What years did Alex Gonzalez play?

Alex Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2014.

Was Alex Gonzalez a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit?

Alex Gonzalez hit 157 career home runs with 1418 hits.

What was Alex Gonzalez's career batting average?

Alex Gonzalez batted .245 over his career, with 1,418 hits in 5,776 at bats.

How many RBI did Alex Gonzalez have?

Alex Gonzalez drove in 690 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 (1998-2014)

Alex Gonzalez was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2014 for 7 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,609 career games, he hit .245 with 1,418 hits, 157 home runs, and 690 RBI. Alex Gonzalez was an All-Star.

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 12, 2026

AVG .245

HR 157

RBI 690

H 1,418

OPS .685

PIV -9,415

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 2/15/1977 in Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1998-08-25
Last Game: 2014-04-17
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Alexander 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
1,609	5,776	667	1,418	332	31	157	690	30	300	1,168	.245	.290	.395	.685	-9,415

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Career OBP .290 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.

Career OPS .685 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 8.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alex Gonzalez (b. 1977) 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
1998	FLO	NL	25	86	11	13	2	0	3	7	0	9	30	.151	.266 (-43%)	.335 (-29%)	.420 (-34%)	.755 (-31%)	-447.3
1999	FLO	NL	136	560	81	155	28	8	14	59	3	15	113	.277	.271 (+2%)	.344 (-10%)	.433 (-1%)	.778 (-5%)	-619.1
2000	FLO	NL	109	385	35	77	17	4	7	42	7	13	77	.200	.270 (-26%)	.344 (-34%)	.437 (-27%)	.782 (-30%)	-2072.8
2001	FLO	NL	145	515	57	129	36	1	9	48	2	30	107	.250	.263 (-5%)	.332 (-9%)	.426 (-12%)	.758 (-10%)	-924.1
2002	FLO	NL	42	151	15	34	7	1	2	18	3	12	32	.225	.261 (-14%)	.331 (-11%)	.416 (-22%)	.747 (-17%)	-424.1
2003	FLO	NL	150	528	52	135	33	6	18	77	0	33	106	.256	.264 (-3%)	.332 (-6%)	.422 (+5%)	.754 (avg)	-99.2
2004	FLO	NL	159	561	67	130	30	3	23	79	3	27	126	.232	.266 (-13%)	.335 (-19%)	.427 (-2%)	.762 (-10%)	-1084.7
2005	FLO	NL	130	435	45	115	30	0	5	45	5	31	81	.264	.264 (avg)	.330 (-4%)	.418 (-12%)	.749 (-8%)	-591.6
2006	BOS	AL	111	388	48	99	24	2	9	50	1	22	67	.255	.269 (-5%)	.336 (-11%)	.431 (-8%)	.768 (-9%)	-717.9
2007	CIN	NL	110	393	55	107	27	1	16	55	0	24	75	.272	.268 (+2%)	.335 (-3%)	.422 (+11%)	.758 (+5%)	276.7
2009	CIN	NL	68	243	16	51	12	0	3	26	0	15	36	.210	.262 (-20%)	.332 (-23%)	.417 (-29%)	.750 (-26%)	-1095.5
2009	BOS	AL	44	148	26	42	10	0	5	15	2	5	29	.284	.262 (+8%)	.332 (-5%)	.417 (+8%)	.750 (+2%)	-1095.5
2010	TOR	AL	85	328	47	85	25	1	17	50	1	17	65	.259	.257 (+1%)	.325 (-9%)	.402 (+23%)	.728 (+9%)	372.3
2010	ATL	NL	72	267	27	64	17	2	6	38	0	14	53	.240	.257 (-7%)	.325 (-11%)	.402 (-4%)	.728 (-7%)	372.3
2011	ATL	NL	149	564	59	136	27	1	15	56	2	22	126	.241	.255 (-5%)	.320 (-16%)	.399 (-7%)	.719 (-11%)	-1070.4
2012	MIL	NL	24	81	8	21	4	0	4	15	1	6	15	.259	.254 (+2%)	.318 (+2%)	.405 (+13%)	.724 (+8%)	112.6
2013	MIL	NL	41	113	14	20	3	0	1	8	0	3	26	.177	.253 (-30%)	.317 (-36%)	.396 (-42%)	.714 (-39%)	-710.1
2014	DET	AL	9	30	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,609	5,776	667	1,418	332	31	157	690	30	300	1,168	.245	—	—	—	—	-9,818

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
24	83	8	14	5	0	1	8	2	22	.169

