What years did Alex Gonzalez play?

Alex Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.

Was Alex Gonzalez a pitcher?

No. Alex Gonzalez was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit?

Alex Gonzalez hit 137 career home runs with 1,209 hits.

What teams did Alex Gonzalez play for?

Alex Gonzalez played for 6 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1994–2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2004), the Montreal Expos (2004), the San Diego Padres (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2006).

What were Alex Gonzalez's career stats?

In 1,396 games, Alex Gonzalez had 1,209 hits, 137 home runs, 536 RBI, 623 runs, and 97 stolen bases, with a .243 batting average.

What was Alex Gonzalez's salary?

Alex Gonzalez's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $5,750,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2006.

What position did Alex Gonzalez play?

Alex Gonzalez played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Alex Gonzalez and how much did he weigh?

Alex Gonzalez was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit each season?

Alex Gonzalez's home runs by season: 0 in 1994, 10 in 1995, 14 in 1996, 12 in 1997, 13 in 1998, 2 in 1999, 15 in 2000, 17 in 2001, 18 in 2002, 20 in 2003, 7 in 2004, 9 in 2005, and 0 in 2006. His most in one season was 20, in 2003.

What was Alex Gonzalez's career batting average?

Alex Gonzalez batted .243 over his career, with 1,209 hits in 4,977 at bats.

How many RBI did Alex Gonzalez have?

Alex Gonzalez drove in 536 runs in his career.

Is Alex Gonzalez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Alex Gonzalez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Alex Gonzalez

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2006)

Alex Gonzalez was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006 for 6 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,396 career games, he hit .243 with 1,209 hits, 137 home runs, and 536 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 October 15, 2026

AVG .243

HR 137

RBI 536

H 1,209

OPS .694

PIV -7,296

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 4/8/1973 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-04-04
Last Game: 2006-05-20

Full name: Alexander Scott Gonzalez

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Career Batting Statistics

Alex Gonzalez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,396	4,977	623	1,209	274	27	137	536	97	392	1,165	.243	.302	.391	.694	-7,296

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career OPS .694 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Alex Gonzalez (b. 1973) 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
1994	TOR	AL	15	53	7	8	3	1	0	1	3	4	17	.151	.269 (-44%)	.338 (-34%)	.424 (-42%)	.763 (-38%)	-350.4
1995	TOR	AL	111	367	51	89	19	4	10	42	4	44	114	.243	.266 (-9%)	.337 (-5%)	.417 (-5%)	.755 (-5%)	-314.2
1996	TOR	AL	147	527	64	124	30	5	14	64	16	45	127	.235	.269 (-13%)	.340 (-12%)	.426 (-8%)	.767 (-10%)	-961.5
1997	TOR	AL	126	426	46	102	23	2	12	35	15	34	94	.239	.266 (-10%)	.336 (-10%)	.419 (-8%)	.756 (-9%)	-662.3
1998	TOR	AL	158	568	70	136	28	1	13	51	21	28	121	.239	.266 (-10%)	.335 (-16%)	.420 (-14%)	.755 (-15%)	-1484.6
1999	TOR	AL	38	154	22	45	13	0	2	12	4	16	23	.292	.271 (+8%)	.344 (+7%)	.433 (-4%)	.778 (+1%)	64.7
2000	TOR	AL	141	527	68	133	31	2	15	69	4	43	113	.252	.270 (-7%)	.344 (-9%)	.437 (-8%)	.782 (-8%)	-782.8
2001	TOR	AL	154	636	79	161	25	5	17	76	18	43	149	.253	.263 (-4%)	.332 (-9%)	.426 (-9%)	.758 (-9%)	-1037.1
2002	CHN	NL	142	513	58	127	27	5	18	61	5	46	136	.248	.261 (-5%)	.331 (-6%)	.416 (+2%)	.747 (-1%)	-185.5
2003	CHN	NL	152	536	71	122	37	0	20	59	3	47	123	.228	.264 (-14%)	.332 (-11%)	.422 (-3%)	.754 (-7%)	-682.4
2004	CHN	NL	37	129	15	28	10	0	3	8	1	4	26	.217	.266 (-18%)	.335 (-28%)	.427 (-15%)	.762 (-21%)	-479.7
2004	MON	NL	35	133	19	32	7	0	4	16	1	8	32	.241	.266 (-10%)	.335 (-14%)	.427 (-10%)	.762 (-12%)	-479.7
2004	SDN	NL	11	23	2	4	1	1	0	3	0	2	6	.174	—	—	—	—	-479.7
2005	TBA	AL	109	349	47	94	20	1	9	38	2	26	74	.269	.264 (+2%)	.330 (-2%)	.418 (-2%)	.749 (-2%)	-147.3
2006	PHI	NL	20	36	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			1,396	4,977	623	1,209	274	27	137	536	97	392	1,165	.243	—	—	—	—	-7,982

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

Alex Gonzalez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	40	6	11	2	0	4	8	4	10	.275

Playoff Batting by Year

Alex Gonzalez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLCS	CHN	7	28	5	8	2	0	3	7	2	7	.286
2003	NLDS2	CHN	5	12	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	3	.250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Alex Gonzalez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	712	2484	319	601	67	282	.242
Away	684	2493	304	608	70	254	.244

