Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2003Rd 17, Pk 496
- College
- Missouri
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2006
- Draft
- 2003Rd 17, Pk 496
- College
- Missouri
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,888
- AB
- 7,423
- R
- 1,243
- H
- 1,999
- HR
- 257
- RBI
- 909
- SB
- 243
- AVG
- .269
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 | TEX | 120 | 423 | 65 | 121 | 14 | 55 | 11 | .286 |
| 2007 | TEX | 130 | 483 | 96 | 127 | 20 | 61 | 23 | .263 |
| 2008 | TEX | 121 | 518 | 102 | 165 | 18 | 71 | 26 | .319 |
| 2009 | TEX | 144 | 566 | 101 | 143 | 31 | 86 | 31 | .253 |
| 2010 | TEX | 103 | 391 | 73 | 112 | 9 | 45 | 15 | .286 |
| 2011 | TEX | 155 | 620 | 121 | 158 | 32 | 77 | 30 | .255 |
| 2012 | TEX | 157 | 655 | 105 | 168 | 19 | 72 | 21 | .256 |
| 2013 | TEX | 136 | 545 | 85 | 151 | 13 | 72 | 15 | .277 |
| 2014 | DET | 161 | 684 | 100 | 188 | 17 | 92 | 15 | .275 |
| 2015 | DET | 154 | 624 | 94 | 185 | 11 | 73 | 10 | .296 |
| 2016 | DET | 153 | 618 | 117 | 178 | 28 | 83 | 14 | .288 |
| 2017 | DET | 139 | 551 | 90 | 130 | 22 | 52 | 14 | .236 |
| 2018 |  LAA/BOS | 128 | 487 | 66 | 117 | 14 | 48 | 16 | .240 |
| 2019 | SD | 87 | 258 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 22 | 2 | .217 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 48
- AB
- 168
- R
- 22
- H
- 46
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 23
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .274
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,299
- TB
- 3,268
- XBH
- 714
- HBP
- 92
- IBB
- 11
- GIDP
- 161
- P/PA
- 3.84
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 | TEX | 474 | 192 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | TEX | 566 | 213 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | TEX | 583 | 268 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | TEX | 640 | 276 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | TEX | 460 | 161 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | TEX | 723 | 296 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | TEX | 731 | 277 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 4.0 |
| 2013 | TEX | 614 | 225 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | DET | 726 | 287 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | DET | 675 | 267 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | DET | 679 | 299 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | DET | 613 | 227 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | LAA/BOS | 534 | 185 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | SD | 281 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 55.5
- RC
- 1116.0
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .171
- SECA
- .287
- BB/K
- 0.66
- AB/HR
- 28.9
- GO/FO
- 0.60
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 | TEX | 1.6 | 66 | 5.5 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | TEX | 3.8 | 79.7 | 5.6 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.2 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | TEX | 4.6 | 101.6 | 7.2 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 28.8 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | TEX | 5.8 | 95.3 | 5.8 | .235 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 18.3 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | TEX | 3.8 | 64.5 | 5.8 | .125 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 43.4 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | TEX | 7.1 | 109 | 6 | .223 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | TEX | 2.0 | 91.1 | 4.8 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 34.5 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | TEX | 5.0 | 79.8 | 5.1 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 41.9 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | DET | 5.5 | 84.7 | 4.3 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.2 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | DET | 6.0 | 89.3 | 5.2 | .131 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 56.7 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | DET | 6.1 | 104.6 | 6.2 | .196 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.1 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | DET | 2.1 | 72.6 | 4.5 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | LAA/BOS | 2.4 | 53.9 | 3.7 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | SD | -0.3 | 24.6 | 3.1 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 28.7 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ian Kinsler's career stats?
Ian Kinsler played 14 seasons for the Rangers, the Tigers and the Padres. He was a career .269 hitter with 1,999 hits, 257 home runs and 909 RBI. His best season was 2008: a .319 batting average, 18 home runs and 71 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2006 to 2019
Ian Kinsler finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships
- 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×2: 2016, 2018
All-time career rank
- 240th in home runs (257)
- 293rd in hits (1,999)
- 253rd in stolen bases (243)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2008 (9th)
- Hits: 2014 (4th), 2015 (6th)
- Stolen Bases: 2009 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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