Dave Engle
Ralph David Engle
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 216 lb.

Born: November 30, 1956 in San Diego, CA
High School: Crawford (San Diego, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Drafted
by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1981
Final Game: July 28, 1989
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Brunansky
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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
1981 24 MIN AL 82 265 248 29 64 14 4 5 32 0 1 13 37 .258 .295 .407 .703 96 101 9 1 1 2 1 *9/5D RoY-5
1982 25 MIN AL 58 197 186 20 42 7 2 4 16 0 0 10 22 .226 .269 .349 .618 67 65 6 1 0 0 0 9D/7
1983 26 MIN AL 120 408 374 46 114 22 4 8 43 2 1 28 39 .305 .350 .449 .800 116 168 13 1 0 5 1 2D/9
1984 27 MIN AL 109 424 391 56 104 20 1 4 38 0 1 26 22 .266 .308 .353 .661 80 138 18 0 2 5 3 2D AS
1985 28 MIN AL 70 195 172 28 44 8 2 7 25 2 2 21 28 .256 .333 .448 .781 108 77 3 0 0 2 1 D2/7
1986 29 DET AL 35 93 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 0 0 7 13 .256 .312 .337 .649 77 29 2 0 0 0 0 3/D279
1987 30 MON NL 59 90 84 7 19 4 0 1 14 1 0 6 11 .226 .278 .310 .587 54 26 5 0 0 0 1 /72395
1988 31 MON NL 34 42 37 4 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 .216 .310 .297 .607 73 11 2 0 0 0 0 /2957
1989 32 MIL AL 27 70 65 5 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 4 13 .215 .261 .354 .615 73 23 1 0 1 0 0 3/2D
9 Seasons 594 1784 1643 201 431 88 13 31 181 5 5 120 190 .262 .311 .388 .700 90 638 59 3 4 14 7
162 Game Avg. 162 487 448 55 118 24 4 8 49 1 1 33 52 .262 .311 .388 .700 90 174 16 1 1 4 2
MIN (5 yrs) 439 1489 1371 179 368 71 13 28 154 4 5 98 148 .268 .316 .400 .716 94 549 49 3 3 14 6
MON (2 yrs) 93 132 121 11 27 7 0 1 15 1 0 11 16 .223 .288 .306 .594 60 37 7 0 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 35 93 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 0 0 7 13 .256 .312 .337 .649 77 29 2 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 27 70 65 5 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 4 13 .215 .261 .354 .615 73 23 1 0 1 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 501 1652 1522 190 404 81 13 30 166 4 5 109 174 .265 .313 .395 .708 93 601 52 3 4 14 6
NL (2 yrs) 93 132 121 11 27 7 0 1 15 1 0 11 16 .223 .288 .306 .594 60 37 7 0 0 0 1

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
1981 24 MIN AL 265 197 27 3.7 94 .284 .258 .264 .295 .330 .407 .384 .703 .713 96 .452 -2.5 -0.3 .588 .198 .149 .0
1982 25 MIN AL 197 150 16 2.9 101 .238 .226 .268 .269 .332 .349 .408 .618 .739 67 .298 -9.4 -0.9 .507 .177 .124 .0
1983 26 MIN AL 408 279 57 5.5 101 .319 .305 .270 .350 .333 .449 .408 .800 .740 116 .584 8.0 0.8 .723 .222 .144 3.2
1984 27 MIN AL 424 313 39 3.3 100 .270 .266 .268 .308 .332 .353 .405 .661 .736 80 .365 -10.7 -1.1 .533 .151 .087 .0
1985 28 MIN AL 195 135 26 5.2 103 .266 .256 .267 .333 .334 .448 .414 .781 .748 108 .552 1.8 0.2 .737 .314 .192 3.1
1986 29 DET AL 93 66 9 3.6 100 .301 .256 .262 .312 .330 .337 .408 .649 .737 77 .388 -2.5 -0.2 .545 .163 .081
1987 30 MON NL 90 70 6 2.3 108 .250 .226 .273 .278 .343 .310 .425 .587 .767 54 .210 -5.8 -0.6 .471 .167 .083 1.0
1988 31 MON NL 42 31 3 2.6 93 .250 .216 .261 .310 .325 .297 .383 .607 .708 73 .316 -1.1 -0.1 .516 .216 .081
1989 32 MIL AL 70 53 6 3.0 92 .240 .215 .260 .261 .324 .354 .382 .615 .706 73 .341 -2.6 -0.3 .519 .200 .138 .0
9 Seasons 1784 1294 189 3.9 100 .279 .262 .267 .311 .332 .388 .403 .700 .735 90 .439 -25.0 -2.5 .596 .199 .126 8.6
162 Game Avg. 487 353 52 3.9 100 .279 .262 .267 .311 .332 .388 .403 .700 .735 90 .439 -25.0 -2.5 .596 .199 .126 2
MIN (5 yrs) 1489 1074 165 4.1 100 .281 .268 .268 .316 .332 .400 .403 .716 .735 94 .463 -12.9 -1.3 .614 .203 .132 7.0
MON (2 yrs) 132 101 9 2.4 104 .250 .223 .269 .288 .337 .306 .412 .594 .749 60 .239 -7.0 -0.7 .485 .182 .083 1.0
DET (1 yr) 93 66 9 3.6 100 .301 .256 .262 .312 .330 .337 .408 .649 .737 77 .388 -2.5 -0.2 .545 .163 .081
MIL (1 yr) 70 53 6 3.0 92 .240 .215 .260 .261 .324 .354 .382 .615 .706 73 .341 -2.6 -0.3 .519 .200 .138 .0
AL (7 yrs) 1652 1193 180 4.0 100 .281 .265 .267 .313 .331 .395 .403 .708 .734 93 .454 -18.0 -1.8 .606 .200 .129 7.1
NL (2 yrs) 132 101 9 2.4 104 .250 .223 .269 .288 .337 .306 .412 .594 .749 60 .239 -7.0 -0.7 .485 .182 .083 1.0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 MIN AL 27 DNP

