What years did Dioner Navarro play?

Dioner Navarro played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016.

Was Dioner Navarro a pitcher?

No. Dioner Navarro was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Dioner Navarro hit?

Dioner Navarro hit 77 career home runs with 802 hits.

What teams did Dioner Navarro play for?

Dioner Navarro played for 7 teams: the New York Yankees (2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005–2006, 2011), the Tampa Bay Rays (2006–2010), the Cincinnati Reds (2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013), the Toronto Blue Jays (2014–2016), and the Chicago White Sox (2016).

Did Dioner Navarro win an MVP award?

No. Dioner Navarro did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Dioner Navarro win?

Dioner Navarro was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Dioner Navarro's career stats?

In 1,009 games, Dioner Navarro had 802 hits, 77 home runs, 367 RBI, 322 runs, and 14 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.

What was Dioner Navarro's salary?

Dioner Navarro's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $332,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.

What position did Dioner Navarro play?

Dioner Navarro played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dioner Navarro and how much did he weigh?

Dioner Navarro was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 215 pounds.

How many home runs did Dioner Navarro hit each season?

Dioner Navarro's home runs by season: 0 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 6 in 2006, 9 in 2007, 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009, 1 in 2010, 5 in 2011, 2 in 2012, 13 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 5 in 2015, and 6 in 2016. His most in one season was 13, in 2013.

What was Dioner Navarro's career batting average?

Dioner Navarro batted .250 over his career, with 802 hits in 3,207 at bats.

How many RBI did Dioner Navarro have?

Dioner Navarro drove in 367 runs in his career.

Dioner Navarro

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2016)

Dioner Navarro was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016 for 7 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,009 career games, he hit .250 with 802 hits, 77 home runs, and 367 RBI. Dioner Navarro was an All-Star.

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 17, 2026

AVG .250

HR 77

RBI 367

H 802

OPS .679

PIV -3,748

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 215 lb
Born: 2/9/1984 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2004-09-07
Last Game: 2016-09-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Dioner Favian Navarro

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Career Batting Statistics

Dioner Navarro — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,009	3,207	322	802	142	6	77	367	14	265	518	.250	.309	.370	.679	-3,748

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career SLG .370 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OPS .679 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dioner Navarro 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
2004	NYA	AL	5	7	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAN	NL	50	176	21	48	9	0	3	14	0	20	21	.273	.264 (+3%)	.330 (+7%)	.418 (-10%)	.749 (-3%)	-17.6
2006	LAN	NL	25	75	5	21	2	0	2	8	1	11	18	.280	.269 (+4%)	.336 (+11%)	.431 (-10%)	.768 (-1%)	23.2
2006	TBA	AL	56	193	23	47	7	0	4	20	1	20	33	.244	.269 (-10%)	.336 (-6%)	.431 (-21%)	.768 (-14%)	23.2
2007	TBA	AL	119	388	46	88	19	2	9	44	3	33	67	.227	.268 (-15%)	.335 (-15%)	.422 (-16%)	.758 (-15%)	-1061.1
2008	TBA	AL	120	427	43	126	27	0	7	54	0	34	49	.295	.263 (+12%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (-2%)	.749 (+1%)	113.4
2009	TBA	AL	115	376	38	82	15	0	8	32	5	18	51	.218	.262 (-17%)	.332 (-22%)	.417 (-23%)	.750 (-22%)	-1426.8
2010	TBA	AL	48	124	11	24	5	0	1	7	0	12	20	.194	.257 (-25%)	.325 (-17%)	.402 (-36%)	.728 (-27%)	-526.9
2011	LAN	NL	64	176	13	34	6	1	5	17	0	20	35	.193	.255 (-24%)	.320 (-14%)	.399 (-19%)	.719 (-17%)	-467.8
2012	CIN	NL	24	69	6	20	3	1	2	12	0	2	12	.290	.254 (+14%)	.318 (-4%)	.405 (+11%)	.724 (+4%)	19.4
2013	CHN	NL	89	240	31	72	7	0	13	34	0	23	36	.300	.253 (+18%)	.317 (+15%)	.396 (+24%)	.714 (+20%)	912.8
2014	TOR	AL	139	481	40	132	22	0	12	69	3	32	76	.274	.251 (+9%)	.313 (+1%)	.386 (+2%)	.700 (+2%)	112.1
2015	TOR	AL	54	171	17	42	7	0	5	20	0	17	29	.246	.254 (-3%)	.316 (-3%)	.404 (-7%)	.721 (-6%)	-161.3
2016	CHA	AL	85	271	25	57	13	2	6	32	1	20	63	.210	.255 (-18%)	.321 (-17%)	.417 (-19%)	.738 (-18%)	-834.2
2016	TOR	AL	16	33	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	.182	—	—	—	—	-834.2
Career · 15 seasons			1,009	3,207	322	802	142	6	77	367	14	265	518	.250	—	—	—	—	-4,126

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

Dioner Navarro — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	77	5	21	5	0	0	5	6	18	.273

