What years did Mike Hessman play?

Mike Hessman played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.

Was Mike Hessman a pitcher?

No. Mike Hessman was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Mike Hessman hit?

Mike Hessman hit 14 career home runs with 42 hits.

Mike Hessman

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2010)

AVG .188

HR 14

RBI 33

H 42

OPS .694

PIV -790

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 3/5/1978 in Fountain Valley, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-08-22
Last Game: 2010-10-03

Full name: Michael Steven Hessman

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
109	223	29	42	8	1	14	33	0	21	79	.188	.272	.422	.694	-790

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Career OBP .272 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Career SLG .422 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .694 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	ATL	NL	19	21	2	6	2	0	2	3	5	6	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	29	69	8	9	3	0	2	5	1	24	.130	.266 (-51%)	.335 (-54%)	.427 (-39%)	.762 (-45%)	-539.1
2007	DET	AL	17	51	7	12	0	0	4	12	5	17	.235	.268 (-12%)	.335 (-11%)	.422 (+11%)	.758 (+1%)	-1.6
2008	DET	AL	12	27	6	8	1	0	5	7	2	9	.296	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYN	NL	32	55	6	7	2	1	1	6	8	23	.127	.257 (-51%)	.325 (-20%)	.402 (-37%)	.728 (-29%)	-249.7
Career · 5 seasons			109	223	29	42	8	1	14	33	21	79	.188	—	—	—	—	-790

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	121	16	26	10	19	.215
Away	50	102	13	16	4	14	.157

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2010-10-03	NYN	WAS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2010-10-01	NYN	WAS	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-09-30	NYN	MIL	L	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
2010-09-28	NYN	MIL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-17	NYN	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-15	NYN	PIT	W	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
2010-09-07	NYN	WAS	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2010-09-06	NYN	WAS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-09-05	NYN	CHC	W	4	2	1	1	0	2	2
2010-09-04	NYN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	38	29	250	8	4	28
3B	34	17	14	55	3	7
OF	12	2	9	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	ATL	1B	4	3	30	1	0	3
2003	ATL	3B	3	0	0	3	0	0
2003	ATL	OF	8	0	4	0	1	0
2004	ATL	1B	16	9	96	4	4	6
2004	ATL	3B	7	2	2	14	2	1
2004	ATL	OF	3	2	4	0	0	0
2007	DET	1B	12	11	74	2	0	15
2007	DET	3B	4	3	1	5	0	0
2007	DET	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
2008	DET	3B	12	7	7	20	1	3
2010	NYN	1B	6	6	50	1	0	4
2010	NYN	3B	8	5	4	13	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	38
Third Base	34
Left Field	11
Right Field	1

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	ATL	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$300,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Hessman

What years did Mike Hessman play?: Mike Hessman played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.
Was Mike Hessman a pitcher?: No. Mike Hessman was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Mike Hessman hit?: Mike Hessman hit 14 career home runs with 42 hits.