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Eric Davis

Eric Keith Davis (Eric the Red)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1984 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Dodgers/Orioles/Cardinals/Giants/... 1984-2001
Agents: Eric Goldschmidt [*]
Final Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 39)
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #305. Ed Konetchy… #306. Kent Hrbek… #307. Jimmy Collins… #308. ERIC DAVIS… #309. Gil McDougald… #310. Fred Tenney… #311. Andy Van Slyke… 

Standard Batting

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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
1984 22 CIN NL 57 200 174 33 39 10 1 10 30 10 2 24 48 .224 .320 .466 .786 115 81 1 1 0 1 0 89/7
1985 23 CIN NL 56 131 122 26 30 3 3 8 18 16 3 7 39 .246 .287 .516 .803 117 63 1 0 2 0 0 87/9
1986 24 CIN NL 132 487 415 97 115 15 3 27 71 80 11 68 100 .277 .378 .523 .901 143 217 6 1 0 3 5 *789 MVP-12
1987 25 CIN NL 129 562 474 120 139 23 4 37 100 50 6 84 134 .293 .399 .593 .991 155 281 6 1 0 3 8 *8/7 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1988 26 CIN NL 135 543 472 81 129 18 3 26 93 35 3 65 124 .273 .363 .489 .852 139 231 11 3 0 3 10 *8/9 MVP-13,GG
1989 27 CIN NL 131 542 462 74 130 14 2 34 101 21 7 68 116 .281 .367 .541 .908 153 250 16 1 0 11 12 *8/79 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1990 28 CIN NL 127 518 453 84 118 26 2 24 86 21 3 60 100 .260 .347 .486 .833 123 220 7 2 0 3 6 *87 MVP-12
1991 29 CIN NL 89 340 285 39 67 10 0 11 33 14 2 48 92 .235 .353 .386 .739 105 110 4 5 0 2 5 8/7
1992 30 LAD NL 76 308 267 21 61 8 1 5 32 19 1 36 71 .228 .325 .322 .647 85 86 9 3 0 2 2 7/89
1993 31 TOT MLB 131 511 451 71 107 18 1 20 68 35 7 55 106 .237 .319 .415 .734 100 187 12 1 0 4 7 *78/D
1993 31 LAD NL 108 422 376 57 88 17 0 14 53 33 5 41 88 .234 .308 .391 .699 91 147 8 1 0 4 6 7/8
1993 31 DET AL 23 89 75 14 19 1 1 6 15 2 2 14 18 .253 .371 .533 .904 142 40 4 0 0 0 1 8/D
1994 32 DET AL 37 138 120 19 22 4 0 3 13 5 0 18 45 .183 .290 .292 .582 51 35 4 0 0 0 0 8
1995 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1996 34 CIN NL 129 496 415 81 119 20 0 26 83 23 9 70 121 .287 .394 .523 .917 140 217 8 6 1 4 3 *87/3
1997 35 BAL AL 42 176 158 29 48 11 0 8 25 6 0 14 47 .304 .358 .525 .883 130 83 2 1 0 3 0 9D
1998 36 BAL AL 131 508 452 81 148 29 1 28 89 7 6 44 108 .327 .388 .582 .970 151 263 13 5 0 7 0 9D8 MVP-18
1999 37 STL NL 58 223 191 27 49 9 2 5 30 5 4 30 49 .257 .359 .403 .762 92 77 1 1 0 1 1 9/8D
2000 38 STL NL 92 293 254 38 77 14 0 6 40 1 1 36 60 .303 .389 .429 .818 106 109 7 1 0 2 0 9/D
2001 39 SFG NL 74 171 156 17 32 7 3 4 22 1 1 13 38 .205 .269 .365 .634 67 57 4 1 0 1 0 9/D
17 Yrs 1626 6147 5321 938 1430 239 26 282 934 349 66 740 1398 .269 .359 .482 .841 125 2567 112 33 3 50 59
162 Game Avg. 162 612 530 93 142 24 3 28 93 35 7 74 139 .269 .359 .482 .841 125 256 11 3 0 5 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
CIN (9 yrs) 985 3819 3272 635 886 139 18 203 615 270 46 494 874 .271 .367 .510 .877 137 1670 60 20 3 30 49
STL (2 yrs) 150 516 445 65 126 23 2 11 70 6 5 66 109 .283 .376 .418 .794 100 186 8 2 0 3 1
LAD (2 yrs) 184 730 643 78 149 25 1 19 85 52 6 77 159 .232 .315 .362 .677 89 233 17 4 0 6 8
