 (-24%)	.714 (-22%)	-2142.2
2014	KCA	AL	162	579	74	165	34	5	3	50	31	23	83	.285	.251 (+13%)	.313 (+1%)	.386 (-3%)	.700 (-1%)	-154.3
2015	KCA	AL	148	612	76	157	20	5	3	47	17	26	75	.257	.254 (+1%)	.316 (-7%)	.404 (-21%)	.721 (-15%)	-1443.0
2016	KCA	AL	162	637	57	166	24	6	7	55	17	27	96	.261	.255 (+2%)	.321 (-9%)	.417 (-16%)	.738 (-13%)	-1421.1
2017	KCA	AL	162	599	71	150	36	5	6	54	4	15	102	.250	.254 (-2%)	.324 (-16%)	.425 (-16%)	.750 (-16%)	-1722.6
2018	KCA	AL	140	485	54	112	22	3	4	34	8	29	74	.231	.247 (-7%)	.318 (-12%)	.409 (-23%)	.727 (-19%)	-1463.0
2021	WAS	NL	75	319	53	92	21	2	4	28	3	17	56	.288	.243 (+18%)	.317 (+7%)	.410 (-2%)	.727 (+2%)	141.7
2022	WAS	NL	42	124	12	27	4	2	0	8	1	5	32	.218	.242 (-10%)	.311 (-17%)	.394 (-29%)	.706 (-23%)	-454.3
Career · 13 seasons			1,554	5,750	670	1,486	249	58	45	478	178	253	864	.258	—	—	—	—	-11,254

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Alcides Escobar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	0	1	0	10.80	0.0

Career ERA 10.80 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 172.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Alcides Escobar — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2022	WAS	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	0	10.80	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	0	10.80	—	0

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

Alcides Escobar — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
31	135	21	42	9	3	2	14	1	21	.311

Playoff Batting by Year

Alcides Escobar — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	6	23	6	11	2	1	0	5	0	2	.478
2015	ALDS1	KCA	5	21	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	4	.286
2015	WS	KCA	5	26	4	6	1	1	1	4	0	4	.231
2014	ALCS	KCA	4	18	3	5	1	0	1	2	1	1	.278
2014	ALDS1	KCA	3	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	.214
2014	ALWC	KCA	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
2014	WS	KCA	7	29	3	9	3	0	0	2	0	5	.310

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1556 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Alcides Escobar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	764	2740	323	712	23	249	.260
Away	790	3010	347	774	22	229	.257

Pitching — Home / Away

Alcides Escobar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	2	1.2	3	2	1	0	10.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alcides Escobar — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	SO
2022-07-16	WAS	ATL	L	3	0	0	0	1
2022-07-10	WAS	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-08	WAS	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-05	WAS	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-04	WAS	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-03	WAS	MIA	L	0	1	0	0	0
2022-06-28	WAS	PIT	W	3	0	1	0	1
2022-05-31	WAS	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
2022-05-30	WAS	NYN	L	4	1	1	1	0
2022-05-29	WAS	COL	W	4	1	1	0	1

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Alcides Escobar — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-07-08	WAS	ATL	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0
2022-07-05	WAS	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alcides Escobar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	23	20	34	46	0	10
3B	29	27	25	53	3	7
OF	11	7	20	0	1	0
P	2	0	0	1	0	0
SS	1484	1465	2095	3919	152	825

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alcides Escobar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	MIL	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009	MIL	SS	37	33	59	94	6	20
2010	MIL	OF	5	1	8	0	0	0
2010	MIL	SS	138	134	174	358	20	71
2011	KCA	SS	158	156	271	459	15	98
2012	KCA	SS	155	155	242	408	19	97
2013	KCA	SS	158	156	222	395	13	89
2014	KCA	SS	162	162	213	440	16	91
2015	KCA	SS	148	148	217	417	13	80
2016	KCA	SS	162	162	221	426	14	95
2017	KCA	SS	162	162	202	468	15	97
2018	KCA	2B	3	2	5	6	0	0
2018	KCA	3B	29	27	25	53	3	7
2018	KCA	OF	6	6	12	0	1	0
2018	KCA	SS	104	104	129	243	9	49
2021	WAS	2B	18	18	28	39	0	10
2021	WAS	SS	61	57	97	121	7	23
2022	WAS	2B	2	0	1	1	0	0
2022	WAS	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2022	WAS	SS	37	36	48	90	5	15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Alcides Escobar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
Second Base	22
Third Base	29
Shortstop	1484
Left Field	2
Center Field	7
Right Field	2

Awards & Honors

Alcides Escobar — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	ALCS MVP
2015	Gold Glove	SS

Salary History

Alcides Escobar — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$5,250,000
2015	KCA	AL	$3,000,000
2014	KCA	AL	$3,000,000
2013	KCA	AL	$3,000,000
2012	KCA	AL	$519,500
2011	KCA	AL	$428,000
2010	MIL	NL	$405,500
Total Career Earnings			$15,603,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Alcides Escobar (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Alcides Escobar: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 3, 2008 and the final game on July 16, 2022, Alcides Escobar built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Milwaukee Brewers (2008 through 2010), the Kansas City Royals (2011 to 2018), and the Washington Nationals (2021 to 2022). Born on December 16, 1986, in La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela, Escobar is listed as a shortstop and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 205 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame.

Escobar's career batting table shows 1,554 games, 5,750 at bats and 1,486 hits, a .258 average, along with 45 homers, 478 runs batted in, and 178 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .295 clip and slugging .345, Escobar finished with a .640 OPS. Escobar hit .258 while the league hit .254 over the same span, a figure close to average. By OPS the gap is 12.0% below league average (.640 against .728). No season topped the 177 hits of 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcides Escobar

What years did Alcides Escobar play?: Alcides Escobar played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2022.
Was Alcides Escobar a pitcher?: No. Alcides Escobar was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Alcides Escobar hit?: Alcides Escobar hit 45 career home runs with 1486 hits.
What was Alcides Escobar's career batting average?: Alcides Escobar batted .258 over his career, with 1,486 hits in 5,750 at bats.
How many RBI did Alcides Escobar have?: Alcides Escobar drove in 478 runs in his career.
What was Alcides Escobar's career ERA?: Alcides Escobar finished with a 10.80 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.