Eduardo Escobar

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2023)

AVG .253
HR 164
RBI 636
H 1,185
OPS .735
PIV 397
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 199 lb
Born
1/5/1989 in Villa de Cura, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2011-09-02
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Eduardo Jose Escobar

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,364 4,691 593 1,185 247 46 164 636 23 351 1,043 .253 .305 .430 .735 397

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .430 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career OPS .735 vs. league average .727 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
2011 CHA AL 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHA AL 36 87 14 18 4 1 0 3 2 9 23 .207 .254 (-19%) .318 (-12%) .405 (-32%) .724 (-23%) -309.3
2012 MIN AL 14 44 4 10 0 0 0 6 1 2 8 .227 — — — — -309.3
2013 MIN AL 66 165 23 39 5 2 3 10 0 11 34 .236 .253 (-7%) .317 (-11%) .396 (-13%) .714 (-12%) -331.9
2014 MIN AL 133 433 52 119 35 2 6 37 1 24 93 .275 .251 (+9%) .313 (avg) .386 (+5%) .700 (+3%) 154.5
2015 MIN AL 127 409 48 107 31 4 12 58 2 28 86 .262 .254 (+3%) .316 (-3%) .404 (+10%) .721 (+4%) 212.4
2016 MIN AL 105 352 32 83 14 2 6 37 1 21 72 .236 .255 (-8%) .321 (-13%) .417 (-19%) .738 (-16%) -945.8
2017 MIN AL 129 457 62 116 16 5 21 73 5 33 98 .254 .254 (avg) .324 (-5%) .425 (+5%) .750 (+1%) 5.3
2018 MIN AL 97 368 45 101 37 3 15 63 1 34 91 .274 .247 (+11%) .318 (+6%) .409 (+25%) .727 (+17%) 1074.2
2018 ARI NL 54 198 30 53 11 0 8 21 1 18 35 .268 .247 (+8%) .318 (+3%) .409 (+9%) .727 (+6%) 1074.2
2019 ARI NL 158 636 94 171 29 10 35 118 5 50 130 .269 .252 (+7%) .322 (-1%) .434 (+18%) .757 (+10%) 1051.3
2020 ARI NL 54 203 22 43 7 3 4 20 1 15 41 .212 .244 (-13%) .321 (-16%) .417 (-20%) .739 (-18%) -638.5
2021 ARI NL 98 370 50 91 14 3 22 65 1 29 85 .246 .243 (+1%) .317 (-5%) .410 (+16%) .727 (+7%) 372.5
2021 MIL NL 48 179 27 48 12 2 6 25 0 19 39 .268 .243 (+10%) .317 (+8%) .410 (+12%) .727 (+10%) 372.5
2022 NYN NL 136 495 58 119 26 4 20 69 0 40 129 .240 .242 (-1%) .311 (-5%) .394 (+9%) .706 (+3%) 88.1
2023 NYN NL 40 110 15 26 3 2 4 16 2 8 24 .236 .248 (-5%) .320 (-11%) .414 (-1%) .734 (-5%) -125.8
2023 LAA AL 60 178 17 39 3 3 2 15 0 10 54 .219 .248 (-12%) .320 (-19%) .414 (-27%) .734 (-23%) -125.8
Career · 17 seasons 1,364 4,691 593 1,185 247 46 164 636 23 351 1,043 .253 — — — — 1,618

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 1 0 1 0 1.93 0.0

Career ERA 1.93 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 54.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 MIN AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2023 LAA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 2 1 1 0 2.45 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 1 1 0 1.93 — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 23 2 8 2 0 1 2 2 8 .348

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2022 NLWC1 NYN 3 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 .333
2021 NLDS1 MIL 4 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .300
2017 ALWC MIN 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1368 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home675228930960280328.263
Away689240228458384308.243

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home33.221102.45
Away11.010000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2023-10-01 LAAOAKW 402000102
2023-09-27 LAATEXL 100000000
2023-09-26 LAATEXW 300000210
2023-09-25 LAATEXL 100000000
2023-09-24 LAAMINL 101000000
2023-09-23 LAAMINW 401000002
2023-09-21 LAATBRL 101000000
2023-09-20 LAATBRW 400000003
2023-09-17 LAADETL 400000001
2023-09-16 LAADETL 100000001