BAL (2 yrs) 173 684 610 110 196 40 1 36 114 13 6 58 155 .321 .380 .567 .947 145 346 15 6 0 10 0
DET (2 yrs) 60 227 195 33 41 5 1 9 28 7 2 32 63 .210 .322 .385 .706 85 75 8 0 0 0 1
SFG (1 yr) 74 171 156 17 32 7 3 4 22 1 1 13 38 .205 .269 .365 .634 67 57 4 1 0 1 0
NL (14 yrs) 1393 5236 4516 795 1193 194 24 237 792 329 58 650 1180 .264 .357 .475 .833 124 2146 89 27 3 40 58
AL (4 yrs) 233 911 805 143 237 45 2 45 142 20 8 90 218 .294 .366 .523 .889 131 421 23 6 0 10 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1984 22 CIN NL 57 200 6 2 -0 -1 -1 7 0.8 6 13 1.4 .513 .505 1.5 -0.1 14 89/7
1985 23 CIN NL 56 131 2 3 0 2 -1 6 0.7 4 10 1.1 .513 .504 0.9 0.1 8 87/9
1986 24 CIN NL 132 487 29 12 -0 -4 -4 33 3.6 15 48 5.0 .527 .522 5.5 -0.8 52 $90,000 *789 MVP-12
1987 25 CIN NL 129 562 40 11 1 8 0 59 6.1 17 76 7.7 .546 .537 6.8 0.9 69 $330,000 *8/7 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1988 26 CIN NL 135 543 22 7 -1 -6 0 22 2.5 17 38 4.1 .518 .515 4.8 -0.6 45 $899,000 *8/9 MVP-13,GG
1989 27 CIN NL 131 542 29 2 -1 -21 0 10 1.1 17 27 2.7 .509 .507 5.1 -2.2 48 $1,515,000 *8/79 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1990 28 CIN NL 127 518 15 4 1 -4 -2 14 1.6 14 28 3.0 .512 .509 3.3 -0.6 32 $2,100,000 *87 MVP-12
1991 29 CIN NL 89 340 1 2 -0 -4 0 -0 0.0 10 9 0.9 .500 .500 1.3 -0.3 13 $3,600,000 8/7
1992 30 LAD NL 76 308 -3 2 -1 -6 -3 -11 -1.3 9 -3 -0.4 .483 .492 0.2 -1.0 3 $3,600,000 7/89
1993 31 LAD NL 108 422 -4 5 1 -10 -4 -13 -1.3 12 -2 -0.1 .487 .492 0.8 -1.4 9 $2,000,000 7/8
1993 31 DET AL 23 89 5 -1 -1 1 -0 4 0.4 3 6 0.6 .515 .502 0.6 0.1 6 8/D
1994 32 DET AL 37 138 -9 2 0 -2 0 -8 -0.7 4 -4 -0.3 .479 .495 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $3,000,000 8
1996 34 CIN NL 129 496 23 2 -0 -7 1 18 1.6 14 32 2.9 .514 .511 3.8 -0.7 39 $750,000 *87/3
1997 35 BAL AL 42 176 6 1 -0 -0 -3 4 0.5 6 10 1.0 .510 .502 1.0 -0.2 10 $2,200,000 9D
1998 36 BAL AL 131 508 34 -2 -2 -9 -8 13 1.4 17 30 2.9 .510 .508 3.9 -1.6 39 $2,500,000 9D8 MVP-18
1999 37 STL NL 58 223 -1 -2 1 -2 -2 -6 -0.6 6 0 0.0 .491 .497 0.2 -0.4 2 $3,420,840 9/8D
2000 38 STL NL 92 293 5 1 1 2 -3 6 0.5 8 14 1.3 .506 .503 1.2 -0.2 12 $4,420,840 9/D
2001 39 SFG NL 74 171 -5 -1 0 -2 -2 -8 -0.9 5 -4 -0.4 .489 .495 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $1,500,000 9/D
17 Seasons 1626 6147 197 49 -1 -65 -31 149 16.1 182 331 33.4 .510 .505 40.5 -9.5 396 $31,925,680
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
CIN (9 yrs) 985 3819 168 45 -1 -37 -6 169 18.0 113 282 28.8 .518 .512 33.0 -4.3 319 $9,284,000
STL (2 yrs) 150 516 4 -1 2 -0 -6 0 -0.1 14 14 1.3 .500 .500 1.4 -0.6 14 $7,841,680
LAD (2 yrs) 184 730 -7 6 -0 -16 -8 -24 -2.5 20 -4 -0.5 .486 .492 1.0 -2.4 12 $5,600,000
BAL (2 yrs) 173 684 41 -1 -2 -9 -11 18 1.9 23 40 3.9 .510 .505 4.9 -1.8 50 $4,700,000
DET (2 yrs) 60 227 -4 0 -0 -1 0 -5 -0.4 7 3 0.3 .493 .499 0.4 -0.0 4 $3,000,000
SFG (1 yr) 74 171 -5 -1 0 -2 -2 -8 -0.9 5 -4 -0.4 .489 .495 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $1,500,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1990 28 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 6 24 23 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 9 .174 .208 .217 .426 5 0 0 0 0 0
