Torii Hunter reinvents himself at 37
Torii Hunter had a career year last year, and most people expected him to regress to career norms. Instead, he's stayed at his career-high pace of 2012.
- Born: 1975/07/18
- Age: 37
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 225
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 16
- Place of birth: Pine Bluff, AR
- Drafted by: the Minnesota Twins in 1993 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28 | 100 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | .190 | .283 | .220 | |
| 1994 | 91 | 335 | 57 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 25 | 80 | 8 | 10 | .293 | .358 | .439 | |
| 1995 | 113 | 391 | 64 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 38 | 77 | 7 | 4 | .246 | .330 | .348 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .278 | .188 | |
| 1997 | Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 127 | 471 | 57 | 109 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 47 | 94 | 8 | 8 | .231 | .305 | .338 | |
| 1998 | Twins | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .316 | .294 |
| 1998 | 82 | 308 | 42 | 87 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 64 | 11 | 9 | .282 | .329 | .438 | |
| 1999 | Twins | 135 | 384 | 52 | 98 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 72 | 10 | 6 | .255 | .309 | .380 |
| 2000 | Twins | 99 | 336 | 44 | 94 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 68 | 4 | 3 | .280 | .318 | .408 |
| 2000 | 55 | 209 | 58 | 77 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 3 | .368 | .403 | .727 | |
| 2001 | Twins | 148 | 564 | 82 | 147 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 92 | 29 | 125 | 9 | 6 | .261 | .306 | .479 |
| 2002 | Twins | 148 | 561 | 89 | 162 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 94 | 35 | 118 | 23 | 8 | .289 | .334 | .524 |
| 2003 | Twins | 154 | 581 | 83 | 145 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 102 | 50 | 106 | 6 | 7 | .250 | .312 | .451 |
| 2004 | Twins | 138 | 520 | 79 | 141 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 81 | 40 | 101 | 21 | 7 | .271 | .330 | .475 |
| 2005 | Twins | 98 | 372 | 63 | 100 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 34 | 65 | 23 | 7 | .269 | .337 | .452 |
| 2006 | Twins | 147 | 557 | 86 | 155 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 98 | 45 | 108 | 12 | 6 | .278 | .336 | .490 |
| 2007 | Twins | 160 | 600 | 94 | 172 | 45 | 1 | 28 | 107 | 40 | 101 | 18 | 9 | .287 | .334 | .505 |
| 2008 | Angels | 146 | 551 | 85 | 153 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 78 | 50 | 108 | 19 | 5 | .278 | .344 | .466 |
| 2009 | Angels | 119 | 451 | 74 | 135 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 90 | 47 | 92 | 18 | 4 | .299 | .366 | .508 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | |
| 2010 | Angels | 152 | 573 | 76 | 161 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 90 | 61 | 106 | 9 | 12 | .281 | .354 | .464 |
| 2011 | Angels | 156 | 580 | 80 | 152 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 62 | 125 | 5 | 7 | .262 | .336 | .429 |
| 2012 | Angels | 140 | 534 | 81 | 167 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 92 | 38 | 133 | 9 | 1 | .313 | .365 | .451 |
| Career Total | 1947 | 7181 | 1068 | 1986 | 406 | 32 | 297 | 1143 | 577 | 1434 | 186 | 89 | .277 | .335 | .466 | |
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