Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN
High School: Crespi Carmelite (Encino, CA)
Drafted
by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1969
Final Game: September 27, 1992
Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun
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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
1969 19 MIN AL 5 7 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238 241 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1970 20 MIN AL 5 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1971 21 MIN AL 6 14 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .357 .385 .742 108 5 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1972 22 MIN AL 25 47 40 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 .200 .304 .225 .529 57 9 2 0 1 0 0 2
1973 23 NYY AL 6 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 25 2 1 0 1 0 0 /2
1974 24 NYY AL 43 119 109 12 26 3 0 2 12 1 0 8 7 .239 .288 .321 .609 76 35 5 0 1 1 0 2/D79
1975 25 NYY AL 71 170 145 18 38 8 0 1 11 0 0 21 15 .262 .353 .338 .691 98 49 5 0 3 1 1 2D/957
1976 26 TOT AL 80 240 216 12 42 2 0 0 12 1 1 18 21 .194 .263 .204 .466 41 44 2 2 4 0 0 2/97
1976 26 NYY AL 21 48 42 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 .119 .213 .119 .332 -1 5 0 0 1 0 0 /29
1976 26 BAL AL 59 192 174 11 37 2 0 0 10 1 1 13 17 .213 .275 .224 .499 52 39 2 2 3 0 0 2/97
1977 27 BAL AL 91 314 270 27 61 7 4 3 34 2 3 34 34 .226 .314 .315 .629 77 85 9 2 5 3 1 2
1978 28 BAL AL 136 498 441 41 114 25 0 6 32 7 3 48 54 .259 .327 .356 .683 98 157 11 0 3 6 2 *2
1979 29 BAL AL 124 413 368 48 88 23 0 6 41 0 1 38 37 .239 .307 .351 .658 80 129 12 0 3 4 1 *2
1980 30 BAL AL 119 406 362 51 95 26 3 9 40 3 1 36 45 .262 .333 .425 .759 108 154 11 3 4 1 1 *2/793D
1981 31 BAL AL 92 287 251 24 54 10 1 6 15 0 1 32 36 .215 .306 .335 .641 85 84 5 1 3 0 1 *2/D
1982 32 BAL AL 125 402 344 35 88 15 1 5 36 0 3 46 37 .256 .339 .349 .688 90 120 10 0 7 5 1 *2/D
1983 33 BAL AL 128 400 347 33 80 16 2 4 32 1 1 40 54 .231 .311 .323 .634 77 112 9 3 5 5 1 *2
1984 34 BAL AL 109 380 330 37 76 11 0 11 34 1 2 40 58 .230 .312 .364 .676 89 120 11 1 5 4 0 2
1985 35 BAL AL 132 420 362 54 92 19 0 12 52 0 1 50 87 .254 .345 .406 .751 108 147 2 1 5 2 0 *2
1986 36 BAL AL 122 382 327 42 68 15 1 13 29 1 0 45 78 .208 .309 .379 .689 88 124 5 3 7 0 0 *2
1987 37 CLE AL 60 170 141 16 25 10 0 1 9 0 0 23 29 .177 .295 .270 .565 52 38 4 1 4 1 0 2
1988 38 LAD NL 77 198 167 25 42 13 0 7 30 1 0 25 44 .251 .338 .455 .793 129 76 4 0 0 6 0 2
1989 39 LAD NL 79 183 151 16 27 7 0 4 16 1 0 30 37 .179 .319 .305 .623 81 46 5 1 1 0 3 2
1990 40 LAD NL 62 151 128 13 25 5 0 2 15 1 0 23 29 .195 .318 .281 .599 68 36 8 0 0 0 0 2
1991 41 MIL AL 60 174 147 15 34 5 0 4 21 0 2 23 20 .231 .329 .347 .676 90 51 7 0 1 3 1 2/13
1992 42 BAL AL 8 11 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 .273 .111 .384 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 /2
