What years did Yasiel Puig play?

Yasiel Puig played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2019.

Was Yasiel Puig a pitcher?

No. Yasiel Puig was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Yasiel Puig hit?

Yasiel Puig hit 132 career home runs with 834 hits.

Yasiel Puig

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2019)

AVG .277

HR 132

RBI 415

H 834

OPS .823

PIV 7,656

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 240 lb
Born: 12/7/1990 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba
MLB Debut: 2013-06-03
Last Game: 2019-09-27
Awards: All-Star

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
861	3,015	441	834	159	21	132	415	79	297	681	.277	.348	.475	.823	7,656

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OBP .348 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +9.0% above league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +15.6% above league average.

Career OPS .823 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — +12.7% above 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
2013	LAN	NL	104	382	66	122	21	2	19	42	11	36	97	.319	.253 (+26%)	.317 (+23%)	.396 (+35%)	.714 (+30%)	2197.5
2014	LAN	NL	148	558	92	165	37	9	16	69	11	67	124	.296	.251 (+18%)	.313 (+22%)	.386 (+24%)	.700 (+23%)	2740.5
2015	LAN	NL	79	282	30	72	12	3	11	38	3	26	66	.255	.254 (avg)	.316 (+2%)	.404 (+8%)	.721 (+5%)	252.5
2016	LAN	NL	104	334	45	88	14	2	11	45	5	24	74	.263	.255 (+3%)	.321 (+1%)	.417 (avg)	.738 (avg)	7.6
2017	LAN	NL	152	499	72	131	24	2	28	74	15	64	100	.263	.254 (+3%)	.324 (+7%)	.425 (+14%)	.750 (+11%)	1168.0
2018	LAN	NL	125	405	60	108	21	1	23	63	15	36	87	.267	.247 (+8%)	.318 (+3%)	.409 (+21%)	.727 (+13%)	945.3
2019	CIN	NL	100	373	51	94	15	1	22	61	14	23	89	.252	.252 (avg)	.322 (-6%)	.434 (+9%)	.757 (+3%)	99.1
2019	CLE	AL	49	182	25	54	15	1	2	23	5	21	44	.297	.252 (+18%)	.322 (+17%)	.434 (-3%)	.757 (+6%)	99.1
Career · 8 seasons			861	3,015	441	834	159	21	132	415	79	297	681	.277	—	—	—	—	7,510

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
58	182	23	51	6	3	5	23	17	46	.280

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	NLCS	LAN	7	21	1	7	3	0	1	4	1	6	.333
2018	NLDS2	LAN	4	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	3	.333
2018	WS	LAN	5	20	1	5	0	0	1	4	1	1	.250
2017	NLCS	LAN	5	18	6	7	1	0	1	2	4	2	.389
2017	NLDS1	LAN	3	11	0	5	1	1	0	4	2	1	.455
2017	WS	LAN	7	27	2	4	0	0	2	4	0	5	.148
2016	NLCS	LAN	6	14	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
2016	NLDS2	LAN	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000
2015	NLDS2	LAN	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
2014	NLDS2	LAN	4	12	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	8	.250
2013	NLCS	LAN	6	22	1	5	0	1	0	2	1	10	.227
2013	NLDS2	LAN	4	17	5	8	1	0	0	2	0	4	.471

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	425	1435	198	403	59	209	.281
Away	435	1576	243	430	73	206	.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2019-09-27	CLE	WAS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-26	CLE	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-25	CLE	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2019-09-24	CLE	CHW	W	3	2	3	2	0	1	0
2019-09-22	CLE	PHI	W	3	1	2	1	3	1	0
2019-09-21	CLE	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
2019-09-20	CLE	PHI	W	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
2019-09-19	CLE	DET	W	4	2	2	1	1	0	1
2019-09-18	CLE	DET	W	5	0	4	0	1	0	0
2019-09-17	CLE	DET	W	5	0	3	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	826	774	1394	57	28	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	LAN	OF	100	96	162	8	5	1
2014	LAN	OF	144	141	254	15	3	3
2015	LAN	OF	78	71	132	6	1	0
2016	LAN	OF	95	81	172	6	4	0
2017	LAN	OF	145	135	259	4	1	0
2018	LAN	OF	118	107	171	10	8	4
2019	CIN	OF	98	95	160	5	3	1
2019	CLE	OF	48	48	84	3	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	7
Center Field	67
Right Field	761
Designated Hitter	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2018	Player of the Week	Week of 2018-09-15
2014	Player of the Month	May
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-05-18
2013	Player of the Month	June
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-06-09
2013	Rookie of the Month	June

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAN	NL	$7,214,285
2015	LAN	NL	$6,214,000
2014	LAN	NL	$3,714,000
2013	LAN	NL	$2,000,000
Total Career Earnings			$19,142,285

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2014	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	8.0	420	0
2013	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	10.0	420	0
2013	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	95.0	150	4

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yasiel Puig

What years did Yasiel Puig play?: Yasiel Puig played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2019.
Was Yasiel Puig a pitcher?: No. Yasiel Puig was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Yasiel Puig hit?: Yasiel Puig hit 132 career home runs with 834 hits.