1990 28 CIN NL WS OAK W 4 14 14 3 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786 7 0 0 0 0 0
1997 35 BAL AL ALDS SEA W 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 0 0 0
1997 35 BAL AL ALCS CLE L 6 14 13 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .154 .214 .385 .599 5 0 0 0 0 1
2000 38 STL NL NLDS ATL W 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000 38 STL NL NLCS NYM L 4 10 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .300 .500 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 25 76 73 7 14 2 0 2 12 0 2 2 21 .192 .211 .301 .512 22 0 0 0 1 1
1 NLDS 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 ALDS 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 6 14 13 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .154 .214 .385 .599 5 0 0 0 0 1
2 NLCS 10 34 33 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 11 .182 .206 .242 .448 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 14 3 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786 7 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1984 CIN NL 22 OF 51 44 29 387.1 130 125 4 1 2 .992 -1 -2 3.00 2.53 .979 2.27 2.26
1984 CIN NL 22 CF 46 42 28 351.1 120 116 3 1 2 .992 1 2 3.05 2.59 .987 2.71 2.70
1984 CIN NL 22 RF 10 1 1 29.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -2 -62 1.24 0.40 .980 2.08 2.06
1984 CIN NL 22 LF 2 1 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 17 2.57 1.00 .970 2.06 2.00
1985 CIN NL 23 OF 47 24 14 261.0 79 75 3 1 1 .987 2 10 2.69 1.66 .979 2.20 2.20
1985 CIN NL 23 CF 28 20 11 172.2 61 59 1 1 1 .984 4 26 3.13 2.14 .981 2.66 2.66
1985 CIN NL 23 LF 24 3 2 71.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -32 1.89 0.63 .977 1.92 1.92
1985 CIN NL 23 RF 5 1 1 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 14 1.59 0.60 .977 2.01 2.00
1986 CIN NL 24 OF 121 109 61 987.2 283 274 2 7 0 .975 -4 -5 2.52 2.28 .979 2.19 2.19 MVP-12
1986 CIN NL 24 LF 72 42 26 425.0 105 99 1 5 0 .952 -3 -8 2.12 1.39 .975 1.97 1.98 MVP-12
1986 CIN NL 24 CF 71 62 32 500.2 154 151 1 2 0 .987 -1 -3 2.73 2.14 .984 2.59 2.59 MVP-12
1986 CIN NL 24 RF 16 5 3 62.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 2.32 1.00 .977 1.99 2.00 MVP-12
1987 CIN NL 25 OF 128 127 114 1115.1 394 380 10 4 4 .990 8 8 3.15 3.05 .981 2.19 2.18 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1987 CIN NL 25 CF 124 123 111 1082.1 391 378 10 3 3 .992 9 10 3.23 3.13 .984 2.53 2.52 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1987 CIN NL 25 LF 4 4 3 33.0 7 5 1 1 1 .857 -2 -55 1.64 1.50 .981 2.05 2.02 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1988 CIN NL 26 OF 130 130 116 1130.1 308 300 2 6 0 .981 -6 -7 2.40 2.32 .982 2.28 2.29 MVP-13,GG
1988 CIN NL 26 CF 125 125 111 1088.2 302 295 2 5 0 .983 -6 -7 2.46 2.38 .986 2.66 2.67 MVP-13,GG
1988 CIN NL 26 RF 5 5 5 41.2 11 10 0 1 0 .909 0 9 2.16 2.00 .979 2.05 2.06 MVP-13,GG
