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Jody Davis
Jody Richard Davis

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut April 21, 1981
  vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 13, 1990
Born November 12, 1956 in Gainesville, GA

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed March 12, 1976. (All Transactions)

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        JODY, JODY DAVIS. It might be, it could be, it is. A grand slam. Cubs Win.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 24 CHC NL  56  180   14   46   5  1   4   21   0  1  21  28  .256  .333  .361   94   65   3   2   3   1   6
 1982 25 CHC NL 130  418   41  109  20  2  12   52   0  1  36  92  .261  .316  .404   99  169   4   7   4   1   6
 1983 26 CHC NL 151  510   56  138  31  2  24   84   0  2  33  93  .271  .315  .480  114  245   0   5   5   2  16 MVP-21
 1984 27 CHC NL 150  523   55  134  25  2  19   94   5  6  47  99  .256  .315  .421   99  220   1   7  15   1  20 MVP-10,AS
 1985 28 CHC NL 142  482   47  112  30  0  17   58   1  0  48  83  .232  .300  .400   87  193   2   4   5   0  14
 1986 29 CHC NL 148  528   61  132  27  2  21   74   0  1  41 110  .250  .300  .428   93  226   4   8   4   0  14 AS
 1987 30 CHC NL 125  428   57  106  12  2  19   51   1  2  52  91  .248  .331  .418   95  179   1   2   2   2  14
 1988 31 TOT NL  90  257   21   59   9  0   7   36   0  3  29  52  .230  .307  .346   84   89   2   3   3   1   7
         CHC NL  88  249   19   57   9  0   6   33   0  3  29  51  .229  .309  .337   82   84   2   3   3   1   7
         ATL NL   2    8    2    2   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .625  140    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 32 ATL NL  78  231   12   39   5  0   4   19   0  0  23  61  .169  .246  .242   40   56   1   1   3   1   8
 1990 33 ATL NL  12   28    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .071  .161  .071  -35    2   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1082 3585  364  877 164 11 127  490   7 16 333 712  .245  .307  .403   92 1444  18  39  44   9 106
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        537   54  131  25  2  19   73   1  2  50 107  .245  .307  .403   92  216   3   6   7   1  16
 Career High    151  528   61  138  31  2  24   94   5  6  52 110  .271  .333  .480  114  245   4   8  15   2  20
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 24 CHC NL  207  146   21   3.9    95| .256  .267| .333  .333| .361  .383| .694  .716|  94  .475  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1982 25 CHC NL  466  327   55   4.6    96| .261  .268| .316  .331| .404  .389| .720  .721|  99  .533  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1983 26 CHC NL  550  395   72   4.9   100| .271  .268| .315  .337| .480  .397| .795  .734| 114  .566   7.9   0.8   0%
 1984 27 CHC NL  579  423   63   4.0   100| .256  .272| .315  .338| .421  .396| .736  .734|  99  .481  -1.6  -0.2  45%
 1985 28 CHC NL  536  390   57   3.9   103| .232  .271| .300  .341| .400  .404| .700  .745|  87  .471  -9.3  -1.0 100%
 1986 29 CHC NL  581  423   66   4.2   103| .250  .269| .300  .341| .428  .406| .728  .747|  93  .489  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1987 30 CHC NL  485  341   58   4.6   108| .248  .273| .331  .343| .418  .425| .749  .767|  95  .482  -4.2  -0.4  33%
 1988 31 TOT NL  292  213   26   3.3    93| .230  .262| .307  .326| .346  .384| .653  .711|  84  .413  -5.2  -0.6   0%
         CHC NL  284  207   25   3.3    94| .229  .262| .309  .326| .337  .384| .646  .711|  82  .409  -5.5  -0.6   0%
         ATL NL    8    6    1   4.5    93| .250  .261| .250  .325| .625  .383| .875  .708| 140  .555   0.3   0.0   0%
 1989 32 ATL NL  257  202   13   1.7    92| .169  .256| .246  .324| .242  .381| .488  .705|  40  .175 -18.8  -2.0   0%