24 Seasons 1765 5407 4692 525 1093 223 12 96 471 20 19 592 736 .233 .319 .347 .666 87 1628 131 18 63 42 13
162 Game Avg. 162 496 431 48 100 20 1 9 43 2 2 54 68 .233 .319 .347 .666 87 149 12 2 6 4 1
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
BAL (12 yrs) 1245 4105 3585 405 854 169 12 75 355 16 17 424 538 .238 .319 .355 .674 89 1272 88 16 50 30 8
MIN (4 yrs) 41 76 66 4 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 .227 .320 .273 .593 71 18 4 0 1 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 141 350 307 31 71 11 0 3 25 1 0 35 29 .231 .308 .296 .605 75 91 11 0 6 2 1
LAD (3 yrs) 218 532 446 54 94 25 0 13 61 3 0 78 110 .211 .326 .354 .680 95 158 17 1 1 6 3
CLE (1 yr) 60 170 141 16 25 10 0 1 9 0 0 23 29 .177 .295 .270 .565 52 38 4 1 4 1 0
MIL (1 yr) 60 174 147 15 34 5 0 4 21 0 2 23 20 .231 .329 .347 .676 90 51 7 0 1 3 1
AL (21 yrs) 1547 4875 4246 471 999 198 12 83 410 17 19 514 626 .235 .318 .346 .664 86 1470 114 17 62 36 10
NL (3 yrs) 218 532 446 54 94 25 0 13 61 3 0 78 110 .211 .326 .354 .680 95 158 17 1 1 6 3

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
1969 19 MIN AL 7 3 2 18.0 98 .500 .500 .259 .571 .336 .667 .390 1.238 .726 241 .934 1.3 0.1 1.667 .333 .167
1970 20 MIN AL 8 8 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .261 .125 .336 .000 .399 .125 .735 -63 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .125 .143 .000
1971 21 MIN AL 14 10 2 5.4 95 .333 .308 .258 .357 .331 .385 .384 .742 .714 108 .629 0.2 0.0 .600 .154 .077
1972 22 MIN AL 47 35 3 2.3 87 .250 .200 .252 .304 .322 .225 .364 .529 .685 57 .303 -2.0 -0.2 .441 .175 .025
1973 23 NYY AL 13 11 0 0.0 91 .250 .182 .256 .250 .324 .182 .376 .432 .701 25 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .300 .091 .000
1974 24 NYY AL 119 90 9 2.7 88 .238 .239 .257 .288 .322 .321 .370 .609 .691 76 .313 -3.4 -0.4 .500 .165 .083 1.3
1975 25 NYY AL 170 116 18 4.2 92 .285 .262 .257 .353 .327 .338 .377 .691 .704 98 .485 0.6 0.1 .625 .221 .076 .0
1976 26 TOT AL 240 181 12 1.8 82 .215 .194 .250 .263 .314 .204 .353 .466 .667 41 .188 -15.5 -1.7 .362 .093 .009 .0
1976 26 NYY AL 48 38 1 0.7 86 .132 .119 .256 .213 .320 .119 .361 .332 .681 -1 .041 -5.3 -0.6 .270 .119 .000
1976 26 BAL AL 192 143 11 2.1 81 .236 .213 .249 .275 .312 .224 .351 .499 .663 52 .232 -10.2 -1.1 .386 .086 .011 .0
1977 27 BAL AL 314 229 27 3.2 95 .246 .226 .259 .314 .322 .315 .394 .629 .716 77 .331 -7.3 -0.7 .543 .211 .089 2.4
1978 28 BAL AL 498 350 53 4.0 89 .279 .259 .254 .327 .318 .356 .374 .683 .692 98 .471 1.0 0.1 .613 .215 .098 6.5
1979 29 BAL AL 413 300 39 3.5 99 .249 .239 .266 .307 .330 .351 .403 .658 .733 80 .364 -9.2 -0.9 .567 .212 .111 .0
1980 30 BAL AL 406 284 50 4.7 98 .278 .262 .268 .333 .330 .425 .397 .759 .728 108 .514 4.2 0.4 .699 .268 .163 4.5
1981 31 BAL AL 287 206 26 3.4 89 .230 .215 .256 .306 .321 .335 .373 .641 .693 85 .415 -4.6 -0.5 .571 .243 .120 .0
