What years did Alex Rios play?

Alex Rios played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015.

Was Alex Rios a pitcher?

No. Alex Rios was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Alex Rios hit?

Alex Rios hit 169 career home runs with 1778 hits.

What was Alex Rios's career batting average?

Alex Rios batted .277 over his career, with 1,778 hits in 6,419 at bats.

How many RBI did Alex Rios have?

Alex Rios drove in 794 runs in his career.

Is Alex Rios in the Hall of Fame?

No. Alex Rios has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Alex Rios

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2015)

Alex Rios was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,691 career games, he hit .277 with 1,778 hits, 169 home runs, and 794 RBI. Alex Rios was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,605.

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 .277

HR 169

RBI 794

H 1,778

OPS .755

PIV 2,605

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 210 lb
Born: 2/18/1981 in Coffee, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-05-27
Last Game: 2015-10-04
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Alexis Israel Rios

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Career Batting Statistics

Alex Rios — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,691	6,419	885	1,778	374	63	169	794	253	400	1,117	.277	.321	.434	.755	2,605

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career OBP .321 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .434 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OPS .755 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Alex Rios 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	TOR	AL	111	426	55	122	24	7	1	28	15	31	84	.286	.266 (+8%)	.335 (+1%)	.427 (-11%)	.762 (-6%)	-386.5
2005	TOR	AL	146	481	71	126	23	6	10	59	14	28	101	.262	.264 (-1%)	.330 (-7%)	.418 (-5%)	.749 (-6%)	-568.1
2006	TOR	AL	128	450	68	136	33	6	17	82	15	35	89	.302	.269 (+12%)	.336 (+4%)	.431 (+19%)	.768 (+13%)	982.8
2007	TOR	AL	161	643	114	191	43	7	24	85	17	55	103	.297	.268 (+11%)	.335 (+6%)	.422 (+18%)	.758 (+12%)	1581.0
2008	TOR	AL	155	635	91	185	47	8	15	79	32	44	112	.291	.263 (+10%)	.333 (+1%)	.416 (+11%)	.749 (+7%)	679.3
2009	TOR	AL	108	436	52	115	25	2	14	62	19	31	78	.264	.262 (+1%)	.332 (-5%)	.417 (+2%)	.750 (-1%)	-143.8
2009	CHA	AL	41	146	11	29	6	0	3	9	5	6	29	.199	.262 (-24%)	.332 (-31%)	.417 (-28%)	.750 (-29%)	-143.8
2010	CHA	AL	147	567	89	161	29	3	21	88	34	38	93	.284	.257 (+10%)	.325 (+3%)	.402 (+13%)	.728 (+9%)	890.6
2011	CHA	AL	145	537	64	122	22	2	13	44	11	27	68	.227	.255 (-11%)	.320 (-17%)	.399 (-13%)	.719 (-15%)	-1354.9
2012	CHA	AL	157	605	93	184	37	8	25	91	23	26	92	.304	.254 (+19%)	.318 (+5%)	.405 (+27%)	.724 (+17%)	1879.4
2013	CHA	AL	109	430	57	119	22	2	12	55	26	32	78	.277	.253 (+9%)	.317 (+3%)	.396 (+6%)	.714 (+5%)	373.4
2013	TEX	AL	47	186	26	52	11	2	6	26	16	9	30	.280	.253 (+10%)	.317 (-1%)	.396 (+15%)	.714 (+8%)	373.4
2014	TEX	AL	131	492	54	138	30	8	4	54	17	23	93	.280	.251 (+12%)	.313 (-1%)	.386 (+3%)	.700 (+1%)	-36.7
2015	KCA	AL	105	385	40	98	22	2	4	32	9	15	67	.255	.254 (avg)	.316 (-9%)	.404 (-13%)	.721 (-11%)	-755.1
Career · 14 seasons			1,691	6,419	885	1,778	374	63	169	794	253	400	1,117	.277	—	—	—	—	3,371

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

Alex Rios — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	48	6	13	2	0	1	6	3	10	.271

Playoff Batting by Year

Alex Rios — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	6	19	1	7	0	1	3	0	3	.368
2015	ALDS1	KCA	5	14	3	4	2	0	2	3	5	.286
2015	WS	KCA	5	15	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	.133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Alex Rios — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	827	3089	453	885	96	415	.287
Away	863	3326	432	892	73	378	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alex Rios — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
2015-10-04	KCR	MIN	W	5	1	1	0	2	0	2
2015-10-03	KCR	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015-10-02	KCR	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2015-09-30	KCR	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015-09-29	KCR	CHW	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-09-28	KCR	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2015-09-27	KCR	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015-09-26	KCR	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015-09-25	KCR	CLE	L	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
2015-09-24	KCR	SEA	W	5	3	0	1	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Rios — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1656	1599	3503	94	48	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Rios — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	TOR	OF	111	109	218	11	2	4
2005	TOR	OF	142	120	257	7	2	1
2006	TOR	OF	125	108	224	8	1	2
2007	TOR	OF	161	157	287	11	7	1
2008	TOR	OF	151	151	326	14	4	3
2009	TOR	OF	108	108	236	4	3	0
2009	CHA	OF	41	38	93	0	2	0
2010	CHA	OF	144	142	388	6	5	3
2011	CHA	OF	143	136	349	5	3	3
2012	CHA	OF	156	156	333	9	7	2
2013	CHA	OF	108	108	228	8	3	1
2013	TEX	OF	47	47	99	1	0	0
2014	TEX	OF	114	114	250	6	6	2
2015	KCA	OF	105	105	215	4	3	0

Career Games by Position

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Alex Rios Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	1
Center Field	427
Right Field	1250
Designated Hitter	24

Awards & Honors

Alex Rios — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-09-29
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-09-06

Salary History

Alex Rios — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	KCA	AL	$11,000,000
2014	TEX	AL	$12,500,000
2013	CHA	AL	$13,000,000
2012	CHA	AL	$12,500,000
2011	CHA	AL	$12,500,000
2010	CHA	AL	$10,200,000
2009	TOR	AL	$6,400,000
2008	TOR	AL	$4,835,000
2007	TOR	AL	$2,535,000
2006	TOR	AL	$354,000
2005	TOR	AL	$331,000
Total Career Earnings			$86,155,000

Award Voting History

Alex Rios — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	17.0	392	0
2004	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	12.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Alex Rios: the record in brief

Alex Rios played a first major league game on May 27, 2004 and a last one on October 4, 2015. Rios played for the Toronto Blue Jays (2004 through 2009), the Chicago White Sox (2009 through 2013), the Texas Rangers (2013 through 2014), and the Kansas City Royals (2015). Rios played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 18, 1981, in Coffee, AL, USA and a listed size of 6'5" and 210 pounds. On the record, Alex Rios was born Alexis Israel Rios.

Rios collected 1,778 hits in 6,419 at bats across 1,691 games, good for a .277 batting average, adding 169 homers, 794 runs batted in, and 253 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .321 clip and slugging .434, Rios finished with a .755 OPS. Measured against the leagues Rios played in, the .277 career average compares with a .260 league average over the same seasons, 6.5% above the league.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Rios

What years did Alex Rios play?: Alex Rios played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015.
Was Alex Rios a pitcher?: No. Alex Rios was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Alex Rios hit?: Alex Rios hit 169 career home runs with 1778 hits.
What was Alex Rios's career batting average?: Alex Rios batted .277 over his career, with 1,778 hits in 6,419 at bats.
How many RBI did Alex Rios have?: Alex Rios drove in 794 runs in his career.
Is Alex Rios in the Hall of Fame?: No. Alex Rios has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.