Dave Meier

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: August 8, 1959 in Helena, MT us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 31st round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bullard HS (Fresno, CA), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Fresno City College (Fresno, CA) and the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Bullard HS (Fresno, CA)

Schools: Fresno City College (Fresno, CA), Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: April 3, 1984 (Age 24-239d, 14,866th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1988 (Age 29-052d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: David Keith Meier

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

277

.253

RBI

OBP

.316

SLG

.325

OPS

.641

OPS+

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
1981	21	MIN-min	A	71	311	273	53	92	12	0	9	50	8	3	34	28	.337	.406	.480	.886		131		0	1	3	0		VIS · CALL
1982	22	MIN-min	AA	134	548	474	71	136	19	7	8	63	4	6	65	77	.287	.371	.407	.778		193		1	3	5	0		ORL · SOUL
1983	23	MIN-min	AAA	126	490	426	63	143	21	6	8	68	1	2	55	54	.336	.408	.469	.877		200		1	2	6	2		TOL · IL
1984	24	MIN	AL	59	158	147	18	35	8	1	0	13	0	1	6	9	.238	.271	.306	.577	57	45	5	1	3	1	0	7H9/D5
1985	25	MIN	AL	71	126	104	15	27	6	0	1	8	0	6	18	12	.260	.374	.346	.720	96	36	0	1	3	0	0	7H/98D

1987	27	TEX-min	AAA	129	516	447	72	143	36	4	18	86	2	3	57	67	.320	.392	.539	.931		241		2	1	9	2		OKC · AA
1987	27	TEX	AL	13	21	21	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.333	.619	64	7	2	0	0	0	0	/7H9
1988	28	CHC-min	AAA	125	503	456	69	139	19	7	20	83	4	5	41	74	.305	.358	.509	.867		232		0	0	6	3		IWA · AA
1988	28	CHC	NL	2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	127	2	0	0	0	0	0	/5H
4 Yrs				145	310	277	37	70	15	1	1	22	0	7	24	26	.253	.316	.325	.641	74	90	7	2	6	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	346	309	41	78	17	1	1	25	0	8	27	29	.253	.316	.325	.641	74	101	8	2	7	1	0

MIN (2 yrs)				130	284	251	33	62	14	1	1	21	0	7	24	21	.247	.317	.323	.639	74	81	5	2	6	1	0
TEX (1 yr)				13	21	21	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.333	.619	64	7	2	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	127	2	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				143	305	272	37	68	15	1	1	21	0	7	24	25	.250	.314	.324	.638	73	88	7	2	6	1	0
NL (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	127	2	0	0	0	0	0

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Player Value--Batting

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

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