What years did Chris Iannetta play?

Chris Iannetta played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.

Was Chris Iannetta a pitcher?

No. Chris Iannetta was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Chris Iannetta hit?

Chris Iannetta hit 141 career home runs with 820 hits.

What teams did Chris Iannetta play for?

Chris Iannetta played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2006–2011, 2018–2019), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017).

What were Chris Iannetta's career stats?

In 1,197 games, Chris Iannetta had 820 hits, 141 home runs, 502 RBI, 449 runs, and 11 stolen bases, with a .230 batting average.

What was Chris Iannetta's salary?

Chris Iannetta's last recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,525,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $381,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.

What position did Chris Iannetta play?

Chris Iannetta played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chris Iannetta and how much did he weigh?

Chris Iannetta was listed at 6 feet and 230 pounds.

How many home runs did Chris Iannetta hit each season?

Chris Iannetta's home runs by season: 2 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 18 in 2008, 16 in 2009, 9 in 2010, 14 in 2011, 9 in 2012, 11 in 2013, 7 in 2014, 10 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 17 in 2017, 11 in 2018, and 6 in 2019. His most in one season was 18, in 2008.

What was Chris Iannetta's career batting average?

Chris Iannetta batted .230 over his career, with 820 hits in 3,563 at bats.

How many RBI did Chris Iannetta have?

Chris Iannetta drove in 502 runs in his career.

Is Chris Iannetta in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chris Iannetta has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chris Iannetta

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2019)

Chris Iannetta was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,197 career games, he hit .230 with 820 hits, 141 home runs, and 502 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,442.

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 17, 2026

AVG .230

HR 141

RBI 502

H 820

OPS .751

PIV 3,442

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 230 lb
Born: 4/8/1983 in Providence, RI, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-08-27
Last Game: 2019-08-10

Full name: Christopher Domenic Iannetta

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Career Batting Statistics

Chris Iannetta — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,197	3,563	449	820	181	11	141	502	11	576	1,024	.230	.345	.406	.751	3,442

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OBP .345 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career SLG .406 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .751 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Iannetta 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
2006	COL	NL	21	77	12	20	4	0	2	10	0	13	17	.260	.269 (-4%)	.336 (+10%)	.431 (-10%)	.768 (-1%)	19.6
2007	COL	NL	67	197	22	43	8	3	4	27	0	29	58	.218	.268 (-19%)	.335 (-2%)	.422 (-17%)	.758 (-10%)	-292.6
2008	COL	NL	104	333	50	88	22	2	18	65	0	56	92	.264	.263 (avg)	.333 (+17%)	.416 (+21%)	.749 (+19%)	1464.3
2009	COL	NL	93	289	41	66	15	2	16	52	0	43	75	.228	.262 (-13%)	.332 (+3%)	.417 (+10%)	.750 (+7%)	426.7
2010	COL	NL	61	188	20	37	6	1	9	27	1	30	48	.197	.257 (-24%)	.325 (-2%)	.402 (-5%)	.728 (-4%)	-64.2
2011	COL	NL	112	345	51	82	17	1	14	55	6	70	89	.238	.255 (-7%)	.320 (+16%)	.399 (+4%)	.719 (+9%)	857.6
2012	LAA	AL	79	221	27	53	6	1	9	26	1	29	60	.240	.254 (-6%)	.318 (+4%)	.405 (-2%)	.724 (+1%)	99.0
2013	LAA	AL	115	325	40	73	15	0	11	39	0	68	100	.225	.253 (-11%)	.317 (+13%)	.396 (-6%)	.714 (+2%)	395.7
2014	LAA	AL	108	306	41	77	22	0	7	43	3	54	91	.252	.251 (avg)	.313 (+19%)	.386 (+1%)	.700 (+9%)	761.5
2015	LAA	AL	92	272	28	51	10	0	10	34	0	41	83	.188	.254 (-26%)	.316 (-7%)	.404 (-17%)	.721 (-13%)	-514.7
2016	SEA	AL	94	295	23	62	14	0	7	24	0	38	83	.210	.255 (-18%)	.321 (-6%)	.417 (-21%)	.738 (-15%)	-643.4
2017	ARI	NL	89	272	38	69	19	0	17	43	0	37	87	.254	.254 (-1%)	.324 (+9%)	.425 (+20%)	.750 (+15%)	847.7
2018	COL	NL	110	299	36	67	13	1	11	36	0	50	87	.224	.247 (-10%)	.318 (+9%)	.409 (-6%)	.727 (avg)	179.5
2019	COL	NL	52	144	20	32	10	0	6	21	0	18	54	.222	.252 (-12%)	.322 (-4%)	.434 (-4%)	.757 (-4%)	-94.5
Career · 14 seasons			1,197	3,563	449	820	181	11	141	502	11	576	1,024	.230	—	—	—	—	3,442

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 Iannetta — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	24	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	8	.042

