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Darryl Motley
Darryl De Wayne Motley

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 196 lb.

Debut August 10, 1981
  vs. BAL 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 17, 1987
Born January 21, 1960 in Muskogee, OK

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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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 21 KCR AL  42  125   15   29   4  0   2    8   1  3   7  15  .232  .276  .312   71   39   1   1   0   1   2
 1983 23 KCR AL  19   68    9   16   1  2   3   11   2  1   2   8  .235  .264  .441   91   30   0   1   0   1   3
 1984 24 KCR AL 146  522   64  148  25  6  15   70  10 12  28  73  .284  .319  .441  109  230   2   4   2   1  23
 1985 25 KCR AL 123  383   45   85  20  1  17   49   6  4  18  57  .222  .257  .413   80  158   0   5   2   2  17
 1986 26 TOT     77  227   23   46  10  1   7   20   0  2  12  32  .203  .243  .348   58   79   1   0   2   0   8
         KCR AL  72  217   22   44   9  1   7   20   0  2  11  31  .203  .241  .350   58   76   1   0   1   0   8
         ATL NL   5   10    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .200  .273  .300   55    3   0   0   1   0   0
 1987 27 ATL NL   6    8    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      413 1333  156  324  60 10  44  159  19 22  67 186  .243  .280  .402   86  536   4  11   6   5  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        523   61  127  24  4  17   62   7  9  26  73  .243  .280  .402   86  210   2   4   2   2  21
 Career High    146  522   64  148  25  6  17   70  10 12  28  73  .284  .319  .441  109  230   2   5   2   2  23
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 21 KCR AL  135  103   10   2.6    88| .232  .255| .276  .319| .312  .371| .588  .690|  71  .304  -4.9  -0.5  25%
 1983 23 KCR AL   72   57    7   3.3    98| .235  .265| .264  .327| .441  .401| .705  .728|  91  .356  -1.5  -0.1  66%
 1984 24 KCR AL  557  415   63   4.1    97| .284  .264| .319  .326| .441  .398| .760  .724| 109  .452   4.2   0.4  45%
 1985 25 KCR AL  408  324   35   2.9    99| .222  .261| .257  .327| .413  .406| .670  .733|  80  .300 -11.8  -1.2  60%
 1986 26 TOT     240  192   17   2.4   102| .203  .264| .243  .332| .348  .411| .591  .743|  58  .225 -14.6  -1.5   0%
         KCR AL  229  184   16   2.3   102| .203  .264| .241  .332| .350  .411| .591  .744|  58  .218 -14.0  -1.4   0%
         ATL NL   11    8    1   3.4   102| .200  .267| .273  .338| .300  .403| .573  .741|  55  .390  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1987 27 ATL NL    8    8    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .344| .000  .426| .000  .770|-100  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1420 1099  132   3.2    98| .243  .262| .280  .327| .402  .400| .682  .727|  86  .349 -31.0  -3.1  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 21 KCR AL OF 39 88 3 3 1 .968 .983 2.33 2.16 2.65 2.48 36 309.3 RF 39 88 3 3 1 .968 .980 2.33 1.75 2.67 2.16 36 306.3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1983 23 KCR AL OF 18 42 2 1 0 .978 .980 2.44 2.16 2.64 2.50 17 150.0 RF 14 33 1 1 0 .971 .977 2.43 1.85 2.68 2.25 13 114.0 LF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.90 3.00 2.30 2 18.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.57 1.50 2.95 2 18.0 DH 1 1984 24 KCR AL OF 138 301 7 5 2 .984 .983 2.23 2.17 2.44 2.51 127 1137.3 LF 105 219 4 3 0 .987 .982 2.12 1.80 2.43 2.27 91 826.7 RF 45 84 2 2 2 .977 .979 1.91 1.88 2.55 2.23 35 303.7 CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.63 2.57 2.96 1 7.0 1985 25 KCR AL OF 114 198 4 7 1 .967 .982 1.77 2.10 2.08 2.44 93 872.0 RF 76 119 1 7 0 .945 .980 1.58 1.82 1.90 2.17 63 568.7 LF 44 77 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.82 1.77 2.37 2.25 30 303.3 DH 7 1986 26 TOT OF 69 97 2 2 1 .980 .980 1.43 2.05 1.71 2.38 58 520.7 TOT RF 65 90 3 2 1 .979 .975 1.43 1.78 1.64 2.10 57 510.0 KCR AL OF 66 92 2 2 1 .979 .980 1.42 2.06 1.70 2.39 55 498.0 RF 62 85 3 2 1 .978 .975 1.42 1.79 1.63 2.11 54 487.