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Dave Parker
David Gene Parker (Cobra)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 230 lb.

Debut July 12, 1973

Final Game October 2, 1991
Born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun, MS

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 22 PIT NL  54  139   17   40   9  1   4   14   1  1   2  27  .288  .308  .453  111   63   1   0   1   2   2
 1974 23 PIT NL  73  220   27   62  10  3   4   29   3  3  10  53  .282  .322  .409  107   90   0   0   1   3   3
 1975 24 PIT NL 148  558   75  172  35 10  25  101   8  6  38  89  .308  .357  .541  149  302   0   1   4   5  18 MVP-3
 1976 25 PIT NL 138  537   82  168  28 10  13   90  19  7  30  80  .313  .349  .475  133  255   0   4   6   2  16 MVP-20
 1977 26 PIT NL 159  637  107  215  44  8  21   88  17 19  58 107  .338  .397  .531  145  338   0   4  13   7   7 MVP-3,AS
 1978 27 PIT NL 148  581  102  194  32 12  30  117  20  7  57  92  .334  .394  .585  166  340   0   2  23   2   8 MVP-1
 1979 28 PIT NL 158  622  109  193  45  7  25   94  20  4  67 101  .310  .380  .526  141  327   0   9  14   9   7 MVP-10,AS
 1980 29 PIT NL 139  518   71  153  31  1  17   79  10  7  25  69  .295  .327  .458  115  237   0   5   5   2   8 AS
 1981 30 PIT NL  67  240   29   62  14  3   9   48   6  2   9  25  .258  .287  .454  105  109   0   3   3   2   5 AS
 1982 31 PIT NL  73  244   41   66  19  3   6   29   7  5  22  45  .270  .330  .447  113  109   0   3   2   1   7
 1983 32 PIT NL 144  552   68  154  29  4  12   69  12  9  28  89  .279  .311  .411   97  227   0   6   6   0  11
 1984 33 CIN NL 156  607   73  173  28  0  16   94  11 10  41  89  .285  .328  .410  104  249   0   6  10   1   8
 1985 34 CIN NL 160  635   88  198  42  4  34  125   5 13  52  80  .312  .365  .551  149  350   0   4  24   3  26 SS,MVP-2,AS
 1986 35 CIN NL 162  637   89  174  31  3  31  116   1  6  56 126  .273  .330  .477  117  304   0   6  16   1  18 SS,MVP-5,AS
 1987 36 CIN NL 153  589   77  149  28  0  26   97   7  3  44 104  .253  .311  .433   92  255   0   6  13   8  14
 1988 37 OAK AL 101  377   43   97  18  1  12   55   0  1  32  70  .257  .314  .406  103  153   0   2   2   0   3
 1989 38 OAK AL 144  553   56  146  27  0  22   97   0  0  38  91  .264  .308  .432  110  239   0   8  13   1  21 MVP-11
 1990 39 MIL AL 157  610   71  176  30  3  21   92   4  7  41 102  .289  .330  .451  118  275   0  14  11   4  18 SS,MVP-16,AS
 1991 40 TOT AL 132  502   47  120  26  2  11   59   3  3  33  98  .239  .288  .365   81  183   0   3   3   3   9
         CAL AL 119  466   45  108  22  2  11   56   3  2  29  91  .232  .279  .358   76  167   0   3   3   3   9
         TOR AL  13   36    2   12   4  0   0    3   0  1   4   7  .333  .400  .444  130   16   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons         9358      2712     75     1493    113    1537  .290  .339  .471  121        1  86 170  56 209
               2466      1272      526    339      154    683                            4405
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        615   84  178  35  5  22   98  10  7  45 101  .290  .339  .471  121  289   0   6  11   4  14
 Career High    162  637  109  215  45 12  34  125  20 19  67 126  .338  .397  .585  166  350   1  14  24   9  26
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 22 PIT NL  144  103   18   4.7    95| .288  .260| .308  .329| .453  .387| .761  .716| 111  .544   1.2   0.1  50%
