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Steve Yeager

Stephen Wayne Yeager

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 24, 1948 in Huntington, WV
High School: Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1972 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Mariners 1972-1986

Final Game: August 29, 1986 (Age 37)
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Standard Batting

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 23 LAD NL 35 124 106 18 29 0 1 4 15 0 0 16 26 .274 .374 .406 .780 124 43 3 1 1 0 2 2
1973 24 LAD NL 54 154 134 18 34 5 0 2 10 1 0 15 33 .254 .340 .336 .676 92 45 4 3 1 1 1 2
1974 25 LAD NL 94 354 316 41 84 16 1 12 41 2 2 32 77 .266 .334 .437 .771 119 138 7 2 1 3 5 2
1975 26 LAD NL 135 515 452 34 103 16 1 12 54 2 5 40 75 .228 .298 .347 .646 83 157 15 8 9 6 7 *2
1976 27 LAD NL 117 399 359 42 77 11 3 11 35 3 1 30 84 .214 .286 .354 .640 83 127 5 7 1 2 3 *2
1977 28 LAD NL 125 438 387 53 99 21 2 16 55 1 3 43 84 .256 .334 .444 .779 108 172 7 4 1 3 11 *2
1978 29 LAD NL 94 266 228 19 44 7 0 4 23 0 0 36 41 .193 .301 .276 .577 64 63 3 0 0 2 11 2
1979 30 LAD NL 105 346 310 33 67 9 2 13 41 1 0 29 68 .216 .282 .384 .665 81 119 12 0 5 2 8 2
1980 31 LAD NL 96 248 227 20 48 8 0 2 20 2 3 20 54 .211 .274 .273 .547 54 62 7 0 0 1 6 2
1981 32 LAD NL 42 92 86 5 18 2 0 3 7 0 0 6 14 .209 .261 .337 .598 71 29 2 0 0 0 0 2
1982 33 LAD NL 82 215 196 13 48 5 2 2 18 0 0 13 28 .245 .294 .321 .615 74 63 3 1 4 1 3 2
1983 34 LAD NL 113 366 335 31 68 8 3 15 41 1 1 23 57 .203 .256 .379 .635 75 127 15 1 6 1 4 *2
1984 35 LAD NL 74 221 197 16 45 4 0 4 29 1 2 20 38 .228 .295 .310 .605 72 61 2 0 1 3 1 2
1985 36 LAD NL 53 131 121 4 25 4 1 0 9 0 1 7 24 .207 .246 .256 .502 44 31 3 0 1 2 2 2
1986 37 SEA AL 50 146 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0 2
15 Yrs 1269 4015 3584 357 816 118 16 102 410 14 18 342 726 .228 .298 .355 .653 83 1272 93 27 33 28 64
162 Game Avg. 162 513 458 46 104 15 2 13 52 2 2 44 93 .228 .298 .355 .653 83 162 12 3 4 4 8
LAD (14 yrs) 1219 3869 3454 347 789 116 16 100 398 14 18 330 703 .228 .299 .358 .657 84 1237 88 27 31 27 64
SEA (1 yr) 50 146 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0
NL (14 yrs) 1219 3869 3454 347 789 116 16 100 398 14 18 330 703 .228 .299 .358 .657 84 1237 88 27 31 27 64
AL (1 yr) 50 146 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1972 23 LAD NL 35 124 3 0 -0 0 2 5 0.6 4 9 1.0 .517 .504 1.0 0.3 9 2
1973 24 LAD NL 54 154 1 -0 -1 -2 3 1 0.0 5 6 0.5 .501 .500 0.8 0.1 8 2
1974 25 LAD NL 94 354 6 -2 -1 6 6 15 1.6 12 27 2.7 .518 .510 2.0 1.3 21 2
1975 26 LAD NL 135 515 -7 -2 -0 6 9 6 0.6 17 22 2.2 .505 .504 1.5 1.6 16 *2
1976 27 LAD NL 117 399 -7 0 1 10 7 12 1.3 13 25 2.5 .511 .508 1.4 1.9 15 *2
1977 28 LAD NL 125 438 1 1 -0 6 7 15 1.5 14 29 2.9 .513 .510 2.2 1.4 23 $85,000 *2
1978 29 LAD NL 94 266 -10 -1 1 12 5 7 0.8 9 16 1.7 .509 .505 0.2 1.9 4 $145,000 2
1979 30 LAD NL 105 346 -10 1 -1 4 6 -0 -0.1 11 11 1.1 .500 .500 0.6 1.1 7 2
1980 31 LAD NL 96 248 -14 -1 -0 1 5 -9 -1.0 8 -0 -0.2 .490 .494 -0.3 0.6 -1 2
1981 32 LAD NL 42 92 -2 -1 0 2 2 1 0.1 3 4 0.4 .503 .501 0.2 0.4 2 2
1982 33 LAD NL 82 215 -7 -2 -0 7 4 2 0.2 7 9 1.0 .503 .501 0.1 1.2 2 2
1983 34 LAD NL 113 366 -11 -0 -2 11 6 3 0.3 12 16 1.5 .503 .502 0.3 1.9 5 *2
1984 35 LAD NL 74 221 -6 -1 1 -1 3 -5 -0.5 8 3 0.2 .493 .497 0.3 0.3 4 2
1985 36 LAD NL 53 131 -10 -1 -1 6 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .493 .498 -0.6 0.9 -5 $500,000 2
1986 37 SEA AL 50 146 -10 1 -1 2 3 -5 -0.5 5 0 -0.0 .490 .497 -0.2 0.5 -2 $412,809 2
15 Seasons 1269 4015 -83 -7 -4 70 69 45 4.7 133 177 17.8 .504 .502 9.4 15.3 107 $1,142,809
LAD (14 yrs) 1219 3869 -74 -8 -4 68 67 50 5.2 128 177 17.8 .504 .502 9.6 14.8 109 $730,000
SEA (1 yr) 50 146 -10 1 -1 2 3 -5 -0.5 5 0 -0.0 .490 .497 -0.2 0.5 -2 $412,809

