What years did Eric Hinske play?

Eric Hinske played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013.

Was Eric Hinske a pitcher?

No. Eric Hinske was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Eric Hinske hit?

Eric Hinske hit 137 career home runs with 947 hits.

Did Eric Hinske win an MVP award?

No. Eric Hinske did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Eric Hinske win?

Eric Hinske won the Rookie of the Year award (2002).

What were Eric Hinske's career stats?

In 1,387 games, Eric Hinske had 947 hits, 137 home runs, 522 RBI, 549 runs, and 61 stolen bases, with a .249 batting average.

What was Eric Hinske's salary?

Eric Hinske's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $5,625,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2013.

What position did Eric Hinske play?

Eric Hinske played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Eric Hinske and how much did he weigh?

Eric Hinske was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.

How many home runs did Eric Hinske hit each season?

Eric Hinske's home runs by season: 24 in 2002, 12 in 2003, 15 in 2004, 15 in 2005, 13 in 2006, 6 in 2007, 20 in 2008, 8 in 2009, 11 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 2 in 2012, and 1 in 2013. His most in one season was 24, in 2002.

What was Eric Hinske's career batting average?

Eric Hinske batted .249 over his career, with 947 hits in 3,797 at bats.

How many RBI did Eric Hinske have?

Eric Hinske drove in 522 runs in his career.

Eric Hinske

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2013)

Eric Hinske was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013 for 7 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,387 career games, he hit .249 with 947 hits, 137 home runs, and 522 RBI. Eric Hinske was a Rookie of the Year. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,762.

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 .249

HR 137

RBI 522

H 947

OPS .762

PIV 1,762

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 235 lb
Born: 8/5/1977 in Menasha, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-04-01
Last Game: 2013-06-27
Awards: Rookie of the Year

Full name: Eric Scott Hinske

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Career Batting Statistics

Eric Hinske — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,387	3,797	549	947	240	18	137	522	61	452	949	.249	.332	.430	.762	1,762

Career AVG .249 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .430 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .762 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eric Hinske 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
2002	TOR	AL	151	566	99	158	38	2	24	84	13	77	138	.279	.261 (+7%)	.331 (+10%)	.416 (+15%)	.747 (+13%)	1618.1
2003	TOR	AL	124	449	74	109	45	3	12	63	12	59	104	.243	.264 (-8%)	.332 (-1%)	.422 (+3%)	.754 (+1%)	55.3
2004	TOR	AL	155	570	66	140	23	3	15	69	12	54	109	.246	.266 (-8%)	.335 (-7%)	.427 (-12%)	.762 (-10%)	-950.5
2005	TOR	AL	147	477	79	125	31	2	15	68	8	46	121	.262	.264 (-1%)	.330 (+1%)	.418 (+3%)	.749 (+2%)	166.6
2006	TOR	AL	78	197	35	52	9	2	12	29	1	27	49	.264	.269 (-2%)	.336 (+5%)	.431 (+19%)	.768 (+13%)	487.3
2006	BOS	AL	31	80	8	23	8	0	1	5	1	8	30	.287	.269 (+7%)	.336 (+5%)	.431 (-2%)	.768 (+1%)	487.3
2007	BOS	AL	84	186	25	38	12	3	6	21	3	28	54	.204	.268 (-24%)	.335 (-6%)	.422 (-6%)	.758 (-6%)	-179.2
2008	TBA	AL	133	381	59	94	21	1	20	60	10	47	88	.247	.263 (-6%)	.333 (avg)	.416 (+12%)	.749 (+6%)	513.1
2009	PIT	NL	54	106	18	27	9	0	1	11	0	17	27	.255	.262 (-3%)	.332 (+12%)	.417 (-12%)	.750 (-1%)	44.3
2009	NYA	AL	39	84	13	19	3	0	7	14	1	10	25	.226	.262 (-14%)	.332 (-5%)	.417 (+23%)	.750 (+10%)	44.3
2010	ATL	NL	131	281	38	72	21	1	11	51	0	33	75	.256	.257 (avg)	.325 (+4%)	.402 (+13%)	.728 (+9%)	481.9
2011	ATL	NL	117	236	24	55	10	0	10	28	0	26	71	.233	.255 (-9%)	.320 (-3%)	.399 (+1%)	.719 (-1%)	-21.7
2012	ATL	NL	91	132	9	26	7	1	2	13	0	14	41	.197	.254 (-23%)	.318 (-15%)	.405 (-23%)	.724 (-20%)	-417.2
2013	ARI	NL	52	52	2	9	3	0	1	6	0	6	17	.173	.253 (-32%)	.317 (-19%)	.396 (-27%)	.714 (-23%)	-189.2
Career · 14 seasons			1,387	3,797	549	947	240	18	137	522	61	452	949	.249	—	—	—	—	2,141

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

Eric Hinske — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	7	4	2	0	0	2	3	2	4	.286

Playoff Batting by Year

Eric Hinske — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	NLDS2	ATL	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	.333
2009	WS	NYA	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2008	WS	TBA	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.500
2007	ALCS	BOS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	ALDS1	BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2007	WS	BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eric Hinske — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	684	1858	279	464	63	257	.250
Away	703	1939	270	483	74	265	.249

