What years did Danny Klassen play?

Danny Klassen played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003.

Was Danny Klassen a pitcher?

No. Danny Klassen was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Danny Klassen hit?

Danny Klassen hit 6 career home runs with 59 hits.

Danny Klassen

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2003)

AVG .226

HR 6

RBI 23

H 59

OPS .630

PIV -781

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 9/22/1975 in Leamington, ON, CAN
MLB Debut: 1998-07-04
Last Game: 2003-09-25

Full name: Daniel Victor Klassen

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
85	261	34	59	8	2	6	23	2	21	84	.226	.289	.341	.630	-781

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career OBP .289 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 14.5% below league average.

Career SLG .341 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Career OPS .630 vs. league average .764 across their career seasons — 17.5% below 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
1998	ARI	NL	29	108	12	21	2	1	3	8	1	9	33	.194	.266 (-27%)	.335 (-22%)	.420 (-25%)	.755 (-24%)	-423.8
1999	ARI	NL	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	29	76	13	18	3	0	2	8	1	8	24	.237	.270 (-12%)	.344 (-8%)	.437 (-19%)	.782 (-14%)	-169.0
2002	ARI	NL	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	22	73	9	18	3	1	1	7	0	4	26	.247	.264 (-7%)	.332 (-14%)	.422 (-16%)	.754 (-15%)	-188.5
Career · 5 seasons			85	261	34	59	8	2	6	23	2	21	84	.226	—	—	—	—	-781

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	147	21	42	5	16	.286
Away	39	114	13	17	1	7	.149

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2003-09-25	DET	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-21	DET	MIN	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
2003-09-19	DET	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-10	DET	NYY	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	2
2003-09-03	DET	CLE	W	5	0	2	0	1	0	2
2003-09-02	DET	CLE	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
2003-09-01	DET	CLE	L	4	0	1	1	2	0	1
2003-08-31	DET	CHW	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
2003-08-30	DET	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	2
2003-08-29	DET	CHW	W	5	2	1	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	33	32	72	90	6	20
3B	40	32	26	64	2	7
SS	7	3	8	11	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	ARI	2B	29	28	60	74	5	16
2000	ARI	3B	25	20	11	39	2	4
2000	ARI	SS	3	2	3	3	0	0
2002	ARI	3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
2002	ARI	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003	DET	2B	4	4	12	16	1	4
2003	DET	3B	13	12	15	24	0	3
2003	DET	SS	3	1	5	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	33
Third Base	40
Shortstop	7

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	ARI	NL	$227,500
2001	ARI	NL	$227,500
2000	ARI	NL	$215,000
Total Career Earnings			$670,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Klassen

What years did Danny Klassen play?: Danny Klassen played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003.
Was Danny Klassen a pitcher?: No. Danny Klassen was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Danny Klassen hit?: Danny Klassen hit 6 career home runs with 59 hits.