What years did Mike Napoli play?

Mike Napoli played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.

Was Mike Napoli a pitcher?

No. Mike Napoli was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Mike Napoli hit?

Mike Napoli hit 267 career home runs with 1,125 hits.

What teams did Mike Napoli play for?

Mike Napoli played for 4 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006–2010), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012, 2015, 2017), the Boston Red Sox (2013–2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016).

Did Mike Napoli win an MVP award?

No. Mike Napoli did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Mike Napoli win?

Mike Napoli was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Mike Napoli's career stats?

In 1,392 games, Mike Napoli had 1,125 hits, 267 home runs, 744 RBI, 697 runs, and 39 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.

What was Mike Napoli's salary?

Mike Napoli's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $395,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.

What position did Mike Napoli play?

Mike Napoli played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike Napoli and how much did he weigh?

Mike Napoli was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.

How many home runs did Mike Napoli hit each season?

Mike Napoli's home runs by season: 16 in 2006, 10 in 2007, 20 in 2008, 20 in 2009, 26 in 2010, 30 in 2011, 24 in 2012, 23 in 2013, 17 in 2014, 18 in 2015, 34 in 2016, and 29 in 2017. His most in one season was 34, in 2016.

What was Mike Napoli's career batting average?

Mike Napoli batted .246 over his career, with 1,125 hits in 4,572 at bats.

How many RBI did Mike Napoli have?

Mike Napoli drove in 744 runs in his career.

Mike Napoli

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2017)

Mike Napoli was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,392 career games, he hit .246 with 1,125 hits, 267 home runs, and 744 RBI. Mike Napoli was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 11,785.

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 267

RBI 744

H 1,125

OPS .821

PIV 11,785

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 225 lb
Born: 10/31/1981 in Hollywood, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-05-04
Last Game: 2017-09-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Michael Anthony Napoli

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Career Batting Statistics

Mike Napoli — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,392	4,572	697	1,125	224	11	267	744	39	650	1,468	.246	.346	.475	.821	11,785

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.

Career OPS .821 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Napoli 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	LAA	AL	99	268	47	61	13	0	16	42	2	51	90	.228	.269 (-15%)	.336 (+7%)	.431 (+5%)	.768 (+6%)	456.5
2007	LAA	AL	75	219	40	54	11	1	10	34	5	33	63	.247	.268 (-8%)	.335 (+5%)	.422 (+5%)	.758 (+5%)	223.3
2008	LAA	AL	78	227	39	62	9	1	20	49	7	35	70	.273	.263 (+4%)	.333 (+12%)	.416 (+41%)	.749 (+28%)	1197.5
2009	LAA	AL	114	382	60	104	22	1	20	56	3	40	103	.272	.262 (+4%)	.332 (+5%)	.417 (+18%)	.750 (+12%)	921.3
2010	LAA	AL	140	453	60	108	24	1	26	68	4	42	137	.238	.257 (-7%)	.325 (-3%)	.402 (+16%)	.728 (+8%)	625.8
2011	TEX	AL	113	369	72	118	25	0	30	75	4	58	85	.320	.255 (+25%)	.320 (+29%)	.399 (+58%)	.719 (+45%)	3328.3
2012	TEX	AL	108	352	53	80	9	2	24	56	1	56	125	.227	.254 (-11%)	.318 (+8%)	.405 (+16%)	.724 (+12%)	937.1
2013	BOS	AL	139	498	79	129	38	2	23	92	1	73	187	.259	.253 (+2%)	.317 (+13%)	.396 (+22%)	.714 (+18%)	1901.3
2014	BOS	AL	119	415	49	103	20	0	17	55	3	78	133	.248	.251 (-1%)	.313 (+18%)	.386 (+9%)	.700 (+13%)	1316.6
2015	BOS	AL	98	329	37	68	18	1	13	40	3	45	99	.207	.254 (-19%)	.316 (-3%)	.404 (-5%)	.721 (-4%)	-158.8
2015	TEX	AL	35	78	9	23	2	0	5	10	0	12	19	.295	.254 (+16%)	.316 (+25%)	.404 (+27%)	.721 (+26%)	-158.8
2016	CLE	AL	150	557	92	133	22	1	34	101	5	78	194	.239	.255 (-6%)	.321 (+4%)	.417 (+11%)	.738 (+8%)	1031.3
2017	TEX	AL	124	425	60	82	11	1	29	66	1	49	163	.193	.254 (-24%)	.324 (-12%)	.425 (+1%)	.750 (-5%)	-385.0
Career · 13 seasons			1,392	4,572	697	1,125	224	11	267	744	39	650	1,468	.246	—	—	—	—	11,237

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

Mike Napoli — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
66	197	23	45	9	0	8	30	25	70	.228

