Eric Hinske was born on Friday, August 5, 1977, in Menasha, Wisconsin. Hinske was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 1, 2002, with the Toronto Blue Jays. 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 Eric Hinske baseball stats page.
"I was stuck behind a pretty good player in Eric Chavez in Oakland. J.P. Ricciardi, in bringing me over, said, 'It's your job to lose.' I can't thank him enough for giving me a chance to play every day." - Eric Hinske
Eric HinskeEric Hinske Autograph on a 2003 Donruss Baseball Card (#267) |
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Eric HinskeEric Hinske 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Eric HinskeEric Hinske 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 |
2002 | 25 | Blue Jays | 151 | 566 | 99 | 158 | 38 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 84 | 77 | 5 | 138 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .279 | .365 | .481 |
2003 | 26 | Blue Jays | 124 | 449 | 74 | 109 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 59 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .243 | .329 | .437 |
2004 | 27 | Blue Jays | 155 | 570 | 66 | 140 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 54 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | .246 | .312 | .375 |
2005 | 28 | Blue Jays | 147 | 477 | 79 | 125 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 46 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | .262 | .333 | .430 |
2006 | 29 | Blue Jays | 78 | 197 | 35 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .264 | .353 | .513 |
2006 | 29 | Red Sox | 31 | 80 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .352 | .425 |
2007 | 30 | Red Sox | 84 | 186 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .204 | .317 | .398 |
2008 | 31 | Rays | 133 | 381 | 59 | 94 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 47 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .247 | .333 | .465 |
2009 | 32 | Pirates | 54 | 106 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .255 | .373 | .368 |
2009 | 32 | Yankees | 39 | 84 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .226 | .316 | .512 |
2010 | 33 | Braves | 131 | 281 | 38 | 72 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 33 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .256 | .338 | .456 |
2011 | 34 | Braves | 117 | 236 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .233 | .311 | .403 |
2012 | 35 | Braves | 91 | 132 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .197 | .272 | .311 |
2013 | 36 | Diamondbacks | 52 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .173 | .259 | .288 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 1,387 | 3,797 | 549 | 947 | 240 | 18 | 137 | 1 | 522 | 452 | 29 | 949 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 91 | .249 | .332 | .430 |
Eric HinskeEric Hinske Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2002 Blue Jays | 3B | 148 | 141 | 3,778 | 368 | 2.5 | 348 | 103 | 245 | 20 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.49 |
2003 Blue Jays | 3B | 124 | 120 | 3,191 | 316 | 2.5 | 294 | 80 | 214 | 22 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 2.49 |
2004 Blue Jays | 3B | 153 | 148 | 3,932 | 357 | 2.3 | 349 | 107 | 242 | 8 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.40 |
2005 Blue Jays | 1B | 100 | 97 | 2,580 | 944 | 9.4 | 937 | 868 | 69 | 7 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.81 |
2006 Blue Jays | 1B | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 3.8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.64 |
2006 Blue Jays | 3B | 10 | 5 | 192 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
2006 Blue Jays | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2006 Blue Jays | RF | 30 | 28 | 642 | 43 | 1.4 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.81 |
2006 Red Sox | 1B | 12 | 11 | 258 | 97 | 8.1 | 96 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.05 |
2006 Red Sox | LF | 5 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
2006 Red Sox | RF | 10 | 7 | 183 | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
2007 Red Sox | 1B | 43 | 29 | 828 | 281 | 6.5 | 278 | 256 | 22 | 3 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.07 |
2007 Red Sox | LF | 24 | 10 | 303 | 27 | 1.1 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.41 |
2007 Red Sox | RF | 12 | 9 | 246 | 16 | 1.3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
2008 Rays | 1B | 11 | 9 | 261 | 87 | 7.9 | 86 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 8.90 |
2008 Rays | 3B | 8 | 4 | 147 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
2008 Rays | LF | 40 | 37 | 795 | 48 | 1.2 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.60 |
2008 Rays | RF | 49 | 47 | 1,017 | 91 | 1.9 | 90 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.39 |
2009 Pirates | 1B | 6 | 5 | 132 | 42 | 7.0 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.59 |
2009 Pirates | 3B | 3 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
2009 Pirates | RF | 13 | 13 | 336 | 33 | 2.5 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.65 |
2009 Yankees | 3B | 10 | 2 | 105 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
2009 Yankees | LF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.71 |
2009 Yankees | RF | 22 | 15 | 387 | 25 | 1.1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
2010 Braves | 1B | 32 | 17 | 501 | 190 | 5.9 | 189 | 179 | 10 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.19 |
