Dan Driessen
Daniel Driessen
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 29, 1951 in Hilton Head Island, SC
High School: Hardeeville (Hardeeville, SC)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1973
Final Game: October 3, 1987
Relatives: Uncle of Gerald Perry
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 CIN NL 21 3B 87 85 651.0 224 62 150 12 19 .946 -4.8 -8.8 -4.8 -4.3 -0.6 0 2.93 2.44 .946 2.88 2.49 RoY-3
1973 CIN NL 21 1B 35 5 109.1 104 97 7 0 11 1.000 0.1 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 8.56 2.97 .992 9.83 8.40 RoY-3
1973 CIN NL 21 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 2.00 RoY-3
1973 CIN NL 21 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80 RoY-3
1974 CIN NL 22 3B 126 122 897.0 283 67 192 24 19 .915 -9.0 -12.0 -8.0 -4.8 -3.2 -1 2.60 2.06 .950 3.04 2.64
1974 CIN NL 22 1B 47 3 125.0 134 118 14 2 18 .985 2.2 21.1 2.2 1.6 0.6 0 9.50 2.81 .991 9.94 8.34
1974 CIN NL 22 OF 3 2 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.75 0.33 1.000 2.25 1.97
1974 CIN NL 22 RF 3 2 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.75 0.33 1.000 2.03 1.67
1975 CIN NL 23 1B 41 26 266.1 292 268 20 4 34 .986 -1.8 -8.1 -1.8 -1.2 -0.6 0 9.73 7.02 .990 9.97 8.52
1975 CIN NL 23 OF 29 28 193.1 42 41 0 1 0 .976 -3.1 -19.2 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 -1 1.91 1.41 .979 2.29 2.01
1975 CIN NL 23 LF 25 25 170.1 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -3.7 -26.1 -3.7 -1.5 -2.2 0 1.69 1.28 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 CIN NL 23 RF 4 3 23.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 31.3 1.6 0.0 1.6 -1 3.91 2.50 .970 2.03 1.75
1976 CIN NL 24 1B 40 32 295.0 313 291 21 1 33 .997 2.2 8.9 2.2 2.6 -0.4 0 9.52 7.80 .991 9.95 8.61
1976 CIN NL 24 LF 20 20 146.0 26 23 2 1 0 .962 -1.7 -14.0 -2.7 -2.3 -0.4 1 1.54 1.25 .977 2.02 1.59
1976 CIN NL 24 OF 20 20 146.0 26 23 2 1 0 .962 -1.7 -14.0 -2.7 -2.3 -0.4 1 1.54 1.25 .981 2.34 2.03
1977 CIN NL 25 1B 148 141 1252.2 1264 1182 75 7 116 .994 -3.7 -3.5 -3.7 -6.0 2.2 0 9.03 8.49 .991 7.18 6.76
1978 CIN NL 26 1B 151 142 1282.1 1363 1264 93 6 92 .996 5.8 5.4 4.8 -1.5 6.4 1 9.52 8.99 .992 7.02 6.62
1979 CIN NL 27 1B 143 138 1221.0 1377 1289 79 9 112 .993 -4.0 -3.9 -4.0 -2.0 -2.0 0 10.08 9.57 .992 7.37 6.99
1980 CIN NL 28 1B 151 149 1327.0 1441 1349 85 7 115 .995 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 0.5 0 9.73 9.50 .992 6.78 6.62
1981 CIN NL 29 1B 74 66 585.2 591 558 30 3 54 .995 -4.0 -8.2 -4.0 -0.1 -4.0 0 9.04 7.95 .992 10.22 8.68
1982 CIN NL 30 1B 144 144 1285.0 1320 1239 78 3 123 .998 -8.4 -7.8 -9.4 -6.2 -3.2 1 9.22 9.15 .992 7.00 6.94
1983 CIN NL 31 1B 112 110 965.0 992 917 71 4 73 .996 -2.2 -2.7 -2.2 -2.4 0.2 0 9.21 8.82 .992 9.33 8.39
1984 TOT NL 32 1B 115 101 910.1 929 870 52 7 69 .992 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0 9.12 8.02 .992 9.86 8.15
1984 CIN NL 32 1B 70 59 526.1 541 507 29 5 31 .991 -3.5 -8.0 -3.5 -0.4 -3.2 0 9.17 7.66 .992 9.86 8.15
1984 MON NL 32 1B 45 42 384.0 388 363 23 2 38 .995 3.5 10.9 3.5 0.3 3.2 0 9.05 8.58 .992 9.86 8.15
1985 TOT NL 33 1B 137 131 1151.1 1298 1203 91 4 111 .997 -3.4 -3.5 -2.4 -0.2 -2.3 -1 10.12 9.45 .993 10.06 8.54
1985 MON NL 33 1B 88 84 740.0 871 804 64 3 79 .997 2.0 3.2 2.0 0.9 1.1 0 10.56 9.86 .993 10.06 8.54
1985 SFG NL 33 1B 49 47 411.1 427 399 27 1 32 .998 -5.4 -15.8 -4.4 -1.1 -3.4 -1 9.32 8.69 .993 10.06 8.54
