Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Washburn
- NL Gold Glove
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Washburn
- NL Gold Glove
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,812
- AB
- 6,354
- R
- 1,023
- H
- 1,671
- HR
- 155
- RBI
- 614
- SB
- 557
- AVG
- .263
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAD | 11 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .214 |
| 1973 | LAD | 142 | 535 | 77 | 147 | 6 | 37 | 36 | .275 |
| 1974 | LAD | 145 | 530 | 95 | 141 | 10 | 35 | 59 | .266 |
| 1975 | LAD | 155 | 618 | 108 | 162 | 8 | 41 | 77 | .262 |
| 1976 | LAD | 117 | 427 | 72 | 103 | 4 | 20 | 63 | .241 |
| 1977 | LAD | 134 | 502 | 85 | 142 | 11 | 53 | 47 | .283 |
| 1978 | LAD | 151 | 587 | 93 | 163 | 17 | 58 | 45 | .278 |
| 1979 | LAD | 153 | 582 | 109 | 154 | 28 | 73 | 44 | .265 |
| 1980 | LAD | 141 | 553 | 79 | 139 | 10 | 49 | 23 | .251 |
| 1981 | LAD | 58 | 214 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 20 | .206 |
| 1982 | ATH | 128 | 450 | 58 | 109 | 11 | 42 | 28 | .242 |
| 1983 | ATH | 147 | 494 | 64 | 137 | 17 | 67 | 22 | .277 |
| 1984 |  ATH/CHC | 88 | 247 | 37 | 63 | 9 | 36 | 15 | .255 |
| 1985 | CHC | 99 | 275 | 52 | 78 | 11 | 44 | 47 | .284 |
| 1986 |  CHC/HOU | 96 | 255 | 49 | 70 | 7 | 35 | 25 | .275 |
| 1987 | HOU | 47 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .233 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 50
- AB
- 181
- R
- 29
- H
- 43
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 22
- SB
- 20
- AVG
- .238
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,340
- TB
- 2,468
- XBH
- 437
- HBP
- 31
- IBB
- 38
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAD | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 615 | 188 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 613 | 203 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 726 | 222 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD | 491 | 146 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 589 | 204 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAD | 665 | 247 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 692 | 270 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 625 | 190 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 243 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 496 | 167 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 561 | 209 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH/CHC | 290 | 104 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 325 | 122 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC/HOU | 304 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | 56 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 40.3
- RC
- 1009.7
- RC/27
- 5.50
- ISOP
- .125
- SECA
- .326
- BB/K
- 0.98
- AB/HR
- 41.0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAD | 0.3 | 5.6 | 4.6 | .095 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 3.3 | 75 | 4.9 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 89.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 3.5 | 82.6 | 5.3 | .117 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 53 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 5.2 | 99.7 | 5.6 | .097 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 77.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD | 3.4 | 62.9 | 5 | .101 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 106.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 4.5 | 88.2 | 6.2 | .124 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 45.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAD | 4.8 | 100.4 | 6.2 | .143 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 4.5 | 114.7 | 7 | .199 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 0.8 | 68.8 | 4.3 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 55.3 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 0.7 | 22.2 | 3.4 | .079 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 1.1 | 54.9 | 4.1 | .129 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.9 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 2.6 | 79.5 | 5.7 | .146 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH/CHC | 1.3 | 42.8 | 6.1 | .166 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 1.6 | 58.3 | 7.7 | .160 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC/HOU | 2.5 | 46.9 | 6.4 | .145 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | 0.2 | 7.8 | 6.2 | .116 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 43 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Davey Lopes's career stats?
Davey Lopes played 16 seasons for the Dodgers, the Athletics, the Cubs and the Astros. He was a career .263 hitter with 1,671 hits, 155 home runs and 614 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .284 batting average, 11 home runs and 44 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1972 to 1987
Davey Lopes led MLB in stolen bases (1975); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 26th in stolen bases (557)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1973 (9th), 1974 (2nd), 1975 (1st), 1976 (2nd), 1977 (7th), 1978 (8th), 1979 (6th), 1985 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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