Austin Jackson Notable

b. February 1, 1987 · Detroit Tigers 2010–2014, Seattle Mariners 2014–2015, Chicago Cubs 2015, Chicago White Sox 2016, Cleveland Indians 2017, San Francisco Giants 2018, New York Mets 2018

Austin Jackson played for seven clubs across nine seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2010 and closing with the New York Mets in 2018.

Across 1,115 games he batted .273, with 1,145 hits and 621 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 218 doubles, 53 triples and 114 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples two times between 2011 and 2012, topping out at 11. He played 1,085 games in the outfield, with 2,519 putouts and 30 errors.

He was born in Denton, TX, USA on February 1, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	2011, 2013
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie	1	2010
Rookie of the Month	1	2010
This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense	1	2017
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year	1	2010

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2010	DET	151	618	103	181	34	10	4	41	47	170	27	.293
2011	DET	153	591	90	147	22	11	10	45	56	181	22	.249
2012	DET	137	543	103	163	29	10	16	66	67	134	12	.300
2013	DET	129	552	99	150	30	7	12	49	52	129	8	.272
2014	DET/SEA	154	597	71	153	30	6	4	47	47	144	20	.256
2015	CHC/SEA	136	491	56	131	25	3	9	48	29	126	17	.267
2016	CHW	54	181	24	46	12	2	0	18	17	39	2	.254
2017	CLE	85	280	46	89	19	3	7	35	33	64	3	.318
2018	NYM/SFG	116	347	29	85	17	1	3	32	26	133	3	.245
Career	—	1115	4200	621	1145	218	53	65	381	374	1120	114	.273

On this day & linked events

1987

Born February 1, 1987

Denton, TX, USA

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