1986 TOT NL 34 1B 16 6 83.2 83 77 6 0 5 1.000 0.7 10.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0 8.93 5.19 .993 9.94 8.31
1986 SFG NL 34 1B 4 2 24.0 28 25 3 0 0 1.000 1.4 70.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 0 10.50 7.00 .993 9.94 8.30
1986 HOU NL 34 1B 12 4 59.2 55 52 3 0 5 1.000 -0.7 -14.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.6 0 8.30 4.58 .993 9.94 8.31
1987 STL NL 35 1B 21 16 138.2 152 141 10 1 13 .993 0.4 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 9.80 7.19 .991 9.88 8.47
15 Seasons 1B 1375 1210 10998.1 11653 10863 732 58 979 .995 -14.6 -1.6 -15.6 -14.3 -1.4 1 9.49 8.43 .992 8.24 7.55
2 Seasons 3B 213 207 1548.0 507 129 342 36 38 .929 -13.8 -10.7 -12.8 -9.1 -3.8 -1 2.74 2.21 .948 2.97 2.58
4 Seasons OF 53 50 352.1 70 66 2 2 0 .971 -4.6 -15.7 -4.6 -3.6 -1.0 0 1.74 1.28 .980 2.31 2.02
2 Seasons LF 45 45 316.1 59 55 2 2 0 .966 -5.4 -20.5 -6.4 -3.8 -2.6 1 1.62 1.27 .975 2.06 1.66
3 Seasons RF 8 5 36.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 26.7 1.8 0.2 1.6 -1 3.00 1.50 .975 2.03 1.72
15 Seasons TOT 1641 1467 12898.2 12230 11058 1076 96 1017 .992 -33.0 -3.1 -33.0 -27.0 -6.2 0 0 8.47 7.39 .982 7.45 6.72
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp 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
1973 CIN NL 21 102 90 102 102 0 0 35 0 87 0 0 0 1 1 9 0
1974 CIN NL 22 150 127 150 142 0 0 50 0 126 0 0 0 3 3 0 14 3
1975 CIN NL 23 88 54 88 65 0 0 41 0 0 0 25 0 4 29 0 28 2
1976 CIN NL 24 98 52 98 58 0 0 40 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 42 0
1977 CIN NL 25 151 141 151 148 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1978 CIN NL 26 153 142 153 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
1979 CIN NL 27 150 138 150 143 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1980 CIN NL 28 154 149 154 151 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1981 CIN NL 29 82 66 82 74 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
1982 CIN NL 30 149 144 149 144 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
1983 CIN NL 31 122 110 122 112 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1984 CIN NL 32 81 59 81 70 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1984 MON NL 32 51 42 51 45 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
1985 MON NL 33 91 84 91 88 0 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1985 SFG NL 33 54 47 54 49 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1986 HOU NL 34 17 4 17 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1986 SFG NL 34 15 2 15 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1987 STL NL 35 24 16 24 21 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
15 Seasons 1732 1467 1732 1579 0 0 1378 0 213 0 45 0 8 53 0 188 12
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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 -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1973 CIN NL 21 441 66% 76% 26% 19 100% 1 100 6 94 0 7 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 2 100%
1974 CIN NL 22 537 62% 80% 27% 37 95% 0 118 9 108 1 11 16 12 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 18 1 0 0 17 1 1 0 1 1 100%
1975 CIN NL 23 1132 59% 80% 26% 61 93% 0 267 22 245 1 17 19 13 5 0 2 4 1 3 0 3 34 2 0 0 30 2 4 1 3 6 100%
1976 CIN NL 24 1278 63% 79% 25% 66 98% 0 289 19 268 2 28 21 12 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 33 2 0 0 29 2 4 1 3 5 100%
