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Jerry DaVanon    \da-VANN-en\

Frank Gerald DaVanon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 21, 1945 in Oceanside, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)
Schools: San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA), Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Angels/Orioles/Padres 1969-1977

Final Game: May 4, 1977 (Age 31)
Relatives: Father of Jeff DaVanon
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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
1969 23 TOT NL 40 108 99 11 20 4 0 1 10 0 3 9 20 .202 .269 .273 .541 54 27 4 0 0 0 1 64
1969 23 SDP NL 24 62 59 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 12 .136 .177 .153 .330 -5 9 2 0 0 0 0 4/6
1969 23 STL NL 16 46 40 7 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 8 .300 .391 .450 .841 136 18 2 0 0 0 1 6
1970 24 STL NL 11 20 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 .200 .167 .367 -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 /54
1971 25 BAL AL 38 94 81 14 19 5 0 0 4 0 0 12 20 .235 .340 .296 .637 83 24 5 1 0 0 0 46/53
1973 27 CAL AL 41 52 49 6 12 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 9 .245 .288 .306 .595 75 15 0 0 0 0 0 64/5D
1974 28 STL NL 30 47 40 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 4 5 .150 .255 .175 .430 23 7 1 2 0 1 0 6/549
1975 29 HOU NL 32 114 97 15 27 4 2 1 10 2 0 16 7 .278 .386 .392 .778 125 38 3 1 0 0 1 6/45
1976 30 HOU NL 61 130 107 19 31 3 3 1 20 0 2 21 12 .290 .408 .402 .810 141 43 2 1 0 1 1 46/5
1977 31 STL NL 9 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
8 Yrs 262 574 499 73 117 21 5 3 50 3 8 68 80 .234 .331 .315 .646 86 157 16 5 0 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 355 309 45 72 13 3 2 31 2 5 42 49 .234 .331 .315 .646 86 97 10 3 0 1 2
STL (4 yrs) 66 122 106 15 20 5 0 1 11 0 1 13 20 .189 .287 .264 .551 54 28 4 2 0 1 1
HOU (2 yrs) 93 244 204 34 58 7 5 2 30 2 2 37 19 .284 .398 .397 .795 133 81 5 2 0 1 2
SDP (1 yr) 24 62 59 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 12 .136 .177 .153 .330 -5 9 2 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 41 52 49 6 12 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 9 .245 .288 .306 .595 75 15 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 38 94 81 14 19 5 0 0 4 0 0 12 20 .235 .340 .296 .637 83 24 5 1 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 183 428 369 53 86 13 5 3 44 2 6 53 51 .233 .334 .320 .654 88 118 11 4 0 2 3
AL (2 yrs) 79 146 130 20 31 8 0 0 6 1 2 15 29 .238 .322 .300 .622 80 39 5 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 23 SDP NL 24 62 -8 -2 -0 -2 1 -11 -1.2 2 -9 -1.0 .449 .492 -0.8 -0.1 -7 4/6
1969 23 STL NL 16 46 1 -0 -0 2 1 4 0.4 2 5 0.6 .526 .503 0.3 0.3 3 6
1970 24 STL NL 11 20 -2 -0 -0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.0 .493 .500 -0.2 0.2 -1 $10,000 /54
1971 25 BAL AL 38 94 -0 2 -1 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 0.3 5 $13,000 46/53
1973 27 CAL AL 41 52 -2 -0 0 -3 1 -4 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .488 .497 0.1 -0.2 1 64/5D
1974 28 STL NL 30 47 -4 -0 0 -4 1 -6 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .477 .496 -0.2 -0.3 -1 6/549
1975 29 HOU NL 32 114 6 0 -1 2 2 9 1.0 4 13 1.4 .531 .506 1.1 0.4 11 6/45
1976 30 HOU NL 61 130 6 -2 -0 4 2 9 1.1 4 14 1.5 .517 .507 1.0 0.6 10 46/5
1977 31 STL NL 9 9 -2 -0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .474 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 /4
