Dave Cash stats

Last played for the San Diego Padres, 1980

Second Baseman

Age 78 · 5' 11"

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Dave Cash played 12 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1980.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,422
AB
5,554
R
732
H
1,571
HR
21
RBI
426
SB
120
AVG
.283

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.
1969PIT1861817042.279
1970PIT6421030661285.314
1971PIT1234787913823413.289
1972PIT99425581203309.282
1973PIT116436591182312.271
1974PHI1626878920625820.300
1975PHI16269911121345713.305
1976PHI1606669218915610.284
1977WSH1536509118804321.289
1978WSH1596586616634312.252
1979WSH7618724602197.321
1980SD13039725901236.227

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

Career Postseason

GP
21
AB
89
R
9
H
21
HR
0
RBI
6
SB
2
AVG
.236

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,057
TB
1,989
XBH
320
HBP
18
IBB
28
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.
1969PIT742240000
1970PIT23088141300
1971PIT532169230000
1972PIT452159290100
1973PIT479149250000
1974PHI745260399400
1975PHI766271474500
1976PHI727230272300
1977WSH709244492500
1978WSH703207320200
1979WSH20379140000
1980SD437111170500

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
24.4
RC
706.7
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.075
SECA
.160
BB/K
1.37
AB/HR
264.5
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.
1969PIT1.19.75.4.0820.3100
1970PIT1.333.86.2.1050.20.72100
1971PIT2.2655.0650.21.42390
1972PIT3.550.74.3.0920.10.7141.70
1973PIT1.651.24.2.0710.21.12180
1974PHI4.597.45.3.0790.21.4343.50
1975PHI5.0103.35.6.0830.21.7174.80
1976PHI2.081.54.5.0620.14.26660
1977WSH2.088.45.0860.21.600
1978WSH0.963.23.4.0620.11.3219.30
1979WSH1.029.25.8.1020.2193.50
1980SD-0.733.72.9.0530.11.73970

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

Bio

Age
78 yearsJun 11, 1948
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Utica, NY

What were Dave Cash's career stats?

Dave Cash played 12 seasons for the Pirates, the Phillies, the Nationals and the Padres. He was a career .283 hitter with 1,571 hits, 21 home runs and 426 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .321 batting average, 2 home runs and 19 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1969 to 1980

Dave Cash led MLB in hits (1975); finished top 10 in a stat 3 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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