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Dwight Evans

Dwight Michael Evans (Dewey)

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica, CA
High School: Chatsworth (Chatsworth, CA)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1972
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Orioles 1972-1991
Agents: Jack Sands,Steve Freyer [?]
Final Game: October 6, 1991
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All-Star Player

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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
1972 20 BOS AL 18 64 57 2 15 3 1 1 6 0 0 7 13 .263 .344 .404 .747 117 23 2 0 0 0 0 7/9
1973 21 BOS AL 119 328 282 46 63 13 1 10 32 5 0 40 52 .223 .320 .383 .703 93 108 8 1 3 2 2 *97/D8
1974 22 BOS AL 133 514 463 60 130 19 8 10 70 4 4 38 77 .281 .335 .421 .756 110 195 9 2 6 5 2 *9/D87
1975 23 BOS AL 128 470 412 61 113 24 6 13 56 3 4 47 60 .274 .353 .456 .809 119 188 10 4 5 2 3 *9/D
1976 24 BOS AL 146 571 501 61 121 34 5 17 62 6 7 57 92 .242 .324 .431 .755 109 216 11 6 3 4 4 *9/8D GG
1977 25 BOS AL 73 265 230 39 66 9 2 14 36 4 2 28 58 .287 .363 .526 .889 128 121 3 0 6 1 0 98/D
1978 26 BOS AL 147 572 497 75 123 24 2 24 63 8 5 65 119 .247 .336 .449 .784 109 223 15 2 6 2 2 *9/D8 AS,GG
1979 27 BOS AL 152 563 489 69 134 24 1 21 58 6 9 69 76 .274 .364 .456 .820 115 223 14 1 3 1 7 *9/8 GG
1980 28 BOS AL 148 542 463 72 123 37 5 18 60 3 1 64 98 .266 .358 .484 .842 124 224 5 5 6 4 6 *9/D8
1981 29 BOS AL 108 504 412 84 122 19 4 22 71 3 2 85 85 .296 .415 .522 .937 162 215 8 1 3 3 1 *9 AS,MVP-3,GG,SS
1982 30 BOS AL 162 727 609 122 178 37 7 32 98 3 2 112 125 .292 .402 .534 .936 148 325 17 1 3 2 1 *9/D MVP-7,GG
1983 31 BOS AL 126 544 470 74 112 19 4 22 58 3 0 70 97 .238 .338 .436 .774 106 205 12 2 0 2 5 9D GG
1984 32 BOS AL 162 738 630 121 186 37 8 32 104 3 1 96 115 .295 .388 .532 .920 147 335 19 4 1 7 2 *9/D MVP-11,GG
1985 33 BOS AL 159 744 617 110 162 29 1 29 78 7 2 114 105 .263 .378 .454 .832 124 280 16 5 1 7 4 *9/D GG
1986 34 BOS AL 152 640 529 86 137 33 2 26 97 3 3 97 117 .259 .376 .476 .853 130 252 11 6 2 6 4 *9/D
1987 35 BOS AL 154 657 541 109 165 37 2 34 123 4 6 106 98 .305 .417 .569 .986 156 308 10 3 0 7 6 39/D AS,MVP-4,SS
1988 36 BOS AL 149 645 559 96 164 31 7 21 111 5 1 76 99 .293 .375 .487 .861 135 272 16 1 2 7 3 93/D8 MVP-9
1989 37 BOS AL 146 630 520 82 148 27 3 20 100 3 3 99 84 .285 .397 .463 .861 136 241 16 3 1 7 1 9D
1990 38 BOS AL 123 522 445 66 111 18 3 13 63 3 4 67 73 .249 .349 .391 .740 103 174 18 4 0 6 5 *D
1991 39 BAL AL 101 329 270 35 73 9 1 6 38 2 3 54 54 .270 .393 .378 .771 119 102 7 2 1 2 2 9D
20 Seasons 2606 10569 8996 1470 2446 483 73 385 1384 78 59 1391 1697 .272 .370 .470 .840 127 4230 227 53 52 77 60
162 Game Avg. 162 657 559 91 152 30 5 24 86 5 4 86 105 .272 .370 .470 .840 127 263 14 3 3 5 4
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
BOS (19 yrs) 2505 10240 8726 1435 2373 474 72 379 1346 76 56 1337 1643 .272 .369 .473 .842 127 4128 220 51 51 75 58
BAL (1 yr) 101 329 270 35 73 9 1 6 38 2 3 54 54 .270 .393 .378 .771 119 102 7 2 1 2 2