2010 Braves | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
2010 Braves | LF | 50 | 50 | 1,080 | 66 | 1.3 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.63 |
2011 Braves | 1B | 13 | 10 | 249 | 89 | 6.8 | 89 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.65 |
2011 Braves | LF | 32 | 26 | 633 | 42 | 1.3 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.79 |
2011 Braves | RF | 16 | 13 | 3,507 | 25 | 1.6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.19 |
2012 Braves | 1B | 15 | 11 | 321 | 105 | 7.0 | 103 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 8.66 |
2012 Braves | LF | 6 | 3 | 98 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.10 |
2012 Braves | RF | 4 | 4 | 93 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
2013 Diamondbacks | 1B | 6 | 2 | 78 | 34 | 5.7 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.77 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 457 | 422 | 11,405 | 1,076 | 2.4 | 1,026 | 297 | 729 | 50 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.43 | |
1B Totals | 242 | 192 | 5,250 | 1,884 | 7.8 | 1,869 | 1,734 | 135 | 15 | 159 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.61 | |
LF Totals | 160 | 131 | 3,032 | 199 | 1.2 | 197 | 193 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.75 | |
RF Totals | 156 | 136 | 6,411 | 249 | 1.6 | 248 | 239 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 1.04 | |
12 Years | 1,015 | 881 | 26,098 | 3,408 | 3.4 | 3,340 | 2,463 | 877 | 68 | 211 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.46 |
Eric HinskeEric Hinske 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 |
2002 Blue Jays | 13 | 1 | .929 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 | 4.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2003 Blue Jays | 12 | 2 | .857 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 | 4.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
2004 Blue Jays | 12 | 8 | .600 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38.0 | 5.2 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
2005 Blue Jays | 8 | 4 | .667 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 31.8 | 3.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
2006 Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
2006 Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
2007 Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 31.0 | 3.4 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
2008 Rays | 10 | 3 | .769 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 19.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
2009 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 106.0 | 3.9 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
2009 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
2010 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
2011 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 23.6 | 3.3 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
2012 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 66.0 | 3.2 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
2013 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 3.1 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 61 | 21 | .744 | 357 | 13 | 101 | 27.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Eric HinskeEric Hinske Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2002 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $3,100,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $4,425,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Boston Red Sox | 12 | " " | - | - |
2007 Boston Red Sox | 12 | $5,625,000.00 | - | Stats |
2008 Tampa Bay Rays | 32 | $2,800,000.00 | - | Stats |
2009 Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
2009 New York Yankees | 14 | " " | - | Stats |
2010 Atlanta Braves | 20 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Atlanta Braves | 20 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Atlanta Braves | 20 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
2013 Arizona Diamondbacks | 22 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
Eric Hinske Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Eric Hinske, in 2002, set Toronto Blue Jays rookie records for doubles (38), extra base hits (64), home runs (24), runs (99), runs batted in (84), total bases (272) and walks (77). Big Ske also led all American League rookies in games played, at-bats, runs, hits, home runs, stolen bases and walks, earning him the Rookie of the Year Award - the second Blue Jay to receive the honor. Do you know who was first? [Answer]
In 2003, Eric Hinske hit forty-five doubles, but only had one-hundred nine hits. In the history of the American League (1901-today), no player with a minimum of one-hundred hits, has had a higher percentage (41%) of doubles during a single season!
Roy Howell (1978), Kelly Gruber (1989) and Eric Hinske (2003) share a record that none of them want. Each of them played the hot corner with the Toronto Blue Jays and in the respective season listed next to their name, committed a franchise record twenty-two errors at third base.
Eric Hinske Tattoos | Atlanta Journal Constitution | Photo by Jeff Schultz
Did you know that Eric Hinske was the second player in Major League history to appear in three consecutive World Series with three different teams? Hinske, who joined Don Baylor in club, played in the 2007 World Series (Boston Red Sox), the 2008 World Series (Tampa Bay Rays), and the 2009 World Series (New York Yankees).