Rick Peters
Richard Devin Peters
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 21, 1955 in Lynwood, CA
High School: Dominguez (Compton, CA)
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1979
Final Game: June 29, 1986
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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
1979 23 DET AL 12 25 19 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 .263 .417 .263 .680 87 5 0 0 1 0 0 /5D47
1980 24 DET AL 133 546 477 79 139 19 7 2 42 13 7 54 48 .291 .369 .373 .742 103 178 17 6 7 2 2 *8D/79 RoY-6
1981 25 DET AL 63 244 207 26 53 7 3 0 15 1 6 29 28 .256 .351 .319 .670 92 66 8 2 5 1 2 8D/7
1983 27 OAK AL 55 198 178 20 51 7 0 0 20 4 9 12 21 .287 .327 .326 .652 87 58 2 1 2 5 0 89/D7
1986 30 OAK AL 44 45 38 7 7 1 0 0 1 2 2 7 7 .184 .311 .211 .522 51 8 2 0 0 0 1 7/849
5 Seasons 307 1058 919 135 255 34 10 2 80 20 24 107 107 .277 .356 .343 .698 95 315 29 9 15 8 5
162 Game Avg. 162 558 485 71 135 18 5 1 42 11 13 56 56 .277 .356 .343 .698 95 166 15 5 8 4 3
DET (3 yrs) 208 815 703 108 197 26 10 2 59 14 13 88 79 .280 .365 .354 .720 100 249 25 8 13 3 4
OAK (2 yrs) 99 243 216 27 58 8 0 0 21 6 11 19 28 .269 .324 .306 .629 80 66 4 1 2 5 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
1979 23 DET AL 25 15 3 5.3 104 .313 .263 .273 .417 .338 .263 .414 .680 .752 87 .556 -0.0 0.0 .714 .263 .000
1980 24 DET AL 546 371 66 4.8 100 .319 .291 .271 .369 .334 .373 .403 .742 .737 103 .518 3.5 0.3 .674 .208 .082 3.5
1981 25 DET AL 244 174 22 3.4 92 .294 .256 .261 .351 .326 .319 .379 .670 .705 92 .415 -1.3 -0.1 .548 .179 .063 .0
1983 27 OAK AL 198 145 18 3.3 92 .315 .287 .257 .327 .318 .326 .388 .652 .706 87 .361 -2.1 -0.2 .478 .079 .039 .0
1986 30 OAK AL 45 35 2 1.5 93 .226 .184 .252 .311 .319 .211 .393 .522 .712 51 .115 -2.2 -0.2 .429 .211 .026 .0
5 Seasons 1058 740 111 4.0 97 .309 .277 .265 .356 .329 .343 .394 .698 .723 95 .452 -2.1 -0.2 .596 .177 .065 3.6
162 Game Avg. 558 390 59 4.0 97 .309 .277 .265 .356 .329 .343 .394 .698 .723 95 .452 -2.1 -0.2 .596 .177 .065 2
DET (3 yrs) 815 560 91 4.4 98 .312 .280 .268 .365 .332 .354 .396 .720 .728 100 .492 2.1 0.2 .636 .201 .074 3.5
OAK (2 yrs) 243 180 20 3.0 92 .301 .269 .256 .324 .318 .306 .389 .629 .707 80 .313 -4.3 -0.4 .468 .102 .037 .0

