Cal Ripken stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 2001

Third Baseman · #8

Age 66 · 6' 4"

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Cal Ripken played 21 MLB seasons, 1981 to 2001.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
3,001
AB
11,551
R
1,647
H
3,184
HR
431
RBI
1,695
SB
36
AVG
.276

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.
1981BAL233915000.128
1982BAL1605989015828933.264
1983BAL162663121211271020.318
1984BAL16264110319527862.304
1985BAL161642116181261102.282
1986BAL1626279817725814.282
1987BAL1626249715727983.252
1988BAL1615758715223812.264
1989BAL1626468016621933.257
1990BAL1616007815021843.250
1991BAL16265099210341146.323
1992BAL1626377316014724.251
1993BAL1626418716524901.257
1994BAL1124447114013751.315
1995BAL1445507114417880.262
1996BAL16364094178261021.278
1997BAL1626157916617841.270
1998BAL1616016516314610.271
1999BAL863325111318570.340
2000BAL83309437915560.256
2001BAL1284774311414680.239

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

Career Postseason

GP
28
AB
110
R
14
H
37
HR
1
RBI
8
SB
0
AVG
.336

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
12,883
TB
5,168
XBH
1,078
HBP
66
IBB
107
GIDP
350
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.
1981BAL40500040
1982BAL6552846533160
1983BAL7263437600240
1984BAL7163277121160
1985BAL7183016311320
1986BAL7072896145190
1987BAL7172725810190
1988BAL6892484927100
1989BAL7122595135220
1990BAL69524953518120
1991BAL71736885515190
1992BAL71523344714130
1993BAL71826953619170
1994BAL4842043543170
1995BAL6132325226150
1996BAL7072986743280
1997BAL6862474753190
1998BAL659234424090
1999BAL3541944533140
2000BAL3391403130100
2001BAL5161723021150

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
90.9
RC
1,708.2
RC/27
5.20
ISOP
.172
SECA
.269
BB/K
0.87
AB/HR
26.8
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.
1981BAL-0.5-2-1.4.0000.00.100
1982BAL4.486.75.2110.30.521.40
1983BAL8.0116.36.5.1990.30.624.60
1984BAL9.8117.76.8.2060.30.823.70
1985BAL5.496.15.1.1870.31.024.70
1986BAL6.4100.55.7.1790.31.225.10
1987BAL3.089.64.8.1840.31.123.10
1988BAL5.5985.9.1670.31.5250
1989BAL6.378.94.2.1440.20.830.80
1990BAL7.388.65.1.1650.31.228.60
1991BAL11.31307.5.2430.31.219.10
1992BAL3.877.14.2.1150.21.345.50
1993BAL3.486.74.7.1620.31.126.70
1994BAL3.869.75.8.1440.20.834.20
1995BAL3.6744.6.1600.30.932.40
1996BAL3.5945.1.1880.30.824.60
1997BAL1.580.84.6.1320.20.836.20
1998BAL1.677.84.6.1180.20.842.90
1999BAL2.563.27.1.2440.30.418.40
2000BAL1.241.84.6.1970.30.620.60
2001BAL-0.943.93.1220.20.434.10

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

Bio

Age
66 yearsAug 24, 1960
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Havre de Grace, MD

Brother of Billy Ripken · All MLB brothers

What were Cal Ripken's career stats?

Cal Ripken played 21 seasons for the Orioles. He was a career .276 hitter with 3,184 hits, 431 home runs and 1,695 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .340 batting average, 18 home runs and 57 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1981 to 2001

Cal Ripken led MLB in hits (1983); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 50th in home runs (431)
  • 15th in hits (3,184)
  • 26th in rbi (1,695)

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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