Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- Alabama
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- Alabama
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,582
- AB
- 4,159
- R
- 516
- H
- 1,197
- HR
- 42
- RBI
- 495
- SB
- 11
- AVG
- .288
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 10 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .444 |
| 1987 | NYM | 85 | 192 | 21 | 61 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .318 |
| 1988 | NYM | 112 | 314 | 39 | 87 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .277 |
| 1989 | NYM | 127 | 374 | 47 | 107 | 4 | 41 | 1 | .286 |
| 1990 | NYM | 144 | 451 | 74 | 148 | 6 | 72 | 2 | .328 |
| 1991 | NYM | 124 | 418 | 58 | 108 | 4 | 51 | 1 | .258 |
| 1992 | NYM | 99 | 321 | 33 | 91 | 3 | 28 | 1 | .283 |
| 1993 |  SEA/MIA | 137 | 455 | 49 | 124 | 5 | 50 | 2 | .273 |
| 1994 | MIA | 74 | 211 | 30 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .275 |
| 1995 | HOU | 127 | 348 | 44 | 109 | 2 | 51 | 2 | .313 |
| 1996 | CHC | 78 | 169 | 23 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .254 |
| 1997 | ATH | 128 | 271 | 38 | 82 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .303 |
| 1998 | ATH | 35 | 109 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .321 |
| 1999 | SD | 116 | 248 | 20 | 68 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .274 |
| 2000 | SD | 95 | 132 | 13 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .273 |
| 2001 | SD | 91 | 128 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,963
- TB
- 1,567
- XBH
- 273
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 46
- GIDP
- 98
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 216 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 380 | 105 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | 429 | 147 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYM | 541 | 206 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 517 | 143 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 379 | 111 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA/MIA | 544 | 162 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIA | 254 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 422 | 139 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 201 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 328 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 123 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | SD | 300 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | SD | 166 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | 142 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 19.2
- RC
- 658.9
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .089
- SECA
- .262
- BB/K
- 1.32
- AB/HR
- 99.0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 0.6 | 4 | 9.9 | .000 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 1.4 | 32.4 | 6.3 | .125 | 0.2 | 1 | 64 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 1.7 | 45.8 | 5.1 | .057 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 314 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | 2.5 | 58.5 | 5.8 | .107 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 93.5 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYM | 4.4 | 88.8 | 7.3 | .129 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 75.2 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 1.2 | 63.3 | 5.2 | .084 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 104.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 1.3 | 47.9 | 5.4 | .062 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 107 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA/MIA | 1.5 | 66.7 | 5.1 | .084 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 91 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIA | -0.2 | 28.9 | 4.7 | .047 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 211 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 1.2 | 63.9 | 6.8 | .086 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 174 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 0.4 | 23.6 | 4.8 | .112 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 56.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 1.9 | 47.2 | 6.3 | .089 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 67.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 0.7 | 16.8 | 5.6 | .101 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 109 | 0 |
| 1999 | SD | 0.1 | 34.6 | 4.7 | .081 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 124 | 0 |
| 2000 | SD | 1.0 | 22.6 | 6 | .098 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 66 | 0 |
| 2001 | SD | -0.5 | 14.1 | 3.9 | .078 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 128 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dave Magadan's career stats?
Dave Magadan played 16 seasons for the Mets, the Marlins, the Astros, the Cubs, the Athletics and the Padres. He was a career .288 hitter with 1,197 hits, 42 home runs and 495 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .444 batting average, 0 home runs and 3 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1986 to 2001
Dave Magadan finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1990 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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