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1972 20 BOS AL 64 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 2 2 0.2 7/9
1973 21 BOS AL 328 -3 3 2 1 -1 -5 11 8 0.8 *97/D8
1974 22 BOS AL 514 8 -1 2 0 23 -7 17 42 4.3 *9/D87
1975 23 BOS AL 470 11 -1 2 0 24 -6 16 46 4.6 *9/D
1976 24 BOS AL 571 4 -1 2 1 13 -7 19 31 3.2 *9/8D GG
1977 25 BOS AL 265 7 0 0 1 4 -3 9 18 1.8 98/D
1978 26 BOS AL 572 7 2 4 0 4 -8 19 28 2.9 *9/D8 AS,GG
1979 27 BOS AL 563 9 -4 -3 -1 19 -7 19 32 3.2 $150,000 *9/8 GG
1980 28 BOS AL 542 11 0 -3 1 3 -7 17 22 2.2 *9/D8
1981 29 BOS AL 504 38 3 -1 0 14 -5 14 63 6.8 *9 AS,MVP-3,GG,SS
1982 30 BOS AL 727 45 2 1 -2 2 -8 21 61 6.3 *9/D MVP-7,GG
1983 31 BOS AL 544 3 1 -1 -1 -4 -7 16 7 0.7 9D GG
1984 32 BOS AL 738 42 1 1 0 -9 -8 21 48 5.0 *9/D MVP-11,GG
1985 33 BOS AL 744 21 1 3 -1 -3 -8 20 33 3.4 $800,000 *9/D GG
1986 34 BOS AL 640 28 -3 -1 0 8 -7 19 44 4.5 $1,017,757 *9/D
1987 35 BOS AL 657 51 -1 -3 1 -9 -9 20 50 4.9 $1,070,000 39/D AS,MVP-4,SS
1988 36 BOS AL 645 27 1 -1 -1 -9 -8 19 28 3.0 $1,600,000 93/D8 MVP-9
1989 37 BOS AL 630 30 -4 2 -2 -8 -11 19 26 2.8 $1,100,000 9D
1990 38 BOS AL 522 1 0 1 -2 0 -12 17 5 0.5 $1,500,000 *D
1991 39 BAL AL 329 9 0 -2 -1 -6 -5 11 6 0.7 $800,000 9D
20 Seasons 10569 350 -1 6 -7 65 -139 326 600 61.8 $8,037,757
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
BOS (19 yrs) 10240 341 -1 8 -6 71 -134 315 594 61.1 $7,237,757
BAL (1 yr) 329 9 0 -2 -1 -6 -5 11 6 0.7 $800,000

