Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-8 / in Starts: 14-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1979	ALCS g1	Oct 3	BAL		CAL	W,6-3	GS-10	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.43	0.000	44.69	0.34%	0.23	C
2	1979	ALCS g2	Oct 4	BAL		CAL	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.16	-0.012	5.45	-0.23%	-0.38	C
3	1979	ALCS g4	Oct 6	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055	9	.55	0.149	24.65	4.31%	1.66	C
4	1979	WS g1	Oct 10	BAL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	8	.42	-0.038	21.83	-1.10%	-1.12	C
5	1979	WS g2	Oct 11	BAL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.412	.780	8	1.52	-0.034	80.76	-1.38%	0.19	C
6	1979	WS g3	Oct 12	BAL	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.455	.830	8	.51	0.086	32.26	3.24%	0.78	C
7	1979	WS g4	Oct 13	BAL	@	PIT	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.375	.455	.830	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR C
8	1979	WS g5	Oct 14	BAL	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS-9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.520	.927	8	.66	0.039	23.46	0.82%	0.18	C
9	1979	WS g6	Oct 16	BAL		PIT	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.357	.400	.500	.900	8	1.41	-0.097	108.24	-4.42%	-0.64	C
10	1979	WS g7	Oct 17	BAL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.364	.452	.815	7	1.04	-0.080	173.33	-7.70%	-0.70	C
1983 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1983	ALCS g1	Oct 5	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.40	0.025	43.75	0.50%	0.09	C
12	1983	ALCS g2	Oct 6	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.56	-0.046	15.96	-0.70%	-0.71	C
13	1983	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.33	-0.021	13.44	-0.56%	-0.94	C
14	1983	ALCS g4	Oct 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.27	-0.106	57.49	-2.63%	-0.56	C
15	1983	WS g1	Oct 11	BAL		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	8	.50	-0.025	25.90	-0.72%	-0.26	C
16	1983	WS g2	Oct 12	BAL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	8	.95	0.123	48.76	3.47%	1.14	C
17	1983	WS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.304	.381	.685	8	1.16	-0.020	72.86	-0.76%	-0.42	C
18	1983	WS g4	Oct 15	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.364	.684	8	1.53	-0.022	93.05	-0.89%	-0.07	C
19	1983	WS g5	Oct 16	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.560	.917	8	.43	0.140	14.87	3.17%	1.96	C
1988 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.59	-0.039	41.59	-0.67%	-0.09	PH
21	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						C
22	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	11-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	6	2.18	0.082	70.27	1.72%	0.36	PH C
23	1988	NLCS g5	Oct 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300	6	1.01	0.212	41.68	5.80%	1.99	C
24	1988	WS g4	Oct 19	LAD	@	OAK	W,4-3	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	6	.77	-0.025	46.54	-1.01%	-0.23	C
25	1988	WS g5	Oct 20	LAD	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017	7	.46	-0.003	16.04	-0.07%	0.02	C
									73	66	11	20	11	0	1	7	7	2	8	0	0	0		3	1	0	.303	.370	.515	.885

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