Albert Pujols, baseball player, 703 home runs, 2001-2022

Albert Pujols

Born: 1/16/1980 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

MLB Debut: 2001-04-02 | Final Game: 2022-10-04

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 235 lbs

Full name: Jose Alberto Pujols

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Biography

Albert Pujols, born in 1980, was a legendary position player whose career spanned from 2001 to 2022. Renowned for his exceptional hitting prowess, Pujols played a total of 3,080 games and accumulated 3,384 hits, solidifying his status as one of the premier hitters in Major League Baseball history. His remarkable power at the plate was evident as he belted 703 home runs and drove in an astounding 2,218 RBIs, both figures placing him amongst the all-time greats. Pujols concluded his career with a .296 batting average and showcased surprising speed for a player of his stature, finishing with 117 stolen bases. Pujols's impact on the game was profound, as he was a central figure during a transformative era in baseball that saw the intersection of power hitting and advanced analytics. His accolades included being named the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie and earning multiple Rookie of the Month and Rookie of the Year honors. A consistent performer, he was selected to the All-Star Game 11 times, further underscoring his excellence and popularity among fans and peers alike. Pujols's legacy extends beyond his statistics; he was celebrated for his sportsmanship and work ethic, making him a respected figure both on and off the field.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
3080 11421 1914 3384 686 16 703 2218 117 1373 1404 0.296 0.374 0.544 0.918 58111.5

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +15.2% above league average.

Career OBP .374 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career SLG .544 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — +31.4% above league average.

Career OPS 0.918 vs. league average 0.739 across their career seasons — +24.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2001 STL NL 161 590 112 194 47 4 37 130 1 69 93 0.329 .263 (+25%) .332 (+21%) .426 (+43%) .758 (+34%) 4274.6
2002 STL NL 157 590 118 185 40 2 34 127 2 72 69 0.314 .261 (+20%) .331 (+19%) .416 (+35%) .747 (+28%) 3562.4
2003 STL NL 157 591 137 212 51 1 43 124 5 79 65 0.359 .264 (+36%) .332 (+32%) .422 (+58%) .754 (+47%) 6038.5
2004 STL NL 154 592 133 196 51 2 46 123 5 84 52 0.331 .266 (+24%) .335 (+24%) .427 (+54%) .762 (+40%) 5170.1
2005 STL NL 161 591 129 195 38 2 41 117 16 97 65 0.330 .264 (+25%) .330 (+30%) .418 (+45%) .749 (+39%) 5232.1
2006 STL NL 143 535 119 177 33 1 49 137 7 92 50 0.331 .269 (+23%) .336 (+28%) .431 (+55%) .768 (+43%) 5157.9
2007 STL NL 158 565 99 185 38 1 32 103 2 99 58 0.327 .268 (+22%) .335 (+28%) .422 (+34%) .758 (+31%) 4165.7
2008 STL NL 148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 7 104 54 0.357 .263 (+35%) .333 (+39%) .416 (+57%) .749 (+49%) 5763.7
2009 STL NL 160 568 124 186 45 1 47 135 16 115 64 0.327 .262 (+25%) .332 (+33%) .417 (+58%) .750 (+47%) 6055.9
2010 STL NL 159 587 115 183 39 1 42 118 14 103 76 0.312 .257 (+21%) .325 (+27%) .402 (+48%) .728 (+39%) 4986.3
2011 STL NL 147 579 105 173 29 0 37 99 9 61 58 0.299 .255 (+17%) .320 (+14%) .399 (+35%) .719 (+26%) 2999.1
2012 LAA AL 154 607 85 173 50 0 30 105 8 52 76 0.285 .254 (+12%) .318 (+8%) .405 (+27%) .724 (+19%) 2175.5
2013 LAA AL 99 391 49 101 19 0 17 64 1 40 55 0.258 .253 (+2%) .317 (+4%) .396 (+10%) .714 (+7%) 526.3
2014 LAA AL 159 633 89 172 37 1 28 105 5 48 71 0.272 .251 (+8%) .313 (+3%) .386 (+21%) .700 (+13%) 1456.6
2015 LAA AL 157 602 85 147 22 0 40 95 5 50 72 0.244 .254 (-4%) .316 (-3%) .404 (+19%) .721 (+9%) 1034.7
2016 LAA AL 152 593 71 159 19 0 31 119 4 49 75 0.268 .255 (+5%) .321 (avg) .417 (+9%) .738 (+6%) 633.2
2017 LAA AL 149 593 53 143 17 0 23 101 3 37 93 0.241 .254 (-5%) .324 (-12%) .425 (-9%) .750 (-10%) -1358.0
2018 LAA AL 117 465 50 114 20 0 19 64 1 28 65 0.245 .247 (-1%) .318 (-9%) .409 (avg) .727 (-4%) -436.0
2019 LAA AL 131 491 55 120 22 0 23 93 3 43 68 0.244 .252 (-3%) .322 (-6%) .434 (-1%) .757 (-3%) -401.7
2020 LAA AL 39 152 15 34 8 0 6 25 0 9 25 0.224 .244 (-9%) .321 (-16%) .417 (-5%) .739 (-10%) -308.8
2021 LAA AL 24 86 9 17 0 0 5 12 1 3 13 0.198 .243 (-19%) .317 (-21%) .410 (-9%) .727 (-15%) -213.1
2021 LAD NL 85 189 20 48 3 0 12 38 1 11 32 0.254 .243 (+4%) .317 (-6%) .410 (+12%) .727 (+4%) -213.1
2022 STL NL 109 307 42 83 14 0 24 68 1 28 55 0.270 .242 (+11%) .311 (+11%) .394 (+39%) .706 (+27%) 1489.6