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
1981 24 MIN AL 265 1.9% 14.0% 4.9% 8.7% 36% 2.85 6.7 49.6 7.8 1.21 78%
1982 25 MIN AL 197 2.0% 11.2% 5.1% 6.6% 31% 2.20 8.5 46.5 11.6 0.95 81%
1983 26 MIN AL 408 2.0% 9.6% 6.9% 8.3% 30% 1.39 9.6 46.8 8.7 1.36 81%
1984 27 MIN AL 424 0.9% 5.2% 6.1% 5.9% 24% 0.85 17.8 97.8 10.3 1.03 87%
1985 28 MIN AL 195 3.6% 14.4% 10.8% 8.7% 39% 1.33 6.1 24.6 6.9 1.19 71%
1986 29 DET AL 93 0.0% 14.0% 7.5% 7.5% 32% 1.86 6.6 21.5 0.93 78%
1987 30 MON NL 90 1.1% 12.2% 6.7% 5.6% 26% 1.83 7.6 84.0 6.0 1.28 80%
1988 31 MON NL 42 0.0% 11.9% 11.9% 7.1% 38% 1.00 7.4 37.0 1.13 1.36 76% 13% 0.0% 60%
1989 32 MIL AL 70 2.9% 18.6% 5.7% 7.1% 36% 3.25 5.0 32.5 8.1 0.65 0.82 71% 15% 8.3% 23%
9 Seasons 1784 1.7% 10.7% 6.7% 7.4% 31% 1.58 8.6 53.0 9.1 0.80 1.13 80% 14% 6.7% 35%
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
1981 24 MIN AL 4 0 33% 101 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 55% 12 5 6 1 1 0 9 3 6
1982 25 MIN AL 3 0 33% 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 32% 13 10 3 2 2 0 4 1 3
1983 26 MIN AL 6 0 28% 167 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 33% 24 19 5 5 4 1 11 4 7
1984 27 MIN AL 10 0 41% 162 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 51% 31 20 11 3 1 2 15 3 12
1985 28 MIN AL 3 0 36% 64 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 40% 12 8 4 3 1 2 5 3 2
1986 29 DET AL 1 0 21% 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 43% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1987 30 MON NL 1 0 25% 21 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 63% 2 1 1 2 0 2 4 2 2
1988 31 MON NL 0 0 31% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 32 MIL AL 0 0 19% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
9 Seasons 28 0 33% 664 5 5 50% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 39 44% 101 67 33 17 10 7 53 17 36
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
1981 24 MIN AL 265 47% 64 8 1 0 0 2.16 5 0 5 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 100% 60 9 15% 33 10 30% 164 29 18% 15 8 53% 11 5 45% 0
1982 25 MIN AL 197 52% 42 12 3 0 2 2.00 4 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 45 6 13% 27 4 15% 118 12 10% 12 3 25% 10 3 30% 0
1983 26 MIN AL 408 39% 114 15 5 1 4 1.79 8 0 6 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 78 13 17% 39 15 38% 251 37 15% 24 16 67% 22 9 41% 0
1984 27 MIN AL 424 37% 104 2 0 0 0 3.30 4 0 11 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 100% 92 18 20% 49 20 41% 282 38 13% 30 14 47% 33 13 39% 0
1985 28 MIN AL 195 62% 44 13 2 0 1 1.23 7 0 6 0 7 3 4 1 0 0 32 3 9% 13 2 15% 126 18 14% 14 6 43% 15 4 27% 0
1986 29 DET AL 93 89% 22 5 1 0 0 1.12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 9% 11 2 18% 66 4 6% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1987 30 MON NL 89 53% 19 41 11 1 8 1.31 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 5 28% 5 1 20% 66 15 23% 7 5 71% 6 2 33% 1
1988 31 MON NL 42 88% 8 0 0 23 2 0 0 2.01 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22% 3 1 33% 35 1 3% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1989 32 MIL AL 70 60% 14 2 0 6 0 0 1 0.75 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 100% 15 1 7% 8 2 25% 51 7 14% 8 3 38% 3 1 33% 0
9 Seasons 1783 49% 431 2 0 125 25 2 16 1.61 31 0 37 12 19 17 14 1 4 4 100% 371 59 16% 188 57 30% 1159 161 14% 115 56 49% 103 40 39% 1
MLB Averages

