Chris Shelton

1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2004–2009 BORN: SALT LAKE CITY, USA
Career
254 H · 37 HR · 124 RBI · 2 SB
.273 AVG · .802 OPS · 299 G
2009 Season
.231 AVG · 0 HR · 4 RBI · 0 SB
.286 OBP · .308 SLG · .593 OPS
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Chris Shelton was a first baseman in MLB. Across 299 career games, with a .273 batting average and 37 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 DET 27 46 6 9 1 0 1 3 0 9 14 .196 .321 .283 .604
2005 DET 107 388 61 116 22 3 18 59 0 34 87 .299 .360 .510 .870
2006 DET 115 373 50 102 16 4 16 47 1 34 107 .273 .340 .466 .806
2008 TEX 41 97 14 21 5 0 2 11 1 17 33 .216 .333 .330 .663
2009 SEA 9 26 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 2 11 .231 .286 .308 .593
Career Totals 299 930 132 254 46 7 37 124 2 96 252 .273 .345 .457 .802
Awards & Achievements
  • Player of the Week (1): 2006
Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2004$300,000
2006$365,000

Career Total: $665,000 (2 seasons)

Average: $332,500

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.