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Don Baylor
Don Edward Baylor
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1970
Final Game: October 1, 1988
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 21 BAL AL 8 20 17 4 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 3 .235 .300 .235 .535 49 4 0 0 0 1 0 /98
1971 22 BAL AL 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .600 .000 .600 84 0 0 1 0 0 0 /9
1972 23 BAL AL 102 363 320 33 81 13 3 11 38 24 2 29 50 .253 .330 .416 .745 119 133 9 9 2 3 0 978/3
1973 24 BAL AL 118 459 405 64 116 20 4 11 51 32 9 35 48 .286 .357 .437 .794 124 177 11 13 0 6 3 *7/39D
1974 25 BAL AL 137 549 489 66 133 22 1 10 59 29 12 43 56 .272 .341 .382 .723 111 187 10 10 3 4 6 *79/38D
1975 26 BAL AL 145 598 524 79 148 21 6 25 76 32 17 53 64 .282 .360 .489 .849 145 256 12 13 4 4 8 *7/D983 MVP-20
1976 27 OAK AL 157 685 595 85 147 25 1 15 68 52 12 58 72 .247 .329 .368 .697 109 219 11 20 1 11 4 397D/8
1977 28 CAL AL 154 645 561 87 141 27 0 25 75 26 12 62 76 .251 .334 .433 .768 112 243 16 12 2 8 7 D7938
1978 29 CAL AL 158 677 591 103 151 26 0 34 99 22 9 56 71 .255 .332 .472 .804 129 279 15 18 0 12 9 D73 MVP-7
1979 30 CAL AL 162 722 628 120 186 33 3 36 139 22 12 71 51 .296 .371 .530 .901 145 333 10 11 0 12 6 7D9/3 AS,MVP-1
1980 31 CAL AL 90 380 340 39 85 12 2 5 51 6 6 24 32 .250 .316 .341 .657 83 116 9 11 0 5 4 7D9
1981 32 CAL AL 103 432 377 52 90 18 1 17 66 3 3 42 51 .239 .322 .427 .749 115 161 13 7 0 6 1 *D/37
1982 33 CAL AL 157 680 608 80 160 24 1 24 93 10 4 57 69 .263 .329 .424 .754 106 258 18 7 0 8 7 *D MVP-23
1983 34 NYY AL 144 597 534 82 162 33 3 21 85 17 7 40 53 .303 .361 .494 .856 138 264 10 13 2 8 11 *D/973 SS
1984 35 NYY AL 134 558 493 84 129 29 1 27 89 1 1 38 68 .262 .341 .489 .830 131 241 10 23 1 3 6 *D/97
1985 36 NYY AL 142 564 477 70 110 24 1 23 91 0 4 52 90 .231 .330 .430 .760 109 205 10 24 1 10 6 *D SS
1986 37 BOS AL 160 687 585 93 139 23 1 31 94 3 5 62 111 .238 .344 .439 .783 111 257 12 35 0 5 8 *D3/7 MVP-13,SS
1987 38 TOT AL 128 467 388 67 95 9 0 16 63 5 3 45 59 .245 .360 .392 .751 97 152 13 28 0 6 3 *D
1987 38 BOS AL 108 409 339 64 81 8 0 16 57 5 2 40 47 .239 .355 .404 .759 99 137 10 24 0 6 3 D
1987 38 MIN AL 20 58 49 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 12 .286 .397 .306 .703 89 15 3 4 0 0 0 D
1988 39 OAK AL 92 313 264 28 58 7 0 7 34 0 1 34 44 .220 .332 .326 .658 88 86 7 12 0 3 2 D
19 Seasons 2292 9401 8198 1236 2135 366 28 338 1276 285 120 805 1069 .260 .342 .436 .777 118 3571 196 267 16 115 91
162 Game Avg. 162 664 579 87 151 26 2 24 90 20 8 57 76 .260 .342 .436 .777 118 252 14 19 1 8 6
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CAL (6 yrs) 824 3536 3105 481 813 140 7 141 523 89 46 312 350 .262 .337 .448 .785 118 1390 81 66 2 51 34
BAL (6 yrs) 511 1994 1757 246 482 76 14 57 229 118 41 164 222 .274 .349 .431 .779 125 757 42 46 9 18 17
NYY (3 yrs) 420 1719 1504 236 401 86 5 71 265 18 12 130 211 .267 .345 .472 .817 126 710 30 60 4 21 23
BOS (2 yrs) 268 1096 924 157 220 31 1 47 151 8 7 102 158 .238 .348 .426 .774 106 394 22 59 0 11 11
OAK (2 yrs) 249 998 859 113 205 32 1 22 102 52 13 92 116 .239 .330 .355 .685 102 305 18 32 1 14 6
MIN (1 yr) 20 58 49 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 12 .286 .397 .306 .703 89 15 3 4 0 0 0