 1990 33 ATL NL   31   27    0   0.0   102| .071  .270| .161  .337| .071  .406| .232  .743| -35  .000  -5.4  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3984 2887  431   4.0   100| .245  .269| .307  .336| .403  .399| .710  .735|  92  .474 -45.3  -4.9  30%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 24 CHC NL C 56 274 44 9 4 .972 .983 5.68 5.07 6.03 5.93 53 474.3 3 15 39 29 1982 25 CHC NL C 129 598 89 11 11 .984 .985 5.33 5.52 5.78 6.29 120 1069.0 10 23 95 57 1983 26 CHC NL C 150 730 75 13 7 .984 .984 5.37 5.55 5.96 6.57 140 1215.3 21 40 128 49 1984 27 CHC NL C 146 811 89 15 9 .984 .986 6.16 5.68 6.50 6.53 141 1245.3 10 35 121 58 AS 1985 28 CHC NL C 138 694 84 8 7 .990 .987 5.64 5.45 6.23 6.42 129 1124.0 14 28 119 62 1986 29 CHC NL C 145 885 105 8 14 .992 .985 6.83 5.88 7.08 6.93 141 1257.7 15 50 98 89 GG,AS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0.00 9.90 0 2.0 AS 1987 30 CHC NL C 123 749 79 9 11 .989 .987 6.73 5.91 7.35 6.94 119 1014.0 12 36 117 51 1988 31 TOT NL C 76 396 34 2 1 .995 .987 5.66 5.58 6.43 6.56 70 601.4 7 22 58 24 CHC NL C 74 383 32 2 1 .995 .987 5.61 5.58 6.40 6.56 68 583.7 7 21 56 23 ATL NL C 2 13 2 0 0 1.000 .987 7.50 5.60 7.63 6.56 2 17.7 0 1 2 1 1989 32 ATL NL C 72 364 40 6 1 .985 .986 5.61 5.56 6.74 6.67 61 539.7 6 21 37 26 1B 2 12 0 0 3 1.000 .992 6.00 8.40 9.00 9.75 1 12.0 1990 33 ATL NL 1B 6 45 5 0 4 1.000 .992 8.33 7.88 11.94 9.60 5 37.7 C 4 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 5.00 5.45 8.18 6.67 2 22.0 0 0 3 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 29 CHC NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0.00 9.90 0 2.0 1989 32 ATL NL 1B 2 12 0 0 3 1.000 .992 6.00 8.40 9.00 9.75 1 12.0 1990 33 ATL NL 1B 6 45 5 0 4 1.000 .992 8.33 7.88 11.94 9.60 5 37.7 1981 24 CHC NL C 56 274 44 9 4 .972 .983 5.68 5.07 6.03 5.93 53 474.3 3 15 39 29 1982 25 CHC NL C 129 598 89 11 11 .984 .985 5.33 5.52 5.78 6.29 120 1069.0 10 23 95 57 1983 26 CHC NL C 150 730 75 13 7 .984 .984 5.37 5.55 5.96 6.57 140 1215.3 21 40 128 49 1984 27 CHC NL C 146 811 89 15 9 .984 .986 6.16 5.68 6.50 6.53 141 1245.3 10 35 121 58 1985 28 CHC NL C 138 694 84 8 7 .990 .987 5.64 5.45 6.23 6.42 129 1124.0 14 28 119 62 1986 29 CHC NL C 145 885 105 8 14 .992 .985 6.83 5.88 7.08 6.93 141 1257.7 15 50 98 89 1987 30 CHC NL C 123 749 79 9 11 .989 .987 6.73 5.91 7.35 6.94 119 1014.0 12 36 117 51 1988 31 TOT NL C 76 396 34 2 1 .995 .987 5.66 5.58 6.43 6.56 70 601.4 7 22 58 24 CHC NL C 74 383 32 2 1 .995 .987 5.61 5.58 6.40 6.56 68 583.7 7 21 56 23 ATL NL C 2 13 2 0 0 1.000 .987 7.50 5.60 7.63 6.56 2 17.7 0 1 2 1 1989 32 ATL NL C 72 364 40 6 1 .985 .986 5.61 5.56 6.74 6.67 61 539.7 6 21 37 26 1990 33 ATL NL C 4 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 5.00 5.45 8.18 6.67 2 22.0 0 0 3 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1039 5520 640 81 65 .987 .986 5.93 5.62 6.47 6.58 976 8562.7 98 270 815 445 1B* 9 57 5 0 7 1.000 .992 6.89 8.04 10.79 9.64 6 51.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1048 5577 645 81 72 .987 .986 5.94 5.64 6.50 6.60 982 8614
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  CHC SDP     L   5  18   3   7  2  0  2   6   0   3  .389  .368  .833   0  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1984   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1986   CHC NL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1984 *
1986 *

Gold Gloves
1986-NL--C

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-NL-21-0.00
1984-NL-10-0.15
Car-778-0.15 shares

Slugging %
1983 NL-.480-8

Home Runs
1983 NL-24-8

RBI
1984 NL-94-8

Strikeouts
1986 NL-110-7

Extra-Base Hits
1983 NL-57-8

Sac. Flies
1986 NL-8-8

Intentional Walks
1984 NL-15-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1983 NL-16-8
1984 NL-20-3

At Bats per Home Run
1983 NL-21.3-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 11 (1306) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (1029) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.0 (1123) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 7, 1976: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed March 12, 1976.

December 10, 1979: Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray Searage.

December 8, 1980: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

September 29, 1988: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Kevin Coffman and Kevin Blankenship.

May 16, 1990: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

May 28, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

September 30, 1990: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Chicago Cubs$550,000
1986Chicago Cubs$833,333
1987Chicago Cubs$1,008,333
1988Chicago Cubs$1,108,333
1989Atlanta Braves$886,667
1990Atlanta Braves$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,186,666

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