What years did Andres Galarraga play?

Andres Galarraga played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2004.

Was Andres Galarraga a pitcher?

No. Andres Galarraga was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Andres Galarraga hit?

Andres Galarraga hit 399 career home runs with 2333 hits.

Andres Galarraga

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-2004)

AVG .288

HR 399

RBI 1,425

H 2,333

OPS .846

PIV 23,400

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 6/18/1961 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1985-08-23
Last Game: 2004-10-03
Awards: 5× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Andres Jose Galarraga

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,257	8,096	1,195	2,333	444	32	399	1,425	128	583	2,003	.288	.347	.499	.846	23,400

Career AVG .288 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .499 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — +22.1% above league average.

Career OPS .846 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +14.4% 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
1985	MON	NL	24	75	9	14	1	0	2	4	1	3	18	.187	.257 (-27%)	.323 (-30%)	.390 (-28%)	.714 (-29%)	-343.3
1986	MON	NL	105	321	39	87	13	0	10	42	6	30	79	.271	.257 (+5%)	.325 (+4%)	.395 (+3%)	.720 (+3%)	232.6
1987	MON	NL	147	551	72	168	40	3	13	90	7	41	127	.305	.262 (+16%)	.331 (+9%)	.415 (+11%)	.746 (+10%)	1136.9
1988	MON	NL	157	609	99	184	42	8	29	92	13	39	153	.302	.254 (+19%)	.317 (+11%)	.377 (+43%)	.695 (+28%)	3188.2
1989	MON	NL	152	572	76	147	30	1	23	85	12	48	158	.257	.254 (+1%)	.319 (+2%)	.375 (+16%)	.694 (+9%)	1059.6
1990	MON	NL	155	579	65	148	29	0	20	87	10	40	169	.256	.257 (-1%)	.324 (-6%)	.385 (+6%)	.710 (+1%)	-32.3
1991	MON	NL	107	375	34	82	13	2	9	33	5	23	86	.219	.255 (-14%)	.323 (-17%)	.384 (-13%)	.708 (-15%)	-904.1
1992	SLN	NL	95	325	38	79	14	2	10	39	5	11	69	.243	.255 (-5%)	.322 (-12%)	.377 (+4%)	.699 (-4%)	-276.1
1993	COL	NL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	2	24	73	.370	.265 (+40%)	.332 (+21%)	.403 (+49%)	.735 (+37%)	3228.9
1994	COL	NL	103	417	77	133	21	0	31	85	8	19	93	.319	.269 (+18%)	.338 (+5%)	.424 (+40%)	.763 (+24%)	1867.2
1995	COL	NL	143	554	89	155	29	3	31	106	12	32	146	.280	.266 (+5%)	.337 (-2%)	.417 (+22%)	.755 (+11%)	1154.3
1996	COL	NL	159	626	119	190	39	3	47	150	18	40	157	.304	.269 (+12%)	.340 (+5%)	.426 (+41%)	.767 (+25%)	3132.1
1997	COL	NL	154	600	120	191	31	3	41	140	15	54	141	.318	.266 (+19%)	.336 (+15%)	.419 (+40%)	.756 (+29%)	3699.2
1998	ATL	NL	153	555	103	169	27	1	44	121	7	63	146	.305	.266 (+14%)	.335 (+18%)	.420 (+42%)	.755 (+31%)	3840.3
2000	ATL	NL	141	494	67	149	25	1	28	100	3	36	126	.302	.270 (+12%)	.344 (+7%)	.437 (+20%)	.782 (+14%)	1570.5
2001	TEX	AL	72	243	33	57	16	0	10	34	1	18	68	.235	.263 (-11%)	.332 (-7%)	.426 (-1%)	.758 (-3%)	-135.4
2001	SFN	NL	49	156	17	45	12	1	7	35	0	13	49	.288	.263 (+9%)	.332 (+6%)	.426 (+20%)	.758 (+14%)	-135.4
2002	MON	NL	104	292	30	76	12	0	9	40	2	30	81	.260	.261 (avg)	.331 (+4%)	.416 (-5%)	.747 (-1%)	9.7
2003	SFN	NL	110	272	36	82	15	0	12	42	1	19	61	.301	.264 (+14%)	.332 (+6%)	.422 (+16%)	.754 (+11%)	609.2
2004	ANA	AL	7	10	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			2,257	8,096	1,195	2,333	444	32	399	1,425	128	583	2,003	.288	—	—	—	—	22,902