1989 CIN NL 27 OF 125 123 101 1072.0 305 298 2 5 1 .984 -21 -23 2.52 2.40 .981 2.32 2.32 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1989 CIN NL 27 CF 118 116 99 1017.1 289 283 3 3 1 .990 -19 -22 2.53 2.42 .985 2.69 2.70 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1989 CIN NL 27 LF 4 4 2 33.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -32 2.67 2.50 .981 2.17 2.15 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1989 CIN NL 27 RF 3 3 0 21.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1 -57 0.86 0.67 .977 2.10 2.13 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
1990 CIN NL 28 OF 122 121 102 1047.1 270 257 11 2 1 .993 -4 -5 2.30 2.20 .981 2.39 2.37 MVP-12
1990 CIN NL 28 CF 66 66 56 567.0 164 161 2 1 1 .994 -2 -5 2.59 2.47 .984 2.74 2.73 MVP-12
1990 CIN NL 28 LF 56 55 46 480.1 107 97 9 1 0 .991 -2 -5 1.99 1.89 .979 2.19 2.18 MVP-12
1991 CIN NL 29 OF 81 78 65 669.0 198 190 5 3 2 .985 -4 -6 2.62 2.41 .983 2.28 2.27
1991 CIN NL 29 CF 76 74 63 633.0 190 182 5 3 2 .984 -3 -5 2.66 2.46 .985 2.59 2.58
1991 CIN NL 29 LF 6 4 2 36.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -30 2.00 1.33 .982 2.17 2.17
1992 LAD NL 30 OF 74 73 60 624.2 128 123 0 5 0 .961 -6 -11 1.77 1.66 .983 2.34 2.34
1992 LAD NL 30 LF 69 68 58 578.0 112 108 0 4 0 .964 -6 -11 1.68 1.57 .979 2.16 2.16
1992 LAD NL 30 CF 5 2 0 21.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 11 3.00 1.40 .989 2.79 2.80
1992 LAD NL 30 RF 4 3 2 25.2 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0 -19 2.81 2.00 .979 2.07 2.08
1993 TOT MLB 31 OF 121 112 107 1020.2 283 273 7 3 2 .989 -10 -11 2.47 2.31 .980 2.35 2.34
1993 TOT MLB 31 CF 21 20 18 171.1 58 57 0 1 0 .983 1 5 2.99 2.71 .986 2.76 2.73
1993 LAD NL 31 OF 103 95 91 869.1 230 221 7 2 2 .991 -10 -14 2.36 2.21 .979 2.34 2.33
1993 LAD NL 31 LF 101 92 89 849.1 224 215 7 2 2 .991 -10 -14 2.35 2.20 .975 2.11 2.10
1993 LAD NL 31 CF 3 3 2 20.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -12 2.25 1.67 .984 2.74 2.73
1993 DET AL 31 CF 18 17 16 151.1 53 52 0 1 0 .981 1 7 3.09 2.89 .986 2.76 2.73
1993 DET AL 31 OF 18 17 16 151.1 53 52 0 1 0 .981 1 7 3.09 2.89 .983 2.41 2.39
1993 DET AL 31 DH 5 3
1994 DET AL 32 CF 35 33 30 279.0 87 85 1 1 0 .989 -2 -8 2.77 2.46 .988 2.76 2.74
1994 DET AL 32 OF 35 33 30 279.0 87 85 1 1 0 .989 -2 -8 2.77 2.46 .982 2.37 2.35
1996 CIN NL 34 OF 126 114 92 998.1 278 272 3 3 0 .989 -7 -8 2.48 2.18 .978 2.13 2.12
1996 CIN NL 34 CF 115 102 84 893.2 258 253 2 3 0 .988 -8 -11 2.57 2.22 .984 2.49 2.47
1996 CIN NL 34 LF 14 12 8 104.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1 16 1.98 1.64 .975 1.85 1.83
1996 CIN NL 34 1B 1 1 0 6.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -40 10.50 7.00 .991 9.60 9.60
1997 BAL AL 35 OF 30 29 21 244.2 40 39 0 1 0 .975 -0 -1 1.43 1.30 .982 2.32 2.30
1997 BAL AL 35 RF 30 29 21 244.2 40 39 0 1 0 .975 -0 -1 1.43 1.30 .978 2.18 2.16
1997 BAL AL 35 DH 12 12
1998 BAL AL 36 OF 72 69 44 570.0 124 119 4 1 0 .992 -9 -19 1.94 1.71 .985 2.31 2.29 MVP-18
1998 BAL AL 36 RF 64 59 38 493.0 108 103 4 1 0 .991 -4 -10 1.95 1.67 .983 2.13 2.11 MVP-18
1998 BAL AL 36 DH 54 43 MVP-18
1998 BAL AL 36 CF 11 10 6 77.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -5 -76 1.87 1.45 .987 2.69 2.66 MVP-18
1999 STL NL 37 OF 51 48 36 410.2 97 93 4 0 0 1.000 -2 -5 2.13 1.90 .981 2.26 2.24
1999 STL NL 37 RF 50 48 36 402.1 92 88 4 0 0 1.000 -2 -6 2.06 1.84 .981 2.16 2.14