 1974 23 PIT NL  233  164   28   4.6    92| .282  .259| .322  .330| .409  .374| .731  .704| 107  .536   0.8   0.1  50%
 1975 24 PIT NL  602  411  101   6.6    95| .308  .264| .357  .335| .541  .382| .898  .716| 149  .686  32.4   3.3  57%
 1976 25 PIT NL  573  396   85   5.8    92| .313  .263| .349  .329| .475  .374| .824  .703| 133  .653  20.4   2.1  73%
 1977 26 PIT NL  706  452  130   7.8   105| .338  .272| .397  .340| .531  .414| .928  .754| 145  .721  41.3   4.0  47%
 1978 27 PIT NL  642  404  134   8.9    99| .334  .268| .394  .336| .585  .394| .979  .730| 166  .799  49.5   5.0  74%
 1979 28 PIT NL  707  449  131   7.8   104| .310  .275| .380  .341| .526  .408| .906  .749| 141  .742  36.7   3.7  83%
 1980 29 PIT NL  550  385   75   5.3    97| .295  .270| .327  .333| .458  .392| .785  .725| 115  .597   8.9   0.9  58%
 1981 30 PIT NL  254  188   30   4.3    95| .258  .267| .287  .333| .454  .383| .741  .716| 105  .522   0.0   0.0  75%
 1982 31 PIT NL  270  193   34   4.8    98| .270  .270| .330  .334| .447  .393| .777  .726| 113  .555   4.1   0.4  58%
 1983 32 PIT NL  586  424   67   4.2    99| .279  .267| .311  .336| .411  .395| .722  .731|  97  .501  -4.4  -0.5  57%
 1984 33 CIN NL  655  458   80   4.7    97| .285  .268| .328  .334| .410  .389| .738  .723| 104  .553   1.9   0.2  52%
 1985 34 CIN NL  694  480  112   6.3    98| .312  .265| .365  .333| .551  .394| .916  .727| 149  .676  40.5   4.1  27%
 1986 35 CIN NL  700  493   94   5.2   101| .273  .266| .330  .337| .477  .401| .807  .738| 117  .581  12.6   1.3  14%
 1987 36 CIN NL  647  463   77   4.5   109| .253  .274| .311  .344| .433  .426| .744  .770|  92  .471  -8.7  -0.9  70%
 1988 37 OAK AL  411  286   49   4.6    92| .257  .256| .314  .320| .406  .385| .720  .706| 103  .518   1.1   0.1   0%
 1989 38 OAK AL  600  436   68   4.2    91| .264  .257| .308  .322| .432  .379| .740  .700| 110  .483   6.1   0.6   0%
 1990 39 MIL AL  669  473   86   4.9    94| .289  .258| .330  .326| .451  .386| .781  .712| 118  .547  14.1   1.4  36%
 1991 40 TOT AL  541  397   52   3.5    96| .239  .260| .288  .328| .365  .394| .653  .722|  81  .386 -14.5  -1.4  50%
         CAL AL  501  372   46   3.3    96| .232  .259| .279  .328| .358  .393| .637  .721|  76  .361 -16.2  -1.6  60%
         TOR AL   40   25    6   6.5   100| .333  .265| .400  .334| .444  .402| .844  .736| 130  .656   1.7   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons   10184  7055 1451   5.5    98| .290  .266| .339  .333| .471  .394| .810  .727| 121  .609 244.2  24.5  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 22 PIT NL OF 39 77 3 3 1 .964 .977 2.05 1.96 2.73 2.23 31 263.3 RF 19 36 3 1 1 .975 .973 2.05 1.77 2.58 2.01 15 136.3 CF 16 35 0 2 0 .946 .980 2.19 2.27 2.81 2.63 15 112.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.68 3.00 2.04 1 15.0 1974 23 PIT NL OF 49 101 5 4 1 .964 .979 2.16 1.96 2.44 2.27 42 390.3 RF 28 47 2 1 1 .980 .974 1.75 1.66 2.13 2.04 21 206.7 CF 15 35 1 1 0 .973 .986 2.40 2.42 2.98 2.77 14 108.7 LF 10 18 1 2 0 .905 .974 1.90 1.55 2.28 1.99 7 75.0 1B 6 53 3 0 9 1.000 .991 9.33 8.33 9.16 9.93 5 55.0 1975 24 PIT NL RF 141 315 7 9 2 .973 .974 2.28 1.74 2.31 2.05 141 1253.7 1976 25 PIT NL RF 134 293 12 14 0 .956 .974 2.28 1.83 2.29 2.15 134 1196.3 1977 26 PIT NL RF 158 381 26 15 9 .964 .974 2.58 1.78 2.58 2.11 158 1420.3 GG,AS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 AS 1978 27 PIT NL RF 147 304 12 13 3 .960 .977 2.15 1.78 2.18 2.13 147 1303.7 GG 1979 28 PIT NL RF 158 