Steve Dillard
Stephen Bradley Dillard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 8, 1951 in Memphis, TN
High School: Saltillo (Saltillo, MS)
School: University of Mississippi
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 30, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1975
Final Game: October 3, 1982
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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
1975 24 BOS AL 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 2 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1976 25 BOS AL 57 187 167 22 46 14 0 1 15 6 4 17 20 .275 .341 .377 .718 100 63 7 0 2 1 1 546/D
1977 26 BOS AL 66 154 141 22 34 7 0 1 13 4 3 7 13 .241 .270 .312 .582 51 44 1 0 2 4 0 4/6D
1978 27 DET AL 56 143 130 21 29 5 2 0 7 1 2 6 11 .223 .257 .292 .550 53 38 5 0 7 0 0 4/D
1979 28 CHC NL 89 190 166 31 47 6 1 5 24 1 0 17 24 .283 .351 .422 .773 103 70 4 1 5 1 4 4/5
1980 29 CHC NL 100 267 244 31 55 8 1 4 27 2 2 20 54 .225 .285 .316 .600 63 77 3 1 0 2 2 54/6
1981 30 CHC NL 53 127 119 18 26 7 1 2 11 0 0 8 20 .218 .268 .345 .612 70 41 1 0 0 0 0 4/56
1982 31 CHW AL 16 42 41 1 7 3 1 0 5 0 1 1 5 .171 .190 .293 .483 31 12 1 0 0 0 0 4
8 Seasons 438 1115 1013 148 246 50 6 13 102 15 12 76 147 .243 .295 .343 .637 73 347 22 2 16 8 7
162 Game Avg. 162 412 375 55 91 18 2 5 38 6 4 28 54 .243 .295 .343 .637 73 128 8 1 6 3 3
BOS (3 yrs) 124 346 313 46 82 21 0 2 28 11 7 24 33 .262 .310 .348 .658 77 109 8 0 4 5 1
CHC (3 yrs) 242 584 529 80 128 21 3 11 62 3 2 45 98 .242 .302 .355 .658 78 188 8 2 5 3 6
DET (1 yr) 56 143 130 21 29 5 2 0 7 1 2 6 11 .223 .257 .292 .550 53 38 5 0 7 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 16 42 41 1 7 3 1 0 5 0 1 1 5 .171 .190 .293 .483 31 12 1 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 196 531 484 68 118 29 3 2 40 12 10 31 49 .244 .287 .329 .615 67 159 14 0 11 5 1
NL (3 yrs) 242 584 529 80 128 21 3 11 62 3 2 45 98 .242 .302 .355 .658 78 188 8 2 5 3 6

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
1975 24 BOS AL 5 3 1 9.0 101 .400 .400 .269 .400 .341 .400 .395 .800 .736 119 .793 0.1 0.0 1.000 .200 .000 .0
1976 25 BOS AL 187 135 20 4.0 96 .306 .275 .270 .341 .336 .377 .381 .718 .717 100 .501 0.6 0.1 .621 .216 .102 1.7
1977 26 BOS AL 154 117 12 2.8 110 .252 .241 .281 .270 .347 .312 .427 .582 .774 51 .277 -10.0 -1.0 .468 .128 .071 1.6
1978 27 DET AL 143 115 9 2.1 96 .244 .223 .264 .257 .330 .292 .390 .550 .720 53 .209 -8.8 -0.9 .398 .108 .069 .0
1979 28 CHC NL 190 129 25 5.2 108 .304 .283 .280 .351 .347 .422 .416 .773 .763 103 .577 0.4 0.0 .724 .247 .139 1.7
1980 29 CHC NL 267 196 22 3.0 101 .271 .225 .275 .285 .338 .316 .399 .600 .737 63 .351 -12.8 -1.3 .505 .172 .090 2.7
1981 30 CHC NL 127 94 11 3.2 95 .247 .218 .267 .268 .333 .345 .383 .612 .716 70 .382 -5.2 -0.5 .521 .193 .126 .0
1982 31 CHW AL 42 36 2 1.5 98 .194 .171 .264 .190 .328 .293 .402 .483 .730 31 .113 -4.0 -0.4 .333 .122 .122
8 Seasons 1115 825 102 3.3 101 .271 .243 .273 .295 .339 .343 .400 .637 .738 73 .386 -39.7 -4.0 .534 .178 .100 13.9
162 Game Avg. 412 305 38 3.3 101 .271 .243 .273 .295 .339 .343 .400 .637 .738 73 .386 -39.7 -4.0 .534 .178 .100 5
BOS (3 yrs) 346 255 33 3.5 102 .283 .262 .275 .310 .341 .348 .402 .658 .743 77 .407 -9.3 -0.9 .557 .176 .086 3.4
CHC (3 yrs) 584 419 58 3.7 102 .277 .242 .275 .302 .340 .355 .401 .658 .741 78 .439 -17.6 -1.8 .574 .200 .113 4.7
DET (1 yr) 143 115 9 2.1 96 .244 .223 .264 .257 .330 .292 .390 .550 .720 53 .210 -8.8 -0.9 .398 .108 .069 .0
CHW (1 yr) 42 36 2 1.5 98 .194 .171 .264 .190 .328 .293 .402 .483 .730 31 .113 -4.0 -0.4 .333 .122 .122
AL (5 yrs) 531 406 44 2.9 100 .265 .244 .271 .287 .337 .329 .399 .615 .736 67 .327 -22.2 -2.2 .492 .153 .085 3.4
NL (3 yrs) 584 419 58 3.7 102 .277 .242 .275 .302 .340 .355 .401 .658 .741 78 .439 -17.6 -1.8 .574 .200 .113 4.7

