Shawn Green

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2007)

Shawn Green was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2007 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,951 career games, he hit .283 with 2,003 hits, 328 home runs, and 1,070 RBI. Shawn Green was a 2-time All-Star, a Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 17,981.

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 .283
HR 328
RBI 1,070
H 2,003
OPS .850
PIV 17,981
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 190 lb
Born
11/10/1972 in Des Plaines, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1993-09-28
Last Game
2007-09-29
Awards
2× All-Star · Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Shawn David Green

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Career Batting Statistics

Shawn Green — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,951 7,082 1,129 2,003 445 35 328 1,070 162 744 1,315 .283 .355 .494 .850 17,981

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career SLG .494 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career OPS .850 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — +11.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Shawn Green 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
1993 TOR AL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TOR AL 14 33 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 .091 — — — — 0.0
1995 TOR AL 121 379 52 109 31 4 15 54 1 20 68 .288 .266 (+8%) .337 (-4%) .417 (+22%) .755 (+11%) 620.9
1996 TOR AL 132 422 52 118 32 3 11 45 5 33 75 .280 .269 (+4%) .340 (avg) .426 (+5%) .767 (+3%) 223.8
1997 TOR AL 135 429 57 123 22 4 16 53 14 36 99 .287 .266 (+7%) .336 (+1%) .419 (+12%) .756 (+7%) 534.0
1998 TOR AL 158 630 106 175 33 4 35 100 35 50 142 .278 .266 (+4%) .335 (avg) .420 (+21%) .755 (+12%) 1420.3
1999 TOR AL 153 614 134 190 45 0 42 123 20 66 117 .309 .271 (+14%) .344 (+11%) .433 (+36%) .778 (+25%) 3286.5
2000 LAN NL 162 610 98 164 44 4 24 99 24 90 121 .269 .270 (-1%) .344 (+6%) .437 (+8%) .782 (+7%) 1069.3
2001 LAN NL 161 619 121 184 31 4 49 125 20 72 107 .297 .263 (+13%) .332 (+12%) .426 (+40%) .758 (+28%) 3654.1
2002 LAN NL 158 582 110 166 31 1 42 114 8 93 112 .285 .261 (+9%) .331 (+16%) .416 (+34%) .747 (+26%) 3393.4
2003 LAN NL 160 611 84 171 49 2 19 85 6 68 112 .280 .264 (+6%) .332 (+7%) .422 (+9%) .754 (+8%) 1050.2
2004 LAN NL 157 590 92 157 28 1 28 86 5 71 114 .266 .266 (avg) .335 (+5%) .427 (+7%) .762 (+6%) 923.2
2005 ARI NL 158 581 87 166 37 4 22 73 8 62 95 .286 .264 (+8%) .330 (+8%) .418 (+14%) .749 (+11%) 1333.3
2006 ARI NL 115 417 59 118 22 3 11 51 4 37 64 .283 .269 (+5%) .336 (+4%) .431 (-1%) .768 (+1%) 146.9
2006 NYN NL 34 113 14 29 9 0 4 15 0 8 18 .257 .269 (-5%) .336 (-3%) .431 (+2%) .768 (avg) 146.9
2007 NYN NL 130 446 62 130 30 1 10 46 11 37 62 .291 .268 (+9%) .335 (+5%) .422 (+2%) .758 (+3%) 332.7
Career · 16 seasons 1,951 7,082 1,129 2,003 445 35 328 1,070 162 744 1,315 .283 — — — — 18,136

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

Shawn Green — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 48 6 14 3 0 3 7 4 8 .292

Playoff Batting by Year

Shawn Green — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLCS NYN 7 23 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 3 .304
2006 NLDS1 NYN 2 9 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .333
2004 NLDS1 LAN 4 16 3 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 .250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Shawn Green — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9733416536958167535.280
Away97836665931045161535.285

Last 10 Games — Batting

Shawn Green — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-29 NYNMIAW 000000000
2007-09-28 NYNMIAL 402000000
2007-09-27 NYNSTLL 301000000
2007-09-26 NYNWASL 100000000
2007-09-25 NYNWASL 312000100
2007-09-24 NYNWASL 000000010
2007-09-23 NYNMIAW 100000000
2007-09-22 NYNMIAW 311000011
2007-09-20 NYNMIAL 110000010
2007-09-19 NYNWASW 212000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Shawn Green — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 142 128 1072 64 6 98
OF 1733 1663 3301 88 48 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Shawn Green — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 TOR OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1994 TOR OF 14 9 12 2 0 0
1995 TOR OF 109 97 207 9 6 3
1996 TOR OF 127 114 254 10 2 3
1997 TOR OF 91 81 173 6 3 3
1998 TOR OF 157 147 311 14 7 4
1999 TOR OF 152 152 340 5 1 1
2000 LAN OF 161 161 280 9 6 3
2001 LAN 1B 1 1 5 0 0 1
2001 LAN OF 159 159 312 8 6 0
2002 LAN OF 156 156 333 7 2 3
2003 LAN OF 157 157 261 9 5 1
2004 LAN 1B 111 107 879 53 5 82
2004 LAN OF 52 46 81 2 2 1
2005 ARI OF 155 149 313 4 0 1
2006 ARI 1B 12 10 105 6 0 12
2006 ARI OF 100 98 164 1 2 1
2006 NYN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2006 NYN OF 31 30 56 0 3 0
2007 NYN 1B 17 10 81 5 1 3
2007 NYN OF 110 107 203 2 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Shawn Green Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 142
Left Field 55
Center Field 78
Right Field 1630
Designated Hitter 44