Playoff Batting by Year

Alex Gonzalez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	NLDS2	ATL	4	15	1	3	1	0	2	0	5	.200
2009	ALDS2	BOS	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.167
2003	NLCS	FLO	7	24	1	3	2	0	4	0	6	.125
2003	NLDS1	FLO	4	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	.062
2003	WS	FLO	6	22	3	6	2	1	2	0	7	.273

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	816	2881	325	689	80	351	.239
Away	793	2895	342	729	77	339	.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alex Gonzalez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-04-17	DET	CLE	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
2014-04-16	DET	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-04-13	DET	SDP	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2014-04-12	DET	SDP	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-04-09	DET	LAD	W	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
2014-04-08	DET	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-04-05	DET	BAL	W	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
2014-04-02	DET	KCR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2014-03-31	DET	KCR	W	4	0	2	1	2	0	0
2013-06-02	MIL	PHI	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Gonzalez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	22	16	145	9	1	13
3B	12	9	5	14	3	1
SS	1548	1514	2259	4271	193	1025

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Gonzalez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	FLO	SS	25	23	29	58	2	17
1999	FLO	SS	135	130	237	339	27	85
2000	FLO	SS	104	98	139	288	19	63
2001	FLO	SS	142	139	220	396	26	101
2002	FLO	SS	42	41	72	113	3	32
2003	FLO	SS	150	150	237	426	16	109
2004	FLO	SS	158	155	225	425	16	99
2005	FLO	SS	124	124	221	367	16	102
2006	BOS	SS	111	110	163	305	7	68
2007	CIN	SS	103	98	147	264	16	73
2009	CIN	SS	68	67	97	163	6	42
2009	BOS	SS	44	43	51	107	1	17
2010	TOR	SS	85	85	104	272	11	67
2010	ATL	SS	72	71	91	214	8	49
2011	ATL	SS	149	146	187	434	12	79
2012	MIL	SS	24	24	30	67	3	17
2013	MIL	1B	22	16	145	9	1	13
2013	MIL	3B	11	9	5	14	3	1
2013	MIL	SS	3	2	2	12	1	0
2014	DET	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	DET	SS	9	8	7	21	3	5

Career Games by Position

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Alex Gonzalez (b. 1977) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	22
Third Base	12
Shortstop	1548

Awards & Honors

Alex Gonzalez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-04-28

Salary History

Alex Gonzalez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	DET	AL	$1,100,000
2013	MIL	NL	$1,450,000
2012	MIL	NL	$3,500,000
2011	ATL	NL	$2,500,000
2010	TOR	AL	$2,750,000
2009	CIN	NL	$5,375,000
2008	CIN	NL	$4,625,000
2007	CIN	NL	$3,500,000
2006	BOS	AL	$2,682,592
2005	FLO	NL	$3,400,000
2004	FLO	NL	$2,800,000
2003	FLO	NL	$1,700,000
2002	FLO	NL	$1,700,000
2001	FLO	NL	$295,000
2000	FLO	NL	$295,000
1999	FLO	NL	$201,000
1998	FLO	NL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$38,043,592

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Alex Gonzalez: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 25, 1998 and the final game on April 17, 2014, Alex Gonzalez built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Florida Marlins (1998 through 2005), the Boston Red Sox (2006 to 2009), the Cincinnati Reds (2007 to 2009), the Toronto Blue Jays (2010), the Atlanta Braves (2010 through 2011), the Milwaukee Brewers (2012 through 2013), and the Detroit Tigers (2014). Born on February 15, 1977, in Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela, Gonzalez is listed as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'1" and 210 pounds. Alex Gonzalez was the playing name; the full given name is Alexander.

In 1,609 games and 5,776 at bats, Gonzalez batted .245 with 1,418 hits, plus 157 home runs, 690 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .290 clip and slugging .395, Gonzalez finished with a .685 OPS. Measured against the leagues Gonzalez played in, the .245 career average compares with a .262 league average over the same seasons, 6.5% below the league. In OPS terms, Gonzalez's .685 stands 8.3% below the league's .747.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Gonzalez

What years did Alex Gonzalez play?: Alex Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2014.
Was Alex Gonzalez a pitcher?: No. Alex Gonzalez was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Alex Gonzalez hit?: Alex Gonzalez hit 157 career home runs with 1418 hits.
What was Alex Gonzalez's career batting average?: Alex Gonzalez batted .245 over his career, with 1,418 hits in 5,776 at bats.
How many RBI did Alex Gonzalez have?: Alex Gonzalez drove in 690 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.