Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)
Born: June 22, 1982 in Tucson, AZ us
Draft: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 29th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canyon del Oro HS (Oro Valley, AZ), the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ) and the Texas Rangers in the 17th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).
High School: Canyon del Oro HS (Oro Valley, AZ)
Schools: Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)
Debut: April 3, 2006 (Age 23-285d, 18,821st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: August 12, 2019 (Age 37-051d)
vs. TBR 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season
Agents: Jay Franklin • Previously: Jeff Frye
National Team: us USA (WBC)
Full Name: Ian Michael Kinsler
Nicknames: Bootsie or Kins
Pronunciation: \KINS-luhr\
Instagram: @i.kinsler3
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28 | TEX | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .444 | .500 | .944 | 1.444 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 6.4% | ||
| 2010 | 28 | TEX | AL | ALCS | NYY | W | 6 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.10 | -1.8% | 2.360 | 0.204 |
| 2010 | 28 | TEX | AL | WS | SFG | L | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .250 | .566 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | -8.9% | 0.517 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 29 | TEX | AL | ALDS | TBR | W | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .368 | .563 | .931 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.6% | ||
| 2011 | 29 | TEX | AL | ALCS | DET | W | 6 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .292 | .414 | .375 | .789 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.1% | 5.088 | 0.507 |
| 2011 | 29 | TEX | AL | WS | STL | L | 7 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .360 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 4.7% | 1.717 | 0.274 |
| 2012 | 30 | TEX | AL | ALWC | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.9% | ||
| 2014 | 32 | DET | AL | ALDS | BAL | L | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | -0.8% | ||
| 2018 | 36 | BOS | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .308 | .357 | .462 | .819 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | -0.1% | ||
| 2018 | 36 | BOS | AL | ALCS | HOU | W | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 | -3.4% | 0.500 | 0.083 |
| 2018 | 36 | BOS | AL | WS | LAD | W | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | -3.5% | 0.250 | 0.095 |