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Mark Davidson
John Mark Davidson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
Schools University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Clemson University

Debut June 20, 1986
  vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 20, 1991
Born February 15, 1961 in Knoxville, TN

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 25 MIN AL  36   68    5    8   3  0   0    2   2  3   6  22  .118  .189  .162   -4   11   3   0   0   0   1
 1987 26 MIN AL 102  150   32   40   4  1   1   14   9  2  13  26  .267  .321  .327   71   49   4   2   1   0   4
 1988 27 MIN AL 100  106   22   23   7  0   1   10   3  3  10  20  .217  .288  .311   66   33   1   1   0   1   3
 1989 28 HOU NL  33   65    7   13   2  1   1    5   1  0   7  14  .200  .278  .308   70   20   1   0   0   0   1
 1990 29 HOU NL  57  130   12   38   5  1   1   11   0  3  10  18  .292  .340  .369   98   48   1   1   1   0   1
 1991 30 HOU NL  85  142   10   27   6  0   2   15   0  0  12  28  .190  .263  .275   57   39   0   0   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      413  661   88  149  27  3   6   57  15 11  58 128  .225  .289  .303   65  200  10   4   2   3  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        259   35   58  11  1   2   22   6  4  23  50  .225  .289  .303   65   78   4   2   1   1   5
 Career High    102  150   32   40   7  1   2   15   9  3  13  28                          49   4   2   1   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 25 MIN AL   77   67    2   0.8   102| .118  .264| .189  .332| .162  .412| .351  .744|  -4  .038 -10.0  -1.0  40%
 1987 26 MIN AL  169  122   17   3.7   108| .267  .268| .321  .337| .327  .431| .648  .768|  71  .370  -6.4  -0.6  81%
 1988 27 MIN AL  119   91    9   2.6    97| .217  .263| .288  .328| .311  .396| .599  .724|  66  .283  -4.6  -0.5  50%
 1989 28 HOU NL   73   54    6   3.0    88| .200  .250| .278  .317| .308  .373| .586  .690|  70  .365  -2.7  -0.3 100%
 1990 29 HOU NL  142   98   16   4.4    95| .292  .261| .340  .327| .369  .392| .709  .718|  98  .498  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1991 30 HOU NL  156  117   11   2.5    88| .190  .250| .263  .316| .275  .374| .538  .690|  57  .284  -7.9  -0.8   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       736  549   61   3.0    97| .225  .260| .289  .327| .303  .398| .592  .724|  65  .322 -31.8  -3.2  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 25 MIN AL OF 31 48 0 1 0 .980 .980 1.55 2.06 2.46 2.39 17 175.7 LF 20 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.55 1.77 2.49 2.24 11 112.0 RF 7 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 1.00 1.79 1.70 2.12 3 37.0 CF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.48 3.37 2.83 3 26.7 DH 3 1987 26 MIN AL OF 86 102 3 0 0 1.000 .980 1.22 2.00 2.28 2.31 40 415.0 LF 36 32 2 0 0 1.000 .974 0.94 1.73 2.11 2.11 12 145.0 RF 33 38 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 1.75 2.04 2.12 18 168.0 CF 20 32 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.60 2.34 2.82 2.70 10 102.0 DH 9 1988 27 MIN AL OF 91 103 3 5 1 .955 .979 1.16 2.14 2.97 2.47 32 320.7 RF 84 89 3 4 0 .958 .974 1.10 1.89 2.82 2.24 30 293.7 CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.52 3.86 2.89 1 14.0 LF 4 3 1 1 1 .800 .976 1.00 1.85 2.77 2.28 1 13.0 DH 3 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1989 28 HOU NL OF 23 36 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.57 1.96 2.22 2.32 15 146.0 RF 15 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.33 1.70 1.98 2.12 11 91.0 LF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.71 2.54 2.15 4 46.