What years did Raul Ibanez play?

Raul Ibanez played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2014.

Was Raul Ibanez a pitcher?

No. Raul Ibanez was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Raul Ibanez hit?

Raul Ibanez hit 305 career home runs with 2,034 hits.

What teams did Raul Ibanez play for?

Raul Ibanez played for 5 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1996–2000, 2004–2008, 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2001–2003, 2014), the Philadelphia Phillies (2009–2011), the New York Yankees (2012), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014).

Did Raul Ibanez win an MVP award?

No. Raul Ibanez did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Raul Ibanez win?

Raul Ibanez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Raul Ibanez's career stats?

In 2,161 games, Raul Ibanez had 2,034 hits, 305 home runs, 1,207 RBI, 1,055 runs, and 50 stolen bases, with a .272 batting average.

What was Raul Ibanez's salary?

Raul Ibanez's last recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $12,166,666, in 2010, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2014.

What position did Raul Ibanez play?

Raul Ibanez played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Raul Ibanez and how much did he weigh?

Raul Ibanez was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

How many home runs did Raul Ibanez hit each season?

Raul Ibanez's home runs by season: 0 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 2 in 1998, 9 in 1999, 2 in 2000, 13 in 2001, 24 in 2002, 18 in 2003, 16 in 2004, 20 in 2005, 33 in 2006, 21 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 34 in 2009, 16 in 2010, 20 in 2011, 19 in 2012, 29 in 2013, and 5 in 2014. His most in one season was 34, in 2009.

What was Raul Ibanez's career batting average?

Raul Ibanez batted .272 over his career, with 2,034 hits in 7,471 at bats.

How many RBI did Raul Ibanez have?

Raul Ibanez drove in 1,207 runs in his career.

Raul Ibanez

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2014)

Raul Ibanez was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2014 for 5 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,161 career games, he hit .272 with 2,034 hits, 305 home runs, and 1,207 RBI. Raul Ibanez was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 11,050.

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 .272

HR 305

RBI 1,207

H 2,034

OPS .801

PIV 11,050

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 6/2/1972 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-08-01
Last Game: 2014-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Raul Javier Ibanez

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Career Batting Statistics

Raul Ibanez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,161	7,471	1,055	2,034	424	51	305	1,207	50	713	1,374	.272	.335	.465	.801	11,050

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .465 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — +11.5% above league average.

Career OPS .801 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Raul Ibanez 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
1996	SEA	AL	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SEA	AL	11	26	3	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	6	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	37	98	12	25	7	1	2	12	0	5	22	.255	.266 (-4%)	.335 (-13%)	.420 (-3%)	.755 (-7%)	-144.6
1999	SEA	AL	87	209	23	54	7	0	9	27	5	17	32	.258	.271 (-5%)	.344 (-9%)	.433 (-3%)	.778 (-6%)	-220.8
2000	SEA	AL	92	140	21	32	8	0	2	15	2	14	25	.229	.270 (-15%)	.344 (-13%)	.437 (-25%)	.782 (-19%)	-464.6
2001	KCA	AL	104	279	44	78	11	5	13	54	0	32	51	.280	.263 (+6%)	.332 (+6%)	.426 (+16%)	.758 (+12%)	632.5
2002	KCA	AL	137	497	70	146	37	6	24	103	5	40	76	.294	.261 (+12%)	.331 (+5%)	.416 (+29%)	.747 (+18%)	1660.2
2003	KCA	AL	157	608	95	179	33	5	18	90	8	49	81	.294	.264 (+11%)	.332 (+4%)	.422 (+8%)	.754 (+6%)	642.8
2004	SEA	AL	123	481	67	146	31	1	16	62	1	36	72	.304	.266 (+14%)	.335 (+5%)	.427 (+10%)	.762 (+8%)	761.3
2005	SEA	AL	162	614	92	172	32	2	20	89	9	71	99	.280	.264 (+6%)	.330 (+7%)	.418 (+4%)	.749 (+6%)	864.2
2006	SEA	AL	159	626	103	181	33	5	33	123	2	65	115	.289	.269 (+7%)	.336 (+5%)	.431 (+19%)	.768 (+13%)	1688.2
2007	SEA	AL	149	573	80	167	35	5	21	105	0	53	97	.291	.268 (+9%)	.335 (+4%)	.422 (+14%)	.758 (+10%)	1062.2
2008	SEA	AL	162	635	85	186	43	3	23	110	2	64	110	.293	.263 (+11%)	.333 (+7%)	.416 (+15%)	.749 (+12%)	1550.1
2009	PHI	NL	134	500	93	136	32	3	34	93	4	56	119	.272	.262 (+4%)	.332 (+4%)	.417 (+32%)	.750 (+20%)	1899.5
2010	PHI	NL	155	561	75	154	37	5	16	83	4	68	108	.275	.257 (+7%)	.325 (+7%)	.402 (+10%)	.728 (+9%)	1009.5
2011	PHI	NL	144	535	65	131	31	1	20	84	2	33	106	.245	.255 (-4%)	.320 (-10%)	.399 (+5%)	.719 (-2%)	-282.6
2012	NYA	AL	130	384	50	92	19	3	19	62	3	35	67	.240	.254 (-6%)	.318 (-3%)	.405 (+12%)	.724 (+5%)	327.4
2013	SEA	AL	124	454	54	110	20	2	29	65	0	42	128	.242	.253 (-4%)	.317 (-4%)	.396 (+23%)	.714 (+11%)	870.2
2014	LAA	AL	57	166	16	26	5	2	3	21	3	23	43	.157	.251 (-38%)	.313 (-18%)	.386 (-31%)	.700 (-25%)	-638.4
2014	KCA	AL	33	80	7	15	3	1	2	5	0	10	16	.188	.251 (-25%)	.313 (-11%)	.386 (-16%)	.700 (-14%)	-638.4
Career · 20 seasons			2,161	7,471	1,055	2,034	424	51	305	1,207	50	713	1,374	.272	—	—	—	—	10,579

