Philip Gosselin

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2022)

Philip Gosselin was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2022 for 7 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 10 seasons. In 497 career games, he hit .254 with 281 hits, 17 home runs, and 103 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 .254
HR 17
RBI 103
H 281
OPS .654
PIV -1,205
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 188 lb
Born
10/3/1988 in West Chester, PA, USA
MLB Debut
2013-08-16
Last Game
2022-08-24

Full name: Philip David Gosselin

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Career Batting Statistics

Philip Gosselin — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
497 1,108 137 281 49 3 17 103 11 75 259 .254 .305 .349 .654 -1,205

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .349 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career OPS .654 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Philip Gosselin 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
2013 ATL NL 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2014 ATL NL 46 128 17 34 4 0 1 3 2 5 27 .266 .251 (+6%) .313 (-3%) .386 (-17%) .700 (-11%) -197.9
2015 ATL NL 20 40 2 13 4 0 0 2 2 2 5 .325 — — — — 0.0
2015 ARI NL 24 66 17 20 5 1 3 13 0 7 11 .303 .254 (+19%) .316 (+20%) .404 (+35%) .721 (+29%) 0.0
2016 ARI NL 122 220 26 61 12 1 2 13 3 15 46 .277 .255 (+9%) .321 (+1%) .417 (-12%) .738 (-6%) -224.8
2017 PIT NL 28 40 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 9 .150 — — — — 0.0
2017 TEX AL 12 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
2018 CIN NL 20 24 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 8 .125 — — — — 0.0
2019 PHI NL 44 65 5 17 3 0 0 7 0 3 16 .262 .252 (+4%) .322 (-9%) .434 (-29%) .757 (-21%) -213.8
2020 PHI NL 39 92 14 23 5 0 3 12 0 10 27 .250 .244 (+2%) .321 (+1%) .417 (-4%) .739 (-2%) -21.6
2021 LAA AL 104 345 40 90 14 0 7 47 4 24 81 .261 .243 (+7%) .317 (-1%) .410 (-12%) .727 (-7%) -365.7
2022 ATL NL 12 23 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .261 — — — — 0.0
2022 LAA AL 22 51 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 18 .098 .242 (-60%) .311 (-58%) .394 (-65%) .706 (-62%) 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 497 1,108 137 281 49 3 17 103 11 75 259 .254 — — — — -1,024

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

Philip Gosselin — 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Philip Gosselin — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2022 LAA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Philip Gosselin — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home257547681431059.261
Away24056169138744.246

Pitching — Home / Away

Philip Gosselin — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.000000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Philip Gosselin — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2022-08-24 LAATBRL 200000002
2022-08-23 LAATBRL 100000001
2022-08-22 LAATBRL 000000000
2022-08-16 LAASEAL 200000002
2022-08-10 LAAOAKW 300000000
2022-08-09 LAAOAKW 100000000
2022-08-08 LAAOAKW 300000001
2022-08-07 LAASEAL 301000000
2022-08-06 LAASEAW 300000000
2022-08-05 LAASEAW 400000002

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Philip Gosselin — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-08-23 LAATBR — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Philip Gosselin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 42 35 240 22 1 24
2B 115 73 124 174 8 44
3B 89 58 42 102 5 12
OF 69 50 92 0 1 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 16 9 14 25 1 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Philip Gosselin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2013 ATL 2B 3 1 2 5 0 1
2014 ATL 2B 26 17 32 40 2 10
2014 ATL 3B 9 8 4 15 1 3
2014 ATL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 ATL SS 8 5 8 13 0 4
2015 ATL 2B 3 3 4 5 1 3
2015 ATL 3B 5 4 2 9 1 1
2015 ARI 2B 13 12 17 28 1 4
2015 ARI 3B 2 2 0 2 0 0
2015 ARI OF 3 1 3 0 0 0
2016 ARI 1B 6 4 44 7 0 3
2016 ARI 2B 35 21 36 50 0 12
2016 ARI 3B 10 5 3 7 0 0
2016 ARI OF 3 2 6 0 0 0
2017 PIT 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
2017 PIT 2B 11 7 17 14 2 5
2017 PIT 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2017 TEX 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0
2017 TEX 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 TEX SS 3 0 0 4 0 0
2018 CIN 1B 1 0 3 0 1 0
2018 CIN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 CIN 3B 8 2 2 8 0 0
2018 CIN OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
2019 PHI 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2019 PHI OF 6 3 5 0 0 0
2019 PHI SS 5 4 6 8 1 2
2020 PHI 1B 8 7 39 2 0 5
2020 PHI 2B 4 2 1 7 0 2
2020 PHI 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0
2020 PHI OF 14 8 7 0 1 0
2021 LAA 1B 23 21 135 12 0 13
2021 LAA 2B 4 4 4 8 1 2
2021 LAA 3B 32 24 25 38 3 7
2021 LAA OF 40 36 69 0 0 0
2022 ATL 2B 10 6 11 16 1 5
2022 ATL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 LAA 1B 3 3 16 1 0 3
2022 LAA 3B 17 12 5 20 0 1
2022 LAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Philip Gosselin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 42
Second Base 115
Third Base 89
Shortstop 16
Left Field 59
Right Field 10
Designated Hitter 17