1982 32 BAL AL 402 281 42 4.0 98 .270 .256 .264 .339 .328 .349 .402 .688 .730 90 .440 -2.9 -0.3 .606 .218 .093 .0
1983 33 BAL AL 400 287 36 3.4 96 .259 .231 .263 .311 .325 .323 .397 .634 .722 77 .365 -9.5 -0.9 .560 .207 .092 1.6
1984 34 BAL AL 380 276 37 3.6 95 .245 .230 .261 .312 .324 .364 .394 .676 .718 89 .397 -4.5 -0.4 .599 .252 .133 1.8
1985 35 BAL AL 420 280 55 5.2 96 .302 .254 .258 .345 .323 .406 .400 .751 .723 108 .561 5.5 0.5 .722 .287 .152 .0
1986 36 BAL AL 382 271 41 4.0 99 .233 .208 .259 .309 .327 .379 .404 .689 .731 88 .434 -5.1 -0.5 .655 .312 .171 1.9
1987 37 CLE AL 170 125 12 2.6 106 .214 .177 .265 .295 .333 .270 .426 .565 .759 52 .228 -9.1 -0.9 .517 .255 .092 .0
1988 38 LAD NL 198 135 27 5.4 88 .287 .251 .254 .338 .317 .455 .373 .793 .690 129 .635 7.5 0.8 .791 .359 .204 1.8
1989 39 LAD NL 183 130 16 3.3 90 .209 .179 .253 .319 .320 .305 .377 .623 .696 81 .410 -2.8 -0.3 .605 .331 .126 1.6
1990 40 LAD NL 151 111 11 2.7 96 .237 .195 .262 .318 .328 .281 .393 .599 .721 68 .285 -4.9 -0.5 .541 .273 .086 1.3
1991 41 MIL AL 174 126 16 3.4 95 .238 .231 .258 .329 .326 .347 .391 .676 .718 90 .372 -1.2 -0.1 .590 .259 .116 .0
1992 42 BAL AL 11 9 0 0.0 96 .125 .111 .262 .273 .331 .111 .388 .384 .719 11 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .222 .000
24 Seasons 5407 3854 534 3.7 94 .256 .233 .260 .319 .324 .347 .390 .666 .715 87 .418 -65.7 -6.7 .597 .240 .114 33.1
162 Game Avg. 496 354 49 3.7 94 .256 .233 .260 .319 .324 .347 .390 .666 .715 87 .418 -65.7 -6.7 .597 .240 .114 3
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BAL (12 yrs) 4105 2916 417 3.8 95 .259 .238 .260 .319 .324 .355 .392 .674 .716 89 .426 -43.6 -4.4 .603 .235 .117 26.4
MIN (4 yrs) 76 56 7 3.4 91 .268 .227 .255 .320 .326 .273 .374 .593 .700 71 .441 -2.2 -0.3 .491 .182 .045
NYY (4 yrs) 350 255 28 3.0 90 .245 .231 .257 .308 .324 .296 .372 .605 .696 75 .344 -9.3 -1.0 .514 .182 .065 1.5
LAD (3 yrs) 532 376 54 3.9 91 .246 .211 .256 .326 .321 .354 .380 .680 .701 95 .470 -0.2 0.0 .650 .325 .143 4.9
CLE (1 yr) 170 125 12 2.6 106 .214 .177 .265 .295 .333 .270 .426 .565 .759 52 .229 -9.1 -0.9 .517 .255 .092 .0
MIL (1 yr) 174 126 16 3.4 95 .238 .231 .258 .329 .326 .347 .391 .676 .718 90 .373 -1.2 -0.1 .590 .259 .116 .0
AL (21 yrs) 4875 3478 480 3.7 95 .256 .235 .260 .318 .325 .346 .391 .664 .716 86 .412 -65.5 -6.7 .591 .232 .111 28.2
NL (3 yrs) 532 376 54 3.9 91 .246 .211 .256 .326 .321 .354 .380 .680 .701 95 .470 -0.2 0.0 .650 .325 .143 4.9

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
1979 29 BAL AL ALCS CAL W 3 11 10 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055 6 0 0 0 0 0
1979 29 BAL AL WS PIT L 7 22 21 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 .318 .381 .699 8 1 0 0 0 0
1983 33 BAL AL ALCS CHW W 4 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 2 0 0 0 0 0
1983 33 BAL AL WS PHI W 5 15 13 3 5 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .385 .467 .923 1.390 12 1 0 0 0 2