1999 STL NL 37 CF 3 0 0 8.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 58 5.40 1.67 .984 2.59 2.60
1999 STL NL 37 DH 2 2
2000 STL NL 38 OF 69 61 35 493.0 125 120 1 4 0 .968 2 4 2.21 1.75 .981 2.24 2.22
2000 STL NL 38 RF 69 61 35 493.0 125 119 2 4 0 .968 2 4 2.21 1.75 .979 2.19 2.16
2000 STL NL 38 DH 4 2
2001 SFG NL 39 OF 48 34 23 293.1 78 74 1 3 0 .962 -2 -7 2.30 1.56 .982 2.20 2.18
2001 SFG NL 39 RF 48 34 23 293.1 78 74 1 3 0 .962 -2 -7 2.30 1.56 .981 2.11 2.09
2001 SFG NL 39 DH 1 1
17 Seasons OF 1431 1329 1050 11604.1 3207 3097 60 50 13 .984 -65 -7 2.45 2.21 .981 2.27 2.26
14 Seasons CF 844 795 649 6863.1 2102 2048 30 24 10 .989 -32 -6 2.72 2.46 .985 2.63 2.62
10 Seasons LF 352 285 236 2618.1 613 581 19 13 3 .979 -24 -11 2.06 1.70 .977 2.10 2.08
11 Seasons RF 304 249 165 2122.2 489 465 12 12 0 .975 -9 -5 2.02 1.57 .980 2.14 2.12
1 Season 1B 1 1 0 6.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -40 10.50 7.00 .991 9.60 9.60
17 Seasons TOT 1432 1330 1050 11610.1 3214 3104 60 50 13 .984 -65 -7 2.45 2.21 .981 2.28 2.27
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

Hall of Fame
2007 BBWAA ( 0.6%)

All-Star Games
1987 (LF)
1989 (CF)

Awards (yr lg award)
1997 ML Hutch Award
1997 ML Roberto Clemente Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1986 NL (12, 6%)
1987 NL (9, 22%)
1988 NL (13, 4%)
1989 NL (9, 13%)
1990 NL (12, 4%)
1998 AL (18, 1%)
0.50 Career Shares (452nd)

Gold Gloves
1987 NL (OF)
1988 NL (OF)
1989 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
1987 NL (OF)
1989 NL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1986 NL  5.0 (9th)
1987 NL  7.7 (2nd)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1986 NL  5.0 (6th)
1987 NL  7.7 (2nd)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1986 NL  5.5 (4th)
1987 NL  6.8 (3rd)
1989 NL  5.1 (7th)
Career  40.5 (235th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1998 AL  .327 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1987 NL  .399 (8th)
1988 NL  .363 (10th)
1998 AL  .388 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1986 NL  .523 (3rd)**
1987 NL  .593 (2nd)
1988 NL  .489 (8th)
1989 NL  .541 (4th)
1998 AL  .582 (9th)
Career  .482 (172nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1986 NL  .901 (3rd)**
1987 NL  .991 (3rd)
1988 NL  .852 (7th)
1989 NL  .908 (5th)
1998 AL  .970 (10th)
Career  .841 (203rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1986 NL  97 (3rd)
1987 NL  120 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1989 NL  250 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1986 NL  27 (5th)
1987 NL  37 (4th)
1988 NL  26 (6th)
1989 NL  34 (3rd)
Career  282 (157th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1987 NL  100 (8th)
1988 NL  93 (7th)
1989 NL  101 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1987 NL  84 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1987 NL  134 (4th)
1988 NL  124 (8th)
1989 NL  116 (9th)
Career  1,398 (78th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1986 NL  80 (2nd)
1987 NL  50 (4th)
1988 NL  35 (10th)
Career  349 (110th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1987 NL  155 (5th)
1988 NL  139 (10th)
1989 NL  153 (5th)
1998 AL  151 (7th)
