Bret Boone stats
Second Baseman · #29
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1992
- College
- USC
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- NL Gold Glove
- 1998
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1992
- College
- USC
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- NL Gold Glove
- 1998
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,780
- AB
- 6,683
- R
- 927
- H
- 1,775
- HR
- 252
- RBI
- 1,021
- SB
- 94
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SEA | 33 | 129 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .194 |
| 1993 | SEA | 76 | 271 | 31 | 68 | 12 | 38 | 2 | .251 |
| 1994 | CIN | 108 | 381 | 59 | 122 | 12 | 68 | 3 | .320 |
| 1995 | CIN | 138 | 513 | 63 | 137 | 15 | 68 | 5 | .267 |
| 1996 | CIN | 142 | 520 | 56 | 121 | 12 | 69 | 3 | .233 |
| 1997 | CIN | 139 | 443 | 40 | 99 | 7 | 46 | 5 | .223 |
| 1998 | CIN | 157 | 583 | 76 | 155 | 24 | 95 | 6 | .266 |
| 1999 | ATL | 152 | 608 | 102 | 153 | 20 | 63 | 14 | .252 |
| 2000 | SD | 127 | 463 | 61 | 116 | 19 | 74 | 8 | .251 |
| 2001 | SEA | 158 | 623 | 118 | 206 | 37 | 141 | 5 | .331 |
| 2002 | SEA | 155 | 608 | 88 | 169 | 24 | 107 | 12 | .278 |
| 2003 | SEA | 159 | 622 | 111 | 183 | 35 | 117 | 16 | .294 |
| 2004 | SEA | 148 | 593 | 74 | 149 | 24 | 83 | 10 | .251 |
| 2005 |  SEA/MIN | 88 | 326 | 33 | 72 | 7 | 37 | 4 | .221 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 31
- AB
- 118
- R
- 14
- H
- 34
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .288
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,433
- TB
- 2,953
- XBH
- 646
- HBP
- 69
- IBB
- 32
- GIDP
- 168
- P/PA
- 1.24
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SEA | 135 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 302 | 120 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 424 | 187 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | CIN | 571 | 220 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 568 | 184 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | CIN | 501 | 147 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | CIN | 648 | 267 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATL | 671 | 253 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | SD | 525 | 195 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 690 | 360 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | 675 | 281 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | SEA | 705 | 333 | 75 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | SEA | 658 | 251 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | SEA/MIN | 360 | 114 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 19.5
- RC
- 940.3
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .176
- SECA
- .265
- BB/K
- 0.43
- AB/HR
- 26.5
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SEA | -0.2 | 7 | 1.7 | .124 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 0.8 | 35.1 | 4.3 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 1.6 | 65.2 | 6.2 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | CIN | 1.6 | 70.7 | 4.8 | .162 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 0.0 | 49.9 | 3.2 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | CIN | -1.3 | 42.6 | 3.1 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 63.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | CIN | 1.2 | 80.9 | 4.7 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATL | 0.0 | 77.2 | 4.3 | .164 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | SD | 0.0 | 64 | 4.7 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 8.5 | 127.3 | 7.6 | .247 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | 3.8 | 95.2 | 5.6 | .184 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | SEA | 5.6 | 119.3 | 6.9 | .241 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | SEA | 0.2 | 76.9 | 4.4 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.7 | 1 |
| 2005 | SEA/MIN | -2.3 | 30.5 | 3.1 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 46.6 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Bret Boone's career stats?
Bret Boone played 14 seasons for the Mariners, the Reds, the Braves and the Padres. He was a career .266 hitter with 1,775 hits, 252 home runs and 1,021 RBI. His best season was 2001: a .331 batting average, 37 home runs and 141 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1992 to 2005
Bret Boone finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Awards
- NL Gold Glove: 1998
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 2001, 2003
- AL Gold Glove ×3: 2002, 2003, 2004
All-time career rank
- 253rd in home runs (252)
- 252nd in rbi (1,021)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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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