Ian Kinsler Stats

Ian Kinsler was born on Tuesday, June 22, 1982, in Tucson, Arizona. Kinsler was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 3, 2006, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ian Kinsler baseball stats page.

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"It was awesome. It was seriously one of the coolest things I've seen. I felt like a little kid. I was jumping up and down, screaming at the top of my lungs. It had no effect on him (Ian Kinsler) running the bases, but I felt like I was a part of it. It's one of those things you don't see very often. To hit the cycle and go 6-for-6. Six hits is a good week for some guys. At the same time, I'm not surprised because Kins is one of the best hitters I've seen. That's unbelievable." - Teammate Chris Davis in The Dallas Morning News (Richard Durrett, 04/16/2009)

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Ian Kinsler Autograph on a 2009 Upper Deck UD Game Jersey / Auto (#20/99)

Ian Kinsler Autograph on a 2009 Upper Deck UD Game Jersey / Auto (#20/99)

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Birth Name:   Ian Michael Kinsler
Nickname:   Kins
Born On:   06-22-1982  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tucson, Arizona
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Canyon del Oro High School (Oro Valley, AZ)
College:   Arizona State University & University of Missouri
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-03-2006 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-12-2019
Draft:   2003 : 17th Round (496th)

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Ian Kinsler Pitching Stats

2019 37 Padres 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

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Ian Kinsler Hitting Stats

2006 24 Rangers 120 423 65 121 27 1 14 0 55 40 1 64 1 7 3 12 .286 .347 .454
2007 25 Rangers 130 483 96 127 22 2 20 0 61 62 2 83 8 4 9 14 .263 .355 .441
2008 26 Rangers 121 518 102 165 41 4 18 0 71 45 1 67 7 7 6 12 .319 .375 .517
2009 27 Rangers 144 566 101 143 32 4 31 0 86 59 0 77 3 6 6 9 .253 .327 .488
2010 28 Rangers 103 391 73 112 20 1 9 0 45 56 2 57 2 4 7 11 .286 .382 .412
2011 29 Rangers 155 620 121 158 34 4 32 0 77 89 2 71 4 2 8 17 .255 .355 .477
2012 30 Rangers 157 655 105 168 42 5 19 0 72 60 0 90 1 5 10 14 .256 .326 .423
2013 31 Rangers 136 545 85 151 31 2 13 0 72 51 0 59 3 7 8 5 .277 .344 .413
2014 32 Tigers 161 684 100 188 40 4 17 0 92 29 1 79 3 5 5 20 .275 .307 .420
2015 33 Tigers 154 624 94 185 35 7 11 0 73 43 0 80 0 5 3 13 .296 .342 .428
2016 34 Tigers 153 618 117 178 29 4 28 1 83 45 0 115 0 3 13 5 .288 .348 .484
2017 35 Tigers 139 551 90 130 25 3 22 0 52 55 2 86 0 0 7 9 .236 .313 .412
2018 36 Angels 91 355 49 85 20 0 13 0 32 30 0 40 0 2 4 10 .239 .304 .406
2018 36 Red Sox 37 132 17 32 6 0 1 0 16 10 0 24 0 1 0 5 .242 .294 .311
2019 37 Padres 87 258 28 56 12 0 9 0 22 19 0 54 0 1 3 5 .217 .278 .368
14 Years 1,888 7,423 1,243 1,999 416 41 257 1 909 693 11 1,046 32 59 92 161 .269 .337 .440