1988 38 LAD NL NLCS NYM W 4 6 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300 4 0 0 0 0 0
1988 38 LAD NL WS OAK W 2 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .400 .733 2 1 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 25 73 66 11 20 11 0 1 7 1 0 7 8 .303 .370 .515 .885 34 3 0 0 0 2
2 ALCS 7 24 22 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .273 .333 .364 .697 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 4 6 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 14 43 39 6 12 7 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .308 .372 .564 .936 22 3 0 0 0 2

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
1969 19 MIN AL 7 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 33% 0.00 2.00 86%
1970 20 MIN AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 1.00 7.0 0.75 75%
1971 21 MIN AL 14 0.0% 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 25% 1.00 13.0 0.80 86%
1972 22 MIN AL 47 0.0% 17.0% 12.8% 2.1% 13% 1.33 5.0 1.45 68%
1973 23 NYY AL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.7 1.67 62%
1974 24 NYY AL 119 1.7% 5.9% 6.7% 4.2% 19% 0.88 15.6 54.5 9.1 0.93 85%
1975 25 NYY AL 170 0.6% 8.8% 12.4% 5.3% 24% 0.71 9.7 145.0 13.2 1.58 76%
1976 26 TOT AL 240 0.0% 8.8% 7.5% 0.8% 5% 1.17 10.3 18.0 0.89 81%
1976 26 NYY AL 48 0.0% 8.3% 10.4% 0.0% 0% 0.80 10.5 21.0 0.62 79%
1976 26 BAL AL 192 0.0% 8.9% 6.8% 1.0% 5% 1.31 10.2 17.4 0.98 82%
1977 27 BAL AL 314 1.0% 10.8% 10.8% 4.5% 23% 1.00 7.9 90.0 7.9 1.02 75%
1978 28 BAL AL 498 1.2% 10.8% 9.6% 6.2% 27% 1.13 8.2 73.5 13.8 0.74 78%
1979 29 BAL AL 413 1.5% 9.0% 9.2% 7.0% 33% 0.97 9.9 61.3 9.0 0.96 80%
1980 30 BAL AL 406 2.2% 11.1% 8.9% 9.4% 40% 1.25 8.0 40.2 9.1 0.88 76%
1981 31 BAL AL 287 2.1% 12.5% 11.2% 5.9% 32% 1.13 7.0 41.8 16.7 0.74 73%
1982 32 BAL AL 402 1.2% 9.2% 11.4% 5.2% 24% 0.80 9.3 68.8 9.6 0.94 76%
1983 33 BAL AL 400 1.0% 13.5% 10.0% 5.5% 28% 1.35 6.4 86.8 10.8 0.88 74%
1984 34 BAL AL 380 2.9% 15.3% 10.5% 5.8% 29% 1.45 5.7 30.0 9.7 0.97 70%
1985 35 BAL AL 420 2.9% 20.7% 11.9% 7.4% 34% 1.74 4.2 30.2 7.0 0.56 63%
1986 36 BAL AL 382 3.4% 20.4% 11.8% 7.6% 43% 1.73 4.2 25.2 11.3 0.68 62%
1987 37 CLE AL 170 0.6% 17.1% 13.5% 6.5% 44% 1.26 4.9 141.0 15.7 0.78 66%
1988 38 LAD NL 198 3.5% 22.2% 12.6% 10.1% 48% 1.76 3.8 23.9 5.6 0.58 0.73 62% 21% 14.3% 39%
1989 39 LAD NL 183 2.2% 20.2% 16.4% 6.0% 41% 1.23 4.1 37.8 9.4 0.51 0.72 60% 23% 6.8% 21%
1990 40 LAD NL 151 1.3% 19.2% 15.2% 4.6% 28% 1.26 4.4 64.0 8.5 0.66 1.22 64% 23% 4.9% 31%
1991 41 MIL AL 174 2.3% 11.5% 13.2% 5.2% 27% 0.87 7.4 36.8 7.0 0.58 0.78 72% 21% 5.7% 14%
1992 42 BAL AL 11 0.0% 9.1% 18.2% 0.0% 0% 0.50 9.0 0.75 1.00 73% 0% 0.0% 25%
24 Seasons 5407 1.8% 13.6% 11.0% 6.1% 30% 1.24 6.4 48.9 10.0 0.58 0.86 72% 22% 7.7% 26%
MLB Averages
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

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
