Chris Shelton Stats

Chris Shelton was born on Thursday, June 26, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shelton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 2004, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Chris Shelton baseball stats page.

"Everything is a bit surreal (in respect to his hot start in 2006). I know things won't keep falling my way and the team's way exactly like this, but I do feel like we have a good season ahead of us." - Chris Shelton in Sports Illustrated (Albert Chen, Lucky & Good, 04/17/2006)

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Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Autograph on a 2006 Allen & Ginter's (#70)

Chris Shelton Autograph on a 2006 Allen & Ginter's (#70)
 

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Birth Name:   Christopher Bob Shelton
Nickname:   Big Red or Chris Red Bull or Red Pop
Born On:   06-26-1980  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salt Lake City, Utah
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Cottonwood High School (Salt Lake City, UT)
College:   University of Utah
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-15-2004 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-30-2009
Draft:   2001 : 33rd Round (984th)
Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2004 24 Tigers 27 46 6 9 1 0 1 0 3 9 0 14 0 1 0 2 .196 .321 .283
2005 25 Tigers 107 388 61 116 22 3 18 0 59 34 0 87 0 4 5 11 .299 .360 .510
2006 26 Tigers 115 373 50 102 16 4 16 0 47 34 1 107 0 1 4 10 .273 .340 .466
2008 28 Rangers 41 97 14 21 5 0 2 0 11 17 0 33 3 0 0 3 .216 .333 .330
2009 29 Mariners 9 26 1 6 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 299 930 132 254 46 7 37 0 124 96 1 252 3 6 9 26 .273 .345 .457
Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2004 Tigers 1B 8 2 78 26 3.3 26 22 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
2004 Tigers C 6 0 48 10 1.7 10 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 5.63
2004 Tigers RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
2005 Tigers 1B 84 83 2,214 844 10.0 838 778 60 6 87 n/a n/a n/a .993 10.22
2005 Tigers LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2006 Tigers 1B 115 100 2,739 1,064 9.3 1,058 1,003 55 6 93 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.43
2008 Rangers 1B 39 26 741 264 6.8 261 241 20 3 21 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.51
2008 Rangers 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2009 Mariners 1B 4 4 105 33 8.3 33 31 2 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.49
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 250 215 5,877 2,231 8.9 2,216 2,075 141 15 207 n/a n/a n/a .993 10.18
C Totals 6 0 48 10 1.7 10 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 5.63
3B Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
LF Totals 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 269 215 5,937 2,242 8.3 2,227 2,086 141 15 207 3 0 0 .993 10.13
Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2004 Tigers 0 0 .000 12 0 10 46.0 3.3 15.3 - - -
2005 Tigers 0 0 .000 10 0 0 21.6 4.5 6.6 - - -
2006 Tigers 1 2 .333 6 0 0 23.3 3.5 7.9 - - -
2008 Rangers 1 0 1.000 9 1 0 48.5 2.9 8.8 - - -
2009 Mariners 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0.0 2.4 6.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 2 2 .500 40 1 10 25.1 3.7 7.5 - - -
Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2004 Detroit Tigers 30 $300,000.00 - -
2005 Detroit Tigers 31 $316,000.00 - -
2006 Detroit Tigers 26 $365,000.00 - -
2008 Texas Rangers 16 Undetermined - -
2009 Seattle Mariners 13 $500,000.00 - -


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