Alvin Dark stats
Bio
- Debut
- 1946
- Rookie of the Year
- 1948
Bio
- Debut
- 1946
- Rookie of the Year
- 1948
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,828
- AB
- 7,219
- R
- 1,064
- H
- 2,089
- HR
- 126
- RBI
- 757
- SB
- 59
- AVG
- .289
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | ATL | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| 1948 | ATL | 137 | 543 | 85 | 175 | 3 | 48 | 4 | .322 |
| 1949 | ATL | 130 | 529 | 74 | 146 | 3 | 53 | 5 | .276 |
| 1950 | SF | 154 | 587 | 79 | 164 | 16 | 67 | 9 | .279 |
| 1951 | SF | 156 | 646 | 114 | 196 | 14 | 69 | 12 | .303 |
| 1952 | SF | 151 | 589 | 92 | 177 | 14 | 73 | 6 | .301 |
| 1953 | SF | 155 | 647 | 126 | 194 | 23 | 88 | 7 | .300 |
| 1954 | SF | 154 | 644 | 98 | 189 | 20 | 70 | 5 | .293 |
| 1955 | SF | 115 | 475 | 77 | 134 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .282 |
| 1956 |  SF/STL | 148 | 619 | 73 | 170 | 6 | 54 | 3 | .275 |
| 1957 | STL | 140 | 583 | 80 | 169 | 4 | 64 | 3 | .290 |
| 1958 |  STL/CHC | 132 | 528 | 61 | 156 | 4 | 48 | 1 | .295 |
| 1959 | CHC | 136 | 477 | 60 | 126 | 6 | 45 | 1 | .264 |
| 1960 |  ATL/PHI | 105 | 339 | 45 | 90 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .265 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 16
- AB
- 65
- R
- 9
- H
- 21
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .323
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,829
- TB
- 2,969
- XBH
- 556
- HBP
- 54
- IBB
- 20
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | ATL | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | ATL | 579 | 235 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | ATL | 572 | 188 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | SF | 643 | 258 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | SF | 700 | 293 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | SF | 649 | 254 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | SF | 693 | 316 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | SF | 693 | 287 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | SF | 508 | 187 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | SF/STL | 664 | 228 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | STL | 625 | 222 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | STL/CHC | 572 | 192 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CHC | 545 | 184 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | ATL/PHI | 373 | 119 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 39.6
- RC
- 1029.7
- RC/27
- 5.30
- ISOP
- .122
- SECA
- .186
- BB/K
- 0.81
- AB/HR
- 57.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | ATL | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .231 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | ATL | 4.0 | 85 | 6.1 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 181 | 0 |
| 1949 | ATL | 1.4 | 63.6 | 4.4 | .079 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 176.3 | 0 |
| 1950 | SF | 4.6 | 90 | 5.6 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1951 | SF | 5.8 | 104.9 | 6.1 | .150 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 46.1 | 0 |
| 1952 | SF | 5.5 | 93.1 | 5.9 | .131 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 42.1 | 0 |
| 1953 | SF | 4.7 | 107.4 | 6.2 | .189 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.1 | 0 |
| 1954 | SF | 3.4 | 95.8 | 5.4 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 32.2 | 0 |
| 1955 | SF | 1.2 | 62.1 | 4.8 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 52.8 | 0 |
| 1956 | SF/STL | 2.3 | 73.8 | 4.3 | .094 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 103.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | STL | 2.8 | 74.6 | 4.7 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 145.8 | 0 |
| 1958 | STL/CHC | 0.8 | 68.9 | 4.9 | .068 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 132 | 0 |
| 1959 | CHC | 3.0 | 68.4 | 5.1 | .122 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 79.5 | 0 |
| 1960 | ATL/PHI | 0.1 | 41 | 4.3 | .086 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 84.8 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Alvin Dark's career stats?
Alvin Dark played 14 seasons for the Braves, the Giants, the Cardinals and the Cubs. He was a career .289 hitter with 2,089 hits, 126 home runs and 757 RBI. His best season was 1948: a .322 batting average, 3 home runs and 48 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1946 to 1960
Championships
- 1954 World Series with the San Francisco Giants
Awards
All-time career rank
- 244th in hits (2,089)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.