1969 19 MIN AL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1970 20 MIN AL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1971 21 MIN AL 0 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1972 22 MIN AL 0 0 0% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 23 NYY AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 NYY AL 1 0 31% 40 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 38% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1975 25 NYY AL 1 0 29% 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 54% 15 6 9 4 4 0 5 0 4
1976 26 TOT AL 2 0 19% 73 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 54% 8 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 3
1976 26 NYY AL 0 0 10% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 26 BAL AL 2 0 21% 64 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 58% 7 4 3 1 0 1 4 1 3
1977 27 BAL AL 1 0 26% 113 2 3 40% 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 7 20% 20 20 0 6 3 3 4 1 3
1978 28 BAL AL 4 0 22% 196 7 3 70% 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 43% 21 14 7 7 4 3 16 6 9
1979 29 BAL AL 4 0 35% 176 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 29% 26 22 3 6 4 2 17 7 9
1980 30 BAL AL 3 0 34% 153 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 45% 32 21 11 4 1 3 17 5 10
1981 31 BAL AL 3 0 22% 122 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 35% 10 7 2 5 3 2 5 1 3
1982 32 BAL AL 3 0 23% 171 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 31% 23 17 6 7 5 2 12 7 5
1983 33 BAL AL 3 0 24% 131 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 47% 22 12 10 4 2 2 10 5 5
1984 34 BAL AL 2 0 25% 141 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 32% 21 17 3 5 4 1 11 2 8
1985 35 BAL AL 8 0 32% 164 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 30% 23 18 5 5 4 1 16 9 7
1986 36 BAL AL 2 0 28% 122 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 37% 15 10 5 2 1 1 13 8 5
1987 37 CLE AL 2 0 31% 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 23% 9 9 0 6 4 2 7 3 3
1988 38 LAD NL 2 0 30% 87 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 45% 8 7 1 0 0 0 12 3 8
1989 39 LAD NL 2 0 22% 51 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 27% 9 7 2 1 1 0 5 2 2
1990 40 LAD NL 0 0 24% 57 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19% 11 10 1 0 0 0 5 3 2
1991 41 MIL AL 2 0 21% 70 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 13% 10 9 1 2 1 0 3 2 1
1992 42 BAL AL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
24 Seasons 45 0 27% 2036 20 19 51% 16 17 4 1 0 1 9 2 65 115 36% 294 219 72 65 41 23 169 65 94
MLB Averages
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

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
1969 19 MIN AL 7 29% 3 1 0 0 0 1.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1970 20 MIN AL 8 13% 0 1 0 0 0 1.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 21 MIN AL 14 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 22 MIN AL 47 26% 8 2 1 0 0 1.30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 2 22% 4 1 25% 26 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0
