Troy Glaus

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2010)

AVG .254
HR 320
RBI 950
H 1,375
OPS .847
PIV 14,789
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 220 lb
Born
8/3/1976 in Tarzana, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1998-07-31
Last Game
2010-10-01
Awards
4× All-Star · World Series MVP · 2× Silver Slugger · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Troy Edward Glaus

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,537 5,410 889 1,375 293 10 320 950 56 854 1,377 .254 .358 .489 .847 14,789

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .358 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career SLG .489 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — +15.8% above league average.

Career OPS .847 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — +11.9% 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
1998 ANA AL 48 165 19 36 9 0 1 23 1 15 51 .218 .266 (-18%) .335 (-16%) .420 (-31%) .755 (-24%) -675.3
1999 ANA AL 154 551 85 132 29 0 29 79 5 71 143 .240 .271 (-12%) .344 (-4%) .433 (+4%) .778 (avg) 45.8
2000 ANA AL 159 563 120 160 37 1 47 102 14 112 163 .284 .270 (+5%) .344 (+17%) .437 (+38%) .782 (+29%) 3824.2
2001 ANA AL 161 588 100 147 38 2 41 108 10 107 158 .250 .263 (-5%) .332 (+11%) .426 (+24%) .758 (+18%) 2457.0
2002 ANA AL 156 569 99 142 24 1 30 111 10 88 144 .250 .261 (-5%) .331 (+6%) .416 (+9%) .747 (+8%) 1050.8
2003 ANA AL 91 319 53 79 17 2 16 50 7 46 73 .248 .264 (-6%) .332 (+3%) .422 (+10%) .754 (+7%) 463.2
2004 ANA AL 58 207 47 52 11 1 18 42 2 31 52 .251 .266 (-6%) .335 (+6%) .427 (+34%) .762 (+22%) 838.1
2005 ARI NL 149 538 78 139 29 1 37 97 4 84 145 .258 .264 (-2%) .330 (+10%) .418 (+25%) .749 (+18%) 2153.5
2006 TOR AL 153 540 105 136 27 0 38 104 3 86 134 .252 .269 (-6%) .336 (+5%) .431 (+19%) .768 (+13%) 1577.2
2007 TOR AL 115 385 60 101 19 1 20 62 0 61 102 .262 .268 (-2%) .335 (+9%) .422 (+12%) .758 (+11%) 931.1
2008 SLN NL 151 544 69 147 33 1 27 99 0 87 104 .270 .263 (+2%) .333 (+12%) .416 (+16%) .749 (+14%) 1800.2
2009 SLN NL 14 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 8 .172 — — — — 0.0
2010 ATL NL 128 412 52 99 18 0 16 71 0 63 100 .240 .257 (-7%) .325 (+6%) .402 (-1%) .728 (+2%) 323.7
Career · 13 seasons 1,537 5,410 889 1,375 293 10 320 950 56 854 1,377 .254 — — — — 14,789

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
24 78 18 25 5 1 9 16 9 20 .321

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 NLDS2 ATL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2009 NLDS1 SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2004 ALDS1 ANA 3 11 3 4 2 0 2 3 2 4 .364
2002 ALCS ANA 5 19 4 6 0 1 1 2 2 5 .316
2002 ALDS1 ANA 4 16 4 5 0 0 3 3 1 3 .312
2002 WS ANA 7 26 7 10 3 0 3 8 4 6 .385

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7532574445662162490.257
Away7842836444713158460.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-10-01 ATLPHIL 101000000
2010-09-29 ATLMIAW 000000000
2010-09-24 ATLWASL 100000001
2010-09-20 ATLPHIL 100000000
2010-09-19 ATLNYNW 000000010
2010-09-18 ATLNYNW 100000000
2010-09-15 ATLWASL 311000010
2010-09-14 ATLWASL 100000001
2010-09-12 ATLSTLL 100000001
2010-09-09 ATLSTLL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 120 111 1021 48 9 115
3B 1337 1307 894 2505 171 243
SS 18 8 7 24 0 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 ANA 3B 48 45 27 85 7 7
1999 ANA 3B 153 153 114 277 19 25
2000 ANA 3B 156 155 111 349 33 33
2000 ANA SS 6 0 1 4 0 1
2001 ANA 3B 159 158 103 286 19 21
2001 ANA SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
2002 ANA 3B 156 153 101 281 20 30
2002 ANA SS 2 0 1 1 0 1
2003 ANA 3B 87 86 56 136 16 11
2004 ANA 3B 19 19 11 27 2 2
2005 ARI 3B 145 144 113 310 24 26
2006 TOR 3B 145 135 95 271 14 37
2006 TOR SS 8 8 5 18 0 2
2007 TOR 3B 114 110 63 197 9 24
2008 SLN 1B 4 3 29 2 0 5
2008 SLN 3B 146 145 99 279 7 27
2009 SLN 1B 2 1 15 0 0 0
2009 SLN 3B 8 4 1 6 1 0
2010 ATL 1B 114 107 977 46 9 110
2010 ATL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 120
Third Base 1337
Shortstop 18
Designated Hitter 57

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2010 Player of the Month May
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-05-05
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-05-24
2002 Babe Ruth Award 3B
2002 World Series MVP
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-09-29
2001 Silver Slugger 3B
2001 TSN All-Star 3B
2000 Silver Slugger 3B
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-06-05

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2010 ATL NL $1,750,000
2009 SLN NL $12,137,000
2008 SLN NL $12,500,000
2007 TOR AL $10,500,000
2006 TOR AL $10,000,000
2005 ARI NL $9,000,000
2004 ANA AL $9,900,000
2003 ANA AL $7,250,000
2002 ANA AL $4,000,000
2001 ANA AL $1,250,000
2000 ANA AL $275,000
1999 ANA AL $207,500
1998 ANA AL $170,000
Total Career Earnings $78,939,500

College History

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

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 30th 1.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Troy Glaus (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Josh Donaldson
    .261 avg, 279 HR
  2. 91
    Anthony Rizzo
    .261 avg, 303 HR
  3. 91
    Cecil Fielder
    .255 avg, 319 HR
  4. 87
    Richie Sexson
    .261 avg, 306 HR
  5. 82
    Matt Olson
    .257 avg, 325 HR
  6. 75
    Mike Napoli
    .246 avg, 267 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Troy Glaus

What years did Troy Glaus play?
Troy Glaus played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010.
Was Troy Glaus a pitcher?
No. Troy Glaus was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Troy Glaus hit?
Troy Glaus hit 320 career home runs with 1375 hits.