Career  125 (241st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1987 NL  124 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1987 NL  39 (7th)
1989 NL  33 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1986 NL  2.5 (10th)
1987 NL  3.7 (7th)
1989 NL  3.4 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1987 NL  64 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1987 NL  .781 (4th)
1988 NL  .723 (6th)
1989 NL  .716 (8th)
1998 AL  .688 (9th)
Career  .649 (213th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1989 NL  11 (2nd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1989 NL  16 (7th)

SB % s c a p y
1985 NL  84.21 (6th)
1986 NL  87.91 (5th)
1987 NL  89.29 (3rd)
1988 NL  92.11 (2nd)
1990 NL  87.50 (4th)
1991 NL  87.50 (1st)
1992 NL  95.00 (1st)
1993 NL  86.84 (2nd)
Career  84.10 (12th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1986 NL  40.4 (1st)
1987 NL  42.5 (1st)
1988 NL  29.8 (2nd)
1989 NL  26.0 (3rd)
1990 NL  22.4 (7th)
1993 NL  19.7 (10th)
Career  311.9 (17th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1986 NL  15.4 (2nd)**
1987 NL  12.8 (3rd)
1988 NL  18.2 (2nd)
1989 NL  13.6 (2nd)
1990 NL  18.9 (10th)
1998 AL  16.1 (10th)
Career  18.9 (91st)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1986 NL  45.04 (2nd)
1987 NL  56.30 (3rd)
1988 NL  43.59 (5th)
1989 NL  46.19 (7th)
Career  307.31 (111th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1986 NL  4.4 (4th)
1987 NL  5.3 (4th)
1988 NL  6.3 (1st)
1989 NL  5.2 (5th)
1998 AL  3.1 (9th)
Career  32.1 (82nd)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1986 NL  3.9 (3rd)
1987 NL  5.1 (4th)
1988 NL  3.7 (8th)
1989 NL  3.5 (10th)
Career  27.0 (119th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1986 NL  4.4 (3rd)
1987 NL  5.2 (3rd)
1988 NL  4.5 (5th)
1989 NL  4.7 (7th)
Career  29.9 (111th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 NL  9 (5th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1986 NL  5 (5th)
1992 NL  4 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  1 (5th)
1993 NL  2 (2nd)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  124 (5th)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  378 (1st)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  10 (1st)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1988 NL  5 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1984 NL  2 (4th)
1987 NL  3 (3rd)
1991 NL  2 (3rd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1987 NL  380 (1st)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
1987 NL  4 (3rd)
1991 NL  2 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1993 NL  2.35 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1993 NL  2.20 (2nd)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1993 NL  .991 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  9 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1987 NL  3.23 (1st)
1996 NL  2.57 (5th)
Career  2.72 (53rd)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  3.13 (1st)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1987 NL  .992 (4th)
1989 NL  .990 (4th)
1996 NL  .988 (5th)
Career  .989 (51st)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1987 NL  3.15 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1987 NL  3.05 (1st)