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Iannetta — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	NLDS1	COL	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2018	NLWC	COL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2017	NLDS1	ARI	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
2014	ALDS1	LAA	3	10	1	1	1	1	1	2	.100

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Iannetta — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	602	1771	234	422	73	287	.238
Away	594	1790	215	398	68	215	.222

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Iannetta — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
2019-08-10	COL	SDP	L	4	1	1	1	0	2
2019-08-07	COL	HOU	L	3	1	2	0	0	1
2019-08-04	COL	SFG	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
2019-08-03	COL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-07-30	COL	LAD	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
2019-07-28	COL	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	1	1
2019-07-24	COL	WAS	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
2019-07-23	COL	WAS	L	4	0	0	0	0	2
2019-07-21	COL	NYY	W	2	3	0	0	3	2
2019-07-19	COL	NYY	L	4	1	2	1	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Iannetta — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	7	1	19	1	0	2
3B	4	0	1	1	0	0
C	1122	1032	7613	548	44	50

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Iannetta — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	COL	C	21	20	139	8	0	3
2007	COL	C	60	54	301	27	1	1
2008	COL	3B	1	0	1	1	0	0
2008	COL	C	100	96	606	51	0	4
2009	COL	C	89	87	542	59	5	10
2010	COL	1B	3	1	10	1	0	2
2010	COL	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	COL	C	52	49	373	32	6	2
2011	COL	1B	2	0	4	0	0	0
2011	COL	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	COL	C	105	105	733	82	2	7
2012	LAA	C	78	71	495	35	2	3
2013	LAA	C	113	102	725	51	5	6
2014	LAA	C	104	92	744	36	2	5
2015	LAA	1B	2	0	5	0	0	0
2015	LAA	C	85	80	624	44	3	3
2016	SEA	C	93	86	722	42	5	2
2017	ARI	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017	ARI	C	78	70	617	36	6	1
2018	COL	C	99	83	692	29	4	2
2019	COL	C	45	37	300	16	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Iannetta Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1122
First Base	7
Third Base	4
Designated Hitter	6

Awards & Honors

Chris Iannetta — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-09-15

Salary History

Chris Iannetta's recorded salaries total $28,842,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Iannetta's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.

Chris Iannetta — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SEA	AL	$4,250,000
2015	LAA	AL	$5,525,000
2014	LAA	AL	$4,975,000
2013	LAA	AL	$5,050,000
2012	LAA	AL	$3,550,000
2011	COL	NL	$2,550,000
2010	COL	NL	$1,750,000
2009	COL	NL	$415,000
2008	COL	NL	$396,000
2007	COL	NL	$381,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$28,842,000

College History

Chris Iannetta — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	2002, 2003, 2004

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Chris Iannetta: the record in brief

The profile opens with Chris Iannetta's first major league game on August 27, 2006; the last one listed came on August 10, 2019. Iannetta played for the Colorado Rockies (2006 to 2019), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012 through 2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017). Iannetta, a catcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'0" and 230 pounds. Iannetta was born on April 8, 1983, in Providence, RI, USA. The bio lists the given name Christopher Domenic.

Iannetta's career batting table shows 1,197 games, 3,563 at bats and 820 hits, a .230 average; the totals also include 141 home runs and 502 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .345 and the slugging percentage .406, for an OPS of .751. Set against a .257 league average for the same years, Iannetta's .230 average sits 10.5% below it. The home run peak was 18 in 2008 with the Colorado Rockies. 2008 produced Iannetta's most hits, 88 of them for the Colorado Rockies.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Iannetta

What years did Chris Iannetta play?: Chris Iannetta played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Chris Iannetta a pitcher?: No. Chris Iannetta was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Chris Iannetta hit?: Chris Iannetta hit 141 career home runs with 820 hits.
What teams did Chris Iannetta play for?: Chris Iannetta played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2006–2011, 2018–2019), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017).
What were Chris Iannetta's career stats?: In 1,197 games, Chris Iannetta had 820 hits, 141 home runs, 502 RBI, 449 runs, and 11 stolen bases, with a .230 batting average.
How much did Chris Iannetta earn in his career?: Chris Iannetta's recorded salaries total $28,842,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Iannetta's career ran from 2006 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.
What was Chris Iannetta's salary?: Chris Iannetta's last recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,525,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $381,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.
What position did Chris Iannetta play?: Chris Iannetta played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Iannetta and how much did he weigh?: Chris Iannetta was listed at 6 feet and 230 pounds.
How many home runs did Chris Iannetta hit each season?: Chris Iannetta's home runs by season: 2 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 18 in 2008, 16 in 2009, 9 in 2010, 14 in 2011, 9 in 2012, 11 in 2013, 7 in 2014, 10 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 17 in 2017, 11 in 2018, and 6 in 2019. His most in one season was 18, in 2008.
What was Chris Iannetta's career batting average?: Chris Iannetta batted .230 over his career, with 820 hits in 3,563 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Iannetta have?: Chris Iannetta drove in 502 runs in his career.
Is Chris Iannetta in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chris Iannetta has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.