Billy Ripken stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1998

Shortstop · #14

Age 61 · 6' 1"

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Billy Ripken played 12 MLB seasons, 1987 to 1998.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
912
AB
2,729
R
287
H
674
HR
20
RBI
229
SB
25
AVG
.247

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.
1987BAL5823427722204.308
1988BAL150512521062348.207
1989BAL11531831762261.239
1990BAL129406481183385.291
1991BAL10428724620140.216
1992BAL11133035764362.230
1993TEX5013212250110.189
1994TEX3281925062.309
1995CLE81747230.412
1996BAL5713519312120.230
1997TEX7120318563240.276
1998DET2774820053.270

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,015
TB
867
XBH
147
HBP
18
IBB
3
GIDP
81
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.
1987BAL25787110030
1988BAL5591322150140
1989BAL364971500120
1990BAL456157324270
1991BAL315751200140
1992BAL3631031931100
1993TEX1532944060
1994TEX853050020
1995CLE171320000
1996BAL14745101040
1997TEX21876130070
1998DET812331020

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
4.5
RC
241.8
RC/27
2.90
ISOP
.071
SECA
.138
BB/K
0.52
AB/HR
136.5
GO/FO
0.00
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.
1987BAL1.033.15.3.0640.20.91170
1988BAL-1.830.51.9.0510.10.52560
1989BAL1.225.12.4.0660.10.41590
1990BAL3.954.64.7.0960.20.7135.30
1991BAL-0.513.71.5.0450.10.500
1992BAL0.625.42.5.0820.10.782.50
1993TEX-0.35.71.3.0300.10.600
1994TEX0.29.94.5.0620.10.300
1995CLE0.24.712.6.3530.408.50
1996BAL0.111.82.9.1040.20.567.50
1997TEX-0.1213.5.0990.10.367.70
1998DET0.07.23.3.0410.10.500

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

Bio

Age
61 yearsDec 16, 1964
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Havre De Grace, MD

Brother of Cal Ripken · All MLB brothers

What were Billy Ripken's career stats?

Billy Ripken played 12 seasons for the Orioles, the Rangers, the Guardians and the Tigers. He was a career .247 hitter with 674 hits, 20 home runs and 229 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .412 batting average, 2 home runs and 3 RBI.

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