1973 23 NYY AL 13 62% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 NYY AL 119 46% 26 11 1 0 0 1.78 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 50% 27 5 19% 10 3 30% 86 10 12% 5 2 40% 5 0 0% 0
1975 25 NYY AL 170 65% 38 23 5 0 2 1.70 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 75% 32 5 16% 14 10 71% 101 10 10% 11 5 45% 11 6 55% 0
1976 26 TOT AL 240 35% 42 6 0 0 1 0.91 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 33 2 6% 17 7 41% 146 13 9% 9 6 67% 19 8 42% 0
1976 26 NYY AL 48 73% 5 6 0 0 1 0.91 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 2 1 50% 30 2 7% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1976 26 BAL AL 192 26% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 27 2 7% 15 6 40% 116 11 9% 6 4 67% 18 8 44% 0
1977 27 BAL AL 314 30% 61 1 1 0 1 0.92 3 0 12 3 0 1 2 0 6 5 83% 69 9 13% 32 14 44% 205 33 16% 21 11 52% 23 7 30% 0
1978 28 BAL AL 498 31% 114 4 1 0 0 2.07 6 0 12 3 3 4 2 0 5 3 60% 95 11 12% 47 17 36% 277 27 10% 20 8 40% 28 12 43% 0
1979 29 BAL AL 413 31% 88 2 0 0 0 2.09 6 1 11 5 1 1 5 0 5 3 60% 79 12 15% 34 11 32% 256 36 14% 27 16 59% 17 5 29% 0
1980 30 BAL AL 406 48% 95 9 1 0 0 1.92 9 0 10 3 6 5 4 0 6 4 67% 88 11 13% 39 11 28% 262 34 13% 16 5 31% 26 8 31% 0
1981 31 BAL AL 287 35% 54 8 0 0 0 1.54 6 0 5 2 4 4 2 0 4 3 75% 48 5 10% 20 4 20% 175 9 5% 8 2 25% 16 7 44% 0
1982 32 BAL AL 402 40% 88 8 3 0 1 0.96 5 0 10 3 2 2 3 0 10 7 70% 95 10 11% 44 17 39% 274 31 11% 25 14 56% 22 7 32% 0
1983 33 BAL AL 400 47% 80 7 0 0 0 0.43 4 0 10 2 2 3 1 0 6 5 83% 74 9 12% 38 16 42% 233 28 12% 19 9 47% 17 5 29% 0
1984 34 BAL AL 380 27% 76 0 0 0 0 0.00 11 0 8 6 5 6 5 0 5 5 100% 74 11 15% 44 15 34% 259 24 9% 23 9 39% 30 10 33% 0
1985 35 BAL AL 420 43% 92 6 1 1 2 1.70 12 0 13 5 7 4 8 0 7 5 71% 85 2 2% 36 10 28% 272 42 15% 20 13 65% 26 9 35% 0
1986 36 BAL AL 382 43% 68 9 1 0 0 1.61 13 1 15 7 6 7 6 0 7 7 100% 74 5 7% 38 12 32% 258 16 6% 16 5 31% 25 5 20% 0
1987 37 CLE AL 170 29% 25 2 1 0 0 2.23 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 67% 32 4 13% 18 6 33% 101 8 8% 11 4 36% 10 5 50% 0
1988 38 LAD NL 198 72% 42 4 0 8 1 0 1 1.60 7 0 3 2 5 3 4 0 0 0 34 4 12% 22 8 36% 113 24 21% 12 8 67% 12 7 58% 0
1989 39 LAD NL 183 77% 27 2 0 24 5 0 2 2.39 4 0 7 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 100% 37 5 14% 13 4 31% 125 14 11% 7 4 57% 7 1 14% 0
1990 40 LAD NL 151 75% 25 2 1 16 1 0 1 1.58 2 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 32 8 25% 8 1 13% 105 14 13% 5 3 60% 4 2 50% 0
1991 41 MIL AL 174 66% 34 12 0 4 2 0 1 2.18 4 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 50% 39 7 18% 18 8 44% 108 17 16% 7 5 71% 7 1 14% 0
1992 42 BAL AL 11 36% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
24 Seasons 5407 43% 1093 21 2 152 25 1 12 1.69 96 2 143 45 51 48 48 0 85 63 74% 1071 131 12% 504 177 35% 3414 390 11% 264 129 49% 310 105 34% 0
