Edgar Renteria

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2011)

Edgar Renteria was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2011 for 7 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,152 career games, he hit .286 with 2,327 hits, 140 home runs, and 923 RBI. Edgar Renteria was a 5-time All-Star, a World Series MVP, a 2-time Gold Glove, and a 3-time Silver Slugger.

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

AVG .286
HR 140
RBI 923
H 2,327
OPS .741
PIV -1,545
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 200 lb
Born
8/7/1976 in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
MLB Debut
1996-05-10
Last Game
2011-09-28
Awards
5× All-Star · World Series MVP · 2× Gold Glove · 3× Silver Slugger

Full name: Edgar Enrique Renteria

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Career Batting Statistics

Edgar Renteria — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,152 8,142 1,200 2,327 436 29 140 923 294 718 1,182 .286 .343 .398 .741 -1,545

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.

Career OPS .741 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Edgar Renteria 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
1996 FLO NL 106 431 68 133 18 3 5 31 16 33 68 .309 .269 (+14%) .340 (+5%) .426 (-6%) .767 (-1%) -55.1
1997 FLO NL 154 617 90 171 21 3 4 52 32 45 108 .277 .266 (+4%) .336 (-3%) .419 (-19%) .756 (-12%) -1147.2
1998 FLO NL 133 517 79 146 18 2 3 31 41 48 78 .282 .266 (+6%) .335 (+3%) .420 (-19%) .755 (-9%) -612.4
1999 SLN NL 154 585 92 161 36 2 11 63 37 53 82 .275 .271 (+1%) .344 (-3%) .433 (-8%) .778 (-6%) -610.7
2000 SLN NL 150 562 94 156 32 1 16 76 21 63 77 .278 .270 (+3%) .344 (avg) .437 (-3%) .782 (-2%) -166.2
2001 SLN NL 141 493 54 128 19 3 10 57 17 39 73 .260 .263 (-2%) .332 (-5%) .426 (-13%) .758 (-10%) -806.8
2002 SLN NL 152 544 77 166 36 2 11 83 22 49 57 .305 .261 (+17%) .331 (+10%) .416 (+5%) .747 (+7%) 884.0
2003 SLN NL 157 587 96 194 47 1 13 100 34 65 54 .330 .264 (+25%) .332 (+18%) .422 (+14%) .754 (+16%) 2089.1
2004 SLN NL 149 586 84 168 37 0 10 72 17 39 78 .287 .266 (+8%) .335 (-2%) .427 (-6%) .762 (-5%) -527.2
2005 BOS AL 153 623 100 172 36 4 8 70 9 55 100 .276 .264 (+4%) .330 (+2%) .418 (-8%) .749 (-4%) -365.9
2006 ATL NL 149 598 100 175 40 2 14 70 17 62 89 .293 .269 (+9%) .336 (+7%) .431 (+1%) .768 (+4%) 588.1
2007 ATL NL 124 494 87 164 30 1 12 57 11 46 77 .332 .268 (+24%) .335 (+16%) .422 (+11%) .758 (+13%) 1464.7
2008 DET AL 138 503 69 136 22 2 10 55 6 37 64 .270 .263 (+3%) .333 (-5%) .416 (-8%) .749 (-7%) -589.5
2009 SFN NL 124 460 50 115 19 1 5 48 7 39 69 .250 .262 (-5%) .332 (-8%) .417 (-21%) .750 (-15%) -1155.7
2010 SFN NL 72 243 26 67 11 2 3 22 3 21 43 .276 .257 (+7%) .325 (+2%) .402 (-7%) .728 (-3%) -103.9
2011 CIN NL 96 299 34 75 14 0 5 36 4 24 65 .251 .255 (-2%) .320 (-5%) .399 (-13%) .719 (-9%) -430.2
Career · 16 seasons 2,152 8,142 1,200 2,327 436 29 140 923 294 718 1,182 .286 — — — — -1,545

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

Edgar Renteria — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
66 242 37 61 12 0 3 23 24 39 .252

Playoff Batting by Year

Edgar Renteria — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 NLCS SFN 4 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .062
2010 NLDS2 SFN 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2010 WS SFN 5 17 6 7 0 0 2 6 0 3 .412
2005 ALDS1 BOS 3 13 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231
2004 NLCS SLN 7 24 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 .167
2004 NLDS1 SLN 4 11 4 5 2 0 0 4 3 1 .455
2004 WS SLN 4 15 2 5 3 0 0 1 2 2 .333
2002 NLCS SLN 5 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .158
2002 NLDS2 SLN 3 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
2001 NLDS2 SLN 5 17 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 4 .235
2000 NLCS SLN 5 20 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 .300
2000 NLDS1 SLN 3 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 .200
1997 NLCS FLO 6 22 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 6 .227
1997 NLDS1 FLO 3 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .154
1997 WS FLO 7 31 3 9 2 0 0 3 3 5 .290

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Edgar Renteria — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10793986601115259450.289
Away10734156599117581473.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

Edgar Renteria — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-28 CINNYNL 401000002
2011-09-27 CINNYNW 301000000
2011-09-26 CINNYNW 401100000
2011-09-24 CINPITL 401000101
2011-09-23 CINPITL 000000000
2011-09-21 CINHOUW 300000000
2011-09-19 CINHOUL 400000001
2011-09-18 CINMILL 400000001
2011-09-17 CINMILL 301000011
2011-09-15 CINCHCW 000000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Edgar Renteria — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
2B 4 0 1 5 0 0
SS 2114 2053 2963 5701 272 1218

