What years did Kyle Schwarber play?

Kyle Schwarber played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.

Was Kyle Schwarber a pitcher?

No. Kyle Schwarber was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Kyle Schwarber hit?

Kyle Schwarber hit 385 career home runs with 1185 hits.

What was Kyle Schwarber's career batting average?

Kyle Schwarber batted .231 over his career, with 1,185 hits in 5,125 at bats.

How many RBI did Kyle Schwarber have?

Kyle Schwarber drove in 881 runs in his career.

Is Kyle Schwarber in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kyle Schwarber has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kyle Schwarber

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2026)

Kyle Schwarber is an outfielder who has played in Major League Baseball since 2015 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,447 career games, he has hit .231 with 1,185 hits, 385 home runs, and 881 RBI. Kyle Schwarber is a 3-time All-Star, an All-Star Game MVP, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 16,082.

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

Active Player

AVG .231

HR 385

RBI 881

H 1,185

OPS .848

PIV thru 2025 16,082

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 12, 2026.

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 229 lb
Born: 3/5/1993 in Middletown, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-06-16
Awards: 3× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP · Silver Slugger

Full name: Kyle Joseph Schwarber

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Career Batting Statistics

Kyle Schwarber — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,447	5,125	895	1,185	195	15	385	881	40	869	1,747	.231	.347	.500	.848	16,082

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +21.8% above league average.

Career OPS .848 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kyle Schwarber 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
2015	CHN	NL	69	232	52	57	6	1	16	43	3	36	77	.246	.254 (-3%)	.316 (+12%)	.404 (+20%)	.721 (+17%)	788.7
2016	CHN	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHN	NL	129	422	67	89	16	1	30	59	1	59	150	.211	.254 (-17%)	.324 (-3%)	.425 (+10%)	.750 (+4%)	388.2
2018	CHN	NL	137	428	64	102	14	3	26	61	4	78	140	.238	.247 (-4%)	.318 (+12%)	.409 (+14%)	.727 (+13%)	1306.2
2019	CHN	NL	155	529	82	132	29	3	38	92	2	70	156	.250	.252 (-1%)	.322 (+5%)	.434 (+22%)	.757 (+15%)	1629.8
2020	CHN	NL	59	191	30	36	6	0	11	24	1	30	66	.188	.244 (-23%)	.321 (-4%)	.417 (-6%)	.739 (-5%)	-125.4
2021	WAS	NL	72	265	42	67	9	0	25	53	1	31	88	.253	.243 (+4%)	.317 (+7%)	.410 (+39%)	.727 (+25%)	1177.9
2021	BOS	AL	41	134	34	39	10	0	7	18	0	33	39	.291	.243 (+19%)	.317 (+37%)	.410 (+27%)	.727 (+31%)	1177.9
2022	PHI	NL	155	577	100	126	21	3	46	94	10	86	200	.218	.242 (-10%)	.311 (+4%)	.394 (+28%)	.706 (+17%)	1987.8
2023	PHI	NL	160	585	108	115	19	1	47	104	0	126	215	.197	.248 (-21%)	.320 (+7%)	.414 (+14%)	.734 (+11%)	1654.2
2024	PHI	NL	150	573	110	142	22	0	38	104	5	106	197	.248	.243 (+2%)	.312 (+17%)	.399 (+22%)	.711 (+20%)	2545.2
2025	PHI	NL	162	604	111	145	23	2	56	132	10	108	197	.240	.245 (-2%)	.315 (+16%)	.403 (+39%)	.718 (+29%)	3849.4
2026	PHI	NL	156	581	95	135	20	1	45	97	3	105	220	.232	.243 (-5%)	.318 (+11%)	.400 (+25%)	.718 (+19%)	0
Career · 13 seasons			1,447	5,125	895	1,185	195	15	385	881	40	869	1,747	.231	—	—	—	—	16,380

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

Kyle Schwarber — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
73	244	44	57	7	0	23	37	46	79	.234

