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Dave Stapleton
David Leslie Stapleton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.
School University of South Alabama

Debut May 30, 1980
  vs. MIL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 5, 1986
Born January 16, 1954 in Fairhope, AL

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 26 BOS AL 106  449   61  144  33  5   7   45   3  2  13  32  .321  .338  .463  113  208   5   4   1   1  10 RoY-2
 1981 27 BOS AL  93  355   45  101  17  1  10   42   0  4  21  22  .285  .325  .423  109  150   3   2   1   1  11
 1982 28 BOS AL 150  538   66  142  28  1  14   65   2  4  31  40  .264  .305  .398   87  214   4   5   5   3  24
 1983 29 BOS AL 151  542   54  134  31  1  10   66   1  1  40  44  .247  .297  .363   76  197   6   8   2   2  19
 1984 30 BOS AL  13   39    4    9   2  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .231  .286  .282   55   11   1   0   1   0   2
 1985 31 BOS AL  30   66    4   15   6  0   0    2   0  0   4  11  .227  .271  .318   59   21   1   0   0   0   1
 1986 32 BOS AL  39   39    4    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  10  .128  .171  .154  -11    6   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      582 2028  238  550 118  8  41  224   6 11 114 162  .271  .310  .398   90  807  21  19  10   7  68
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        564   66  153  33  2  11   62   2  3  32  45  .271  .310  .398   90  225   6   5   3   2  19
 Career High    151  542   66  144  33  5  14   66   3  4  40  44  .321  .338  .463  113  214   6   8   5   3  24
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 26 BOS AL  472  326   67   5.5   104| .321  .276| .338  .339| .463  .409| .801  .749| 113  .584   6.7   0.7  60%
 1981 27 BOS AL  382  274   45   4.4    94| .285  .264| .325  .330| .423  .384| .748  .713| 109  .534   2.8   0.3   0%
 1982 28 BOS AL  581  433   58   3.6   104| .264  .272| .305  .337| .398  .415| .703  .751|  87  .391 -11.3  -1.1  33%
 1983 29 BOS AL  598  442   56   3.4   104| .247  .273| .297  .336| .363  .413| .660  .749|  76  .370 -18.2  -1.8  50%
 1984 30 BOS AL   43   33    3   2.4   101| .231  .269| .286  .333| .282  .406| .568  .739|  55  .244  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1985 31 BOS AL   71   53    6   3.0   102| .227  .266| .271  .332| .318  .413| .589  .745|  59  .319  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1986 32 BOS AL   42   36    1   0.7   101| .128  .263| .171  .331| .154  .410| .325  .740| -11  .033  -6.1  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      2189 1597  236   4.0   102| .271  .271| .310  .336| .398  .407| .708  .743|  90  .443 -32.3  -3.1  35%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 26 BOS AL 2B 94 178 327 11 90 .979 .981 5.37 4.91 5.80 5.60 88 784.0 1B 8 84 9 1 11 .989 .991 11.62 8.40 11.79 10.01 7 71.0 OF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.15 2.00 2.47 3 27.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.93 1.88 2.36 3 24.0 DH 3 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.60 2.08 2.98 1 13.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1981 27 BOS AL SS 33 52 93 8 18 .948 .967 4.39 4.19 4.55 4.99 32 287.0 3B 25 21 49 4 3 .946 .950 2.80 2.52 3.15 2.95 23 200.3 2B 23 61 58 4 19 .967 .982 5.17 4.93 6.09 5.54 18 176.0 1B 12 126 4 1 10 .992 .993 10.83 8.57 11.47 10.06 11 102.0 DH 3 1982 28 BOS AL 1B 106 964 77 9 98 .991 .992 9.82 8.51 10.21 9.80 105 918.0 SS 27 35 73 3 14 .973 .965 4.00 4.17 4.96 4.87 25 196.0 2B 9 28 22 1 3 .980 .980 5.56 4.70 6.22 5.35 6 72.3 3B 5 5 7 0 1 1.000 .952 2.40 2.62 2.77 3.07 4 39.0 DH 4 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1983 29 BOS AL 1B 145 1242 95 9 129 .993 .992 9.22 6.90 9.51 7.11 141 1265.3 2B 5 7 10 1 3 .944 .983 3.40 4.76 4.25 5.35 3 36.0 1984 30 BOS AL 1B 10 86 8 0 5 1.000 .991 9.40 8.25 9.87 9.75 10 85.7 DH 1 1985 31 BOS AL 2B 14 29 35 0 8 1.000 .982 4.57 4.48 5.20 5.29 12 110.7 1B 8 12 1 1 3 .929 .992 1.62 8.68 5.85 9.76 1 20.0 DH 5 1986 32 BOS AL 1B 29 79 7 0 10 1.000 .991 2.97 8.62 9.11 9.42 5 85.0 2B 6 6 7 0 3 1.000 .977 2.17 4.33 5.09 5.09 2 23.0 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 1.80 2.70 1 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 26 BOS AL 1B 8 84 9 1 11 .989 .991 11.62 8.40 11.79 10.01 7 71.0 1981 27 BOS AL 1B 12 126 4 1 10 .992 .993 10.83 8.57 11.47 10.06 11 102.0 1982 28 BOS AL 1B 106 964 77 9 98 .991 .992 9.82 8.51 10.21 9.80 105 918.0 1983 29 BOS AL 1B 145 1242 95 9 129 .993 .992 9.22 6.90 9.51 7.11 141 1265.3 1984 30 BOS AL 1B 10 86 8 0 5 1.000 .991 9.40 8.25 9.87 9.75 10 85.7 1985 31 BOS AL 1B 8 12 1 1 3 .929 .992 1.62 8.68 5.85 9.76 1 20.0 1986 32 BOS AL 1B 29 79 7 0 10 1.000 .991 2.97 8.62 9.11 9.42 5 85.0 1980 26 BOS AL 2B 94 178 327 11 90 .979 .981 5.37 4.91 5.80 5.60 88 784.0 1981 27 BOS AL 2B 23 61 58 4 19 .967 .982 5.17 4.93 6.09 5.54 18 176.0 1982 28 BOS AL 2B 9 28 22 1 3 .980 .980 5.56 4.70 6.22 5.35 6 72.3 1983 29 BOS AL 2B 5 7 10 1 3 .944 .983 3.40 4.76 4.25 5.35 3 36.0 1985 31 BOS AL 2B 14 29 35 0 8 1.000 .982 4.57 4.48 5.20 5.29 12 110.7 1986 32 BOS AL 2B 6 6 7 0 3 1.000 .977 2.17 4.33 5.09 5.09 2 23.0 1980 26 BOS AL 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.60 2.08 2.98 1 13.0 1981 27 BOS AL 3B 25 21 49 4 3 .946 .950 2.80 2.52 3.15 2.95 23 200.3 1982 28 BOS AL 3B 5 5 7 0 1 1.000 .952 2.40 2.62 2.77 3.07 4 39.0 1986 32 BOS AL 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.35 1.80 2.70 1 10.0 1980 26 BOS AL DH 3 1981 27 BOS AL DH 3 1982 28 BOS AL DH 4 1984 30 BOS AL DH 1 1985 31 BOS AL DH 5 1980 26 BOS AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.93 1.88 2.36 3 24.0 1982 28 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1980 26 BOS AL OF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.15 2.00 2.47 3 27.0 1982 28 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1980 26 BOS AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1981 27 BOS AL SS 33 52 93 8 18 .948 .967 4.39 4.19 4.55 4.99 32 287.0 1982 28 BOS AL SS 27 35 73 3 14 .973 .965 4.00 4.17 4.96 4.87 25 196.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 318 2593 201 21 266 .993 .992 8.79 7.78 9.87 8.47 280 2547.0 2B* 151 309 459 17 126 .978 .981 5.09 4.83 5.75 5.53 129 1202.0 SS* 60 87 166 11 32 .958 .966 4.22 4.18 4.71 4.94 57 483.0 3B* 34 27 60 4 4 .956 .950 2.56 2.53 2.99 2.96 29 262.3 DH 16 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.16 1.98 2.47 3 27.3 5 0 2# LF* 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.92 1.85 2.37 3 24.3 RF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 570 3022 886 53 428 .987 .987 6.86 6.24 7.78 6.95 498 4522
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  BOS CAL     W   4   3   2   2  0  0  0   0   1   0  .667  .750  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BOS NYM     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   7   4   2   2  0  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .600  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Doubles
1980 AL-33-10

Sac. Flies
1983 AL-8-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1982 AL-24-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1981 AL-16.1-4
1982 AL-13.5-8
1983 AL-12.3-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2075) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3082) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1811) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 31, 1987: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Boston Red Sox$325,000
1986Boston Red Sox$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$625,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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