1991 NL  2.41 (4th)

Salary s c a p y
1990 NL  $2,100,000 (4th)
1991 NL  $3,600,000 (4th)

             
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.
† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 61 (416), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (704), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 27 (398), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Center Field (58th), 33.4 career WAR/28.3 7yr-peak WAR/30.8 JAWS
Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 67.1 career WAR/42.5 7yr-peak WAR/54.8 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  1. Kirk Gibson (926)
  2. Jeromy Burnitz (923)
  3. Darryl Strawberry (916)
  4. Larry Doby (915) *
  5. Raul Mondesi (914)
  6. J.D. Drew (914)
  7. Roger Maris (909)
  8. Bill Nicholson (907)
  9. Danny Tartabull (905)
  10. Ray Lankford (904)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Tim Salmon (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Richard Hidalgo (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Howard (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ryan Klesko (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tim Salmon (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. David Justice (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ron Gant (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bob Allison (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Kirk Gibson (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jeromy Burnitz (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Gus Zernial (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Reggie Sanders (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Kirk Gibson (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Kirk Gibson (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Reggie Sanders (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198624Cincinnati Reds$90,0001986 USA Today survey
198725Cincinnati Reds$330,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198826Cincinnati Reds$899,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198927Cincinnati Reds$1,515,000*
199028Cincinnati Reds$2,100,000USA Today
199129Cincinnati Reds$3,600,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $500,000 signing bonus
199230Los Angeles Dodgers$3,600,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $500,000 signing bonus
199331Los Angeles Dodgers$2,000,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $1,000,000 earned bonus
199432Detroit Tigers$3,000,0001994 Joint Exhibit 1
199634Cincinnati Reds$750,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250,000 earned bonus
199735Baltimore Orioles$2,200,0001997 AP survey
199836Baltimore Orioles$2,500,0004/3/98 USA Today
199937St. Louis Cardinals$3,420,8404/6/99 USA Today
200038St. Louis Cardinals$4,420,8404/5/00 AP
200139San Francisco Giants$1,500,0004/6/01 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$31,925,680
Disputed Salaries
*1989 - $1,555,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
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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