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
1975 23 BOS AL ALCS OAK W 3 11 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .200 .382 2 0 0 0 0 1
1975 23 BOS AL WS CIN L 7 29 24 3 7 1 1 1 5 0 1 3 4 .292 .393 .542 .935 13 0 1 1 0 0
1986 34 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 7 31 28 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 .214 .290 .357 .647 10 0 0 0 0 0
1986 34 BOS AL WS NYM L 7 30 26 4 8 2 0 2 9 0 0 4 3 .308 .400 .615 1.015 16 1 0 0 0 0
1988 36 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 15 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .167 .333 .250 .583 3 0 0 0 0 0
1990 38 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 14 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (6 Series) 32 130 113 11 27 7 1 4 19 0 1 15 20 .239 .333 .425 .758 48 1 1 1 0 1
4 ALCS 18 71 63 4 12 4 0 1 5 0 0 8 13 .190 .282 .302 .583 19 0 0 0 0 1
2 WS 14 59 50 7 15 3 1 3 14 0 1 7 7 .300 .397 .580 .977 29 1 1 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 BOS AL 20 OF 17 16 145.0 28 25 3 0 0 1.000 1 6 1.74 1.65 .982 2.22 2.21
1972 BOS AL 20 LF 16 16 142.0 26 23 3 0 0 1.000 0 3 1.65 1.63 .981 1.89 1.89
1972 BOS AL 20 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 2.10
1973 BOS AL 21 OF 113 81 783.1 183 178 4 1 0 .995 -1 -2 2.09 1.61 .979 2.29 2.27
1973 BOS AL 21 RF 94 78 722.2 163 158 4 1 0 .994 -3 -5 2.02 1.72 .975 2.09 2.07
1973 BOS AL 21 LF 19 3 58.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2 45 2.61 0.89 .976 1.99 1.99
1973 BOS AL 21 DH 2
1973 BOS AL 21 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.80
1974 BOS AL 22 OF 122 107 995.1 305 294 8 3 2 .990 23 28 2.73 2.48 .980 2.41 2.40
1974 BOS AL 22 RF 120 107 985.1 299 288 8 3 2 .990 23 28 2.70 2.47 .976 2.18 2.17
1974 BOS AL 22 DH 7
1974 BOS AL 22 CF 3 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 53 2.00 0.67 1.000 2.90 2.93
1974 BOS AL 22 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.10
1975 BOS AL 23 OF 115 103 932.0 300 281 15 4 8 .987 24 31 2.86 2.57 .979 2.37 2.36
1975 BOS AL 23 RF 115 103 932.0 300 281 15 4 8 .987 24 31 2.86 2.57 .976 2.11 2.10
1975 BOS AL 23 DH 7
1976 BOS AL 24 OF 145 140 1258.1 341 324 15 2 4 .994 13 12 2.42 2.34 .981 2.47 2.48 GG
1976 BOS AL 24 RF 141 134 1201.1 318 301 15 2 4 .994 9 9 2.37 2.24 .980 2.21 2.22 GG
1976 BOS AL 24 CF 8 6 57.0 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 4 93 4.11 3.25 .985 2.98 2.99 GG
1976 BOS AL 24 DH 1 GG
1977 BOS AL 25 OF 63 59 508.0 129 126 2 1 0 .992 3 8 2.27 2.03 .978 2.34 2.32
1977 BOS AL 25 RF 54 49 416.1 96 93 2 1 0 .990 1 2 2.05 1.76 .974 2.08 2.07
1977 BOS AL 25 CF 14 10 91.2 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 3 34 3.34 2.43 .982 2.83 2.81
1977 BOS AL 25 DH 6
1978 BOS AL 26 OF 142 138 1237.0 325 305 14 6 2 .982 4 4 2.32 2.25 .979 2.47 2.45 AS,GG
1978 BOS AL 26 RF 140 137 1223.1 320 300 14 6 2 .981 3 3 2.31 2.24 .978 2.24 2.22 AS,GG
1978 BOS AL 26 DH 4 AS,GG
1978 BOS AL 26 CF 3 1 13.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1 79 4.61 2.33 .986 2.96 2.93 AS,GG
1979 BOS AL 27 OF 149 141 1262.1 326 307 15 4 5 .988 19 18 2.30 2.16 .981 2.46 2.43 GG
1979 BOS AL 27 RF 148 141 1258.1 322 303 15 4 5 .988 19 18 2.27 2.15 .980 2.25 2.22 GG