Last 4 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2023-09-15 LAADET — 1.2000000
2023-08-19 LAATBR — 1.0111100
2023-08-14 LAATEX — 1.0110000
2016-08-11 MINHOU — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 23 18 105 7 0 9
2B 159 115 192 285 2 65
3B 796 718 413 1226 64 137
C 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 45 29 67 6 1 1
P 4 0 0 1 0 0
SS 330 282 391 787 25 191

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2011 CHA 2B 2 0 2 1 0 1
2011 CHA SS 3 0 0 4 0 0
2012 CHA 2B 6 4 10 8 0 1
2012 CHA 3B 22 13 4 27 1 3
2012 CHA OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
2012 CHA SS 4 3 3 11 1 1
2012 MIN 2B 8 8 18 27 0 7
2012 MIN 3B 3 2 0 5 0 0
2012 MIN SS 6 3 7 15 0 4
2013 MIN 2B 7 5 8 17 0 4
2013 MIN 3B 23 14 4 18 2 3
2013 MIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 MIN SS 38 21 31 69 5 9
2014 MIN 2B 9 6 12 16 1 5
2014 MIN 3B 25 23 12 39 3 7
2014 MIN OF 3 2 5 2 0 0
2014 MIN SS 98 86 130 224 5 49
2015 MIN 2B 11 4 8 14 0 2
2015 MIN 3B 5 5 3 6 1 1
2015 MIN OF 36 27 60 4 1 1
2015 MIN SS 71 71 93 190 4 44
2016 MIN 2B 6 2 5 8 0 3
2016 MIN 3B 23 20 13 35 1 4
2016 MIN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MIN SS 71 66 87 200 9 62
2017 MIN 2B 9 7 10 20 0 5
2017 MIN 3B 79 77 31 127 6 15
2017 MIN C 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MIN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MIN SS 16 12 14 31 0 12
2018 MIN 2B 1 1 4 3 0 0
2018 MIN 3B 77 73 47 130 3 13
2018 MIN SS 21 20 26 43 1 10
2018 ARI 3B 54 51 23 94 2 6
2019 ARI 2B 33 31 39 64 0 12
2019 ARI 3B 144 122 86 219 7 28
2020 ARI 2B 3 3 6 7 0 2
2020 ARI 3B 47 46 26 87 8 13
2021 ARI 2B 42 31 53 70 1 15
2021 ARI 3B 65 61 31 109 8 9
2021 ARI SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 MIL 1B 18 14 79 7 0 7
2021 MIL 3B 34 32 9 43 3 8
2022 NYN 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0
2022 NYN 3B 130 125 91 184 12 19
2023 NYN 2B 9 7 11 21 0 8
2023 NYN 3B 29 25 16 52 3 4
2023 NYN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 LAA 1B 5 4 26 0 0 2
2023 LAA 2B 11 6 4 9 0 0
2023 LAA 3B 36 29 17 51 4 4
2023 LAA P 3 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 4
Catcher 1
First Base 23
Second Base 159
Third Base 796
Shortstop 330
Left Field 43
Center Field 1
Right Field 1
Designated Hitter 52

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2022 Player of the Month September
2019 Player of the Week Week of 2019-04-27
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-06-09

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 MIN AL $2,150,000
2015 MIN AL $532,500
2014 MIN AL $507,500
2013 MIN AL $495,000
2012 CHA AL $480,000
Total Career Earnings $4,165,000

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  1. 98
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  2. 96
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  3. 91
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  4. 88
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  5. 88
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  6. 88
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Frequently Asked Questions about Eduardo Escobar

What years did Eduardo Escobar play?
Eduardo Escobar played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2023.
Was Eduardo Escobar a pitcher?
No. Eduardo Escobar was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did Eduardo Escobar hit?
Eduardo Escobar hit 164 career home runs with 1185 hits.