Playoff Batting by Year

Dioner Navarro — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALCS	TOR	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
2015	ALCS	TOR	3	8	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000
2015	ALDS2	TOR	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200
2012	NLDS2	CIN	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250
2008	ALCS	TBA	7	26	1	5	0	2	2	4	.192
2008	ALDS2	TBA	4	15	1	6	3	3	1	2	.400
2008	WS	TBA	5	17	2	6	1	0	1	5	.353

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dioner Navarro — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	503	1563	173	397	50	186	.254
Away	506	1644	149	405	27	181	.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dioner Navarro — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
2016-09-30	TOR	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	1
2016-09-28	TOR	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2016-09-26	TOR	NYY	L	1	1	1	0	0
2016-09-24	TOR	NYY	W	3	0	0	0	0
2016-09-20	TOR	SEA	W	0	0	0	0	0
2016-09-18	TOR	LAA	L	4	1	0	0	1
2016-09-17	TOR	LAA	L	0	0	0	1	0
2016-09-14	TOR	TBR	L	4	1	0	0	0
2016-09-13	TOR	TBR	L	1	0	0	0	0
2016-09-09	TOR	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dioner Navarro — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	891	820	6113	422	67	54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dioner Navarro — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	NYA	C	4	1	9	0	0	0
2005	LAN	C	50	49	336	29	2	1
2006	LAN	C	24	23	149	3	1	1
2006	TBA	C	54	52	330	34	7	2
2007	TBA	C	112	110	814	67	14	11
2008	TBA	C	117	113	837	55	5	10
2009	TBA	C	113	105	732	47	5	7
2010	TBA	C	46	36	272	20	4	2
2011	LAN	C	54	46	421	27	7	5
2012	CIN	C	21	16	131	9	1	0
2013	CHN	C	55	53	425	36	5	7
2014	TOR	C	112	102	782	35	3	3
2015	TOR	C	39	34	242	20	4	3
2016	CHA	C	83	75	584	36	8	2
2016	TOR	C	7	5	49	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Dioner Navarro Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	891
Designated Hitter	41

Salary History

Dioner Navarro's recorded salaries total $20,094,300 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Navarro's career ran from 2004 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2005, and 2012.

Dioner Navarro — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$4,000,000
2015	TOR	AL	$5,000,000
2014	TOR	AL	$3,000,000
2013	CHN	NL	$1,750,000
2011	LAN	NL	$1,000,000
2010	TBA	AL	$2,100,000
2009	TBA	AL	$2,100,000
2008	TBA	AL	$412,500
2007	TBA	AL	$399,800
2006	LAN	NL	$332,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$20,094,300

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Dioner Navarro: the record in brief

Dioner Navarro's major league career runs from a debut on September 7, 2004 to a final game on September 30, 2016. Navarro played for the New York Yankees (2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005 through 2011), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006 through 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008 through 2010), the Cincinnati Reds (2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013), the Toronto Blue Jays (2014 to 2016), and the Chicago White Sox (2016). Navarro played primarily as a catcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Born on February 9, 1984, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela, Navarro was listed at 5'9" and 215 pounds. The bio lists the given name Dioner Favian.

Navarro's career batting table shows 1,009 games, 3,207 at bats and 802 hits, a .250 average, plus 77 home runs and 367 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .309 and .370 give Navarro a career OPS of .679. Against a .260 league average for those years, Navarro's .250 average was near the norm. Navarro's most home runs in a season came in 2013, when the total reached 13 for the Chicago Cubs.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dioner Navarro

What years did Dioner Navarro play?: Dioner Navarro played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016.
Was Dioner Navarro a pitcher?: No. Dioner Navarro was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dioner Navarro hit?: Dioner Navarro hit 77 career home runs with 802 hits.
What teams did Dioner Navarro play for?: Dioner Navarro played for 7 teams: the New York Yankees (2004), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005–2006, 2011), the Tampa Bay Rays (2006–2010), the Cincinnati Reds (2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013), the Toronto Blue Jays (2014–2016), and the Chicago White Sox (2016).
Did Dioner Navarro win an MVP award?: No. Dioner Navarro did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Dioner Navarro win?: Dioner Navarro was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Dioner Navarro's career stats?: In 1,009 games, Dioner Navarro had 802 hits, 77 home runs, 367 RBI, 322 runs, and 14 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.
How much did Dioner Navarro earn in his career?: Dioner Navarro's recorded salaries total $20,094,300 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Navarro's career ran from 2004 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2005, and 2012.
What was Dioner Navarro's salary?: Dioner Navarro's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $332,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did Dioner Navarro play?: Dioner Navarro played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dioner Navarro and how much did he weigh?: Dioner Navarro was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 215 pounds.
How many home runs did Dioner Navarro hit each season?: Dioner Navarro's home runs by season: 0 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 6 in 2006, 9 in 2007, 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009, 1 in 2010, 5 in 2011, 2 in 2012, 13 in 2013, 12 in 2014, 5 in 2015, and 6 in 2016. His most in one season was 13, in 2013.
What was Dioner Navarro's career batting average?: Dioner Navarro batted .250 over his career, with 802 hits in 3,207 at bats.
How many RBI did Dioner Navarro have?: Dioner Navarro drove in 367 runs in his career.