Chris Hoiles

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1998)

Chris Hoiles was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1998 for the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 10 seasons. In 894 career games, he hit .262 with 739 hits, 151 home runs, and 449 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,923.

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

AVG .262
HR 151
RBI 449
H 739
OPS .833
PIV 7,923
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
3/20/1965 in Bowling Green, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1989-04-25
Last Game
1998-09-27

Full name: Christopher Allen Hoiles

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Career Batting Statistics

Chris Hoiles — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
894 2,820 415 739 122 2 151 449 5 435 616 .262 .366 .467 .833 7,923

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .366 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career SLG .467 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — +15.8% above league average.

Career OPS .833 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +13.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Hoiles 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
1989 BAL AL 6 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1990 BAL AL 23 63 7 12 3 0 1 6 0 5 12 .190 .257 (-26%) .324 (-23%) .385 (-26%) .710 (-25%) -245.6
1991 BAL AL 107 341 36 83 15 0 11 31 0 29 61 .243 .255 (-5%) .323 (-6%) .384 (avg) .708 (-3%) -165.7
1992 BAL AL 96 310 49 85 10 1 20 40 0 55 60 .274 .255 (+7%) .322 (+19%) .377 (+34%) .699 (+27%) 1684.2
1993 BAL AL 126 419 80 130 28 0 29 82 1 69 94 .310 .265 (+17%) .332 (+25%) .403 (+45%) .735 (+36%) 3232.4
1994 BAL AL 99 332 45 82 10 0 19 53 2 63 73 .247 .269 (-8%) .338 (+10%) .424 (+6%) .763 (+7%) 667.8
1995 BAL AL 114 352 53 88 15 1 19 58 1 67 80 .250 .266 (-6%) .337 (+10%) .417 (+10%) .755 (+10%) 901.5
1996 BAL AL 127 407 64 105 13 0 25 73 0 57 97 .258 .269 (-4%) .340 (+5%) .426 (+11%) .767 (+8%) 762.0
1997 BAL AL 99 320 45 83 15 0 12 49 1 51 86 .259 .266 (-3%) .336 (+11%) .419 (avg) .756 (+5%) 503.7
1998 BAL AL 97 267 36 70 12 0 15 56 0 38 50 .262 .266 (-2%) .335 (+7%) .420 (+13%) .755 (+10%) 582.4
Career · 10 seasons 894 2,820 415 739 122 2 151 449 5 435 616 .262 — — — — 7,923

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

Chris Hoiles — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 40 4 6 0 0 2 3 8 12 .150

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Hoiles — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALCS BAL 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .143
1997 ALDS2 BAL 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .143
1996 ALCS BAL 4 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 .167
1996 ALDS1 BAL 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .143

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Hoiles — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home447137420637077211.269
Away447144620936974238.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Hoiles — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1998-09-27 BALBOSL 201000010
1998-09-26 BALBOSW 100000001
1998-09-24 BALBOSL 422101200
1998-09-22 BALTORL 301000100
1998-09-21 BALTORL 100000000
1998-09-20 BALNYYL 000000000
1998-09-19 BALNYYW 301000001
1998-09-18 BALNYYL 100000001
1998-09-17 BALBOSL 400000000
1998-09-13 BALLAAW 300000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Hoiles — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 19 10 84 6 0 10
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 819 776 4830 320 29 49

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Hoiles — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 BAL C 3 1 11 0 0 0
1990 BAL 1B 6 6 41 2 0 5
1990 BAL C 7 6 21 4 0 1
1991 BAL 1B 2 1 10 1 0 1
1991 BAL C 89 80 433 43 1 5
1992 BAL C 95 93 500 31 3 6
1993 BAL C 124 117 696 64 5 11
1994 BAL C 98 95 615 36 7 7
1995 BAL C 107 101 659 33 3 6
1996 BAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 BAL C 126 120 777 42 7 3
1997 BAL 1B 4 3 20 3 0 1
1997 BAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 BAL C 87 85 602 28 0 4
1998 BAL 1B 6 0 13 0 0 3
1998 BAL C 83 78 516 39 3 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Chris Hoiles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 819
First Base 19
Third Base 1
Designated Hitter 46

Awards & Honors

Chris Hoiles — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1993 Player of the Month September
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-06-26
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-07-10

Salary History

Chris Hoiles — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1998 BAL AL $3,600,000
1997 BAL AL $3,600,000
1996 BAL AL $3,350,000
1995 BAL AL $2,850,000
1994 BAL AL $2,000,000
1993 BAL AL $350,000
1992 BAL AL $175,000
1991 BAL AL $107,500
1990 BAL AL $102,000
Total Career Earnings $16,134,500

College History

Chris Hoiles — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Chris Hoiles — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1993 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 10.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chris Hoiles (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Will Smith
    .263 avg, 138 HR
  2. 85
    John Romano
    .255 avg, 129 HR
  3. 73
    Stan Lopata
    .254 avg, 116 HR
  4. 66
    Dave Nilsson
    .284 avg, 105 HR
  5. 63
    Ed Bailey
    .256 avg, 155 HR
  6. 58
    Willson Contreras
    .260 avg, 199 HR

Chris Hoiles: the record in brief

According to the bio, Chris Hoiles debuted on April 25, 1989 and played a final game on September 27, 1998. Hoiles spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Baltimore Orioles. Hoiles played primarily as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 20, 1965, in Bowling Green, OH, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 195 pounds. Hoiles's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Allen Hoiles.

Hoiles collected 739 hits in 2,820 at bats across 894 games, good for a .262 batting average, adding 151 home runs and 449 RBI. Hoiles got on base at a .366 rate and slugged .467 (.833 OPS). Against a .263 league average for those years, Hoiles's .262 average was near the norm. By OPS the gap is 13.5% above league average (.833 against .735). No season beat the 29 home runs Hoiles hit in 1993. 1993 produced Hoiles's most hits, 130 of them for the Baltimore Orioles.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Hoiles

What years did Chris Hoiles play?
Chris Hoiles played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1998.
Was Chris Hoiles a pitcher?
No. Chris Hoiles was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Chris Hoiles hit?
Chris Hoiles hit 151 career home runs with 739 hits.
What was Chris Hoiles's career batting average?
Chris Hoiles batted .262 over his career, with 739 hits in 2,820 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Hoiles have?
Chris Hoiles drove in 449 runs in his career.
Is Chris Hoiles in the Hall of Fame?
No. Chris Hoiles has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.