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Dan Meyer

Daniel Thomas Meyer

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 3, 1952 in Hamilton, OH
School: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1974
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Tigers/Athletics 1974-1985

Final Game: May 24, 1985
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1753. Art Whitney… #1754. Skeeter Newsome… #1755. Willie Bloomquist… #1756. DAN MEYER… #1757. Tommy Thevenow… #1758. Joe DeMaestri… #1759. Phil Todt… 

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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
1974 21 DET AL 13 52 50 5 10 1 1 3 7 1 0 1 1 .200 .231 .440 .671 88 22 2 1 0 0 1
1975 22 DET AL 122 503 470 56 111 17 3 8 47 8 3 26 25 .236 .277 .336 .614 71 158 16 2 2 3 1 3
1976 23 DET AL 105 315 294 37 74 8 4 2 16 10 0 17 22 .252 .292 .327 .618 79 96 10 0 3 1 0 3
1977 24 SEA AL 159 639 582 75 159 24 4 22 90 11 8 43 51 .273 .320 .442 .762 107 257 19 1 5 8 4 *3
1978 25 SEA AL 123 477 444 38 101 18 1 8 56 7 3 24 39 .227 .264 .327 .591 66 145 7 0 4 5 6 *3/
1979 26 SEA AL 144 570 525 72 146 21 7 20 74 11 7 29 35 .278 .317 .459 .776 106 241 13 4 6 6 10 53
1980 27 SEA AL 146 570 531 56 146 25 6 11 71 8 4 31 42 .275 .314 .407 .721 96 216 11 1 4 3 4 */53
1981 28 SEA AL 83 266 252 26 66 10 1 3 22 4 3 10 16 .262 .291 .345 .636 80 87 6 1 1 2 1 5/3
1982 29 OAK AL 120 409 383 28 92 17 3 8 59 1 1 18 33 .240 .271 .363 .634 78 139 6 0 3 5 3 3
1983 30 OAK AL 69 191 169 15 32 9 0 1 13 0 0 19 11 .189 .268 .260 .529 52 44 8 0 1 2 2 3/5
1984 31 OAK AL 20 22 22 1 7 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .545 .864 142 12 2 0 0 0 0 /3
1985 32 OAK AL 14 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .077 .000 .077 -76 0 1 0 0 0 0 /5
12 Seasons 1118 4027 3734 411 944 153 31 86 459 61 29 219 277 .253 .293 .379 .673 86 1417 101 10 29 35 32
162 Game Avg. 162 584 541 60 137 22 4 12 67 9 4 32 40 .253 .293 .379 .673 86 205 15 1 4 5 5
SEA (5 yrs) 655 2522 2334 267 618 98 19 64 313 41 25 137 183 .265 .305 .405 .710 94 946 56 7 20 24 25
OAK (4 yrs) 223 635 586 46 131 29 4 9 76 1 1 38 46 .224 .268 .333 .601 69 195 17 0 4 7 5
DET (3 yrs) 240 870 814 98 195 26 8 13 70 19 3 44 48 .240 .280 .339 .619 75 276 28 3 5 4 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 21 DET AL 52 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $
1975 22 DET AL 503 -20 -1 1 0 -9 -7 16 -20 -2.1 -11 -1.1 -1.0 $ 3
1976 23 DET AL 315 -8 2 0 -2 -3 -4 10 -5 -0.6 -2 -0.2 -0.4 $ 3
1977 24 SEA AL 642 1 -4 -1 -2 -3 -10 21 2 0.2 5 0.5 -0.3 $30,000 *3
1978 25 SEA AL 478 -22 -1 -3 1 -12 -8 16 -29 -3.2 -17 -1.8 -1.4 $ *3/
1979 26 SEA AL 571 -3 -2 0 0 -12 1 19 4 0.4 15 1.5 -1.1 $ 53
1980 27 SEA AL 570 -5 0 0 0 -15 -6 18 -8 -0.8 7 0.7 -1.5 $120,000 */53
1981 28 SEA AL 266 -8 1 -2 0 -4 -1 8 -6 -0.7 -2 -0.2 -0.5 $ 5/3
1982 29 OAK AL 409 -10 -2 -3 2 -0 -7 13 -7 -0.8 -7 -0.7 -0.1 $ 3
1983 30 OAK AL 191 -11 -1 -1 -1 -1 -4 6 -12 -1.3 -12 -1.2 -0.1 $ 3/5
1984 31 OAK AL 22 1 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /3
1985 32 OAK AL 13 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ /5
12 Seasons 4032 -89 -8 -9 -3 -57 -47 130 -82 -9.0 -26 -2.7 -6.3 $150,000
SEA (5 yrs) 2527 -37 -6 -6 -1 -45 -24 82 -37 -4.1 8 0.7 -4.8 $150,000
OAK (4 yrs) 635 -23 -3 -4 0 -1 -11 20 -21 -2.3 -21 -2.1 -0.2 $
DET (3 yrs) 870 -29 1 1 -2 -12 -12 28 -24 -2.6 -13 -1.3 -1.3 $

