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Eric Hinske
Eric Scott Hinske

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.
School University of Arkansas

Debut April 1, 2002

Born August 5, 1977 in Menasha, WI

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 24 TOR AL 151  566   99  158  38  2  24   84  13  1  77 138  .279  .365  .481  119  272   0   5   5   2  12 RoY-1
 2003 25 TOR AL 124  449   74  109  45  3  12   63  12  2  59 104  .243  .329  .437   97  196   0   5   1   1  11
 2004 26 TOR AL 155  570   66  140  23  3  15   69  12  8  54 109  .246  .312  .375   76  214   0   6   2   4  14
 2005 27 TOR AL 147  477   79  125  31  2  15   68   8  4  46 121  .262  .333  .430  100  205   0   6   4   8   8
 2006 28 TOT AL 109  277   43   75  17  2  13   34   2  2  35  79  .271  .353  .487  114  135   0   0   2   0   8
         TOR AL  78  197   35   52   9  2  12   29   1  1  27  49  .264  .353  .513  121  101   0   0   2   0   6
         BOS AL  31   80    8   23   8  0   1    5   1  1   8  30  .288  .352  .425   97   34   0   0   0   0   2
 2007 29 BOS AL  84  186   25   38  12  3   6   21   3  0  28  54  .204  .317  .398   83   74   0   1   2   3   7
 2008 30 TBR AL 133  381   59   94  21  1  20   60  10  3  47  88  .247  .333  .465  107  177   0   1   4   3  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      903 2906  445  739 187 16 105  399  60 20 346 693  .254  .335  .438  100 1273   0  24  20  21  73
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        521   80  133  34  3  19   72  11  4  62 124  .254  .335  .438  100  228   0   4   4   4  13
 Career High    155  570   99  158  45  3  24   84  13  8  77 138  .279  .365  .487  119  272   0   6   5   8  14
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 24 TOR AL  650  426  104   6.5   109| .279  .269| .365  .337| .481  .432| .846  .769| 119  .624  17.3   1.6  92%
 2003 25 TOR AL  514  358   67   5.0   110| .243  .272| .329  .339| .437  .436| .766  .775|  97  .497  -0.6  -0.1  85%
 2004 26 TOR AL  634  458   66   3.9   113| .246  .275| .312  .344| .375  .442| .687  .786|  76  .368 -21.6  -2.0  60%
 2005 27 TOR AL  537  370   70   5.0   107| .262  .271| .333  .334| .430  .429| .763  .763| 100  .514   0.9   0.1  66%
 2006 28 TOT AL  312  212   47   5.9   112| .271  .277| .353  .342| .487  .441| .840  .782| 114  .557   5.4   0.5  50%
         TOR AL  224  152   35   6.1   111| .264  .275| .353  .340| .513  .438| .866  .778| 121  .574   5.6   0.5  50%
         BOS AL   88   60   12   5.3   115| .288  .281| .352  .347| .425  .447| .777  .794|  97  .510  -0.2   0.0  50%
 2007 29 BOS AL  218  156   24   4.1   112| .204  .278| .317  .346| .398  .435| .715  .781|  83  .407  -5.0  -0.5 100%
 2008 30 TBR AL  432  304   58   5.1   108| .247  .272| .333  .340| .465  .426| .798  .767| 107  .513   3.0   0.3  76%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      3297 2284  436   5.1   110| .254  .273| .335  .340| .438  .434| .773  .774| 100  .506  -0.8  -0.1  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 24 TOR AL 3B 148 103 246 20 14 .946 .951 2.36 2.40 2.49 2.68 141 1259.3 2003 25 TOR AL 3B 124 80 213 22 13 .930 .955 2.36 2.35 2.48 2.67 120 1063.7 2004 26 TOR AL 3B 153 107 243 8 23 .978 .951 2.29 2.34 2.40 2.64 148 1310.7 DH 1 2005 27 TOR AL 1B 100 868 69 7 77 .993 .994 9.37 8.11 9.81 9.60 97 859.7 DH 42 2006 28 TOT AL OF 45 56 3 0 1 1.000 .987 1.31 1.99 1.78 2.30 38 299.0 TOT AL RF 40 51 3 0 1 1.000 .984 1.35 1.85 1.77 2.20 35 275.0 TOT AL DH 21 TOT AL 1B 16 106 6 1 10 .991 .994 7.00 7.99 10.08 9.51 12 100.0 TOT AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.68 1.88 2.06 3 24.0 TOR AL OF 30 41 2 0 1 1.000 .986 1.43 1.99 1.80 2.30 28 215.0 RF 30 41 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.43 1.85 1.81 2.20 28 214.0 DH 19 3B 10 3 14 0 1 1.000 .960 1.70 2.54 2.39 2.84 5 64.0 1B 4 15 0 0 1 1.000 .993 3.75 8.00 9.64 9.51 1 14.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 BOS AL OF 15 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.07 1.99 1.71 2.30 10 84.0 1B 12 91 6 1 9 .990 .994 8.08 7.99 10.15 9.51 11 86.0 RF 10 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.10 1.85 1.62 2.20 7 61.0 LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.68 1.96 2.07 3 23.0 DH 2 2007 29 BOS AL 1B 43 256 22 3 25 .989 .995 6.47 7.93 9.07 9.37 29 276.0 OF 35 42 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.23 2.00 2.11 2.30 19 183.3 LF 24 26 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.12 1.71 2.41 2.11 10 101.0 RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 1.77 1.75 2.08 9 82.3 DH 1 2008 30 TBR AL RF 49 88 2 1 0 .989 .985 1.84 1.83 2.39 2.15 47 339.3 LF 40 45 2 1 0 .979 .983 1.18 1.66 1.60 2.05 37 265.0 DH 18 1B 11 78 8 1 11 .989 .994 7.82 8.01 8.90 9.26 9 87.0 3B 8 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.88 2.38 1.29 2.74 4 49.