Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1973
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,732
- AB
- 5,479
- R
- 746
- H
- 1,464
- HR
- 153
- RBI
- 763
- SB
- 154
- AVG
- .267
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 102 | 366 | 49 | 110 | 4 | 47 | 8 | .301 |
| 1974 | CIN | 150 | 470 | 63 | 132 | 7 | 56 | 10 | .281 |
| 1975 | CIN | 88 | 210 | 38 | 59 | 7 | 38 | 10 | .281 |
| 1976 | CIN | 98 | 219 | 32 | 54 | 7 | 44 | 14 | .247 |
| 1977 | CIN | 151 | 536 | 75 | 161 | 17 | 91 | 31 | .300 |
| 1978 | CIN | 153 | 524 | 68 | 131 | 16 | 70 | 28 | .250 |
| 1979 | CIN | 150 | 515 | 72 | 129 | 18 | 75 | 11 | .250 |
| 1980 | CIN | 154 | 524 | 81 | 139 | 14 | 74 | 19 | .265 |
| 1981 | CIN | 82 | 233 | 35 | 55 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .236 |
| 1982 | CIN | 149 | 516 | 64 | 139 | 17 | 57 | 11 | .269 |
| 1983 | CIN | 122 | 386 | 57 | 107 | 12 | 57 | 6 | .277 |
| 1984 |  CIN/WSH | 132 | 387 | 47 | 104 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .269 |
| 1985 |  WSH/SF | 145 | 493 | 53 | 120 | 9 | 47 | 2 | .243 |
| 1986 |  SF/HOU | 32 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1987 | STL | 24 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .233 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 23
- AB
- 66
- R
- 9
- H
- 14
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .212
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,344
- TB
- 2,251
- XBH
- 458
- HBP
- 28
- IBB
- 100
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 394 | 141 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 523 | 188 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 249 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 268 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 608 | 251 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 612 | 208 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 589 | 213 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 632 | 219 | 51 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 280 | 90 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CIN | 606 | 217 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CIN | 467 | 162 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CIN/WSH | 447 | 176 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | WSH/SF | 552 | 173 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF/HOU | 49 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | 68 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 17.8
- RC
- 880.6
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .144
- SECA
- .299
- BB/K
- 1.06
- AB/HR
- 35.8
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CIN | 1.4 | 51.4 | 5.3 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 91.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 1.9 | 69.4 | 5.4 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 67.1 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 0.6 | 38.8 | 6.7 | .148 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 1.0 | 39 | 6.1 | .155 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 2.2 | 99.1 | 6.8 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 1.9 | 81.2 | 5.3 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 0.4 | 76.5 | 5.2 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 2.3 | 94 | 6.3 | .153 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 0.3 | 34.5 | 5 | .150 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | CIN | 1.6 | 87.5 | 6.1 | .151 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | CIN | 1.9 | 70.4 | 6.6 | .142 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 32.2 | 0 |
| 1984 | CIN/WSH | 2.1 | 66.3 | 6.2 | .186 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1985 | WSH/SF | 0.0 | 58.9 | 4.2 | .108 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 54.8 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF/HOU | 0.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | .150 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | -0.1 | 6.6 | 3.8 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 60 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dan Driessen's career stats?
Dan Driessen played 15 seasons for the Reds and the Cardinals. He was a career .267 hitter with 1,464 hits, 153 home runs and 763 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .301 batting average, 4 home runs and 47 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1973 to 1987
Championships ×2
- 1975 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
- 1976 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
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