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
1979 23 DET AL 25 0.0% 12.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 0.60 6.3 9.5 2.00 64%
1980 24 DET AL 546 0.4% 8.8% 9.9% 5.1% 20% 0.89 9.9 238.5 11.4 1.51 79%
1981 25 DET AL 244 0.0% 11.5% 11.9% 4.1% 19% 0.97 7.4 13.8 1.87 74%
1983 27 OAK AL 198 0.0% 10.6% 6.1% 3.5% 14% 1.75 8.5 8.9 1.07 82%
1986 30 OAK AL 45 0.0% 15.6% 15.6% 2.2% 14% 1.00 5.4 38.0 2.38 69%
5 Seasons 1058 0.2% 10.1% 10.1% 4.4% 18% 1.00 8.6 459.5 11.5 1.52 77%
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
1979 23 DET AL 0 0 30% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 24 DET AL 8 0 39% 266 13 7 65% 12 7 1 0 0 0 6 2 10 23 44% 51 33 18 6 2 4 20 6 12
1981 25 DET AL 5 0 31% 113 1 6 14% 1 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 9 52% 16 8 7 2 1 1 7 2 5
1983 27 OAK AL 3 0 31% 78 4 9 31% 4 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 41% 15 10 4 6 5 1 6 0 6
1986 30 OAK AL 1 0 50% 37 2 2 50% 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 50% 7 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1
5 Seasons 17 0 36% 509 20 24 45% 19 22 1 0 0 2 14 5 17 40 46% 91 55 34 17 10 7 35 9 24
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
1979 23 DET AL 25 100% 5 1 0 0 0 1.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 13 2 15% 3 1 33% 4 2 50% 0
1980 24 DET AL 546 100% 139 12 3 0 0 0.93 2 1 12 2 0 0 2 0 8 7 88% 97 17 18% 36 14 39% 285 43 15% 24 12 50% 21 10 48% 0
1981 25 DET AL 244 100% 53 4 1 0 1 2.22 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 47 8 17% 20 11 55% 117 16 14% 10 6 60% 8 3 38% 0
1983 27 OAK AL 198 100% 51 1 1 0 0 0.36 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 27 2 7% 24 14 58% 119 20 17% 14 11 79% 23 12 52% 0
1986 30 OAK AL 45 100% 7 9 3 0 0 1.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 4 1 25% 21 2 10% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
5 Seasons 1058 100% 255 27 8 0 1 1.15 2 1 22 2 0 0 2 0 16 15 94% 182 29 16% 85 41 48% 555 83 15% 53 31 58% 60 28 47% 0
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
1979 23 12 25 19 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 .263 .417 .263 .680 87 5 0 0 1 0 0
1980 24 145 571 496 82 144 19 7 2 44 13 7 59 51 .290 .371 .369 .740 103 183 17 6 8 2 2
1981 25 208 815 703 108 197 26 10 2 59 14 13 88 79 .280 .365 .354 .720 100 249 25 8 13 3 4
1982 26 208 815 703 108 197 26 10 2 59 14 13 88 79 .280 .365 .354 .720 100 249 25 8 13 3 4
1983 27 263 1013 881 128 248 33 10 2 79 18 22 100 100 .281 .358 .348 .706 97 307 27 9 15 8 4
1984 28 263 1013 881 128 248 33 10 2 79 18 22 100 100 .281 .358 .348 .706 97 307 27 9 15 8 4
1985 29 263 1013 881 128 248 33 10 2 79 18 22 100 100 .281 .358 .348 .706 97 307 27 9 15 8 4
1986 30 307 1058 919 135 255 34 10 2 80 20 24 107 107 .277 .356 .343 .698 95 315 29 9 15 8 5

Neutralized Batting

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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
1979 23 12 26 20 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 .300 .462 .300 .762 3 12
1980 24 133 543 480 81 142 19 7 2 43 13 55 48 .296 .374 .377 .751 67 133
1981 25 95 370 318 44 85 11 5 0 26 2 47 42 .267 .365 .333 .698 38 63
1983 27 55 197 179 22 52 7 0 0 22 4 12 21 .291 .330 .330 .660 20 55
1986 30 44 47 39 9 8 1 0 0 1 2 8 7 .205 .340 .231 .571 3 44
5 Seasons 339 1183 1036 159 293 38 12 2 94 21 128 121 .283 .364 .348 .713 131 307
162 Game Avg. 162 565 495 76 140 18 6 1 45 10 61 58 .283 .364 .348 .713 63 307

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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