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

Raul Ibanez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
44	139	15	34	9	0	6	22	12	38	.245

Playoff Batting by Year

Raul Ibanez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	ALCS	NYA	4	13	1	3	1	1	2	3	4	.231
2012	ALDS1	NYA	4	9	2	4	0	2	3	1	2	.444
2011	NLDS1	PHI	4	15	1	3	0	1	4	0	5	.200
2010	NLCS	PHI	5	19	1	4	1	0	0	1	6	.211
2010	NLDS1	PHI	3	12	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	.250
2009	NLCS	PHI	5	18	4	3	1	1	4	1	6	.167
2009	NLDS2	PHI	4	13	2	4	1	0	5	4	2	.308
2009	WS	PHI	6	23	2	7	4	1	4	1	9	.304
2000	ALCS	SEA	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2000	ALDS2	SEA	3	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.375

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Raul Ibanez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1085	3655	528	1007	161	624	.276
Away	1076	3816	527	1027	144	583	.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Raul Ibanez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2014-09-28	KCR	CHW	W	1	1	0	2	0
2014-09-20	KCR	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0
2014-09-19	KCR	DET	L	1	0	0	0	1
2014-09-17	KCR	CHW	W	1	0	0	0	1
2014-09-15	KCR	CHW	W	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-01	KCR	TEX	W	3	0	0	1	1
2014-08-30	KCR	CLE	L	1	0	0	2	1
2014-08-27	KCR	MIN	W	3	0	1	0	0
2014-08-25	KCR	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	1
2014-08-24	KCR	TEX	L	4	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Raul Ibanez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	144	119	958	80	9	100
3B	1	0	0	0	1	0
C	1	0	4	0	0	0
OF	1621	1479	2716	90	39	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Raul Ibanez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	SEA	OF	8	6	9	0	0	0
1998	SEA	1B	16	12	93	6	1	12
1998	SEA	OF	17	11	12	1	0	0
1999	SEA	1B	21	18	147	7	2	18
1999	SEA	C	1	0	4	0	0	0
1999	SEA	OF	57	29	83	1	1	0
2000	SEA	1B	3	1	13	0	0	2
2000	SEA	OF	76	27	86	1	2	1
2001	KCA	1B	10	8	58	8	2	11
2001	KCA	3B	1	0	0	0	1	0
2001	KCA	OF	42	29	56	3	2	0
2002	KCA	1B	49	45	362	30	2	36
2002	KCA	OF	55	47	88	3	1	0
2003	KCA	1B	22	18	164	19	1	15
2003	KCA	OF	131	124	243	9	3	2
2004	SEA	1B	10	9	57	2	1	2
2004	SEA	OF	112	108	229	10	4	3
2005	SEA	1B	4	4	26	3	0	0
2005	SEA	OF	58	57	106	6	2	3
2006	SEA	OF	157	158	301	11	2	0
2007	SEA	OF	131	131	224	10	6	2
2008	SEA	OF	153	153	302	9	5	1
2009	PHI	OF	129	127	213	9	2	0
2010	PHI	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2010	PHI	OF	145	145	212	4	2	1
2011	PHI	OF	134	131	208	5	1	0
2012	NYA	OF	90	76	131	2	1	0
2013	SEA	OF	100	98	165	6	4	1
2014	LAA	1B	5	3	21	2	0	2
2014	LAA	OF	16	13	26	0	0	0
2014	KCA	1B	3	1	14	3	0	2
2014	KCA	OF	10	9	22	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Raul Ibanez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1
First Base	144
Third Base	1
Left Field	1467
Center Field	2
Right Field	171
Designated Hitter	311

