Dave Parker stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1973
- NL MVP
- 1978
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
All awards (4)
- 1x NL MVP
- 3x NL Gold Glove
- 2x NL Silver Slugger
- 1x AL Silver Slugger
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1973
- NL MVP
- 1978
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
All awards (4)
- 1x NL MVP
- 3x NL Gold Glove
- 2x NL Silver Slugger
- 1x AL Silver Slugger
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,466
- AB
- 9,358
- R
- 1,272
- H
- 2,712
- HR
- 339
- RBI
- 1,493
- SB
- 154
- AVG
- .290
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 | PIT | 54 | 139 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .288 |
| 1974 | PIT | 73 | 220 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .282 |
| 1975 | PIT | 148 | 558 | 75 | 172 | 25 | 101 | 8 | .308 |
| 1976 | PIT | 138 | 537 | 82 | 168 | 13 | 90 | 19 | .313 |
| 1977 | PIT | 159 | 637 | 107 | 215 | 21 | 88 | 17 | .338 |
| 1978 | PIT | 148 | 581 | 102 | 194 | 30 | 117 | 20 | .334 |
| 1979 | PIT | 158 | 622 | 109 | 193 | 25 | 94 | 20 | .310 |
| 1980 | PIT | 139 | 518 | 71 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 10 | .295 |
| 1981 | PIT | 67 | 240 | 29 | 62 | 9 | 48 | 6 | .258 |
| 1982 | PIT | 73 | 244 | 41 | 66 | 6 | 29 | 7 | .270 |
| 1983 | PIT | 144 | 552 | 68 | 154 | 12 | 69 | 12 | .279 |
| 1984 | CIN | 156 | 607 | 73 | 173 | 16 | 94 | 11 | .285 |
| 1985 | CIN | 160 | 635 | 88 | 198 | 34 | 125 | 5 | .312 |
| 1986 | CIN | 162 | 637 | 89 | 174 | 31 | 116 | 1 | .273 |
| 1987 | CIN | 153 | 589 | 77 | 149 | 26 | 97 | 7 | .253 |
| 1988 | ATH | 101 | 377 | 43 | 97 | 12 | 55 | 0 | .257 |
| 1989 | ATH | 144 | 553 | 56 | 146 | 22 | 97 | 0 | .264 |
| 1990 | MIL | 157 | 610 | 71 | 176 | 21 | 92 | 4 | .289 |
| 1991 |  LAA/TOR | 132 | 502 | 47 | 120 | 11 | 59 | 3 | .239 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 31
- AB
- 111
- R
- 11
- H
- 26
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 11
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .234
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 10,184
- TB
- 4,405
- XBH
- 940
- HBP
- 56
- IBB
- 170
- 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 | PIT | 144 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 233 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 602 | 302 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 573 | 255 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 706 | 338 | 73 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 642 | 340 | 74 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 707 | 327 | 77 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 550 | 237 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 254 | 109 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 270 | 109 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | 586 | 227 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CIN | 655 | 249 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | 694 | 350 | 80 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 700 | 304 | 65 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | 647 | 255 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 411 | 153 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 600 | 239 | 49 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 669 | 275 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA/TOR | 541 | 183 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 36.3
- RC
- 1517.5
- RC/27
- 6.00
- ISOP
- .181
- SECA
- .258
- BB/K
- 0.44
- AB/HR
- 27.6
- 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 | PIT | 1.0 | 19.2 | 5.1 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 0.2 | 28.9 | 4.8 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 55 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 6.1 | 106 | 7.3 | .233 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 3.5 | 90.7 | 6.4 | .162 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 41.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 7.2 | 128.6 | 7.8 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 6.9 | 131.1 | 8.9 | .251 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 6.5 | 129 | 7.9 | .215 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 1.3 | 78.4 | 5.6 | .162 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | -0.1 | 33 | 4.9 | .196 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 0.5 | 37.1 | 5.4 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 40.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | -0.1 | 71.7 | 4.7 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | CIN | 0.8 | 83.5 | 5 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | 4.4 | 122.6 | 7.3 | .239 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | -0.1 | 101.4 | 5.8 | .204 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | -1.5 | 83.4 | 5 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 0.1 | 49.9 | 4.8 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 31.4 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | -0.1 | 77.1 | 5 | .168 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 1.0 | 93.2 | 5.5 | .162 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA/TOR | -1.3 | 54.4 | 3.8 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 45.6 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dave Parker's career stats?
Dave Parker played 19 seasons for the Pirates, the Reds, the Athletics and the Brewers. He was a career .290 hitter with 2,712 hits, 339 home runs and 1,493 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .338 batting average, 21 home runs and 88 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1973 to 1991
Dave Parker led MLB in batting average (1978) and OPS (1978); finished top 10 in a stat 17 times.
Championships ×2
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1989 World Series with the Athletics
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×3: 1977, 1978, 1979
- NL MVP: 1978
- NL Silver Slugger ×2: 1985, 1986
- AL Silver Slugger: 1990
All-time career rank
- 113th in home runs (339)
- 66th in hits (2,712)
- 49th in rbi (1,493)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1977 (2nd), 1978 (1st), 1985 (10th)
- Home Runs: 1978 (10th), 1985 (6th), 1986 (7th)
- RBI: 1978 (4th), 1985 (2nd), 1986 (4th)
- Hits: 1977 (2nd), 1978 (6th), 1979 (9th), 1985 (6th)
- OPS: 1975 (9th), 1977 (9th), 1978 (1st), 1985 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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