Scott Rolen stats
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsApr 4, 1975
- Height
- 6' 4"
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1997
Scott Rolen played 17 MLB seasons, 1996 to 2012.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,038
- AB
- 7,398
- R
- 1,211
- H
- 2,077
- HR
- 316
- RBI
- 1,287
- SB
- 118
- AVG
- .281
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PHI | 37 | 130 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .254 |
| 1997 | PHI | 156 | 561 | 93 | 159 | 21 | 92 | 16 | .283 |
| 1998 | PHI | 160 | 601 | 120 | 174 | 31 | 110 | 14 | .290 |
| 1999 | PHI | 112 | 421 | 74 | 113 | 26 | 77 | 12 | .268 |
| 2000 | PHI | 128 | 483 | 88 | 144 | 26 | 89 | 8 | .298 |
| 2001 | PHI | 151 | 554 | 96 | 160 | 25 | 107 | 16 | .289 |
| 2002 |  PHI/STL | 155 | 580 | 89 | 154 | 31 | 110 | 8 | .266 |
| 2003 | STL | 154 | 559 | 98 | 160 | 28 | 104 | 13 | .286 |
| 2004 | STL | 142 | 500 | 109 | 157 | 34 | 124 | 4 | .314 |
| 2005 | STL | 56 | 196 | 28 | 46 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .235 |
| 2006 | STL | 142 | 521 | 94 | 154 | 22 | 95 | 7 | .296 |
| 2007 | STL | 112 | 392 | 55 | 104 | 8 | 58 | 5 | .265 |
| 2008 | TOR | 115 | 408 | 58 | 107 | 11 | 50 | 5 | .262 |
| 2009 |  TOR/CIN | 128 | 475 | 76 | 145 | 11 | 67 | 5 | .305 |
| 2010 | CIN | 133 | 471 | 66 | 134 | 20 | 83 | 1 | .285 |
| 2011 | CIN | 65 | 252 | 31 | 61 | 5 | 36 | 1 | .242 |
| 2012 | CIN | 92 | 294 | 26 | 72 | 8 | 39 | 2 | .245 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 39
- AB
- 141
- R
- 18
- H
- 31
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .220
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,518
- TB
- 3,628
- XBH
- 876
- HBP
- 127
- IBB
- 57
- GIDP
- 150
- P/PA
- 2.46
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PHI | 146 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | PHI | 657 | 263 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 711 | 320 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 497 | 221 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 541 | 266 | 64 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 653 | 276 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI/STL | 667 | 292 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | STL | 657 | 295 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | STL | 593 | 299 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | STL | 223 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | STL | 594 | 270 | 71 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | STL | 441 | 156 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | TOR | 467 | 176 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | TOR/CIN | 535 | 216 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | CIN | 537 | 234 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | CIN | 269 | 100 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | CIN | 330 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 66.6
- RC
- 1,327.6
- RC/27
- 6.40
- ISOP
- .210
- SECA
- .340
- BB/K
- 0.64
- AB/HR
- 23.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PHI | -0.3 | 15.7 | 4 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | PHI | 4.3 | 103.7 | 6.7 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 6.4 | 125 | 7.5 | .243 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 4.5 | 83.3 | 6.9 | .257 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 4.4 | 97.9 | 7.6 | .253 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 5.3 | 108.9 | 7.1 | .209 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI/STL | 6.2 | 99.8 | 5.9 | .238 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | STL | 4.4 | 110.7 | 7 | .242 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | STL | 8.9 | 118.5 | 8.8 | .284 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 14.7 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | STL | 1.5 | 24.7 | 4.3 | .148 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | STL | 5.6 | 98.5 | 6.8 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 0.5 |
| 2007 | STL | 1.6 | 50.8 | 4.4 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 49 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | TOR | 3.2 | 62.1 | 5.3 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 37.1 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | TOR/CIN | 4.9 | 81.4 | 6.4 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 43.2 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | CIN | 3.9 | 82 | 6.2 | .212 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 23.6 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | CIN | 1.5 | 27.8 | 3.8 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.4 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | CIN | 0.3 | 38 | 4.4 | .153 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 36.8 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsApr 4, 1975
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1996
- Birthplace
- Jasper, IN
- Draft
- 1993Rd 2, Pk 46
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1997
- NL Gold Glove
- 8x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2002
Latest performance
Scott Rolen
Oct 11 · vs SF · L 6-4
- AB
- 5
- R
- 0
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .250
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 11 | vs SFL 6-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 09 | vsSFL 2-1 F/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 07 | atSFW 9-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Oct 06 | atSFW 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 03 | atSTLL 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 02 | atSTLW 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
What were Scott Rolen's career stats?
Scott Rolen played 17 seasons for the Phillies, the Cardinals, the Blue Jays and the Reds. He was a career .281 hitter with 2,077 hits, 316 home runs and 1,287 RBI. His best season was 2004: a .314 batting average, 34 home runs and 124 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1996 to 2012
Scott Rolen finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2006 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
- NL Rookie of the Year: 1997
- NL Gold Glove ×8: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
- NL Silver Slugger: 2002
All-time career rank
- 145th in home runs (316)
- 250th in hits (2,077)
- 106th in rbi (1,287)
Among the 10,544 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.
More on Scott Rolen
Playoff series
Scott Rolen played 39 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 9 series — 6 won, 3 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SF | Lost 2-2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 |  PHI | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 |  SD | Won 2-1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 |  NYM | Won 4-3 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 |  DET | Won 4-1 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 |  LAD | Won 3-1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 |  HOU | Won 4-3 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 |  BOS | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 |  ARI | Won 2-0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Scott Rolen’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Scott Rolen against each club
- vs Chicago Cubs (117)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (115)
- vs Houston Astros (112)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (112)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (80)
- vs Atlanta Braves (74)
- vs New York Mets (71)
- vs Miami Marlins (68)
- vs Washington Nationals (64)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (55)
- vs San Diego Padres (55)
- vs San Francisco Giants (54)
- vs Colorado Rockies (53)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (50)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (50)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (50)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (41)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (32)
- vs Kansas City Royals (30)
- vs Boston Red Sox (28)
- vs New York Yankees (27)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (26)
- vs Athletics (18)
- vs Chicago White Sox (18)
- vs Detroit Tigers (17)
- vs Seattle Mariners (17)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (16)
- vs Minnesota Twins (14)
- vs Texas Rangers (11)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (8)
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