Ron Davis
Ronald Everette Davis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 21, 1941 in Roanoke Rapids, NC
School: Duke University
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1962
Final Game: September 25, 1969
Died: September 5, 1992 in Houston, TX
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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
1962 20 HOU NL 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 /8
1966 24 HOU NL 48 214 194 21 48 10 1 2 19 2 2 13 26 .247 .308 .340 .648 86 66 4 4 3 0 2 8
1967 25 HOU NL 94 306 285 31 73 19 1 7 38 5 3 17 48 .256 .303 .404 .706 105 115 4 2 2 0 2 78/9
1968 26 TOT NL 85 323 296 33 60 14 3 1 17 1 4 18 65 .203 .255 .280 .536 63 83 3 4 2 3 0 89/7
1968 26 HOU NL 52 236 217 22 46 10 1 1 12 0 4 13 48 .212 .268 .281 .549 68 61 1 4 1 1 0 8
1968 26 STL NL 33 87 79 11 14 4 2 0 5 1 0 5 17 .177 .221 .278 .499 50 22 2 0 1 2 0 98/7
1969 27 PIT NL 62 73 64 10 15 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 14 .234 .310 .281 .591 69 18 0 0 2 0 0 798
5 Seasons 295 931 853 96 199 44 6 10 79 9 9 56 160 .233 .287 .334 .622 82 285 12 10 9 3 4
162 Game Avg. 162 511 468 53 109 24 3 5 43 5 5 31 88 .233 .287 .334 .622 82 157 7 5 5 2 2
HOU (4 yrs) 200 771 710 75 170 39 3 10 70 8 9 44 129 .239 .293 .345 .638 87 245 10 10 6 1 4
PIT (1 yr) 62 73 64 10 15 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 14 .234 .310 .281 .591 69 18 0 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 33 87 79 11 14 4 2 0 5 1 0 5 17 .177 .221 .278 .499 50 22 2 0 1 2 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1962 20 HOU NL 15 12 1 2.2 97 .429 .214 .261 .267 .328 .214 .397 .481 .724 35 .213 -1.2 -0.1 .417 .143 .000 .0
1966 24 HOU NL 214 155 20 3.5 90 .277 .247 .256 .308 .314 .340 .386 .648 .700 86 .412 -3.0 -0.3 .546 .160 .093 2.0
1967 25 HOU NL 306 221 34 4.2 87 .287 .256 .253 .303 .315 .404 .372 .706 .687 105 .520 1.3 0.1 .621 .214 .147 5.8
1968 26 TOT NL 323 248 21 2.3 80 .253 .203 .249 .255 .307 .280 .351 .536 .658 63 .306 -13.1 -1.4 .420 .128 .078 1.0
1968 26 HOU NL 236 178 16 2.4 79 .266 .212 .249 .268 .306 .281 .350 .549 .657 68 .330 -8.3 -0.9 .420 .111 .069 .0
1968 26 STL NL 87 70 5 1.9 81 .219 .177 .251 .221 .309 .278 .354 .499 .663 50 .244 -4.8 -0.5 .418 .177 .101 .0
1969 27 PIT NL 73 51 6 3.2 93 .300 .234 .257 .310 .327 .281 .381 .591 .708 69 .374 -2.7 -0.3 .510 .156 .047
5 Seasons 931 687 82 3.2 86 .276 .233 .253 .287 .313 .334 .369 .622 .682 82 .411 -18.8 -2.0 .520 .166 .101 9.5
162 Game Avg. 511 377 45 3.2 86 .276 .233 .253 .287 .313 .334 .369 .622 .682 82 .411 -18.8 -2.0 .520 .166 .101 5
HOU (4 yrs) 771 566 71 3.4 86 .280 .239 .253 .293 .312 .345 .370 .638 .682 87 .432 -11.3 -1.2 .533 .166 .106 8.9
PIT (1 yr) 73 51 6 3.2 93 .300 .234 .257 .310 .327 .281 .381 .591 .708 69 .375 -2.7 -0.3 .510 .156 .047
STL (1 yr) 87 70 5 1.9 81 .219 .177 .251 .221 .309 .278 .354 .499 .663 50 .245 -4.8 -0.5 .418 .177 .101 .0

