Ryan Goins

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2020)

Ryan Goins was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Kansas City Royals, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 8 seasons. In 556 career games, he hit .228 with 353 hits, 22 home runs, and 158 RBI.

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

AVG .228
HR 22
RBI 158
H 353
OPS .611
PIV -4,129
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
2/13/1988 in Round Rock, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2013-08-23
Last Game
2020-08-29

Full name: Ryan Matthew Goins

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Career Batting Statistics

Ryan Goins — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
556 1,545 154 353 71 12 22 158 6 108 371 .228 .278 .333 .611 -4,129

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career OBP .278 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 12.9% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career OPS .611 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 16.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ryan Goins — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2013 TOR AL 34 119 11 30 5 0 2 8 0 2 28 .252 .253 (-1%) .317 (-17%) .396 (-13%) .714 (-15%) -291.4
2014 TOR AL 67 181 14 34 6 3 1 15 0 5 42 .188 .251 (-25%) .313 (-34%) .386 (-30%) .700 (-32%) -929.4
2015 TOR AL 128 376 52 94 16 4 5 45 2 39 83 .250 .254 (-2%) .316 (avg) .404 (-13%) .721 (-7%) -384.5
2016 TOR AL 77 183 13 34 9 2 3 12 1 9 48 .186 .255 (-27%) .321 (-29%) .417 (-27%) .738 (-28%) -855.2
2017 TOR AL 143 418 37 99 21 1 9 62 3 31 96 .237 .254 (-7%) .324 (-12%) .425 (-16%) .750 (-14%) -1039.9
2018 KCA AL 41 115 10 26 8 1 0 6 0 4 29 .226 .247 (-9%) .318 (-21%) .409 (-24%) .727 (-22%) -430.7
2019 CHA AL 52 144 13 36 6 1 2 10 0 17 44 .250 .252 (-1%) .322 (+3%) .434 (-20%) .757 (-10%) -198.1
2020 CHA AL 14 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 556 1,545 154 353 71 12 22 158 6 108 371 .228 — — — — -4,129

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

Ryan Goins — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ryan Goins — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 TOR AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0.00 — 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

Ryan Goins — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 41 5 6 1 0 1 5 2 14 .146

Playoff Batting by Year

Ryan Goins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALCS TOR 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200
2015 ALCS TOR 6 19 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 7 .263
2015 ALDS2 TOR 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ryan Goins — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home279750781661276.221
Away277795761871082.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Ryan Goins — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.020100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ryan Goins — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-08-29 CHWKCRL 000000000
2020-08-26 CHWPITW 000000000
2020-08-21 CHWCHCW 300000010
2020-08-20 CHWDETW 000000000
2020-08-18 CHWDETW 010000000
2020-08-17 CHWDETW 010000000
2020-08-12 CHWDETW 400000001
2020-08-10 CHWDETL 100000000
2020-08-09 CHWCLEL 000000000
2020-08-06 CHWMILL 100000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Ryan Goins — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-07-01 TORCLE — 1.0200100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ryan Goins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 0 7 1 0 1
2B 277 234 425 652 12 151
3B 46 29 36 66 4 11
OF 15 6 9 1 1 1
P 1 0 1 0 0 0
SS 210 158 244 478 11 113

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryan Goins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2013 TOR 2B 32 29 53 94 1 27
2013 TOR SS 2 1 1 3 0 0
2014 TOR 2B 57 45 79 124 1 24
2014 TOR SS 15 9 12 25 0 5
2015 TOR 2B 66 62 117 165 3 42
2015 TOR 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0
2015 TOR OF 4 2 2 0 1 0
2015 TOR SS 58 48 86 143 4 32
2016 TOR 1B 2 0 4 1 0 0
2016 TOR 2B 37 32 64 95 3 20
2016 TOR 3B 6 2 2 4 1 0
2016 TOR OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
2016 TOR P 1 0 1 0 0 0
2016 TOR SS 28 16 31 65 1 16
2017 TOR 2B 56 42 70 111 3 23
2017 TOR 3B 8 1 0 4 0 1
2017 TOR SS 87 75 104 212 4 49
2018 KCA 2B 28 24 42 62 1 15
2018 KCA 3B 5 3 3 7 0 1
2018 KCA SS 4 0 0 1 0 0
2019 CHA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 1
2019 CHA 3B 23 21 31 45 3 9
2019 CHA OF 8 4 4 1 0 1
2019 CHA SS 14 9 10 28 2 11
2020 CHA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2020 CHA 3B 2 2 0 5 0 0
2020 CHA SS 2 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ryan Goins — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 4
Second Base 277
Third Base 46
Shortstop 210
Left Field 5
Right Field 10
Designated Hitter 9

Salary History

Ryan Goins's recorded salaries total $1,534,900 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Goins's career ran from 2013 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.

Ryan Goins — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 TOR AL $520,200
2015 TOR AL $512,800
2014 TOR AL $501,900
Total recorded salary (partial) $1,534,900

College History

Ryan Goins — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Dallas Baptist University Dallas TX 2007, 2008, 2009

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ryan Goins (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Manny Alexander
    .231 avg, 15 HR
  2. 95
    Alexi Amarista
    .231 avg, 21 HR
  3. 88
    Mike Benjamin
    .229 avg, 24 HR
  4. 87
    Josh Wilson
    .229 avg, 10 HR
  5. 87
    Lenn Sakata
    .230 avg, 25 HR
  6. 85
    John Kennedy
    .225 avg, 32 HR

Ryan Goins: the record in brief

Ryan Goins played a first major league game on August 23, 2013 and a last one on August 29, 2020. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (2013 through 2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), and the Chicago White Sox (2019 through 2020). Goins, born on February 13, 1988, in Round Rock, TX, USA, is listed as a second baseman and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Goins's listed size is 180 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Ryan Goins was the playing name; the full given name is Ryan Matthew.

In 556 games and 1,545 at bats, Goins batted .228 with 353 hits, plus 22 home runs and 158 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .278 and the slugging percentage .333, for an OPS of .611. Over the seasons Goins played, league hitters batted .252; the .228 career figure is 9.5% below that. Goins collected a career-high 99 hits in 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Goins

What years did Ryan Goins play?
Ryan Goins played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020.
Was Ryan Goins a pitcher?
No. Ryan Goins was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Ryan Goins hit?
Ryan Goins hit 22 career home runs with 353 hits.
What teams did Ryan Goins play for?
Ryan Goins played for 3 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), and the Chicago White Sox (2019–2020).
What were Ryan Goins's career stats?
In 556 games, Ryan Goins had 353 hits, 22 home runs, 158 RBI, 154 runs, and 6 stolen bases, with a .228 batting average.
How much did Ryan Goins earn in his career?
Ryan Goins's recorded salaries total $1,534,900 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Goins's career ran from 2013 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Ryan Goins's salary?
Ryan Goins's last recorded salary was $520,200, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $520,200, in 2016, and his lowest was $501,900, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Ryan Goins play?
Ryan Goins played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ryan Goins and how much did he weigh?
Ryan Goins was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Ryan Goins hit each season?
Ryan Goins's home runs by season: 2 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 5 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 9 in 2017, 0 in 2018, 2 in 2019, and 0 in 2020. His most in one season was 9, in 2017.
What was Ryan Goins's career batting average?
Ryan Goins batted .228 over his career, with 353 hits in 1,545 at bats.
How many RBI did Ryan Goins have?
Ryan Goins drove in 158 runs in his career.
What was Ryan Goins's career ERA?
Ryan Goins finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Ryan Goins in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ryan Goins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.