Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2011Rd 32, Pk 979
- College
- Cal State Dominguez Hills
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2013
- Draft
- 2011Rd 32, Pk 979
- College
- Cal State Dominguez Hills
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,234
- AB
- 4,131
- R
- 533
- H
- 1,053
- HR
- 114
- RBI
- 469
- SB
- 111
- AVG
- .255
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | TOR | 36 | 102 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .206 |
| 2014 | TOR | 53 | 116 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .267 |
| 2015 | TOR | 159 | 586 | 76 | 163 | 12 | 56 | 25 | .278 |
| 2016 | TOR | 146 | 548 | 59 | 146 | 7 | 53 | 14 | .266 |
| 2017 | TOR | 154 | 587 | 72 | 150 | 16 | 42 | 15 | .256 |
| 2018 | TOR | 7 | 512 | 65 | 129 | 15 | 59 | 14 | .252 |
| 2019 |  TOR/SF | 161 | 611 | 83 | 158 | 21 | 88 | 14 | .259 |
| 2020 |  BOS/COL | 54 | 208 | 34 | 60 | 6 | 26 | 5 | .288 |
| 2021 | NYM | 124 | 325 | 40 | 75 | 15 | 47 | 4 | .231 |
| 2022 | LAD | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 2023 | ATL | 81 | 197 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 32 | 4 | .228 |
| 2024 |  CHW/LAA | 100 | 284 | 38 | 65 | 8 | 45 | 12 | .229 |
| 2025 | TEX | 20 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .209 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 24
- AB
- 79
- R
- 7
- H
- 15
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .190
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,409
- TB
- 1,672
- XBH
- 375
- HBP
- 57
- IBB
- 6
- GIDP
- 82
- P/PA
- 3.60
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | TOR | 110 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | TOR | 122 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | TOR | 628 | 234 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | TOR | 584 | 206 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | TOR | 632 | 237 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | TOR | 542 | 218 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | TOR/SF | 645 | 264 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | BOS/COL | 223 | 96 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | NYM | 347 | 135 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | LAD | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | ATL | 206 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | CHW/LAA | 314 | 107 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | TEX | 43 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.8
- RC
- 482.7
- RC/27
- 4.00
- ISOP
- .150
- SECA
- .211
- BB/K
- 0.23
- AB/HR
- 36.2
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | TOR | -0.2 | 8.1 | 2.6 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | TOR | 0.9 | 12.2 | 3.6 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 58 | 1 |
| 2015 | TOR | 5.2 | 76.2 | 4.6 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 48.8 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | TOR | 3.4 | 60.5 | 3.8 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 78.3 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | TOR | 2.8 | 69.7 | 4.1 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36.7 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | TOR | 2.5 | 62.2 | 4.2 | .174 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 34.1 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | TOR/SF | 0.0 | 73.4 | 4.1 | .173 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 2020 | BOS/COL | 0.7 | 31.4 | 5.5 | .173 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 34.7 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | NYM | 0.5 | 36.2 | 3.8 | .185 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 21.7 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | LAD | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | ATL | -0.1 | 20.6 | 3.5 | .188 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 21.9 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | CHW/LAA | 0.4 | 30.4 | 3.5 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35.5 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | TEX | -0.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | .047 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Latest performance
Kevin Pillar
May 23 · @ CHW · L 4-1
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .209
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 23 | at CHWL 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, May 18 | vs HOUL 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, May 03 | vs SEAL 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, May 01 | vs ATHL 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Apr 28 | vsATHL 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Apr 26 | atSFL 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What were Kevin Pillar's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Kevin Pillar covers 13 seasons with the Blue Jays, the Mets, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Rangers; its career totals count every season. He was a career .255 hitter with 1,053 hits, 114 home runs and 469 RBI. His best season was 2020: a .288 batting average, 6 home runs and 26 RBI.
More on Kevin Pillar
Playoff series
Kevin Pillar played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | ABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HRHR: Home runs hit. | RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  PHI | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Kevin Pillar against each club
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (18)
- vs Athletics (13)
- vs Texas Rangers (12)
- vs Houston Astros (10)
- vs New York Mets (10)
- vs Seattle Mariners (10)
- vs Detroit Tigers (9)
- vs Kansas City Royals (9)
- vs Miami Marlins (9)
- vs Washington Nationals (9)
- vs Chicago Cubs (8)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (8)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (7)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (6)
- vs Chicago White Sox (5)
- vs Colorado Rockies (5)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Boston Red Sox (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (3)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (2)
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