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Napoli — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALCS	CLE	5	16	2	3	2	1	2	2	6	.188
2016	ALDS2	CLE	3	12	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	.167
2016	WS	CLE	7	24	1	4	0	0	1	2	11	.167
2015	ALDS2	TEX	4	7	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	.143
2013	ALCS	BOS	6	20	4	6	2	2	2	1	11	.300
2013	ALDS1	BOS	4	13	1	2	1	0	1	4	4	.154
2013	WS	BOS	5	13	0	2	1	0	4	1	6	.154
2012	ALWC	TEX	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
2011	ALCS	TEX	6	24	6	7	0	0	1	3	4	.292
2011	ALDS2	TEX	4	14	3	5	0	1	4	1	5	.357
2011	WS	TEX	7	20	2	7	1	2	10	6	4	.350
2009	ALCS	LAA	5	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.111
2009	ALDS2	LAA	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250
2008	ALDS1	LAA	4	12	3	3	0	2	4	2	3	.250
2007	ALDS1	LAA	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Napoli — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	711	2279	366	565	139	411	.248
Away	681	2293	331	560	128	333	.244

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Napoli — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2017-09-14	TEX	SEA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2017-09-10	TEX	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	2
2017-09-09	TEX	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2017-09-08	TEX	NYY	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
2017-09-06	TEX	ATL	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
2017-09-06	TEX	ATL	W	3	2	1	1	2	2	0
2017-09-04	TEX	ATL	W	2	1	0	0	0	2	1
2017-09-03	TEX	LAA	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
2017-09-02	TEX	LAA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-01	TEX	LAA	W	3	1	1	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Napoli — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	678	639	5209	403	51	488
C	539	485	3377	243	38	23
OF	11	11	2	1	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Napoli — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	LAA	C	94	77	575	48	8	2
2007	LAA	C	75	68	460	32	7	2
2008	LAA	C	75	71	469	21	3	3
2009	LAA	C	96	84	526	48	8	7
2010	LAA	1B	70	67	502	44	6	33
2010	LAA	C	66	59	405	32	6	4
2011	TEX	1B	35	27	223	19	1	21
2011	TEX	C	61	57	431	25	2	4
2012	TEX	1B	28	24	174	15	3	13
2012	TEX	C	72	69	511	37	4	1
2013	BOS	1B	131	123	976	87	6	96
2014	BOS	1B	110	109	904	71	8	92
2015	BOS	1B	96	90	748	65	6	64
2015	TEX	1B	15	11	103	6	1	13
2015	TEX	OF	11	11	2	1	2	0
2016	CLE	1B	98	98	831	52	13	64
2017	TEX	1B	95	90	748	44	7	92

Career Games by Position

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Mike Napoli Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	539
First Base	678
Left Field	11
Designated Hitter	145

Awards & Honors

Mike Napoli — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-05-24
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-04-21
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-09-08

Salary History

Mike Napoli's recorded salaries total $65,620,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Napoli's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.

Mike Napoli — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$7,000,000
2015	BOS	AL	$16,000,000
2014	BOS	AL	$16,000,000
2013	BOS	AL	$5,000,000
2012	TEX	AL	$9,400,000
2011	TEX	AL	$5,800,000
2010	LAA	AL	$3,600,000
2009	LAA	AL	$2,000,000
2008	LAA	AL	$425,000
2007	LAA	AL	$395,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$65,620,000

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Mike Napoli: the record in brief

Mike Napoli's major league career runs from a debut on May 4, 2006 to a final game on September 14, 2017. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006 through 2010), the Texas Rangers (2011 through 2017), the Boston Red Sox (2013 to 2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016). Listed as a first baseman, Napoli threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 225 pounds. Napoli was born on October 31, 1981, in Hollywood, FL, USA. On the record, Mike Napoli was born Michael Anthony Napoli.

Napoli collected 1,125 hits in 4,572 at bats across 1,392 games, good for a .246 batting average, along with 267 home runs, 744 RBI, and 39 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .346 and .475 give Napoli a career OPS of .821. Napoli hit .246 while the league hit .258 over the same span, a figure close to average. The OPS comparison is .821 to a league .735, 11.7% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Napoli

What years did Mike Napoli play?: Mike Napoli played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.
Was Mike Napoli a pitcher?: No. Mike Napoli was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Mike Napoli hit?: Mike Napoli hit 267 career home runs with 1,125 hits.
What teams did Mike Napoli play for?: Mike Napoli played for 4 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006–2010), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012, 2015, 2017), the Boston Red Sox (2013–2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016).
Did Mike Napoli win an MVP award?: No. Mike Napoli did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Mike Napoli win?: Mike Napoli was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mike Napoli's career stats?: In 1,392 games, Mike Napoli had 1,125 hits, 267 home runs, 744 RBI, 697 runs, and 39 stolen bases, with a .246 batting average.
How much did Mike Napoli earn in his career?: Mike Napoli's recorded salaries total $65,620,000 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Napoli's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006.
What was Mike Napoli's salary?: Mike Napoli's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $395,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.
What position did Mike Napoli play?: Mike Napoli played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Napoli and how much did he weigh?: Mike Napoli was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.
How many home runs did Mike Napoli hit each season?: Mike Napoli's home runs by season: 16 in 2006, 10 in 2007, 20 in 2008, 20 in 2009, 26 in 2010, 30 in 2011, 24 in 2012, 23 in 2013, 17 in 2014, 18 in 2015, 34 in 2016, and 29 in 2017. His most in one season was 34, in 2016.
What was Mike Napoli's career batting average?: Mike Napoli batted .246 over his career, with 1,125 hits in 4,572 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Napoli have?: Mike Napoli drove in 744 runs in his career.