Bill Madlock stats

Designated Hitter

Age 75 · 5' 11"

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Bill Madlock played 15 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,806
AB
6,594
R
920
H
2,008
HR
163
RBI
860
SB
174
AVG
.305

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1973TEX21771627153.351
1974CHC1284536514295411.313
1975CHC130514771827649.354
1976CHC14251468174158415.339
1977SF14053370161124613.302
1978SF12244776138154416.309
1979SF/PIT15456085167148532.298
1980PIT13749462137105316.277
1981PIT82279359564518.341
1982PIT15456892181199518.319
1983PIT1304736815312683.323
1984PIT103403381024443.253
1985PIT/LAD14451369141125610.275
1986LAD1113793810610603.280
1987LAD/DET1083876110217574.264

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
65
R
8
H
20
HR
4
RBI
12
SB
3
AVG
.308

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,372
TB
2,913
XBH
545
HBP
68
IBB
121
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1973TEX854191000
1974CHC509200355800
1975CHC565246433500
1976CHC58825752111500
1977SF5852274161400
1978SF5092154431100
1979SF/PIT6232454511100
1980PIT5461973641200
1981PIT320138303700
1982PIT6342775541600
1983PIT5302103321000
1984PIT435130201500
1985PIT/LAD577206408200
1986LAD421153275400
1987LAD/DET4451713511100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
35.1
RC
1,116.9
RC/27
6.30
ISOP
.137
SECA
.242
BB/K
1.19
AB/HR
40.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1973TEX1.216.48.5.1820.30.8770
1974CHC2.278.16.4.1280.21.150.30
1975CHC4.799.27.8.1250.21.273.40
1976CHC4.1106.88.1.1610.32.134.30
1977SF0.983.95.9.1240.21.344.40
1978SF4.6857.1.1720.31.229.80
1979SF/PIT2.093.56.1.1390.31.3400
1980PIT1.270.85.2.1210.21.449.40
1981PIT3.359.98.3.1540.3246.50
1982PIT5.9106.77.1.1690.31.229.90
1983PIT2.183.96.9.1210.22.039.40
1984PIT-0.841.33.6.0690.10.9100.80
1985PIT/LAD2.176.75.4.1270.20.942.80
1986LAD0.854.35.2.1240.20.737.90
1987LAD/DET0.861.25.5.1780.30.722.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
75 yearsJan 2, 1951
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Memphis, TN

What were Bill Madlock's career stats?

Bill Madlock played 15 seasons for the Rangers, the Cubs, the Giants, the Pirates and the Dodgers. He was a career .305 hitter with 2,008 hits, 163 home runs and 860 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .354 batting average, 7 home runs and 64 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1987

Bill Madlock led MLB in batting average (1976); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 287th in hits (2,008)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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