Darrell Porter

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: January 17, 1952 in Joplin, MO us

Died: August 5, 2002 in Sugar Creek, MO

Buried: Longview Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (4th) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK).

High School: Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 35-260d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Bill Katzbeck • Previously: Frank Knisley

Full Name: Darrell Ray Porter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.9

5539

1369

188

.247

765

RBI

826

OBP

.354

SLG

.409

OPS

.763

OPS+

113

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1970	18	-3.0	Clinton	MIDW	A	MIL	62	237	185	24	37	11	0	4	21	1	2	50	52	.200	.371	.324	.696	60		1	0	1
1971	19	-1.8	Danville	MIDW	A	MIL	101	424	332	75	90	9	7	24	70	1	2	82	111	.271	.425	.557	.982	185		8	0	2
1971	19	-8.7	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	22	80	70	4	15	2	0	2	9	2	2	9	20	.214	.300	.329	.629	23	0	0	0	1	0
1972	20	-4.9	Evansville	AA	AAA	MIL	88	331	255	37	55	7	2	13	45	0	2	67	82	.216	.388	.412	.800	105		6	1	2
1972	20	-7.8	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	18	63	56	2	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	21	.125	.210	.196	.406	11	1	1	1	0	0
1973	21	-7.0	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	117	416	350	50	89	19	2	16	67	5	2	57	85	.254	.363	.457	.820	160	6	4	3	2	6
1974	22	-5.7	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	131	490	432	59	104	15	4	12	56	8	7	50	88	.241	.326	.377	.703	163	6	5	2	1	7
1975	23	-4.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	130	511	409	66	95	12	5	18	60	2	5	89	77	.232	.371	.418	.789	171	8	5	1	7	10
1976	24	-3.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	119	449	389	43	81	14	1	5	32	2	0	51	61	.208	.298	.288	.586	112	4	1	3	5	3
1977	25	-2.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	130	486	425	61	117	21	3	16	60	1	0	53	70	.275	.353	.452	.804	192	6	1	1	6	6
1978	26	-1.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	150	602	520	77	138	27	6	18	78	0	5	75	75	.265	.358	.444	.802	231	13	2	1	4	14
1979	27	-0.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	157	679	533	101	155	23	10	20	112	3	4	121	65	.291	.421	.484	.905	258	11	8	4	13	8
1980	28	0.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	118	495	418	51	104	14	2	7	51	1	1	69	50	.249	.354	.342	.696	143	10	2	0	6	5
1981	29	0.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	61	217	174	22	39	10	2	6	31	1	2	39	32	.224	.364	.408	.772	71	3	1	0	3	7
1982	30	1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	120	445	373	46	86	18	5	12	48	1	1	66	66	.231	.347	.402	.749	150	8	2	1	3	6
1983	31	2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	145	519	443	57	116	24	3	15	66	1	3	68	94	.262	.363	.431	.794	191	8	4	1	3	12
1984	32	3.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	127	493	422	56	98	16	3	11	68	5	3	60	79	.232	.331	.363	.693	153	10	5	0	6	12
1985	33	7.0	Louisville	AA	AAA	STL	7	23	20	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	5	.150	.261	.300	.561	6		0	0	0	0
1985	33	4.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	84	284	240	30	53	12	2	10	36	6	1	41	48	.221	.335	.413	.747	99	3	1	0	2	6
1986	34	5.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	68	178	155	21	41	6	0	12	29	1	1	22	51	.265	.360	.536	.895	83	3	1	0	0	0
1987	35	6.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	85	163	130	19	31	3	0	7	21	0	0	30	43	.239	.387	.423	.810	55	2	2	0	1	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1782	6570	5539	765	1369	237	48	188	826	39	37	905	1025	.247	.354	.409	.763	2266	102	45	18	63	106
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		258	1015	792	139	185	27	9	42	138	2	6	202	250	.234	.396	.450	.846	356		15	1	5	0
All Levels (18 Seasons)							2040	7585	6331	904	1554	264	57	230	964	41	43	1107	1275	.246	.360	.414	.774	2622	102	60	19	68	106

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		95	354	275	40	58	7	2	14	47	0	2	70	87	.211	.380	.404	.783	111		6	1	2	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		163	661	517	99	127	20	7	28	91	2	4	132	163	.246	.405	.474	.879	245		9	0	3