343 16 15 2 .960 .979 2.27 1.87 2.26 2.19 158 1432.3 GG,AS 1980 29 PIT NL RF 130 237 14 9 0 .965 .977 1.93 1.71 2.07 2.06 129 1091.0 AS 1981 30 PIT NL RF 60 108 1 7 0 .940 .978 1.82 1.65 1.99 2.08 59 492.0 AS 1982 31 PIT NL RF 63 110 2 5 1 .957 .978 1.78 1.65 1.91 2.02 62 527.0 1983 32 PIT NL RF 142 281 4 8 2 .973 .979 2.01 1.64 2.09 2.01 139 1226.7 1984 33 CIN NL RF 151 296 6 8 1 .974 .979 2.00 1.69 2.09 2.07 150 1301.7 1985 34 CIN NL RF 159 328 10 10 1 .971 .978 2.13 1.68 2.17 2.02 158 1404.3 AS 1986 35 CIN NL RF 159 277 10 9 2 .970 .977 1.81 1.63 1.85 1.99 157 1399.0 AS 1987 36 CIN NL RF 142 275 12 10 3 .966 .976 2.02 1.68 2.13 2.00 141 1211.3 1B 9 76 4 1 7 .988 .991 8.89 8.47 9.27 9.88 9 77.7 1988 37 OAK AL DH 61 LF 34 59 4 4 0 .940 .977 1.85 1.85 2.11 2.26 34 269.0 1B 1 5 2 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.40 10.50 9.60 1 6.0 1989 38 OAK AL DH 140 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.25 2.36 1 8.0 1990 39 MIL AL DH 153 AS 1B 3 24 0 1 4 .960 .992 8.00 8.37 9.39 9.63 3 23.0 AS 1991 40 TOT AL DH 130 CAL AL DH 119 TOR AL DH 11
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 23 PIT NL 1B 6 53 3 0 9 1.000 .991 9.33 8.33 9.16 9.93 5 55.0 1987 36 CIN NL 1B 9 76 4 1 7 .988 .991 8.89 8.47 9.27 9.88 9 77.7 1988 37 OAK AL 1B 1 5 2 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.40 10.50 9.60 1 6.0 1990 39 MIL AL 1B 3 24 0 1 4 .960 .992 8.00 8.37 9.39 9.63 3 23.0 1977 26 PIT NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 1973 22 PIT NL CF 16 35 0 2 0 .946 .980 2.19 2.27 2.81 2.63 15 112.0 1974 23 PIT NL CF 15 35 1 1 0 .973 .986 2.40 2.42 2.98 2.77 14 108.7 1988 37 OAK AL DH 61 1989 38 OAK AL DH 140 1990 39 MIL AL DH 153 1991 40 TOT AL DH 130 CAL AL DH 119 TOR AL DH 11 1973 22 PIT NL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.68 3.00 2.04 1 15.0 1974 23 PIT NL LF 10 18 1 2 0 .905 .974 1.90 1.55 2.28 1.99 7 75.0 1988 37 OAK AL LF 34 59 4 4 0 .940 .977 1.85 1.85 2.11 2.26 34 269.0 1973 22 PIT NL OF 39 77 3 3 1 .964 .977 2.05 1.96 2.73 2.23 31 263.3 1974 23 PIT NL OF 49 101 5 4 1 .964 .979 2.16 1.96 2.44 2.27 42 390.3 1975 24 PIT NL OF 141 311 7 9 2 .972 .978 2.26 2.01 2.28 2.29 141 1253.7 1976 25 PIT NL OF 134 294 12 14 0 .956 .979 2.28 2.03 2.30 2.34 134 1196.3 1977 26 PIT NL OF 158 389 26 15 9 .965 .978 2.63 1.93 2.63 2.26 158 1420.3 1978 27 PIT NL OF 147 302 12 13 3 .960 .980 2.14 1.94 2.17 2.31 147 1303.7 1979 28 PIT NL OF 158 341 15 15 1 .960 .979 2.25 2.00 2.24 2.33 158 1432.3 1980 29 PIT NL OF 130 235 14 9 0 .965 .980 1.92 1.98 2.05 2.31 129 1091.0 1981 30 PIT NL OF 60 110 1 7 0 .941 .980 1.85 2.02 2.03 2.33 59 492.0 1982 31 PIT NL OF 63 108 2 5 1 .957 .978 1.75 1.91 1.88 2.25 62 527.0 1983 32 PIT NL OF 142 282 3 8 2 .973 .980 2.01 1.92 2.09 2.27 139 1226.7 1984 33 CIN NL OF 151 296 6 8 1 .974 .979 2.00 1.91 2.09 2.27 150 1301.7 1985 34 CIN NL OF 159 329 12 10 1 .972 .979 2.14 1.88 2.19 2.20 158 1404.3 1986 35 CIN NL OF 159 278 9 9 2 .970 .979 1.81 1.82 1.85 2.19 157 1399.0 1987 36 CIN NL OF 142 278 13 10 3 .967 .981 2.05 1.83 2.16 2.19 141 1211.3 1988 37 OAK AL OF 34 58 3 3 0 .953 .979 1.79 2.14 2.04 2.47 34 269.0 1989 38 OAK AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.10 2.25 2.48 1 8.0 1973 22 PIT NL RF 19 36 3 1 1 .975 .973 2.05 1.77 2.58 2.01 15 136.3 1974 23 PIT NL RF 28 47 2 1 1 .980 .974 1.75 1.66 2.13 2.04 21 206.7 1975 24 PIT NL RF 141 315 7 9 2 .973 .974 2.28 1.74 2.31 2.05 141 1253.7 1976 25 PIT NL RF 134 293 12 14 0 .956 .974 2.28 