Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2004Rd 6, Pk 184
- College
- Dallas Baptist
- World Series MVP
- 2016
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2004Rd 6, Pk 184
- College
- Dallas Baptist
- World Series MVP
- 2016
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,651
- AB
- 5,880
- R
- 884
- H
- 1,566
- HR
- 167
- RBI
- 768
- SB
- 116
- AVG
- .266
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 52 | 183 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .224 |
| 2007 | TB | 31 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .155 |
| 2008 | TB | 62 | 198 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 30 | 3 | .253 |
| 2009 | TB | 152 | 501 | 91 | 149 | 27 | 91 | 17 | .297 |
| 2010 | TB | 151 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 10 | 75 | 24 | .238 |
| 2011 | TB | 156 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 20 | 91 | 19 | .269 |
| 2012 | TB | 157 | 560 | 88 | 151 | 20 | 74 | 14 | .270 |
| 2013 | TB | 157 | 612 | 77 | 168 | 12 | 71 | 11 | .275 |
| 2014 | TB | 146 | 570 | 83 | 155 | 10 | 52 | 10 | .272 |
| 2015 |  ATH/KC | 126 | 467 | 76 | 129 | 13 | 56 | 3 | .276 |
| 2016 | CHC | 147 | 523 | 94 | 142 | 18 | 76 | 6 | .272 |
| 2017 | CHC | 128 | 435 | 58 | 101 | 12 | 50 | 2 | .232 |
| 2018 | CHC | 139 | 455 | 67 | 139 | 9 | 58 | 3 | .305 |
| 2019 | CHC | 48 | 150 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .260 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 64
- AB
- 228
- R
- 34
- H
- 55
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 14
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .241
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,836
- TB
- 2,504
- XBH
- 560
- HBP
- 31
- IBB
- 35
- GIDP
- 124
- P/PA
- 3.97
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | 198 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | TB | 105 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | TB | 227 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | TB | 599 | 272 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | TB | 655 | 191 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | TB | 674 | 276 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | TB | 668 | 264 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | TB | 698 | 246 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | TB | 654 | 225 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | ATH/KC | 535 | 210 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2016 | CHC | 631 | 233 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | CHC | 496 | 163 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | CHC | 520 | 200 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | CHC | 176 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 45.0
- RC
- 924.4
- RC/27
- 5.40
- ISOP
- .160
- SECA
- .312
- BB/K
- 0.84
- AB/HR
- 35.2
- GO/FO
- 0.90
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TB | -0.7 | 13.9 | 2.5 | .087 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 91.5 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | TB | -1.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | .052 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 97 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | TB | 0.8 | 34.6 | 6.1 | .253 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16.5 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | TB | 8.3 | 111.2 | 8.1 | .246 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | TB | 4.2 | 76.8 | 4.7 | .115 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 54.1 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | TB | 8.5 | 100.2 | 6 | .201 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 29.4 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | TB | 5.6 | 101 | 6.2 | .202 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 28 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | TB | 5.1 | 88.6 | 5.1 | .127 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | TB | 5.0 | 84.1 | 5.2 | .123 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 57 | 1 |
| 2015 | ATH/KC | 1.9 | 76.2 | 5.8 | .173 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 35.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | CHC | 3.8 | 91.4 | 6 | .174 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 29.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | CHC | 0.5 | 51.3 | 3.9 | .143 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 36.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | CHC | 3.3 | 76.4 | 6.1 | .134 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 50.6 | 1 |
| 2019 | CHC | -0.1 | 17.6 | 4 | .053 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 150 | 1.3 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ben Zobrist's career stats?
Ben Zobrist played 14 seasons for the Rays and the Cubs. He was a career .266 hitter with 1,566 hits, 167 home runs and 768 RBI. His best season was 2018: a .305 batting average, 9 home runs and 58 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2006 to 2019
Ben Zobrist finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×2
- 2015 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
- 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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