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Ian Kinsler Fielding Stats

2006 Rangers 2B 119 117 3,096 658 5.5 640 247 393 18 94 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.58
2007 Rangers 2B 130 129 3,411 736 5.7 719 283 436 17 98 n/a n/a n/a .977 5.69
2008 Rangers 2B 121 120 3,192 700 5.8 682 292 390 18 123 n/a n/a n/a .974 5.77
2009 Rangers 2B 144 143 3,774 711 4.9 700 249 451 11 100 n/a n/a n/a .985 5.01
2010 Rangers 2B 103 102 2,715 475 4.6 468 190 278 7 64 n/a n/a n/a .985 4.65
2011 Rangers 2B 144 144 3,807 677 4.7 666 268 398 11 103 n/a n/a n/a .984 4.72
2012 Rangers 2B 144 144 3,795 607 4.2 589 203 386 18 81 n/a n/a n/a .970 4.19
2012 Rangers 3B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2013 Rangers 2B 124 124 3,285 595 4.8 582 211 371 13 89 n/a n/a n/a .978 4.78
2014 Tigers 2B 160 160 4,242 766 4.8 757 290 467 9 101 n/a n/a n/a .988 4.82
2015 Tigers 2B 153 151 3,972 727 4.8 714 289 425 13 109 n/a n/a n/a .982 4.85
2016 Tigers 2B 151 149 3,897 744 4.9 735 303 432 9 109 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.09
2017 Tigers 2B 135 134 3,412 600 4.4 590 263 327 10 95 n/a n/a n/a .983 4.67
2018 Angels 2B 91 89 2,379 404 4.4 397 154 243 7 73 n/a n/a n/a .983 4.51
2018 Red Sox 2B 37 35 895 128 3.5 126 59 67 2 16 n/a n/a n/a .984 3.80
2019 Padres 2B 72 63 1,689 256 3.6 251 96 155 5 36 n/a n/a n/a .980 4.01
2019 Padres P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 1,828 1,804 47,561 8,784 4.8 8,616 3,397 5,219 168 1,291 n/a n/a n/a .981 4.89
3B Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
P Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
14 Years 1,830 1,804 47,570 8,785 4.8 8,617 3,398 5,219 168 1,291 n/a n/a n/a .981 4.89

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Ian Kinsler Miscellaneous Stats

2006 Rangers 11 4 .733 1 0 0 30.2 6.6 7.7 - - -
2007 Rangers 23 2 .920 1 0 0 24.2 5.8 7.9 - - -
2008 Rangers 26 2 .929 1 0 0 28.8 7.7 7.3 - - -
2009 Rangers 31 5 .861 0 0 0 18.3 7.4 6.6 - - -
2010 Rangers 15 5 .750 1 0 0 43.4 6.9 8.7 - - -
2011 Rangers 30 4 .882 1 0 11 19.4 8.7 8.1 - - -
2012 Rangers 21 9 .700 0 0 13 34.5 7.3 9.1 - - -
2013 Rangers 15 11 .577 0 1 11 41.9 9.2 7.6 - - -
2014 Tigers 15 4 .789 1 0 0 40.2 8.7 7.4 - - -
2015 Tigers 10 6 .625 1 0 1 56.7 7.8 8.5 - - -
2016 Tigers 14 6 .700 3 1 1 22.1 5.4 7.4 - - -
2017 Tigers 14 5 .737 1 0 3 25.0 6.4 10.6 - - -
2018 Angels 9 4 .692 2 0 0 27.3 8.9 11.1 - - -
2018 Red Sox 7 3 .700 2 0 0 132.0 5.5 8.3 - - -
2019 Padres 2 4 .333 19 1 0 28.7 4.8 11.7 0.00 0.00 18.00
14 Years 243 74 .767 34 3 40 28.9 7.1 8.2 0.00 0.00 18.00

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Ian Kinsler Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2006 Texas Rangers 5 $327,000.00 - -
2007 Texas Rangers 5 $390,708.00 - -
2008 Texas Rangers 5 $390,000.00 Stats -
2009 Texas Rangers 5 $3,200,000.00 - -
2010 Texas Rangers 5 $4,200,000.00 Stats Stats
2011 Texas Rangers 5 $6,200,000.00 - Stats
2012 Texas Rangers 5 $7,000,000.00 Stats -
2013 Texas Rangers 5 $13,000,000.00 - -
2014 Detroit Tigers 3 $16,000,000.00 Stats -
2015 Detroit Tigers 3 $16,000,000.00 - -
2016 Detroit Tigers 3 $14,000,000.00 - -
2017 Detroit Tigers 3 $11,000,000.00 - -
2018 Los Angeles Angels 3 $11,000,000.00 - -
2018 Boston Red Sox 5 "     "     - Stats
2019 San Diego Padres 3 $3,750,000.00 - -

