Eric Hinske Stats

Eric Hinske was born on Friday, August 5, 1977, in Menasha, Wisconsin. Hinske was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 1, 2002, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eric Hinske baseball stats page.

"I was stuck behind a pretty good player in Eric Chavez in Oakland. J.P. Ricciardi, in bringing me over, said, 'It's your job to lose.' I can't thank him enough for giving me a chance to play every day." - Eric Hinske

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Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske Autograph on a 2003 Donruss (#267)

Eric Hinske Autograph on a 2003 Donruss (#267)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Eric Scott Hinske
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-05-1977
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Menasha, Wisconsin
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of Arkansas
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   04-01-2002 (Age 24)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1998 : 17th Round (496th)
Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2002 Blue Jays 151 566 99 158 38 2 24 0 84 77 5 138 0 5 2 12 .279 .365 .481
2003 Blue Jays 124 449 74 109 45 3 12 1 63 59 1 104 0 5 1 11 .243 .329 .437
2004 Blue Jays 155 570 66 140 23 3 15 0 69 54 2 109 0 6 4 14 .246 .312 .375
2005 Blue Jays 147 477 79 125 31 2 15 0 68 46 4 121 0 6 8 8 .262 .333 .430
2006 Blue Jays 78 197 35 52 9 2 12 0 29 27 2 49 0 0 0 6 .264 .353 .513
2006 Red Sox 31 80 8 23 8 0 1 0 5 8 0 30 0 0 0 2 .288 .352 .425
2007 Red Sox 84 186 25 38 12 3 6 0 21 28 2 54 0 1 3 7 .204 .317 .398
2008 Rays 133 381 59 94 21 1 20 0 60 47 4 88 0 1 3 13 .247 .333 .465
2009 Pirates 54 106 18 27 9 0 1 0 11 17 0 27 0 0 3 0 .255 .373 .368
2009 Yankees 39 84 13 19 3 0 7 0 14 10 1 25 0 2 2 2 .226 .316 .512
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 996 3,096 476 785 199 16 113 1 424 373 21 745 0 26 26 75 .254 .336 .438
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Eric Hinske Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2002 Blue Jays 3B 148 141 3,778 369 2.5 349 103 246 20 14 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.49 0.749
2003 Blue Jays 3B 124 120 3,191 316 2.5 294 80 214 22 13 n/a n/a n/a .930 2.49 0.697
2004 Blue Jays 3B 153 148 3,932 357 2.3 149 107 242 8 23 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.40 0.707
2005 Blue Jays 1B 100 97 2,580 944 9.4 937 868 69 7 77 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.81 0.905
2006 Blue Jays 1B 4 1 42 15 3.8 15 15 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.64 0.750
2006 Blue Jays 3B 10 5 192 17 1.7 17 3 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.39 0.882
2006 Blue Jays LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2006 Blue Jays RF 30 28 642 43 1.4 43 41 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.81 0.816
2006 Red Sox 1B 12 11 258 97 8.1 96 91 5 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .990 10.05 0.929
2006 Red Sox LF 5 3 69 5 1.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.96 0.714
2006 Red Sox RF 10 7 183 11 1.1 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.62 0.769
2007 Red Sox 1B 43 29 828 281 6.5 278 256 22 3 25 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.07 0.815
2007 Red Sox LF 24 10 303 27 1.1 27 26 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41 0.806
2007 Red Sox RF 12 9 246 16 1.3 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.76 0.762
2008 Rays 1B 11 9 261 87 7.9 86 78 8 1 11 n/a n/a n/a .989 8.90 0.786
2008 Rays 3B 8 4 147 7 0.9 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29 1.000
2008 Rays LF 40 37 795 48 1.2 47 45 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.60 0.898
2008 Rays RF 49 47 1,017 91 1.9 90 88 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.39 0.846
2009 Pirates 1B 6 5 132 42 7.0 42 39 3 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.59 2.857
2009 Pirates 3B 3 2 57 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42 16.000
2009 Pirates RF 13 13 336 33 2.5 33 30 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.65 9.364
2009 Yankees 3B 10 2 105 6 0.6 6 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54 17.000
2009 Yankees LF 2 2 51 7 3.5 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.71 7.000
2009 Yankees RF 22 15 387 25 1.1 25 25 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74 14.760
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 456 422 11,402 1,075 2.4 825 297 728 50 51 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.43 --
1B Totals 176 152 4,101 1,466 8.3 1,454 1,347 107 12 127 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.57 --
RF Totals 136 119 2,811 219 1.6 218 210 8 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 2.09 --
LF Totals 72 52 1,221 87 1.2 86 83 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.90 --
8 Years 849 745 19,535 2,847 3.4 2,583 1,937 846 64 179 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.85 --
Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2002 Blue Jays 13 1 .929 - - 0 23.6 4.1 6.7 - - -
2003 Blue Jays 12 2 .857 3 - 0 37.4 4.3 7.1 - - -
2004 Blue Jays 12 8 .600 5 - 1 38.0 5.2 8.3 - - -
2005 Blue Jays 8 4 .667 - - 0 31.8 3.9 7.0 - - -
2006 Blue Jays 1 1 .500 - - 0 16.4 4.0 6.8 - - -
2006 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - 0 80.0 2.7 16.0 - - -
2007 Red Sox 3 0 1.000 - - 0 31.0 3.4 8.9 - - -
2008 Rays 10 3 .769 - - 0 19.1 4.3 6.4 - - -
2009 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 106.0 3.9 9.6 - - -
2009 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - 0 12.0 3.4 6.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 61 20 .753 8 - 1 27.4 4.2 7.3 - - -
Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2002 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $200,000.00 - -
2003 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $600,000.00 - -
2004 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $900,000.00 - -
2005 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $3,100,000.00 - -
2006 Toronto Blue Jays 11 $4,425,000.00 - -
2006 Boston Red Sox 12 Undetermined - -
2007 Boston Red Sox 12 $5,725,000.00 - Stats
2008 Tampa Bay Rays 32 Undetermined - Stats
2009 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
2009 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined - -


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