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 2 1 0 36.00 0

Career ERA 36.00 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 807.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2022 STL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 1 0 36.00 — -

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
88 304 57 97 18 1 19 54 50 46 0.319

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2022 NLWC2 SLN 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250
2021 NLCS LAN 6 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.231
2021 NLDS2 LAN 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
2021 NLWC LAN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
2014 ALDS1 LAA 3 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.167
2011 NLCS SLN 6 23 5 11 4 0 2 9 4 4 0.478
2011 NLDS1 SLN 5 20 2 7 3 0 0 1 2 4 0.350
2011 WS SLN 7 25 8 6 1 0 3 6 6 3 0.240
2009 NLDS1 SLN 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.300
2006 NLCS SLN 7 22 5 7 1 0 1 1 7 3 0.318
2006 NLDS2 SLN 4 15 3 5 1 0 1 3 1 4 0.333
2006 WS SLN 5 15 3 3 1 0 1 2 5 3 0.200
2005 NLCS SLN 6 23 3 7 0 0 2 6 1 3 0.304
2005 NLDS1 SLN 3 9 4 5 2 0 0 2 4 0 0.556
2004 NLCS SLN 7 28 10 14 2 0 4 9 4 3 0.500
2004 NLDS1 SLN 4 15 4 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 0.333
2004 WS SLN 4 15 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 0.333
2002 NLCS SLN 5 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 2 5 0.263
2002 NLDS2 SLN 3 10 3 3 0 1 0 3 3 1 0.300
2001 NLDS2 SLN 5 18 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0.111

