Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1974
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1974
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 698
- AB
- 1,371
- R
- 199
- H
- 350
- HR
- 54
- RBI
- 218
- SB
- 15
- AVG
- .255
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ATH | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1975 | CHC | 76 | 91 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .231 |
| 1976 | CHC | 83 | 126 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 |
| 1977 | CIN | 59 | 76 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .171 |
| 1978 | CIN | 13 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .257 |
| 1979 |  CIN/DET | 117 | 306 | 57 | 89 | 21 | 62 | 7 | .291 |
| 1980 | DET | 120 | 347 | 61 | 103 | 17 | 60 | 4 | .297 |
| 1981 | DET | 64 | 165 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .255 |
| 1982 | SF | 70 | 125 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .248 |
| 1983 | SF | 29 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .136 |
| 1984 | SD | 47 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .185 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,593
- TB
- 583
- XBH
- 121
- HBP
- 19
- IBB
- 17
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ATH | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 103 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHC | 142 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 84 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 42 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN/DET | 364 | 170 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | 408 | 175 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | 189 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 147 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SD | 59 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 2.7
- RC
- 219.1
- RC/27
- 5.60
- ISOP
- .170
- SECA
- .309
- BB/K
- 0.77
- AB/HR
- 25.4
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ATH | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | .042 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 0.0 | 10.6 | 4 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 91 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHC | -0.8 | 11.5 | 3 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | -0.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | .143 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN/DET | 2.2 | 68.2 | 8.2 | .265 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | 2.0 | 71.2 | 7.7 | .207 | 0.4 | 1 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | -0.1 | 22 | 4.7 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 55 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 0.0 | 18 | 5 | .136 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF | -0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SD | -0.1 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 54 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Champ Summers's career stats?
Champ Summers played 11 seasons for the Athletics, the Cubs, the Reds, the Tigers, the Giants and the Padres. He was a career .255 hitter with 350 hits, 54 home runs and 218 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .297 batting average, 17 home runs and 60 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1974 to 1984
Champ Summers finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
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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