Ben Zobrist

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2019)

AVG .266
HR 167
RBI 768
H 1,566
OPS .783
PIV 10,712
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
5/26/1981 in Eureka, IL, USA
MLB Debut
2006-08-01
Last Game
2019-09-29
Awards
3× All-Star · World Series MVP

Full name: Benjamin Thomas Zobrist

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,651 5,880 884 1,566 349 44 167 768 116 832 994 .266 .357 .426 .783 10,712

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +10.0% above league average.

Career SLG .426 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .783 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — +6.3% 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
2006 TBA AL 52 183 10 41 6 2 2 18 2 10 26 .224 .269 (-17%) .336 (-23%) .431 (-28%) .768 (-26%) -830.7
2007 TBA AL 31 97 8 15 2 0 1 9 2 3 21 .155 .268 (-42%) .335 (-45%) .422 (-51%) .758 (-48%) -806.9
2008 TBA AL 62 198 32 50 10 2 12 30 3 25 37 .253 .263 (-4%) .333 (+2%) .416 (+21%) .749 (+13%) 434.4
2009 TBA AL 152 501 91 149 28 7 27 91 17 91 104 .297 .262 (+13%) .332 (+22%) .417 (+30%) .750 (+26%) 2989.3
2010 TBA AL 151 541 77 129 28 2 10 75 24 92 107 .238 .257 (-7%) .325 (+6%) .402 (-12%) .728 (-4%) -194.9
2011 TBA AL 156 588 99 158 46 6 20 91 19 77 128 .269 .255 (+5%) .320 (+10%) .399 (+18%) .719 (+14%) 1723.0
2012 TBA AL 157 560 88 151 39 7 20 74 14 97 103 .270 .254 (+6%) .318 (+18%) .405 (+16%) .724 (+17%) 2205.2
2013 TBA AL 157 612 77 168 36 3 12 71 11 72 91 .275 .253 (+8%) .317 (+12%) .396 (+1%) .714 (+6%) 914.4
2014 TBA AL 146 570 83 155 34 3 10 52 10 75 84 .272 .251 (+8%) .313 (+13%) .386 (+2%) .700 (+7%) 963.3
2015 OAK AL 67 235 39 63 20 2 6 33 1 33 26 .268 .254 (+5%) .316 (+12%) .404 (+10%) .721 (+11%) 487.1
2015 KCA AL 59 232 37 66 16 1 7 23 2 29 30 .284 .254 (+12%) .316 (+15%) .404 (+12%) .721 (+13%) 487.1
2016 CHN NL 147 523 94 142 31 3 18 76 6 96 82 .272 .255 (+6%) .321 (+20%) .417 (+7%) .738 (+13%) 1714.9
2017 CHN NL 128 435 58 101 20 3 12 50 2 54 71 .232 .254 (-9%) .324 (-2%) .425 (-12%) .750 (-8%) -509.9
2018 CHN NL 139 455 67 139 28 3 9 58 3 55 60 .305 .247 (+23%) .318 (+19%) .409 (+7%) .727 (+12%) 1239.2
2019 CHN NL 47 150 24 39 5 0 1 17 0 23 24 .260 .252 (+3%) .322 (+11%) .434 (-28%) .757 (-11%) -201.5
Career · 15 seasons 1,651 5,880 884 1,566 349 44 167 768 116 832 994 .266 — — — — 10,614

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2019 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1 0.00 — 0

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
64 228 34 55 17 1 4 14 21 38 .241

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2018 NLWC CHN 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
2017 NLCS CHN 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2017 NLDS2 CHN 5 17 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 .235
2016 NLCS CHN 6 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 3 .150
2016 NLDS1 CHN 4 16 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 .188
2016 WS CHN 7 28 5 10 2 1 0 2 3 4 .357
2015 ALCS KCA 6 25 8 8 3 0 2 4 2 2 .320
2015 ALDS1 KCA 5 18 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 .333
2015 WS KCA 5 23 5 6 4 0 0 0 3 2 .261
2013 ALDS1 TBA 4 14 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 .143
2013 ALWC TBA 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
2011 ALDS2 TBA 4 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235
2010 ALDS1 TBA 5 20 2 6 2 0 1 2 2 6 .300
2008 ALCS TBA 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home822281543372373355.257
Away827305745184294413.275