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 31 MON NL 41 143 3.49 92 64% 24% 14% 27% 35% 76% 0% 49% 81% 32% 5% 2 0 12% 5 1 5% 2 1 0% 1 0 0
1989 32 MIL AL 70 254 3.63 156 61% 29% 12% 24% 34% 71% 0% 43% 82% 29% 6% 4 2 17% 12 5 6% 4 3 31% 0 0 1
2 Seasons 111 397 3.58 248 62% 27% 13% 25% 34% 73% 0% 45% 82% 30% 5% 6 2 15% 17 6 5% 6 4 22% 1 0 1
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
1981 24 82 265 248 29 64 14 4 5 32 0 1 13 37 .258 .295 .407 .703 96 101 9 1 1 2 1
1982 25 140 462 434 49 106 21 6 9 48 0 1 23 59 .244 .284 .382 .667 83 166 15 2 1 2 1
1983 26 260 870 808 95 220 43 10 17 91 2 2 51 98 .272 .315 .413 .729 98 334 28 3 1 7 2
1984 27 369 1294 1199 151 324 63 11 21 129 2 3 77 120 .270 .313 .394 .707 92 472 46 3 3 12 5
1985 28 439 1489 1371 179 368 71 13 28 154 4 5 98 148 .268 .316 .400 .716 94 549 49 3 3 14 6
1986 29 474 1582 1457 185 390 78 13 28 158 4 5 105 161 .268 .315 .397 .712 93 578 51 3 3 14 6
1987 30 533 1672 1541 192 409 82 13 29 172 5 5 111 172 .265 .313 .392 .705 91 604 56 3 3 14 7
1988 31 567 1714 1578 196 417 85 13 29 173 5 5 116 177 .264 .313 .390 .703 91 615 58 3 3 14 7
1989 32 594 1784 1643 201 431 88 13 31 181 5 5 120 190 .262 .311 .388 .700 90 638 59 3 4 14 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
1981 24 124 397 374 47 95 21 6 7 52 0 19 56 .254 .290 .398 .688 44 82
1982 25 58 197 186 21 42 7 2 4 17 0 10 22 .226 .269 .349 .618 17 58
1983 26 120 404 371 46 111 21 4 8 43 2 27 39 .299 .344 .442 .786 57 120
1984 27 109 417 387 58 100 19 1 4 39 0 25 22 .258 .300 .344 .643 40 109
1985 28 70 195 172 28 44 8 2 7 25 2 21 28 .256 .333 .448 .781 26 70
1986 29 35 93 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 0 7 13 .256 .312 .337 .649 9 35
1987 30 59 87 82 7 17 4 0 1 14 1 5 11 .207 .253 .293 .546 6 59
1988 31 34 44 38 5 9 3 0 0 1 0 6 5 .237 .341 .316 .657 4 34
1989 32 27 70 66 6 15 3 0 2 9 0 4 13 .227 .271 .364 .635 7 27
9 Seasons 636 1904 1762 224 455 93 15 33 204 5 124 209 .258 .306 .384 .690 210 594
162 Game Avg. 162 485 449 57 116 24 4 8 52 1 32 53 .258 .306 .384 .690 53 594

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1984

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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