Postseason Batting

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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
1968 26 STL NL WS DET L 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1962 20 HOU NL 15 0.0% 46.7% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.0 14.0 1.50 47%
1966 24 HOU NL 214 0.9% 12.2% 6.1% 6.1% 27% 2.00 7.5 97.0 10.2 1.25 78%
1967 25 HOU NL 306 2.3% 15.7% 5.6% 8.8% 37% 2.82 5.9 40.7 7.5 0.96 75%
1968 26 TOT NL 323 0.3% 20.1% 5.6% 5.6% 30% 3.61 4.6 296.0 17.4 0.94 72%
1968 26 HOU NL 236 0.4% 20.3% 5.5% 5.1% 26% 3.69 4.5 217.0 18.1 0.76 72%
1968 26 STL NL 87 0.0% 19.5% 5.8% 6.9% 43% 3.40 4.6 15.8 1.48 74%
1969 27 PIT NL 73 0.0% 19.2% 9.6% 2.7% 13% 2.00 4.6 16.0 1.06 68%
5 Seasons 931 1.1% 17.2% 6.0% 6.4% 30% 2.86 5.3 85.3 10.8 1.03 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1962 20 HOU NL 0 1 25% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 HOU NL 2 0 30% 98 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 42% 8 6 2 2 2 0 9 2 6
1967 25 HOU NL 1 1 28% 114 5 3 63% 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 26% 19 17 2 0 0 0 8 2 5
1968 26 TOT NL 4 0 40% 126 1 4 20% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 50% 19 9 8 3 1 1 10 2 7
1968 26 HOU NL 2 0 34% 87 0 4 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 50% 13 6 5 3 1 1 8 1 6
1968 26 STL NL 2 0 58% 39 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 6 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1
1969 27 PIT NL 1 0 46% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 53% 8 3 5 3 0 2 4 2 1
5 Seasons 8 2 34% 389 9 9 50% 8 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 29 42% 55 36 17 8 3 3 31 8 19
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 20 HOU NL 16 19% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1966 24 HOU NL 214 45% 48 0 0 0 0 0.89 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 5 3 60% 24 4 17% 15 5 33% 100 18 18% 9 6 67% 13 5 38% 0
1967 25 HOU NL 282 46% 73 14 3 0 1 1.56 7 0 8 4 2 3 3 0 3 2 67% 56 4 7% 21 5 24% 157 30 19% 10 8 80% 11 3 27% 25
1968 26 TOT NL 301 41% 60 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 100% 36 3 8% 20 7 35% 116 16 14% 10 8 80% 17 8 47% 22
1968 26 HOU NL 214 33% 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 21 1 5% 11 3 27% 70 11 16% 5 5 100% 8 3 38% 22
1968 26 STL NL 87 61% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 2 13% 9 4 44% 46 5 11% 5 3 60% 9 5 56% 0
1969 27 PIT NL 72 50% 15 8 4 0 1 1.18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 19 0 0% 14 3 21% 49 5 10% 3 2 67% 7 0 0% 1
5 Seasons 885 44% 199 22 7 0 2 1.42 10 0 16 6 3 4 5 0 12 9 75% 139 12 9% 72 20 28% 436 70 16% 33 24 73% 48 16 33% 48
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 20 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 35 3 1 0 0 0 0
1963 21 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 35 3 1 0 0 0 0
1964 22 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 35 3 1 0 0 0 0
1965 23 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 35 3 1 0 0 0 0
1966 24 54 229 208 22 51 10 1 2 20 3 2 14 33 .245 .305 .332 .637 83 69 5 4 3 0 2
1967 25 148 535 493 53 124 29 2 9 58 8 5 31 81 .252 .304 .373 .677 95 184 9 6 5 0 4
1968 26 233 858 789 86 184 43 5 10 75 9 9 49 146 .233 .286 .338 .624 83 267 12 10 7 3 4
1969 27 295 931 853 96 199 44 6 10 79 9 9 56 160 .233 .287 .334 .622 82 285 12 10 9 3 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 20 6 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 .214 .267 .214 .481 1 6
1966 24 48 217 199 24 53 11 1 2 22 2 14 26 .266 .327 .362 .689 23 48
1967 25 94 314 293 37 81 21 1 8 46 6 19 48 .276 .325 .437 .762 41 94
1968 26 84 335 306 43 71 17 4 1 22 1 21 65 .232 .290 .324 .613 28 85
1969 27 62 74 66 11 17 1 1 0 4 0 8 14 .258 .338 .303 .641 7 62
5 Seasons 294 955 878 116 225 50 7 11 95 10 63 160 .256 .313 .367 .680 100 295
162 Game Avg. 162 526 484 64 124 28 4 6 52 6 35 88 .256 .313 .367 .680 55 295

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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