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.000210.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-29 CHCSTLL 300000000
2019-09-27 CHCSTLW 311000121
2019-09-25 CHCPITL 300000011
2019-09-24 CHCPITL 402000001
2019-09-22 CHCSTLL 400000001
2019-09-21 CHCSTLL 411100111
2019-09-20 CHCSTLL 200000000
2019-09-19 CHCSTLL 401100100
2019-09-18 CHCCINL 300000010
2019-09-17 CHCCINL 301000001

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-29 CHCSTL — 1.0000210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 27 14 107 11 1 12
2B 911 795 1350 2050 45 464
3B 8 5 3 6 1 0
OF 661 493 1022 31 7 10
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 236 196 258 540 31 120

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 TBA SS 52 50 86 148 9 31
2007 TBA SS 30 26 37 63 6 17
2008 TBA 2B 8 4 11 11 0 3
2008 TBA 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
2008 TBA OF 19 12 29 1 0 0
2008 TBA SS 35 33 51 78 7 22
2009 TBA 1B 3 2 6 1 1 2
2009 TBA 2B 91 81 143 225 4 44
2009 TBA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
2009 TBA OF 70 44 112 5 0 4
2009 TBA SS 13 6 9 16 2 5
2010 TBA 1B 14 9 77 8 0 6
2010 TBA 2B 55 46 74 116 3 27
2010 TBA 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0
2010 TBA OF 110 88 204 6 0 3
2011 TBA 2B 131 118 213 316 6 68
2011 TBA OF 38 33 65 1 0 0
2012 TBA 2B 58 46 73 107 6 27
2012 TBA OF 71 59 113 6 2 1
2012 TBA SS 47 47 46 139 4 27
2013 TBA 2B 125 117 218 332 4 73
2013 TBA OF 42 26 49 4 0 1
2013 TBA SS 21 11 11 37 1 5
2014 TBA 2B 79 74 105 185 6 32
2014 TBA OF 54 40 101 2 0 0
2014 TBA SS 31 23 16 57 2 12
2015 OAK 2B 34 33 61 103 0 32
2015 OAK OF 29 26 39 0 3 0
2015 KCA 2B 35 33 56 82 3 21
2015 KCA 3B 4 3 2 4 0 0
2015 KCA OF 20 20 36 1 1 0
2016 CHN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2016 CHN 2B 119 113 177 250 7 52
2016 CHN OF 46 29 43 1 0 0
2016 CHN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 CHN 1B 5 0 5 0 0 3
2017 CHN 2B 81 65 99 147 3 35
2017 CHN OF 61 40 82 0 0 0
2017 CHN SS 5 0 2 2 0 1
2018 CHN 1B 4 3 18 2 0 1
2018 CHN 2B 63 42 84 122 0 34
2018 CHN OF 84 62 127 2 1 1
2019 CHN 2B 32 23 36 54 3 16
2019 CHN OF 17 14 22 2 0 0
2019 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 CHN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 27
Second Base 911
Third Base 8
Shortstop 236
Left Field 223
Center Field 34
Right Field 466
Designated Hitter 28

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2016 Player of the Week Week of 2016-05-07
2016 World Series MVP
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-05-01
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-09-27

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 CHN NL $10,500,000
2015 OAK AL $7,500,000
2014 TBA AL $7,000,000
2013 TBA AL $5,687,300
2012 TBA AL $4,687,300
2011 TBA AL $4,687,300
2010 TBA AL $438,100
2009 TBA AL $415,900
2008 TBA AL $395,800
2007 TBA AL $383,400
Total Career Earnings $41,695,100

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Dallas Baptist University Dallas TX 2004
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais IL 2001, 2002, 2003

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 7.0 392 0
2011 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 7.0 392 0
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 34.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ben Zobrist (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dan Driessen
    .267 avg, 153 HR
  2. 93
    J. T. Snow
    .268 avg, 189 HR
  3. 88
    George McQuinn
    .276 avg, 135 HR
  4. 88
    Melvin Mora
    .277 avg, 171 HR
  5. 87
    Bob Bailey
    .257 avg, 189 HR
  6. 85
    Lyle Overbay
    .266 avg, 151 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Zobrist

What years did Ben Zobrist play?
Ben Zobrist played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2019.
Was Ben Zobrist a pitcher?
No. Ben Zobrist was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Ben Zobrist hit?
Ben Zobrist hit 167 career home runs with 1566 hits.