1983
Born April 13, 1983
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Hunter Pence Notable
b. April 13, 1983 · Houston Astros 2007–2011, Philadelphia Phillies 2011–2012, San Francisco Giants 2012–2018, 2020, Texas Rangers 2019
Hunter Pence played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 2007 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2020.
He collected 1,791 hits over 1,707 games, batting .279 with 942 runs batted in. He finished with 244 home runs, 324 doubles, 55 triples, 520 walks and 120 stolen bases.
He played 1,577 games in the outfield, with 3,263 putouts and 48 errors.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 2009 and 2019.
He was born in Fort Worth, TX, USA on April 13, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 4 | 2009, 2011, 2014, 2019 |
| Player of the Week | 4 | 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | 1 | 2019 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2013 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2007 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2019 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | HOU | 108 | 456 | 57 | 147 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 26 | 95 | 11 | .322 |
| 2008 | HOU | 157 | 595 | 78 | 160 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 83 | 40 | 124 | 11 | .269 |
| 2009 | HOU | 159 | 585 | 76 | 165 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 72 | 58 | 109 | 14 | .282 |
| 2010 | HOU | 156 | 614 | 93 | 173 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 91 | 41 | 105 | 18 | .282 |
| 2011 | HOU/PHI | 154 | 606 | 84 | 190 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 97 | 56 | 124 | 8 | .314 |
| 2012 | PHI/SFG | 160 | 617 | 87 | 156 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 104 | 56 | 145 | 5 | .253 |
| 2013 | SFG | 162 | 629 | 91 | 178 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 99 | 52 | 115 | 22 | .283 |
| 2014 | SFG | 162 | 650 | 106 | 180 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 52 | 130 | 13 | .277 |
| 2015 | SFG | 52 | 207 | 30 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 16 | 48 | 4 | .275 |
| 2016 | SFG | 106 | 395 | 58 | 114 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 43 | 95 | 1 | .289 |
| 2017 | SFG | 134 | 493 | 55 | 128 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 102 | 2 | .260 |
| 2018 | SFG | 97 | 235 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 59 | 5 | .226 |
| 2019 | TEX | 83 | 286 | 53 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 26 | 69 | 6 | .297 |
| 2020 | SFG | 17 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .096 |
| Career | — | 1707 | 6420 | 891 | 1791 | 324 | 55 | 244 | 942 | 520 | 1335 | 120 | .279 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Hunter Pence
Hunter Pence made a major-league debut on April 28, 2007.
2020
Final major-league game: Hunter Pence
Hunter Pence played a final major-league game on August 21, 2020.
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