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
18	66	4	12	2	0	1	7	9	20	.182

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLDS1	SFN	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2000	NLDS1	ATL	3	10	1	2	1	0	1	2	4	.200
1998	NLCS	ATL	6	21	1	2	0	1	4	6	6	.095
1998	NLDS1	ATL	3	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	.250
1995	NLDS1	COL	4	18	1	5	1	0	2	0	6	.278

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1114	3931	646	1207	202	771	.307
Away	1143	4165	549	1126	197	654	.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
2004-10-03	LAA	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
2004-10-01	LAA	OAK	W	1	1	1	1	1	0
2004-09-25	LAA	OAK	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2004-09-21	LAA	SEA	L	3	0	2	0	1	1
2004-09-12	LAA	CHW	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2004-09-11	LAA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-10	LAA	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-27	SFG	LAD	W	4	1	2	0	1	0
2003-09-27	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2003-09-26	SFG	LAD	W	4	1	1	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2106	1992	18244	1376	176	1648
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	MON	1B	23	19	173	22	1	14
1986	MON	1B	102	79	805	40	4	59
1987	MON	1B	146	143	1300	103	10	96
1988	MON	1B	156	151	1464	103	15	124
1989	MON	1B	147	142	1335	91	11	97
1990	MON	1B	154	145	1300	94	10	93
1991	MON	1B	105	99	887	80	9	68
1992	SLN	1B	90	83	777	62	8	71
1993	COL	1B	119	119	1018	103	11	88
1994	COL	1B	103	103	953	65	8	90
1995	COL	1B	142	139	1299	120	13	129
1996	COL	1B	159	158	1528	116	14	154
1996	COL	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997	COL	1B	154	150	1458	117	15	176
1998	ATL	1B	149	149	1218	81	11	114
2000	ATL	1B	132	122	1105	61	14	98
2001	TEX	1B	25	25	195	16	1	26
2001	SFN	1B	41	36	288	13	5	38
2002	MON	1B	89	72	629	59	13	55
2003	SFN	1B	69	57	503	29	3	56
2004	ANA	1B	1	1	9	1	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	2106
Third Base	1
Designated Hitter	48

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2000	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2000	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1996	Silver Slugger	1B
1995	Player of the Week	Week of 1995-07-08
1993	Player of the Month	June
1993	Player of the Month	September
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-06-05
1993	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1990	Gold Glove	1B
1989	Gold Glove	1B
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-05-27
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-06-03
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-07-01
1988	Silver Slugger	1B

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	SFN	NL	$500,000
2002	MON	NL	$500,000
2001	TEX	AL	$6,000,000
2000	ATL	NL	$8,500,000
1999	ATL	NL	$8,250,000
1998	ATL	NL	$8,400,000
1997	COL	NL	$4,950,000
1996	COL	NL	$4,450,000
1995	COL	NL	$3,950,000
1994	COL	NL	$3,850,000
1993	COL	NL	$850,000
1992	SLN	NL	$2,366,667
1990	MON	NL	$1,950,000
1989	MON	NL	$865,000
1988	MON	NL	$240,000
1987	MON	NL	$90,000
1986	MON	NL	$67,500
Total Career Earnings			$55,779,167

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	147.0	448
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	85.0	392
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	112.0	392
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	392
1994	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	42.0	392
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	45.0	392
1988	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	105.0	336

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Frequently Asked Questions about Andres Galarraga

What years did Andres Galarraga play?: Andres Galarraga played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2004.
Was Andres Galarraga a pitcher?: No. Andres Galarraga was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Andres Galarraga hit?: Andres Galarraga hit 399 career home runs with 2333 hits.