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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
1973 24 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 4 14 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .273 .429 .273 .701 3 1 0 0 0 0
1974 25 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 4 15 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 .267 .267 .533 4 0 0 0 0 0
1979 30 CAL AL ALCS BAL L 4 17 16 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .188 .235 .375 .610 6 0 0 0 0 1
1982 33 CAL AL ALCS MIL L 5 20 17 2 5 1 1 1 10 0 0 2 0 .294 .350 .647 .997 11 1 0 0 1 0
1986 37 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 7 32 26 6 9 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 5 .346 .469 .577 1.046 15 1 2 0 0 0
1986 37 BOS AL WS NYM L 4 13 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .308 .273 .580 3 0 1 0 0 0
1987 38 MIN AL ALCS DET W 2 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 2 0 1 0 0 0
1987 38 MIN AL WS STL W 5 15 13 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 8 1 1 0 0 1
1988 39 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 1 0
1988 39 OAK AL WS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons (10 Series) 38 141 121 17 33 5 1 4 21 0 1 13 21 .273 .362 .430 .791 52 4 5 0 2 2
7 ALCS 28 112 96 13 26 4 1 3 17 0 1 11 16 .271 .357 .427 .784 41 3 3 0 2 1
3 WS 10 29 25 4 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .280 .379 .440 .819 11 1 2 0 0 1
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 BAL AL 21 OF 6 3 48.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 20.0 0.8 0.3 0.6 0 2.81 2.50 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 BAL AL 21 RF 4 1 22.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 32.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 0 2.86 1.75 .971 1.96 1.60
1970 BAL AL 21 CF 3 2 26.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 9.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0 3.12 3.00 .989 2.63 2.30
1971 BAL AL 22 OF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 4.00 4.00 .975 2.20 2.00
1971 BAL AL 22 RF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 4.00 4.00 .975 2.00 1.70
1972 BAL AL 23 OF 84 72 669.1 158 152 2 4 0 .975 2.0 3.6 3.0 -0.4 3.3 -1 2.07 1.83 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 BAL AL 23 RF 45 32 304.0 67 65 0 2 0 .970 1.6 6.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 1 1.92 1.44 .981 2.12 1.76
1972 BAL AL 23 LF 39 29 272.1 63 60 2 1 0 .984 1.7 7.5 2.7 -0.5 3.2 -1 2.05 1.59 .979 1.89 1.53
1972 BAL AL 23 CF 13 11 93.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -1.3 -16.8 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -1 2.52 2.00 .989 2.65 2.29
1972 BAL AL 23 1B 9 8 64.0 57 54 2 1 5 .982 -1.0 -18.8 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 0 7.88 6.22 .991 9.75 8.04
1973 BAL AL 24 OF 110 96 894.1 213 204 5 4 0 .981 6.1 8.2 5.1 1.8 3.3 1 2.10 1.90 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 BAL AL 24 LF 109 96 890.1 211 202 5 4 0 .981 5.8 7.8 4.8 1.7 3.1 1 2.09 1.90 .977 2.00 1.68
1973 BAL AL 24 1B 6 5 38.0 31 24 5 2 2 .935 -0.8 -25.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.4 0 6.87 4.83 .994 9.85 8.27
1973 BAL AL 24 RF 2 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 90.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.75
1973 BAL AL 24 DH 1 0.0
