What years did Brian Roberts play?

Brian Roberts played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.

Was Brian Roberts a pitcher?

No. Brian Roberts was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Brian Roberts hit?

Brian Roberts hit 97 career home runs with 1,527 hits.

What teams did Brian Roberts play for?

Brian Roberts played for 2 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2001–2013) and the New York Yankees (2014).

Did Brian Roberts win an MVP award?

No. Brian Roberts did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Brian Roberts win?

Brian Roberts was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Brian Roberts's career stats?

In 1,418 games, Brian Roberts had 1,527 hits, 97 home runs, 542 RBI, 850 runs, and 285 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.

What was Brian Roberts's salary?

Brian Roberts's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $345,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2014.

What position did Brian Roberts play?

Brian Roberts played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brian Roberts and how much did he weigh?

Brian Roberts was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.

How many home runs did Brian Roberts hit each season?

Brian Roberts's home runs by season: 2 in 2001, 1 in 2002, 5 in 2003, 4 in 2004, 18 in 2005, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2007, 9 in 2008, 16 in 2009, 4 in 2010, 3 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 8 in 2013, and 5 in 2014. His most in one season was 18, in 2005.

What was Brian Roberts's career batting average?

Brian Roberts batted .276 over his career, with 1,527 hits in 5,531 at bats.

How many RBI did Brian Roberts have?

Brian Roberts drove in 542 runs in his career.

Brian Roberts

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2014)

Brian Roberts was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014 for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,418 career games, he hit .276 with 1,527 hits, 97 home runs, and 542 RBI. Brian Roberts was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,500.

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 15, 2026

AVG .276

HR 97

RBI 542

H 1,527

OPS .756

PIV 2,500

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 10/9/1977 in Durham, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-06-14
Last Game: 2014-07-28
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Brian Michael Roberts

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Career Batting Statistics

Brian Roberts — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,418	5,531	850	1,527	367	39	97	542	285	609	844	.276	.347	.409	.756	2,500

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .756 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Roberts 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
2001	BAL	AL	75	273	42	69	12	3	2	17	12	13	36	.253	.263 (-4%)	.332 (-15%)	.426 (-20%)	.758 (-18%)	-851.2
2002	BAL	AL	38	128	18	29	6	0	1	11	9	15	21	.227	.261 (-13%)	.331 (-7%)	.416 (-29%)	.747 (-19%)	-385.2
2003	BAL	AL	112	460	65	124	22	4	5	41	23	46	58	.270	.264 (+2%)	.332 (+1%)	.422 (-13%)	.754 (-7%)	-444.8
2004	BAL	AL	159	641	107	175	50	2	4	53	29	71	95	.273	.266 (+3%)	.335 (+3%)	.427 (-12%)	.762 (-6%)	-552.2
2005	BAL	AL	143	561	92	176	45	7	18	73	27	67	83	.314	.264 (+19%)	.330 (+17%)	.418 (+23%)	.749 (+20%)	2429.7
2006	BAL	AL	138	563	85	161	34	3	10	55	36	55	66	.286	.269 (+6%)	.336 (+3%)	.431 (-5%)	.768 (-1%)	-116.6
2007	BAL	AL	156	621	103	180	42	5	12	57	50	89	99	.290	.268 (+8%)	.335 (+12%)	.422 (+2%)	.758 (+7%)	1076.6
2008	BAL	AL	155	611	107	181	51	8	9	57	40	82	104	.296	.263 (+12%)	.333 (+13%)	.416 (+8%)	.749 (+11%)	1453.7
2009	BAL	AL	159	632	110	179	56	1	16	79	30	74	112	.283	.262 (+8%)	.332 (+7%)	.417 (+8%)	.750 (+8%)	1000.7
2010	BAL	AL	59	230	28	64	14	0	4	15	12	26	40	.278	.257 (+8%)	.325 (+9%)	.402 (-3%)	.728 (+2%)	149.0
2011	BAL	AL	39	163	18	36	7	1	3	19	6	12	21	.221	.255 (-13%)	.320 (-15%)	.399 (-17%)	.719 (-16%)	-431.8
2012	BAL	AL	17	66	2	12	0	0	0	5	1	5	12	.182	.254 (-29%)	.318 (-27%)	.405 (-55%)	.724 (-43%)	-453.7
2013	BAL	AL	77	265	33	66	12	1	8	39	3	26	44	.249	.253 (-2%)	.317 (-2%)	.396 (-1%)	.714 (-1%)	-77.9
2014	NYA	AL	91	317	40	75	16	4	5	21	7	28	53	.237	.251 (-6%)	.313 (-4%)	.386 (-7%)	.700 (-6%)	-295.7
Career · 14 seasons			1,418	5,531	850	1,527	367	39	97	542	285	609	844	.276	—	—	—	—	2,500