1.83 2.29 2.15 134 1196.3 1977 26 PIT NL RF 158 381 26 15 9 .964 .974 2.58 1.78 2.58 2.11 158 1420.3 1978 27 PIT NL RF 147 304 12 13 3 .960 .977 2.15 1.78 2.18 2.13 147 1303.7 1979 28 PIT NL RF 158 343 16 15 2 .960 .979 2.27 1.87 2.26 2.19 158 1432.3 1980 29 PIT NL RF 130 237 14 9 0 .965 .977 1.93 1.71 2.07 2.06 129 1091.0 1981 30 PIT NL RF 60 108 1 7 0 .940 .978 1.82 1.65 1.99 2.08 59 492.0 1982 31 PIT NL RF 63 110 2 5 1 .957 .978 1.78 1.65 1.91 2.02 62 527.0 1983 32 PIT NL RF 142 281 4 8 2 .973 .979 2.01 1.64 2.09 2.01 139 1226.7 1984 33 CIN NL RF 151 296 6 8 1 .974 .979 2.00 1.69 2.09 2.07 150 1301.7 1985 34 CIN NL RF 159 328 10 10 1 .971 .978 2.13 1.68 2.17 2.02 158 1404.3 1986 35 CIN NL RF 159 277 10 9 2 .970 .977 1.81 1.63 1.85 1.99 157 1399.0 1987 36 CIN NL RF 142 275 12 10 3 .966 .976 2.02 1.68 2.13 2.00 141 1211.3 1989 38 OAK AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.25 2.36 1 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1867 3791 143 142 27 .965 .979 2.11 1.94 2.19 2.27 1841 16190.0 48 31 1792# RF*1792 3633 137 134 28 .966 .977 2.10 1.72 2.17 2.07 1770 15610.3 DH 484 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 48 82 5 6 0 .935 .976 1.81 1.77 2.18 2.19 42 359.0 CF* 31 70 1 3 0 .959 .983 2.29 2.34 2.90 2.70 29 220.7 1B* 19 158 9 2 20 .988 .991 8.79 8.41 9.29 9.85 18 161.7 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1887 3949 152 144 47 .966 .980 2.17 2.00 2.26 2.35 1859 16352
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   3   8   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .125  .125  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3  10   2   0  0  0  0   0   1   3  .000  .167  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
 1979   NLCS  PIT CIN     W   3  12   2   4  0  0  0   2   2   3  .333  .400  .333   1  0   0   1   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   7  29   2  10  3  0  0   4   2   7  .345  .394  .448   0  1   0   1   1 
 1988   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   3  12   1   3  1  0  0   0   0   4  .250  .250  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     L   4  15   0   3  0  0  0   0   2   4  .200  .294  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   4  16   2   3  0  0  2   3   0   0  .188  .188  .563   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK SFG     W   3   9   2   2  1  0  1   2   0   2  .222  .222  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2  16  58   7  11  1  0  2   5   3  11  .190  .238  .310   1  0   0   1   1 
  3 World Series        2-1  14  53   4  15  4  0  1   6   4  13  .283  .339  .415   0  1   0   1   1 
  8 Postseason Series   5-3  30 111  11  26  5  0  3  11   7  24  .234  .287  .360   1  1   0   2   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   PIT NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1979   PIT NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   1   0  0   0   1   0 Starting RF 
 1980   PIT NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1981   PIT NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1985   CIN NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1986   CIN NL       2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1990   MIL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/7      4  15   2   4  0  0  1   2   1   5   0  0   0   1   0  .267  .294  .467 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977 (RF)
1979 (RF)
1980 (RF)
1981 (RF)
1985 *
1986 *
1990

