Chris Gimenez was born on Monday, December 27, 1982, in Gilroy, California. Gimenez was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 3, 2009, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Gimenez baseball stats page.
"At some point in each of the last three seasons, Seattle has discovered it can't do without Chris' versatility. He plays several positions,but his ability to catch makes him especially valuable." - The Topps Company, Inc. (2011 Topps Update Baseball Card, Chris Gimenez, Back of Card Number #222, Baseball Almanac Collection)
Chris Gimenez![]() Chris Gimenez Autograph on a 2005 Choice Baseball Card (#07) |
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Chris GimenezChris Gimenez Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 2014 | 32 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 35 | Twins | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36 | Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36 | Twins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Chris GimenezChris Gimenez Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2009 | 27 | Indians | 45 | 111 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .144 | .256 | .243 |
| 2010 | 28 | Indians | 28 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .288 | .328 |
| 2011 | 29 | Mariners | 24 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .314 | .271 |
| 2012 | 30 | Rays | 42 | 100 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .260 | .315 | .330 |
| 2013 | 31 | Rays | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| 2014 | 32 | Rangers | 33 | 107 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .331 | .355 |
| 2014 | 32 | Indians | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| 2015 | 33 | Rangers | 36 | 98 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .255 | .330 | .490 |
| 2016 | 34 | Indians | 67 | 139 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .216 | .272 | .331 |
| 2017 | 35 | Twins | 74 | 186 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .220 | .350 | .382 |
| 2018 | 36 | Cubs | 12 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .219 | .143 |
| 2018 | 36 | Twins | 13 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .353 | .517 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 386 | 927 | 118 | 202 | 43 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 89 | 115 | 1 | 261 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 28 | .218 | .307 | .344 | ||
Chris GimenezChris Gimenez Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2009 Indians | 1B | 18 | 13 | 369 | 138 | 7.7 | 137 | 133 | 4 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.02 |
| 2009 Indians | C | 8 | 6 | 168 | 40 | 5.0 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.43 |
| 2009 Indians | LF | 14 | 9 | 243 | 20 | 1.4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
| 2009 Indians | RF | 7 | 4 | 102 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
| 2010 Indians | C | 24 | 19 | 507 | 124 | 5.2 | 123 | 109 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | .992 | 6.55 |
| 2010 Indians | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 2010 Indians | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2011 Mariners | 1B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2011 Mariners | C | 20 | 17 | 456 | 120 | 6.0 | 120 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.11 |
| 2011 Mariners | LF | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2012 Rays | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2012 Rays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2012 Rays | C | 39 | 31 | 798 | 277 | 7.1 | 274 | 262 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | .989 | 9.27 |
| 2012 Rays | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2013 Rays | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2013 Rays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 2013 Rays | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2014 Rangers | 1B | 5 | 3 | 81 | 22 | 4.4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.33 |
| 2014 Rangers | C | 26 | 26 | 669 | 216 | 8.3 | 214 | 203 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .991 | 8.64 |
| 2014 Rangers | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2014 Indians | 1B | 5 | 3 | 84 | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.79 |
| 2014 Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2014 Indians | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2015 Rangers | C | 36 | 32 | 837 | 246 | 6.8 | 243 | 230 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .988 | 7.84 |
| 2016 Indians | 1B | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 2016 Indians | 3B | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
| 2016 Indians | C | 59 | 42 | 1,169 | 384 | 6.5 | 381 | 355 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 6 | .992 | 8.80 |
| 2016 Indians | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2017 Twins | 1B | 7 | 2 | 72 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.13 |
| 2017 Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2017 Twins | C | 59 | 54 | 1,427 | 445 | 7.5 | 444 | 418 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 13 | .998 | 8.40 |
| 2017 Twins | LF | 5 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 2017 Twins | P | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 2018 Cubs | C | 10 | 9 | 219 | 66 | 6.6 | 65 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .985 | 8.01 |
| 2018 Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2018 Twins | 1B | 3 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 10.20 |
| 2018 Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2018 Twins | C | 8 | 7 | 177 | 58 | 7.3 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 8.69 |
| 2018 Twins | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 292 | 243 | 6,436 | 1,979 | 6.8 | 1,964 | 1,841 | 123 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 145 | 50 | .992 | 8.24 | |
| 1B Totals | 46 | 25 | 732 | 239 | 5.2 | 237 | 229 | 8 | 2 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.74 | |
| LF Totals | 24 | 11 | 324 | 28 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 | |
| P Totals | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 | |
| RF Totals | 8 | 4 | 105 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 | |
| 3B Totals | 8 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 | |
| 10 Years | 389 | 284 | 7,674 | 2,261 | 5.8 | 2,244 | 2,107 | 137 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 145 | 50 | .992 | 7.90 | |
Chris GimenezChris Gimenez Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2009 Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37.0 | 3.1 | 15.9 | - | - | - |
| 2010 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58.0 | 2.6 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 2011 Mariners | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 4.5 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 2012 Rays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 2013 Rays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
| 2014 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34.8 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2017 Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26.6 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| 2018 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 5 | 3 | .625 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 38.6 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 3.00 | 2.45 | 0.82 |
Chris GimenezChris Gimenez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2009 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2010 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $408,000.00 | - | - |
| 2011 Seattle Mariners | 5 | $424,000.00 | - | - |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Rays | 16 | $455,000.00 | - | - |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Rays | 16 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 Texas Rangers | 60 | $510,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 Cleveland Indians | 53 | " " | - | - |
| 2015 Texas Rangers | 38 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Minnesota Twins | 38 | $950,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Chicago Cubs | 53 | $950,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Minnesota Twins | 46 | " " | - | - |
| Chris Gimenez Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Christopher Paul Gimenez was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians (2009-2010, 2014, 2016), Seattle Mariners (2011), Tampa Bay Rays (2012-2013), Texas Rangers (2014-2015), Chicago Cubs (2018) and Minnesota Twins (2017-2018). Chris was drafted originally in 2001, directly out of Gilroy High School, and did not sign, choosing to play at the University of Nevada, Reno, but when he did make it to the majors, he was the second major leaguer from Gilroy. Do you know who was first? [Answer]
Did you know that when Chris Gimenez made six pitching appearances in 2017, with the Minnesota Twins, he actually tied a Major League record for most in a season by a full-time positional player, set previously by Eddie Lake (1944)?
In 2018, Chris Gimenez hung up his playing cleats and went directly to the Los Angeles Dodgers coaching staff, taking on the role of Game Planning Coach!