Joey Votto

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2023)

AVG .294
HR 356
RBI 1,144
H 2,135
OPS .920
PIV 43,852
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
9/10/1983 in Toronto, ON, CAN
MLB Debut
2007-09-04
Last Game
2023-10-01
Awards
6× All-Star · MVP · Gold Glove · Hank Aaron Award

Full name: Joseph Daniel Votto

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,056 7,252 1,171 2,135 459 22 356 1,144 80 1,365 1,640 .294 .409 .511 .920 43,852

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +15.9% above league average.

Career OBP .409 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +27.2% above league average.

Career SLG .511 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +24.6% above league average.

Career OPS .920 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — +25.7% 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
2007 CIN NL 24 84 11 27 7 0 4 17 1 5 15 .321 .268 (+20%) .335 (+7%) .422 (+30%) .758 (+20%) 266.8
2008 CIN NL 151 526 69 156 32 3 24 84 7 59 102 .297 .263 (+12%) .333 (+11%) .416 (+21%) .749 (+17%) 1863.0
2009 CIN NL 131 469 82 151 38 1 25 84 4 70 106 .322 .262 (+23%) .332 (+24%) .417 (+36%) .750 (+31%) 3117.5
2010 CIN NL 150 547 106 177 36 2 37 113 16 91 125 .324 .257 (+26%) .325 (+30%) .402 (+49%) .728 (+41%) 4843.6
2011 CIN NL 161 599 101 185 40 3 29 103 8 110 129 .309 .255 (+21%) .320 (+30%) .399 (+33%) .719 (+32%) 4317.2
2012 CIN NL 111 374 59 126 44 0 14 56 5 94 85 .337 .254 (+32%) .318 (+49%) .405 (+40%) .724 (+44%) 3723.8
2013 CIN NL 162 581 101 177 30 3 24 73 6 135 138 .305 .253 (+20%) .317 (+37%) .396 (+24%) .714 (+30%) 4327.5
2014 CIN NL 62 220 32 56 16 0 6 23 1 47 49 .255 .251 (+1%) .313 (+24%) .386 (+6%) .700 (+14%) 747.0
2015 CIN NL 158 545 95 171 33 2 29 80 11 143 135 .314 .254 (+23%) .316 (+45%) .404 (+34%) .721 (+39%) 5301.0
2016 CIN NL 158 556 101 181 34 2 29 97 8 108 120 .326 .255 (+27%) .321 (+35%) .417 (+32%) .738 (+33%) 4380.4
2017 CIN NL 162 559 106 179 34 1 36 100 5 134 83 .320 .254 (+26%) .324 (+40%) .425 (+36%) .750 (+38%) 5254.8
2018 CIN NL 145 503 67 143 28 2 12 67 2 108 101 .284 .247 (+15%) .318 (+31%) .409 (+2%) .727 (+15%) 2201.7
2019 CIN NL 142 525 79 137 32 1 15 47 5 76 123 .261 .252 (+3%) .322 (+11%) .434 (-5%) .757 (+1%) 374.1
2020 CIN NL 54 186 32 42 8 0 11 22 0 37 43 .226 .244 (-8%) .321 (+10%) .417 (+7%) .739 (+8%) 356.7
2021 CIN NL 129 448 73 119 23 1 36 99 1 77 127 .266 .243 (+9%) .317 (+18%) .410 (+37%) .727 (+29%) 2682.8
2022 CIN NL 91 322 31 66 18 1 11 41 0 44 97 .205 .242 (-16%) .311 (+2%) .394 (-6%) .706 (-3%) -17.3
2023 CIN NL 65 208 26 42 6 0 14 38 0 27 62 .202 .248 (-19%) .320 (-2%) .414 (+4%) .734 (+2%) 111.8
Career · 17 seasons 2,056 7,252 1,171 2,135 459 22 356 1,144 80 1,365 1,640 .294 — — — — 43,852

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
11 41 3 10 0 0 0 1 5 12 .244

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 NLWC4 CIN 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
2013 NLWC CIN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2012 NLDS2 CIN 5 18 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 5 .389
2010 NLDS1 CIN 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .100

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home103735576111029197609.289
Away101936955601106159535.299

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2023-10-01 CINSTLL 100000001
2023-09-30 CINSTLL 000000000
2023-09-26 CINCLEW 210000031
2023-09-24 CINPITW 301000002
2023-09-23 CINPITL 111000000
2023-09-22 CINPITL 300000110
2023-09-20 CINMINL 400000001
2023-09-19 CINMINL 200000000
2023-09-18 CINMINW 412000201
2023-09-17 CINNYNL 402100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1970 1951 14722 1758 106 1432
OF 7 6 14 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 CIN 1B 17 15 107 11 0 15
2007 CIN OF 6 6 14 0 1 0
2008 CIN 1B 144 138 1050 136 11 119
2009 CIN 1B 130 128 960 101 10 108
2010 CIN 1B 148 146 1132 128 5 101
2011 CIN 1B 160 159 1341 173 6 127
2012 CIN 1B 109 109 850 116 6 69
2013 CIN 1B 161 161 1245 154 14 115
2014 CIN 1B 61 61 499 63 7 39
2015 CIN 1B 156 156 1212 139 9 122
2016 CIN 1B 154 154 1168 107 8 124
2017 CIN 1B 162 162 1227 165 4 109
2018 CIN 1B 139 138 1047 142 5 101
2019 CIN 1B 133 132 944 118 7 93
2019 CIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CIN 1B 50 49 299 40 5 25
2021 CIN 1B 123 123 853 99 7 91
2022 CIN 1B 76 76 492 48 1 40
2023 CIN 1B 47 44 296 18 1 34

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1970
Left Field 7
Designated Hitter 46

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2021 Player of the Month July
2021 Player of the Week Week of 2021-07-31
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-04-28
2017 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
2017 Player of the Week Week of 2017-07-01
2017 TSN All-Star 1B
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-05-17
2011 Gold Glove 1B
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-07-31
2010 Hank Aaron Award
2010 Most Valuable Player
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-09-27
2008 Rookie of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 CIN NL $20,000,000
2015 CIN NL $14,000,000
2014 CIN NL $12,000,000
2013 CIN NL $18,910,655
2012 CIN NL $11,410,655
2011 CIN NL $7,410,655
2010 CIN NL $525,000
2009 CIN NL $437,500
2008 CIN NL $390,000
Total Career Earnings $85,084,465

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2021 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 8.0 420 0
2017 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 300.0 420 10
2016 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 100.0 420 0
2015 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 175.0 420 0
2013 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 149.0 420 0
2012 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 16.0 448 0
2011 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 135.0 448 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 443.0 448 31
2009 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 4.0 448 0
2008 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 76.0 160 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Joey Votto (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Freddie Freeman
    .300 avg, 382 HR
  2. 93
    Jason Giambi
    .277 avg, 440 HR
  3. 92
    Paul Goldschmidt
    .286 avg, 390 HR
  4. 88
    Jeff Bagwell HOF
    .297 avg, 449 HR
  5. 87
    Todd Helton HOF
    .316 avg, 369 HR
  6. 86
    Will Clark
    .303 avg, 284 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joey Votto

What years did Joey Votto play?
Joey Votto played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2023.
Was Joey Votto a pitcher?
No. Joey Votto was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Joey Votto hit?
Joey Votto hit 356 career home runs with 2135 hits.