Advanced Batting

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 23 LAD NL 124 81 16 5.4 90 .329 .274 .254 .374 .322 .406 .376 .780 .698 124 .623 3.5 0.4 .750 .283 .132 .0
1973 24 LAD NL 154 106 16 4.1 93 .320 .254 .258 .340 .326 .336 .383 .676 .710 92 .477 -0.8 -0.1 .615 .201 .082 1.3
1974 25 LAD NL 354 245 46 5.1 91 .313 .266 .258 .334 .329 .437 .372 .771 .701 119 .579 7.5 0.8 .714 .272 .171 3.4
1975 26 LAD NL 515 384 45 3.2 92 .245 .228 .260 .298 .330 .347 .375 .646 .704 83 .361 -10.2 -1.0 .547 .201 .119 3.4
1976 27 LAD NL 399 291 38 3.5 90 .248 .214 .260 .286 .326 .354 .371 .640 .698 83 .432 -9.1 -1.0 .576 .228 .139 4.7
1977 28 LAD NL 438 302 57 5.1 102 .286 .256 .268 .334 .336 .444 .409 .779 .744 108 .544 4.5 0.4 .728 .295 .189 1.9
1978 29 LAD NL 266 189 20 2.8 94 .216 .193 .261 .301 .329 .276 .384 .577 .712 64 .329 -10.4 -1.1 .529 .241 .083 .0
1979 30 LAD NL 346 262 31 3.2 99 .234 .216 .268 .282 .333 .384 .397 .665 .730 81 .356 -9.5 -1.0 .584 .265 .168 1.9
1980 31 LAD NL 248 190 16 2.3 94 .267 .211 .266 .274 .328 .273 .386 .547 .713 54 .243 -13.8 -1.4 .429 .145 .062 2.0
1981 32 LAD NL 92 70 7 2.7 89 .217 .209 .259 .261 .324 .337 .371 .598 .695 71 .317 -3.6 -0.4 .500 .198 .128 .0
1982 33 LAD NL 215 156 19 3.3 93 .275 .245 .263 .294 .326 .321 .383 .615 .709 74 .388 -7.2 -0.8 .510 .143 .077 .0
1983 34 LAD NL 366 290 28 2.6 96 .201 .203 .262 .256 .330 .379 .388 .635 .719 75 .290 -13.8 -1.4 .534 .245 .176 1.9
1984 35 LAD NL 221 160 19 3.2 92 .259 .228 .261 .295 .326 .310 .380 .605 .705 72 .380 -7.1 -0.7 .513 .178 .081 1.6
1985 36 LAD NL 131 103 7 1.8 91 .253 .207 .255 .246 .322 .256 .381 .502 .703 44 .179 -9.1 -1.0 .370 .099 .050
1986 37 SEA AL 146 111 9 2.2 100 .236 .208 .262 .273 .330 .269 .408 .542 .737 49 .197 -9.4 -0.9 .435 .154 .062 .0
15 Yrs 4015 2940 374 3.4 94 .256 .228 .262 .298 .329 .355 .385 .653 .714 83 .398 -88.5 -9.2 .569 .222 .127 24.6
162 Game Avg. 513 375 48 3.4 94 .256 .228 .262 .298 .329 .355 .385 .653 .714 83 .398 -88.5 -9.2 .569 .222 .127 3
LAD (14 yrs) 3869 2829 365 3.5 94 .257 .228 .262 .299 .329 .358 .384 .657 .713 84 .406 -79.1 -8.2 .574 .224 .130 24.6
SEA (1 yr) 146 111 9 2.2 100 .236 .208 .262 .273 .330 .269 .408 .542 .737 49 .197 -9.4 -0.9 .435 .154 .062 .0
NL (14 yrs) 3869 2829 365 3.5 94 .257 .228 .262 .299 .329 .358 .384 .657 .713 84 .406 -79.1 -8.2 .574 .224 .130 24.6
AL (1 yr) 146 111 9 2.2 100 .236 .208 .262 .273 .330 .269 .408 .542 .737 49 .197 -9.4 -0.9 .435 .154 .062 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1974 25 LAD NL NLCS PIT W 3 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 25 LAD NL WS OAK L 4 12 11 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .364 .417 .455 .871 5 0 0 0 0 0
1977 28 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 4 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .231 .286 .231 .516 3 0 0 0 0 1
1977 28 LAD NL WS NYY L 6 21 19 2 6 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 1 .316 .333 .684 1.018 13 0 0 0 1 0
1978 29 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 4 15 13 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 .231 .333 .462 .795 6 0 0 0 0 0
1978 29 LAD NL WS NYY L 5 14 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 1 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL NLDS HOU W 2 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL NLCS MON W 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL WS NYY W 6 15 14 2 4 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 .286 .267 .786 1.052 11 0 0 0 1 0
1983 34 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 2 0 1 0 0 0
1985 36 LAD NL NLCS STL L 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs (11 Series) 38 120 107 12 27 6 0 5 14 1 0 10 19 .252 .317 .449 .765 48 1 1 0 2 2
1 NLDS 2 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 NLCS 15 53 45 5 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 7 9 .178 .302 .267 .569 12 0 1 0 0 2
4 WS 21 62 57 6 17 4 0 4 10 0 0 3 9 .298 .323 .579 .902 33 1 0 0 2 0