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.33 3.00 2.70 0 9.0 1990 29 HOU NL OF 51 103 1 2 0 .981 .981 2.04 2.01 2.97 2.39 34 315.0 RF 27 49 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.85 1.82 2.93 2.22 16 153.7 LF 26 46 0 2 0 .958 .979 1.77 1.71 2.73 2.19 17 151.7 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 2.78 2.78 1 9.7 1991 30 HOU NL OF 63 71 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.14 1.88 2.24 2.28 27 289.0 LF 32 38 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.19 1.67 2.39 2.18 12 143.0 RF 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.00 1.65 2.07 2.06 15 139.0 CF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.12 0.00 2.57 0 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 27 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 25 MIN AL CF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.48 3.37 2.83 3 26.7 1987 26 MIN AL CF 20 32 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.60 2.34 2.82 2.70 10 102.0 1988 27 MIN AL CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.52 3.86 2.89 1 14.0 1989 28 HOU NL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.33 3.00 2.70 0 9.0 1990 29 HOU NL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 2.78 2.78 1 9.7 1991 30 HOU NL CF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.12 0.00 2.57 0 7.0 1986 25 MIN AL DH 3 1987 26 MIN AL DH 9 1988 27 MIN AL DH 3 1986 25 MIN AL LF 20 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.55 1.77 2.49 2.24 11 112.0 1987 26 MIN AL LF 36 32 2 0 0 1.000 .974 0.94 1.73 2.11 2.11 12 145.0 1988 27 MIN AL LF 4 3 1 1 1 .800 .976 1.00 1.85 2.77 2.28 1 13.0 1989 28 HOU NL LF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.71 2.54 2.15 4 46.0 1990 29 HOU NL LF 26 46 0 2 0 .958 .979 1.77 1.71 2.73 2.19 17 151.7 1991 30 HOU NL LF 32 38 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.19 1.67 2.39 2.18 12 143.0 1986 25 MIN AL OF 31 48 0 1 0 .980 .980 1.55 2.06 2.46 2.39 17 175.7 1987 26 MIN AL OF 86 102 3 0 0 1.000 .980 1.22 2.00 2.28 2.31 40 415.0 1988 27 MIN AL OF 91 103 3 5 1 .955 .979 1.16 2.14 2.97 2.47 32 320.7 1989 28 HOU NL OF 23 36 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.57 1.96 2.22 2.32 15 146.0 1990 29 HOU NL OF 51 103 1 2 0 .981 .981 2.04 2.01 2.97 2.39 34 315.0 1991 30 HOU NL OF 63 71 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.14 1.88 2.24 2.28 27 289.0 1986 25 MIN AL RF 7 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 1.00 1.79 1.70 2.12 3 37.0 1987 26 MIN AL RF 33 38 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 1.75 2.04 2.12 18 168.0 1988 27 MIN AL RF 84 89 3 4 0 .958 .974 1.10 1.89 2.82 2.24 30 293.7 1989 28 HOU NL RF 15 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.33 1.70 1.98 2.12 11 91.0 1990 29 HOU NL RF 27 49 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.85 1.82 2.93 2.22 16 153.7 1991 30 HOU NL RF 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.00 1.65 2.07 2.06 15 139.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 345 463 8 8 1 .983 .981 1.37 2.02 2.55 2.36 165 1661.3 125 37 198# RF* 198 234 5 5 0 .980 .977 1.21 1.80 2.44 2.17 93 882.3 LF* 125 163 3 3 1 .982 .978 1.33 1.72 2.45 2.18 57 610.7 CF* 37 54 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.46 2.36 2.89 2.74 15 168.3 DH 15 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 346 463 8 8 1 .983 .981 1.36 2.02 2.55 2.36 165 1662
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN STL     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

May 16, 1989: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Greg Johnson (minors) (September 6, 1989) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

October 16, 1991: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Minnesota Twins$89,000
1990Houston Astros$125,000
1991Houston Astros$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$514,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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