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Did you know that Ian Kinsler was the first player in Texas Rangers history to join the 30 / 30 Club (30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases in 1 Season) twice?

In 1978, Bobby Bonds split time with the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers, ending the season with 31 home runs and 43 stolen bases - the first player to wear a Rangers uniform and join the 30 / 30 Club. In 2005, Alfonso Soriano hit thirty-six home runs and stole thirty bases, spending the whole season with Texas. Soriano and Bonds had each joined the 30 / 30 Club prior to those years, but neither was with Texas at the time. Kinsler, however, first joined the 30 / 30 Club in 2009 (31 HRs / 31 SBs) and then joined it again in 2011 (32 HRs / 30 SBs), both times as a Ranger.

On April 15, 2009, Ian Kinsler hit for the cycle, joining fellow Texas Rangers cycle hitters Oddibe McDowell (July 23, 1985), Mark Teixeira (August 17, 2004) and Gary Mathews, Jr. (September 13, 2006). Kinsler, however, also went 6-for-6 in the game, the first player in team history to have Six Hits in a Nine-Inning Game! [Note: Alfonso Soriano did go 6-for-6 on May 8, 2004, but it was an extra-inning game.]

The last player, before Kinsler, to go 6-for-6 and complete a cycle in the same game? Farmer Weaver, on August 12, 1890, one-hundred nineteen years earlier!

Billy Hamilton was the first player in baseball history to hit a Lead-Off AND Walk Off Home Run in Same Game by Same Player, accomplishing the feat on May 17, 1893. Since Sliding Billy, only a tiny handful of players have joined the "Lead-Off / Walk-Off In The Same Game Club" — one of them was Ian Kinsler, on July 19, 2009!

Ian Kinsler is the first player in Major League history to hit lead-off home runs in his team's first two games of the season! On April 1, 2011, Kinsler hit a 1-0 pitch from Jon Lester deep down the left field line for a "routine" Opening Day lead-off homer. On April 2, 2011, Kinsler made history when he hit a 3-1 pitch from John Lackey out for his second consecutive lead-off home run to start the 2011 season- Mr. Ian "Lead-Off Home Run History" Kinsler.

Ian Kinsler was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Prince Fielder and cash, on November 20, 2013. His impact in Motor City was significant and even though he only spent four years on their team, he was named (by MLB / Jason Beck / 12/20/2019) as one of the Top 10 Tigers of The Decade:

4. Ian Kinsler: The fact that Kinsler arrived as the Tigers’ window of contention was closing hides just how good he was in a Detroit uniform, worth 20.0 bWAR over just four seasons. Already good when he joined Detroit in the Prince Fielder trade, Kinsler emerged as a catalyst atop the Tigers' batting order and a defensive anchor up the middle, winning his first Gold Glove Award and arguably deserving at least one more. He became a leader in the clubhouse with his hard-nosed play and his no-nonsense attitude. Fittingly, he spent his last game in a Tigers uniform as a manager, chosen by then-skipper Brad Ausmus to call the shots for the 2017 season finale.

Ian Kinsler retired from baseball on December 20, 2019 (video below), due in part to a herniated cervical disk injury he sustained in 2019. Kins said, "To be honest, it was a factor in my decision. My pride wouldn’t let me go halfway at something that I’ve been doing at 100 percent for my whole baseball life."

Ian Kinsler left the field in style, homering in his final big league at-bat, a rare feat we researched on Baseball Almanac.