Ratio Batting*

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 23 LAD NL 124 3.2% 21.0% 12.9% 4.0% 17% 1.63 4.1 26.5 7.1 1.20 61%
1973 24 LAD NL 154 1.3% 21.4% 9.7% 4.6% 21% 2.20 4.1 67.0 13.4 0.84 65%
1974 25 LAD NL 354 3.4% 21.8% 9.0% 8.2% 35% 2.41 4.1 26.3 7.7 0.88 65%
1975 26 LAD NL 515 2.3% 14.6% 7.8% 5.6% 28% 1.88 6.0 37.7 8.4 1.11 72%
1976 27 LAD NL 399 2.8% 21.1% 7.5% 6.3% 33% 2.80 4.3 32.6 10.3 0.88 67%
1977 28 LAD NL 438 3.7% 19.2% 9.8% 8.9% 39% 1.95 4.6 24.2 7.0 0.77 66%
1978 29 LAD NL 266 1.5% 15.4% 13.5% 4.1% 25% 1.14 5.6 57.0 9.9 0.83 70%
1979 30 LAD NL 346 3.8% 19.7% 8.4% 6.9% 36% 2.34 4.6 23.8 7.6 1.10 67%
1980 31 LAD NL 248 0.8% 21.8% 8.1% 4.0% 21% 2.70 4.2 113.5 11.4 0.84 69%
1981 32 LAD NL 92 3.3% 15.2% 6.5% 5.4% 28% 2.33 6.1 28.7 12.3 0.90 75%
1982 33 LAD NL 215 0.9% 13.0% 6.1% 4.2% 19% 2.15 7.0 98.0 10.9 0.90 78%
1983 34 LAD NL 366 4.1% 15.6% 6.3% 7.1% 38% 2.48 5.9 22.3 8.2 1.05 72%
1984 35 LAD NL 221 1.8% 17.2% 9.1% 3.6% 18% 1.90 5.2 49.3 6.8 0.71 71%
1985 36 LAD NL 131 0.0% 18.3% 5.3% 3.8% 20% 3.43 5.0 13.4 0.85 76%
1986 37 SEA AL 146 1.4% 15.8% 8.2% 2.7% 15% 1.92 5.7 65.0 10.8 0.67 73%
15 Yrs 4015 2.5% 18.1% 8.5% 5.9% 29% 2.12 4.9 35.1 8.7 0.91 69%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.4% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.57 6.6 44.8 8.6 1.09 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1972 23 LAD NL 3.5 0.4 126 0.0 2.3 -2.3 1.12 0.2 -0.1 5.7 0.6 1.03 3.6 0
1973 24 LAD NL -0.8 -0.1 156 -0.1 2.5 -2.5 .95 0.0 -0.1 -2.6 -0.3 0.96 -0.9 1.52 4
1974 25 LAD NL 7.5 0.8 362 -0.0 5.6 -5.6 .91 0.9 -0.9 4.2 0.4 0.98 7.7 0.71 0
1975 26 LAD NL -10.2 -1.0 527 -2.5 7.4 -10.0 1.06 -0.8 -1.6 -10.2 -1.1 1.03 -8.2 0
1976 27 LAD NL -9.1 -1.0 411 0.1 7.2 -7.1 1.00 -0.3 0.3 -4.5 -0.5 0.97 -1.6 0.96 1
1977 28 LAD NL 4.5 0.4 450 0.1 7.5 -7.4 .98 0.3 -0.3 4.5 0.4 0.95 2.3 1.50 3
1978 29 LAD NL -10.4 -1.1 274 -0.6 3.3 -3.9 .91 -0.8 0.1 -6.6 -0.7 1.02 -5.9 1.68 4
1979 30 LAD NL -9.5 -1.0 349 0.3 6.9 -6.5 1.10 -0.9 1.2 -11.9 -1.2 1.04 -7.2 4.73 2
1980 31 LAD NL -13.8 -1.4 254 -1.5 3.5 -5.0 1.04 -1.7 0.2 -17.8 -1.9 0.99 -17.3 2.84 4
1981 32 LAD NL -3.6 -0.4 92 -0.7 1.1 -1.9 1.01 -0.2 -0.5 -5.2 -0.6 0.92 -2.3 1.57 5
