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

Born: November 21, 1955 in Lynwood, CA
Schools: 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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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
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 DET AL 23 3B 3 3 16.0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 -1.1 -82.5 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.09 2.67
1979 DET AL 23 DH 3 0.0
1979 DET AL 23 2B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 5.40 4.80
1979 DET AL 23 LF 1 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 144.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 5.40 3.00 .967 2.16 1.80
1979 DET AL 23 OF 1 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 144.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 5.40 3.00 .967 2.52 2.10
1980 DET AL 24 OF 109 102 921.0 304 296 1 7 1 .977 -1.1 -1.4 3.9 4.1 -0.3 -5 2.90 2.72 .979 2.47 2.15 RoY-6
1980 DET AL 24 CF 97 92 832.0 285 277 1 7 1 .975 -2.1 -3.0 1.9 2.1 -0.3 -4 3.01 2.87 .983 2.92 2.65 RoY-6
1980 DET AL 24 DH 11 0.0 RoY-6
1980 DET AL 24 LF 8 5 46.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 51.8 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 2.91 1.88 .980 2.35 1.92 RoY-6
1980 DET AL 24 RF 5 5 42.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -28.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1 1.69 1.60 .975 2.13 1.76 RoY-6
1981 DET AL 25 OF 38 36 299.1 107 103 3 1 1 .991 4.7 18.8 4.7 0.9 3.8 0 3.19 2.79 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 DET AL 25 CF 33 32 264.1 99 96 2 1 1 .990 5.3 24.1 5.3 0.9 4.4 0 3.34 2.97 .988 2.90 2.61
1981 DET AL 25 DH 19 0.0
1981 DET AL 25 LF 5 4 35.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -20.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.54 1.20 .983 2.39 2.00
1983 OAK AL 27 OF 47 42 367.2 146 141 3 2 1 .986 2.6 8.5 3.6 2.2 1.4 -1 3.52 3.06 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 OAK AL 27 CF 30 22 214.2 94 91 2 1 1 .989 1.1 6.1 2.1 1.7 0.4 -1 3.90 3.10 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 OAK AL 27 RF 16 14 107.0 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 2.52 1.88 .977 2.25 1.85
1983 OAK AL 27 DH 8 0.0
1983 OAK AL 27 LF 7 6 46.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 1.6 41.7 1.6 0.8 0.8 0 3.91 2.86 .976 2.33 1.90
1986 OAK AL 30 OF 27 4 92.1 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 15.6 2.2 0.8 1.4 -1 2.73 1.04 .979 2.39 2.06
1986 OAK AL 30 LF 19 3 72.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 21.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 -1 2.88 1.21 .978 2.24 1.77
1986 OAK AL 30 CF 7 1 18.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.1 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0 2.45 0.71 .980 2.85 2.47
1986 OAK AL 30 2B 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 5.40 4.30
1986 OAK AL 30 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
5 Seasons OF 222 184 1685.1 588 571 7 10 3 .983 8.0 5.7 15.0 8.6 6.3 -7 3.09 2.60 .980 2.47 2.14
4 Seasons CF 167 147 1329.1 483 469 5 9 3 .981 4.5 4.1 9.5 4.5 4.9 -5 3.21 2.84 .985 2.92 2.62
4 Seasons DH 41 0.0
5 Seasons LF 40 18 204.1 68 67 0 1 0 .985 4.9 28.8 5.9 4.7 1.2 -1 2.95 1.68 .978 2.31 1.85
3 Seasons RF 22 19 151.2 38 37 1 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -11.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 -1 2.25 1.73 .976 2.22 1.83
2 Seasons 2B 3 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 6.75 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.63
1 Season 3B 3 3 16.0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 -1.1 -82.5 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.09 2.67
5 Seasons TOT 228 187 1705.1 593 573 8 12 4 .980 6.6 4.6 13.6 8.5 5.0 -7 0 3.07 2.55 .960 2.49 2.18
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2291), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 18th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

October 8, 1982: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

February 2, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

July 27, 1986: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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