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Roberts — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	701	2725	395	733	45	248	.269
Away	717	2806	455	794	52	294	.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brian Roberts — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-07-28	NYY	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-07-26	NYY	TOR	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2014-07-25	NYY	TOR	W	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
2014-07-24	NYY	TEX	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-07-22	NYY	TEX	W	5	1	2	1	0	1	0
2014-07-21	NYY	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-07-20	NYY	CIN	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	2
2014-07-19	NYY	CIN	W	4	3	2	0	0	0	1
2014-07-18	NYY	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014-07-13	NYY	BAL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Roberts — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1304	1275	2183	3719	81	850
SS	53	49	85	139	16	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Roberts — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	BAL	2B	12	7	13	25	2	6
2001	BAL	SS	51	47	84	131	14	25
2002	BAL	2B	25	25	43	80	3	19
2003	BAL	2B	107	105	198	324	7	68
2003	BAL	SS	2	2	1	8	2	1
2004	BAL	2B	150	148	235	426	8	92
2005	BAL	2B	141	138	238	413	8	93
2006	BAL	2B	137	135	214	375	9	98
2007	BAL	2B	154	151	278	457	7	110
2008	BAL	2B	154	152	289	441	8	110
2009	BAL	2B	158	155	249	432	11	106
2010	BAL	2B	59	58	86	146	3	38
2011	BAL	2B	39	39	65	123	3	24
2012	BAL	2B	17	17	30	48	1	9
2013	BAL	2B	60	60	110	190	1	43
2014	NYA	2B	91	85	135	239	10	34

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brian Roberts Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1304
Shortstop	53
Designated Hitter	41

Awards & Honors

Brian Roberts — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2005	Player of the Month	April
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-04-16
2005	TSN All-Star	2B
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-08-14

Salary History

Brian Roberts's recorded salaries total $64,310,000 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Roberts's career ran from 2001 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Brian Roberts — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	NYA	AL	$2,000,000
2013	BAL	AL	$10,000,000
2012	BAL	AL	$10,000,000
2011	BAL	AL	$10,000,000
2010	BAL	AL	$10,000,000
2009	BAL	AL	$8,000,000
2008	BAL	AL	$6,300,000
2007	BAL	AL	$4,200,000
2006	BAL	AL	$3,075,000
2005	BAL	AL	$390,000
2004	BAL	AL	$345,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$64,310,000

College History

Brian Roberts — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of South Carolina	Columbia	SC	1999
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	1997, 1998

Award Voting History

Brian Roberts — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	5.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Brian Roberts: the record in brief

According to the bio, Brian Roberts debuted on June 14, 2001 and played a final game on July 28, 2014. Club by club, the record runs the Baltimore Orioles (2001 to 2013) and the New York Yankees (2014). Born on October 9, 1977, in Durham, NC, USA, Roberts is listed as a second baseman and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Roberts's listed size is 5 feet, 9 inches and 175 pounds. The bio lists the given name Brian Michael.

The batting record for Roberts: 1,418 games, 1,527 hits in 5,531 at bats, and a .276 average; the totals also include 97 home runs, 542 runs batted in, and 285 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .347 clip and slugging .409, Roberts finished with a .756 OPS. The league as a whole hit .261 across Roberts's seasons, which puts the .276 career mark 5.7% above average. The single-season home run high is 18, set in 2005. No season topped the 181 hits of 2008.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Roberts

What years did Brian Roberts play?: Brian Roberts played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.
Was Brian Roberts a pitcher?: No. Brian Roberts was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Brian Roberts hit?: Brian Roberts hit 97 career home runs with 1,527 hits.
What teams did Brian Roberts play for?: Brian Roberts played for 2 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2001–2013) and the New York Yankees (2014).
Did Brian Roberts win an MVP award?: No. Brian Roberts did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Brian Roberts win?: Brian Roberts was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Brian Roberts's career stats?: In 1,418 games, Brian Roberts had 1,527 hits, 97 home runs, 542 RBI, 850 runs, and 285 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.
How much did Brian Roberts earn in his career?: Brian Roberts's recorded salaries total $64,310,000 over 11 seasons, 2004 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Roberts's career ran from 2001 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, and 2003.
What was Brian Roberts's salary?: Brian Roberts's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $345,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2014.
What position did Brian Roberts play?: Brian Roberts played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brian Roberts and how much did he weigh?: Brian Roberts was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Brian Roberts hit each season?: Brian Roberts's home runs by season: 2 in 2001, 1 in 2002, 5 in 2003, 4 in 2004, 18 in 2005, 10 in 2006, 12 in 2007, 9 in 2008, 16 in 2009, 4 in 2010, 3 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 8 in 2013, and 5 in 2014. His most in one season was 18, in 2005.
What was Brian Roberts's career batting average?: Brian Roberts batted .276 over his career, with 1,527 hits in 5,531 at bats.
How many RBI did Brian Roberts have?: Brian Roberts drove in 542 runs in his career.