1979 BOS AL 27 CF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.92 2.90 GG
1980 BOS AL 28 OF 144 132 1220.1 284 268 11 5 7 .982 3 3 2.06 1.94 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 BOS AL 28 RF 144 132 1218.1 283 267 11 5 7 .982 3 3 2.05 1.93 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 BOS AL 28 DH 2
1980 BOS AL 28 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
1981 BOS AL 29 OF 108 108 978.1 270 259 9 2 1 .993 14 17 2.47 2.48 .983 2.48 2.47 AS,MVP-3,GG,SS
1981 BOS AL 29 RF 108 108 978.1 266 255 9 2 1 .992 14 17 2.43 2.44 .980 2.16 2.15 AS,MVP-3,GG,SS
1982 BOS AL 30 OF 161 161 1403.0 365 346 9 10 3 .973 2 1 2.28 2.20 .982 2.47 2.46 MVP-7,GG
1982 BOS AL 30 RF 161 161 1403.0 364 344 9 11 2 .970 2 1 2.26 2.19 .981 2.27 2.26 MVP-7,GG
1982 BOS AL 30 DH 1 MVP-7,GG
1983 BOS AL 31 OF 99 99 878.2 231 222 6 3 1 .987 -4 -6 2.34 2.30 .981 2.50 2.48 GG
1983 BOS AL 31 RF 99 99 878.2 227 218 6 3 1 .987 -4 -6 2.29 2.26 .978 2.25 2.23 GG
1983 BOS AL 31 DH 21 GG
1984 BOS AL 32 OF 161 161 1406.0 320 311 7 2 2 .994 -9 -8 2.04 1.98 .983 2.51 2.49 MVP-11,GG
1984 BOS AL 32 RF 161 161 1406.0 326 315 9 2 3 .994 -9 -8 2.07 2.01 .979 2.23 2.21 MVP-11,GG
1984 BOS AL 32 DH 1 MVP-11,GG
1985 BOS AL 33 OF 152 152 1340.1 303 291 9 3 1 .990 -3 -2 2.01 1.97 .982 2.44 2.42 GG
1985 BOS AL 33 RF 152 152 1340.1 306 294 9 3 1 .990 -3 -2 2.03 1.99 .980 2.17 2.15 GG
1985 BOS AL 33 DH 7 GG
1986 BOS AL 34 OF 149 149 1282.0 295 280 10 5 3 .983 8 8 2.04 1.95 .980 2.39 2.37
1986 BOS AL 34 RF 149 149 1282.0 293 279 9 5 3 .983 8 8 2.02 1.93 .975 2.11 2.08
1986 BOS AL 34 DH 1
1987 BOS AL 35 1B 79 77 669.1 672 619 41 12 72 .982 -8 -14 8.87 8.35 .992 9.58 9.48 AS,MVP-4,SS
1987 BOS AL 35 OF 77 71 635.2 140 134 5 1 0 .993 -1 -1 1.97 1.81 .980 2.31 2.29 AS,MVP-4,SS
1987 BOS AL 35 RF 77 71 635.2 141 135 5 1 0 .993 -1 -1 1.98 1.82 .979 2.12 2.10 AS,MVP-4,SS
1987 BOS AL 35 DH 4 AS,MVP-4,SS
1988 BOS AL 36 OF 85 78 673.1 157 151 4 2 0 .987 -2 -3 2.07 1.82 .979 2.47 2.45 MVP-9
1988 BOS AL 36 RF 84 78 671.1 154 148 4 2 0 .987 -2 -3 2.04 1.81 .973 2.24 2.22 MVP-9
1988 BOS AL 36 1B 64 61 528.0 497 460 30 7 39 .986 -7 -17 8.35 7.66 .992 9.57 9.49 MVP-9
1988 BOS AL 36 DH 6 MVP-9
1988 BOS AL 36 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90 MVP-9
1989 BOS AL 37 OF 77 76 657.1 161 153 5 3 1 .981 -8 -14 2.16 2.05 .980 2.42 2.39
1989 BOS AL 37 RF 77 76 657.1 159 151 5 3 1 .981 -8 -14 2.14 2.03 .979 2.33 2.30
1989 BOS AL 37 DH 69
1990 BOS AL 38 DH 122
1991 BAL AL 39 OF 67 59 523.1 124 116 6 2 2 .984 -6 -14 2.10 1.82 .983 2.37 2.37
1991 BAL AL 39 RF 67 59 523.1 124 116 6 2 2 .984 -6 -14 2.10 1.82 .980 2.19 2.19
1991 BAL AL 39 DH 21
19 Seasons OF 2146 2031 18119.2 4587 4371 157 59 42 .987 82 5 2.25 2.11 .981 2.43 2.42
19 Seasons RF 2092 1995 17736.2 4462 4247 155 60 42 .987 71 5 2.23 2.10 .978 2.19 2.17
2 Seasons 1B 143 138 1197.1 1169 1079 71 19 111 .984 -15 -15 8.64 8.04 .992 9.57 9.48
3 Seasons LF 36 19 201.2 43 40 3 0 0 1.000 3 15 1.92 1.19 .979 1.92 1.95
8 Seasons CF 32 17 181.1 70 70 0 0 0 1.000 8 54 3.47 2.19 .984 2.89 2.88
20 Seasons TOT 2302 2169 19317.0 5748 5440 229 79 153 .986 66 4 2.64 2.46 .981 2.66 2.65
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1997 BBWAA ( 5.9%)
1998 BBWAA (10.4%)
1999 BBWAA ( 3.6%)

