Dave Hilton
John David Hilton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: September 15, 1950 in Uvalde, TX
School: Rice University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1972
Final Game: April 27, 1975
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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
1972 21 SDP NL 13 51 47 2 10 2 1 0 5 1 0 3 6 .213 .260 .298 .558 64 14 0 0 1 0 0 5
1973 22 SDP NL 70 258 234 21 46 9 0 5 16 2 1 19 35 .197 .260 .299 .559 61 70 4 1 4 0 6 54
1974 23 SDP NL 74 234 217 17 52 8 2 1 12 3 5 13 28 .240 .281 .309 .590 69 67 5 0 3 1 1 54
1975 24 SDP NL 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /5
4 Seasons 161 551 506 40 108 19 3 6 33 6 6 35 69 .213 .265 .298 .564 63 151 10 1 8 1 7
162 Game Avg. 162 554 509 40 109 19 3 6 33 6 6 35 69 .213 .265 .298 .564 63 152 10 1 8 1 7

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
1972 21 SDP NL 51 38 4 2.8 85 .244 .213 .247 .260 .314 .298 .365 .558 .679 64 .343 -2.2 -0.2 .486 .170 .085 .0
1973 22 SDP NL 258 197 18 2.5 89 .211 .197 .252 .260 .319 .299 .374 .559 .694 61 .267 -12.0 -1.2 .472 .188 .103 2.9
1974 23 SDP NL 234 179 17 2.6 90 .270 .240 .256 .281 .327 .309 .371 .590 .698 69 .283 -9.3 -1.0 .446 .120 .069 1.5
1975 24 SDP NL 8 9 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .258 .000 .328 .000 .373 .000 .701 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
4 Seasons 551 423 39 2.5 89 .236 .213 .253 .265 .322 .298 .372 .564 .694 63 .272 -25.6 -2.6 .452 .154 .085 6.0
162 Game Avg. 554 426 39 2.5 89 .236 .213 .253 .265 .322 .298 .372 .564 .694 63 .272 -25.6 -2.6 .452 .154 .085 6

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
1972 21 SDP NL 51 0.0% 11.8% 5.9% 5.9% 30% 2.00 7.8 9.4 1.31 80%
1973 22 SDP NL 258 1.9% 13.6% 7.4% 5.4% 30% 1.84 6.7 46.8 14.6 0.91 75%
1974 23 SDP NL 234 0.4% 12.0% 5.6% 4.7% 21% 2.15 7.8 217.0 18.1 1.22 81%
1975 24 SDP NL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.00 100%
4 Seasons 551 1.1% 12.5% 6.4% 5.1% 26% 1.97 7.3 84.3 15.3 1.09 78%
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
1972 21 SDP NL 1 0 15% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 22 SDP NL 8 0 26% 93 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 35% 5 5 0 2 1 1 10 5 5
1974 23 SDP NL 4 0 25% 91 3 5 38% 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 25% 12 10 2 1 1 0 7 3 3
1975 24 SDP NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 13 0 25% 199 6 6 50% 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 9 30% 20 17 3 3 2 1 17 8 8
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
1972 21 SDP NL 51 39% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 2 40% 30 5 17% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1973 22 SDP NL 249 23% 46 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 4 1 3 2 0 4 4 100% 44 4 9% 23 10 43% 150 9 6% 13 3 23% 17 6 35% 9
1974 23 SDP NL 234 24% 52 10 1 0 0 0.73 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 60% 43 5 12% 20 8 40% 134 12 9% 10 4 40% 15 6 40% 0
1975 24 SDP NL 8 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 542 25% 108 10 1 0 0 0.73 6 0 8 5 1 3 3 0 10 8 80% 96 10 10% 49 20 41% 316 26 8% 27 8 30% 35 13 37% 9
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
1972 21 13 51 47 2 10 2 1 0 5 1 0 3 6 .213 .260 .298 .558 64 14 0 0 1 0 0
1973 22 83 309 281 23 56 11 1 5 21 3 1 22 41 .199 .260 .299 .559 62 84 4 1 5 0 6
1974 23 157 543 498 40 108 19 3 6 33 6 6 35 69 .217 .269 .303 .572 65 151 9 1 8 1 7
1975 24 161 551 506 40 108 19 3 6 33 6 6 35 69 .213 .265 .298 .564 63 151 10 1 8 1 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1972 21 14 56 52 3 13 3 1 0 6 1 4 6 .250 .304 .346 .650 5 13
1973 22 70 260 238 24 50 10 0 5 19 2 21 35 .210 .277 .315 .592 21 70
1974 23 74 231 217 19 52 8 2 1 13 3 13 28 .240 .281 .309 .590 19 74
1975 24 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
4 Seasons 162 555 515 46 115 21 3 6 38 6 38 69 .223 .277 .311 .588 45 161
162 Game Avg. 162 555 515 46 115 21 3 6 38 6 38 69 .223 .277 .311 .588 45 161

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