8 Seasons 262 574 -5 -3 -2 1 9 1 0.1 19 20 2.0 .500 .500 1.8 1.2 19 $23,000
STL (4 yrs) 66 122 -6 -1 -0 -1 2 -5 -0.6 4 -1 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 $10,000
HOU (2 yrs) 93 244 12 -2 -1 6 4 18 2.0 8 26 2.8 .522 .506 2.1 1.1 21
SDP (1 yr) 24 62 -8 -2 -0 -2 1 -11 -1.2 2 -9 -1.0 .449 .492 -0.8 -0.1 -7
CAL (1 yr) 41 52 -2 -0 0 -3 1 -4 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .488 .497 0.1 -0.2 1
BAL (1 yr) 38 94 -0 2 -1 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 0.3 5 $13,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 TOT NL 23 SS 23 13 13 139.1 98 36 58 4 9 .959 1 8 6.07 4.09 .963 4.93 4.90
1969 SDP NL 23 2B 15 9 7 94.1 59 27 28 4 4 .932 -0 -5 5.25 3.67 .974 5.19 5.15
1969 SDP NL 23 SS 7 3 3 34.0 27 7 19 1 3 .963 -1 -42 6.88 3.71 .963 4.92 4.90
1969 STL NL 23 SS 16 10 10 105.1 71 29 39 3 6 .958 2 24 5.81 4.25 .963 4.93 4.90
1970 STL NL 24 3B 5 3 3 30.0 12 6 6 0 3 1.000 0 0 3.60 2.40 .945 2.91 2.90
1970 STL NL 24 2B 3 1 0 11.0 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1 153 8.18 3.33 .979 5.32 5.30
1971 BAL AL 25 2B 20 11 10 118.2 67 34 31 2 6 .970 1 10 4.93 3.25 .980 5.31 5.28
1971 BAL AL 25 SS 11 9 2 74.0 40 10 28 2 6 .950 1 13 4.62 3.45 .965 4.90 4.88
1971 BAL AL 25 3B 3 1 1 17.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -48 0.51 0.33 .960 3.06 3.03
1971 BAL AL 25 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 9.50
1973 CAL AL 27 SS 14 6 4 65.2 41 13 25 3 5 .927 -2 -27 5.21 2.71 .963 5.10 5.07
1973 CAL AL 27 2B 12 6 3 59.0 34 12 20 2 1 .941 -0 -8 4.88 2.67 .980 5.45 5.41
1973 CAL AL 27 3B 7 1 1 20.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -1 -84 1.80 0.57 .950 3.02 2.99
1973 CAL AL 27 DH 5 0
1974 STL NL 28 SS 14 3 2 51.1 25 8 13 4 3 .840 -3 -65 3.68 1.50 .961 4.96 4.97
1974 STL NL 28 3B 8 0 0 14.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 -1 -57 3.07 0.63 .948 3.07 3.04
1974 STL NL 28 2B 7 4 4 47.0 28 9 19 0 5 1.000 0 3 5.36 4.00 .973 5.48 5.47
1974 STL NL 28 OF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1974 STL NL 28 RF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1975 HOU NL 29 SS 21 18 17 174.0 108 37 65 6 13 .944 1 6 5.28 4.86 .963 4.99 4.99
1975 HOU NL 29 2B 9 8 4 61.0 41 16 24 1 3 .976 0 8 5.90 4.44 .975 5.53 5.54
1975 HOU NL 29 3B 3 1 1 11.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1 95 4.76 2.00 .945 2.94 2.97
1976 HOU NL 30 2B 17 17 12 141.1 99 30 67 2 7 .980 6 51 6.18 5.71 .975 5.48 5.47
1976 HOU NL 30 SS 17 7 6 85.0 45 20 21 4 8 .911 -2 -25 4.34 2.41 .964 5.05 5.04
1976 HOU NL 30 3B 9 1 1 27.2 10 3 6 1 1 .900 -1 -30 2.93 1.00 .952 2.93 2.92
1977 STL NL 31 2B 5 1 1 19.0 13 4 8 1 0 .923 -0 -25 5.68 2.40 .977 5.26 5.24
6 Seasons SS 100 56 44 589.1 357 124 210 23 44 .936 -3 -7 5.10 3.34 .963 4.98 4.97
8 Seasons 2B 88 57 41 551.1 351 134 205 12 26 .966 8 17 5.53 3.85 .976 5.38 5.35
6 Seasons 3B 35 7 7 121.1 40 17 20 3 4 .925 -3 -26 2.74 1.06 .948 2.97 2.97
1 Season RF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 9.50
8 Seasons TOT 225 120 92 1263.2 748 275 435 38 74 .949 1 1 5.06 3.16 .969 4.97 4.82
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Total Zone Runs as 2B s c a p y
1976 NL  6 (4th)

                                         

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197024St. Louis Cardinals$10,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197125Baltimore Orioles$13,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$23,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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