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2026 1947 17049 1634 116 1702
2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
3B 110 95 68 193 19 27
OF 309 284 499 17 12 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 SLN 1B 42 32 283 19 5 27
2001 SLN 3B 55 52 40 111 10 17
2001 SLN OF 78 70 128 6 5 0
2002 SLN 1B 21 16 140 13 1 24
2002 SLN 3B 41 37 25 66 6 6
2002 SLN OF 118 101 173 4 4 0
2002 SLN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 SLN 1B 62 36 340 33 1 34
2003 SLN OF 113 113 198 7 3 0
2004 SLN 1B 150 150 1458 114 10 136
2005 SLN 1B 157 155 1597 97 14 175
2006 SLN 1B 143 142 1348 110 6 145
2007 SLN 1B 154 153 1325 124 8 132
2008 SLN 1B 144 140 1297 135 6 119
2008 SLN 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2009 SLN 1B 159 157 1473 185 13 150
2010 SLN 1B 157 157 1458 157 4 146
2011 SLN 1B 146 141 1254 165 11 134
2011 SLN 3B 7 4 2 12 3 2
2012 LAA 1B 120 118 1013 97 7 95
2012 LAA 3B 3 2 1 3 0 2
2013 LAA 1B 34 34 265 29 3 24
2014 LAA 1B 116 116 879 80 3 78
2014 LAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2015 LAA 1B 95 95 718 55 5 57
2015 LAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 LAA 1B 28 28 200 16 2 20
2017 LAA 1B 6 6 38 3 3 6
2018 LAA 1B 70 70 529 53 4 60
2019 LAA 1B 98 98 719 77 5 70
2019 LAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 LAA 1B 26 26 164 20 2 16
2021 LAA 1B 20 20 137 8 2 13
2021 LAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 LAN 1B 56 37 257 30 1 22
2022 SLN 1B 22 20 157 14 0 19
2022 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 2026
Second Base 1
Third Base 110
Shortstop 1
Left Field 269
Right Field 40
Designated Hitter 641

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2022 Comeback Player of the Year
2022 Player of the Week Week of 2022-08-20
2022 Player of the Week Week of 2022-09-24
2015 Player of the Month June
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-08-05
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-06-05
2010 Gold Glove 1B
2010 Player of the Month August
2010 Silver Slugger 1B
2009 Hank Aaron Award
2009 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
2009 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2009 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2009 Most Valuable Player
2009 Player of the Month April
2009 Player of the Month June
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-04-25
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-06-20
2009 Silver Slugger 1B
2009 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2008 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2008 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2008 Most Valuable Player
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-08-23
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-09-27
2008 Roberto Clemente Award
2008 Silver Slugger 1B
2008 This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2008 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-07-14
2006 Gold Glove 1B
2006 MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
2006 Player of the Month April
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-05-13
2006 This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2005 Most Valuable Player
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-06-05
2005 TSN All-Star 1B
2004 NLCS MVP
2004 Silver Slugger 1B
2004 TSN All-Star 1B
2003 Hank Aaron Award
2003 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2003 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2003 Player of the Month June
2003 Player of the Month May
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-05-03
2003 Silver Slugger OF
2003 This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2003 TSN All-Star OF
2003 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-07-06
2001 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-09-22
2001 Rookie of the Month April
2001 Rookie of the Month May
2001 Rookie of the Year
2001 Silver Slugger 3B
2001 TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Featured In Rankings

#2
Top 20 First Basemen in History of MLB Baseball
Ranked 2 of 20
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 LAA AL $25,000,000
2015 LAA AL $24,000,000
2014 LAA AL $23,000,000
2013 LAA AL $16,000,000
2012 LAA AL $12,000,000
2011 SLN NL $14,508,395
2010 SLN NL $14,595,953
2009 SLN NL $14,427,326
2008 SLN NL $13,870,949
2007 SLN NL $12,937,813
2006 SLN NL $14,000,000
2005 SLN NL $11,000,000
2004 SLN NL $7,000,000
2003 SLN NL $900,000
2002 SLN NL $600,000
2001 SLN NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $204,040,436

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Maple Woods Community College Kansas City MO 1999

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2014 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 5.0 420 0
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 8.0 392 0
2011 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 166.0 448 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 279.0 448 1
2009 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 448.0 448 32
2008 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 369.0 448 18
2007 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 50.0 448 0
2006 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 347.0 448 12
2005 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 378.0 448 18
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 247.0 448 1
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 303.0 448 3
2002 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 276.0 448 0
2001 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 222.0 448 0
2001 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 160.0 160 32