Ron Fairly

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: July 12, 1938 in Macon, GA us

Died: October 30, 2019 in Palm Desert, CA

High School: David Starr Jordan HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1958 (Age 20-059d, 9,183rd in MLB history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1978 (Age 40-073d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Ronald Ray Fairly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.2

AB

7184

H

1913

HR

215

BA

.266

R

931

RBI

1044

SB

OBP

.360

SLG

.408

OPS

.768

OPS+

117

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1958	19	LAD-min	A,AAA	69	285	229	40	68	9	1	14	49	2		51	46	.297	.419	.528	.947		121	6	0	1	4	1		DMO,STP · WL,AA
1958	19	LAD	NL	15	60	53	6	15	1	0	2	8	0	0	6	7	.283	.350	.415	.765	99	22	1	0	0	1	0	8/79
1959	20	LAD	NL	118	284	244	27	58	12	1	4	23	0	4	31	29	.238	.324	.344	.668	74	84	3	1	6	2	2	98/7
1960	21	LAD-min	AAA	147	614	505	98	153	34	4	27	100	4	7	100	58	.303	.418	.547	.964		276		3	1	5			SPO · PCL
1960	21	LAD	NL	14	45	37	6	4	0	3	1	3	0	0	7	12	.108	.250	.351	.601	59	13	1	0	1	0	0	/97
1961	22	LAD	NL	111	301	245	42	79	15	2	10	48	0	0	48	22	.322	.434	.522	.956	146	128	3	1	6	1	0	938/7
1962	23	LAD	NL	147	555	460	80	128	15	7	14	71	1	1	75	59	.278	.379	.433	.811	124	199	10	3	11	6	6	*39/87
1963	24	LAD	NL	152	564	490	62	133	21	0	12	77	5	2	58	69	.271	.347	.388	.735	120	190	12	1	11	4	7	*3879
1964	25	LAD	NL	150	535	454	62	116	19	5	10	74	4	0	65	59	.256	.349	.385	.734	114	175	6	2	10	4	6	*3
1965	26	LAD	NL	158	654	555	73	152	28	1	9	70	2	0	76	72	.274	.361	.377	.738	115	209	7	3	14	6	11	*983
1966	27	LAD	NL	117	409	351	53	101	20	0	14	61	3	2	52	38	.288	.380	.464	.844	142	163	9	2	1	3	4	93/8
1967	28	LAD	NL	153	554	486	45	107	19	0	10	55	1	4	54	51	.220	.295	.321	.616	84	156	13	1	5	8	9	93/8
1968	29	LAD	NL	141	494	441	32	103	15	1	4	43	0	2	41	61	.234	.301	.299	.600	88	132	11	4	2	6	10	93
1969	30	TOT	NL	100	357	317	38	87	16	6	12	47	1	0	37	28	.274	.349	.476	.826	131	151	7	0	2	1	3	389/7
1969	30	LAD	NL	30	74	64	3	14	3	2	0	8	0	0	9	6	.219	.315	.328	.643	87	21	1	0	1	0	1	39/7
1969	30	MON	NL	70	283	253	35	73	13	4	12	39	1	0	28	22	.289	.358	.514	.872	142	130	6	0	1	1	2	38/7
1970	31	MON	NL	119	471	385	54	111	19	0	15	61	10	2	72	64	.288	.402	.455	.857	131	175	9	4	6	4	9	*3/87
1971	32	MON	NL	146	542	447	58	115	23	0	13	71	1	3	81	65	.257	.373	.396	.769	119	177	7	5	3	6	10	*37/8
1972	33	MON	NL	140	499	446	51	124	15	1	17	68	3	4	46	45	.278	.348	.430	.779	120	192	10	3	2	2	7	93
1973	34	MON	NL	142	505	413	70	123	13	1	17	49	2	2	86	33	.298	.422	.458	.880	142	189	8	3	3	0	11	*7/3	AS
1974	35	MON	NL	101	342	282	35	69	9	1	12	43	2	1	57	28	.245	.372	.411	.784	115	116	7	1	1	1	6	37/9
1975	36	STL	NL	107	279	229	32	69	13	2	7	37	0	1	45	22	.301	.421	.467	.888	143	107	8	3	1	1	9	39/7
1976	37	TOT	MLB	88	191	156	22	40	5	0	3	31	0	0	32	24	.256	.379	.346	.725	110	54	6	0	1	2	6	3
1976	37	STL	NL	73	136	110	13	29	4	0	0	21	0	0	23	12	.264	.385	.300	.685	96	33	5	0	1	2	3	3
1976	37	OAK	AL	15	55	46	9	11	1	0	3	10	0	0	9	12	.239	.364	.457	.820	145	21	1	0	0	0	3	3
1977	38	TOR	AL	132	528	458	60	128	24	2	19	64	0	4	58	58	.279	.362	.465	.827	124	213	12	2	8	2	11	D39/7	AS
1978	39	CAL	AL	91	268	235	23	51	5	0	10	40	0	1	25	31	.217	.289	.366	.655	87	86	7	1	2	5	2	3/D
21 Yrs				2442	8437	7184	931	1913	307	33	215	1044	35	33	1052	877	.266	.360	.408	.768	117	2931	157	40	96	65	129
162 Game Avg.				162	560	477	62	127	20	2	14	69	2	2	70	58	.266	.360	.408	.768	117	194	10	3	6	4	9
				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
LAD (12 yrs)				1306	4529	3880	491	1010	168	22	90	541	16	15	522	485	.260	.347	.385	.732	110	1492	77	18	68	41	56
MON (6 yrs)				718	2642	2226	303	615	92	7	86	331	19	12	370	257	.276	.381	.440	.821	128	979	47	16	16	14	45
STL (2 yrs)				180	415	339	45	98	17	2	7	58	0	1	68	34	.289	.409	.413	.822	128	140	13	3	2	3	12
OAK (1 yr)				15	55	46	9	11	1	0	3	10	0	0	9	12	.239	.364	.457	.820	145	21	1	0	0	0	3
CAL (1 yr)				91	268	235	23	51	5	0	10	40	0	1	25	31	.217	.289	.366	.655	87	86	7	1	2	5	2
TOR (1 yr)				132	528	458	60	128	24	2	19	64	0	4	58	58	.279	.362	.465	.827	124	213	12	2	8	2	11

NL (19 yrs)				2204	7586	6445	839	1723	277	31	183	930	35	28	960	776	.267	.363	.405	.768	118	2611	137	37	86	58	113
AL (3 yrs)				238	851	739	92	190	30	2	32	114	0	5	92	101	.257	.339	.433	.772	114	320	20	3	10	7	16

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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