All-Star Games
1978 *
1981 *
1987 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1981 AL (3, 36%)
1982 AL (7, 15%)
1984 AL (11, 10%)
1987 AL (4, 32%)
1988 AL (9, 12%)
1.05 Career Shares (227th)

Gold Gloves
1976 AL (OF)
1978 AL (OF)
1979 AL (OF)
1981 AL (OF)
1982 AL (OF)
1983 AL (OF)
1984 AL (OF)
1985 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
1981 AL (OF)
1987 AL (OF)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1981 AL  6.8 (2nd)
1982 AL  6.3 (6th)
Career  61.8 (141st)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1981 AL  6.8 (2nd)
1982 AL  6.3 (5th)
1987 AL  4.9 (10th)
Career  61.8 (97th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1981 AL  .415 (2nd)
1982 AL  .402 (1st)
1984 AL  .388 (6th)
1985 AL  .378 (8th)
1987 AL  .417 (3rd)
1989 AL  .397 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1981 AL  .522 (3rd)
1982 AL  .534 (6th)
1984 AL  .532 (3rd)
1987 AL  .569 (4th)
Career  .470 (239th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1981 AL  .937 (1st)
1982 AL  .936 (3rd)
1984 AL  .920 (1st)
1987 AL  .986 (4th)
1989 AL  .861 (6th)
Career  .840 (203rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1981 AL  108 (4th)
1982 AL  162 (1st)
1984 AL  162 (1st)
Career  2606 (36th)

At Bats s c a p y
1981 AL  412 (8th)
1982 AL  609 (8th)
1984 AL  630 (6th)
Career  8996 (67th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1981 AL  504 (1st)
1982 AL  727 (2nd)
1984 AL  738 (1st)
1985 AL  744 (2nd)
Career  10569 (44th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1981 AL  84 (2nd)
1982 AL  122 (3rd)
1984 AL  121 (1st)
1985 AL  110 (4th)
1987 AL  109 (5th)
1988 AL  96 (8th)
Career  1470 (76th)

Hits s c a p y
1981 AL  122 (9th)
1982 AL  178 (9th)
1984 AL  186 (7th)
Career  2446 (107th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1981 AL  215 (1st)
1982 AL  325 (4th)
1984 AL  335 (2nd)
1987 AL  308 (8th)
Career  4230 (62nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1976 AL  34 (2nd)
1980 AL  37 (5th)
1982 AL  37 (8th)
1984 AL  37 (4th)
1987 AL  37 (7th)
Career  483 (67th)