1982 33 LAD NL -7.2 -0.8 215 -0.7 3.3 -4.0 1.09 -0.6 -0.1 -5.1 -0.5 0.97 -6.4 1.57 9
1983 34 LAD NL -13.8 -1.4 370 -1.4 5.9 -7.2 1.06 -0.6 -0.7 -16.4 -1.7 0.97 -6.8 2.43 2
1984 35 LAD NL -7.1 -0.7 228 -0.8 3.4 -4.3 1.04 -0.7 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.97 -6.2 2.04 17
1985 36 LAD NL -9.1 -1.0 132 -0.9 1.6 -2.5 1.06 -1.1 0.3 -9.4 -1.0 0.97 -10.1 2.16 7
1986 37 SEA AL -9.4 -0.9 148 -0.5 1.7 -2.2 .84 -0.8 0.2 -6.7 -0.7 0.92 -9.2 3.54 1
15 Yrs -88.5 -9.2 4094 -9.3 63.3 -72.6 1.01 -7.0 -2.2 -82.6 -8.6 0.99 -68.6 2.02 59

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1972 23 LAD NL 1 0 33% 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 31% 6 5 1 3 3 0 4 1 3
1973 24 LAD NL 4 0 32% 67 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 50% 12 8 4 1 1 0 9 2 7
1974 25 LAD NL 3 0 27% 125 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 3 1 7 48% 14 3 9 2 0 2 13 10 3
1975 26 LAD NL 12 0 16% 159 2 5 29% 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 7 47% 16 10 6 3 1 2 13 6 7
1976 27 LAD NL 6 0 30% 133 3 1 75% 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 14 43% 20 13 6 2 2 0 15 4 10
1977 28 LAD NL 4 0 29% 142 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 13 48% 12 6 6 4 3 1 13 5 7
1978 29 LAD NL 7 0 20% 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 1 3 2 8 21% 8 7 1 1 0 1 10 7 2
1979 30 LAD NL 3 0 24% 93 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 50% 13 9 4 1 0 1 6 1 5
1980 31 LAD NL 4 0 27% 76 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 56% 10 4 6 1 1 0 5 2 3
1981 32 LAD NL 2 0 10% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1982 33 LAD NL 2 0 18% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 0 28% 10 6 3 4 2 2 4 2 0
1983 34 LAD NL 5 0 21% 92 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 38% 9 7 2 5 3 2 7 3 4
1984 35 LAD NL 3 0 20% 71 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 10% 12 9 2 6 6 0 3 3 0
1985 36 LAD NL 1 0 13% 38 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1986 37 SEA AL 1 1 22% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 57% 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 1
15 Yrs 58 1 24% 1304 14 18 44% 13 16 0 0 1 2 11 2 45 0 7 12 11 72 40% 153 95 52 35 23 12 108 50 53