1974 BAL AL 25 OF 129 120 1095.2 224 218 1 5 0 .978 -10.0 -11.0 -7.0 -7.2 0.2 -3 1.80 1.70 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 BAL AL 25 LF 114 97 921.2 190 184 1 5 0 .974 -5.3 -6.9 -3.3 -6.0 2.7 -2 1.81 1.62 .974 2.12 1.75
1974 BAL AL 25 RF 26 23 171.0 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 -4.3 -30.2 -3.3 -1.2 -2.1 -1 1.68 1.23 .975 2.18 1.86
1974 BAL AL 25 1B 8 7 50.0 43 42 1 0 2 1.000 -0.6 -14.4 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0 7.74 5.38 .993 9.70 8.01
1974 BAL AL 25 CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -160.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 3.00 2.60
1974 BAL AL 25 DH 1 0.0
1975 BAL AL 26 OF 135 133 1190.0 281 268 8 5 0 .982 -8.3 -8.4 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 -7 2.09 2.04 .979 2.37 2.10 MVP-20
1975 BAL AL 26 LF 127 124 1114.2 263 252 8 3 0 .989 -4.5 -4.8 1.5 1.9 -0.4 -6 2.10 2.05 .977 2.18 1.80 MVP-20
1975 BAL AL 26 DH 7 0.0 MVP-20
1975 BAL AL 26 RF 6 5 42.1 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -2.2 -62.4 -2.2 -1.3 -0.9 0 0.85 0.67 .980 2.10 1.83 MVP-20
1975 BAL AL 26 CF 4 4 33.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -1.6 -58.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -1 3.27 3.00 .985 2.84 2.52 MVP-20
1975 BAL AL 26 1B 2 2 14.0 18 18 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -17.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 11.57 9.00 .989 9.84 8.30 MVP-20
1976 OAK AL 27 OF 76 72 640.0 156 152 1 3 0 .981 -2.1 -3.9 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 -1 2.15 2.01 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 OAK AL 27 1B 69 62 559.1 682 629 44 9 40 .987 2.6 5.6 2.6 2.5 0.1 0 10.83 9.75 .992 9.85 8.88
1976 OAK AL 27 RF 50 45 397.0 104 103 0 1 0 .990 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.1 -1 2.34 2.06 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 OAK AL 27 LF 27 26 236.0 51 48 1 2 0 .961 -2.3 -11.7 -2.3 -1.1 -1.2 0 1.87 1.81 .978 2.23 1.91
1976 OAK AL 27 DH 23 0.0
1976 OAK AL 27 CF 2 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.96 2.60
1977 CAL AL 28 OF 77 77 642.1 147 139 3 5 0 .966 -13.6 -25.4 -6.6 1.2 -7.7 -7 1.99 1.84 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 CAL AL 28 DH 61 0.0
1977 CAL AL 28 LF 48 47 397.0 91 85 2 4 0 .956 -6.3 -19.0 -2.3 1.2 -3.4 -4 1.97 1.81 .977 2.11 1.74
1977 CAL AL 28 RF 19 19 153.1 38 36 1 1 0 .974 -4.1 -32.1 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 -2 2.17 1.95 .974 2.08 1.71
1977 CAL AL 28 1B 18 16 142.1 156 141 13 2 14 .987 -0.7 -5.9 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 9.74 8.56 .990 10.02 8.79
1977 CAL AL 28 CF 11 11 92.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -41.7 -2.2 -0.1 -2.1 -1 1.57 1.45 .981 2.83 2.49
1978 CAL AL 29 DH 102 0.0 MVP-7
1978 CAL AL 29 LF 39 39 327.0 79 77 0 2 0 .975 -7.4 -27.2 -4.4 -4.7 0.3 -3 2.12 1.97 .973 2.21 1.78 MVP-7
1978 CAL AL 29 OF 39 39 327.0 78 76 0 2 0 .974 -7.4 -27.2 -4.4 -4.7 0.3 -3 2.09 1.95 .979 2.47 2.13 MVP-7
1978 CAL AL 29 1B 17 17 141.0 131 118 9 4 6 .969 -1.8 -15.3 -1.8 -0.8 -1.0 0 8.11 7.47 .992 10.05 8.75 MVP-7
1979 CAL AL 30 OF 97 97 829.2 206 198 3 5 0 .976 -14.5 -21.0 -6.5 -3.7 -2.8 -8 2.18 2.07 .981 2.46 2.13 AS,MVP-1
1979 CAL AL 30 LF 78 78 667.2 167 161 3 3 0 .982 -11.1 -20.0 -7.1 -4.4 -2.7 -4 2.21 2.10 .980 2.22 1.80 AS,MVP-1
1979 CAL AL 30 DH 65 0.0 AS,MVP-1
1979 CAL AL 30 RF 20 19 162.0 43 40 1 2 0 .953 -3.4 -25.2 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -4 2.28 2.05 .981 2.25 1.88 AS,MVP-1
