Ryan Raburn
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2017)
Ryan Raburn was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2017 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 14 seasons. In 947 career games, he hit .253 with 626 hits, 93 home runs, and 358 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,809.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2004-09-12
- Last Game
- 2017-07-22
Full name: Ryan Neil Raburn
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 947 | 2,472 | 340 | 626 | 147 | 13 | 93 | 358 | 16 | 210 | 683 | .253 | .316 | .436 | .752 | 1,809 |
Career AVG .253 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .316 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .436 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.
Career OPS .752 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DET | AL | 12 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .138 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | DET | AL | 49 | 138 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 33 | .304 | .268 (+14%) | .335 (+1%) | .422 (+20%) | .758 (+12%) | 238.2 |
| 2008 | DET | AL | 92 | 182 | 26 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 49 | .236 | .263 (-10%) | .333 (-11%) | .416 (-12%) | .749 (-11%) | -340.5 |
| 2009 | DET | AL | 113 | 261 | 44 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 60 | .291 | .262 (+11%) | .332 (+8%) | .417 (+27%) | .750 (+19%) | 953.0 |
| 2010 | DET | AL | 113 | 371 | 54 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 27 | 92 | .280 | .257 (+9%) | .325 (+4%) | .402 (+18%) | .728 (+12%) | 801.4 |
| 2011 | DET | AL | 121 | 387 | 53 | 99 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 21 | 114 | .256 | .255 (avg) | .320 (-7%) | .399 (+8%) | .719 (+1%) | -22.9 |
| 2012 | DET | AL | 66 | 205 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 53 | .171 | .254 (-33%) | .318 (-29%) | .405 (-37%) | .724 (-34%) | -1121.7 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 87 | 243 | 40 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 29 | 67 | .272 | .253 (+7%) | .317 (+13%) | .396 (+37%) | .714 (+26%) | 1166.7 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | 74 | 195 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 51 | .200 | .251 (-20%) | .313 (-20%) | .386 (-23%) | .700 (-22%) | -684.8 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 82 | 173 | 22 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 44 | .301 | .254 (+18%) | .316 (+24%) | .404 (+34%) | .721 (+30%) | 995.2 |
| 2016 | COL | NL | 113 | 223 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 80 | .220 | .255 (-14%) | .321 (-4%) | .417 (-3%) | .738 (-4%) | -140.2 |
| 2017 | WAS | NL | 25 | 65 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | .262 | .254 (+3%) | .324 (-6%) | .425 (+1%) | .750 (-2%) | -35.3 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 947 | 2,472 | 340 | 626 | 147 | 13 | 93 | 358 | 16 | 210 | 683 | .253 | — | — | — | — | 1,809 | ||
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.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (948 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 459 | 1162 | 161 | 282 | 40 | 178 | .243 |
| Away | 487 | 1306 | 179 | 342 | 53 | 180 | .262 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-22 | WAS | AZ | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-07-21 | WAS | AZ | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017-07-19 | WAS | LAA | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-07-17 | WAS | CIN | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-07-15 | WAS | CIN | W | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-07-08 | WAS | ATL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-07-07 | WAS | ATL | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-07-06 | WAS | ATL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-07-04 | WAS | NYN | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017-07-03 | WAS | NYN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Last 2 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-17 | CLE | CHC | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-08-08 | CLE | DET | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 19 | 6 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2B | 145 | 130 | 185 | 313 | 21 | 70 |
| 3B | 33 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| OF | 611 | 402 | 801 | 32 | 26 | 9 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DET | 2B | 11 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | DET | 2B | 10 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | DET | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | DET | OF | 38 | 25 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | DET | 2B | 16 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 12 |
| 2008 | DET | 3B | 18 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | DET | OF | 57 | 19 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | DET | 1B | 10 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | DET | 3B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | DET | OF | 87 | 52 | 136 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 | DET | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | DET | 2B | 18 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | DET | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | DET | OF | 91 | 70 | 150 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | DET | 1B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | DET | 2B | 56 | 55 | 69 | 122 | 10 | 23 |
| 2011 | DET | 3B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | DET | OF | 72 | 39 | 106 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | DET | 2B | 32 | 31 | 36 | 63 | 3 | 13 |
| 2012 | DET | OF | 51 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | CLE | 2B | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | CLE | OF | 65 | 58 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | CLE | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | OF | 44 | 33 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | CLE | OF | 35 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | CLE | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | COL | 1B | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | COL | OF | 49 | 45 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | WAS | OF | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 2 |
| First Base | 19 |
| Second Base | 145 |
| Third Base | 33 |
| Left Field | 385 |
| Center Field | 35 |
| Right Field | 212 |
| Designated Hitter | 105 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Player of the Week | Week of 2013-05-05 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | COL | NL | $1,500,000 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | $2,500,000 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | $2,250,000 |
| 2012 | DET | AL | $2,100,000 |
| 2011 | DET | AL | $1,300,000 |
| 2010 | DET | AL | $438,000 |
| 2008 | DET | AL | $396,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $10,484,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida Community College | Avon Park | FL | 2000 |
Most Similar Players
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Ryan Raburn: the record in brief
Between the debut on September 12, 2004 and the final game on July 22, 2017, Ryan Raburn built the record summarized on this page. By club, Raburn's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (2004 through 2012), the Cleveland Indians (2013 through 2015), the Colorado Rockies (2016), and the Washington Nationals (2017). Born on April 17, 1981, in Tampa, FL, USA, Raburn is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 185 pounds. Ryan Raburn was the playing name; the full given name is Ryan Neil.
Raburn finished with 626 hits from 2,472 at bats in 947 games, which works out to .253, plus 93 homers and 358 RBI. Raburn got on base at a .316 rate and slugged .436 (.752 OPS). The .253 career average is close to the .258 the league hit across the same seasons. Raburn's most home runs in a season came in 2009, when the total reached 16 for the Detroit Tigers.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Raburn
- What years did Ryan Raburn play?
- Ryan Raburn played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2017.
- Was Ryan Raburn a pitcher?
- No. Ryan Raburn was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
- How many home runs did Ryan Raburn hit?
- Ryan Raburn hit 93 career home runs with 626 hits.
- What was Ryan Raburn's career batting average?
- Ryan Raburn batted .253 over his career, with 626 hits in 2,472 at bats.
- How many RBI did Ryan Raburn have?
- Ryan Raburn drove in 358 runs in his career.
- What was Ryan Raburn's career ERA?
- Ryan Raburn finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.