Dave Stapleton stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1986

First Baseman

Age 72 · 6' 1"

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Dave Stapleton played 7 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
582
AB
2,028
R
238
H
550
HR
41
RBI
224
SB
6
AVG
.271

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.
1980BOS106449611447453.321
1981BOS933554510110420.285
1982BOS1505386614214652.264
1983BOS1515425413410661.247
1984BOS133949010.231
1985BOS3066415020.227
1986BOS393945030.128

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

Career Postseason

GP
7
AB
4
R
2
H
2
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.500

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,189
TB
807
XBH
167
HBP
7
IBB
10
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.
1980BOS472208451100
1981BOS382150281100
1982BOS581214433500
1983BOS598197422200
1984BOS431120100
1985BOS712160000
1986BOS42610000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
1.1
RC
258.8
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.127
SECA
.180
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
49.5
GO/FO
0.00
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.
1980BOS2.970.76.1430.20.464.10
1981BOS1.1495.1380.21.035.50
1982BOS0.467.44.5.1340.20.838.40
1983BOS-1.862.84.1160.20.954.20
1984BOS-0.23.32.9.0510.1100
1985BOS-0.45.83.0910.20.400
1986BOS-0.90.10.0260.10.200

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

Bio

Age
72 yearsJan 16, 1954
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Fairhope, United States
College
South Alabama

What were Dave Stapleton's career stats?

Dave Stapleton played 7 seasons for the Red Sox. He was a career .271 hitter with 550 hits, 41 home runs and 224 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .321 batting average, 7 home runs and 45 RBI.

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