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alex Gonzalez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2006-05-20	PHI	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-19	PHI	BOS	L	1	1	1	0	0	0
2006-05-18	PHI	MIL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
2006-05-17	PHI	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
2006-05-14	PHI	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	2
2006-05-12	PHI	CIN	W	1	0	1	0	0	0
2006-05-10	PHI	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
2006-05-01	PHI	MIA	W	4	1	1	1	0	1
2006-04-30	PHI	PIT	W	3	0	0	0	1	1
2006-04-29	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Gonzalez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	3	17	4	0	2
3B	109	93	73	184	17	11
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	1262	1236	2013	3538	143	829

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Gonzalez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	TOR	SS	15	15	18	49	6	6
1995	TOR	3B	9	2	6	11	2	1
1995	TOR	SS	97	96	158	216	17	46
1996	TOR	SS	147	147	279	465	21	122
1997	TOR	SS	125	125	209	341	8	77
1998	TOR	SS	158	157	259	427	17	98
1999	TOR	SS	37	37	69	132	4	34
2000	TOR	SS	141	140	213	407	16	100
2001	TOR	SS	154	153	249	509	10	120
2002	CHN	SS	142	139	220	360	21	84
2003	CHN	SS	150	141	193	422	10	95
2004	CHN	SS	37	35	65	82	5	18
2004	MON	SS	33	33	57	88	6	24
2004	SDN	SS	11	9	10	18	0	4
2005	TBA	3B	98	90	66	173	14	10
2005	TBA	SS	12	7	12	18	2	1
2006	PHI	1B	3	3	17	4	0	2
2006	PHI	3B	2	1	1	0	1	0
2006	PHI	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	PHI	SS	3	2	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Alex Gonzalez (b. 1973) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	3
Third Base	109
Shortstop	1262
Left Field	1
Designated Hitter	4

Salary History

Alex Gonzalez's recorded salaries total $30,269,375 over 13 seasons, 1994 to 2006. Gonzalez's career, 1994 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Alex Gonzalez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	PHI	NL	$750,000
2005	TBA	AL	$1,750,000
2004	CHN	NL	$5,750,000
2003	CHN	NL	$5,750,000
2002	CHN	NL	$4,250,000
2001	TOR	AL	$4,250,000
2000	TOR	AL	$3,025,000
1999	TOR	AL	$2,275,000
1998	TOR	AL	$1,497,500
1997	TOR	AL	$500,000
1996	TOR	AL	$232,875
1995	TOR	AL	$130,000
1994	TOR	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$30,269,375

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Career Spans

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Alex Gonzalez: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 4, 1994 and the final game on May 20, 2006, Alex Gonzalez built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Toronto Blue Jays (1994 through 2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002 to 2004), the Montreal Expos (2004), the San Diego Padres (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2006). At 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds, Gonzalez is listed as a shortstop. The bio says Gonzalez batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is April 8, 1973, in Miami, FL, USA. Gonzalez's full given name, per the bio, is Alexander Scott Gonzalez.

Across 1,396 games at the plate, Gonzalez's career line reads 1,209 hits in 4,977 at bats for a .243 average, along with 137 home runs, 536 runs batted in, and 97 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .302 and .391 give Gonzalez a career OPS of .694. Gonzalez's .243 average ran 9.0% below the .267 that the league posted over the same seasons. No season beat the 20 home runs Gonzalez hit in 2003. The highest hit total in a season was 161, in 2001.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Gonzalez

What years did Alex Gonzalez play?: Alex Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.
Was Alex Gonzalez a pitcher?: No. Alex Gonzalez was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit?: Alex Gonzalez hit 137 career home runs with 1,209 hits.
What teams did Alex Gonzalez play for?: Alex Gonzalez played for 6 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1994–2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2004), the Montreal Expos (2004), the San Diego Padres (2004), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2006).
What were Alex Gonzalez's career stats?: In 1,396 games, Alex Gonzalez had 1,209 hits, 137 home runs, 536 RBI, 623 runs, and 97 stolen bases, with a .243 batting average.
How much did Alex Gonzalez earn in his career?: Alex Gonzalez's recorded salaries total $30,269,375 over 13 seasons, 1994 to 2006. Gonzalez's career, 1994 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Alex Gonzalez's salary?: Alex Gonzalez's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $5,750,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2006.
What position did Alex Gonzalez play?: Alex Gonzalez played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Alex Gonzalez and how much did he weigh?: Alex Gonzalez was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit each season?: Alex Gonzalez's home runs by season: 0 in 1994, 10 in 1995, 14 in 1996, 12 in 1997, 13 in 1998, 2 in 1999, 15 in 2000, 17 in 2001, 18 in 2002, 20 in 2003, 7 in 2004, 9 in 2005, and 0 in 2006. His most in one season was 20, in 2003.
What was Alex Gonzalez's career batting average?: Alex Gonzalez batted .243 over his career, with 1,209 hits in 4,977 at bats.
How many RBI did Alex Gonzalez have?: Alex Gonzalez drove in 536 runs in his career.
Is Alex Gonzalez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Alex Gonzalez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.