Salary History

Philip Gosselin's recorded salaries total $1,021,400 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gosselin's career ran from 2013 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2014.

Philip Gosselin — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 ARI NL $513,900
2015 ATL NL $507,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $1,021,400

College History

Philip Gosselin — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 2008, 2009, 2010

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Philip Gosselin (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Domingo Cedeno
    .251 avg, 15 HR
  2. 89
    Wilmer Difo
    .250 avg, 19 HR
  3. 88
    Kevin Frandsen
    .258 avg, 15 HR
  4. 81
    Pete Castiglione
    .255 avg, 24 HR
  5. 78
    Emmanuel Rivera
    .245 avg, 22 HR
  6. 77
    Gordon Slade
    .257 avg, 8 HR

Philip Gosselin: the record in brief

Philip Gosselin played a first major league game on August 16, 2013 and a last one on August 24, 2022. The team column moves through the Atlanta Braves (2013 to 2022), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2015 to 2016), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017), the Texas Rangers (2017), the Cincinnati Reds (2018), the Philadelphia Phillies (2019 to 2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021 through 2022). The bio lists Gosselin as a second baseman who batted and threw right-handed. Gosselin is listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 188 pounds. Gosselin was born on October 3, 1988, in West Chester, PA, USA. On the record, Philip Gosselin was born Philip David Gosselin.

Across 497 games at the plate, Gosselin's career line reads 281 hits in 1,108 at bats for a .254 average; the totals also include 17 homers and 103 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .305 clip and slugging .349, Gosselin finished with a .654 OPS. The .254 career average is close to the .250 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Philip Gosselin

What years did Philip Gosselin play?
Philip Gosselin played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2022.
Was Philip Gosselin a pitcher?
No. Philip Gosselin was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Philip Gosselin hit?
Philip Gosselin hit 17 career home runs with 281 hits.
What teams did Philip Gosselin play for?
Philip Gosselin played for 7 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2013–2015, 2022), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2015–2016), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017), the Texas Rangers (2017), the Cincinnati Reds (2018), the Philadelphia Phillies (2019–2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021–2022).
What were Philip Gosselin's career stats?
In 497 games, Philip Gosselin had 281 hits, 17 home runs, 103 RBI, 137 runs, and 11 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.
How much did Philip Gosselin earn in his career?
Philip Gosselin's recorded salaries total $1,021,400 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gosselin's career ran from 2013 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2014.
What was Philip Gosselin's salary?
Philip Gosselin's last recorded salary was $513,900, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $513,900, in 2016, and his lowest was $507,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position did Philip Gosselin play?
Philip Gosselin played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Philip Gosselin and how much did he weigh?
Philip Gosselin was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 188 pounds.
How many home runs did Philip Gosselin hit each season?
Philip Gosselin's home runs by season: 0 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 3 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 0 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 0 in 2019, 3 in 2020, 7 in 2021, and 0 in 2022. His most in one season was 7, in 2021.
What was Philip Gosselin's career batting average?
Philip Gosselin batted .254 over his career, with 281 hits in 1,108 at bats.
How many RBI did Philip Gosselin have?
Philip Gosselin drove in 103 runs in his career.
What was Philip Gosselin's career ERA?
Philip Gosselin finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Philip Gosselin in the Hall of Fame?
No. Philip Gosselin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.