1977 CIN NL 25 5548 63% 78% 24% 275 93% 2 1191 94 1084 12 95 75 56 9 0 1 7 1 5 1 6 115 1 1 0 109 2 6 2 4 12 92%
1978 CIN NL 26 5720 60% 77% 26% 296 94% 2 1265 65 1191 9 128 96 68 13 3 4 6 0 5 1 4 92 6 1 1 82 9 10 3 7 18 100%
1979 CIN NL 27 5356 57% 80% 26% 308 94% 1 1287 95 1180 12 124 79 56 15 0 5 9 0 9 0 6 112 3 2 1 103 6 9 1 8 19 100%
1980 CIN NL 28 5889 56% 79% 25% 299 94% 1 1352 83 1258 10 122 87 63 13 2 3 8 0 8 0 5 115 3 0 1 105 5 10 3 7 20 75%
1981 CIN NL 29 2590 51% 77% 25% 126 94% 0 564 36 521 7 53 32 24 2 2 4 4 0 4 0 3 55 1 0 1 51 2 4 0 3 4 75%
1982 CIN NL 30 5722 56% 75% 24% 266 96% 1 1250 94 1144 11 97 76 39 19 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 122 9 0 0 112 11 10 1 9 18 94%
1983 CIN NL 31 4314 51% 76% 23% 223 95% 2 913 57 843 14 98 71 48 7 3 7 4 0 4 0 3 72 2 1 0 65 4 7 4 3 13 100%
1984 CIN NL 32 2390 59% 76% 23% 94 98% 1 505 9 493 3 54 31 24 4 1 2 5 1 4 0 2 31 0 0 0 27 0 4 0 4 7 100%
1984 MON NL 32 1664 62% 78% 24% 86 98% 1 360 25 329 5 39 24 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 38 0 0 0 36 1 2 1 1 1 0%
1985 MON NL 33 3187 58% 78% 28% 177 98% 1 806 33 762 11 84 62 48 7 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 78 2 0 0 74 3 4 0 4 8 88%
1985 SFG NL 33 1876 66% 75% 23% 85 99% 0 403 19 377 7 45 23 15 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 32 0 0 0 27 1 5 1 4 5 100%
1986 HOU NL 34 271 62% 68% 20% 8 100% 0 54 2 48 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 100%
1986 SFG NL 34 100 38% 79% 28% 7 100% 0 25 0 25 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 STL NL 35 578 65% 77% 34% 25 100% 0 146 5 137 4 12 10 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 0 1 0 13 1 1 0 1 1 100%
15 Seasons 48593 58% 77% 25% 2458 95% 13 10895 673 10107 113 1023 733 511 110 19 38 60 3 53 4 39 977 32 6 5 895 51 82 18 63 141 93%
MLB Averages 58% 78% 27% 94% 89%
PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1973 CIN NL 21 2803 70% 79% 27% 230 86% 2 62 49 8 5 150 121 21 4 4 12 0 12 0 12 19 9 2 14 4 1 2 10 80%
1974 CIN NL 22 3895 64% 77% 26% 287 85% 3 64 44 7 13 200 154 39 3 5 24 0 22 2 20 19 9 1 13 3 2 0 15 80%
2 Seasons 6698 66% 78% 26% 517 85% 5 126 93 15 18 350 275 60 7 9 36 0 34 2 32 38 18 3 27 7 3 2 25 80%
MLB Averages 58% 78% 27% 90% 71%

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%
1975 CIN NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 7 5 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 28 21 75.0% 7 0 0.0% 0 769 55% 83% 25% 79 41%
1976 CIN NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7 7 0 8 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 13 68.4% 5 1 5.3% 1 637 62% 78% 29% 59 42%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 16 15 0 15 8 1 8 4 0 2 1 0 6 6 0 47 34 72.3% 12 1 2.1% 1 1406 58% 80% 27% 138 41%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 58% 78% 27% 51%

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%
1973 CIN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 5 40% 100% 80% 2 50%
1974 CIN NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 48 63% 81% 27% 3 33%
1975 CIN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 99 62% 78% 36% 15 67%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 0 152 61% 80% 35% 20 60%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.1% 58% 78% 27% 56%

* 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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