Eric Hinske

Full Name: Eric Scott Hinske Primary Position: 3B,1B,OF,DH Height/Weight: 6'2"/235 First Game: April 1, 2002 Birthdate: August 5, 1977 MLB Experience: 6 years Birthplace: Menasha, Wisconsin Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Eric Hinske (Eric Scott Hinske) was born on August 5, 1977 in Menasha, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 2002 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI. Hinske played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Eric Hinske's best season was 2002, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .279 average and knocked in 84 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2002	TOR	A	151	566	99	158	24	84	.279	.365	.481	38	2	77	138	2	0	13	5	12
2003	TOR	A	124	449	74	109	12	63	.243	.329	.437	45	3	59	104	1	0	12	1	11
2004	TOR	A	155	570	66	140	15	69	.246	.312	.375	23	3	54	109	4	0	12	2	14
2005	TOR	A	147	477	79	125	15	68	.262	.333	.430	31	2	46	121	8	0	8	4	8
2006	TOR	A	78	197	35	52	12	29	.264	.353	.513	9	2	27	49	0	0	1	2	6
2006	BOS	A	31	80	8	23	1	5	.287	.352	.425	8	0	8	30	0	0	1	0	2
2006	TOT	A	109	277	43	75	13	34	.271	.353	.487	17	2	35	79	0	0	2	2	8
2007	BOS	A	84	186	25	38	6	21	.204	.317	.398	12	3	28	54	3	0	3	2	7
Total			770	2525	386	645	85	339	.255	.336	.434	166	15	299	605	18	0	50	16	60

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2002	TOR	A	3B	148	141	1259.1	103	246	20	14	0	0	0	0	0	.946
2003	TOR	A	3B	124	120	1063.2	80	213	22	13	0	0	0	0	0	.930
2004	TOR	A	3B	153	148	1310.2	107	243	8	23	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2004	TOR	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	TOR	A	1B	100	97	859.2	867	69	7	77	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2005	TOR	A	DH	43	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TOR	A	RF	30	28	214	41	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOR	A	1B	4	1	14	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOR	A	DH	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TOR	A	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TOR	A	OF	30	28	215	41	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOR	A	3B	10	5	64	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	OF	15	10	84	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	LF	5	3	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	1B	12	11	86	91	5	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2006	BOS	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	BOS	A	RF	10	7	61	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	A	DH	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	TOT	A	RF	40	35	275	51	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	A	LF	6	3	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	A	1B	16	12	100	106	5	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	.991
2006	TOT	A	OF	45	38	299	56	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	BOS	A	1B	43	29	276	256	22	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2007	BOS	A	OF	35	19	183.1	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	BOS	A	LF	24	10	101	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	BOS	A	RF	12	9	82.1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	BOS	A	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	435	414	3697.2	293	716	50	51	0	0	0	0	0	.953
Total			OF	80	57	482.1	98	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	68	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	52	44	357.1	67	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	159	138	1235.2	1229	96	11	112	0	0	0	0	0	.992
Total			LF	30	13	125	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

• Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 17, 1998).
• Traded by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Miguel Cairo (March 28, 2001).
• Traded by Oakland Athletics with Justin Miller to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Billy Koch (December 7, 2001).
• Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to Boston Red Sox (August 17, 2006).
• Signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Tampa Bay Rays (February 6, 2008).

Trivia

• As a Blue Jay, Hinske's theme music when he stepped up to the plate in 2006 was "The Shortest Straw" by Metallica. In 2005, his theme was "Duality" by Slipknot. In 2004, His theme song was "Walk" by Pantera.
• Hinske is of Norwegian descent.