What years did Phil Nevin play?

Phil Nevin played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.

Was Phil Nevin a pitcher?

No. Phil Nevin was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Phil Nevin hit?

Phil Nevin hit 208 career home runs with 1131 hits.

What was Phil Nevin's career batting average?

Phil Nevin batted .270 over his career, with 1,131 hits in 4,188 at bats.

How many RBI did Phil Nevin have?

Phil Nevin drove in 743 runs in his career.

Is Phil Nevin in the Hall of Fame?

No. Phil Nevin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Phil Nevin

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2006)

Phil Nevin was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006 for 7 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,217 career games, he hit .270 with 1,131 hits, 208 home runs, and 743 RBI. Phil Nevin was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,445.

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 12, 2026

AVG .270

HR 208

RBI 743

H 1,131

OPS .814

PIV 6,445

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 1/19/1971 in Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-06-11
Last Game: 2006-09-29
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Phillip Joseph Nevin

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Career Batting Statistics

Phil Nevin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,217	4,188	584	1,131	209	6	208	743	18	449	1,019	.270	.343	.472	.814	6,445

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .472 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career OPS .814 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Phil Nevin 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
1995	HOU	NL	18	60	4	7	1	0	0	1	1	7	13	.117	.266 (-56%)	.337 (-35%)	.417 (-68%)	.755 (-53%)	-518.2
1995	DET	AL	29	96	9	21	3	1	2	12	0	11	27	.219	.266 (-18%)	.337 (-6%)	.417 (-20%)	.755 (-14%)	-518.2
1996	DET	AL	38	120	15	35	5	0	8	19	1	8	39	.292	.269 (+8%)	.340 (-1%)	.426 (+25%)	.767 (+14%)	265.3
1997	DET	AL	93	251	32	59	16	1	9	35	0	25	68	.235	.266 (-12%)	.336 (-9%)	.419 (-1%)	.756 (-5%)	-230.4
1998	ANA	AL	75	237	27	54	8	1	8	27	0	17	67	.228	.266 (-14%)	.335 (-13%)	.420 (-12%)	.755 (-12%)	-500.0
1999	SDN	NL	128	383	52	103	27	0	24	85	1	51	82	.269	.271 (-1%)	.344 (+2%)	.433 (+22%)	.778 (+13%)	980.2
2000	SDN	NL	143	538	87	163	34	1	31	107	2	59	121	.303	.270 (+12%)	.344 (+8%)	.437 (+24%)	.782 (+17%)	1971.2
2001	SDN	NL	149	546	97	167	31	0	41	126	4	71	147	.306	.263 (+16%)	.332 (+17%)	.426 (+38%)	.758 (+29%)	3384.1
2002	SDN	NL	107	407	53	116	16	0	12	57	4	38	87	.285	.261 (+9%)	.331 (+4%)	.416 (-1%)	.747 (+1%)	137.8
2003	SDN	NL	59	226	30	63	8	0	13	46	2	21	44	.279	.264 (+5%)	.332 (+2%)	.422 (+15%)	.754 (+9%)	378.6
2004	SDN	NL	147	547	78	158	31	1	26	105	0	66	121	.289	.266 (+9%)	.335 (+10%)	.427 (+15%)	.762 (+13%)	1539.7
2005	SDN	NL	73	281	31	72	11	1	9	47	1	19	67	.256	.264 (-3%)	.330 (-9%)	.418 (-5%)	.749 (-7%)	-365.9
2005	TEX	AL	29	99	15	18	5	0	3	8	2	8	30	.182	.264 (-31%)	.330 (-24%)	.418 (-23%)	.749 (-23%)	-365.9
2006	TEX	AL	46	176	26	38	8	0	9	31	0	21	39	.216	.269 (-20%)	.336 (-9%)	.431 (-4%)	.768 (-6%)	-173.4
2006	CHN	NL	67	179	26	49	4	0	12	33	0	17	52	.274	.269 (+2%)	.336 (avg)	.431 (+15%)	.768 (+8%)	-173.4
2006	MIN	AL	16	42	2	8	1	0	1	4	0	10	15	.190	—	—	—	—	-173.4
Career · 16 seasons			1,217	4,188	584	1,131	209	6	208	743	18	449	1,019	.270	—	—	—	—	5,638