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
1975 24 BOS AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 100%
1976 25 BOS AL 187 0.5% 10.7% 9.1% 8.0% 33% 1.18 8.4 167.0 11.1 1.92 79%
1977 26 BOS AL 154 0.7% 8.4% 4.6% 5.2% 24% 1.86 10.8 141.0 10.8 0.92 85%
1978 27 DET AL 143 0.0% 7.7% 4.2% 4.9% 24% 1.83 11.8 18.6 1.24 83%
1979 28 CHC NL 190 2.6% 12.6% 9.0% 6.3% 26% 1.41 6.9 33.2 6.9 0.92 73%
1980 29 CHC NL 267 1.5% 20.2% 7.5% 4.9% 24% 2.70 4.5 61.0 9.0 1.23 70%
1981 30 CHC NL 127 1.6% 15.8% 6.3% 7.9% 39% 2.50 6.0 59.5 10.8 0.83 76%
1982 31 CHW AL 42 0.0% 11.9% 2.4% 9.5% 57% 5.00 8.2 8.2 1.00 86%
8 Seasons 1115 1.2% 13.2% 6.8% 6.2% 28% 1.93 6.9 77.9 9.9 1.15 77%
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
1975 24 BOS AL 0 0 100% 3 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1976 25 BOS AL 0 0 34% 79 6 4 60% 6 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 7 69% 5 1 4 4 3 1 7 1 6
1977 26 BOS AL 2 0 53% 67 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 57% 14 8 6 3 1 2 11 2 8
1978 27 DET AL 1 0 60% 63 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 63% 8 5 3 1 0 1 7 1 6
1979 28 CHC NL 4 0 43% 71 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 43% 17 11 6 5 3 2 6 2 4
1980 29 CHC NL 3 0 38% 106 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 57% 17 12 5 1 0 1 12 1 11
1981 30 CHC NL 1 0 50% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 53% 10 7 3 2 0 2 7 1 5
1982 31 CHW AL 0 0 13% 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 Seasons 11 0 43% 451 15 12 56% 15 11 0 1 0 0 9 3 14 34 55% 72 45 27 16 7 9 52 9 41
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
1975 24 BOS AL 5 40% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 BOS AL 187 32% 46 1 1 0 0 0.69 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 29% 41 7 17% 21 6 29% 116 16 14% 10 4 40% 14 5 36% 0
1977 26 BOS AL 154 69% 34 7 1 0 0 1.95 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 40% 24 1 4% 15 7 47% 106 12 11% 13 8 62% 9 4 44% 0
1978 27 DET AL 143 70% 29 1 0 0 0 1.34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 27 5 19% 20 10 50% 97 9 9% 6 4 67% 10 4 40% 0
1979 28 CHC NL 190 35% 47 17 6 0 0 0.83 5 0 8 2 3 4 1 0 6 5 83% 34 4 12% 17 9 53% 122 20 16% 10 6 60% 15 9 60% 0
1980 29 CHC NL 267 28% 55 13 3 0 1 1.45 4 0 9 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 37 3 8% 17 4 24% 151 24 16% 8 4 50% 17 5 29% 0
1981 30 CHC NL 127 34% 26 10 3 0 1 1.16 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0% 20 1 5% 8 2 25% 62 10 16% 6 2 33% 13 4 31% 0
1982 31 CHW AL 42 26% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 2 100% 18 5 28% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 1115 42% 246 49 14 0 2 1.23 13 0 35 6 7 8 5 0 28 16 57% 188 22 12% 100 40 40% 673 96 14% 53 28 53% 80 31 39% 0
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
1975 24 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 2 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 58 192 172 24 48 14 0 1 15 7 4 17 20 .279 .342 .378 .720 101 65 7 0 2 1 1
1977 26 124 346 313 46 82 21 0 2 28 11 7 24 33 .262 .310 .348 .658 77 109 8 0 4 5 1
1978 27 180 489 443 67 111 26 2 2 35 12 9 30 44 .251 .295 .332 .627 71 147 13 0 11 5 1
1979 28 269 679 609 98 158 32 3 7 59 13 9 47 68 .259 .311 .356 .667 80 217 17 1 16 6 5
1980 29 369 946 853 129 213 40 4 11 86 15 11 67 122 .250 .303 .345 .648 75 294 20 2 16 8 7
1981 30 422 1073 972 147 239 47 5 13 97 15 11 75 142 .246 .299 .345 .644 74 335 21 2 16 8 7
1982 31 438 1115 1013 148 246 50 6 13 102 15 12 76 147 .243 .295 .343 .637 73 347 22 2 16 8 7

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 24 1 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 1
1976 25 57 186 168 23 46 14 0 1 16 6 17 20 .274 .339 .375 .714 21 57
1977 26 66 150 139 20 32 7 0 1 12 4 7 13 .230 .260 .302 .562 11 66
1978 27 56 135 129 22 28 5 2 0 7 1 6 11 .217 .252 .287 .539 9 56
1979 28 89 184 165 30 46 6 1 5 23 1 17 24 .279 .348 .418 .766 24 89
1980 29 100 270 246 32 57 8 1 4 28 2 21 54 .232 .293 .321 .614 23 100
1981 30 80 195 182 29 41 11 2 3 18 0 13 30 .225 .277 .357 .634 18 53
1982 31 16 42 41 1 7 3 1 0 6 0 1 5 .171 .190 .293 .483 2 16
8 Seasons 465 1167 1075 159 257 54 7 14 110 15 82 157 .239 .292 .341 .634 109 438
162 Game Avg. 162 407 375 55 90 19 2 5 38 5 29 55 .239 .292 .341 .634 38 438

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

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