Ian Kinsler

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

AVG .269
HR 257
RBI 909
H 1,999
OPS .777
PIV 9,201
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
6/22/1982 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
2006-04-03
Last Game
2019-08-12
Awards
4× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove

Full name: Ian Michael Kinsler

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,888 7,423 1,243 1,999 416 41 257 909 243 693 1,046 .269 .337 .440 .777 9,201

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .440 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career OPS .777 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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 TEX AL 120 423 65 121 27 1 14 55 11 40 64 .286 .269 (+6%) .336 (+3%) .431 (+5%) .768 (+4%) 326.1
2007 TEX AL 130 483 96 127 22 2 20 61 23 62 83 .263 .268 (-2%) .335 (+6%) .422 (+4%) .758 (+5%) 610.7
2008 TEX AL 121 518 102 165 41 4 18 71 26 45 67 .319 .263 (+21%) .333 (+13%) .416 (+24%) .749 (+19%) 1911.4
2009 TEX AL 144 566 101 143 32 4 31 86 31 59 77 .253 .262 (-4%) .332 (-2%) .417 (+17%) .750 (+8%) 861.1
2010 TEX AL 103 391 73 112 20 1 9 45 15 56 57 .286 .257 (+11%) .325 (+17%) .402 (+2%) .728 (+9%) 891.2
2011 TEX AL 155 620 121 158 34 4 32 77 30 89 71 .255 .255 (avg) .320 (+11%) .399 (+20%) .719 (+16%) 2140.6
2012 TEX AL 157 655 105 168 42 5 19 72 21 60 90 .256 .254 (+1%) .318 (+2%) .405 (+4%) .724 (+3%) 446.7
2013 TEX AL 136 545 85 151 31 2 13 72 15 51 59 .277 .253 (+9%) .317 (+8%) .396 (+4%) .714 (+6%) 690.4
2014 DET AL 161 684 100 188 40 4 17 92 15 29 79 .275 .251 (+9%) .313 (-2%) .386 (+9%) .700 (+4%) 312.1
2015 DET AL 154 624 94 185 35 7 11 73 10 43 80 .296 .254 (+17%) .316 (+8%) .404 (+6%) .721 (+7%) 817.1
2016 DET AL 153 618 117 178 29 4 28 83 14 45 115 .288 .255 (+13%) .321 (+8%) .417 (+16%) .738 (+13%) 1613.3
2017 DET AL 139 551 90 130 25 3 22 52 14 55 86 .236 .254 (-7%) .324 (-3%) .425 (-3%) .750 (-3%) -273.6
2018 LAA AL 91 355 49 85 20 0 13 32 9 30 40 .239 .247 (-3%) .318 (-4%) .409 (-1%) .727 (-2%) -153.3
2018 BOS AL 37 132 17 32 6 0 1 16 7 10 24 .242 .247 (-2%) .318 (-8%) .409 (-24%) .727 (-17%) -153.3
2019 SDN NL 87 258 28 56 12 0 9 22 2 19 54 .217 .252 (-14%) .322 (-14%) .434 (-15%) .757 (-15%) -641.8
Career · 15 seasons 1,888 7,423 1,243 1,999 416 41 257 909 243 693 1,046 .269 — — — — 9,399

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2019 SDN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0 0.00 — 0

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
48 168 22 46 10 1 4 23 25 33 .274

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2018 ALCS BOS 4 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .182
2018 ALDS1 BOS 4 13 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 7 .308
2018 WS BOS 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .100
2014 ALDS2 DET 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083
2012 ALWC TEX 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667
2011 ALCS TEX 6 24 6 7 2 0 0 6 4 2 .292
2011 ALDS2 TEX 4 16 2 4 2 0 1 3 3 3 .250
2011 WS TEX 7 25 2 9 1 0 0 2 7 4 .360
2010 ALCS TEX 6 20 1 5 1 1 0 3 3 3 .250
2010 ALDS1 TEX 5 18 5 8 0 0 3 6 2 2 .444
2010 WS TEX 5 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 .188

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home96737096961067138493.288
Away9203710547930119415.251

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.010200.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-08-12 SDPTBRL 111001200
2019-08-11 SDPCOLL 100000000
2019-08-10 SDPCOLW 100000001
2019-08-08 SDPCOLW 100000000
2019-08-04 SDPLADL 010000010
2019-08-03 SDPLADL 100000001
2019-07-28 SDPSFGL 111000000
2019-07-24 SDPNYNW 101000000
2019-07-19 SDPCHCL 300000001
2019-07-18 SDPMIAL 400000003

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-08-12 SDPTBR — 1.0100200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1828 1804 3397 5219 168 1291
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 TEX 2B 119 117 247 393 18 94
2007 TEX 2B 130 129 283 436 17 98
2008 TEX 2B 121 120 292 390 18 123
2009 TEX 2B 144 143 249 451 11 100
2010 TEX 2B 103 102 190 278 7 64
2011 TEX 2B 144 144 268 398 11 103
2012 TEX 2B 144 144 203 386 18 81
2012 TEX 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 TEX 2B 124 124 211 371 13 89
2014 DET 2B 160 160 290 467 9 101
2015 DET 2B 153 151 289 425 13 109
2016 DET 2B 151 149 303 432 9 109
2017 DET 2B 135 134 263 327 10 95
2018 LAA 2B 91 89 154 243 7 73
2018 BOS 2B 37 35 59 67 2 16
2019 SDN 2B 72 63 96 155 5 36
2019 SDN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 1828
Third Base 1
Designated Hitter 40

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2018 Gold Glove 2B
2016 Gold Glove 2B
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-04-18
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-04-14

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $14,000,000
2015 DET AL $16,000,000
2014 DET AL $16,000,000
2013 TEX AL $13,000,000
2012 TEX AL $7,200,000
2011 TEX AL $6,200,000
2010 TEX AL $4,200,000
2009 TEX AL $3,200,000
2008 TEX AL $700,000
2007 TEX AL $390,708
2006 TEX AL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $81,217,708

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Arizona State University Tempe AZ 2002
Central Arizona College Coolidge AZ 2001
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia MO 2003

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 420 0
2011 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 25.0 392 0
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 1.0 392 0
2008 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 1.0 392 0
2006 Rookie of the Year AL 7th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ian Kinsler (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Brandon Phillips
    .275 avg, 211 HR
  2. 97
    Ray Durham
    .277 avg, 192 HR
  3. 96
    Francisco Lindor
    .271 avg, 293 HR
  4. 95
    Chase Utley
    .275 avg, 259 HR
  5. 94
    Bret Boone
    .266 avg, 252 HR
  6. 93
    Ken Caminiti
    .272 avg, 239 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ian Kinsler

What years did Ian Kinsler play?
Ian Kinsler played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Ian Kinsler a pitcher?
No. Ian Kinsler was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Ian Kinsler hit?
Ian Kinsler hit 257 career home runs with 1999 hits.