Awards
1978-NL-MVP
1979-ML-AS MVP

Gold Gloves
1977-NL--OF
1978-NL--OF
1979-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1985-NL--OF
1986-NL--OF
1990-AL--DH
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1975-NL-3-0.36
1976-NL-20-0.03
1977-NL-3-0.46
1978-NL-1-0.95
1979-NL-10-0.17
1985-NL-2-0.65
1986-NL-5-0.43
1989-AL-11-0.11
1990-AL-16-0.03
Car-28-3.19 shares

Batting Average
1976 NL-.313-8
1977 NL-.338-1
1978 NL-.334-1
1979 NL-.310-7
1985 NL-.312-5

On-base %
1977 NL-.397-5
1978 NL-.394-2
1979 NL-.380-10

Slugging %
1975 NL-.541-1
1976 NL-.475-8
1977 NL-.531-6
1978 NL-.585-1
1979 NL-.526-7
1985 NL-.551-2
1986 NL-.477-10

OPS
1975 NL-.898-3
1977 NL-.927-5
1978 NL-.979-1
1979 NL-.906-7
1985 NL-.916-3

Games
1977 NL-159-4
1984 NL-156-10
1985 NL-160-6
1986 NL-162-1
Car-2466-59

At Bats
1977 NL-637-4
1984 NL-607-6
1985 NL-635-4
1986 NL-637-2
1990 AL-610-7
Car-9358-45

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1977 NL-706-3
1979 NL-707-6
1985 NL-694-5
1986 NL-700-3
Car-10184-64

Runs
1977 NL-107-5
1978 NL-102-3
1979 NL-109-3

Hits
1977 NL-215-1
1978 NL-194-4
1979 NL-193-6
1984 NL-173-10
1985 NL-198-2
1986 NL-174-7
1990 AL-176-7
Car-2712-55