MLB Averages
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

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 38 LAD NL 192 800 4.17 470 59% 30% 15% 28% 27% 70% 0% 41% 78% 25% 9% 17 4 20% 39 13 15% 29 10 34% 6 1 2
1989 39 LAD NL 173 703 4.06 395 56% 25% 17% 31% 28% 75% 3% 42% 77% 20% 10% 17 3 24% 41 15 13% 22 12 26% 10 1 2
1990 40 LAD NL 129 536 4.16 308 57% 28% 15% 30% 27% 71% 0% 41% 78% 22% 10% 13 5 26% 33 11 15% 19 6 35% 22 0 1
1991 41 MIL AL 174 689 3.96 405 59% 23% 13% 32% 32% 77% 1% 45% 83% 29% 7% 13 2 21% 37 15 14% 24 14 30% 0 0 0
1992 42 BAL AL 11 29 2.64 15 52% 13% 13% 20% 53% 87% 0% 45% 85% 55% 18% 2 0 27% 3 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 679 2757 4.06 1593 58% 26% 15% 30% 29% 73% 1% 42% 79% 25% 9% 62 14 23% 153 55 14% 94 42 31% 38 2 5
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
1969 19 5 7 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238 241 4 0 0 0 0 0
1970 20 10 15 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 .333 .308 .641 77 4 1 0 0 0 0
1971 21 16 29 26 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .269 .345 .346 .691 92 9 2 0 0 0 0
1972 22 41 76 66 4 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 .227 .320 .273 .593 71 18 4 0 1 0 0
1973 23 47 89 77 4 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 .221 .310 .260 .570 65 20 5 0 2 0 0
1974 24 90 208 186 16 43 6 0 2 12 1 0 18 20 .231 .298 .296 .593 72 55 10 0 3 1 0
1975 25 161 378 331 34 81 14 0 3 23 1 0 39 35 .245 .323 .314 .637 83 104 15 0 6 2 1
1976 26 241 618 547 46 123 16 0 3 35 2 1 57 56 .225 .299 .271 .570 67 148 17 2 10 2 1
1977 27 332 932 817 73 184 23 4 6 69 4 4 91 90 .225 .304 .285 .589 71 233 26 4 15 5 2
1978 28 468 1430 1258 114 298 48 4 12 101 11 7 139 144 .237 .312 .310 .622 80 390 37 4 18 11 4
1979 29 592 1843 1626 162 386 71 4 18 142 11 8 177 181 .237 .311 .319 .630 80 519 49 4 21 15 5
1980 30 711 2249 1988 213 481 97 7 27 182 14 9 213 226 .242 .315 .339 .654 85 673 60 7 25 16 6
1981 31 803 2536 2239 237 535 107 8 33 197 14 10 245 262 .239 .314 .338 .652 85 757 65 8 28 16 7
1982 32 928 2938 2583 272 623 122 9 38 233 14 13 291 299 .241 .318 .340 .657 86 877 75 8 35 21 8
1983 33 1056 3338 2930 305 703 138 11 42 265 15 14 331 353 .240 .317 .338 .654 85 989 84 11 40 26 9
1984 34 1165 3718 3260 342 779 149 11 53 299 16 16 371 411 .239 .316 .340 .657 85 1109 95 12 45 30 9
1985 35 1297 4138 3622 396 871 168 11 65 351 16 17 421 498 .240 .319 .347 .666 88 1256 97 13 50 32 9
1986 36 1419 4520 3949 438 939 183 12 78 380 17 17 466 576 .238 .318 .349 .668 88 1380 102 16 57 32 9
1987 37 1479 4690 4090 454 964 193 12 79 389 17 17 489 605 .236 .318 .347 .664 86 1418 106 17 61 33 9
1988 38 1556 4888 4257 479 1006 206 12 86 419 18 17 514 649 .236 .318 .351 .669 88 1494 110 17 61 39 9
1989 39 1635 5071 4408 495 1033 213 12 90 435 19 17 544 686 .234 .318 .349 .668 88 1540 115 18 62 39 12
