LaTroy Hawkins
Born: 12/21/1972 in Gary, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-29 | Final Game: 2015-10-03
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 220 lbs
Biography
LaTroy Hawkins was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned two decades from 1995 to 2015. Born in 1972, Hawkins made his Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs, quickly establishing himself as a reliable arm in the bullpen. Over his extensive career, he recorded a win-loss record of 75-94 and posted an earned run average (ERA) of 4.31. His versatility allowed him to excel in various roles, including as a starter and a closer, which he embraced particularly during his tenure with teams such as the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets.
Hawkins was known for his competitive spirit and durability on the mound, amassing a total of 983 strikeouts and 127 saves throughout his career. He became a respected veteran presence in every clubhouse he joined, contributing not only with his pitching but also as a mentor to younger players. As one of the few players to enjoy a lengthy career that extended into the 21st century, Hawkins's journey reflected the evolution of the game during a time characterized by both the rise of analytics and the increasing importance of bullpen specialists. His legacy is marked by his adaptability and resilience, qualities that endeared him to fans and teammates alike.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 94 | 1042 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 1467.3 | 1607 | 702 | 163 | 456 | 983 | 4.31 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 8.67 | -593.5 |
| 1996 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 8.20 | -1133.5 |
| 1997 | MIN | AL | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.3 | 134 | 67 | 47 | 58 | 5.84 | -3873.3 |
| 1998 | MIN | AL | 7 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190.3 | 227 | 111 | 61 | 105 | 5.25 | -2415.9 |
| 1999 | MIN | AL | 10 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.3 | 238 | 129 | 60 | 103 | 6.66 | -2059.1 |
| 2000 | MIN | AL | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 87.7 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 59 | 3.39 | 1816.4 |
| 2001 | MIN | AL | 1 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 51.3 | 59 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 5.96 | -423.3 |
| 2002 | MIN | AL | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.3 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 2.13 | 3093.3 |
| 2003 | MIN | AL | 9 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.3 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 1.86 | 3957.2 |
| 2004 | CHC | NL | 5 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 82.0 | 72 | 24 | 14 | 69 | 2.63 | - |
| 2005 | CHC | NL | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19.0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3.32 | - |
| 2005 | SFG | NL | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.3 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 4.10 | - |
| 2006 | BAL | AL | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 73 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 4.48 | 1019.1 |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 3.42 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | HOU | NL | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0.43 | 1507.2 |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 5.71 | - |
| 2009 | HOU | NL | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 63.3 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 2.13 | 571.4 |
| 2010 | MIL | NL | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 8.44 | 50.5 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 3 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 2.42 | 1447.3 |
| 2012 | LAA | AL | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 3.64 | -488.3 |
| 2013 | NYN | NL | 3 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 70.7 | 71 | 23 | 10 | 55 | 2.93 | 1440.1 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 54.3 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 3.31 | 481.7 |
| 2015 | COL | NL | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 3.63 | 188.1 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2.76 | 489.7 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | MIN | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | MIN | AL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | MIN | AL | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | MIN | AL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | MIN | AL | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | MIN | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | MIN | AL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | MIN | AL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | CHC | NL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CHC | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SFG | NL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | BAL | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | HOU | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | NYY | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | HOU | NL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | MIL | NL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | LAA | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | NYN | NL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | COL | NL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALCS | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALDS2 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLCS | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLDS2 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | WS | COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NLCS | COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | ALDS1 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | ALDS2 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | ALCS | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 6.75 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALCS | TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 |
| 2015 | ALDS2 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 2011 | NLCS | MIL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | NLDS2 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | NLCS | COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | WS | COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 2003 | ALDS1 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 2002 | ALCS | MIN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20.25 |
| 2002 | ALDS2 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1042 | 98 | 95 | 207 | 12 | 21 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | P | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | MIN | P | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN | P | 20 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | MIN | P | 33 | 33 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | MIN | P | 33 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | MIN | P | 66 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | MIN | P | 62 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | P | 65 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | MIN | P | 74 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CHN | P | 77 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CHN | P | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | SFN | P | 45 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | BAL | P | 60 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | COL | P | 62 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | HOU | P | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYA | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | HOU | P | 65 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIL | P | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIL | P | 52 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | LAA | P | 48 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | NYN | P | 72 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | COL | P | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | COL | P | 24 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | TOR | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1042 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | COL | NL | $2,250,000 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | $2,250,000 |
| 2013 | NYN | NL | $480,000 |
| 2012 | LAA | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | $4,250,000 |
| 2010 | MIL | NL | $3,250,000 |
| 2009 | HOU | NL | $3,500,000 |
| 2008 | NYA | AL | $3,750,000 |
| 2007 | COL | NL | $3,250,000 |
| 2006 | BAL | AL | $4,400,000 |
| 2005 | CHN | NL | $4,500,000 |
| 2004 | CHN | NL | $3,000,000 |
| 2003 | MIN | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2002 | MIN | AL | $2,750,000 |
| 2001 | MIN | AL | $1,450,000 |
| 2000 | MIN | AL | $1,115,000 |
| 1999 | MIN | AL | $300,000 |
| 1998 | MIN | AL | $180,000 |
| 1997 | MIN | AL | $150,000 |
| 1996 | MIN | AL | $117,500 |
| Total Career Earnings | $46,942,500 | ||