What years did Oscar Salazar play?

Oscar Salazar played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.

Was Oscar Salazar a pitcher?

No. Oscar Salazar was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Oscar Salazar hit?

Oscar Salazar hit 14 career home runs with 100 hits.

Oscar Salazar

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2010)

AVG .269

HR 14

RBI 62

H 100

OPS .778

PIV 178

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 6/27/1978 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2002-04-10
Last Game: 2010-10-02

Full name: Oscar Enrique Salazar

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
199	372	50	100	16	2	14	62	1	43	58	.269	.342	.435	.778	178

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .435 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career OPS .778 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — near 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
2002	DET	AL	8	21	2	4	1	0	1	3	0	1	2	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	34	81	13	23	3	0	5	15	0	12	13	.284	.263 (+8%)	.333 (+12%)	.416 (+22%)	.749 (+17%)	257.8
2009	BAL	AL	17	31	4	13	0	0	2	6	0	2	4	.419	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SDN	NL	55	108	12	29	8	2	3	19	0	12	16	.269	.262 (+2%)	.332 (+2%)	.417 (+11%)	.750 (+7%)	0.0
2010	SDN	NL	85	131	19	31	4	0	3	19	1	16	23	.237	.257 (-8%)	.325 (-2%)	.402 (-17%)	.728 (-10%)	-190.2
Career · 5 seasons			199	372	50	100	16	2	14	62	1	43	58	.269	—	—	—	—	68

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	95	169	25	44	8	32	.260
Away	104	203	25	56	6	30	.276

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
2010-10-02	SDP	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-09-27	SDP	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-26	SDP	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-25	SDP	CIN	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
2010-09-23	SDP	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010-09-22	SDP	LAD	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
2010-09-18	SDP	STL	W	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2010-09-17	SDP	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-13	SDP	COL	W	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
2010-09-12	SDP	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	25	18	162	11	0	11
2B	15	6	12	18	3	4
3B	14	8	7	14	0	3
OF	44	37	42	0	0	0
SS	4	0	1	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	DET	2B	6	4	7	8	1	3
2002	DET	3B	1	1	0	3	0	0
2002	DET	SS	1	0	1	1	0	0
2008	BAL	1B	10	9	79	5	0	5
2008	BAL	3B	7	5	3	10	0	3
2008	BAL	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	BAL	1B	2	2	20	1	0	0
2009	BAL	3B	5	1	4	0	0	0
2009	BAL	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	BAL	SS	2	0	0	2	1	0
2009	SDN	1B	6	4	30	4	0	2
2009	SDN	2B	3	2	4	6	2	1
2009	SDN	OF	19	16	25	0	0	0
2010	SDN	1B	7	3	33	1	0	4
2010	SDN	2B	6	0	1	4	0	0
2010	SDN	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0
2010	SDN	OF	24	21	17	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	25
Second Base	15
Third Base	14
Shortstop	4
Left Field	33
Right Field	11
Designated Hitter	9

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	SDN	NL	$408,500
Total Career Earnings			$408,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Oscar Salazar

What years did Oscar Salazar play?: Oscar Salazar played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.
Was Oscar Salazar a pitcher?: No. Oscar Salazar was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Oscar Salazar hit?: Oscar Salazar hit 14 career home runs with 100 hits.