Season-by-Season Fielding

Edgar Renteria — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1996 FLO SS 106 103 163 344 11 77
1997 FLO SS 153 149 242 415 17 95
1998 FLO SS 129 129 194 372 20 93
1999 SLN SS 151 140 219 393 26 88
2000 SLN SS 149 144 231 379 27 79
2001 SLN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
2001 SLN SS 137 133 207 390 24 85
2002 SLN SS 149 147 202 410 19 72
2003 SLN SS 156 154 191 439 16 83
2004 SLN SS 149 148 222 419 11 92
2005 BOS SS 153 150 227 398 30 90
2006 ATL SS 146 146 185 399 13 76
2007 ATL SS 121 122 147 322 11 71
2008 DET SS 138 134 197 365 16 91
2009 SFN SS 123 121 161 299 14 63
2010 SFN SS 68 62 80 149 4 27
2011 CIN 2B 4 0 1 5 0 0
2011 CIN SS 86 71 95 208 13 36

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Edgar Renteria Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 4
Shortstop 2114
Designated Hitter 2

Awards & Honors

Edgar Renteria — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2010 World Series MVP
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-05-28
2004 TSN All-Star SS
2003 Gold Glove SS
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-09-20
2003 Silver Slugger SS
2003 TSN All-Star SS
2002 Gold Glove SS
2002 Silver Slugger SS
2002 TSN All-Star SS
2000 Silver Slugger SS
2000 TSN All-Star SS
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-06-13

Salary History

Edgar Renteria's recorded salaries total $84,932,891 over 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Renteria's career ran from 1996 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1996.

Edgar Renteria — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2011 CIN NL $2,068,391
2010 SFN NL $10,000,000
2009 SFN NL $8,000,000
2008 DET AL $10,000,000
2007 ATL NL $9,000,000
2006 ATL NL $9,000,000
2005 BOS AL $8,000,000
2004 SLN NL $7,250,000
2003 SLN NL $6,500,000
2002 SLN NL $6,000,000
2001 SLN NL $4,500,000
2000 SLN NL $2,250,000
1999 SLN NL $2,000,000
1998 FLO NL $255,000
1997 FLO NL $109,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $84,932,891

Award Voting History

Edgar Renteria — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 13.0 448 0
2002 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 2.0 448 0
1996 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 84.0 140 10

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Edgar Renteria (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Alan Trammell HOF
    .285 avg, 185 HR
  2. 93
    Carney Lansford
    .290 avg, 151 HR
  3. 87
    Tony Fernandez
    .288 avg, 94 HR
  4. 85
    Elvis Andrus
    .269 avg, 102 HR
  5. 84
    Orlando Cabrera
    .272 avg, 123 HR
  6. 84
    Ray Durham
    .277 avg, 192 HR

Edgar Renteria: the record in brief

Edgar Renteria played a first major league game on May 10, 1996 and a last one on September 28, 2011. Club by club, the record runs the Florida Marlins (1996 to 1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 to 2004), the Boston Red Sox (2005), the Atlanta Braves (2006 through 2007), the Detroit Tigers (2008), the San Francisco Giants (2009 to 2010), and the Cincinnati Reds (2011). Listed as a shortstop, Renteria batted and threw right-handed. Renteria is listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. Renteria was born on August 7, 1976, in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Edgar Renteria was the playing name; the full given name is Edgar Enrique.

Renteria's career batting table shows 2,152 games, 8,142 at bats and 2,327 hits, a .286 average, plus 140 homers, 923 runs batted in, and 294 stolen bases. Renteria's career OPS of .741 combines a .343 on-base mark with .398 slugging. Measured against the leagues Renteria played in, the .286 career average compares with a .265 league average over the same seasons, 7.8% above the league.

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgar Renteria

What years did Edgar Renteria play?
Edgar Renteria played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2011.
Was Edgar Renteria a pitcher?
No. Edgar Renteria was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Edgar Renteria hit?
Edgar Renteria hit 140 career home runs with 2,327 hits.
What teams did Edgar Renteria play for?
Edgar Renteria played for 7 teams: the Florida Marlins (1996–1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2004), the Boston Red Sox (2005), the Atlanta Braves (2006–2007), the Detroit Tigers (2008), the San Francisco Giants (2009–2010), and the Cincinnati Reds (2011).
Did Edgar Renteria win an MVP award?
No. Edgar Renteria did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Edgar Renteria win?
Edgar Renteria won the World Series MVP award (2010), 2 Gold Gloves (2002 and 2003), and 3 Silver Slugger awards (2000, 2002, and 2003). He was selected to 5 All-Star Games.
What were Edgar Renteria's career stats?
In 2,152 games, Edgar Renteria had 2,327 hits, 140 home runs, 923 RBI, 1,200 runs, and 294 stolen bases, with a .286 batting average.
How much did Edgar Renteria earn in his career?
Edgar Renteria's recorded salaries total $84,932,891 over 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Renteria's career ran from 1996 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1996.
What was Edgar Renteria's salary?
Edgar Renteria's last recorded salary was $2,068,391, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,500, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2011.
What position did Edgar Renteria play?
Edgar Renteria played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Edgar Renteria and how much did he weigh?
Edgar Renteria was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Edgar Renteria hit each season?
Edgar Renteria's home runs by season: 5 in 1996, 4 in 1997, 3 in 1998, 11 in 1999, 16 in 2000, 10 in 2001, 11 in 2002, 13 in 2003, 10 in 2004, 8 in 2005, 14 in 2006, 12 in 2007, 10 in 2008, 5 in 2009, 3 in 2010, and 5 in 2011. His most in one season was 16, in 2000.
What was Edgar Renteria's career batting average?
Edgar Renteria batted .286 over his career, with 2,327 hits in 8,142 at bats.
How many RBI did Edgar Renteria have?
Edgar Renteria drove in 923 runs in his career.