What years did James Mouton play?

James Mouton played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001.

Was James Mouton a pitcher?

No. James Mouton was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did James Mouton hit?

James Mouton hit 18 career home runs with 386 hits.

What teams did James Mouton play for?

James Mouton played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (1994–1997), the San Diego Padres (1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2001).

What were James Mouton's career stats?

In 723 games, James Mouton had 386 hits, 18 home runs, 147 RBI, 223 runs, and 109 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.

What was James Mouton's salary?

James Mouton's last recorded salary was $300,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $435,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2001.

What position did James Mouton play?

James Mouton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was James Mouton and how much did he weigh?

James Mouton was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.

How many home runs did James Mouton hit each season?

James Mouton's home runs by season: 2 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 3 in 1996, 3 in 1997, 0 in 1998, 2 in 1999, 2 in 2000, and 2 in 2001. His most in one season was 4, in 1995.

What was James Mouton's career batting average?

James Mouton batted .246 over his career, with 386 hits in 1,570 at bats.

How many RBI did James Mouton have?

James Mouton drove in 147 runs in his career.

Is James Mouton in the Hall of Fame?

No. James Mouton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

James Mouton

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2001)

James Mouton was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001 for 4 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 8 seasons. In 723 career games, he hit .246 with 386 hits, 18 home runs, and 147 RBI.

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 .246

HR 18

RBI 147

H 386

OPS .665

PIV -3,143

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 12/29/1968 in Denver, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-04-04
Last Game: 2001-10-07

Full name: James Raleigh Mouton

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Career Batting Statistics

James Mouton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
723	1,570	223	386	75	7	18	147	109	174	338	.246	.328	.337	.665	-3,143

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 8.3% below league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .337 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OPS .665 vs. league average .765 across their career seasons — 13.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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James Mouton — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	HOU	NL	99	310	43	76	11	0	2	16	24	27	69	.245	.269 (-9%)	.338 (-7%)	.424 (-29%)	.763 (-19%)	-929.5
1995	HOU	NL	104	298	42	78	18	2	4	27	25	25	59	.262	.266 (-2%)	.337 (-3%)	.417 (-10%)	.755 (-7%)	-340.1
1996	HOU	NL	122	300	40	79	15	1	3	34	21	38	55	.263	.269 (-2%)	.340 (+1%)	.426 (-18%)	.767 (-10%)	-431.9
1997	HOU	NL	86	180	24	38	9	1	3	23	9	18	30	.211	.266 (-21%)	.336 (-15%)	.419 (-23%)	.756 (-19%)	-591.9
1998	SDN	NL	55	63	8	12	2	1	0	7	4	7	11	.190	.266 (-28%)	.335 (-20%)	.420 (-40%)	.755 (-31%)	-330.4
1999	MON	NL	95	122	18	32	5	1	2	13	6	18	31	.262	.271 (-3%)	.344 (+6%)	.433 (-15%)	.778 (-6%)	-79.9
2000	MIL	NL	87	159	28	37	7	1	2	17	13	30	43	.233	.270 (-14%)	.344 (+5%)	.437 (-25%)	.782 (-12%)	-234.5
2001	MIL	NL	75	138	20	34	8	0	2	10	7	11	40	.246	.263 (-7%)	.332 (-1%)	.426 (-18%)	.758 (-11%)	-204.8
Career · 8 seasons			723	1,570	223	386	75	7	18	147	109	174	338	.246	—	—	—	—	-3,143

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

James Mouton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	359	763	118	205	9	74	.269
Away	364	807	105	181	9	73	.224

Last 10 Games — Batting

James Mouton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2001-10-07	MIL	AZ	W	6	1	1	0	1	0	3
2001-10-06	MIL	AZ	W	3	2	1	0	0	2	1
2001-10-04	MIL	STL	L	5	0	2	1	0	0	2
2001-09-29	MIL	COL	L	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
2001-09-28	MIL	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-27	MIL	AZ	L	5	1	1	1	0	1	3
2001-09-26	MIL	AZ	L	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-19	MIL	STL	L	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-18	MIL	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-17	MIL	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

James Mouton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	546	338	788	25	14	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

James Mouton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	HOU	OF	96	72	163	5	3	2
1995	HOU	OF	94	68	136	4	0	0
1996	HOU	OF	108	73	158	7	5	1
1997	HOU	OF	61	40	86	1	0	1
1998	SDN	OF	33	9	30	1	1	0
1999	MON	OF	56	17	50	2	1	1
2000	MIL	OF	45	33	84	3	1	0
2001	MIL	OF	53	26	81	2	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

James Mouton — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Left Field	216
Center Field	180
Right Field	175
Designated Hitter	3

Salary History

James Mouton's recorded salaries total $2,110,000 over 8 seasons, 1994 to 2001. Mouton's career, 1994 to 2001, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

James Mouton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	MIL	NL	$300,000
2000	MIL	NL	$260,000
1999	MON	NL	$250,000
1998	SDN	NL	$435,000
1997	HOU	NL	$415,000
1996	HOU	NL	$196,000
1995	HOU	NL	$145,000
1994	HOU	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$2,110,000

College History

James Mouton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California	Moraga	CA	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

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Career Spans

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James Mouton: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 4, 1994 and the final game on October 7, 2001, James Mouton built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Houston Astros (1994 through 1997), the San Diego Padres (1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2000 through 2001). Listed as an outfielder, Mouton batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'9" and 175 pounds. The birth record reads December 29, 1968, in Denver, CO, USA. Mouton's full given name, per the bio, is James Raleigh Mouton.

The batting record for Mouton: 723 games, 386 hits in 1,570 at bats, and a .246 average, adding 18 homers, 147 runs batted in, and 109 stolen bases. Mouton's career OPS of .665 combines a .328 on-base mark with .337 slugging. The league as a whole hit .268 across Mouton's seasons, which puts the .246 career mark 8.3% below average. The OPS comparison is .665 to a league .765, 13.1% below average. The highest hit total in a season was 79, in 1996. The RBI column peaks at 34 in 1996. On the bases, the high point was 25 steals in 1995.

Frequently Asked Questions about James Mouton

What years did James Mouton play?: James Mouton played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001.
Was James Mouton a pitcher?: No. James Mouton was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did James Mouton hit?: James Mouton hit 18 career home runs with 386 hits.
What teams did James Mouton play for?: James Mouton played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (1994–1997), the San Diego Padres (1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2001).
What were James Mouton's career stats?: In 723 games, James Mouton had 386 hits, 18 home runs, 147 RBI, 223 runs, and 109 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.
How much did James Mouton earn in his career?: James Mouton's recorded salaries total $2,110,000 over 8 seasons, 1994 to 2001. Mouton's career, 1994 to 2001, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was James Mouton's salary?: James Mouton's last recorded salary was $300,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $435,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2001.
What position did James Mouton play?: James Mouton played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was James Mouton and how much did he weigh?: James Mouton was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did James Mouton hit each season?: James Mouton's home runs by season: 2 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 3 in 1996, 3 in 1997, 0 in 1998, 2 in 1999, 2 in 2000, and 2 in 2001. His most in one season was 4, in 1995.
What was James Mouton's career batting average?: James Mouton batted .246 over his career, with 386 hits in 1,570 at bats.
How many RBI did James Mouton have?: James Mouton drove in 147 runs in his career.
Is James Mouton in the Hall of Fame?: No. James Mouton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.