What years did Darryl Hamilton play?

Darryl Hamilton played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.

Was Darryl Hamilton a pitcher?

No. Darryl Hamilton was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Darryl Hamilton hit?

Darryl Hamilton hit 51 career home runs with 1,333 hits.

What were Darryl Hamilton's career stats?

In 1,328 games, Darryl Hamilton had 1,333 hits, 51 home runs, 454 RBI, 707 runs, and 163 stolen bases, with a .291 batting average.

What was Darryl Hamilton's salary?

Darryl Hamilton's last recorded salary was $3,333,333, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $3,633,333, in 2000, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.

What position did Darryl Hamilton play?

Darryl Hamilton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Darryl Hamilton and how much did he weigh?

Darryl Hamilton was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Darryl Hamilton hit each season?

Darryl Hamilton's home runs by season: 1 in 1988, 1 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 5 in 1992, 9 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 5 in 1995, 6 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 6 in 1998, 9 in 1999, 1 in 2000, and 1 in 2001. His most in one season was 9, in 1993 and 1999.

What was Darryl Hamilton's career batting average?

Darryl Hamilton batted .291 over his career, with 1,333 hits in 4,577 at bats.

How many RBI did Darryl Hamilton have?

Darryl Hamilton drove in 454 runs in his career.

Is Darryl Hamilton in the Hall of Fame?

No. Darryl Hamilton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Darryl Hamilton

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2001)

Darryl Hamilton was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,328 career games, he hit .291 with 1,333 hits, 51 home runs, and 454 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,361.

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 23, 2026

AVG .291

HR 51

RBI 454

H 1,333

OPS .746

PIV 1,361

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 12/3/1964 in Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Died: 6/21/2015 in Pearland, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-06-03
Last Game: 2001-06-28

Full name: Darryl Quinn Hamilton

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Career Batting Statistics

Darryl Hamilton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,328	4,577	707	1,333	204	37	51	454	163	493	494	.291	.360	.385	.746	1,361

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +10.2% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Darryl Hamilton 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
1988	ML4	AL	44	103	14	19	4	0	1	11	7	12	9	.184	.254 (-27%)	.317 (-14%)	.377 (-33%)	.695 (-24%)	-369.6
1990	ML4	AL	89	156	27	46	5	0	1	18	10	9	12	.295	.257 (+14%)	.324 (+3%)	.385 (-10%)	.710 (-4%)	-87.8
1991	ML4	AL	122	405	64	126	15	6	1	57	16	33	38	.311	.255 (+22%)	.323 (+12%)	.384 (avg)	.708 (+5%)	440.6
1992	ML4	AL	128	470	67	140	19	7	5	62	41	45	42	.298	.255 (+16%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (+6%)	.699 (+8%)	718.2
1993	ML4	AL	135	520	74	161	21	1	9	48	21	45	62	.310	.265 (+17%)	.332 (+11%)	.403 (+1%)	.735 (+5%)	672.9
1994	ML4	AL	36	141	23	37	10	1	1	13	3	15	17	.262	.269 (-3%)	.338 (-2%)	.424 (-13%)	.763 (-8%)	-190.9
1995	ML4	AL	112	398	54	108	20	6	5	44	11	47	35	.271	.266 (+2%)	.337 (+4%)	.417 (-7%)	.755 (-2%)	-94.1
1996	TEX	AL	148	627	94	184	29	4	6	51	15	54	66	.293	.269 (+9%)	.340 (+2%)	.426 (-11%)	.767 (-5%)	-473.9
1997	SFN	NL	125	460	78	124	23	3	5	43	15	61	61	.270	.266 (+1%)	.336 (+5%)	.419 (-13%)	.756 (-5%)	-252.7
1998	SFN	NL	97	367	65	108	19	2	1	26	9	59	53	.294	.266 (+11%)	.335 (+17%)	.420 (-13%)	.755 (avg)	288.3
1998	COL	NL	51	194	30	65	9	1	5	25	4	23	20	.335	.266 (+26%)	.335 (+21%)	.420 (+12%)	.755 (+16%)	288.3
1999	COL	NL	91	337	63	102	11	3	4	24	4	38	21	.303	.271 (+12%)	.344 (+9%)	.433 (-10%)	.778 (-2%)	-17.8
1999	NYN	NL	55	168	19	57	8	1	5	21	2	19	18	.339	.271 (+25%)	.344 (+19%)	.433 (+13%)	.778 (+15%)	-17.8
2000	NYN	NL	43	105	20	29	4	1	1	6	2	14	20	.276	.270 (+2%)	.344 (+4%)	.437 (-17%)	.782 (-8%)	-117.8
2001	NYN	NL	52	126	15	27	7	1	1	5	3	19	20	.214	.263 (-19%)	.332 (-3%)	.426 (-27%)	.758 (-17%)	-325.7
Career · 15 seasons			1,328	4,577	707	1,333	204	37	51	454	163	493	494	.291	—	—	—	—	460

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

Darryl Hamilton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	58	2	12	2	0	0	4	3	10	.207

