Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1989Rd 17, Pk 437
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1989Rd 17, Pk 437
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,847
- AB
- 6,527
- R
- 1,121
- H
- 1,897
- HR
- 287
- RBI
- 1,078
- SB
- 109
- AVG
- .291
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CLE | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .556 |
| 1996 | CLE | 51 | 121 | 26 | 43 | 5 | 27 | 3 | .355 |
| 1997 | CLE | 130 | 377 | 62 | 101 | 17 | 61 | 13 | .268 |
| 1998 | CLE | 112 | 350 | 56 | 94 | 16 | 66 | 10 | .269 |
| 1999 | PIT | 141 | 521 | 109 | 164 | 39 | 115 | 6 | .315 |
| 2000 | PIT | 156 | 559 | 111 | 176 | 35 | 123 | 6 | .315 |
| 2001 | PIT | 160 | 576 | 116 | 178 | 37 | 95 | 13 | .309 |
| 2002 | PIT | 153 | 497 | 95 | 148 | 38 | 103 | 15 | .298 |
| 2003 |  PIT/SD | 134 | 492 | 93 | 147 | 20 | 88 | 4 | .299 |
| 2004 | SD | 159 | 609 | 97 | 173 | 23 | 94 | 10 | .284 |
| 2005 | SD | 158 | 545 | 92 | 164 | 15 | 83 | 13 | .301 |
| 2006 | SD | 158 | 604 | 87 | 159 | 14 | 83 | 9 | .263 |
| 2007 | SD | 121 | 483 | 72 | 131 | 13 | 51 | 4 | .271 |
| 2008 | SD | 147 | 559 | 81 | 171 | 12 | 63 | 2 | .306 |
| 2009 | SD | 61 | 225 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .191 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 29
- AB
- 77
- R
- 4
- H
- 16
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .208
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,836
- TB
- 3,279
- XBH
- 753
- HBP
- 51
- IBB
- 114
- GIDP
- 160
- P/PA
- 2.29
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CLE | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 143 | 74 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 451 | 173 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 430 | 161 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 627 | 320 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 688 | 332 | 79 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT | 674 | 340 | 81 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | PIT | 644 | 309 | 80 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | PIT/SD | 609 | 253 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | SD | 711 | 289 | 63 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | SD | 674 | 263 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | SD | 717 | 240 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | SD | 552 | 201 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | SD | 653 | 255 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | SD | 254 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 48.4
- RC
- 1327.0
- RC/27
- 7.30
- ISOP
- .212
- SECA
- .403
- BB/K
- 1.42
- AB/HR
- 22.7
- GO/FO
- 0.70
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CLE | 0.3 | 3.4 | 22.8 | .333 | 0.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 1.3 | 29.8 | 9.3 | .256 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 1.8 | 66.9 | 6 | .191 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 3.8 | 67.2 | 6.7 | .191 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT | 6.5 | 128.3 | 9.1 | .299 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 6.2 | 140.6 | 9.3 | .279 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT | 5.1 | 133.1 | 8.6 | .281 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 2002 | PIT | 5.1 | 138.7 | 10.1 | .324 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2003 | PIT/SD | 3.3 | 109.6 | 8.1 | .215 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | SD | 3.5 | 111 | 6.5 | .190 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | SD | 4.6 | 116 | 7.7 | .182 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 36.3 | 0.6 |
| 2006 | SD | 3.1 | 93.9 | 5.4 | .134 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | SD | 1.3 | 73.3 | 5.4 | .145 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 37.2 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | SD | 4.5 | 101 | 6.6 | .150 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 46.6 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | SD | -2.0 | 16.2 | 2.3 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 112.5 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Brian Giles's career stats?
Brian Giles played 15 seasons for the Guardians, the Pirates and the Padres. He was a career .291 hitter with 1,897 hits, 287 home runs and 1,078 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .556 batting average, 1 home run and 3 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1995 to 2009
Brian Giles finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 188th in home runs (287)
- 206th in rbi (1,078)
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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