1979 CAL AL 30 1B 1 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 11.25 5.00 1.000 10.12 8.80 AS,MVP-1
1980 CAL AL 31 OF 54 54 465.2 127 119 4 4 0 .969 -7.5 -19.3 -4.5 -1.8 -2.7 -3 2.38 2.28 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 CAL AL 31 LF 37 36 311.1 89 84 3 2 0 .978 -6.3 -24.3 -4.3 -2.0 -2.3 -2 2.51 2.35 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 CAL AL 31 DH 36 0.0
1980 CAL AL 31 RF 19 18 154.1 37 34 1 2 0 .946 -1.2 -9.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 -1 2.04 1.84 .976 2.13 1.77
1981 CAL AL 32 DH 97 0.0
1981 CAL AL 32 1B 4 4 33.0 35 32 3 0 2 1.000 0.3 10.9 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0 9.55 8.75 .994 10.06 8.57
1981 CAL AL 32 LF 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 133.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 6.00 6.00 .983 2.40 2.00
1981 CAL AL 32 OF 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 133.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 6.00 6.00 .983 2.50 2.20
1982 CAL AL 33 DH 155 0.0 MVP-23
1983 NYY AL 34 DH 136 0.0 SS
1983 NYY AL 34 OF 5 4 42.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -40.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1 2.14 2.00 .980 2.51 2.16 SS
1983 NYY AL 34 RF 4 3 32.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -52.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1 2.53 2.25 .978 2.25 1.85 SS
1983 NYY AL 34 LF 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.34 1.90 SS
1983 NYY AL 34 1B 1 1 8.0 16 13 2 1 0 .938 0.6 90.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 16.88 15.00 .994 9.90 8.20 SS
1984 NYY AL 35 DH 127 0.0
1984 NYY AL 35 OF 5 4 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0.1 -3.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 2.00 1.60 .989 2.50 2.16
1984 NYY AL 35 RF 5 3 28.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 2.57 1.60 .975 2.22 1.88
1984 NYY AL 35 LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1985 NYY AL 36 DH 140 0.0 SS
1986 BOS AL 37 DH 143 0.0 MVP-13,SS
1986 BOS AL 37 1B 13 13 101.0 70 65 4 1 7 .986 -0.4 -4.8 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 0 6.15 5.31 .991 9.42 8.62 MVP-13,SS
1986 BOS AL 37 LF 3 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -20.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .983 2.25 1.77 MVP-13,SS
1986 BOS AL 37 OF 3 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -20.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 .983 2.40 2.07 MVP-13,SS
1987 TOT AL 38 DH 111 0.0
1987 BOS AL 38 DH 97 0.0
1987 MIN AL 38 DH 14 0.0
1988 OAK AL 39 DH 80 0.0
16 Seasons DH 1285 0.0
15 Seasons OF 822 776 6922.0 1640 1575 27 38 0 .977 -54.7 -9.5 -21.7 -13.7 -7.9 -33 2.08 1.95 .980 2.38 2.08
13 Seasons LF 625 578 5189.0 1219 1167 25 27 0 .978 -35.5 -8.2 -14.5 -14.3 -0.1 -21 2.07 1.91 .977 2.14 1.76
12 Seasons RF 201 169 1479.0 356 344 3 9 0 .975 -12.6 -10.2 -3.6 1.3 -5.0 -9 2.11 1.73 .978 2.16 1.82
11 Seasons 1B 148 135 1154.2 1244 1141 83 20 80 .984 -2.3 -2.4 -2.3 1.4 -3.6 0 9.54 8.27 .992 9.85 8.69
6 Seasons CF 34 29 254.0 66 64 0 2 0 .970 -6.6 -31.2 -3.6 -0.7 -2.8 -3 2.27 1.88 .986 2.75 2.41
19 Seasons TOT 970 911 8076.2 2884 2716 110 58 80 .980 -57.0 -8.5 -24.0 -12.3 -11.5 -33 0 3.15 2.91 .965 3.45 3.09
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1979 (LF)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1979-AL-MVP
1985-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
1995-NL-Mgr of the year