Triples s c a p y
1974 AL  8 (3rd)
1975 AL  6 (9th)
1984 AL  8 (8th)
1988 AL  7 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 AL  22 (1st)
1982 AL  32 (5th)
1984 AL  32 (6th)
1985 AL  29 (9th)
1987 AL  34 (3rd)
Career  385 (55th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1981 AL  71 (4th)
1984 AL  104 (8th)
1987 AL  123 (2nd)
1988 AL  111 (4th)
1989 AL  100 (8th)
Career  1384 (72nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 AL  85 (1st)
1982 AL  112 (2nd)
1984 AL  96 (3rd)
1985 AL  114 (1st)
1986 AL  97 (2nd)
1987 AL  106 (1st)
1989 AL  99 (6th)
Career  1391 (28th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1978 AL  119 (7th)
1980 AL  98 (6th)
1981 AL  85 (4th)
1982 AL  125 (5th)
1984 AL  115 (10th)
Career  1697 (24th)

Singles s c a p y
Career  1505 (194th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1981 AL  162 (2nd)
1982 AL  148 (4th)
1984 AL  147 (4th)
1987 AL  156 (4th)
1989 AL  136 (8th)
Career  127 (212th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1981 AL  95 (1st)
1982 AL  134 (2nd)
1984 AL  132 (1st)
1985 AL  112 (8th)
1986 AL  100 (10th)
1987 AL  134 (3rd)
1989 AL  100 (10th)
Career  1612 (60th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1981 AL  37 (1st)
1982 AL  44 (2nd)
1984 AL  44 (3rd)
1987 AL  49 (3rd)
1989 AL  30 (8th)
Career  363 (85th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1981 AL  3.8 (1st)
1982 AL  4.3 (2nd)
1984 AL  4.3 (3rd)
1987 AL  4.6 (3rd)
1989 AL  3.0 (8th)
Career  35.7 (90th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1976 AL  56 (4th)
1981 AL  45 (3rd)
1982 AL  76 (4th)
1984 AL  77 (1st)
1987 AL  73 (3rd)
Career  941 (48th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1981 AL  208 (1st)
1982 AL  291 (1st)
1984 AL  286 (3rd)
1985 AL  281 (3rd)
1987 AL  274 (5th)
1989 AL  250 (10th)
Career  3890 (50th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1981 AL  .787 (1st)
1982 AL  .730 (2nd)
1984 AL  .716 (3rd)
1987 AL  .746 (3rd)
1989 AL  .690 (7th)
Career  .647 (220th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1976 AL  6 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Career  77 (100th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1984 AL  19 (10th)
Career  227 (49th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Career  129.7 (238th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1981 AL  18.7 (7th)
1982 AL  19.0 (9th)
1987 AL  15.9 (8th)
Career  23.4 (233rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1984 AL  472 (8th)
1985 AL  481 (7th)
Career  6965 (51st)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1981 AL  39.87 (1st)
1982 AL  49.84 (3rd)
1984 AL  52.30 (2nd)
1987 AL  53.65 (1st)
1988 AL  36.22 (9th)
Career  366.45 (70th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1981 AL  5.6 (1st)
1982 AL  3.5 (9th)
1984 AL  5.6 (2nd)
1985 AL  3.4 (8th)
1986 AL  3.2 (9th)
1987 AL  4.4 (1st)
Career  34.9 (70th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1981 AL  4.6 (1st)
1982 AL  4.5 (2nd)
1984 AL  4.9 (1st)
1985 AL  3.4 (8th)
1986 AL  3.2 (7th)
1987 AL  4.1 (4th)
Career  38.6 (58th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1981 AL  4.0 (1st)
1982 AL  4.7 (3rd)
1984 AL  5.0 (2nd)
1987 AL  4.9 (1st)
1988 AL  3.5 (9th)
Career  35.2 (70th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1974 AL  23 (1st)
1975 AL  24 (2nd)
1979 AL  19 (4th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1987 AL  12 (1st)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 AL  120 (5th)
1976 AL  141 (3rd)
1978 AL  140 (1st)
1979 AL  148 (1st)
1980 AL  144 (3rd)
1981 AL  108 (1st)
1982 AL  161 (1st)
1984 AL  161 (1st)
1985 AL  152 (3rd)
1986 AL  149 (2nd)
Career  2092 (4th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 AL  288 (2nd)
1975 AL  281 (3rd)
1976 AL  301 (2nd)
1978 AL  300 (1st)
1979 AL  303 (1st)
1980 AL  267 (2nd)
1981 AL  255 (2nd)
1982 AL  344 (1st)
1984 AL  315 (1st)
1985 AL  294 (5th)
Career  4247 (2nd)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1975 AL  15 (1st)
1976 AL  15 (1st)
1978 AL  14 (3rd)
1979 AL  15 (1st)
1980 AL  11 (2nd)
1981 AL  9 (3rd)
1984 AL  9 (5th)
1986 AL  9 (3rd)
Career  155 (5th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1978 AL  6 (5th)