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

Phil Nevin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Phil Nevin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS2	MIN	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Phil Nevin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	599	2027	289	542	96	346	.267
Away	618	2161	295	589	112	397	.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Phil Nevin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2006-09-29	MIN	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-09-27	MIN	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-26	MIN	KCR	W	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2006-09-25	MIN	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2006-09-24	MIN	BAL	W	3	1	1	1	3	0	2
2006-09-23	MIN	BAL	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006-09-19	MIN	BOS	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
2006-09-17	MIN	CLE	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
2006-09-16	MIN	CLE	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2006-09-14	MIN	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Phil Nevin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	349	329	2617	202	24	257
3B	483	463	310	864	77	88
C	109	88	583	48	6	3
OF	128	114	198	8	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Phil Nevin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	HOU	3B	16	17	10	32	3	4
1995	DET	OF	27	27	50	2	2	0
1996	DET	3B	24	23	17	49	4	6
1996	DET	C	4	2	12	1	0	0
1996	DET	OF	9	7	16	1	1	0
1997	DET	1B	7	2	22	1	1	0
1997	DET	3B	17	6	6	13	0	1
1997	DET	C	1	0	1	0	0	0
1997	DET	OF	40	36	65	4	1	2
1998	ANA	1B	2	0	3	0	0	2
1998	ANA	C	69	64	399	32	5	3
1999	SDN	1B	11	10	74	9	1	5
1999	SDN	3B	67	61	36	131	3	12
1999	SDN	C	31	20	155	14	1	0
1999	SDN	OF	13	5	11	0	0	0
2000	SDN	3B	142	141	96	242	26	22
2001	SDN	3B	145	144	96	265	27	26
2002	SDN	1B	36	36	269	22	4	30
2002	SDN	3B	71	71	49	131	14	17
2003	SDN	1B	31	30	239	21	1	26
2003	SDN	OF	29	29	47	1	1	0
2004	SDN	1B	144	142	1131	92	13	108
2004	SDN	C	1	0	4	0	0	0
2005	SDN	1B	71	70	579	38	4	51
2005	SDN	C	2	2	11	1	0	0
2005	TEX	1B	3	1	13	1	0	1
2005	TEX	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2006	TEX	1B	1	1	8	0	0	2
2006	CHN	1B	38	33	250	17	0	26
2006	CHN	C	1	0	1	0	0	0
2006	CHN	OF	10	10	9	0	0	0
2006	MIN	1B	5	4	29	1	0	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Phil Nevin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	109
First Base	349
Third Base	483
Left Field	89
Right Field	40
Designated Hitter	119

Awards & Honors

Phil Nevin — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-09-06
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-04-07
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-05-20

Salary History

Phil Nevin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	TEX	AL	$10,472,409
2005	SDN	NL	$9,625,000
2004	SDN	NL	$8,500,000
2003	SDN	NL	$5,000,000
2002	SDN	NL	$2,600,000
2001	SDN	NL	$1,625,000
2000	SDN	NL	$875,000
1999	SDN	NL	$265,000
1998	ANA	AL	$210,000
1997	DET	AL	$178,000
1996	DET	AL	$120,000
1995	HOU	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$39,579,409

College History

Phil Nevin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fullerton	Fullerton	CA	1990, 1991, 1992

Award Voting History

Phil Nevin — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	30th	1.0	448	0
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	3.0	448	0

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Career Spans

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Phil Nevin: the record in brief

Phil Nevin's major league career runs from a debut on June 11, 1995 to a final game on September 29, 2006. By club, Nevin's seasons break down as the Houston Astros (1995), the Detroit Tigers (1995 through 1997), the Anaheim Angels (1998), the San Diego Padres (1999 through 2005), the Texas Rangers (2005 through 2006), the Chicago Cubs (2006), and the Minnesota Twins (2006). Nevin, a third baseman by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Nevin is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 180 pounds. Nevin was born on January 19, 1971, in Fullerton, CA, USA. Nevin's full given name, per the bio, is Phillip Joseph Nevin.

Nevin finished with 1,131 hits from 4,188 at bats in 1,217 games, which works out to .270; the totals also include 208 home runs and 743 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .343 and .472 give Nevin a career OPS of .814. The .270 career average is close to the .267 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phil Nevin

What years did Phil Nevin play?: Phil Nevin played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.
Was Phil Nevin a pitcher?: No. Phil Nevin was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Phil Nevin hit?: Phil Nevin hit 208 career home runs with 1131 hits.
What was Phil Nevin's career batting average?: Phil Nevin batted .270 over his career, with 1,131 hits in 4,188 at bats.
How many RBI did Phil Nevin have?: Phil Nevin drove in 743 runs in his career.
Is Phil Nevin in the Hall of Fame?: No. Phil Nevin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.