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 Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 HOU NL 20 CF 5 4 34.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 10.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.38 1.80 .978 2.46 2.28
1962 HOU NL 20 OF 5 4 34.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 10.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.38 1.80 .978 2.06 1.80
1966 HOU NL 24 CF 48 47 415.0 106 95 9 2 1 .981 -3.1 -9.0 -7.1 -4.2 -2.9 4 2.26 2.17 .980 2.38 2.11
1966 HOU NL 24 OF 48 47 415.0 109 98 9 2 1 .982 -3.1 -9.0 -7.1 -4.2 -2.9 4 2.32 2.23 .973 2.03 1.78
1967 HOU NL 25 OF 80 70 626.1 124 114 7 3 2 .976 2.8 5.4 -1.2 -1.6 0.4 4 1.74 1.51 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 HOU NL 25 LF 64 59 513.1 109 99 7 3 2 .972 5.6 13.1 1.6 -1.0 2.6 4 1.86 1.66 .969 1.75 1.50
1967 HOU NL 25 CF 10 5 57.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -23.2 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 1.89 1.20 .983 2.31 2.04
1967 HOU NL 25 RF 8 6 56.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -36.4 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 0 1.12 0.88 .971 2.04 1.76
1968 TOT NL 26 OF 77 74 676.1 187 175 7 5 1 .973 -1.5 -2.7 -3.5 -5.4 1.8 2 2.42 2.36 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 TOT NL 26 CF 62 60 546.1 155 144 7 4 1 .974 -3.2 -7.0 -4.2 -4.2 0.0 1 2.49 2.44 .978 2.39 2.18
1968 HOU NL 26 CF 52 52 477.1 139 131 4 4 0 .971 -2.9 -7.3 -2.9 -3.5 0.6 0 2.55 2.60 .978 2.39 2.18
1968 HOU NL 26 OF 52 52 477.1 139 131 4 4 0 .971 -2.9 -7.3 -2.9 -3.5 0.6 0 2.55 2.60 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 STL NL 26 OF 25 22 199.0 48 44 3 1 1 .979 1.4 8.4 -0.6 -1.9 1.2 2 2.13 1.88 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 STL NL 26 RF 15 13 117.0 29 28 0 1 0 .966 1.3 13.3 0.3 -1.2 1.4 1 2.15 1.87 .983 2.02 1.77
1968 STL NL 26 CF 10 8 69.0 16 13 3 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -5.2 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6 1 2.09 1.60 .975 2.39 2.18
1968 STL NL 26 LF 2 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 36.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.08 1.50 .967 1.66 1.40
1969 PIT NL 27 OF 51 10 179.1 30 27 1 2 0 .933 -3.9 -26.1 -2.9 -1.2 -1.7 -1 1.41 0.55 .973 2.02 1.75
1969 PIT NL 27 LF 22 3 67.1 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -8.9 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.47 0.50 .964 1.67 1.30
1969 PIT NL 27 RF 21 6 84.0 12 10 0 2 0 .833 -2.8 -40.0 -1.8 -0.7 -1.1 -1 1.07 0.48 .975 1.89 1.60
1969 PIT NL 27 CF 11 1 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -25.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 0.96 0.27 .967 2.31 2.07
5 Seasons OF 261 205 1931.0 459 423 24 12 4 .974 -5.4 -3.4 -14.4 -12.1 -2.4 9 2.08 1.71 .975 2.03 1.80
5 Seasons CF 136 117 1080.1 285 263 16 6 2 .979 -7.7 -8.6 -12.7 -8.9 -3.8 5 2.32 2.05 .979 2.38 2.14
3 Seasons LF 88 63 593.2 123 112 8 3 2 .976 5.5 11.1 1.5 -1.3 2.8 4 1.82 1.36 .968 1.74 1.45
3 Seasons RF 44 25 257.0 48 45 0 3 0 .938 -3.2 -14.9 -3.2 -1.9 -1.4 0 1.58 1.02 .979 1.98 1.69
5 Seasons TOT 261 205 1931.0 459 423 24 12 4 .974 -5.4 -3.4 -14.4 -12.1 -2.4 9 2.08 1.71 .949 2.03 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1962 HOU NL 20 6 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 2
1966 HOU NL 24 48 47 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 48 1 0
1967 HOU NL 25 94 70 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 10 8 80 14 3
1968 HOU NL 26 52 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52 0 0
1968 STL NL 26 33 22 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 15 25 1 8
1969 PIT NL 27 62 10 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 21 51 8 12
5 Seasons 295 205 295 295 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 136 44 261 24 25
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 HOU NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 141 69% 72% 20% 13 69%
1966 HOU NL 24 2 0 2 0 1 9 0 5 1 1 14 8 3 12 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 7 7 0 39 18 46.2% 18 3 7.7% 6 1824 63% 80% 26% 174 59%
1967 HOU NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 186 44% 80% 26% 21 43%
1968 HOU NL 26 4 0 3 1 1 4 0 3 0 1 20 9 0 9 1 0 5 2 0 8 1 0 12 10 0 54 23 42.6% 31 0 0.0% 4 1890 65% 77% 26% 231 55%
1968 STL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 16.7% 3 2 33.3% 1 280 58% 76% 27% 25 60%
1969 PIT NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 103 60% 72% 19% 7 43%
5 Seasons 6 0 5 1 2 16 0 9 1 4 41 22 3 23 1 0 8 4 1 15 2 1 23 21 0 110 50 45.5% 55 5 4.5% 11 4424 63% 78% 26% 471 57%
MLB Averages 39.9% 2.1% 61% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1967 HOU NL 25 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 4 13 9 2 14 3 1 6 3 1 6 3 2 5 5 0 44 23 52.3% 15 6 13.6% 1 2100 60% 75% 24% 205 49%
1968 STL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 64% 75% 30% 5 60%
1969 PIT NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 1 273 48% 71% 23% 22 50%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 4 15 11 2 17 3 1 7 3 1 6 3 2 5 5 0 50 25 50.0% 19 6 12.0% 2 2429 59% 75% 24% 232 50%
MLB Averages 57.0% 2.5% 61% 77% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1967 HOU NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 246 63% 77% 24% 17 41%
1968 STL NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 3 3 0 18 11 61.1% 7 0 0.0% 0 471 61% 79% 31% 55 51%
1969 PIT NL 27 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 386 56% 72% 16% 30 33%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 0 4 1 0 5 3 0 4 2 0 4 4 0 33 17 51.5% 16 0 0.0% 0 1103 60% 76% 24% 102 44%
MLB Averages 41.3% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 54%

* 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.

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