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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 21 | SFG | NL | 20 | 71 | 62 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .290 | .357 | .532 | .889 | 148 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7/9H | |
| 1973 | 22 | SFG | NL | 148 | 605 | 540 | 74 | 162 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 83 | .300 | .367 | .444 | .812 | 121 | 240 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | *7/H9 | RoY-1 |
| 1974 | 23 | SFG | NL | 154 | 638 | 561 | 87 | 161 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 82 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 69 | .287 | .368 | .442 | .810 | 122 | 248 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | *7/H | |
| 1975 | 24 | SFG | NL | 116 | 494 | 425 | 67 | 119 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 65 | 53 | .280 | .377 | .431 | .807 | 121 | 183 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | *7/H | |
| 1976 | 25 | SFG | NL | 156 | 671 | 587 | 79 | 164 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 94 | .279 | .359 | .443 | .802 | 125 | 260 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | *7/H | |
| 1977 | 26 | ATL | NL | 148 | 627 | 555 | 89 | 157 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 90 | .283 | .362 | .438 | .799 | 104 | 243 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | *7/H | |
| 1978 | 27 | ATL | NL | 129 | 542 | 474 | 75 | 135 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 92 | .285 | .366 | .462 | .828 | 120 | 219 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | *9/H7 | |
| 1979 | 28 | ATL | NL | 156 | 695 | 631 | 97 | 192 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 90 | 18 | 6 | 60 | 75 | .304 | .363 | .502 | .865 | 128 | 317 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | *9 | AS,MVP-26 |
| 1980 | 29 | ATL | NL | 155 | 619 | 571 | 79 | 159 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 93 | .278 | .325 | .419 | .744 | 104 | 239 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | *9H/7 | |
| 1981 | 30 | PHI | NL | 101 | 428 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 59 | 42 | .301 | .398 | .451 | .849 | 137 | 162 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | *7/H | MVP-13 |
| 1982 | 31 | PHI | NL | 162 | 690 | 616 | 89 | 173 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 66 | 87 | .281 | .349 | .427 | .776 | 114 | 263 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | *7/H | MVP-23 |
| 1983 | 32 | PHI | NL | 132 | 526 | 446 | 66 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 81 | .258 | .352 | .374 | .727 | 103 | 167 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | *7H | |
| 1984 | 33 | CHC | NL | 147 | 608 | 491 | 101 | 143 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 17 | 8 | 103 | 97 | .291 | .410 | .428 | .838 | 129 | 210 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | *7/H | MVP-5 |
| 1985 | 34 | CHC | NL | 97 | 362 | 298 | 45 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 64 | .235 | .362 | .406 | .768 | 107 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7H | |
| 1986 | 35 | CHC | NL | 123 | 432 | 370 | 49 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 59 | .259 | .361 | .478 | .839 | 124 | 177 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7H | |
| 1987 | 36 | TOT | MLB | 89 | 181 | 161 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 33 | .242 | .320 | .323 | .643 | 69 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | HD/7 | |
| 1987 | 36 | CHC | NL | 44 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .262 | .326 | .333 | .659 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | H/7 | |
| 1987 | 36 | SEA | AL | 45 | 135 | 119 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | .235 | .319 | .319 | .638 | 67 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | DH | |
| 16 Yrs | 2033 | 8189 | 7147 | 1083 | 2011 | 319 | 51 | 234 | 978 | 183 | 74 | 940 | 1125 | .281 | .364 | .439 | .802 | 118 | 3134 | 179 | 21 | 19 | 62 | 46 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 653 | 570 | 86 | 160 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 78 | 15 | 6 | 75 | 90 | .281 | .364 | .439 | .802 | 118 | 250 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| SFG (5 yrs) | 594 | 2479 | 2175 | 318 | 624 | 100 | 24 | 64 | 296 | 53 | 24 | 275 | 312 | .287 | .367 | .443 | .810 | 123 | 964 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | |||||
| CHC (4 yrs) | 411 | 1448 | 1201 | 198 | 320 | 52 | 3 | 48 | 176 | 22 | 10 | 226 | 231 | .266 | .381 | .435 | .815 | 120 | 522 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||||
| ATL (4 yrs) | 588 | 2483 | 2231 | 340 | 643 | 96 | 18 | 81 | 291 | 59 | 24 | 230 | 350 | .288 | .354 | .456 | .810 | 114 | 1018 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |||||
| PHI (3 yrs) | 395 | 1644 | 1421 | 217 | 396 | 70 | 6 | 38 | 200 | 49 | 15 | 194 | 210 | .279 | .363 | .417 | .780 | 117 | 592 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | |||||
| SEA (1 yr) | 45 | 135 | 119 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | .235 | .319 | .319 | .638 | 67 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| NL (16 yrs) | 1988 | 8054 | 7028 | 1073 | 1983 | 318 | 51 | 231 | 963 | 183 | 73 | 925 | 1103 | .282 | .365 | .441 | .805 | 119 | 3096 | 173 | 21 | 19 | 61 | 46 | |||||
| AL (1 yr) | 45 | 135 | 119 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | .235 | .319 | .319 | .638 | 67 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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