1982 AL  11 (1st)
Career  60 (19th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
Career  2146 (32nd)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
Career  4371 (50th)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1976 AL  4 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 AL  23 (1st)
1975 AL  24 (1st)
1976 AL  9 (2nd)
1979 AL  19 (1st)
1981 AL  14 (2nd)
1986 AL  8 (4th)
Career  71 (11th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1973 AL  2.02 (4th)
1974 AL  2.70 (1st)
1975 AL  2.86 (1st)
1976 AL  2.37 (2nd)
1978 AL  2.31 (5th)
1979 AL  2.27 (5th)
1981 AL  2.43 (3rd)
Career  2.24 (21st)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 AL  2.47 (1st)
1975 AL  2.57 (1st)
1976 AL  2.24 (3rd)
1978 AL  2.24 (3rd)
1981 AL  2.44 (2nd)
1983 AL  2.26 (2nd)
Career  2.10 (10th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1973 AL  .994 (1st)
1974 AL  .990 (1st)
1975 AL  .987 (3rd)
1976 AL  .994 (1st)
1979 AL  .988 (1st)
1980 AL  .982 (5th)
1981 AL  .993 (4th)
1983 AL  .987 (2nd)
1984 AL  .994 (3rd)
1985 AL  .990 (3rd)
1988 AL  .987 (2nd)
Career  .987 (16th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
Career  82 (26th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1975 AL  2.57 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1973 AL  .995 (2nd)
1976 AL  .994 (1st)
1984 AL  .994 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1991 AL  born 1951-11-03 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1972 AL  born 1951-11-03 (4th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 15 (150), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 113 (183), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (281), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 44 (121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Luis Gonzalez (903)
  2. Chili Davis (884)
  3. Billy Williams (870) *
  4. Tony Perez (862) *
  5. Dave Parker (853)
  6. Darrell Evans (848)
  7. Al Kaline (846) *
  8. Harold Baines (845)
  9. Steve Finley (842)
  10. Joe Carter (835)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Johnny Callison (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Sixto Lezcano (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ruppert Jones (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rick Monday (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jim Wynn (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Sixto Lezcano (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sixto Lezcano (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Sixto Lezcano (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jack Clark (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rick Monday (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Reggie Smith (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Reggie Smith (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Reggie Smith (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jack Clark (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Dale Murphy (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Dave Winfield (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Dave Winfield (906) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Luis Gonzalez (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

October 24, 1990: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

December 6, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 15, 1992: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197927Boston Red Sox$150,000P. Gammons, Beyond..., p.281
198533Boston Red Sox$800,000*
198634Boston Red Sox$1,017,7571986 USA Today survey
198735Boston Red Sox$1,070,000*
198836Boston Red Sox$1,600,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198937Boston Red Sox$1,100,0001989 USA Today survey
199038Boston Red Sox$1,500,000USA Today
199139Baltimore Orioles$800,000USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$8,037,757
Disputed Salaries
*1985 - $850,000 - 1985 USA Today survey - $50,000 bonus for Gold Glove
*1987 - $977,507 - Proofing corrections -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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