Situational Hitting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1972 23 LAD NL 124 33% 29 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 100% 32 3 9% 14 2 14% 81 11 14% 7 3 43% 5 3 60% 0
1973 24 LAD NL 154 49% 34 4 1 0 0 1.52 2 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 100% 26 4 15% 16 3 19% 99 10 10% 10 3 30% 10 4 40% 0
1974 25 LAD NL 354 29% 84 0 0 0 0 0.71 12 1 10 10 2 6 6 0 1 1 100% 66 7 11% 35 8 23% 230 31 13% 28 9 32% 14 6 43% 0
1975 26 LAD NL 515 25% 103 0 0 0 0 12 1 18 10 2 6 6 0 10 9 90% 113 15 13% 60 25 42% 364 44 12% 28 14 50% 19 9 47% 0
1976 27 LAD NL 399 29% 77 1 1 0 0 0.96 11 0 9 7 4 5 6 0 1 1 100% 88 5 6% 36 6 17% 236 26 11% 22 8 36% 13 7 54% 0
1977 28 LAD NL 438 31% 99 3 0 0 0 1.50 16 1 12 13 3 10 6 0 1 1 100% 75 7 9% 40 7 18% 278 40 14% 26 8 31% 15 4 27% 0
1978 29 LAD NL 266 25% 44 4 1 0 1 1.68 4 0 10 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0% 56 3 5% 25 6 24% 190 20 11% 16 7 44% 8 4 50% 0
1979 30 LAD NL 346 31% 67 2 2 0 1 4.73 13 0 12 6 7 6 7 0 6 5 83% 85 12 14% 38 11 29% 261 30 11% 20 8 40% 13 7 54% 0
1980 31 LAD NL 248 23% 48 4 1 0 0 2.84 2 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0% 55 7 13% 27 5 19% 173 18 10% 15 6 40% 14 6 43% 0
1981 32 LAD NL 92 51% 18 5 2 0 1 1.57 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 19 2 11% 10 2 20% 56 5 9% 6 3 50% 4 1 25% 0
1982 33 LAD NL 215 35% 48 9 2 0 1 1.57 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 4 80% 47 3 6% 22 5 23% 140 17 12% 10 4 40% 7 3 43% 0
1983 34 LAD NL 366 27% 68 2 0 0 0 2.43 15 0 10 9 6 7 8 0 6 6 100% 76 15 20% 40 12 30% 226 28 12% 16 7 44% 18 9 50% 0
1984 35 LAD NL 221 75% 45 17 4 2 4 2.04 4 1 8 0 4 1 3 0 1 1 100% 37 2 5% 15 6 40% 136 25 18% 14 9 64% 7 2 29% 0
1985 36 LAD NL 131 75% 25 7 1 0 0 2.16 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 26 3 12% 15 4 27% 81 10 12% 9 6 67% 6 2 33% 0
1986 37 SEA AL 146 29% 27 1 0 0 0 3.54 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 67% 27 5 19% 17 9 53% 79 12 15% 4 3 75% 10 8 80% 0
15 Yrs 4015 34% 816 59 15 2 8 2.02 102 4 121 63 39 49 53 0 40 33 83% 828 93 11% 410 111 27% 2630 327 12% 231 98 42% 163 75 46% 0
MLB Averages 57% 79% 11% 34% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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 23 35 124 106 18 29 0 1 4 15 0 0 16 26 .274 .374 .406 .780 124 43 3 1 1 0 2
1973 24 89 278 240 36 63 5 1 6 25 1 0 31 59 .263 .355 .367 .722 106 88 7 4 2 1 3
1974 25 183 632 556 77 147 21 2 18 66 3 2 63 136 .264 .343 .406 .750 113 226 14 6 3 4 8
1975 26 318 1147 1008 111 250 37 3 30 120 5 7 103 211 .248 .323 .380 .703 100 383 29 14 12 10 15
1976 27 435 1546 1367 153 327 48 6 41 155 8 8 133 295 .239 .314 .373 .687 95 510 34 21 13 12 18
1977 28 560 1984 1754 206 426 69 8 57 210 9 11 176 379 .243 .318 .389 .707 98 682 41 25 14 15 29
1978 29 654 2250 1982 225 470 76 8 61 233 9 11 212 420 .237 .316 .376 .692 94 745 44 25 14 17 40
1979 30 759 2596 2292 258 537 85 10 74 274 10 11 241 488 .234 .312 .377 .689 93 864 56 25 19 19 48
1980 31 855 2844 2519 278 585 93 10 76 294 12 14 261 542 .232 .308 .368 .676 89 926 63 25 19 20 54
1981 32 897 2936 2605 283 603 95 10 79 301 12 14 267 556 .231 .307 .367 .673 89 955 65 25 19 20 54
1982 33 979 3151 2801 296 651 100 12 81 319 12 14 280 584 .232 .306 .363 .669 88 1018 68 26 23 21 57
1983 34 1092 3517 3136 327 719 108 15 96 360 13 15 303 641 .229 .301 .365 .666 86 1145 83 27 29 22 61
1984 35 1166 3738 3333 343 764 112 15 100 389 14 17 323 679 .229 .300 .362 .662 86 1206 85 27 30 25 62
1985 36 1219 3869 3454 347 789 116 16 100 398 14 18 330 703 .228 .299 .358 .657 84 1237 88 27 31 27 64
1986 37 1269 4015 3584 357 816 118 16 102 410 14 18 342 726 .228 .298 .355 .653 83 1272 93 27 33 28 64

