What years did Chris Shelton play?

Chris Shelton played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2009.

Was Chris Shelton a pitcher?

No. Chris Shelton was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Chris Shelton hit?

Chris Shelton hit 37 career home runs with 254 hits.

Chris Shelton

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2009)

AVG .273

HR 37

RBI 124

H 254

OPS .802

PIV 1,271

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 220 lb
Born: 6/26/1980 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-04-15
Last Game: 2009-07-30

Full name: Christopher Bob Shelton

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
299	930	132	254	46	7	37	124	2	96	252	.273	.345	.457	.802	1,271

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .345 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .457 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .802 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — +6.0% 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
2004	DET	AL	27	46	6	9	1	0	1	3	0	9	14	.196	—	—	—	—	-145.9
2005	DET	AL	107	388	61	116	22	3	18	59	0	34	87	.299	.264 (+13%)	.330 (+9%)	.418 (+22%)	.749 (+16%)	1193.5
2006	DET	AL	115	373	50	102	16	4	16	47	1	34	107	.273	.269 (+2%)	.336 (+1%)	.431 (+8%)	.768 (+5%)	367.9
2008	TEX	AL	41	97	14	21	5	0	2	11	1	17	33	.216	.263 (-18%)	.333 (avg)	.416 (-21%)	.749 (-11%)	-144.1
2009	SEA	AL	9	26	1	6	2	0	0	4	0	2	11	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			299	930	132	254	46	7	37	124	2	96	252	.273	—	—	—	—	1,271

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	148	463	61	122	17	57	.263
Away	151	467	71	132	20	67	.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2009-07-30	SEA	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2009-07-29	SEA	TOR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	3
2009-07-28	SEA	TOR	W	4	0	1	1	1	0	2
2009-07-27	SEA	TOR	L	3	0	2	0	2	1	0
2009-07-24	SEA	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2009-07-19	SEA	CLE	W	5	1	1	1	0	0	2
2009-07-16	SEA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-12	SEA	TEX	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2009-07-10	SEA	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-24	TEX	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	250	215	2076	141	15	207
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	6	0	10	0	0	0
OF	2	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	DET	1B	8	2	22	4	0	3
2004	DET	C	6	0	10	0	0	0
2004	DET	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
2005	DET	1B	84	83	778	60	6	87
2005	DET	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	DET	1B	115	100	1004	55	6	93
2008	TEX	1B	39	26	241	20	3	21
2008	TEX	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	SEA	1B	4	4	31	2	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	6
First Base	250
Third Base	1
Left Field	1
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	28

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-04-08

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	DET	AL	$365,000
2004	DET	AL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$665,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Utah	Salt Lake City	UT	2001
Salt Lake Community College	Salt Lake City	UT	1999, 2000

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Shelton

What years did Chris Shelton play?: Chris Shelton played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2009.
Was Chris Shelton a pitcher?: No. Chris Shelton was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Chris Shelton hit?: Chris Shelton hit 37 career home runs with 254 hits.