Silver Sluggers
1983-AL-DH
1985-AL-DH
1986-AL-DH
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL-20-2%
1978-AL-7-13%
1979-AL-1-89%
1982-AL-23-2%
1986-AL-13-8%
1 MVP
1.14 Career Shares (204th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1975 AL--.489--10th
1979 AL--.530--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1975 AL--.849--10th
1979 AL--.901--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1978 AL--158--7th
1979 AL--162--1st
1986 AL--160--8th
Career--2292--102nd

At Bats s c a p y
1979 AL--628--5th
1982 AL--608--9th
Career--8198--110th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1976 AL--685--9th
1978 AL--677--9th
1979 AL--722--2nd
Career--9401--109th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1978 AL--103--3rd
1979 AL--120--1st
Career--1236--145th

Hits s c a p y
1979 AL--186--6th
Career--2135--190th

Total Bases s c a p y
1978 AL--279--3rd
1979 AL--333--4th
Career--3571--132nd

Doubles s c a p y
1979 AL--33--10th
Career--366--209th

Triples s c a p y
1975 AL--6--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1975 AL--25--8th
1978 AL--34--2nd
1979 AL--36--4th
1981 AL--17--7th
1986 AL--31--6th
Career--338--85th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1978 AL--99--5th
1979 AL--139--1st
1981 AL--66--6th
Career--1276--106th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--805--228th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1069--184th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1972 AL--24--7th
1973 AL--32--7th
1974 AL--29--7th
1975 AL--32--6th
1976 AL--52--4th
1977 AL--26--10th
Career--285--165th

Singles s c a p y
Career--1403--242nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1975 AL--145--7th
1979 AL--145--8th
1983 AL--138--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1979 AL--126--5th
Career--1247--156th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1975 AL--31--9th
1979 AL--41--5th
Career--216--223rd

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1975 AL--3.1--9th
1979 AL--3.9--5th
Career--21.5--227th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1975 AL--52--10th
1978 AL--60--6th
1979 AL--72--5th
Career--732--135th

Times On Base s c a p y
1979 AL--268--3rd
Career--3207--138th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1979 AL--.677--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1972 AL--9--3rd
1973 AL--13--1st
1974 AL--10--4th
1975 AL--13--1st
1976 AL--20--1st
1977 AL--12--2nd
1978 AL--18--1st
1979 AL--11--3rd
1980 AL--11--3rd
1981 AL--7--4th
1982 AL--7--8th
1983 AL--13--2nd
1984 AL--23--1st
1985 AL--24--1st
1986 AL--35--1st
1987 AL--28--1st
1988 AL--12--3rd
Career--267--4th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1973 AL--6--10th
1976 AL--11--2nd
1978 AL--12--1st
1979 AL--12--3rd
1981 AL--6--9th
1982 AL--8--7th
1983 AL--8--7th
1985 AL--10--4th
Career--115--11th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL--9--5th
1983 AL--11--7th
Career--91--136th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1981 AL--13--9th
Career--196--90th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1975 AL--17--5th
1979 AL--12--7th
Career--120--56th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1972 AL--15.1--8th
1973 AL--16.4--5th
1974 AL--14.9--7th
1975 AL--28.1--2nd
1976 AL--23.3--2nd
1977 AL--25.5--4th
1978 AL--26.7--2nd
1979 AL--27.3--2nd
1983 AL--18.8--7th
Career--309.2--17th

AB per HR s c a p y
1975 AL--20.960--8th
1978 AL--17.382--6th
1979 AL--17.444--8th
1981 AL--22.176--10th
1984 AL--18.259--10th
Career--24.254--244th

Outs Made s c a p y
1976 AL--483--5th
1978 AL--476--8th
1979 AL--476--9th
1982 AL--478--3rd
Career--6510--85th

Youngest s c a p y
1970 AL--born 1949-06-28--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (282), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 67 (364), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 42 (428), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 30 (267), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Tommie Agee (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Kevin McReynolds (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Kevin McReynolds (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Kevin McReynolds (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kevin McReynolds (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dusty Baker (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bobby Murcer (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ruben Sierra (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ruben Sierra (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Chili Davis (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Ruben Sierra (886)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft.

April 2, 1976: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Paul Mitchell and Mike Torrez to the Oakland Athletics for Bill VanBommell (minors), Ken Holtzman and Reggie Jackson.

November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 28, 1986: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Easler.

September 1, 1987: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for . The Minnesota Twins sent Enrique Rios (minors) (December 18, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985New York Yankees$810,000
1986Boston Red Sox$660,696
1987Oakland Athletics$731,123
1988Oakland Athletics$495,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,696,819
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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