Playoff Batting by Year

Darryl Hamilton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	NYN	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	3	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.500
2000	WS	NYN	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1999	NLCS	NYN	5	17	0	6	1	2	0	4	.353
1999	NLDS2	NYN	4	8	0	1	0	2	2	0	.125
1997	NLDS1	SFN	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1996	ALDS2	TEX	4	19	0	3	0	0	0	2	.158

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Darryl Hamilton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	662	2210	372	663	23	225	.300
Away	665	2363	335	669	28	229	.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

Darryl Hamilton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2001-06-28	NYN	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-06-27	NYN	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-06-25	NYN	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001-06-23	NYN	ATL	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2001-06-22	NYN	ATL	L	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
2001-06-20	NYN	WSN	W	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
2001-06-19	NYN	WSN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-06-18	NYN	WSN	W	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2001-06-17	NYN	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-06-16	NYN	NYY	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Darryl Hamilton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1233	1121	2711	45	14	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Darryl Hamilton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	ML4	OF	37	29	75	1	0	0
1990	ML4	OF	72	40	120	1	1	0
1991	ML4	OF	117	103	234	3	1	0
1992	ML4	OF	124	118	279	10	0	0
1993	ML4	OF	129	123	340	10	3	1
1994	ML4	OF	32	32	60	2	0	1
1995	ML4	OF	109	101	262	4	3	1
1996	TEX	OF	147	145	387	2	0	0
1997	SFN	OF	118	112	245	1	5	0
1998	SFN	OF	96	90	194	4	0	1
1998	COL	OF	48	46	103	1	1	0
1999	COL	OF	82	79	205	1	0	0
1999	NYN	OF	52	45	100	2	0	0
2000	NYN	OF	33	26	41	1	0	2
2001	NYN	OF	37	32	66	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Darryl Hamilton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	176
Center Field	854
Right Field	250
Designated Hitter	19

Salary History

Darryl Hamilton's recorded salaries total $22,006,889 over 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hamilton's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988.

Darryl Hamilton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	NYN	NL	$3,333,333
2000	NYN	NL	$3,633,333
1999	COL	NL	$3,613,333
1998	SFN	NL	$2,750,000
1997	SFN	NL	$1,750,000
1996	TEX	AL	$1,300,000
1995	ML4	AL	$2,138,890
1994	ML4	AL	$1,800,000
1993	ML4	AL	$1,025,000
1992	ML4	AL	$395,000
1991	ML4	AL	$168,000
1990	ML4	AL	$100,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$22,006,889

College History

Darryl Hamilton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	LA	1984, 1985, 1986

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Darryl Hamilton: the record in brief

The profile opens with Darryl Hamilton's first major league game on June 3, 1988; the last one listed came on June 28, 2001. By club, Hamilton's seasons break down as the Milwaukee Brewers (1988 through 1995), the Texas Rangers (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997 through 1998), the Colorado Rockies (1998 through 1999), and the New York Mets (1999 through 2001). Hamilton is listed as an outfielder at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. Hamilton hit left-handed while throwing right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is December 3, 1964, in Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Hamilton died on June 21, 2015, in Pearland, TX, USA. Darryl Hamilton was the playing name; the full given name is Darryl Quinn.

Hamilton finished with 1,333 hits from 4,577 at bats in 1,328 games, which works out to .291, plus 51 homers, 454 RBI, and 163 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .360 and .385 give Hamilton a career OPS of .746. Hamilton's .291 average ran 10.2% above the .264 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Darryl Hamilton

What years did Darryl Hamilton play?: Darryl Hamilton played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.
Was Darryl Hamilton a pitcher?: No. Darryl Hamilton was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Darryl Hamilton hit?: Darryl Hamilton hit 51 career home runs with 1,333 hits.
What teams did Darryl Hamilton play for?: Darryl Hamilton played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1988, 1990–1995), the Texas Rangers (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997–1998), the Colorado Rockies (1998–1999), and the New York Mets (1999–2001).
What were Darryl Hamilton's career stats?: In 1,328 games, Darryl Hamilton had 1,333 hits, 51 home runs, 454 RBI, 707 runs, and 163 stolen bases, with a .291 batting average.
How much did Darryl Hamilton earn in his career?: Darryl Hamilton's recorded salaries total $22,006,889 over 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hamilton's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988.
What was Darryl Hamilton's salary?: Darryl Hamilton's last recorded salary was $3,333,333, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $3,633,333, in 2000, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.
What position did Darryl Hamilton play?: Darryl Hamilton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Darryl Hamilton and how much did he weigh?: Darryl Hamilton was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Darryl Hamilton hit each season?: Darryl Hamilton's home runs by season: 1 in 1988, 1 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 5 in 1992, 9 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 5 in 1995, 6 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 6 in 1998, 9 in 1999, 1 in 2000, and 1 in 2001. His most in one season was 9, in 1993 and 1999.
What was Darryl Hamilton's career batting average?: Darryl Hamilton batted .291 over his career, with 1,333 hits in 4,577 at bats.
How many RBI did Darryl Hamilton have?: Darryl Hamilton drove in 454 runs in his career.
Is Darryl Hamilton in the Hall of Fame?: No. Darryl Hamilton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.