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1972 23 37 133 113 21 33 0 1 5 18 0 18 27 .292 .394 .442 .836 19 35
1973 24 54 157 136 19 36 5 0 2 11 1 16 33 .265 .353 .346 .698 16 54
1974 25 94 361 321 45 89 17 1 13 45 2 34 77 .277 .347 .458 .805 51 94
1975 26 135 526 459 38 110 17 1 13 60 2 43 75 .240 .313 .366 .679 51 135
1976 27 117 408 365 48 83 12 3 12 40 3 32 84 .227 .302 .375 .678 40 117
1977 28 125 439 388 54 100 21 2 16 56 1 43 84 .258 .336 .446 .781 58 125
1978 29 94 271 231 21 47 7 0 4 25 0 38 41 .203 .314 .286 .599 21 94
1979 30 105 350 313 35 70 9 2 14 44 1 30 68 .224 .290 .399 .689 36 105
1980 31 96 252 230 22 51 8 0 2 22 2 21 54 .222 .286 .283 .568 19 96
1981 32 64 143 133 9 30 3 0 5 13 0 10 21 .226 .280 .361 .641 14 42
1982 33 82 218 198 14 50 5 2 2 20 0 14 28 .253 .304 .328 .632 20 82
1983 34 113 370 338 34 71 8 3 16 44 1 24 57 .210 .264 .393 .657 35 113
1984 35 74 224 199 18 47 4 0 4 32 1 21 38 .236 .305 .317 .622 20 74
1985 36 53 134 123 5 27 4 1 0 10 0 8 24 .220 .263 .268 .531 9 53
1986 37 50 146 131 10 28 2 0 2 12 0 12 23 .214 .278 .275 .553 10 50
15 Yrs 1293 4132 3678 393 872 122 16 110 452 14 364 734 .237 .309 .369 .677 419 1269
162 Game Avg. 162 518 461 49 109 15 2 14 57 2 46 92 .237 .309 .369 .677 52 1269

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1992 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1981 ML WS MVP

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1975 NL  1.6 (10th)
1976 NL  1.9 (5th)
1978 NL  1.9 (6th)
1983 NL  1.9 (6th)
Career  15.3 (96th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1975 NL  8 (6th)
1976 NL  7 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (588), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (586), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (91st), 17.8 career WAR/14.7 7yr-peak WAR/16.3 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Randy Hundley (954)
  2. Del Rice (946)
  3. John Bateman (942)
  4. Mike Matheny (926)
  5. Jeff Reed (919)
  6. Alan Ashby (913)
  7. Brian Schneider (912)
  8. Joe Oliver (911)
  9. Jody Davis (910)
  10. Ron Karkovice (910)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jesus Flores (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Frank House (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Harry Chiti (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Miguel Olivo (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Barry Foote (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Darren Daulton (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ed Herrmann (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. George Mitterwald (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dave Valle (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Randy Hundley (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Randy Hundley (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Del Rice (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Del Rice (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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