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.77 3.83 2.30 0 4.7 DH 2 CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.50 9.00 2.85 1 6.0 ATL NL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.63 1.98 1.98 3 22.7 1987 27 ATL NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 2.00 2.00 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 23 KCR AL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.57 1.50 2.95 2 18.0 1984 24 KCR AL CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.63 2.57 2.96 1 7.0 1986 26 KCR AL CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.50 9.00 2.85 1 6.0 1983 23 KCR AL DH 1 1985 25 KCR AL DH 7 1986 26 KCR AL DH 2 1981 21 KCR AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1983 23 KCR AL LF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.90 3.00 2.30 2 18.0 1984 24 KCR AL LF 105 219 4 3 0 .987 .982 2.12 1.80 2.43 2.27 91 826.7 1985 25 KCR AL LF 44 77 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.82 1.77 2.37 2.25 30 303.3 1986 26 KCR AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.77 3.83 2.30 0 4.7 1987 27 ATL NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 2.00 2.00 1 9.0 1981 21 KCR AL OF 39 88 3 3 1 .968 .983 2.33 2.16 2.65 2.48 36 309.3 1983 23 KCR AL OF 18 42 2 1 0 .978 .980 2.44 2.16 2.64 2.50 17 150.0 1984 24 KCR AL OF 138 301 7 5 2 .984 .983 2.23 2.17 2.44 2.51 127 1137.3 1985 25 KCR AL OF 114 198 4 7 1 .967 .982 1.77 2.10 2.08 2.44 93 872.0 1986 26 TOT OF 69 97 2 2 1 .980 .980 1.43 2.05 1.71 2.38 58 520.7 KCR AL OF 66 92 2 2 1 .979 .980 1.42 2.06 1.70 2.39 55 498.0 ATL NL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 1.98 2.18 3 22.7 1987 27 ATL NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 1981 21 KCR AL RF 39 88 3 3 1 .968 .980 2.33 1.75 2.67 2.16 36 306.3 1983 23 KCR AL RF 14 33 1 1 0 .971 .977 2.43 1.85 2.68 2.25 13 114.0 1984 24 KCR AL RF 45 84 2 2 2 .977 .979 1.91 1.88 2.55 2.23 35 303.7 1985 25 KCR AL RF 76 119 1 7 0 .945 .980 1.58 1.82 1.90 2.17 63 568.7 1986 26 TOT RF 65 90 3 2 1 .979 .975 1.43 1.78 1.64 2.10 57 510.0 KCR AL RF 62 85 3 2 1 .978 .975 1.42 1.79 1.63 2.11 54 487.3 ATL NL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.63 1.98 1.98 3 22.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 380 728 18 18 5 .976 .982 1.96 2.12 2.24 2.46 332 2998.3 159 7 239# RF* 239 414 10 15 4 .966 .979 1.77 1.81 2.12 2.16 204 1802.7 LF* 159 305 8 3 1 .991 .981 1.97 1.79 2.42 2.26 124 1164.7 DH 10 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 1.57 2.59 3.19 2.93 4 31.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 380 728 18 18 5 .976 .982 1.96 2.12 2.24 2.46 332 2998
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   ALCS  KCR DET     L   3  12   0   2  0  0  0   1   1   3  .167  .231  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   ALCS  KCR TOR     W   2   3   1   1  0  0  0   1   1   2  .333  .400  .333   0  0   0   1   0 
        WS    KCR STL     W   5  11   1   4  0  0  1   3   0   1  .364  .364  .636   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   5  15   1   3  0  0  0   2   2   5  .200  .278  .200   0  0   0   1   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1  10  26   2   7  0  0  1   5   2   6  .269  .310  .385   0  1   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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

Grounded into Double Plays
1984 AL-23-2

Caught Stealing
1984 AL-12-8

Power/Speed Number
1984 AL-12.0-10

Youngest Player
1981 AL-21-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

September 23, 1986: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Steve Shields.

October 15, 1987: 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
1985Kansas City Royals$155,500
1986Atlanta Braves$257,500
1987Atlanta Braves$210,000
Career (may be incomplete)$623,000

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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