Total Bases
1975 NL-302-3
1977 NL-338-2
1978 NL-340-1
1979 NL-327-2
1985 NL-350-1
1986 NL-304-1
1990 AL-275-9
Car-4405-46

Doubles
1975 NL-35-8
1977 NL-44-1
1979 NL-45-3
1984 NL-28-10
1985 NL-42-1
Car-526-32

Triples
1975 NL-10-2
1976 NL-10-3
1978 NL-12-2

Home Runs
1975 NL-25-5
1978 NL-30-3
1985 NL-34-2
1986 NL-31-2
Car-339-82

RBI
1975 NL-101-5
1976 NL-90-7
1978 NL-117-2
1979 NL-94-8
1984 NL-94-8
1985 NL-125-1
1986 NL-116-2
1989 AL-97-9
1990 AL-92-7
Car-1493-49

Strikeouts
1977 NL-107-9
1979 NL-101-9
1986 NL-126-4
Car-1537-36

Singles
1977 NL-142-4
1984 NL-129-7
Car-1772-89

Adjusted OPS+
1975 NL-149-3
1977 NL-145-5
1978 NL-166-1
1979 NL-141-8
1985 NL-149-5

Runs Created
1975 NL-101-8
1977 NL-130-3
1978 NL-134-1
1979 NL-131-3
1985 NL-112-7
Car-1451-89

Adjusted Batting Runs
1975 NL-32-6
1977 NL-41-5
1978 NL-50-1
1979 NL-37-4
1985 NL-40-4

Batting Wins
1975 NL-3.3-5
1977 NL-4.0-5
1978 NL-5.0-1
1979 NL-3.7-4
1985 NL-4.1-4

Extra-Base Hits
1975 NL-70-3
1977 NL-73-4
1978 NL-74-2
1979 NL-77-1
1985 NL-80-1
1986 NL-65-4
Car-940-48

Times on Base
1977 NL-280-1
1978 NL-253-4
1979 NL-269-5
1985 NL-253-5
Car-3451-97

Offensive Win%
1975 NL-.686-10
1977 NL-.721-6
1978 NL-.799-1
1979 NL-.742-4
1985 NL-.676-10

Hit By Pitch
1977 NL-7-4
1979 NL-9-2
1987 NL-8-3

Sac. Flies
1979 NL-9-1
1990 AL-14-1
Car-86-58

Intentional Walks
1977 NL-13-8
1978 NL-23-1
1979 NL-14-7
1985 NL-24-1
1986 NL-16-5
1987 NL-13-10
1989 AL-13-7
1990 AL-11-9
Car-170-26

Grounded into Double Plays
1975 NL-18-7
1985 NL-26-1
1986 NL-18-6
1989 AL-21-4
Car-209-69

Caught Stealing
1977 NL-19-6
1985 NL-13-6
Car-113-73

Power/Speed Number
1976 NL-15.4-8
1978 NL-24.0-3
1979 NL-22.2-3
Car-211.8-68

At Bats per Home Run
1975 NL-22.3-9
1978 NL-19.4-7
1985 NL-18.7-8
1986 NL-20.5-8

Outs
1984 NL-458-9
1985 NL-480-4
1986 NL-493-1
1987 NL-463-6
1990 AL-473-7
Car-7055-43

Oldest Player
1991 AL-40-7

         

Black Ink: Batting - 26 (69) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 145 (99) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 41.5 (135) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 124.0 (109) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  5. Bob Meusel (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Tony Oliva (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Cecil Cooper (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cecil Cooper (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bernie Williams (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Bernie Williams (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Bernie Williams (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Tony Perez (913) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Tony Perez (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Tony Perez (919) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

December 8, 1987: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Oakland Athletics for Jose Rijo and Tim Birtsas.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 14, 1991: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the California Angels for Dante Bichette.

September 7, 1991: Released by the California Angels.

September 14, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cincinnati Reds$970,000
1986Cincinnati Reds$1,100,000
1987Cincinnati Reds$1,100,000
1988Oakland Athletics$1,000,000
1989Oakland Athletics$1,125,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$1,200,000
1991California Angels$1,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,095,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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