Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1998Rd 17, Pk 496
- College
- Arkansas
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 2002
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 1998Rd 17, Pk 496
- College
- Arkansas
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 2002
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,387
- AB
- 3,797
- R
- 549
- H
- 947
- HR
- 137
- RBI
- 522
- SB
- 61
- AVG
- .249
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TOR | 151 | 566 | 99 | 158 | 24 | 84 | 13 | .279 |
| 2003 | TOR | 124 | 449 | 74 | 109 | 12 | 63 | 12 | .243 |
| 2004 | TOR | 155 | 570 | 66 | 140 | 15 | 69 | 12 | .246 |
| 2005 | TOR | 147 | 477 | 79 | 125 | 15 | 68 | 8 | .262 |
| 2006 |  TOR/BOS | 109 | 277 | 43 | 75 | 13 | 34 | 2 | .271 |
| 2007 | BOS | 84 | 186 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 21 | 3 | .204 |
| 2008 | TB | 133 | 381 | 59 | 94 | 20 | 60 | 10 | .247 |
| 2009 |  PIT/NYY | 93 | 190 | 31 | 46 | 8 | 25 | 1 | .242 |
| 2010 | ATL | 131 | 281 | 38 | 72 | 11 | 51 | 0 | .256 |
| 2011 | ATL | 117 | 236 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 28 | 0 | .233 |
| 2012 | ATL | 91 | 132 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .197 |
| 2013 | ARI | 52 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .173 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- AB
- 7
- R
- 4
- H
- 2
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .286
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,310
- TB
- 1,634
- XBH
- 395
- HBP
- 30
- IBB
- 29
- GIDP
- 91
- P/PA
- 3.96
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TOR | 650 | 272 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | TOR | 514 | 196 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | TOR | 634 | 214 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | TOR | 537 | 205 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | TOR/BOS | 312 | 135 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | BOS | 218 | 74 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | TB | 432 | 177 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | PIT/NYY | 224 | 82 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | ATL | 320 | 128 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 264 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | ATL | 147 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | ARI | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.2
- RC
- 545.0
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .181
- SECA
- .311
- BB/K
- 0.48
- AB/HR
- 27.7
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TOR | 3.6 | 101 | 6.4 | .201 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 2003 | TOR | 1.6 | 66.3 | 5 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | TOR | -0.9 | 65.7 | 3.9 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | TOR | 0.8 | 69.4 | 5.1 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 31.8 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | TOR/BOS | 0.9 | 45.4 | 5.8 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | BOS | -0.4 | 23.6 | 4.1 | .194 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 31 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | TB | 1.2 | 57.7 | 5.1 | .218 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 19.1 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | PIT/NYY | 0.4 | 30.5 | 5.6 | .189 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.8 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | ATL | 0.2 | 44.1 | 5.5 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 25.5 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | ATL | 0.0 | 28.9 | 4.2 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23.6 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | ATL | -1.0 | 9.8 | 2.4 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66 | 1 |
| 2013 | ARI | -0.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 52 | 1.1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Eric Hinske's career stats?
Eric Hinske played 12 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Red Sox, the Rays, the Braves and the Diamondbacks. He was a career .249 hitter with 947 hits, 137 home runs and 522 RBI. His best season was 2002: a .279 batting average, 24 home runs and 84 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2002 to 2013
Championships ×2
- 2007 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
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