Darrell Porter stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1987

Designated Hitter

1952–2002 · 6' 0"

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Darrell Porter played 17 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,782
AB
5,539
R
765
H
1,369
HR
188
RBI
826
SB
39
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.
1971MIL2270415292.214
1972MIL185627120.125
1973MIL117350508916675.254
1974MIL1314325910412568.241
1975MIL130409669518602.232
1976MIL11938943815322.208
1977KC1304256111716601.275
1978KC1505207713818780.265
1979KC157533101155201123.291
1980KC118418511047511.249
1981STL6117422396311.224
1982STL120373468612481.231
1983STL1454435711615661.262
1984STL127422569811685.232
1985STL84240305310366.221
1986TEX68155214112291.265
1987TEX8513019317210.238

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

Career Postseason

GP
37
AB
120
R
12
H
32
HR
1
RBI
9
SB
0
AVG
.267

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,570
TB
2,266
XBH
473
HBP
45
IBB
106
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.
1971MIL802340000
1972MIL631121000
1973MIL416160374600
1974MIL490163315700
1975MIL5111713551000
1976MIL449112201300
1977KC486192401600
1978KC6022315121400
1979KC679258538800
1980KC495143232500
1981STL21771181700
1982STL445150352600
1983STL5191914241200
1984STL4931533051200
1985STL28499241600
1986TEX17883181000
1987TEX16355102400

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
37.8
RC
882.1
RC/27
5.60
ISOP
.162
SECA
.326
BB/K
0.88
AB/HR
29.5
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.
1971MIL0.57.23.4.1140.20.5350
1972MIL-0.51.60.9.0710.20.2560
1973MIL3.462.66.3.2030.40.721.90
1974MIL3.056.34.5.1370.30.6360
1975MIL3.571.25.9.1860.41.222.70
1976MIL0.138.13.3.0800.20.877.80
1977KC2.372.16.2.1760.30.826.60
1978KC3.986.66.1790.3128.90
1979KC7.4119.38.1.1930.41.926.70
1980KC2.258.64.9.0930.31.459.70
1981STL1.429.35.6.1840.41.2290
1982STL2.557.95.3.1720.3131.10
1983STL3.7746.1690.30.729.50
1984STL1.456.74.6.1300.30.838.40
1985STL1.837.35.3.1920.40.9240
1986TEX0.730.27.1.2710.40.412.90
1987TEX0.524.16.5.1850.40.718.60

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

Bio

Died
Aug 5, 2002Aged 50, born Jan 17, 1952
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Joplin, MO
World Series MVP
1982

What were Darrell Porter's career stats?

Darrell Porter played 17 seasons for the Brewers, the Royals, the Cardinals and the Rangers. He was a career .247 hitter with 1,369 hits, 188 home runs and 826 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .291 batting average, 20 home runs and 112 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1971 to 1987

Darrell Porter finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Awards

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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