Awards & Honors

Shawn Green — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-06-12
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-05-25
1999 Gold Glove OF
1999 Silver Slugger OF
1999 TSN All-Star OF

Salary History

Shawn Green's recorded salaries total $100,616,066 over 15 seasons, 1993 to 2007. Green's career, 1993 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Shawn Green — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 NYN NL $9,500,000
2006 ARI NL $10,213,898
2005 ARI NL $7,833,333
2004 LAN NL $16,666,667
2003 LAN NL $15,666,667
2002 LAN NL $13,416,667
2001 LAN NL $12,166,667
2000 LAN NL $9,416,667
1999 TOR AL $3,125,000
1998 TOR AL $1,475,000
1997 TOR AL $500,000
1996 TOR AL $287,500
1995 TOR AL $130,000
1994 TOR AL $109,000
1993 TOR AL $109,000
Total recorded salary $100,616,066

Award Voting History

Shawn Green — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2002 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 146.0 448 0
2001 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 112.0 448 0
1999 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 44.0 392 0
1995 Rookie of the Year AL 5th 8.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Shawn Green (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Fred Lynn
    .283 avg, 306 HR
  2. 92
    Reggie Smith
    .287 avg, 314 HR
  3. 90
    Ellis Burks
    .291 avg, 352 HR
  4. 86
    Paul O'Neill
    .288 avg, 281 HR
  5. 81
    Greg Luzinski
    .276 avg, 307 HR
  6. 78
    Jermaine Dye
    .274 avg, 325 HR

Shawn Green: the record in brief

September 28, 1993 and September 29, 2007 bracket Shawn Green's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (1993 through 1999), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2000 to 2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005 through 2006), and the New York Mets (2006 to 2007). Green, born on November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, IL, USA, is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit left-handed. Green's listed size is 6'4" and 190 pounds. Green's full given name, per the bio, is Shawn David Green.

In 1,951 games and 7,082 at bats, Green batted .283 with 2,003 hits, along with 328 home runs, 1,070 RBI, and 162 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .355 and the slugging percentage .494, for an OPS of .850. Green's .283 average ran 6.0% above the .267 that the league posted over the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 11.9% above league average (.850 against .760).

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawn Green

What years did Shawn Green play?
Shawn Green played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2007.
Was Shawn Green a pitcher?
No. Shawn Green was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Shawn Green hit?
Shawn Green hit 328 career home runs with 2,003 hits.
What teams did Shawn Green play for?
Shawn Green played for 4 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1999), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2006), and the New York Mets (2006–2007).
Did Shawn Green win an MVP award?
No. Shawn Green did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Shawn Green win?
Shawn Green won the Gold Glove (1999) and the Silver Slugger award (1999). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Shawn Green's career stats?
In 1,951 games, Shawn Green had 2,003 hits, 328 home runs, 1,070 RBI, 1,129 runs, and 162 stolen bases, with a .283 batting average.
How much did Shawn Green earn in his career?
Shawn Green's recorded salaries total $100,616,066 over 15 seasons, 1993 to 2007. Green's career, 1993 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Shawn Green's salary?
Shawn Green's last recorded salary was $9,500,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $16,666,667, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2007.
What position did Shawn Green play?
Shawn Green played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Shawn Green and how much did he weigh?
Shawn Green was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Shawn Green hit each season?
Shawn Green's home runs by season: 0 in 1993, 0 in 1994, 15 in 1995, 11 in 1996, 16 in 1997, 35 in 1998, 42 in 1999, 24 in 2000, 49 in 2001, 42 in 2002, 19 in 2003, 28 in 2004, 22 in 2005, 15 in 2006, and 10 in 2007. His most in one season was 49, in 2001.
What was Shawn Green's career batting average?
Shawn Green batted .283 over his career, with 2,003 hits in 7,082 at bats.
How many RBI did Shawn Green have?
Shawn Green drove in 1,070 runs in his career.