What years did Vladimir Guerrero play?

Vladimir Guerrero played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2011.

Was Vladimir Guerrero a pitcher?

No. Vladimir Guerrero was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Vladimir Guerrero hit?

Vladimir Guerrero hit 449 career home runs with 2590 hits.

What was Vladimir Guerrero's career batting average?

Vladimir Guerrero batted .318 over his career, with 2,590 hits in 8,155 at bats.

How many RBI did Vladimir Guerrero have?

Vladimir Guerrero drove in 1,496 runs in his career.

Vladimir Guerrero

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1996-2011)

Vladimir Guerrero was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2011 for 5 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,147 career games, he hit .318 with 2,590 hits, 449 home runs, and 1,496 RBI. Vladimir Guerrero was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018 and was a 9-time All-Star, an MVP, and a 8-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 39,843.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 2018

AVG .318

HR 449

RBI 1,496

H 2,590

OPS .931

PIV 39,843

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 2/9/1975 in Nizao, Peravia, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1996-09-19
Last Game: 2011-09-28
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2018 (BBWAA)
Awards: 9× All-Star · MVP · 8× Silver Slugger

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Career Batting Statistics

Vladimir Guerrero — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	181	737	985	.318	.379	.553	.931	39,843

Career AVG .318 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +19.8% above league average.

Career OBP .379 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Career SLG .553 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — +31.2% above league average.

Career OPS .931 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — +23.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Vladimir Guerrero (b. 1975) 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
1996	MON	NL	9	27	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MON	NL	90	325	44	98	22	2	11	40	3	19	39	.302	.266 (+13%)	.336 (+4%)	.419 (+15%)	.756 (+10%)	586.5
1998	MON	NL	159	623	108	202	37	7	38	109	11	42	95	.324	.266 (+22%)	.335 (+11%)	.420 (+40%)	.755 (+27%)	3389.0
1999	MON	NL	160	610	102	193	37	5	42	131	14	55	62	.316	.271 (+17%)	.344 (+10%)	.433 (+38%)	.778 (+26%)	3329.5
2000	MON	NL	154	571	101	197	28	11	44	123	9	58	74	.345	.270 (+28%)	.344 (+19%)	.437 (+52%)	.782 (+37%)	4579.4
2001	MON	NL	159	599	107	184	45	4	34	108	37	60	88	.307	.263 (+16%)	.332 (+13%)	.426 (+33%)	.758 (+24%)	3096.8
2002	MON	NL	161	614	106	206	37	2	39	111	40	84	70	.336	.261 (+28%)	.331 (+26%)	.416 (+42%)	.747 (+35%)	4778.6
2003	MON	NL	112	394	71	130	20	3	25	79	9	63	53	.330	.264 (+25%)	.332 (+28%)	.422 (+39%)	.754 (+34%)	2885.8
2004	ANA	AL	156	612	124	206	39	2	39	126	15	52	74	.337	.266 (+27%)	.335 (+17%)	.427 (+40%)	.762 (+30%)	3812.8
2005	LAA	AL	141	520	95	165	29	2	32	108	13	61	48	.317	.264 (+20%)	.330 (+19%)	.418 (+35%)	.749 (+28%)	3104.3
2006	LAA	AL	156	607	92	200	34	1	33	116	15	50	68	.329	.269 (+22%)	.336 (+13%)	.431 (+28%)	.768 (+22%)	2811.0
2007	LAA	AL	150	574	89	186	45	1	27	125	2	71	62	.324	.268 (+21%)	.335 (+20%)	.422 (+29%)	.758 (+25%)	3210.8
2008	LAA	AL	143	541	85	164	31	3	27	91	5	51	77	.303	.263 (+15%)	.333 (+10%)	.416 (+25%)	.749 (+18%)	2005.9
2009	LAA	AL	100	383	59	113	16	1	15	50	2	19	56	.295	.262 (+12%)	.332 (avg)	.417 (+10%)	.750 (+6%)	386.1
2010	TEX	AL	152	593	83	178	27	1	29	115	4	35	60	.300	.257 (+17%)	.325 (+6%)	.402 (+23%)	.728 (+15%)	1766.2
2011	BAL	AL	145	562	60	163	30	1	13	63	2	17	56	.290	.255 (+14%)	.320 (-1%)	.399 (+4%)	.719 (+2%)	100.6
Career · 16 seasons			2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	181	737	985	.318	—	—	—	—	39,843

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

Vladimir Guerrero — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
44	171	17	45	7	0	2	20	14	30	.263

Playoff Batting by Year

Vladimir Guerrero — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	ALCS	TEX	6	26	2	7	2	0	3	0	8	.269
2010	ALDS1	TEX	5	19	2	5	1	0	1	1	3	.263
2010	WS	TEX	4	14	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	.071
2009	ALCS	LAA	6	27	3	10	3	1	5	1	5	.370
2009	ALDS2	LAA	3	10	2	4	0	0	2	2	1	.400
2008	ALDS1	LAA	4	15	2	7	1	0	0	4	1	.467
2007	ALDS1	LAA	3	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.200
2005	ALCS	LAA	5	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.050
2005	ALDS2	LAA	5	18	5	6	0	0	0	2	2	.333
2004	ALDS1	ANA	3	12	1	2	0	1	6	2	4	.167

