What years did J. J. Hardy play?

J. J. Hardy played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.

Was J. J. Hardy a pitcher?

No. J. J. Hardy was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did J. J. Hardy hit?

J. J. Hardy hit 188 career home runs with 1488 hits.

J. J. Hardy

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)

AVG .256

HR 188

RBI 688

H 1,488

OPS .714

PIV -2,625

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 8/19/1982 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-04-04
Last Game: 2017-10-01
Awards: 2× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: James Jerry Hardy

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,561	5,805	718	1,488	291	14	188	688	8	411	960	.256	.305	.408	.714	-2,625

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .714 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	MIL	NL	124	372	46	92	22	1	9	50	0	44	48	.247	.264 (-6%)	.330 (-1%)	.418 (-8%)	.749 (-5%)	-270.9
2006	MIL	NL	35	128	13	31	5	0	5	14	1	10	23	.242	.269 (-10%)	.336 (-12%)	.431 (-8%)	.768 (-10%)	-224.1
2007	MIL	NL	151	592	89	164	30	1	26	80	2	40	73	.277	.268 (+3%)	.335 (-4%)	.422 (+9%)	.758 (+4%)	367.3
2008	MIL	NL	146	569	78	161	31	4	24	74	2	52	98	.283	.263 (+7%)	.333 (+3%)	.416 (+15%)	.749 (+10%)	1069.5
2009	MIL	NL	115	414	53	95	16	2	11	47	0	43	85	.229	.262 (-13%)	.332 (-9%)	.417 (-14%)	.750 (-12%)	-850.0
2010	MIN	AL	101	340	44	91	19	3	6	38	1	28	54	.268	.257 (+4%)	.325 (-2%)	.402 (-2%)	.728 (-2%)	-153.2
2011	BAL	AL	129	527	76	142	27	0	30	80	0	31	92	.269	.255 (+6%)	.320 (-3%)	.399 (+23%)	.719 (+11%)	971.0
2012	BAL	AL	158	663	85	158	30	2	22	68	0	38	106	.238	.254 (-6%)	.318 (-12%)	.405 (-4%)	.724 (-7%)	-863.4
2013	BAL	AL	159	601	66	158	27	0	25	76	2	38	73	.263	.253 (+4%)	.317 (-4%)	.396 (+9%)	.714 (+3%)	303.3
2014	BAL	AL	141	529	56	142	28	0	9	52	0	29	104	.268	.251 (+7%)	.313 (-1%)	.386 (-4%)	.700 (-3%)	-243.8
2015	BAL	AL	114	411	45	90	14	0	8	37	0	20	88	.219	.254 (-14%)	.316 (-20%)	.404 (-23%)	.721 (-22%)	-1464.4
2016	BAL	AL	115	405	43	109	29	0	9	48	0	26	68	.269	.255 (+5%)	.321 (-4%)	.417 (-2%)	.738 (-3%)	-281.6
2017	BAL	AL	73	254	24	55	13	1	4	24	0	12	48	.217	.254 (-15%)	.324 (-22%)	.425 (-24%)	.750 (-23%)	-984.2
Career · 13 seasons			1,561	5,805	718	1,488	291	14	188	688	8	411	960	.256	—	—	—	—	-2,625

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	80	6	18	5	0	1	7	6	14	.225

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALWC	BAL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	4	15	0	3	1	0	1	1	4	.200
2014	ALDS2	BAL	3	10	3	3	0	1	2	2	1	.300
2012	ALDS1	BAL	5	22	0	3	2	0	1	1	4	.136
2012	ALWC	BAL	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.400
2010	ALDS2	MIN	3	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.100
2008	NLDS2	MIL	4	14	2	6	1	0	2	2	0	.429

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	789	2844	382	725	102	347	.255
Away	772	2961	336	763	86	341	.258

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2017-10-01	BAL	TBR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2017-09-30	BAL	TBR	L	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	1
2017-09-27	BAL	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2017-09-26	BAL	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-24	BAL	TBR	W	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	0
2017-09-23	BAL	TBR	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-21	BAL	TBR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-20	BAL	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2017-09-16	BAL	NYY	L	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
2017-06-18	BAL	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
SS	1544	1510	2089	4340	110	953

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	MIL	SS	119	104	133	259	10	52
2006	MIL	SS	32	29	51	91	2	25
2007	MIL	SS	149	145	168	397	13	83
2008	MIL	SS	145	143	202	430	15	86
2009	MIL	SS	112	110	146	318	8	61
2010	MIN	SS	100	95	150	289	11	62
2011	BAL	SS	129	129	211	403	6	79
2012	BAL	SS	158	158	244	529	6	113
2013	BAL	SS	159	159	230	403	12	108
2014	BAL	SS	141	141	187	394	13	99
2015	BAL	SS	114	112	141	301	3	57
2016	BAL	SS	115	115	140	326	6	80
2017	BAL	SS	71	70	86	200	5	48

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Shortstop	1544

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2014	Gold Glove	SS
2013	Gold Glove	SS
2013	Silver Slugger	SS
2012	Gold Glove	SS
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-08-14
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-07-05

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$12,209,424
2015	BAL	AL	$11,500,000
2014	BAL	AL	$7,000,000
2013	BAL	AL	$7,416,667
2012	BAL	AL	$7,416,666
2011	BAL	AL	$5,850,000
2010	MIN	AL	$5,100,000
2009	MIL	NL	$4,650,000
2008	MIL	NL	$2,650,000
2007	MIL	NL	$400,000
2006	MIL	NL	$355,000
2005	MIL	NL	$316,000
Total Career Earnings			$64,863,757

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Frequently Asked Questions about J. J. Hardy

What years did J. J. Hardy play?: J. J. Hardy played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was J. J. Hardy a pitcher?: No. J. J. Hardy was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did J. J. Hardy hit?: J. J. Hardy hit 188 career home runs with 1488 hits.