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 DET AL 21 OF 12 30 29 0 1 0 .967 0 2.42 .980 2.40
1974 DET AL 21 LF 12 12 11 106.0 29 28 0 1 0 .966 0 6 2.38 2.33 .974 2.12 2.11
1975 DET AL 22 OF 74 141 130 4 7 0 .950 -9 1.81 .979 2.36
1975 DET AL 22 1B 46 483 441 37 5 39 .990 -0 10.39 .990 9.81
1975 DET AL 22 LF 74 74 70 634.0 143 132 4 7 0 .951 -9 -17 1.93 1.84 .977 2.18 2.17
1976 DET AL 23 OF 47 81 76 4 1 1 .988 -4 1.70 .981 2.48
1976 DET AL 23 1B 19 179 168 10 1 15 .994 2 9.37 .992 9.89
1976 DET AL 23 LF 47 45 39 398.1 81 76 4 1 1 .988 -4 -14 1.81 1.70 .978 2.23 2.24
1977 SEA AL 24 1B 159 1528 1407 109 12 134 .992 -3 9.53 .990 9.95
1978 SEA AL 25 1B 121 1196 1104 79 13 119 .989 -12 9.78 .992 9.95
1978 SEA AL 25 OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.50 .980 2.45
1978 SEA AL 25 LF 2 1 1 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 44 2.45 1.50 .973 2.21 2.20
1979 SEA AL 26 3B 101 296 76 201 19 22 .936 -7 2.74 .953 3.03
1979 SEA AL 26 OF 31 52 49 0 3 0 .942 -5 1.58 .981 2.43
1979 SEA AL 26 1B 15 77 73 4 0 5 1.000 1 5.13 .992 9.96
1979 SEA AL 26 LF 31 30 18 245.2 52 49 0 3 0 .942 -5 -25 1.80 1.58 .980 2.22 2.20
1980 SEA AL 27 OF 123 207 189 10 8 2 .961 -14 1.62 .979 2.46
1980 SEA AL 27 3B 5 17 3 12 2 1 .882 -1 3.00 .951 3.00
1980 SEA AL 27 1B 4 27 27 0 0 4 1.000 0 6.75 .992 10.00
1980 SEA AL 27 LF 123 116 97 1011.2 207 189 10 8 2 .961 -14 -17 1.77 1.62 .980 2.35 2.35
1980 SEA AL 27 DH 7 7
1981 SEA AL 28 3B 49 128 36 87 5 12 .961 -4 2.51 .950 2.94
1981 SEA AL 28 OF 14 29 26 1 2 0 .931 -0 1.93 .983 2.47
1981 SEA AL 28 1B 3 17 17 0 0 3 1.000 0 5.67 .993 10.03
1981 SEA AL 28 LF 13 13 7 101.1 29 26 1 2 0 .931 0 1 2.40 2.08 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 SEA AL 28 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
1981 SEA AL 28 DH 1 1
1982 OAK AL 29 1B 58 408 373 31 4 38 .990 0 6.97 .992 9.81
1982 OAK AL 29 OF 11 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -0 1.36 .982 2.46
1982 OAK AL 29 DH 35 35
1982 OAK AL 29 RF 8 4 3 35.0 7 5 1 1 0 .857 -1 -48 1.54 0.75 .981 2.26 2.26
1982 OAK AL 29 LF 4 1 0 15.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 70 5.28 2.25 .981 2.29 2.28
1983 OAK AL 30 1B 41 313 293 16 4 28 .987 -1 7.54 .992 9.82
1983 OAK AL 30 OF 11 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.09 .981 2.48
1983 OAK AL 30 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1983 OAK AL 30 DH 8 8
1983 OAK AL 30 LF 8 2 2 29.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 33 3.38 1.38 .977 2.33 2.30
1983 OAK AL 30 RF 3 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -96 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.23
1984 OAK AL 31 1B 3 18 15 2 1 1 .944 0 5.67 .991 9.67
1985 OAK AL 32 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80
1985 OAK AL 32 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.00 .980 2.40
1985 OAK AL 32 RF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .980 1.80 2.20
10 Seasons 1B 469 4246 3918 288 40 386 .991 -14 8.97 .991 9.90
10 Seasons OF 326 572 529 20 23 3 .960 -32 1.68 .980 2.44
9 Seasons LF 314 294 245 2552.2 564 523 19 22 3 .961 -30 -14 1.91 1.73 .979 2.27 2.26
5 Seasons 3B 157 441 115 300 26 35 .941 -12 2.64 .952 3.00
3 Seasons RF 12 4 3 41.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 -1 -44 1.54 0.58 .981 2.24 2.25
1 Season CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
12 Seasons TOT 952 5259 4562 608 89 424 .983 -57 5.43 .987 6.21
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL  159 (7th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1979 AL  10 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1977 AL  19 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1975 AL  18.8 (1st)
1979 AL  15.0 (3rd)
1980 AL  12.6 (10th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1977 AL  1,407 (4th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1977 AL  159 (1st)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1977 AL  1,407 (4th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1977 AL  109 (4th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1977 AL  12 (5th)
1978 AL  13 (3rd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1979 AL  19 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1978 AL  10.48 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2367), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2185), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197724Seattle Mariners$30,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198027Seattle Mariners$120,0003/15/80 TSN
Career to date (may be incomplete)$150,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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