Austin Jackson to begin rehab assignment on Monday
Jackson has been on the disabled list since May 12th with a hamstring injury.
- Born: 1987/02/01
- Age: 25
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 185
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 3
- Place of birth: Denton, TX
- Drafted by: the New York Yankees in 2005 (8th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40 | 148 | 32 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 2 | .304 | .374 | .405 | |
| 2006 | 134 | 535 | 90 | 139 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 61 | 151 | 37 | 12 | .260 | .340 | .346 | |
| 2007 | 60 | 235 | 33 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 59 | 19 | 6 | .260 | .336 | .374 | |
| 2008 | 131 | 520 | 75 | 148 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 56 | 113 | 19 | 6 | .285 | .354 | .419 | |
| 2009 | 132 | 504 | 67 | 151 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 40 | 123 | 24 | 4 | .300 | .354 | .405 | |
| 2010 | Tigers | 151 | 618 | 103 | 181 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 47 | 170 | 27 | 6 | .293 | .345 | .400 |
| 2011 | Tigers | 153 | 591 | 90 | 147 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 56 | 181 | 22 | 5 | .249 | .317 | .374 |
| 2012 | Tigers | 137 | 543 | 103 | 163 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 67 | 134 | 12 | 9 | .300 | .377 | .479 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | |
| Career Total | 441 | 1752 | 296 | 491 | 85 | 31 | 30 | 152 | 170 | 485 | 61 | 20 | .280 | .346 | .416 | |
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