What years did Bob Hamelin play?

Bob Hamelin played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1998.

Was Bob Hamelin a pitcher?

No. Bob Hamelin was a position player (Designated Hitter).

How many home runs did Bob Hamelin hit?

Bob Hamelin hit 67 career home runs with 313 hits.

What teams did Bob Hamelin play for?

Bob Hamelin played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1993–1996), the Detroit Tigers (1997), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1998).

Did Bob Hamelin win an MVP award?

No. Bob Hamelin did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Bob Hamelin win?

Bob Hamelin won the Rookie of the Year award (1994).

What were Bob Hamelin's career stats?

In 497 games, Bob Hamelin had 313 hits, 67 home runs, 209 RBI, 179 runs, and 11 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.

What was Bob Hamelin's salary?

Bob Hamelin's last recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $110,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 1998.

What position did Bob Hamelin play?

Bob Hamelin played primarily as a designated hitter, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bob Hamelin and how much did he weigh?

Bob Hamelin was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 240 pounds.

How many home runs did Bob Hamelin hit each season?

Bob Hamelin's home runs by season: 2 in 1993, 24 in 1994, 7 in 1995, 9 in 1996, 18 in 1997, and 7 in 1998. His most in one season was 24, in 1994.

What was Bob Hamelin's career batting average?

Bob Hamelin batted .246 over his career, with 313 hits in 1,272 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Hamelin have?

Bob Hamelin drove in 209 runs in his career.

Bob Hamelin

Designated Hitter · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-1998)

Bob Hamelin was a designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1998 for the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers, and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 6 seasons. In 497 career games, he hit .246 with 313 hits, 67 home runs, and 209 RBI. Bob Hamelin was a Rookie of the Year. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,267.

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 .246

HR 67

RBI 209

H 313

OPS .816

PIV 2,267

Position: Designated Hitter
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 240 lb
Born: 11/29/1967 in Elizabeth, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-09-12
Last Game: 1998-09-27
Awards: Rookie of the Year

Full name: Robert James Hamelin

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Career Batting Statistics

Bob Hamelin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
497	1,272	179	313	70	3	67	209	11	206	293	.246	.352	.464	.816	2,267

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .464 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career OPS .816 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Hamelin — Season-by-Season Batting
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	KCA	AL	16	49	2	11	3	0	2	5	0	6	15	.224	—	—	—	—	-20.2
1994	KCA	AL	101	312	64	88	25	1	24	65	4	56	62	.282	.269 (+5%)	.338 (+14%)	.424 (+41%)	.763 (+29%)	1834.7
1995	KCA	AL	72	208	20	35	7	1	7	25	0	26	56	.168	.266 (-37%)	.337 (-18%)	.417 (-25%)	.755 (-22%)	-742.5
1996	KCA	AL	89	239	31	61	14	1	9	40	5	54	58	.255	.269 (-5%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (+2%)	.767 (+8%)	517.8
1997	DET	AL	110	318	47	86	15	0	18	52	2	48	72	.270	.266 (+1%)	.336 (+9%)	.419 (+16%)	.756 (+13%)	888.0
1998	MIL	NL	109	146	15	32	6	0	7	22	0	16	30	.219	.266 (-18%)	.335 (-12%)	.420 (-4%)	.755 (-7%)	-211.2
Career · 6 seasons			497	1,272	179	313	70	3	67	209	11	206	293	.246	—	—	—	—	2,267

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

Bob Hamelin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	250	626	94	151	34	103	.241
Away	247	646	85	162	33	106	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Hamelin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1998-09-27	MIL	LAD	L	4	1	0	0	1
1998-09-25	MIL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	1
1998-09-24	MIL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-23	MIL	CHC	W	1	1	1	0	0
1998-09-22	MIL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	1
1998-09-20	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-19	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-18	MIL	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-15	MIL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-13	MIL	CHC	L	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Hamelin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	138	97	920	64	10	80

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Hamelin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	KCA	1B	15	14	129	9	2	10
1994	KCA	1B	24	24	234	18	2	11
1995	KCA	1B	8	7	66	9	0	11
1996	KCA	1B	33	28	232	20	4	25
1997	DET	1B	7	3	29	1	0	1
1998	MIL	1B	51	21	230	7	2	22

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Hamelin — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
First Base	138
Designated Hitter	269

Awards & Honors

Bob Hamelin — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1994	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-04-16
1994	Rookie of the Year
1994	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Bob Hamelin's recorded salaries total $1,370,000 over 4 seasons, 1994 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hamelin's career ran from 1993 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1993 and 1997.

Bob Hamelin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	MIL	NL	$450,000
1996	KCA	AL	$375,000
1995	KCA	AL	$435,000
1994	KCA	AL	$110,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,370,000

College History

Bob Hamelin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	CA	1988
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1987

Award Voting History

Bob Hamelin — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	134.0	140	25

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Bob Hamelin: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bob Hamelin's first major league game on September 12, 1993; the last one listed came on September 27, 1998. Hamelin played for the Kansas City Royals (1993 through 1996), the Detroit Tigers (1997), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1998). Hamelin is listed as a designated hitter at 6'1" and 240 pounds. The bio says Hamelin both batted and threw left-handed. Hamelin was born on November 29, 1967, in Elizabeth, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name Robert James.

Hamelin collected 313 hits in 1,272 at bats across 497 games, good for a .246 batting average, along with 67 home runs and 209 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .352 and .464 give Hamelin a career OPS of .816. Measured against the leagues Hamelin played in, the .246 career average compares with a .267 league average over the same seasons, 7.9% below the league. By OPS the gap is 8.1% above league average (.816 against .755).

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Hamelin

What years did Bob Hamelin play?: Bob Hamelin played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1998.
Was Bob Hamelin a pitcher?: No. Bob Hamelin was a position player (Designated Hitter).
How many home runs did Bob Hamelin hit?: Bob Hamelin hit 67 career home runs with 313 hits.
What teams did Bob Hamelin play for?: Bob Hamelin played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1993–1996), the Detroit Tigers (1997), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1998).
Did Bob Hamelin win an MVP award?: No. Bob Hamelin did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Bob Hamelin win?: Bob Hamelin won the Rookie of the Year award (1994).
What were Bob Hamelin's career stats?: In 497 games, Bob Hamelin had 313 hits, 67 home runs, 209 RBI, 179 runs, and 11 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.
How much did Bob Hamelin earn in his career?: Bob Hamelin's recorded salaries total $1,370,000 over 4 seasons, 1994 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hamelin's career ran from 1993 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1993 and 1997.
What was Bob Hamelin's salary?: Bob Hamelin's last recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $450,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $110,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 1998.
What position did Bob Hamelin play?: Bob Hamelin played primarily as a designated hitter, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bob Hamelin and how much did he weigh?: Bob Hamelin was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 240 pounds.
How many home runs did Bob Hamelin hit each season?: Bob Hamelin's home runs by season: 2 in 1993, 24 in 1994, 7 in 1995, 9 in 1996, 18 in 1997, and 7 in 1998. His most in one season was 24, in 1994.
What was Bob Hamelin's career batting average?: Bob Hamelin batted .246 over his career, with 313 hits in 1,272 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Hamelin have?: Bob Hamelin drove in 209 runs in his career.