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Darryl Motley
Darryl De Wayne Motley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 196 lb.

Born: January 21, 1960 in Muskogee, OK
High School: Grant (Portland, OR)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 10, 1981
Final Game: May 17, 1987
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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 21 KCR AL 42 135 125 15 29 4 0 2 8 1 3 7 15 .232 .276 .312 .588 71 39 2 1 1 1 0 9/7
1983 23 KCR AL 19 72 68 9 16 1 2 3 11 2 1 2 8 .235 .264 .441 .705 91 30 3 1 0 1 0 9/87D
1984 24 KCR AL 146 557 522 64 148 25 6 15 70 10 12 28 73 .284 .319 .441 .760 109 230 23 1 2 4 2 *79/8
1985 25 KCR AL 123 408 383 45 85 20 1 17 49 6 4 18 57 .222 .257 .413 .670 80 158 17 2 0 5 2 *97/D
1986 26 TOT MLB 77 240 227 23 46 10 1 7 20 0 2 12 32 .203 .243 .348 .591 58 79 8 0 1 0 2 9/7D8
1986 26 KCR AL 72 229 217 22 44 9 1 7 20 0 2 11 31 .203 .241 .350 .591 58 76 8 0 1 0 1 9/7D8
1986 26 ATL NL 5 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 55 3 0 0 0 0 1 /9
1987 27 ATL NL 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
6 Seasons 413 1420 1333 156 324 60 10 44 159 19 22 67 186 .243 .280 .402 .682 86 536 53 5 4 11 6
162 Game Avg. 162 557 523 61 127 24 4 17 62 7 9 26 73 .243 .280 .402 .682 86 210 21 2 2 4 2
KCR (5 yrs) 402 1401 1315 155 322 59 10 44 158 19 22 66 184 .245 .281 .405 .687 87 533 53 5 4 11 5
ATL (2 yrs) 11 19 18 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .167 .325 -13 3 0 0 0 0 1
AL (5 yrs) 402 1401 1315 155 322 59 10 44 158 19 22 66 184 .245 .281 .405 .687 87 533 53 5 4 11 5
NL (2 yrs) 11 19 18 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .167 .325 -13 3 0 0 0 0 1

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
1984 24 KCR AL ALCS DET L 3 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .231 .167 .397 2 0 0 0 0 1
1985 25 KCR AL ALCS TOR W 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .400 .333 .733 1 0 0 0 1 0
1985 25 KCR AL WS STL W 5 11 11 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 .364 .364 .636 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 10 29 26 2 7 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 6 .269 .310 .385 .695 10 0 0 0 1 1
2 ALCS 5 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .200 .278 .200 .478 3 0 0 0 1 1
1 WS 5 11 11 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 .364 .364 .636 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 0

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 KCR AL 21 OF 39 36 309.1 94 88 3 3 1 .968 0.1 0.4 2.1 0.4 1.6 -2 2.65 2.33 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 KCR AL 21 RF 39 36 306.1 94 88 3 3 1 .968 0.1 0.4 2.1 0.4 1.6 -2 2.67 2.33 .980 2.16 1.75
1981 KCR AL 21 LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.00
1983 KCR AL 23 OF 18 17 150.0 45 42 2 1 0 .978 1.3 10.4 0.3 0.5 -0.2 1 2.64 2.44 .980 2.50 2.16
1983 KCR AL 23 RF 14 13 114.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 0.8 8.4 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 2.68 2.43 .977 2.25 1.85
1983 KCR AL 23 CF 3 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -60.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.95 2.57
1983 KCR AL 23 LF 3 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 93.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 1 3.00 2.00 .983 2.30 1.90
1983 KCR AL 23 DH 1
1984 KCR AL 24 OF 138 127 1137.1 313 301 7 5 2 .984 14.3 15.1 15.3 10.5 4.9 -1 2.44 2.23 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 KCR AL 24 LF 105 91 826.2 226 219 4 3 0 .987 10.3 15.0 11.3 9.3 2.1 -1 2.43 2.12 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 KCR AL 24 RF 45 35 303.2 88 84 2 2 2 .977 4.0 15.8 4.0 1.2 2.8 0 2.55 1.91 .980 2.23 1.88
1984 KCR AL 24 CF 3 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.57 0.67 1.000 2.96 2.63
1985 KCR AL 25 OF 114 93 872.0 209 198 4 7 1 .967 -1.6 -2.2 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 -1 2.08 1.77 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 KCR AL 25 RF 76 63 568.2 127 119 1 7 0 .945 -3.8 -8.0 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 -1 1.90 1.58 .981 2.17 1.82
1985 KCR AL 25 LF 44 30 303.1 80 77 3 0 1 1.000 2.2 8.7 2.2 0.0 2.2 0 2.37 1.82 .976 2.25 1.77
1985 KCR AL 25 DH 7
1986 TOT MLB 26 OF 69 58 520.2 101 97 2 2 1 .980 -3.1 -7.1 -1.1 -1.8 0.7 -2 1.71 1.43 .980 2.38 2.05
1986 TOT MLB 26 RF 65 57 510.0 95 90 3 2 1 .979 -3.0 -7.1 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 -1 1.64 1.43 .975 2.10 1.78
1986 KCR AL 26 OF 66 55 498.0 96 92 2 2 1 .979 -3.0 -7.2 -1.0 -1.4 0.3 -2 1.70 1.42 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 KCR AL 26 RF 62 54 487.1 90 85 3 2 1 .978 -2.9 -7.1 -1.9 -1.6 -0.4 -1 1.63 1.42 .974 2.11 1.79
1986 KCR AL 26 LF 3 0 4.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 25.7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 3.86 0.67 1.000 2.31 1.77
1986 KCR AL 26 DH 2
1986 KCR AL 26 CF 1 1 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -40.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 -1 9.00 6.00 .983 2.85 2.50
1986 ATL NL 26 OF 3 3 22.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 0 1.99 1.67 .980 2.18 1.83
1986 ATL NL 26 RF 3 3 22.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 0 1.99 1.67 .980 1.99 1.63
1987 ATL NL 27 LF 2 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.00 1.00 1.000 2.00 1.60
1987 ATL NL 27 OF 2 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.00 1.00 1.000 2.20 1.85
6 Seasons OF 380 332 2998.1 764 728 18 18 5 .976 10.7 4.3 15.7 10.1 5.6 -5 2.24 1.96 .982 2.46 2.12
5 Seasons RF 239 204 1802.2 439 414 10 15 4 .966 -1.9 -1.3 2.1 0.2 1.8 -4 2.12 1.77 .979 2.16 1.81
6 Seasons LF 159 124 1164.2 316 305 8 3 1 .991 13.7 14.1 13.7 9.9 3.9 0 2.42 1.97 .981 2.26 1.79
3 Seasons DH 10
3 Seasons CF 7 4 31.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -42.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -1 3.19 1.57 .991 2.93 2.59
6 Seasons TOT 380 332 2998.1 764 728 18 18 5 .976 10.7 4.3 15.7 10.1 5.6 -5 2.24 1.96 .959 2.46 2.12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1984 AL--23--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1984 AL--12--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1984 AL--12.0--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1981 AL--born 1960-01-21--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

September 23, 1986: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Steve Shields.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Kansas City Royals$155,500
1986Atlanta Braves$257,500
1987Atlanta Braves$210,000
Career (may be incomplete)$623,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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