What years did Scott Rolen play?

Scott Rolen played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012.

Was Scott Rolen a pitcher?

No. Scott Rolen was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Scott Rolen hit?

Scott Rolen hit 316 career home runs with 2077 hits.

Is Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Scott Rolen was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.

Scott Rolen

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1996-2012)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2023

AVG .281

HR 316

RBI 1,287

H 2,077

OPS .855

PIV 20,867

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 245 lb
Born: 4/4/1975 in Evansville, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-08-01
Last Game: 2012-10-03
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2023 (BBWAA)
Awards: 7× All-Star · Rookie of the Year · 8× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Scott Bruce Rolen

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,038	7,398	1,211	2,077	517	43	316	1,287	118	899	1,410	.281	.364	.490	.855	20,867

Career AVG .281 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Career SLG .490 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — +16.7% above league average.

Career OPS .855 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — +13.4% 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
1996	PHI	NL	37	130	10	33	7	0	4	18	0	13	27	.254	.269 (-6%)	.340 (-5%)	.426 (-6%)	.767 (-6%)	-139.2
1997	PHI	NL	156	561	93	159	35	3	21	92	16	76	138	.283	.266 (+6%)	.336 (+12%)	.419 (+12%)	.756 (+12%)	1595.4
1998	PHI	NL	160	601	120	174	45	4	31	110	14	93	141	.290	.266 (+9%)	.335 (+17%)	.420 (+27%)	.755 (+22%)	3048.1
1999	PHI	NL	112	421	74	113	28	1	26	77	12	67	114	.268	.271 (-1%)	.344 (+7%)	.433 (+21%)	.778 (+15%)	1282.1
2000	PHI	NL	128	483	88	144	32	6	26	89	8	51	99	.298	.270 (+10%)	.344 (+7%)	.437 (+26%)	.782 (+18%)	1739.3
2001	PHI	NL	151	554	96	160	39	1	25	107	16	74	127	.289	.263 (+9%)	.332 (+14%)	.426 (+17%)	.758 (+15%)	1933.1
2002	PHI	NL	100	375	52	97	21	4	17	66	5	52	68	.259	.261 (-1%)	.331 (+8%)	.416 (+13%)	.747 (+11%)	872.1
2002	SLN	NL	55	205	37	57	8	4	14	44	3	20	34	.278	.261 (+6%)	.331 (+7%)	.416 (+35%)	.747 (+22%)	872.1
2003	SLN	NL	154	559	98	160	49	1	28	104	13	82	104	.286	.264 (+8%)	.332 (+15%)	.422 (+25%)	.754 (+21%)	2547.7
2004	SLN	NL	142	500	109	157	32	4	34	124	4	72	92	.314	.266 (+18%)	.335 (+22%)	.427 (+40%)	.762 (+32%)	3506.4
2005	SLN	NL	56	196	28	46	12	1	5	28	1	25	28	.235	.264 (-11%)	.330 (-2%)	.418 (-9%)	.749 (-6%)	-169.4
2006	SLN	NL	142	521	94	154	48	1	22	95	7	56	69	.296	.269 (+10%)	.336 (+10%)	.431 (+20%)	.768 (+15%)	1670.3
2007	SLN	NL	112	392	55	104	24	2	8	58	5	37	56	.265	.268 (-1%)	.335 (-1%)	.422 (-6%)	.758 (-4%)	-276.5
2008	TOR	AL	115	408	58	107	30	3	11	50	5	46	71	.262	.263 (-1%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (+4%)	.749 (+4%)	386.7
2009	TOR	AL	88	338	52	108	29	0	8	43	4	26	42	.320	.262 (+22%)	.332 (+11%)	.417 (+14%)	.750 (+13%)	795.8
2009	CIN	NL	40	137	24	37	7	1	3	24	1	19	20	.270	.262 (+3%)	.332 (+9%)	.417 (-4%)	.750 (+2%)	795.8
2010	CIN	NL	133	471	66	134	34	3	20	83	1	50	82	.285	.257 (+11%)	.325 (+10%)	.402 (+23%)	.728 (+17%)	1578.7
2011	CIN	NL	65	252	31	61	20	2	5	36	1	10	36	.242	.255 (-5%)	.320 (-13%)	.399 (-1%)	.719 (-6%)	-332.4
2012	CIN	NL	92	294	26	72	17	2	8	39	2	30	62	.245	.254 (-4%)	.318 (avg)	.405 (-2%)	.724 (-1%)	-52.6
Career · 19 seasons			2,038	7,398	1,211	2,077	517	43	316	1,287	118	899	1,410	.281	—	—	—	—	21,653

