Ben Zobrist
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist
Born: May 26, 1981
Eureka, IL USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: Dallas Baptist University, Olivet Nazarene University
Career: 2006-2019
Draft: Round 6 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Dallas Baptist
Minor League Statistics
Ben Zobrist compiled a career batting average of .266 with 167 home runs and 768 RBI in his 1651-game career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 52 | 198 | 183 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26 | .224 | .260 | .311 | .572 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 31 | 105 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .155 | .184 | .206 | .391 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 62 | 227 | 198 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 37 | .253 | .339 | .505 | .844 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 152 | 599 | 501 | 91 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 91 | 17 | 6 | 91 | 104 | .297 | .405 | .543 | .948 | 272 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 151 | 655 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 24 | 3 | 92 | 107 | .238 | .346 | .353 | .699 | 191 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 156 | 674 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 19 | 6 | 77 | 128 | .269 | .353 | .469 | .822 | 276 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 157 | 668 | 560 | 88 | 151 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 14 | 9 | 97 | 103 | .270 | .377 | .471 | .848 | 264 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 157 | 698 | 612 | 77 | 168 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 11 | 3 | 72 | 91 | .275 | .354 | .402 | .756 | 246 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 146 | 654 | 570 | 83 | 155 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 84 | .272 | .354 | .395 | .749 | 225 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 67 | 271 | 235 | 39 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 26 | .268 | .354 | .447 | .801 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 59 | 264 | 232 | 37 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 30 | .284 | .364 | .453 | .816 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 631 | 523 | 94 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 96 | 82 | .272 | .386 | .446 | .831 | 233 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 496 | 435 | 58 | 101 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 71 | .232 | .318 | .375 | .693 | 163 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 520 | 455 | 67 | 139 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 60 | .305 | .378 | .440 | .817 | 200 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 47 | 176 | 150 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | .260 | .358 | .313 | .671 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1651 | 6836 | 5880 | 884 | 1566 | 349 | 44 | 167 | 768 | 116 | 49 | 832 | 994 | .266 | .357 | .426 | .783 | 2504 | 124 | 31 | 26 | 67 | 35 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | SS | 52 | 50 | 440.7 | 86 | 148 | 9 | 31 | .963 | 4.779 | 4.500 |
| 2007 | AL | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | SS | 30 | 26 | 224.7 | 37 | 63 | 6 | 17 | .943 | 4.006 | 3.333 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 35 | 33 | 293.3 | 51 | 78 | 7 | 22 | .949 | 3.958 | 3.686 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 19 | 12 | 113.3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.382 | 1.579 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 8 | 4 | 41.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.829 | 2.750 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 91 | 81 | 714.7 | 143 | 225 | 4 | 44 | .989 | 4.634 | 4.044 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 70 | 44 | 414.0 | 112 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.543 | 1.671 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 13 | 6 | 62.0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 5 | .926 | 3.629 | 1.923 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 1B | 3 | 2 | 13.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 4.846 | 2.333 |
| 2009 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 110 | 88 | 834.7 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.264 | 1.909 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 55 | 46 | 371.0 | 74 | 116 | 3 | 27 | .984 | 4.609 | 3.455 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 1B | 14 | 9 | 79.0 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.684 | 6.071 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .900 | .500 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 131 | 118 | 1058.3 | 213 | 316 | 6 | 68 | .989 | 4.499 | 4.038 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 38 | 33 | 289.7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.051 | 1.737 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 71 | 59 | 541.3 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 1.978 | 1.676 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 58 | 46 | 408.3 | 73 | 107 | 6 | 27 | .968 | 3.967 | 3.103 |
| 2012 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 47 | 47 | 392.0 | 46 | 139 | 4 | 27 | .979 | 4.247 | 3.936 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 125 | 117 | 1017.3 | 218 | 332 | 4 | 73 | .993 | 4.866 | 4.400 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 42 | 26 | 244.3 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.952 | 1.262 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 21 | 11 | 115.0 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 3.757 | 2.286 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | 79 | 74 | 625.0 | 105 | 185 | 6 | 32 | .980 | 4.176 | 3.671 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | OF | 54 | 40 | 358.3 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.587 | 1.907 |
| 2014 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 31 | 23 | 236.3 | 16 | 57 | 2 | 12 | .973 | 2.780 | 2.355 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2B | 35 | 33 | 299.7 | 56 | 82 | 3 | 21 | .979 | 4.145 | 3.943 |
| 2015 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 34 | 33 | 290.0 | 61 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 1.000 | 5.090 | 4.824 |
| 2015 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 29 | 26 | 214.3 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .929 | 1.638 | 1.345 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 20 | 20 | 166.3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 2.002 | 1.850 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 4 | 3 | 24.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 119 | 113 | 976.3 | 177 | 250 | 7 | 52 | .984 | 3.936 | 3.588 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 46 | 29 | 286.3 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.383 | .957 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 81 | 65 | 541.7 | 99 | 147 | 3 | 35 | .988 | 4.087 | 3.037 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 61 | 40 | 360.0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.050 | 1.344 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 5 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.273 | .800 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 15.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 84 | 62 | 556.7 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 2.086 | 1.536 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 63 | 42 | 395.7 | 84 | 122 | 0 | 34 | 1.000 | 4.686 | 3.270 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 4 | 3 | 21.7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.308 | 5.000 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 32 | 23 | 186.0 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 16 | .968 | 4.355 | 2.813 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 17 | 14 | 113.7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.900 | 1.412 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1844 | 1503 | 13359.3 | 2740 | 2638 | 85 | 606 | .984 | 3.623 | 2.916 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .300 | .364 | .550 | .914 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .278 | .235 | .513 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .357 | .607 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .381 | .389 | .770 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 6 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .320 | .370 | .680 | 1.050 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 5 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .261 | .346 | .435 | .781 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .188 | .313 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .150 | .280 | .200 | .480 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 7 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .357 | .419 | .500 | .919 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .278 | .353 | .631 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 64 | 253 | 228 | 34 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 38 | .241 | .306 | .377 | .683 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | RF | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .500 |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALCS | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | WS | RF | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.235 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | RF | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 2B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 3.333 |
| 2010 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 |
| 2011 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 2B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.971 | 3.750 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALWC | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 2013 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS1 | 2B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .909 | 5.294 | 5.000 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALDS1 | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 4.000 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.808 | 3.667 |
| 2015 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 52.0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 4.800 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | LF | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 2.500 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | RF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | LF | 6 | 6 | 48.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.062 | 1.833 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.571 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | LF | 5 | 1 | 18.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | RF | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | RF | 4 | 1 | 16.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.755 | 1.250 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 2B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | RF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | 2B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 74 | 56 | 517.3 | 141 | 68 | 3 | 17 | .986 | 3.636 | 2.824 |
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