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eric Hinske — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2013-06-27	AZ	WAS	W	0	0	1	0
2013-06-23	AZ	CIN	L	1	0	0	1
2013-06-22	AZ	CIN	W	1	0	0	0
2013-06-21	AZ	CIN	W	0	0	1	0
2013-06-19	AZ	MIA	W	0	0	0	0
2013-06-18	AZ	MIA	W	1	0	0	1
2013-06-17	AZ	MIA	L	1	0	0	0
2013-06-15	AZ	SDP	L	1	1	0	0
2013-06-12	AZ	LAD	W	1	0	0	0
2013-06-08	AZ	SFG	L	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eric Hinske — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	242	192	1734	135	15	159
3B	457	422	297	729	50	51
OF	312	266	432	13	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eric Hinske — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	TOR	3B	148	141	103	245	20	14
2003	TOR	3B	124	120	80	214	22	13
2004	TOR	3B	153	148	107	242	8	23
2005	TOR	1B	100	97	868	69	7	77
2006	TOR	1B	4	1	15	0	0	1
2006	TOR	3B	10	5	3	14	0	1
2006	TOR	OF	30	28	41	2	0	1
2006	BOS	1B	12	11	91	5	1	9
2006	BOS	OF	15	10	15	1	0	0
2007	BOS	1B	43	29	256	22	3	25
2007	BOS	OF	35	19	42	1	0	0
2008	TBA	1B	11	9	78	8	1	11
2008	TBA	3B	8	4	1	6	0	0
2008	TBA	OF	89	84	133	4	2	0
2009	PIT	1B	6	5	39	3	0	4
2009	PIT	3B	3	2	0	3	0	0
2009	PIT	OF	13	13	30	3	0	0
2009	NYA	3B	10	2	3	3	0	0
2009	NYA	OF	24	16	32	0	0	0
2010	ATL	1B	32	17	179	10	1	15
2010	ATL	3B	1	0	0	2	0	0
2010	ATL	OF	50	50	65	0	1	0
2011	ATL	1B	13	10	81	8	0	6
2011	ATL	OF	46	39	65	2	0	0
2012	ATL	1B	15	11	95	8	2	6
2012	ATL	OF	10	7	9	0	0	0
2013	ARI	1B	6	2	32	2	0	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Eric Hinske Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	242
Third Base	457
Left Field	160
Right Field	156
Designated Hitter	101

Awards & Honors

Eric Hinske — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2002	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
2002	Rookie of the Month	June
2002	Rookie of the Year
2002	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Eric Hinske's recorded salaries total $22,450,000 over 12 seasons, 2002 to 2013. Hinske's career, 2002 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Eric Hinske — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	ARI	NL	$1,350,000
2012	ATL	NL	$1,600,000
2011	ATL	NL	$1,350,000
2010	ATL	NL	$1,000,000
2009	PIT	NL	$1,500,000
2008	TBA	AL	$800,000
2007	BOS	AL	$5,625,000
2006	TOR	AL	$4,425,000
2005	TOR	AL	$3,100,000
2004	TOR	AL	$900,000
2003	TOR	AL	$600,000
2002	TOR	AL	$200,000
Total recorded salary			$22,450,000

College History

Eric Hinske — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville	AR	1996, 1997, 1998

Award Voting History

Eric Hinske — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2002	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	122.0	140	19

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Eric Hinske: the record in brief

The profile opens with Eric Hinske's first major league game on April 1, 2002; the last one listed came on June 27, 2013. Hinske played for the Toronto Blue Jays (2002 to 2006), the Boston Red Sox (2006 to 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009), the New York Yankees (2009), the Atlanta Braves (2010 to 2012), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013). At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Hinske is listed as a third baseman. The bio says Hinske batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hinske was born on August 5, 1977, in Menasha, WI, USA. The given name on file is Eric Scott Hinske.

In 1,387 games and 3,797 at bats, Hinske batted .249 with 947 hits, adding 137 homers, 522 runs batted in, and 61 stolen bases. Hinske's career OPS of .762 combines a .332 on-base mark with .430 slugging. The .249 career average is close to the .262 the league hit across the same seasons. The single-season home run high is 24, set in 2002.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eric Hinske

What years did Eric Hinske play?: Eric Hinske played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013.
Was Eric Hinske a pitcher?: No. Eric Hinske was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Eric Hinske hit?: Eric Hinske hit 137 career home runs with 947 hits.
What teams did Eric Hinske play for?: Eric Hinske played for 7 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2002–2006), the Boston Red Sox (2006–2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009), the New York Yankees (2009), the Atlanta Braves (2010–2012), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013).
Did Eric Hinske win an MVP award?: No. Eric Hinske did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Eric Hinske win?: Eric Hinske won the Rookie of the Year award (2002).
What were Eric Hinske's career stats?: In 1,387 games, Eric Hinske had 947 hits, 137 home runs, 522 RBI, 549 runs, and 61 stolen bases, with a .249 batting average.
How much did Eric Hinske earn in his career?: Eric Hinske's recorded salaries total $22,450,000 over 12 seasons, 2002 to 2013. Hinske's career, 2002 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Eric Hinske's salary?: Eric Hinske's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $5,625,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2013.
What position did Eric Hinske play?: Eric Hinske played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eric Hinske and how much did he weigh?: Eric Hinske was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.
How many home runs did Eric Hinske hit each season?: Eric Hinske's home runs by season: 24 in 2002, 12 in 2003, 15 in 2004, 15 in 2005, 13 in 2006, 6 in 2007, 20 in 2008, 8 in 2009, 11 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 2 in 2012, and 1 in 2013. His most in one season was 24, in 2002.
What was Eric Hinske's career batting average?: Eric Hinske batted .249 over his career, with 947 hits in 3,797 at bats.
How many RBI did Eric Hinske have?: Eric Hinske drove in 522 runs in his career.