Playoff Batting by Year

Kyle Schwarber — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2025	NLDS2	PHI	4	16	2	3	1	2	3	2	8	.188
2024	NLDS1	PHI	4	16	2	2	0	1	1	2	6	.125
2023	NLCS	PHI	7	22	8	8	2	5	5	8	7	.364
2023	NLDS1	PHI	4	17	0	2	1	0	0	1	5	.118
2023	NLWC2	PHI	2	8	1	2	1	0	1	0	5	.250
2022	NLCS	PHI	5	15	6	6	0	3	4	6	3	.400
2022	NLDS1	PHI	4	13	2	1	0	0	0	3	4	.077
2022	NLWC2	PHI	2	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	.000
2022	WS	PHI	6	20	5	5	0	3	4	6	7	.250
2021	ALCS	BOS	6	25	2	3	1	1	4	2	7	.120
2021	ALDS2	BOS	4	16	4	5	0	1	1	2	4	.312
2021	ALWC	BOS	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	.333
2020	NLWC3	CHN	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000
2018	NLWC	CHN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2017	NLCS	CHN	4	12	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	.167
2017	NLDS2	CHN	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	.200
2016	WS	CHN	5	17	2	7	1	0	2	3	4	.412
2015	NLCS	CHN	4	14	2	2	0	2	3	2	5	.143
2015	NLDS1	CHN	4	10	3	5	0	2	2	2	3	.500
2015	NLWC	CHN	1	3	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	.667

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kyle Schwarber — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	651	2244	434	542	177	390	.242
Away	639	2298	366	508	163	394	.221

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kyle Schwarber — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2025-09-28	PHI	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2025-09-27	PHI	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2025-09-26	PHI	MIN	W	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
2025-09-25	PHI	MIA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2025-09-24	PHI	MIA	W	5	2	4	1	2	2	0	1
2025-09-23	PHI	MIA	L	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	3
2025-09-21	PHI	AZ	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-20	PHI	AZ	L	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	1
2025-09-19	PHI	AZ	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2025-09-17	PHI	LAD	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kyle Schwarber — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	11	9	65	1	1	8
C	26	15	120	7	4	1
OF	805	781	1169	38	23	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kyle Schwarber — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	CHN	C	21	15	110	7	4	1
2015	CHN	OF	43	38	45	1	1	0
2016	CHN	OF	2	2	1	0	0	0
2017	CHN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017	CHN	C	4	0	9	0	0	0
2017	CHN	OF	110	101	141	7	5	1
2018	CHN	OF	120	115	174	11	1	0
2019	CHN	C	1	0	1	0	0	0
2019	CHN	OF	140	137	214	7	6	0
2020	CHN	OF	48	48	70	3	0	0
2021	WAS	OF	72	72	127	3	3	1
2021	BOS	1B	10	9	65	1	1	8
2021	BOS	OF	15	14	23	1	0	2
2022	PHI	OF	139	138	182	3	1	0
2023	PHI	OF	103	103	166	2	5	0
2024	PHI	OF	5	5	10	0	0	0
2025	PHI	OF	8	8	16	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kyle Schwarber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	26
First Base	11
Left Field	803
Right Field	4
Designated Hitter	415

Awards & Honors

Kyle Schwarber — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2025	All-MLB Team - Second Team	DH
2025	All-Star Game MVP
2025	Player of the Week	Week of 2025-08-30
2024	Player of the Week	Week of 2024-09-07
2022	All-MLB Team - Second Team	OF
2022	Player of the Month	June
2022	Silver Slugger	OF
2021	Player of the Month	June
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-06-19

Salary History

Kyle Schwarber — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHN	NL	$522,000
Total Career Earnings			$522,000

Award Voting History

Kyle Schwarber — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2025	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	260.0	420
2024	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	15.0	420
2023	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	2.0	420
2022	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	2.0	420

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Kyle Schwarber: the record in brief

Kyle Schwarber's major league record starts with the debut on June 16, 2015 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Schwarber played for the Chicago Cubs (2015 to 2020), the Washington Nationals (2021), the Boston Red Sox (2021), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2022 through 2026). Schwarber played primarily as an outfielder and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Born on March 5, 1993, in Middletown, OH, USA, Schwarber was listed at 6-foot-0 and 229 pounds. The given name on file is Kyle Joseph Schwarber.

Schwarber has collected 1,185 hits in 5,125 at bats across 1,447 games, good for a .231 batting average, along with 385 home runs, 881 RBI, and 40 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .347 and the slugging percentage .500, for an OPS of .848. Measured against the leagues Schwarber played in, the .231 career average compares with a .248 league average over the same seasons, 6.9% below the league. By OPS the gap is 16.3% above league average (.848 against .729).

Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Schwarber

What years did Kyle Schwarber play?: Kyle Schwarber played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2026.
Was Kyle Schwarber a pitcher?: No. Kyle Schwarber was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kyle Schwarber hit?: Kyle Schwarber hit 385 career home runs with 1185 hits.
What was Kyle Schwarber's career batting average?: Kyle Schwarber batted .231 over his career, with 1,185 hits in 5,125 at bats.
How many RBI did Kyle Schwarber have?: Kyle Schwarber drove in 881 runs in his career.
Is Kyle Schwarber in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kyle Schwarber has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.