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AJ Pollock

AJ Pollock Notable

b. December 5, 1987 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2012–2018, Los Angeles Dodgers 2019–2021, Chicago White Sox 2022, Seattle Mariners 2023, San Francisco Giants 2023

AJ Pollock played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2023.

Across 1,087 games he batted .273, with 1,032 hits and 575 runs. He finished with 145 home runs, 225 doubles and 122 stolen bases.

He played 990 games in the outfield, with 1,916 putouts and 16 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2015. He hit three home runs in a game two times — 2018 and 2019.

He was born in Hebron, CT, USA on December 5, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 2015
Player of the Week 4 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021
Gold Glove 1 2015
Player of the Month 1 2018

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2012 ARI 3181820 412 89111 .247
2013 ARI 13744364119 2858 38338212 .269
2014 ARI 752654180 1967 24194614 .302
2015 ARI 157609111192 39620 76538939 .315
2016 ARI 1241910 002 4584 .244
2017 ARI 11242573113 33614 49357120 .266
2018 ARI 11341361106 21521 653110013 .257
2019 LAD 863084982 15115 4723745 .266
2020 LAD 551963054 9016 3412452 .276
2021 LAD 11738453114 27121 6930809 .297
2022 CHW 13848961120 26114 5632983 .245
2023 SEA/SFG 541331522 405 159320 .165
Career 108737875751032 22532145 485291736122 .273

On this day & linked events

1987

Born December 5, 1987

Hebron, CT, USA

2012

Major-league debut: AJ Pollock

AJ Pollock made a major-league debut on April 18, 2012.

2018

AJ Pollock's Three-Home-Run Game, 2018

AJ Pollock hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 30, 2018.

2019

AJ Pollock's Three-Home-Run Game, 2019

AJ Pollock hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants on September 6, 2019.

Image: Mark Winograd, CC BY-SA 4.0