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Vladimir Guerrero — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1092	4153	696	1341	239	826	.323
Away	1055	4002	632	1249	210	670	.312

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vladimir Guerrero — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2011-09-28	BAL	BOS	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-27	BAL	BOS	L	5	1	3	1	1	0	0
2011-09-26	BAL	BOS	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-25	BAL	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-24	BAL	DET	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-23	BAL	DET	L	4	0	2	1	1	1	0
2011-09-22	BAL	DET	W	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
2011-09-21	BAL	BOS	W	4	0	1	0	2	0	2
2011-09-20	BAL	BOS	W	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-19	BAL	BOS	L	4	1	2	1	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vladimir Guerrero — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1608	1603	3169	126	125	32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vladimir Guerrero — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	MON	OF	8	6	11	0	0	0
1997	MON	OF	85	84	148	10	12	3
1998	MON	OF	157	157	323	9	17	3
1999	MON	OF	160	159	332	15	19	3
2000	MON	OF	151	151	299	12	10	3
2001	MON	OF	158	159	320	14	12	5
2002	MON	OF	161	160	298	14	10	4
2003	MON	OF	112	112	217	10	7	1
2004	ANA	OF	143	143	308	13	9	2
2005	LAA	OF	120	120	242	8	3	2
2006	LAA	OF	126	126	251	7	11	2
2007	LAA	OF	108	109	208	5	9	3
2008	LAA	OF	99	99	180	8	4	1
2009	LAA	OF	2	2	4	0	0	0
2010	TEX	OF	18	16	28	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Vladimir Guerrero (b. 1975) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	1
Center Field	2
Right Field	1605
Designated Hitter	508

Awards & Honors

Vladimir Guerrero — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2010	Outstanding DH Award
2010	Silver Slugger	DH
2010	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-04-07
2007	Silver Slugger	OF
2007	TSN All-Star	OF
2006	Silver Slugger	OF
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-08-13
2005	Silver Slugger	OF
2005	TSN All-Star	OF
2004	Most Valuable Player
2004	Player of the Month	September
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-10-02
2004	Silver Slugger	OF
2004	TSN All-Star	OF
2003	Player of the Month	August
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-08-29
2002	Player of the Month	April
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-04-27
2002	Silver Slugger	OF
2002	TSN All-Star	OF
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-06-30
2000	Player of the Month	April
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-04-08
2000	Silver Slugger	OF
2000	TSN All-Star	OF
1999	Player of the Month	August
1999	Player of the Week	Week of 1999-10-02
1999	Player of the Week	Week of 1999-08-14
1999	Silver Slugger	OF
1999	TSN All-Star	OF
1998	Player of the Month	July
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-07-25

Salary History

Vladimir Guerrero — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	BAL	AL	$7,611,455
2010	TEX	AL	$5,500,000
2009	LAA	AL	$15,000,000
2008	LAA	AL	$15,500,000
2007	LAA	AL	$14,500,000
2006	LAA	AL	$13,500,000
2005	LAA	AL	$12,500,000
2004	ANA	AL	$11,000,000
2003	MON	NL	$11,500,000
2002	MON	NL	$8,000,000
2001	MON	NL	$6,000,000
2000	MON	NL	$3,500,000
1999	MON	NL	$1,050,000
1998	MON	NL	$230,000
1997	MON	NL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$125,541,455

Award Voting History

Vladimir Guerrero — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	22.0	392	0
2008	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	16.0	392	0
2007	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	203.0	392	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	46.0	392	0
2005	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	196.0	392	1
2004	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	354.0	392	21
2003	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	10.0	448	0
2002	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	168.0	448	0
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	1.0	448	0
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	117.0	448	0
1999	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	34.0	448	0
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	25.0	448	0
1997	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	9.0	140	0

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Vladimir Guerrero: the record in brief

Vladimir Guerrero played a first major league game on September 19, 1996 and a last one on September 28, 2011. The team column moves through the Montreal Expos (1996 through 2003), the Anaheim Angels (2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 to 2009), the Texas Rangers (2010), and the Baltimore Orioles (2011). The bio lists Guerrero as an outfielder who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 235 pounds. The birth record reads February 9, 1975, in Nizao, Peravia, D.R.

Across 2,147 games at the plate, Guerrero's career line reads 2,590 hits in 8,155 at bats for a .318 average, adding 449 homers, 1,496 RBI, and 181 stolen bases. Guerrero's career OPS of .931 combines a .379 on-base mark with .553 slugging. Measured against the leagues Guerrero played in, the .318 career average compares with a .265 league average over the same seasons, 19.8% above the league. In OPS terms, Guerrero's .931 stands 23.3% above the league's .755.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vladimir Guerrero

What years did Vladimir Guerrero play?: Vladimir Guerrero played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2011.
Was Vladimir Guerrero a pitcher?: No. Vladimir Guerrero was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Vladimir Guerrero hit?: Vladimir Guerrero hit 449 career home runs with 2590 hits.
Is Vladimir Guerrero in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Vladimir Guerrero was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
What was Vladimir Guerrero's career batting average?: Vladimir Guerrero batted .318 over his career, with 2,590 hits in 8,155 at bats.
How many RBI did Vladimir Guerrero have?: Vladimir Guerrero drove in 1,496 runs in his career.