Christian Yelich
Christian Stephen Yelich
Born: December 5, 1991
Thousand Oaks, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Career: 2013-2025
Draft: Round 1 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Florida Marlins)
School: Westlake HS
Minor League Statistics
Christian Yelich compiled a career batting average of .286 with 207 home runs and 758 RBI in his 1572-game career with the Miami Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | Miami Marlins | 62 | 273 | 240 | 34 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 66 | .288 | .370 | .396 | .766 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | NL | Miami Marlins | 144 | 660 | 582 | 94 | 165 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 70 | 137 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | 234 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | NL | Miami Marlins | 126 | 525 | 476 | 63 | 143 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 101 | .300 | .366 | .416 | .782 | 198 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | NL | Miami Marlins | 155 | 659 | 578 | 78 | 172 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 138 | .298 | .376 | .483 | .859 | 279 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | NL | Miami Marlins | 156 | 694 | 602 | 100 | 170 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 80 | 137 | .282 | .369 | .439 | .807 | 264 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 147 | 651 | 574 | 118 | 187 | 34 | 7 | 36 | 110 | 22 | 4 | 68 | 135 | .326 | .402 | .598 | 1.000 | 343 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 130 | 580 | 489 | 100 | 161 | 29 | 3 | 44 | 97 | 30 | 2 | 80 | 118 | .329 | .429 | .671 | 1.100 | 328 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 58 | 247 | 200 | 39 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 76 | .205 | .356 | .430 | .786 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 117 | 475 | 399 | 70 | 99 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 113 | .248 | .362 | .373 | .736 | 149 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 671 | 575 | 99 | 145 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 19 | 3 | 88 | 162 | .252 | .355 | .383 | .738 | 220 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 632 | 550 | 106 | 153 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 28 | 3 | 78 | 140 | .278 | .370 | .447 | .818 | 246 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 314 | 270 | 44 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 58 | .315 | .406 | .504 | .909 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 16 | 65 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .143 | .262 | .321 | .583 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1482 | 6446 | 5591 | 952 | 1598 | 307 | 35 | 207 | 758 | 208 | 36 | 778 | 1397 | .286 | .376 | .464 | .840 | 2596 | 117 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 55 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NL | Miami Marlins | OF | 62 | 61 | 544.3 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.885 | 1.839 |
| 2014 | NL | Miami Marlins | OF | 144 | 142 | 1258.7 | 271 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 1.981 | 1.924 |
| 2015 | NL | Miami Marlins | OF | 124 | 122 | 1069.3 | 256 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 2.205 | 2.113 |
| 2016 | NL | Miami Marlins | OF | 149 | 149 | 1319.0 | 260 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .978 | 1.815 | 1.785 |
| 2017 | NL | Miami Marlins | OF | 155 | 155 | 1368.7 | 370 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .997 | 2.440 | 2.394 |
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 145 | 144 | 1269.0 | 266 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .989 | 1.915 | 1.862 |
| 2019 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 124 | 125 | 1093.0 | 225 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .983 | 1.910 | 1.871 |
| 2020 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 51 | 51 | 431.3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.273 | 1.196 |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 107 | 103 | 897.0 | 170 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 1.756 | 1.636 |
| 2022 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 115 | 114 | 1008.7 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 1.704 | 1.661 |
| 2023 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 122 | 121 | 1051.0 | 222 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 1.901 | 1.820 |
| 2024 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | LF | 48 | 47 | 402.3 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 1.745 | 1.625 |
| 2025 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | LF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1349 | 1337 | 11738.3 | 2484 | 41 | 23 | 8 | .991 | 1.936 | 1.872 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .571 | .625 | 1.196 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLCS | 7 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .179 | .303 | .321 | .624 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLWC1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLWC1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .625 | 1.225 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 83 | 68 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 20 | .235 | .373 | .368 | .741 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS1 | LF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2018 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLCS | RF | 7 | 7 | 65.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .959 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLWC1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.938 | 3.500 |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS1 | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
| 2023 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLWC1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 19 | 18 | 161.7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.837 | 1.737 |
Awards
2014 - NL Gold Glove LF
2016 - NL TSN All-Star OF
2016 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2018 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2018 - NL Most Valuable Player
2018 - NL TSN All-Star OF
2018 - NL Hank Aaron Award
2019 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2019 - NL TSN All-Star OF
2019 - NL Hank Aaron Award
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