1990 40 1697 5222 4536 508 1058 218 12 92 450 20 17 567 715 .233 .318 .347 .666 87 1576 123 18 62 39 12
1991 41 1757 5396 4683 523 1092 223 12 96 471 20 19 590 735 .233 .319 .347 .666 87 1627 130 18 63 42 13
1992 42 1765 5407 4692 525 1093 223 12 96 471 20 19 592 736 .233 .319 .347 .666 87 1628 131 18 63 42 13

Neutralized Batting

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How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1969 19 5 8 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339 3 5
1970 20 5 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 5
1971 21 6 14 13 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .357 .385 .742 2 6
1972 22 26 49 42 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 .214 .327 .238 .565 3 25
1973 23 6 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 6
1974 24 43 119 110 14 27 3 0 2 14 1 8 7 .245 .294 .327 .621 11 43
1975 25 71 174 150 20 42 9 0 1 12 0 23 15 .280 .374 .360 .734 20 71
1976 26 80 251 227 15 52 2 0 0 15 1 22 21 .229 .303 .238 .541 16 80
1977 27 91 317 275 30 66 8 4 3 38 2 37 34 .240 .331 .331 .662 30 91
1978 28 136 515 455 49 128 28 0 7 38 8 54 54 .281 .353 .389 .742 63 136
1979 29 125 415 372 51 90 24 0 6 43 0 39 37 .242 .311 .355 .666 41 124
1980 30 119 406 365 54 98 27 3 9 42 3 37 45 .268 .340 .433 .773 53 119
1981 31 139 447 390 43 92 17 2 10 27 0 55 55 .236 .333 .367 .700 47 92
1982 32 125 401 348 37 92 16 1 5 38 0 48 37 .264 .349 .359 .708 44 125
1983 33 128 404 353 35 86 17 2 4 34 1 43 54 .244 .327 .337 .664 39 128
1984 34 109 380 333 40 79 11 0 11 37 1 42 58 .237 .321 .369 .690 40 109
1985 35 132 427 370 57 100 21 0 13 55 0 54 87 .270 .363 .432 .795 58 132
1986 36 122 385 333 44 74 16 1 14 31 1 49 78 .222 .327 .402 .730 43 122
1987 37 60 168 142 15 26 10 0 1 9 0 24 29 .183 .304 .275 .578 12 60
1988 38 77 206 172 29 47 15 0 8 35 1 28 44 .273 .364 .500 .864 32 77
1989 39 79 190 155 18 31 8 0 5 18 1 34 37 .200 .347 .348 .696 18 79
1990 40 62 153 129 14 26 5 0 2 16 1 24 29 .202 .327 .287 .614 12 62
1991 41 60 173 147 16 34 5 0 4 22 0 23 20 .231 .329 .347 .676 17 60
1992 42 8 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 8
24 Seasons 1814 5633 4915 586 1207 245 13 105 524 21 657 755 .246 .334 .365 .699 604 1765
162 Game Avg. 162 503 439 52 108 22 1 9 47 2 59 67 .246 .334 .365 .699 54 1765
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1983-AL-Babe Ruth Award
1983-ML-WS MVP

Oldest s c a p y
1988 NL--born 1949-09-13--9th
1989 NL--born 1949-09-13--5th
1990 NL--born 1949-09-13--4th
1991 AL--born 1949-09-13--4th
1992 AL--born 1949-09-13--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1969 AL--born 1949-09-13--4th
1970 AL--born 1949-09-13--7th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 56 (330), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1289), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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