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 27 TOR AL 1B 100 868 69 7 77 .993 .994 9.37 8.11 9.81 9.60 97 859.7 2006 28 TOT AL 1B 16 106 6 1 10 .991 .994 7.00 7.99 10.08 9.51 12 100.0 TOR AL 1B 4 15 0 0 1 1.000 .993 3.75 8.00 9.64 9.51 1 14.0 BOS AL 1B 12 91 6 1 9 .990 .994 8.08 7.99 10.15 9.51 11 86.0 2007 29 BOS AL 1B 43 256 22 3 25 .989 .995 6.47 7.93 9.07 9.37 29 276.0 2008 30 TBR AL 1B 11 78 8 1 11 .989 .994 7.82 8.01 8.90 9.26 9 87.0 2002 24 TOR AL 3B 148 103 246 20 14 .946 .951 2.36 2.40 2.49 2.68 141 1259.3 2003 25 TOR AL 3B 124 80 213 22 13 .930 .955 2.36 2.35 2.48 2.67 120 1063.7 2004 26 TOR AL 3B 153 107 243 8 23 .978 .951 2.29 2.34 2.40 2.64 148 1310.7 2006 28 TOR AL 3B 10 3 14 0 1 1.000 .960 1.70 2.54 2.39 2.84 5 64.0 2008 30 TBR AL 3B 8 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.88 2.38 1.29 2.74 4 49.0 2004 26 TOR AL DH 1 2005 27 TOR AL DH 42 2006 28 TOT AL DH 21 TOR AL DH 19 BOS AL DH 2 2007 29 BOS AL DH 1 2008 30 TBR AL DH 18 2006 28 TOT AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.68 1.88 2.06 3 24.0 TOR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 BOS AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.68 1.96 2.07 3 23.0 2007 29 BOS AL LF 24 26 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.12 1.71 2.41 2.11 10 101.0 2008 30 TBR AL LF 40 45 2 1 0 .979 .983 1.18 1.66 1.60 2.05 37 265.0 2006 28 TOT AL OF 45 56 3 0 1 1.000 .987 1.31 1.99 1.78 2.30 38 299.0 TOR AL OF 30 41 2 0 1 1.000 .986 1.43 1.99 1.80 2.30 28 215.0 BOS AL OF 15 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.07 1.99 1.71 2.30 10 84.0 2007 29 BOS AL OF 35 42 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.23 2.00 2.11 2.30 19 183.3 2006 28 TOT AL RF 40 51 3 0 1 1.000 .984 1.35 1.85 1.77 2.20 35 275.0 TOR AL RF 30 41 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.43 1.85 1.81 2.20 28 214.0 BOS AL RF 10 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.10 1.85 1.62 2.20 7 61.0 2007 29 BOS AL RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 1.77 1.75 2.08 9 82.3 2008 30 TBR AL RF 49 88 2 1 0 .989 .985 1.84 1.83 2.39 2.15 47 339.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 443 294 722 50 51 .953 .952 2.29 2.37 2.44 2.67 418 3746.7 1B* 170 1308 105 12 123 .992 .994 8.31 8.05 9.61 9.52 147 1322.7 RF* 101 155 5 1 1 .994 .985 1.58 1.83 2.07 2.16 91 696.7 DH 83 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 80 98 4 0 1 1.000 .986 1.27 1.99 1.90 2.30 57 482.3 70 0 101# LF* 70 76 3 1 0 .988 .984 1.13 1.68 1.82 2.07 50 390.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 693 1700 831 62 175 .976 .977 3.65 3.72 4.10 4.27 622 5552
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2007   ALDS  BOS LAA     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS CLE     W   1   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BOS COL     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2008   WS    TBR PHI     L   2   2   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   1  .500  .500 2.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   3   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   2  .333  .333 1.333   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   3-1   5   4   2   1  0  0  1   1   0   3  .250  .250 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
2002-AL-ROY

Doubles
2002 AL-38-10
2003 AL-45-5

Strikeouts
2002 AL-138-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.0 (1601) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1998.

March 28, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Miguel Cairo.

December 7, 2001: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Justin Miller to the Toronto Blue Jays for Billy Koch.

August 17, 2006: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Toronto Blue Jays$200,000
2003Toronto Blue Jays$600,000
2004Toronto Blue Jays$900,000
2005Toronto Blue Jays$3,100,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$4,425,000
2007Boston Red Sox$5,625,000
2008Tampa Bay Rays$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,650,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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