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
39	141	18	31	7	0	5	12	15	34	.220

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	NLDS2	CIN	4	16	1	4	0	0	1	1	4	.250
2010	NLDS1	CIN	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	.091
2006	NLCS	SLN	7	21	4	5	1	0	0	3	1	.238
2006	NLDS2	SLN	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.091
2006	WS	SLN	5	19	5	8	3	1	2	2	4	.421
2004	NLCS	SLN	7	29	6	9	2	3	6	2	9	.310
2004	NLDS1	SLN	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	.000
2004	WS	SLN	4	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000
2002	NLDS2	SLN	2	7	1	3	0	1	2	0	2	.429

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	1033	3624	595	1027	152	676	.283
Away	1005	3774	616	1050	164	611	.278

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2012-10-03	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012-10-02	CIN	STL	W	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	2
2012-10-01	CIN	STL	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
2012-09-29	CIN	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2012-09-28	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-26	CIN	MIL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-21	CIN	LAD	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2012-09-19	CIN	CHC	W	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2012-09-18	CIN	CHC	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-15	CIN	MIA	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	2023	1996	1478	4081	186	355

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	PHI	3B	37	37	29	54	4	4
1997	PHI	3B	155	155	144	291	24	30
1998	PHI	3B	159	159	135	319	14	28
1999	PHI	3B	112	111	111	227	14	21
2000	PHI	3B	128	127	89	245	10	14
2001	PHI	3B	151	151	104	325	12	22
2002	PHI	3B	100	100	81	206	8	23
2002	SLN	3B	55	54	52	129	8	18
2003	SLN	3B	153	152	109	298	13	23
2004	SLN	3B	141	140	93	325	10	23
2005	SLN	3B	56	55	22	150	6	17
2006	SLN	3B	142	141	93	320	15	32
2007	SLN	3B	112	108	85	226	10	22
2008	TOR	3B	115	115	74	217	11	14
2009	TOR	3B	88	87	62	168	5	16
2009	CIN	3B	39	38	29	64	0	3
2010	CIN	3B	130	125	83	259	8	28
2011	CIN	3B	63	60	38	119	4	11
2012	CIN	3B	87	81	45	139	10	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	2023

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2010	Gold Glove	3B
2006	Gold Glove	3B
2004	Gold Glove	3B
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-06-12
2004	TSN All-Star	3B
2003	Gold Glove	3B
2003	TSN All-Star	3B
2002	Gold Glove	3B
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-09-21
2002	Silver Slugger	3B
2002	TSN All-Star	3B
2001	Gold Glove	3B
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-08-11
2000	Gold Glove	3B
1998	Gold Glove	3B
1997	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
1997	Rookie of the Year
1997	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	CIN	NL	$8,166,666
2011	CIN	NL	$8,166,666
2010	CIN	NL	$7,666,666
2009	TOR	AL	$11,625,000
2008	TOR	AL	$11,625,000
2007	SLN	NL	$12,311,637
2006	SLN	NL	$12,456,336
2005	SLN	NL	$11,625,000
2004	SLN	NL	$8,625,000
2003	SLN	NL	$7,625,000
2002	PHI	NL	$8,600,000
2001	PHI	NL	$5,500,000
2000	PHI	NL	$2,750,000
1999	PHI	NL	$1,000,000
1998	PHI	NL	$750,000
1997	PHI	NL	$150,000
1996	PHI	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$118,751,971

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	26.0	448	0
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	226.0	448	1
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	1.0	448	0
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	3.0	448	0
1997	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	140.0	140	28

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Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Rolen

What years did Scott Rolen play?: Scott Rolen played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012.
Was Scott Rolen a pitcher?: No. Scott Rolen was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Scott Rolen hit?: Scott Rolen hit 316 career home runs with 2077 hits.
Is Scott Rolen in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Scott Rolen was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.