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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22 | STL | NL | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .353 | .500 | .412 | .912 | 146 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9H | |
| 1971 | 23 | STL | NL | 83 | 346 | 292 | 46 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 35 | .274 | .377 | .425 | .801 | 124 | 124 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8/H7 | |
| 1972 | 24 | STL | NL | 117 | 374 | 332 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 54 | .235 | .309 | .319 | .628 | 80 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8H7/9 | |
| 1973 | 25 | STL | NL | 132 | 471 | 406 | 51 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 66 | .227 | .310 | .379 | .689 | 91 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | *89H/7 | |
| 1974 | 26 | STL | NL | 107 | 182 | 161 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 27 | .261 | .341 | .416 | .757 | 112 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | H97/83 | |
| 1975 | 27 | HOU | NL | 120 | 377 | 315 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 44 | .257 | .358 | .403 | .761 | 119 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9H7/8 | |
| 1976 | 28 | HOU | NL | 133 | 496 | 439 | 49 | 133 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 11 | 53 | 46 | .303 | .377 | .401 | .777 | 131 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | *798H | |
| 1977 | 29 | HOU | NL | 157 | 661 | 579 | 87 | 173 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 44 | 23 | 69 | 67 | .299 | .368 | .475 | .843 | 134 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | *9/8H | |
| 1978 | 30 | HOU | NL | 153 | 627 | 565 | 79 | 178 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 37 | 9 | 57 | 57 | .315 | .376 | .460 | .836 | 142 | 260 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | *9/3H | |
| 1979 | 31 | HOU | NL | 157 | 636 | 558 | 73 | 161 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 36 | 14 | 72 | 66 | .289 | .367 | .421 | .788 | 121 | 235 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | *7/H | |
| 1980 | 32 | HOU | NL | 160 | 680 | 612 | 79 | 185 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 60 | 66 | .302 | .360 | .426 | .787 | 128 | 261 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | *7/H | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1981 | 33 | HOU | NL | 107 | 451 | 409 | 53 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 49 | .267 | .319 | .425 | .745 | 115 | 174 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | *7/H | MVP-14 |
| 1982 | 34 | HOU | NL | 155 | 640 | 570 | 62 | 157 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 21 | 11 | 60 | 67 | .275 | .342 | .377 | .719 | 109 | 215 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | *7/H | |
| 1983 | 35 | HOU | NL | 160 | 664 | 594 | 85 | 189 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 92 | 30 | 16 | 65 | 86 | .318 | .385 | .463 | .848 | 142 | 275 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | *7/H | MVP-6,SS |
| 1984 | 36 | HOU | NL | 160 | 685 | 600 | 96 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 95 | 22 | 8 | 73 | 68 | .312 | .381 | .462 | .842 | 145 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | *7/H | MVP-8,SS |
| 1985 | 37 | HOU | NL | 141 | 590 | 544 | 69 | 163 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 74 | .300 | .349 | .426 | .776 | 119 | 232 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | *7/H8 | AS,MVP-21 |
| 1986 | 38 | HOU | NL | 141 | 536 | 479 | 48 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 86 | .278 | .351 | .403 | .754 | 111 | 193 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | *7H | |
| 1987 | 39 | HOU | NL | 126 | 405 | 365 | 47 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 65 | .241 | .307 | .400 | .707 | 89 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7H | |
| 1988 | 40 | NYY | AL | 38 | 88 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .263 | .535 | 52 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | HD/79 | |
| 19 Yrs | 2353 | 8931 | 7917 | 1036 | 2251 | 391 | 94 | 165 | 1077 | 317 | 136 | 898 | 1031 | .284 | .354 | .420 | .774 | 120 | 3325 | 119 | 7 | 27 | 82 | 142 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 615 | 545 | 71 | 155 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 22 | 9 | 62 | 71 | .284 | .354 | .420 | .774 | 120 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| HOU (13 yrs) | 1870 | 7448 | 6629 | 871 | 1937 | 335 | 80 | 138 | 942 | 288 | 123 | 730 | 841 | .292 | .359 | .429 | .789 | 125 | 2846 | 95 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 123 | |||||
| STL (5 yrs) | 445 | 1395 | 1208 | 156 | 298 | 54 | 14 | 26 | 128 | 29 | 12 | 160 | 182 | .247 | .333 | .379 | .712 | 100 | 458 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | |||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 38 | 88 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .263 | .535 | 52 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| NL (18 yrs) | 2315 | 8843 | 7837 | 1027 | 2235 | 389 | 94 | 164 | 1070 | 317 | 135 | 890 | 1023 | .285 | .355 | .422 | .777 | 121 | 3304 | 117 | 7 | 27 | 82 | 141 | |||||
| AL (1 yr) | 38 | 88 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .200 | .273 | .263 | .535 | 52 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
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