Awards & Honors

Raul Ibanez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Hutch Award
2012	This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-07-10
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-05-16
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-04-12
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-08-11
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-09-23
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-07-20

Salary History

Raul Ibanez's recorded salaries total $66,298,332 over 17 seasons, 1997 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ibanez's career ran from 1996 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 1996 and 2001.

Raul Ibanez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	LAA	AL	$2,750,000
2013	SEA	AL	$2,750,000
2012	NYA	AL	$1,100,000
2011	PHI	NL	$12,166,666
2010	PHI	NL	$12,166,666
2009	PHI	NL	$7,166,666
2008	SEA	AL	$5,500,000
2007	SEA	AL	$5,500,000
2006	SEA	AL	$4,250,000
2005	SEA	AL	$4,416,667
2004	SEA	AL	$3,916,667
2003	KCA	AL	$3,000,000
2002	KCA	AL	$800,000
2000	SEA	AL	$275,000
1999	SEA	AL	$220,000
1998	SEA	AL	$170,000
1997	SEA	AL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$66,298,332

College History

Raul Ibanez — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - Kendall Campus	Miami	FL	1992

Award Voting History

Raul Ibanez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2012	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	1.0	392
2008	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	1.0	392
2006	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	4.0	392

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Raul Ibanez: the record in brief

According to the bio, Raul Ibanez debuted on August 1, 1996 and played a final game on September 28, 2014. Ibanez played for the Seattle Mariners (1996 to 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2001 to 2014), the Philadelphia Phillies (2009 through 2011), the New York Yankees (2012), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014). Born on June 2, 1972, in New York, NY, USA, Ibanez is listed as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds. Raul Ibanez was the playing name; the full given name is Raul Javier.

Ibanez collected 2,034 hits in 7,471 at bats across 2,161 games, good for a .272 batting average, adding 305 homers, 1,207 runs batted in, and 50 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .335 and the slugging percentage .465, for an OPS of .801. Against a .263 league average for those years, Ibanez's .272 average was near the norm. The OPS comparison is .801 to a league .749, 6.9% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Raul Ibanez

What years did Raul Ibanez play?: Raul Ibanez played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2014.
Was Raul Ibanez a pitcher?: No. Raul Ibanez was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Raul Ibanez hit?: Raul Ibanez hit 305 career home runs with 2,034 hits.
What teams did Raul Ibanez play for?: Raul Ibanez played for 5 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1996–2000, 2004–2008, 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2001–2003, 2014), the Philadelphia Phillies (2009–2011), the New York Yankees (2012), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014).
Did Raul Ibanez win an MVP award?: No. Raul Ibanez did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Raul Ibanez win?: Raul Ibanez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Raul Ibanez's career stats?: In 2,161 games, Raul Ibanez had 2,034 hits, 305 home runs, 1,207 RBI, 1,055 runs, and 50 stolen bases, with a .272 batting average.
How much did Raul Ibanez earn in his career?: Raul Ibanez's recorded salaries total $66,298,332 over 17 seasons, 1997 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ibanez's career ran from 1996 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 1996 and 2001.
What was Raul Ibanez's salary?: Raul Ibanez's last recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $12,166,666, in 2010, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2014.
What position did Raul Ibanez play?: Raul Ibanez played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Raul Ibanez and how much did he weigh?: Raul Ibanez was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
How many home runs did Raul Ibanez hit each season?: Raul Ibanez's home runs by season: 0 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 2 in 1998, 9 in 1999, 2 in 2000, 13 in 2001, 24 in 2002, 18 in 2003, 16 in 2004, 20 in 2005, 33 in 2006, 21 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 34 in 2009, 16 in 2010, 20 in 2011, 19 in 2012, 29 in 2013, and 5 in 2014. His most in one season was 34, in 2009.
What was Raul Ibanez's career batting average?: Raul Ibanez batted .272 over his career, with 2,034 hits in 7,471 at bats.
How many RBI did Raul Ibanez have?: Raul Ibanez drove in 1,207 runs in his career.