Ian Kinsler Notable

b. June 22, 1982 · Texas Rangers 2006–2013, Detroit Tigers 2014–2017, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2018, Boston Red Sox 2018, San Diego Padres 2019

Ian Kinsler played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2006 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2019.

He collected 1,999 hits over 1,888 games, batting .269 with 909 runs batted in. He finished with 257 home runs, 416 doubles, 693 walks and 243 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 1,828 games at second base, with 5,219 assists and 168 errors. He turned 1,291 double plays.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 2008 and 2014. He hit for the cycle in 2009.

He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on June 22, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Gold Glove	2	2016, 2018
Player of the Week	2	2007, 2009

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2006	TEX	120	423	65	121	27	1	14	55	40	64	11	.286
2007	TEX	130	483	96	127	22	2	20	61	62	83	23	.263
2008	TEX	121	518	102	165	41	4	18	71	45	67	26	.319
2009	TEX	144	566	101	143	32	4	31	86	59	77	31	.253
2010	TEX	103	391	73	112	20	1	9	45	56	57	15	.286
2011	TEX	155	620	121	158	34	4	32	77	89	71	30	.255
2012	TEX	157	655	105	168	42	5	19	72	60	90	21	.256
2013	TEX	136	545	85	151	31	2	13	72	51	59	15	.277
2014	DET	161	684	100	188	40	4	17	92	29	79	15	.275
2015	DET	154	624	94	185	35	7	11	73	43	80	10	.296
2016	DET	153	618	117	178	29	4	28	83	45	115	14	.288
2017	DET	139	551	90	130	25	3	22	52	55	86	14	.236
2018	BOS/LAA	128	487	66	117	26	0	14	48	40	64	16	.240
2019	SDP	87	258	28	56	12	0	9	22	19	54	2	.217
Career	—	1888	7423	1243	1999	416	41	257	909	693	1046	243	.269

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	SDP	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	2	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	2	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1982

Born June 22, 1982

Tucson, AZ, USA

2006

Major-league debut: Ian Kinsler

Ian Kinsler made a major-league debut on April 3, 2006.

2009

Ian Kinsler Hits for the Cycle, 2009

Ian Kinsler hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles on April 15, 2009.

2019

Final major-league game: Ian Kinsler

Ian Kinsler played a final major-league game on August 12, 2019.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0